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

"So soon? Aren't you going to enjoy the Great Yan region for a while longer?"

The lynx is a creature that never stops, nor will it ever stop, and it knows this daylight well.

But it's always sad to have to part ways with a long-time friend after only spending a day together.

"There are still some matters to be dealt with in the outer realms, and I have already met with Your Highness, so this trip can be considered complete. It is not appropriate to linger too long."

Whether it's her time or the time of day.

"Your Highness has achieved great things and joined the ranks of those who seek immortality. Therefore, you should approach time with the mindset of immortality."

"If we continue to treat time, which is already inexhaustible, with the same mindset as before, there may be no problems in the short term, but after decades or a hundred years, chaos will ensue."

The lynx taught him by example, passing on the experience it had accumulated over the years.

"I understand."

During the day, he diligently absorbed knowledge from the lynx's teachings.

But then he realized something.

“Kal'tsit, you told me that immortality and the like require ignoring time when appropriate, but you’ve never done that, have you?”

Do you remember our promise?

Throughout the years they spent together, Lynx treated everything, big or small, with the same seriousness. Her earnest and hardworking demeanor led Bai Zhou to repeatedly advise her to balance work and rest.

After several "appropriate and harmonious" communications and persuasion sessions, and under daytime supervision, the lynx finally managed to set aside some time each week to relax its body and mind.

But judging from her current appearance, it seems that she forgot about the incident as soon as Bai Zhou left and resumed her high-intensity routine of working seven days a week and twenty hours a day.

"..."

The lynx's ears twitched, and it used its teeth to crush the sugar crumb with a little force.

"Your Highness, over the years I have traveled to many places and seen many interesting things. Would you like to hear about them?"

Bai Zhou smiled slightly, not answering the lynx's question, but simply refilling the dish with sugar pastries.

“Kal'tsit, this storyteller has it tough too. You don’t want to take away his livelihood today, do you?”

"...Your Highness is absolutely right. If I have some free time in the future and are interested, I will continue to speak on this topic."

The attempt to change the subject failed, but the lynx continued the conversation without changing its expression.

"Instead of all this... Kal'tsit, how about we go relax a bit?"

The lynx hesitated when told it was daytime.

"What does Your Highness mean by 'relaxation'?"

It's not what she's thinking, is it?

"It's exciting and pleasurable. It's the best way to relieve stress."

"Let's go, Kal'tsit. I'll show you around."

He tossed down a few coins to settle the bill, then grabbed her wrist and led her away from the teahouse.

A moment later, a gentle breeze swept by, and a white cloud appeared in the sky.

A poem testifies to this: "Dragons and elephants trample endlessly, riding the clouds and mist to pay homage to the heavens."

Riding the clouds and mist is a divine skill among the myriad techniques of the Great Yan Dynasty, and it is also the relaxation method mentioned by Bai Zhou.

When people look down from a high place, an indescribable sense of comfort arises in their hearts, like a feeling of pride or joy, which can dispel the gloom in their hearts. Therefore, since ancient times, countless depressed and frustrated people have used the act of climbing to a high place to look down, or to compose poems or inscriptions to soothe their mood.

Even someone as learned as Kal'tsit rarely had the opportunity to soar above the heavens and overlook the earth.

When you walk on the earth, everything you see will change depending on your position. But no matter how it changes, you can only see a part of it, and you will always have unanswered questions in your heart.

Only by looking down from a high vantage point can one see the whole picture and understand its strengths and weaknesses.

But at this moment, there are no sentiments, nor any philosophical discussions.

Yes, they were just two ordinary people looking for fun and relaxation.

"Floating away as if detached from the world."

Lying on the clouds, I borrow famous lines to relieve my worries and fatigue during the day.

"I'm a little sleepy... Kal'tsit."

Perhaps due to the excessive leisure, basking in the warm sunshine and with a gentle breeze, the daytime, still feeling tired from its recent ascent, couldn't help but feel drowsy.

"Your Highness, come to me."

This moment is just like that moment back then.

The emerald lynx raised her hand, smoothed the strands of hair that were being blown about by the wind, and then gently placed her hand on the forehead of the dragon that was resting on her lap.

Her fingertips slid down slightly, brushing his cheek, stroking his shoulders and neck, before circling back and pinching the dragon's lower lip.

"Please drift off to sleep peacefully, Your Highness."

The emerald-green lynx raised its head again, gazing at the distant clouds with a relaxed and cheerful expression.

