“Aww, so sleepy!”
Muttering to herself, An’an yawned: Ugh, I woke up too early today! This immortal herb needs to sleep!
And so, she fell asleep just like that, in a rather dramatic fashion.
When Gu Yi, unable to rest easy, quietly pushed the door open and tiptoed inside, he found An’an already fast asleep.
Her chubby little cheek was pressed against that jade pendant, seemingly unbothered by its hardness.
He smiled helplessly: Oh, my silly little girl!
After lifting the little tuanzi onto the bed and tucking in the blanket, Gu Yi slipped out quietly, completely unaware that the jade pendant around the little tuanzi’s neck was emitting a faint glow.
In the Heavenly Court, the Little Koi, who had been dozing off, was awakened by An’an’s incessant muttering.
After listening carefully for a while, the Little Koi showed a resigned expression: As expected, still the same drowsy little grass.
Back in the heavens, she was always muddle-headed all day long. Even after becoming human, she’s still that same silly little grass.
Oh well, I might as well make this trip.
Given this little scatterbrain’s nature, she probably hasn’t even planted her brother’s herbs. I’ll just bring them down with me.
The Little Koi arrived at the Heavenly Court’s Celestial Herb Garden. Seizing the moment when the guarding fairy wasn’t paying attention, she slipped inside in a flash.
Looking around here and there, she found the herbs the muddle-headed little grass needed, gathered them up, and quietly descended to the mortal realm.
“Your Majesty, it’s terrible! The koi from the Jade Pool has sneaked down to the mortal realm! And it seems she took some celestial herbs with her!”
The Jade Emperor recalled the koi that was always with the Little Immortal Herb and shook his head with a resigned smile: “Let it be, let it be. Let these two little immortals have their fun.”
After all, that was the only celestial herb in the Heavenly Court that had gained sentience. What else could he do? Let them play around, as long as they didn’t go too far. He would simply turn a blind eye!
Thinking of the plump little celestial herb he had seen last time, the Jade Emperor couldn’t help but chuckle.
Meanwhile, at the Gu residence, Gu·Muddle-headed·An’an was hugging her blanket, sound asleep.
The Young Boy looked at Little An’an, who showed no signs of waking up, and smiled helplessly at the small red mark left on the little tuanzi’s cheek by the jade pendant.
“Aww—Mother, what time is it now?” The little milk tuanzi slowly woke up, speaking drowsily.
“You little grass, you’re finally awake!”
An’an rubbed her eyes, her mind still foggy and slow to react: Hmm, why do I hear the Little Koi’s voice?
Turning her head, she saw the Young Boy sitting on a chair, tilting his head and watching her, though she had no idea how long he had been there.
“Wow! Little Koi! You came down too!”
Overjoyed, An’an threw off the blanket and tried to jump down, startling the Little Koi, who immediately rushed forward to catch her.
Looking at the little grass clinging to him, the Young Boy helplessly pinched the little tuanzi’s cheek: “Weren’t you the one muttering for me to come down and deliver the medicine?”
He had to admit, this little tuanzi’s face was so round and chubby—it felt nice to pinch.
“Ah! Right! An’an was muttering to the jade pendant you gave me!” Little An’an slapped her forehead as if she had just remembered.
The Young Boy: …If I hadn’t come down, would this little grass have ended up forgetting all about me in the mortal realm?
The Little Koi was quite doubtful about this.
“Then, let’s go, let’s go, Little Koi! We’ll go cure Sister-in-law right now!” Upon hearing that the medicine had been brought down, An’an waved her little hand and immediately directed the Young Boy to head out.
“Let’s charge ahead!”
Just as he was about to set Little Tuanzi down, Little Koi, who had been preparing to take out the medicinal herbs, could only look helplessly at the little one clinging to his arms, unwilling to be put down. He gave a slight bounce: Hmm, now she’s become a little chubby ball.
But he didn’t dare say this out loud, or else the leaves of this Little Grass would surely droop sadly.
Thinking back to when they were in the heavens, whenever Little Grass was in a bad mood, her leaves would droop, and no matter how he tried to coax her, it never worked. It was only later, when he started telling her stories, that Little Grass would foolishly forget what she had been upset about.
At the thought of this, Little Koi couldn’t help but smile.
Just as he was about to carry Little Tuanzi outside, the Young Boy’s gaze swept over a small bag on the table, with a few seeds spilling out slightly.
“Little Grass, you haven’t planted these seeds yet?” the Young Boy hinted.
“Ah! An’an forgot!” Little Tuanzi grabbed the seeds, wriggled out of the Young Boy’s arms, and dashed out in a flurry.
Suddenly, the little chubby ball in his arms was gone, leaving the Young Boy somewhat helpless. Watching the little one’s retreating figure, he vanished in a flash and followed her.
At the entrance, Ruhua, who was on guard duty, saw An’an rushing out in a hurry and immediately asked, “Little Miss, where are you going?”
“Sister Ruhua, An’an is going to plant seeds to help Brother’s legs get better!”
Watching the little one’s playful figure, Ruhua quickly ordered someone to follow from a distance. Just then, a gust of wind swept past her. Ruhua looked around the room: Strange? No one’s here? Did I imagine it?
Gu Yi had specially ordered a plot of land to be cleared, with a plaque inscribed with the words “An’an’s Little Herb Garden.” Even the tools were specially prepared to fit An’an’s size.
The Young Boy looked at the plot of land before him and nodded inwardly: It seems this family treats Little Grass quite well.
At that moment, An’an was holding a small shovel, digging the ground with effort: “Seeds, seeds, sprout quickly! Help me heal Brother’s legs!”
The Young Boy walked over to An’an and crouched down beside her: “Little Grass, don’t waste your energy.”
“Huh?” Little Tuanzi looked at Little Koi in confusion.
With a wave of his hand, the Young Boy planted all the seeds at once.
“Wow!” An’an’s eyes sparkled. “Little Koi, you’re amazing! You’re the best!”
“Ahem, just some basic skills.”
A certain Koi’s ears quietly turned red.
“An’an!” Gu Yi’s voice came from outside the herb garden.
Gu Yi had heard from Ruhua’s report that An’an had woken up and was now planting seeds in the little herb garden. Worried, she had come to check on her.
“Ah! It’s Mother!” An’an grabbed Little Koi and ran outside, unable to contain her joy: Perfect timing! Now I can tell Mother and Brother that we can heal Sister-in-law’s throat right away!
Little Koi, being dragged by a certain little ball: …
Gu Yi watched tenderly as the little cannonball ran toward her, then rubbed her eyes: Was she seeing things? Why did a young boy suddenly appear behind her daughter?
“Mother, Mother! Good news!” Little Tuanzi panted breathlessly.
“Ah, what is it?” Gu Yi could no longer hear what An’an was saying, her gaze fixed on the young boy.
Little Koi naturally noticed Gu Yi: So this is the mortal who found Little Grass?
Gu Yi looked at the cold-faced young boy, who appeared to be about seven or eight years old: “An’an, who is this?”
When did such a young boy come to the house?
An’an turned to look at Little Koi: “Ah, Mother, let’s not talk about that now! Let’s hurry and find Brother and Sister-in-law!”
Sister-in-law’s throat can be healed right now!
Hearing this, Gu Yi momentarily snapped back to attention and immediately followed An’an to Gu Chen and Song Qingxi’s courtyard.
By this time, the entire Gu family had gathered.