Chapter 79 Returning Only Wasted a Little Spiritual Power

The broadcast was incredibly loud, sounding like it was exploding in the sky.

Not to mention Xiao Jiu, who has excellent hearing, even the Kui Niu sleeping at the bottom of Moon Lake was startled awake.

As soon as the Kui Niu awoke, it let out a loud snore, which stirred up the water on the surface of Moon Lake, causing it to ripple outwards in a fine wave.

The Suanni, swept by the water vapor, had its fur stand on end.

He was completely startled awake, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, he cried out in frustration, "Ah! I just dreamt that I beat the Taotie until it was howling!"

As soon as he said this, a crack suddenly appeared on the large black fur ball that was cushioning them, and without waiting, the mouth snapped open and bit down on the Suanni's buttocks.

Suanni: "Awooo!"

Taotie: "Hmph."

The Suanni lowered its head and roared, "Didn't we agree that you weren't allowed to shave its tail fur?!"

Taotie tilted its head back and said sweetly, "Oh? Really? I don't remember."

Suanni: ?

Suanni: "Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Taotie: "Mmm."

White smoke immediately billowed from the Suanni's body, and its body grew larger as it faced the wind.

The moment the Suanni transformed into its true form, Xiao Jiu and Xiao Xue beside her jumped to the ground with lightning speed.

The next instant, the two roughly the same size fur balls behind them were already fighting.

Two huge fluffy balls rolled wildly on the ground covered with spirit flowers, and eventually rolled down the hillside.

As soon as they left, the spirit flowers that had been knocked down by their movements perked up one by one. Due to inertia, the spirit hyacinths and spirit peonies with their longer stems were still swaying slightly.

It looked as if they were saying goodbye to the Suanni and Taotie, which were rolling further and further away.

Suddenly, a slight noise came from the foot of the mountain.

This distance is so great that even a demon beast would need to use its spiritual power to hear it clearly, but Xiao Jiu's eyes widened instantly.

He took off running down the mountain, and the sudden movement startled Xiaoxue, who was standing next to him, who let out a soft "meow".

Xiao Jiu ran in the direction that was on the side of the mountain with a slightly gentler slope, so he saw the fiery red figure from a great distance.

Little Jiu excitedly shouted, "Ayu!"

His voice was loud and clear, and the joy in it was impossible to hide.

Upon hearing the sound, the young man in red looked up.

The moment he saw Xiao Jiu, the young man, who seemed to be covered in blood but had an icy expression, was stunned for a moment, and then a bright smile appeared on his face.

He called out, "Xiao Jiu!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu wished he could jump up from the ground.

Xiao Jiu's legs kicked off the ground quickly, and he ran even faster, but suddenly, his toes caught on a net-like vine of a spirit flower, and he immediately fell forward.

A cry of surprise came from afar, and at the same time, a surge of spiritual energy swept over.

However, the spiritual energy was still too slow. But just as Xiao Jiu was about to fall to the ground, he immediately braced himself with his hands, straightened his back, and sprang up from the ground.

This isn't over yet.

He used tremendous force when he braced himself on the ground, and combined with the excellent elasticity of the net-like spiritual flower, it propelled him directly into the air.

Xiao Jiu wasn't flustered at all. He spun around in the air, hugging his knees, four times, spinning like a little top, before landing steadily on the ground.

He stood with his feet together, raised his arms high, and said proudly, "Little Jiu, great!"

Fu Yu was about to rush forward the moment Xiao Jiu tripped, but Xiao Jiu's actions completely stunned him. It wasn't until he heard Xiao Jiu praising him that he quickly said, "Yes, yes! Xiao Jiu is great!"

He mobilized the spiritual power within his demon core and instantly appeared before Xiao Jiu. Because he had just used his spiritual power, the red mark at the corner of his eye seemed to be glowing, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Xiao Jiu looked up at him and blinked: "Ayu is beautiful!"

Fu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then, just like before, a blush gradually crept onto her face, which had become much more defined.

As if overwhelmed by the praise, he merely raised his hand to touch his face with the back of his hand and whispered, "N-no, not really..."

When Fu Yu raised his hand, his palm, which was covered by a layer of red fish scales, was completely revealed.

In the sunlight, his sharp fingertips exuded a chilling aura, while the fish scales reflected a delicate golden sheen, making his hand, which was larger than a normal human's, appear even more bizarre.

Xiao Jiu gasped softly and immediately went over.

Upon noticing Xiao Jiu's gaze, Fu Yu's handsome face showed a hint of panic.

