The Deal with the Moon Goddess

“What are you thinking?”

Huang Hua couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
She took a deep breath, regained her elegant demeanor, and then said with a smile, “The deal this Monarch is talking about is what your daughter just gave me, that incense faith power.”

Although Xun Xue was somewhat curious about where her daughter had obtained incense, she temporarily set aside her doubts.

She looked at Huang Hua’s face and questioned coldly, “The dignified Lunar Star Lord, who rules over the moon and enjoys the incense offerings of all the people in the mortal world, would be lacking in that little bit of faith power?!”

Xun Xue clearly didn’t believe it.

“It’s not that I’m lacking.”

Huang Hua chuckled softly, her fingertips gently twisting in the empty air as if savoring a certain scent.
“It’s just that the incense offered by those mortal humans…”

Her willow-like brows furrowed slightly, revealing an undisguised look of disgust.
“It’s mixed with all sorts of desires, tainted by the poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, as thick and filthy as old grease, with a foul, sour, and bitter taste that’s hard to swallow.
But what your daughter just offered…”

Her eyes lit up with a “shwa,” and her tone took on a pleasant rhythm.
“It’s as pure as dew, as clear as a ten-thousand-year-old ice spring, melting in the mouth with a long-lasting, sweet aftertaste.
It’s truly…”

She smacked her lips lightly, as if tasting a supreme immortal tea.
“…a rare, sweet little snack~

“It’s just a pity that the quantity is a bit small… not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”

This reason was quite logical.
Xun Xue nodded in understanding and no longer obstructed the deal between Huang Hua and Lu Qiancha.

A thought crossed her mind.
This stingy old friend of hers really had a lot of good things.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to let her daughter fleece her for some of her “wool”?!

“Hmph, I’ll let my daughter take that thing then.
You’re not allowed to go back on your word.”

Xun Xue squeezed out a reluctant agreement through her nostrils and then motioned for Lu Qiancha to put the items into her storage pouch.

“Do I look like the kind of person who likes to go back on their word?”

Huang Hua leaned back lazily, her chin slightly raised.
Then she looked at the little wolf cub who was stretching her little paw toward the table, preparing to put the medicine bottle and token into her storage pouch.

But just as she put away the token and was about to touch the jade bottle—

“Wait.”

Huang Hua’s cool voice brushed past like a silk string.
“That Taiyin Life-Entering Pill…”

Her gaze was deep, carrying an unquestionable meaning.
“Take it right here.
This pill is born of the moon’s essence.
Only by refining it here, steeped in the origin of the moon’s brilliance, can you draw a wisp of pure yin immortal energy to protect your life’s spiritual light.
If you take it elsewhere…”

Her red lips parted slightly, her voice tinged with a warning.
“The opportunity for the Taiyin to enter your life might turn into the Taiyin becoming a taboo.
At that time, a yin-cold backlash could lead to self-immolation…”

“!” Lu Qiancha’s outstretched paw froze in mid-air.

She looked at the cold, fragrant pill, then at Xun Xue…

Finally, she met Huang Hua’s half-smiling gaze…

Lu Qiancha’s little face was filled with struggle and hesitation.

She had originally planned to take this pill back and see if she could figure out the recipe and then mass-produce it.

But what if, after taking this pill, it really turned into that ‘Taiyin becoming a taboo’…

But, this was a life-saving pill personally given by the Lunar Star Lord.
If she could figure out the recipe… it would definitely be of great benefit.

After several internal battles, Lu Qiancha gritted her teeth, reached out her paw to grab the jade bottle, and poured out a pill the size of a longan, which was circulating with a serene moonlight.

She closed her eyes and steeled her heart!

“Crunch, crunch.”

It was very crispy, like chewing on candy.

She didn’t feel anything special after eating it.

Suddenly—

“Yue~”

So bitter, so disgusting.

Lu Qiancha’s entire little face instantly wrinkled up like a bitter gourd.
This body’s sense of taste was extremely sensitive.
Sweet things were sweeter than before, but the price was that bitter things were also more bitter than before.

