Chapter 321 Beautiful Spider Spirit VS Cold and Ascetic Monk 25
Xuan Ji followed Zhou Bo to the backyard wing room, where the quiet and peaceful environment contrasted sharply with the hustle and bustle of the front yard.

Outside the wing, a few green bamboos swayed gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds, as if telling a quiet story.

He sat quietly by the window, closing his eyes and concentrating, but his heart was like a raging wave, difficult to calm.

He recalled that night in Zhoujiazhuang and everything that happened afterwards.

Her gentleness and kindness, as well as the hardships she had gone through to raise the child alone, made him feel uneasy and extremely guilty, and he didn't know what to do.

As a Buddhist, he first broke his vows, then had a child and a woman he loved in the secular world.

He didn't even know if he could continue to practice Buddhism...

He looked through the open window at the busy front yard shop and could vaguely see her busy figure.

The occasional soft laughter, like the warm sunshine in spring, inadvertently brushed across Xuan Ji's heart, making him even more confused.

Time passed slowly until the afterglow of the setting sun filled the backyard.

Yu Yao finally had some free time and stepped into the room with a plate of exquisite snacks in her hands. "Master, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. You must have been sitting there for half a day. I guess you must be hungry. These are the snacks I made myself. Please try them."

Xuan Ji quickly stood up and took the plate with both hands, a warm feeling welling up in his heart, "Donor Yu is so thoughtful, I am very grateful."

He took a light bite of the dessert; it was sweet and soft, just like the feeling she gave him, gentle yet tough.

"Donor Yu, I came here this time because I have something to say to you."

Xuan Ji put down the snack and looked at her seriously.

Yu Yao was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Master, please feel free to speak. I am all ears."

She had already guessed Xuan Ji's purpose and was not surprised. She adjusted her skirt and sat opposite him.

"About...about that night, has Mr. Yu..." Xuan Ji hesitated, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Did you give birth to anything?"

When she heard this, a complex expression flashed across her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "I understand what the master said. Indeed, after that night, I became pregnant with the master's child and successfully gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

Her voice was calm, as if she was telling a very ordinary story.

Xuan Ji felt mixed emotions, shock and relief.

"So that's how it is. I have always had doubts in my mind, but I dare not disturb you rashly."

He clasped his hands together, his voice sounding apologetic.

Yu Yao shook her head gently, "Master, there is no need to blame yourself. This matter is a secret between the two of us. The reason why I didn't tell you was because I was afraid that it would affect your practice."

"Donor Yu is very righteous, and I admire him."

Xuan Ji felt more and more guilty, and his love for her increased a little bit, but he didn't realize it yet.

"I have always had a question in my mind. I wonder if the two children...are they human...or demons?"

Xuan Ji stared at her with an extremely nervous look and asked anxiously.

This is also the issue that he cares most about.

He has always been committed to exorcising demons. If the two children are demons, then it would be really...

Yu Yao knew what he was worried about, smiled faintly, and explained: "Master, don't worry, both children are like you, they are both human beings, and they look very similar to you."

Xuan Ji breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

He was silent for a long time, and seemed to have made some decision.

He stared at her and said seriously, "Donor Yu, your kindness makes me feel guilty. Although I am a Buddhist, I still feel guilty about it. I am willing to raise the children with you and protect them."

Yu Yao looked surprised. This man kept saying "Amitabha" all the time. She had thought it would be great if he could come down the mountain more often to visit the two children.

I didn't expect that he would be willing to raise the child with me. It was a pleasant surprise.

But then, I thought about how it was normal for him to want to raise the child since he was the father.

Her eyes were filled with mist, and she looked at Xuan Ji with tears in her eyes, and said with emotion: "I am very pleased that Master has such a heart. But Master's action may affect your path of cultivation."

Xuan Ji looked melancholy, and shook his head slightly, saying, "The road of cultivation is long, but having concerns in one's heart is also a kind of cultivation. Since I have already violated the precepts, why should I be obsessed with the form? Now, I just want to do my best to protect you and your two children."

