Hearing the sound, the excited Night Glow Beast stopped and looked in the direction of the voice, spotting Zheng Li.
Hmm?!
A despicable, ugly human?
Does he want to kill Baobao again?
He's courting death!
It just so happens that it wanted revenge anyway!
Chiu-chiu! The Night Glow Beast let out an angry cry and charged toward Zheng Li, its body simultaneously radiating light.
It was going to make Zheng Li pay!
Zheng Li: "..."
Is this an ability similar to the Ultra Bomb? Is he trying to wipe him out?
Just then, a stream of information entered his mind.
"So this is the surprise?!"
Zheng Li's mouth twitched, his expression turning exceptionally strange.
And so...
Who gave you the courage? Do you need a beating?
"Stop!"
The moment the Night Glow Beast was about to collide with him, Zheng Li spat out a single word.
"Subside!"
As if issuing a command, Zheng Li spoke to the Night Glow Beast. Once the voice fell, the Night Glow Beast was stunned.
The light on its body vanished the instant Zheng Li's voice faded.
Night Glow Beast: "??"
Where did Baobao's powerful soul skill go? It just disappeared? Because of this ugly human's words?
"Come here and let me pet you!" Zheng Li beckoned toward the Night Glow Beast, which was right in front of him, looking just as cute as it had been before it died.
Hug? You ugly human, you must be looking to eat sh*t!
Hmm? Wait!
What the f*ck! Why is Baobao's body not under its own control?
Looking at Zheng Li right in front of it, the Night Glow Beast shrieked: "Chiu-chiu-chiu! (Don't!)"
"Don't? That's not up to you." Zheng Li shook his head slightly, then reached out both hands to stroke the white fur on both sides of the Night Glow Beast's face.
"Mm~"
So soft~
Zheng Li's hands sank right in.
The wonderful texture made Zheng Li unable to stop, and he couldn't help but knead it, saying, "So you're actually just fluffy and fat!"
Excluding the white fur, the Night Glow Beast's diameter was only about twelve centimeters.
This remark infuriated the Night Glow Beast; it began to struggle, chirping "chiu-chiu" all the while.
Translated, it meant: Who's fat! You ugly human! Get your dirty hands off me! Do you believe Baobao will blow you to bits!
Zheng Li didn't care at all, laughing as he said, "You actually call yourself Baobao? You have two thousand years of cultivation, so you can't possibly be a child. I didn't expect you to have such a childlike heart."
According to the Valley of Love and Emotion, the intelligence of a Night Glow Beast is not low.
"Chiu-chiu!"
Who's calling themselves that, you ugly human? Baobao's name is Baobao! Let me go!
The Night Glow Beast continued to struggle.
"Huh? Your name is actually Baobao? That's..." Zheng Li was surprised.
"Chiu-chiu!"
What? Do you have an opinion, you ugly human?
Zheng Li: "...No, it's a good name. Also, call me Zheng Li."
Before the Night Glow Beast could say anything else, Zheng Li suddenly let it go and bowed deeply: "Baobao, I am very sorry about killing you. I..."
"Chiu-chiu!"
Its wings flapped, a flash of golden light erupted, and the Night Glow Beast slammed hard into Zheng Li's stomach, sending him flying backward.
Screw you! You ugly human, you still dare to bring it up! I'll kill you, Baobao will! If an apology were useful, how about I kill you a few times and then apologize, hmm?
Zheng Li: "..."
There was a sentence in his heart he didn't know whether he should say or not!
Can you not speak properly!
Baobao saw this and transformed into a golden light to pursue him.
Zheng Li felt helpless and had no choice but to exit the Sea of Consciousness first. Here, he wanted to say one thing: Valley of Love and Emotion, you are truly a pit!
"Chirp chirp?"
Huh? Where did that ugly human disappear to? Did he chicken out? Come out quickly and fight me, Baobao, for three hundred rounds!
Zheng Li, having exited the Sea of Consciousness, rubbed his temples.
The so-called surprise was the soul of the Night Glow Beast, Baobao.
The Valley of Love and Emotion had linked them together through a form of contract; well, if one had to put a name to it, it was a master-servant contract.
If the master dies, the servant perishes; Baobao could not disobey his commands, nor could it harm him or Xiao Nai. Of course, Baobao's own free will certainly remained, otherwise it wouldn't have acted like that just now.
It was quite similar to a Soul Spirit, yet its essence was different.
How should one put it? After Baobao came out, it couldn't fight like a Soul Spirit, nor could it use the Soul Ring skill it had bestowed upon Zheng Li. Of course, aside from the ability granted by the Valley of Love and Emotion, it could stay outside for other times.
Zheng Li was not at all surprised by this; after all, the Valley of Love and Emotion was controlled by a god.
As for the blurry figure in the Gold and Silver Space at that time, Zheng Li was naturally unaware.
Speaking of the ability the Valley of Love and Emotion granted Baobao, it was the power to increase the strength of a light-attribute soul skill once per day, oh, by about twenty percent.
Don't underestimate this twenty percent; sometimes it could save a life.
It was not limited to himself, and it did not ignore rank; the limit could not exceed two levels above his own.
