Returning to the Su family’s small courtyard, Si Zhizuo was still chatting away incessantly. “Mommy, you should have seen it. So many people’s faces turned green just now. They were probably rattled by Su Liumeng’s combat power. I bet many of them have already rushed back tonight, trying to think of a way to balance the power of the various factions.”
The little dumpling looked truly happy today, her eyes sparkling with countless stars.
“It’s hilarious. Those people are probably racking their brains trying to figure out how to deal with Su Liumeng. If I suddenly step forward and reveal my full cultivation level at the very last second — just as they finally think they have a solution — they’ll probably be scared to death on the spot.”
I pinched the little dumpling’s adorable face as she fantasized about the future. “Aren’t you right? After all, my baby is the real hidden master. Once you take out your golden broom, those people will have no choice but to flee in panic.”
Si Zhizuo giggled foolishly. “Mainly, I’m imagining a scene. Everyone works together toward one goal to defeat a major villain, and they finally come up with the only possible solution. But then, right as they’re about to succeed, an even more terrifying ultimate boss appears, one that plunges the world into even deeper despair.”
“Thinking about it is so exciting.”
“Mama, do you think Zhizhi looks like an ultimate boss?”
“Usually, I look so small, but once I get angry, I can smash the whole world with one punch.”
I: “…”
“So, how did you manage to cast yourself directly into the role of a major villain?”
“And naturally, you’ve cast Su Liumeng as a villain too.”
I flicked her forehead. “Did you turn Mama into a villain as well?”
“Ouch.” The little dumpling covered her head with her small hands and shrank back. “I’m just used to it… Because I’m a Vengeful Ghost, and humans don’t like Vengeful Ghosts, so I’m definitely a major villain character.”
“Well, then… then they are the big villains.” Si Zhizuo looked at my expression and carefully changed her tune. “We are the protagonists. Just like Magical Girls, we symbolize all the beautiful wishes in the world.”
Magical Girls?
My gaze went blank for a moment.
Was that a character from some cartoon?
Si Zhizuo was reading my mental state, then tilted her head. “It’s not a cartoon. It’s an anime that’s been very popular for the last few years. Has Mama never seen that kind of thing?”
“Normally, Mama should be on her phone all the time.”
That wasn’t right either.
It seemed that ever since I became pregnant with her, I hadn’t touched my phone much.
“I know it’s a character from an anime, I just didn’t make the connection immediately.” I looked at Si Zhizuo seriously and lifted her directly into the air.
This was a very insecure position for her; both her feet were dangling, and she had nothing to lean against.
“I haven’t bought you a phone yet. When did you learn about this?”
Si Zhizuo explained, “I saw it on Chunlan’s phone.”
She had been taking advantage of when the two of them were asleep to secretly use her divine sense to dive into the phone and look at many interesting topics online.
I thought about it seriously. “How about this? Once we get home, I’ll buy you a phone.”
“However, you must remember that you cannot spend all day glued to it. You must have at least a bit of a life otherwise.”
I didn’t hate children playing with phones.
I just didn’t like it when children became so obsessed that they ignored everything else, acting as if they couldn’t hear adults speaking to them.
People like that weren’t playing with the phone; they were being played by the phone.
Controlling one’s emotions and desires were things everyone needed to learn.
“Mm, thank you, Mama.” Si Zhizuo looked at her small arms.
She had thought she would be like other babies and get a phone watch first, only owning a real phone when she grew up. She hadn’t expected Mama to agree so easily and buy her one as soon as they returned.
She was so happy she wanted to spin in two circles.
But because I was holding her by the arms and lifting her up by her armpits, she could only look at me helplessly.
At this moment, silence spoke louder than words.
[‘Mama, when are you going to put me down?’]
Although she didn’t speak, I could read that sentence perfectly from her gaze and the emotional fluctuations in her heart.
“Can’t Mama hold you for a while?”
Si Zhizuo pouted.
Children of this age loved to move around.
Basically, they hated wearing shoes and loved jumping and running around all day.
“You can, I guess.” Si Zhizuo stopped talking.
I wondered if the little dumpling was actually getting upset.
So, I put her down.
A smile immediately bloomed on Zhizhi’s face, and she happily ran off to the side to watch ants move their nest.
“Mama, I want to go to the river to catch fish tomorrow.”
“Please come with me — “
I was about to say that I didn’t know how to swim or something like that, but I couldn’t reject her pitiful gaze. The words at the tip of my tongue changed their tone. “Fine, I’ll go with you tomorrow evening.”
Chunqiao came to my side and bowed. “Madam, the Grand Elder has ascended to a high position. The movers have arrived now. Please let us know when it is convenient for them to formally begin.”
The change in Su Liumeng’s position had directly affected our lives.
Not only had the way people addressed us changed, but our status was also incomparable to before.
In the past, others looked at me with gazes of awe and fear.
Now, they basically didn’t dare to look up at all.
Offending heavenly majesty would cost one’s head, especially in the strictly hierarchical cultivation world.
“There’s no better day than today. Let’s move now.” I thought for a moment and couldn’t think of anything that needed to be packed separately.
Si Zhizuo played on the ground for a while. Occasionally, people would pass by her, their movements cautious and quiet as they feared making too much noise.
She looked up.
What were these people… doing?
Why were they moving things from her house?
She had long since turned off her divine sense.
She had been playing so intensely just now that she hadn’t heard the conversation between me and the others.
The little thing was very protective of her home.
The things in the house belonged to Mama.
And Mama’s things belonged to Zhizhi.
Seeing that these people had already moved her little bed, she became furious. She immediately curled her lip to the left. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHO TOLD YOU TO MOVE MY STUFF? PUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY!!!”
The little girl’s voice was very sharp, her volume incredibly high.
Hearing the little princess lose her temper, how could these people dare to keep moving?
They immediately set down the items in their hands and looked at each other with innocent, wide eyes.
Si Zhizuo hopped up and stood on top of a box, finally making herself as tall as the people in front of her. With her hands on her little waist, she said fiercely, “Who are you? Who sent you here?”
“Did I give you permission to move my things?”
Chunqiao wasn’t nearby, and the others were just a group of young maids. No one dared to approach and face the little princess’s wrath.
The group lowered their heads, staring silently at the ground.
It was Chunlan who heard the commotion and ran over.
Seeing the little princess scolding everyone, she rushed over to smooth things over. “No one is coming to take the little princess’s things. This was an order given by your mother herself.”