Chapter 127 3 Update Aquaman Dad 16
Wu Jingqiu's departure was not a matter of leaving on a whim; 9972 took her back.
Before collecting her, 9972 asked her, "Since you can't bear to leave Zhuozhuo, just stay. You can stay in each world for three months anyway, and it's only been a few days."
"As long as I'm here, Zhuozhuo will devote at least half of her attention to me. When will Cheng Su be willing to give everything for her?"
[…She spoke as if Zhuozhuo was doing some kind of strategy quest.]
"What's the difference between this and a strategy quest? If you build up enough favorability, the target will be willing to do anything for you. If you let Zhuozhuo do this, she'll definitely feel really bad towards her fathers when she grows up and becomes sensible."
9972 felt guilty. "This is the only mission mode I have... And Zhuozhuo never took the initiative to do the mission. It was the mission subjects who spontaneously liked Zhuozhuo, were influenced by him, and made completely different choices than before. This is none of Zhuozhuo's business."
"But this time, Cheng Su will die. When Zhuo Zhuo finds out, he won't be able to bear it."
[…If Cheng Su really does this, I won’t let Zhuo Zhuo know.]
Wu Jingqiu seemed to smile sarcastically, said nothing more, and returned to the system space.
[…What do you mean? I definitely won’t hurt Zhuozhuo.]
9972 muttered to himself, but because he felt guilty, he didn't dare to go back to Zhuozhuo immediately.
Zhuozhuo watched Wu Jingqiu disappear from afar. He sat on the rock for a while, then jumped down to find Cheng Su. He was surprised to find that his eyes were red. "What's wrong with you? Are you sad that your aunt is gone?"
"No, the wind hit my eyes."
Cheng Su turned his head, and Zhuo Zhuo followed suit, insisting on looking into his red eyes. He simply picked the little guy up and pressed his little head into his arms, "Stop looking! Let's go to town!"
"What are you going to town for?"
"The food and daily necessities I prepared are running low. I'm going to replenish them and take you to the town to play."
"Okay~"
Zhuozhuo arched her head and finally emerged from Cheng Su's shoulder. She looked at the place where Wu Jingqiu disappeared. Even though she knew they would see each other again, she felt a little empty in her heart.
Cheng Su seemed to have a map in his head. Without hesitation, he crossed mountains and hills and wandered everywhere. Soon he arrived at the nearest town. He pointed at the children chasing and playing on the road and asked, "Do you want to play with them?"
Zhuozhuo glanced at the little ones' dirty clothes and snot bubbles on their faces, shaking his head like a rattle, "No, no, no..."
"Why not?" Cheng Su teased her deliberately, "Because they're dirty? But Zhuozhuo often gets himself dirty too. It's Auntie and I who change your clothes and wash you. You little dirty monkey, why do you look down on others?"
"Zhuozhuo is not a dirty little monkey!"
The little guy put his hands on his hips and argued with Cheng Su, "Zhuozhuo can wash it himself!"
"Really? Why haven't I seen Zhuozhuo wash himself?"
Zhuozhuo was stuck, unable to quickly find a specific example, so he could only say weakly: "I won't let you see it."
Cheng Su smirked. Seeing that Zhuo Zhuo was getting angry, he didn't dare tease her anymore. He brought her to a toy stall and said with a big smile, "Whatever you want, I'll buy it for you."
The vendor looked at the clothes and demeanor of the two, one big and one small, and knew that a big customer had arrived. He immediately started selling to them and held up toys for Xiaoxiao to try out.
Zhuozhuo had never played with normal toys in this world. Every one of them was unique and he couldn't take his eyes off them, having a blast playing with them. Seeing this, Cheng Su took one of each toy from the stall and put it into his space ring.
Next came the clothing store, food store, magic plant store, and Warcraft store...
As long as anything appeared within Cheng Su's field of vision, he would take Zhuo Zhuo in to buy things, regardless of whether the things could be used or not. He had so much money that it seemed like he had endless money to spend.
