After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

The peaches showed no abnormalities.

It's sweet, soft, and juicy... even the peach pit is soft and shapeless, with a milky aroma.

It was even tastier than the red fruit on the tavern owner's table.

This is absolutely the sweetest fruit Shi Yan has ever eaten since he has memories.

Her gaze darted back and forth between Aunt Ming and Yun Susu.

"What's wrong?" Aunt Ming asked, resting her chin on her hands.

The woman's approachable demeanor reminded Shi Yan of Shi Ya.

"No...nothing..."

"The peaches are delicious," Shi Yan said, making an excuse. "I'm just curious why peaches don't have pits."

"Ah... this..." Aunt Ming slowly lowered her hand that had been supporting her chin.

The woman gazed at Shi Yan with tender affection.

Just that one look made Shi Yan feel a little flustered, and her heart started pounding.

The woman had precisely hit Shi Yan's weak spot.

Whether it was Shi Yan in the past or Shi Yan as the heir of the Shi family, he almost always grew up in a lonely and miserable situation.

What I can't hide in my heart is that longing for and desire to escape the maternal glow.

Yun Mingxi... is probably similar to Xing Zhuoshi, the type who keeps bouncing back and forth on Shi Yan's heart line.

So close... I wanted to escape.

"Just because of the peach blossoms..."

"She hasn't met anyone she likes."

"Ai?"

Looking at the beautiful woman with a smile as radiant as a peach blossom, Shi Yan suddenly felt... the peaches in his hand were heavy, as if they had gained extra weight out of thin air.

Hastily taking a bite of peach, Shi Yan watched as the glamorous woman in pink clothes stood up, supporting herself on the table with both hands, and then reached out... to gently wipe the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

From the woman… Shi Yan seemed to smell a faint, sweet peach blossom scent.

His body seemed to be frozen in place, and even his speech seemed to be infected by Yun Susu.

After the banquet ended, Shi Yan practically fled in panic.

Yun Mingxi slowly cleared the table of dishes and utensils.

Perhaps it was out of respect and awe for women, or perhaps it was simply the habit of spirit beasts taking human form, but the feast was eaten very cleanly.

Except... that basket of peaches.

Only Shi Yan ate two peaches; the rest were all neatly arranged there.

Yun Mingxi walked to Shi Yan's seat and carefully put away the two soft, unformed peach pits.

“Ming…Aunt Ming…” Yun Susu stammered.

Aunt Ming is wonderful in every way. She is beautiful, gentle, has a great figure, and is very well-educated and reasonable.

But... Aunt Ming's habit of feeding peaches to girls she finds pleasing to the eye seems to have never changed.

"Is there something you need, Xiao Su Su?"

I want to eat peaches.

"But you're too embarrassed to be in front of Shushu and the others?"

Yun Mingxi's pink eyes seemed to be filled with laughter as she picked out the largest peach from the fruit basket and handed it to Yun Susu.

"Eat."

"Now nobody's watching over it."

Yun Shushu led Du back to the thatched hut in the outer valley.

Shi Yan almost fled back to take care of Xia Xia.

There's no one left.

Yun Susu shrank her little head, hugged the peach and took a small bite, her eyes fixed on Yun Mingxi's direction.

"Little Su Su wants to tell Aunt Ming..." Yun Mingxi carefully put away the peach pit.

"Shiyan is the girl you like, right?"

Yun Susu almost spat out the peach juice.

"Ming...Aunt Ming!"

"Don't worry... Aunt Ming won't try to take it from you." Yun Mingxi leaned back and sat down in front of Yun Susu.

"Who...who cares about that!"

"Don't you care?" The woman smiled and pinched the girl's soft cheek. "Then Aunt Ming won't be polite."

"No...no..." she stammered, her voice sounding so anxious it seemed she was about to cry.

Yun Mingxi smiled as she looked at the pitiful girl in front of her, who couldn't seem to utter a few words for a long time.

"Don't rush...don't rush..."

Yun Susu's eyes welled up with tears.

"Ming...Aunt Ming..."

"Hmm?" The woman leaned against the table, gently crossing her legs, her smile bright as she touched the soft peach pit in her sleeve.

"You...you believe..."

"Fate, is it?"

"I exist for the sake of Master's words..."

Back to Tanlou.

Shi Yan sat by Xia Xia's crib and gently stroked Xia Xia's face.

She had seen girls fall asleep from exhaustion countless times.

But... no matter how many times or how long he watches it, Shi Yan feels he will never get tired of it.

She leaned down and gently kissed the girl's ear, leaving a faint peach scent.

Even now, Shi Yan feels her lips and teeth are moistened, and the sweet aroma of Ganlie peaches still lingers in her mouth.

Opposite to Shi Yan, Jingse Mandala looked back and forth at the study.

She tiptoed slightly, trying to reach for a book on the bookshelf.

And then... he couldn't reach it.

A hint of embarrassment welled up in her golden-red eyes. She hurriedly turned to look at Shi Yan, and only after realizing that Shi Yan wasn't looking at her did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The girl floated up and took the book off the bookshelf.

She practically curled up in the chair, holding the book and reading it like a novel.

Outside the house——

The sky was gradually darkening.

Yun Susu returned from outside at this time.

The Tanlou building is not large.

Apart from the study and Yun Susu's own room, there are hardly any other rooms.

After clearing out one room for Xiaxia to rest, there was only one room left.

The master said that he should squeeze in with the little maid.

Hearing the sound of a girl tiptoeing outside the study, Shi Yan closed the book in her hand and looked at the Pure Color Mandala.

"Pure color..."

"Hmm!" The girl hugged the book and curled up in the chair, dozing off.

However, upon hearing Shi Yan's voice, she immediately raised her head alertly, her heterochromatic golden-red eyes lighting up instantly.

She tilted her head and looked towards the outside of the Tanlou building.

Even if Yun Susu's cultivation level is at the half-step Enlightenment Realm, it makes no difference in front of the Pure Color Mandala.

The pure-colored mandala even clearly shows the girl outside the sandalwood building carefully pressing against the wall, listening to the sounds coming from the study.

"Take Xiaxia to her room to rest."

"I'll go in a bit."

The pure-colored mandala blinked its eyes.

She glanced at Shi Yan, then looked towards the direction outside the house, and her expression suddenly showed a hint of disdain.

"Oh..." The girl gave a soft "oh," then deftly picked up the small jade bed containing the magical artifact and walked out of the study through another door.

bang-

The sound of the door closing on the pure-colored mandala echoed in the darkness.

Outside the door, Yun Susu's heart skipped a beat.

She cautiously peeked out into what should have been her own study... A candle flickered, and a girl was looking down at a book.

Crouching low and taking slow, deliberate steps, she approached the girl.

The sounds were almost imperceptible; even breathing and heartbeat seemed to be concealed.

That was the Snow Goose Clan's top movement technique, "Falling Snow Without a Trace".

Yun Susu was confident that her ability to conceal her aura was unparalleled in the world, and that even if a girl from the Snow Goose Clan came in person, she wouldn't be able to perform it better than herself.

"Shi... Sister Shiyan..."

"They probably don't know when they came in."