AMHA - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 - Raise Your Head and Look at the Woman Beside the Daojun

After telling her family that she was safe, Zhaozhao lay in bed and spent a whole day in despair.

Before coming here, she wanted to study at the Yunlu Immortal Manor but now it seems that joining this sect was not the problem.

The problem is that this sect only has an old leader who is a cultivator of Shennong Dao with weak fighting ability, and young disciples who are only five or six years old and look more like a novices than herself.

The entire sect seemed to be barely alive, and it was completely unimaginable how it could fight against the number one sect in the cultivation world.

Ah…

Don’t want to move.

Don't want to think.

Zhaozhao just wanted to lie here like an insect and watch the sun sink into the western mountains little by little from above her head.

"...Sister, are you still sleeping?"

Yao Ling quietly walked to Zhaozhao's window at some point. She was not tall enough and so, after trying hard to put her feet up for a long time, Zhaozhao could only barely see her raised hands.

Both little paws were holding a pill.

"The old man asked us to deliver this bigu pill to you. Do you want the chicken leg-flavored one or the roast duck-flavored one?"

Her stomach growled.

Zhaozhao was silent for a while and answered honestly: "I would rather eat real chicken legs and roast duck."

The little boy named Rong Yu was slightly taller. He stretched out his arms and revealed half of his pretty and cute face against the window edge. He smiled and said:

"I want to eat that too."

Having said that, who doesn’t want to eat delicious chicken legs and roast duck?

Yao Ling jumped by the window and whispered to her: "Sister, how about this? Let’s secretly sell Rong Yu and then we can eat chicken legs and roast duck!"

The little face next to her that was smiling like a silly melon lost his smile within an instant.

"I won't eat...don't sell it to me."

Yao Ling tilted her head: "Even if you don’t eat, I still have to sell you."

Rong Yu was shocked: "Why are you selling me if I don’t eat??"

Seeing that Rong Yu would cry if Yao Ling continued talking, Zhaozhao stood up and interrupted them with a headache:

"You guys just take bigu pills every day?"

The two little heads nodded hard.

According to the information Zhaozhao learned; because of the different cultivation methods, not all sects in the cultivation world do not eat food.

Moreover, because of the existence of the Shennong Sect in the cultivation world, the grains grown are also different from those in the human world. Eating a lot of them will not only not hinder cultivation, but will actually be beneficial to the body.

Therefore, elixirs such as bigu pills are mostly used as emergencies for cultivators and are rarely taken for an extensive time.

When Zhaozhao went by the Beichen Confucian School to clean up the store room, Shi Lanyan told her not to take such worthless things.

...If she had known what she knew now, it might have been more practical to take a few bags of rice from the Beichen Confucian Sect.

"Sister, don't you have bigu pills? Then, aren't you all hungry?"

Yao Ling thought she couldn't afford it and her eyes showed a bit of pity.

"Then I'll give you these two. It's so uncomfortable to be hungry. I hate being hungry the most."

She handed the dark bigu pill forward and said again:

"Sister, after you take the bigu pill, you can stay in our sect and be our master, okay?"

Zhaozhao stood up and looked at the two children standing outside her window.

Compared with Rong Yu, who has thin skin and tender flesh, Yao Ling looks sallower and thinner. Although Rong Yu also claims to be an orphan, he is obviously not like Yao Ling. Her hair that should be black had turned brown and coarse due to lack of nutrition. She looked like a straw person.

After all, Rong Yu is the Holy Son of the Demon Clan. Although she doesn't know why he ended up here like Yao Ling, he must have never suffered much before.

Zhaozhao thought of the little stray cat she had picked up, the injured crane and the man who had lost his memory... Forget it, she would never pick up a man again.

But…

She studied the two children, who were no taller than her waist.

Not knowing their future destiny, they held their heads high and looked at her in a daze.

Raising children...should be similar to raising small animals, right?

Zhaozhao avoided Yao Ling's question about asking her to be her master and only said:

"Little sister, it's true that I don't have bigu pills..."

Zhaozhao once again thanked the generous and resentful Shi Lanyan in her heart.

She touched in the mustard bag, grabbed a handful and smiled slyly:

"But, I have this."

