The two children grew up under the meticulous care of everyone in the Nine Heavens, and as Bai Ran had hoped, they were carefree, safe, and sound.
However, Bai Ran looked at Long Sui'an, who was mature beyond his years despite his young age, and sighed, "Why are you becoming more and more like your father?"
At only five years old, he had a solemn little face every day, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
"Mommy, brother's face is so grumpy," even Bai Suihuan couldn't help but complain.
Not far away, Long Yu walked over and ruffled Long Sui'an's head, "Hahaha, this is good. He has the demeanor of the next Demon Lord."
Unexpectedly, Long Sui'an batted Long Yu's hand away, his brows furrowed, "I don't want to be the next Demon Lord."
Long Yu froze, exchanged a glance with Bai Ran, and then slowly knelt before him, "Sui'an, tell Grandpa, why don't you want to be the Demon Lord?"
"The Demon Lord belongs to Daddy. If Sui'an becomes the Demon Lord, it means Daddy is no longer here."
Long Sui'an's answer startled both Bai Ran and Long Yu. Neither of them expected him to understand so much at such a young age.
Before they could speak, Bai Suihuan puffed up indignantly, walked over to Long Sui'an, and punched him, "Don't curse Daddy!"
Long Sui'an rubbed his head and looked at her dejectedly, "I'm not cursing Daddy, I'm telling the truth."
"Still not allowed!"
Bai Ran sighed helplessly, stepped forward to separate the two children, and looked at Long Sui'an again.
"Whether you become the next Demon Lord or not, Mommy will not force you. But look at Grandpa Long Yu, he's fine now, isn't he? Your Daddy became the Demon Lord."
Long Sui'an turned his head and looked at the smiling Long Yu, nodding as if he understood. "Sui'an understands."
At this moment, Bai Suihuan tugged at Bai Ran's sleeve, her face full of curiosity, "Mommy, do we have a great-grandpa?"
Great-grandpa? Long Yu was so wronged he was about to whimper, "Don't you want Grandpa anymore?"
Bai Suihuan shook her head, "Mommy always mentions Great-grandpa, but we've never met him."
Bai Ran chuckled softly and gently ruffled her head, "Of course, you do. We'll take you to meet him today, how about that?"
After being away from the lower realm for so long, she wondered how her grandfather was doing. It was time to go back and see.
"Okay!" Bai Suihuan shouted excitedly, and Long Sui'an's eyes were also full of anticipation.
The next day, Bai Ran and Huanyan took the two children back to the lower realm.
Looking at the familiar mansion in their memories, Huanyan was filled with nostalgia, "Although it was just a clone, the impression is still profound..."
The guard at the gate's eyes widened as soon as he saw Bai Ran, "Bai! Miss Bai!"
Then, upon seeing Huanyan's face, his jaw dropped so far he couldn't utter a word.
He turned and ran towards the mansion, his expression anxious, one shoe left behind, "Master! Master—!!!"
"Something big has happened—!!!"
Bai Ran and Huanyan exchanged a smile, each holding a child's hand, and slowly walked into the mansion.
Within half an incense stick's time, Bai Zhantian rushed out of the house, his robes disheveled, breathing heavily.
"Father, I'm back..." Huanyan looked at the familiar figure before her, her eyes reddening.
Bai Zhantian also nodded choked with emotion the moment he saw her.
"Good... it's good that you're alive... it's good that you're alive..."
"Ranran is back too... Come inside, come inside, why are you standing outside?"
Bai Suihuan tugged hard at Bai Ran's hand, seeming a little nervous, "Mommy, is this Great-grandpa?"
Bai Ran nodded, reached out, and held her in her arms, "Don't be afraid, Great-grandpa is a very gentle person."
After they were seated, Bai Zhantian looked at Bai Suihuan and Long Sui'an, "These two children are...?"
"Father, these are Ranran's children. The girl is named Bai Suihuan, and the boy is named Long Sui'an."
Ranran's children! Bai Zhantian's hand trembled as he reached out to hug Bai Suihuan.
She looked back at Bai Ran, and seeing Bai Ran nod, she took small steps towards Bai Zhantian, "Hello, Great-grandpa, my name is Bai Suihuan."
"Aye—aye—such a beautiful face, she looks exactly like Ranran, hahaha."
Long Sui'an was quietly held by Huanyan, curiously observing Bai Zhantian.
"Why does Great-grandpa live here? Doesn't he live with us in the Nine Heavens?"
"This..." Huanyan was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to answer him.
Bai Zhantian chuckled and looked at Long Sui'an, "Great-grandfather likes it here, he's used to living here. It's enough if you all come back to see me from time to time."
That day, Bai Ran remembered very clearly, Bai Zhantian personally cooked an entire table of dishes, all of which she and her mother loved.
Before they left, they also left Bai Zhantian with many pills, all sorts of them, piled up like a small mountain.
After leaving the Bai mansion, they stayed in an inn, preparing to stroll through the streets the next day.
Bai Ran had one room, Huanyan had one room, and Suihuan and Sui'an shared a room. But in the middle of the night, the door to Suihuan and Sui'an's room was slowly opened...
"Ah!"
"Shh—" A strange little boy put a finger to his lips, signaling Bai Suihuan not to make a sound. He looked several years older than them.
Long Sui'an quickly got up and stood in front of his sister, "Who are you!"
The boy grinned innocently and scratched his cheek, "My name is Qin Yu."
"What are you doing here!" Long Sui'an stared at him vigilantly.
Qin Yu pointed to the room next door and said with a smile, "My Mommy and Daddy are also here, but I was too bored, so I sneaked out."
"I'll show you something!" With that, Qin Yu took out a tattered map, with a place circled in red ink.
"What is this?" Bai Suihuan's eyes lit up the moment she saw the map.
Qin Yu smiled mysteriously and held up the map, "I found this in Mommy's room. I heard there are ghosts in this place!"
Ghosts? Hearing this, Bai Suihuan immediately lost interest, "What's so interesting about ghosts? We see them every day."
"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say there were only ghosts, there are treasures too!"
"Treasures? What kind of treasures?" Hearing the word "treasures," Bai Suihuan's eyes lit up again.
"Suihuan, it's too dangerous, let's go find Mommy," Long Sui'an knew something was wrong as soon as he saw his sister's expression.
But Bai Suihuan was already blinded by the word "treasures" and couldn't hear her brother's words at all.
"Let's go treasure hunting! As long as we come back before Mommy wakes up, we won't be discovered!"
"That's what I thought too!" Qin Yu and Bai Suihuan hit it off immediately, leaving only Long Sui'an feeling overwhelmed.