Chapter 821: Call Me Master
As she was going out, she had gone back into her cave dwelling and changed into her red robes. However, before she had even left the Alchemy Peak, she was stopped by Ouyang Xiu.
“Feng Jiu, fight with me!”
Ouyang Xiu had come prepared with a sword and stared at her sharply. Because he had refused to fight with him, his obsession festered and grew deeper and deeper. The more he refused to fight with him, the stronger the fighting spirit within him craved to fight.
“You again?”
Feng Jiu stared helplessly at the man obstructing her path. He was really stubborn. Why did he insist on fighting with her? Didn’t he know that it was ungentlemanly for a man to fight against a woman?
Er, okay, at least this person didn’t know that she was a woman. Besides, it wasn’t impossible for him to fight against her with his strength and power.
Ouyang Xiu stared at the youth sat on the white horse and said: “Initially, I had only wanted to fight against you on a whim. However, the more you refuse to fight against me, the more I want to fight against you. If you don’t want me to keep bothering you, then fight with me! It’s just the two of us here, so don’t worry, even if you lose, I won’t spread the news.”
“Pffft.”
When she heard this, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but laugh as she found this person really strange. A foundation cultivator was telling her that it was fine even if she lost to him, it was not embarrassing? He wouldn’t spread the news?
At this moment, she couldn’t help but wonder, if this guy had known that she had killed Nascent Soul cultivators, would he still be this cocky and say such ridiculous things?
However, this person was not malicious, he was just fond of fighting.
“You really want to fight against me?” She raised her eyebrows as she looked at him.
“That’s right.”
“But I don’t like to fight with people for no reason.” She looked at his disappointed face, then smiled jokingly: “It is possible to fight with you, but are you willing to place a wager with me?”
“If you lose, I will be your Master in the future. If I lose, I will be your errand boy. How about it?” She said with interest. Ouyang Xiu was quite a good looking man, and his talent was not bad. If he became her disciple, that would be pretty good for her.
Upon hearing those words, Ouyang Xiu smiled: “I accept! However, I must warn you, I have already entered the Foundation stage.”
“Uh huh. I know that. That’s fine as long as you’ve accepted the wager.” She nodded her head and smiled slyly like a fox. In the next instant, she made her move.
When Ouyang Xiu saw this, he had gathered up the strength from within his body and was about to block the blow when his body went stiff. His eyes widened as he stared with disbelief…..
“Good disciple, call me Master.” Feng Jiu said with a smile. She stood behind him, her hands clasped around his throat.
“You…..”
His face turned green and red. He hadn’t expected to not even block her moves once. He looked at the youth who stood by his side, smiling at him, and he clenched his teeth as he accepted that he had lost the wager.
“Master.”
“Mm, good disciple.” Feng Jiu’s eyes narrowed as she smiled. She looked at the person, who looked away in shame as she moved away and came to the side door of the academy.
“What’s the matter?” She asked the gatekeeper when she saw that they had gathered around at the front. She led Old White over to take a look.
What she saw made her open her eyes wide with surprise……
Chapter 822: Mini Version
The figure that was outside the door belonged to a little boy about three or four years old. He was dressed in well-fitted black robes and wore shoes of the same colour. There was even a jade tassel hung from his waistband. At this moment, the child was holding his hands up like an adult. He seemed to be annoyed at being blocked and stood there with a frown on his face.
But what made Feng Jiu stare with her eyes wide open without blinking was that this little boy’s facial features were exquisite, he was a miniature version of Xuanyuan Moze. The breath on the boy was especially similar. However, as he was only a boy or three or four years old, his strength was not strong.
Upon seeing this child, many thoughts ran through her mind. Was he his younger brother? That’s not possible? Even a younger brother wouldn’t be this similar.
Such a similar face, even the expression he had when he frowned was the same. They were obviously father and son!
Illegitimate child!
Was this child Xuanyuan Moze’s illegitimate child? When she settled on this thought, it upset her.
When Feng Jiu appeared, the young boy had also noticed her. His pair of eyes stared at her with an inexplicable light in them, then he looked away as if he were embarrassed.
“Ah, Young Master Jiu!”
Gray Wolf who was stood behind the little boy shouted happily when he saw her, and he said to the gatekeeper: “Quick, move out of the way. I am looking for her, that’s who I’m looking for.”
Seeing this, the gatekeeper moved to one side, but he couldn’t help and kept looking at them.