In the open palm, there are four or five brilliant spiritual stones.

The watery eyes of the two children suddenly widened.

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"After leaving Yunlu Immortal Manor and walking five miles east, you will find the largest town in Xiaojianguan. There is everything there..."

Not to mention the two children, even Daoist Mingjue was dazzled when he saw the spirit stones in Zhaozhao's hand.

It took him a while to come back to his senses and ask:

"What are you planning to do in town?"

Yao Ling raised her hand high: "Sister said to buy meat!"

Rong Yu also followed suit: "Sister said to buy food!"

Daoist Ming Jue nodded and said happily:

"Miss Xie is so generous. You just came and now you’re buying so many things for the children... this old man doesn’t want much for himself… There is an alchemy furnace shop called Dongshi that isn’t bad. The latest model is too luxurious, so the next generation will be fine... "

Zhaozhao put her hands on her hips and refused with a stern face.

"Sect Leader, you don’t get anything. As the leader of a sect, you actually let your disciples take bigu pills every day…. You should stay in the sect and take good care of the dog demon. If you can make him sweep the fallen leaves and tidy up the kitchen, that would be even better.”

Daoist Mingjue's expression froze, and he pretended to be confused:

"What do you mean take bigu pills every day? Is there such a thing? Oops, the old man is old and can't remember..."

Li Feng hanging on the tree suddenly made a sound.

"I'm overqualified for sweeping the floor. Little girl, please let me down. There are many cultivators in this town. With your novice skills, any cultivator can knock you down when you go out. Take me with you and I will protect you."

Zhaozhao argued ruthlessly:

"I can stun you with my novice skills, but you still think you can protect me?"

"...You really think you did that? It was the two of you who made a sneak attack! You also borrowed the light of that powerful magic weapon!"

Seeing this situation, Daoist Mingjue thought for a while, smiled at Li Feng and said:

"I can untie you from the rope that binds you and let you down. I can also prepare the prescription you want—"

Li Feng's eyes lit up and even the two canine ears on his head couldn't help but move.

"However, you must sign a demon contract with Miss Xie, so that I can let you down with confidence."

"You--!"

Li Feng was dumbfounded and said angrily:

"Like when a tiger falls and becomes bullied by a dog, this is bullying me too much!"

Rong Yu kindly reminded him: "But, you are a dog..."

"A child shouldn’t interrupt when adults are talking!"

Rong Yu, who had been innocently reprimanded, pinched his mouth pitifully.

Zhaozhao touched his head, raised her head and stretched out her five fingers towards Li Feng:

"A five-year contract. I'll let you go if you agree."

The dog demon narrowed his eyes. His eyes seemed unwilling but he understood that this was the best way.

He gritted his teeth and said: "...Five years is too long, two years!"

Zhaozhao made a sign of seven without mercy.

The dog demon's eyes widened.

"Didn't you just say five years?"

"That was just now," Zhaozhao said confidently, "Do you agree? If you don’t it will become eight years.”

How could Li Feng dare to bargain?

He is not a real person, but this stinky girl is a real dog!

Zhaozhao was in a happy mood after succeeding. Ever since she came to this cultivation world, unsatisfactory things had happened one after another but at last some good things happened as well. 

Although this dog demon is a little stupid, for the Yunlu Immortal Manor, which right now comprises only seniors and juniors, he is exactly the type of strong man they urgently need.

Thinking of this, Zhaozhao looked at Daoist Ming Jue with even more resentment.

If only this leader behaved more like a leader, she wouldn’t have to worry so much!

“While we are gone, Master you can't be lazy at home."

Daoist Mingjue’s smile froze:

"...Is this old man the leader, or are you the leader?"

"Huh? You don't want the alchemy furnace anymore?"

"...Don't worry, Miss Xie. Even if I risk every bone in my body, I will definitely take care of the sect well!"

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The process of concluding a demon familiar contract is not difficult.

Mix the cinnabar with your heart's blood, then use your spiritual power to draw the talisman in the void, and drive the talisman into the spiritual platform. Then the contract will be officially concluded.

There would appear to be some tacit understanding between the demon familiar and the cultivator who made the contract. Li Feng was used to being alone, but suddenly he felt a little restrained and felt uncomfortable all over.

