Chapter 972 - 421: A Family of Three

Chapter 972: Chapter 421: A Family of Three

In the early morning, sunlight crossed the mountain ridges and sprinkled upon the earth. The dewdrops refracted a crystal-clear golden hue, like jewels, slowly evaporating, and eventually disappearing.

Li An sat in the mountains, a bonfire burning in front of him, with two crocodiles already roasted to a golden brown.

Most of the creatures in the Tenth Celestial Realm have been taken by the Heavenly Court, but some, due to their wild nature, hid when the Heavenly Court was capturing wild mountain creatures, and remain to this day.

Otherwise, if Li An wanted to find some food, he’d have to run far to the Ninth Celestial Realm.

Li An did not know when the great battle would erupt, and he found himself in a state of idle waiting, silently cultivating, feeling the slow evolution of the mysterious substance within the life-and-death grindstone in his body, watching the sun rise and set each day, watching the dewdrops condense and evaporate.

His heart unexpectedly found a sense of tranquility, and he experienced much from these dull and boring times.

He took a fierce bite of crocodile meat, allowing the oils to wander in his mouth, savoring the worldly flavors.

Today is another beautiful day.

...

Today is another beautiful day.

For Shangguan Shengxian, today is a special day.

Early in the morning, she carried a bamboo basket, dressed in plain linen clothes, and left home. As she was leaving, little Evergreen insisted on sticking to her and going out together. Shangguan Shengxian had no choice but to take little Evergreen with her. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Little Evergreen sported two sky-high braids on his head, holding a small bamboo basket, clutching Shangguan Shengxian’s clothes, they hit the street. The small town was bustling, with all sorts of things for sale on the streets, and little Evergreen was delighted to see them.

Looking left at the rattles, and right at the elderly man’s sugar paintings, he revealed his white teeth, constantly laughing along the way, finally stopping in front of a vendor carrying sugar-coated hawthorn skewers, unable to walk any further.

"Evergreen, do you want one?"

Shangguan Shengxian asked.

Little Evergreen swallowed secretly but shook his head and said, "No, mother... little Evergreen doesn’t like sweets; they’re too sweet, they’ll spoil my teeth."

"Mother, let’s go buy pretty floral cloth to make clothes for you!"

He grabbed his mother’s rough hand and moved forward, shaking his head and saying, "Wang Yaya always says mother is ugly, but mother is not ugly. It’s just because you have to raise Evergreen and father that you don’t have money to buy new clothes—mother is the prettiest!"

Shangguan Shengxian’s expression was somewhat complex upon hearing this. She was once so stunningly beautiful, as a Daluo Golden Immortal, what kind of beauty could she not have? But since hiding here, she has truly sealed her cultivation, and her appearance has become like a common woman’s, living a mortal life. Within just a few years, her face has become covered by the grays of firewood, rice, oil, and salt, her eye corners are marked by the traces of spiciness, sweetness, bitterness, and sourness.

Even her figure has become plump, resembling a middle-aged woman.

If her former rivals knew she has become like this now, they would probably laugh themselves silly?

"Evergreen, does Wang Yaya often bully you?"

However, she did not care about her own beauty or ugliness; instead, she keenly noticed this point.

"Not really, it’s just she says our family is too poor, saying I cannot afford to marry her... humph, I don’t like her at all, and I haven’t talked to her all month."

Shangguan Shengxian couldn’t help but laugh hearing this, these two children often play together, used to playing house, saying silly things, it really is amusing.

But just as the smile had not yet faded, a kind of inexplicable guilt appeared in her eyes, seemingly with a trace of struggle and hesitation, yet, finally settled, she said: "Evergreen, today is your birthday, mother brought you to the market to buy tasty and fun things. Whatever you want, mother will buy for you!"

A ray of light shot out from little Evergreen’s eyes: "Really?"

"Yes, didn’t you want to eat braised pork? And sweet and sour carp, right? Last time at the banquet, you liked it so much..."

"No, mother, I want to eat fried potatoes."

Little Evergreen spoke sensibly, saying, "Hmm... just add a small piece, just a small piece, of smelly tofu, okay?"

Shangguan Shengxian patted his head and said, "Okay, mother will buy for you."

She brought little Evergreen to the vegetable market, indeed first buying some potatoes. Seeing the fresh pork today, she couldn’t help but haggle with the vendor for a long time, finally purchasing a piece of streaky pork after much bargaining, she happily packed it, turned back, only to see that little Evergreen was nowhere in sight.

The vegetable market was bustling with people, Shangguan Shengxian immediately panicked: "Evergreen!"

She called out loudly, searching all around but ultimately didn’t see little Evergreen’s figure, even running out of the market didn’t find him. She stomped her foot gently, grit her teeth lightly, hesitating whether or not to use her cultivation.

For many years, she has hidden here, accompanying the reincarnated main body of Evergreen Immortal Venerable, to avoid disturbing, she completely concealed herself, even living in the small town, she was harassed and humiliated but endured it all, but at this moment, it’s the first time she wanted to...

Use her cultivation!

"Mother!"

But at this time, a tender voice sounded not far away. Shangguan Shengxian hurriedly turned her head, seeing little Evergreen standing not far away, and hurriedly ran over, embraced little Evergreen, then spanked his bottom twice, saying, "Where did you run off to!"

Little Evergreen didn’t cry either, "Mother, the smelly tofu over there smells so good..."

Shangguan Shengxian glanced not far away, a vendor was frying dark black smelly tofu, her eyes showed slight complexity, then she took little Evergreen’s hand, went over and bought him a large portion.