Wei Yunmo had just set the medicine on the table and was tidying his room when a crow flew over and lingered nearby. Dunpli walked over with his back as straight as a monk's, then suddenly slumped against the wall as though all his bones had vanished.
"Wei Yunmo, are you and Teacher really going to stay here for a while? I sensed malice in this instance. Besides, you left me all alone at the hospital. I can't handle all those patients by myself. It's too hard."
Wei Yunmo turned to look at him expressionlessly and folded his arms. "Have you finished tidying Teacher's room? What exactly are you trying to say?"
"How about we swap places?"
"In your dreams."
Dunpli wailed. "You're still young. You'll have plenty of chances to go on vacation, but I'm already getting old. Every trip I take is one fewer I have left. For the sake of my being older than you, let me have this one."
Wei Yunmo gave him an indescribable look. "What do you mean, vacation? I'm helping the instance system do its job! Do you have any idea how much work there is here? I'm an indispensable part of the process. So, my dear senior, please step outside. I'm not finished tidying up."
"With Teacher here, I don't think any of that will be a problem," Dunpli quipped. He straightened up, called his crow over, and walked out. Then he picked up the wooden crate sitting nearby and entered the room next door.
Inside, he saw a girl in a white dress watching the orderlies dismantle, assemble, load, and unload things, her gaze darting around like a fawn's.
Curious, he asked, "Uh, are you the owner of this building?"
The girl turned around, a delighted smile lighting up her very