Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

"This disciple is indeed lucky."

Ji Yuan smiled and nodded, not denying it.

He definitely felt he was lucky.

If you're unlucky, you won't even encounter the system.

"Master's wife, let me show you around."

Ji Yuan continued.

"Row."

Afterwards, Ji Yuan led Granny Qin on a tour of the house.

Then they found an empty room for Granny Qin.

……

The following day, Granny Qin took Ji Yuan to visit the Su family.

The Su family of Jinling, patriarch Su Wencai, actually only has one granddaughter now. His son and daughter-in-law passed away unexpectedly two years ago.

Ji Yuan arrived at the Su family and saw Su Xiaoyong, who was about the same age as him.

The two knew each other before, and although they hadn't seen each other for a year, Su Xiaoyong quickly remembered Ji Yuan. As they chatted, they became familiar with each other.

Ji Yuan has a knack for coaxing children.

He took Su Xiaoyong to play in the yard.

Qin Po and Su Wencai looked at the two children playing together and both had smiles on their faces.

Qin Po, seemingly lost in thought, looked at Su Wencai and said, "Brother Su, I was originally planning to travel and take Ji Yuan with me."

Looking back now, he was still young, and traveling around with me inevitably caused him some suffering, which might have also hindered his martial arts training.

So I was thinking, could he stay at the Su residence for a while?

"I'll bring him back after I finish my travels."

Su Wencai was a few years older than Qin Po, so it was fine for her to call him Brother Su.

"Sure! Of course, no problem!"

Upon hearing that Ji Yuan could stay, Su Wencai happily nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll talk to him about it."

Granny Qin smiled and nodded, then looked at Ji Yuan and called out, "Ji Yuan."

After shouting, Granny Qin waved her hand.

Ji Yuan immediately got up and ran over: "What's wrong, Master's wife?"

"You don't need to come with me on the rest of the journey. How about you stay here and wait for me to return?"

"This...Master's wife, don't you need me to come with you?"

"Why would I need you to come with me? Just stay here. You're always stuck on the mountain. It's not easy to find someone your own age to relax with."

"Okay, I'll listen to my master's wife."

Granny Qin smiled and nodded, then looked at Su Wencai and clasped her hands in greeting: "Brother Su, I'll leave Ji Yuan to you."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Su Wencai quickly waved his hand.

Having made arrangements for Ji Yuan, Granny Qin acted swiftly, leaving the Su residence soon to continue her travels.

Qin Po didn't have any particular hobbies; she just loved traveling the world.

Dan Gudao died, Li Xiangyi fell into the sea and disappeared, and Qi Mushan passed away.

After several major events, she had no intention of traveling the world anymore.

But lately, as she watched Ji Yuan's martial arts skills improve, she kept thinking of Li Xiangyi.

She felt that Li Xiangyi shouldn't have died like that.

She wanted to go find Li Xiangyi.

So some people started to travel again, but in reality, they wanted to search for Li Xiangyi.

……

After Granny Qin left, Ji Yuan saw her off at the entrance of the Su residence.

Su Xiaoyong stood next to Ji Yuan and asked, "Brother Ji Yuan, will you be living at my house from now on?"

"Yes, I'm just staying for a while."

Ji Yuan nodded and said.

"Great!"

Su Xiaoyong shouted happily.

Su Xiaoyong seemed very happy to have a playmate of the same age by her side.

……

Ji Yuan then stayed at the Su residence.

Su Xiaoyong quickly became Ji Yuan's little follower.

Because Ji Yuan can tell many novel and strange stories, and can also bring out a lot of snacks and some fun wood carvings.

Of course, Ji Yuan didn't actually spend every day playing with her.

Ji Yuan still practices martial arts most of the time.

When he was practicing martial arts, Su Xiaoyong followed him, but Su Xiaoyong just randomly swung a small wooden sword around.

……

One night some time later.

Su Xiao lazily stayed in Ji Yuan's room, occupying Ji Yuan's bed, lying on Ji Yuan's bed, and looking at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan was sitting at a table, carving a piece of wood.

"Brother Ji Yuan, why do you like practicing martial arts?"

Su Xiaoyong asked curiously.

Of all the children Su Xiaoyong had ever seen, only Ji Yuan practiced martial arts regularly, just like an adult.

In her view, shouldn't children all like to play?

Well, she just likes to play and doesn't like practicing martial arts at all.

There's no reason why you might like something.

It's like...do you like your grandfather?

As Ji Yuan spoke, he thought for a moment and then asked in return.

Su Xiaoyong nodded frantically.

"So, why do you like your grandfather?"

Ji Yuan continued to ask.

Su Xiaoyong looked pained and said, "Yeah... I just like it."

"So, it's the same principle."

"Oh~"

Su Xiaoyong nodded, looking like she understood but not quite.

As Ji Yuan spoke, she stopped what she was doing.

The max-level wood carving skill allows Ji Yuan to carve wood carvings both well and quickly.

Ji Yuan sculpted a small figurine that was about ten centimeters tall.

The carving depicts Su Xiaoyong wildly swinging a wooden sword.

His expression was somewhat clear, and he looked completely bewildered.

"Xiao Yong, this is for you."

Ji Yuan handed the wood carving to Su Xiaoyong.

Su Xiaoyong saw the wood carving and realized from a distance that it looked like herself. She quickly jumped off the bed, walked over, and took the wood carving.

Only after she held it in her hands could she see the wood carving clearly.

"Wow! It looks exactly like me! Brother Ji Yuan, you're amazing!"

Su Xiaoyong looked at Ji Yuan with a hint of admiration.

Ji Yuan smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

"Uh-huh!"

Su Xiaoyong nodded frantically.

I'll give you another one tomorrow.

Ji Yuan continued.

"Okay, okay~"

Su Xiaoyong nodded repeatedly.

"So now, you should go back to sleep; it's getting late."

Ji Yuan looked at Su Xiaoyong and smiled.

Su Xiaoyong's smile vanished instantly, and she pouted, looking completely displeased.

"I don't want to go back to sleep alone, Brother Ji Yuan, let's sleep together?"

"That won't do, you're too old."

Ji Yuan shook her head.

If you were a few years younger or older, it wouldn't be a problem to sleep together.

Being stuck in that middle age is really not good.

"Okay~"

Su Xiaoyong looked unhappy and reluctantly left Ji Yuan's room.

After Su Xiaoyong returned, Ji Yuan continued carving another wooden sculpture, this time of himself. After finishing the sculpture, he went to sleep.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Ji Yuan got up and went to the dining hall of the Su residence.

Inside the dining room, Grandpa Su and Granny Qin were chatting.

"Master's wife, Grandpa Su."

Ji Yuan saw the two of them and called out.

"Sit down and eat."

Su Wencai said with a smile.

"Ah."

Ji Yuan sat down and began to eat breakfast.

A moment later, a maid escorted Su Xiaoyong to the dining hall. Su Xiaoyong yawned sleepily, rubbed her eyes, and walked towards Ji Yuan.

After Su Xiaoyong sat down next to Ji Yuan, she noticed that there was an extra person in the dining hall. Upon closer inspection, the person looked somewhat familiar.

After a moment's thought, I remembered that this was Ji Yuan's master's wife.

Su Xiaoyong suddenly realized something. Ji Yuan's master's wife had returned, which meant that Ji Yuan was about to leave.

Su Xiaoyong's expression changed drastically, and she grabbed Ji Yuan's hand, trying to run outside: "Brother Ji Yuan, run!"