Chapter 1487: Recollection Extra 01

Jin Chen came out of the kitchen and saw Chenshu lazily curled up on the sofa, still holding a fluffy pillow in his arms.

Seeing him come out, Chenshu tossed the pillow aside and patted the empty spot beside him.

"When you came back, did you have something to ask?" Chenshu asked, lifting his head, leaning lazily to the side, looking somewhat sobered up.

But his hazy gaze remained, looking at Jin Chen as if shrouded in a layer of mist.

"Did you teach me how to cook?" Jin Chen asked, almost eager to delve into the past between him and Chenshu.

Chenshu made a sound, shook his head while biting the spoon, swallowed a mouthful of sweet glutinous pineapple rice, then said: "No, but… it probably has something to do with me."

Jin Chen's motion of pouring the hangover soup paused slightly, and he fell silent for a few seconds.

"Wife."

"Huh?" Chenshu lifted his head briefly, busy eating.

"Is there any difference between that and not answering?"

Jin Chen was quite helpless.

He was very stubborn, sat beside Chenshu and wrapped his arms around him to prevent him from eating, saying, "This can't also be a secret, can it?"

"Of course not." Chenshu laughed, poking his nose tip, then said, "But I'll tell you, the one who loses face is also you."

Jin Chen instantly recalled those foolish things Bai Ze had said.

He fell silent again.

Obediently picking up the spoon, he fed Chenshu a bite, saying, "Actually, I don't really want to know that much."

Chenshu couldn't help it, leaning on his shoulder and laughing several times, his eyes becoming especially bright.

"No more laughing." A muffled voice came from above Jin Chen's head, "If you laugh again, I'll kiss you."

Chenshu sat up straight and looked over; Jin Chen put a wronged expression on his face, his heart slightly moved, he pressed the hand holding the spoon, lunged forward and kissed him, blinking his bright phoenix eyes as he softly asked, "Can I keep laughing?"

Jin Chen: "……"

Doomed, I can't beat my wife whose soul has awakened!

Could it be because my wife hasn't sobered up?!

In the end, Jin Chen still couldn't figure out the reason.

And during the three months they spent together in the small world, he indeed managed to not go out unless necessary, and even when he did go out, he was very clingy.

Chenshu really felt a bit like it had been a long time since he brought a child along.

After all, since the True God ceremony in the Divine Realm, Jin Chen has proclaimed himself already capable of being his divine partner as a True God, and though he pretends maturity all day, he's no longer as cute as before.

In the final days of the small world, Jin Chen's nights began to be filled with frequent dreams.

——

"You're running around again; when the master returns, he'll surely scold you."

Jin Chen heard the voice, slightly angry and somewhat familiar, in a daze.

In a daze, he even thought he had entered another small world again.

After calling out a few times for Ling Gun Gun in his mind with no response, Jin Chen realized this was a dream.

Jin Chen looked at the white-haired boy with beastly horns before him, somewhat dazed: "... Bai Ze?"

The moment his words fell, Jin Chen felt as if his consciousness had been pulled away, viewing the scene from a third-person perspective.

"You're speaking, why are you crying again… why do you always cry?"

Seeing Jin Chen silent for a while, Bai Ze grew a little anxious, glancing at the main gate of the divine palace, thinking that if the master saw this, he might assume he was bullying him.

"I wasn't crying, are you blind?" Jin Chen lifted his head and glared at him.

"... Your eyes are almost turning red." Bai Ze scratched his head, crouched down to be eye level, and said, "Don't keep running around; the master won't be able to find you."

"I haven't been running around."

Still in his youthful form, Jin Chen sat on the high threshold of the Divine Courtyard, clutching his weak, pitiful self, his blue peach-blossom eyes still showing a hint of innocence, now overshadowed by sorrow.

"I just heard, Master said I cannot become his divine partner."

"Someone asked him what our relationship is, and Master said I'm merely the Agarwood Tree Spirit raised in the Divine Courtyard!"

Jin Chen fumed nonstop.

After listening, Bai Ze propped his chin and asked him, "Which part of what the master said is wrong? And why are you eavesdropping on the master's affairs again!"

"Thud."

The lotus pod in Jin Chen's hand accurately struck Bai Ze's face.

Bai Ze: "……"

"That's just wrong!"

Jin Chen's face flushed with anger, he patted his dirty sleeves and rolled them up, saying, "I will become Master's divine partner; I only need three hundred more years to become a True God!"

"In three hundred years, maybe the master will already have a favorite god!" Bai Ze gritted his teeth, pressing his aching chin where he'd been hit, deliberately provoking him: "You're an idiot; the master would never like you."

"The Food God who likes the master prepares delicious food for him every day, the finest in the Six Realms! You can't even compare to him!"

You can't even compare to him...

You can't even compare to him...

This sentence suddenly echoed in Jin Chen's mind; the boy, whose competitive spirit was already strong, couldn't bear it any longer! He punched Bai Ze hard and ran off!

"Where are you off to again!" Bai Ze shouted from behind; Jin Chen pretended not to hear anything.

