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Chapter 340: 154: This Peach Blossom Luck is Really a Punishment!_3
Chapter 340: 154: This Peach Blossom Luck is Really a Punishment!_3
Chapter 340: Chapter 154: This Peach Blossom Luck is Really a Punishment!_3
Lu Changsheng nodded with a smile.
The little girl was willing to leave with him, and it didn’t matter to bring an old lady along.
After all, it wasn’t anything troublesome.
He didn’t plan to leave the little girl at Qingzhu Mountain.
Instead, he intended to settle her in Ruyi Prefecture first.
“Thank you, Immortal!”
“Thank you, Immortal!”
The little girl was thrilled.
She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to agree so readily.
After all, her hesitation had also been due to her reluctance to leave Granny Zhao.
Granny Zhao herself was happy and grateful.
Her husband had long passed away, and her son and daughter-in-law had never returned, so naturally, she was willing to embrace this fortunate chance.
“If that’s the case, let’s go.”
Seeing the old lady and the child ready, Lu Changsheng didn’t say much more.
With a slap of his Storage Bag, a Spirit Boat appeared.
He possessed two Spirit Boats on him.
But usually, he found them too conspicuous and a waste of Spirit Stones.
Plus, since they were ill-gotten, he rarely used them.
Now that there were two more people and the Iron Feather Eagle was inconvenient, he naturally used the Spirit Boat.
With a wave of his sleeve, both were gently placed onto the Spirit Boat.
Then, under the villagers’ congratulations, Lu Changsheng steered the Spirit Boat upwards, turning into a streak of light, and flew toward Ruyi Prefecture.
And at that moment, Lu Changsheng sensed that the Peach Blossom Gu had gathered a strand of peach blossom luck.
It meant that taking in the little girl counted as peach blossom fortune.
“This also counts as peach blossom luck, this is truly amusing.”
“Could this be the mysterious and profound fortune ordained by fate?”
“Because of the prosperous peach blossom luck, did I just happen to rest on this great mountain, just happen to take a half-month break, and just happen to encounter this event, meeting this little girl?”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
Ever since he acquired the Peach Blossom Gu, every time an incident like this occurred, Lu Changsheng would wonder if it was related to the Peach Blossom Gu and if it was peach blossom luck.
Now that he saw the Peach Blossom Gu harvest peach blossom luck, he was certain it was.
Especially just now, if not for the sudden allure he felt from the little girl, which revealed her abnormality, he wouldn’t have noticed her.
Lu Changsheng looked at the bashful little girl beside him and asked gently, “Little girl, you haven’t told me your name yet.”
“I’m just called Girl.”
The little girl said.
“Immortal, she doesn’t have a name, she’s just called Girl.”
Then, Granny Zhao cautiously added.
“No name.”
Lu Changsheng was momentarily taken aback when he heard this.
He also remembered that in the countryside, mean names were used for better survival until an older age when proper names were given.
And many girls didn’t even have mean names at all.
“If that’s the case, shall I give you a name? How does that sound?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the little girl and said with a smile.
“Girl, don’t hesitate to accept and thank the Immortal for bestowing a name!”
Hearing this, Granny Zhao immediately told the little girl.
“Thank you, Immortal.”
The little girl heard this and showed a hopeful happiness.
Other children in the village had names, but she had always been without one.
Sometimes she too wished for a name.
“From now on, you shall be called ‘Bai Ling’, white as in the color, and Ling as in spirited; how does that sound?”
Lu Changsheng, looking at the faint white scales on the girl’s wrist, spoke out.
“Bai Ling, Girl, you are to be called Bai Ling from now on, thank the Immortal promptly.”
Granny Zhao again told the little girl.
“Bai Ling thanks the Immortal.”
The little girl, hearing her name, repeated it twice and said cheerfully.
Lu Changsheng chuckled lightly, and then waved his sleeve.
A breeze blew by.
“Swoosh—”
Bai Ling’s dirty little face, as if washed by a spring, became clean and fair.
Her features were delicate, and her eyes clear with distinct black and white.
Especially her skin, which appeared extremely fair and smooth, like that of a porcelain doll.
Although she was still in her worn grey cloth garments, she seemed like a completely different person, no longer resembling a girl from a small mountain village.
“Immortal.”
Bai Ling glanced at her own palms and touched her reddening cheeks, somewhat shyly.
She had discovered, at the age of seven when scales began to grow on her, that her skin gradually became fair and tender.
Her appearance also became more and more attractive.
But Granny Zhao said this wasn’t good and always smeared her with mud to cover it up.
So now, with the dirt removed and her true face revealed, she was somewhat unaccustomed and felt shy.
When Granny Zhao witnessed this scene, she was also quite astonished.
She had always known that Bai Ling was pretty, especially her skin, which wasn’t like that of a country folk but even better than the city ladies.
So she smeared her with mud daily.
Consequently, she had almost forgotten Bai Ling’s naturally beautiful appearance.
Viewing her like this now, she thought to herself, no wonder this Immortal took an interest in her.
“Do not worry, from now on in my presence, there’s no need to hide,” Lu Changsheng said with a soft smile as he patted her head.
Though she was but a little girl, the desire to be beautiful is common to all.
She certainly would not like to have her face covered in mud all the time.
“Mhm mhm, Bai Ling will listen to the Immortal,” Bai Ling obediently nodded her head.
Her large eyes showed a gleam of delight.
Just as Lu Changsheng had guessed, she also did not like that, having her face smeared with mud every day.
Which girl doesn’t love beauty?
“Buzz!”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng gave his Storage Bag another pat, and instantly, several exquisite and beautiful dresses appeared.
“Which one do you like?” Lu Changsheng asked with a smile.
He had bought dozens of vestment robes for his own children when he was in Qingyun Market.
Now that he had picked up a lovely little girl, he naturally wouldn’t be stingy with a vestment robe and wanted to dress her up beautifully.
Moreover, having someone by his side, shouldn’t he give her some benefits?
“The Immortal will give me one?” Bai Ling looked at the colorful, exquisite dresses before her and immediately her eyes widened.
She had never seen such pretty clothes in all her life.
She didn’t even know how to describe them; they were dazzling to her eyes.
“Why is the Immortal so nice to me…” her eyes suddenly moistened as she spoke.
Apart from Granny Zhao, he was the first person to be so kind to her.
They had just met, and not only had he given her a name but also a gift of such precious and beautiful clothing. She felt dizzy, almost too bashful to accept it.
“You were willing to follow me, so naturally, I should be good to you,” Lu Changsheng said with a laugh as he ruffled her hair.
Then he spoke in a warm voice, “From now on, you can call me… Brother.”
“Brother,”
Hearing this, Bai Ling paused, her heart beating with an inexplicable stir.
Then she pursed her lips, calling out somewhat shyly, “Brother…”
“Hahaha, good, so pick one,” Lu Changsheng said, laughing as he ran his fingers through her hair again.
Soon after, Bai Ling looked and finally chose a white dress.
Because she had never worn such a clean dress before.
Brother had also said she wouldn’t need to be dirty anymore, so she wanted to stay clean always.
Granny Zhao, watching this unfold, also felt immense emotions stir within her, happy for the child’s future.