"Should we take these two spirit dogs home for the New Year?" Lan Zhi thought it over. "I'm afraid that won't work. Golden Pixiu Dogs are very special. If they escape, the consequences could be serious. I can't let them out of my control."
"Then why don't you come with us?" Yue Wen said. "You can keep an eye on them, and we can all have New Year's Eve dinner together."
Qi Dian nodded. "Then I'll ask my family to make more dumplings."
"Huh?" Lan Zhi scratched her head. "Wouldn't that be a bit much? I still have to report back to my master."
She did want to spend more time with Yue Wen and the others and get more chances to learn, but when she was out on a mission, she had little say in what she could do.
"Then bring her along too," Yue Wen said. "You're all spending the New Year away from home anyway, without your families."
"I'll ask my master," Lan Zhi said.
A little while later, she looked up with a smile. "My master says it's fine. She can oversee Jiang City from anywhere, so it won't make a difference. She'll bring Qing Cang along." Qi Dian picked up his phone and made a call. "Hello? Jingjing, tell Mom and Dad to make more dumplings. We've got a few more friends coming."
Just as he finished, Yue Wen received another message from the three little ones: "Can you fix TVs? The one here is broken, so we can't watch the Spring Festival Gala."
Yue Wen thought of the battered old TV in the trio's basement and simply replied, "Why don't you come celebrate the New Year with us?" He turned to Lan Zhi. "I'm thinking of inviting a few poor little demons over for