Chapter 494 - 492: The Little Princess’s Gift

Chapter 494: Chapter 492: The Little Princess’s Gift

Hearing her daughter’s question, Celeste Grant, who was standing to the side, looked over at Yvonne Sawyer and the others. She reached out to stroke her daughter’s head and said softly, "Elise, this is your Aunt Yvie, and your Little Uncle-in-law, Victor. They’re family. Your Aunt Yvie and Victor adore you."

Hearing this, the little girl tilted her head slightly in thought, then let out an "Oh."

"Aunt Yvie, Little Uncle-in-law," she called out.

Yvonne Sawyer’s face lit up with delight.

"Yes, sweetie."

Victor Rhodes happily grabbed Yvonne Sawyer’s hand and said, "So cute! Yvie, she called me ’Little Uncle-in-law.’ She seems so well-behaved."

Yvonne Sawyer looked at the child in Javier Sinclair’s arms and said with a smile, "Your name is Elise, right?"

Little Elise Sinclair nodded. "Mhm, Daddy gave me this name."

"The Exalted One chose a beautiful name."

As she spoke, she held out her hand.

A Jade Bell appeared in Yvonne Sawyer’s hand.

It was an Attack Treasure—a verdant Jade Bell strung on a red cord. "This little bell is for our little Princess."

"Wow, a little bell! I love it!"

"I’m glad you like it."

"Thank you, Aunt Yvie."

Victor Rhodes quickly presented his gift as well.

"Sweetie, I have something for you too."

"Thank you, Little Uncle-in-law."

The little girl’s voice was sweet as she accepted the gift.

Victor Rhodes clutched his chest.

’So this is what having a sweet little daughter is like.’

At that moment, he was seeing the little Princess through the rosiest of glasses.

Just as he was thinking this, the little girl smiled. Her big eyes darted about before she beckoned to him. Patting her small chest, she whispered, "Little Uncle-in-law, I have gifts for you and Aunt Yvie, too."

Hearing this, Victor Rhodes felt his heart melt. ’What a considerate child, to even think of giving me a gift!’ Overjoyed, Victor Rhodes walked forward.

He said, "Wow, really? I’m so touched." ’The little Princess really does like me. I wonder what her gift will be?’

’A little flower, or maybe a little doll?’

’As long as it’s from the little Princess, I’ll love it. After all, not just anyone gets a gift from the little Princess. This is something I can brag about for a long time.’

He was still basking in his delight when, in the next moment, he felt a crawling sensation on his thigh.

"What is that?"

He couldn’t help but mutter. When he looked down, he saw a green scorpion crawling up his leg. By now, the scorpion had already climbed up his clothes to his chest. After a brief pause, it continued crawling toward his shoulder.

The scorpion was a translucent green. That color meant it was highly venomous.

Victor Rhodes froze.

"That’s... a scorpion."

A single sting would kill an ordinary person on the spot. A low-level Cultivator, if stung, would be foaming at the mouth without immediately taking an Elixir Pill. However, his Cultivation was high, so this scorpion posed no threat or danger to him.

It was just...

He was terrified of scorpions.

’AAAAAHHH... A SCORPION!’

’This is a scorpion... a green scorpion!’

’Go away.’

’Go away.’

Victor Rhodes stood completely still.

’Don’t panic, don’t panic.’

’I can’t lose face, especially not in front of the little Princess. But scorpions are so scary! Help me, help me...’

"Yvie... scorpion..."

’Save my worthless life.’

’Hurry and save my worthless life!’

Yvonne Sawyer covered her mouth, stifling a laugh.

Of course, she knew about Victor Rhodes’s peculiar fear of scorpions. But she thought this was a good opportunity to cure him of it.

She remembered when she had first met him, a scorpion had scared him so badly that he’d scrambled up a tree and refused to come down. She’d found it hilarious at the time. She just stood under the tree, curious to see how long he would stay up there. He ended up staying until nightfall. In the end, exasperated, she had to fly up into the tree and drag him down.

A Cultivator, and the Young Sect Master of an Immortal Sect at that, being afraid of a single scorpion. She had marveled at it back then, feeling it was a feat truly unprecedented and likely never to be repeated. Later on, as they spent more time together, he’d grown attached to her, sticking to her side no matter how much she tried to shoo him away.

Thinking of the past, Yvonne Sawyer couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

Seeing her laugh, Victor Rhodes blushed.

’Yvie’s expression... she must be remembering that embarrassing time I was scared of a scorpion.’ He pointed a finger at the scorpion on his shoulder. "Yvie... scorpion."

Victor Rhodes glanced at the scorpion on his shoulder, then rigidly averted his gaze.

’Why do things like scorpions even exist in this world?! Aaaah!’

’Get it off me!’

’Get it off!’

’This is going to be the death of me.’

Just as his face was twisted in misery, the little girl in Javier Sinclair’s arms looked at the scorpion crawling on his shoulder with a happy expression. "Little Uncle-in-law, this is my gift to you. Do you like it?"

’A gift?’

’The illusion shattered.’

’What happened to the little flowers?’

’Where’s the little doll?’

’Can someone please tell me why my dear little Princess’s first gift to me is a green scorpion?’

’Do I like it?’

Victor Rhodes was practically petrified.

’Heh heh! What am I supposed to say? That I’m terrified of scorpions? That’s so embarrassing. It’ll make me look useless in the little girl’s eyes. No, I can’t let that happen.’

’My image must remain heroic and grand.’

With that in mind, he forced a laugh and said, "I... I love it... This scorpion is so green and pretty. I love it. The little Princess has excellent taste."

Hearing this, little Elise Sinclair’s eyes lit up with joy. "Wow, you like it too? Isn’t this little scorpion pretty? I have lots more. Little Uncle-in-law, what’s your favorite color for a scorpion? I’ll give you one next time."

’More?’

’I get to pick a color?’

’This is scaring me to death.’

Victor Rhodes hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, no, that’s quite all right! I’ve received the Princess’s kind thought. This one is more than enough. I’ll be sure to take very good care of it."

The mere thought of all sorts of colorful scorpions crawling all over him made him shudder uncontrollably.

Little Elise Sinclair, still in Javier Sinclair’s arms, turned her gaze to Yvonne Sawyer. "Aunt Yvie, you get one too. I’ll give you Poppy."

Victor Rhodes was taken aback.

’Could "Poppy" mean an actual little flower?’

"What ’Poppy’?" he couldn’t help but ask.

He then saw Yvonne Sawyer calmly pluck a Venompetal Spider from the back of her neck. "Look, this is Poppy."

The little girl waved her hands, her face beaming with delight. "Aunt Yvie, you’re so smart! You knew it was Poppy. Isn’t Poppy pretty? Look, Poppy has white patterns on her belly."

"Mhm, very pretty." She had felt something crawling on her earlier and knew it must be a gift from the little Princess.

Now, looking closely, she saw it was a Venompetal Spider—and a highly venomous one at that.

Yvonne Sawyer smiled at the child in The Exalted One’s arms, feeling a wave of emotion. ’Truly the daughter of The Exalted One and his wife. To be able to raise venomous creatures as companions at such a young age... she’s incredible.’

’Her tastes are so similar to The Exalted One’s. Like father, like daughter.’

"This Poppy is quite plump. You’ve raised her well."

"Of course! I’m very good at it."

Standing to the side, Victor Rhodes’s gaze fell on the Venompetal Spider, then shifted back to the scorpion on his own shoulder. ’Is whether or not it’s plump really the issue here?’

’Can I just faint now?’