She stared at him blankly, with an intoxicating smile in her eyes, which made Xuan Ji's heart flutter, and then he quickly turned his eyes away.

From that day on, Xuan Ji stayed in Lianhua County.

He frequently appeared in the mansion next to Baichuan Academy, spending time with her and their two children.

Yu Yao felt that it was troublesome for him to come and go so frequently, so she suggested: "Master, since you have decided to raise the children with me, why don't you stay here permanently. This will also allow the children to spend more time with you and feel their father's love." Xuan Ji was slightly startled and felt a little hesitant.

He was well aware of his special identity and that living here for a long time would inevitably attract a lot of criticism.

But looking at her expectant eyes and the children's innocent smiles, his heart gradually softened.

"Well, since Mr. Yu has proposed this, I will respectfully obey your command."

Xuan Ji nodded slowly in agreement.

Seeing Xuan Ji agreed, Yu Yao was in a good mood and hurriedly told Aunt Zhou to clean up a room for Xuan Ji to stay in.

"Yes, ma'am."

Aunt Zhou responded and turned around to clean the house.

At this time, she already knew that Master Xuan Ji was the father of the two children.

God knows how shocked she was when she learned the truth.

It turned out that the lady had never been married, and there was no husband who died on the battlefield. All of this was just a lie told by the lady to cover up her mistakes.

Although Aunt Zhou didn't know what happened between Madam and Master Xuanji, a Buddhist monk had a child...

This matter seems outrageous and unbelievable no matter how you look at it.

Aunt Zhou was not a talkative person. Although she knew the truth, she pretended not to know it and did not reveal anything to anyone except her old man.

Zhou Bo had guessed something in his heart, but he pretended not to know.

I know clearly what to say and what not to say.

"Master, look at An An. He has learned to roll over again today."

Yu Yao had no idea what Aunt Zhou was thinking. She held her son in her arms, her eyes full of maternal love. She gently handed the child to Xuan Ji.

Xuan Ji took the child. Although his movements were clumsy, his eyes were full of tenderness and kindness. He looked at the little guy carefully and found that he really looked like himself.

Especially the eyebrows and eyes, which look very much like him.

An unprecedented sense of responsibility and happiness surged in his heart.

Xuan Ji had never thought that he could have children. For him, this was something he had never dared to think about before.

But now, all this is happening right before my eyes, and it seems like a dream, and it doesn’t seem real enough.

"Is An An his name? Then what's his last name?"

When Xuan Ji heard her call the child An An, he remembered something and couldn't help asking.

Yu Yao was holding a rattle in her hand and was playing with Youyou. When she heard Xuan Ji's words, she was stunned for a moment.

But he quickly reacted and explained with a smile: "An An is his nickname, his full name is Dugu Rui, my daughter's nickname is You You, her full name is Dugu Min."

"Last name Dugu?"

Xuan Ji frowned and looked at her with a puzzled expression, not understanding why she gave her child this surname.

Yu Yao looked at his puzzled eyes, was silent for a while, and then said: "Because Dugu is your secular surname, I named the child this."

"What did you say? You said my surname is Dugu?"

Xuan Ji looked at her with extreme shock.

He only knew that he was abandoned at the gate of Wanfo Temple when he was a child, then adopted and raised by a master, who taught him Buddhism carefully, which led to his current status.

In his heart, the master is his father.

Yu Yao looked at Xuan Ji's shocked expression and nodded slightly.

After a moment of silence, he finally said, "Master, I also learned about it by chance. I have heard some old stories about the palace, which mentioned the twists and turns when Concubine Min gave birth. It is said that Concubine Min was framed during childbirth and died soon. Before she died, she asked her personal maid Yunyan to take you out of the palace when you were still a baby."

She glanced at Xuan Ji and continued, "Not long after the maid Yunyan left the palace, she met her childhood sweetheart. That man thought you were a burden, so he instigated Yunyan to abandon you. Although Yunyan was reluctant to abandon you, she sent you to the Wanfo Temple."

Xuan Ji stood there in a daze, his thoughts surging like the tide.

He never thought that his life would have such a tortuous past.

The master never told him these things, and he always thought he was an abandoned child.