Chapter 54: Old Fogey and Annoying Rabbit (1/2)

”You are really generous today, old fogey! Do you have something for me too?” Said Rong Hua pestering the old man, but she was rewarded by a head flick again, ”Ow, ow, stop you old fogey! How dare you bully this cute lady?!”

Rong Hua showed its front teeth and squinted her eyes at the old man, trying to threaten him but failed miserably because it's only made the old man smirked, ”What? Are you trying to scare me to death with your cute look? If it wasn't for me sheltering you when you were still a powerless rabbit, you might have already ended up in a spirit beast's stomach. Don't be too greedy,”

”I'm just joking. Who wants your stupid gift? Hmph,” harrumphed Rong Hua while poking her tongue at the old man.

”Of course, I gave them a gift as a token of gratitude for taking you out from here. I finally regain my peace and quiet life,” the old man chuckled.

”Hmph. Don't cry to me later when you feel lonely in this shabby hut. If it isn't for my cuteness, you would have long become a senile old man,” she retorted.

The little banter they had was actually a day-to-day occurrence within the house. The truth was if the old man gave her something as a present, she most likely would reject him.

Even though she sometimes acted bold and unbridled, she won't offend her benefactor for a mere treasure, no matter how earth-shattering it was.

She still didn't lose her humanity or forget how to differentiate between grudge and gratitude.

After she had turned into a rabbit, Rong Hua had been desperately fleeing from the Central Region until she found a space crack that allowed her to cross the region's boundary.

Unfortunately for her, she failed to handle the spatial law in her rabbit form, ended up being swept by space distortion, and eventually stranded in Eastern Region for the last 500 years.

The first time she enters the Blackwood Forest, her body was tattered and badly wounded, and she had no ability to defend herself as her cultivation was sealed off. Her experience in the space rift traumatized her a little bit, so she also didn't want to use her ability if her life wasn't in immediate danger.

Maybe it was a string of fate; she had accidentally trespassed the old man's spatial barrier when she was chased by Nascent Soul stage spirit beast and finally met the old man.

Initially, Rong Hua didn't put the old man in her eyes and even felt contempt for him because of his weak presence. But, when she looked at the old man's eyes, Rong Hua finally realized that she met an unfathomable expert beyond her grasp. She scared out of her mind and begged him for mercy.

Luckily, the old man didn't feel offended by her actions and instead gave her pointers about The Grand Dao in his free time. At first, she was cautious and polite toward the old man, but, understanding that the old man didn't mind her attitude and even quite entertained by it, she reverted back to her true self. Hence, the cohabitation between an old man and a rabbit began.