You Siqi hadn't expected his family's adaptability to be so strong.
When he first brought Shen Muzhi home, the first reaction of everyone in his family upon seeing the two of them was nervousness and surprise.
Then, his parents and brother rushed to him, holding him and crying profusely.
He had been missing for over a year.
During this time, his family had been desperately searching for him. Now that he had finally returned, even if he had brought back a husband from another world, his family didn't find it unacceptable.
Of course, at first, everyone did have doubts about Shen Muzhi's identity. However, after Shen Muzhi demonstrated some spells that wouldn't harm people or objects, You Siqi's family, even if unwilling, had to believe that his identity was not a lie.
Fortunately, Shen Muzhi's disposition was gentle and refined. Even though he was different from ordinary people, after spending some time together, You Siqi's family fully accepted his presence.
With all the matters regarding his identity handled, Shen Muzhi said he could resolve the remaining academic issues himself.
His learning ability was strong.
Coupled with his inherent talent, obtaining a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine was not a difficult task at all.
In addition, You Siqi had been a bit conflicted about work to support the family.
But one day, while sitting on the sofa watching television, You Siqi saw a costume drama male lead on screen and suddenly felt he had found the most suitable job for Shen Muzhi. He immediately shared this idea with Shen Muzhi.
Shen Muzhi thought about it and did not refuse.
And as it turned out, he was indeed very suited for this job.
Firstly, he was handsome enough.
Secondly, he possessed both grace and cultivation.
Without any deliberate acting, even if he simply stood there, people would feel he was a classical beauty stepping out of a painting.
This handsome man appeared approachable, but was actually a fox.
Back in the cultivation world, only Liu Buli could rival him in terms of schemes.
Therefore, Shen Muzhi's acting career proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
However, unlike the usual patterns of other actors and celebrities, Shen Muzhi treated his acting life purely as a job.
And as for work, it meant clocking in and out, without interacting or communicating with anyone else, nor did he intend to build good relationships with anyone.
According to him, You Siqi alone was enough.
He desired nothing more.
He was too lazy to maintain any relationships with others.
You Siqi could not offer any guidance on this matter and could only helplessly nod in agreement.
And just like Shen Muzhi, You Siqi himself didn't have many people he could call friends. After all, his main occupation was writing novels, and most of the friends he made through writing were, like him, authors.
Of course, among these friends, there was one particularly outstanding individual.
When You Siqi introduced this person to Shen Muzhi, he didn't talk about the person first but presented his works and praised them profusely, saying that he had decided to become friends with this author after reading this book!
This was a novel recommended by his beloved. Even if he didn't have strong preferences, Shen Muzhi still read it diligently.
As he read, his expression became somewhat strange.
Finally, with a complex frown, he looked back at You Siqi and asked cautiously, "Siqi, your friend... is he still around?"
You Siqi's eyes widened, and he replied indignantly, "What are you talking about? He's alive and well. He even published a book recently. I've already arranged to go drinking with him this weekend. You're coming with us too, understand?"
Shen Muzhi nodded.
He then looked at the novel on the computer screen.
And told himself that perhaps it was just a coincidence, and he was overthinking things.
The protagonist of that novel was named Mu Qingfeng, and it was a standard progression novel. Mu Qingfeng encountered various tragic events in the early stages, but each tragedy brought him an improvement, and he gradually, step by step, reached a state of near invincibility.
From the perspective of the novel itself, there was no problem.
It was just the protagonist's name...
Shen Muzhi couldn't help but say to You Siqi, "Siqi, do you know? In our world, there's a legend. It's from a time even older than the mythical era. It's said that a true Heavenly Emperor appeared then. He could govern the myriad realms and was omnipotent. Those so-called gods were slowly derived from his power. And that Heavenly Emperor's name was Mu Qingfeng."
You Siqi was stunned: "And then?"
"I don't know why, but he later fell into demonic ways," Shen Muzhi shook his head and said, "But that's just a myth and legend. I just saw the name and found it a bit strange, so I mentioned it to you."
You Siqi's response was a long period of silence.
Finally, he let out a dry laugh and said, "Don't think too much about it. It's probably just a coincidence. How many people transmigrate? Besides, my friend is fine, isn't he? Nothing has happened to him."
As he said this, Shen Muzhi hesitated and finally nodded, not thinking too much about it anymore.
Days passed by like this.
A few years flew by in the blink of an eye.
On another occasion when You Siqi took him to meet their friend Bai Jingchu for a meal, the other party, having had too much to drink, looked at them with red eyes, pouted, and said, "I'm telling you, I transmigrated. Will you believe me?"
Shen Muzhi, You Siqi: ...
It seemed that transmigration was not uncommon in this world.
It was just that their perspective had been too narrow.
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