However, these were not matters to be considered at the moment, and Ye Jiu would not leave his family to unite a father and daughter.
Once Xiang Nan had fully healed, Ye Jiu would respect his choice.
If he wished to return to the capital city, Ye Jiu could plead on his behalf with Prince Jing. If he decided to stay, Ye Jiu could also help bring his child over.
After all, the house certainly wasn’t lacking a bit of food, and a 6-year-old child had learned to take care of themselves. Providing a place to live, with the care of the family, they could safely grow up without any trouble.
Ye Jiu had forgiven Xiang Nan’s selfishness this time because he had proved to be a good father, but such an occurrence would definitely not happen again.
Upon returning to his own courtyard, Ye Wenzheng was already waiting in the study.
In the yard, Ye Hei was pecking at the hand of the transformed Ye Bai with its beak, looking quite angry and seemingly ready to start a fight.
Ye Jiu entered and asked, "What’s the matter?"
The two eagles had had an excellent relationship previously. Now, after being apart for such a long time, shouldn’t they be affectionate upon reunion?
So why did they seem ready to fight?
Hearing Ye Jiu’s voice, Ye Hei instantly disregarded Ye Bai, walked out of a posture resembling a hen laying eggs with its strong claws, and approached Ye Jiu.
Then, a pair of sharp eagle eyes brimming with tears fixed on her, making her seem like a heartbreaker.
Ye Bai strutted over triumphantly, haughtily looked at Ye Hei, "You just stay put as an eagle, and stop dreaming of turning into a human. Blame your own lack of luck..."
Just after Ye Bai spoke those triumphant words, Ye Hei flapped his wings and swooped at Ye Bai, who quickly dodged; one human and one eagle fought with great joy.
Ye Jiu then realized that it was all because of Ye Bai’s transformation into a human.
However, the fellow was really a motor-mouth; already lucky enough to become human, yet daring to gloat in front of Ye Hei—no wonder it provoked Ye Hei to beat him, truly deserving.
But when Ye Hei had looked at her just now, she hadn’t missed the intense longing in his eyes, which made Ye Jiu feel deeply troubled.
Though she knew a way to turn Ye Hei human as well, having one Ye Bai who could transform at will already left her quite uneasy, and if there were another Ye Hei...
If these two rascals later found their perfect partners, got married, and had children...
Ye Jiu shivered involuntarily; she dared not think further.
She genuinely feared that she might wreck the world herself!
Seizing the moment while they fought, Ye Jiu quickly slipped into the study.
As soon as she entered, she heard Ye Wenzheng ask, "Auntie, who is that tall man in the courtyard? And what is he babbling about, something about becoming human or not? He sounds, to me, like he’s not quite right in the head."
Ye Jiu chuckled softly and ticked another mark against Ye Bai’s indiscretions in her heart, explaining, "He’s new here, not quite right in the head, always fantasizing about being a deity who can turn into various animals. But his martial arts are decent, and he listens well, so I’ve kept him around."
"Oh, so his mind’s not all there. No wonder he keeps spouting all that bizarre stuff." No matter what Ye Wenzheng thought, he could probably never guess that what Ye Bai said was true, whereas Ye Jiu’s words were just to placate him.