He spent his own money and instilled in Zhuozhuo a distorted outlook on life. "The happiest things in the world are spending money and making money. Zhuozhuo is still young, so don't worry about making money. I, your dad, have countless money to spend for you. In the future, you can spend money when you're happy, when you're unhappy, and when you're bored. Dad can afford it!"
Zhuozhuo nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice: "Okay."
9972 quickly said, "That's wrong. The happiness you get from spending money is limited. You'll quickly become tired of it, and then you'll become increasingly unsatisfied and empty. Those playboys and prodigal second-generation rich kids seek excitement and do bad things for this very reason. Zhuozhuo, you can't rely on spending money for happiness. You need to do something serious, like study, practice cultivation, or..."
Zhuozhuo responded with "hmm hmm hmm" perfunctorily, and it was obvious that her attention was on Cheng Su.
9972's ruthless tip: [Baby, Cheng Su is probably suffering from obsessive-compulsive hoarding disorder, also known as hoarding mania. It's a mental illness, so don't try to imitate it.]
Zhuozhuo was shocked and asked quickly, "How do I treat Cheng Su?"
[Hmm...] 9972 tried hard to make it up.
"I'll ask Cheng Suba."
[Hey hey hey, baby, don’t ask.]
"Why?"
[Because he would feel inferior.]
"self-abasement?"
[Yes, he felt he wasn't good enough and would be so sad he'd hide in his bed and cry.] 9972 Zero-cost rumor-mongering.
"Ah, don't cry Cheng Su, Cheng Su is good, very good. I'll talk to him, I'll comfort him."
[No, baby! If Cheng Su knew you knew he was feeling low, he would be embarrassed and wouldn’t be able to face you!] 9972 almost believed what he said.
Zhuozhuo was stunned by what he heard. After thinking about it seriously, he said, "I secretly praise Cheng Su and treat him well. This will let him know that he is good and he won't feel inferior."
9972 was silent. It had never expected that all its efforts would actually make things easier for Cheng Su. It struggled, "Stop it, baby..."
"Yes, yes."
Zhuozhuo was about to take action when he saw a large white egg fly out of a door and be knocked down by a shoe that had chased it. But soon, the large white egg flew up again, bumping into a group of people and being beaten up by a group of people.
The big white egg was beaten so hard that it couldn't fly. It rolled on the ground. After rolling a few times, two chubby claws suddenly emerged from its round and fat end. The claws stepped on the ground and tossed around rapidly, carrying the big white egg with them.
With claws, the big white egg's power suddenly increased, knocking away all the people who were beating it. Then it crawled into a fruit stall, twisted around and pretended to be a small white melon.
The people chasing after him looked around and searched everywhere, but they couldn't find the big white egg. They shouted and scattered to chase after it.
"Huh?"
[This egg has created a trick for itself, but it's not very skilled. If it runs too fast, it will cause the layers to get mixed up.]
Zhuozhuo leaned close to Cheng Su's ear and pointed at the large white egg that had rolled onto the ground and looked perfectly at home among the small white melons. "It's there."
Cheng Su nodded, and as he approached inconspicuously, he praised, "Zhuozhuo is great. He saw it right away. Zhuozhuo, do you want it?"
"think."
Zhuozhuo said without hesitation, "It's plump and delicious."
Cheng Su: "...Don't say this to its face."
He quickly retreated a few steps and warned Zhuozhuo, "You can't eat this egg for now. I'll find you another tastier, plumper egg to eat, okay?"
Zhuo Zhuo regretted, "Okay."
The two approached the big white egg again. It had already raised its big claws alertly and was slowly withdrawing from the small white melon.
Zhuozhuo watched it tentatively move around, her eyes bright, like a cat seeing a little mouse. She slid down from Cheng Su's arms, hunched over cautiously. When the big white egg was about to hit her leg, she suddenly pounced forward, "Ha, I got it!"
