NOVPUBChapter 368: Chapter 366: Settle Accounts Separately
Chapter 368: Chapter 366: Settle Accounts Separately
“Disciple, why have you stopped talking?” Master Qing said to Sally.
Sally looked up at him, “Master, you’re now just a remnant consciousness. Can you actually defeat Taowu? After all, it’s an Evil Divine Beast.”
“You’ll know in a moment. After killing Taowu, you should return to the Spiritual Realm first. The Asura Realm isn’t too good for your body and soul, unless you want to turn into a demon.”
“Got it, Master, it’s all up to you now!” Sally could feel it too. At the beginning, it was fine, but now she could feel her breathing becoming more labored.
[Host, pick up the Divine Bloodstone on the ground, and there’s a pair of white mushrooms on the withered tree ahead. They are Divine-grade fruits too, remember to collect them.]
[I’ll definitely collect them!] Sally, transformed into a little white mouse, scurried towards the withered tree.
Master Qing’s phantom looked at her, “Disciple, could you be the reincarnation of a treasure-spitting mouse?”
“What’s a treasure-spitting mouse?” Sally picked the white mushrooms and looked around to ensure there were no others before continuing forward.
“The treasure-spitting mouse is an ancient rare beast that likes to collect Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. It’s favored by the Ancient Divine Clan but is seldom seen.”
“I’m pretty sure I’m not one,” Sally replied. “I’m collecting these to nurture my child. If I were just an ordinary member of the Human Clan, let alone picking these items up, I wouldn’t even know there’s a world beyond our own.”
“Heh heh, I forgot, my disciple’s soul is that of a human. Let’s go, there’s still plenty of treasures ahead,” Master Qing told Sally.
“Okay.” Sally followed the oil lamp and continued running forward.
Wherever the oil lamp stopped, she would scavenge around, not caring what Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures there were, and store them all in her space, letting Xiaomei gather data and catalog them by category.
“Master, time has reversed for ten thousand years; does your grave still have your remnant consciousness?”
“It does. After we leave this place, you should make another trip to Floating World Island. I need that piece of remnant consciousness,” he said. The reason he had been following her all this time was to wait for this opportunity!
“If there are two remnant consciousnesses, won’t you fight each other?”
“They will fuse!”
“So will you still be my master then?”
“Of course, your master will always be your master, you should honor me well.”
“…So, can I get another part of your burial goods?”
“Mmm, I give them all to my disciple.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Sally was delighted and ran even faster.
“You really are the reincarnation of a treasure-spitting mouse, aren’t you?”
“…No.”
“Master thinks you look very much like one.”
“Master, I’m really not.”
…
After Ming Linyuan regained his memory, he was utterly exultant!
Clinging to Manman who was struggling to get out of his embrace, the well-behaved Little Shiyi who was sound asleep on his shoulder, as well as the three Rat Clan children Yona, Yohanes, and Frost, he arrived at Phoenix Cry Valley.
This time, Madame Ming had no choice but to let him enter the valley.
“This is your granddaughter Manman, formally known as Ming Yuzhen, and she’s now at the initial stage of Saint Rank! Manman, call her your grandmother.” 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
“Saint Rank! Heavens…” Mrs. Ming, the elderly matron, looked at the grey and decidedly unattractive bird in front of her with utter shock. She was fully aware that the female Ghost Chariot Phoenix Bird looked exactly like this—a grey goose or an ugly duckling—during its youth, and since Manman looked just like her when she was young, it was as if she was looking at another self. How could she not love her?
Without hesitation, she put the ancestral Fengxi Bracelet around Manman’s neck as a collar.
Manman was also very happy to see Mrs. Ming and flew into her embrace, “Grandma, I missed you so much. Watch me perform a fire-spitting trick.”
She immediately took to the sky and spat out a stream of Phoenix Flame True Fire… finally, she could free herself from the ‘shackles of fatherly love’…
“Haha, good, good, good…” Mrs. Ming was overjoyed, “My granddaughter is really something.”
Ming Linyuan continued to introduce Little Shiyi, “This is the second child of my son and Yanyan, ranked eleventh, taking after Yanyan’s side.”
“It doesn’t matter that he has a beast form, as long as he is my grandson.” Mrs. Ming held Little Shiyi, admiring his sleek golden fur which seemed extremely precious, especially comfortable to hold, she couldn’t let go, “Come, grandma will give our Little Shiyi a safety amulet.”
Little Shiyi spent most of his time sleeping, rubbing his eyes and said, “Thank you, Grandmother.”
His voice was clear as spring water, a sound that made one’s whole body relaxed. Mrs. Ming loved it even more, “Good boy, Grandma likes you.”
Ming Linyuan glanced indifferently at his eldest son, who had not spoken throughout the journey, not even calling out “dad”… If it hadn’t been for Manman’s assurance, he would have thought his son had became mute.
“Who are these three?” Mrs. Ming asked, looking at Yona and the others.
Ming Linyuan patted Yona’s head, “This is Yona Deira, Yanyan’s eldest daughter, ranked second. Yohanes Millet, Yanyan’s original surname, ranked third. Frost Millet, ranked fourth. They are my children now and, in a few days, I will take them back to the Rat Clan in the Western District to visit relatives.”
Ming Linyuan had also transformed into other forms before, interacting with the three children as a traveling merchant to ensure they had no worries. He was then seriously injured by the Insect Clan because he wanted to go to the Rat Tribe…
He had taken care of these three children for a while and already thought of them as his own. But if he wanted to take them away at that time, neither the Rabbit Clan Leader nor the Millet Family would have agreed, so he could only look after them in secret.
Now that his memories were restored and he saw the three children were present, he immediately asked Zi Qi to hand them over and brought them back.
Mrs. Ming understood that these three children no longer had their birth Father Beast. Her face immediately softened with kindness, “Well, it’s good to be home. Our Phoenix Cry Valley is too quiet, it’s only lively with you all here.”
“Thank you, Grandma.” The three children, sensible and slightly reserved, called out.
“Good, good, good.” Mrs. Ming gave away two more bracelets and a safety amulet. Even if they weren’t her blood, she treated them as her own descendants.
After stretching her wings and spitting out a few more breaths of true fire, Manman finally felt relieved… Fatherly love was really, so hard to digest!
She landed from the sky and said to Yona and the others, “Let’s go play in the back mountain; there are lots of fruit trees there.”
Saying this, she instinctively picked up Little Shiyi by the scruff and led Yona and the others away.
When following Sally on their wanderings, there were many siblings, and she always kept an eye on her own blood brother. Wherever Manman went, she would bring this brother along.
Mrs. Ming watched Manman with growing affection. The more she looked at her granddaughter, the more she loved her, “This granddaughter is wonderful; she has a sense of responsibility and an inclusive heart.”
“And who do you think she gets it from!”
“From Sally, who else! Not even bringing her back for me to see, and I had the dowry all prepared.”
“Next time she comes back, I will definitely bring her to you. She has grown so pretty!”
“That must be so, otherwise, she couldn’t have given birth to a beautiful child like Manman.”
“…Ahem~” Right, beautiful! Extremely beautiful!! His own cherished daughter, no child could compare.
“Can I see Little Shiba now?” Ming Linyuan had only glanced quickly at the child, and after that, no matter how much he begged, he wasn’t allowed to see him.
Mrs. Ming looked him over, oozing demonic energy, and huffed, “Let’s keep things separate! The children have all been brought back; you can leave now.”
Ming Linyuan: “…Ah?”
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