The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 509
Chapter 509: The Return of the Divine Core
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The Old Matchmaker was drenched in sweat.
This was the greatest failure in his entire tenure as the Old Matchmaker.
His hands trembled as he attempted to tie the red strings.
Xie Yu Zhou looked skeptical. “It’s one thing if I can’t tie it, but even Chao Chao can’t? And you still call yourself the Old Matchmaker?”
“Yeah, yeah! You’re just a fraud tricking people for incense offerings!” Lu Chao Chao stood with hands on her hips, her little face full of accusation.
“The Old Matchmaker is a liar! The Old Matchmaker is a liar!”
“The Old Matchmaker is a fraud!” Xie Yu Zhou shouted at the top of his lungs, forcing the Old Matchmaker to slap his hand over the boy’s mouth in panic.
“I beg you, please don’t shout! You’re ruining my incense offerings!” The Old Matchmaker was covered in cold sweat.
This was truly a cursed day. No matter how hard he tried, the red strings wouldn’t bind.
He even started doubting himself.
“I will return to the Matchmaker Temple and investigate this matter thoroughly. I will give you both an answer!”
Why wouldn’t the strings bind?!
A lifetime of prestige was crumbling in an instant!
“Stop looking at me like that! I swear, this has never happened before! I will find an explanation for you! Is that good enough?” The Old Matchmaker waved his hand in frustration, his head pounding.
“Old man, can you even matchmake gods? Can gods even get married?” Xie Yu Zhou asked curiously.
The Old Matchmaker shook his head. “Most gods, after enduring countless tribulations and ascending, have hearts filled with great love for the world. They see through all worldly desires and do not cling to romantic love. I can only arrange their mortal ties during their tribulations.”
“If I interfere with their fates arbitrarily, my peers will come knocking on my door.” The Old Matchmaker dared not act recklessly.
“I have a meeting in the Celestial Realm soon. Who knows when the Monarch Emperor will return to the Nine Heavens? The Heavenly Stone has issued a warning, and a great catastrophe may be upon us.” The Old Matchmaker furrowed his brows anxiously.
Lu Chao Chao tilted her head, blinking innocently. “Matchmaker Grandpa, what is the Heavenly Stone?”
The Old Matchmaker, already frustrated beyond words, sighed at the little girl who looked no older than four or five and saw no harm in answering.
“Of course, you’ve never heard of it. The Heavenly Stone resides above the Nine Heavens.”
“It is a stone that was born when the heavens and earth first formed.”
“Legends say it holds the secrets of creation, but even gods do not know the full truth.”
“The Heavenly Stone only gives warnings when there are great upheavals in the Three Realms.”
“The last time it warned us was a thousand years ago, when the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the Three Realms faced destruction.” The Old Matchmaker sighed deeply. “That time, Sword Sovereign Sunshine sacrificed herself to save the Three Realms, bringing a millennium of peace.”
“That broken rock is giving warnings again?” Xie Yu Zhou squatted down, looking worried.
“Will it stop me from getting a wife?”
The Old Matchmaker rolled his eyes. [This brat can’t even tie a red string, and he’s already worried about marriage?!]
“Just yesterday, the Heavenly Stone revealed a new inscription. The Celestial Realm will be overturned. It may even… cease to exist.” The Old Matchmaker’s expression grew serious. Slaying gods… but which gods?
The entire Celestial Realm was in turmoil.
“Hah…”
“I thought it was something serious. As long as it doesn’t stop me from getting a wife, I don’t care.” Xie Yu Zhou waved dismissively. Whether the Celestial Realm fell or not had nothing to do with a mere mortal like him.
The Old Matchmaker stiffened. [This boy is absolutely infuriating.]
“Sigh, if the Celestial Realm’s Miasma isn’t cleansed, it will remain a disaster.”
