We got maybe an hour or two of sleep that night, but getting up in the morning wasn’t that bad. Cultivation worked great…for most of us. The Lord Magistrate and Lady Wu both looked quite tired, but they also both wanted to see more of the mountain. “It’s nothing compared to having to work through flooding or any other kind of disaster,” Teacher said, waving his hand negligently. “A leisurely walk through this fascinating place will not bother us any, and should we need it, we shall simply retire for a nap.” Which was absolutely fair. Our room was basically a penthouse apartment suite, and so in addition to the multiple beds, there was also a massive dining table made out of marble. In contrast to the rich surroundings, and the many-course meal last night, what was on that table today was effectively fast food. Tigu had gone out with Yin and the Torrent Rider to get us all Chao Baozi, which, honestly, was really hitting the spot. It was a very informal breakfast, with people scattered all around the room chowing down on dumplings. Meimei was hanging out with Xianghua, running the other woman through what she should expect with her pregnancy while they munched. Even Zhuye had a little dumpling in his hand—because of course the dumpling house had a kid’s menu. Now it just needed to include a little toy and they could have the Joyful Meal set. “Ah!” he said, holding out his little dumpling to Xiulan, who had him in her lap. (...)