Chapter 1098: Good Brothers

The golden divine light entered his glabella, and the reincarnated Xie Yun’s body suddenly trembled.

Ugh!

The reincarnated Xie Yun’s face contorted in pain, clutching his head and letting out a low roar.

Xuan Yu!

Mu Wanqing’s expression changed, and she hurriedly stepped forward, but Nian Wei held her back, knowing that Ye Chen had unlocked Xie Yun’s past life seal.

Ugh!

The reincarnated Xie Yun was still clutching his head, roaring in agony. His dark eyes, deep and profound, cleared, and in that clarity, they became heavy with the weight of centuries. In that weight, he remembered his own name: Xie Yun.

Damn!

In the next instant, a bold and unrestrained wolf howl erupted from Xie Yun’s mouth.

The sudden wolf howl startled everyone below, making them shudder. Some spat out their tea, and others were so shocked they tumbled off their chairs, looking utterly disheveled.

Bang! Clang! Boom! Crash!

While everyone was stunned, chaotic noises echoed from the third-floor private room: the sounds of shattering cups, teapots, tables, and chairs. It was as if bandits were ransacking the place or two dogs were fighting – sheer pandemonium.

What the…?

Everyone’s gazes turned towards the third-floor private room, their expressions growing more astonished by the second.

Indeed, the third-floor private room was a complete mess, as if it had just been looted by brigands. Not a single teacup remained intact, and not a single table or chair was whole – all reduced to splinters.

Looking at Ye Chen and the newly awakened Xie Yun, both had swollen faces and disheveled clothes, their hair tousled like bird’s nests. It was clear they had just been in a fight.

As for Mu Wanqing, she was completely dumbfounded. Everything had happened so suddenly, leaving her utterly unprepared.

Just over ten seconds ago, her composed Xuan Yu had suddenly transformed and grabbed a stool to lunge at Ye Chen. Ye Chen wasn’t one to back down, and the two ended up brawling in a chaotic blur.

Had she not witnessed it with her own eyes, Mu Wanqing wouldn’t have believed it was real. She couldn’t fathom that her usually calm and elegant Xuan Yu could act like a street ruffian.

Nian Wei, too, rubbed her brow, clearly not composed herself.

Nian Wei had expected the reunion between Ye Chen and Xie Yun to be a tearful, emotional scene, but this was the reality: just like two street brawlers, fighting on sight.

Back in Da Chu, she had heard of Xie Yun’s character – he was just like Ye Chen, thick-skinned and shameless. Now that she saw it for herself, the rumors were true. Even after a hundred years of trials, he still had his old habits.

Good brothers!

Good brothers!

While Nian Wei and Mu Wanqing wore expressions of surprise, Ye Chen and Xie Yun, who had just finished fighting, were now embracing each other. They cried with snot and tears, even wiping their noses on each other’s clothes.

What a sight this was.

Nian Wei and Mu Wanqing felt their worldview being overturned. Weren’t they just fighting? How did they end up hugging? Fine, hugging is one thing, but crying too? And wiping snot on each other? How many years does it take to produce two such fools? What kind of talented parents could birth such oddballs?

Ha ha ha!

The silence was finally broken by two bursts of laughter.

Who says men don’t shed tears easily? It’s just that they haven’t reached the depths of emotion. Brothers reuniting, they all laughed through their tears.

Past lives and present, a hundred years of trials, like a fleeting dream. Meeting again, the people were still the same as before, and the feelings unchanged. Ye Chen and Xie Yun were still the same as they once were.

Watching the two laugh wildly, Mu Wanqing and Nian Wei on the side opened their mouths again, not knowing what to say.

As for the people below, hearing the laughter, their expressions grew even more astonished. They stared blankly at the third-floor private room – one moment full of crashes, the next full of shouts, and now laughter. It made them strongly suspect there were two idiots up there acting like buffoons.

Ye Chen cannot stay!

Compared to the onlookers, Yue Zhen’s group had extremely dark expressions.

They had naturally heard Ye Chen and Xie Yun’s laughter and instinctively assumed Xie Yun had recruited Ye Chen and formed some alliance. This was not good news for them.

Bang!

While Yue Zhen and his group were scheming, a booming sound came from the alchemy platform – another furnace had exploded, leaving an alchemist covered in blood and gore.

At the sight, the onlookers’ gazes shifted back to the alchemy platform.

Since Ye Chen had refined the six-pattern pill, more than an hour had passed. There had been quite a few furnace explosions on the alchemy platform, and several alchemists had withdrawn midway, but none showed signs of producing a pill.

Shifting the focus back to the third-floor private room.

The mess in the room had been cleared away, and Ye Chen and Xie Yun had each taken a seat, each holding a jar of wine.

The most emotional one was Xie Yun. He never imagined he could reincarnate and be reborn, nor that upon waking, he would see his good brother. Everything was just as Nian Wei had said – surprises that left him utterly unprepared.

“I’ve found Huo Teng, but I haven’t found Xiong Er, Situ Nan, and the others,” Ye Chen said slowly while drinking.

“What about the sect master and the elders?” Xie Yun asked hurriedly.

