Chapter 692: After Binding the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 693: Background Board Rabbit Demon (65)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

She went out for a trip and actually brought a child back. If it weren't for the fact that she knew the two masters couldn't have produced such a young miss in such a short time, Lin An would have cried miracle.

The Five-Colored Stone had no name. Ever since it gained spiritual wisdom, it had always been hiding away. It wasn't that it didn't want to find a safe place to live, but to it, there was absolutely no safe place in the entire task world. If it weren't for Shen Yao's current strength being too great for it to handle, it wouldn't have come knocking on her door of its own accord.

"I have three children. You can choose for yourself," she said very democratically.

Five-Colored Stone: ……

The Five-Colored Stone didn't want to choose at all. It was just a broken stone used to being free and easy, and fundamentally unwilling to pick a destined person for itself.

But who told Shen Yao to keep staring at it from over there? The pressure she gave off was too intense, and the Five-Colored Stone got a bit scared.

"Fine, but let's put it this way: if it doesn't work out, you can't blame me."

The Five-Colored Stone indicated that not just anyone could become its destined person. Its innate attributes determined that strict restrictions existed in this kind of selection.

How does that saying go? A genius is merely the threshold to catch its eye.

"Jingcheng has always been a place of outstanding people and auspicious land, where geniuses gather. The destined person you seek will certainly be there."

If they aren't there, then it means the Five-Colored Stone didn't choose seriously. Shen Yao absolutely refuses to admit that the Human Race lacks enough geniuses to contract with the Five-Colored Stone.

System: ……

If other people or demons could hear its words, it would definitely go crazy complaining about its own host. Look, look at what she's saying!

What she said was naturally all true. If even Jingcheng has no geniuses the Five-Colored Stone fancies, then it proves the entire dynasty, even the whole world, lacks sufficient foundation. This is naturally the Five-Colored Stone's problem!

The Five-Colored Stone, unaware of these words, was still foolishly pondering how to go to Jingcheng to select a destined person. If it knew, it would definitely shout that this is blatant kidnapping, even escalating it to the entire task world. Ahhh!

The team out for an outing gained a Young Master Shi. Although the servants would privately discuss this mysterious Young Master Shi's origins, facing their masters, they still strictly adhered to a servant's code of conduct and absolutely would not speak out of turn.

Five-Colored Stone: ……

Even if you don't speak in front of me, I can still hear you muttering behind my back. I am the All-Knowing Five-Colored Stone, hey!

"Why do you look angry all day? Who exactly provoked you into unhappiness?"

Shen Yao had just returned from outside and met the Five-Colored Stone's stinky face — the kind that makes anyone who sees it feel like it's owed five million. It was simply inexplicable.

"You lied," the Five-Colored Stone looked at Shen Yao with a face full of resentful indignation.

Hm?

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, casually picked up a pastry from the side and put it in her mouth. "Lied? What did I deceive you about?"

Even if she wanted to deceive it in her heart, she hadn't returned yet, so there was no way to carry it out.

How did this little stone know? Shen Yao guaranteed her inner voice hadn't been heard by anyone. The System, the only one who could hear it, could only speak with her.

The Five-Colored Stone pointed outside and spoke of how it had already been several days since it arrived. It kept saying Jingcheng, Jingcheng — where exactly is it? Why haven't we gone over yet?

Shen Yao: ……

Oh, so that's what it meant. She had played too happily and nearly forgot about the Jingcheng matter.

However, they currently cannot return for the time being. Shen Yao could only think of other reasons to fob off the Five-Colored Stone, and by the way provoke this little stone a bit.

Five-Colored Stone: ……

"Nonsense. Who wants to find a destined person?" If this person hadn't forced it, it would still be a carefree little stone right now.

"Oh——"

Shen Yao deliberately drew out her tone, then smiled and patted the Five-Colored Stone's little head, telling it the destined person would still need a period of time to appear. For now, it could continue being leisurely. Isn't that good?

Five-Colored Stone: …… Fuming

In its heart it wished it could hang Shen Yao up and whip her back and forth. The Five-Colored Stone nodded dryly, even the smile on its face squeezed out with difficulty.

But Shen Yao has always liked making things difficult for strong demons. Whether the Five-Colored Stone is willing or not doesn't matter; in any case, she is very willing.

She called Lin Xingzhi and continued setting off. Yunlu is such a large area; Shen Yao felt that not taking the opportunity to tour it all would waste the holiday they had saved up.

"Where does Madam want to take Husband?"

"The place where I awakened spiritual wisdom is also my true birthplace."

Not the stream where Shen Yao woke up, but the original form of this body — the place where it went from ignorant, only possessing animal instinct, to suddenly comprehending and gaining human thought.

Lin Xingzhi: ……?

Not to mention, Lin Xingzhi was really curious. How do these non-human creatures cultivate and take human form? Could there really be immortals who enlighten them?

