Hearing that all four children were going away, Lin Miao thought for a moment. Although reluctant, she still pushed Shen Jun in front of Shen Xingmian, speaking earnestly:

"Mianmian, take Jun'er with you too. He's been staying at home and hasn't been outside. Take him out to see the world. If he gets into trouble, just throw him back into your space."

If everyone didn't know that there was a secret space, they definitely wouldn't feel comfortable letting the children go out alone. Even though they were all highly skilled in martial arts, they still couldn't help but worry.

But now, everyone is very relieved.

Shen Xingmian immediately nodded and said, "Okay, Jun'er is so well-behaved, of course it's no problem to bring him along!"

After she finished speaking, she picked up Shen Jun and lifted him up a couple of times.

This child is growing too fast. He'll probably be taller than her next year. Even if she's strong, it won't look good if she carries her brother who's the same height as her.

So I can only take advantage of the current height difference and hug him quickly.

A group of adults began preparing enthusiastically, especially the food. They made a large iron bucket of each dish and stored it in the space.

They also cooked a lot of meat for the Snowball family and stored it separately.

Yes, Xue Tuan and Xiao Huang, who was the little female tiger that Shen Xingmian later found, got along very well and later had two cubs.

The tiger cubs have grown up and, after developing their hunting skills, have been released back into the mountains.

We simply can't keep that many wild animals at home. Two tigers and one leopard are enough.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s kept in a space, but Xue Tuan has always been very healthy and has never been sick. Because it runs around a lot, its muscles are very strong.

Even though Shen Xingmian had grown taller and heavier, carrying her was effortless.

After the preparations were completed, the adults saw them off.

When they left the town, they were all very excited. Their feelings were completely different from when they went to the prefectural city to buy things. This time, they were going to face a wider world, so of course they were even more excited.

Shen Xingyan even put on men's clothing on a whim. Because she practiced martial arts every day, her posture was very upright, and her body was very flat, so it was really hard to tell her gender.

Looking at her spirited older sister, Shen Xingmian was unsure whether to be happy for her or sad for her.

Well, seeing how happy she is, I shouldn't spoil the fun. I'll just join in her silly laughter.

The carriage rumbled along, and not far from Yong'an Town, it switched to a two-seater electric car. Xiao Yanyue drove, while Shen Xingmian sat in the passenger seat, lost in thought.

Their goals this time were twofold: first, to meet different types of young people; and second, to find a master of internal martial arts to guide the other three.

Of course, the main one is Xiao Yanyue.

The other two were only slightly better at internal martial arts than Shen Xingmian; children from military families tend to focus more on techniques.

However, only Shen Xingmian himself knew about this first goal.

Ha ha.

If Xiao Yanyue found out, she would definitely make a scene with her, tears streaming down her face.

The atmosphere between the two of them has been quite strange lately. Because the person next to her is taller than an average adult man, she really can't treat him like a child.

But given his actual age, it's really hard to bring yourself to do it.

It's really disjointed.

Shen Xingmian had been hoping that time would pass quickly, so that this sense of separation would gradually disappear, and his actual age and his apparent age would gradually become closer.

Xiao Yanyue himself has a contradictory sense of division; when he is alone, or when she is not around, he is cold and aloof.

When she has no expression, she looks like a stranger who should stay away.

When he goes out, almost no one talks to him. On the other hand, Shen Zheng is much more popular. People of all ages come up to talk to him.

Many older women would also enthusiastically ask him if he was engaged, saying things like how beautiful their relatives' daughters were and how they were a perfect match for him.

But no one had ever said such a thing to Xiao Yanyue.

But when facing himself, he acts like a green tea b*tch, his eyes often glistening with a wet, animal-like quality.

She was so stunned that she couldn't even utter a word of refusal.

Perhaps because of his rapid physical development, he entered puberty early and disliked his voice, refusing to speak unless absolutely necessary.

Fortunately, Shen Xingmian was used to his quiet nature, so she didn't feel neglected.

At the end of March, it was still very cold in the North, but the further south you went, the warmer the weather became. It seemed like they had the seasons wrong; they should have gone out in the fall so they could have spent the winter comfortably in the South.

It gets warmer the further you go out at this time of year, but it will get hot again very quickly.

They are used to the cold, and it would be very painful for them to go to the south to experience summers with temperatures in the thirties.

Shen Xingmian lived in the north in her previous life. In the summer, it was so hot that she didn't want to go out when it reached 32 degrees Celsius, and she couldn't sleep at night because of the heat.

She is someone who is extremely sensitive to heat.

Fortunately, she had her own space. If all else failed, she could just stay inside until summer was over before going out.

...

In a courtyard house in a water town in Jiangnan.

A graceful young woman lay on a deck chair under the grape trellis. A grape that she had been holding between her fingers rolled to the ground as she fell asleep.

The girl remained undisturbed, still sleeping soundly, her lips moist and full from the grape juice, emitting a faint sweet fragrance.

"Little sister, why are you asleep? There's a lotus seed seller outside. You were saying you wanted to eat some yesterday, so I bought some for you!"

Shen Xingyan remained lively, and after leaving home, she seemed to have unleashed her true nature, living a carefree and joyful life.

Shen Xingmian was startled awake from her sleep. Her mind was a little fuzzy for a moment. She rubbed her eyes and looked blankly at the lotus seedpod being held by a delicate, fair hand. She immediately became more alert.

"Wow, this is so new! Sister is the best!" She didn't forget to shower me with compliments even after just waking up.

"Of course! I picked this especially for you. It's the tastiest!" Shen Xingyan said proudly.

Shen Xingmian quickly rolled to the side: "Sister, come lie down with me for a while."

She specially commissioned a double recliner to be made so that she and her sister could chat and lounge around at the same time, living a truly carefree life.

Sometimes Jun'er would try to squeeze in, but given how fast he's growing, he probably won't be able to do it many times.

There were two longer ones next to her, which were prepared for Shen Zheng and Xiao Yanyue, but they had to study with their master every day and didn't have time like hers.

My sister usually comes along too, but today she had her period and took a break.

As Shen Xingmian peeled lotus pods, her eyes inadvertently swept across the doorway, where she caught a fleeting glimpse of a corner of a robe and a faint green afterimage. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.