“Thank you for seeing me home, Sister Shen.”
After getting out of the car, Yan Qi turned around and thanked Shen An’an, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, looking at her with a smile.
“It’s nothing, just a small favor.”
In response to Yan Qi’s gratitude, Shen An’an declined with a courteous tone.
“Alright, since you’re home safely, I should head back to the bureau. After all, such a major incident happened, and as the person handling it, I need to submit a detailed report to my superiors no matter what.”
“Okay then, Sister Shen, see you tomorrow.”
“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”
After saying goodbye to Yan Qi, Shen An’an started the car engine and drove away from Yan Qi’s doorstep.
Watching Shen An’an leave, Yan Qi didn’t plan on lingering in front of her house. She quickly turned around, walked to her front door, unlocked it with her key, and went inside.
“Mom, Dad, I’m home.”
After calling out to her parents inside, Yan Qi quickly took off her shoes and swapped them for a clean pair of slippers before stepping further into the house.
“Xiao Qi, you’re back! You didn’t run into any danger today, did you?”
Seeing her daughter return home, Li Caifeng, who was preparing dinner, immediately asked with concern.
“Don’t worry, Mom. Just like the past few days, I didn’t encounter anything dangerous today. Oh, by the way, where’s Dad?”
Answering her mother’s question and noticing that her father wasn’t in the living room, Yan Qi couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Hearing Yan Qi’s question, Li Caifeng glanced toward the room she shared with her husband and then replied.
“Your dad is in our room right now, meditating and cultivating.”
“Meditating and cultivating? Mom, how long has Dad been cultivating today?”
At that, Li Caifeng counted on her fingers before answering.
“Just counting today’s daytime hours, it’s been about ten hours already.”
“Ten hours? Dad’s been cultivating for that long today? Did he even skip lunch?”
“No, he didn’t. He paused his cultivation at noon and had lunch with me.”
Hearing her mother’s answer, Yan Qi couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, curious about why her father was suddenly so dedicated today, she continued asking.
“Mom, what’s gotten into Dad today? Why is he so focused on cultivating all of a sudden?”
Hearing this and recalling the news she’d received that morning from the public security personnel family members’ group chat, Li Caifeng couldn’t help but sigh. After organizing her thoughts, she replied to Yan Qi.
“Xiao Qi, your father is like this today because a close colleague of his… while on duty last night, he was attacked by a supernatural criminal and unfortunately sacrificed himself.”
Hearing her mother’s answer, Yan Qi instantly understood why her father was so motivated to cultivate today.
“No wonder Dad is so focused on cultivating today. So that’s the reason.”
“When we eat dinner later, remember not to bring this up in front of your dad. Otherwise, he’ll definitely be very upset, and he might not even be able to eat.”
“Okay, I understand. I won’t mention it in front of him.”
Receiving her youngest daughter’s assurance, Li Caifeng’s face lit up with a relieved smile.
“Alright, enough about these unpleasant things. Go upstairs and change your clothes, and while you’re at it, wash your face and hands.”
“Okay, Mom, got it.”
After finishing their conversation, Yan Qi quickly climbed the stairs to her room upstairs, changed her clothes, and washed her face and hands.
Having done these small tasks after returning home, Yan Qi heard her mother’s voice from downstairs announcing that dinner was ready.
Calling back to her mother, Yan Qi quickly left the upstairs area and returned to the living room downstairs.
Entering the living room, Yan Qi soon saw her father sitting in the dining area.
Remembering what her mother had told her earlier and her promise to her mother, knowing that her father was in a very bad mood due to his colleague’s sacrifice, Yan Qi greeted him with the same warm enthusiasm as always, then didn’t say much more. She simply sat down in her chair and quietly waited for dinner to begin.
After finishing dinner and washing the dishes, chopsticks, and various cooking utensils for the family of three, Yan Qi had just left the kitchen when she heard her mother calling out to her.
“Xiao Qi, your father and I are going out for a walk. We’ll be back in a little while. Make sure to take care of the house, okay?”
“Okay, I understand. I’ll take care of everything.”
Receiving her youngest daughter’s response, Li Caifeng, who was already ready, didn’t linger at the front door with her husband Yan Zhenyi. Instead, she took the initiative to hold his hand and left the house with him for a walk.
Hearing the loud sound of the front door closing, Yan Qi knew her parents had left the house. Although she knew they were both mature adults, aware that Defense City now had many supernatural criminals created by the mysterious suited man using some special method, Yan Qi, concerned for their safety, once again deployed her avatar , Ji Zige, to lurk within the electronic devices on them and protect them.
“This should be fine. Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve been home alone since I transmigrated to this world.”
Having sent her avatar Ji Zige to protect her parents, Yan Qi realized this was her first time being home alone and couldn’t help muttering this to herself.
After speaking, Yan Qi pinched her chin with her hand, thinking about whether there was anything she particularly wanted to do now that she was home alone.
But after thinking for a while and realizing there wasn’t anything she specifically wanted to do in this situation, Yan Qi let go of her chin and stopped dwelling on these random thoughts.
Instead, she simply walked over to the sofa in the living room, took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on it, closed her eyes, and began her cultivation for the evening, while simultaneously using her avatar Ji Zige to closely monitor the specific situation regarding her parents.