The melon vendor, who was busy picking melons, saw this and quickly said, "Kid, that melon is mine. If you want it, you have to pay for it."
Zhuozhuo was about to argue when Cheng Su quickly tossed a gold coin over. She remembered what Cheng Su had said and thought he was just a spendthrift who would spend money without any opportunity, so she sympathetically shut up.
The melon vendor was so happy that he held up another melon for Zhuozhuo to see. "Miss, my melons are all fragrant and sweet. Would you like another one?"
The struggling Dabaidan suddenly dared not move anymore and was picked up by Zhuozhuo obediently. Zhuozhuo shook his head at the melon vendor and ran to Cheng Su to present his treasure, "Look!"
Cheng Su squatted down and looked at the big white egg carefully, praising it sincerely, "Zhuozhuo is amazing! So many people failed to catch it, but Zhuozhuo did it."
Zhuozhuo nodded happily, then suddenly remembered his inferiority complex and said softly, "Cheng Su is also amazing."
"How am I awesome?"
Zhuozhuo said seriously: "Cheng Su is amazing for having such a wonderful baby like Zhuozhuo."
Cheng Su laughed, "Yes, Cheng Su is the most awesome dad in the world."
As he spoke, he carried Zhuozhuo away from this troubled place.
Zhuozhuo realized how much Cheng Su valued the big white egg and asked curiously, "What is this?"
Cheng Su was about to answer when a young man's arrogant voice suddenly rang out, "If I tell you this, I'll scare you to death. I'm the crown prince of the dragon clan, the most powerful platinum dragon! Who are you, you little thief? Let me go immediately, and I'll forgive you. Otherwise, when my clan finds me, I'll trample you to pieces one by one!"
Zhuozhu looked at Dabaidan in surprise, "You spoke?"
The arrogant voice sounded again, "Are you deaf... Ouch, you dare to hit me!"
Zhuozhuo punched the big white egg again and said fiercely, "No swearing."
"I'm just calling you deaf! Ugly! Ouch!"
Zhuozhuo hammered at the big white egg "bang bang bang" until it begged for mercy, "Stop hitting me, I won't scold you anymore."
"Are you waiting for me to stop beating you before you scold me?"
"Am I a fool? If I scold you, you will definitely continue to beat me!"
Zhuozhuo nodded, "Yeah, if you curse me, I'll hit you."
"...I won't scold you anymore. I keep my word. Please stop hitting me." Dabaidan said in a frustrated voice.
Zhuozhuo waited for a moment, and when he saw that it really stopped scolding, he raised his little hand to show Cheng Su, "It hurts."
Cheng Su saw that the little guy's chubby little hands were all red and swollen, and his eyes turned cold when he looked at Da Baidan. He took out the ointment and applied it to Zhuo Zhuo, and said gently, "Don't do it yourself next time. I will do it for you. Does it hurt less after applying the ointment?"
"It still hurts." Zhuozhuo waited until Cheng Su finished applying the ointment, and a white light emerged from the palm of his hand, and he had healed himself.
Cheng Su: "Baby is smart, baby is amazing."
Zhuozhuo: "Hehehe."
Big White Egg: “…”
Did anyone figure out that he was the one who got beaten up!!!
After some friendly exchanges, both sides had a preliminary understanding of each other's personalities, and subsequent communication became much smoother.
Zhuozhuo: "What are you?"
Big White Egg: "You are the East... I am the Dragon, the Dragon Prince!"
Zhuozhuo: "Oh, is your name Longlong?"
Big White Egg: "You... My name is... I haven't even hatched yet, so I don't have a name. But my father, the king, and my mother, the queen, must have already chosen a name for me!"
Zhuozhuo: "Then I'll call you Longlong."
Big White Egg: “No!”
Zhuozhuo: "Longlong, where is your home? Why did you come here by yourself and get beaten up by so many people?"
