Chapter 72: Zi Yu's Request

  However, after waking up from the dream, I suddenly felt that the gentle one accompanying me was actually Nüwa? And the ones drinking with me were Tongtian, Fuxi, Zhenyuanzi, and even Laozi and Yuanshi were laughing and drinking on the side. Meanwhile, Zi Yu and Kong Xuan, those little rascals, were calling me "brother" in a well-behaved manner, making the scene feel warm and fuzzy for a moment. Then, that little scoundrel Hongyun teased me, I was originally happy, didn't want to bother with him, but then came Emperor Jun and his gang of troublemakers, I couldn't help but get furious, found someone and charged forward.

  It seems that Nüwa, Fuxi and Emperor Jun Taiyi are quite familiar with each other. It seems that these few troublemakers are not just provoking themselves so simply. It seems that they have some deep grudges against each other, and must be beaten to death on the spot. In the midst of the fight, it seems that Nüwa's tears were seen in a daze. It seems that Sanqing Zhenyuanzi is gradually moving away from himself. It seems that his heart hurts a lot. It seems that he suddenly feels lost. It seems that he wants to call out to Sanqing, but they are walking further and further away. It seems that he is comforting Nüwa, but Taiyi has somehow found a big bell from somewhere and smashed it onto his head.

  The Eastern Emperor's bell hit his head, making Zhuang Xiong jump in surprise. The instant pain made him wake up instantly. He rubbed his still slightly aching head and looked at the warm sunlight shining through the cave entrance. Suddenly, he couldn't help but smile. It had been a long time since he'd had a dream, and yet he was startled by his own dream. But would he really be so hot-blooded? Dreams, how nostalgic they are! It seems that from now on, he should make it a point to have more dreams when he has nothing better to do. After all, wasn't the legendary guide who almost reached enlightenment through dreaming?

  Zhuang Xiong was still savoring the moment, when Zi Yu walked in and saw that Zhuang Xiong had already woken up. Her eyes lit up with great joy, but her expression barely changed. Zhuang Xiong was used to looking directly into Zi Yu's eyes, and it was really helpless.

  Zi Yu didn't care about Zhuang Xiong's helplessness, and ran out excitedly. Before long, she returned with Kong Xuan, holding many spiritual fruits and other things, full of concern, and handed them to Zhuang Xiong.

  Zhuang Xiong casually picked one up and ate it, then pushed it aside, without even carefully noticing what things were there. He asked: "Tongtian Fuxi and the others? Have they left?"

  Kong Xuan said, "He's been gone for a long time. It was just Master, when he drank wine, he would occasionally get a bit out of control, but after falling asleep, he became even more unbridled, saying many strange things and doing many strange things. We were all worried to death."

  Zhuang Xiong smiled and said: "Didn't I tell you to go into seclusion after playing enough? Why are you all still here? Where's Gongming and Cai Bangzi?"

  Kong Xuan saw Zhuang Xiong mention closing the mountain and transferring, slightly dissatisfied, and coquettishly said: "Gong Ming Shidi is on patrol in the mountains, saying that he wants to take good care of it. That vegetable boy is either sleeping or chasing Ling beasts all over the mountain, boring and childish to death. Every day, he just knows how to play."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but smile as he saw Kong Xuan's small mouth pouting: "It's not that I want you to be confined, but you also heard it that day - the great war of the Primordial Chaos is about to begin, and even countless powerful gods will be drawn in and fall one after another. Your cultivation is still insufficient, and although I can protect you from harm, I'm afraid that you're young and hot-headed, and might secretly enter the Primordial Chaos on your own, which would put me in a difficult position to save you."

  Kong Xuan said with a delicate voice: "I know, I know the master is good to us, but, Master won't make us stay in seclusion until the end of the Great War, will he? We are already Grand Luo Golden Immortals after all."

  Zhuang Xiong took a closer look and only then discovered that Zi Yu and Kong Xuan had indeed reached the middle stage of Da Luo Jinxian. He couldn't help but exclaim, "You two have advanced quite quickly! Is your foundation still solid? It seems that Hong Jun's benefits to you are not small after all. What about Gong Ming and Cai Bangzi now?"

  Kong Xuan heard the praise and couldn't help but proudly raise his head, saying: "Even with the help of Hong Jun Dao Zu, our innate talents are not to be underestimated. Otherwise, how could we have advanced so quickly? Gong Ming Shidi is also quite good, now he's also a Taiyi Golden Immortal." He then continued in anger: "However, that vegetable head almost didn't improve at all and still became a Taiyi Golden Immortal. I really don't know where his previous cultivation came from. If it was due to limited talent, there would be some excuse, but that guy is purely just too lazy."

  Zhuang Xiong smiled and said, "Alright, you go bring them back. The great war of the Desolate Expanse is about to begin, it's just right for me to retreat and cultivate in seclusion. I'll give them a few words of advice, let them focus on their cultivation."

  Kong Xuan heard the words and quickly left. For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat quiet, Zhuang Xiong was not very used to it, and he looked at Zi Yu again, suddenly having a playful heart, suddenly took out the Four Image Tower, and shook it in front of Zi Yu's eyes.

  Zi Yu's eyes suddenly widened, and she felt the same aura as the Four Symbols Pearl. However, her small feet kept tapping lightly, and her fingers stirred restlessly, but she didn't say a word. Her eyes gazed longingly at Zhuang Xiong, like a cute little puppy begging for attention.

  Zhuang Xiong laughed strangely and said, "Xiao Azi, as long as you satisfy me, this treasure pagoda will be yours. This is the Four Symbol Pagoda, which has the same origin as the Four Symbol Pearl I gave you last time. If you can merge them together, it will bring great benefits."

