"There's no one in the house, and even all the things are gone!"
Li Shimin stood to one side, his expression worried. "This isn't like before, when she went out to find food. Our teacher, she—"
The two brothers hadn't finished speaking when Li Xiu Ning began to sob.
"Teacher!"
"Our teacher, she—"
"She's dead!"
At Li Xiu Ning's words, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's eyes widened in shock. "What?"
"Elder Sister, is that true? Is our teacher really..."
Li Shimin looked utterly incredulous.
Their teacher was an Immortal. How could she have died?
"It's true!"
Li Xiu Ning nodded. She described the expressions on her father and mother's faces as they spoke to her, then began sobbing again. "If our teacher hadn't passed away, why would Father and Mother hide it from us like this?"
"Our teacher, she—"
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng exchanged a look, their expressions shaken.
"Achoo—!!"
Verdant Green Maiden had just left Luoyang City when she let out a huge sneeze. She rubbed her arms without thinking, then muttered, looking puzzled, "That's strange. I may not have ascended to Heaven, but I've still lived for thousands of years. I'm supposed to be impervious to heat and cold. Why do I feel a chill?"
"Moo!"
Old Yellow Ox shook his head.
Verdant Green Maiden's eyes widened. She slapped Old Yellow Ox and scolded him, "Nonsense! How could I be about to die of some illness? You Stinky Old Ox, honestly! It's been so many years since I beat you—has your hide gotten itchy?"
"How did you understand him?"
Hong Luan turned to look at Verdant Green Maiden, her face full of confusion.
She couldn't understand a word the old ox said!
Wasn't it just moo, moo, moo?
"Tsk... That's called understanding each other. Brother Ox and