Bai Chanyi was currently in a critical stage of evolution, but with the system's help, she could achieve a temporary awakening.
The energy avatar that lunged towards Yu Zhibo was formed by a wisp of her dispersed will fused with energy.
Yu Zhibo smiled and opened his arms to welcome her. The next second, a fragrant breeze swept over, and the soft, sweet Bai Chanyi filled his embrace.
Although it was an energy avatar, its touch and scent were not much different from her true form.
"Husband, I missed you so much!"
Bai Chanyi buried her face in Yu Zhibo's neck, her voice full of longing, just like the maiden she was back then.
"I missed you too." Yu Zhibo patted his little wife's back, tenderly and affectionately.
The three Yu siblings exchanged glances. Finally, Yu Shuya tugged at Bai Chanyi's clothes, her eyes slightly red. "Mom~"
"Eh? You're Xiao Ya, aren't you? You've grown so much!"
Bai Chanyi reluctantly withdrew from Yu Zhibo's embrace, her demeanor shifting from that of a maiden to a gentle matron. She pinched Yu Shuya's slightly chubby cheeks, her voice filled with guilt. "I'm sorry, Xiao Shuya. Mom hasn't been with you all these years."
Yu Shuya's face showed a look of contentment, then she shyly fiddled with her clothes. "It's okay, Mom. I... I don't blame you."
"You've all grown up so much!" Bai Chanyi looked at Yu Chengsong and Yu Chengze again, sighing with emotion.
The three little ones who used to follow her around, acting spoiled, had unknowingly grown into adults.
This also made Bai Chanyi regret not spending enough time with her children back then.
Strictly speaking, she wasn't a qualified mother. When Yu Zhibo disappeared, she went into seclusion to improve her strength to find him, leaving her with little time to accompany her children's growth.
Yu Zhibo rubbed Bai Chanyi's head and said, "It's been a long time since we've had a family reunion. Let's go inside and eat."
With that, he led his wife and children out of the folded space and into the living room.
Upon appearing in the living room, Yu Zhibo snapped his fingers. Instantly, various steaming dishes radiating the brilliance of delicious food appeared on the dining table, followed by spiritual wines, cups, and everything else needed.
Setting aside the spiritual vegetable dishes, the meat dishes were infused with rich spiritual energy and various transcendent origin powers, emitting a hazy divine light, resembling immortal food.
These were all prepared in advance by Yu Zhibo's clones. They were easy to preserve in space, and even after several years, they were still as fresh as if they had just been cooked.
The meat was made from the flesh of mutated beasts at least at the Law level. For humans, apart from spiritual beasts, all sorts of mutated beasts were more or less contaminated by demonic energy and dark matter.
However, this contamination was easily removed by Yu Zhibo, who had reached S-class and mastered numerous law powers. His efficiency was no less than that of conversion-type ability users.
"Wow, this meat is so delicious!"
Yu Chengze was gnawing on a large pork knuckle. This pork knuckle came from a level ninety demonic pig, which was nearly eight thousand meters tall in its original form. However, under Yu Zhibo's manipulation, its body was extremely compressed, shrinking it to the size of an ordinary pig.
Then, it was stewed until it was soft and chewy by the Sun God Fire and a Sun Gold pot, neither too salty nor too bland, making Yu Chengze exclaim with delight.
Due to the condensation, the essence and origin power contained within were immense. As Yu Chengze ate, his body emitted a hazy energy, and his cultivation even rose slightly.
Yu Shuya held a large pork rib and ate it. The perfect texture exploded on her taste buds, and her eyes happily narrowed into crescent moons, looking very cute.
In contrast, Yu Chengsong was much more elegant. He knew that the essence and energy contained in these foods were very abundant, so he chewed slowly, enjoying the happiness brought by the delicious meal.
A few minutes later, Yu Chengze, who had devoured two large pork knuckles, was the first to feel full. His body was emitting hazy energy, and he reluctantly glanced at the rich meat dishes on the table before silently reaching for the relatively lower-grade spiritual vegetables.
"Dad, I'm full. Can you help me digest it? I want to eat more," Yu Shuya called out, holding her chopsticks, looking expectantly at Yu Zhibo.
Yu Zhibo, sitting opposite her, had already finished thirteen plates of food, taking out another plate as soon as he finished one, unable to stop.
Bai Chanyi sat beside him, smiling. As an energy avatar, she didn't eat much, merely accompanying them.
"If you're full, eat more vegetables," Yu Zhibo said cheerfully, glancing at his youngest daughter before turning his gaze to the various spiritual vegetables stir-fried to a vibrant green on the table.
"Okay~" Yu Shuya pouted and served herself a chopstick of spiritual hollow cabbage.
Before long, Yu Chengsong also finished eating. He poured himself a glass of spiritual orange juice, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Father, can I... can I follow you?"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the dining table instantly froze. Yu Shuya and Yu Chengze also stopped their chopsticks, looking at Yu Zhibo with longing eyes, almost conveying their desire to "follow" on their faces.
Yu Zhibo put down his chopsticks, swept his gaze over the faces of the three children, and finally slowly shook his head. "No!"
Yu Shuya's disappointment was evident. "Why not, Dad? Your space is so big, we can live inside the space."
Yu Chengze anxiously chimed in, "That's right, Daddy. Xiao Ya doesn't want to be separated from you."
Yu Zhibo smiled and chided him, "Don't always use your sister's name."
Yu Chengsong looked at him with bright eyes. "Father, we won't cause you any trouble. Although many otherworldly creatures have descended on Earth, our Dragon Country also has an endless stream of superhumans. Whether my younger siblings and I are here or not will not have a significant impact on the overall war situation."
"It's not for that reason," Yu Zhibo shook his head and said gently to the three children. "I will be going to many unknown places next. Those unknown places may contain many dangers. If you were to follow, and something were to happen, our entire family would be wiped out."
The three siblings fell silent, their gazes on Yu Zhibo filled with worry.
"We're not afraid!" After a moment of silence, Yu Chengze pursed his lips. "In all my life, you and Mom haven't spent much time with us. Xiao Ya doesn't want to be separated from you. Of course, as her older brother, I have to be with Xiao Ya."
Yu Shuya was annoyed. "Yu Chengze, can you stop using my name to speak? This is clearly your own idea!"
Yu Chengze retorted, "What, don't you want to be with Mom and Dad!"
Yu Shuya, angered, conjured a giant illusory hand and slapped him.
But the next second, the illusory hand vanished.
Yu Zhibo put down his hand and looked at his proud second son, feeling somewhat speechless.