Her throat churned violently, and she barely managed to avoid vomiting on the spot.

“Actually, if you’re afraid of bitterness, this pill can be dissolved in clear water and applied externally.”

After enjoying the sight of Lu Qiancha’s little face wrinkled up like a bitter gourd, with tears in her eyes, Huang Hua kindly reminded her.

With that, Huang Hua saw the little loli’s blue eyes, filled with resentment and accusation, pointing straight at her face like little ice-tipped arrows, her gaze burning.

‘You didn’t say so earlier!’

Lu Qiancha looked at Huang Hua with a gloomy expression.
‘The rain is almost over, and now you remember to bring out the umbrella?’

“Pfft~”

Huang Hua finally couldn’t hold it in.
Looking at the pair of completely wilted, slightly trembling, pitiful little wolf ears, she let out an extremely unkind chuckle.

She waved her hand elegantly, her voice carrying a soothing tone.
“Alright, alright~ It was this Monarch’s oversight for not informing you in advance~”

Huang Hua paused, a glint in her eyes.
“How about this? When you leave later, I’ll allow you to pick a Moon Rabbit you like from the outer garden’s medicinal field as compensation.”

Hearing that there were benefits to be had, Lu Qiancha’s mood instantly brightened.
Her originally flattened little ears perked up with a “swish,” and she said, “Thank you, Yuanjun.”

“Heh~”

‘So easy to please.’ The curve of Huang Hua’s lips deepened, her tone taking on a deliberate intimacy, her smile also tinged with a bit of bewitchment.
“There’s no need to be so formal.
Little one~ From now on, just call me ‘Sister Huang Hua’~”

Just as her voice fell—

“Heh~” A light snort, tinged with a cool smile, came from her side.

Xun Xue tilted her head slightly, looking at Huang Hua with a half-smile, her deep blue eyes sparkling with cunning.
“Oh? You want little Qiancha to call you sister?”

She drew out her tone, slowly, enunciating each word, “Then you can call me Mama Xun Xue.”

“…”

The perfect, devastatingly beautiful smile on Huang Hua’s face instantly froze with a “crack.” The earlier bewitchment instantly turned into a gloomy, cold light that shot straight at Xun Xue.

Lu Qiancha tried her best to shrink her presence, not daring to breathe.
Her gaze was obediently glued to her knees.
She couldn’t afford to provoke either Xun Xue or Huang Hua.

“Alright, alright, I’ll go pick a Moon Rabbit for your daughter.
Take it and leave quickly.”

‘This Xun Xue is annoying to look at.
The little one is much easier on the eyes.’

‘Better send them away quickly.’

Huang Hua pouted, slowly rose to her feet, and without any apparent movement, her wide sleeve rolled out like a flowing cloud, and a powerful immortal energy surged forth.

“Jiji-ji!”

“Ying-ying—”

Accompanied by a series of panicked rabbit cries.

Instantly.

More than a dozen Moon Rabbits of various shapes, sizes, and colors, ranging from snow-white to frost-blue to silver, were scooped out of the void as if by an invisible giant hand.

“Plop!” “Plop!”

They fell with a clatter onto the cold, smooth floor of the great hall.

“There!” Huang Hua crossed her arms, her chin slightly raised, and her jade-like finger pointed casually at the furry balls running and jumping all over the floor.
“Which one do you like? Just take it! No take-backs!”

Lu Qiancha didn’t dare to act rashly! With an inquisitive look, she carefully glanced at Xun Xue’s face.

Xun Xue’s lips held a victorious, slightly teasing smile as she gave her an extremely certain nod.

Lu Qiancha’s heart was set.

Her gaze immediately became bright and sharp, sweeping over all the rabbits.

Finally.

Her paw pointed precisely at the smallest Moon Rabbit in the group.

At this moment, it was timidly shrinking behind a slightly larger rabbit, curiously and with a hint of bewilderment, peeking its head out.

Lu Qiancha said, “I want this one.”