When Yan Shouyi and the others returned to their residence, Weng Qianxiang was sitting honestly in the courtyard.
Long Feicheng sat opposite him, chatting lewdly about something, completely oblivious to Yan Shouyi and the others' return.
Long Feicheng said, "I never expected you to be one of us, old Weng. It's quite a coincidence, really. The last time I met Brother Yan was also in a small motel."
Weng Qianxiang was taken aback, "You guys play that big?"
"Big what? We didn't even know each other back then. We were both caught by the vice squad and taken back to the station. That's where we met. Later, thanks to Brother Yan, we didn't even have to pay the fine to get out." Long Feicheng boasted smugly.
Yan Shouyi noticed Lin Zhitong's displeased expression and was about to explain when she covered his mouth.
Her expression seemed to say: I want to hear what other stories you have!
Yan Chou, on the other hand, cast a meaningful glance at Yan Shouyi, as if the father hadn't expected his son to be that kind of person.
The dog Taoist and the devout monk both snickered.
Weng Qianxiang sighed and said, "Speaking of vice raids, I've been caught too. Before, in a small motel, the first day there was a teacher, the second day a nurse. I thought this place had many tricks up its sleeve. Then on the third day, a female police officer showed up. Seeing her, I found it even more exciting. Without thinking, I pounced on her, and then... for procuration and assaulting an officer, I was locked up for two months."
Long Feicheng was filled with awe and clasped his fists, "I never realized you were such a talent, old Weng, with such glorious deeds. My apologies!"
"You flatter me, Brother Long, you are also extraordinary!"
"Uh... can you stop calling me Brother Long?"
Then they both chuckled lewdly.
"Ahem!"
Yan Shouyi couldn't stand these two eccentrics any longer and coughed to remind them. When the two turned around, they saw so many people standing behind them, and were so startled they almost fell under the table.
"Yan, Brother Yan, when did you get here?" Long Feicheng asked guiltily.
Yan Shouyi sighed. Lin Zhitong beside him smiled and said, "When you said you and the big idiot were caught in a small motel, we had already arrived."
Long Feicheng immediately shouted, "This has nothing to do with me! I didn't even know Brother Yan back then. I was just looking for some young ladies to play cards with in the motel. As for why Brother Yan was there, I don't know, I'm not clear, and I have no understanding whatsoever!"
Yan Shouyi was dumbfounded. He had been caught by Xia Zhi in the motel purely due to a misunderstanding, and Long Feicheng knew this.
Yet, this guy was now betraying him to save himself!
Weng Qianxiang whispered, "Brother Long, is it really good of you to be so disloyal?"
Long Feicheng shook his head, "You don't understand, Sister-in-law is too formidable, I can't afford to offend her! The reason I've been able to stay in this team until now is thanks to my three virtues: cowardly! Disloyal! Betraying my brothers!"
Weng Qianxiang: "..."
Lin Zhitong shot Yan Shouyi a look, "You can explain slowly later."
Yan Shouyi's face turned pale with fright, and he gritted his teeth, "Little Long, you just wait!"
Long Feicheng said with a fawning smile, "Brother Yan, when disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves. I can't help it!"
"Get lost!"
Yan Shouyi glared at Long Feicheng, then said sternly, "We are here on important business."
Weng Qianxiang, being perceptive, immediately took out a crumpled roster from his pocket and placed it on the table, "You came for this, didn't you? I've already prepared it."
"Sensible."
Yan Shouyi smiled, picked up the roster, and began to look through it.
The roster was made of aged material, and the writing was even done in pencil, but the handwriting was quite neat.
Yan Shouyi casually flipped through the contents and found that the recorded information was not very detailed. For many descendants of folk sects, only their names were recorded, with no addresses.
However, some pieces of information were very complete, such as how many people were in the family, their personalities, and the events they had experienced, all clearly written.
