In First Elder’s memory, the Taciturn Daoist Priest was only this ebullient when a conspiracy was involved.1

First Elder had his guard up.3

He believed that the Taciturn Daoist Priest totally had reasons to sabotage him. When the Taciturn Daoist Priest was just an infant, he was carried up the mountain by Third Elder, becoming the youngest disciple. Neither his master nor his senior brothers and sisters had experience caring for a baby, so they gradually fumbled their way through.0

The Taciturn Daoist was a restless child; he could never fall asleep. Since First Elder was proficient in dreamscape spells, he used them to help the Taciturn Daoist Priest sleep soundly. When the Taciturn Daoist Priest reached an age where he could cultivate, he would often doze off while training. First Elder would then cast his dreamscape spells to startle him awake. Perhaps he had also frightened the Taciturn Daoist Priest...2