Chapter 851: The Little Princess

The little divine herb stared at the Third Elder, a contemplative look in her eyes, somewhat at a loss.

Seeing her like this, Yang Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "Don't you recognize this old man?"

Hearing this, the little divine herb first nodded, then shook her head, muttering, "I don't know, but I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

Yang Tian and Yang Xiao exchanged a glance, both lost in thought. Back then, the little divine herb had only said she came from the Great Wasteland, never mentioning the Medicine God Valley, let alone her relatives.

"She only finds him familiar. Could the little one have fragmented memories?" Yang Xiao's expression turned grave. If so, it would be troublesome.

"Probably. If she didn't know him, she wouldn't feel familiarity," Yang Tian nodded.

"Brother Yang Tian, who is he? I feel like I know this old man. Have I seen him somewhere?" The little divine herb blinked her big eyes, speaking with great curiosity.

Her body was crystalline, radiating divine light, and from her pores flowed abundant vital essence. She was like a piece of divine jade, with a halo behind her head.

The little divine herb had undergone astonishing transformation. She no longer resembled a divine herb but a human, exuding an aura of nobility.

Yang Tian stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and finally sighed, "Little one, he might be a relative. We've arrived in the Great Wasteland now."

"The Great Wasteland!" The little divine herb's big eyes widened, divine light shining through. She became excited all at once, for this was her homeland, where she had lost something.

"The Great Wasteland, my home is in the Great Wasteland..." The little divine herb mumbled, pouting her rosy little lips. She tugged at her jet-black hair, feeling that she couldn't remember some things.

Seeing her like this, Yang Tian was even more certain that the little divine herb had lost her memory, and probably a great deal of it. Otherwise, how could she have forgotten the old man who claimed to be her closest kin?

"Brother Yang Tian, I can't remember," the little divine herb said, clutching her forehead, feeling a headache as she struggled to recall anything.

"It's okay if you can't remember. Would you like to meet him?" Yang Tian pointed at the Third Elder. Regardless, the little divine herb was most likely a creature of this place, and he wanted her to find her memories.

Hearing this, the little divine herb lifted her eyelids, her gaze fixed on the old man. After a long moment of thought, she finally nodded.

Outside, considerable time had passed. The Third Elder and the Grand Elder were extremely anxious. The matter of the little princess weighed heavily on them. She was not just a divine herb; at her birth, celestial phenomena had appeared. She was no ordinary creature and was highly likely to attain the Dao.

Just as the Third Elder was about to interrupt Yang Tian, a little girl appeared, surrounded by divine light and shrouded in a hazy glow.

Her eyes were large and very bright, and her whole being exuded a spirit of ethereal grace. As soon as she appeared, she drew everyone's gaze.

"Eh, this little girl has changed so much!" Yuan Xia was astonished. Back at the auction, the little divine herb had been pitiful, with a withered face, nearly dead from old age.

The second time Yuan Xia saw her was at the Divine Mountain of the Dao. Then, the little divine herb had recovered but still had little life left. The Flower of Enlightenment had given her its origin, creating the little divine herb as she was now.

"Heavens..." Jiu Bingyan's eyes widened, staring at the little divine herb in disbelief. Was this the legendary human-shaped divine herb?

She was speechless. The impact of this event was too great. If a human-shaped divine herb had appeared here, the entire Medicine God Valley would be in turmoil.

Xiao Bai's big eyes curved into crescents. The little divine herb was now very beautiful, her whole body sparkling and radiant like a jade doll.

"This... this..." The Third Elder's hands trembled, his lips quivering. This was the little princess he had been searching for, now here before his eyes.

The Grand Elder was also greatly agitated, hardly believing it. It all seemed too easy.

When the little princess had gone missing, it had ignited the fury of the entire Medicine God Valley. Their clan had emerged fully, stirring up the Great Wasteland and even threatening to attack a sacred land to see if the little princess had been taken there.

The little princess's soul imprint had never gone out, indicating she was still alive. And now they saw her again.

"Little princess..." The Third Elder was extremely excited, his hands trembling as he reached out to touch the little divine herb's head.

Seeing this, the little divine herb instinctively shrank back, stepping away. Though she felt familiar with the old man, she was not yet close to him.

The blow she had suffered was severe; she had nearly withered away. Now, the only ones she trusted were Yang Tian and the others.

"Old man, what are you doing?!" Seeing the little divine herb's reaction, Xiao Bai's face stiffened. He stepped forward to block her and pointed at the old man.

Hearing this, the Third Elder's expression softened somewhat, but his brow furrowed. Did the little princess not recognize him?

"Brother Xiao Bai!" Seeing Xiao Bai, the little divine herb's face lit up with joy, her big eyes sparkling.

If anyone had spent the most time playing with the little divine herb, it was undoubtedly Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing too, but she wasn't here now.

Xiao Bai turned his head, looked at her pretty face, then cupped her neck with both hands and planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Ah..." The little divine herb's body tingled, her face flushing red. She gave Xiao Bai a sharp glare.

"You!" Seeing this, the Third Elder's expression darkened. This was the little princess of the Medicine God Valley; how could she be intimate with an outsider?

The Grand Elder was even more furious, his eyes wide as he roared, "How dare you! Such insolence!"

His roar was like thunder, rolling and shaking, piercing the eardrums, shattering the void. It was terrifying.

The little princess of the Medicine God Valley was equal to a sacred land's saintess—pure, noble, and untouchable. How could she behave like this with an outsider?

The little divine herb, traumatized, turned pale with fright and curled up in Xiao Bai's arms, trembling.

"Old bastard, how dare you!" Xiao Bai's eyes widened, his fists clenched. A fierce aura emanated from him, like a terrifying beast awakening.

His body blazed with divine light, golden radiance bursting forth like bolts of lightning. His fierce aura climbed steadily, accompanied by a dreadful majesty, as if a little divine king was emerging.

"This..." The fluctuation startled the Third Elder. Though he did not think much of Xiao Bai's cultivation, his aura was no weaker than Murong Feng's.

"Could this little one be a divine beast with extremely high bloodline inheritance?" the Third Elder murmured to himself. Divine beasts varied in strength, depending on their bloodline, much like divine blood. Many divine beasts were half-blooded.

Divine beasts with rich bloodlines were extremely rare; even the Great Wasteland could not produce many.

The Grand Elder clenched his fist, his eyes darkening. Seeing their intimacy, he snorted inwardly and prepared to suppress them.

Seeing this, Yang Tian's eyes narrowed sharply, and he shouted, "What? Are you going to turn the tables and blame us?"