You Have to Keep Walking with Me! Thanks to [Dan Baizhi] for the Great Health Treatment, Sending Blades!

Days passed one by one.

Early in the morning, when the sky was barely light, Red Maple Valley lay shrouded in a thin veil of mist.

The spirit rice in the Spirit Fields was growing splendidly, its heavy ears laden with dewdrops.

The maple leaves of Red Maple Valley gradually took on a pale red hue, like clusters of burning flames amid the mist.

As time passed, the fog grew thicker and thicker, spreading from the valley entrance and wrapping the entire Spirit Fields, houses, and corridors within it. From afar, only hazy outlines remained.

The air was filled with the fragrance of earth, the fresh scent of grass and trees, and faint spiritual energy.

The three little ones had yet to wake. Wangwang and Wangzai lay dozing in the corridor, their ears twitching now and then. It was impossible to tell whether they were asleep or awake.

Just then, with a creak, the first-floor door was pulled open from within, and Xu Changqing, clad in a green robe, strolled out.

Having followed him the longest, Wangwang's tail began wagging automatically before its eyes had even opened at the sound. It slowly climbed to its feet, first striking a downward-dog pose before padding over to its master's feet with a fawning grin.

Wangzai woke up and struggled upright as its massive body wriggled. It did not perform a downward-dog pose, merely twisting its body and shaking every dewdrop from its fluffy fur.

Then it sat behind its dog father, waiting in proper order of rank for its master's "favor."

Xu Changqing's lips curved into a faint smile. He first gave Wangwang a full-body massage, making it feel so comfortable that it eventually could not bear it any longer and flopped onto the ground in shameless refusal to move.

Seeing this,