Feng Jiu had already seen Gray Wolf. It was just that when she noticed the little boy’s resemblance to Xuanyuan Moze, she was unhappy. Don’t be telling her that they are brothers. Even brothers could not look this similar.
“Young Master Jiu, it’s been a year since I last saw you. I’ve really missed you.”
Gray Wolf came face to face with her in excitement. However, as soon as he said those words, he felt two pairs of chillingly cold eyes staring into his back. He stiffened and smiled: “Actually my Master misses you too.”
“Come with me.” She motioned for him to step back with her.
“Yes. ” Gray Wolf replied and glanced back at the child before he walked to one side with her. He said with a smile: “Young Master Jiu, actually, I have come to…..”
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
“Is he your master’s illegitimate child?” She glanced at the little boy. The more she looked at the little boy, the more she felt that he was a carbon copy of Xuanyuan Moze.
“What, what?” Gray Wolf’s eyes widened in surprise: “Master’s illegitimate child? How is that possible?” How could she even think that?
Over at the other side, the little boy had been listening to their conversation. When he heard her question, his skin on his face became taut and the corners of his lips twitched.
Feng Jiu wrapped her arms across her chest and retorted coldly: “Isn’t he? Don’t tell me he’s your Master’s younger brother. Your Master is nearly thirty years old, so it’s not impossible for him to have an illegitimate child. Isn’t that right?”
As he listened to her strange logic, Gray Wolf smiled: “Well, Young Master Jiu, he really isn’t my Master’s illegitimate child. My Master is still a vir…..”
He stopped talking and stopped himself just in time before he said the word virgin and changed it to: “an innocent young man. He’s only ever liked you. His feelings for you is known from heaven to earth and reflected in the moon.”
Chapter 823: Little Hell’s Lord
The two gatekeepers were eavesdropping on the conversation. When they heard this, their expressions were odd as they looked at Feng Jiu who was dressed in red robes. Their gaze looked even more bewildered as they looked at him. Never had they thought that this handsome young man would be gay.
After listening to Gray Wolf’s words, Feng Jiu glanced at him and then at the young child and asked: “Who is he? Why did you bring him here?”
“He is…..” Gray Wolf stopped, then grinned and continued: “Master asked me to bring him to you. He said that you have to protect him.”
When she heard this, she frowned: “Is his situation not ideal at the moment? It’s already been a year. Has his problems not been resolved yet?”
“It’s not that easy. It’s because his situation isn’t ideal at the moment, that’s why he can’t look after him. He said that he will only be reassured if he is by your side, that’s why I have travelled thousands of miles to bring him to you.”
Gray Wolf spoke with a smile and wiped off the cold sweat: “Master cannot be without me. I have been delayed by this trip. Now that I have delivered the person, I shall be on my way.”
Before he gave Feng Jiu a chance to reply, he came to the young boy’s side quickly and said: “You will follow her from now on. I am leaving now.” He flew off immediately after he had spoken to the young boy.
Feng Jiu was stunned when she saw that he had left in a hurry and shouted: “Gray Wolf! You bastard! Come back and explain it to me!”
That bastard, she’d not seen him in over a year and wanted to ask about his Master! Instead, he had actually left this little child with her and ran off? What’s the matter with him? She held back her anger and looked over at the little child who was standing in an adult’s posture glaring at her. She couldn’t help but stare at him.
“Little guy, come here.”
Even though she was furious, when she looked at the little boy whose face was a carbon copy of Moze, she couldn’t help but not be annoyed. Even her voice was softer when she spoke to him, as if she was afraid of scaring the young child.
The child looked at her and thought about it before he walked over to her. When he saw that he wasn’t even at her waist height, his face darkened with displeasure.
“What’s your name?” She knelt down so that she was face to face with him.
“Little Hell’s Lord.” His tone of voice softened.
As she looked at his delicate face and his hand keeping him steady, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but smile: “Little Hell’s Lord? Have you been called that because you are too mischievous? I am asking you what your name is, not what your nickname is.”
She wondered as she looked at the child, after she married Xuanyuan Moze, would their children look like this? However, this child looked exactly like him, was he really not his illegitimate child?
He glanced at her and said: “Hell’s Lord.” The soft voice only that of a three to four year old child had.
