I take care of my health. I'm not eating that.

Only when he rubbed his head did Tang Tang notice that his hair was shorter.

"Huh? You got a haircut?"

"It really is a lot shorter."

"That's ridiculous. You clearly liked short hair as a kid, so why did you lose your mind when you grew up and insist on a bowl cut?"

"Even if you grew it out a little more into a broom head, at least you could use 'artist' as an excuse. A man in his twenties or thirties with a bowl cut looks downright stupid, okay?"

"..."

Tang Xiancheng was furious.

I told you, it's not a bowl cut!

I'm not getting a bowl cut now, and I'm definitely not getting one in the future!

"Actually going to a temple for a Peace Talisman just because of a nightmare-you've got a pretty good sense of danger."

"But ordinary temples won't help."

Su Xiajing brought each of the brothers a bottle of yogurt and asked casually, "Which temple are you going to, Dongcheng?"

"I have enough time today, so I'll probably visit all of them."

Tang Dongcheng watched Tang Tang as he spoke. Seeing no reaction from her, he continued, "If there's time, I'm also planning to go to White Cloud Temple and look for Taoist Master Yunlong."

"Oho, you actually thought of looking for my master!"

"You've got a good eye, Uncle."

At the mention of her master, Tang Tang lost interest in drinking her milk.

"But my master probably isn't well-known yet. How did Uncle hear about him?"

"Hmm, my master may be young, but he could wipe the floor with certain 'famous' old bald monks. And he would never swindle anyone."

"At any rate, he would never sink lower than a beast like Swindler Xuanqing, tearing a family apart and leaving a little baby to fend for herself."

After being reborn several times, Tang Tang had had more than enough of living. All she wanted was to end that endless cycle of lives as soon as possible.

So after her ninth rebirth, she began researching obscure branches of mysticism, saving up her pocket money and visiting temples whenever she had time in hopes of finding a genuine master who could put an end to her.

In the end, only Master Yunlong saw the predicament she was in and took her as his disciple.

Although her master never fully resolved her problem, those two lives had been the easiest she had ever lived, and she had suffered no pain when she finally died.

"It's been thirty-something days since I last saw Master. I really miss the old man."

"I'm so tiny in this life. If I go back to find him, I wonder if he'll recognize me."

"..."

Before Tang Dongcheng could recover from the joy of finding the right lead, Tang Tang hit him with a barrage of revelations.

Master?

Little Candy called Taoist Master Yunlong her master?

Had she entered a religious order?

From the way she sounded, she'd done it more than once...

And the ones responsible for all of this were that charlatan, Master Xuanqing, and their family's old man.

What a sin.

"I'll get going, then."

Tang Dongcheng tried to hold back, but in the end, he couldn't help looking at Tang Tang. "Xia Jing, could you give me Tangtang's birth details? I'd like to get her a Peace Talisman."

Su Xiajing had just decided to take Tang Tang to White Cloud Temple herself, but Tang Tang was too young, and she would have to wait a while longer at least. Since Tang Dongcheng had offered, she didn't refuse.

"All right. Thank you, Dongcheng."

Taking Tang Tang's birth details with him, Tang Dongcheng said goodbye to the two brothers and left the apartment.

Tang Tang waved him off.

"Good luck, Uncle."

A person's fate wasn't so easily changed.

Even if the journey through life offered different pleasures, the destination remained the same.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have failed to escape the fate of dying before twenty-seven in all ten of her lives.

A Peace Talisman was merely something people pinned their hopes on. When their time came, they would still die.

Tang Tang gazed sadly at Tang Xianqi, who was helping his younger brother eat his ice cream.

"Such a good kid, and he won't live to see thirteen. What a shame."

"For once, I haven't been abandoned, and I wanted to spend more time getting close to you. Who knew we'd still have so little time?"

At least she had lived to twenty-six and done some things she wanted to do as an adult.

Tang Xianqi had only lived to twelve. He was just a little kid whose days were filled with nothing but homework, and he hadn't had the chance to enjoy life at all.

It really was such a shame.

If her master's Peace Talisman could ward off some danger and let him live a little longer, that would be good too.

Thinking without acting was pointless. Since time was short, she had to make the most of it.

Tang Tang squirmed in Sister Wang's arms, wanting to go to her eldest cousin.

"Big brother, I want to play with you."

"Come hold me!"

"Oh my, Tangtang's only just finished eating, and she's already so eager to find her big brother."

Sister Wang had no choice but to carry her over to Tang Xianqi.

"Let me take her."

Tang Xianqi reached out and took Tang Tang. "A-Cheng and I can look after Tangtang."

"Thanks for helping."

Su Xiajing wiped her daughter's mouth. "Then I'll go get you boys something to eat."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Seeing Tang Tang lying quietly in Tang Xianqi's arms, Tang Xiancheng felt he ought to be able to hold her today too. He looked at Tang Tang eagerly. "Can I hold Tangtang, Xianqi?"

"Yes, but finish your ice cream first."

"Okay."

Tang Xiancheng ate his ice cream faster.

Just watching him made Tang Tang's teeth ache.

Eating that fast-you'd better watch out for a stomachache.

Noticing her staring at him, Tang Xiancheng paused and held the ice cream out to Tang Tang. "Want some, little sister?"

Tang Tang turned her head away.

"I take care of my health."

"I'm not eating that."

"I'm still a fragile little baby, and you're actually offering me something that dangerous!"

She did intend to sit around and wait for death, but that didn't mean she wanted to court it.

If she upset her stomach, she would be the one suffering.

Only an idiot would go looking for misery.