“Oh! Our little treasure is born! It’s a Wood! Hahaha.”
A white-bearded man carefully picked a tiny baby from a gigantic tree, gently peeling off the thin membrane that enveloped the little one.
Lin Xiaohe finally broke free from her constraints and opened her eyes. The first thing that greeted her was a big, youthful face.
“Grandpa?”
Lin Xiaohe was utterly shocked. The next second, her field of vision was taken over by another familiar face.
“Oh my, why is this child so tiny? What’s she babbling about? What do we do with this? She can’t talk, can’t walk, can’t jump, can’t do any witchcraft. This is bad. Did you pick her too early?”
Grandma Lin stared at the palm-sized child, her anxiety setting her hair on fire.
And I mean that literally! Every strand of her hair was blazing with fierce flames, the acrid smell of burning filling Lin Xiaohe’s nostrils.
Lin Xiaohe was dumbfounded.
This is Grandma?!
I knew you weren’t ordinary, but I didn’t expect you to be this extraordinary!
Lin Xiaohe twisted her head left and right, searching for the others.
Where were Dad, Mom, Big Brother, and Second Sister?
“Hmm? Dad? Mom? Brother? Sister?” Grandma Lin’s eyes were full of confusion. “Those names are really quite strange.”
Lin Xiaohe’s mouth fell open in surprise. Grandma Lin could actually tell what she was thinking?!
Mind reading?!
Grandma Lin laughed heartily. “This isn’t mind reading. It’s our Wu Clan’s telepathy.”
After saying that, Grandma Lin lovingly stroked Lin Xiaohe’s head, then turned to Grandpa Lin and grumbled, “It’s all your fault for picking her too early! The child hasn’t fully developed yet.”
She didn’t even inherit the instinctive knowledge etched into their very beings!
So sad. So upset.
This was the baby fruit she’d waited over ten thousand years to grow!
Lin Xiaohe cleared her mind, not daring to think of anything, making herself a blank slate.
The next second, she saw Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin push off with their feet and soar into the air.
Her perspective climbed higher and higher, the flowers, grass, and trees shrinking rapidly. Soon, the three of them had broken through the atmosphere.
Lin Xiaohe’s face scrunched up like a steamed bun; the shock inside her could fill an ocean.
Grandpa Lin said with a smile, “Don’t worry. Once you grow a little more, you’ll be able to do it too. Our little Wood is definitely a smart one.”
Yes, they had named her Wood.
Grandma Lin undercut him, saying, “Oh, give it a rest. Other people’s babies can fly the moment they’re born. Yours can only lie there in your palm.”
Lin Xiaohe felt the strong sense of disdain and felt wronged and unsettled inside.
She had gone through so much hardship, merging with Little Black and Doudou and the others, just to be able to fly freely through the cosmos.
And yet, the finish line she’d strived for half her life to reach was merely someone else’s starting point.
It was truly so frustrating!
Grandpa Lin cupped his hands together, securely protecting Lin Xiaohe in his palm. “I’m going to speed up!”
No sooner had he spoken than Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin’s muscles bulged. With a soft grunt, each step they took left a dark-energy footprint beneath their feet.
A thousand miles per step—made tangible.
Lin Xiaohe felt the warmth in his palm, her brow furrowed tightly.
The way Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin moved through the universe was somewhat similar to hers. The difference was that the energy she used was far more complex.
Several unfamiliar voices reached her ears—likely Grandpa Lin’s friends or clan members.
“Are you heading to the Sacred Hall to receive the inheritance?”
Grandpa Lin: “Yes. Her name is Wood.”
“Ah, Wood, you must grow up quickly and contribute your strength to breaking us out of this cage and restoring our glory!”
“Haha, by the time Wood grows up, we might have succeeded already! Have you heard? The Clan Chief has already chosen the Chosen One, and the Sacred Hall inheritance success rate is nearly 100%!”
“How remarkable. Hmph, the evil fiends’ schemes will ultimately fail. When we return… we’ll settle old scores with them once and for all!”
Evil fiends?
Lin Xiaohe silently committed their conversation to memory. They seemed to know a great deal. Was it because of the Sacred Hall inheritance?
When Grandpa Lin’s palm opened again, they had arrived at the Sacred Hall.
It was hard to describe the Sacred Hall’s appearance. It wasn’t a building in the ordinary sense.
It was less like a building and more like a rainbow space—a kaleidoscope of colorful, chaotic streams of light everywhere.
At the very center was a pure white space that devoured the flowing light, no larger than about five square meters.
Grandpa Lin didn’t perform any ritual. He simply placed Lin Xiaohe directly into the pure white space.
Instantly, the entire rainbow space seemed to have a start button pressed.
The pure white space became like a whirlpool, frantically absorbing the surrounding streams of rainbow light.
Lin Xiaohe felt the streams of light trying to enter her body, but they just couldn’t get in.
She opened her palm, trying to catch the light, but grasped nothing but emptiness.
Helpless, the rainbow light streams could only ram violently against Lin Xiaohe’s body.
Crack.
Lin Xiaohe sensed a seal somewhere inside her body loosen. Yet, at this critical moment, the whirlpool actually stopped!
Lin Xiaohe was lifted out by Grandpa Lin, surrounded on all sides by sounds of regret and consolation.
“An inheritance rate of less than 1%? Good things come to those who wait. Maybe there’ll be a chance for awakening later.”
“Yeah, Wood hasn’t grown up yet.”
How awkward. How do I comfort them without sounding like I’m being sarcastic?
Throughout history, the inheritance rate had basically always reached 50%.
Wood had just set a new record!
Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin exchanged a glance and reluctantly admitted, “It’s not Wood’s fault. It’s my fault for being too impatient and picking her too early.”
Since Wood hadn’t received much of an inheritance, it meant she couldn’t command the wind and rain, couldn’t move mountains and seas, couldn’t shatter the void, and couldn’t strengthen herself with spiritual energy.
Ahhhhh!
This was truly a fragile little baby. How were they supposed to take care of her?
The two of them were worried sick. As main combat forces of the Wu Clan, they were already run off their feet with no time to spare.
According to the clan’s experience, raising a baby was simple. You just picked the fruit from the tree, and the baby could walk, jump, and talk from the moment it was born. The really impressive ones could even walk through the void.
They just needed to bring the baby to the Sacred Hall to receive the inheritance, and the babies would naturally awaken their innate skills.
Finally, they’d bring the baby back to its exclusive planet, and that was it—nothing else to worry about. Because on its exclusive planet, the baby stood at the very top of the food chain. The only thing it would do was bully other species!
Grandpa Lin stared at the soft, delicate Wood in his palm, his heart feeling like it had been struck by lightning.
Oh no! It seemed he’d picked up a hot potato. His gut told him he’d be tied down by this little one for the rest of his life!
Grandpa Lin’s face fell as he looked at Grandma Lin for help.
Grandma Lin wiped her face. “Don’t panic. I’ve got a plan.”
Grandma Lin’s plan was to take advantage of the dark of night and place Lin Xiaohe under the Lotus Wood tree on her exclusive planet.
As the second-in-command on the exclusive planet, the Lotus Wood’s combat prowess was astonishing. It would definitely be able to protect Wood!
The Lotus Wood was completely baffled.
You two wretched scoundrels—what kind of creature did you just leave me with?!
Lin Xiaohe, meanwhile, stared at the Lotus Wood, mesmerized. She had prided herself on having seen countless plants, but she’d never seen a tree that could bloom lotuses!
Be honest with me—this has to be grafted, right?!
