Chapter Fifty: Su Daji Bullies Others

She had a wonderful time playing, but after a nap, she realized her feet were aching. It had been a long while since she truly rested, and with her sore feet, Yu Qian simply decided not to get up, curling under the covers to play on her phone.

The Sages group chat was quiet. Ever since the children of the Six Realms had entered the little paradise, the elders found joy in dealing with this group of mischievous kids. Over time, each of them found a disciple to mentor.

Take Nezha, once a notorious troublemaker, who now followed Gu Kai and the others around, determined to master all their painting techniques. Then there was the obedient and well-mannered Long Jiu, unexpectedly enamored with untamed cursive calligraphy. His daily routine was to practice calligraphy with Wang Xizhi, again and again.

But what astonished Yu Qian most was Red Boy. The little rascal who once clashed with Sun Wukong and whom even Guanyin struggled to subdue, had actually been tamed by Su Dongpo. Whenever Yu Qian saw him sitting upright before Su Dongpo, earnestly learning to compose poetry, she couldn’t help but feel as though she were looking at a completely different Red Boy.

Sun Wukong was just as unaccustomed. Every time he left Flower-Fruit Mountain, he would go out of his way to provoke Red Boy. At first, Red Boy couldn’t resist a scuffle, but perhaps influenced by Su Dongpo, he eventually learned to ignore Sun Wukong completely as soon as class began, focusing on his studies no matter how Wukong tried to rile him up.

Xuannü, Guanyin, and the other elders were all profoundly relieved that they had sent the children into the little paradise—otherwise, they’d never have seen them so docile.

Perhaps it was simply talent. Yu Qian had spent three years studying music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, yet she couldn’t compare to these celestial children who hadn’t even studied for a year. At first, she was disheartened, but after witnessing their tireless dedication, she understood. It wasn’t just a matter of talent, but also their focus and engagement. She had dabbled in many things and could only practice at night, so she was a jack of all trades, master of none. The children, on the other hand, each devoted themselves to one art for long stretches of time, naturally surpassing her.

The group chat was so quiet now that she knew without checking that they were in class. Yu Qian didn’t disturb them.

Switching to the Six Realms group, she found that it too was silent. Scrolling through the chat history, she discovered that the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb had been muted again. This time, Lady Diyong, Jade Rabbit Jing, and even the ever-well-behaved Howling Celestial Dog had also been muted.

Scrolling further, she saw the reason was personal attacks. Lady Diyong and Su’e had quarreled yet again over Tang Monk, with Su Daji fanning the flames and suggesting they just get it over with. Later, even Howling Celestial Dog joined in, admitting that after years together, she’d grown fond of her master, Erlang Shen.

With personal attacks and the spreading of improper content, the Heavenly Emperor, driven to a headache, simply muted all involved. Tang Monk and Yang Jian were innocently dragged into it as well.

Yu Qian laughed as she read, then decided to spice things up by sending out some red envelopes to tempt those who had been muted.

It had been a while since she’d given out red envelopes—she usually just restocked the snack shop.

[Shallow Water Fish] sent a red envelope: Wangwang Big Gift Pack.

[Shallow Water Fish] sent a red envelope: Sweet Duck.

[Shallow Water Fish] sent a red envelope: Spicy Snack Gift Pack.

Each envelope had a hundred portions, and they were snatched up in less than ten seconds.

The muted ones, of course, got nothing.

Yu Qian was gleeful, but just then her spirit sense was forcibly drawn into the little paradise.

“What the—!” Yu Qian was stunned. “Su Daji! What are you doing?!”

“Nothing at all~ You haven’t practiced in ages. It’s time for you to resume your classes~” Su Daji smiled, eyes curved with delight, but her tone was laced with menace.

Yu Qian’s face fell at once. “You promised me a few days off to study for my exams!”

“But you haven’t been revising~” Su Daji feigned innocence.

“That’s because I already know everything.”

“If that’s the case, then in your free time you should practice those skills you’re not yet proficient in!”

Yu Qian stared at Su Daji for several minutes, then turned to Nuwa to complain. “Lady! Su Daji is bullying me!”

“Good grief!” Su Daji was so shocked by Yu Qian’s tattling that she was left utterly speechless.