He never had a plan, he just went with the flow

Chapter Twenty

"A-Yuan, what happened to your arm?!"

If Wei Ying was in a good mood, it had now been shattered to dust. A-Yuan's mouth opened and closed a few times as he tried to make an excuse. "It's nothing bad, I swear. I just sprained it!" A-Yuan panicked. He didn't take A-Niang's possible return into account. He couldn't admit the truth and possibly risk him going on a murderous rampage.

"How did you sprain it?"

Shoot, he can't lie! A-Yuan sweated nervously as he tried to find a half-truth. Um, he fell? Yes! That's technically true! "I fell and landed on my hand weirdly."

Wei Ying looked him over. "And your head?" Okay, that'll be harder to explain. Before he could even find a good excuse, his hopes and dreams were dashed. "One of the members of the Elder Council attacked him over a prank that he didn't commit?" Shishu is the most evil man he knows. A-Yuan resisted the urge to glare at him. He better not leave his office unattended.

"Who?" The question sent shivers down his spine. "It's fine! Bobo's ensuring she gets punished!"

Wei Ying's shoulders dropped before pulling A-Yuan to his chest. He couldn't help but remember his childhood when Yu-furen would flip out because of some firework talismans or a color-changing talisman. Some innocent pranks that caused little damage and nothing that couldn't be fixed quickly.

"Hah, sorry for overreacting, A-Yuan."

"It's fine; I know you were just surprised." Shishu then decided that now would be a perfect time to join in. "So, I take it you're my student's mother?"

"Yeah, Wei Wuxian, nice to meet you." It was probably years of medical training that kept Shishu from reacting. "Shan Wufu, I'm his Shishu."

"Oh, so you've been the one teaching him the healing arts?" Wei Ying perked up. He's sure Wen Qing would be interested in meeting him and would also like to impart some knowledge on A-Yuan as well.

"Yes, I have been working with him for six years." Shishu bowed respectfully. "Thank you for helping my son follow his interests. I have a friend who's an expert healer. I'm sure she would love to meet you one day."

"Well, I unfortunately have a class to lead today, but I'll be glad to meet your friend and compare notes and techniques. Just notify me, and I'll see if our schedules overlap." Shishu and A-Niang did some boring logistics talk for a minute before A-Niang turned to him.

"Don't think I forgot about you, A-Yuan. I came to invite you to come visit me at my home." A-Yuan blinked, "Your home?"

"Yeah, before we had reunited, I had settled down in a nice little forest in LanZhou. It's grown a lot since then, becoming a thriving village." And now, with the barrier to keep out those with nefarious intentions, it was safer than ever. Since the area is under his control, he can regulate the Yin levels easily, so their crop fields are thriving, and the risks of mutations are gone. So, it's safe enough for him to bring A-Yuan and the others. He could even bring Lan Zhan-

"Where's Lan Zhan?" He looked around, realizing he couldn't sense Lan Zhan's spiritual energy. "A-Die's night hunting!"

"After the winter storm, the amount of night hunts always rises so much that we send out multiple groups. This year, the storm was worse and lasted longer than usual. The amount of night hunting requests reached the ceiling! So, all groups that were sent out aren't expected to reunite for another week." Shishu explained.

Wei Ying sighed in disappointment. It looks like his talk with Lan Zhan will have to wait. "Oh well, Xiao Xingchen and Song Zichen are in LanZhou currently, so they haven't been able to monitor his progress the last month."