His gaze wandered, and he instinctively wanted to pull his hand behind his back, but the next second, a small bluish-gray hand grabbed his sleeve.

Fu Yu looked over and saw Xiao Jiu tilting her head up, saying to him in a clear, childlike voice, "A Yu is beautiful, beautiful!"

Fu Yu was stunned.

Just then, a figure silently appeared beside them.

Xiao Jiu's attention was immediately diverted.

He turned his head, stared intently at the other person for two seconds, then tilted his head in confusion: "Chuanfeng, he's changed."

Xie Chuanfeng used to be like a soulless puppet.

He always had a blank expression and spoke in a flat and indifferent manner, as if life and death were none of his concern.

But Xie Chuanfeng, who was standing in front of Xiao Jiu at this moment, had sharp eyes and a murderous aura around him, as if he were surrounded by invisible swords. Just one look was enough to tell that he was no good person.

Xie Chuanfeng knelt down and bowed to Xiao Jiu: "Thank you for your understanding, senior. I have fulfilled my wish and am willing to serve you from now on."

From a human perspective, once such a thing is said, the recipient will either say a few polite words or accept it gladly; in short, they will have to react.

However, even after Xie Chuanfeng had finished speaking, the surroundings remained silent.

Xie Chuanfeng's mind was still not in the cultivation mode. He looked up anxiously, only to find that there was no one in front of him.

He immediately turned his head and saw Xiao Jiu squatting to his left.

Xiao Jiu tilted her head and looked at his arm, asking, "Chuanfeng, does your hand hurt?"

Xie Chuanfeng suddenly froze.

Memories from hundreds of years ago instantly surfaced in his mind.

That happened when Xie Chuanfeng first arrived here.

Although the prosthetics produced by the system are not ordinary objects, they cannot be like the original limbs and require the wearer to adapt to them.

Xie Chuanfeng is, after all, a human being, and he has all the senses of touch and pain that he should have. So at first, he suffered a bit because he had just installed this mechanical arm.

However, this discomfort was not unbearable for him, and he knew that his rescue and the restoration of his arm were already a blessing from heaven, so he dared not ask for anything more.

When the pain became unbearable, Xie Chuanfeng would quietly massage his left arm and shoulder in a secluded corner.

At that time, the world was still in eternal night.

It was always dark and extremely cold all around.

However, one day when he was secretly hiding away to endure the pain, a slightly hoarse child's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

The voice asked him, "Chuanfeng, does it hurt?"

In fact, Xie Chuanfeng had suffered even more painful injuries and endured even worse situations. But when he saw Xiao Jiu's eyes full of concern, Xie Chuanfeng didn't know what came over him, and he actually said weakly, "It hurts."

The words had barely left his mouth when Xie Chuanfeng regretted them.

However, Xiao Jiu didn't give him a chance to take back his words. Xiao Jiu frantically shouted into the distance, "System! Chuanfeng's hand hurts!"

Upon hearing its host's call, the system immediately rushed towards Xiao Jiu.

The Suanni and Taotie weren't deaf, and upon hearing this, they also ran over.

After that, the world of eternal night became noisy. Xie Chuanfeng was surrounded by them. Even though he preferred quiet, he didn't find it noisy at all.

Thinking back to that time, and looking into Xiao Jiu's dark yet bright eyes, Xie Chuanfeng smiled with relief. His tense body completely relaxed in that instant.

He replied softly, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Xie Chuanfeng didn't insist on bowing anymore, and simply bent his knees and sat down.

He unfastened his wristband and pulled up his left sleeve so that Xiao Jiu could see him clearly.

Xie Chuanfeng's arm came from a technologically advanced world plane. The product description at the time even labeled it as a "representative item of a world plane," making it one of the most outstanding products of that world.

So at this moment, the prosthetic limb no longer looks like a mechanical object.

Its color and texture are exactly the same as a real human arm.

Xiao Jiu curiously pinched and poked at the objects, and Xie Chuanfeng let her play.

After Xiao Jiu had finished playing, Fu Yu, who had been watching him with gentle eyes the whole time, asked, "Xiao Jiu, how have you been lately?"

Xiao Jiu blinked and nodded: "Hello, Xiao Jiu."

Xiao Jiu, having evolved, now fully understands that Fu Yu and Xie Chuanfeng went to another world, a world completely different from this one.

Xiao Jiu tilted her head back slightly and thought for a moment, then pulled Fu Yu down to sit.

