Chapter 713: Deciding to Stay (2/2)

After being rescued, Xiaocao lay in bed, resting with nothing to do. She took advantage of a time when no one else was near her and asked the little divine stone, “Why did you come back? Didn't you say that once your cultivation returns, you’d be able to break through the barrier between dimensions and go back to your own world ah? Did you end up reaching a bottleneck or something?”

[Stop saying such inauspicious things! Can't you tell that this immortal is perfectly fine ah?] The little divine stone rolled its eyes in a very human-like fashion and continued, [This immortal went back to my dimension. I had a simple bath, changed my clothes and only had a short conversation with Goddess Nuwa before you almost ended up losing your life. You’re such a

“I also didn’t expect this to happen. Who would have thought that those traitors would be so tricky and cruel ah?!” Yu Xiaocao quietly replied in a somewhat sheepish manner.

[You’re also a complete ditz. You believe whatever other people say. Your husband even told you that you shouldn’t leave the courtyard residence, so why didn’t you listen to him? Your husband has spoiled you too much. From my perspective, you deserve a big spanking before you’ll finally grow some brains!] The little divine inwardly shuddered. If it had been just a few seconds slower, this lass would have already entered the King of Hell’s domain with no return ticket home. They had been ‘linked in all ways’ for many years, so it’d be impossible to say that there wasn’t some attachment between the two of them.

It thought back to when it first arrived back home. Goddess Nuwa had told it, “If you truly want to reach the peak of cultivation, you cannot rely only on training alone. What’s more important is you strengthening your heart and understanding emotions. The so-called ‘heart’ is becoming connected with human emotions. If you never understand the word ‘affection’, then you won’t be able to become a true immortal.”

At Xiaocao’s side, the little divine stone realized that it had finally understood what it meant to care for someone else, love someone else, and be friends with someone else…in its heart, the master that it used to disdain had gradually become someone who it really cared for. In the upper dimension, even when it was bickering playfully with the Goddess of Spirits, in the back of its mind, it was still worried about that stupid and kindhearted lass. Without it by her side, would she be bullied by other people? Would she sob pitifully when she had difficulties?

Humans only lived up to around a hundred years. To the immortals like him, that was the blink of an eye. After twiddling its thumbs for a few days in its world, the little divine stone finally couldn’t take the thoughts tormenting it anymore and left the Goddess Nuwa to return to the mundane world. It was fortunate that it decided to go back when it did, otherwise...it had followed the smell of its owner’s breath to find her. By the time it arrived by her side, she was already breathing her last.

It was also fortunate that it had stolen the ‘rise from the dead’ elixir from the Goddess of Spirits to infuriate her. Otherwise...in that moment, it had truly experienced what it felt like to feel fury, grief, pain, and the desire to destroy everything. Apparently, the so-called ‘seven emotional states and six desires’ were that close to its psyche.

After grasping these feelings, would it finally become a true immortal ah? However, it wasn’t happy because of this. Instead, joy bloomed in its heart because its master had been saved. Perhaps, this was also an important experience for it as well?

It lowered its head to look at Xiaocao, who had hung her head down, and sighed, [When that little one leaves your belly, you better become much more mature than you are now.]

“Then——you’re not going back?” Yu Xiaocao suddenly raised her head and her bright large eyes stared at the youth. She was full of hope.

[You’re sooooo stupid! If this immortal doesn’t stay by your side, I’m sure you’d end up losing your life for some stupid reason or another. I don't have a second divine elixir to save you!] Although the little divine stone’s words were quite harsh, the tone of voice it used betrayed the fact that it was quite worried about her.

Yu Xiaocao, who had just been told off as ‘stupid’, was in bright spirits. A large smile curved on her mouth and her bright eyes crinkled up into crescents as she joyfully said, “That’s wonderful! To tell you the truth, I felt quite sad when you left before!”

[Be a bit more careful! Do you still want your ribs or not? That child in your belly is relying on you, his stupid mother. Poor thing!!] Happiness bubbled through the little divine stone’s heart. It was in a great mood but its tongue was as poisonous as usual.

The little divine stone, who had decided to stay in the mundane world, had been using its status as the savior of Princess Consort Xu. It was now her adopted younger brother and was staying by her side.

At this time, Yu Hai was currently holding on its hand as he gushed gratefully, “Many thanks, Young Master, for arriving at the nick of time to save my Cao’er. You’re our savior ah!”

The corner of the little divine stone’s mouth twitched. It wasn’t used to other people touching it. It did its best to resist the urge to pull his hand out of the other man’s grasp and glared surreptitiously at Xiaocao, who was snickering quietly, before it patiently said, “Uncle Yu, we are all one family. There’s no need to be so polite.”

“Oh right! Father, Yuanzi[1] has been an orphan ever since he was young. You and Mother should pour more love on him.” Yu Xiaocao noticed that the little divine stone looked uncomfortable so she deliberately made things worse.

“Don’t worry ah, Ah’zi, in the future, I will definitely treat you like my own son!” Yu Hai took this to be the truth and his eyes held a bit of pity in them as he looked at the little divine stone.

‘Gee thanks ah! I don’t need your pity though, alright?’ The little divine stone kept an aloof look on his face. However, the other man’s warmth had seemed to ignite a flame inside its heart and made it feel quite cozy. Perhaps this was the taste of familial affection ah?

[1] This 'Yuanzi' (圆子) is a homonym from the Yuan Zi (袁梓) that the little divine stone took as a name. It actually means ' glutinous dumpling'.