Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

Jiang Fan walked into the bedroom and almost burst out laughing.

The little princess lay on the bed with her little bottom sticking up, burying her head in the blankets.

Her two little hands were still covering the blanket.

Princess Chengyang hid under the table, covering her eyes with her two small hands.

Li Zhi is not currently visible.

Jiang Fan walked over and stood next to the little princess.

"Oh dear! Where did Sizi hide? Brother can't find her!"

"Hehe~" The little princess heard her brother's voice nearby and felt excited, so she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Isn't it hot for Sizi to be covered up like that with the blanket?"

"I don't want to!" the little princess said in a muffled voice.

Jiang Fan patted the little bottom that was sticking out, "Come out even if you're not hot! Your brother found you."

"Hahaha~"

The little princess took the blanket off her head: "Darling~ You're so amazing~"

Jiang Fan modestly replied, "The ox was hidden too well; it made my brother search for it for ages."

"Hehe~ I'm pretty awesome even if I'm not~"

"Hmm, Sizi is also very capable." Jiang Fan gently pinched the little princess's nose.

"Brother Jiang Fan, come find me quickly!" Princess Chengyang was still covering her eyes, getting impatient.

Jiang Fan walked over, both amused and exasperated, and removed Princess Chengyang's small hand.

"Haha! I've caught Chengyang too."

"Hahaha!" Princess Chengyang laughed happily as well.

"Where did your elder brother go?"

"It's here~" The little princess pointed under the bed; she was now on her brother's side.

Jiang Fan looked down and saw two small feet under the bed. He grabbed Li Zhi by the ankles and pulled him out.

"Hehe!" Li Zhi laughed, feeling that he had hidden himself very well, and that the young master had found him himself.

"Can we hide one more time?"

"Alright! Go hide!"

Jiang Fan gently ruffled the little princess's bun.

"When you hide, you must hide where your brother can't see you, understand?"

"Hmm~ I'm so excited~"

Jiang Fan waited in the bedroom while the three little ones ran out in a flurry.

This time they were more careful; the three of them didn't make much noise when they went to hide.

"Guys~ We're all hidden now~"

"Okay, brother's here!"

Jiang Fan first looked in the lobby, but found nothing. He then looked at the tables, the wardrobes, and several other rooms.

still none.

When the maid Dongmei saw Jiang Fan going back and forth looking for the three little ones, she couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Dongmei's expression, Jiang Fan guessed that Dongmei must have seen where the three little ones were hiding.

Jiang Fan walked over and asked Dongmei softly, "Dongmei, where are they hiding?"

"Young Master Jiang, the princess instructed me to tell her, but I dare not tell her..." Dongmei said slowly, her head lowered.

"Heh, I don't believe I can't find it."

Jiang Fan searched several more times but couldn't find Xiao Sizi and the others. He immediately sensed something was wrong. Although Xiao Sizi's palace was very large, Xiao Sizi's voice had clearly come from not far away.

Then look at Dongmei's furtive gaze, and the fact that she has been standing at the gate the whole time.

Jiang Fan immediately thought of where the three little guys were hiding.

"Dongmei, you've already checked."

"Ah...yes!"

As soon as Dongmei left, Jiang Fan looked under the door and saw several pairs of small feet.

Then Jiang Fan made a shushing gesture to Dongmei, quietly walked towards the door, and suddenly opened it.

The three little ones inside let out a piercing scream; they were simply too excited.

"Hahaha~ Hahaha~"

Jiang Fan looked at the three excited little ones and said, "Your older brother found you again, didn't he?"

"You're so amazing!"

Jiang Fan originally thought that playing for a while would be enough, but seeing how happy the three of them were, he figured they wouldn't stop.

"Want to play again?"

"Mmm-hmm~" The little princess nodded frantically.

"Why don't you guys hide it, and I'll look for it, okay?"

"Mmm-hmm~"

"You'd better hide separately, otherwise your brother will catch all three of you in one go."

"Okay~ We've got the answers~"

Jiang Fan walked out the door, giving the three little ones more space to hide.

The three little ones listened to advice and each went in a different direction.

~

7 p.m.

After attending Li Shimin's banquet, Jiang Fan was then arranged to stay in a luxurious villa in the palace, led by eunuchs and maids.

He hadn't been lying down for long when there was a knock on the door.

"Hey bro, I'm here! Open the door!"

Hearing the little princess's soft, sweet voice, Jiang Fan was both amused and exasperated.

Jiang Fan opened the door and carried the two little ones onto the bed. Xiao Sizi lay in the middle, and Chengyang lay on the inside.

Jiang Fan lay outside and covered Xiao Sizi with a blanket, and Cheng Yang also covered himself with a blanket.

"Okay, let's go to sleep!"

But the two little ones didn't close their eyes; instead, they stared wide-eyed at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he turned his head to look at the little Sizi sleeping in the middle.

Then look at Chengyang on the far right; both of his big eyes are shining brightly in the darkness.

"Why aren't you sleeping? Why are you staring at me like that?" Jiang Fan asked.

Little Si blinked: "Brother hasn't told us the story yet!"

Ni said he'd tell us a story yesterday! It was a story about a monkey!

Chengyang nodded in agreement: "Yes, you said it was a story about a monkey, and Grandpa was in it."

Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment before realizing what he had said, and slapped his forehead: "Oh right, I almost forgot. Okay, I'll tell you now."

Fortunately, Jiang Fan was prepared, otherwise he really wouldn't have said it.

He took out his phone, which contained downloaded files—a children's version of "Journey to the West." He found the first chapter.

He cleared his throat and began to read.

"Once upon a time, in the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, there was a country called Aolai. The country was near the sea, and in the sea was a mountain called Flower Fruit Mountain. On the top of that mountain, there was a celestial stone. That stone received the essence of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and one day, it suddenly burst open, giving birth to a stone monkey..."

Little Sizi listened intently, his eyes fixed on Jiang Fan without blinking.

"...That stone monkey lived in the mountains, yet it could walk and leap, eat grass and trees, drink from mountain streams, pick wildflowers, seek out tree fruits, and keep company with wolves and insects, and with tigers and leopards in packs."

They befriended deer and monkeys. Many years later, one hot day...

The stone monkey and its troop were playing under the shade of a pine tree when they suddenly wanted to find the source of the water.

They climbed up the mountain stream until they reached the end, where they discovered a waterfall...

Jiang Fan's voice wasn't loud, but it could be heard clearly in the quiet room.

Hearing this, Little Si asked softly, "Brother, that stone monkey is so brave! I want to be the monkey king too!"

Chengyang said from the side, "Sizi, you are a princess, not a monkey."

"I know! I'm just saying!" Little Si pouted.

Jiang Fan smiled and continued, "The stone monkey closed its eyes, squatted down, and leaped straight into the waterfall."

When he opened his eyes, there was no water inside, but a steel bridge.

On the other side of the bridge was a stone house. Inside, there was a stone bed, a stone stove, stone bowls, a stone basin, and a line of large characters in regular script that read, "Blessed Land of Flower and Fruit Mountain, Grotto Heaven of Water Curtain Cave."

"Wow...that's amazing!" Little Sizi exclaimed.