Chapter 198 (2/2)

He knew that one day she would call him grandpa…

“That’s right! After all, we can be considered to have shared life and death together and, after knowing you for so long, I still don’t know your name. Do ginseng spirits have names?”

The child paused slightly before calmly speaking. “Just call me Jiuzun.”

“Jiu Zun? This name sounds fancy. A human emperor is also known as ‘Jiu Wu Zhi Zun’[1]! If it was known to that old emperor, I foresee he will slap you will the crime of being disrespectful to him.”

“He can’t bother about me.” The child’s voice was still as calm as before.

That was true, this ginseng spirit was the deity of the 9th mountain. The emperor in the human world simply didn’t know about his existence. Naturally, he would not bother about him.

Ning Xuemo thought for a bit. “Then how about I just call you Little Jiu or Little Zun? I feel like calling you Little Jiu is better.”

“Call me Jiu Zun!” On this point, the little guy would not take a single step back.

Fine, since he insisted then she would not quarrel with him over this minor matter. “Little Jiu Zun, are you the ninth kid in your family?[2]” ‘Could there’s actually nine ginseng spirits?’

A green vein popped out on his forehead but he spoke in a calm voice. “I have no siblings.”

“Then you chose this name yourself?”

“…Something like that.”

‘No wonder! Seems like this little guy is quite ambitious. To be influenced to such an extent by the human literary culture that he wanted to call himself a sovereign…’

This name was very lofty and did not seem like it was a name someone would have.

But he was a ginseng spirit, so no matter how weird of a name he had it was not strange.

[1] In Ancient China, numeral are separated into Yin and Yang. Odd numbers are Yang whereas even numbers are Yin. Jiu (?) is 9 which is the highest odd numbers, while Wu (?) or five is the number which is right in the middle of 0-10. Five is considered as the right-path. So, 9 and 5 are all Yang number and represent a monarch’s authority.

[2] Jiu (?) is the Chinese word for nine. Since he is Jiu Zun, it’s like calling him Ninth Zun. Example: Some parents name their children like this like Da (?) Huang, which refers to the eldest child while Er (?) Huang refers to the second child.