Because Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng were present, Ye Tiancheng did not immediately focus on searching for the fragments of the Fuxi Qin. Instead, he stayed in the old house, spending three to four days with Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng.
The four of them, including a little fox, lived together like an ordinary family, which was quite rare.
Ye Qingcheng surprisingly got along well with the little fox, or rather, it was a one-sided good relationship. Although both Ye Qingcheng and the little fox were children, the little fox was several years older than Ye Qingcheng, and their hobbies and daily activities were somewhat different.
However, when not studying or having other things to do, the little fox didn't mind playing with Ye Qingcheng. The little fox was surprisingly patient with Ye Qingcheng, so they got along reasonably well.
Although Ye Qingcheng had come to live with Ye Tiancheng and couldn't go out into the outside world for the time being, which might weaken her social skills, Hou Mingzhu wouldn't let Ye Qingcheng fall too far behind other children in other aspects.
So, even though she was in the illusion and couldn't make friends or attend school, Ye Qingcheng still had to study within the illusion. She had to read and learn.
However, considering that their family had just reunited, Hou Mingzhu didn't demand that Ye Qingcheng start studying immediately during the first few days. She indulged Ye Qingcheng, letting her play for a couple of days.
When Ye Qingcheng needed to study, the little fox would likely be kept by Ye Tiancheng to accompany her.
On the other hand, Ye Tiancheng suddenly realized that by constantly following him, the little fox was missing out on many experiences with her peers. The little fox wasn't attending school and only studied metaphysics. Ye Tiancheng felt that the little fox should read some books.
If the little fox accompanied Ye Qingcheng for her studies, even if the little fox didn't want to attend class, she would still hear some things. If some things entered her eyes and ears, at least she would have an impression, preventing her knowledge from becoming too deficient, leading to her knowing nothing in the end.
Although Ye Qingcheng couldn't attend school outside, even while staying in the illusion, Hou Mingzhu had hired teachers for Ye Qingcheng who could teach her one-on-one via video calls online.
Hou Mingzhu definitely hired excellent teachers for Ye Qingcheng, elite famous teachers. And Hou Mingzhu was indeed very wealthy, so it was not a problem to add the little fox as a companion for her studies. Even if the little fox just sat nearby and listened, she would benefit greatly.
Since this was arranged by Ye Tiancheng, the little fox naturally wouldn't resist or have any objections. If Ye Tiancheng asked her to accompany her studies, then she would accompany her.
After all, if she was accompanying Ye Qingcheng, who was Ye Tiancheng's daughter, the little fox had no objections.
While that was said, during these days of playing, Ye Tiancheng hadn't gone out to see the outside world. Given how terrifying the situation in the formation was before, even if Ye Tiancheng wanted to go, he would have to make thorough preparations and wouldn't take the little fox with him first. He would go ahead to scout the situation, confirm the danger level, and then make a decision.
Moreover, these days were indeed meant for Ye Tiancheng to spend time with his wife and daughter.
The illusion was quite large. When Ye Qingcheng had a sudden whim to play something, she would ask the Nuwa Stone to transform. Most of the time, they played in the space outside the old house. After all, an illusion, in theory, could be infinitely large, with plenty of space for Ye Qingcheng to play.
When Ye Tiancheng went outside the old house, he would always watch his daughter playing with the little fox. The little fox was mostly accompanying her; she didn't seem to have anything she actively wanted to play.
After watching for a while, Hou Mingzhu also came to his side. After standing still, she proactively started a conversation with Ye Tiancheng, saying, "When do you plan to go out and take a look?"
Hearing Hou Mingzhu's words, which seemed to come out of nowhere, Ye Tiancheng understood that Hou Mingzhu was asking when he planned to search for new fragments of the Fuxi Qin.
Ye Tiancheng thought for a moment and then replied, "If there are no unexpected circumstances, probably tomorrow. We've rested for several days. I don't know if the situation outside is complicated. I can't have you trapped here for too long either."
"You must have a lot of work to handle outside. It's fine for a short time, but if it's too long, it won't be good and will delay your affairs."
"By the way, you suddenly decided to come in this time. You probably didn't have a chance to inform anyone in advance. I don't know what the situation outside is like. Will there be any problems with your work?"
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's question, Hou Mingzhu said, "Although I did act impulsively this time, it's not a big problem. I don't have any particularly urgent matters to handle recently. My family's businesses also have agents who can help manage them."
"After they handle most of the work and compile it, they can report it to me together. If there are decisions they can't make in my stead, they can inform me, and I'll convey the decisions to them. If it's not too urgent, it can be postponed. Overall, there are no major issues."
"Well, I estimate that I can stay here with you for at least three to five months without any problems. It's just that if the time is longer, the accumulated work might be a bit more, but otherwise, there's nothing else."