Feng Jiu’s forehead furrowed with lines across it but didn’t ask again. She had originally planned to go to the Black Market. However, she had now gained a child, so it was not quite suitable. Instead she asked with a smile: “Then Little Hell’s Lord, are you hungry? Do you want to go and get some food?”
Chapter 824: Stay In The Same Room As You
“Mm.” He nodded his head and looked at her, his exquisite little face blushed, he blinked reached out for her hand.
Seeing this, Feng Jiu smiled. She bent down and picked him up: “Would you like to ride on this white horse?” However, the little boy held on to her neck tightly.
“Not riding the horse.”
“That’s okay. Shall I carry you then?” She figured that a three or four year old child was just afraid of the strange horse like Old White.
The little child lay his head on her shoulders, his arms wrapped around her neck tightly. His eyes were a strange colour as a smile flashed across his face. However, no one had noticed this.
Feng Jiu sent Old White back while she took out her flying feather to take her and the little boy to the kitchen to see what there was to eat. They took some food and returned to her cave dwelling and sat down by the stone table.
“Okay, sit down and have some food first! Then you can tell me everything.” She sat down with the little boy then retrieved the food from space and placed it on the table. When all was settled, she looked at the little boy.
The boy looked at her without speaking, proceeded to eat the food.
Feng Jiu sat with one hand on her cheek staring at the boy. The more she looked at him, the more she found that he was exactly like Xuanyuan Moze. However, she didn’t really believe that he was his illegitimate child.
After all, uncle had fainted the first time they met when she had accidentally kissed him. She hadn’t really meant it when she said he was his illegitimate child.
But, younger brother? She didn’t believe that either. Otherwise Gray Wolf wouldn’t have ran away so quickly. He was afraid that she would ask him more questions.
“So, beautiful little boy, tell elder sister, what is your relationship to uncle? If you tell elder sister, I will take you to buy sweets. How about that?” It was like she was the big bad wolf coaxing the little lamb, trying to see if the child would talk.
Who would have known, the little boy had just sat there gracefully eating. He hadn’t even raised his eyes to look at her. She was slightly taken aback by his straight posture.
Secret: He was well and truly a descendent from the Eight Great Empires. Even as a three or four year old boy, she was in awe of his mannerisms and demeanour.
After a long while, he had finished eating and licked his lips then looked at Feng JIu and said: “Water.”
She had gone into the cave dwelling and poured him a cup of water. She watched as he drank the cup of water like a little grown up, sat upright, looking at her. She was speechless.
She suddenly felt that with a little child around, she had become very busy.
She saw him looking at her cave dwelling and said to him: “Shall I take you inside and show you where I live?”
“Okay.”
He answered, then slid off the stool and followed her inside. Finally, they came to Feng Jiu’s bedroom, it was actually quite spacious inside.
“There’s just me in here. Tell you what, let me tidy up and I will make a stone room for you.”
“No need, I will just stay in the same room as you.”
After his immature voice said those words, his delicate face became taught and the tips of his ears reddened. His eyes refused to meet Feng Jiu’s, instead, they were fixed on the alchemy room.
“Stay in the same room as me?” Feng Jiu stared at the little boy in shock.
Chapter 825: His Child Is So Big Now
“My bedroom only has one bed.”
“I am only small, I won’t take up much space.” His expression hadn’t changed when he spoke. His little hand twirled around his back as he continued: “In the future, wherever you go, you will have to take me with you.”
Feng Jiu stared at him puzzled, she had some doubts and questions and was about to ask him something when a voice called from outside.
“Feng Jiu, Feng Jiu, Headmaster wants you to go to the Main Peak.”
She came outside and saw that it was someone from the Main Peak and replied: “Okay, I will go later on.”
After the man left, she turned around and said to the little boy: ” I have to go out for a little while, you…..”
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted.
“I will go with you.” Before she could say anything, his little hand held on to her sleeve.
As she looked at the little child who was grabbing onto her sleeve, she couldn’t help but smile: “Okay, let’s go together! Besides, I have to inform the Headmaster that I have now have you too.”
She flew with him on her flying feather to the Main Peak. When she had arrived at the Headmaster’s courtyard, she noticed that the Deputy Headmaster and Mo Chen were also there. As they looked at her walking over, their eyes unanimously moved to the three or four year old boy who was walking behind her.
“Where did this child come from?”
The Headmaster asked as he looked at the exquisite looking little boy up and down. He didn’t know why, but he felt that the little boy had outstanding looks and above ordinary mannerisms. Just by standing there, he was like a sharp sword waiting to be drawn.
