Chapter 109: Better to Worship Me

Oh.

She couldn’t help it; she was just too tempted by the snacks.

The things in this world are indeed richer than those in the underworld.

“What’s this about?” Di Zian asked unhappily, looking at the butler. “Just giving the Tenth Princess some snacks to send her off? Does the Granduncle not even want to see her?”

The butler hesitated, afraid to speak.

These were royal children, and he couldn’t afford to offend them.

Ah Bao tugged at Di Zian’s sleeve, letting her small legs dangle as she took a few candies and peanuts, then wiggled her way into the Granduncle’s residence.

“My little ancestor,” the butler exclaimed. Under Di Zian’s watchful eye, he didn’t dare touch the Tenth Princess. Though she was young, she was of noble birth.

Ah Bao had never been to the Granduncle’s residence before, but she instinctively knew the layout.

She knew where the main hall was and where the side rooms were.

She confidently walked into the main hall, followed by a group of maids and servants eager to see the Tenth Princess.

They wanted to witness the royal child’s presence.

As Ah Bao entered the main hall, she happened upon Concubine Xin, who was crying and coming out.

Concubine Xin was the Granduncle’s most favored concubine.

Seeing Ah Bao sitting at the table in the main hall, Concubine Xin was startled, “My goodness, where did this little child come from? She’s so cute.”

Concubine Xin immediately took a liking to Ah Bao.

White and chubby, dressed in a small cotton jacket with a floral vest on top, and with two little puffs of hair, her big eyes looked very festive, like a little fairy beside the Yue Lao.

Di Zian was stunned when he saw Ah Bao climbing onto the table.

In the pavilion.

“Master, Master, it’s bad!”

The Granduncle irritably cleaned his ears, “What’s all the shouting about? Are you calling for a soul?”

“Th-the Tenth Princess made Concubine Xin cry. Concubine Xin is crying and yelling that she wants to die.”

The Granduncle immediately stood up and hurried to the front courtyard, “What’s going on? How could a child make my Xin’er so upset?”

He rushed towards the main hall.

Concubine Xin was sitting on the floor, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, sobbing uncontrollably.

The maids and servants were trying to stop her; she wanted to bang her head against the wall.

“Don’t stop me! I don’t want to live anymore. I want to die, sob sob—”

“What’s the point of living? Let me die! Let me die!”

“…”

“My little darling, my precious, what’s wrong with you?” The Granduncle rushed into the main hall and frantically stopped beside Concubine Xin.

Concubine Xin threw herself into the Granduncle’s arms, crying loudly.

The Granduncle was over sixty this year.

Concubine Xin was not yet forty.

And with good maintenance, she looked very young.

“[Ah, a beautiful flower growing in cow dung.]”

“[It’s a pity Concubine Xin, as beautiful as she is, has to serve the old Granduncle.]”

Pff!

Standing aside, Di Zian was wishing he could find a hole to hide in.

Thankfully.

Thankfully.

Only he knew his sister’s true feelings.

“Master, look at her, sob sob,” Concubine Xin pointed at the table, unable to bear to look, and cried out again.

On the table, Ah Bao was tossing red balls around.

Where did these red balls come from?

“She took all the red strings from the Yue Lao, sob sob, and she even broke the statue of the Yue Lao. Master, what sin have I committed? Why did I have to encounter such a calamity today? Master, the statue is broken, and the future marriage prospects of Huan’er are even more uncertain now.

Should Huan’er remain single for life? Sob sob, I don’t want that.”

Though Concubine Xin cried loudly, she maintained a very graceful demeanor.

The Granduncle felt increasingly pained.

He kept calling her ‘darling’ and trying to comfort her.

But the more he comforted, the more she cried.

Ah Bao covered her ears, feeling a buzzing in her head.

She looked at Di Zian.

“[Seventh Brother, do I usually cry like this?]”

“[Do you and Father and Mother’s heads buzz too?]”

“[Ah, now my head is filled with Concubine Xin’s crying. It’s so miserable.]”

Di Zian glanced at Ah Bao with a resigned expression, “Sister, are you tired?”

Ah Bao had finished tossing the last red ball.

All those red balls were made from the Yue Lao’s red strings.

Ah Bao had no more toys to play with and sighed deeply.

She sat cross-legged on the table, clasped her hands together.

She looked at Concubine Xin.

“Pray… to me… pray… to me.”

“[It’s better to worship me than to worship the Yue Lao.]”

Concubine Xin, who was crying loudly, strangely heard Ah Bao’s words clearly.

Concubine Xin was so angry she was trembling, glaring at Ah Bao and pointing at her, “Sin, it’s a sin! Where did this calamity come from?”

How could she have been so blind to think this little girl was cute at first sight?

Yes, she was cute, but she was also truly infuriating.

She had shattered the Yue Lao’s statue, which she had revered for years.

“Little ancestor, could you please come down? I beg you to come down. This is the Yue Lao’s territory,” Concubine Xin trembled as she approached Ah Bao, calling her ‘little ancestor’ with every word.

Ah Bao sighed and gave Concubine Xin a smile, showing her little milk teeth.

【Worshiping Me Really Works】

【I’m more effective than the Yue Lao】

Ah Bao was quite pleased with the idea of people worshipping her.

Ever since she became the little King of Hell, she hadn’t heard any earthly wishes.

Only the last words of the dying.

So tragic and sorrowful.

“This is outrageous! Tenth Princess, what are you causing trouble for? Come down here!” The Granduncle yelled angrily and stepped forward, intending to pull Ah Bao down.

Di Zian was about to move.

Concubine Xin stepped in front of Ah Bao.

The Granduncle immediately stopped.

“You’re not allowed to touch the little girl,” Concubine Xin said through gritted teeth, her eyes red and tears flowing.

“Xin’er, you…”

“This little girl is indeed infuriating, but…” Concubine Xin wiped her tears, “she’s very cute.”

The Granduncle was so exasperated he nearly passed out.

“Besides, she is the Tenth Princess, your great-grandniece. Can’t you speak more politely? If you scare the child, can you make up for it?”

“Xin’er, just now you were insisting on dealing with this little girl.”

“I’m not dealing with her. I’m angry with myself for not protecting the Yue Lao’s statue well enough, for not giving birth to such a cute daughter. Of course, it’s also your fault; having a child is not something I can do alone.

Poor Huan’er is also disappointing; despite her age, she’s still unmarried, while others her age already have grandchildren. My son is useless; he can’t even find a wife. What’s the point of my living?”

The Granduncle never expected his beloved Xin’er was causing a fuss over this.

Di Zian couldn’t help but chuckle.

His little aunt had one wish all these years: to find a wife for Zhao Huan.

The Granduncle was at a loss for words.

“Master, wait, you just said this is… the Tenth Princess?” Concubine Xin finally came to her senses.