Chapter 38: Returning Home
Because Nan Yu had decided to follow Yu Lanfeng to the Imperial Palace first, after the shuttle landed, he secretly boarded a flyer with them.
The flyer stopped somewhere and remained there for a while. The escort team transporting the container carrying the mutated beast got off.
Nan Yu blinked. He couldn't see outside and had no idea where they were, but one thing was certain.
This was undoubtedly the location of Yu Lanfeng's legion's research facility on the Capital Star.
But he had no intention of asking.
The flyer started up again. When they stopped this time and he got off, he found himself looking at a place that was unfamiliar yet strangely familiar.
It was his first time here in this life.
But in his previous life, after becoming a High-Tier Mental Power User, he had come here several times.
It was inside the Imperial Palace.
Yu Lanfeng said, "Follow me."
Nan Yu didn't look around carelessly. He obediently followed behind Yu Lanfeng. Along the way, he merely observed the route and found several places that seemed familiar.
Of course, they were places he had visited in his previous life, not this one.
"Hm? Xiaofeng?"
Nan Yu froze slightly. For a moment, he didn't even realize who this "Xiaofeng" referred to, but he quickly noticed the somewhat familiar figure.
Yu Lanfeng's face darkened.
"So it's you."
The newcomer seemed displeased, hands on her waist and lips pouting.
"What? Aren't you happy to see me? Hmm? Who's this little friend? It's my first time seeing him."
Nan Yu became somewhat restrained.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress. I... I'm Nan Yu."
That's right.
The person standing before them was the Empress.
He had no idea why she happened to appear here so coincidentally.
"Oh~ So it's you! I knew it!"
Nan Yu was puzzled.
"What?"
Yu Lanfeng hurriedly interrupted their conversation.
"We still have things to do, so we'll be leaving first. We can chat another time."
Nan Yu shared the same thought.
For some reason, the Empress's gaze made his scalp tingle. There was something strange about the way she looked at him.
Fortunately, the Empress said nothing more. Covering her mouth, she laughed softly.
"Very well, then I'll be off too. I hope the two of you have fun."
Nan Yu: "..."
They weren't going to play around, but there was no way to refute her words now.
Standing behind Yu Lanfeng, Nan Yu watched the Empress leave.
Then Yu Lanfeng said somewhat wearily,
"Don't take the Empress's words to heart."
Nan Yu nodded.
"Alright, I won't."
Besides, the Empress didn't seem to have said anything bad anyway.
Forget it. Better not think about it.
Yu Lanfeng led him to the Imperial Family's library and had him apply for a card under his own identity. Yu Lanfeng even personally acted as his guarantor.
With that, Nan Yu could freely enter and leave the library.
Naturally, the Imperial Family's true treasures would not be stored here.
But even so, the collection housed within was already an immense treasure in Nan Yu's eyes.
Yu Lanfeng looked extremely busy, so Nan Yu wasn't going to trouble him further.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, he was secretly escorted back to the Nan family residence by personnel from the military.
When he arrived home, only the butler was there.
"Young Master, you've finally returned..."
Nan Yu also felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Mm, I'm back."
"Weren't you supposed to return after two months?"
Now more than half a month had passed beyond the original schedule.
Everyone in the Nan family had been extremely worried.
Nan Yu took a deep breath.
"I'm fine. Something unexpected came up over there, so I stayed a little longer."
"Oh dear, there wasn't any danger, was there?"
"What danger could there be? I'm a Mental Power User. I always work in the rear, so there's no danger at all."
"That's good, that's good..."
The other three members of the Nan family quickly learned that Nan Yu had returned home.
Nan Ming was currently carrying out a mission elsewhere and couldn't come back, but Nan Yun and Nan Zhen rushed home immediately.
"Xiaoyu, you're finally back. We were worried sick."
Nan Yu explained again,
"I'm definitely fine, so you don't need to worry."
Nan Yun and Nan Zhen examined him from head to toe several times. Only after confirming that Nan Yu truly had no problems did they finally relax.
"It's good that you're alright. I knew everything would be fine."
Nan Yu paused.
"Oh right, Big Brother, Second Brother. You rushed back in such a hurry. Anyone who knew I had left before could probably guess from your actions that I've returned home."
Which meant the Bai family would definitely learn about it soon.
And Bai Zhouyun would know as well.
It could no longer remain a secret.
Nan Yun and Nan Zhen both froze.
Honestly, neither had thought about that.
Nan Yun scratched his head awkwardly.
"Uh... we really didn't think it through. But it doesn't matter. Sooner or later, you'll have to face him. If that brat Bai Zhouyun dares bother you and cling to you, the two of us will teach him a lesson."
Nan Yu's lips curved upward into a smile.
"Alright, I know. Thank you. And since I'm already back, and since it's impossible to keep it secret anyway, I might as well go to school early and take care of some procedures. When I left, the military handled everything for me. Now that I'm back, I have to do it myself."
Nan Yun slowly stood up.
"Let's go. We'll accompany you."
Just as Nan Yu had predicted, Old Master Bai quickly learned that he had returned.
"Those two boys from the Nan family really left in such a hurry?"
"Yes. They hadn't made any movements before, but today they suddenly rushed out. Nan Yu must have returned."
Old Master Bai had actually been secretly keeping an eye on Nan Yun and Nan Zhen for quite some time.
Now he had finally received the news immediately.
"Hurry and inform that little brat. Tell him to pay more attention. At the very least, he must win that child's heart back. As long as Nan Yu marries into our Bai family, he can do whatever he wants afterward."
"Yes, I'll handle it immediately."
After leaving the study, the butler immediately contacted Bai Zhouyun and informed him of the news.
Bai Zhouyun was somewhat surprised after hearing it.
"What? He's back? Then why didn't he contact me? You want me to take the initiative and—"
The butler interrupted him.
"Young Master... don't upset the Old Master. This was something you promised before. If you agree but fail to do it..."
Bai Zhouyun trembled slightly.
"I... I understand. Tell Grandfather that I'll contact Nan Yu."
Bai Zhouyun hung up with an unhappy expression.
When Nan Yu had first left, Old Master Bai had scolded him, and he had indeed become somewhat anxious.
But now more than two months had passed.
Those feelings of urgency had long disappeared.
So although he agreed readily over the phone, he had no intention of acting immediately.
Yun Feiyu asked,
"Zhouyun, what's wrong?"
Bai Zhouyun let out a long sigh.
"Nan Yu is back."
Yun Feiyu looked puzzled.
"He's back? Where did he go before? Why did it take so long? Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in quite a while."
Fortunately for him, Nan Yu had been absent.
During this time, his relationship with Bai Zhouyun had grown much closer.
And Yun Feiyu had finally come to understand his own feelings for Bai Zhouyun.
He would constantly tease him intentionally and unintentionally.
And what delighted him even more was that Bai Zhouyun seemed to have feelings for him as well.