He was just a little child, and yet seemed to have no fear being in this place. He was like a little grown up stood there with his hands folded, his chin slightly raised as he looked at them.
Oh, no, his eyes had only glazed past the himself and the Deputy Headmaster briefly and moved to the white-clad Mo Chen. He looked at him up and down with curiosity in his eyes.
Mo Chen had also felt that since the little boy had entered the room, his sharp eyes landed on him and he had continued to stare at him. Seeing this, he was slightly surprised and looked back at the little boy, but found that he couldn’t see through him.
Even though he was only a young boy three or four years of age, he possessed a powerful sense of prestige and force that made ones heart tremble. He was obviously just a child, but the coldness that penetrated from his eyes was daunting.
The exquisiteness of this little boy was extreme. Even if he was from a prestigious family, or even the Royal family, it was rare to see such an outstanding little boy.
“Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster, this is Ling Mohan’s…..son.” She changed her mind at the last minute and said that he was uncle’s son.
“Mohan? You know him too?” The Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster were slightly surprised to hear a name that hadn’t been mentioned for a long time.
“Yes, we have met on several occasions.” She nodded with a smile: “He sent someone over to say that he had some matters to attend to and left his son with me to take care of on his behalf. As he was once a teacher here, he didn’t think that Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster would mind.”
The little boy’s eyes twitched. He raised his head to look up at her and stood there quietly.
The Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster were dumbfounded by what they heard. They looked at the child and laughed lightly: “He did teach here for a short while. But it has been a long time since he had left. We thought that he had gone somewhere else. Who knew, his child is so big now.”
Chapter 826: Hearing About Nebula Sect For The First Time
Speaking with admiration: “This child really does resemble his father, but he is much more handsome than his father.”
When Feng Jiu heard this, she couldn’t help but smile: ” Yes, that’s true. Uncle’s big beard is too intimidating.”
The little child next to them was listening to their conversation, and although his expression became taut, he remained quiet.
“Sit down!”
The Headmaster gestured for them to sit down and said: “Actually, I had asked you here because I wanted to let you know that next year there will be a competition between the academies. All the academies from sixth grade countries to second grade countries will participate. The competition will be held in second grade countries and each academy has a quota of ten participants. I intend to only send you to represent our academy. What do you think?”
She didn’t reply immediately, but asked with a smile instead: “What advantages are there in winning? If there’s no benefit, I won’t go. If I go to the competition I won’t have time to refine pills to sell and make money.”
The Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster looked at each other dumbfounded, then shook their heads and smiled: “Of course there are benefits.”
The Headmaster said: “I’m not sure if I have mentioned before, here in Green Gallop Country, Nebula Academy is actually part of a branch of academies. There is a Nebula Academy branch in every country. Within the first grade academies, our academy is classified as the headquarters.”
He paused, then continued: “However, only those with the highest level of strength are able to enter the first grade country Nebula Academy. The Nebula Academy in the first grade country is classed as a one star academy. But we are only classed as a six star academy here.”
He smiled when he got to this part: “If any of you are able to achieve outstanding results in the inter-academy competition, then you will be able to attend the academy in the first grade country. Our academy is incomparable to the size of an academy in a first grade country. Moreover, gathered within are the proud students of heaven from each country. The students who graduate from the academy go on to have extraordinary achievements in the world in every field.”
“But the place that all the students from one star academies really want to enter is Nebula Sect. It is a sect in the Eight Great Empires. They have a long history and are extremely powerful. Their disciples are all over the world. There are Nascent Soul cultivators and above within Nebula Sect. That place is the cradle of the Proud Students of Heaven.”
He looked questioningly at Feng Jiu and asked: “I want you to go. Others don’t know this, but I believe that if you do go, you will definitely enter a one star academy and have the opportunity to enter Nebula Sect in the future.”
Feng Jiu’s eyes moved, this was the first time she had heard the Headmaster mention this, Nebula Sect? Within the Eight Great Empires?
When she thought about this, she started planning. She was currently a peak Foundation Stage cultivator. However, with the power of the ancient phoenix beast, combined with her mastery of martial arts and assassination warfare, she could kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it was not foolproof. Not unless she entered the Golden Core stage soon.
Once her strength increases, no matter where she goes, she could be sure of her powers.
