Don't You Love Her?

"Aaah! Grandpa!"

A pitiful, heartbreaking little girl's cry rang out from inside the hot springs. Patriarch Shangguan Ke, and the Great Elders Zhu Wei and Yan Yu, along with the others waiting outside, could not help but be stunned.

"A-Auntie! Auntie needs help! Quick, help us!"

If the maid was awake, she would have puked out blood and faint once more in anger.

She's only fourteen years old! Young, fresh fourteen! Which part of her is an 'auntie'?!

In less than a breath's time, the door had been blasted open and everyone ran inside the hot springs, including the guards. Multiple divine senses swept out inside and outside, fearing the appearance of a powerful intruder.

'Niu'er' is now a precious member of the Ming Yue Sect, a favored daughter of Heaven and the Saintess-potential that would lead the entire branch to greatness in the future. Countless heads would be rolling if anything were to happen to her. Not even an accident could occur. The higher-ups had all pinned their hopes on her to leave for the main sect and gain heavenly treasures and resources.

After all, benefit is the true king!

"Are you hurt, Niu—"

Shangguan Ke was about to call Yin out, but the words were suddenly stuck and swallowed upon remembering that she's his 'granddaughter' now. He could not help but flush to call her a cow. Wouldn't that mean he's a bull?! Wouldn't he be losing face that way?!

'I'll have to think of a new name for her as soon as possible!'

"Grandpa," the little girl sobbed. She was drenched from head to toe, but thankfully she was wearing an oversized white robe that was tied messily around her body. "Niu'er is scared, grandpa! Auntie touched me then she went BAM! Her head hit the floor like PAK! When I tried to help her, I slipped and we went to the water WHOOSH and I couldn't get her out! Wu wu..."

"She is alive. It is all right, my little treasure. Everything is fine with your grandfather in here."

Shangguan Ke immediately scooped her into his arms and shivered at her ice-cold skin temperature. 'She is acting normally. Is this her normal temperature?'

Deep inside, he let out a sigh of relief that it was not as terrible as he imagined things would be. He thought someone had barged in and attacked her. Glancing at the unconscious maid, he gestured for the disciple guards to deal with her.

"Grandpa, am I making you feel cold?" Yin pouted adorably. "Should I eat more of those bad-tasting veggies? Sorry, grandpa. Niu'er has been a bad girl. I will now eat anything if that will make you feel better."

"You're not a bad girl..." But this was cut off when another chill passed through his body, making him shudder despite his level of cultivation.

"Her yin qi is getting stronger." The old alchemist nearest him, who happened to see him shudder, was Great Elder Yan Yu. He unceremoniously grabbed her wrist before touching the spot in between her brows. Yin merely blinked curiously at the old alchemist prodding her meridian points in the arm.

"This is bad. We need to suppress it before it breaks out again," Yan Yu's sigh sounded helpless, but there was also excitement mixed with it. "What a powerful Spirit Body. To think, she has not even started cultivation!"

If Ye Mo was here, he would have cursed at how docile Yin was being. Wasn't she the type to rampage when she was touched by someone from the opposite sex? But now, she was carried and touched by two strangers, yet she was not making any fuss! What is with this wolf pretending to be a sheep?! Good thing he was still in the Guest Hall, waiting for news.

Yan Yu then turned to the man who just approached. "Great Elder Zhu, we will be imposing on you again."

"What?"

"Little Shangguan's granddaughter need more of your fire-attributed herbs."

Zhu Wei's face went green for a second. "The costs need to be shared."

"You stingy man." Yan Yu sneered, but he knew that Zhu Wei had already invested quite an amount so he did not push taking advantage of him. "Don't worry, this time you'll be reimbursed by the sect."

"What do you mean this time?! The ones I used a while ago, I'll reimburse the sect too! Patriarch, I need a proper explanation for this! That little girl is your granddaughter, after all!"

Shangguan Ke moved quickly so that they could get to Great Elder's Zhu Wei's Medicine Garden faster. "Look at you two, you're already computing gains and losses. Why don't we first prioritize Little Yingyue's health?"

The two older alchemists stopped their bickering. Even Yin looked confused.

Shangguan Ke smiled knowingly at her. "From now on, you will be taking your mother's surname, my surname, which is Shangguan. Since you are my one and only granddaughter, I've decided to give you a very beautiful name. Ying Yue, 映月, so that you will be as beautiful as the reflection of the moon."

'Only the reflection? Hey, you withered fogey. Not even the moon can compare to my beauty! And here you dare say I'm only its reflection? Are you cursing me?!'

But of course, Yin did not say that out loud. She would just get her revenge soon.

Before the two Great Elders could commend their Patriarchs naming sense, they were cut off by the fat and large tears rolling down Yin's face.

"Wu wu... Niu'er's name is given by Niu'er's mama. Mama says cow symbolize hardship yet they are still gentle creatures despite that. Mama wants me to be like them, gentle and hardworking. Will she not be heartbroken to see her wish unfulfilled because you changed my name? You want Mama to cry? Don't you love my Mama? I hate you, grandpa! I hate you!!!"