All of a sudden, Shi Rou sprang to her feet and looked up to the second floor, where Cui Chan's grandfather was holding the unconscious Chen Ping'an by the scruff of his neck. With a casual toss, he sent Chen Ping'an tumbling down over the railing, and Shi Rou hurriedly rushed over to catch him.0

"He's thinking too much and sleeping too little, so let him sleep to his heart's content for now. Make sure no one disturbs him during this time," Cui Chan's grandfather said.2

Shi Rou scrambled to do as she was told, placing Chen Ping'an down onto the bed on the first floor before carefully exiting the room, and after closing the door, she sat down on a bamboo chair at the entrance to serve as a door god.0

Cui Chan's grandfather made his way down from the bamboo building to arrive on top of the cliff. The blanket of dense cloud and mist presented a stunning sight to behold, like an ethereal white sea surrounding the island that was Downtrodden Mountain. 0

Not far away to the left was a neighboring mountain also jutting out of the sea of clouds. With a casual sweep of his sleeve, Cui Chan's grandfather was able to clear away the entire sea of clouds with ease.0

Shi Rou's eyelids fluttered slightly upon seeing this, and she hurriedly lowered her gaze.0

If that sweep of his sleeve had been directed at her, she wasn't sure that this immortal body of hers would've been able to shield her soul from being eradicated on the spot.0

Her past tormentor, Cui Dongshan, had previously paid a visit to Downtrodden Mountain and had also gone up to the second floor of the bamboo building. Shi Rou had never seen Cui Dongshan look so lost and dejected. At the time, the old man had remained in the room, while Cui Dongshan sat down in the corridor outside, and he had referred to the old man as his grandfather.0

From that moment forth, Shi Rou knew what the best way to deal with the old man was. It was very simple: remain out of his line of sight as much as possible.0

Cui Chan's grandfather cast his gaze into the distance.0

A giant, black python slithered over the wide mountain path as it quickly scaled the mountain, but as it drew close to the bamboo building, it didn't dare to advance any further. Pei Qian was aware of the rules that it had to abide by, and she didn't try to force it to advance any further up the mountain. 0

Instead, she drifted down onto the ground before rushing the rest of the way up the mountain, followed closely by the little girl in pink, who was fluttering along like an adorable, pink butterfly. In contrast, the little boy in azure was far less enthusiastic, sliding down the black python's tail before trailing along behind his two companions at a lethargic pace.0

For some reason, the prospect of seeing Chen Ping'an again felt a little daunting to him.0

As Pei Qian arrived at the bamboo...0