At that moment, the dining table was indeed filled with food, but the people sitting at the table were not Li Menglan, but two other girls.

One of these girls was his biological sister, and the other was also his biological sister.

Although they were both his sisters, they were not identical—one was his twin sister, and the other was his half-sister.

When Wang Yue returned, the two girls reacted differently.

Wang Yaru said in surprise, "Brother, you're back!"

Wang Xiner, however, complained, "Why did you come so late? The food has already cooled down."

"Why are you both here?" Wang Yue asked, puzzled. If it were just Wang Xiner coming alone, he wouldn't have been surprised, but the fact that Wang Yaru was also there was rather strange. After all, with his younger sister present, the two of them couldn't be too affectionate, could they?

"Ever since the rules at the training ground were abolished, you've never come to see us. I missed you so much," Wang Yaru said.

Among all the siblings, she was the one who liked to stick close to Wang Yue the most and was also the most dependent on him.

Wang Xiner retorted in a gruff tone, "What, you don't welcome me?"

"Of course I welcome you," Wang Yue said, then picked up the food on the table. "Wait a moment; I'll go to the kitchen to reheat it."

As he walked into the kitchen, Wang Yue could still hear the conversation between his sisters outside.

Wang Yaru said, "Sister Xiner, why are you so harsh on brother? Wasn't it you who suggested coming to see him today?"

"How can you mix things up like that? This guy came back so late—who knows where he've been hanging out?" Wang Xiner muttered.

"No way. Brother isn't that kind of person," Wang Yaru quickly argued. After a pause, she added weakly, "We should at least ask him first, right?"

"Even if we ask, we won't get the truth. Men are all bad people," Wang Xiner said, as if she had experience in this matter.

Wang Yue couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly. Xiner must be worried that Xiao Ru would notice something unusual between him and her, so she said that deliberately. But this was too much—it would only arouse suspicion instead.

When Wang Yue brought out the reheated food, the two sisters had stopped arguing. Suddenly, Wang Xiner remembered something and said, "By the way, brother, Auntie asked me to tell you that you'll need to go out to sea in a few days to pick up some materials. You'd better start preparing in advance."

"Uncle's wife? Why didn't she just notify me directly?" Wang Yueqi asked.

"Well, she would have to be able to contact you in the first place," Wang Xin'er replied. "Why did you turn off your communicator?"

Wang Yue then remembered that in the afternoon at school, fearing that the communicator might disturb others, he had simply turned it off. Since he rarely used it, he hadn't thought to turn it back on after class.

"I turned it off earlier and forgot to turn it on again," Wang Yue said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"See? Your communicator is turned off—so you must have been hanging out somewhere outside, afraid of being disturbed," Wang Xin'er took the opportunity to say to Wang Yaru.

Wang Yaru also looked at Wang Yue with some confusion.

"What are you talking about?" Wang Yue said with a wry smile. "I went to school in the afternoon because I didn't want to disturb anyone."

"School? What were you doing there?" Wang Xin'er asked in surprise.

Wang Yaru then curiously asked, "Brother, is school fun?"

"Not really fun, but the atmosphere there seems to be conducive to my kind of martial artist's enlightenment," Wang Yue replied honestly.

"School actually has such an effect?" Both of his sisters stared in astonishment. For a martial artist, enlightenment was something that came rarely—if one practiced hard for a month, they might not even experience it once. If there really was a place that could increase the chances of enlightenment, its value would be immense.

Wang Yue explained his reasoning to his sisters and added, "Actually, I'm not entirely sure, so I plan to go and experience it myself in a few days. If it works, my sister-in-law and I will ask Grandma to let you all go try it out too."

"Can't we all go together?" Wang Yaru asked. She really wanted to be with her brother all the time, and if they could take this opportunity to go to school together, that would be great.

Wang Yue shook his head. "I'm afraid not. You know how Grandma is—if we can't prove that it's really feasible, she won't allow so many people to skip their responsibilities."

"Okay then," Wang Yaru said, feeling a bit disappointed.

"Xiaoru, don't be disappointed," Wang Xin'er tried to comfort her.

"Even if Grandma agrees, Brother and I will be going to high school, while your age and lack of formal training mean you would probably only be able to go to junior high."

"Ugh… I don't want to talk about it," Wang Yaru said, then tugged at Wang Yue's clothes. "Brother, look at her!"

"Alright, let's wait until Grandma agrees before discussing this further," Wang Yue quickly changed the subject. "Xin'er, Uncle's wife asked me to go out to sea—what materials do we need to collect, and on what specific day?"

"She didn't mention the exact day; she just said to wait for her notice," Wang Xin'er replied.

"As for the materials, it seems they are related to some machine that Aunt Yan is working on."

"Did she say who would be going?" Wang Yue asked again.

"She said it's up to you—bring anyone you want," Wang Xin'er said.

Wang Yue understood that Uncle's wife's arrangement was probably just an excuse to take them out for a trip since there was no real danger involved.

In fact, what they meant by "going out to sea" was actually traveling to what was once the Yangtze River hundreds of years ago.

Since the surface of the Earth had expanded hundreds of times due to the revival of spiritual energy, the original Yangtze River had become an endless ocean.

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