Of course Little Illusion would not go play. She had finally found something that interested her; how could she possibly let it go?
What baffled her most was how Wenren Sheng had made the omnipresent gale disappear. It was so much fun.
If she learned it, then whenever someone offended her, she could... make the chair beneath their butt disappear the moment they sat down.
Just imagining that scene made her grin from ear to ear.
So she deployed her special move: clinging to his thigh.
A potted plant hung directly from Wenren Sheng's body.
"You have to teach me. Otherwise, I'll keep hanging off you wherever you go."
"Hang on if you want." Wenren Sheng was not going to indulge her.
Children could not be spoiled. Spoil them too much, and it would only harm them.
"Then I'll hang from your head while you sleep," Little Illusion muttered.
"Uh, learning is a very good thing. It's rare for you to be so motivated, but remember, you can't abuse this ability—especially not on people." Wenren Sheng immediately changed his tune.
She was currently possessing a plant, after all...
Children who loved learning should be encouraged, not discouraged.
"That's more like it. Where do we start? How do I learn it?"
"First, you need to understand the rules by which the world operates," Wenren Sheng said.
"I understand. The world operates by the sun rising and setting. You eat in the morning, play all day, then sleep hugging a toy at night," Little Illusion said as if it were only natural.
"..." Wenren Sheng silently nodded. "All right, that interpretation isn't wrong either."
"What next?"
"Next, go back and sleep."
"I can learn it by sleeping?"
"Mm."
Wenren Sheng answered very seriously.
"I've read a lot of books. Don't try to