For the next few days Yan Yixuan watched as his twins were in daze. Even Xiaobao, the troublemaker and professional tear-shedder, seems to have lost his soul.
"Could it really be those names I gave them?" Yan Yixuan pondered, his brow furrowing in confusion before he shook his head vigorously. It can't be. The book of destiny is hardly wrong, not to mention, he had put in lots of spiritual energy while inquiring.
Yan Yixuan continues to observe. After four days, there was still no sign of response from the twins which made him more worried. Yan Yixuan frowned worriedly. "Things have already happened, what's the use of worrying about it. Instead of being in a daze, you might as well accept it." He muttered and left the room with the laundry.
Not aware that his words suddenly enlightened the twins, like a slap to their consciousness. If only Yan Yixuan could see into the future, he might have chosen his words more wisely.
Xiaobao's dim eyes suddenly lit up. That's right, why should he be miserable just because Suiyun is here. Since Suiyun dares to be born as his twin brother, then he should be prepared to face his wrath. All the embarrassment, ridicule, and humiliation he suffered in his past life? Oh, it's coming back tenfold!
Well, he's not able to do that yet but there's something he can do at this stage. Knowing Suiyun for more than fifteen years, Xiaobao recalled that the one thing his brother absolutely despised was *noise*—particularly the kind that is unnecessary. That was one of the main reasons Suiyun had become the unsocial hermit he was in his previous life.
Xiaobao's evil smile stretched wider: 'Suiyun Suiyun, it would've been better if you were born somewhere else. I'm not going to let you ruin my life again.'
Suiyun's thoughts were the very opposite of Xiaobao. He was fully aware that if this version of Xiaobao was anything like the one he remembered, the boy would go to extraordinary lengths to annoy him. Hence, the most sensible thing to do at this point was to continue being indifferent.
Suiyun wasn't entirely sure whether this Xiaobao was the same troublemaker from his past life, therefore he decided to observe the situation first before coming to a conclusion.
When Yan Yixuan came back, he saw that the children were back to normal. Although they weren't as active as before, at least their eyes have gained some light in them. "At least they understand."
Yan Yixuan has been busy these days with cleaning, farming and making potions for the villagers. Thanks to his boys being in a daze, he was able to get things done ahead of schedule.
After bathing the twins and feeling them their dinner, it was already nighttime. In the village, darkness comes easily since there weren't many lights illustrating the place.
Yan Yixuan snuggled his twins into bed, and laid down to sleep as well.
Another peaceful night went by. As the morning sun peeked over the horizon, the roosters began to crow one after another. There were several loud chirps among them which caused the villagers to wake up.
Unfortunately, the sound of their crowing couldn't get into the Yan family house. After a particular morning where Xiaobao had made a fuss about being startled awake by the roosters, Yan Yixuan had taken it upon himself to install a sound-blocking barrier around the house every night.
Thus, even if the roosters crowed at full volume outside, the sounds would never get into the house.
Yan Yixuan woke up two hours later than usual and looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost ten am. He sat up groggily and rubbed his eyes before getting out of bed. His sons will probably start crying if he doesn't give them breakfast soon.
Their usual breakfast time had been a punctual 8:00 or 8:30, and he had been as consistent. Yan Yixuan was afraid that a mixed up schedule would irritate his twins.
Fortunately, the twins were still sleeping and showed no sound of waking up. Yan Yixuan quietly got out of the room and went straight to the backyard to get fresh milk. He then processes it by removing the impurities in it.
After pouring the milk into the two small bottles, he placed it in the water to cool it down. He carried the bathtub and warm water in the room to bathe them.
After setting up everything, an alarm suddenly rang from the wall. Yixuan pauses for a moment before pressing the on button on the remote.
A screen TV appeared on the wall and displayed the news. A young man appears on screen, dressed in a dark gray suit with a white shirt under it. Behind him was a cityscape. Good morning Main City. As of today there are many events happening downtown. In addition, there is an unexpected announcement from the 3TX auction house." The reporter said.
The picture changed from the scene overview city escape to a photo of the building. A tall black pillar can be seen in the middle. 'The owner of 3TX is back and he brought with him the marrow of a 360yr old Waruku.' The reporters stated and named other herbs and items that'll be auctioned but Yan Yixuan was only interested in the first one.
Waruku is a small small predator living in the rainforest. It is one of the fastest beasts and is very good at hiding which makes it rare to hunt. The bones of Waruku are a good material for crafting and alchemy. The bone marrow is the main ingredient in the elixir "Brew of the Beginning." As the name suggests, this potion is used on 5 months old babies and toddlers. This potion helps them to straighten the bones and to clean the inside which allows their bodies to grow more chambers.
This can also be very risky. If a person has more chambers and inferior talent with a waste spirit root, they won't succeed in the path of cultivation. They won't progress faster and therefore won't be able to unlock the chambers. However, if the opposite happens, it would lead to an opposite effect.
Yan Yixuan thought about it for a moment and decided to go to the auction. For generations, his family has never had a waste spirit root and even though they're extinct now, he doesn't believe his children would have it either. Even if they're identified as having waste spirit root after awakening, with all the resources in his hand, he can change a waste to excellent with little effort.
The only problem now is how to get there. The children are too young to be taken out and Xiaobao loves to cry alot. This makes him hesitant.
"Ah ya ha"
Xiaobao looked at the flat screen TV on the wall in astonishment. Thinking: 'What the hell? How did that get there?'
Xiaobao knows that they currently live in a village. Villagers have been coming to their house these days to congratulate their father. And from their way of dressing and speaking/doing things he was sure that they were typical villagers.
Only their father seems very strange. His dressing and style was very different from the rest. Not to mention the things he owns. Which common villager would have a flip 3d style bed, moving crib with tires that can play lullaby, and an invisible flat screen TV on the wall?
He was sure that his father wasn't from this village, he might be a runaway child or a runaway husband.
Xiaobao: Yes, that has to be it!
Now everything makes sense.
Huh? Yan Yixuan looked back and saw that the children were looking at the TV in amazement. Yan Yixuan suddenly got an idea: "If I can find something to distract them, I should be able to go and come back in time."
With this in mind, Yan Yixuan quickly bathes his Children and feeds them their breakfast. Luckily, Xiaobao's little brain was so busy thinking about adult matters that he didn't have time to cry.
When all was done, Yan Yixuan looked at the clock and went to the midwife's house to ask for her help. The auction will be held at 3 pm, he still has some time left.