Fifty-three will eventually return to your side.

The sun shines brightly under a clear sky, and a gentle breeze blows.

Friends who are parting ways cherish each other and share their feelings.

Those who are about to embark on a long journey are reluctant to leave, and each day feels like a year.

"Oh, everyone's waiting to write about me."

The red and white immortal looked at the two people standing under the ten-foot-long elm tree not far away and waved to them happily.

"They're taking forever to arrive."

The swordsman's calm voice carried a hint of disdain.

"Oh dear, the little guy is just too clingy. He didn't want his sister to leave, so he kept pestering her, acting all cute and spoiled. It was so hard to calm him down."

The immortal shamelessly said the complete opposite.

"If the two were switched, I might choose to believe it. If we met on a normal day, I might believe it. If I didn't know Ah Xi, I might believe your nonsense."

The swordsman mercilessly exposed the immortal's lie.

"You actually guessed it all. Not bad. You haven't wasted your time all these years. You've learned a bit of Big Brother's rhetoric and wit."

Before the swordsman could even muster his anger, the immortal confessed, explaining to the two why he was late.

"When I left, the little guy didn't even try to stop me. He only cares about other women and has no place for his older sister. It's really heartbreaking."

"And then there's Ben Shiyi. We hadn't seen each other for a long time, so I went to find her to catch up, but I was ruthlessly turned away. It's heartbreaking that the relationship between us sisters has become so distant."

"Ah Xi is really not cute. His personality must have been corrupted by Eleven."

The chattering immortal couldn't stop talking; the indifferent swordsman suppressed the urge to scabbard her and endured the noise; the elder brother just smiled with narrowed eyes, the addition of his sister made the otherwise quiet and lonely journey more interesting, which was not a bad thing.

"That's enough, be quiet."

Finally, the swordsman could no longer bear it and slapped the immortal's hand with the scabbard.

"Oh dear, why is it like this?"

The immortal rubbed his hand that had been hit, looking at the swordsman with a bitter expression.

"Ah Xi is the best. He never hits me, never scolds me, and never even raises his voice. Is this what family is like?"

"You still remember how good Ah Xi is. After hearing you say these things all the way here, I thought you had completely overlooked it."

The swordsman looked at her pretentious act with disdain.

The force I used was as gentle as raindrops falling on her head; it didn't hurt her at all, not even a little bit.

This guy seemed to have been hit by a stone, and kept saying some sarcastic things. It seems that he had been spending too much time with Ah Xi and had been spoiled by him.

"Let's hurry up and go. We still need to go back and report, and we also need to deal with those demons as soon as possible."

The older brother stepped in to smooth things over, but his regretful expression betrayed his true identity as a shill.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to my brother."

"Tsk."

After their fun ended, the three of them resumed their journey.

But after walking for a short while, the immortal looked up at the sky and frowned in disdain.

"Ugh, it's so hot."

As she spoke, she took out a fan and gently waved it, creating a cool breeze that dispelled the heat.

"The fan Ah Xi gave me is really useful; it keeps me cool even on such a hot day."

"..."

This is a provocation, absolutely a provocation.

The swordsman gave a soft hum, touched the clothes embroidered with beautiful patterns, and the cool touch did not let the heat bother him at all.

"Ah Xi's birthday present is so nice! It fits perfectly and is comfortable, and it's warm in winter and cool in summer. It's such a good treasure. ╮(‵▽′)╭"

"Hey, the sun is so strong, I still need to wear a mask to block out the sun."

The fox mask was held in the immortal's hand. Although he said she should wear it, she just wouldn't; she was just playing around.

“This was specially picked out for me by Ah Xi. I remember we had a pair. Oh dear, I told him not to buy things randomly. People even mistook us for a newlywed couple. It was so embarrassing.”

She hummed twice, seemingly quite pleased with her retort.

The effect seemed to be very good, leaving the swordsman speechless.

Hmm... is that really the case?

But the swordsman revealed a contemptuous look in his eyes.

"But I seem to remember that Ah Xi's favorite person is someone... who was it again? Oh, right, it's Eleven."

"Yes, I remember it was because he said he would go back to see her during the National Day holiday that the little guy waited foolishly for several years. Every year during the holidays, he would look up at the sky expectantly, waiting for the gifts to be handed to him."

"Some people are still complacent about a fan or a mask, while others are already sitting in their sheds waiting for people to come to them on their own."