The once tall trees on the ground now appeared small to Wen Jue.
Wen Jue's eyes widened as he watched himself rise dozens of feet above the ground. His pupils contracted sharply.
System 001 immediately activated a protective shield for Wen Jue as well.
They were both human cubs, and this was the host's nominal younger brother. He couldn't just watch him fall to his death.
System 001 waited.
Where was the male lead, Mo Xingchen? Why hadn't he fallen yet?
System 001 was waiting for Mo Xingchen to fall so it could also put a protective shield on him to ward off the fatal blow of the fall.
After all, the male lead had a remarkably tough fate.
Anyone would die falling from such a height, but the male lead certainly wouldn't.
It was just that he was so young, he shouldn't have to suffer this. Furthermore, the host was also a young human cub right now, and he couldn't look after this little male lead.
What if the male lead was half-crippled and then recovered, and then, in pursuit of a normal life, he had a sudden thought and went to cultivate immortality?
As System 001 anxiously pondered while waiting, Wen Jue thought he was doomed, Wen Bai waited for himself to land, and Mo Xingchen was still in a panic…
Amidst such chaos.
The next second, the carriage was gently righted in mid-air by an unknown force, the horses no longer whinnying as if their hooves had touched the ground, and Wen Bai and Wen Jue felt a gentle force steadily holding them up…
System 001 immediately went into hiding and fell silent.
When Wen Bai and Wen Jue were gently placed on the ground, the horses and carriage also landed safely. The trees and animals around them were also gently set down.
Wen Bai looked up at a spot in the sky and stood up.
Wen Jue remained rooted in place, warily scanning his surroundings, his small hand resting on his little pocket.
Mo Xingchen, however, was still desperately clinging to the carriage window, his eyes shut tight, afraid that another incident would throw him out.
In Wen Bai's line of sight, a black dot in the distant sky approached at an incredible speed, rapidly growing larger.
One moment it was a mere speck, the next it had multiplied in size. It was close enough to discern a human silhouette, and the next, that silhouette was standing before Wen Bai and Wen Jue.
A flash of white entered Wen Bai's vision.
It was a young man with hair cascading to the ground, possessing a head of white hair.
He was also clad in white robes, the color indistinguishable from his hair.
He looked as if he had stepped out of a snowfield, his entire demeanor cold, even his features exuding a chill.
"Are my young friends alright?"
Despite the man's extremely cold demeanor, his voice, when he spoke, sounded like melting ice and snow, filled with warmth.
Wen Jue stood still, his hand on his small pocket, but a look of curiosity on his face. His eyes were wide and round as he sized up the man before him.
Why was his hair white?
Wen Bai also meticulously examined the man.
Was this a cultivator?
It seemed this man was the source of everything.
Wen Bai and the others had inexplicably found themselves in this dangerous situation, and he was naturally displeased.
Wen Bai said expressionlessly, "Not dead."
The man looked at the pair of twins before him and, upon hearing this, smiled without anger. "Did I not just rescue my young friends?"
The man explained, "A friend of mine had something stolen by a thief, and in his rage, he acted out in the mortal realm, nearly harming my young friends. It was most regrettable."
Wen Jue's round eyes widened further.
The mortal realm?
This person spoke so strangely.
Wen Jue even suspected that this man was also a human trafficker, here to abduct them.
But if human traffickers could summon the wind, why didn't they just blow all the children away?
And why did they put them down?
Therefore, this person couldn't be a human trafficker.
Wen Jue, at his young age, possessed a meticulous mind, thus eliminating one possibility for the identity of the man before him.
As the man spoke, as if sensing something, he turned his head to look towards a spot in the sky.
Wen Bai followed his gaze and saw only a streak of black light, like a shooting star, flashing across the sky.
Following closely behind the black light was a streak of white light…
The man, with a hint of anger, muttered, "How reckless! To act so carelessly in the mortal realm, are they not afraid of harming mortals and accumulating karma?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Wen Bai distinctly felt a gentle and powerful surge of energy emanating from the man, spreading outwards rapidly and enveloping Wen Bai and the others.
At this moment, the objects that had been blown away in the distant sky were slowly returning to their original places.
The uprooted grasses and trees had also returned to the soil.
The out-of-control small animals had quieted down upon landing.
The people who had been frightened were also soothed one by one by this airflow.
Those people felt it was merely a rare anomaly and, upon landing, they rushed home in alarm.
"You're not mortal?" Wen Jue finally voiced his question.
After completing these actions, the man heard the question and turned to look at the mortal child.
He lowered his head, looking at Wen Jue, and said calmly, "I am a wandering immortal, Chi Zhu Xian Ren."
Wen Bai and Wen Jue had been looking at Chi Zhu Xian Ren's face. Upon hearing his words, they both, with perfect tacit understanding, lowered their gaze simultaneously…
Indeed, the man was not wearing shoes, nor even socks, and was standing barefoot on the ground.
Considering there were even scattered stones on the ground!
He didn't seem to mind the discomfort.
"Do you eat then?" Wen Jue asked again.
After a brief pause, the man politely replied, "Having abstained from grains for many years, I no longer need to."
"Do you use the outhouse?"
After a brief pause, the man still politely replied, "Having abstained from grains, of course I do not."
…
As the questions and answers continued, Chi Zhu Xian Ren found himself somewhat appreciating the human cub's boldness.
Chi Zhu Xian Ren seriously examined Wen Jue, a hint of surprise appearing on his face: "Young friend, your bones are excellent."
He then asked, "I wonder if my young friend would be willing…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Chi Zhu Xian Ren paused.
This young friend was so young, yet why did he exude a faint scent of blood?
Chi Zhu Xian Ren thought he had misseen and looked again carefully.
However, the scent stubbornly lingered around Wen Jue, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
Chi Zhu Xian Ren pondered for a moment and waved his hand, dispersing the traces of bloodstain around Wen Jue.
He considered it compensation for the fright the child had experienced.
Then, he shifted his gaze back to Wen Bai: "This young friend..."
Wen Bai waited for him to utter those flowery, insincere words.
After all, the other party was at fault. He and 575 had watched so many television dramas, and in those dramas, people like this who were so concerned with appearances, after nearly harming them, would try to deceive them without taking responsibility, and then leave with their heads held high.
Immortals should be no different.
However, Wen Bai heard the immortal say: "Young friend, if there is an object you like, you must buy it while you still like it. If there is a place you wish to visit, you must go see it as soon as possible. If there is something you wish to do, do not wait for some future day…"
Wen Bai said expressionlessly and impatiently, "What are you trying to say?"
Chi Zhu Xian Ren raised his eyebrows. Although it was against the heavenly way to observe the fate of mortals like this, he was not specifying anything, so it was harmless.
"Young friend, your lifespan is not long."