It's late at night.

Su Tiantian got up and woke up Sun Anguo, who was sleeping on the floor.

"Grandpa, don't sleep."

Su Tiantian shook Sun Anguo to wake him up quickly.

Sun Anguo woke up groggily and looked at Su Tiantian with confusion: "What's wrong, little fairy? Do you need to go to the toilet?"

Sun Anguo thought the little girl was scared when she got up at night. After all, this place looked eerie even during the day, let alone at night, so it was normal for the little girl to be scared.

Su Tiantian shook her head and said, "No, I was afraid of scaring you, so I woke you up so you could be mentally prepared."

Sun Anguo was a little confused: "What mental preparation?"

"I'm about to start crying."

Su Tiantian smiled slyly. This was the perfect time for tormenting someone, when people were sleeping soundly.

Sun Anguo was completely confused; he wondered if he was deaf and hadn't heard clearly.

Or perhaps you're hallucinating because you're not fully awake.

"I'll put cotton balls in your ears. Hurry up and get ready, I really don't have time to play with you anymore, I'm going to start crying."

Su Tiantian stuffed a wad of cotton into Sun Anguo's hand; she had no patience for that.

Sun Anguo took it, and before he could even think it through, his hands were already moving. Following Su Tiantian's instructions, he stuffed the cotton into her ears.

He had just finished setting it up when he heard a deafening roar that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth.

"Wah wah—"

This is no exaggeration; he felt as if his cerebellum had been concussed, and the crying was so intense that it gave him a severe headache.

Su Tiantian opened her mouth and wailed. When she was a baby, she had used this trick on the smelly grandma, but at that time her magic power was weak and she only scared the smelly grandma.

Now, at just over three years old, she has grown a lot, and her "ear-piercing magic" has become countless times more refined.

A sharp, piercing cry, like the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, burrowed into people's ears, as if it could churn their brains apart.

Sun Anguo was already feeling dizzy and lightheaded. He looked at Su Tiantian with fear and lingering apprehension, feeling that the punch she had given him a while ago was actually a blessing.

"Huh, am I that powerful now?"

Su Tiantian was reckless; she hadn't expected her strength to be so great.

She didn't use it on Sun Anguo. Sun Anguo suffered a disaster and heard her cry right next to her.

But if Sun Anguo couldn't even handle that, then the person who took that hit must have suffered even more.

Sun Anguo, pale-faced, said with a wry smile, "This little immortal possesses boundless magical power."

Su Tiantian looks well-behaved, sweet, and cute, but deep down she's a little devil!

Such terrifying abilities, yet they can utter them with such an innocent tone—it's infuriating!

Sun Anguo scratched his ear to relieve the itch deep inside, and silently lit incense for those three old men in his heart.

"Okay, you can go back to sleep now."

After unleashing her ultimate move, Su Tiantian returned to bed with a smile, covered herself with the blanket, and obediently went to sleep.

Sun Anguo slowly moved back to his makeshift bed on the floor, but he couldn't fall asleep.

He couldn't help but wonder what those three old men must be feeling right now—fear or anger?

Sun Anguo's guess was correct.

A loud wail echoed in his mind, jolting Hu Tianming awake from his sleep. He clutched his ears and rolled on the ground in agony.

Because of the pain, cold sweat broke out instantly.

Yang Weihai and Huang Dianjin had the same reaction.

"Ah—what happened?"

Hu Tianming felt as if his brain was being shredded, and his ears were filled with the shrill, painful sound of a child crying.

The voice was like a knife, piercing into my ears and into the bones; the fear was quickly overshadowed by anger.

He staggered out the door, enduring the pain.

"What happened? What exactly happened?"

Pushing open the door to Yang Weihai and Huang Dianjin, Hu Tianming suppressed his anger and questioned them.

He discovered that Yang Weihai and Huang Dianjin were in even worse condition than him. They were already in their sixties and their physical condition was generally poor. The mental blows were like the loss of their souls.

It's like I've just recovered from a serious illness, and I'm on the verge of death.

"Elder, we don't know what's going on. We keep hearing a child crying. Could it be that some unclean spirit has come looking for us?"

Yang Weihai clutched his head, forcing himself to speak despite the pain.

The things they deal with are extraordinary, so their thinking is naturally not bound by ordinary views.

"With that thing there, what unclean thing can't be suppressed? This child's crying sounds like that little kid's. Go see what that little kid is doing!"

Hu Tianming shook his head, but the crying sound still lingered in his mind. The pain had gradually decreased, but the crying sound persisted, and he still felt extremely tormented.

If this crying continues, I feel like I'll go crazy in a few days.

"The elder is right. Listening to this crying all the time makes my head feel like it's about to explode."

Huang Dianjin looked pained, and he and Yang Weihai helped each other out the door.

Hu Tianming knocked on the door, and Sun Anguo immediately got up to open it.

Sun Anguo glanced at the three of them before lowering his head in a humble manner.

"Elder Hu, Steward Yang, Steward Huang, the little one is already asleep. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Sun Anguo suppressed the upward curve of his lips and couldn't help but think to himself, "Luckily it's nighttime. If these three old bastards see me chuckling, they'll probably give me a hard time."

"Did something just happen?"

Hu Tianming asked, frowning.

Judging from this, everything seems normal. Could it be that he's mistaken and this matter has nothing to do with the little child?

Sun Anguo shook his head: "The child has been asleep for a long time. Has something happened?"

He asked the question knowing the answer, secretly delighted, and couldn't help but feel relieved that it was nighttime.

In the darkness, with his head down, they couldn't see the emotions on his face.

Seeing Sun Anguo's reaction, Hu Tianming couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.

The child's cries kept piercing my mind. I couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl even if I listened carefully. I felt like my ears were about to explode.

Did you hear a child crying?

Hu Tianming rubbed his aching temples and questioned him impatiently.

Sun Anguo shook his head: "I didn't hear anything! Where is a child crying?"

"The child was sleeping the whole time?"

Hu Tianming went into the house to see Su Tiantian.

Sun Anguo quickly followed and automatically reminded her, "She's sleeping soundly. This child has a terrible temper, so it's best not to wake her."

Sun Anguo could tell that these people valued Su Tiantian highly, and for some reason, they weren't harsh on her.

They seemed to want her to behave and be obedient.

"As long as she sleeps well, that's fine. You need to take good care of her and make sure she doesn't get sick!"

Hu Tianming, enduring a headache, gave his instructions before turning and leaving.

Yang Weihai and Huang Dianjin followed him away. Only after they had gone far away did Sun Anguo reveal his true nature, clearing his throat and spitting at their backs.

"Pah!"

Sun Anguo smiled and closed the door, then happily returned to his makeshift bed on the floor to continue sleeping. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Luckily, I turned back before it was too late."