As soon as the tour bus door opened, Xiao Jingchu, who was rarely enthusiastic, jumped out first and ran towards the distant mountain forest with her little legs swinging wildly. Bai Xijing almost couldn't keep up, during the 11-day National Day holiday, tourists came in tens of thousands, so many people coming and going, accidentally losing a child wouldn't be surprising. Bai Xijing quickly caught up to Xiao Jingchu, scooped her up in his arms, and carried her up the mountain, feeling like an all-purpose vehicle.

  This mountain road is the main path for Mount Diwei tourism, paved with neatly arranged bluestone slabs, and in between the stones, small grasses struggled to emerge. Tourists walked in twos and threes, while Bai Xi Jing held Little Jingchen, who was sandwiched in between, looking eagerly at the dense forests on both sides of the road, but his expression became increasingly puzzled and uneasy.

  "Dad, why aren't there small animals in the forest?"

  "Dad, why are there words on these trees?"

  "Dad, why aren't there any bird nests on the tree?"

  "Dad, why don't the branches of these trees connect with each other?"

  ……

  Xiao Jingchen asked questions non-stop like a curious baby, but each question directly hit the weaknesses and destruction caused by humans to the forest. Bai Xijing was completely at a loss for how to answer, he didn't know how to make Xiao Jingchen understand that the primitive forest of Puti Temple, which is almost untouched by humans, might be the only place on earth without any human traces, a purely natural gift.

  Bai Xi Jing suddenly felt that perhaps bringing Xiao Jingchen to this nature reserve tourist attraction wasn't a wise decision, he might ruin the last bit of pure land in Xiao Jingchen's heart... Is it possible? Stupid dad you're too naive!!

  At this critical moment, Xiaojing's passive skill was triggered, and she blinked her big round eyes. Without waiting for her silly dad to answer, she said "I know, the little animal went out to find food, so it's not at home. The name carved on the tree is the little tree's name, right? I have a name, and the little tree must have a name too! The little bird grew up and flew away, so there's no nest anymore. The branches of the big tree aren't connected together so that the sunlight can shine on us, isn't it, Daddy!!!"

  Her delicate eyebrows and curved eyes, a sweet and pure smile, the sunlight behind her outlines a golden halo, at this moment, she is like a child in front of the Buddha's throne, with pure Buddhist light dispelling all the gloom and darkness in the world.

  Bai Xi Jing couldn't help but curve up the corners of his mouth and reveal a warm smile. "Right. Jingchen is really clever!"

  At this moment, everyone on the small path was silent, all unknowingly attracted by the tender voice of a child. The strong affection between the father and daughter made all parents involuntarily reveal a sympathetic smile.

  Bai Xijing suddenly lost interest in continuing to take Xiao Jingchen hiking, he felt that unless they could enter the depths of the mountain where humans had never set foot, this forest and nature reserve were completely meaningless for Xiao Jingchen. This was not the endless mountains of Bodhi Temple, Xiao Jingchen couldn't find any familiar feeling at all, it was completely useless except to satisfy her visual memory's desire.

  Then, Bai Xijing turned around and went down the mountain, taking Xiao Jingchen to visit those ancient residential buildings. Xiao Jingchen was full of curiosity and interest in everything unfamiliar, she ran back and forth in a series of connected courtyards with her short legs, sprinkling her clear laughter along the way.

  Laughter brought over an acquaintance!!

  "Clean dust!!!" The surprised cry not only caught Little Clean Dust's attention, but also put Dumb Dad on high alert.

  It was a girl wearing a T-shirt and jeans. She looked no more than twenty years old, with short hair that made her look quite handsome. Around her neck hung a red cord, from which an ID card dangled, making her look like some kind of staff member somewhere.

  The girl ran to Xiao Jingchen's side and squatted down, looking very happy. "How did you end up here?"

  Xiao Jingchen looked puzzled, tilting his head and staring blankly at the girl. The girl couldn't help but have a black line on her face, her slender fingers pinching Xiao Jingchen's chubby cheeks and pulling them apart. Gnashing her teeth and pretending to be fierce, "You heartless little guy actually dares to forget me? I'm your sister, and last time I even delayed so much time for you! Here's a hint - the subway station!! If you still can't remember, I'll..."

  "Ah~" The chubby baozi face was pinched into a flatbread shape, and Xiao Jingchen didn't cry or make a fuss. Her right paw, which had suddenly realized something, clenched into a fist and hung down in the palm of her left paw "I remember now, you're Linlang sister!!"

  Xu Linrang nodded in satisfaction, her eyebrows opening with a smile as she rubbed the small, dust-covered face that had been pinched red. "This is more like it, how did you end up here?"

  The most lovable thing about Xiao Jingyan is that she doesn't reject the touch of familiar people who don't have malicious intentions towards her. "Daddy brought me to play!"

  "Dad?!" —— Xu Linlang suddenly stiffened, creaking his rusty neck, and turned around to see Bai Xijing standing not far away with his arms crossed, watching him. Instantly, tears filled his face! —— I'm done for, I'm done for! Bullying someone else's kid and getting caught red-handed by the dad, my life is over!

  Xu Linlang awkwardly pulled at the corner of his mouth, and with a "ba ba" sound, he raised one paw to wave it around. "Jing Chen Ba Ba, hello!"

