A master of comedy!

puff!
Bao Ying, who was drinking, spat it out. He looked at Zhou Sheng, whose smile was stiff, with an unusually strange expression, as if he wanted to laugh but was trying hard to hold it in.

Monkey King didn't have so many scruples. He seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and he laughed so hard that he rolled around and almost danced with joy.

Upon hearing the laughter, a hint of confusion flashed in Yang Ying's eyes.

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

That shouldn't be the case. She is naturally intelligent. In fact, she had already noticed something unusual when she was very young, through some things that happened with Grandpa Niu and Uncle Bao.

For example, Uncle Bao would always tell her stories about Zhou Sheng, and Grandpa Niu was a bit better, but he would often say a few words about it indirectly, and he would also buy her those storybooks that recorded the legendary stories of Zhou Sheng.

She had never met Zhou Sheng since she was a child, yet she always felt surrounded by his name.

In addition, her parents ignored her since she was a child, and no matter how hard she tried or how much her martial arts skills improved, she never received a word of praise.

On the contrary, her adopted son, whose martial arts skills were far inferior to hers, seemed to be the real master of the house, while she often felt like she was living under someone else's roof.

It wasn't until her father made her serve as the bodyguard for his adopted son that she became completely disheartened, at which point she escaped, wanting to travel the world to clear her mind.

After meeting Zhou Sheng and Jinse, she felt a kind of favoritism and pampering she had never experienced before.

To save herself, Jinse did not hesitate to turn against the Queen Mother, and Uncle Zhou even directly tortured and killed the great demon Qingniao who was in the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

So much gold and precious armor, wealth beyond measure, Uncle Zhou gave it all to me without batting an eye.

Just now, Aunt Jin took her to a secluded place and secretly gave her that incomparably precious peach, telling her not to tell anyone.

As soon as she returned, Uncle Zhou gave her the bird meat essence he had hidden away, openly showing his favoritism in front of everyone.

In addition, she felt an inexplicable closeness to the two of them, as if they were old acquaintances.

That's why she had that bold guess in her heart: could she be the biological child of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Jin, but had to be fostered in the General's Mansion due to some special reasons back then?
This suspicion had been in her mind for a long time, and now, moved by her emotions, she finally couldn't help but say it aloud.

"I...I...I was just being delusional. Uncle Zhou and Aunt Jin are such good people, how could I be worthy of being your child..."

Yang Ying was a carefree person, but the laughter sounded particularly grating to her ears. Her face burned, and she lowered her head, ready to run away.

However, a hand suddenly grabbed her.

It was a warm palm, with long, slender fingers and well-proportioned knuckles, that held her tightly, as if some indescribable force was being transmitted through that hand.

Yang Ying's panicked heart immediately calmed down.

Under Zhou Sheng's gaze, Monkey King's laughter grew softer and softer until he coughed, turned around, and scratched his ears and cheeks in embarrassment.

"I didn't plan to tell you this sooner, and I wanted to wait for you to remember it yourself, but now that the misunderstanding has reached this point, I have no choice but to tell you."

Zhou Sheng spoke softly, but a hint of determination appeared in his eyes, as if he had already made up his mind.

The mystery of reincarnation and conception is that, without extraordinary encounters, it is generally impossible to recall past life experiences unless one's cultivation reaches a certain level.

For example, as Monkey King's cultivation level continued to improve, his memories of the Great Sage also increased.

Zhou Sheng originally intended to teach him cultivation first, and then let him gradually remember it, so that things would fall into place naturally. But now he realized that something was wrong.

Even if one can recall memories of past lives, the experiences and memories of this life will still leave a profound impact.

If Yang Yingzhen regards him as her father and constantly reinforces this idea in her heart, then when Yaotai Feng returns, she will likely still harbor a thorn in her heart.

Cut the Gordian knot.

"You and I have a deep connection, but you are not my child. Rather, you were someone I knew in a past life, someone who was mine..."

Zhou Sheng gazed into the girl's pure eyes and said, word by word, "Wife." *Boom!*
Yang Yingjun's handsome face instantly burned with heat, his whole body was like a taut bowstring, his bright eyes were full of astonishment, and he even stuttered when he spoke.

"I I I..."

He was speechless for a long time.

Suddenly, she felt that Uncle Zhou's hands had become particularly hot, and when she met his eyes, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly lowered her eyes, her heart beating faster than usual.

I felt restless and uneasy.

Zhou Sheng smiled slightly and began to tell the story of himself and Yao Tai Feng.

"When I first met her, she was wearing a scholar's helmet, a white python robe, holding a bright silver spear, and had four white satin flags on her back. She was singing about Zhao Zilong..."

Zhou Sheng's gentle and calm voice seemed to have a certain magic, which quickly calmed Yang Ying down and made her immersed in the story.

The moonlight was like water, and the cicadas chirped softly in the night.

Time passed slowly, and Yang Ying was completely immersed in that legendary past. Zhou Sheng and Yao Tai Feng met and fell in love through the play, and fought side by side to kill enemies and eliminate evil.

The image of Feng Dajia, who was upright, passionate, and like a female knight-errant, suddenly became exceptionally clear.

Especially the line, "If I were Yu Ji, I would use my twin swords to carve out a path to survival for the Hegemon, turning the Chu songs into the cries of swords."

In the end, she fulfilled this promise with her life.

After hearing the story of Yao Tai Feng, Yang Ying was deeply moved. Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her face, and her mind was throbbing as if some images were flashing through her head.

"No wonder I chose a red tassel when I had my baby's first birthday celebration..."

She murmured to herself, recalling what her mother had once said: she was not born like a girl. When she was 100 days old, she chose the red tassel without hesitation, hence the name Yang Ying. However, her father thought the name was not masculine enough, so he changed Ying to Ying.

"So...they really are my biological parents..."

After learning the truth, she was deeply moved, but she also had to face this cold and cruel reality.

It was as if a string in her mind was being stretched tighter and tighter, causing a look of pain to appear on her face.

It wasn't until Zhou Sheng transferred his magic power that she felt a little better.

"Go get some sleep, you'll feel much better after a good night's rest."

Zhou Sheng's words seemed to have a magical power, causing Yang Ying's eyes to glaze over and a strong sense of drowsiness to arise.

Finally, Jinse led her to a cave to sleep.

"Take it slow, don't rush. She's been through too much of a shock and can't accept it right away."

Seeing that Zhou Sheng seemed somewhat dejected, Bao Ying offered him words of comfort.

"When we get back from this case, I'll have Fourteen Sister go to Meng Po to ask for a bowl of awakening soup, which might help her awaken her memories of her past life ahead of time."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Bao. By the way, what case are you investigating this time, and why did you travel all the way to Kunlun?"

Zhou Sheng recalled how he had searched for clues in the tomb earlier, so he asked him.

Upon hearing this, Bao Ying lowered his voice, looked around, and transmitted his voice, saying, "To be honest, Brother Zhou, this case involves the survival of the Great Xuan Dynasty. It is an even more astonishing case than the head-swapping case!"

...(End of this chapter)