Chapter 534 - Chapter 534: Chapter 526 Elm Money Immortal Tree (2/2)

Only Xiao Qing seemed a bit off at the moment.

As the carriage approached Elixir City, she became somewhat distracted, her state of mind seemingly adrift.

Wang Wanyan helped her off the carriage and then glanced at Qin Niu, giving him a meaningful look.

“Xiao Qing, are you dissatisfied with the rock rat I bought for you?”

Qin Niu asked with concern.

“Not at all, the rock rat is very cute. Now that I’m familiar with it, it’s so much fun. And its teeth are incredibly sharp—it can even gnaw through iron bars. The rock rat you chose for me is just as good as those that cost tens of thousands of taels each.”

Ever since she had the rock rat, indeed, she showed her smile much more often.

And it took her only about three days to establish a mutual trust with the rock rat.

She was now able to command the rock rat to perform some simple actions.

“Do you have any troubles on your mind? Whatever it is, feel free to tell me. Though nominally we have a master-servant relationship, in reality, I’m your brother and it’s my duty to help you through your worries.”

Qin Niu sincerely said, looking into her eyes.

“Yes, I understand. Since I’ve been with my master, you have taken meticulous care of me. I have no other relatives in this world and have long considered Master, Sister Wan Yan, and Sister Cai Xian as my family.”

She nodded with force.

“I don’t know why, but as soon as the carriage neared Elixir City, I felt as though something was calling me—a very vague calling. Grandfather once told me that he found me. I can’t help but wonder if this calling is the call of kinship.

The Medicine King Sutra that I cultivate is also related to alchemy. Maybe my relatives are in Elixir City.”

She was both hopeful and a bit nervous as she spoke of these things.

Her feelings must be extremely complicated inside.

After all, she’s just a little girl of a bit over eight years old, not yet even nine.

“It’s fine, we’ll soon enter Elixir City, and when we do, I’ll accompany you to search for your relatives. If we really find them, it would be a great thing for you,” Qin Niu said, patting her head.

“Thank you, Master! If I do find my parents, I must ask them face to face why they were so heartless to abandon me in the open fields while I was still swaddled.”

Xiao Qing had suffered a lot over the years following ‘Grandfather’. Seeing other children her age pampered by their parents, she must have felt especially envious deep down.

Although Qin Niu took great care of her, and was very affectionate, he could not give the love of a parent.

“Perhaps they had their own difficulties. My fate is similar to yours; I was also abandoned by my parents when I was very young. But I never hated them. In this cruel world, no matter the reason they abandoned me, I can understand.

Over the years, I have seen through this world, through the human heart and nature; only being strong oneself is the true reality.

It’s better to rely on oneself than anyone else.”

Qin Niu and Xiao Qing could be considered to share a similar plight.

Born into a chaotic world, there were too many abandoned children like them.

“Husband, now that we are a wedded couple, if you truly have any hardships, I will be your stalwart support. Even if I have to be shattered to pieces, I will have no regrets,” Wang Wanyan said as she reached out and held Qin Niu’s hand with her tender grip.

“With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for! As you said, we are now a family, you, Cai Xian, Xiao Qing, all are my family. No matter what fate befalls us in the future, we shall face it together,” Qin Niu declared and turned his gaze toward the Elm Money Tree that stood not far off.

“It’s said that this Elm Money Tree has lived for over ten thousand years, and its fallen leaves are treasured by people. Ordinary folks who take them home to steep in water say it can cure all kinds of diseases.”

These were things he had heard from others.

At this moment, there were quite a few people waiting under the Elm Money Tree, not for anything else, but to pick up its fallen leaves, flowers, and fruits.

Qin Niu led his wife and Xiao Qing toward the Elm Money Tree.

He could feel that the medicinal aura of the Elm Money Tree far surpassed that of the Ancient Banyan Tree by more than a thousand times.