The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

A cute little squirrel, who seemed to understand Hua Chao's words, was very adorable.

Hua Chao decided to take it home and raise it, so he tentatively asked the little squirrel. Unexpectedly, the little guy nodded his head and readily agreed.

"Haha! Sister, it really wants to follow us."

Lingmi gently tapped the little squirrel's furry ears.

"Hey! Come back with me. I'll make you into soup when I get home. Let's see if you dare to make me angry again!"

"Cuckoo..."

The little squirrel suddenly jumped onto Hua Chao's shoulder, as if protesting against Ling Mi.

"Hahaha……"

Hua Chao reached out and stroked the little squirrel's big tail. "You two stop messing around, let's get down to business first, let's find that thatched cottage."

But the little squirrel standing on Hua Chao's shoulder pointed to the right, as if to say go that way.

Ling Mi looked at the little guy with some surprise and said.

"Hey! You little guy, are you asking us to go where you point? Do you know what we are looking for? You are just pointing randomly."

"squeak……"

The little fellow turned his head away, no longer looking at Lingmi, and twisted his small head to the side until it almost fell off.

Hua Chao said with a smile: "Why don't we give it a try? This little fellow is as smart as you, but he just can't speak. Maybe he knows what we are looking for."

"Okay! Then I'll trust you this time!"

Ling Mi patted the little guy's head gently, but it dodged it nimbly.

Hua Chao took a step forward, but the little squirrel standing on his shoulder didn't shake at all.

Soon the two followed the little squirrel's instructions and found its so-called thatched house.

Standing in front of the house, Hua Chao looked at the little guy on his shoulder with some disbelief.

"Is this what you call a thatched hut?"

"Sister, this... isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"

The little squirrel nodded his head vigorously, motioning them to go in and take a look.

Hua Chao looked at Ling Mi beside him and then at the big house in front of him. This was a very big wooden house, with a small wooden building inside the big house.

How could such a two-story wooden house, built with staggered heights and by the water, be uninhabited and left only for the two of them?

But when the little guy saw Hua Chao and Ling Mi hesitant, he simply jumped off Hua Chao's shoulders and jumped into the wooden house in a few steps.

"Hey!...Little guy!..." Ling Mi wanted to stop it, but she was still a step too slow and could only watch it jump in.

"Then why not go in and take a look first." Hua Chao said as he walked into the house. If that's the case, just go in first. If there's anyone there, just talk to the owner and ask to stay for one night.

When I entered the house, I saw that it was fully equipped with furniture and daily necessities, and it was clean, bright and spotless.

"Sister, there must be someone living here, otherwise how could it be so clean and tidy."

"Yeah!...I think so too." Hua Chao looked around.

"Hello! Is anyone there? We two sisters are just passing by here and would like to stay here for one night."

Hua Chao and Ling Mi didn't dare to move, they just waited quietly for someone to respond.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, so Hua Chao tried to speak again.

The little squirrel, however, had a letter in its mouth. It jumped over, grabbed Hua Chao's clothes and stood on his shoulder.

Hua Chao took the letter handed to him and opened it to read it carefully.

Flowers send my love to you thousands of miles away.

It is difficult to reunite with my husband’s soul.

Being together may not necessarily mean missing someone.

Only the old man in the moon can help!

Hua Chao couldn't help but read it out loud, muttering to himself, "Only the old man in the moon can help. Could it be that the young elder in the forest is the old man in the moon?"

I was also a little puzzled. I only heard from my father that when I was born, Yue Lao came to congratulate me. Why did Yue Lao come to join in the fun again this time when I came to the mortal world to repay my gratitude?

On second thought, Yue Lao came to help me, and it seems that such a nice wooden house was also a gift from him. How could this old man be so kind!

"Ling Mi, if that's the case, then we can stay here peacefully. It looks like there is an immortal helping you and me in secret."

"what!……"

Hua Chao smiled and pulled Ling Mi over to look around the wooden house. He also prepared some food, and the two of them had a full meal in peace.

After dinner, Lingmi found some bamboo and made a small nest for the little squirrel, and carefully covered it with soft cloth.

"Oh, that's good now, look, little one, I'm still the best to you!"

The little flower fairy gently tapped the little squirrel standing next to her and watching her, with a look of doting on her face.

"Oh, my Ling Mi is so clever! Such a beautiful nest, it seems our little one is blessed."

"Sister, give it a name. It's so awkward to always call it little guy."

"Hmm!... Then let's call him Xiaowo!"

"Xiao Wo, this name is nice, I like it! Xiao Wo, Xiao Wo!" said the little flower fairy while gently stroking Xiao Wo's soft fur with her hand.

Hua Chao was lying on the wooden bed next to the window, looking at the crescent moon hanging high in the night sky, feeling a little lost.

"Hey! Ling Mi! We have been out for more than half a month, but we still can't find Yang Shilin. Now, although the immortal said that we can find the person we are looking for here, I think it will take more than a short time to find him. We still have to look for him carefully!"

Ling Mi turned over and lay on the bed, looking at Hua Chao with her chin propped up.

"I think it's pretty good now. At least we don't have to run around aimlessly anymore. Now we have a place to live, so we don't have to worry about encountering evil spirits. Every day we go up the mountain to find some herbs and exchange them for some silver, so we won't go hungry! As for finding Young Master Yang, as long as we work hard, we will find him sooner or later."

Hua Chao gently put the hair that Ling Mi had hanging by her ear behind her ear and spoke softly.

"Luckily you are with me, otherwise I don't know if I can hold on any longer. My Lingmi is my peace of mind fruit. With you by my side, I feel much more at ease."

"Woo!..."

Xiaowo jumped around in protest and kept wagging his big tail.

"Hahaha...sister is even jealous!" Lingmi fiddled with Xiaowo's head with interest.

"Alright! After all the hard work and running around, we can finally sleep peacefully tonight. Let's rest early!"

Hua Chao rubbed Ling Mi's soft hair, turned over and fell asleep.

Lingmi put the nest on the windowsill and fell asleep peacefully.

The room was quiet, and the bright moonlight gently caressed Hua Chao's graceful figure.

Hua Chao suddenly felt something strange on his right arm, as if something had gently brushed against it. This feeling made Hua Chao unable to sleep, and he reached out to scratch it in a daze, but instead of feeling the pain go away, it felt even worse.

Hua Chao looked at his right arm with sleepy eyes, only to see an ice-blue crescent mark on his right arm. The crescent was faintly visible and sparkling, and was very beautiful.

Hua Chao suddenly lost all sleepiness.