Xiao Wujiu looked at the Bodhi Ancient Tree, thousands of zhang tall behind Mumu, then recalled the core of the emerald ancient tree within the Ancient Tree Space and understood what she meant.
"All right, but don't call me Master anymore. I don't like that form of address." He waved his hand, still intending to correct the way she addressed him.
Mumu nodded. Then, after lowering her head to think for a moment, she raised her little face and asked, "How about Brother?"
"That's acceptable. You can call me that from now on." After giving it some thought, Xiao Wujiu nodded. Although Mumu had gained sentience later than Xiao Li, she might actually be much older than him. Since Xiao Wujiu had helped her successfully gain sentience, there was nothing wrong with that form of address.
"Then shall we go?" he asked Mumu tentatively.
"Mm-hm, okay!" Upon hearing that, she showed no resistance at all. Instead, she nodded obediently and agreed at once.
"But first, I need to take my true body outside with me. Having just gained sentience, I still need time to merge with it. I can't directly assume a physical form and use it yet."
"Besides, most of my peak Seven-Star Dou Sheng cultivation currently relies on my true body. If I am to leave, I must use a secret technique to take it with me."
Hearing Mumu's words, he nodded. "All right. Once I deal with those people outside, you can withdraw your true body."
"Mumu understands!" Her smile was bright, entirely devoid of the weathered air accumulated over the years. Though she was the only Bodhi Ancient Tree in heaven and earth to have endured ten thousand years, she had no desire to appear in such a manner. The contrast was rather amusing.
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