Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1658: Chapter 1638

Mo didn’t expect that just a simple sentence could move the other person so deeply, looking at him as if ready to offer their life, making him feel a bit lost.

"Yeah, I agree. Otherwise, I feel a bit uncomfortable too." Luo Qianqian nodded repeatedly, especially regarding the way the person referred to themselves; it left her speechless. Everyone says all men are created equal, but how many actually accept that fate? Most try every method to change their destiny. But this person before her—no, beastman—clearly seems resigned? That attitude is just wrong, too passive, isn’t it?

"And there’s no master of yours here, so you don’t have to demean yourself. Just use regular names, that’s how we do it here." Mo continued speaking.

Luo Qianqian kept nodding, "Exactly, exactly."

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Mo, and this is Shiqi. What’s your name?" Mo looked at the man, offering an encouraging smile.

"I’m... I’m called Leopard Slave."

"... That name doesn’t sound great. How about I give you a new one?" Mo felt a headache coming on. How much did someone have to hate him to give such a name? Couldn’t even spare him with the name?

Yu Qian." Luo Qianqian suddenly looked at the sky and came up with this word: "The vast universe, filled with endless possibilities and hope. Heaven and Earth, the universe wide and boundless, sun and moon waxing and waning, stars aligned."

"Hmm, you can name the children from now on. Didn’t expect Shiqi to be so eloquent." Mo nodded approvingly. "The meaning isn’t bad, and it’s quite catchy—Yu Qian. Not bad, let’s go with Yu Qian!"

"I didn’t go through nine years of mandatory education for nothing, you know?" Luo Qianqian wrinkled her nose with pride, then turned to the man beside her: "What? Don’t like it? Then just call you Ah Huang." She rolled her eyes in mild frustration.

"No, no, thank you! I really like it!" The man—no, Yu Qian—quickly shook his head, looking completely at a loss.

Mo chuckled, "Let’s go, let’s go. I found that ever since meeting you, I’ve become fond of picking things up and bringing them home."

’Thing’ Yu Qian followed behind Mo, looking perplexed. Was he a thing they picked up? Clearly, he just chose one of two paths.

Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened, "When did I ever randomly pick things up?"

"Like Shiba and Shijiu..."

"Please, they’re people!!!" Luo Qianqian found herself speechless but still argued: "Shiba was bought, not picked up. Shijiu too, he followed after being fed!"

"So does this count as rescuing someone, and they followed along?" Mo nodded understandingly and asked with a smile, "I guess this doesn’t count as picking up either?" He said while looking at Yu Qian tightly following.

Yu Qian nodded quickly and resolutely said to Luo Qianqian, "Yes, I followed on my own! It has nothing to do with Young Master Mo!"

The voice was deafening, leaving Luo Qianqian questioning her life on the side...

This person, it was clearly she who saved him, right? The credit was supposed to be hers, so why was Mo getting all the recognition? Confounding, really headache-inducing.

"Well then, Young Master Mo, you’ll be responsible for his food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. I can’t let any danger appear next to my kin." Luo Qianqian shrugged, looking indifferent, then flashed a smile at Mo: "But I trust that you’ll be willing to pay a little something for taking care of him, right?"

"..." Mo opened his mouth, an expression of helpless amusement on his face, then stretched out a hand: "Five recipes, ensuring that one of them is unsolvable by anyone except my brother and me, not including you if you have the prescription."

"Three."

"Two, Luo Shiqi, don’t push your luck!"

"Then stop playing computer games!"

"Three, fine, three!"

"Deal." Luo Qianqian chuckled and nodded with satisfaction, "By the way, why did you bring him out? As a pet?"

"How’s that possible! Who keeps a pet like this?! Do you think I have some special fetish?!"

Mo shook his head in disbelief. "I just thought, maybe he’s quite strong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t need so much spiritual power from you to awaken." Although Luo Qianqian didn’t show it, her face at the time had told the story. If even Luo Qianqian felt strained, doesn’t that prove his level?

"So you just acted on a whim?" Luo Qianqian looked incredulous.

"What did you think? I initially just wanted to see if it was some sort of special poison, and it turned out to be this. Disappointing..." Mo shrugged, looking enviously at the children playing in the park as he walked, "If only I could have played with these when I was little. I must have found them fun at the time."

"Childhood? Even ordinary things can be fun at that age, right? Like climbing trees, catching fish..." Seeing the melancholy on Mo’s face, Luo Qianqian found herself at a loss for words for a moment, her voice growing softer...

She forgot that Yan and Mo had been learning medicine and alchemy since they were little, much harder than she could ever know...

"Do you think if I played now, I’d be laughed at?"

"Now?"

"Yes."

"Absolutely!" Luo Qianqian immediately reached out to grab Mo: "You need to know, anyone over twelve is prohibited!!!"

"... Age discrimination?"

"Aren’t you afraid of breaking it? If you’re that interested, why not just create one at Nine Heavens Pavilion? But I can take you to an amusement park instead; though not topical, they do have roller coasters!" Luo Qianqian’s eyes sparkled, "Wanna go? Adults can play there too, and you won’t be laughed at!"

"Can we?" Mo hesitantly looked at Luo Qianqian, feeling like this girl seemed more excited than him? Could it be... "You’re the one who wants to play, aren’t you?"

"Hehehe..." Luo Qianqian stuck out her tongue: "Actually, I haven’t been in a while, and I kinda miss it."

"Then what are we waiting for, let’s go!"

"But, Yu Qian... huh? Where’d he go?!" Luo Qianqian looked around in surprise, "What’s going on? Where is he???"

"Uh..." Mo pulled Luo Qianqian aside, pointing to a tree by the road. Luckily, there weren’t many people around to notice him...

"Come down!" Luo Qianqian felt a headache coming on and wished she could leash him like people do with their dogs to prevent him from running off!

"... Terrifying." Yu Qian’s finger trembled as he pointed to the children playing with roller skates: "That’s a divine artifact, Swift Boots!"

"... Please educate him properly. I’m really afraid he’ll faint the moment he sees a car!" Luo Qianqian held her forehead, feeling overwhelmed. She had to excuse her ignorance, since neither the Huangfu Brothers nor Mo or Yan were ever so exaggerative, she had no immediate way to explain it to such an astounded person...