Because of Aunt Zhou’s unreasonable fuss, it was already past four o’clock when Shen Yao and the others returned to the hospital to get their reports, and the doctor was due to get off work in half an hour.
After getting the reports and going to see the doctor, the results of the examination were all normal. After being given some instructions, they left again.
Shen Yao and Ning Min had eaten wontons and pork noodles in the county at noon, and were now ravenously hungry.
Upon returning home, they went straight to the backyard of the farmhouse restaurant and asked Shen Huaimin to cook for them.
When Shen Huaimin heard that his sister and wife were hungry, he immediately started preparing food for them.
Soon, several home-style dishes were served, their aroma making people eating in the dining room salivate.
The chef here was truly skilled! They decided they had to order dishes tomorrow. But the food in the dining room was also delicious, making it too difficult to decide!
In the evening, the whole family gathered together to chat, a small ritual that was almost daily for the Shen family.
After dinner, everyone would sit together, talk about what happened during the day, and chat for a while.
"Ring ring ring..."
The phone rang. It was Shen Yao's phone.
Everyone stopped talking and then saw Shen Yao say, "It's Third Brother's call."
Everyone urged her to answer the phone quickly, because it was Wednesday, and the army usually wouldn't let them have their phones at this time.
Shen Yao turned on the speakerphone. "Third Brother."
"Yao Yao, how have you been lately? Are Mom and Dad doing well?"
"Yes, we are all fine. Third Brother, is there something specific you're calling about?"
Without any special circumstances, Shen Huaisang wouldn't call them, especially on a workday.
There was a moment of silence from the other end of the phone before he slowly recounted the situation.
"Third Brother, wait a moment. I'll give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"
Shen Yao didn't agree immediately. Although she already had an idea, she still needed to reconfirm everything before making a decision.
"Okay, little sister, don't worry. They didn't get anything out of me."
Shen Huaisang felt fortunate that they had all decided to have Yao Yao cast a silence spell on them. Otherwise, he would have been tricked into revealing information without anyone noticing.
Black Panther and Black Bear were tricked similarly, but because they genuinely didn't know what Shen Huaisang had given Gou'an, they didn't manage to extract any substantive information.
"I understand. Third Brother, you must take good care of yourself."
After speaking, Shen Yao hung up the phone.
It turned out that Shen Huaisang had given a critically wounded comrade, who was shot and dying, some spiritual spring water. Because the spiritual spring water was too miraculous, it not only saved the comrade but also caused the gunshot victim's body to recover at an abnormal rate.
This attracted the attention of higher authorities, who had been investigating them for some time, trying to find out what happened after Gou'an was shot, or what they had done after Gou'an was shot.
With today's advanced technology, especially the military's possession of all the latest technology, various methods of hypnosis were endless.
However, due to the silence spell, Shen Huaisang managed to reveal not even a single piece of information about the spiritual spring water.
Later, the higher-ups gradually began to believe it was a medical miracle, and their surveillance relaxed. Compared to the supernatural, they were more inclined to believe in the science they understood.
Thus, Shen Huaisang secretly took out his phone and called Shen Yao.
Shen Yao remained silent, but the expressions of the other members of the Shen family were grim.
If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have let Yao Yao give him the spiritual spring water. But were they really blaming Shen Huaisang for using the spiritual spring water to save someone?
No, they also understood the circumstances under which such an event occurred. Shen Huaisang would never stand by and watch his comrade die in front of him.
But could they help but blame him? Of course, they would. Unlike those people with great power and influence, they were just ordinary citizens who were enjoying a better life now thanks to their daughter's fortune.
But they were afraid. They were afraid they couldn't protect Shen Yao and that she might be put in danger.
"Dad, Mom, brothers, sister-in-law, don't worry. I already have a plan for this matter," Shen Yao comforted them, telling them not to be afraid.
"When I first brought out the spiritual spring water, I had already thought of many scenarios, like what to do if it were discovered. But what if it is discovered? If I have to hide all the good things out of fear of being discovered, then what's the point of my return?
I've returned, and I must ensure you all live well, very, very well! When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, let alone my own family!"
Listening to Shen Yao's words, the Shen family members couldn't help but cry. They felt even more ashamed, thinking that they had never done anything for their daughter or sister, and that she was the one always making sacrifices.
"Dad, Mom, I lived alone in the cultivation world for nearly a thousand years. My only relative was Mo Xuan. I don't want to recall that loneliness at all.
The reason I became a genius in the cultivation continent was because I heard that only by becoming a god could I have a chance to return. So, I could only cultivate desperately. Only by ascending could I possibly find you again.
This was my only belief. But in the cultivation world, I also understood a lot. I understood that as long as you are powerful enough, everyone will respect and fear you!
I also understood a principle: strength is the only standard to measure fairness!
As long as they are not foolish, they should understand what my existence represents!"
Shen Yao spoke with absolute confidence, a confidence she had earned for herself!
She knew that with today's advanced technology, many things could lead to her death. However, she believed that the research value of a dead person was not as great as that of a living person!
Moreover, with her strength, if pushed too far, she could take her parents and leave to live in seclusion in the deep mountains and old forests. For others, this would be suicide, but for her, it was no different from walking on level ground.
"Little sister is right. However, Third Brother was indeed too reckless. Does he really think that his secret phone call won't be known?"
Shen Huaijin's mind always worked faster than others. It was likely that the moment Shen Huaisang made the call, their call records were already intercepted.
"What? It can be like that!" The Shen family was shocked. They had only seen such situations on television.
That's right, the moment Shen Huaisang's call was connected, it was already intercepted. Otherwise, how could Shen Huaisang have gotten the phone so easily? They were waiting for him.
Shen Huaisang thought that by installing an interference device on his phone, he could prevent eavesdropping, but he didn't expect that those people were more vigilant than him!