"Ah, little fellow, since we've met in this vast wilderness, it's fate. Come back with me."
Qin Shou let out a long sigh.
Since entering the Nascent Soul Realm, he has discovered that many encounters between people and things in this world are actually governed by cause and effect.
Immortality, warmth, or perhaps just a single orange...
Huh?
wrong!
I'm a wall-climbing monster!
Am I subject to cause and effect?
Qin Shou was also taken aback by his own thoughts.
"Little one, it's fate that we met. Whether we can become master and disciple in the future is another matter. But you're still too young to handle this jade pendant properly, so let me keep it for you for now."
Qin Shou removed the jade pendant from the baby's neck and saw that the front was engraved with a large character "Xiao" and the back with a character "Xuan".
"Xiao Xuan!"
"No, this name sounds too frivolous and could easily attract negative karma."
"Hmm... let me think... how about I give you a new name?"
"Four No's, Xiao Si Wu"
May you be free from hatred, delusion, anger, and calamity.
May your life be peaceful and smooth sailing.
"Little one, what do you think?"
Qin Shou stretched out his finger and teased the baby in his arms.
“Hash.......”
The baby in her arms stretched out its two little hands, grabbed Qin Shou's index finger, and giggled foolishly.
"Hahaha, Four Nothings, let's go home."
The Qin beast rose with the wind and flew away, appearing on Turtle Mountain in just a few breaths.
The Yang spirit returns to its orifice.
Changsheng and the others, who had heard the commotion earlier, had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.
"master"
"master"
Changsheng and Yicheng each called out.
"Wow, Yi Cheng, you've grown a little taller again!"
Qin Shou looked at his disciples and smiled.
"Haha, Master, the goose has grown taller again! Da Mei and Xiao Pang haven't grown any taller. Isn't the goose amazing? Hmph <(￣︶￣)＞"
Yi Cheng put her hands on her hips, but she didn't have a waist. Yi Cheng put her hands on her hips... with a smug look on her face.
Da Mei immediately explained, "Yi Cheng, I am a demon beast. We demon beasts are different from you humans."
Da Mei's words only made Yi Cheng more smug.
"Hmph, it's all the same, geese are just much better than you guys ( ˙ w˙乁) [You're going to beat the goose!]"
Da Mei: ".............."
"Master, where did the baby in your arms come from?"
At this moment, Changsheng noticed Siwu in Qin Shou's arms.
"Oh, I found it in the river. I thought it was meant to be, so I brought it back."
Qin Shou explained.
He then handed the child to Changsheng.
"Chang Sheng, from now on you'll be in charge of feeding him."
Changsheng:..............I've never raised a child. I'm just a child in my fifties.
"Master, what's his name?"
"Four No's, Xiao Si Wu"
"Master, what a strange name!"
I got it.
"Master, I suddenly realize this name sounds really nice!"
"Oh? What's so good about it?"
"..............."
Master, if you keep chatting like this, you'll kill the conversation.
At this moment, Yi Cheng came over, her small, beady eyes curiously examining the baby in Chang Sheng's arms.
Then, turning her gaze to Qin Shou, she asked, "Master, is he delicious?"
Qin Beast: "..............."
Yi Cheng: "Hahaha, Master, the goose and you are just joking. Senior Sister said that people can't eat each other, because it's the most basic human trait."
Qin Shou's eyes lit up. "Oh ho, even Yi Cheng can joke now!"
"uh-huh"
Yi Cheng proudly tilted her little head back and said, "Master, please praise the goose! Master, please praise the goose again!"
Qin Beast seemed to understand Yi Cheng's heart.
"Yi Cheng, you're amazing!"
"Hohohohohoho............."
Yi Cheng's shoulders were shaking with pride. "Darling, did you hear that? Even the master is praising how amazing the goose is!"
Da Mei: "Mmm, I heard you. Yi Cheng, you're amazing!"
Little Fatty looked on with envy, "Da Mei, I also want to joke around, can you teach me?"
"Hehehe... Senior Sister once said that there is something called talent, which is something you are born with and cannot be learned. For example, cultivation. Senior Sister said that Senior Brother Goose's talent is very poor, so he cultivates very slowly, while Senior Sister's talent is good, so she cultivates faster than Senior Brother."
"I think that a goose's ability to joke might be a talent, because a goose has never learned to joke."
"Master, do you think what the goose said is right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Shou exclaimed in surprise. Was this silly roe deer about to gain intelligence?
But it doesn't look like it.
At this moment, Changsheng, standing to the side, thought: ".................So that's what my junior sister said about me. I'm so sad."
"Master, my junior sister is talking badly about me."
Changsheng looked at Qin Shou with a pitiful expression.
"Cough cough,"
Qin Shou coughed twice, "Actually... your junior sister wasn't wrong."
Longevity: .................
"Master, please continue to raise this child. I suddenly realize that my junior sister is right, so I will dedicate myself to cultivation and begin my seclusion today. I will not emerge until I have established my foundation."
"Nonsense! How could Xiao Qing'er speak of his senior brother like that? Changsheng, you wait! When she returns, I will definitely teach her a lesson for you!"
"Hmph, this is outrageous! It's outrageous! How old are they? They blurt out everything, it's so hurtful to our relationship as fellow disciples!"
"Chang Sheng, don't worry, just wait and see. Your master will stand up for you..."
Qin Shou grumbled as he walked back to his room and slammed the door shut.
Longevity: .................
"Senior Brother, let the goose hug Siwu!"
Yi Cheng curiously poked Si Wu with her little finger. Seeing this, Chang Sheng quickly protected Si Wu. He knew that Yi Cheng was strong and was afraid that she would lose control of her strength and poke Si Wu.
"Yi Cheng, Si Wu is still too young. Wait until he's older before you play with him."
Changsheng explained patiently.
"OK"
Yi Cheng responded and then took Da Mei and Xiao Pang off to play.
........
At noon, Qin Shou set up an iron and wooden frame in the center of the courtyard, on which was placed a finely crafted copper pot.
The pot features a yin-yang layout, with one side having a clear broth base that is light and fragrant, and the other side bubbling with spicy broth that is brightly colored.
"Master, what is this?"
Yi Cheng squatted beside the hot pot, her bright little eyes darting around as she asked.
This is hot pot.
What is hot pot?
"Hot pot is... do you want to eat some?"
"think"
"Then don't ask any more questions, just wait for the feast to begin."
"Oh, okay, okay."
Yi Cheng nodded repeatedly.
Seeing that the heat was just right, Qin Shou began to add ingredients to the pot. Today's main ingredient for the broth was dragon meat.
Yes, the flesh of that Nascent Soul Realm peak-stage dragon.
The Qin Beast had kept it safe, refining the ferocity and some unstable, violent energy within its flesh, leaving only pure power. If a cultivator ate it, it could not only increase their physical strength but also improve their cultivation level.
After all, this is a demon beast at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Thump!
The Qin beast cut the dragon meat into strips and chunks, and put them into the pot one dish at a time.
The meat in the pot was bubbling and rolling, with various spices floating and sinking, looking very tempting.
"Smack!"
Yi Cheng licked the saliva from the corner of his mouth, gripped the chopsticks tightly in his hand, and stared intently at the pot with his small eyes, waiting for the chef to announce the start of the meal so he could start grabbing the food.
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