How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

My parents couldn't persuade me otherwise, so eventually the four of them just went on trips all the time, leaving the two of us out of the picture.

"And then you never went again?"

Xiao Huo asked curiously.

"No, well, how should I put it?"

Hei Yang organized his thoughts, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes, and smiled as he said, "Listening to the lively sounds outside, the quiet I usually crave is unusually unsettling in this empty house."

I don't know if I was thinking about someone else's girl, or if I wanted to see the fireworks, but when I came to my senses, I was already standing with her in the night breeze.

"Eh?"

Xiao Huo didn't quite understand.

"What your dad means is that we couldn't resist at home, so we secretly went to watch the fireworks from the rooftops of houses near the south of the city."

Hongli translated Heiyang's riddle into human language, recalling the fireworks she had watched over the years, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

"No matter how you look at it, it's because it's too noisy outside, which makes it hard to calm down, right?"

Perhaps feeling too embarrassed that the "true fragrance" principle had applied to her, Hong Li slightly suppressed her smile and stubbornly added, "I can't do anything in peace when my peace and quiet is disturbed, so I had no choice but to run over there."

"We almost got caught by the homeowner, which scared us so much that we haven't dared to go there since, haha."

Hei Yang recalled the panicked expressions he and Hong Li had shared back then, and couldn't help but laugh at his past experience: "We weren't sure if anyone had seen our faces, and we were terrified of having our parents called in."

So for a long time afterward, whenever I passed by that area, I would walk around people's doors, living in constant fear!

"You still have the nerve to say that."

Hong Li rolled her eyes at Hei Yang, both amused and exasperated, and snorted, "If it weren't for Miss Hong Li's sharp ears and eyes and her agile skills, and her timely rescue, you would definitely have been caught by them."

"Yes, yes, yes, my Xiao Li is the best at running away, okay?"

Hei Yang chuckled and replied, "I can't repay such a great kindness, so I can only repay you with my body!"

"Ha, so you're going to bully me like this after you've pledged yourself to me?!"

Hong Li replied softly, her hand tightening and softening again: "Now you can bully me anytime, anywhere, even more conveniently. You're going to be so happy, kid!"

"That is."

Hei Yang nodded smugly and continued, "The best is yet to come! I'll make you cry!"

"Hmph, you dare?!"

Hong Li snorted softly, but couldn't help but smile slightly: "If you really make me cry, you'd better try your best to coax me. You'll regret it!"

"Tsk, tsk."

Hei Yang smiled and didn't say much. He turned to look at the camera and said, "Your mother impulsively bought a bunch of food. Some of the new dishes are ones that neither of us have tried yet. We were thinking of asking Xiao Huo to come back and try them together."

"Hehe, Little Fire ate a lot today too."

Little Fire patted her little belly with a satisfied look. Without deliberately expending her spiritual energy, her appetite in human form was not much greater than that of an ordinary little girl.

"But remember to save some of what Mom bought for Xiao Huo, so he can eat it when he gets home!"

"okay."

Hei Yang chuckled and instructed, "When you go out, remember to stay close to your grandma and maternal grandma. Even if you don't get lost, don't wander off, so they won't worry."

Be more sensible, listen to your grandma and the others, and don't make your elders angry..."

"I know, I know, a small fire is fine!"

Little Huo proudly raised his head and said, "Grandma and the others often say that Little Huo is much better behaved than Mom and Dad were when they were little!"

Hei Yang: "..."

Hongli: "..."

He retracted what he had just said.

"Children should also have their own opinions."

Hei Yang glared with dead fish eyes: "You can't just listen to everything your parents say..."

"It is! It is!"

Hongli leaned in unnoticed, her deadpan eyes mirroring Hongli's: "Listening to everything will only hurt you. Too obedient a child will never amount to anything..."

"That's right! That's right!"

Hei Yang earnestly agreed.

Hongli: "To believe everything in books is worse than having no books at all..."

Hei Yang: "Make bold hypotheses, actively explore, and calmly verify..."

Hongli: "I love my teacher, but I love truth more..."

Hei Yang: "So, you kids this year..."

"emmm"

Little Huo blinked innocently at his parents, who were muttering grumbles with displeasure, then suddenly turned to the side and called out, "Grandma, Grandma, Mom and Dad told me on the phone that children should..."

Hei Yang Hong Li: "?!!"

The scene before Xiao Huo's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the last sound before the communication was disconnected drifted out.

"You're ruthless, kid!"

"emmmm"

Xiao Huo revealed his crescent-shaped eyes, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

I'm happy to be mischievous, but I hope I won't get a double beating from my parents when I get home.

Xiao Huo was deep in thought.

"Little Fire, are you ready? We're about to set off!"

"Hey? Little Fire, did you say what Xiao Yang and the others said to you in the communication?"

Grandma and Grandpa came out of the house as they heard the voices and looked at Xiao Huo together.

"Ah, um, there's nothing there!"

Little Fire blinked, jumped off the swing, and said excitedly, "Little Fire was ready a long time ago!"

Grandma, Grandma, let's hurry, or we won't get good spots!

Never mind, it's more important to go out and play with Grandma and Grandpa right now.

Parents beating each other is something for the future Xiao Huo to worry about, hehe!

........................

On the other side, in Yang Li's bedroom.

"That little rascal!"

Hong Li stared at the disconnected call, a tic-tac-toe frown forming on her forehead: "They actually tried to badmouth me!"

"That's too cruel."

Hei Yang muttered with lingering fear, "What happened to the saying that daughters are their parents' little angels..."

"That brat has her grandma and maternal grandma backing her up, she's got too big for her britches..."

Hongli complained, "My little cotton-padded jacket has turned into black-hearted cotton!"

Hei Yang and Hong Li exchanged a glance and sighed deeply: "Alas! We're getting old!"

"Hey, do you think Xiao Huo will go astray when she grows up?"

Hongli said with a serious expression, "Like those legendary unfilial children who bully their elderly parents, sending them to the cowshed to eat leftovers..."

"Ah? This..."

A scene appeared in the black sun and red glass:

Xiao Huo, holding a bottle of liquor, poured it into their mouths, shouting, "The old man's hit the jackpot!"

"hiss----"

Hei Yang Hongli couldn't help but shudder, and decisively shook off her wild thoughts.

"No, no, it's impossible."

Hei Yang chuckled sheepishly, "Our little Huo is gentle and kind by nature, she definitely won't turn out like that!"

"That's true, that would be too outrageous..."

Hongli also showed a sympathetic expression, and sighed, saying, "After all, our family has always had a pretty upright character..."

Moreover, the talk about retirement is just something they joke about when teasing their daughter.

After all, one of the reasons the two embarked on the path of cultivation was to combat aging.

Fortunately, they both have a decent talent for this.

Well, breaking through the combat power ceiling in less than two years of formal training... cough cough, so-so!

"Phew, anyway, as for Xiao Huo, all she needs to do is grow up happily under her parents' watchful eyes. It's not her place to take care of their old age yet!"