As he grew older, he began to forget some of the exact details, but he never forgot the negative impressions he had of certain people. Of course, Gu Can never forgot the man who had kicked him before stomping on his head that day. He knew the man's name, which street he lived on, and his family composition. Whenever Gu Can was alone with Chen Ping'an, he would always rant about how he was going to dig up that man's ancestral grave. 

He would also tell Chen Ping'an that the man had a daughter, and that when she grew up, he was going to make her sleep with him and abuse her to his heart's content.

At that age, Gu Can had no idea what sleeping with someone meant. All he knew was that this was something that many of the adults in the town liked to joke about, particularly in cases where men referred to his mother in a derogatory fashion.

Chen Ping'an could still clearly recall the look on Gu Can's tender little face at the time. He wasn't even five years old at that point, yet his eyes had filled with a vicious and resentful gleam.

The recollection of that memory made Chen Ping'an feel a little concerned. Of course, he wanted Gu Can to enjoy a better life than everyone else in the outside world, but at the same time, he didn't want to see Gu Can become a heartless immortal like Cai Jinjian or Fu Nanhua.

Li Baoping could tell that Chen Ping'an was rather distracted, and she asked, "What's wrong, Junior Uncle?"

In the past, Chen Ping'an would've brushed off her concerns by telling her that nothing was wrong, but this time, he decided to open up and tell her what she was really thinking. "I'm just worried that the next time I see Gu Can, I won't be able to recognize him anymore."

A perplexed look appeared on Li Baoping's face as she said, "Kids grow up really fast. If you don't meet him again until a few years have passed, then it would only be natural that you won't be able to recognize each other."

A faint smile appeared on Chen Ping'an's face, and he mused in a form of self-encouragement,...