I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

"It's nothing." He nodded kindly, then immediately switched to a fierce expression and scolded the little girl who was eating, "We have guests here! Miori-chan, can't you be a little more mindful of your image?"

"Mmm, it's because you made it too delicious!" She naturally didn't mind at all; how could her brother Anshu really be angry?

"You're blaming me now? I'll beat you to death!" Was it really necessary to maintain the image of a dignified older brother when raising him?

Oh, right! Ram and Rem are still quite naive right now, so we mustn't let these two girls lead them astray this time!

"Hehe." The gentle woman opposite her covered her mouth and chuckled. "Little brother An Shu, you two have such a good relationship."

"Hehe~" The little girl was giggling, but she didn't stop talking.

An Shu, annoyed, tapped her on the head.

"By the way, uncle, why are you in this forest?"

"As you can see, I am a mercenary." His resolute face bore several scars, and looking at the newly grown flesh, it couldn't have been long since he was injured.

He reintroduced himself in a muffled voice, patting the iron sword leaning against the table leg.

"Ah."

“My mercenary group received a mission to eliminate bandits who had wandered into this area.” He paused, his voice lowering. “The process was going smoothly until the bandit leader, realizing he had nowhere to go, decided to take us all down with him.”

"and then?"

"He used magic to blow up the wolf pack's stronghold, and the entire pack rioted." The voice was calm and casual, like a casual chat.

“Even though we were numerous and our martial arts skills were not bad, it was still the entire wolf pack, led by the wolf king himself. We had been hiding for almost two months. Last month, the group that ran with me all died except for me.”

"Feel sorry."

"No, it's alright, I'm used to it. I haven't been in this team for very long, and thankfully I haven't been here long." He took a bite of food and added, "Brother Anshu's cooking is really good!"

"Haha, eat more if you like it. And what's up with this lady?"

Her already dark face turned red, making her look even darker. If it weren't for An Shu's good eyesight, she would have been almost invisible. "She's from a small village not far from here. Yes, she saved me. Although I escaped with my life, I was still seriously injured. She saved me when I was on the verge of death..."

If things were so complicated that An Shu couldn't even speak clearly, she definitely wouldn't believe it if there wasn't something fishy going on.

"So, Uncle, you've fallen in love with Big Sister?" The little girl, having just wiped her mouth, clearly hadn't missed their conversation. Her eyes sparkled with gossip as she asked loudly.

Even the twins raised their heads.

"No, I pursued him first." Unlike the man next to her who was being coy, the person in question answered with a smile, "I don't know what happened back then, I just inexplicably fell in love with him. Anyway, I'm an orphan and have no relatives, so I just went with him."

"Hey? That uncle is really lucky!" An Shu exclaimed, "but your head full of green hair is not very auspicious."

"Actually, I just look a little older; I'm only just over thirty this year." He put down his wooden bowl, having finished eating, and scratched his head sheepishly.

"So where are you planning to go?" Not dwelling on the question, An Shu stood up and stretched.

"I'm planning to retire and stop being a mercenary. I've saved up quite a bit of money in my younger years, so I'm thinking of going back to my homeland, Lugnica, and buying a shop in the capital to start a small business."

"Huh? So what are you planning to sell?"

"I guess it's apples; she likes to eat them."

"Apple?" Green hair, scars, a beautiful wife, a retired mercenary—these features reminded An Shu of someone: Subaru Natsuki's save point in the original work!

Coincidence? It can't be!

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. I wish you all the best in your business in advance!"

"Haha, thank you." The couple thanked each other in unison, showing perfect chemistry.

"Are you still not done weaving?" An Shu gently wiped her mouth with a tissue.

"Mmm...uh!"

Where are the three of you?

"Ok!"

"We should go now!"

"Leave? Brother Anshu, isn't this your home?" The man's eyes narrowed, a hint of worry in them. His mercenary instincts told him that the occasional chilling aura emanating from the other man indicated his formidable strength, making him increasingly uneasy.

"Uncle, who would live in a place like this?" He shrugged. "But don't be nervous, they mean you no harm."

"I knew you were on guard from the moment you came in. Although you were aware of things, you were still too reckless. Have you ever thought about what you would do if I were a bad guy and much stronger than you?" An Shu nodded as she pulled the four girls to her side.

“Uncle, since I treated you to a meal, please accept this note. When you are selling apples at your shop one day, and there is a penniless but strangely dressed boy standing in front of the shop, give it to him.”

He tossed down a folded piece of white paper and added, "It will probably be five or six years from now, um, if you still remember then."

