Xiao Xiaodong pinched Xiao Xiaofan’s nose, causing him to wave his hand randomly and wake up groggily.
“Brother, what happened to me?” Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his forehead and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some confusion.
“You fell asleep and almost died from sleep.” Xiao Xiaodong said.
After forming a contract with the Little Flower Chicken, Xiao Xiaodong could feel Xiao Xiaofan’s dreams through it. In his dream, Xiao Xiaofan was lying on a mountain of spiritual stones, eating and counting them, feeling utterly carefree.
“I think I had a good dream,” Xiao Xiaofan said with a smile.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded, “It was indeed a good dream.”
Lei Xuan groaned and woke up. Xiao Xiaodong looked at him with a complicated expression. Through the Little Flower Chicken, he had seen Lei Xuan’s dream as well.
In Lei Xuan’s dream, Xiao Xiaofan was cooking many delicious dishes for him, feeding him with a big spoon while affectionately saying, “Brother Lei, you are so handsome and mighty. I like you,” making Lei Xuan smile like an infatuated fool.
Xiao Xiaodong thought to himself: Lei Xuan really knows how to dream. Even I, his brother, wouldn’t dare ask our food-protective little brother to feed me. Yet, Lei Xuan dreams of Xiao Xiaofan confessing his love to him.
Lei Xuan, looking confused, asked, “What happened just now?”
“You were trapped in an illusion. Now that it’s been dispelled, you’re awake,” Xiao Xiaodong explained concisely.
Xiao Xiaofan nodded, “So that’s what it was!” He then noticed the Little Flower Chicken and his eyes lit up with excitement. “Hey, where did this chicken come from? Brother, did you catch it to eat?”
Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes, thinking: My silly brother doesn’t care how the illusion was dispelled; he only cares about food.
“No, this is my contracted spirit beast,” Xiao Xiaodong said.
Xiao Xiaofan, full of surprise, exclaimed, “This is your contracted spirit beast? Brother, you actually contracted a chicken! Brother, cultivators have a limited number of chances to contract spirit beasts. How could you waste such a precious opportunity on a chicken?”
Xiao Xiaofan was too excited. The Little Flower Chicken on Xiao Xiaodong’s shoulder flapped its wings angrily and pounced on Xiao Xiaofan, knocking him to the ground.
Xiao Xiaofan wailed, “Brother, the chicken you contracted looks small, but it’s really heavy!”
The Little Flower Chicken stepped proudly on Xiao Xiaofan twice with its toes making him cry out in pain.
At Xiao Xiaodong’s command, the Little Flower Chicken finally let Xiao Xiaofan go.
Xiao Xiaofan got up from the ground, feeling wronged. “Brother, your chicken may look unimpressive, but it’s really strong! You could throw it at your enemies to crush them to death.”
The Little Flower Chicken gave Xiao Xiaofan a disdainful glance, clearly not wanting to waste words on him.
“Brother, your chicken looks very arrogant,” Xiao Xiaofan remarked, tilting his head.
Lei Xuan looked at the Little Flower Chicken thoughtfully. “Xiaofan, don’t talk nonsense. This chicken is not ordinary.”
Xiao Xiaofan was surprised. “A chicken that’s not ordinary?”
Lei Xuan hesitated, thinking the chicken was connected to the fog in the cave and their previous unconsciousness. A chicken surviving in a mine was definitely not ordinary.
Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong’s chicken with suspicion but didn’t ask further.
“Brother, shouldn’t you give your spirit beast a name?” Xiao Xiaofan suggested.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded, “Sure.”
“How about Hua Hua? It’s colorful, so the name suits it,” Xiao Xiaofan said.
The Little Flower Chicken’s feathers puffed up, and it pecked at Xiao Xiaofan, scaring him into retreating.
“Alright, let’s call it Hua Hua,” Xiao Xiaodong said.
The Little Flower Chicken glared at Xiao Xiaodong, who ignored its protests.
The group walked back to the cave. The fog had been absorbed by Hua Hua. They found a few pieces of spiritual stone remnants. Fearing the people from the Blood Demon Sect might notice something, they disguised the cave to look like it had been mined.
Lei Xuan looked at Hua Hua with some doubt. Hua Hua turned its eyes from Lei Xuan to Xiao Xiaofan and then clucked ambiguously. Lei Xuan felt as if the chicken’s gaze was undressing him, which made him uneasy.
…
After the battle between the island’s Golden Core cultivators and the outsiders, there was peace for a few days. The calmer it got, the less Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan dared to show themselves.
