"Xiaoyu! We humans have a saying that the grass is always greener on the other side. You may think that being a tree spirit is better than being a jade spirit, but there are many things that you cannot judge without experiencing them." Looking at the dejected Xiaoyu, Zhou Yuanyuan could only resort to the method of earnest guidance. The right thing to do first was to figure out Xiaoyu's thoughts.
"Master, I don't want to be a tree spirit. I just don't want this tree of life to die in vain. Master, I can't bear to leave you, woowa..." Xiaoyu couldn't help crying. Xiaoyu had been thinking about becoming a "tree spirit" for many days, but because of her selfishness, she had never told the master that the green tree needed a "spirit".
"Xiaoyu! Tree spirits are tree spirits, but you're a jade spirit. You can't just change your identity and do what you want." Zhou Yuanyuan sighed. She was really worried that Xiaoyu would get stuck in a dead end in life, not being a jade spirit, but instead hiding in a tree.
"Master, but...but this tree needs a 'spirit', and I happen to be a congenital spirit." Xiaoyu hung her head, feeling ashamed of her selfishness in the past few days.
Zhou Yuanyuan suddenly understood. Was Xiaoyu trying to save her somewhat withered "Tree of Life" with her own life?
"Xiaoyu, you don't need to think like this, nor do you need to do this. You are Xiaoyu, the one and only Xiaoyu in the world. Have you forgotten? When we first met, you said you wanted to go back to Lingxiao Realm! After becoming a tree spirit, even if you can return to Lingxiao Realm in the future, will your former friends still recognize you?" Zhou Yuanyuan picked up a misty Xiaoyu brand teddy dog and touched its head.
"No, no, I haven't forgotten. I'm just worried about my master..." Xiaoyu nuzzled Zhou Yuanyuan's arm, her heart filled with emotion. Although her master wasn't highly skilled, she was the best to her. If it were her previous master, would they have chosen the Tree of Life over her? Besides, she was just a broken jade spirit, its value nowhere near comparable to the Tree of Life.
"Silly Xiaoyu." Zhou Yuanyuan understood Xiaoyu's intentions and couldn't help but sigh.
In Zhou Yuanyuan's heart, Xiaoyu is more than just a jade spirit; she's also a member of her family. It's fair to say that all the changes Zhou Yuanyuan experienced after her rebirth were brought about by Xiaoyu. Without Xiaoyu, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't have been able to embark on the path to immortality. Without Xiaoyu, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't have achieved her current formidable strength.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know what the future held. But as long as she could protect Xiaoyu, she wouldn't let her sacrifice for her. "A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water"—this was Zhou Yuanyuan's motto, a belief she always upheld.
"Little tree, God let me wither to give me a new mission." Inexplicably, Zhou Yuanyuan remembered what the old tree had said to her not long ago.
As Zhou Yuanyuan thought of this, the black seed left by the old tree suddenly appeared in Zhou Yuanyuan's hand. A golden light was flashing on the black seed.
When the golden light from the black seed shone onto the green tree, it shone with a shimmering green light. The green light, as if alive, pulled the black seed toward the tree. As the black seed touched the tree's trunk, ripples erupted from the trunk, gradually absorbing the black seed.
This matter sounds slow, but it actually happened very quickly. From the time the black seed flew up to the time it merged into the green tree, it only took half a minute.
After the black seeds were completely integrated, the branches of the green tree shook towards Zhou Yuanyuan.
The green tree had too few leaves, and although the shaking of its branches made no rustling sound, Zhou Yuanyuan smiled. She knew that the old tree was greeting her!
After the black seeds entered the green tree, the green tree regained its vitality at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Xiaoyu was also stunned when she saw this scene.
Xiaoyu smelled the breath of the wood spirit. It turned out that what the green tree needed was not it, but the wood spirit.
But why is this wood spirit the old osmanthus tree? Is it because the master's spirit cultivated a solid human form within the osmanthus tree's seeds?
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know the answers to these questions, and neither did Xiaoyu. However, Zhou Yuanyuan was a straightforward person. Regardless, the fact that the tree didn't wither was the best possible outcome. As for the reasons behind this, Zhou Yuanyuan had no inclination to delve into them. Perhaps, in the distant years to come, the answers would reveal themselves to Zhou Yuanyuan one by one.
Wen Ziqing soaked in the hot spring in the back mountain for several hours and rubbed off several layers of skin on his body before he finally washed away the stench.
When Wen Ziqing returned to Qingzhu Cottage, Zhou Yuanyuan had already fallen asleep.
Wen Ziqing sat cross-legged on the ground, glanced at Zhou Yuanyuan's sleeping face, and soon entered a state of cultivation. His little girl was already far ahead of him, so Wen Ziqing naturally had to catch up.
After resolving the "entanglement" and the remaining poison in Wen Ziqing's body, Zhou Yuanyuan slept very soundly.
After Wen Ziqing had practiced for a few cycles, he saw that Zhou Yuanyuan was still sleeping soundly, and was about to practice another cycle when the door to the courtyard was knocked again.
"Peak Master, Peak Master." Yuzhu called out from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Wen Ziqing was afraid that Zhou Yuanyuan would be woken up, so he quickly came to the gate of the courtyard.
"Peak Master, outer disciple Ye Wuyang is asking to see you at the foot of the peak. He says he knows the whereabouts of your wife and asks us at Jinping Peak to take her in." Yuzhu reported respectfully.
Yuanyuan is sleeping in the bedroom! Do you still need someone to tell you?
Wen Ziqing's brain raced for a few seconds before he realized that the "peak master's wife" Yuzhu was referring to was He Jingjing, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
What kind of rotten luck was this? A rare trip back to the secret realm, and he ran into He Jingjing? Luckily, he had already confessed to Yuanyuan last night, otherwise, he would have been courting death today!
Thinking of this, Wen Ziqing frowned and said, "Yuzhu, my Peak Master's wife is staying in the main courtyard! Why does she need someone else to report the news?"
This time, the one who was dumbfounded was Yuzhu. No wonder the Peak Master's face was so dark early in the morning. Did he interrupt the love between the Peak Master and his wife?
"I will chase that madman away right away." Yuzhu didn't wait for Wen Ziqing to say anything else, turned around and ran towards the foot of the mountain.
Wen Ziqing walked in and rubbed his stiff face with his hands. Yuanyuan was there! He couldn't let Yuanyuan see any signs of anger.
In the bedroom, Zhou Yuanyuan "heard" Wen Ziqing's gentle footsteps and hurried back to "sleep soundly." Since Wen Ziqing didn't pay any more attention to He Jingjing, she pretended she didn't know what was going on.
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