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

"Even in this state! How could you still do that kind of thing!"

Nian put on a stern face, intending to lecture him. But then he saw the horrific scars, and his imposing manner immediately weakened.

"How about you focus on recovering first?"

"Sister, I've already told you, it was my own greed."

Bai Zhou chuckled lightly, shifting the blame onto himself.

Nian was slightly stunned, then understood why Bai Zhou had said that.

"Stop fooling around."

She tried to turn her face away to hide her shyness, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw Bai Zhou's scars again, and all the romantic atmosphere vanished instantly.

"Ah."

He responded with a smile during the day, then reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Sister, would you like to come and look at this scenery with me?"

The strange celestial phenomena have dissipated, and Mount Tai has once again returned to its former beauty.

It was a windless time, and the white clouds above the summit of Mount Tai gathered together, spreading out for thousands of miles, like a giant jade plate suspended between heaven and earth.

Looking up, the distant mountains were all swallowed by clouds and mist, with only a few peaks breaking through the cloud cover and standing tall in the clouds; getting up and walking around felt like walking on clouds and mist, as if I had arrived in the heavens.

Seemingly finding it tedious, he summoned a gentle breeze during the day to work on carving this white jade plate.

Soon after, a gentle breeze stirred the sea of ​​clouds, causing peaks to appear and disappear, like elusive fairy islands from legend. A moment later, as the wind picked up, the jade disc shed its stillness and transformed into a giant white cloud dragon, soaring up and down, churning the sea and overturning rivers.

Beautiful scenery, a lovely companion, and peaceful days.

Returning to 45 years ago seems to offer a greater advantage.

"Why isn't it better? Why hasn't anything changed at all?"

"Xiaobai, does it really not hurt here?"

Bai Zhou helplessly grasped Nian's hand and comforted her, "It's only been an hour, sister. It will take some time to recover. Rest for one night, and you'll be fine tomorrow. Really, I'm not lying to you."

"Ugh... I'm worried."

The fairy made a cute, whimpering sound and gently nestled against him.

"Thank you for your hard work today, sister."

The immortal accompanied him on two mountain climbs and watched over him the whole time. Now that he has caused her so much worry and panic, it would be wrong for him to ignore her.

What can I do to repay the immortals?

Brushing the strands of hair that had fallen across the immortal's forehead behind his ear, and gazing into those lilac-colored eyes that were looking at him, Bai Zhou made a decision.

"What's wrong? Does your wound hurt?"

The immortal didn't know what he was thinking, but she saw the way he was pondering, and out of concern, she asked that question for the umpteenth time.

"It's nothing. I just thought of something interesting."

Holding her hand, Bai Zhou replied softly.

"What interesting thing happened? I'd like to hear it too."

The fairy's voice was soft and sweet.

It was less of an inquiry and more like a very close older sister playfully teasing her younger brother.

"Um……"

Bai Zhou leaned down slightly and whispered something in Nian's ear.

"Ah blah blah (encrypted call)"

“('⊙ω⊙`)”

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"That's...a really strange custom."

Nian shook his head, dismissing this newly acquired and difficult-to-digest information from his mind.

But the news was so surprising that even though she tried not to think about it, it just kept popping up and showing itself to her.

It seems I won't be able to forget this anytime soon.

They successfully fooled them.

Bai Zhou smiled as he watched Nian, who was still agonizing over the palace secret he had just mentioned, and inwardly applauded his own cleverness.

The surprise is meaningless if you know it beforehand.

"Ugh, whatever, whatever."

Nian shook his head, then looked up at the daylight.

"What does Xiaobai want to eat tonight? I'll go buy it for you."

“How can I let my older sister go buy it? It should be me who goes.”

"No. You are wounded now, and wounded people should rest and recuperate properly."

This was the first time the year that such a tough stance had been adopted, which surprised even Bai Zhou.

"Then let's buy some steamed buns."

"Sister, why don't we go together?"

Bai Zhou was a little worried about letting Nian go to buy food alone.

"Don't worry, Xiaobai. I'll still buy things. If you don't buy things when you're traveling alone, you'll go hungry."

"Just lie in bed and wait for me to come back with delicious food."

Nian felt as if she had always been underestimated by the daylight.

Does that mean he thinks she's some kind of socially awkward shut-in who's always relying on him and doesn't even want to talk to anyone?

Hmph, I'll prove him wrong today!

He carried the heavy money bag in his hand and strode away from the inn.

Lying in bed, Bai Zhou was still worried about Nian.

He naturally knew that immortals were knowledgeable about worldly affairs, but times had changed, and people's hearts were unpredictable. Being cheated out of money was a small matter; being heartbroken was a big deal.

And there's one more thing.

Bai Zhou touched the small bag at his waist; the fine brushes stored inside had been taken by Hua Zhongxi and had not yet been returned to him.

Let's go back and get it.

Although the painting depicts Xi exactly as Xi, and even more likable, it's still a fake. Only Xi can take that pen from him.

Thinking it over, Bai Zhou closed his eyes, intending to take a short nap and wait for Nian to return.

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"Hehehe! See, silly little white rabbit. I bought everything very well, you know."

The year-old proudly held up the bag of food in his hand, showing it off to the daytime.

"Mmm. Big sister is the best."

Bai Zhou chuckled and echoed her.

"Hehehe, eat up, it's hot."

Feeling praised, Nian happily arranged the food on the table one by one.

"Stir-fried scallion eggs, braised river fish, stewed scallion meat with mushrooms, stir-fried pork with garlic shoots, black scallion soup. And the big meat bun you wanted, Xiaobai."

To help Bai Zhou recover, Nian specially found a good restaurant and ordered four dishes and a soup for him.

"Thank you for your trouble, sister."

During the day, we took our seats and enjoyed dinner with the New Year.

"Xiaobai, you rest, I'll pack my things."

"Xiaobai, go to bed, I'll get you some water to wash up."

"noob……"

"noob……"

Whenever he wanted to do something during the day, Nian would dissuade him and try to get him to stay aside.

"Sister..."

I've washed other people's feet for many years, but this is the first time someone has washed my feet.

Feeling the unfamiliar pressing technique and the varying pressure, Bai Zhou was both moved and heartbroken.

"Sister, thank you for your hard work. Let me do it from now on."

After washing her feet, without waiting for Nian's reply, Bai Zhou grabbed her shoulders and pressed her onto the bed.

After changing the water, Bai Zhou sat on a small stool and took one of her feet.

"No, Xiaobai, you're still injured. I can do it myself."

Nian tried to break free, but Bai Zhou held her tightly, using his right hand. If she struggled too much, it might aggravate his wound.

With reservations in mind, her actions were constrained, and Nian could only watch as he took off his shoes and socks, held her feet, and immersed them in the warm water.

"It's alright, sister. It's just washing your feet, nothing will happen."

Bai Ri repays the year with the best technology he can.

"Waaah..."

He propped himself up on the bed to prevent himself from collapsing awkwardly from being too comfortable.

She was supposed to be the one taking care of him, but instead, he took care of her instead.

I'm such a bad older sister.