"I've pretty much asked everything I need to. This child was just hungry, crying and flustered because she was hungry, so she didn't want to answer us. Now that she's full and has strength, she's told us most of what we need to know," Wang Lanqing said, looking at Qi Yu and Si Qing. "Chang Ge comes from the modern society I mentioned, not from the same time and space as us. She says she got separated from her parents, brother, and younger siblings."
"She also said she really wants to go back to her own home, otherwise her sister would be very worried."
"Because her sister always liked playing with her."
Wang Lanqing paused at this point. "Chang Ge should be three years old by East Asian reckoning. She's really too young, her logic isn't clear yet, and she speaks incoherently. In short, she's just an unlucky little egg who got separated from her family and then accidentally time-traveled here."
"She has a brother?" Qi Yu wanted to count how many family members little Chang Ge actually had.
Wang Lanqing lowered her head and asked little Chang Ge.
Perhaps because they were from the same place, little Chang Ge was always better able to express her thoughts when facing Wang Lanqing.
So, after only a few questions, Wang Lanqing successfully got her answer: "Chang Ge says she has a total of three brothers, one younger brother, one younger sister, and a pair of parents."
Si Qing raised an eyebrow. "So, an eight-person family."
Wang Lanqing nodded.
Qi Yu rested her chin on her hand and looked at Wang Lanqing. "I'm really not good at communicating with such little babies. Why don't you push aside your current work and stay with me for a few days? You can get familiar with the child and also teach her things from your era. After all, she'll have to go back eventually, won't she?"
Wang Lanqing hadn't really thought about it. Now, hearing Qi Yu's suggestion, she thought it made sense.
If this child time-traveled back at such a young age, and then returned to modern times as a teenager, she wouldn't have read any books or recognized any characters. How would she live in modern society?
Thinking this, Wang Lanqing felt a bit more sympathetic towards little Chang Ge and couldn't help but nod. "Then, let me and Chi Shangming come together."
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow at Wang Lanqing.
Wang Lanqing voiced her thoughts to Qi Yu. "Little Chang Ge is still young and it's time for her to learn. So, why don't we start with her enlightenment, then I'll teach her about modern knowledge, and leave the rest of the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting to Lord Yan Hua?"
Qi Yu was taken aback. Thinking about it carefully, it did seem reasonable.
Yan Hua had lived the longest and naturally knew and understood many things. He was skilled in everything from human arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting to cultivation and magic.
"Master must be bored after playing with Chen Xi for so long. Come on, Si Qing, let's go give him a disciple," Qi Yu beckoned to Si Qing. "So they won't be idle."
Si Qing was indifferent.
He bent down, picked up little Chang Ge, and followed Qi Yu to find Yan Hua.
Wang Lanqing followed closely behind.
When the three of them arrived at Yan Hua's location, Yan Hua and Chen Xi were on their way to Yao Lin Immortal Realm to pick some fresh and delicious immortal fruits.
Yao Lin Immortal Realm was a secluded small mountain.
Yan Hua and Chen Xi had originally planned to eat immortal fruits there and have a picnic.
They never expected Qi Yu to appear halfway and ask him to take another disciple.
"You're already the Heavenly Dao," Yan Hua said, sitting cross-legged on a cloud, looking at Qi Yu with a very disdainful gaze. "Can't you take disciples yourself?"
"Look, look," Qi Yu dangled little Chang Ge in front of Yan Hua. "This little girl is so cute, and she's a fellow countrywoman of Wang Lanqing."
Chen Xi and Yan Hua were slightly taken aback.
They naturally remembered Wang Lanqing's specific situation.
"You mean this little girl in your arms comes from the same world as her?" Chen Xi asked Qi Yu, looking at little Chang Ge with surprise.
Qi Yu nodded. "This child suddenly appeared in my arms. I was dozing off at the time, and when I woke up, she was there."
"This child has soul-traveled to our world. I think she'll have to go back sooner or later. Before then, it's for her own good to receive more guidance. After all, little Chang Ge will return to her own world someday. What if she knows nothing then?"
"Although I can already take disciples, I feel that what I know is far from enough to teach others," Qi Yu whined, clinging to Yan Hua's arm. "Master, please agree."
Qi Yu pouted and tugged at his sleeve, then turned to give Si Qing a look.
Si Qing sighed and also looked up at Yan Hua pleadingly.
Wang Lanqing, holding the young Chang Ge behind them, looked pitiful.
No matter how hard-hearted Yan Hua was, he couldn't withstand the pitiful looks of these people. He finally softened and waved his hand helplessly. "Fine, fine. Then starting tomorrow, we'll alternate days. Tomorrow I'll teach her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and meditation. The next day, you'll have Wang Lanqing teach her things from her world."
Wang Lanqing nodded.
Qi Yu thought for a moment. "In that case, let's set the teaching location as the 13th Heavenly Layer. I've already arranged accommodation for this little one on the 13th Heavenly Layer."
Chen Xi pinched Chang Ge's chubby little face. "This little one is quite fortunate to be able to live on the 13th Heavenly Layer, a place many people can't even dream of living in. The immortal energy is so dense, her talent will probably become very good."
Wang Lanqing couldn't help but nod in agreement. "Indeed. To live on the 13th Heavenly Layer at such a young age, it can only be said that this child has a great affinity with Qi Yu. And haven't you noticed that this little one looks remarkably like Qi Yu?"
Hearing Wang Lanqing say this, Si Qing couldn't help but lift little Chang Ge higher to compare her with Qi Yu.
Indeed, they looked very similar.
The only difference was that little Chang Ge's eyes were rounder, with upturned outer corners. Although it wasn't very noticeable now due to her young age and chubby cheeks, judging by her features, she would likely grow into a charming beauty.
"She looks so much like her, and yet she appeared on my sister's lap. It can only mean this little one truly has a connection with my sister. I think we should let this child recognize my sister as her godmother."
"Good idea, good idea," Wang Lanqing clapped her hands.
"In that case, then tomorrow we'll have both the ceremony of recognizing a godmother and the ceremony of recognizing a master," Yan Hua said, then started to shoo them away. "You all have nothing else to do, so hurry up and leave, disappear, and let me have some peace and quiet here."
"Don't," Qi Yu tugged at Yan Hua's clothes. Seeing that he had already wiped a few immortal fruits and was about to eat them, she sneakily extended a hand, grabbed a handful, and ran off.
Yan Hua looked down. Of the handful of immortal fruits he had picked, only a pitiful little one remained.
The rest had all been taken!
"You come back! Qi Yu! You come back!" Yan Hua rolled up his sleeves and chased after her. "You little brat, do you know how hard these are to pick? The branches of this immortal fruit tree have thorns, and picking one will prick you three times. I finally picked so many, and you took them all. You should have at least left me half. Come back, stop right there!"
"Si Qing, run!" Qi Yu covered the fruit and turned to flee.
Yan Hua stepped forward to chase.
Si Qing sighed helplessly. He turned to see little Chang Ge looking around curiously. Just as he was about to pick her up, he looked down at her neck and discovered something emitting a faint spiritual glow.