A round table stood in the room, covered with a layer of red velvet.
Mu You had arranged a ring of small objects on the velvet: an abacus, a spoon, a gold ingot, a watch, a flute, a jade pendant, and more.
These were all items prepared for Zhua Zhou, each carrying a different meaning.
Yes, today was his daughter's first birthday. Zhua Zhou was not particularly popular in K City, and their family did not really believe in it, but they still had to observe the basic ceremony.
Mu You had prepared everything early and set up the camera. Once everything was neatly arranged, he lifted his daughter onto the table.
Little Mu Ling looked at the table full of toys and giggled. Without much thought, she reached out to sweep everything in front of her into her arms.
"No, no, sweetheart. Pick your favorite," Mu You said gently.
Mu You went to a watch shop outside, found a collection of mechanical watches, and picked the best one to wear on his wrist. From then on, he never took it off.
In a daze, Mu You reached his tenth year in the Stillness Realm.
Of the books at home, and even those throughout the city, only the portions he had personally read contained any text. Everything else was blank. Even if he wanted to read, he could only reread things he already knew by heart.
In this space, inanimate objects he touched would temporarily resume functioning, but there were many restrictions. For instance, no electronic devices worked. His touch did not seem capable of setting intangible energy such as electricity in motion.
Her little hand waved through the air before finally landing on a "knife."
Mu You broke out in a cold sweat.
Yet all of this