Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"The Great Celestial Immortal Technique, the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, the Thirty-Six Methods of the Heavenly Gang, the Zhou Tian Star Technique, the Xuanhuang Protectorate Method... Sister, are these techniques really safe to practice? You didn't buy them from that old man selling counterfeit goods on the street, did you?"

Bang!

"hiss!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! I secretly...openly and honestly took it from my dad's room!!!"

A careless punch landed on Wang Pingshan's forehead, causing him, already exhausted from the heat, to fall to the ground.

Even though his father, Wang Le, had repeatedly told him to please Mu Ling'er, Wang Pingshan couldn't help but let out a painful howl after being punched like that.

"That hurts so much!"

In just a few breaths, the spot where Mu Ling'er had just hit Wang Pingshan turned bright red and rapidly spread towards becoming a large, swollen area.

Seeing the rapidly swelling bump on Wang Pingshan's forehead, Mu Ling'er was also dumbfounded.

Oh dear! She only used a tiny bit of strength, how did it turn out like this?

Has her cultivation level not broken through recently?

Done!Done!

Stealing books and bullying the younger brother—if Dahe sees this, she's finished tonight!

No, no! Is this the time to be thinking about this?

I had heard before that humans are very fragile. In Da'an's stories, humans are like ants on the ground, and when they die, a whole bunch of them die.

Wang Pingshan is so small and so weak, he can't possibly be dead already!

The idea became increasingly dangerous, and Mu Ling'er hurriedly squatted down, her little mind racing as she tried to find a healing spell that could solve the problem.

She racked her brains, until her head was practically steaming, but she still couldn't come up with a single useful spell.

Damn it! It's all my fault!

I've been too busy learning those cool spells!

A misperception of her own strength led Mu Ling'er to accidentally injure Wang Ping'an, and a misperception of human tolerance left Mu Ling'er at a loss, her mind filled with all sorts of terrifying scenarios.

She stared blankly at Wang Pingshan lying on the ground, almost bursting into tears.

Mu Ling'er only breathed a sigh of relief after Wang Pingshan stopped crying and got up from the ground.

It's good that he's not dead!

Perhaps because he was too angry, Wang Pingshan, who was sitting on the ground, did not try to please Mu Ling'er as before. Instead, he turned his back and panted heavily.

This attitude made Mu Ling'er even more annoyed, feeling that she had really let her little brother down and had not acted like a big sister at all.

After much thought, Mu Ling'er remembered the lesson Qinghe had taught her.

A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye.

If someone hits you, hit them back twice as hard!

Yes, she hit Wang Pingshan for no reason. Let him hit her back twice as hard!

The six-year-old boy closed his eyes, twisted his two fingers together, and awkwardly struck a pose as if he were bravely going to his death.

She peeked out, revealing her fair and tender forehead.

"Go ahead and tap me! I tapped you once, that was wrong of me. You can tap me twice, and then we'll be even!"

Wang Pingshan was stunned by her strange behavior for a long time. His childlike instincts made him want to take advantage of her aggrieved mood and give Mu Ling'er a good whack on the head.

But just as he was about to take action, he remembered his father Wang Le's instructions.

You absolutely must not make the young lady angry, and you must not let her feel wronged. As long as you please the young lady, you will have meat to eat when you get home.

If you dare to anger the young lady, you'll definitely taste the flavor of bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork!

With his outstretched hand hovering in mid-air, looking at Mu Ling'er whose eyes were closed and whose body was trembling slightly, Wang Pingshan muttered something under his breath.

"The bump on my head is from my own fall, it has nothing to do with you, boss."

"what!"

With her eyes slightly open, Mu Ling'er covered them with her hands and cautiously looked at Wang Pingshan.

The forehead, which was only slightly swollen a moment ago, is now completely swollen, with faint traces of blood showing through, making it look particularly frightening.

And so, with a "waaaah," Mu Ling'er burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know I used so much force."

While crying, Mu Ling'er grabbed Wang Pingshan's hand and pulled him toward the Mu residence.

"Come home with me and let Grandpa Lin treat you. I'm telling you, Grandpa Lin's medical skills are amazing. He'll definitely be able to cure you. You'll be fine!"

Perhaps it was because things happened too suddenly, or perhaps it was because Mu Ling'er's teary-eyed appearance was so rare, Wang Pingshan didn't react for a moment and was pulled away by Mu Ling'er for quite a while.

It wasn't until they were almost at the Mu residence that the young man suddenly came to his senses and forcefully pulled Mu Ling'er back.

Seeing the boy suddenly stop, Mu Ling'er tried to imitate Qinghe's comforting manner and reassured Wang Pingshan.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Does it hurt a lot? Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be home soon."

At that moment, looking at Mu Ling'er's teary eyes, Wang Pingshan became somewhat dazed.

A strange image flashed through his mind, leaving no memory, but it made him grip Mu Ling'er's hand even tighter.

"If we go back now, won't Big Sister get beaten up by Lady Qinghe too?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Dahe is the best to me. As long as I cry a little harder, she won't yell at me anymore... It's my fault, I deserve to be beaten..."

Mu Ling'er spoke casually, but her small hands, hidden in her sleeves, trembled uncontrollably, making it easy for Wang Pingshan to sense the fear in her heart.

Although Mu Ling'er didn't say it explicitly, Wang Pingshan knew that if he went to the Mu residence like this, Mu Ling'er would suffer tonight.

Lady Qinghe is truly terrifying!!!

Looking at Mu Ling'er like this, and still unable to figure it out himself, Wang Pingshan instinctively sighed.

For some reason, he always felt that he should take good care of the girl in front of him, not let her cry, and even more so, not let her feel scared.

It wasn't because of my father's instructions, but for other reasons.

Under Mu Ling'er's increasingly puzzled gaze, Wang Pingshan suddenly smiled.

"Boss, I'm hungry."

"Um?"

"I said I was hungry and wanted to eat meat."

"Um???"

Under the sunlight, the boy took the girl's hand and pointed to the restaurant not far away.

"It's just a minor injury, it'll be fine overnight. More than the pain, I'd rather the boss treat me to a big meal! If she treats me to a big meal, what happened today will be a secret between us!"

"well?"

……

"Sir, is this young man...?"

Under the ancient trees by the street, Mu An withdrew his gaze from the two of them.

He stood in the shadow cast by the ancient tree, surveying Qing'an County, which was exactly the same as it had been back then.

Who can truly understand the past?

The chirping of cicadas echoed through the shady woods. Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Qinghe took a deep breath.

"Sir... Little Ling'er, she..."

"Hmm? What are you trying to say?"

The moment Qinghe met Mu'an's gaze, she swallowed back all the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She lowered her head and whispered.

"It's nothing, I just think you should give her less spiritual fruit. The way she's acting now, I don't know whether I should discipline her or not."

"Just let her be happy every day. Even if she does something wrong, don't be too harsh on her."

"Look at what you're saying, sir. I'm not some kind of demon... I just don't want her to become like the Five Spirits Mystic Maiden."