The big white egg was filled with grief. "I was stolen by despicable humans! A magician and a warrior took advantage of my parents' absence and stole not only my family's gold and silver treasures, but also me! However, as soon as they left Dragon Island, they were both killed because of an uneven division of the loot. I was captured by a giant bird, but I escaped when it threw me against a rock. Then... I was sold to a restaurant by humans who didn't know the value of it, mistaken for an ordinary monster egg. I escaped and met you."
Dabaidan was speaking in a state of great sorrow. He was just wondering if it would be shameful to wail a few times when he heard Zhuozhuo's rhythmic voice say, "Ah, you're so unlucky."
“…”
I don't know why, but I suddenly stopped howling. What's wrong with this little brat? Even if she said "you are so pitiful"!
Zhuozhuo looked at Cheng Su and said childishly, "Are you busy? I want to take Longlong home."
Cheng Su didn't agree immediately, "What if I'm busy?"
"Wait until you're done with your work."
Cheng Su smiled, but before he could say anything, Da Baidan, who had reacted, spoke hurriedly, "What's the matter? Wait! As long as you take me home, my parents will definitely give you a generous reward!"
Zhuozhuo asked doubtfully, "But your house was robbed, how are you going to pay me?"
Big White Egg: "...I have aunts, uncles, and cousins! They're all willing to lend us money!"
Zhuozhuo said childishly, "We are not short of money. My father likes to earn money himself and doesn't like others to give it to him."
Cheng Su almost couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that the teachings he just gave made Zhuo Zhuo think that he was a man of high moral character.
Dabaidan hadn't expected these two to be so difficult to deal with. He muttered, "We dragons are very powerful. I can promise you one request on behalf of my father and help you do anything."
He waited for Zhuozhuo and Cheng Su to be madly excited and eager to agree, but all he heard was Zhuozhuo saying, "My father is the most powerful. I don't need your father's help."
"...Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking. Your father hasn't spoken yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit again.
The pain was so intense that Dabaidan cried out in pain and split his legs. He accurately found the person who hit him, turned his balls towards Cheng Su, and asked angrily, "Why did you hit me?"
"If you say that about my Zhuo Zhuo, I'll hit you."
Zhuozhuo laughed and joined in, "I'll hit you."
Dabaidan was furious, but he didn't dare to provoke the violent father and daughter again. He said aggrievedly, "As long as you can send me home, I can ask for anything."
Zhuozhuo curled his lips, "My dad has everything."
The little guy made a wrong judgment about Cheng Su's space ring, but Cheng Su was very happy after hearing it. It turned out that in Zhuo Zhuo's heart, he was an image of a great hero who was "omnipotent and omnipotent".
happy.
All his bargaining chips were in vain. Dabaidan gave up trying to communicate with Zhuozhuo and collapsed in her arms, looking like he had lost all hope. Just as he was getting more and more upset and about to burst into tears, Zhuozhuo's childish voice rang out, "Don't sleep, you haven't told me how to get to Dragon Island yet."
Dabaidan said unhappily, "Why should I tell you?"
"I want to take you home."
Big White Egg: "...But, but I don't have the reward you want."
Zhuozhuo said, "I sent you home without asking for payment, but you insisted on giving it to me."
Big White Egg: “……?!”
Dabaidan was speechless and moved to tears. He choked up and said, "Zhuozhuo, you are so kind. Your heart is more beautiful than gold and jewels. You are the most precious thing in the world. I will definitely repay you."
Zhuozhuo didn't think this unlucky, poor, and foolish boy could ever repay her, but he seemed to particularly enjoy rewarding people, so she said tolerantly, "Okay, okay."
Cheng Su felt extremely proud as he watched Zhuo Zhuo easily subdue Da Baidan. Although it was Zhuo Zhuo's sincerity that was invincible, Zhuo Zhuo's personal charm also played a role.
