NOVPUBChapter 641: Chapter 639: Line Up, Count Off… One is Missing!
Chapter 641: Chapter 639: Line Up, Count Off… One is Missing!
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Ancestral Dragon Tomb.
Sally held a small red flag in her hand, with a few big characters written on it—Su’s Youth Sightseeing Tour Group!
The little cubs behind her lined up in order from smallest to largest, from girls to boys.
Xiaohao was at the very end, followed by Frost and Putao.
Putao was someone Sally had taken along with the children to Shenhui Island to pick up after leaving Su Mansion.
Initially, the Deer Shu Clan Leader disagreed, but after seeing Little Lulu and Xiao Susu, he became so excited that he couldn’t speak clearly. In the end, with a trembling voice, he agreed and showed great affection for Little Lulu, advising Sally to take good care of the children.
Sally stopped by the Spirit Spring Lake and shouted to the children, “Start counting—”
Xiaohao was the first to shout, “1.”
Yona took the second turn, “2.”
Yohanes was third, “3.”
Frost fourth, “4.”
Manman fifth, “5.”
Putao sixth, “6.”
When it was Xiaoqi’s turn, she shouted, “7 present, 8 not present.”
Sally nodded, “Mhm, we didn’t bring him this time, continue.”
Xiaojiu followed, “9.”
Xiaoshi also shouted, “10, Mom~ Little Shiyi has wandered off again!”
Ever since entering the Ancestral Dragon Tomb, Little Shiyi had been excited, his eyes gleaming with gold, always wanting to wander off in search of treasure.
Sally activated the System Map and quickly located Little Shiyi. He was crouching and digging a hole, scavenging for something, and a phantom figure appeared behind him.
Sally told the little cubs, “Continue counting.”
With only Little Shiyi missing, Sally let the children play by the lake, with Xiaohao and Putao in charge of watching over them.
She then went to find Little Shiyi.
“Treasure-spitting Mouse?” the phantom figure said to Little Shiyi.
“Yes, that’s right,” Sally said to the figure with a smile.
Little Shiyi came out of the hole, relieved to see Sally, but was startled when he saw the figure, “Who are you?”
The figure replied, “I am the master of this place. And you?”
“My name is Little Shiyi.” With Sally by his side, Little Shiyi wasn’t afraid and continued to dig in the soil for treasures with his little claws.
Sally said, “He’s my son. You must be Canglong, right?”
The phantom figure gradually became solid, revealing an aristocratic and striking appearance, and a deep voice uttered a single word, “Yi.”
Sally smiled, “Just call me Yanyan.”
Little Shiyi looked up from the hole again, glancing at Sally and then at Yi, especially his face, and suddenly understood his mother’s intentions—love at first sight!
“All these Divine Beast cubs, where did you lead them from?” Yi had known about her ever since she came out of the Flame Sea. He wanted to drive her away immediately, but upon seeing her transporting a bunch of Divine Beast cubs from the Space, he was both surprised and curious.
Sally replied with a beaming smile, “These are all my children, my own flesh and blood!”
Yi looked at her, then looked at Little Shiyi, somewhat skeptical, “How is that possible?”
“It’s actually true, right, son?” Sally called out to Little Shiyi.
Little Shiyi said, “That’s right, my mom will always be my mom. As for my dad, it’s possible that he’s not my dad.”
Sally patted the dirt off his head and said, “Quit your chatter, keep digging your hole.”
Little Dot ran over; he liked this place very much, bubbling with joy, feeling even more comfortable here than in the Divine Realm.
When Yi saw Little Dot, his pupils instantly shrank. The child was wearing a cloak that concealed his aura. If not for standing right in front of him, it would have been impossible to detect his race.
“Ancient Emperor Beast!” Yi saw through him at a glance.
Little Dot looked up at him, and seeing that he didn’t kneel before him, was somewhat surprised, “Hello there, stranger.”
“Son, come here,” Sally called Little Dot, “Be sure to call him Uncle Yi.”
“Oh, hello Uncle Yi, I’m Little Dot, number twenty-six in order,” Little Dot said obediently, looking up at Yi with anticipation.
Recently, he had been collecting greeting gifts until his hands went soft… Now, whenever he saw a grown male, he thought them to be gift-bringers.
Sally said, “Good baby, go treasure hunting with your brother.”
“Oh.” Realizing there were no gifts, Little Dot went off disappointedly to find Little Shiyi.
He lay down at the edge of the pit and asked Little Shiyi, “Eleventh Brother, what’s inside?”
“There’s a big chunk of Black Essence here,” Little Shiyi answered. “Uncle Yu said this stuff is a material for crafting Superior Divine Artifacts, and I’m digging some out for him.”
“Can you dig out a piece for me too? I want to give it to Father Emperor,” Little Dot asked.
Yi’s gaze was fixed on him the entire time, his eyes subtly trembling as he pondered.
Sally coughed slightly and said to Yi, “About that, the kids had a lot of fun the last time we came, so I brought them again. If it’s a nuisance, I can take them away at any time.”
Yi looked at Little Dot and then at Sally. This time, he didn’t drive her away. “Anywhere but that mountain with the Leafless Tree is yours.”
“Is there something special about that mountain?” Sally inquired. “Is there a defensive formation or something of the sort?”
“There is. But one of your children has the capability to bypass defenses. It would be troublesome if he strayed into it,” Yi said, gazing at Little Dot as he gradually vanished.
Little Shiyi handed a black stone to Little Dot, “This is for you, I’ll dig a bit more; there’s another piece.”
“Great, thank you, brother.” Little Dot happily opened his Little Storage Bag and stored away the Black Essence.
Sally touched his head and asked, “Did you feel anything different about him compared to other uncles and elders?”
“He didn’t kneel to Little Dot, even Ancestral Master almost kneeled to Little Dot.”
“Hehe~ That’s because the Ancestral Dragon is also an Ancient Desolate Beast, you’re of the same level as him.”
“He didn’t give Little Dot a gift.”
“…” Sally couldn’t help but laugh helplessly. “He’s the landlord here, allowing us to play around. That’s the biggest gift already.”
“That’s right, there are so many treasures here, it’s impossible to dig them all up,” Little Shiyi said joyfully, continuing his own treasure hunting.
Sally teleported into the air, searching for the mountain with the Leafless Tree that Yi had talked about. However, as far as she could see, it was all lush greenery, with no Leafless Tree in sight.
Little Miqi flew over and said to Sally, “Mother, we’ve prepared the meal, shall we go eat?”
Sally was surprised, “Oh?”
By the time Sally got back to the lakeside, the aroma was already in the air, with grilled fish, stewed dishes, and Uncle Xiang’s culinary skills.
“Wow~ What a feast!” Sally, looking at all the dishes, felt the joy of having children who were growing up.
“Awesome!” Sally hugged the children, planting a kiss on each of their cheeks.
Little Fengning said, “We also picked a lot of mushrooms to grill, Mother, can you help us figure out which ones are edible and which ones aren’t?”
“No problem.” Sally looked at the colorful array of mushrooms, her first instinct being that none of them were edible…
Indeed, after Xiaomei firmly sorted them out, only a small portion of ugly-looking mushrooms were classified for the children to wash, skewer, and grill.
As for those poisonous ones, also being Divine-grade, Sally didn’t waste them and stored them in the System Space as data material for Xiaomei.
From afar, Yi gazed at Sally and her group of children, and in his normally still eyes, a ripple formed.
