“Children, Grandpa called you here to tell you something. I’m going with this sister to a place to save someone. Perhaps,” the old man sitting on the beach choked up and couldn’t continue, “that we won’t be able to see each other for a while.”

"Where did Grandpa go? Why can't we meet?" The youngest child walked to Grandpa's side, put his hands on Grandpa's knees, and asked curiously with his little face upturned.

"It's a very, very far place, which is why I can't come back right now." The glint in Ginseng King's eyes vanished, and he stared blankly out of the cave...

"No!" the youngest one started crying. "I've never been away from Grandpa before. Maybe I can go too."

"I'm going too!" Everyone shouted, and the cave immediately erupted in noise.

"No way!" King Shen shouted, his face instantly hardening. "Grandpa went to great lengths to find you such a wonderful hiding place. If you go out, I guarantee that within half a day, you'll all be someone's food..."

The crying stopped abruptly.

"What should we do? Waaah..." For a moment, the little ginseng spirits looked at each other, surrounded the white-bearded old man, wiping away their tears and snot, crying more and more sadly.

"No, we don't want to leave Grandpa." The youngest one opened her pink little hands and threw herself into the Ginseng King's arms, wiping her snot and tears on his white clothes. "We don't want Grandpa to leave, we want to stay with Grandpa."

“Listen to me, you’re all grown up now and can take care of yourselves. Besides, it’s just a period of time before we can’t see each other, not a permanent separation. Grandpa will come back later.” Sniffing, the Ginseng King was also a little sad, so he reached out and patted the children’s back, holding back the tears welling up in his eyes. “Now the Spirit Lord is in trouble, and only I can save him. If he’s gone, the demons will easily rise from the ashes and make a comeback, running rampant in the Spirit Realm. Even the human world will face annihilation. This is what they mean by ‘when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.’ This cave will be destroyed sooner or later, and our good days will be over. That’s one of the reasons why I want to save him.”

Secondly, I believe in repaying even the smallest kindness with the greatest gratitude. He saved me before, and I would feel terrible if I didn't go and save him. Let me tell you, helping the Spirit Lord is a meritorious deed, and Grandpa will achieve enlightenment and never have to be trapped in this cave again.

"Now that I have the ability to protect you, it's my good fortune. So you should be happy for me, not sad. As for your future, if you also have the opportunity and ability to uphold justice, you will also achieve your goals. At that time, you will understand even more of my good intentions..."

Grandpa Shenwang reached out and gently touched each child's face. His movements were soft and slow, and Wan'er felt a pang of sadness watching him...

"Grandpa, if you don't want to leave the children, then don't go." Standing beside him, Wan'er couldn't bear it, so she raised her hand to wipe her nose, lowered her head, and prepared to turn and leave. "After all, I don't even know where he is; I still have to go find him."

"Thank you, sister," the older child said, turning around and bowing to Wan'er.

"Get up, no need to thank me." Wan'er turned around and reached out to help the child up.