In other words, since he was currently a Great Soul Master, this ability was only effective up to the Soul Ancestor level.
Of course, this ability was not the second soul skill brought by the thousand-year Night Glow Beast soul ring.
According to the information the Valley of Love and Emotion gave him, it meant that seeing he was soft-hearted at the time, it gave him Baobao's soul; originally, there should have only been that ability.
Hmm... so that meant the ability was the real surprise, while Baobao was just a bonus.
There was also another implication, which was that Xiao Nai was usually too lonely in the Sea of Consciousness by herself, and with Baobao, she would have someone to keep her company.
Regarding this, Zheng Li expressed his full approval!
Oh, right, Baobao was female; if it were male... he wouldn't have accepted it.
The Sea of Consciousness was equivalent to a home, and he and Xiao Nai were the masters of this home, and then... what would it mean to suddenly have a male move in?
Zheng Li vaguely remembered a conversation between Tian Meng and Ice Emperor; that was during the auction for the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone.
Tian Meng's meaning at the time was that he was just a soul ring, and as long as Huo Yuhao was fine, everything else had nothing to do with him. Then he spoke of Huo Yuhao's hard work, and finally teased Ice Emperor: "Come on, let's sleep together for a while."
Zheng Li remembered Ice Emperor's exact words: "Who is sleeping with you!"
Tian Meng's subsequent point was that they didn't have bodies and were both self-sealed within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, so if it wasn't sleeping together, what was it?
Was he joking? Not necessarily.
Even if his Sea of Consciousness had truly been modified by Electrolux just like Huo Yuhao's, he couldn't accept it, and he certainly wouldn't accept it.
Baobao was an accident; seeing that it was female, he would just let it slide.
At this moment, Xiao Nai asked: "Did it succeed? What is the surprise?"
Hearing Xiao Nai's voice, Zheng Li interrupted his thoughts and said with a smile: "It is indeed a huge surprise, Xiao Nai, you might as well return to the Sea of Consciousness to take a look."
Xiao Nai tilted her head in confusion; she was a bit curious now.
Then, she transformed into a golden glow and returned to the Sea of Consciousness.
Baobao: "Chirp chirp?!"
It's you! It's definitely you! The other ugly human! The one who struck Baobao to death! Take this! Pay with your life, Ugly Human Number Two!
Xiao Nai, who could also understand Baobao's speech, had a calm and expressionless face...
Chapter 56, Sigh!
Two days later.
Zheng Li and Wang Xin'er arrived at the city.
The city was named Lunye City.
Xiao Nai had long since returned to the Sea of Consciousness; he remembered the little girl's expression at the time was as if she had seen a ghost.
"Finally, I see a city! Delicious food! This young lady is coming!"
Wang Xin'er's eyes lit up.
"What? Do you have any complaints about the food Xiao Nai and I made?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wang Xin'er's body stiffened. She turned her head and said: "Pervert! You pervert who doesn't even spare your own Martial Soul, stay away from me!"
This reaction showed what kind of blow the little girl had received after learning that Xiao Nai was Zheng Li's Martial Soul.
Zheng Li: "..."
Little girl, let's be honest, who has been carrying you for the past two days? Without me, could you even be here?
It was only today that the toxins in the little girl's body began to slowly recede, allowing her to regain a bit of her spirit.
Gently shaking his head and deciding not to dwell on it, he followed behind the little girl as they walked into Lunye City.
After buying clothes, eating, and stocking up on dry rations, vegetables, and seasonings, they settled down to rest at an inn.
"Didn't you get your own room? What are you doing here in mine?" Zheng Li asked indifferently, arms crossed over his chest as he looked at the little girl on the bed.
Wang Xin'er waved her hand dismissively, not caring in the slightest. "What's the problem? You have a beautiful girl like me keeping you company, and this is the attitude you give me?"
"Heh, I think you're just scared!"
Earlier, when the little girl had asked Zheng Li how he had been kidnapped, Zheng Li had nothing to hide and told her about the black-hearted inn.
Now...
Wasn't it obvious? She was afraid of being kidnapped again while she was asleep.
Exposed by Zheng Li, Wang Xin'er instantly blushed, retorting in shy anger, "Who... who's scared! I was just worried you'd be bored, so..."
"Then thanks, but there's no need. With Xiao Nai keeping me company, I won't be bored."
Zheng Li waved his hand, cutting Wang Xin'er off.
Who would have thought that upon hearing Zheng Li's words, Wang Xin'er's eyes would light up: "Right, Sister Xiao Nai! I'm afraid you might do something to Sister Xiao Nai, so I'm here to supervise you."
Zheng Li: "...Fine, do whatever you want."
Supervise? Do something to her? Sorry to disappoint, but Xiao Nai had long since been his; even if he did do something, it wouldn't be an issue.
Although Xiao Nai was quite indifferent emotionally, she was actually quite traditional—well, just like him. It wasn't until the night their wedding date was set that they experienced the first time in each other's lives.
"Tch... boring."
Seeing that Zheng Li wouldn't argue with her and had instead sat cross-legged to begin his cultivation, Wang Xin'er muttered under her breath.
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