The Divine Beast of Nine Heavens Mountain

Ma Feifei then realized that this Qilin was only three months old. Ignoring the lifespan of Qilin and even considering it as a human lifespan, it was still in a babbling state. In terms of both temperament and age, it was still a child!

"Oh my god, this sounds a bit like child abduction..." Ma Feifei looked at Ba Jiu and thought to himself, "It's only because Ba Jiu isn't a girl, otherwise Ma Feifei would have to bear the blame for molesting a little girl, after all, he was groping her just now..."

"Of course there are benefits, but I don't know what benefits you want?" Ma Feifei asked. The Tianshu Fragment didn't mention anything the Qilin liked, so Ma Feifei asked himself. However, he wasn't worried. With the current resources of the Mysterious Bookstore, as long as Spirit Crystal weren't mentioned, everything was negotiable.

Upon hearing this, Ba Jiu struggled to sit up, but because he was bound, he had no support to sit up. Seeing this, Ma Feifei stepped forward and helped Ba Jiu untie the ropes, allowing him to sit up. Ba Jiu first poured himself a cup of Enlightenment Tea to moisten his throat before saying, "Actually, I don't want anything. I just want to go to Zhao State to see the sea, to Yan State to see the snow, to Qi State to see the mountains, and to Northern Liang to see the grasslands. If you agree to take me there, I'll stay."

Hmm... the alternate world is so big, I want to go and see it.

When Ma Feifei first arrived on the Azure Dragon Continent, he had the same idea. Unfortunately, he wanted to open Bookstore, and he was always being assassinated when he went out. In addition, he was so lazy that he became a couch potato and didn't want to go anywhere. As a result, he had long forgotten his original idea. Unexpectedly, he heard about his dream when he first arrived from a Divine Beast.

"No problem." Ma Feifei agreed firmly. He had no reason to refuse this request. It would also be a good opportunity for him to rediscover his original aspirations and see the wonders of this other world.

"You have to keep your word..." Ba Jiu looked at Ma Feifei with a hint of doubt and said seriously.

"A promise is a promise, even four unicorns couldn't catch it, don't worry," Ma Feifei replied confidently.

"Alright, but there's something I need to warn you about. If I stay, it might cause you a lot of trouble," Ba Jiu said after a moment's hesitation.

"What trouble?" Ma Feifei asked curiously. Isn't the Qilin an auspicious mythical creature? How could it bring trouble? Did you think it was a 'Huodou'? (Huodou: a beast that resembles a dog, which was regarded as a symbol of fire and extreme misfortune in ancient times)

"My mother doesn't like me going out. She's in seclusion right now, but she'll definitely come looking for me when she comes out," Ba Jiu said with a hint of helplessness.

"The Divine Beast deep within the Nine Heavens Mountain?" Ma Feifei was somewhat surprised. Could the Divine Beast within the Nine Heavens Mountain also be Qilin?

Ba Jiu nodded and said, "I have the primordial mark planted by my mother. No matter where I am, she can find me through the primordial mark. Moreover, my mother is very powerful; you can't defeat her."

"From what you're saying, it seems you don't really like your mother?" Ma Feifei asked.

When Ba Jiu mentioned his mother, Ma Feifei didn't sense any of the mother-son affection on Ba Jiu's face, and it seemed that Ba Jiu didn't want to be found by his mother.

Upon hearing this, Ba Jiu lowered his head, his tone somewhat somber. "It's alright, it's just that my mother keeps drawing my blood for no reason, and I don't really like it."

"A blood test?" Ma Feifei was somewhat surprised.

"Actually, she's not my biological mother. She just hatched me, which is why I call her Mother. Her true form is a dragon," Ba Jiu said softly.

"Jiao?" Ma Feifei frowned slightly, then suddenly realized.

