Chapter 82 Cutting Eighty-Two Times: "How did you revert to your original form?"...
When Xie Changming returned with the water, this was the scene he saw.
Luo Mingshu burrowed into the mud, because the glass bead she had lost seemed to be hiding from her.
She herself didn't really want to get the glass bead quickly; she just took the opportunity to roll around in the mud a few more times.
To be honest, playing in the mud in the pit felt pretty good. Luo Mingshu crawled deeper into the mud pit, where a rich fragrance of peach blossoms wafted over.
Finally, she heard Xie Changming's footsteps, and in a panic, she stretched out her claws and tightly grasped the glass bead in her hand.
Luo Mingshu jumped out of the mud puddle, grabbed the glass bead, and announced to Xie Changming, "I came here just to pick up this glass bead, not because I like rolling around in mud puddles."
Xie Changming held the cup in his hands, looked at Luo Mingshu who was covered in soot, and chuckled, saying, "Yes."
At this moment, the glass bead in Luo Mingshu's hand emitted a faint dark purple light, and then, the water cup Xie Changming was holding fell to the ground, and his figure began to change.
At the same time, Luo Mingshu also transformed into human form after retrieving the glass bead. Her clothes were still slightly stained with mud, and even her nose was covered in mud.
However, it's true that she turned back; a wolf of similar height to Luo Mingshu appeared before her. (Pianozl)
Xie Changming's eyes were still the same. Luo Mingshu stared at him, stunned.
"You...you...you..." Luo Mingshu stammered, seeing Xie Changming slowly walking towards her. His tone was puzzled, "How did I turn back into my original form?"
His tail wagged at Luo Mingshu, and Luo Mingshu couldn't help but lower her head and touch his head; it felt quite nice.
Although Xie Changming didn't understand why he had turned back into his original form, he looked up at Luo Mingshu, his gaze fixed on the small mud spot on her nose.
He jumped up, put his paws on Luo Mingshu's shoulders, and then stuck out his tongue to lick the little speck of mud off the tip of her nose.
Luo Mingshu squinted and patted his head.
Then Xie Changming turned his head and took the glass bead that Luo Mingshu was holding back.
The moment the glass bead detached from Luo Mingshu's body, their forms changed again. Luo Mingshu transformed into a small dragon, while Xie Changming reverted to human form.
Luo Mingshu was stunned and fell directly onto Xie Changming's shoulder.
“So, here’s the situation: if I become human, you can’t be human.” Luo Mingshu analyzed the current situation.
"Yes." Xie Changming didn't understand why this had happened, but the fact that Luo Mingshu's glass bead had been found was a good thing.
He pulled Luo Mingshu back: "I'll take you to take a bath."
Luo Mingshu refused to cooperate. She wanted to change back so that Xie Changming would be Big Dog Hook, and she liked Big Dog Hook.
Xie Changming grabbed her glass bead and refused, saying, "It's better if I become human."
"Why!" Luo Mingshu protested loudly, "This is my glass bead."
“My original form is harder to take care of; I need to brush my fur every day. Can you brush it?” Xie Changming said matter-of-factly. “Your original form is much smaller, so it’s easier to take care of you.”
"Why is this happening?" Luo Mingshu asked curiously.
At this moment, Xie Changming threw her into the water and began to patiently scrub the dirty parts of her body clean.
"This shows that your wish to 'turn back into a human' is not so simple," Xie Changming analyzed while bathing her. "For you, who is still a little dragon, turning into a human is equivalent to an advancement for Yinglong."
“So…” he said with a wry smile, “Your goal in this exploration scenario of the Misty Star Sea is actually ‘advancement,’ which is also very difficult to achieve. Shushu, you have given us another difficult problem.”
This advancement of Luo Mingshu should be Yinglong's last advancement. Once she crosses this stage, she will be able to possess the full power of the Demon God. This advancement is also the most difficult stage, otherwise Luo Mingshu would not have been stuck in the so-called Nascent Soul stage for hundreds of years without being able to break through.
Rather than achieving Luo Mingshu's goal to end this exploration of the Misty Star Sea, it would be better to continue searching for the escaped immortal lord now.
Xie Changming told Luo Mingshu about the current situation, and Luo Mingshu jumped back onto his shoulder, stroking her chin as she said, "I never thought my wish would be so grand."
"Yes." Xie Changming patted her head and said, "The power of the Demon God is no weaker than mine."
The difference between demons and demon gods is that demons have a much shorter growth period, while demon gods have a very slow growth period. However, if they both reach their complete form, there is not much difference in strength between the two races.
"Who knows when that will be?" Luo Mingshu said, pulling Xie Changming's ear. "Change back quickly, so I won't be the only one being an animal. Otherwise, I'll be very lonely."
Xie Changming said, "I've changed back, so who's going to bathe you?"
Luo Mingshu rolled on his shoulder and made an even more outrageous suggestion: "If you change back now, it will be easier for us to hide. That way, if any immortals accidentally see you, you can just bark a couple of times and pretend to be someone else's spirit pet. Wouldn't that be great?"
Xie Changming: "?" Why wouldn't I use a concealment spell if I could?
He followed Luo Mingshu's instructions and transformed back to his original form. A black wolf stood under the peach tree, and Luo Mingshu's tiny, crystalline purple dragon lay atop his head.
Xie Changming still had Luo Mingshu's glass bead hanging around his neck, swaying gently.
Luo Mingshu grabbed his ear and said, "Let's go."
Xie Changming's wolf paws trampled over the peach blossoms and left the peach grove.
“If he is succeeding the position of the Western Realm Immortal Lord, then that Immortal Lord was likely a cultivator from the Western Realm before,” Xie Changming said to Luo Mingshu.