Weng Qianxiang introduced, "The roster records information on one hundred and forty descendants of folk sects, but I have already searched for and confirmed some of them. Some have passed away, some have lost their lineage, and some are completely missing. Only about fifty pieces of truly useful information remain."
"More than fifty pieces, that's already very good." Yan Shouyi closed the roster with satisfaction.
The descendants of folk sects were scattered among the populace. It was good if an ordinary person could meet a few in a lifetime. If all the information in the roster was accurate, it meant Yan Shouyi could find over fifty descendants of folk sects at once!
This was a force that could not be underestimated.
Yan Chou said, "According to our previous plan, the forces of Li Genmiao, extracted from Guan Laosan, will be eliminated by us. As for the task of finding these descendants of folk sects, it will be handled by Shouyi and your group."
Yan Shouyi nodded and said,
"There are quite a few people on the roster this time, so I've already sent Ah Gong, Luo Ning, and the others down the mountain. We'll split up and try to contact as many descendants of folk sects as possible in the shortest amount of time, so they won't be misled by Li Genmiao."
Ah Gong, Luo Ning, Wang Jiwang, He Xiping, Old Jin, Wang Zhilai, Zhao Yiyao, and others had already descended the mountain ahead of time and embarked on their respective journeys.
Yan Shouyi would then send them the information from the roster, allowing them to find those descendants on their own.
"Shouyi, the people on the roster may have already been targeted by Li Genmiao, or even become his subordinates. Therefore, when you contact them, it's best to observe them secretly first before acting according to circumstances," Yan Chou reminded him.
"I understand."
"Good. There's no time to lose. Your grandmother, uncle, and I will descend the mountain today... Oh, and those people blocking the road halfway up the mountain, you don't need to worry about them. We'll take care of them on our way down."
Yan Chou was decisive and did not delay when he made up his mind, so he was already preparing to descend the mountain.
The people Yan Chou referred to were the major bosses from the Anti-Yan Chou Alliance group, such as Ma Hong from the Xingyi Sect.
Ma Hong had broken Yan Shouyi's hands back then, and Yan Chou still remembered this debt. He had no intention of letting Yan Shouyi deal with these people himself, as these were debts Yan Chou owed, and he naturally had to resolve them himself.
As his family was about to part ways again, Yan Shouyi felt a sense of reluctance, but he had no way to express it, so he just shook hands with Yan Chou.
"By the way, your grandmother is catching up with Grandpa Zhang Shantong. We'll go down the mountain after they finish talking." Yan Chou said with a strange expression.
"Grandmother and Grandpa Zhang?" Yan Shouyi was taken aback, "They wouldn't be..."
"It's hard to say," Yan Chou said awkwardly, "but if they can have a late-life romance, I won't object."
Zhang Shantong already liked Wen Yuxian. Now that Yan Shouyi's grandfather had passed away, and Zhang Shantong and Wen Yuxian were ghosts, they seemed quite well-matched.
It was just uncertain whether Grandmother could overcome the hurdle in her heart.
Soon, Grandmother returned. Judging by her expression, Yan Shouyi guessed that the matter between the elders had likely not progressed.
After all, in Grandmother's era, a widow remarrying was not a good thing, and she would need some time to overcome the obstacles in her heart.
However, Grandmother still doted on Yan Shouyi. After giving him a thousand admonishments, she finally left Longhu Mountain with Yan Chou.
During their departure, Wei Changqing stood silently by the side.
He had not forgiven the Yan family, especially Yan Chou. To avoid reopening his old wounds, Wei Changqing pretended not to see Yan Chou and the others.
Only when Wen Yuxian was about to leave did Wei Changqing couldn't help but look up.
Wen Yuxian understood Wei Changqing's current predicament and nodded to him from afar as a farewell.
Watching the people around him leave one by one, Yan Shouyi understood that it was time for him to pack up and embark on his own journey.
Yan Shouyi flipped open the roster and muttered to himself, "Who should I start looking for?"