Chapter 580 - Worry About Personal Gains and Losses (2/2)
“Since you are confident that this talisman has no issues with it, then go ahead. Where do you want to stick it? On my forehead?” Zhu Junyang stuck his head forward and even conscientiously bent down to make it easier for her.
Yu Xiaocao used her other hand to push away his face. The dimples on her face deepened and her pair of large, almond-shaped eyes shone brightly, glittering with emotion. She pretended to be angry as she replied, “Do you believe everything I say ah? This is only a peace and safety talisman but it truly was given to me by the little divine stone. Its effects are definitely much better than the ones you can beg from temples. You often are out and about. Tomorrow, I’ll make you a small pouch to hold it. You should bring it around and you definitely shouldn't take it out lightly!”
Zhu Junyang stared at the talisman for a long time and tried to see from Xiaocao’s expression if there was anything else he was missing. However, Xiaocao hid her thoughts very well, so he temporarily believed her. He shook his head in refusal, “Are you still not familiar with my talents? Does this prince really need a peace and safety talisman? You should wear it instead ah. Last time, at the hunting grounds, weren’t you almost eaten by a tiger for a snack?”
“Although it was a frightening experience, didn’t that tiger, in the end, become our prey ah?” Xiaocao lowered her head and quietly mumbled a bit. It had been almost a year since that happened yet Zhu Junyang still harped about it.
“Keep that talisman safe. When you get back, have Wutong make a small pouch for you. I’m afraid your embroidery skills are such that you wouldn’t be willing to wear anything you made yourself.” As he talked, he especially glanced at the ugly embroidered pouch that was hanging on his waist.
Yu Xiaocao’s face immediately turned bright red. That was the pouch that she had made after her G.o.dmother had threatened her. It was supposed to be a way for her to learn some feminine skills. However, not only did the pouch turn out slightly deformed but even the embroidered pattern on the outside was also quite sloppy. It was hard to make out what it was supposed to look like. At that time, she had even happily showed off her first finished sewing product to the prince, but he had actually s.n.a.t.c.hed it away from her. He began using it despite other people laughing at him.
Even He Wanning had teased her for this. She said that, when she compared her skills to that pouch, even her sewing skill level seemed to go up a few. Yu Xiaocao had tried many times to get the pouch back from Zhu Junyang to no avail. Now that she thought about it, perhaps she needed to learn how to sew better from Pipa when she got back. That way she could at least sew a decent-looking pouch.
Out of all of her maids, Pipa had to be the one who was the most skilled at the womanly arts. She also had a quiet personality and a lot of patience. Many of the sewn items that she used had all been made by that maid.
Zhu Junyang saw that the little la.s.s seemed a bit upset and hurriedly changed the subject, “You said this thing was given to you by that piece of rock. It's only a tiny and round colored stone, where does it keep something the size of the talisman? If I didn’t personally see that it could change forms with my own eyes, then this prince would have thought that you were cracking a joke!”
“Uh...perhaps beings from the world of immortals all have their own special dimension to carry things ah? Like the Bracelet of the Heavens or dimension pouches from those mythological stories...right?” He was successful in switching Yu Xiaocao’s thoughts to a different subject. She silently asked the little divine stone repeatedly, ‘Isn’t that right?’
The little divine stone, who was currently cultivating, naturally had no response for her. She raised her head and shrugged her shoulders at Zhu Junyang, “Little Glutinous Dumpling must have gained something and is currently cultivating. When I asked it, it had no response for me! Forget it, once it’s done cultivating, I’ll ask it then!”
“No wonder that little golden kitten seems to come and go like a ghost ah! Apparently, it’s been hiding on your body cultivating! How much time does it usually spend in cultivation?” Zhu Junyang only asked out of pure curiosity.
Yu Xiaocao also wasn’t sure so she could only say, “Who knows, ah? With its restless personality, as soon as it's done, it’ll come out on its own. It’s getting late, so we should head back!”
As she finished speaking, Xiaocao carefully placed the talisman into her own embroidered pouch and then waved a hand at the white stallion not far away from them who still, from time to time, would look over at them. Then, she refused Zhu Junyang’s offer to ride pillion and instead jumped onto Little Black’s back and let out a loud whistle. They headed back towards the stud farm at an astonis.h.i.+ng speed.
The gra.s.slands in the evening had a picturesque and stunning view. The setting sun was slowly withdrawing all of its golden needles into itself and it seemed to regard the world of humans with a shy and bashful glowing red face. Thus, the creek running through the prairie s.h.i.+mmered with a mult.i.tude of colors, making people feel as though there was a crystal palace hiding beneath its waters with a precious treasure underneath.
A fairy-like young maiden rode a wolf as she sang a beautiful and sweet song. The delicate and lively young lady seemed to be cloaked by a bewitching and gentle rosy glow from the setting sun. It truly looked like she was an immortal girl who had jumped out of a picture.
This type of surreal and fantastical image conjured up a bunch of worried thoughts in Zhu Junyang. As someone who had a divine object by her side, would she have the chance to ascend to the world of the G.o.ds one day, leaving him alone in this mundane mortal world? Or perhaps, she, who had been touched by divine energy, would continue to be as youthful and beautiful as an immortal while he aged into a stooped over and white-haired old man? At that time, would he still be able to keep her, an immortally beautiful fairy, by his side?