Hearing the voice from the doorway, Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng couldn’t help but turn their attention toward it.
“Hello, may I ask who you are?”
Noticing the large black scythe in the hands of the beautiful girl who called herself Si Yexing, and realizing she was no ordinary person either, Yan Zhenyi asked her somewhat cautiously.
In response, under Yan Qi’s control, Si Yexing delivered a very chuuni answer:
“Who am I? I am the beautiful girl death (shōjo shinigami) Si Yexing, who lurks in the darkness, fighting against all the evils of this world!”
Hearing Si Yexing’s extremely chuuni self-introduction, a strange expression couldn’t help but appear on Yan Zhenyi’s face. He said:
“Darkness? Evils? Beautiful shōjo shinigami? Well… thank you for protecting our daughter.”
“You’re welcome. It’s all part of the duty of a beautiful shōjo shinigami who punishes evil and promotes good.”
Si Yexing pressed a hand over one of her eyes and replied to Yan Zhenyi with a smile.
“Are you the friend Little Hu mentioned earlier? A member of the Free Life Association?”
Not letting Si Yexing’s chuuni behavior affect her judgment, Bai Yuling stepped forward and asked her directly.
Facing Bai Yuling’s inquiry, Yan Qi quickly controlled Si Yexing to answer her:
“Correct. I am the best friend of this little fox medic immortal, who, relying on her unique medical skills, continuously upholds the principle of ‘healing the world and saving lives’ in this crumbling world.”
“I am also the fifth-seat member of the mysterious organization destined to leave a significant mark in the history books and be sung of by future generations—the Free Life Association.”
“Fifth-seat member? So you were the fifth member to join your organization?”
Ignoring the less useful information in Si Yexing’s speech, Bai Yuling picked up on the key terms and asked her accordingly.
“Yes, I am the fifth member to join the organization. If Dao Yan the Female Emperor’s invitation hadn’t come so late, I definitely wouldn’t only be the fifth seat.”
“Oh, so it seems your organization has quite a few members.”
Getting Si Yexing’s reply, Bai Yuling rubbed her chin and said.
“Alright, stop revealing our organization’s information to others, you chuuni girl.”
Just as Bai Yuling was speaking with Si Yexing, Yan Qi quickly controlled another one of her avatar—the lightly dressed little succubus Zhao Mei’er—to walk in through the doorway.
Holding her head and addressing Si Yexing (who was also Yan Qi’s avatar), she deliberately pretended to have a headache and spoke in a warning tone.
“Oh, it’s the pure, cute, and enchanting Little Succubus Queen! Have you vanquished the evil-doer?”
“If I hadn’t taken care of him, I wouldn’t have come back here.”
After saying this to Si Yexing with feigned annoyance, Zhao Mei’er (as Yan Qi’s avatar) turned her gaze to her parents and said in an enthusiastic tone:
“Uncle Yan, Auntie Li, I was in a rush to save you earlier and didn’t get a chance to properly introduce myself. So let me do that now. It’s nice to meet you; I’m Zhao Mei’er. You can just call me Mei’er.”
Watching the lightly-dressed Zhao Mei’er bow to them, Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng were stunned for a moment before collecting themselves. They replied respectively:
“Hello, Mei’er.”
“Hello, Mei’er.”
After speaking, Yan Zhenyi thought about how Si Yexing had protected his daughter for some unknown reason, combined with Zhao Mei’er’s now very enthusiastic attitude toward him and his wife.
Unable to understand why they were behaving this way, Yan Zhenyi asked the girl with demonic little wings and a tail before him:
“Um, Mei’er, why are you so enthusiastic toward the two of us? This should be our first time meeting, right?”
“It is indeed our first time meeting. But Uncle Yan, didn’t you know you are the father of one of our organization’s members?”
In response to her father’s question, Yan Qi controlled Zhao Mei’er to tilt her head with a puzzled expression, asking him as if confused.
Hearing Zhao Mei’er’s words, looks of surprise appeared on the faces of Yan Zhenyi, Li Caifeng, and even Bai Yuling.
After a moment, Yan Zhenyi, in a tone of disbelief, continued to ask Zhao Mei’er:
“I’m the father of one of your organization’s members? How is that possible? Are you sure you haven’t made a mistake?”
“How could we possibly make a mistake about something like this? Uncle Yan, you really are the father of one of our organization’s members.”
“Since you say that, can you tell me the name of this member?”
“Of course. Her name is Yan Yu.”
Hearing Zhao Mei’er’s answer, Yan Zhenyi, who had initially thought it might be a case of mistaken identity, immediately showed an expression of astonishment.
After collecting himself, he quickly asked Zhao Mei’er:
“This Yan Yu you speak of—is she a student at Ninghang University?”
“Yes.”
“Is she twenty years old?”
“No. She said the birthday on her household registration is different from her actual birthday. She’s still two months away from turning twenty.”
“That matches too… Then when was the last time she wet the bed as a child?”
Hearing this, Zhao Mei’er (controlled by Yan Qi) couldn’t help but twitch an eyebrow. After adjusting her emotions, she replied to her father:
“Uncle Yan, I’m not really sure about that. After all, Yan Yu never told me about things like that.”
Hearing Zhao Mei’er’s reply, Yan Zhenyi realized his question might have been inappropriate and quickly said:
“Ah, right. Besides herself and the two of us, it’s unlikely anyone else would know about something like that.”
Watching the change in her father’s expression and knowing he now believed what she said, Yan Qi controlled Zhao Mei’er to continue:
“Uncle Yan, can you now confirm that our organization member is indeed your daughter, Yan Yu?”
Hearing Zhao Mei’er’s words, Yan Zhenyi looked up at her, thought for a moment, and then replied:
“Yes, I confirm that the member you speak of is my daughter, Yan Yu.”
Pausing briefly, Yan Zhenyi, who still had many questions, looked at Zhao Mei’er before him and asked further:
“Um, Mei’er, can you tell me when and how my daughter, Yan Yu, joined your organization?”
“I’m not very clear about that myself. You’ll have to ask Zige for the specifics.”