Chapter 1405 - 1401:

The sky is an endless crimson, and under normal circumstances, ordinary people wouldn’t associate such a scene with themselves.

But Xuan Chu inexplicably felt that this scene was related to the outsiders who ventured into this world.

"Could it be Yun Ran who caused this?"

Xuan Chu, who was still somewhat flustered a second ago, suddenly rubbed his face fiercely, clearly agitated.

The long-awaited Little Paperman finally appeared at this moment.

The Little Paperman was no longer the palm-sized figure from before; its entire body was tightly wrapped, leaving only a pair of lively eyes exposed.

When the two pairs of eyes met, it truly confirmed the saying that when fellow countrymen meet, tears fill their eyes.

With no outsiders in the courtyard, the Little Paperman naturally didn’t need to hide anymore and directly lifted the black cloak it wore.

When Xuan Chu saw the true appearance of the Little Paperman, his eyeballs nearly popped out.

"No, how did you become like this? What have you been through all these years!!!"

Looking at the Little Paperman, now nearly as tall as himself, Xuan Chu felt everything before him was somewhat surreal.

After a thousand years without seeing each other, the Little Paperman met Xuan Chu again but showed no sign of unfamiliarity.

Hearing the clear strain in Xuan Chu’s voice, the Little Paperman was unconcerned and directly walked over to sit beside him.

"Naturally because I’ve grown up, but you, how did you become completely different from before?"

In the past, Xuan Chu was very composed, as if even if the sky were to fall, he wouldn’t change his expression, always emotionally stable.

But now, the Xuan Chu before him was like a rash young man who explodes before even seeing the flame.

In contrast, the Little Paperman appeared even more composed.

Xuan Chu was stumped by this remark, the Little Paperman’s voice no longer the sweet, childish one from before, even the way of speaking had changed.

Had the Little Paperman’s aura not remained unchanged, Xuan Chu would have thought the person in front of him was a fake.

In the eyes of the Little Paperman, they hadn’t seen each other for a thousand years, but to Xuan Chu, it had been only a month.

Meeting again, there was an inexplicable sense of things being fundamentally altered and the vicissitudes of time.

Xuan Chu felt a bit dazed, surprised at the immense power of time.

The Little Paperman’s body, except for those human-like eyes, still had the paper-like appearance.

It was an exact proportionate enlargement of the palm-sized Little Paperman from before.

The only difference was that now the Little Paperman’s body had several patches, seeming somewhat unsightly.

Xuan Chu pointed to a patch closest to the Little Paperman’s heart with worry laced in his voice: "Are you hurt?"

Others might not know, but Xuan Chu understood—though injured, the Little Paperman could slowly recover.

Eventually, restoring its original, pristine state, unlikely to have such unsightly patches.

The Little Paperman hadn’t expected Xuan Chu’s first concern would be about its patches.

"I thought you’d ask me where the master was instead."

At this moment, the Little Paperman had transformed entirely, bearing no resemblance to its slightly scatterbrained former self.

It sat by itself, poured a cup of tea, and leisurely took a sip.

The motion was practiced and deeply ingrained, clearly a habitual gesture.

Anyone who’s seen Yun Ran would immediately find this demeanor incredibly familiar.

"Sit down first. After all, you’re from Heavenly Dao Village, why so impatient."

Xuan Chu:...

Who would believe that one day, he would be reprimanded by a small creation once refined by Yun Ran? If word got out, people would laugh their heads off.

Yet Xuan Chu complied, sitting down as the Little Paperman poured another cup of tea, sliding it toward him.

It didn’t look at Xuan Chu but gazed toward the distant sky, a profound expression appearing on its face.

This demeanor was truly pretentious, making Xuan Chu’s hands itch to give the Little Paperman a solid smack.

Who knows what this guy has been through all these years to develop such an air of pretentiousness.

It was obvious without looking that much of this demeanor was learned from the Dragon Spirit.

"You’ve also noticed the unusual crimson clouds at that horizon, right."

Xuan Chu remained silent, wanting to see what else the Little Paperman would say.

Finally meeting up, it surprisingly didn’t focus on the main point, but instead acted deep as if it were some unparalleled figure!

Xuan Chu himself hadn’t realized that after mingling with Yun Ran and the others for so long, he had developed a very grounded demeanor.

Seeing pretentiousness made him internally critique, and he even felt the urge to roll his eyes.

Yet he restrained himself, taking the tea at hand and drinking more than half, finally suppressing that silent frustration.

The Little Paperman, having waited a while without hearing a response from Xuan Chu, directly looked over.

The expression on its face was clear, its eyes fully expressing ’why aren’t you responding’.

"Why are you so devoid of rapport?"

The Little Paperman sighed, feeling it was performing a solitary act, finding no amusement.

Not like those servants who strive to please it, they were attentive.

But it dared not express this. It could treat all of Moonlight City without concern, acting aloof and waiting for them to guess its thoughts.

But facing Xuan Chu, the Little Paperman did not have the guts; if it dared to act high and mighty, it would truly get reprimanded.

Under these circumstances.

The Little Paperman could only find a way to save face.

After a quiet cough, the Little Paperman pretended as if nothing happened, continuing: "This sort of phenomenon occurs once every century; each time the clouds are even more crimson.

The first time these clouds appeared, I thought it was Er Dan causing trouble, only to realize it was a false alarm.

As Moonlight City’s influence expanded, sending out more manpower, they eventually discerned the pattern of the cloud’s appearance.

Whenever these clouds appear, the aura between heaven and earth undergoes change.

Many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that shouldn’t grow and Life that shouldn’t develop spiritual wisdom mutate in large numbers when this crimson cloud appears.

Unfortunately, after a thousand years, I still haven’t figured out how this is caused.

The only certainty is that the appearance of these crimson clouds is likely related to the master..."

By the end, the Little Paperman’s voice clearly lowered.

Evidently, these years of not finding any news of Yun Ran made it quite defeated.