Zhaozhao was very considerate: "If you feel uncomfortable, don't consider my thoughts and just be yourself."

Li Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, not believing that this stinky girl could be so kind.

Sure enough, the next second, the girl blinked and said:

"However you want to change to your original shape, we won't mind."

Li Feng:?

"It's not for me. It’s the two children who want to see it," Zhaozhao said very seriously. "You know, they have been without their parents since they were young and they have been wandering around..."

"I don’t know my father and mother either! I’m not changing! I didn't kill their parents, why should I coax them--"

"Li Feng!"

Yao Ling and Rong Yu suddenly paused and turned to look at the dog demon who had an evil look on his face just a few seconds ago.

Before Li Feng could react, within the blink of an eye, his body had already obeyed Zhaozhao's orders and transformed back into the original shape of the gray-silver dog demon.

He has a majestic body like a wolf but has the honest eyes of a dog.

There is also a big, fluffy and smooth tail behind him, like a fox's tail.

The two children froze for a while and then rushed forward and hugged them.

Rong Yu: "Cute! Hug!"

Yao Ling: "Sister! Can I ride on its back? Walking is so tiring!"

The silver-gray dog ​​demon was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. He bared his teeth and shouted angrily:

"You are not allowed to ride me like a horse...and you are not allowed to ride me like a dog!"

The two children and one dog chased each other all the way, and the rice flowers on the fields in the evening surged like waves. Zhaozhao slowed down and walked behind them, brushing against the rice flowers swaying in the wind on both sides.

It seemed that she had imagined such a scene before.

In the countryside of Yunmeng Lake, she held the man's hand to watch the fireflies among the flowers on a summer night.

On the way back, some children from a tenant farmer's family were running and laughing on the field ridge. Their parents followed not far away, shouting that the brothers were not allowed to bully their sisters.

At that time, she looked down at the hands of the two of them intertwined and watched as his generous fingers wrapped her hand tightly.

Zhaozhao thought that if she continued along this road, would she and Xie Lanshu become like that couple?

If this was the case, it would be a very good life.

However-

"Sister!" Yao Ling turned around with a smile, jumped up and shouted to Zhaozhao who was lagging behind, "We're reaching the town ahead! Hurry up, hurry up, catch up!"

Yao Ling stopped and Rong Yu, whose arm was held by the dog demon because of pulling his tail, also stopped.

As if being awakened from a dream, Zhaozhao came back to her senses and followed briskly.

She slapped the dog demon on the head.

"If you bite the child again, I will make you into a dog meat hot pot and eat it."

Before Li Feng could protest, there was a sudden noise in front of him.

"It's the uniform of Kunwu Immortal Land! Kunwu's immortals are here!"

In the bustling marketplace, almost everyone raised their heads in unison.

Xiaojianguan is considered a remote place in the world of cultivation and Kunwu's cultivators rarely visit there.

"That Jade Crown... that leading immortal, could it be Kunwu's Tianshu Daojun?"

"Master Tianshu!? Wasn’t he missing?"

"Your news is too late. Lord Tianshu came back a few days ago!"

"Daojun Tianshu actually came to Xiaojianguan in person...but what’s going on in Xiaojianguan?"

"Who knows……"

"Huh? The fairy next to him is not a Kunwu disciple, right?"

Zhaozhao followed the current and looked up to the sky.

The sunset was shining brightly on the horizon, the immortals were riding on the wind and their clothes were flying like clouds. Among the crowd, Zhaozhao saw that familiar figure almost within a glance.

Li Feng listened to the gossip of others and looked up at the woman beside Daojun.

He said in a strange tone:

"I heard that Daojun Tianshu has experienced many calamities in the human world and destroyed his Yuanyang. Now he no longer has to guard  Lihentian with a stoic heart. It's not surprising that he now has  a Daoist companion by his side... ow!"

His heart suddenly felt a dull sting.

The dog demon who was enjoying the taste of melon was caught off guard and cried out. {Eating melon is Chinese slang for engaging in gossip.}

What happened?

... Did this stinky girl transmit some kind of feeling to him?

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The author has something to say:

Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution between 2023-07-18 12:15:39~2023-07-19 12:10:13~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: Jiang Tang 1;

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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