Chapter 553: Fairy! Where Are You Running To? 6

"Did you win the lottery? Or did you finally get a girlfriend? Hehe (﹃)"

"Neither. Are you drinking this or not?" The system was speechless.

"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, kind System-sama!"

Qing Tian looked down at herself—she was still a tattered little flower.

"Uh... but how am I supposed to drink it?"

"Look at what I have here!" The system presented an item as if offering a great treasure—it was a small watering can that it had scoured the system marketplace for.

Fortunately, this world didn't have a restriction on eating like the last one. If it did, and Qing Tian couldn't be given food from the system space, things would be troublesome.

The little wild chrysanthemum stopped moving. Her petals trembled slightly as she curiously stared at the object in the system's hands.

"Where did you get that watering can? It's so tiny and adorable (-ω-')!"

"Hehe, of course, I bought it from the system marketplace! And don't worry, it only cost five coins! I even poured milk tea into it so you can drink it. What do you think?" The system puffed out its chest proudly, raising an eyebrow as if waiting to be praised.

"Cool! System, my dear son, you've finally grown up and learned to care for your father. I'm so proud of you!" The little wild chrysanthemum nodded in satisfaction.

The system, feeling taken advantage of: "......"

What should it do? It suddenly wanted to take back the milk tea—maybe even get a refund.

It would be satisfying to see Qing Tian's joy turn to sorrow.

But in the end, the system held back and said, "Daughter, how could you talk nonsense? Here—Daddy's giving you milk tea!"

It poured some milk tea into the watering can.

With small hands, it passed the can over. Just as Qing Tian reached out to take it, the system pulled it back.

The meaning was obvious, and Qing Tian instantly understood.

For the sake of milk tea, she swallowed her pride and spoke in a barely audible voice, "System... Daddy."

"Good, good, good! My daughter is so obedient (._.')."

Hearing Qing Tian call it that, the system's cold, steel-like face suddenly broke into a beaming smile. Carefully, it handed the milk tea to her little leaf.

But her curled-up leaf couldn't handle the weight of the watering can.

With a thud, the can fell to the ground, spilling milk tea everywhere.

Heartbroken, Qing Tian lowered her flower head, her petals folding up in sorrow.

The system quickly reassured her, "It's okay, it's okay! I have plenty more. Your hands can't hold it, so I'll feed you instead."

"Mmm!" Knowing she could still drink more milk tea, the little wild chrysanthemum nodded, her eyes squinting happily.

The system picked up the milk tea and poured another portion into the watering can.

Qing Tian found a lower spot to sit—a small stone. Her stem bent, her movement resembling a human's, and two tendrils swayed leisurely.

The system stood a step higher than Qing Tian, tilting the watering can slightly.

Milk tea trickled down like fine rain, landing gently on Qing Tian's petals.

As soon as the liquid settled, the white petals instantly absorbed it within a second.

The sweet taste of milk tea spread through her being, making her petals unfurl in delight.

Qing Tian: So happy!ヽ(○^^)ノ

"Does it taste good?"

"Not bad, not bad! Keep going, keep going!" Qing Tian urged in a small voice.

"Mhm."

Dappled sunlight fell onto the ground.

At that moment, Qing Tian was utterly content.

The system stood there, watering the little flower.

And Qing Tian happily drank.

Meanwhile, on the other side—

The stone was desperately searching for his little flower.

He didn't know how to call for her.

He didn't know how to find her.

So, he could only search blindly.

The moment he realized the little wild chrysanthemum was no longer on his shoulder, panic set in.

It felt as if he had lost something incredibly important.

A deep, unbearable discomfort.

In the vast forest, the boy ran barefoot, searching everywhere—on the ground, in the trees, in every burrow and nest.

The creatures of the forest scattered in terror, afraid of being caught by him.

As he sprinted through the trees, his chubby little hands clenched into fists. His small, furrowed brows were filled with worry.

He was running so fast that branches scratched his pale skin, leaving thin cuts, and a trickle of blood seeped out.

But he didn't stop.

He kept searching frantically.

What if... what if something had bullied her?

What if some animal mistook her for food?

