Taixu Mountain, front courtyard.
Three desserts sat on the stone table beneath the tree.
Book of Cang Xuan sat before a blueberry mousse, happily enjoying it with a spoon.
"Sushang, Cui Ji, in a few days, we'll be able to go play in the water at the back mountain."
"Will it be that fast? I thought it would take around a month."
Li Sushang, seated across from her, looked somewhat surprised.
"Hehe, we asked your Ancestral Master to handle it. How could it not be fast?"
Hearing that, Li Sushang and Cui Ji looked speechlessly at the little one before them.
"I suppose only someone as little as you would dare ask the Ancestral Master for help."
"Hehe, just look at how high my status is. Wooden Head has to listen to whatever I say."
Book of Cang Xuan stood up, folded her arms across her chest, and tapped the spoon in her hand as she spoke.
Blinking, Cui Ji and Li Sushang lowered their heads and ignored her.
"Martial Uncle, what flavor is your cake?"
"Strawberry cheesecake."
"Ooh, is it good? Mine's mango yogurt. Want to trade with me?"
"Sure. That was exactly the flavor I had last time."
Book of Cang Xuan frowned and pointed at the two of them.
"Listen when I'm talking! This is far too disrespectful to your elder!!"
"Ooh, Sushang, your flavor is pretty tasty. Next time I go into the city, I'll buy this flavor too."
"Right? I liked the taste the first time I had it."
Book of Cang Xuan slowly lost all color. Her outstretched finger trembled.
"At least listen to me for a couple of sentences, you two!"
Back courtyard, Fu Hua's bedroom.
As Fu Hua took out the Daoist robes she usually wore from the wardrobe, her gaze slid