  Zi Yu's face suddenly changed, her small hands tightly grasped the collar of her clothes and she retreated three steps in an instant, leaning against the wall. Her eyes revealed a terrified gaze at Zhuang Xiong, as if saying: "Master, didn't you plan this when you gave me the Four Symbol Pearl?"

  Zhuang Xiong saw that Zi Yu seemed to be on the verge of tears, and his face was covered in dark lines. He shouted: "What's with that look in your eyes? I mean, can't you speak properly? From now on, just use your mouth to talk, let's be normal, okay? Don't pretend to be mute, I've seen you speaking before. And what's with that expression of yours, it never changes, like a little girl or something?"

  Zi Yu finally let out a sigh of relief, but saw that Zhuang Xiong's face had turned even darker. She quickly used her eyes to signal: "Is it because Master didn't make things clear? You scared people half to death!"

  Zhuang Xiong rolled his eyes and said, "Little Ah Zi, can we not communicate with our eyes? I'm really not used to it." As he spoke, he shook the Four Symbol Tower in his hand again and smiled, "You'd better hurry up, Kong Xuan and the others will be back soon. Don't you want the Four Symbol Tower? If you agree to speak properly from now on, this tower is yours."

  Zi Yu's lovely head tilted to the side in thought, her slightly furrowed brow seeming troubled. Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel a little surprised - was speaking really that difficult?

  After a long time, Ziyu suddenly spoke up in her clear and gentle voice: "Unless Master agrees to let me follow him forever and protect me for the rest of my life, even if Master goes to any dangerous place, he must take me with him. Only then will I agree to speak as much as possible. Otherwise, Master can punish me as he sees fit."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but express his surprise: "What does this have to do with anything? It seems a bit far-fetched, doesn't it?"

  Zi Yu's face turned slightly red as she said, "My family line has a congenital divine ability that makes everything I do, whether it's speaking or facial expressions, even unintentional movements, extremely captivating to others. Although I don't know what use it is, it's very troublesome. Luckily, when meeting good people like Master, it's not so bad, but some big shots will... use force, and when encountering little monsters, they'll follow me around in droves, annoying me to death."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes, while Zi Yu's words were accompanied by a slight pout of her small mouth, revealing a hint of slowness, yet exuding a cute and charming feeling. Indeed, it was a very mysterious and wonderful divine ability. Zhuang Xiong's heart skipped a beat as he probed: "You're not from the Qilin tribe, are you? But why does your divine ability sound like that of the Fox tribe?"

  "Old master, how did you know that the Fox tribe also has this divine ability?" Actually, only the nine-tailed fox clan and I have a paternal inheritance, but some fox clans had crooked thoughts and studied the method to practice it themselves. Compared to innate divine abilities, they are still somewhat inferior."

  Zhuang Xiong involuntarily rolled his eyes, but for a moment, he was indeed somewhat hesitant. Now that the words were out, he also knew that this was a troublesome package. With such a girl by his side, it would really be a headache. But if he didn't agree? Zhuang Xiong looked at Zi Yu, who was already on the verge of tears, and her eyes seemed to say: "I've told you my biggest secret, and you still won't agree?"

  Zhuang Xiong's heroic spirit suddenly rose, and he thought to himself: "I'm the typical embodiment of Liu Xiaohui's ancestor, the paragon of virtue. This little beauty is quite pitiful, being lost in the wilderness. She doesn't speak up because she's just protecting herself. Now that she's under my care, can't I protect her completely? Who am I afraid of?" He then smiled and said: "What's the point of talking about this? Xia Zi and Kong Xuan are originally my maids, of course they'll follow me to take care of me."

  Zi Yu finally revealed a happy smile, and for a moment the entire cave seemed to be in full bloom, with all things reviving, while the surrounding scenery seemed dull by comparison. The entire cave's line of sight was concentrated on Zi Yu's face, and even Zhuang Xiong's cultivation couldn't help but make his heart skip a few beats, so he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

  Zi Yu, however, seemed to be without any tricks up her sleeve and wasn't worried in the slightest. With a flick of her eyes, she happily went forward and snatched the Four Symbol Tower into her hands. Just as she was about to examine it, she suddenly heard Kong Xuan's gentle voice outside the cave: "Master, I've brought back Gong Ming Shixiong and Cai Bangzi."

  Zi Yu hurriedly put away the Four Elephant Pagoda, while Zhuang Xiong also sat up straight and adjusted his clothes.

  Kong Xuan walked in with a smile and stood beside Zi Yu, while Zhao Gongming hastily greeted him, saying: "It turns out that Master has already woken up. The three Masters had some words to leave for Master before they left, and I was just about to tell Master."

  Cai Bangzi's shoes still didn't transform, but he seemed to be as afraid of Zhuang Xiong as before and immediately fell to the ground. Zhuang Xiong ignored him and asked Zhao Gongming: "What did they all say?"

  Zhao Gongming hastily said: "Fu Xi Shibo said that Nüwa Shishu's matter is not for the teacher to worry about, he will help the teacher and hand over Nüwa Shishu to the teacher with peace of mind. Zhenyuanzi Shibo said that from now on, the teacher can truly eat the people's fruit at will, and absolutely won't leave half a private one behind. Tongtian Shishu said that regarding the matter of dividing the family that you mentioned, he will have a good talk with Laozi Shibo."

  Zhuang Xiong involuntarily drew in a breath of cold air and asked in surprise: "What exactly did I say? Was it when we were drinking?"