One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

She pointed to the red and white track under her feet: "The ground here is soft, and the colors are nice. I want to try walking on the white part the whole time."

These words were spoken calmly, but Zhang Tianyi felt as if a soft spot in his heart had been gently touched.

He walked over, not interrupting her game, but standing next to her.

"What's so difficult about that?"

Zhang Tianyi raised an eyebrow, casually stepped onto another white line, and then spread his arms to maintain his balance.

"Come on, let's have a contest. We'll walk around this playground, and whoever steps on the red area has to give up their steamed bun for the other tomorrow morning."

Chen Duo's eyes lit up immediately.

"it is good."

She nodded heavily, tightened her grip on the frog, and walked even more carefully.

Two figures, one tall and one short, were playing a game of stepping on the lines—a game usually only played by children—on the empty playground.

The night breeze lifted the hem of Chen Duo's light white dress, and the wisps of hair by her ears swayed gently.

No longer tormented by the poison, no longer oppressed by the mission.

At this moment, she is just an ordinary eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl who would smile when she hit a line correctly and feel secretly happy when she won a steamed bun as a bet.

"Master."

After walking for a while, Chen Duo suddenly spoke softly.

"The world outside is a little different from what I imagined."

"How is it different?" Zhang Tianyi asked slowly, his hands behind his head.

“I thought that people outside were like Uncle Liao and Uncle Meng, busy every day, with many things to do and many rules to follow.”

Chen Duo stopped and looked up at the stars in the sky.

"But during this time I've been following my master... I've found that it doesn't seem to be the case."

"You can eat delicious food, buy lots of toys, and walk on empty playgrounds."

She turned to look at Zhang Tianyi and asked earnestly, "Master, is this what ordinary people's lives are like?"

Zhang Tianyi smiled.

He reached out and gently flicked Chen Duo's forehead.

"Girl, there's no such thing as a stable, ordinary life in this world."

Some people like to be busy and find it fulfilling. Others like to lie in the sun and find it enjoyable. Everyone has their own way of living.

He pointed to the rows of brightly lit dormitory buildings outside the playground.

"Rules are meant to restrain those who don't know where the bottom line is. As long as you don't harm others, and you feel comfortable and happy, that's the best life."

"Even if the sky falls, there's always someone tall to hold it up. Right now, your master is the tallest, so what are you afraid of?"

Chen Duo rubbed her forehead where she had been flicked; it didn't hurt at all, but instead made her feel warm inside.

"Yes, I've got it." She smiled sweetly, her eyes crinkling.

As the two were about to continue walking along the white line, a clear "snap" sound came from under the uneven bars next to them.

It sounded like something bursting open.

Zhang Tianyi paused and turned to look.

Not far away, a person was lying in the shadows beside the horizontal bar.

The person had one leg draped over the parallel bars, while the other leg dangled casually.

Her face was covered by an open magazine, and she was clutching a flat pink packaging bag in her hand.

Hearing footsteps approaching, the person lazily removed the magazine from their face.

A sleepy-eyed, somewhat absent-minded face appeared.

It was Tao Tao, the young disciple of the Tang Clan who loved to avoid anything.

She was still chewing bubble gum; that "pop" sound was the sound of her blowing a bubble.

"Good evening, isn't this Master Tian Shu?"

When Tao Tao saw Zhang Tianyi, she didn't stand at attention and bow like the other Tang Sect disciples.

She simply sat up a little straighter and straightened her clothes.

"Why aren't you having a banquet in the front of the house? Why are you here inspecting our sports facilities so late at night?"

Zhang Tianyi chuckled at her unwavering, lazy attitude.

"It was too noisy up ahead, so I came out for a stroll. You're quite good at finding quiet places to hide away."

He pointed in the direction of the cafeteria: "Your department head is in a great mood today, with a huge feast of good wine and meat laid out. Aren't you going to join in the fun?"

Tao Tao rolled her eyes, jumped off the bar, and patted her pants.

