Ren Fang's Choice (2)

"Hey..." Seeing Ren Fang jump straight down, Fanxin was startled. He immediately jumped off the path, ready to save her.

The crocodiles below were opening their enormous, bloody jaws as they watched Ren Fang fall. She was a girl too weak to truss a chicken; once she fell into a crocodile's mouth, there would be no escaping.

Fanxin was frantic, worried that Ren Fang would fall into a crocodile's mouth before he could reach her. He immediately called to Little Black Cat, telling it to fire shells at the crocodiles.

Little Black Cat did not hesitate. It immediately transformed into its robot form, then summoned its magic and fired a barrage of shells at the crocodiles in the sea.

Under Little Black Cat's attack, the crocodiles temporarily backed away.

Ren Fang landed in the water just then.

Only then did Fanxin breathe a sigh of relief. Even so, there was no trace of excitement on his face. Although the crocodiles had backed away, they had not left.

As long as Ren Fang was in the water, they would attack. When that happened, they would be in trouble.

Before long, Fanxin landed in the water too. He swam to Ren Fang, took hold of her, and swam toward a place without crocodiles. Only after they reached a safe area did he breathe a small sigh of relief.

"Grandpa Nick, pull us up, quickly!" Fanxin shouted.

He could swim back on his own, but he could not do it while bringing a girl along. There were many ferocious sea beasts in the sea! If he ran into any, he would have trouble protecting himself, let alone Ren Fang. If she followed him, death would be her only fate.

"All right." Grandpa Nick smiled at his words and immediately directed his power into the earth. Moments later, the earth actually turned into a magical rope, which stretched into the water and wrapped around Fanxin and Ren Fang. Then it whipped upward, pulling them out.

"Young lady, you're quite impressive," Grandpa Nick said appreciatively, glancing at Ren Fang.

"Then I can take part in the training, right?" Ren Fang asked.

"Hehe, of course. I always keep my word," Grandpa Nick said.

He was a man of his word. Since Ren Fang had passed his test, he would naturally train her and teach her his skills.

"Thank you, Grandpa Nick." Ren Fang jumped up happily when she heard that.

But perhaps because she was weak, Ren Fang fainted. Fortunately, Fanxin was beside her; otherwise, she would have fallen to the ground.

With no other choice, Fanxin had to carry her on his back as he walked on.

"Grandpa Nick, is Ren Fang all right?" Fanxin asked.

"She's fine. She fainted because she was frightened and malnourished. Once you get to the island, get her something good to eat, and she'll recover quickly," Grandpa Nick said.

"Oh, so that's what happened!" Fanxin nodded and asked no more questions, immediately following Grandpa Nick toward his island.

An hour later, they returned to their island.

"Grandpa, I'm going home now. See you tomorrow!" Fanxin said. He was tired today too, and in no condition to train. So he planned to go back and rest, then train tomorrow.

"Mm. Eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Make sure you're on time, or I'll spank you." Grandpa Nick nodded. Then his head darted underground and disappeared.

"Little Black, go get a few pheasants and some mushrooms. She's very weak, so she needs some nourishment to recover first. Otherwise, she can't possibly take part in the training," Fanxin said to Little Black Cat.

Little Black Cat now had a devil ability, and Fanxin believed this should not be difficult for it; it could easily get it done. That was why he asked Little Black to do it. Otherwise, he would have gone himself.

"No problem." Little Black Cat nodded and immediately set off.

Fanxin immediately carried Ren Fang home on his back.

As soon as he got home, Fanxin froze. He found that his dwelling had undergone an earth-shattering change. Before, it had been a cave with a stone bed inside and nothing else. But now his dwelling was a house, standing where the cave had been, and the cave was gone.

He pushed open the door and found everything he needed inside. Nothing was missing.

"Grandpa Nick must have done this," Fanxin muttered to himself after looking through every room.

If he had not known about Grandpa Nick's freakish ability, he would never have suspected him. But now that he knew what Grandpa Nick could do, he had easily thought of him.

"This is great. I finally have a decent house." Fanxin grinned, then put Ren Fang on the bed in the bedroom and covered her with a short animal-hide garment.

Then he opened the door and went out, letting her rest properly.

Fanxin went outside and happened to run into Little Black Cat returning from the hunt. It put the pheasants and mushrooms in the courtyard for Fanxin to prepare.

Fanxin took the mushrooms and pheasants to the seaside, leaving Little Black Cat at home to look after Ren Fang for him.

After preparing the mushrooms and pheasants, Fanxin immediately returned home and began making soup.

Even out in the wilderness, Fanxin was very particular about his food. So, over the years, his cooking had gotten better and better.

An hour later, a pot of fragrant pheasant and mushroom stew was ready.

"Little Black, Little Black." After setting the pot aside, Fanxin immediately called for Little Black Cat. Before long, Little Black Cat came over.

"What is it? Why the rush?" Little Black Cat asked, puzzled.

"It's time to eat. Go see if Ren Fang is awake. If she is, tell her to wash her hands and face and come eat right away," Fanxin said.

Little Black Cat nodded and immediately went to call her. Before long, it brought Ren Fang over.

Ren Fang was bleary-eyed. Clearly, she had only just woken up.

"Wash your face and eat something. You were so hungry you fainted. I made pheasant and mushroom stew to build up your strength," Fanxin said.

Ren Fang nodded. After washing up, she sat down at the table.

Fanxin immediately set out three sets of bowls and chopsticks: one for himself, one for Little Black Cat, and one for Ren Fang.

Then he brought out the pheasant and mushroom stew and put it on the table. Afterward, he served each of them a bowl.

"Eat up. Make yourselves at home; we're all family here," Fanxin said. Then, without another word, he dug in. He had been fighting all day and was hungry himself.

Little Black Cat and Ren Fang did not stand on ceremony either. They picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Clearly, they were hungry too.

The two people and the cat enjoyed their meal.

"You little brat, why didn't you call Grandpa when it was time to eat?" Just as they were enjoying their meal, a disgruntled voice came from outside. It was none other than Grandpa Nick, who was just a head.