Chapter 81: Searching for Treasure in the Lost City (Part 2)

After successfully forming her Golden Core in Yi Cheng, Su Xi cultivated for a few more days to stabilize her realm before emerging from seclusion.

A little white mouse... no! It was two little white mice looking at her.

Su Xi rubbed her eyes, "Two Xiao Mis?"

"Not quite~ I am Xiao Mi's older sister, Xiao Qi." Xiao Qi scrutinized Su Xi, as if she were examining something.

Su Xi felt a bit uneasy, "Hello, I am Su Xi. She has been playing games with me for this period of time."

"I know." Xiao Qi leaned in close to her, her pair of large, pale blue eyes seemingly seeing something, the pale blue pupils flickering with an unusual luster.

Xiao Mi said to Su Xi, "From now on, Sister Xiao Qi will be Sister's God. She will give Sister many rewards."

Xiao Qi raised a small paw and patted Xiao Mi's head, "Pity, still a small step too late~ She already has a God."

"No, she doesn't. Sister's God is 【Unknown】," Xiao Mi replied.

Xiao Qi said, "Look again."

Upon hearing this, Su Xi hurriedly opened the system.

Er Miao said to Su Xi: 【The God-Favored Decree has been issued; the God's name is 24.】

"24?" Su Xi looked at this God's name—it looked fake at a glance!

Xiao Qi and Xiao Mi muttered in mouse-speak, "It isn't Xiao Tiantian, is it?"

"It isn't Brother Xiao Tiantian; he is so good at coaxing sisters to be happy. It's that silly one who fell into a White Hole during the last war and almost died," Xiao Mi replied.

"……I know who it is now, hahahaha!" Xiao Qi rolled all over the ground.

"Since he has issued the God-Favored Decree, there is no need for Sister anymore. Sister will head back first; waiting for your good news."

"Okay, I will keep an eye on this blockhead brother. At the critical moment, don't let him drop the ball again."

"That is absolutely out of the question! Our little sister has worked hard, keep it up!!!" Xiao Qi rubbed, kissed, and hugged Xiao Mi again, and finally, not satisfied with just kissing, she gave her a little bite.

Xiao Mi cried out in pain, "Let go, let go~ Xiao Mi is going to be eaten~"

When Xiao Qi was about to leave, she gave Xiao Mi a Small Storage Bag.

She also gave Su Xi a bulging Storage Bag, "This is a small welcoming gift. After Sister returns, I will prepare something even better for you."

Su Xi hurriedly declined, "Taking care of Xiao Mi is something I do of my own volition, and it is precisely because of her company that I have been able to endure some restless nights. She is my most important little friend; I don't need this."

"I never take back what I have given away. Besides, our paths will cross even more deeply in the future; just take it." Xiao Qi looked at Su Xi with increasing satisfaction, then said to Xiao Mi, "You have a good eye."

"That's right, Xiao Mi's eyes are comparable to Brother Grape's Absolute Balance, not a single bit off!" Xiao Mi patted her own little chest.

Xiao Qi opened a space gate, waved her little paw, and stepped inside.

Soon, the space gate closed and vanished.

Su Xi ultimately stuffed the Storage Bag into Xiao Mi's Small Storage Bag, "Taking care of you has never required any reward."

Xiao Mi's little face gradually turned slightly red, "Sister is so good to me."

"That is because you are also very good to Sister; sincerity is mutual." Su Xi stroked her little ears.

Xiao Mi rubbed against her palm.

Su Xi smiled, "By the way, weren't you playing hide-and-seek with your family? How come your sister came looking for you, and you aren't going with her?"

Xiao Mi replied, "Because I was the one who went to find her. I originally wanted to have Sister Xiao Qi be the God in Sister's God-Favored Game; she definitely would have helped you take first place in the God-Favored Game."

"Oh? But this God-Favored Game should have very strict requirements; can your sister enter?"

"Of course she can. This game was developed by a little brother of mine," Xiao Mi replied.

"……" Su Xi secretly said to Er Miao: 【This God Family is too powerful!】

【Does the Host want to ask Xiao Mi……】

【What do you want to ask?】

【Uh! Er Miao doesn't want to ask anything.】

"Sister, shall we go do the quest?" Xiao Mi said to Su Xi.

Su Xi nodded, "Okay."

However, just as they were about to set off to find the Sun-Essence Gold Sand.

Behind Xiao Mi, a space gate suddenly appeared as well.

A hand, extremely perfect and filled with the power of control, reached out from within the gate, grabbed Xiao Mi, and took her away without allowing her to resist.

Su Xi wanted to snatch Xiao Mi back, but her body, in that instant, felt as if it were no longer her own; apart from her consciousness still being able to think, she could not move at all.

Xiao Mi had intended to struggle at first, but upon realizing whose hand was grabbing her, she lay obediently and extremely well-behaved in his palm, incredibly docile.

The space gate then closed.

Su Xi knew that the person who arrived must be Xiao Mi's closest kin, because her reaction afterward was one of pure, deep attachment.

【Host, why was Xiao Mi taken away?】

【It must be because she interfered too much.】

【It seems the God Family cannot do whatever they please either.】

【Perhaps it is because they are Gods that there are even more rules. Every move they make affects thousands of worlds and all living beings.】

He... also just left the Lou Hu World to do what he had to do, or rather, to go to the place he was meant to return to; a single step taken, yet it was the destruction of a world.

She hated him!

But she couldn't bring herself to hate him. After all, he hadn't done anything wrong. In fact, if not for his fortuitous encounter, she likely would have turned into sand long ago; how could she even be participating in the God-Favored Game?

24—"Are you alright?"

A line of glowing text appeared in the air, accompanied by a clear, melodious male voice that sounded like heavenly music.

Su Xi looked at the text, realized this was her God, and replied, "I'm doing fine. Was that 【Unknown】 quest issued by you?"

24—"Yes. All Gods must randomly issue some bounty quests. As the game unfolds and other Gods return to their positions, there will be more and more bounty games. You don't need to be too anxious about doing quests to earn points. What is more important is to survive in this game!"

Su Xi nodded solemnly, "Yes, Your Excellency God."

24: "I had other matters before, so I arrived late."

Was this an explanation for her regarding why he hadn't acknowledged her earlier? Su Xi smiled slightly and replied: "It doesn't matter; it's not too late now that you're here. I'll go do the mission first then."

24: "Alright."

Su Xi opened the System Map to search for something similar to sand.

In a massive divine temple, a white-haired man raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.

A phantom appeared, holding a small child in its arms who looked as if they were already asleep.

"Your mother knows about you and that human woman."

"This child is foolish and has caused Jun Shu and Mother to worry."

A Crystal Ball appeared in the phantom's hand. "When you two were married, it reached the ears of Heaven; your mother heard the vows you made at that time."

"……!"

"In your mother's eyes, the rites between you and that woman are complete! In other words, she is your wife."

"……!!"

"This is that Lou Hu World, a recreation of the time you and that girl were wed. It is considered compensation for Xiao Mi's meddling during this period."

"Thank you, Jun Shu."

"Your mother wants you to bring her back to meet the elders."

The phantom holding the child gradually vanished.

"……!!!" The white-haired man picked up the Crystal Ball and carefully tucked it away.