Chapter 1124: Chapter 751: Brand_2
But the ten-year-old Chu Xi really missed his parents. Without the means to slip away on his own, he thought of borrowing the power of the Human King, and then rush into that room. As a result, he indeed found a jade pendant, which turned into a ray of light and merged into his body.
"The Human King told me that his son is called Xiang Beifei, about my age, and often argued with him, but he didn’t blame his son because he was rarely with him. This jade pendant was originally meant for his son, but upon learning about humanity’s current plight, he attached it to me, saying it could protect me, and hoping that in the future, I could contribute to the Human Race."
Chu Xi reported the situation exactly as it was to Xiang Beifei.
But he was too young, a ten-year-old child who understood nothing, thinking the Human King could protect him, so he believed that seeking his parents wouldn’t lead to capture by the Dao Palace. Now he realized, protection merely meant safeguarding his soul from easily being destroyed, not empowering him to flee.
The mark left by Xiang Tianxing was equivalent to giving little Chu Xi two lives, but the Dao Palace wasn’t in a hurry to destroy this mark, instead preparing to fish for bigger prey.
They firmly believed that humans would certainly come to save this little boy.
Unfortunately, they overlooked the existence of Xiang Beifei.
The fish weren’t caught, and the boat capsized.
Li Qianluo realized: "No wonder! I wondered why the Dao Palace suddenly dispatched so many experts in the Dao period; they must have also noticed something special about little Chu Xi and figured he might be important to humans—maybe they mistook him for the Human King’s son, hence all the traps."
Normally, guarding against a Human Race boy who hasn’t trained wouldn’t require sending so many people because humans wouldn’t come to the rescue, and the Dao Palace knew this.
But Chu Xi’s circumstances led them to mistakenly think humanity would appear this time, so they sent out three experts in the Dao period.
Of course, the appearance did occur, just not in the way they planned.
"I don’t know how to return the protection the Human King left on me to you." Chu Xi said softly.
"No need to return it, as long as you’re okay." Xiang Beifei shook his head.
"But... you are the Human King’s son." Chu Xi said uneasily.
"Since he provided you with protection, he hopes you will work hard to train in the future to protect the Human Race, rather than recklessly running around. Remember that having strength yourself is most important." Xiang Beifei said calmly.
Chu Xi opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, then lowered his head, gritting his teeth with eyes filled with hatred: "I will, I must train hard to avenge my parents!"
After a trip to Jingxi City, he knew that his parents were killed by the Dao Palace, executed publicly by them, provoking a strong hatred within him towards the Dao Palace.
Chu Xi quickly raised his head again, looked hopeful, and asked: "Can I apprentice under you? I want to take revenge!"
Xiang Beifei smiled slightly: "Your grandfather wouldn’t agree."
"I don’t care whether he agrees; all I want is to become stronger!" Chu Xi said with a clenched fist.
Xiang Beifei hesitated for a moment.
He had never taken a disciple because he was somewhat special; the Dao techniques he practiced weren’t suitable for anyone else, though it didn’t stop him from giving guidance; for example, Youmong’s level increased steadily under his guidance.
While aiding Chu Xi’s recovery, Xiang Beifei discovered that Chu Xi truly was a promising student, with a little guidance, it wouldn’t be difficult.
"Alright, I will teach you." Xiang Beifei nodded.
Not only would he teach Chu Xi, upon returning he would teach everyone, as in the current situation, increasing everyone’s cultivation level was paramount; only by improving individual strength could the Human Race grow strong.
Little Chu Xi’s spirit lifted, he immediately climbed up from bed, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times: "Disciple greets Master."
"I’m not taking you as a disciple, I’ll just teach you, and everyone else too." Xiang Beifei said.
Chu Xi firmly said with a small face: "But you’re still my master!"
Xiaohei giggled beside him: "Then you have to call me Little Uncle-Master!"
"Little Uncle-Master?"
Chu Xi looked at Xiaohei, who was still shorter than him by a head, momentarily stunned.
"I’m Feifei’s younger brother!" Xiaohei proudly said.
"And me, and me! You also have to call me Little Uncle-Master!" Youmeng popped his head out from Xiang Beifei’s clothes, blinking.
Xiaohei flicked Youmong’s head: "You want to rise up? At most, you are just a senior brother!"
"I don’t care, I don’t care, I want to be Little Uncle-Master." Youmeng shook his head, fixing on a green leaf.
Xiang Beifei chuckled silently.
Chu Xi didn’t know what to say for a moment, then turned toward Li Qianluo: "Should I call you Master-Wife?"
"Master-Wife?"
Li Qianluo was taken aback, then her eyes widened, and her face suddenly turned red.
"Ah? Eh! Ah! What... what did you say?"
"I thought you two were so close, are a couple." Chu Xi said in confusion.
"Not yet, not yet, don’t talk nonsense." Li Qianluo muttered.
"Why say ’not yet’? Will you be in the future?" Chu Xi asked peculiarly.
"Er, oh, chatty kids! If you keep going, I won’t roast legs for you!" Li Qianluo huffed, inadvertently glancing at Xiang Beifei.
But Xiang Beifei didn’t seem to react, as if he hadn’t heard anything.
"Why are you always so calm, what do you mean! You don’t explain a few words." Li Qianluo couldn’t help but tug Xiang Beifei’s ear.
"What do you want me to explain? Children speak without reservations, why are you so bothered."
Xiang Beifei shrugged his shoulders.
"Annoying!"
Li Qianluo rolled her eyes.
"You first fill your stomach, we need to return, we’ve been gone for many days, they should be anxious." Xiang Beifei said.
"Okay." Chu Xi then accepted the food and started gobbling it down.
Xiang Beifei rolled up the breath soil and then retreated into the void, preparing to head back.
There was still some distance from the Human Race, but at their speed, it would only take a few hours of flying.
"Sister Li, why is your face red? Are you having a fever?" Xiaohei asked curiously.
"I don’t like him!"
Li Qianluo sat at the front of the breath soil, crossing her hands forward, immediately suppressing her blush.
"I didn’t ask who you like, why are you acting weird?" Xiaohei muttered.
Li Qianluo realized, a bit flustered in concealing her embarrassment, she coughed and said: "Children shouldn’t talk too much."
Xiang Beifei remained relaxed, leaning on the breath soil, looking ahead, completely at ease.
Li Qianluo immediately changed the subject, asking: "Right, Xiao Bei, you said you’ve been to that dead city, met its City Lord, and even sparred poetically together, do you have a way to find him? If we can find him, perhaps we could implement the Dao Stone plan."
Xiang Beifei stretched lazily, saying: "I would like that too, the problem is not knowing how to find that Kongcheng, I felt he was intentionally waiting for me there, and after meeting, he vanished without telling me how to get in touch. He only said we’d meet again someday, but when that day comes, I can’t determine."
"Didn’t he leave you any tokens or anything?" Li Qianluo asked.
Xiang Beifei shook his head: "If there was something, I would hope for him to show up!"
But at that moment, Xiang Beifei suddenly sensed something, sitting up cautiously.
"What’s that?"
Li Qianluo also noticed something wrong, the void ahead was pitch black but seemed twisted, and it was like the void was torn by something, leaving a vague crack, from which an oppressive aura vaguely emanated.
But soon, both of them suddenly became surprised!
The hazy void crack before them gradually disappeared, and a city slowly drifted out.
This city seemed to have hibernated here for tens of thousands of years, its walls covered with various vines, numerous cracks spread across them, the entire city wall was shaky, as if it would collapse with a slightest touch.