Child

"Let's find a small island nearby to stay on first." Venerable White placed Doudou and the little monk on the whale's back, then threw the captured Whale Eight onto the whale's back, and gently patted the whale.

This whale, which had just sunk to the seabed to rest and reflect on its life, embarked on its journey again just minutes later...

The whale rides the waves, searching for a place to land.

Song Shuhang saw Doudou and the little monk who were not moving. "Eh, Senior White, what's going on with Doudou and the little monk?"

Doudou and the little monk both had their eyes open, but they didn't move at all. It's impossible for them to be so well-behaved.

Upon hearing Shuhang's voice, Doudou immediately looked at him expectantly, her adorable eyes seeming to speak volumes.

The little monk was no less impressive. His dark, round eyes looked at Song Shuhang, and he kept blinking cutely, his eyes full of flattery—he was still worried that Song Shuhang would beat him so badly he would shit himself, especially now that he had no power to resist.

"It's alright, the two little ones were just under a minor hypnotic spell. Although they've regained consciousness, they're still unable to move. They'll be fine in a couple of days," Venerable White said casually—with his abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make Doudou and the little monk recover immediately.

But these two little guys are going to have to suffer a bit.

"Oh." Song Shuhang nodded, gently stroking Doudou's fur. "Get some rest, you'll recover in two days."

Doudou rolled its eyes in frustration. It wanted Song Shuhang to plead with Senior White to help them recover their mobility as soon as possible, but unfortunately, Song Shuhang was not True Lord Yellow Mountain and could not communicate with it with just a glance.

Then, Song Shuhang turned to the little monk and asked, "Little Guoguo, is there something you want to say? Are your eyes bothering you? You keep blinking?"

Venerable White turned to look at Little Guoguo, then translated, "What he really meant was, 'He hopes you won't think about him running away from home, and won't beat him so badly he shits himself,' right?"

Senior White, you're absolutely right! Little Guoguo's nose started running and she almost cried.

Song Shuhang raised an eyebrow. "I almost forgot, Little Guoguo, you've got some nerve, daring to run away from home alone?"

Little Guoguo blinked frantically because he couldn't do anything else besides use his eyes.

Song Shuhang grabbed the little monk, turned him over, and slapped his little bottom hard twice with his big hand.

Two snaps.

Then, with a stern face, he wanted to scold the young monk. But after a moment's thought, he couldn't come up with anything to say. After all, he was just a college student and had no experience in educating children.

Finally, he could only say with a serious expression, "Remember, don't let it happen again, or your family will worry, understand?"

The little monk sniffed and blinked hard again to show that he remembered.

Song Shuhang sighed and placed him back next to Doudou. The little guy was so cute; he really couldn't bring himself to spank him until he pooped.

"There won't be a next time, remember that." Song Shuhang gave the little monk a hard flick on the forehead.

The little monk secretly breathed a sigh of relief—thank goodness he wouldn't get beaten to a pulp.

Looking at Song Shuhang's doting manner towards the little monk, Venerable White smiled and said, "Shuhang, if you have children in the future, you'll probably be the type to spoil them rotten."

The words "father" and "child" immediately triggered some memories for Song Shuhang.

A woman whose face is indistinct, 'the child's mother'.

A son named Song Ren.

A daughter named Song Miao.

The son got married because he was pregnant.

Mengmeng's daughter eventually got married.

Song Shuhang rubbed his temples hard—this memory was so clear and real!

Seeing Song Shuhang's troubled expression, Venerable White casually asked, "What's wrong?"

"Senior White, you and I... Ugh! Do you think I've had a child with someone else?" Song Shuhang asked cautiously.

Venerable White: "..."

The Venerable sensed that Song Shuhang's current state was very strange.

"Senior White, I'm not joking," Song Shuhang said seriously. "It's like this, some of my memories from the Mysterious Island seem to remain. Perhaps it's because my strength is too weak, and like the medicine apprentices of Senior Medicine Master and his companion, my Memory Seal."

"I vaguely remember that I married a woman?"

"I also had a son and a daughter with her."

"Finally, I watched my son get married and my daughter get married, and I cried my heart out in bed."

"Everything feels so real, it doesn't feel like an illusion. It seems like something that actually happened to me on the Mysterious Island!"

Song Shuhang looked troubled.

Moreover, many changes had occurred in him—for example, he remembered that when he boarded the plane, his Ear Aperture had just been activated. But now, even his Mouth Aperture had been activated! Not only that, he felt that even more changes had taken place in him, but he hadn't yet noticed them.

"Don't worry, it's probably just a pretty realistic illusion you experienced." After a moment's thought, Venerable White added, "Don't fret. To find out if you really experienced something like this, just have the Medicine Master examine your body when you meet him, and there won't be any problems."

