"God...God? Grandpa, youâre not joking with me, are you?"
"Of course not. If you donât believe me, you can ask the guardians of the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise when you go to unseal them in the future. They should also have the same oral traditions passed down from each generation of family heads before their death."
"Then, Grandpa, do you know where the Witch God and the Evil God were sealed?"
Ji Youzhi fiercely clutched his chest. It took him a while to recover, but he still couldnât calmly accept this information.
"I donât know! You need to discover this for yourselves. Xiaosuisui carries the destiny of the Celestial Dao within her. As long as you are determined, you will surely find a solution!"
"Great-grandpa is right! I will definitely solve all of this."
As Old Master Yun and Ji Youzhi were talking, Xiaosuisui, Yun Cang, and a group of younger Yun Family members walked back.
"Grandpa!"
"Dad!"
"Great-grandpa!"
For a moment, the room was filled with chaotic noiseâsome crying, some consoling.
In the end, Xiaosuisui led Ji Youzhi out of Old Master Yunâs room, leaving Old Master Yunâs last hour to the Yun Family.
She and Ji Youzhi then strolled to the beach.
Seeing them, the Cyan Dragon hurried over, lowering its giant dragon head towards Xiaosuisui.
Xiaosuisui reached out and stroked its big head.
"Donât worry about me. I just encountered some things and canât quite figure them out at the moment. Go find a place to cultivate on your own for now. When Seventh Uncle and I have resolved the karma here, I will naturally call you to take us away!"
The Cyan Dragon let out a mournful cry and then flew away.
"Uhm..."
Ji Youzhi hesitated for a moment before finally voicing the doubt in his heart.
"About that... Granny Lan, what exactly happened to her? Was she... killed?"
Actually, I want to ask, was Granny Lan killed by Xiaosuisui?
He was somewhat worried.
Xiaosuisui is so young! How could she bring herself to take a personâs life?
Xiaosuisui didnât intentionally use her mind-reading ability to probe her Seventh Uncleâs thoughts, but she still sensed his worry.
"Seventh Uncle, donât worry, I didnât kill Granny Lan. I just severely injured her internal organs and had Eldest Granduncle lock her up."
Ji Youzhi was speechless.
It would have been more merciful to just kill her!
"That Granny Lan is a puppet controlled by the Great Wizard of Nanjiang; you could even say she is his incarnation. Because time was too short, we couldnât interrogate her about the details of how the Great Wizard controls others from a thousand miles away. So, I could only suggest to Eldest Granduncle that he imprison her first. We can question her after Great-grandpaâs affairs are settled."
Upon hearing Xiaosuisuiâs words, Ji Youzhi nodded in relief and patted her small head.
"At only five years old, youâve developed the mind of a fifty-year-old. I donât know if this will be a blessing or a curse for you in the future."
Xiaosuisui frowned deeply and swatted Ji Youzhiâs hand away.
"I finally managed to increase my intelligence by cultivating Heart-Reading and Silent Meditation. Donât you dare pat it all away and turn me into an idiot with your big hand!"
Xiaosuisui pouted, clearly displeased that her uncle always liked to pat her head. It was as if he was constantly reminding her that she was, indeed, just a child. Even though, in fact, she was just a child. But she had a faint feeling that âchildâ was just her external appearance; in reality, she felt like an adult.
"Alright, alright! I wonât pat it anymore. Our Suisui must grow up quickly. Grow into a young lady soon, and youâll surely be a peerless beauty!"
Xiaosuisui couldnât help but pout at his words.
"I donât want to be some âworldâs most beautiful womanâ! I just want to be the worldâs most formidable Jianghu practitioner, unseal the other three Arrays of Heaven, and restore all the Spiritual Qi to the Tian Ling Continent. I want to establish a Celestial Dao order where good triumphs over evil, allowing all beings in all realms to thrive in an orderly ecological environment. I want to prevent the world from returning to the state it was in three thousand years ago, where Evil Cultivators were rampant and other Cultivators treated human lives as worthless."
After saying all this, Xiaosuisui subconsciously covered her mouth.
Why did I talk about establishing a Celestial Dao order? Is that something a five-year-old like me could even think of? Besides, how could I possibly interfere with matters of the Celestial Dao?
As she thought this, her brow furrowed. She wanted to say more, but then she heard Ji Youzhiâs very excited voice.
"What a grand ambition! Suisui, you truly are our Yun Familyâs precious treasure! This idea is absolutely unprecedented and will likely never be surpassed! Whatever you want to do, go do it. Your Seventh Uncle will always be by your side, supporting you!"
Ji Youzhi made up his mind: he would be the first person in the world to ride his brilliant nieceâs coattails.
Xiaosuisui felt... well... a sense of strengthened conviction!
"Itâs about time; letâs go back. Thereâs still an hour left. If Great-grandpa is willing, I want to let Grandmother meet him one last time!"
Xiaosuisui looked at the sky, thinking that Great-grandpa should be almost done with his final arrangements, so she decided to head back.
"You want them to meet in your Dream Realm?" Ji Youzhi felt this was the only possibility after hearing her words.
"Yes! If Great-grandpa is willing!"
Ji Youzhi thought for a moment, then sighed. "I think he probably wonât want to."
Xiaosuisui didnât ask why, but she had a similar feeling.
Inside the room, the younger members of the Yun Family were all crying sorrowfully; after all, thereâs some truth to the saying "love skips a generation." His son, Yun Cang, was kneeling before Old Master Yun, refusing to get up.
Xiaosuisui walked in, and the Yun Family members automatically made way for her.
Yun Cang closed his eyes, knowing that the time Xiaosuisui had mentioned had arrived.
"Are you sure thereâs no other way to give your Great-grandpa a little more time?"