They didn't know what she liked or what else to talk about either. With the empress's aura, they couldn't simply chatter like a family as they usually did and say whatever they wanted.

All they did was repeatedly wander around her. Occasionally, Ren Baqian would hear Mama Ren answer a phone call and go on blabbering stuff like, "My son's girlfriend is here, so I won't be there!"

Almost all parents in the world had the same urge to show off. From showing off that their children were obedient in at an early age to their studies, work, and income to their daughters-in-law and grandchildren…

Money wasn't something to flaunt anymore. In order to prevent things from becoming troublesome, Papa Ren and Mama Ren had already begun to avoid doing that. After all, they were people from the older generation and were pretty prudent about such matters.

Their son had been out and about for many years and seldom showed his face. Even though he had always said that he had a girlfriend, she had never appeared before, which made many people feel apprehensive.

Mama Ren then flashed out the selfie that Ren Baqian took back when he was fleeing from the nation.

"Look, this is my daughter-in-law!"

Many gasps of surprise could be heard following that.

This was also the topic that Mama Ren loved to talk about lately.

Now that her son and daughter-in-law were back at home, she wished she could tell this to the entire world.

Who else had such a beautiful daughter-in-law? With such a temperament as well? And she also held a high position as an official! She was as good as perfect.

The entire night had also made the empress extremely tired. Even though she just sat there in the same position throughout, it was uncomfortable to have people simply walking around her repeatedly!

When it was late, the empress eventually found an opportunity to whisper to Ren Baqian, "What time are the fireworks?"

"What about fireworks? What fireworks? They have been prohibited for a long time. What fireworks are you talking about?"

The empress's face turned black on the spot. She had hoped to come over and see the fireworks display all over the city, but ended up hearing that there weren't any?

Are you asking for a lash of the whip?

Looking at the empress's expression, Ren Baqian immediately came to his senses. Would the empress be so delighted to come over simply to watch the fireworks? Why else would she be asking this question now?

He immediately changed his tune and said, "However, who would refuse if Qi Zixiao wishes to see fireworks? Even if it's prohibited, it isn't impossible. However, everyone is in the prohibited zone, so we can only do it ourselves."

After giving it some thought, the empress now wanted to watch the scene of the entire city setting off fireworks even more. If that wasn't possible, then doing it herself would also be an option.

Even though she had imagined the idea of having fireworks in the entire city from television shows, her mind had selectively chosen to forget this fact.

There were four rooms in this house, so there happened to be a vacant guest room for the empress.

The two winged cavalry warriors then had to share a room with Ren Baqian, who eventually chased them out to sleep in the living room.

The two of them actually didn't mind. What living conditions hadn't they encountered before as a winged cavalry warrior? Desolate countrysides were numerous, and it would already be considered pretty good to have a roof above their heads.

It was just that Ren Baqian was almost scared out of his skin when he went to the toilet in the middle of the night. From the lights in his room, all he saw was two people sitting on the sofa with bright and s.h.i.+ny eyes. They were almost like lightbulbs in the dark.

It was indeed frightening to see two silhouettes in the darkness, especially in the middle of the night.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Ren Baqian sighed and asked. Neither of them had any response.

As Ren Baqian frowned, his heart immediately skipped a beat. They didn't respond. Did something happen? What happened?

"Xiong Bing, Xu Wei!" Ren Baqian called out their names softly, but they still didn't have any reaction.

Ren Baqian suddenly tensed up. Had something gone wrong?

After thinking carefully, there shouldn't be anything on Earth that would affect them. Even if there was, it wouldn't elude the empress, who was sound asleep in the room next door.

After standing still for two minutes, Ren Baqian turned on the lights out of worry. He then saw the two of them sitting on the sofa with glaring eyes that were looking ahead. It was as if they were staring at something.

Ren Baqian looked at where they were staring. Other than the television set that was mounted on the wall, there was only air.

"What's going on?" Ren Baqian stood still and observed for some time, but he couldn't make anything of it. Then, he stepped forward, took a closer look at them, and realized that their gazes were slack and had absolutely no focus.

He stretched out his arm and waved it in front of them, but there still wasn't any reaction from them. Their chests continued moving up and down, which meant that they were still alive.

Ren Baqian started worrying again. Could something have happened to them? They were from the winged cavalry—what could have happened? Could it be that someone was in control of them? How could someone gain control of them without even alarming the empress?

Could there be someone capable of that on Earth? Could that mysterious monk even be capable of that?

It couldn't be that mysterious monk, could it? It shouldn't be since there was no conflict between the monk and himself. He had received the second batch of peaches from the monk just two months ago.

Could it be that there was someone else like the monk in this world?

At the thought of this, Ren Baqian's gaze immediately sharpened.

In a low voice, he exclaimed, "Who?!"

There was only silence.

Ren Baqian looked around the entire room, only to see that there wasn't anything wrong with the surroundings. There were no other people in the room. All the doors and windows were sealed shut.

"Don't blame me if you still don't show yourself!"

Still, there was only silence!

Really no one? Then what exactly happened? Could it be something supernatural that he didn't know about?

Ren Baqian raised his alertness and ensured that there wasn't any danger before gently tapping their shoulders.

Their originally slack vision suddenly became focused. They looked at Ren Baqian, as if they had just woken up from a dream and asked, "Lady boss? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong with the two of you?" Ren Baqian scanned the surroundings with heightened alertness.

"Resting!"

"That's right, we were resting!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Baqian's face immediately turned black. Considering that he had been puzzling over this the entire time, the two of them had simply been sound asleep?

You guys sleep with your eyes open? Both of you do that together? With your eyes glaring like bronze bells? And to still be able to sleep so soundly? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Ren Baqian didn't know what else to say and ignored them as he walked to the toilet with a black face. After he was done peeing, he brought out two towels and tied them around the wing cavalry warriors' heads, covering their faces.

"Sir Ren?"

"Cover your faces in case you scare people!"

Still looking unhappy, Ren Baqian turned the lights off. With the aid of the lights from his room, he turned around, looked at them, and ineffably felt that they looked like the vampires from the [1.Lam Ching Ying - a Hong Kong actor] vampire shows.

He then returned to his room. After sleeping for just a while, he heard the sound of another room door opening, followed by Ren Wannian's frightened scream.

After that, Papa Ren and Mama Ren both came out to check. After some ruckus, the house finally became silent again.

The next day, Ren Wannian got out of bed with dark circles around both eyes and looked at Ren Baqian with hidden bitterness.

"Brother, I was scared to death last night."

"How old are you already? You aren't a kid anymore. As a man, you must remain composed even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you. Isn't it embarra.s.sing to be frightened so easily?" Ren Baqian grumbled.

"Got it, brother." Ren Wannian lowered his head and listened to Ren Baqian's advice. After some thought, he felt a little embarra.s.sed.

Not long after, Papa Ren and Mama Ren both came out as well, followed by the empress.

Among all of them, the only person who wasn't affected that much was the empress.

In reality, she also wasn't able to sleep well last night. Living in an unfamiliar environment with a few unfamiliar people who were important, the empress actually couldn't sleep well. This was something that rarely happened.

Naturally, she could also hear what went on outside very clearly.

She had even heard Ren Baqian very clearly when he was having a battle of wits and courage against the air.

Even though she didn't see what happened, she could fully imagine it. However, she totally didn't have the intention of warning Ren Baqian about it. She stayed in her room and felt delighted as she listened to Ren Baqian entertain himself outside for a long time.

As such, she came out of her room in the morning with a smile on her face, which made Papa Ren, Mama Ren, and Ren Wannian feel that her austerity had worn off quite a bit.