“Celestial Sovereign Yan Qing has spent a thousand years cultivating the Glassy Pure Flowers. It’s about time for him to return. If he comes back, perhaps the Celestial Realm won’t completely fall apart.” The Old Matchmaker’s figure gradually faded.
Xie Yu Zhou glanced at the Old Matchmaker’s statue, then silently pushed a freshly cleaned table into the fire for warmth.
“Useless thing.” He couldn’t help but mutter.
Meanwhile, Lu Chao Chao felt two forces clashing inside her, making her body unbearably uncomfortable. She curled up in a corner, hugging her knees, shivering. “Are you cold? It’s so cold…”
“I remember you weren’t afraid of the cold when you were little. What’s going on? Could it be your internal injuries haven’t healed?” Xie Yu Zhou touched her forehead, only to find it chillingly cold.
Alarmed, he quickly moved the fire closer to her. “Is this better?”
Lu Chao Chao waved her hand weakly. She retrieved a large, bright-red fur from her spatial storage and draped it over herself, finally feeling some warmth return to her limbs.
Her face was deathly pale, making Xie Yu Zhou’s heart ache. He cursed aloud.
“Damn Ming Kong, he must have hurt you!”
“Yu Zhou, guard me. I will try to restore my Divine Core.” Lu Chao Chao pulled out her Divine Core, now a dull gray, flickering only faintly.
When she had sacrificed herself before, her disciples had managed to recover her Three Souls and Seven Spirits, but it had only met the bare minimum for reincarnation.
To avoid the wrath of the Heavens, they had given her eyes, given her luck, barely allowing her to be reborn.
She looked alive.
But inside, Lu Chao Chao was empty.
Without her Divine Core, with her heart missing, she remained incomplete.
Xie Yu Zhou hesitated briefly before pulling out a wooden fish, then sat before the Matchmaker Temple. “Alright.”
The Divine Core had been separated for a thousand years, tainted by Miasma, and even resisted Lu Chao Chao.
The moment she let go, it darted away within the temple.
Lu Chao Chao ignored its resistance, simply sitting cross-legged, her expression solemn. Her hands formed rapid seals, the imprint at her brow flickering faintly.
An unseen force slowly drew the Divine Core closer.
It struggled, resisting fiercely.
Then, a pair of long, fair hands caught it.
A young man had arrived without a sound, his gaze deep as he watched Lu Chao Chao, who remained unaware.
Silently, he sat cross-legged, allowing the Divine Core to float between them.
He glanced at Chao Chao, then released a faint golden light from his body, gradually purging the Miasma from the Divine Core…
Then, he guided it into Chao Chao’s brow.
The golden light from his body seeped into her as well.
Lu Chao Chao’s pale face gradually regained color. With her Divine Core restored, a vast power emanated from her before vanishing just as quickly.
It was unimaginable—if her heart were also restored, just how powerful would she become?
The young man’s eyes shone with satisfaction, a smile tugging at his lips.
He reached out and gently touched Chao Chao’s head from afar, careful not to disturb her as she continued integrating the Divine Core.
His figure gradually faded from the temple.
Xie Yu Zhou, still clutching his wooden fish at the entrance, turned his head and scratched the back of his head. “It feels like someone was just here…”
Half an hour later.
“Phew…” Lu Chao Chao exhaled softly, her expression joyful.
She patted her abdomen. Her Divine Core had returned!
Her power was back—more than half, no… almost all of it!
She frowned slightly, sensing something strange in her body.
Before she could speak, a strong, pungent smell filled the air.
Xie Yu Zhou pinched his nose tightly, his face turning purple from holding his breath.
A girl in a red wedding dress pushed open the door, carrying a large steaming basin.
It was filled with fresh, hot snails.
The entire temple reeked of that strong, pungent scent.
Xie Yu Zhou was suddenly reminded of that pot of… excrement he had once encountered.
“Get away from me! Even a dog wouldn’t eat that!!” he shouted, vowing never to be fooled again.
“This is my bottom line!”