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

"You saw it too... We still have hope..."

The dragon gazed at the starlight in the sky and uttered a whisper of unknown meaning.

He raised his hand to his heart, feeling the surging vibration, and drifted off to sleep.

……

Darkness, darkness, endless darkness.

Cold, cold, endless cold.

Tiny star scales drifted in this vast ocean constructed of ether.

He traversed turbulent waters and drifted through gorges.

Starlight flowed between his scales, and nebulae outlined his head and etched his tail.

He leaped out of the sea, a surge of energy coursing through his body.

Newly grown scales push against the old ones, sprouting out like vines.

These transparent, still-warm scales continuously emitted a low humming sound, as if greeting or responding.

Those starlight rays were bound together by something, swirling and gathering within his body to form a magnificent vortex.

The dark stars were born from his heart, and countless starlight swirled around him.

This is His response.

This is His love.

Returning to the 32-year-old elder who has worked tirelessly,

"I prefer to focus on the present rather than your grand ideas."

Sui had fantasized about ruling the Great Yan and being a supreme god.

But at that time, it was purely due to territoriality and the arrogance of the behemoth that He never thought about how to govern His territory after He came to rule.

Now, having awakened from his dream and experienced a period of life in the mortal world thanks to the power of the dragon, he has cast aside his former arrogant fantasies.

Although the human species is weak and vulnerable, they have created this colorful and diverse life.

Dragged into the mire of pleasure, even at an advanced age, one wants to linger a little longer before getting ashore.

"Focusing on the present is necessary, and envisioning the future is also appropriate. If we are merely obsessed with the present, civilization can only stagnate."

Before Bai Zhou could say anything more, Sui Tiao covered his face with hers.

"You little dragon are becoming more and more like those mystical fellows."

Perched atop his head, enjoying a brief moment of bullying the dragon, Sui complained with disdain about his increasingly boring words and actions lately.

"Have you gone mad from spending so much time in meetings with those guys?"

He knew that during the day, He would meet with those strange-looking guys through the vast network of arcane particles that had spread across the continent to discuss the future.

After all, it is the one that acts as the router.

"You're not even three hundred years old, Little Dragon. Show some energy, don't live like an old man who's seen through everything."

The boy waved his paw pads and slapped his cheeks.

"Short-lived and long-lived species have different perceptions of time. Even if I wanted to live a more relaxed life like a young person, but..."

He didn't care about the playful antics of the yearlings, and during the day, he looked towards the doorway.

"Daddy?"

The young dragon tiptoed and opened the door, peering curiously into the room.

"Ayu, come in."

Bai Zhou waved to her, and the little one happily ran towards him, throwing herself into his arms.

"Niangniang is here too!"

Because no one corrected him, the little guy never changed how he referred to himself as "age".

"Hmm, I'll definitely be by his side."

The little dragon, with its two paw pads half-hooked on its horns, lowered its head to talk to the little guy.

"hey-hey."

The little one buried her face in Bai Zhou's arms and snuggled close before explaining why she had come.

"Daddy, we should go now, Chenchen's car is about to arrive."

"Okay. We'll leave after Father changes his clothes. Sui, I'm leaving Ayu in your care."

He rubbed the little one's head, scooped up the hair on her head and handed it to her, then got up to change his clothes during the day.

"It might rain today, remember to bring an umbrella."

He checks the weather forecast every day, and he already checked today's weather yesterday.

In the Longmen area, it will be cloudy turning to light rain.

“Ah Yu remembers.”

The little guy, who had already changed his clothes, stood at the door with Sui, holding an umbrella, waiting for Bai Zhou to come out.

"Tsk, those three guys have been getting lazier and lazier lately."

The 12-year-old squatted down next to the little guy, looking at the three lazybones who were leisurely and carefree in the living room, and was speechless.

“Ayu must not follow their example.”

The little guy is four years old now and can understand almost everything. That's why He has to keep a close eye on him to prevent him from picking up bad habits. Especially since there are three lazybones living in the house.

Just a few years ago, I seemed incredibly busy, so what happened this year?

That guy's subsequent bad movies flopped, and it's understandable that he started to slack off after being warned by the Ministry of Rites for over-exploiting the image of the God-King.

Although Ling used to slack off and do nothing, he still did the serious things that needed to be done. Now he's even worse than Nian. He just lies there all day, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating. Even raising pigs isn't done like this.

And evening...

This Xi! She's a mother of one, and instead of adjusting her mindset, she just spends all her time snacking and watching TV shows, barely drawing anymore. This year, the most she's drawn are doodles from when she played with Ayu, so now Ayu's drawing teacher is Ayao!

"Don't be angry, we're about to leave."

As soon as the daylight arrived, he saw Sui grinning at the three lazybones. He shook his head helplessly, picked them up with one hand, and carried them to pick up the person.

"Hmph. Why have they become so lazy? It's all because you spoiled them."

The boy leaned on his shoulders and criticized him harshly.

"There's nothing I can do. You're my family."

"...You're using that excuse again. Humph, anyway, you should get them trained. If they continue to be so lazy, they won't even be considered mascots in your new world."

Sui paused for a moment, then clapped his hands and gave him a stern order.

“Niangniang always says that. But I’ve never seen Niangniang scold her mother or the others.”

The little guy, held in Bai Zhou's arms, also started complaining about Sui's behavior.

"How could I not have taught them a lesson? It's just that compared to your father, they completely ignored my words."

The old man reached out a paw and gently patted the little guy, his words revealing a hint of speechlessness.

Although He has obtained a named position, His power will be weakened if these fragments continue to be lazy.

With two of the seven already being monsters that He couldn't defeat, He couldn't afford to lose this last remaining third seat.

Those seafood and that demon king are keeping a close eye on him; he can't just give up this spot that's closest to him.

"Father also disciplined Mother and the others... Waaah."

The little guy had his tail pinched by the daytime, and he obediently forgot about those things.

"what……"

Sui Gang was about to laugh, but when she saw Bai Zhou's eyes slanting towards her, she obediently shut her mouth.

"These things are too early for Ayu."

The daytime is quite helpless.

The little one's intelligence also has its troubles. Having inherited Xi's abilities, she can freely enter and exit her mother's paintings.

The result of frequently going to play with Mo Liang was... witnessing things that were too early for her.

"Father, when will Ayu find out?"

The little guy is still very curious.

Although she was still young, after several misunderstandings, she roughly understood why her mother and Aunt Nian didn't get along.

They all wanted to be disciplined by their father.

"Hmm... at least... when he's in middle school, around thirteen or fourteen years old."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhou gave a relatively appropriate age.

"Hmm... there are still ten years to go."

The little guy counted on his fingers for a moment, then simply gave up on the idea and snuggled in Bai Zhou's arms to play with the wisps of cloud blowing on his ear.

"Ten years...it actually passes in the blink of an eye."

Bai Zhou did not say it.

"Hmm, Father, has Chenchen arrived yet?"

The little guy hugged his 12-year-old and pressed his face against the car window, staring at the vehicles and pedestrians in the station.

"Soon. Huijie will be back in a few minutes."

Bai Zhou had just finished speaking when his phone rang.

"Waaah! Chenchen! Daddy! Chenchen is out!"

The little guy spotted the blue-haired dragon girl carrying a suitcase at a glance.