Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Three pairs of parents held their children and cried for a long, long time.

Liao Zhong stepped forward: "It's about time we went."

Three pairs of parents, each carrying a child, walked towards the car.

The three little ones perched on their parents' shoulders, watching the group of people standing by the playground—Cheng Mo, Xia He, and Duo Duo.

Tears blurred my vision.

"Senior brother!"

"Sister Xia He!"

"Duoduo!"

The three little ones suddenly struggled in their parents' arms and cried their hearts out.

Cheng Mo waved to them.

Xia He's eyes were red.

Duoduo stood at the front, waving vigorously with a smile on her face.

Goodbye~

"Remember to call!"

The three children were carried into the car.

The car door closed, the car started, and slowly drove away.

The three little ones were pressed against the car window, their faces against the glass, patting the window, and shouting something, but the people outside couldn't hear them.

Duoduo stood there, watching the three cars grow smaller and smaller until they disappeared at the end of the road.

She suddenly jumped up and raised her hands high above her head.

"yeah--!"

Cheng Mo: "?"

Xia He: "??"

Duoduo turned around, her face beaming with a smile, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "Finally, I don't have to pretend anymore! Senior brother, you have no idea how hard I've been holding it in these past few days. I almost told Yueyue and the others!"

Xia He paused for two seconds, then burst out laughing, squatted down and hugged Duo Duo tightly: "Wow, Duo Duo is so amazing! If it were your older sister, she definitely wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long."

Duo Duo was a little embarrassed, her face slightly red: "It's...not that amazing~"

Cheng Mo smiled and ruffled her hair: "Duoduo is great."

Duo Duo chuckled.

Liao Zhong's lips twitched.

That little girl, that scene was so touching, but it turned out to be all an act?

He coughed lightly and said, "Alright, let's go. I'll take you back to the hospital."

……

in the hospital.

Cheng Mo and Xia He returned to their respective rooms and began packing their things.

There wasn't much to pack—most of my things were in my food pouch, and I only had a few changes of clothes in the room.

I had just finished tidying up and arrived at Duoduo's dormitory when the door was pushed open.

Several employees of NaDuTong walked in, carrying large and small bags.

"For Duoduo."

"This is a hair clip I made myself."

"This is a keychain; I brought it with me on a business trip."

"This is my daughter's favorite picture book, I'm giving it to you."

Duoduo was surrounded in the middle, holding a bunch of things in her hands—

Plush toys, storybooks, colored pencils, little dresses, little shoes... two big bags full.

"Thank you... thank you uncles and aunts... thank you brothers and sisters..."

The employees chuckled and patted her head.

"Take good care of yourself from now on."

Study hard.

"Call us when you have time."

Duoduo nodded vigorously.

Cheng Mo and Xia He packed their things and went downstairs with their bags.

Downstairs, a bread truck was parked there.

Liao Zhong stood beside the car, and seeing them get out, he patted the car and said, "It's a gift for you."

Cheng Mo raised an eyebrow: "So generous?"

Liao Zhong pulled a small notebook out of his pocket and handed it over: "I'll also give you a driver's license."

Cheng Mo took it and flipped through it. It contained his own photo, and the name was correct.

"So fast?"

Liao Zhong waved his hand: "It was all taken care of a long time ago, but I just haven't had a chance to give it to you yet."

Xia He leaned over for a look and immediately exclaimed, "Why does he have it but I don't?"

Liao Zhong looked at her and said, "First of all, you need to know how to drive."

Xia He: "...Why don't I know how to drive?"

Liao Zhong: "Last time you backed up in front of the hospital and hit three electric bikes. I don't want the driver's license I'm giving away to a road menace."

Xia He's face turned red with anger: "Who are you calling a road menace! Who cares about your driver's license! I'll take the test myself when I get back!"

Liao Zhong smiled without saying a word, his expression utterly infuriating.

Cheng Mo grabbed Xia He's arm: "Alright, alright, get in the car."

Duoduo ran over and grabbed Xia He's other hand: "Sister Xia He, let's get in the car."

