Chapter 218 - Precious (1/2)

The flowers were bright and colorful, while the grass looked like a green carpet. There were a pair of siblings and a wolf within the myriad of colors, yet the atmosphere was harmonious and at ease.

After the wolf licked all the mystic-stone water on Xiaocao hand, it was still unsatisfied and continued to lick Xiaocao’s fair and soft palm with its coarse tongue. However, it seemed to know that the person in front of it only had those few drops of mystic-stone water at the moment, so it didn’t demand for more.

The fear in Little Shitou’s heart gradually faded. He looked curiously at the gray wolf, who had clean, thick fur and gentle eyes. He whispered to Xiaocao, “Second Sister, is this a dog? If it’s a wolf, it would have eaten us already!”

Xiaocao’s heart had also completely relaxed and she was in the mood to tease Little Shitou, “Have you seen such a tall and mighty dog? Isn’t it obviously a wolf? As for why it didn’t eat us, maybe it just finished eating and isn’t hungry!”

With a mournful expression, Little Shitou looked pitifully at the gray wolf and continued to speak in a low voice, “Then… will it keep us as reserved food supply?”

Xiaocao knocked on his head and laughed, “This valley is rich with water and grass, so would there be a lack of prey? Do you think that your meat is really tasty? Human flesh is sour, so it doesn’t want to eat it ah!”

Little Shitou immediately went off the topic, “Second Sister, how do you know that human flesh is sour? You’ve never even eaten it before!”

“Who said I have never eaten it before? I’m an old goblin from the mountains. Your second sister has already been eaten by me…” With a grim voice, the corners of her mouth were arched into a strange smile and her face was filled with a sinister expression… Had it been nighttime, people would be terribly frightened by Xiaocao’s current appearance.

Little Shitou looked at her blankly, as if he had been frightened. Xiaocao realized that the little fellow was only six years old after all, so he must have been scared silly.

Just when she wanted to pacify the little guy, the corners of Little Shitou’s mouth slowly raised and his voice was filled with confidence as he said, “Second Sister! Although your character and temperament are completely different from before, I am certain that you definitely won’t harm any of us. You are my second sister, my kind and capable Second Sister!”

Yu Xiaocao tenderly ruffled the little fellow’s hair and chuckled, “I thought you really believed it! How can there be so many demons and ghosts in the world? As long as one doesn’t commit a sin, one doesn’t have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Most of the time, people who harbor malicious intentions are the ones who are filled with suspicion! Our Shitou must be an honest and upright person ah!”

Little Shitou sternly nodded and said, “Second Sister, I’ll remember!! …But, shouldn’t we return now? With this wolf here, how are we supposed to go back?”

“How are we going back? Just go back ah! Do you think that this wolf will carry us back?” Yu Xiaocao could feel the goodwill of the wolf, and she also had the little divine stone’s assurance, so there was naturally nothing to be afraid of.

She picked up the flowers that she had thrown away earlier when they were trying to escape. Fortunately, she didn’t throw the jar in her hand, otherwise, they would have come in vain! Xiaocao asked Little Shitou to hold the flowers, while she carried the ceramic jar. With her free hand, she patted the wolf’s head, “We’re leaving now. We’ll come back to visit you in the future!”

The gray wolf wagged its tail, which was dangling behind it. Little Shitou laughed and said, “Could it be the offspring of a dog and a wolf? It’s really similar to Eldest Granduncle’s Dahuang ah!”

The siblings walked around the wolf and headed towards the cave. The gray wolf followed behind them for a while and watched them enter the cave before reluctantly leaving.

By the time they got home, it was almost noon. Lady Fang knew that the siblings had gone to the forest. Seeing that they hadn’t come back for so long, she was very worried and asked Zhenzhu to go to the forest several times.

“Aiyo! My dear Young Miss, you guys finally came back! If you come back any later, Madam is about to send people into the forest to look for you guys!” Zhenzhu finally saw Xiaocao after waiting for so long. She quickly went forward and took the jar in Xiaocao’s hands. She looked at it curiously and asked, “What kind of fish is this? I’ve never seen it before!”

Xiaocao giggled and said, “We call it little white fish. It has a tender flesh and doesn’t have any strange smell at all. Godmother should be able to eat some!”

Zhenzhu was so moved that her eyes teared up. The madam had a poor appetite recently and slimmed down quite a lot. As her maidservant, of course, she was worried about her master. Xiaocao had been trying different methods to cook for her madam just so she could eat a little more. This was something that Zhenzhu had seen clearly. She said sincerely, “Young Miss, this servant thanks you in place of Madam!”

“Why do I need you to thank me? Your madam is my godmother. It’s only right that I treat her well!” Yu Xiaocao glared at her with a smile.