Li Wen was a man of action; he said he'd wait, and he did. He even brought out tables, chairs, a parasol, oh, and also sunflower seeds, peanuts, biscuits, drinks, ice cream, mineral water, and so on, from who-knows-where.
That kind of spectacle would make even the vendors on the old-fashioned green trains pale in comparison.
Seeing Li Wen like this, Wan Jiao and Xiao Le Jin were both surprised, as was the old man.
Just when they thought this was outrageous enough, Li Wen took out his tablet and started watching TV series.
In this day and age, watching TV dramas about the underworld and the demon realm is nothing new; it's perfectly normal. There's nothing wrong with that, but Li Wen is watching a soap opera, the kind with Mary Sue elements, full of melodramatic plot twists, blinding scenes, and amnesia...
He turned his voice up really loud...
Everyone held their breath.
Yeah, that's awkward.
The first to speak was Xiao Lejin. Holding Wan Jiao's hand, she asked with the curiosity of a child, "Mommy, is he really normal?"
Wan Jiao twitched her lips and said uncertainly, "It should... be normal."
Xiao Lejin expressed strong doubts.
After all, what normal grown man would watch that kind of TV series?!
Wan Jiao reached out and touched Xiao Lejin's hair. "Everyone has different preferences. We may not understand them, but we should learn to respect others' preferences."
Little Lejin nodded as if she understood, "I know, Mommy."
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Wan Jiao and her daughter Xiao Lejin followed the old man into the courtyard and discovered that it was a hidden world inside.
From the outside, it looks like a simple courtyard, but inside it's comparable to a royal palace, extremely luxurious.
Xiao Lejin was stunned. Excitedly, she grabbed Wan Jiao's hand and exclaimed, "Mommy, this place is so magnificent! It's just like a palace in a TV drama!"
Wan Jiao nodded in agreement, but her gaze fell on the old man's face. "Where is this? And who are you?"
With a wave of his hand, the old man brought out a rectangular antique table in front of Wan Jiao and Xiao Le Jin, which was filled with all sorts of food and drinks, all of which were rare delicacies.
Little Lejin swallowed hard. "Mommy, can we eat this?"
Wan Jiao glanced at the food, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it and it was safe to eat, she hummed in agreement.
As Xiao Lejin was eating and drinking happily, the old man spoke up, "Who I am is not important. What's important is who you are, and who she is."
who is she?
Who... is she?
The old man on Kunlun Mountain must be unfathomable; he seems to know everything about her and Xiao Lejin's identities...
So... did he also know why they came?
As her thoughts wandered, Wan Jiao tentatively asked the old man, "It is said that there is an owner in Kunlun Mountain who never shows his true face. Since you live here, have you ever seen him?"
The old man was taken aback for a few seconds by Wan Jiao's question, then laughed a few times and replied, "Kunlun Mountain is a sacred mountain, how could it have an owner?"
"You little girl, don't listen to hearsay."
If the old man readily admits it, then it becomes suspicious.
The more he said this, the more suspicious Wan Jiao became. This man was very likely the mysterious and unpredictable Lord of Kunlun Mountain, as rumored in the Kunlun Mountains.
Thinking of her and Xiao Lejin's purpose in coming, Wan Jiao changed the subject, "I can tell from the courtyard and the decorations in the house that this was not done in a day."
"Sir, how many years have you been here?"
The old man glanced at Wan Jiao but did not answer.
Wan Jiao didn't mind and continued, "To be honest, my daughter and I came to Kunlun Mountain because..."
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