My words have become law; I truly have no desire to display my divine power before others.

A Luo reached out to pull him, but he dodged to the side, preventing her from touching him.

"baby……"

"I won't listen! I won't listen!" The chubby baby covered his ears, stomped his feet, and then "whoosh," disappeared into thin air.

The window was still open, and the night breeze blew in, making the oil lamp on the table flicker.

A Luo stood by the window, looking at the empty courtyard outside, and sighed.

"I'll definitely be with you tomorrow," she whispered, not knowing if the chubby baby heard her.

In the next room, Ye Qingfeng was sitting cross-legged on the bed.

He closed his eyes and breathed steadily, as if he were meditating.

Suddenly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a very faint smile.

......

It was late at night, and all the lights in A Luo's house were turned off.

Lu Yang lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Miao Gui was cornered by him and had already cursed him several times, but later he got too tired to curse anymore, turned his back and fell fast asleep.

Lu Yang stared at the dark roof with his eyes open, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

Today, I saw those ginseng stalls in the village, the magician, and the man who stole things.

There were also scenes of immortal masters making ginseng speak and summoning lightning to strike people—the more he thought about it, the more energetic he became, and he wasn't sleepy at all.

Fortunately, I was preparing to get up and meditate to cultivate myself.

Just as he was about to get out of bed.

Suddenly, he felt something moving under his feet.

Lu Yang paused for a moment, then probed with his toe—something was burrowing under the blanket.

It bulged out and moved from the foot of the bed to the head.

He instinctively tried to pull his foot back, but it was too late.

"puff--"

A muffled thud.

An indescribable stench burst forth from the blankets, making Lü Yang's eyes water.

He abruptly threw off the covers, and a stench assaulted his nostrils, filling the entire room with a suffocating smell.

Miao Gui was jolted awake by the smell, sitting bolt upright and nearly vomiting: "What's that smell?! What's that smell?!"

Lu Yang covered his nose, his eyes brimming with tears: "I...I don't know..."

Miao Gui looked down and saw a small, damp patch on the bed. It was yellowish in color and had a strong odor that could kill a cow.

He stared wide-eyed at Lü Yang: "You...you wet the bed?!"

Lü Yang's face turned green: "I didn't! How could I possibly wet the bed!"

"Then what is this?!"

"I don't know! I was just falling asleep and... and then..."

The two were arguing when suddenly the window creaked.

Lu Yang looked up and saw a small shadow reflected on the window paper.

The shadow was only about a foot tall, round and plump, with two little braids on its head, and it was peering into the window.

"Who?!" Lü Yang shouted.

The shadow vanished in a flash.

Lu Yang jumped out of bed, ran barefoot to the window, pushed it open and looked outside—it was empty, there was nothing there.

The moonlight shone into the courtyard, and only the shadows of a few green vegetables swayed in the wind.

He pulled his head back, preparing to close the window, when he suddenly felt someone pat the back of his head.

"Snapped!"

It's very light, but very crisp.

Lu Yang turned around abruptly—the room was empty, and Miao Gui was still sitting on the bed, several steps away from him.

Miao Gui looked at him and asked, "What are you doing?"

Lü Yang scratched the back of his head: "You...you just hit me?"

Miao Gui rolled her eyes: "Why would I hit you? I'm so far away from you."

Lu Yang began to feel uneasy.

Just then, a "giggle" sound came from under the bed.

The sound was very soft and faint, like a child giggling.

Lu Yang and Miao Gui both looked down at the bed at the same time—it was pitch black under the bed, and they couldn't see anything.

Miao Gui swallowed hard: "Did...did you hear that?"

Lü Yang nodded.

The two looked at each other, slowly squatted down, and peered under the bed.

A face.

It was white and round, with two bright black eyes, and it was lying under the bed, smiling at them.

"ah--!!!"

Both of them screamed in pain and scrambled backward.

Miao Gui knocked over the teapot on the table, and Lü Yang tripped over the stool, causing the two to fall into a heap.

The face peeked out from under the bed; it was a chubby baby wearing a red bib.

He grinned, revealing a set of small white teeth, and clapped his hands, laughing even more heartily as he looked at the two people who were half-dead with fright.

"Hahaha! You two idiots!"

Lu Yang sat on the ground, pointing at the chubby baby, his hand trembling: "You... what are you?!"

The chubby baby tilted his head and blinked, "Guess?"

Mustering his courage, Miao Gui pulled out a talisman from his pocket and held it up in front of him: "Let me tell you, I'm a corpse driver! I deal with corpses all the time! You...you stay away!"

The chubby baby saw the talisman, paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Hahaha! That lousy talisman won't work on me! I'm not a corpse!"

He hopped forward a step, and Miao Gui took a step back. He hopped forward again, and Miao Gui took another step back.

"What exactly do you want?!" Miao Gui's voice changed.

The chubby baby tilted his head, looking completely innocent: "Yes, we play. Don't you guys like to play?"

Lu Yang snapped out of his daze, both angry and frightened: "You...did you just fart in my blanket?"

The chubby baby covered his mouth and laughed, "Yeah! Doesn't it stink?"

Lu Yang's face turned pale and then flushed.

The chubby baby jumped again: "I even peed on you! Did you like it?"

Lu Yang looked down at his soaking wet clothes and finally couldn't take it anymore: "I...I'll beat you to death!"

He lunged forward, but the chubby baby dodged him with a light, airy dodge.

Lu Yang missed his target and bumped his head against the door frame, wincing in pain.

Miao Gui mustered his courage, grabbed a broom, and swung it at the chubby baby.

The chubby baby squatted down, and the broom swept over his head, hitting nothing.

"Hehe, you can't hit me!"

The chubby baby was jumping around in the room, and Lü Yang and Miao Gui were chasing after him, knocking over one and knocking down another, making a complete mess of the room.

Just then, the door was pushed open with a "bang".

Shen Zhaoyue stood at the door, holding a knife in her hand, her face expressionless.

Lu Yang and Miao Gui stopped, panting heavily, and pointed at the chubby baby: "He...he..."

The chubby baby was startled when he saw Shen Zhaoyue, then tilted his head to look her over. Shen Zhaoyue looked at him too, and the two stared at each other for a moment.

The chubby baby suddenly shrank back. This woman with the knife was different from those two idiots.

The way she looked at him was like she was looking at prey.

Shen Zhaoyue didn't say anything, took a step forward, and reached out to grab it.

The chubby baby was startled and quickly moved to the side.

Shen Zhaoyue's hand brushed past his undergarment, almost grabbing it.

"Ouch!"

The chubby baby was too scared to play anymore and turned to run away.

He ran fast, but Shen Zhaoyue chased even faster.

She caught up to him in a few steps and reached out to grab the back of his neck—

The chubby baby squatted down on the ground, and then his whole body disappeared in a flash.

Shen Zhaoyue's hand grasped at empty air.

She looked down at the ground—there was nothing there.

There were no holes, no gaps; the bluestone slabs were laid out completely.