“Okay, I agree to this.” She nodded. After all, she had intended to go to the Eight Great Empires in the future. With this building a bridge for her, she wouldn’t go there like a headless fly.
The Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster nodded their head in relief, they knew that she would agree to it. After all, she was not an ordinary person, and she would not stay in Green Gallop Country, in this six star academy.
Chapter 827: It’s Bath Time
After they left the main peak, the little guy pursed his lips and asked: “Who is the man dressed in white robes?”
When Feng Jiu heard this, she was a little startled. She asked with a smile: “You mean Mo Chen? He is supposed to be the disciple of the Sky Master. Why? Do you think he looks a bit like a disgraced celestial being?”
“He’s just a gigolo.” He said, his face taut.
“Oh! A gigolo? They’re not that good looking are they?” She laughed lightly but noticed that the little guy’s expression was looking gloomier and gloomier. She couldn’t help but found it amusing and reached out to pinch his skin and smiled jokingly: “But he’s not as handsome as you. You are just so adorable.”
Upon hearing this, the little boy’s anger had subsided and the tips of his ears turned pink. His eyes glanced over at her with a little pride in them and he looked away: “Don’t praise me with such superficial words.”
Although his childish voice was tense, he couldn’t hide the smile that showed between his eyebrows and slightly upturned lips. It was obvious that he was happy on the inside but he didn’t want to show it.
“You’re just a child of three or four years of age and yet you act like an adult. Are all the children like you where you’re from?”
She stared at the little child beside her and felt that other than his miniature body and childish voice, his temperament was not like a child’s at all.
“You can stop asking me, I won’t tell you.” He snorted and walked away from her.
She looked at the little boy walking with his little hands folded over. She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, then followed him into the cave dwelling.
As her elixir has been made, the whole academy was on vacation. Nebula Academy was empty other than a few teachers who hadn’t gone home and the Headmaster. Therefore, she wanted to go home for a visit.
After she returned to the cave dwelling with the little guy, she asked: “What do you think about me sending you to my house?” However, not soon after she said those words, the little guy reacted in intense rage and anger.
“You dare!”
He glared at her with an angry expression on his face. Even though he was obviously angry, but his childish voice took away some of the anger, and he really didn’t sound that lethal.
“If you dare to leave me at home, I will run away. When you can’t find me or if something were to happen to me, we shall see how you will explain it.”
“But I intend to walk around, it’s troublesome taking you with me.” She frowned as she said this, surprised at his overreaction.
“I will only follow you and go nowhere else!” He repeated his standpoint and glared at her with his piercing black eyes.
As she looked back at the eyes that glared at her, Feng Jiu rubbed her nose. Deja Vu. She felt as if it was Xuanyuan Moze who was glaring at her and a wave of guilty conscience swept over her.
In the end, Feng Jiu compromised. After all, Gray Wolf had brought the little child from so far away, he must be very important. Besides, it was because Xuanyuan Moze was unable to care for him, that’s why he had sent him to her. If she had left him at Phoenix Empire, she would have felt uneasy as well. He was too special.
On this day, outside the cave dwelling, an adult and a child chatted away. Mostly, Feng Jiu asked the questions and the little guy just listened and didn’t reply.
Evening came and Feng Jiu ran a tub of water for the little boy to have a bath in. She beckoned for him to go over: “Come over, it’s bath time.”
Chapter 828: Nothing To Look At
Upon hearing this, the little boy’s exquisite face flushed red. His beautiful eyes were fixed on her as he said: “I can bathe myself, you go out.”
“You can bathe yourself? You’re so small you can’t even climb into the bathtub! Come over quickly, after you’re done I want to have a bath too!” She tested the water, it was just nice.
“No!” He refused bluntly: “I want to bathe myself, you go out.”
“You little rascal, you should feel privileged that I want to bathe you and not refuse. You don’t want me to bathe you? Hehe, I will insist on bathing you.” She laughed lowly and her grin resembled that of a big wolf. The little guy’s goosebumps raised when he heard her laugh. He stepped backwards and turned around to run away.
“Where are you running to? You think you can run away on my turf?” Feng Jiu strode across and reached across to grab the little guy.
“Let me go woman. What are you doing?” He shouted out as he struggled against her. But when a big slap landed on his buttocks, his face turned red and he was overwhelmed.