Jin Chen ran toward the Immortal Kitchen behind the Main God's Rear Hall, cursing the Food God in his heart.

No wonder the Food God suddenly talked with Master about divine partners, even specially saying Master shouldn't indulge my affection, lest it cause a great mistake!

What great mistake could I, a mere Agarwood log, possibly cause!

You scheming wicked immortal!

It's just cooking; I could still lose to you!

Two hours later.

Chenshu had just returned to the Main God Hall when he smelled a very complex odor; Bai Ze, who came up to greet him, pinched his nose while performing the salute.

"What are they doing in there?" Chenshu asked.

"You… go in and see for yourself."

Bai Ze wished he could shut off his sense of smell.

"Master!"

Jin Chen ran out to meet him, staring at a face half black and half white, wiped his hands clean on his equally dirty clothes, and wrapped his arms around Chenshu, hugging him tightly.

"I made dinner; hurry up and try it."

Chenshu frowned slightly, wiping the black ash from the corner of his eyes with his fingertip, and said, "What did you make for dinner? Have you finished today's training?"

"It's already done."

Jin Chen gave Bai Ze, who was preparing to explain, a glare, then grinned at Chenshu and said, "Please eat quickly."

He pushed Chenshu to sit down and shoved the chopsticks into his hand,

The table was full of colorful dishes.

Chenshu: "……"

He didn't know where to start to encourage the child.

He reluctantly chose a way that at least showed how to handle the ingredients, and then slowly put down the chopsticks under Jin Chen's hopeful gaze.

"You don't need to cook from now on."

Jin Chen exclaimed in shock, "Is it not tasty? I made it exactly according to the recipe given by the Immortal Maiden!"

Bai Ze let out an unrestrained mocking laugh from behind: "Recipes are for reading, but some people lack the talent to learn even after looking."

"You're smart, you're so smart that you still can't maintain human form every day!"

Jin Chen made a face at him.

Bai Ze: "……"

It's really annoying to talk to this blockhead!

Jin Chen quickly had the Fairy Maidens clear the dishes from the table, then glumly flung himself into Chenshu's embrace; just as he was about to say something, he smelled the odor on himself.

Jin Chen wrinkled his nose, "Master went to see the God of Hundred Fragrances again."

"He really reeks; I don't like him. Master, you should see him less often, and the Food God too!"

All the gods who want to compete with him for Master are detestable!

Chenshu didn't mind the boy getting his long robe dirty, his tone obviously amused: "Then keep holding on."

"Hmph, anyway I just don't like him."

Jin Chen still couldn't stand the smell, and after suffering a setback in his first attempt at something following his transformation, he was struck down and ran away in a flash.

Chenshu smoothed his long sleeves and asked Bai Ze what exactly had happened.

Bai Ze dared not conceal anything, telling the master everything in detail, and added, "I never expected Jin Chen to be so competitive."

"But master, you really don't intend to stop Jin Chen, do you? He said… he likes you."

"Let things take their natural course."

A smile flickered in Chenshu's eyes.

After bathing, Chenshu went to look for Jin Chen; the boy was squatting by the Koi Pond eating lotus seed pods, tossing one after another, causing ripples on the water.

"If you throw a few more, this bunch of koi will burst."

Hearing Master's voice, Jin Chen awkwardly brushed off the lotus seed shells that had fallen on him, lowered his head and ignored him.

"If you really want to learn cooking, I'll send you to study with the Food God."

Chenshu sat down beside him, reached out to ruffle his hair, and said, "But the Food God is strict; you can't study half-heartedly."

"The Food God likes Master, so I refuse to go."

Jin Chen lifted his head to glance at him, then frowned and refused, "He and I are love rivals!"

"He doesn't dare like me; stop listening to Bai Ze's nonsense." Chenshu said helplessly.

Jin Chen's eyes widened instantly, his tone shifting, "Really?"

They had already prepared to secretly beat up the Food God!

"Then I'm going!" Jin Chen nodded solemnly, "From now on, Master will only eat my cooking!"

Seeing how serious he was, Chenshu could only agree, "I'll send you there tomorrow."

Jin Chen held Chenshu tightly, "Great, Master can only be mine!"

That's so overbearing!

【Hahahahaha—burp!】

After watching the entire dream together with Jin Chen, Ling Gun Gun, who had not yet entered the God Realm at that time, laughed so hard he rolled on the ground.

【Turns out the Host still has moments this adorable!】

Jin Chen: "……"

Upon waking from the dream, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Recalling fragments of past memories, even in the dream, it made Jin Chen a little excited.

He gazed at Chenshu's unchanged sleeping face, his heart feeling as if soaked in warm water, he curled the corners of his lips, embraced Chenshu, and kissed him.

"Master……"

Jin Chen's voice was soft; the deeply asleep Chenshu didn't hear clearly, merely turning instinctively to respond to Jin Chen's embrace, rubbing against him in his arms.

His heart began to gurgle-gurgle with bubbles.

Jin Chen stared at him for a few seconds, then solemnly kissed his brows and eyes, filled with tenderness and love.

……

Three months of time passed in an instant.

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