After returning to the villa, Lin Yi and Lin Xiaoxiao hadn’t come back yet, so Li Chen simply told Zhong Tian to make himself at home. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"A Tian, have the grandpas come back?" Li Chen asked.

Originally he wasn’t too worried, but now he couldn’t exert even a layer of his strength, which gave him a sense of crisis. So, if the grandpas had returned, he could ask Third Grandpa to concoct some medicine for him.

"Not yet," Zhong Tian shook his head, "The masters haven’t returned yet, and there’s nobody in the mountains."

Panlong Village was originally a place where the four grandpas settled, chosen for its seclusion. So, other than them, few people would go there, and once they all left, Panlong Village would essentially be empty.

Hearing Zhong Tian’s reply, Li Chen felt somewhat frustrated. He hadn’t expected that they really hadn’t come back.

At this moment, the Ginseng Doll hopped down cheerfully from Zhong Tian’s body onto the table where some snacks and treats Lin Xiaoxiao had left out were still lying.

The Ginseng Doll picked one up and sniffed it, its eyes lighting up immediately. It called out "wa wu wa wu," then tore open the package and ate the seaweed inside.

Watching the Ginseng Doll munching away, Li Chen’s eyes also lit up. Right, although Third Grandpa wasn’t back, the Ginseng Doll was here.

"A Shen,"

The Ginseng Doll found the seaweed quite tasty and was about to try another piece when it heard a voice from behind.

The Ginseng Doll jumped in surprise, turned its head, and saw Li Chen approaching with a full-faced smile.

This wasn’t normal. There was a scheme afoot.

The Ginseng Doll uttered a "wa wu" and its eyes began to whirl, instinctively feeling that something was off about Li Chen at the moment.

"Do you like this?" Li Chen helped open the packaging, "If you do, I’ve got a whole big box of it. You won’t be able to finish it all."

Li Chen didn’t care if the Ginseng Doll understood or not; better to tempt it first.

The Ginseng Doll took the seaweed, bit another piece, and the pleased expression on its tiny face showed that it was indeed satisfied with the food.

Li Chen chuckled, "A Shen, I’ve been feeling a bit unwell lately and need some medicine for healing. Can you squeeze out a few drops of blood?"

The Ginseng Doll widened its eyes, looking innocently at Li Chen – I thought you were my friend, but you just want my blood?

"Err, I don’t need much, just five drops, just five would do. What do you think?" Li Chen said with a chuckle, but seeing no reaction from the Ginseng Doll, he quickly added: "Actually, four, no, even three drops would be fine."

The Ginseng Doll still didn’t respond, and Li Chen seemed to grit his teeth, "Then, just one drop, one drop of blood would be enough, and I’ll give you a whole big box of this seaweed."

Only then did the Ginseng Doll seem to react, but unexpectedly, it hummed dismissively, then turned its entire body around, holding the seaweed, and ignored Li Chen.

Damn, really? It’s gotten that smart?

Li Chen moved in front of the Ginseng Doll again, grinning, "A Shen, don’t be so stingy, I saved you once, remember, just one drop of blood."

The Ginseng Doll turned to the left, and Li Chen moved to the left, "A Shen, if you lose blood, you can always make more, but if you lose a friend like me, that’s irreplaceable."

Having finished the seaweed, the Ginseng Doll then stretched out its soft and delicate finger, a pained expression on its face. In an instant, a drop of blood formed on its fingertip, glistening like a dewdrop on a lotus leaf.

Li Chen was overjoyed, carefully catching the blood and swallowing it.

Once the fresh blood of the Ginseng Doll entered his body, the energy contained within unfolded instantly, spreading throughout his body. The gentle power merged into his True Qi and started healing his body.

Li Chen closed his eyes, beginning to circulate his True Qi. The raging energy tried to rebound, but because of the Ginseng Doll’s blood, Li Chen’s True Qi circulated normally this time, and his body was continuously healing from the negative effects caused by the previous rampage of Mysterious Energy.

One layer, two layers, three layers.

Li Chen felt that he could control roughly three layers of True Qi and couldn’t help feeling happy inside.