“I did find them,” Ye Chen replied with a sigh. “But only about two or three out of ten. Da Chu only has that many. As for the rest, they’re scattered across the Zhutian Wandu.”

“Zhutian Wandu.” Xie Yun frowned deeply upon hearing this. As the ninth prince of the Zhuque family, he knew full well how vast the Zhutian Wandu was. Searching through them one by one would take countless ages.

Thinking of this, Xie Yun clenched his fists in his sleeves, his misty eyes flashing with familiar figures – old brothers, comrades, masters, and elders he might never see again.

Next, he asked countless questions: about Da Chu, about the past hundred years, about their former brothers – it was as if he had an endless list.

Ye Chen naturally didn’t hold back in answering, though he glossed over some things.

Looking at Ye Chen, Xie Yun smiled with a touch of weariness. He knew his brother all too well – always speaking of the good and not the bad. He could imagine how tough Ye Chen’s solitary battles had been and how much suffering he had endured over these hundred years of trials.

The two seemed to have endless things to say, talking from dusk until dawn, and from dawn until dusk again. Their words were filled with endless reflections on the passage of time.

As for Nian Wei and Mu Wanqing, they stood quietly to the side, serving as loyal listeners.

Especially Mu Wanqing, who couldn’t stop scratching her head.

From Ye Chen and Xie Yun’s conversation, she picked up on so many unfamiliar past events. Although she was confused by most of it, one thing was clear: Ye Chen was far from as simple as she thought. He was a man with a story, and her Xuan Yu was a key part of that story.

Precisely because of this, Mu Wanqing’s curiosity about Ye Chen, Xie Yun, and Nian Wei’s identities grew even stronger. Her intuition told her that the three of them had many untold secrets.

At some point, Mu Wanqing’s thoughts were interrupted by the chirping of sparrows.

During their chat, the little eagle on Ye Chen’s shoulder flapped its wings and landed on Xie Yun’s shoulder.

“A Lieyan Jinying?” Xie Yun, who was about to ask more about Da Chu, was drawn to the little eagle’s bloodline. Though he had faced great hardships, his insight remained sharp, and he instantly recognized the little eagle’s origins.

“Still at the emperor realm level? How shortsighted I was.” As he looked closer, Xie Yun exclaimed in surprise. Who would have thought that this little sparrow not only carried a dominant bloodline but also had an emperor realm cultivation? It was truly unexpected.

“You know who he is?” Ye Chen smiled mysteriously.

“He’s so familiar, like I’ve seen him somewhere before.” Xie Yun stroked his chin.

“He’s Xiao Ying.”

“Xiao Ying?” Xie Yun was startled, his expression full of shock. He vaguely remembered that in Da Chu’s Hengyue a hundred years ago, Xiao Ying was just a low-level spirit beast. Now, seeing him again with such a powerful bloodline made his head spin. Reincarnation was truly unfathomable.

“He’s the first one I found on Zhuque Star,” Ye Chen said with another smile.

“So, that makes me the second?”

“Nian Wei is the second.” Ye Chen said, glancing at Nian Wei beside him.

“Lingling Er too?” Xie Yun looked at Nian Wei with an interesting expression.

“Imperial brother, we’re family through and through!” Nian Wei smiled charmingly.

“It’s quite the family tie.” Xie Yun coughed dryly. He never expected his proud imperial sister to be a reincarnated soul from Da Chu. That explained why she was walking alongside Ye Chen. But as for the name Nian Wei, it was unfamiliar to him – he hadn’t known it in Da Chu.

As he thought about it, Xie Yun subconsciously glanced at Mu Wanqing beside him, then turned back to Ye Chen and asked tentatively, “Wanqing isn’t one too, is she?”

“Not at all.” Ye Chen chuckled.

“What exactly are you three talking about? Aren’t you going to explain it to me?” Mu Wanqing finally spoke up. After listening for so long, she had no idea what Ye Chen and the others were discussing – her mind was full of questions.

“Clean yourself up tonight and wait for me in bed. I’ll chat with you slowly.” Xie Yun grinned lewdly.

“What nonsense are you saying?” Mu Wanqing’s face turned red. Her usually reserved Xuan Yu had just said something so outrageous, leaving her completely off guard. This was nothing like the Xuan Yu she knew.

“You’re actually shy about it.” Xie Yun smirked shamelessly. With his past life memories restored, his old personality had returned. And with a beautiful wife, how could he resist teasing her a bit?

“Change him back. I want the old Xuan Yu.” Mu Wanqing, her face burning, looked at Ye Chen.

“He’s not going back.” Ye Chen shrugged helplessly.

“How do you two know each other so well?” Seeing the way Mu Wanqing and Ye Chen talked, Xie Yun was taken aback.

“We’re very familiar.” Ye Chen smoothed his messy hair like a bird’s nest. “Just a few days ago, your wife came to beg me for help. She hugged my leg and nearly scared the piss out of me.”

“She hugged your leg?” Xie Yun’s face darkened instantly.

“Who knew she was the big sister-in-law?”

“Screw you!” Xie Yun hurled a wine jar at him.