Half a month had passed.
After entrusting Ling Wu to Tuoba Beller, Gu Changsheng left with Yao Xian, carefree and unrestrained. Before leaving, he instructed Tuoba Beller: "No matter how busy you are, don't forget that Xiao Min'er is still in Banrong City."
To this, Tuoba Beller could only pout in dissatisfaction. It's not like she wanted to be busy. However, she didn't dare to complain and honestly replied, "Don't worry, Martial Granduncle, I won't forget Xiao Min'er."
Not only would she not forget, but she also planned to go to Banrong City to find Xiao Min'er and have her share her burdens.
It's only reasonable for a martial niece to share some responsibilities with her martial aunt, right?
Just like how she inexplicably became the person in charge of this branch, wasn't she also sharing responsibilities with her Martial Granduncle?
Managing a super important matter like a Holy Emperor Palace branch, the first person she thought of sharing it with was Xiao Min'er. As expected, she still doted on Xiao Min'er very much.
Hehe...
Tuoba Beller laughed inwardly. She was a woman of action. As soon as she thought of this, she immediately told Ling Wu and then left Yanmo City to find Wei Min in Banrong City.
"Really?"
Wei Min was surprised when Tuoba Beller told her her idea.
"Of course, it's true. Martial Granduncle even found a True Immortal expert to assist me. How could this be fake?"
Tuoba Beller thought that Wei Min was worried about setting up a Holy Emperor Palace branch in the Northwest Desert.
"Martial Aunt, that's not what I meant. I mean, is it true that you want me to help you manage the branch?"
Wei Min realized that her Martial Aunt had misunderstood her and quickly explained.
When Tuoba Beller heard this, she looked at Wei Min in surprise and asked, "So, you're willing?"
"Of course, I'm willing, but I don't have any experience in this area. I'm afraid I'll mess things up." Wei Min first nodded, then expressed her worries.
In Wei Min's opinion, managing a Holy Emperor Palace branch was an extremely serious matter that couldn't be taken lightly. If she messed it up, it would be a loss of face for Martial Grandfather and Martial Grandmother Houtu. Martial Aunt actually asked her to take on such a heavy responsibility. Wei Min was both excited and nervous, afraid that she wouldn't be able to do it well.
Tuoba Beller didn't expect Wei Min to be so enthusiastic about this matter, which made her feel a little ashamed. She, as the Martial Aunt, didn't have as high of an awareness as Xiao Min'er!
She patted Wei Min on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Martial Aunt doesn't have any experience either. We'll learn together."
She decided that since she had already taken over the heavy responsibility from Martial Granduncle, she would do things well, perfectly, and surprise Martial Granduncle. If Master knew about it, she would probably be proud too.
"Mmm!"
Wei Min nodded excitedly.
"By the way, where are Martial Grandfather and Martial Grandmother Yao Xian?" she asked.
"They? They went sightseeing," Tuoba Beller said resentfully.
Wei Min couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Tuoba Beller's words, which sounded like she had eaten several sour spiritual fruits.
"Let's not talk about them. Where's your mother?" Tuoba Beller asked curiously. She also wanted to know what kind of woman could give birth to a Chaos Body like Wei Min.
However, from the moment she entered, she only saw Xiao Min'er and didn't see Xiao Min'er's mother.
"Come with me!"
Wei Min said with a smile, signaling Tuoba Beller to follow her.
Tuoba Beller followed Wei Min out of the courtyard with a curious expression. They walked down the street and made several turns before arriving in front of a large house.
Although the house was large, the decoration was extremely simple, just like a scaled-up version of a simplified courtyard.
"Martial Aunt, come with me."
Wei Min came to the gate, pinched a not-so-complicated magic seal, and a flash of light appeared, causing a ripple in the space in front of the gate.
This large house was actually protected by a barrier.
Seeing this, Tuoba Beller became even more curious. So mysterious, could it be the base of a mysterious organization? Was Xiao Min'er's mother the leader of this mysterious organization, and Xiao Min'er's return was to inherit this mysterious organization?
It had to be said that Tuoba Beller's imagination was extremely rich. In an instant, she wrote a story with twists and turns in her mind.
"Hey~ Ha!" "Hey~ Ha!" "Hey~ Ha~"...
Just then, a rhythmic shout interrupted Tuoba Beller's thoughts and pulled her back to reality.
The gate opened, and through the gate, one could directly see a spacious courtyard. In the courtyard, there were dozens of young boys and girls exercising. They looked to be only in their early teens, their tender faces full of determination.
"This is..."
Suddenly, Tuoba Beller noticed a boy whose right sleeve seemed much longer than his left, and his hand couldn't even reach out.
"He is Aqi. His right hand is naturally underdeveloped, so his right sleeve looks longer," Wei Min said.
Tuoba Beller nodded.
"Martial Aunt, look." Wei Min pointed to the person to Aqi's left.
Tuoba Beller looked over, and it was a little girl.
Wei Min said, "Her name is Xiaolan, and she and my mother both have the character 'lan' in their names. Her fate seems to be the opposite of Aqi's. She has an extra right arm."
Tuoba Beller took a closer look and indeed found that the girl named Xiaolan had two right arms.
Next, Wei Min introduced the situation of the young boys and girls in the courtyard to Tuoba Beller one by one. Some were born with a missing eye, some were born deaf, and some were born with missing legs or arms. In short, none of the young boys and girls in the courtyard had a complete body.
This was a group of incomplete young boys and girls.
"Xiao Min'er, why are you here?"
At this moment, a woman with delicate features walked towards them, but she walked with an uneven gait. Tuoba Beller looked over and immediately noticed the clue. This woman's right leg was longer than her left, causing her to walk with an uneven gait.
"Aunt Xiaocui, I brought my Martial Aunt to take a look," Wei Min said.
When Xiaocui heard this, she couldn't help but look at Tuoba Beller, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"This is my Martial Aunt, Tuoba Beller. Martial Aunt, this is my Granduncle Sun's unmarried wife, Aunt Xiaocui," Wei Min introduced in a clear voice.
When Xiaocui heard the second half of Wei Min's sentence, her face flushed slightly. She said reservedly, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Tuoba!"
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Xiaocui!" Tuoba Beller cupped her hands and said.
"This is not the place to talk. Please follow me."
After Xiaocui finished speaking, she led the two of them from the corridor next to the courtyard into the hall.
"Fellow Daoist Tuoba, this is a remote area, so I can only entertain you with some low-level spiritual tea." Inside the hall, Xiaocui personally poured a cup of tea for Tuoba Beller.
"You're too polite." Tuoba Beller was not used to Xiaocui being so polite and was a little restrained.
Seeing this, Wei Min couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Tuoba Beller couldn't help but glare at her. Seeing this, Wei Min immediately restrained her smile and said to Xiaocui, "Aunt Xiaocui, don't be too polite with my Martial Aunt, and she doesn't drink tea."
"She likes to drink alcohol, no matter what level of alcohol, as long as it's alcohol, she likes it."
"..." Tuoba Beller.
Well, did she have to reveal all of her Martial Aunt's secrets?
"Alcohol? Coincidentally, Zhongshu brewed some alcohol a few years ago. I'll go get it now." Xiaocui was about to leave after saying that, but Wei Min stopped her.
"No rush, no rush, Aunt Xiaocui, please sit down first. I have something to tell you." Wei Min pulled Xiaocui down to sit.
Xiaocui looked at her in confusion and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"
Wei Min didn't speak but looked at Tuoba Beller.
Tuoba Beller suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. How was this feeling the same as when Martial Granduncle looked at her before?
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