Time seemed to drive people toward greater maturity.
Yet sometimes, the childishness deep in their hearts could not be hidden.
Especially with those closest to them-wasn't childishness a kind of trust, too?
At that moment, Chu Xingchen rather felt as though it had only been yesterday. Li Yingling had always been like this; she had never changed.
"Your master is here! Hurry and save me a good spot."
Smiling, Chu Xingchen strode forward and hooked an arm around Li Yingling's shoulders, looking curiously toward the dragon and lion dance procession along with her.
As though Chu Xingchen had never seen one before either.
The Eldest Senior Sister, who seemed somewhat aloof and commanding in everyone's eyes, now looked like the most ordinary of girls.
Li Yingling smiled and patted Chu Xingchen's shoulder, sounding as though she were complaining:
"You're so heavy!"
A Golden Core True Person who could shoulder a small mountain was now complaining about the weight of a single arm.
With his arm hooked around Li Yingling, Chu Xingchen spoke like a child refusing to play fair:
"Heavy, my foot! Hurry and clear a path for your master!"
"Wow!" Li Yingling looked toward the bright red lion leading the procession and pointed at it. "Master, look, look!"
Chu Xingchen exclaimed in amazement too. "Wow! Those moves are incredible. Though I think it'd look pretty good if you went up there and rolled around a couple of times yourself."
"Hmph! I'm not going. You go, Master!"
Lin Luoyu looked at her Eldest Senior Sister, finding it hard to imagine her having such a girlish moment.
But the greatest contrast was actually their master. Although he was usually very approachable and would tease his disciples,
And seemed to put on no airs,
He still gave the impression of a proper