The sun rose in the east, and the morning glow spilled over the windows of the houses on the mountaintop.
Xie Jinhuan lay on his pillow, holding Big Wanyi with his left arm and Momo, whose cheeks still held a lingering flush, with his right. His eyes were closed in deep sleep, and he was still dreaming.
In his dream, Big Ice Lump held a baby and fussed about going back to her parents' home. Nothing he said could persuade her otherwise. Then his white-haired, golden-armored mother-in-law came running over and gave him a thorough beating. However he ran, he could not get away-
Linghu Qingmo's eyelashes fluttered slightly; he was dreaming too. Although he had known nothing of his master's situation last night and had been pulled into continuing by Xie Jinhuan upon returning, perhaps he had sensed something through some unseen connection during the possession. In his dream, he suddenly discovered that he had a baby, but the older it grew, the more it looked like his master-
While they slept soundly like this, a sudden pattering came from outside the room:
Tap, tap, tap-
Lin Wanyi was woken by Zisu every morning and had already grown accustomed to it. The moment she heard the sound, she opened her eyes and hurriedly pushed the man away, signaling for him to hide.
Linghu Qingmo woke groggily. Seeing the scandalous scene within the bed curtains, he too jumped in fright and hurriedly tried to get up and find somewhere to hide.
Xie Jinhuan was considerably calmer. He signaled for the two of them not to panic and called toward the door, "What is it? Hungry? You're a grown-up birdie now. You need to learn to find your own food-"
"Chirp?"
Coal Ball's reply came from outside the door first, followed