Or... what if she had already been digested into feces?!

The thought nearly made the little boy overturn the entire mountain.

Meanwhile—

After Qing Tian had her fill, her petals had puffed up like a little round ball.

She looked like a wild chrysanthemum three sizes bigger.

The system: I can't bear to look at this.

It almost regretted buying her the milk tea.

By the time night fell, the stone was still searching the forest for her.

But Qing Tian had already returned home.

Now that she was full and satisfied, she only wanted to sleep (＠￣ー￣＠).

The disappointed stone held onto a sliver of hope, wishing she would return on her own.

By now, the boy was covered in dirt, with a few leaves stuck in his messy hair.

The scratch on his face had long since healed—his body's recovery speed was incredibly fast.

He walked back with his head lowered in disappointment.

But when he looked up—

He saw a much rounder little flower.

For a moment, he almost didn't recognize her.

Was this really the little wild chrysanthemum?

His emotions fluctuated between surprise and fear—he was afraid he had mistaken someone else for her.

The difference was too drastic.

The once delicate and fragile little flower had suddenly turned into a plump flower ball.

Even her once-thin leaves were now thick and full.

He had spent a thousand years in solitude.

Finally, a sentient plant had appeared to accompany him.

And she had been with him for quite some time.

It was impossible not to have any feelings for her.

But when she disappeared—

He had felt an unbearable sorrow.

The stone slowly approached Qing Tian, sensing her familiar aura.

Only then did he confirm—this was really his little wild chrysanthemum.

The system noticed his surprised expression and understood exactly why he looked that way.

Honestly, if it hadn't been with Qing Tian this whole time, even it wouldn't have recognized her.

She looked like a completely different flower.

No trace of her former small, delicate self remained.

She was so round, she looked ready to pop.

The system even worried she might actually explode.

But the chubby Qing Tian felt nothing unusual.

Even though she hadn't fully digested the milk tea yet, it didn't stop her from feeling sleepy.

In her dreams, she was already on a date with Zhou En Gong.

Meanwhile, the stone quietly observed the little wild chrysanthemum, trying to figure out where she had gone and how she had ended up like this.

He studied her all night.

But in the end—

He still had no answers.

The next morning—

Qing Tian woke up feeling completely refreshed.

She saw the stone still asleep beside her.

Heh (ω<)★, she thought.

What a beautiful day!

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Chapter 554: Fairy! Where Are You Running To? 7

Although she couldn't turn into a human and was a little unhappy about it, this kind of life—eating and sleeping, then waking up to eat again—was really comfortable.

Like a little rice worm, not needing to worry about survival.

Seeing the system standing watch in front of her, Qing Tian originally wanted to call him to turn on the projector and watch a movie. But when her little leaf touched the system, she realized he had already fallen asleep.

At night.

Because he was worried something might accidentally step on the host or indirectly harm her, he had stayed up half the night on guard. Only when he couldn't resist the sleepiness anymore did he finally fall asleep.

Little wild chrysanthemum looked up at the two adorable figures sleeping beside her, then at the already high-risen sun in the sky. She felt a bit emotional.

They felt like warm family to her.

The stone squatting by the rock wall seemed to feel the sun getting stronger. The glaring light shone on him, and he uncomfortably shifted his body, turning his back to the sun. The system did the same.

Noticing this, Qing Tian quietly moved her body and carefully slipped away.

In the deep forest, she wanted to find two large leaves.

But since she didn't know where to find them, she had to use her magic to ask some of the plants in the forest.

Noisy sounds filled her ears, growing louder—the voices of plants speaking. Qing Tian finally got the answer she wanted.

But after asking, her spiritual energy was nearly exhausted. So uncomfortable (;_;)!

Luckily, she rarely used her spiritual energy.

Little wild chrysanthemum bounced away, and when she arrived at her destination, she looked at the big tree in front of her.

It was lush and full.

She didn't know what kind of tree it was, but its leaves were huge. Little wild chrysanthemum slowly climbed up, like a tiny person.

