Chapter Fifty-Eight: Little Cute Creature

“What... what is this?!” Li Wuchen was both surprised and a bit amused.
“Ah... I, I really don’t know!” Hua Yueyin was truly at a loss and didn’t know how to explain.
这个小珠子，她随身携带数年，从来没有过任何异样，又那里想到才刚一赠送给李舞晨，就出了这种变化啊。若不然，无论是好是坏，她都不会轻易赠出这种物件啊。
就在二人一问一答间，那个“奇怪”的小东西，已经钻出浅浅的水渍，弹出个小脑袋，好奇的打量着李舞晨和花月隐。
她整个身体只有半个拇指大小，有着清晰分明的人类五官，面容清秀柔和，偏向女性，很像一位十五六岁的少女容颜。离略微不同的是，她现在穿着的红黄交叠的小衣，似乎是长在身上的，而她的发丝，也不是皮毛一类的寻常之物，而是如流水一般，失踪游移不定，忽长忽短，光彩耀眼。再就是，她虽有着人类女性上半身的形体，但却没有双腿，取而代之的是一条修长的青红色蛇尾。
就在二人还在错愕的时候，李舞晨手心里的小家伙忽的吹散周围的红色水渍，露出全部身影，与此同时，还欢快的冲着李舞晨挥了挥手。更令二人不可思议的是，她竟然还能开口说话。
“父亲，我饿了......”她这话是冲着李舞晨说的，只是李舞晨现在已经完全愣在了那里，根本无法做出任何反应。
She helplessly and somewhat aggrievedly complained to Hua Yueyin, "Mother, Father is ignoring me. I'm hungry and want to eat..."
Her tone was three parts urgent, with a hint of a whiny atmosphere, making her immensely adorable. Upon hearing this, Hua Yueyin's affection for her increased greatly, and she instantly came to her senses. Particularly that call of "Mother" made Hua Yueyin feel shy and sweet, wishing she could draw close to her right away. Like countless young girls, she had no real defense against such little cuties.
Li Wuchen finally came to her senses from the shock and hurriedly stopped Hua Yueyin from getting any closer, explaining: "Wait, what exactly is she? She looks half human and half snake, why is she so small, and how can she even speak human language!"
他没少看奇闻异事，游记杂谈，但还是第一次得知这种奇特的存在，而且在他的记忆中根本就没有对号入座的存在，未免就有些担忧她是否有害。
忽的，他脑海中闪过一段记忆，也是游离于这个世界之外的那些记忆......
他快速的盘算道：人身蛇尾，这不就是传说中的女娲的描述吗？不对啊，这个世界中，没听说过这种奇特的存在啊！但是若从外表上看，她却是像极了传说中的女娲形象......
“I'm hungry... I want to eat something... Wow wow wow...” After a long time without a response, her little face changed, crying and fussing like a neglected child.
她的个头不大，但是声音却如常人一般，这一哭喊，立即引来过往丫鬟仆役的观望。只是，他们自知身份有异，不敢凑近观望，又匆匆离去，终究不得事情，这才避免了引发恐慌。
花月隐饱含恻隐之心，特别是对这个一见面就喊她娘亲的小家伙，特别存有好感......而且最重要的是，她还称呼李舞晨为父亲。
In this way, she and Li Wuchen would become a genuine couple, wouldn't they? Although they hadn't officially married yet and she hadn't truly become a wife, she had already mentally prepared herself. When she heard this title that resonated so well with her feelings, her heart felt particularly smooth and content!
再加上，她平时就在藏龙山上到处转悠，珍禽异兽，所见所闻，各种稀奇古怪的事，特别的多，她早就养成了见怪不怪的心性。对这种略显奇怪的存在，她并不是太过在意。况且，她甚是娇小，看似无害，彻头彻尾的一个小萌物，她怎么也无法过于联想啊！
“我......我也不知道啊！这，这次是真不知道......”她先郑重解释一下后，又急忙劝道：“我没感到她存在丝毫恶意，又这么小，还称呼你我......想必不是什么险恶存在，不如先给她找些吃的，以免真的饿着了！”
Li Wuchen is still tangled in the question of what this little creature truly is, but she is already sobbing and chatting intimately with the flower moon shadow: "Wooo... Mother is the best, Father doesn't care about me at all..."
李舞晨苦笑不已，只好询问道：“且信你无害吧！只是，你说你饿了，又不说吃什么，让我们怎么为你寻找？另外就是，你怎么肯定她就是你的娘亲，而我就是你的父亲啊，我明明今天第一次看到那个小珠子，也是第一次看到你啊！”
“Hmph... only know how to give birth, not raise them, not a shred of responsibility!” She hurriedly stopped her crying, lifted her snake tail, put her hands on her hips, and tilted her small face up, angrily complaining Li Wuchen.
Faced with such accusations, Li Wuchen was not willing to accept them and hurriedly shouted, "Don't talk nonsense! If you keep babbling like this, I'll throw you out!"
