Elder Sun, reclining in his rocking chair, flew into a rage. "You little brat, your wings have grown in, have they?"
Seeing that her grandfather seemed genuinely angry rather than merely scolding her in jest, Sun Miaomiao immediately changed her tune, saying with a grin:
"I know, I know. But Grandpa, sticking with Yuanshi Tianzun is hugely profitable—better than running into some fool with more money than sense. Look, I just cleared an S-rank instance. You said yourself that those tokens would let me fight above my level. They're all trump cards that could save my life."
Elder Sun studied his granddaughter beside him. Her round, adorable face still carried a touch of baby fat; when she smiled, she showed a row of small white teeth, and her eyes were round and bright. Before he knew it, she had grown into a young woman.
"Alas!" Old Sun sighed. "Miaomiao, you seem to be twenty-four this year?"
"Mhm." Sun Miaomiao pinched the cheek of the girl in her arms. This was the child from the locust tree, her childhood playmate.
"You're already at the age where boys are on your mind," Elder Sun said. "What do you think of Yuanshi Tianzun? He's young, talented, and seems rather good-looking too. He'd make a suitable boyfriend, wouldn't he?"
Sun Miaomiao abruptly stiffened and shook her head hard. "Of course not! That guy is sleazy, greasy, and a womanizer. Any girl who falls for him must be blind."
"When I was playing cute and pretending to be innocent in front of your grandmother, your father hadn't even been born yet."
"Fine, maybe just a tiny little bit." Sun Miaomiao held up her pinky finger, looking sheepish.
She had expected her improper old grandfather to tease her, but Elder Sun merely gazed at the darkening