Chapter 152 - Returning Home For Dinner (2/2)

“Divine Immortal, are you… leaving?” The little girl cried out in anguish and started running towards her. Along the way, she tripped over a twig and rolled down the hill until she reached the base of a tree. She sustained a long cut on her face but she seemed undisturbed by it. Looking straight at the trembling bird on her right, she asked, “Don’t you want to protect me anymore? I… I will be very obedient.”

“…” Shen Ying’s mouth twitched in dismay. Is this little rascal stalking me? What a bother! Maybe if I leave quietly, she won’t notice.

However, the little girl burst into tears. “Divine Immortal… Divine Immortal, don’t abandon me. Everyone… hates me. My parents are gone, I only… only have you now. Don’t… Don’t leave me!”

“…”

“Divine Immortal, Divine Immortal…” Not getting a response, the little girl became even more flustered. She looked everywhere but to no avail. Plucking up her courage, she climbed up the body of the bird whose flames had been long extinguished. She clambered around its body in her fruitless search, crying and whimpering, “Divine Immortal, Divine Immortal… Don’t leave… don’t leave me.”

In view of the fact that she was under the protection of the Exalted Goddess, Wu Hong decided to stay calm and play dead. It was working fine until… she stepped on an unmentionable part of his anatomy.

Arh…!

Wu Hong leapt up immediately and threw the little girl off his body. Instantly he transformed back into human form. Crossing his legs, he clutched his injured body part in pain, curling his body up like a prawn.

He glared at the child in rage and roared, “You little rascal… You’re really …”

“She’s really what?” Shen Ying suddenly interrupted.

Her voice brought Wu Hong back to reality. His flushed face turned pale instantly and his mouth twitched involuntarily. Smiling stiffly, he said, “She’s really… kind, lovely and adorable.”

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This pain is killing me! What bad luck! If he had not damaged his immortal Qi, fallen down and broken his immortal bones, he would not be in such pain when that mortal hurt his sensitive area…

Ooh, ooh…. He had been defiled by that mortal. He felt that his whole demonic body was no longer chaste.

“Divine Immortal…” The little girl happily stood up. Opening her arms, she started to running to a spot on her right, as if she wanted to hug someone. “I knew you would return…”

Seeing that she was about to plunge into a pit, Shen Ying finally extended her hand to pull her back. “I’m here!” You’re headed in the wrong direction!

“Divine Immortal?” The child halted in mid-step, then turned left.

“This way!” Shen Ying steered the child towards her. “Little Shortie, do you really want to follow me?”

“Yes, yes, yes,” sniffed the little girl, nodding her head emphatically.

“You won’t be able to return here once I take you with me, and life with me will be tough.”

“I’m not afraid!” She clenched her fist tightly, looking determined.

“…” Hai! What a bother!

Lowering her head, Shen Ying looked down at the little village hamlet. This led her to frown as she recalled the propensity of a certain someone to attract misfortune. She hoped Father Niu would not blow his top at her decision!

“Yo, Bird!” Shen Ying turned to look at the man clad in green.

“Bird here!” Wu Hong raised his hand weakly.

“And that one still pretending to be dead…” She turned and looked down at the pit.

The huge beast at the bottom of the pitch-dark pit shuddered in fright. With tears in its eyes, it turned back into human form. “Exalted… Exalted… Exalted Immortal. What… What are your orders?”

“This child has a weak constitution, it’s not convenient for me to take her back with me to the immortal realm. The two of you will deliver this shortie safely to Qu Shuang City’s Invincible Sect.” She swept a look at the two beasts. “I want to see her there in three day’s time. Otherwise… heh, heh!”

Although they could not see her, the two beasts shuddered involuntarily. They chorused in unison, “Understood, Exalted Goddess, no problem, Exalted Goddess!”

“Good.” Shen Ying closed her eyes and vanished.

“Exalted Goddess… Exalted Goddess?” Wu Hong yelled a few times but received no response. When he realized that Shen Ying had left, his face immediately slumped in despair.

Exalted Goddess, you haven’t told us where in the world this Qu Shuang City is located?

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