After a while, Li Chen opened his eyes. Nearly four layers of True Qi were now almost within his grasp, thanks to the effects of the Ginseng Doll’s blood.

Li Chen chuckled, turning his gaze to the Ginseng Doll again, but at that moment, the Ginseng Doll was hugging a box of seaweed and had jumped onto Zhong Tian’s shoulder, ignoring Li Chen.

Li Chen touched his nose. Well, he had wanted to ask for another drop of blood, but it was so stingy.

"Son-in-law, are you hungry?"

At this moment, Aunt Wang had walked out from the room, obviously having heard the commotion. However, as soon as she emerged and saw Zhong Tian and the Ginseng Doll, she was momentarily taken aback.

"Aunt Wang, this is my junior brother, Zhong Tian. As for this one, you’ve seen him before," Li Chen said.

"Hello, Aunt Wang," Zhong Tian said in a resonant voice.

"Since he’s the son-in-law’s junior brother, then he’s family," Aunt Wang replied with a smile. After all, she still didn’t know Li Chen’s true identity, but she had no intention of finding out. As long as Li Chen was strong and could bring happiness to Lin Yi, that was enough for her.

"Zhong Tian, are you hungry? Do you want me to cook for you?" Aunt Wang asked with a smile.

Zhong Tian’s eyes lit up, but he looked at Li Chen, visibly embarrassed.

"If you’re hungry, just eat, don’t look at me," Li Chen said with a sigh, giving Zhong Tian a pat.

"Hungry," Zhong Tian said naively.

"Okay, I’ll cook for you," Aunt Wang said as she headed to the kitchen.

"Aunt Wang, make extra food. My junior brother has a big appetite," Li Chen said.

"Sure, there’s plenty of rice anyway," Aunt Wang laughed.

Before long, the meal was ready. It was almost five o’clock, and just as they were about to eat, Lin Yi came home.

"Brother Cheen, you’ve been discharged?" The sight of Li Chen brought a look of joy to Lin Yi’s face.

"Because I missed you too much," Li Chen said with a grin.

Lin Yi blushed, finding him too slick with words.

"Miss, you’ve come back just in time to join us for dinner," Aunt Wang called out with a smile.

So, the four of them sat down to eat, and Aunt Wang introduced Zhong Tian as well.

"He’s a disciple taken in by one of my grandmasters, so you could say he’s my junior brother," Li Chen added and then nudged Zhong Tian, who was still busily eating, to speak up: "Hurry up and say hello."

Zhong Tian looked up with rice still at the corners of his mouth, glanced at Lin Yi, and then said, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Hello, sister-in-law?

Li Chen was taken aback and then burst into laughter. Good job, A Tian, I didn’t expect you to be so good at addressing others.

Lin Yi smiled slightly, her cheeks flushing with color.

"Big brother, I want to find a job this time," Zhong Tian said.

Li Chen thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, it’s good for you to find a job. You can work as a security guard; you’re definitely suited for that."

"Wife, the company is still short on security guards, right? My junior brother is in great shape, just look at his build," Li Chen chuckled.

"Do you always shove people into the company like this?" Lin Yi teased, but she wouldn’t refuse. She belonged to Li Chen, which practically made the company his as well.

"I’m just afraid President Lin wouldn’t agree," Li Chen chuckled.

The meal was finished in a cheerful atmosphere, and then Aunt Wang asked, "Son-in-law, does your junior brother have a place to stay?"

"He doesn’t, and I was planning to look for a place for him later," Li Chen replied. He had thought of letting Zhong Tian stay at the villa, but he hadn’t brought it up yet. The main issue was that he wanted to spend some alone time with Lin Yi. When Aunt Wang and Xiaoxiao weren’t around, they could enjoy their time together to the fullest, being wherever they wanted.

"Leave it to me then. I’ll arrange something near the villa," Aunt Wang offered.

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Wang," Li Chen said with a smile.

Afterward, Zhong Tian got up and left with Aunt Wang, the Ginseng Doll still sitting on his shoulder.