With the address provided by Dabaidan himself, Cheng Su carefully planned the route and took Zhuozhuo to travel around the country and experience the customs and cultures of various countries. After three months, they finally arrived at the edge of Dragon Island.
Dragon Island is located in the center of the vast ocean. There are many ferocious predators living in this sea, which serves as a natural barrier to protect Dragon Island.
Zhuozhuo transforms into a mermaid and swims in the ocean, followed by a long line of sea beasts eager to devour her. These beasts have thick skin and flesh, making them impenetrable to the mermaid's claws, forcing her to flee with her head in her hands. But Zhuozhuo has a special power-up: not only does she have an invincible light ball, but she also has the bow and arrows of the Elven Mother Tree. If she doesn't want to fight on her own, Cheng Su will escort her.
It ran wildly with its head in its hands, turning into a sea monster.
Zhuozhuo not only played in the sea by himself, but also swam with the big white egg in his arms.
Big White Egg howled heartbreakingly, "I'm afraid of water! I don't want to swim! Let me go! Help, help—"
Zhuozhuo was frightened at first and thought he would die if he went into the water. After asking Cheng Su, he learned that Dabaidan was simply afraid of water, but dragons can move freely in water. So, at Cheng Su's kind suggestion, Zhuozhuo always took Dabaidan with him when he went into the water, hoping to help him overcome this weakness.
Desensitization therapy was effective. After howling for seven or eight days, Dabaidan accepted his fate and let Zhuozhuo do whatever he wanted as if he were dead.
One day, Zhuozhuo and Dabaidan were playing soccer in the sea, and she lashed out with her tail. She chased after him, and suddenly realized Dabaidan had vanished from her sight. She swam to the spot where he disappeared, carefully observing for a moment, then called Cheng Su over and asked worriedly, "Did Longlong get eaten?"
Cheng Su shook his head. "This is the barrier of Dragon Island. He must have returned to Dragon Island."
"Longlong is back home?"
"Yes. Dragons are rare, and they value their offspring very much. As long as we return to Dragon Island, we'll be safe." Cheng Su smoothed Zhuozhuo's messy hair. "Also, dragons are very xenophobic and will attack strangers indiscriminately. Zhuozhuo, do you want to go in and take a look?"
Zhuozhuo asked in a baby voice, "Is Chengsu scared? Zhuozhuo thinks he can defeat the dragon."
Cheng Su smiled and shook his head, "Of course I'm not afraid, because Zhuo Zhuo can protect me and let me walk freely on Dragon Island."
"Then let's go and take a look. However, Longlong was stolen from Dragon Island, and Dragon Island is not safe. Cheng Su, don't run around, stay close to Zhuozhuo."
Zhuozhuo finished speaking and reached out to Cheng Su for a hug. Although she was bold, curious, and confident, Cheng Su's foreshadowing had successfully made her feel that Dragon Island was full of dangers and that she needed a hug to feel safe.
However, before she could reach Cheng Su, a thunderous roar suddenly came from behind her, "Who said Dragon Island is unsafe!"
Zhuozhuo was shaken to the ground, and Cheng Su immediately held her in his arms, shielding her from all attacks. She looked back with wide eyes, and saw a ferocious dragon head as big as a hill.
The dragon, even bigger than Zhuozhuo, rolled its eyes. "Are you the humans who sent Xiaobai back? This time, for Xiaobai's sake, I'll let you off the hook for your outrageous words slandering the dragon clan. Next time, I'll definitely crush you into a pulp!"
A huge dragon claw stretched out and hovered above the two men's heads, full of intimidation.
Zhuozhuo had never seen such an unreasonable person... She also stretched out her little hand to such an unreasonable dragon and said fiercely: "You are a fool. You can't tell good from evil. I will crush you into a pulp!"
The small ball of light changed its function according to Zhuozhuo's will, and it hit the dragon claw with a whoosh. Before the dragon head could laugh at it, it quickly forked and expanded, wrapping the entire dragon claw, and then tightened.
