Lu Jiao, Lu Jian, Lu Chan

The sky was azure, colorful clouds drifting past in clusters.

Golden sunlight spread across the earth, dyeing the entire land a brilliant gold.

Beneath an ancient pine.

Its luxuriant branches and leaves blocked the sunlight, allowing only wisps of light to pierce through layer upon layer of cover and cast mottled spots upon the ground.

Two young men and a woman sat beneath the ancient pine, their eyes closed in meditation.

Spiritual energy from heaven and earth gathered around the three of them, turning into a faint mist that enshrouded their figures.

Atop a cliff.

Six Ears, his hair a grayish red, stood there with Yao Ji in his arms, gazing down below. His eyes rested upon the three beneath the ancient tree, filled with tenderness.

Those two young men and that girl were his and Yao Ji's children.

"You and I were both born of heaven and earth and have no surnames. So, I intend to ask Master to bestow surnames upon the three of them. What do you think?"

"A master is an elder. I have no objection."

Yao Ji nodded without refusing. She continued, "I plan to take the children back to the Heavenly Court soon, so my elder brother can see them."

"I'll go with you then."

"Mm."

"All three little ones are quite exceptional, their aptitudes abundant. Have you named them?"

The voice exploded beside Six Ears's ear. He turned around, delight appearing on his face. "Master, you've returned!"

"Mm."

"You just said you would bestow a surname upon them. Do the three siblings have names?"

"Yes. The broad, sturdy one is named Jiao, and he is the eldest. The handsome, well-proportioned one is named Jian, the second eldest. As for the girl, she is named Chan."

Six Ears nodded and gave the names of