"The flowers are blooming, the saplings are growing..."

Xiao Jiu slowly and carefully recounted what had happened here.

Although his memory was good, he inevitably became somewhat disorganized when describing those things. For example, while talking about Grandma Tai Li, he would suddenly switch to talking about the Spirit Flower in the next sentence.

Ke Fuyu and Xie Chuanfeng listened very attentively.

They didn't interrupt Xiao Jiu, but listened quietly as she spoke, sentence by sentence.

As dusk fell and the sun set, and the surrounding spirit flowers began to glow faintly, Xiao Jiu took a deep, exaggerated breath and exhaled, saying, "That's it."

Fu Yu clapped her hands: "Xiao Jiu is amazing!"

Orange flames had appeared around them at some point, flickering and casting long, elongated shadows.

The system, which had approached while it was still light, said succinctly, "Neither of you are fully recovered. Come back to work once you've rested."

The Suanni, who was yawning, stopped yawning upon hearing this: "Wow, System, you really are..."

He used a tiny flame to draw a thumbs-up symbol and said sincerely, "You're invincible."

The system isn't stupid; it immediately knew that the Suanni was mocking it.

It roared and charged at the Suanni, its big head whipping around, sending the Suanni flying into the air. From that height, it would have been in real pain if it had fallen.

Xie Chuanfeng had only lived here for less than five months, so he was stunned when he saw this scene.

However, when he turned his gaze and saw that everyone, including Xiao Jiu, had a very used expression, he quickly accepted it.

The system and the Suanni were fighting each other so badly that they were flying everywhere, while Xiao Jiu was already rubbing the bellies of Taotie and Xiao Xue.

Qian Chuan, who had been silent all along, looked at everyone and then spoke up: "Grandma Tai Li has a very regular schedule. It's dark now, so she's closed her eyes. Let's go see her again when it's light tomorrow?"

He pointed towards the mountaintop: "I'll introduce you to Kui Niu later. He lives at the bottom of Moon Lake and rarely shows himself."

Fu Yu and Xie Chuanfeng naturally had no objections.

Although most creatures go to rest and catch up on sleep when it gets dark, the creatures here are either cultivators or zombies, so it wouldn't be a problem to play day and night for several months in a row.

Although Fu Yu and Xie Chuanfeng were a little tired, they were reluctant to go to sleep because they had been away for so long.

Everyone noticed, but didn't offer any further advice.

They simply sat together, munching on the grains Xiao Jiu had exchanged, drinking hot flower tea, and roasting sweet potatoes, corn, and anything else they could roast around the floating campfire that Suanni had created.

After dark, the red scales on Fuyu's body faded away.

Seeing Xiao Jiu's curious eyes, Fu Yu explained, "I've learned a way to maintain my human form during the day, but it takes a bit of spiritual energy."

With a flick of his wrist, something resembling a fishtail veil emerged from the back of his hand.

Fu Yu: "It's the same at night; I can also transform into a fish shape on my own."

Xiao Jiu nodded and replied, "It just takes up a little spiritual energy?"

Fu Yu chuckled and gently patted Xiao Jiu's head: "Yes."

Xiao Jiu's hair had grown to below her shoulders and was tied up with a delicate black ring, clearly made by Qian Chuan.

Xiao Jiu's clothes were the same, made of the same material as her hair tie, but unlike before, this outfit consisted of a T-shirt and knee-length pants.

Although Xiao Jiu liked the children's clothes that Huanglonglongshen brought before, they were mortal items after all. Even if they wore them interchangeably, more than ten years had passed, and most of them were worn out.

Fu Yu's eyes suddenly lit up: "By the way, Qian Chuan, do you think we can make clothes for Xiao Jiu?"

Xiao Jiu immediately reacted like a cat smelling dried fish: "Clothes!"

The system also stopped gnawing on the Suanni's head: "Hmm? You brought it in?"

That's quite unusual.

So far, only the Yellow Dragon God has been able to easily bring things from another world here. Even the system doesn't have this ability yet. How did Fuyu manage to do it?

So everyone gathered around out of curiosity.

Earlier, when Fuyu mentioned "clothes," Xie Chuanfeng's expression had become somewhat strange, but everyone's attention was focused on Fuyu and Xiao Jiu, so no one noticed.

So, when Fu Yu's fingers flew, conjuring up a wrinkled thing, and then enlarging it several times larger, everyone fell silent.

The system managed to ask with difficulty, "Fuyu, what... is this?"