The ground was covered in dead branches and rotting leaves, unusable. Little wild chrysanthemum made a big leap, the two leaves curled slightly, and she successfully lay on a huge leaf. However, as the leaf fell to the ground, Qing Tian also fell down with it.

Fortunately, she didn't have a butt, otherwise it might've hurt her to death.

Little leaf touched her stem, then curled her little hands and dragged a leaf as large as her own body away.

After a short while, she returned.

Seeing that neither of them had woken up, little wild chrysanthemum quickly ran over.

She struggled to place the leaf over the stone's top—what she believed to be the stone's head.

With the shade, the stone slept even better. Yesterday's exhausting search had worn him out.

And the system had been anxiously guarding Qing Tian all night while she slept.

Every night was like this, so that in case of an emergency, he could alert Qing Tian immediately.

Looking at the peacefully sleeping system, he truly had been working hard.

Qing Tian naturally understood why he slept outside rather than returning to the soft bed in the system space.

Little wild chrysanthemum stood in front of the system, observing his height.

Because the system was transparent, even covering him with a leaf wouldn't help—the leaf would just pass through his body and fall.

So Qing Tian struggled to move a big rock over, stacking several rocks together.

Then she sat on top.

In the sunlight's reflection, the combined height of the rock and little wild chrysanthemum basically blocked the system's silhouette from view.

Qing Tian leisurely sat on the rock, looking around.

She was a bit bored—the projector she bought could only be operated by the system, so she couldn't use it at all.

Though she was just a flower, somehow she'd found a piece of dogtail grass.

Suddenly, a thought arose in her heart: she wanted to go play in the human world.

She wanted to go have fun.

Though she didn't know how much longer it would take for her to take human form, it probably wouldn't be too long—after all, the stone had already taken human form.

If she could go out now for a bit of fun, it would be great.

So when the system woke up, Qing Tian immediately clung to him, saying she wanted to go out and take a look, just for a little while, and then come back.

"No use asking me. I can't let you go out."

The system raised an eyebrow, glancing at the stone still lazily sleeping.

Qing Tian instantly understood—only because he had taken human form, if she hid on him, she wouldn't be discovered. If she went down the mountain alone, she'd likely be treated as a demon and burned alive, or a Taoist priest would be called to destroy her.

Thinking of that, little wild chrysanthemum shivered.

Then the system asked, "By the way, why did you pile up stones in front of me?"

Qing Tian was still in her inexplicable sadness and casually replied, "I was bored and stacked them for fun."

"Oh (-ω-')! Alright then~! Next time you want to watch TV, just wake me up. Whether I sleep or not doesn't matter." The system answered nonchalantly.

"Mm-hmm." Although Qing Tian agreed, she would never actually do that.

The system needed proper rest too.

However, today's weather was really nice, and she still wanted to go out and play.

Feeling excited, the little leaf touched the stone.

The stone, who was about to wake up anyway, was startled by the touch and suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing the coquettishly moving little wild chrysanthemum before him, it finally returned to its petite form, no longer chubby like yesterday.

But the stone still felt that the chubby little wild chrysanthemum from yesterday looked more comforting.

The stone rubbed against the little flower.

Just when Qing Tian thought he understood her intention and happily raised her little hand (leaf)...

The stone, after rubbing her, quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Qing Tian: ............

So she had done all that for nothing.

Still unwilling to give up, Qing Tian lightly patted him with her tiny leaf.

Hoping to wake him up.

Stone: ??

What's wrong with it!

Little wild chrysanthemum stood on the ground, leaf tip pointing toward the forest.

However, the stone still didn't understand her meaning.

Qing Tian, disheartened, walked alone toward the forest.

Afraid she'd get lost again, the stone transformed into a little kid.

This time, he appeared older, like a 7- or 8-year-old boy.

He walked over with big steps, while little wild chrysanthemum, moving on her roots, couldn't possibly outpace him.

A chubby little hand pinched Qing Tian's head.

The little flower felt utterly hopeless—she was going to be pinched to death.

The stone gently placed her in his hand.

Qing Tian looked at this little boy... um, why did it feel like his features had changed?

Looking closely, it seemed there was no difference from before.

Maybe it was just her imagination!

