The past lives of General Qing Jiang and Princess Yu Shu finally reached their conclusion in this life with Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong.
At the same time, Yan Shouyi let go of his greatest concern and received the best gift.
If Old Jin wasn't still busy treating the wounded, and Li Chongxi's condition wasn't so poor, Yan Shouyi would have loved to host a few banquets and invite everyone for a good drink.
He could only suppress his joy for now, planning to celebrate and share once everyone had recovered.
Some aftermath tasks were underway.
That evening, Yan Shouyi and his companions didn't stay at Qin Liuye's place but returned to their pre-booked hotel to rest.
After washing away the exhaustion, Yan Shouyi sat in the suite's study and took out several items from his satchel.
First were a complete set of carpenter's tools. Various tools filled the table, leaving only a small cleared workspace.
Then came the Golden Mandarin Ducks controlled by San Yuan.
Previously in the imperial tomb, San Yuan, influenced by Huo Ban, fell from a great height, damaging the Golden Mandarin Ducks' bodies.
Now that things had settled down, Yan Shouyi finally had time to repair San Yuan's body.
"Don't push yourself too hard in the next fight."
"Your sister-in-law and I are doing great."
"Yes, the little girl is now two months pregnant. We've planned for when we return to Rongcheng, we'll have Sect Leader Lu Jing unseal the child, allowing it to grow normally."
While repairing San Yuan's body, Yan Shouyi chatted with him.
To Yan Shouyi, Long Feicheng was a brother, while San Yuan was family.
There was no saying who was more important, as Yan Shouyi would sacrifice everything for them without hesitation.
However, Long Feicheng was often too flippant, so Yan Shouyi had things he couldn't discuss with Long Feicheng and could only communicate with San Yuan.
Soon, San Yuan's Golden Mandarin Duck body was repaired.
It spread its wings again, hovering lightly in the room a few times before landing in front of Yan Shouyi.
"Looks like the repair is good, no issues."
Yan Shouyi nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he took out three more items from his satchel.
They were the bone chain, the soul-summoning bell, and the Shu spirit snake.
Lin Zitong had entrusted these three treasures to Yan Shouyi with great trust. Yan Shouyi didn't want the treasures to be away from Lin Zitong for too long, so he planned to work through the night to accomplish what he had in mind.
After all, the souls of Hei Chuanlu and Taohua Ying were still within the soul-summoning bell, and Lian He's soul might also reside there in the future.
He picked up the bone chain and the soul-summoning bell and began comparing them for design.
San Yuan assisted by the side, occasionally bringing tools to Yan Shouyi.
After some time, Yan Shouyi combined the bone chain, the soul-summoning bell, and the Shu spirit snake using his superb Lu Ban craftsmanship!
Yan Shouyi removed all the bells from the soul-summoning bell and reattached them onto the bone chain.
At the same time, Yan Shouyi carved a resting place for a Shu spirit snake on the bone chain.
With his modifications, the bone chain was revitalized, appearing as if created naturally. The smooth, jade-like bone chain was adorned with small black bells. This black and white, yin and yang combination even transformed the chain into a visually appealing work of art.
Especially the lifelike Shu spirit snake, coiled on the bone chain, added a touch of mystique.
Upon completion, Yan Shouyi let out a long sigh.
He felt that after his modifications, the capabilities of the bone chain and soul-summoning bell had greatly improved.
If Lin Zitong, whose strength had already doubled, were to use this enhanced bone chain and soul-summoning bell, her power would likely ascend to a new level.
Even Yan Shouyi, who had just had an epiphany, felt a sense of urgency, realizing he needed to work harder, lest he be surpassed by Lin Zitong again.
At that moment, laughter could be heard from outside the room.
Yan Shouyi's ears perked up, recognizing the voices of Lin Zitong, Luo Ning, and Zhao Yiyao.
The sisters had gotten together and decided to go shopping in the evening. Yan Shouyi would have gone with them, but he wanted to modify the bone chain and soul-summoning bell as soon as possible, so he stayed in the room.
Yan Shouyi and San Yuan quickly tidied up the tools on the table and deliberately hid the bone chain and soul-summoning bell. They then sat upright in their chairs, waiting for Lin Zitong to push open the door and surprise her.
However, after half an hour, the three women were still chatting in the corridor.
Yan Shouyi could no longer maintain his pretense and was almost asleep, slumped on the table.
Even San Yuan looked listless, lying on the table facing the ceiling, his claws pointing at the crystal chandelier.
"Women!"
Yan Shouyi stood up helplessly, "It seems I have to take the initiative!"
He grabbed the bone chain and soul-summoning bell, getting up and ruffling his hair to appear slightly more energetic.
Walking to the door, he poked his head out. He intended to make a perfunctory complaint, but upon seeing the items in the three women's hands, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Lin Zitong and the other two were carrying shopping bags with brightly colored exteriors and cute cartoon patterns printed on them.
Although he couldn't see what was inside the bags, Yan Shouyi could guess that they were likely baby supplies.
Lin Zitong glanced back at Yan Shouyi, her beautiful eyes radiating unreserved affection. She handed all the shopping bags she was holding to Yan Shouyi and said,
"Luo Ning and Yiyao knew I was pregnant, so they dragged me out this evening to buy many gifts for the baby."
Zhao Yiyao smiled, "I don't know if I'll be present when the baby is born, so I decided to prepare gifts now while I have the time!"
Luo Ning sighed, "If it were my child being born, I would give the baby a perfect zombie. As a baby, it would be the nanny and mount, and when the child goes to school, it would be the bodyguard. Whoever displeases the child, the zombie would beat them up! ...However, this gift doesn't seem suitable for your baby, so I bought some baby clothes, pacifiers, bibs, and similar gifts."
Yan Shouyi's eyelids twitched. He was inwardly relieved that the crazy Luo Ning was being unusually normal this time.
While he was happy to receive the gifts, it also served as a reminder to Yan Shouyi.
None of his friends were normal people!
What if they all sent bizarre gifts to the baby when it was born?
Luo Ning was fine; she had explicitly stated she wouldn't give a zombie to the baby.
What about Old Wang? Would he send a cleaver? Yan Shouyi was already imagining his month-old child wielding two miniature watermelon knives.
What about A Gong? Making little paper figures for the baby to play with? Good heavens, the child would be playing with paper figures as soon as it learned to walk, and anyone who saw it would be terrified, wouldn't they?
What would Long Feicheng give the baby?
Yan Shouyi pondered for a moment and concluded that Long Feicheng was most likely to gift the baby a copy of his treasured adult literature, the kind Long Feicheng had carefully hidden under his pillow when they were security guards at Shanghang Art School!