In the early morning, the Gu family's dining table was laden with a dazzling array of dishes.
Previously, the Gu family hadn't paid much attention to breakfast, as appetites were generally small right after waking up. But ever since Yaoyao arrived, all three meals, no matter what, were always exceptionally rich,
simply because her appetite was unbelievably good. The Gu family doted on their daughter, so naturally, there was no chance of her going hungry. For this, they had even hired several more chefs for the kitchen, working in shifts to prepare meals.
"Where's Yaoyao? Not getting up to eat?" Gu Xuesong sat at the head of the table. He glanced at the child-sized table and chair beside him. To his surprise, the spot was empty, prompting him to ask.
"Didn't she say yesterday that she was going out for a bit last night? This morning, I saw the 'sleeping' sign hanging on her door, so I didn't let the servants wake her," Chen Hui explained slowly. The idea of hanging a sign was hers,
a method she devised to avoid disturbing their daughter's cultivation or talisman drawing. After all, a young girl deserved her own little privacy. To ensure this was properly communicated, Chen Hui had even gathered the entire Gu family for a meeting to implement this plan.
"Then let her sleep. Later, have the kitchen keep the food warm for her to eat when she wakes up." Gu Xuesong, clearly aware of this arrangement, nodded.
Immediately, as he was about to eat, he saw his sixth son suddenly exclaim, his hand holding chopsticks pausing.
"What happened? Making such a fuss, it's unseemly." The Gu family still placed great importance on rules, such as "don't speak while eating, don't speak while sleeping." Of course, these rules didn't apply to their daughter.
"You'll see for yourself!" Gu Huanzhen didn't have time to dwell on his father's double standards. He tapped on a news link on his phone and pushed it over to his father.
Gu Xuesong lowered his head and glanced. What met his eyes was a huge news headline. It read: "BREAKING! Japan's Onmyo-ryo: One President, Three Vice-Presidents, Four Leaders, Strung Themselves Up Overnight for Public Display Photos and Truth Inside!"
Gu Xuesong was stunned. His gaze quickly scanned down. As the headline suggested, the news indeed contained several high-definition photos. As the richest man in the imperial capital, Gu Xuesong naturally recognized some familiar international faces, so he immediately identified them; they were indeed the people in question.
This utterly astonished him, because the Onmyo-ryo held the true power in Japan. And now, these people were ignominiously strung up on the national flagpole. That absolutely couldn't be an act. But why? Gu Xuesong suddenly couldn't understand.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is what Yaoyao went to do last night..." Gu Huanzhen clearly remembered his sister's talk of a surprise. Less than a night had passed, so he wouldn't have forgotten. It was precisely because he had guessed that his fingers trembled with excitement.
After all, as a citizen of Huaxia, he deeply loathed the four individuals who had ordered the discharge of nuclear wastewater. Storming the Onmyo-ryo and smashing their heads had always been a strong obsession in his heart. He had originally thought it was just a fantasy; after all,
reaching that point would mean all-out war, and only if Japan achieved total victory would such a thing be possible. Yet, now he was suddenly told that his own sister had done it preemptively. How could he not feel elated? If it weren't inappropriate, he would have roared with excitement right then and there. It was simply too satisfying.
"Yaoyao really did it?" Gu Xuesong, reminded, also recalled, but still found it hard to believe. It wasn't that he had doubts; it was just that he had rarely seen his daughter take action, at most capturing malevolent spirits.
His impression of her abilities was still that she was quite capable. But this night raid on the Onmyo-ryo, to put it mildly, was one person single-handedly suppressing an entire nation. Had his daughter become that powerful?
"There's no mistake." Gu Huanzhen nodded very seriously. Everything from the trip to Mount Tianchi was undoubtedly the best proof. He was certain that only Yaoyao could achieve such a feat in the entire Huaxia.
Gu Xuesong gasped. He knew that Sixth Son was steady-minded and wouldn't make wild conjectures. Since he was so certain, it was almost a sure thing. Moreover, his daughter always loved to eat; unless she stayed up very late, she would never miss breakfast. So what would she be doing in the middle of the night? The newspaper laid it out clearly.
"Good, good, good, truly a good child of my Gu family, bringing honor to our nation!"
"Xiao Hui, later, tell the servants to stew some extra nourishing tonics for our daughter at noon. This trip must have tired her out." Gu Xuesong, at this moment, had lost his usual composure, an uncontainable smile spreading across his refined face.
"Alright, I'll definitely help our daughter recover." Chen Hui had also finished reading the news by now. She finally knew what earth-shattering feat her daughter had accomplished last night.
This was helping the entire nation, and even the whole world, let out a collective sigh of relief. Chen Hui proudly straightened her back, even skipping breakfast, and hurried into the kitchen to instruct the servants. Not just her, the emotions of the entire Gu family were remarkably unified.
If it weren't for the sensitive nature of the event, which made it unsuitable for public broadcast, the Gu family would probably have held a press conference. But the desire to show off was utterly irrepressible, as was their respect for the great hero.
So, when Yaoyao woke up and came downstairs, leading Red Nine, she suddenly noticed that the housekeepers, the butler, her parents, and her brothers had all become extraordinarily enthusiastic towards her.
How to describe it? They had always been good to her before, but now it was excessive. They even seemed eager to spoon-feed her... This gave Yaoyao quite a headache. She endured it for two days. Finally, she couldn't stand the overwhelming enthusiasm, fled the scene, and ran off to Huoyun Temple to seek some peace and quiet.
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