“Don’t mess around, if you fall in I won’t care!” Feng Jiu hadn’t thought much of it, he was just a little brat. It was just a slap on his buttocks. She took the opportunity to undress the little guy while he was quiet and had stopped struggling.
“You actually undressed me!”
The little guy’s face was incredibly red, and when he realised that he was bare naked in front of a woman, he hurriedly covered his private parts. He was frozen and didn’t know what to do.
“No need to cover up, you’re just three or four years old. There’s nothing to see.”
However, after she said that, she saw the red string on his wrist and asked: “Why is this red string on your wrist?”
The little boy answered awkwardly: “I asked the people who looked after me to tie it on for me, it’s not that one.”
“People who looked after you tied it? It looks very similar to mine! Let me see..….” She put him in the bathtub and was about to take his hand to have a look when he shrank away.
“It’s tied by the people who looked after me, so it’s the same. If not, then why would I want it tied? I’ve seen yours, but it is much bigger.” The little boy was sat on the stool in the bathtub and stuck his hands into the water, refusing to bring them back up.
Upon hearing what he said, Feng Jiu nodded: “I suppose mine is just an ordinary safety blessing string and it can’t be enlarged and reduced in size. Yours is much smaller than my string. However, the weaving is so similar to mine that when I saw it then I thought it was mine.”
The little guy pursed his lips and looked at her in silence.
“Okay okay, the water is getting cold. Let me bathe you.” She rolled up her sleeves then took the bath towel and started to wash his back. She could feel his stiffness and nervousness and couldn’t help but smile as she asked: “What? Doesn’t anyone bathe you at home? Don’t tell me you know how to wash yourself at such a young age.”
She nudged his body and said: “Relax, I won’t eat you.”
The little guy stared at her, his dark eyes fixed on her thinking of something, but what? After a long time, his face flushed red and he said: “You need to take responsibility.”
Feng Jiu couldn’t help but chuckle when she heard this and replied: “There’s nothing to look at, what do you want me to take responsibility for? Get up, the water is cold now. If you continue bathing you might fall sick.”
She wrapped him up in a large bath towel and placed him on the bed in her bedroom.
Chapter 829: Sleep In The Same Bed
“Where are your clothes?”
“I can put them on by myself.” He rolled up the big bath towel. Even though there was nothing to see, like she said, he was still embarrassed to show his body.
“Do you know how to?” She seemed doubtful.
“Yes.”
He spoke with a straight face and looked at her warily for fear that she would pull away his bath towel in a moment of curiosity.
“Well, okay then, put them on by yourself. But I will dry your hair for you.” She then turned around to get the bath towel.
When he saw her leave, the little guy breathed a sigh of relief and put on his inner robes quickly. He then sat down on the bed to wait for her to return.
When Feng Jiu returned with the bath towel and saw that he had put on his inner robes, she exclaimed: “Not bad, you’re quite fast.” She then rubbed his wet hair with the bath towel and when she was done, she told him: “If you are tired, you can go to sleep.”
“Okay.” He responded. His eyes were fixed on her.
“What? Do you have something to say?” Feng Jiu raised her eyebrow and asked with a smile.
The little guy laid down on the bed and pulled the blanket over himself. He closed his eyes and ignored her. When he heard the retreating footsteps, he opened his eyes. There was a twinkle in his eyes and a touch of gentleness and joy as he breathed in the faint fragrance on her blanket. He drifted off to sleep breathing in her scent.
After her bath, Feng Jiu walked in wearing her inner robe and drying her hair at the same time. When she saw that the little guy had fallen asleep on the outer side of the bed, she shook her head and smiled as she moved him inside.
However, when she leaned down to shift him, the sleeping child’s eyes opened suddenly and the sharpness in his eyes surprised her. At that moment, it seemed like the child was about to attack her. But when he saw her, the sharpness in his eyes had disappeared and it returned to its previous look.
“You’ve finished bathing?” The childish voice asked sleepily.
“Yes.” She looked at him and said: “You sleep on the inside and I will sleep on the outside.”
“I am a man, so I should sleep on the outside. You are a woman, so you should sleep on the inside.”
When she heard the childish voice tell her that he is a man, she couldn’t help but smile: “I am an adult and you are a child. If you sleep on the outside and roll over, you will fall out of bed. Be a good boy and sleep on the inside.”
He thought about it and then shifted inside. He patted the space where he had been sleeping on and said: “I’ve warmed the bed for you. Come to bed!”