"You want to go play in the forest?" The little boy's soft, pleasant voice asked.

Little wild chrysanthemum shook her head—she wasn't going there to play!

"If not, then let's go back to sleep."

Saying that, the little boy carried Qing Tian and walked slowly back.

"Host! Maybe just go by yourself. Be careful, and it should be fine." Watching the scene, the system cautiously suggested.

"Okay!" Qing Tian had no objections to the system's suggestion—in fact, she agreed wholeheartedly.

So little wild chrysanthemum jumped from the little boy's hand, and due to momentum, she rolled on the ground once.

Then the little leaf patted her stem, as if brushing off dust from herself.

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Chapter 555: Fairy! Where Are You Running To? 8

Stone stopped in his tracks.

He didn't understand why she wanted to jump down. Doing so would hurt her. Stone was a little angry.

His cute little eyebrows furrowed together.

His small hand reached out toward Qing Tian.

He was about to grab the little wild chrysanthemum back, but Qing Tian noticed his movement.

She looked up at him.

"Host, run! He's trying to catch you and make you sleep!" The system reminded her.

Without needing the system to say more, Qing Tian took off running. Her movements were as comical as they were amusing.

Can you imagine a cute little flower using its long roots, splitting them in two like little legs to stand up and run?

As she ran, her body swayed from side to side, forming a fan-shaped curve.

Her two tiny leaves followed her body's rhythm, flapping up and down.

She looked adorably hilarious.

She was like a little fairy running away—both ridiculous and utterly cute.

But no matter how fast she ran, she could never outrun Stone.

In just the blink of an eye, a chubby little hand had already grabbed Qing Tian's stem.

It was like he had her by the throat, making her too afraid to move.

Her roots wiggled slightly in resistance.

At this moment, the boy's eyes filled with anger, his gaze turning cold. He didn't understand—why did she run as soon as she saw him?

Was she trying to leave him?

If that was the case, he would never allow it.

His grip tightened unknowingly.

Qing Tian winced in pain.

"Big brother! Big brother! Let—let me go, please!" Her stem bent slightly, and her roots kicked at his hand like a person's legs.

Unfortunately, with her strength, it felt like nothing more than a ticklish scratch to him.

She could feel his grip growing even tighter.

She was doomed! Could she really die from being strangled in this world?

Seeing this, the system panicked and floated in the air, throwing punches and kicks at the boy's head.

Luckily, Stone couldn't see the system, or else he might have dealt with it too.

After a while, Qing Tian's movements slowed, and even her leaf slaps became weaker. Finally, a petal fell into the boy's hand.

At that moment, Stone suddenly snapped back to his senses, realizing he was hurting her. He immediately let go.

He quickly used his spiritual power to heal her. This power was something he was born with.

A long time ago, he had already learned how to use it, but he rarely did.

A soft white light glowed from the boy's fingertips. His chubby little fingers gently touched her small leaves.

The white light spread from his hand onto the green leaves.

In no time, the weak little wild chrysanthemum was full of life again. However, that petal did not grow back right away.

At this moment, Qing Tian felt a mysterious energy filling her entire body—so invigorating!

It was as if all her meridians had been cleared, like a character in a novel receiving a deep internal energy infusion.

She felt amazing.

Even her roots stretched out straight, and her little head swayed comfortably.

She wanted more.

Her smooth, green leaves rubbed affectionately against his fingertips.

When he didn't react, Qing Tian's flower head gently nudged his thumb again, like an obedient little creature.

The system turned away silently, unable to watch. What a shameless daughter!

Thinking back to that wave of spiritual energy surging through her body—it was like a clear, cool spring flowing within her.

It felt so good!

"You want more?" Stone roughly understood what she meant.

He asked softly.

Qing Tian eagerly nodded, her little leaves clinging to his fingernail.

Seeing this, Stone completely understood.

"Okay." The boy's clear voice replied.

So, Stone stayed put and continued to heal the little wild chrysanthemum.

Qing Tian happily pressed herself against his hand, unwilling to move away. At this moment, her mind finally cleared.

Meanwhile, the system realized that the white light was actually the essence of