  Bai Xi Jing nodded slowly, his expression unreadable "Who are you?"

  "My name is Xu Linlang, I'm a senior student at S University, here for an internship. Nice to meet you." Xu Linlang immediately struck the standard pose of a well-behaved student, holding out her paws in front of Bai Xijing, blinking her eyes expectantly, hoping that this father figure would choose to forget that she had just pinched his baozi face T~T

  Bai Xi Jing's gentle and affectionate handshake with her hand was immediately released, and Xu Lin Cang instantly recovered to full health. Since he would shake hands with her, it proved that this father was not angry about her messing with his child... ——Looking at Xiao Jingchen's red and swollen face, Xu Lin Cang's tears flowed uncertainly.

  No matter what, "encountering an old friend in a foreign land" is one of the four great joys in life. Although Bai Xijing didn't know Xu Linlang, he trusted his own daughter's judgment (intuition?!), and believed that anyone who could gain the favor of Jinglian was definitely not a bad person. Moreover, Xu Linlang looked very capable and handsome, and as long as she was given the opportunity, she would certainly make a good impression! —— Stupid dad now habitually estimates the influence that any woman he sees will have on his precious daughter, it's a heavy responsibility, oh my~!

  Xu Linlang is a good student who knows how to strive for improvement. She has been diligent and hardworking throughout her internship, and finally gained the favor of her supervisor, allowing her to choose a new shooting location. Unexpectedly, she ran into Xiao Jingchen, that cute guy, and Xu's mood suddenly improved. Indeed, when the lucky goddess wants to open her eyes, even sleepiness can't stop her XD.

  Xu Linlang had been in the Diwei Mountains for quite some time, and she was already familiar with the scenery of this vast mountain village. As a temporary tour guide, she could rattle off stories about every place they visited, whether Xiao Jingchen listened or not. Xu Linlang seemed to be enjoying herself immensely, and she was probably the only adult female who knew Xiao Jingchen but had thoughts about Bai Xijian. To be honest, in her heart, Xiao Jingchen was much more charming than Bai Xijian. Ah, too pitiful, has wood has～o(╯□╰)o～

  Xu Linlang took Xiao Jingchen on a big tour, and after finding a new location, she couldn't bear to part with this clever, cute, and silly little guy. With a flick of her eyes, she had a sly smile like a wolfish grandma, and Xu Linlang held Xiao Jingchen's face, saying in a sweet voice that was almost nauseating, "Jingchen, do you want to go see where sister works? It's very fun!"

  Xiao Jing's head tilted to one side, innocently staring at Xu Linlang without a word. Xu Linlang narrowed her eyes and decisively used her killer move: "Sister's workplace has so many delicious foods, many of which you've never had before!"

  Xiao Jing's eyes lit up, and she nodded firmly. Only then did she remember that her dad was still by her side. She froze for a moment, turned her head to look at her silly dad, and two big cat-like eyes sparkled brightly. Bai Xi Jing couldn't help but rub his forehead weakly, thinking that this silly girl would one day die from overeating.

  The foolish father is always doting on his obedient daughter. He can fully sense that Xu Linlang really likes Xiao Jingchen, just like how Xiao Jingchen can intuitively feel if Xu Linlang has any malicious intentions. Bai Xijing's lonely and isolated personality had long been twisted by Xiao Jingchen. He no longer rejects the approach of all living things like he used to. He understands even more now that his daughter cannot live a solitary life like him.

  Having an older sister who understands her and accompanies her as she grows up doesn't seem bad at all!!

  So, silly dad tacitly approved of Xu Linlang's actions of deceiving and bringing back the innocent little girl, Wolf Grandma. Xu Linlang almost wanted to laugh out loud three times, stupid cute boy (?!), whatever is indeed the most loving!

  Xu Lin led Xiao Jingchen, the two of them jumping around like a pair of monkeys as they returned to the filming location. It was a large-scale civilian building complex, with a style that seemed to be from the Tang or Song dynasty. The outermost part of the complex had isolation nets, and outside the nets stood many reporters and media personnel keeping watch.

  Xu Linlang's footsteps paused, and she turned around with a flowing motion, heading towards another entrance of the isolation net. Her movement was so smooth that it didn't even arouse any suspicion from the reporters, showing how skilled she was in this regard.

  On the other side of the mountain forest, there was another entrance, where a special staff member was on duty. Xu Linlang wore a work card around her neck and easily led Xiao Jingchen and Bai Xijing in. As soon as they passed the cordon, Xu Linlang suddenly changed into a different person, with sharp eyes and a smile on her face, friendly but not fawning, greeting everyone she met, like a silent leopard, quietly understanding everything around her.

  Bai Xi Jing silently raised an eyebrow, sometimes even he couldn't help but admire the elegant and refined Xiao Jingchen. The little girl looked silly and foolish, but the people who got along with her were not ordinary, let alone the rich second-generation officials like Jin Ding, just her classmates alone were not simple - Lu Haoming had already told him about Wei Wu and Song Chao's situation, this foolish father who was worried to death for his daughter, and now another "hidden dragon and crouching tiger" appeared in the form of a "sisterly friend"!!

  Bai Xi Jing couldn't help but touch his own smooth chin, and the daughter of his family was actually the lost child of the Buddha's family, o(╯□╰)o