Shen Yao: ……

"Of course not. Most who cultivate and take form still rely on fortune. For example, eating a spirit grass, spirit fruit, or spirit flower that happens to open wisdom, or absorbing moonlight essence on the night of the full moon, or refining that one strand of pure purple qi when the sun rises — such heaven-and-earth spiritual objects."

To sum it up in one sentence: each has their own fortuitous encounter, commonly called lucky ones.

Shen Yao's body was originally a small white rabbit that ate grass. Every day it went out hopping about, never leaving its one mu three Portion of land. Then one day, on a whim, it wanted to eat the tender, fresh green grass at the cliff edge. As luck would have it, a diving mother eagle caught it. By the time it came to its senses, it had already fallen into the eagle's nest at the cliff's edge.

"A few young eaglets couldn't bite through me, so the mother eagle tossed me aside and ignored me.

It happened to be the day the sun and moon were full like a plate. Heavenly moonlight fell on me, which then drew imperial jade nectar into my body. Only thus did I manage to awaken wisdom and open my spirit, cultivate and take form." It also smoothly shed the restraints of bestial thought, letting it truly gain consciousness, not in vain having come to this world once.

Lin Xingzhi's eyes had unknowingly filled with pity. He didn't know that before meeting him, his own wife's life had been so heart-stopping.

"No need to worry about me. Ever since taking form, I've been doing quite well." At least before Shen Yao transmigrated over, this rabbit demon had no worries about food, drink, or lifespan. Even though it was about to go down the mountain and enter the world as a background board rabbit demon without a name that demons wouldn't even mention — such a thing never happened.

Holding Shen Yao's hand, he unconsciously tightened his grip. Lin Xingzhi began to change the topic, bringing up his own childhood — not exactly tragic, but not exactly happy either.

Interaction between people is like this. If you feel miserable, just look at others more.

Lin Xingzhi previously hated making his childhood circumstances public. But ever since meeting Shen Yao, he wished he could hang his tragic childhood on his lips. Who told his own wife to be even more tragic than him? He was completely just entertaining himself and amusing the beauty.

Beauty Shen Yao: ……

Mm, no matter how you put it, Lin Xingzhi having this bit of heart is very good. Compared to certain scumbags who do things that make heaven angry and people resentful, Lin Xingzhi's attitude toward feelings can get full marks.

Walking with stops and starts along the way, the light also shifted from bright to dark, and Shen Yao, pulling Lin Xingzhi, quickly arrived at the foot of a mountain.

Looking up, she directly faced the towering cliff precipice soaring into the clouds; Lin Xingzhi cried out in surprise, "Is this the Eagle Nest from back then?"

Shen Yao gave an "mm" of assent and nodded, her hand resting on Lin Xingzhi's arm bend; immediately after, the two of them in merely an instant soared into the air, heading straight upward.

Lin Xingzhi: ……?!!!

"Steady your breathing, don't be afraid," Shen Yao reminded Lin Xingzhi to relax his spirit; he could even lower his head and look down.

Lin Xingzhi couldn't help but exhale and inhale again; finally his eyes flashed with a trace of excitement: "So this is what it feels like to stand at a height."

Unlike the previous several times soaring into the air, back then he still had to guard against attacking spirits; Lin Xingzhi simply had no mind to pay attention to these things.

Right now there were only the two of them, and the surroundings held no danger whatsoever; Lin Xingzhi could fully experience the surging mood of himself standing in midair.

Blue sky, white clouds, flying birds and running beasts.

Facing these creatures usually difficult to touch, Lin Xingzhi felt he could seemingly reach them with his hands.

Unable to resist, he raised his hand upward to touch; he directly pierced through the thin cloud layer, and his fingertips still carried a hint of coolness and dampness.

Hm?

It seemed he had touched a bit upon his knowledge blind spot; Lin Xingzhi blinked, and by the time he regained his senses, the two had already landed at a mountain cave clinging to the cliff; weeds grew thickly around the cave entrance, long since ruined beyond repair.

"This is the Eagle Nest?" Lin Xingzhi frowned; he could still see a nest built of wooden branches in the innermost part.

"Yes, time passes swiftly; reckoning it, that mother eagle has long since died of old age," the Eagle Nest lying empty and idle was only natural.

Pulling Lin Xingzhi to keep him from going inside, Shen Yao formed hand seals and cast technique after technique blasting toward the nest.

As the light and shadow from the ignited techniques fell, they were accompanied by small animals fleeing in all directions.

Lin Xingzhi: ……

Lin Xingzhi pressed his lips tight, silently stepped back with his leg, and at the same time did not forget to shield Shen Yao in his embrace, presenting a defensive posture outward.

Seeing this, Shen Yao didn't say much more, but continued forming hand seals and casting techniques, attacking continuously.

Inside the tiny space, traces of techniques were everywhere; but miraculously, this cave — only a few steps across and extremely cramped — was not blasted into collapse.

"Done."

Clapping her palms, Shen Yao smilingly pressed down Lin Xingzhi's raised hand.