Hearing Hou Mingzhu say this, Ye Tiancheng felt a little relieved. Hou Mingzhu always had things under control. She was very skilled in these matters, far more capable than Ye Tiancheng. Since Hou Mingzhu didn't find it difficult and didn't think she couldn't handle it, Ye Tiancheng didn't need to worry too much. Hou Mingzhu usually had a sense of proportion and didn't act emotionally.
"That's good. I was worried that your work outside might have problems because of this. Since you can handle it, that's fine."
Hou Mingzhu looked at Ye Tiancheng. Thinking back to the scene she saw at the boundary between the formation and the illusion after the formation's operation and transfer, even though she knew some of Ye Tiancheng's abilities, she couldn't help but feel a sense of worry.
She asked Ye Tiancheng, "When we came in that day, the situation outside looked quite frightening. It looked very dangerous. When you go, you must be very careful, pay attention to safety, and be sure to return safely."
"My daughter and I are both waiting for you here. You must also be careful to get hurt as little as possible, otherwise, Qingcheng will be scared."
Ye Tiancheng smiled and tilted his head, looking at Hou Mingzhu. "Oh? Only Qingcheng worries about me? Don't you worry about me?"
Hou Mingzhu was slightly stunned for a moment, and her face instantly flushed a little. She turned her head away and said in a slightly cold tone, "What do you think? Do I worry about you?"
Seeing Hou Mingzhu like this, Ye Tiancheng, although he was a rather straightforward person, could tell that Hou Mingzhu wasn't angry at the moment. It was just that he had suddenly asked her like that, and she was a little embarrassed. He chuckled.
Hou Mingzhu glared at Ye Tiancheng unhappily and then said, "You can still laugh, looking so carefree. It seems you haven't taken what I said to heart at all."
Ye Tiancheng dared not laugh anymore. The smile on his face disappeared, and he quickly coaxed her, "I've heard it all. I know you worry about me. I've remembered everything you said. I'll be careful and try not to get hurt. I will definitely return safely."
"You are all waiting for me here. Even if I am alone outside, how dare I let anything happen to me."
Hou Mingzhu's breath finally eased a little. After a long pause, she said again, "I wonder where this formation transfer has sent us this time. Does this formation transfer have any rules? How can we distinguish where we are?"
Hearing Hou Mingzhu ask a serious question, Ye Tiancheng's attitude became more restrained, and he answered her question seriously, saying, "It's quite simple to distinguish where we are. Don't our phones all have GPS functions now?"
"Take out your phone and check where we are located, and then you'll know where we are."
Hou Mingzhu took out her phone and looked at it. She then compared it with the other two places Ye Tiancheng had been to before. These three places were quite far apart.
The first was in the northeast direction of their country, the second was in the southeast-south direction, and now, for the third, they had gone to the southwest region. According to the location displayed, it seemed to be a large area of mountains and forests, and she didn't know which mountain valley they were in.
The terrain in the southwest region was quite complex, and the place shown on the map was not very convenient for transportation in Hou Mingzhu's memory. Also, the location displayed was so remote that it would be difficult to have things delivered.
Hou Mingzhu thought for a moment and then thought about the situation in the formation. There were so many monsters of unknown origin piled up in the formation before. She was afraid that moving things from outside the formation into the illusion wouldn't be an easy task.
Fortunately, Ye Tiancheng was not lacking in anything now. Various equipment and supplies were complete. As for food, Ye Tiancheng had made so many preparations before, and with the help of the Nuwa Stone, Ye Tiancheng lacked nothing more than food.
When Hou Mingzhu came this time, Ye Tiancheng had also asked her to bring some aquatic product seedlings. He said that the Nuwa Stone had a sudden whim and planned to simulate a small sea area in the illusion to farm aquatic products.
If it continued like this, the illusion would have complete land, sea, and air. Although rare items were difficult to obtain and required continuous collection of seedlings from the outside for the Nuwa Stone to farm, the Nuwa Stone had already managed the basic and simple items. There was basically nothing missing, and they could be found in the illusion.
"The place we are staying is so remote. I don't know which mountain valley it is in, and it's so far from the previous two locations. Where is the connection between these locations? It can't be that there's no pattern at all, right?"
Hou Mingzhu said, showing Ye Tiancheng the location she had found. Ye Tiancheng glanced at the location on Hou Mingzhu's phone and wasn't too surprised.
The formation transfer had no pattern and was not under Ye Tiancheng's control at all. The condition for the formation transfer was wherever there was a fragment of the Fuxi Qin, the formation would go there. This was the rule of the formation's transfer, and it was the only connection between these locations. Other than that, there were no other relationships.
This was truly not intentional on Ye Tiancheng's part. Who knew how many pieces the Fuxi Qin had shattered into, how many fragments had scattered, and Ye Tiancheng himself couldn't estimate how long it would take him to reassemble and restore the Fuxi Qin.