Xia He was dragged to the car by the two men, muttering, "I'm telling you, Liao Zhong, once I get my driver's license, I'll be hanging around in front of you every day..."

The doors closed, and the bread truck started moving.

Liao Zhongchong and the others waved.

……

The bread truck headed north, but the journey was not smooth.

Road construction is happening everywhere, and two-way lanes often become one-way traffic, causing frequent traffic jams.

With the Lunar New Year just over a month away, there are more and more cars on the road.

Trucks, cars, vans, and motorcycles were all crammed together.

Motorcycles often squeeze through gaps in the road, making it a nerve-wracking sight.

But this didn't affect the atmosphere inside the car at all.

Upbeat music was playing from the car stereo, and Xia He sang along loudly.

"Let us live freely and unrestrained in this mortal world—galloping on horseback and sharing the splendor of life—singing songs to express our joy—seizing the prime of our youth with fervor—"

She sang with such passion, with complete absorption, until her voice was hoarse. After finishing one song, she still felt the noise wasn't enough, so she pulled Duoduo along.

"Duoduo, next song, you are the wind and I am the sand—"

Duoduo was a little embarrassed and hummed along softly.

Two voices, one high-pitched and one low-pitched, one sharp and one rough, echoed in the carriage.

Cheng Mo's eardrums were trembling.

This girl doesn't hum songs like this usually!

He freed one hand, pulled out two wads of tissues from the side, and stuffed them into his ears.

Xia He made a hooking motion in the air.

Two wads of tissues flew out of Cheng Mo's ears and landed on the passenger seat.

"Little Taoist, don't be so serious~" Xia He leaned over from the back seat, "Let's sing together, this song is quite nice."

Duoduo leaned over and nodded vigorously, "Yes, senior brother, let's do it together!"

Cheng Mo looked at the two expectant smiling faces in the rearview mirror.

"You forced me to do this."

"ah--!!!!"

That sound, how should I put it?

Like slaughtering a pig.

Like sawing wood.

Like scratching a blackboard with your fingernail.

It's like a hundred cats having their tails stepped on at the same time.

Among the vehicles in front, behind, left, and right, someone instinctively stepped on the brakes.

Someone peeked out to look.

Someone took out their phone, hesitating whether to call the police.

But the scene inside the bread truck was quite different.

"Hahahahahaha—"

"Senior brother, you sing so well!"

Xia He laughed so hard she almost fell over, clapping her hands and howling along.

Duoduo's eyes curved into crescent moons, and she howled more enthusiastically than anyone else.

Cheng Mo howled for a couple of minutes, but even he couldn't stand it anymore, so he shut up and stopped howling.

He glanced at the two laughing faces in the back seat through the rearview mirror and sighed silently.

Singing like that, and these two can still enjoy it...

Forget it.

I think I should just be an ordinary person.

Just silently endure the noise.

……

The car was stuck in traffic again.

Xia He's high-pitched singing stopped abruptly as she clutched her stomach and cried out, "Hey, little Taoist priest, is there a toilet nearby?"

Cheng Mo turned around: "Big or small?"

Xia He glared at him: "Is there a difference? Hurry up and find a toilet!"

Duoduo also came over: "Senior brother, I also need to go to the toilet."

Cheng Mo glanced at the time, looking puzzled. "Didn't we just finish lunch? How come it's so fast? Don't you guys have any sense of time?"

Xia He leaned close to Duo Duo's ear and whispered, "Look, this is your senior brother's true colors."

Duoduo sighed, mimicking an adult's tone: "Sigh, what can we do? We're already on a pirate ship... no, a pirate vehicle."

Cheng Mo: "...Could you guys please keep your voices down? I'm still here. Do you still want me to find you a restroom?"

Xia He's expression immediately changed, and she clasped her hands together: "Go quickly, go quickly, I really can't hold it in anymore."

Cheng Mo shook his head and opened the car door: "If those middle-aged and young men on the road who are captivated by your beauty heard you say this, they would definitely be shocked—how could a fairy like you poop?"

Xia He: "..."

Duo Duo laughed from the back seat: "Senior brother is so annoying~"