Old Gu Six saw that his daughter was daydreaming again, but he didn't disturb her.
He knew his daughter wouldn't be an overly kind person, so he was relieved. He didn't want his daughter to be the compassionate type.
Those kinds of people not only bring trouble to those around them but also can't protect themselves, making them easy targets for deception.
He'd rather his daughter be a bad person than a good person in this chaotic world.
He didn't need her to get her hands bloody either, because he would be the blade in her hands, taking on all the sins, as long as she remained unharmed.
They weren't meant to be saviors of the world.
Mysterious being: [That's right, no task of saving the world, she's here to save your sorry butt.]
As for himself, he was someone who had to rely on his daughter to survive. With his fate, he should be grateful if he doesn't have to take a life.
Become a savior of the world? That must be a joke.
Mysterious being: [Don't you dare mess around. Just live a long life to your dying day and return to your rightful place. The Heavenly Way has designated saviors, don't try to steal their job.]
Chang'an heard the mysterious being muttering and quietly asked, "You won't be here all the time, will you?"
Mysterious being: [... I won't be.]
Chang'an: "Oh, so goodbye?"
Mysterious being: [Goodbye is goodbye, the next one will be better behaved.]
Chang'an: ...
What nonsense is this?
Mysterious being: [You call Old Gu Six 'Dad', so you should call me 'Grandpa', good granddaughter, call me Grandpa.]
Chang'an: "Get lost!"
Mysterious being: [Alright.]
Old Gu Six saw his daughter's face twist a little, with a hint of gritting her teeth.
He asked with some concern, "Daughter, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chang'an grimaced with a smile, "It's nothing, just feeling a bit hot."
Can I say that there seems to be someone nagging like your dad?
Really, what's going on here? It turns out the one truly being tested is this Old Gu Six. When he finishes his trials and returns, I wonder if he'll have memories of the present.
What's this feeling of embarrassment all about?
My toes twitched, so awkward!
I don't know which path of divinity this Old Gu Six follows. Which direction should I pray to usually?
Old Gu Six didn't know what Chang'an was thinking. He only urged her to go rest, "Daughter, it's late, go to sleep quickly. Children need to sleep more to grow taller."
"Oh, okay, sure."
If I didn't know, it would be fine. But now that I do know, there's an awkward feeling of not knowing how to interact.
Chang'an lay curled up like a pretzel in the carriage, feeling a little restless.
Mysterious being: [Are you bothered? Just interact with him the same way you did before.]
Chang'an: "No, I just don't understand. You were able to bring me here and give me cheat codes, so why couldn't you just give the cheat codes directly to Old Gu Six? Then I wouldn't have to come here."
Mysterious being: [If I gave him the cheat codes directly, wouldn't that mean he failed his trials? He's already failed five times.]
Hearing that he had failed five times, Chang'an didn't know why she felt like laughing. This really did no injustice to Old Gu Six's name.
Chang'an: "What were the reasons for the previous five failures? Was it because you gave him cheat codes?"
Mysterious being: [You'll find out later.]
Chang'an: "Can't you tell me now?"
Mysterious being: [No, the heavenly secrets cannot be revealed.]
Chang'an: "Alright, you can leave now. I want to sleep."
Mysterious being: [...]
You're so adorable, you're so beautiful, I'll listen to you.
Chang'an slept for two hours before getting up to let Old Gu Six sleep instead. Old Gu Six was just an ordinary person now, he needed to sleep, or he would collapse.
"Dad, it's your turn to sleep. I'll stand guard."
Chang'an climbed out of the carriage and sat on the mat.
Old Gu Six patted her head and said, "Dad's not tired, you continue sleeping."
"No, you have to sleep. You'll be driving the carriage during the day, and if you don't sleep at night, how will your body cope? I can sleep in the carriage during the day, so it's okay if I sleep less now."
Seeing his daughter insist that he sleep, Old Gu Six took out a long sword from under the carriage and handed it to Chang'an.
"Take this. If any bad people come, just stab them. Dad will rely on you to protect him."
Chang'an took the sword. To be honest, it was a bit heavy. She had lightning abilities, so she didn't need the sword.
"Dad, did you forget that I can control lightning?"
"Just hold it to look the part and deter any bad people."
"Alright then."
Old Gu Six watched Chang'an hugging the sword, the small girl with her two little pigtails was about as tall as the sword, looking especially adorable. He let out a "pffft" laugh.
Chang'an didn't understand what was so funny that made this Old Gu Six laugh in the middle of the night.
Noticing his daughter's puzzled gaze, Old Gu Six pressed his fist to his lips to suppress his laughter, closed his eyes to sleep, but his upturned thin lips showed that he was in a good mood.
At the same time, in a misty secret realm, four old men hidden in the clouds whose appearances couldn't be seen clearly were playing mahjong.
One of them said, "If your son dares to mess up my world again this time, I'll chop him and his daughter up and make soup to drink."
"Don't worry, it won't happen again this time. Just make sure the savior you chose doesn't provoke them, and it'll be fine. Self-drawn tile, I've won."
Another old man danced with joy.
The other old men rolled their eyes and gave him the agreed wager, which were shiny objects, except for the one who had spoken to him, who gave him two talisman papers.
"What do you want these prank talismans for?"
"For my granddaughter to play with."
The other old men gave him another eye roll, looking at his smug expression as if he was the only one with a granddaughter.
Hmm...
It seemed, perhaps, maybe, he really was the only one with a granddaughter.
So what were their sons doing?
Can't even have a child now?
No need to play mahjong anymore, let's go back.
In the blink of an eye, only the smug little old man remained.
Then Chang'an received two folded talisman papers.
The mysterious being told her, [These are prank talismans. I don't know what kind of pranks they play, you'll only find out after using them. I won them playing cards, impressive, right?]
Chang'an: "Yeah, you're so awesome!"
Mysterious being: [I'll give you some pretty stones too. You can play with them yourselves from now on. I won't come find you very often anymore.]
Chang'an: "Oh, goodbye then, no need to see you off."
Mysterious being: ...
This cotton jacket has holes.
But she's also a cotton jacket with holes, others don't even have one.
The little old man consoled himself and left. He couldn't intervene too much either, or the old Heavenly Way fellow wouldn't be pleased.
Chang'an waited for a while to make sure he had really left.
Idle, she looked ahead to where Little Ya's Dad and his group were borrowing fire and pots in the evening.
They divided into two groups, each lighting a fire.
Some of the men took turns keeping watch while the elderly, women, and children slept.
Sensing Chang'an's gaze, they looked back and respectfully greeted her from afar.
Chang'an slightly nodded, unsure whether they could see it, and then averted her eyes.