Lin Xingzhi gave an "oh," and looking ahead again, saw a cave now cleaned empty, hollow and vacant with nothing at all.

Taking off his outer robe and spreading it on the ground, Lin Xingzhi helped Shen Yao sit down; following the view from the cave entrance outward, a full round moon hung bright and dazzling in the sky.

Moonlight like water, light and thin as gauze.

Lin Xingzhi gazed at the beautiful night scenery before him; stars twinkled like chess pieces, winding around the full moon, outlining a scroll painting.

Raising his hand forward to lightly touch, Lin Xingzhi seemed to perceive something.

"This, this is"

Spreading open his palm, atop it lay a pure-colored gemstone flashing with light; but Lin Xingzhi's memory told him this was not something that should appear in his palm.

Shen Yao propped her chin and smiled with a face full of gentleness: "It is a crystal condensed from moonlight essence.

Tonight is the Full Moon Night; moonlight essence sprinkles the mortal world, and it is also a prime opportunity for mountain and wild spirits to cultivate.

After tonight passes, I will again gain many more kin."

After all, the importance of moonlight essence to spirits is comparable to certain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures; moreover moonlight essence cannot be easily obtained — the crystal that fell into Lin Xingzhi's hand was still the result of Shen Yao's manipulation.

The two of them just sat like this in the mountain cave by the cliff, heads raised gazing at the starry sky neither too far nor too near; neither spoke.

Head resting on Lin Xingzhi's shoulder, Shen Yao saw him watching with serious absorption; she simply waved her fingertip forward to draw a stroke — a white light rapidly flashed past; the moonlight essence originally floating around condensed under the technique into round balls one by one, finally continuously compressed to form the beautiful crystal that had previously fallen into Lin Xingzhi's hand.

Lin Xingzhi: ……?!!!

Lin Xingzhi widened his eyes, lowered his gaze to the beautiful crystal in his hand: "Yao Niang, these are all" for him?

Shen Yao gave an "mm" and nodded, coaxing Lin Xingzhi as if coaxing a child.

Childhood memories became clear; Lin Xingzhi's eye rims grew somewhat moist; when he pursed his lips and smiled there was still a slight trembling.

"Now so moved; in a little while, how will you handle it?"

Her surprise is not only bringing Lin Xingzhi to the cliff precipice to gather moonlight essence; you must know she still has other preparations afterward.

At this moment Lin Xingzhi could no longer maintain his outward proper gentleman image; his smile was more like a child's.

Shen Yao raised her hand and patted Lin Xingzhi's shoulder, jokingly telling him he must absolutely tighten his expression, because what comes next might be even more moving.

Lin Xingzhi realized belatedly, protesting that he is a real man, how could he easily shed tears?

Shen Yao: ……Certain?

Lin Xingzhi: ……Not certain!

The uncertain Lin Xingzhi, when he returned in the end, still bore the image of red eyes from crying.

Lin An saw this and wanted to speak but stopped; in the end, constrained by his master's face, he dared not say more.

It was still Lin Xingzhi who couldn't help boasting to others about his wife's painstaking care; he completely didn't feel that having his childhood regret compensated by Shen Yao would damage his self-respect.

On the contrary, when Lin Xingzhi spoke to others he was full of pride, wishing he could display completely everything Shen Yao had done for him; unfortunately some topics are rather private and unsuitable for public disclosure, so Lin Xingzhi could only treasure them himself, slowly recalling and savoring them.

The party stayed at Yunlu for half a month and more before setting off to return to Qingping City.

At this time Qingping City's officials were still singing and dancing, utterly unaware that danger was about to descend upon their heads.

"On this trip, Prince Jing and Princess Consort Jing did not bring the two young masters; a pity their ages are too young, so we also cannot conveniently visit."

"Hmph, I only hope Prince Jing leaves as soon as possible; with this grandpa here in Qingping City, we can't even sleep peacefully."

"Soon, soon; looking at it, he indeed has no dissatisfaction toward us," this just means this person's words are true, he's only resting his feet in Qingping City.

"Hmph! Can't guarantee he won't kill a returning carbine; among us people, who is Prince Jing's match?"

"……"

"Until now the account books remain unbalanced," looks like it's either having nothing to fear or reckless audacity.

Lin Xingzhi's mood was just right; he didn't want that before his mood could last until Qingping City, there would be unlucky people making him unhappy.

With a snap, he threw the secret letter to one side; Lin Xingzhi was genuinely impressed by these people's every move — it turned out they were watching him.

"Your Highness."

Lin An bowed his body, his face full of readiness to obey the other's orders.

"Withdraw. Since there is no bottom line, then return to the capital and report to the Imperial Court."

Not even giving him this bit of face — it seemed they did not take this Prince of theirs to heart at all. Lin Xingzhi snorted softly at the secret letter. After all, it was his own wife's hometown on the surface; even if not speaking of clean and clear administration, at least there should be peace and prosperity. These people were truly incompetent!