“Ouch—”
The dragon head screamed with his mouth wide open, watching in horror as his claws were crushed into a pulp and he was unable to put up any resistance.
Zhuozhuo also looked at the dragon claw wrapped in white light. Before she could see what was happening, Cheng Su pressed her little head against his shoulder. She shook her head, "What are you doing?"
"This dragon is too stupid. We won't talk to him."
"Okay."
Ignoring the idiot, Zhuozhuo spoke to 9972 in his mind, "Is it true that I fought with a dragon and can't enter Dragon Island?"
[Of course not. Dragons are warlike and only obey those who are stronger than themselves. Baby, you defeated the gatekeeper dragon, and they are so fond of you that they can't wait for you to visit Dragon Island.]
"Really?" Zhuozhuo was surprised. He moved his little hands and threw another small ball of light over. The small ball of light wrapped around the dragon horn on the dragon head and began to tighten and squeeze.
The dragon head's screams became even more miserable.
Zhuozhuo couldn't bear to hear this and said to 9972, "The dragon clan likes to be beaten, but I don't want to be beaten anymore."
[Then I won’t beat him. He can do whatever he wants, regardless of what others think.]
Zhuozhuo took both small balls of light back and waited curiously for the dragon head's reaction. A moment later, he heard him say, "You are guests from afar, and you are Xiaobai's saviors. Please come to the island quickly, and we will reward you handsomely."
Zhuozhuo was shocked. She turned her head and observed carefully, realizing that Longtou seemed to have invited them sincerely, with no intention of throwing darts behind their backs. Longtou's behavior challenged Zhuozhu's black-and-white world. She immediately leaned over to Cheng Su's ear and repeated what 9972 had just said to him, feeling both emotional and puzzled. "Why would someone like to be beaten?"
Cheng Su glanced coldly at the position of 9972 on Zhuo Zhuo's little head, and gently corrected the wrong view that the little guy had received, "This is not because he likes to be beaten, but because everyone has the mentality of admiration for strength, especially those of the Dragon Clan. Mu Qiang is the feeling of admiration, respect, and admiration for strong and outstanding people in any field."
After thinking for a moment, Cheng Su warned worriedly, "Zhuozhuo, our Mu Qiangxin doesn't need to be so heavy-hearted. If someone defeats you, come to daddy and daddy will fight back for you."
He happily concluded, "As long as Zhuozhuo likes Daddy, that's all."
Zhuozhuo said awkwardly, "But Daddy is not as good as Zhuozhuo."
"..." Cheng Su gritted his teeth, "Do you like daddy?"
"I like it."
"Is this a forced liking? I'm sad."
"Then cry."
Cheng Su was so angry that he laughed. He stretched out his hand to scratch his burning creaky spot, "Little rascal, who did you learn this from?"
Zhuozhuo laughed and dodged, "I learned this from Cheng Su. Cheng Su is a big bad guy!"
9972 provides language support. [Baby, this is called "the closer you are to the red, the more you are to the black." Cheng Su is a piece of black charcoal, and he has stained you black.]
Zhuo Zhuo: "Charcoal Cheng Su."
Cheng Su: "Little Black Charcoal is burning."
As we laughed and played, the view in front of us suddenly opened up. The sea disappeared, the sun was shining brightly, and there were mountains one after another. From time to time, fat dragons spread their wings and soared. It was a majestic and magnificent paradise.
They landed on Dragon Island.
Here lives the most mysterious, physically powerful, and closest-to-god race in the Western Fantasy Continent.
Throughout the ages, countless people have dreamed of being captured by dragons and locked up in caves filled with gold and jewels to live out their lives in exorbitant circumstances. Even more people have dreamed of defeating the dragon and rescuing the princess, hoping to gain beauty, treasure, mounts, and honor in one fell swoop.
In short, this is a place that carries dreams and ideals.
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