The divine beast in Jiuchong Mountain is a Jiao, and Niu Jiu is a Qilin. According to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", Yinglong gave birth to Jianma, and Jianma gave birth to Qilin. Qilin is a descendant of Yinglong. Jiao extracts Qilin's blood in order to evolve into a dragon through this method!

In other words, the so-called mother-son relationship does not actually exist. Jiao kept Ba Jiu around only to continuously extract blood from him for consumption. If Ba Jiu wanted to stay at the Mysterious Bookstore, Jiao would definitely not let it go and would come looking for him. That's why Ba Jiu said what he just said.

The dragon, which had lived for over 30,000 years, was indeed highly skilled. It actually wanted to use the blood of the Qilin to promote the evolution of its bloodline and eventually achieve the goal of transforming into a dragon.

Since it's not his biological child, that's fine. Otherwise, if Jiao came looking for him, Ma Feifei would really feel bad refusing to let him go.

"You can leave your mother's matter to the Mysterious Bookstore. From now on, you can stay here in peace. When I have time, I'll take you to travel all over the Five Nations of Canglong, to see the snow of Yan State, the sea of Zhao State, the mountains of Qi State, and the grasslands of Northern Liang. Even if you want to see the tombs of the Chu Kingdom, that's not out of the question..."

And so, Ba Jiu successfully moved into the Mysterious Bookstore. Ma Feifei arranged an empty room for him in the backyard, right next to the room occupied by the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

There are only five rooms in Ma Feifei's backyard. Yun Qingyang and Ma Feifei each occupy one room, Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and Ba Jiu occupy one room, and the last room is a warehouse. In other words, when Ba Jiu moved in, all the rooms in the courtyard were full.

"Why does my house feel like a zoo?" Ma Feifei thought speechlessly as he watched Ba Jiu curiously squatting next to the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and watching it read "Journey to the West".

With the arrival of Ba Jiu, the system notified that the Auspicious Omen Quest was completed. From now on, as long as Ba Jiu is present in the Mysterious Bookstore, Ma Feifei can enjoy double the dividends and critical hit effects. Book lovers can also gain benefits and an increased chance of triggering missions. It can be said that the existence of Ba Jiu has directly doubled the Bookstore's profits. This is not just an auspicious pet, it is a wealth-bringing pet!

It was at this moment that the Mysterious Bookstore began to change slightly. A faint, ethereal aura began to permeate the Bookstore, and the book lovers who were reading felt a jolt of excitement, their minds clearing. They found that many previously incomprehensible plot points became much clearer as they looked down at their books.

"Ding ding ding~"

A Yellow Quality book burst forth with golden light, and the reader transformed into golden light and entered the book. The book slowly floated up, and a projection appeared.

"Look! Someone has triggered the world of 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain'!" This scene was quickly noticed by other readers, who all turned their attention to it.

"Ding ding ding~"

Suddenly, golden light flashed again, and a cultivator was drawn into a Yellow Quality book. The book slowly rose, and the projection reappeared.

"The Pokémon World!"

"Ding ding ding~"

"The World of Lotus Lantern!"

"Ding ding ding~"

"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio!"

"My God! What's going on today!" The cultivators exclaimed in surprise. More and more cultivators rushed to the Bookstore to inquire, and in no time, the Mysterious Bookstore was packed inside and out.

The book worlds, which are usually only seen once every few days, seem to have gone crazy today, vying for attention. All books of Yellow Quality or higher, except for "Thousand Gold Formulas," "Han Feizi," and "Tao Te Ching," have triggered book worlds!

"This is all money!" Ma Feifei thought to himself happily as he entered the Bookstore and saw this scene, picking up a small stool.

"Ding ding ding~"

At that moment, in a corner of the Bookstore, another golden light flashed, and the cultivator who was reading disappeared in a golden light. Ma Feifei, with his sharp eyes, caught a glimpse of the cultivator's appearance one last time.

"Yan State Chancellor Yuwen Hongdu?"

"Han Feizi!"