"The Medicine Master is so amazing! Can he even detect whether a man has had a child with a woman?" Song Shuhang asked in surprise, after all, it's the woman who is responsible for pregnancy!

The Venerable White replied, "Yes, we can determine this issue through another test—for example, whether a virgin can have children."

Song Shuhang: "..."

I have this feeling that I was inexplicably looked down upon and mocked by Senior White? Although I know Senior White didn't mean it that way.

"Moo~~Moo~~" At this moment, the great whale let out a long call.

Because an island appeared in front of them!

"Let's go, let's get to the island first. Let's stabilize this little girl's injuries," said Venerable White.

Song Shuhang nodded. The girl in the black dress was seriously injured; it was best to get treatment as soon as possible. If it was delayed, she might die...

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Time passed second by second.

Chu Chu felt like she was trapped in a terrible nightmare. She was surrounded by darkness. She knew it was a dream and desperately tried to wake up, but she couldn't.

"Damn it, wake me up! wake me up!" Chu Chu shouted angrily.

She is a talented disciple of the younger generation of the Chu Aristocratic Clan.

Now, the Chu Aristocratic Clan and the Void Sword Sect are about to Immortal Severing Platform.

At the Immortal Severing Platform, the final battle between the two sides will be conducted according to their seniority.

Chu Chu is the hope of the younger Chu Aristocratic Clan. As long as she fights, she can easily win the match against the 'Immortal Severing Platform' of the Void Sword Sect. In fact, if she were to fight again, she could single-handedly defeat all the younger generation of the 'Void Sword Sect'.

Because among the younger generation of the Void Sword Sect, there isn't even a single cultivator at the Second-Grade rank! That's why the Void Sword Sect went to great lengths to have someone stop her from participating in the 'Immortal Severing Platform', to avoid any accidents.

Let me wake up! I must make it to the Immortal Severing Platform match, no matter what... I absolutely have to make it!

It seemed that heaven had finally heard Chu Chu's heartfelt words.

She finally managed to open her eyes.

Then she saw a young man with a clean smile sitting next to her.

Beside the young man crouched a curious little monk and an adorable Little Pekingese. The Venerable White eventually took pity on them, restoring the little monk and Doudou's mobility. However, they were still very weak and could only move like ordinary people.

"Brother Shuhang, the female benefactor has finally woken up!" the little monk said happily. Saving a life is more meritorious than building countless pagodas.

Song Shuhang nodded and said to Doudou, "Doudou, go see if Senior White has finished his seclusion. If he has, please ask Senior White to come and examine this fellow Daoist's injuries again."

After arriving on the island... Venerable White set the black-clad woman's bones, expelled the Whale Eight's true energy from her body, and treated her more serious internal injuries. However, this could only temporarily halt the deterioration of her injuries. The rest would have to wait until he met with the Medicine Master to give her a complete cure.

After doing all this, Venerable White seemed to suddenly feel the urge to go into seclusion and cultivate, so he went to prepare for a four-hour seclusion.

The Retreat Maniac, Venerable White.

Song Shuhang said he had gotten used to Senior White's tendency to go into seclusion whenever he wanted.

"Woof!" Doudou barked, then wobbled off to find Venerable White's secluded cultivation spot.

"What's wrong with me?" Chu Chu asked weakly.

As she spoke, she carefully recalled what had happened before she lost consciousness—she seemed to be chased by two assassins in the sea. Then, this boy and a giant whale appeared out of the sky?

Then, he was knocked unconscious by the big guy.

Chu Chu looked at Song Shuhang gratefully. "Did you save me?"

"It was Senior White who saved you," Song Shuhang said with a smile. "Your injuries are quite severe, so please rest well. Once my other senior arrives, I'll have him examine your injuries again."

Injuries? Right, I was almost killed by that big guy.

Chu Chu wanted to look up at her injuries, but the slightest movement caused her body to feel as if it were being torn apart.

"Don't move, you'll tear the wound open." Song Shuhang quickly pressed Chu Chu down.

"Excuse me, how long will it take for my injuries to heal?" Chu Chu asked anxiously, for the battle at the Immortal Severing Platform was only a few days away.

"I don't know either, but another senior of mine is a very skilled doctor. I think your injury should heal in a few months," Song Shuhang guessed.

"A few months?" Chu Chu's eyes widened.

Months later, the Immortal Severing Platform had long since ended. If her sword Sword Formula lost to the Void Sword Sect, she would be a grave sinner against the Chu Aristocratic Clan!

Chu Chu felt anxious, and then her vision went black and she fainted again.

"Huh, why did she faint again?" Song Shuhang murmured, "Did she faint from happiness because she knows she'll recover in a few months?"

"Shuhang," the young monk beside him said seriously, "Judging from the expression on this female benefactor's face before she fainted, she didn't seem happy."