Cheng Zhi pressed herself against the wall like a spider demon, but unfortunately, the wall was too soundproof. She couldn't hear anything.

Liu Liu squatted to one side, gently nibbling at Cheng Zhi's trouser leg with its teeth, wanting Cheng Zhi to play with it. Since it couldn't hear anything anyway, Cheng Zhi went back to her room with Liu Liu.

Inside, Cheng Ye was eating at his desk, while Xiao Feiran sat quietly to the side.

After they had almost finished eating, Cheng Ye looked at Xiao Feiran, who was silently engrossed in his comics, and spoke first, "Aren't you going to say anything?"

Hearing the voice, Xiao Feiran looked up, thought for a moment, and said, "Cheng Zhi said you have the complete Demon Slayer manga. Can I borrow it? Paper is definitely better than Kindle." Yes, I do.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Feiran was talking about the comics, which was completely different from what he had thought. He couldn't help but press for more information, "That's all?"

Seeing that Cheng Ye was getting a little anxious, Xiao Feiran laughed and said, "You're just concerned about your sister, so why are you being so awkward? Well, actually, no, Auntie said you're just angry with yourself, there's no need for that."

These words clearly did not comfort Cheng Ye; instead, his expression became even more unpleasant.

Xiao Feiran noticed the change in his expression, put down the comic book in her hand, and continued, "I know what you're angry about. You probably feel like you're a boy, but you can't protect this family and your sister has to do all this. If I were you, I would definitely be very anxious too."

"Just because I can't help now doesn't mean I can't help in the future. A sapling needs time to grow into a towering tree. If you send it out to face storms before it's fully grown, it'll break easily. So your sister isn't overprotecting you or thinking you're useless. She just wants you to be stronger in every way."

Cheng Ye understood all these principles. The two remained silent for a long time, so long that Xiao Feiran wanted to leave. Suddenly, Cheng Ye stopped her and said, "Did you encounter a lot of dangerous things before? Now that your parents are not here, can you tell me the truth?"

Xiao Feiran thought for a long time. She really wanted to tell Cheng Ye the truth, but because of the existence of the space, she didn't know how to remove it and then reasonably recount these things.

Cheng Ye waited for a long time, but Xiao Feiran didn't say anything, nor did he leave.

"...Feiran, are you making this up on the spot?" Cheng Ye asked sincerely from the side.

"Oh, how can you say that! Wait a little longer, I'll have the word right away." Xiao Feiran was really serious about choosing her words.

Just as Cheng Ye was about to fall asleep, Xiao Feiran finally managed to sort things out. "Cheng Ye, wake up! I've made up... ugh, I've thought it through. Get up, I'm going to tell you!"

Cheng Ye opened her eyes with great difficulty and made a gesture of invitation.

Then Xiao Feiran began his storytelling, "A long, long time ago, 8..."

Just from hearing that opening, Cheng Ye sensed something was wrong. "Sis, how long is it? It's only been four or five months, right? Is it really that long?"

Xiao Feiran nodded, indicating that life without the internet was indeed very long. They had wandered far and wide, encountering countless hardships before finally making it home. She then clasped her hands together and said, "Namo Amitabha Buddha."

Cheng Ye: "..." You say it's not made up, but it's obviously true! You guys are from the survival channel, how did you end up talking about Journey to the West!