I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

He gently embraced the waist of the person in his arms, and slowly approached the immortal's pointed, beautiful right ear, whispering softly.

"What do you know..."

The young man's warm breath flowed into her ear like a gentle breeze, making her body feel slightly weak.

"Just now, my sister looked just like my Jade Flying Serpent when it came to me begging for food."

"Ugh...it's not a cat..."

To compare her to that unknown cat is truly...

"But I think my older sister really does resemble a big cat."

As he spoke softly, Bai Zhou's fingertips silently pinched the fairy's snow-white tail, mischievously stroking its delicate scales.

"I already said...it doesn't look like it at all..."

The immortal wanted to argue, but the sensation surging from her tail that had been caught repeatedly interrupted her, making it difficult for her to speak fluently.

"My cat will snuggle in my arms comfortably and refuse to leave, just like my older sister does, whenever her tail is rubbed like this."

He held the fairy, who had gone limp as a puddle of water, close and kissed her with a light laugh in the daytime.

“Ah Xi…”

Nian was a little scared of this overly sweet feeling. She wanted to get away and calm down, but after placing her hands on his shoulders, she suddenly lost her strength and couldn't push him away or walk away.

They're already...completely under their thumb.

"call……"

After the kiss, her once bright and clear eyes were now moist and hazy.

"Sister, want to play again?"

Bai Zhou, however, seemed unsatisfied. He stared at the immortal's lips, then lowered his head again and took them away.

(*￣3)(ε￣*)

"No, please don't come again..."

Having finally gotten a chance to catch her breath, Nian hurriedly stopped Bai Zhou, who was still trying to press on.

"Did I use too much force?"

The fingertips gently brushed against the immortal's lower lip, which had been sucked red. A look of self-reproach appeared in the dragon's holy blue eyes, and the tip of its tail, which had been held high, bent down in disappointment.

"No, no... Don't make that face... I can't stand it..."

Even though she knew the young man was acting, she couldn't bring herself to refuse his request once she saw his eyes.

She roughly understood why Eleven, who had such a bad temper, could be tamed by him.

That expression was downright cheating.

"Then why, elder sister..."

His brows were slightly lowered, and his disappointment was evident in his expression.

"It's too, too hot."

The immortal seemed to have found a way out and came up with a reason.

"Look, Little White."

She pointed to the sky, where the bright sunshine shone on the earth, and the warmth had turned into a scorching heatwave.

She pointed to herself again. The white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) was beautiful, but it was undeniably too stuffy to wear. Even in the bright daylight, with her excellent eyesight, she could see beads of sweat sliding down her collarbone.

"I see. It was indeed my oversight. Please forgive me, elder sister."

"It has nothing to do with Xiaobai. It's just that the weather is too hot. It's a celestial phenomenon, and you can't change that..."

As the clouds thickened, Nian's smile slowly faded.

She made a mistake; she had completely forgotten that her scoundrel brother could control the winds and clouds.

"Is it still hot and humid, sister? Should we make the wind stronger?"

The daytime summoned clouds to cover the sunlight near the two, and a gentle breeze to dispel the heat.

"Hmm...hmm, it's alright."

Nian stopped struggling and fell into Bai Zhou's arms with a thud, letting the wind brush against her cheeks.

A look of joy appeared in Bai Zhou's eyes as he gently touched the fairy's crimson horn with his fingertips, while his other hand smoothed the wind-blown strands of her hair.

"When we get to the next town, how about we buy some new clothes for my sister?"

This ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) is nice, but it's a bit too hot for this time of year. I should buy a few clothes that are more suitable for autumn.

"Clothes..."

Nian touched his collar and pondered deeply.

This outfit has indeed been worn for quite a while; it's time to change it up.

After wearing that xiapei yesterday, I always feel that the color scheme of this outfit is a bit monotonous when I wear it again this year.

"Does Xiaobai have any new clothing style recommendations?"

"The new model..."

Concentrating on thought during the day.

After a moment, he gave up thinking.

Since acquiring Aoneng, he has basically stopped wearing ordinary clothes, and since he is not good at fashion, he has little experience to offer recommendations to Nian.

"Well, it's okay. Even if I thought of it, the clothing stores in the city probably don't sell them anyway."

I don't plan to think too much about it this year; I'll make all the plans after I get there.

Returning to the animated character art from 1937, yay!

"Oh dear, it's raining!"

The two had barely entered the inn when Yu Hou followed them in.

Within minutes, the outside world had become a swamp.

"Such heavy rain is rare. Could it turn into a natural disaster?"

Nian was somewhat worried that the rain would continue indefinitely, thus hindering their journey.

"No, it's just a sudden rain. It will stop in an hour or two."

Bai Zhou wasn't worried; even if the rain was going to keep falling indefinitely, he could forcefully stop it.

"It's a pity I haven't gone to look at clothes yet."

He said it was a bit of a pity.

It was a bright and sunny day just now, and she was thinking about what clothes to buy later. Now she's stuck in the guesthouse and has no choice but to go back to her room and take a nap.

She didn't really want this lazy life, even if she was forced into it, especially with her scoundrel brother making advances.

"Sister, look, this rain isn't going to stop anytime soon. Why don't we..."

Bai Zhou looked at Nian and gave him a kind smile.

"Let's have some tea, Xiaobai."

Nian pointed to the water clock in the room, which showed that it was already late afternoon, a good time to put down work, rest and have some tea.

"Drinking tea... is quite nice too."

"So, would you like black tea or green tea, sister?"

"Well... well..."

Sitting in the chair, Nian realized it was a mistake.

Because she doesn't know much about tea ceremony.

In her opinion, no matter what kind of tea it is, the only feeling after drinking it is "it's quite thirst-quenching".

But if I were to say that out loud, I feel like my authority as one of the few older sisters might be diminished again.

"Well, Xiaobai, just pick whatever you like. I drink all kinds of tea, I'm not picky about taste."

That's the only way we can get by.

By leaving the problem to Bai Zhou, Nian's expression immediately relaxed.

"Hmm... Sister, is black tea okay?"

Bai Zhou glanced at the tea basket prepared on the table; the limited amount of black tea inside restricted his choices.

"Yes, either way is fine."

The old man rested his chin on his hand, staring intently at the tea-making process during the day.

Should we tease him a little?

Years of interest in tea were far less than her interest in daytime pranks.

Well, if it's just a little bit of teasing, the silly little white dog probably won't hate it.

Thinking about it, a hint of a smile appeared in Nian's eyes.

"Uh-huh?"

Noticing the unusual sensation in his leg, Bai Zhou remained calm and continued to carefully brew tea.

"Hmm? You don't feel anything?"

Couldn't his tail give him even a little feeling?

Nian frowned, then with a thought, the white tail released his leg and reached higher and farther.

Gently tap it, then rub it a little.

"Ugh?"

Nothing has changed.