Chapter 55: The Envoy of God and Lord Chestnut

[I know, that’s why Lili chose you.] It wants to spend the future of cultivation with you, advance and retreat together, and become a partner who can fight side by side. So, are you willing? 】

Would you like to?

Yu Zhongdou thought that he should be willing.

Practice!

Like those gods or strange people, they possess magical powers and protect those they want to protect.

Yu Zhongdou clenched his fist and said, “If I want to, what price do I have to pay?”

[The price, the price is losing the 'freedom' as a mortal. This road can only move forward, not backward. If you win, you will have endless life and the strength to protect your family. But if you lose, you might lose what you cherish most. 】

[The path of cultivation is no different from any other. It is not like your job tomorrow. You can choose to farm or go out to work. 】

[Once you start practicing, you can only be a practitioner. 】

[You may encounter a powerful enemy, or you may not. It all depends on your own strength. 】

…

That’s it?

All Yu Zhongdou was thinking was, is that it?

He thought that the price he had to pay was to become something half-human (such as Ming Qi), or to give up his soul and sacrifice his family. But the mountain god told him that the price was just to lose the "freedom" of being a mortal?

No, how can Lord Mountain God see that being a mortal is "free"?

They are either eaten by monsters or bullied by aliens or gods. They are hungry and poorly clothed all day long, and their lives and deaths are unpredictable. How can they be free?

Yu Zhongdou was afraid that the mountain god would get scared, so he quickly agreed.

Yang Xiangwei: You agreed so quickly?

Didn’t He make it clear?

[Do you understand? Once you choose to practice, you lose your 'freedom' as a mortal. Mortals are like you now. You can make any choice and become anyone, but once you make a choice, there is no turning back. 】

"Do I need to kill and eat people?"

[I am a God, not an evil god.] 】Yang Xiangwei was speechless. What did he think of her?

How could he do such a thing?

"Would you actively harm someone?"

[I am a God, not an evil god.] 】It is possible to accidentally interfere with the karma of others, but it is possible to actively murder others...

You are not his enemy!

What's he doing with nothing to do?

"Do I have to sacrifice my soul or my family?"

[I am a God, not an evil god!] Yang Xiangwei really wanted to ask him what he thought of her.

Yu Zhongdou: "If that's the case, then what else do I have to consider? I'll definitely agree. You won't harm me, my family, or let me harm others. No matter what you ask me to be, I'm willing to do it."

【good! In that case, then you two should make a covenant! 】

As Yang Xiangwei finished speaking, Yu Zhongdou felt something cold touching his forehead.

Then something surged out of my body.

A huge golden symbol array appeared under his feet, with him at one end and the chestnut tree swaying in the moonlight at the other.

There was something connecting them.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the tender voice of Master Chestnut: [Hello, my host! 】

Host?

Aren't you a partner?

The four words "equal contract" flashed through Yu Zhongdou's mind.

In that instant, he understood the relationship between him and it. It was indeed his "partner", but because it was contracted to him, it also called him "host".

The reason for this is that it has just been born and is a little goblin.

It knows nothing and needs human guidance.

When humans are good, it is good too.

If humans are evil, it will be evil too.

…

【Believer: Yu Zhongdou (Ordinary)】

【Gender: Male】

Age: 16

[Race: Human]

[Level: 1/10]

[HP: 10/10]

[Spiritual Energy: 1/10]

【Faith Level: New Believer】

[Skill: Perception (Talented Skill)]

[Equipment: None]

[Pet: Chestnut Fairy]

…

[Name: Lili]

[Race: Chestnut (Ordinary)]

[Gender: Monoecious]

[Level: 3/10]

[HP: 10/10]

[Spiritual Power: 1/10]

[Host: Yu Zhongdou (in bond)]

[Skills: Throwing, Entangling]

…

The next day.

Yu Zhongdou opened his eyes, still a little dazed.

Just when he thought he had a strange dream last night, he felt something extra in his arms.

When I looked down, I found it was actually a branch.

Yu Zhongdou:? ? ? ?

Just when he was full of question marks, trying to recall how such a thing came into his arms, the thing moved, and he was so scared that he threw it away.

【Ouch……】

Lili screamed and asked in a daze, "Host, why did you abandon me?" 】

"Master Chestnut?!"

Yu Zhongdou was shocked.

Damn it!

Was what happened last night real or not a dream? !

He pinched himself hard and it hurt a little. It seemed to be true.

Lili felt very aggrieved. It didn't understand why Yu Zhongdou was so surprised, and started to cry.

Yu Zhongdou immediately remembered that Chestnut was just born and was still a child with little consciousness. He jumped off the bed in two steps and carefully picked it up.

It was very small, not even as long as his forearm, with two branches on its head with a few leaves hanging on them, and it was crying with its little mouth pouting.

The tears slid from the corners of its eyes and fell directly into Yu Zhongdou's palm.

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's all my fault, I didn't mean it..."

"I'm sorry, I was confused in my sleep!"

"I apologize!"

…

[It hurts so much!] 】

Yu Zhongdou, who has extensive experience in coaxing children, immediately said, "Let me help you blow it!"

He blew towards Lili and coaxed her, "It doesn't hurt, blow it, the pain will fly away..."

Yu's mother, who got up early, was confused. How come she heard a baby crying from her son's room?

Her son hasn’t gotten married yet, so where did the child come from?

She pushed open her son's door and saw her son holding a small object and "coaxing" her. Her eyes widened: "What is that in your hand?!"

How could Yu Zhongdou not understand his mother? He quickly said, "Mom, it was Master Banli. Last night, Master Mountain God handed Master Banli to me. It was not a monster from outside."

Mother Yu's legs went limp, and she was almost scared to death: "You damn child...it turned out to be Lord Banli, I thought it was a monster from outside. Since Lord Mountain God ordered you to do so, then you should serve Lord Banli well in the future."

Wait, if Lady Chestnut is in her son’s hands, then what about the chestnut tree in the yard?

Yu's mother looked outside and found that there was one less chestnut tree where it had grown.

Mother Yu: “…”

Can I plant another one?

Although it is impossible for ordinary chestnut trees to grow every day, everyone has them, so there must be something wrong with them, right?

Ordinary chestnuts can bear fruit once a year.

Yu's mother didn't dare to say it in front of Lili, and just called Yu Zhongdou aside.

When Yu Zhongdou heard his mother's concerns, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

He was also worried that his mother would not be able to accept that Mr. Chestnut had become "smaller", and as a result, his mother was worried that their family would have no chestnuts to eat in the future.

"How about I go to someone else's house and break off a branch to plant with? It should grow back in three to five years, right?"