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

"Master."

As a soft call connected the immortal's memories with reality, the immortal's sharp gaze softened considerably, and he responded softly.

"Ah Xi, what happened... to you?"

This question, intended as a inquiry, unexpectedly drew the attention of the other immortals.

"Ah Xi? Where is he? Where is he?"

"Wait... what does Ah Xi look like?"

"Hmm... Am I still dreaming?"

"...It really is little Ah Xi!"

The cheers grew louder and louder, and in no time everyone knew. Even Twelve, who was preparing dishes in the kitchen, came out with a spatula to watch young Ah Xi. Thus, under the angry gaze of the sword-wielding immortal, he watched as he was pushed away from his little disciple.

"By the way, Ninth Brother, why did you come with Eleventh Brother?"

Some immortals couldn't squeeze in, so they had to come and check on the sisters to avoid making things awkward.

Before the answer could even be given on New Year's Eve, other busybodies who couldn't squeeze in shouted out their opinions.

"Don't you know? These two are obviously in cahoots to steal little A-Xi. They might have already taken advantage of the little guy."

"Who, who is talking nonsense!"

To Xi's surprise, before she could even speak, Nian launched into a fierce retort.

"What's wrong? You don't want to admit it? Then you'd better try to hold back your laughter first."

Xi looked over at the sound. Sure enough, Nian was wearing a smug smile.

"...This is bad."

The thought had barely formed in her mind when she heard Nian triumphantly shout, "Of course I admit it. One person does it, one person takes responsibility. You should call Ah Xi brother-in-law now."

"what!"

"really?"

"Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother...you!"

"This...this is outrageous..."

"Seriously, sis? Are you serious?"

Upon hearing Nian's words, everyone showed expressions of astonishment.

The immortals looked at Nian, who stood tall and proud with a rosy complexion, and then at Xi, who remained silent to the side. Suddenly, they all sighed.

"Alas, what a misfortune for our family."

"How could you bully a child... I have thick skin, it should be my turn."

"Ninth Brother, how can you face Eleventh Brother as sisters when you're like this?"

"puff……"

When too many people pretend, eventually one of them will break down.

Xi gave a soft snort; she knew which one it was without even looking.

"Hey writer, what are you laughing at?"

"Naturally, it's because someone's color scheme matches hers so well."

The one who sneered was none other than Miao Bi.

"Oh?"

Hearing the sarcastic remarks, Xi snorted and retorted, "But no one said that she was the only one who formed a bond with A-Xi."

"..."

The room fell silent instantly.

"Ah... Ah Xi... This can't be real, right?"

Twelve, holding the baby dragon, asked him in surprise.

“It’s true, Twelfth Brother. The gentleman… is right.”

Bai Zhou never intended to deny it, and since the two had already made it clear before him, he would not deny it.

"Waaah... Ah Xi is so mean... He didn't tell me about something so important..."

Upon hearing this, Twelve, feeling both touched and resentful, whispered something in response.

"...Although, but..."

The elder brother picked up the teacup to moisten his throat, but only tasted tea leaves.

"..."

The immortal holding the sword rubbed his temples and remained silent.

"Boss, give me some advice."

Seeing everyone's expressions, Nian looked at the leader among them.

"According to old customs... well... it's common for capable men to have multiple wives."

"...You two are truly my best sisters."

Miaobi glanced at Xi, her gaze drifting to a mirror where she saw herself reflected.

Are you interested in plunging Colombia back into darkness?

Blanch!

"...Let's drink, let's drink."

The other immortals each expressed their feelings.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?"

They were very dissatisfied with their performance that year.

"At least give me some blessings."

"What blessings? Blessings that you get to eat the meat and taste the bones, but leave us not even a drop of soup?"

"Hmm... I'm thinking. We are all beings that originated from Him. Can our actions actually have any effect on Him?"

"From a moral standpoint...we shouldn't have done that..."

"Oh right, right, I wish you well, okay?"

After such a bombshell was dropped, all the immortals felt that their trip was rather uninteresting.

"Hmm, are you all so dejected? Come on, Xiaobai, let your older sister give you a kiss to make them drool."

They became increasingly greedy and even tried to openly provoke others.

"Alright, stop fooling around, Ninth Brother. Everyone else, go back to your places. Twelfth, the food will burn if you don't go back soon."

In the end, it was the eldest brother who single-handedly ended this farcical topic.

He was afraid that if he continued talking like this, Lao Jiu would disappear from the table in a moment.

Even an old man couldn't withstand being forced to drink by seven or eight guys with similar alcohol tolerance.

Besides, Ah Xi rarely comes here, so how could we let him see such a mischievous side of everyone?

"Oh... Ah Xi, would you like to sit with me later?"

Twelve responded, and without waiting for Bai Zhou's reply, he said something to him and ran off.

"Ah Xi, sit with me later. Twelve is busy preparing dishes."

The immortal wielding the sword wanted to take his disciple with him so they could catch up.

"Don't go, Ah Xi. If you go, you won't have time to play. You'll just be chatting with this guy like an old man. Come to my place instead."

Miao Bi wanted to steal Xi away from her lover and also tease her, watching her grit her teeth in frustration.

"So, Xiaobai was clearly brought by us, why should he sit with you? You can't just take advantage of your age!"

Perhaps because someone was there, Nian, feeling supported, unceremoniously interrupted the conversation.

“Indeed, both morally and logically, Ah Xi should sit with me.”

Xi ignored Nian and began to pull the young dragon over.

"..."

Even so... the elder brother wanted to say something, but under the watchful eyes of the others, he could only awkwardly avert his gaze.

"Ah...I...I'll sit next to you, sir."

Young Dragon glanced at everyone and silently hid behind his master.

"..."

The group exchanged a silent glance.

"That's true, it suits Ah Xi's personality."

As always, some people sighed with emotion.

"Sigh, then I guess I'll just have to sit next to Ah Xi."

Someone said: Since we can't take it by force, let's just sit there.

"Hmph, of course only I can sit next to Little White!"

Nian patted his chest and then gave a soft hum.

"Don't say I'm not giving you a chance. Anyone who's not satisfied can come and play a couple of rounds with me. If you win, I might give you this position."

"Since you've lost, you'd better prepare some gifts. You're all Xiaobai's elders; how can you not give him some New Year's gifts during this big holiday?"

"Alright, come on then. As long as you don't cheat, no one here is afraid of you."

"Hmph, of course there will be gifts. But I'll take your position with me as well."

"Don't fight, don't fight, let me go first."