Shangjing City.
Golden fallen leaves swept across the newly paved bricks in the cool autumn breeze.
In the courtyard, Li Zhenzhen held a broad broom, sweeping the golden leaves scattered across the ground to one side with a rhythmic rustling sound.
Knock, knock, knock!
The sudden knock startled Li Zhenzhen. She set down her broom, hurried to the vermilion gate, and opened it.
On the leaf-covered steps stood a familiar young man, smiling at her. Behind him was a petite girl with two colorful braids, curiously looking around.
"Instructor Lin?!"
Li Zhenzhen froze when she saw who was at the door, then delight appeared on her face. "Why are you here?!"
Li Zhenzhen quickly pushed the gate wide open. Lin Qiye led the girl behind him across the threshold, blinked, and said loudly:
"Li Zhenzhen! Speak louder!"
After returning to Great Xia, Monkey King had immediately gone to the Heavenly Court to retrieve spiritual medicine for Lin Qiye, hoping to repair his deafened ears. However, the sound that had shattered his ears was far too strange, greatly weakening the medicine's effects. His eardrums were healing far more slowly than he had expected, and he could only faintly hear a little now.
Since ordinary spiritual medicine was ineffective, Monkey King and Yang Jian had gone directly to ask the Taoist Celestial Venerable to refine medicine for him. But refining medicine took time, so Lin Qiye could only cup his ear and barely converse with others for now.
Seeing Lin Qiye suddenly shout, Li Zhenzhen jumped in fright. She looked oddly at his ears, seeming to understand something, then shouted again at the top of her lungs:
"Instructor Lin! Why are you here?!"
"You don't need to be that loud! I'm not deaf!" Lin Qiye rubbed his ear helplessly. "I happened to