Luo Mingshu patted his ear with her tail: "Then let's go to the Western Border and take a look."
Xie Changming's ears twitched. He wasn't afraid to walk in the celestial realm in this form, because no immortal knew that his true form was a wolf.
They headed west, and halfway there they saw a familiar face.
“Wei Qing!” Luo Mingshu sat up straight on Xie Changming’s head. “He really is a cultivator from the Heavenly Realm.”
Xie Changming was about to avoid him, but Wei Qing had already discovered their presence. Luo Mingshu buried half of his body in Xie Changming's thick fur, only showing a small section of his tail, pretending it was an ornament he had pinned to his ear.
At that time, Wei Qing had no idea what the real little dragon looked like. He only noticed Xie Changming, so he walked up to him, wanting to pat Xie Changming's head, and asked in confusion, "Which immortal's lost spirit pet is this?"
Xie Changming dodged his hand. If Luo Mingshu hadn't liked playing this strange "pretending to be a spirit pet" game, he would never have appeared in front of others to increase the difficulty of his exploration.
He took two steps back and quietly observed Wei Qing.
Wei Qing smiled at him and asked, "Do you need me to take you home?"
Xie Changming wanted to leave, but after returning to his original form, his sense of smell became much more acute. He twitched his nose, as if he could smell Wei Qing's scent.
He was carrying a pair of chess baskets, and some of the chess pieces inside smelled of sweat. Cultivation emphasizes a calm mind, and generally, cultivators don't experience significant mental fluctuations.
The sweat was from tension. In the celestial realm, almost no normal immortal would genuinely worry about the lost Luo Mingshu. Only the runaway immortals would feel anxious because of their departure.
After a thorough analysis, Xie Changming concluded that a certain cultivator who had previously interacted with Wei Qing was his target.
Their sudden departure from this move was brilliant, and Luo Mingshu's idea of turning him back into his original form was also ingenious, because even he himself could not have imagined that his original form would have such a keen sense of smell.
So, Xie Changming, who was originally going to leave, followed Wei Qing. He looked like a homeless spirit pet.
"Has your master abandoned you?" Wei Qing asked.
Luo Mingshu buried her head in Xie Changming's fur, laughing so hard she was shaking. "Help! How did things turn out like this?"
Xie Changming had never been so speechless in his life, but he couldn't turn back into human form now. After all, he had already found a clue and only needed to follow Wei Qing to lock onto the target. If he created more chaos, the situation would become more complicated, and the escaped immortal lord would be easier to hide.
So he shook his head, made no sound, and swaggered into Wei Qing's immortal abode.
Wei Qing was good-natured. He followed Xie Changming and said as they walked, "In that case, you can come and live in my house."
Xie Changming had no intention of paying attention to him at all, and simply pretended to be a lost spirit pet.
Wei Qing went back to his place to slack off. Luo Mingshu, who was trying so hard not to laugh that her tail was trembling, finally flew off Xie Changming's body after he left.
"Why did you agree to come in with him?" Luo Mingshu asked as she flew around in front of him.
Xie Changming flicked his tail: "The chess pieces in his chess basket were damp with sweat, and I could smell it."
"The chess player is nervous?" Luo Mingshu immediately understood what Xie Changming meant.
“Yes, cultivators in the Heavenly Realm focus on calming their minds and maintain a peaceful state of mind. They rarely experience such emotional fluctuations. Only a fleeing Immortal Lord would react this way,” Xie Changming told Luo Mingshu, sharing his analysis.
Luo Mingshu stretched out her paw and tapped Xie Changming's nose: "Your sense of smell is so sensitive?"
Xie Changming opened his mouth and gently bit her paw: "That's natural."
Luo Mingshu sat back in Xie Changming's lap: "Don't you suspect Wei Qing?"
“He appeared in the lower realm, and he is the only immortal who can be ruled out as a suspect,” Xie Changming said. “However… his behavior in the Misty Star Sea last time was also very strange.”
"Can you steal his divine sense?" Luo Mingshu thought of Xie Changming's previous actions.
“He has already attained the cultivation level after ascension, which I cannot steal. When he was in the lower realm, it was because a spell was placed on him to seal his cultivation.” Xie Changming’s tone was indifferent.
"It seems I can only squat down next to him and wait." Luo Mingshu wasn't in a hurry. She lowered her head and examined the glass bead hanging around Xie Changming's neck.
The dark purple light within the glass bead was already more than halfway there, whereas before she lost it, the glass bead hadn't progressed this far.
"What exactly is the reason behind the glass bead?" Luo Mingshu asked, poking at the small bead with her paw.
"You should ask yourself the answer to this question." Xie Changming stuck out his tongue and gently licked her.
Generally speaking, all creatures that revert to their original form become more childish and enthusiastic afterward.
If Xie Changming were a person, he certainly wouldn't openly lick Luo Mingshu's boots, but now that he's a big dog, it's only natural that he'd act intimately towards her.
Luo Mingshu burrowed into the fur on his chest, because Wei Qing's footsteps were approaching, and she needed to hide.
When Wei Qing came over, he was carrying a lot of food in his hands.
"I don't know what you like to eat." Wei Qing placed her favorite food in front of Xie Changming. "Would you like some cheese?"
Xie Changming: "..." What kind of pig talk are you talking about?
"Would you like some mung bean cake?" Wei Qing pushed a bunch of desserts in front of Xie Changming.
He himself is a sweet tooth, so he naturally assumed that Xie Changming also liked sweets.
Xie Changming wanted to refuse, but Luo Mingshu, who was huddled in his fur, frantically scratched his neck with her claws, making him very itchy.
So he sat down in front of the pastries with a reserved air and pretended to accept them.
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