Chapter 56: Yu Bei Tiger’s Mission
Elder Xuan Si felt that Elder Xuan Wu made a good point—but he still didn’t want to go looking for Elder Qingdao.
After all, he didn’t like Qingdao. What if Qingdao misunderstood and thought he cared about him?
Elder Xuan Wu pressed on. “Think about it. Getting someone else to frame Di Lintian isn’t exactly safe either.”
“He’s a cultivator from the cultivation world. What if he has some special methods?”
“Our younger disciples might not be able to handle him. It’d be better if Elder Qingdao made a move.”
“His cultivation is higher, and he’s Di Lintian’s master. It should be easier for him to act.”
Elder Xuan Si disagreed. “Di Lintian may not be completely unguarded against Elder Qingdao. Who knows what special magical artifacts he might have? What if Qingdao gets hurt?”
Elder Xuan Wu frowned. “Old Four, are you really not interested in Qingdao?”
Elder Xuan Si said righteously, “Precisely because I’m not, I can’t trouble him.”
Elder Xuan Wu sighed helplessly. “But this concerns the safety of the entire continent. As long as we explain clearly, Elder Qingdao will—”
Knock knock knock!
Just then, a knocking sound came from the window.
Everyone turned to look and saw a small black kitten clinging to the window, tapping it repeatedly with its paw.
“Isn’t that the black tiger cub raised by Student Yu?”
Elder Xuan San hurried over to open the window for Yu Bei Tiger. But before he could even push it open, Yu Bei Tiger flashed inside the tea room where the five elders were gathered.
Elder Xuan Wu looked at Yu Bei Tiger curiously. “Can’t you come in by yourself? Why bother knocking?”
Yu Bei Tiger blinked his gem-like green eyes and said in a milky voice, “Xuanxuan said I have to be polite. I should knock before coming in.”
Elder Xuan Wu hadn’t expected it to speak human language, which made him find it even more adorable.
He teased deliberately, “But you knocked on the window.”
Yu Bei Tiger scratched its fluffy little head. “It should be about the same, right? As long as I knock, it’s fine?”
“Fine, fine!”
Elder Xuan San was practically dying from cuteness and couldn’t resist stretching out his sinful claws to scoop Yu Bei Tiger into his arms for a good squeeze.
But before he could touch it, Yu Bei Tiger flashed onto a nearby bookshelf.
The little black cat pointed at Elder Xuan San with its paw. “You human are not very polite. You tried to hug me without my consent.”
“Isn’t that called harassment?”
Elder Xuan San didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “How is that harassment? I was just—”
“Old Three.”
Elder Xuan Yi called out calmly, and Elder Xuan San immediately shut up.
Only then did Elder Xuan Yi turn to Yu Bei Tiger with a smile. “Did Student Yu send you because he has something to discuss with us?”
“Wow, you’re so smart!”
The little black cat exclaimed and instantly flashed in front of Elder Xuan Yi.
“Xuanxuan asked me to come. He said I can help with the making-people-trip thing.”
“I’m good at appearing and disappearing unpredictably. If there’s any job involving administering drugs, I can handle that too.”
The little cat lifted its chin proudly.
This was just too adorable!
Elder Xuan San’s hands began itching again, but Elder Xuan Er quickly pressed them down.
Elder Xuan Wu smiled. “Since little—”
Yu Bei Tiger cut him off seriously. “I’m not called Little Black Cat. My name is Yu Bei Tiger. You should call me Student Yu Bei Tiger.”
“Alright, Student Yu Bei Tiger.” Elder Xuan Wu adjusted smoothly and extended his hand. “Come with me. I’ll lead the way.”
After thinking for a moment, he added in a coaxing tone, “We have a very important mission to assign to you.”
Yu Bei Tiger’s eyes immediately lit up. It patted its chest with a paw. “Don’t worry! I guarantee I’ll complete the mission!”
It was very powerful! That’s why Xuanxuan liked it the most!
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On the other side, Si Er was still diligently munching on gossip.
Si Ran and Di Lintian being lovey-dovey was simply too cheesy. Add in Yu Feiqing, who was also overly sentimental, and Si Er lost interest after watching for a while.
He pulled out several Soul-Benefiting Hami melons from his space and devoured them together with Guagua.
He had discovered something: the more Soul-Benefiting Hami melon Guagua ate, the stronger its abilities became. Its observational range expanded, and it could see more details.
Si Er believed there wasn’t just one nest of Baleful-Energy Devouring Caterpillars on the continent. He wanted to find more.
As long as the elders could figure out the proper way to use those caterpillars, he could openly create potions free of baleful energy.
He had already planned it out—he could make a fortune just by squeezing melon juice.
Strength-Boosting Potions, Soul-Benefiting Potions, Speed-Enhancing Potions, Refreshing Potions, and even Diamond-Body Potions!
The size of his space and the yield of the five types of melons seemed to be linked to his cultivation level. Every minor breakthrough allowed him to harvest significantly more melons.
Si Er felt that even if he and his soul pets ate them three meals a day, they couldn’t possibly finish them all. It would be better to share some for the benefit of humanity.
Well, benefiting all of humanity might be unrealistic—but benefiting his family and close schoolmates should be fine.
Of course, he wouldn’t give them away for free. He’d exchange them for soul stones.
With more soul stones, he could cultivate stronger soul power, gain more melons, and create a perfect positive cycle.
Si Xu, hearing Si Er’s thoughts, was deeply moved. His little brother truly was the most adorable in the world—willing to share such rare miraculous melons!
He resolved to refine more potions, earn more soul stones, and support Si Er generously.
Yu Beixuan was also touched and decided he should give Si Er more spiritual fruits and melons. Eating only those five types all the time would surely get boring.
Er’er definitely needed some variety.
He rummaged through his storage ring and eventually pulled out a Soul-Benefiting Lingzhi the size of three human heads.
“Er’er, want some? This one doesn’t have baleful energy. I’ve already absorbed it all.”
Si Er felt both touched and embarrassed—but nervousness won out.
“With such a large Lingzhi, there must have been a lot of baleful energy inside, right?”
“You absorbed it all—won’t that leave hidden problems in your body?”
Yu Beixuan shook his head with a smile. “It’s fine. I can temporarily seal the baleful energy in a corner of my body and digest it slowly.”
“So you still can’t absorb too much at once, right?”
As he spoke, Si Er pushed a cluster of white energy into Yu Beixuan’s body and asked carefully, “Can this help you digest it faster?”
Yu Beixuan’s eyes lit up in surprise. “It can!”
It was a bright, warm force. Once it entered his body, it quickly helped him digest the residual baleful energy and guided it smoothly, leaving no hidden dangers.
Yu Beixuan couldn’t help smiling, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Si Er, revealing half of a little tiger tooth.
“Er’er, I think we…”
Were made for each other.
“Hm?” Si Er looked at him blankly. “We what?”
Yu Beixuan felt too shy to say those four words. He leaned closer and asked, “When I call you Er’er, does it feel presumptuous?”
“Not at all.” Si Er shook his head.
I don’t know why, but I actually quite like it when Student Yu calls me that.
But if other classmates called me that, it’d feel too intimate—kind of uncomfortable.
Other classmates: Double standards. Impressive.
Hearing the inner thoughts, Yu Beixuan became even happier. He stuffed the large Lingzhi into Si Er’s arms and smiled even more brightly.
“Then from now on, Er’er can call me A’Xuan!”
Xuanxuan sounded too childish! A’Xuan sounded more reliable, right?
