The bright moon hung high in the sky, spilling moonlight as thin as mist. Stars dotted the heavens, glittering like diamonds. By the rippling shore of the central lake in the Star Dou Great Forest, two figures, one large and one small, leaned against each other.
Yet they were a woman and a rabbit. The rabbit, fully five meters tall, was extraordinarily affectionate toward the woman beside it. Nearby, a colossal black-gold giant ape roughly fifteen meters tall was sound asleep.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
The Soft Bone Rabbit made sounds at the woman, constantly rubbing its head against her.
The woman smiled but did not answer immediately. A trace of nostalgia and sorrow appeared on her gentle, beautiful face. She raised her right hand and softly stroked the Soft Bone Rabbit's fur.
"The human world is very complicated, and humans... are complicated too. Xiao Wu must remember this: if you ever want to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and enter the human world, you must never let anyone discover your true identity."
In another two years, her daughter's cultivation would reach the Hundred-Thousand Year level. By then, the little girl would likely choose the same path she had.
"Whimper, whimper..."
Helpless, the woman poked the Soft Bone Rabbit's large head and sighed. "You're already so grown up, yet you still need me to help you."
Though her words carried a hint of refusal, her tone was full of indulgence. Supporting the Soft Bone Rabbit, she brought it to the edge of Star Lake and began washing its fur.
"Next time you get dirty, you'll have to wash yourself properly." The woman smiled softly as she gently groomed the Soft Bone Rabbit's white fur.
The Soft Bone Rabbit seemed to enjoy it immensely, wriggling constantly in the woman's arms.
"Whimper,