(The finale)
"Second Brother~"
"Moo?"
"Why did you decide to raise me back then?"
He Ling asked with a smile. Her tone sent a surge through Chen Xun's heart, leaving him dazed for an instant. It felt as though he had heard the voice of that Little Girl from long, long ago-the girl they had then raised to adulthood.
"Moo..." Big Black Ox paused, then quickly began explaining with a smile. "Moo, moo~~! Moo, moo, moo..."
He spoke of Chen Xun.
Back then, Chen Xun had been the village orphan. The Mortal World actually had quite a few festivals, and whenever one came around, he always seemed to be the happiest person there, throwing himself into the festivities and fitting right in. Yet Big Black Ox often saw him secretly wiping away tears as he ate.
As an orphan, he had never had a family.
Whenever the village households gathered for reunions, the two of them always huddled together alone. Chen Xun seemed not to care, but in truth, he cared down to his very bones.
Later...
He found himself some family in the Cultivation World-family who weathered its storms alongside him all the way.
He Ling listened intently.
Beside her.
Chen Xun listened just as intently. He gazed absently up at the sky. He had long since forgotten these things; he had never imagined Old Ox would still remember them and bring them up.
Suddenly, he interjected, "Little sister, back then, Old Ox and I were used to eating in the wind and sleeping under the open sky. We were used to being poor, too. Heh... we were even afraid we wouldn't be able to raise you properly. We always thought a boy would be easier to raise."
"Fortunately, we found a few opportunities in the Great Age. Picking