"How can you do this... Mother, please help me!" Facing Li Wuchen's threat, she was genuinely a bit scared and quickly sought help from Hua Yueyin.
Hua Yueyin finds herself in a difficult position, both cherishing the little one and unwilling to go against Li Wuchen's wishes, feeling helpless and unsure of how to mediate.
The little one, seeking help in vain, curls up in a ball out of grievances and fear, and just looking at them makes it hard for anyone to be harsh.
“Forget it, forget it! Let me get you something to eat first... By the way, you are exceptionally wise, so you should know what you can eat, right?” Li Wuchen glanced at Huayue Yin, sighed helplessly, and then asked.
The little one, hearing this, immediately perked up, shaking off his listlessness and unease, and quickly spoke: "Thank you, Father... If possible, could you help me find 'Phoenix Eye,' 'Dragon Essence,' and 'Heavenly Grass'?"
李舞晨听的大皱眉头，这些东西，他都知道是什么东西，但却一样也拿不出来。
那个凤睛，传闻是长在神树苍穹之冠上的一种神奇果实，寻常人吃了后，能延寿百年；至于龙髓是生于大地之下的一种离奇的树木，名曰地龙隐，三百年生，三百年死，三百年朽，经千年轮回后，留下的一点不朽之物，便是‘龙髓’，如果常人吃了，能百毒不侵，起死回生；至于天外草，那就更厉害了，相传是生长于云彩之上......
At that time, when he read these contents, he regarded them as ethereal mythological stories, never thinking that one day he would need to search for them!
Li Wuchen immediately waved her hand, dismissing the thought, and said, "These divine objects do not exist at all. Even if I go looking for them now, they are indeed nonexistent. Even so, they cannot be found in a short time. If you really want something to eat, it's better to order something that's easy to find. As for these, I truly have no ability to help!"
Huayueyin was completely confused and didn't dare to interrupt easily. She glanced at the little guy and then at the serious Li Wuchen, feeling an inexplicable joy in her heart because the relationship between the two had finally warmed up.
```htmlThe little guy seemed obedient as he furrowed his brows in contemplation, then changed his request: “Although it’s a bit off, how about some Stone Sea Pearls, Water Spirit Sand, Fire Flow...?”
Li Wuchen heard this and felt a headache coming on. He quickly interrupted, “To lower your requirements... um, I suggest you don’t list from high to low. Otherwise, you’ll ramble for half the day and I won’t be able to find anything, and you’ll just be wasting your efforts. How about starting from the lowest you can accept and moving upwards... Do you understand?”```
“Hmph... If you weren't my father, I wouldn't bother with you anymore!” After complaining a bit, she reluctantly added, “At the very least, it should be something like a hundred-year-old spiritual herb or a thousand-year-old turtle spirit grass; otherwise, it's useless for me to consume...”
```htmlAfter finishing speaking, she also paid attention to Li Wucheng's expression changes. Seeing that Li Wucheng visibly relaxed this time, she felt somewhat reassured as well.
李舞晨淡淡的道：“这类的东西，我还能找到一些，等会我就让我的五姐取来一些。”安抚一下后，他又继续询问道：“先问一下，你的这幅模样，对你自己，亦或者对其他人，会有害吗？需不需要，用些特别的办法存放你啊！”
“Harmful?” She immediately became displeased and exclaimed, “As long as ordinary beings are even slightly close to me, they can extend their lives. How could it possibly be harmful!”
“In that case, it’s good!” After gradually calming down, Li Wuchen vaguely sensed a subtle psychological resonance with her, as if he could dimly feel the fluctuations in her emotions. It was precisely through this subtle connection that he began to develop some trust in her.
After Huayue Yin and another person discussed and reached a conclusion, they happily approached and said, “Wucheng, she originally wanted to eat medicinal herbs! I have plenty stored at home, so when she comes to my house, she definitely won’t lack for food!”
“Yes, yes...” Hua Yueyin understood the character of the little one and didn’t want to emphasize anything in front of the little guy too much, lest the newborn, who was surprisingly aware of everything, started to fuss again.
```htmlThen, on his way to find Li Xu, he tried to ask the little fellow about his origins.
The little fellow had no real guard against Li Wucheng and answered fluently, as if he would tell anything he knew: “I don't really know how I entered that small bead. I just know that after constantly being nurtured by my mother's essence and spirit, and then being awakened by my father's essence and spirit, the seal that was imprisoning me suddenly disappeared, and I was able to come out and reunite with my parents! ...... I still remember some things from before, like what I wanted to eat and such ... but I can't remember much more!”```
In response, Li Wuchen gave a noncommittal faint smile, knowing that this little one might be deliberately hiding something, but he didn’t ask further. He planned to wait until she was full and satisfied before taking her to meet the old lady, hoping that after that, everything would come to light and the truth would be revealed!