All of Stone Village was in high spirits, delighted that the children's Baptism had succeeded.
After this Baptism, the children's potential had grown even greater.
Looking ahead, every one of them had the makings of a Marquis.
Every parent wanted their child to become a dragon, no matter the world.
Little Nonpoint, meanwhile, kept following at Meng Chuan's heels, unable to believe that Meng Chuan had become a Deity.
"Uncle Meng, you really became a Deity?" Little Nonpoint tugged at Meng Chuan's clothes. He had lost count of how many times he had asked.
"Yes. That's right. Really. I've become a Deity," Meng Chuan said firmly.
Little Nonpoint found it hard to accept, not because he didn't want Meng Chuan to become a Deity. It just felt so sudden.
Little Nonpoint knew perfectly well that Uncle Meng becoming a Deity could only benefit him and Stone Village.
With a Deity behind him, he could walk sideways across all Eight Domains.
But it was sudden. Incredibly sudden.
"What, you're not happy I became a Deity?" Meng Chuan asked him.
"Of course I'm happy!" Little Nonpoint replied. "Now Uncle Meng can stay with Little Nonpoint for a long, long time!"
"It's just that now it'll take me even longer to surpass Uncle Meng and help you instead."
Meng Chuan smiled at that and patted Little Nonpoint's head.
The little padded jacket had patched its own drafty spots.
Meng Chuan crouched and looked at Little Nonpoint. He felt he ought to give the little fellow an answer, or he might go on thinking it was sudden for a very long time.
"Actually, I was able to become a Deity thanks to..."
Before Meng Chuan could finish, another voice cut in.
"Your Uncle Meng became a Deity thanks to you, Little Nonpoint!"
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