Chapter 77 He responds better to gentle persuasion than force; if you try to play the victim, there might still be hope...
later……
What happened afterward was always intermittent.
Li Xiao followed Yu Qingzhou and left the Asura Domain, arriving at the Hidden Immortal Sect.
Actually, for Li Xiao, it's all the same no matter where he is.
Back in the Asura Domain, he was always alone.
Because he was different from most of the local inhabitants, as a monster, his scent was not pure enough.
Demons may not necessarily share the same goals, but they are united in their rejection of humans.
Here, humans are the default food source.
Food is always less than the presence of predators.
So when Li Xiao was young, he got used to living a life of hiding and running away.
Then one day, he suddenly got tired and felt he couldn't go on like this.
Living in constant fear like this, you'll either be scared to death or exhausted to death sooner or later.
Therefore, Li Xiao chose to become a predator, hunting down those who also wanted to be his prey.
At first, he was too weak and had no advantage in terms of brute force alone, so he began to set traps.
Very few humans venture into the depths of the Asura Domain. To gain a foothold here, one must rely on absolute power and direct confrontation.
Li Xiao is an anomaly here, which is both his disadvantage and his greatest advantage.
Finally, he grew stronger little by little by using the prey he obtained through opportunistic means, until one day, he no longer needed the help of those small mechanisms and could directly tear apart the huge monsters that came to provoke him.
Li Xiao can be bored sometimes.
In the Asura Domain, it seems there's nothing else to do but engage in bloody chases and be chased.
Um……
That's not entirely true.
There is another thing as ordinary as eating and sleeping, and that is procreation.
In this respect, Li Xiao was in an even more awkward position.
Monsters attract each other by scent, and no matter how much the boy has grown, he will never smell the same.
"No one would want to have offspring with food; that's not only foolish but also insane."
I forget who it was that subtly mentioned it.
Originally, it seemed that she was secretly talking badly about Li Xiao to vent her anger, but Li Xiao happened to see her while he was out for a walk to digest his food after dinner, so she ended up having an extra dessert.
Li Xiao didn't seem to care much about that statement.
Firstly, Li Xiao's father chose a female human, who was Li Xiao's mother, as his mate, and Li Xiao was born.
Secondly, when Li Xiao heard these words, he was not even old enough to choose a partner.
The time Li Xiao remembered this matter again was after he met Yu Qingzhou.
At first, Li Xiao did not realize his feelings for Yu Qingzhou until Chang Li pointed out that the former always caused trouble for him when Yu Qingzhou went to find Shen Yingxue, which was a typical consequence of unsatisfied desires.
"...Unsatisfied desires?"
Li Xiao pondered this unfamiliar word, feeling somewhat intrigued.
“In short,” Chang Li explained earnestly, holding up a chubby finger, “it’s the heat cycle.”
"Heat period?"
“That’s right. To put it more bluntly, it’s looking for a suitable mating partner. To use a more euphemistic human term, it’s the troubles of puberty.” Chang Li said, patting Li Xiao’s shoulder with an air of maturity. “Congratulations, you big idiot, this means you’re still young.”
Before she could finish speaking, Li Xiao lifted her up and spun her around wildly in the air, grabbing her two braids.
When they returned to the ground, their two dark, beady eyes were still darting around in their sockets.
"Li Xiao, you... ouch!"
Before he could say anything, he started vomiting.
Li Xiao moved away with disdain, but couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark: "No need to thank me, little thing. I've always respected the elderly and cared for the young. Consider this a preparation for your future success."
Jokes aside.
Li Xiao did take Chang Li's words to heart to some extent.
Although he had eaten far more meat than Chang Li, Chang Li had lived in human society since childhood, and his common sense in certain areas was indeed a little more than Li Xiao's.
So, are you looking for a mating partner?
It doesn't seem to be the case.
Because firstly...
“Yu Qingzhou isn’t even a female capable of bearing offspring.”