Half a month later, rumors spread about a cave with a large cauldron, an ancient rare artifact. This sparked another battle on the island, even Nascent Soul cultivators appeared .
Amid this chaos, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan finally reappeared.
“Xiaodong, you contracted a chicken?” Xiao Jingting looked at the little flower chicken next to Xiao Xiaodong and asked, surprised.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded, “Yes.”
“My son, this chicken looks extraordinary! It could be a top-notch fighting cock,” Xiao Jingting said. However, no matter how majestic and extraordinary it is, a chicken is still a chicken. If you take this chicken to fight cocks, you might be able to earn a vote.
Although he didn’t quite understand why his wise and powerful eldest son would contract a chicken, the contract was already made, and Xiao Jingting couldn’t let his son terminate the contract at will. After all, the eldest son signed an equal contract with the chicken. Once it was terminated, , his own son will also be affected.
“Son, don’t be discouraged. Maybe this chicken will evolve into a peacock in the future,” Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong’s shoulder and reassured.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded, “Yes.”
Xiao Jingting noticed Hua Hua’s disdainful look when he mentioned peacocks. He thought: This creature looks like a chicken but has a heart of a dragon. Dragons are said to be very proud.
“Father, what’s the situation outside?” Xiao Xiaodong asked.
Xiao Jingting sighed, “Many Golden and Nascent soul cultivators have come. If a battle breaks out, we’ll be in trouble.”
The aftermath of a Nascent soul battle could easily kill them. Xiao Jingting thought: If it gets too dangerous, I’ll have to hide everyone in my spatial artifact, though it would expose its existence. Should I include Lei Xuan too?
He didn’t dare trust Chen Xu with his spatial artifact due to the limited relationship and Chen Xu’s powerful grandfather.
Chen Xu hesitated, “Actually, I have an idea.”
Xiao Xiaodong looked at him suspiciously, “What idea?”
Chen Xu, who had been quiet since his rescue, rarely spoke. This was the first time he volunteered information.
“If you can help me remove the Restriction Ring, I can contact my grandfather. If he comes, he can take us all away,” Chen Xu suggested.
Xiao Jingting thought for a while, then agreed, “Alright.” A Nascent soul cultivator should have a sense of honor and not betray them.
Chen Xu sighed with relief.
…
Xiao Xiaodong used medicinal liquid to corrode the structure of the Restriction Ring on Chen Xu. Chen Xu closed his eyes, emitting a halo of light. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, “It’s done.”
Lei Xuan, surprised, asked, “How did you contact your grandfather? All communication and storage devices are heavily monitored.”
Chen Xu nodded, “When I was very young, I swallowed a special communication bead. In emergencies, I can contact my grandfather. But after being captured and having the Restriction Ring put on me, I couldn’t use my spiritual power to activate it.”
Chen Xu lowered his head. Swallowing the bead was a secret known only to him and his grandfather.
Lei Xuan nodded, “I see.”
Xiao Jingting was astonished. He thought: This guy swallowed a communication bead? What a peculiar habit. Despite having such good conditions, he ended up in this situation.
“Did you contact your grandfather?” Xiao Jingting asked.
Chen Xu nodded, “Yes, but it’s a long distance, so it consumed a lot of energy.”
Chen Xu, thinking his grandfather might have thought he was dead due to the previous lack of response, felt relieved.
Xiao Xiaodong thought: Chen Xu is very cautious. He must have known for a while that the Restriction Ring could be removed but kept quiet until now. He’s careful but was still deceived by someone named Qiao Xiang. Perhaps as father said, people in love lose their intelligence. Is this Qiao Xiang what father called a “male god”? What does that mean?
Seeing Xiao Xiaodong looking at him, Chen Xu blushed and turned away.
Xiao Xiaodong averted his gaze. In Hua Hua’s illusion, he saw Chen Xu dreaming of becoming a single spiritual root cultivator, with an old man smiling approvingly, likely his grandfather, and a vague figure, probably his fiancé.
Although Chen Xu was a second-generation cultivator with a doting grandfather, his life seemed difficult due to his spiritual roots.
R : Hii I’m back with this serie, I’m not sure for the schedule yet… ( ɵ̥̥ ˑ̫ ɵ̥̥)
I’ll not set a fixed schedule yet.. But see you on thursday for the next chapter ! ( *¯ ³¯*)♡
Can’t wait to see more about this Chen Xu !! Have we found our Xiaodong’s wife ???????
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