NOVPUBChapter 387: Chapter 385 Xiaoqi’s Little Schemes
Chapter 387: Chapter 385 Xiaoqi’s Little Schemes
Ming Linyuan felt as if he had been drifting between heaven and earth for a long time, even reaching a realm of nothingness. There, he wandered aimlessly for an unknown amount of time, until suddenly a massive force pulled him back into his body.
Slowly opening his eyes, the light was too bright, stinging them, and he squinted for a while before fully opening them.
In his view was Sally’s enchanting face, adorable yet infuriating!
“Yanyan, your ‘fruit juice’ has way too much kick!” he said, his voice a bit hoarse.
Sally was looking at him with a smile and even handed him a mirror that clearly reflected his face.
It was his beastly Phoenix head, with bright red crown feathers like blazing flames, radiating visible spiritual energy!
“I’m really back?!” In the next instant, Ming Linyuan transformed back into his human form, wearing a black brocade robe, his Phoenix eyes sparkling with spirit.
Sally said with a laugh, “Yes, although the demonic nature hasn’t been completely dispelled, entering Phoenix Cry Valley shouldn’t be a problem.”
Ming Linyuan immediately sat down to meditate and introspect, and to his surprise, even the Origin Demon Root Meridians that existed since his birth had become Spirit Roots! The remaining parts, as long as he continued to cultivate, would eventually be driven out as well.
“Yanyan, what exactly is this poison?”
“What poison, I’ve told you so many times, it’s the essence of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that I drank during my pregnancy. But yes, it is strong, only those with a sufficiently strong Beast Body can take it.”
“Strong Beast Body?” Ming Linyuan’s eyebrows raised slightly, “Are you saying that I’m strong?”
“Of course!” Sally spoke and took out another cup from her space, “Have another one!”
“No need, no need!” Ming Linyuan teleported away immediately.
He was truly afraid of that sensation of death, and also because he no longer had so much demonic essence inside him to resist the ‘toxicity’ of the fruit juice.
Another cup might actually be the end of him.
Zi Qi was scolding Xiaoqi, but when he saw Ming Linyuan arrive, he temporarily reined in his aura.
Xiaoqi burst into tears with a ‘waah~’, “Uncle Ming—”
“Aww, don’t cry, don’t cry, Uncle Ming is here,” Ming Linyuan quickly picked up Xiaoqi, glaring disapprovingly at Zi Qi, “What happened for you to scold our little one like this?”
Zi Qi gave him a once-over, “You’re better?”
Ming Linyuan nodded, “Yes, I feel great. No need to keep dwelling in the Dark Continent anymore.”
Zi Qi nodded, “Congratulations. Now put her down; she’s being punished and has to stand.”
“What happened?” Ming Linyuan didn’t let go.
Zi Qi didn’t answer but looked at Xiaoqi in his arms.
Stammering, Xiaoqi said, “I, I just accidentally plucked one of Uncle Ming’s red feathers.”
As she said this, she took out that red feather from her Little Storage Bag.
Ming Linyuan was stunned—it was his True Feather. A Phoenix Bird only had one, and it could protect his progeny. He had wanted to give it to Manman. Since turning demonic, it had lost its purpose, tainted by evil. He didn’t expect Sally’s ‘poison’ to also re-spiritualize this very feather.
Xiaoqi returned the True Feather to Ming Linyuan, “Can Uncle Ming forgive Xiaoqi?”
“It’s okay. It would have fallen out anyway. If Xiaoqi likes it, I’ll give it to Xiaoqi,” Ming Linyuan handed the True Feather back to her.
Xiaoqi shook her head, “No, no, Uncle Ming should give it to Sister Manman. I have this.”
She took out a small blue scale from her Storage Bag.
Upon seeing it, Zi Qi’s gaze hardened slightly.
Pretending ignorance, Ming Linyuan asked, “What is this?”
“An uncle gave it to me when I was at the academy. He said that if I ever found myself in danger, I could drop my blood on it, and a divine being would appear to save me.”