The corners of her mouth twitched as she glanced at him and got into bed. She asked: “Who taught you about this? How do you even know what’s warming the bed?” She pulled the blanket over her as she spoke. She yawned and said to him: “Go to sleep, we have an early start tomorrow morning.”
“Okay.” The little guy responded and turned to face her. His little hand had stretched out and he placed it on her waist. He then closed his eyes with satisfaction and went to sleep.
His casual intimacy startled Feng Jiu. She had already closed her eyes, but opened them again and glanced at the little guy who had intimately placed his hand around her. Her heart tugged at this sight.
The feeling this little guy gave her was really strange. She felt like something was wrong but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
She shook her head and didn’t think any further. As she was sleepy, she soon fell asleep with the little guy lying next to her….
At dawn, she opened her eyes and felt a hand on her waist. It had taken her a moment before she realised it whose it belonged to. She looked down at the child’s delicate sleeping face.
Chapter 830: Coming home to celebrate the New Year
He awakened after sensing a scrutinizing gaze coming his way. As soon as he opened his eyes, he met her surprised eyes. Seeing her stare, he didn’t make any movement and kept looking at her.
While they were looking at each other, something stirred in Feng Jiu’s heart. There was a familiar feeling that then brought about an inconceivable idea in her mind. She was startled stiff. After staring at him for a long time, she finally moved her lips and called out, “Uncle?”
The little guy’s eyes jolted a bit but he didn’t respond to her. He was still looking at her with his ink-black eyes.
“Xuanyuan Mo Ze?” She called again, fixing her gaze at his eyes, not missing his expression.
The child’s lips moved as if about to say something. Then, he heard something like a soliloquy and forcibly swallowed the words on his lips.
“It shouldn’t be possible. It’s one thing to get old. How can you turn into a little child?” She murmured, suppressing the strange feeling in her heart. Putting away the strange idea, she sat up, went to wash in a partitioned part of the room and quickly dressed.
Seeing her getting up, he propped his head with one hand while reclining in bed languidly. His body exuded an aura that didn’t belong to a child. A smile flitted across his ink-black eyes, but Feng Jiu did not see it.
About an hour later, they both finished washing up. Feng Jiu first went to the main peak to say goodbye to the headmaster and others. Then, she returned to the cave-dwelling and told the two beasts, “Old White stays to guard the cave with Little Black. Little Cloud Devouring Beast will go with me.”
“Mistress, why does Cloud Devouring Beast go out with you? I want to go, too.” Old White kicked its hoof and snorted with a disapproving look.
“Are there any other reason? You can’t control your mouth, can I let you follow me?” Feng Jiu looked askance at the horse. “What’s more, I plan to have Cloud Devouring Beast to keep watch at Little Hell’s Lord. If I hand this matter over to you, I don’t feel at ease.”
“Mistress…” The horse still wanted to speak, but Feng Jiu interrupted it with a wave of her hand.
“All right, We’re only going back for a few months, and then we’ll return here. Or, if you want to follow us, you’ll be left at home.”
‘Then, I’d better wait here until Mistress comes back! I don’t want to return to the Phoenix Empire.” It was afraid that its Mistress really took it back and left it there. So, it retreated a few steps behind and laid on his stomach on the ground.
However, Feng Jiu rubbed her chin, as if thinking about something. “What about going together! I’ll send you to Little Bai there. Last time I heard, Leng Shuang and Leng Hua also came over. It’s just the right time to take a look.”
“Really? I’m going, I’m going.” “It excitedly stood up and leaned down in front of Feng Jiu and Little Hell’s Lord. “Come on up. It’s faster if I’m carrying you.”
“It’s a winding path here. You and Cloud Devouring Beast should go and wait at the academy’s gate. I’m taking this little guy on the Flying Feather.”
“Yes.” The two beasts answered.
After the beasts left, she then looked at the little guy beside her who had been silent. “Are you always this reticent? Aren’t you happy that I’m taking you out to play?”
Little Hell’s Lord curved her lips, not changing his expression
“All right! She shook her head helplessly, tossed the flying feather, and took him with her all the way to the gate of the academy.
When she arrived at the gate, she descended from the flying feather. When she was about to leap on Old White’s back with the Little Hell’s Lord, she saw a figure came out.
She originally didn’t pay any attention, but then the man unexpectedly stood blocking their way after they were on the horse’s back.
“Are you going home? If not, where are you going?”