Li Xiao was troubled for a long time, to the point that he lost his appetite.
During that period, no matter when or where Yu Qingzhou was, or what she was doing, she could often feel a resentful gaze.
Looking over, you can see Li Xiao quickly averting his gaze.
When asked, the boy remained silent, simply lowering his eyes and pretending to be mute.
"If you have any difficulties, just say so. If it's a difficult problem, we can discuss and solve it together."
"No, it's nothing."
Li Xiao guiltily turned his head away, but his peripheral vision still glanced at Yu Qingzhou's flat stomach.
Just kidding, if he directly asked Yu Qingzhou if she would consider having his child, she would beat him senseless.
not to mention……
Compared to herself, Yu Qingzhou would definitely prefer to have a child with that Shen Yingxue. Li Xiao thought resentfully.
Moreover, from a practical point of view, that seems to be more realistic and feasible.
Li Xiao became increasingly depressed, and his gaze towards Yu Qingzhou became even more resentful, as if the other party were a heartless man who had fallen in love with someone else.
This left Yu Qingzhou even more confused.
Yu Qingzhou was busy running back and forth between the mountain and the valley, fighting demons and protecting the righteous path while handling the sect's trivial matters. She was so busy that she didn't have time to ponder Li Xiao's little schemes after a while.
However, Yu Qingzhou didn't seem to care about Li Xiao's mental health; instead, she seemed preoccupied with flirting with the new female disciple and trying to get closer to her.
"Where are you flirting?" Chang Li yawned impatiently, looking sleepy. "We were just talking normally. We didn't even hold hands. What's going on?"
Li Xiao completely ignored Chang Li's words: "Look, he actually smiled, and he smiled so happily! There's definitely something wrong!"
Chang Li was speechless upon hearing this: "You big idiot, don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"
He was met with a strange clicking sound.
Chang Li couldn't help but ask Li Xiao with some doubt, "Did you hear any strange noises?"
Turning my head, I was startled by the fierce look on the boy's face.
"Wow, what kind of expression is that?!"
"A murderous look on his face."
Li Xiao answered through gritted teeth, and Chang Li then realized that what he had just heard was the other person grinding their teeth.
Chang Li sighed and finally said earnestly, "It's no use. He only responds to gentle persuasion. If you try to play the victim, there might still be hope."
Then he silently stood up and patted Li Xiao on the shoulder: "Brother, that's all I have to say. Don't tell me you've seen me here, I didn't hear anything just now either."
"..."
Li Xiao pondered for a while and felt that Chang Li's words made sense.
"So what would be considered really bad?" Li Xiao asked again, feeling he needed a point of reference.
"Well..."
Chang Li stroked his chin. To be honest, he felt that it was quite miserable for someone so young to be dragged into thinking about such adult issues, not only without getting a penny, but also having to sacrifice his precious sleep time.
Of course, he couldn't tell Li Xiao that, so he ended up choosing a conventional answer.
"I think stray dogs are really pitiful. They're the kind that's skinny, scrawny, dirty, and dusty, and nobody wants them. Other dogs would bite and chase them away if they saw them."
Li Xiao was somewhat skeptical: "Will this work?"
He felt that if he really became dirty and dusty, Yu Qingzhou would just tell him to go take a bath.
As for wanting to become thin and skinny, it means you have to starve yourself.
Li Xiao disliked it even more.
Seeing Li Xiao's hesitant look, Chang Li shrugged: "Believe it or not, this is all I can do for you. As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. Think about it yourself."
As he spoke, he yawned and left.
After thinking it over and over by himself, Li Xiao finally decided to give it a try.
There are no stray dogs on the mountain.
Li Xiao even secretly slipped down the mountain for this purpose, but unexpectedly ran into Yu Qingzhou in the town at the foot of the mountain.
Even more unexpectedly, the female disciple they had met a few days earlier was also with the other party.
The two walked through the bustling market, chatting and laughing, appearing quite friendly.
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