Chapter 63 Lying to Children
The spatial rifts on the seabed remain undiscovered. When some low-level sea beasts inadvertently approach them, they are sucked into the rifts and torn to pieces by the spatial gales, leaving no trace of their remains.
However, the disappearance of low-level sea monsters would not attract the attention of the 277th Military Reclamation Regiment.
After the small tsunami, Xi'er returned to her residence and rested for a few days before the High Priest arrived.
As soon as Xi'er saw him, she went up to him warmly, took his hand and said, "Grandpa Ling, why did you come in person? Will there be any trouble without you in charge of the Great Abyss Sea?"
The high priest looked her up and down, but couldn't find a single scratch, so he was finally relieved.
"You'd better come back with me right away. I had a precognitive dream. I dreamt that a huge spatial rift appeared near the Great Abyss Sea," the High Priest said, half-jokingly.
All he wants now is to take Xi'er back and keep her under his watchful eye, so that perhaps the scenes in his dreams can be avoided.
He initially made a pact with Xi'er for two reasons: first, he was forced by circumstances to become a prisoner; second, because of the precognitive dream, he guessed that Xi'er was the one who could restore the glory of the Dust Continent.
But after spending more than ten years together, he had come to regard Xi'er as his closest person, and she was his only hope in life.
In this precognitive dream, Xi'er will leave, but he cannot see whether her fate will be good or bad.
The high priest felt that even if it meant defying fate and enduring the wrath of heaven, he would do anything to ensure Xi'er's safety.
The problem is that his precognitive dreams have never been wrong, which means that even if he tries his best, he may not be able to change the outcome.
But he was still unwilling to give up, so he decided to keep a close eye on Xi'er in the days to come and not let her leave.
He believed that Xi'er herself did not want to leave, and that her departure in the dream was simply a matter of fate.
But he didn't dare tell her about the dream, so he could only lie to her and go back.
Sure enough, as soon as Xi'er heard that a large spatial rift might appear around the Great Abyss Sea, she returned with the High Priest without saying a word.
On the spirit boat, the high priest, filled with fear, finally noticed the cub that Xi'er was holding in her hands.
"Grandpa Zero, this is a little guy I found in the sea. If it hadn't met me, it would have been dead."
"I named it Little Star. Isn't that a nice name?" Xi'er introduced.
"Little Star? Hmm, not bad, not bad, it sounds nice," the high priest said casually.
Xi'er could tell that his attitude was perfunctory; Grandpa Ling had never treated her like this before.
"Grandpa Zero, are you still worried that I won't be able to repair the large spatial rift?"
"Don't worry, my cultivation has already reached the ninth and a half level of the Heavenly Realm. I can mend even the largest rift!"
Xi'er noticed his worry and quickly comforted him.
"Alright, with our Xi'er here, there's no gap that can't be filled!" the High Priest said with a forced smile.
To avoid worrying his child, he began to stare intently at the cub.
At first glance, he thought it was a mutated cat-beast, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't help but gasp in shock!
This seemingly tiny kitten not only has horns on its head but also six pairs of small wings on its back, and its fur is of superior quality.
Such a cub is no ordinary creature; it will surely achieve great things when it grows up.
It's incredibly lucky that Xi'er was able to find such a young beast.
However, it seems that Xi'er has no intention of forming a contract with it.
The high priest felt that she was wasting a precious treasure. If anyone else had found it, they would have immediately formed a contract with it.
However, Xi'er and her family have always been very friendly towards animals that like to approach them.
For example, Xiao Bao and Ling Deng, tenth-tier demonic beasts, have always been treated as family members.
These two are strange, though. Even though they have no contract, they still follow them faithfully, their loyalty even surpassing that of contracted beasts.
Perhaps it was for this reason that the family was willing to help their demon clan improve their environment.
After all, in the eyes of ordinary humans, the Demon Clan are freaks who are neither human nor plant. Only Xi'er's family is willing to treat them with the same respect as humans.
Hongyuan sat on the flying boat, sipping juice and chewing on beef jerky, thoroughly enjoying himself.
To be able to enjoy such treatment on this low-level continent, it seems that He really did choose the right person.
It would be even more perfect if this little human girl didn't rub its head so casually.
Hong Yuan knew, of course, that the family heads would soon send over a group of elite disciples.
With Xi'er's talent, she will surely become their prey. If His cultivation can recover to more than 30% by then, He will take pity on her and protect her.
On the spirit boat, in order not to make the high priest worry too much, Xi'er decided to divert his attention.
"Grandpa Ling, you rarely come out, you can't just rush around all the time, can you?"
"How about... we take a detour to see my brother and Miss? Last time I spoke to them telepathically, Miss said they hunted a particularly beautiful big bird."
Although the high priest wished he could return to the Great Abyss Sea immediately, he couldn't help but soften when he saw Xi'er's longing eyes.
With him protecting me anyway, as long as I stay away from the spatial rift, there shouldn't be any danger.
Moreover, in that precognitive dream, he wasn't by Xi'er's side when she left. As long as he didn't leave her alone, she should be safe.
With this in mind, the high priest nodded in agreement.
Ah Chen and his group are currently located near the 105th Military Reclamation Regiment's base, where there is a teleportation array leading to the Great Abyss Sea.
In this way, although it is a detour, it will not take too much time.
When Xi'er's top-grade spirit boat was about thirty miles away from Achen and the others, she sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy coming from the air.
"Grandpa Ling, it must be my brother and the others catching birds. Let's hurry over there, maybe we can join in the fun!" Xi'er said excitedly.
"Yes, that should be it. I'll speed up right away!" The high priest piloting the spirit boat nodded.
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