Ming Linyuan continued to ask, “Who was that uncle?”
Xiaoqi thought about it, “He feels very familiar, but I’ve never seen him before.”
“Lin Yuan, hand Xiaoqi over to me,” Sally walked over and snatched Xiaoqi from Ming Linyuan’s hands, and took the True Feather as well, “I’ll take this too.”
“Oh,” Ming Linyuan watched Sally as she held Xiaoqi in one hand and the True Feather in the other, silently mourning for Xiaoqi in his heart.
When they were out of sight, Ming Linyuan gleefully said to Zi Qi, “Your Majesty, Xiaoqi is done for.”
Zi Qi glanced at him, “You better worry about yourself. We just got news from the Dark Continent; Qiar Shar just robbed two of your Demon Crystal Mines.”
“What? That thieving bastard! First time I saw him, I knew he was no good, but I didn’t expect him to strike at me so quickly.” Ming Linyuan clenched his fists, ready to go.
“I’ll need some help with this,” Zi Qi patted his shoulder.
“Thanks,” Ming Linyuan left the Beast Emperor’s Palace.
…
Sally took Xiaoqi back to the sleeping chamber and dismissed the palace attendants.
Xiaoqi looked at the True Feather and then at Sally’s calm expression, feeling a bit panicked for a moment.
“Xiaoqi was wrong, I won’t pluck Uncle Ming’s again.”
“…You can’t pluck anybody’s.”
“Mhm, Xiaoqi won’t pluck anymore.” 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Sally put away the True Feather, “This can only be used by Uncle Ming’s children. I’ll give it to Grandma Ming later to decide who gets the True Feather. Now, let’s talk about that scale.”
Xiaoqi handed over the blue scale.
Sally held it in her hands, feeling the coolness.
[Host, this is a pure Deep Sea Blue Shark’s heart-protecting scale, capable of summoning the Shark God.]
[There’s a god in the mermaid clan too?]
[Just like the Angel Clan, only one is in the water and the other in the sky.]
Sally handed the heart-protecting scale back to Xiaoqi, “Do you want to know about your origins?”
“Xiaoqi knows, I’m not the biological child of the Father Emperor.” Xiaoqi hung her head low, her little claws tightly clutching the heart-protecting scale.
Sally stroked her head, “You’re right. The person who gave you the scale is your real father.”
Xiaoqi lifted her head to look at Sally, then lowered it again.
Sally saw the panic and fear in her eyes…
“Ten thousand years ago, when your mother was pregnant with you, he died without knowing of your existence. Later, someone who looked just like him appeared, that was his twin brother, Rong Wu. Your real father’s name is Rong Ruo!”
“Rong Ruo?” Xiaoqi looked at Sally.
“He was a Deep Sea Blue Shark, with a Dual-Beast Body. On land, he was a Beast, and in the water, a Mermaid. After your mother gave birth to you, it wasn’t convenient for her to take care of you, so she entrusted you to the Father Emperor. He treated you as his own, caring for you more than your other siblings, including Xiaoba.”
“Mhm, the Father Emperor is very good to me, exceptionally good, the best in the world, even better than you, Mother,” Xiaoqi lowered her head again.
Sally laughed and cradled her in her arms, “So, you’ve always been anxious, worried that Father Emperor will have to choose between you and your brothers because of the bloodline, right?”
Xiaoqi remained silent.
Sally kissed Xiaoqi’s forehead.
She had long noticed since Xiaoqi was released from the Insurance System, when she found out that there was a new Little Shiqi Divine Beast brother in the Imperial Palace, she had been going out of her way to show off herself and maintaining her status as the older sister in front of Xiaoba and Little Shiqi.
Xiaoba didn’t talk much, but Xiaojin listened to Xiaoqi a lot, which showed that Xiaoba was quite compliant with Xiaoqi. Little Shiqi didn’t even need to be mentioned; as long as he was played with, he was happy with anything.