"Come on, there's a bunch of old men and a bunch of hot-blooded young people reminiscing about the past. If you go there, you'll just be destined to serve tea and water."

"I'd rather lie here for a while and get some fresh air, so I don't get dragged off to do hard labor."

She turned her head and glanced at Chen Duo standing behind Zhang Tianyi, her gaze lingering for a second on the sad frog in Chen Duo's arms.

"Hey girl, you have great taste. This frog looks pretty unique. Can I borrow it for a couple of days?" Tao Tao greeted her with a smile.

Chen Duo glanced at Tao Tao, then looked down at her own frog, and nodded very seriously:

"Okay. Its name is Little Green."

"Pfft, that's a pretty authentic name." Tao Tao was amused.

She walked up to Zhang Tianyi, took out a piece of chewing gum from her pocket, and handed it to him.

"Real person, want to try some? It's strawberry flavored. I was listening to your conversation just now, and your theory of 'living however you feel comfortable' really resonated with me."

Zhang Tianyi didn't stand on ceremony, took the chewing gum, peeled it open, and popped it into her mouth.

"That's right, great minds think alike."

He chewed twice and spat out a bubble that was neither too big nor too small.

"Little girl, in a place like Tang Sect where there are scoundrels everywhere, it's a miracle that you've managed to survive this long without having your legs broken by Director Zhang."

"Ugh, don't even mention it. Director Zhang has been giving me the cold shoulder every day."

Tao Tao shrugged helplessly and leaned back against the horizontal bar.

"But it doesn't matter. Anyway, if the sky falls, the department head and the director will hold it up. I just want to be a lazy bum who does nothing and waits to die. Fighting and killing is too tiring, right?"

A night breeze swept across the playground.

An old man and a young girl, both seemingly unambitious, along with a well-behaved little girl, chatted idly in this secluded corner.

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"Shh-!"

Several blinding beams of flashlight light suddenly swept over from the corner of the track at the other end of the playground.

Accompanying this was a series of hurried footsteps.

"Keep your eyes peeled! Quite a few outsiders have come in tonight. Thoroughly search every corner! Don't let a single stray cat escape!"

A stern voice with a strong and resonant tone rang out.

Tao Tao, who had been leaning limply against the iron frame, immediately tensed up upon hearing the noise.

"Holy crap! Master Wang's patrol team?!"

Tao Tao didn't even bother to say a single unnecessary word.

They disappeared into the green belt surrounding the playground in the blink of an eye.

That skill in escaping was definitely honed through countless battles!

Zhang Tianyi looked at the leaf that was still swaying slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"This girl is much better at running away than she is at practicing martial arts."

Less than half a minute.

Those beams of light swept over the horizontal bar.

"Who goes there?! Don't move!"

Several Tang Clan disciples following behind immediately spread out alertly, their hands already holding throwing darts.

"Keep your flashlights down! What are you doing waving them around like that!"

Zhang Wang, who was walking at the front, came over quickly with a dark face.

His mood tonight was absolutely terrible.

First, the inner treasury was robbed, then the Quanxing gang came knocking on the door, and finally, the gang leader even opened the ancestral graves in front of outsiders.

Anyone would be upset in this situation.

So he simply led a patrol himself at night, just to vent his anger.

As soon as Zhang Wang got there, he saw the person standing under the horizontal bar.

Although the flashlight beam was lowered, Zhang Wang recognized the striking moon-white Taoist robe at a glance, thanks to the streetlights at the edge of the playground.

Zhang Wang paused in his steps.

The young disciples behind him, who were just about to assume an attack stance, quickly stuffed the hidden weapons in their sleeves and stood up straight.

"So it was the Celestial Pivot Immortal."

Zhang Wang coughed lightly, forcing a smile onto his usually stern face.

He stepped forward and gave a slight bow.

"Why is Zhenren here on this secluded playground in the middle of the night? Is he not used to staying in the guest rooms?"

Zhang Tianyi lay on the horizontal bar, slowly chewing bubble gum.