Chapter 73 - A Shameless Deity

Under the night sky with a full moon and millions of shining stars, a Godly figure in white brocade clothes was sitting on a high rock.

His dark black hair was flowing down on his back, creating a mesmerizing look. The jade white hairpin tuck in the half tied hair was shining in the moonlight.

But the most eye-catching sight was the girl, also clad in white clothes, lying in his embrace.

Her cheeks had turned a light shade of pink due to the drunkenness of the green smoke like poison of the monstrous vines.

She appeared like a cute and innocent maiden as her drowsy eyes stared at the moon in puzzlement.

"Moon....?" Li Ming asked confusedly as she stared at the bright moon shining above in the vast cloudless sky. Surrounded by millions of twinkling stars which only contributed in magnifying the beauty of the night.

"En!" The Deity nodded his head.

"You are weird!" Li Ming finally said after a few moments.

Her words caught the Deity off guard as he confusingly asked, "Weird?"

"Right! You just called the Moon as if it's a person." Li Ming muttered softly.

"Oh. Maybe I'm talking about the person who lives on the moon." The Deity answered after a few seconds of thinking.

"There are people living on the Moon?" The topic had somehow piqued Li Ming's interest as she curiously asked.

"Of course there are people living on the Moon. Though only a few. The Moon Immortal and a few of his trusted ones." The Deity answered but his voice had changed from the happy to a sad one.

Li Ming wanted to ask more questions but she got cut off as the Deity continued.

"Moreover, I used the Moon as an example. It's been around for much longer than the Godly Maple Tree. Same goes for those Stars, the trees, that pond or should I say in particular the water and even the Sun that's going to rise within a few hours." The Deity softly whispered in her ear.

His words only made Li Ming frown as she was completely clueless about what the man was trying to imply. After her mind threw up hands in the air and declined from working anymore, she decided to ask the question, "What about the Moon, Stars, Trees, Water, or the Sun? What puzzles are you spouting?"

A small smile appeared on the Deity's face as he started softly moving one of his hands through Li Ming's silky smooth hair.

If she was in her right state of mind, she would probably have kicked the man to one of the stars for his outrageousness. But of course, her mind wasn't working perfectly or should I say normally, therefore she only snuggled more into the warm chest, enjoying the comfort the hand moving through her hair was giving her.

"I'm only trying to ask you, do you think either of them needs your permission? Do that Moon, the Stars, or the Sun needs your permission before shining in the Godly Maple Tree? Will the trees need your permission before growing? And what about the rain, will it need your permission too?" The man asked her as he continued to stroke her hair.

Li Ming frowned but then softly shook her head in negative. Of course, none of them needed her permission.

Her mind taking more than double the amount of time to process information.

"Do you understand why?" The Deity asked when he saw her shaking her head.

".....because they have been around even before the Godly Maple Tree came into existence?" Li Ming answered but it sounded more like a question as if she was waiting for the man to confirm her conclusion.

"Exactly! Just like them, there are also some people in this world who have lived for a much longer time than the Godly Maple Tree, that's why they won't need your permission before entering into your little heaven." The Deity replied with a small smile playing on his lips.

"Xiao Tiantang!" Li Ming suddenly shouted and clapped her hands happily.

For a moment the Deity was completely stupefied by her smiling face but he soon collected himself and stopped her before she could turn around towards him. He tucked her back into his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head as he asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Ming didn't think about the sudden way in which the man had stopped her from turning around as her focus was again back on the words she had shouted a few minutes before.

"Xiao Tiantang, Little Heaven! It will the perfect new name for this place. It's so stupid and boring to call it Godly Maple Tree all the time." Li Ming said excitedly.

A soft chuckle left his mouth as he listened to her words. "You want to name this place as Little Heaven? Don't you think you will enrage the Heaven Emperor with that?"

He tried to be a little bit serious but the mere imagination of the scenario sent him chuckling again.

The sound was so melodious and soothing that for a few seconds Li Ming forgot about everything as she concentrated on the calming sound.

"Who cares? Moreover, you are the one who gave me the idea." Li Ming said after a few seconds in self-defense.

"En! Who cares? First of all, Heaven Emperor doesn't need to know the new name of the Godly Maple Tree and secondly, even if he finds out and becomes angry, I'll be your shield." The Deity said with a soft brush of his lips on her temple.

Li Ming broke into a beaming smile as she heard the heartwarming words of the Deity. "All right. Let's get back to the main topic. Now I know how you entered in Xiao Tiantang, because you are some ancient old immortal and you don't need my permission to enter. But.....what are you doing here?"

"Did you just called me ancient and old?" The Deity asked as he tried to sound hurt.

"Is there any other way to describe you?" Li Ming countered back.

"The Immortal part is absolutely correct. So maybe a Handsome Immortal God? It's a perfect way to describe me." The Deity answered in a thoughtful tone but there was a smile playing on his lips.

He couldn't remember the last time when he acted so childishly but he's not regretting his words or actions even a single bit. If his childish behavior could make his "Little one" smile, then he's more than happy to act in that way.

Li Ming scoffed at the shamelessness of the man. "Cocky, But whatever! Enough of your stupid talk. Now answer my question." She once again tried to sound cold and demanding but to her disappointment, she only ended up making the Deity smile wider.

"Hmm. I've heard rumors that the famous Miss Li of Black Jade Inn is very fierce and cold-hearted. But why I only can see a cute little girl? What did you do with the original Miss Li?" The Deity asked as he stared at the pouting girl in his arms. The more he looked at her, the more his heart melted.

"Ah! Don't ruin my reputation. Whom are you calling cute? Don't start rumors." Li Ming said in a chided tone but there was still a small smile playing on her lips.

"Alright, I'm sorry for being outrageous. I won't do it again, happy?" The Deity asked in a laughing tone as he gazed fondly at the girl.

"En! Now answer my question. What are you doing here?" No matter how happy and calm the man was making her feel, she's not going to let him go easily without getting the answers to her questions.

The Deity sighed as he answered in a serious tone, "Because I realized that you need some help."

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Hi everyone,

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I realized that it was actually easy to guess who this trespasser is. Looks like I need to work on my skills....hehe!

What are your impression of the Moon Deity? And if are given a chance, exactly what kind of character would you like him to be? Please let me know so that I can build his character according to your wish!

Btw, a fun fact about this chapter. The new name of the"Godly Maple Tree" that is "Xiao Tiantang" was an at the moment idea. The second I typed Little Heaven in the Moon Deity's dialogue, I got this sudden idea. Let me know your thoughts about this new name.

Also, just an out of the blue question. How many of you have watched "Skate Into Love" drama. Due to some unknown reason, I dropped it on episode 12 back at the start of the year and completely forgot about it. But yesterday it popped up in my YouTube recommendations and now I'm rewatching it. Hope I won't drop it again, lmao.

Stay safe and happy!