"..." A bunch of inexplicable words puzzled him, but at the same time, they made him lower his guard.

“We will remember, little brother Anshu.”

"Thank you so much, sister!" He nodded with a smile, and the blue light around him intensified. "Uncle, I'll do you another big favor. There are only a few wolves left, so you can sleep peacefully tonight."

"Oh, by the way! You'll have a lovely daughter someday! Also, Uncle, I suggest you dye your hair a different color, green, hmm, not very lucky, for a man."

whoosh-

As soon as they finished speaking, the group vanished from their spot. At the same moment, dozens of mournful wolf howls echoed outside.

Before they could react, they gripped their swords tightly again, remaining highly vigilant. But after a long silence, they became confused and went outside to check, only to find the ground littered with the corpses of demon wolves!

Only then did he come to his senses and return to the room. Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, and the folded piece of white paper on the table only swayed a few times without being blown away.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Preparing to Settle Down

“Brother Anshu, why are we leaving so late at night?”

"I admit I've been lazy again..." Should I just stay and watch that apple stand guy show off his love?

Wait, that's not right! That's clearly my house! They should be the ones leaving!

Well, the forest isn't very safe at night, so I'll let him have it.

As for why I didn't bring them along, one reason is that we've just met, and they can't completely trust you, as evidenced by the fact that he didn't take off his armor even while eating.

I guess the reason she dared to eat it was because Wei Zhi didn't stop eating.

As for the second one, I guess the couple deliberately took the forest path. Otherwise, they could have taken the main road and rented a horse-drawn carriage or something. If you ask why, they probably wanted to enjoy some time alone together.

"Hmph, then give me back Hitomi-chan!"

"No way! You already have Ram and Rem to hug you!"

"I want Hitomi-chan too!"

"No way!" He scooped up An Tong, turned, and ran, pinching her little cheeks as he went. The soft touch made An Shu rub against her. "Tong-chan is the cutest!"

"Hehe~" The little girl was naturally overjoyed to be praised by her older brother and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Hmm..." The huffing little girl didn't want to chase after them, knowing it was impossible to catch up. She comforted herself, "Luckily, I have Ram and Rem." She squatted down, pulled the two twins into her arms, and kissed each of them.

"You brat, don't you dare corrupt them!"

"No, Miori-neechan is a very nice person!"

"Yes, sister is right!"

Before the little girl could speak, the two twins defended her.

"Wow, Miori-chan, how did you manage to fool them?"

"Hmph, hehe~" He stuck out his tongue and hugged the two little girls tightly. "By the way, Brother Anshu, is this our destination?"

"Correct."

"So, where are we staying tonight?"

"A hotel? Do you even need to ask?"

"But do you have money?"

"There's no need to worry about that. Gems and gold nuggets are quite valuable in almost every part of the world. Didn't we bring some with us when we came?"

"What do you mean 'bring some'? They clearly moved half of Sima Heavy Industries." Rolling her eyes, Sima Weizhi muttered under her breath.

"Alright, alright, we're almost there, hurry up and catch up!"

……

"Sir, please book two rooms."

"No need, one room is enough!"

"But Ram and Rem..."

"They don't mind, right?" the little girl asked the two little girls she was holding hands with.

"Mm," they both responded in unison, seemingly unconcerned.

"Guest, would you like one room or two?" He picked up the glasses on the table, put them on, and blinked for a while before he could make out that the person leading the group was a boy.

"Let's have one room then, a bigger one." We're getting a good deal anyway, though they don't seem to think so...

If I'm asleep and unaware of anything, even if my hand "accidentally" touches or grabs something, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

Hehehe~

"Guest? Guest!" The boss raised his hoarse voice slightly, waking An Shu from her daze.

"Oh? Ah? Sorry, here, keep the change." He pretended to reach into his pocket and pulled out a piece of emerald green gemstone.

The shop owner was stunned. He subconsciously took it, touched it, and squinted to observe its color under the light.

Then he took his sparse teeth and bit them.

Kaka-

"Guest, this is too..."

"It's alright, you can have them all. Oh, by the way, I'm a magician, a pretty powerful one." He gave a cryptic warning to avoid the other party being tempted by the money and causing unnecessary trouble.

"Yes, yes! Sir, here you go. The room is on the top floor, but I'm not feeling well, so I won't go up with you."

"It's alright." An Shu took the keys from the other party, nodded, and turned to leave with the four girls.

"The capital has become increasingly unsettled lately..." The old man cautiously looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, he quickly stuffed the emerald into his pocket and sighed.