I have a high-risk profession in the cultivation world.

Chu Chenmu secretly took out the recording bead again, thought for a moment, and exchanged it for another one. The first one was for everyone wishing him a happy birthday, and this one was for the New Year. It was better to keep them separately.

Then I secretly used it to record everyone's excited words from tonight.

As the night deepened and the commotion subsided, Chu Chenmu's room returned to silence, the sound of breathing becoming clearly audible once more. Chu Chenmu closed the door tightly, set up a sound-isolating barrier, and secretly activated the sound-recording bead.

A sound came from inside—

"Master, Senior Sister, Junior Brother, Happy New Year! Cheng Dian wishes everyone... happiness every day!" This is Su Cheng Dian;

"This cup is to my master, who taught me cultivation and took care of me, and my two junior brothers... May everyone quickly reach the Golden Core stage!" This was Tian Yige, who was already quite drunk at the time, but still didn't forget to cultivate.

"Happy New Year, Senior Sister and Senior Brother. I wish Senior Sister..." After paying his respects to the two of them, Luo Suichen paused slightly before turning to Chu Chenmu, "Master, I wish you all the best."

Chu Chenmu clinked glasses with each of them, and the clear sound of glass colliding came from the recording bead, followed by Chu Chenmu's cool voice: "As your teacher, I also wish Yige, Chengdian, and Suichen a happy new year. May they always be like this, with each year bringing new changes." Chu Chenmu deliberately read out their names.

The sound ended there, and Chu Chenmu smiled as he put the bead into his storage ring, placing it in the jade box along with the first one.

Then he waved his hand to remove the restriction, opened the window, and looked at the lonely moon in the sky.

"Grandma, Xiaomu can't come home for the New Year this year. You have to take good care of yourself. If the noodles and oil are too heavy, please ask the neighbors to help carry them. Your back is not good, so don't twist it again."

"Me? I'm out of town. My boss suddenly assigned me a task, so I won't be going back."

"Of course I'll eat dumplings..."

"The Spring Festival Gala isn't very good. You're getting old, Grandma, so you can't stay up late. I can't supervise you this year, so you have to be a good girl and go to bed on time."

"I miss you too. ... Of course I miss you, Grandma."

Chu Chenmu muttered to himself, gazing at the lonely moon, growing more and more annoyed with it.

It wasn't as bright as when I was a child and looked at it with my grandma, nor was it as round as it was back then.

Tonight, my thoughts drift a thousand miles to my hometown; tomorrow, my temples will be frosted with age, marking another year gone by. Back in high school, when I was doing classical poetry appreciation exercises, I didn't understand how vast a distance was for an ancient person. I scribbled down pointless, sentimental analyses on paper. Now I understand: the ends of the earth are longer than a lifetime.

Chu Chenmu felt an itch on his face, and when he touched it, he found it was damp. He really missed home. He was only twenty years old, and right now he should be at home discussing with his grandmother what kind of dumplings to eat, watching the Spring Festival Gala that he complained about every year.

Even a corporate slave should go home to reunite with family on New Year's Eve; he's not even as good as a corporate slave.

Wiping away her tears haphazardly, Chu Chenmu closed the window and lay back down on the bed.

……

After the New Year, Chu Chenmu and his companions stayed at the Su family's house for a few more days. Once their injuries had almost healed, they bid farewell to Su's parents and continued their training.

During this festival, Chu Chenmu finally understood why Su Chengdian knew so much about the delicacies of Suzhou City. It was all because of Su's father. During the few days they stayed at home, Su's father led Su Chengdian to bring them delicious food every day.

Chu Chenmu plans to proceed with an important plot point: punishing Luo Suichen by sending him to the icy pool.

It's just that cliché. I don't know why the original author had to design such a plot. In the original story, Luo Suichen was treated unfairly by Chu Chenmu. At first, he still had illusions. Feeling wronged, he went to find Chu Chenmu. As a result, Chu Chenmu scolded him for being unruly, disrespectful, and disrespectful to his elders. He personally pushed Luo Suichen into a cold pool behind Wuji Sect and punished him by making him kneel in it for a day and a night.

This was the turning point in Luo Suichen's mindset in the original storyline. After this, Luo Suichen never had any expectations of Chu Chenmu again.