The Playful Auspicious Beast

Chi Wang narrowed his eyes, staring at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion by the lake, and sighed.

"To be able to talk to herself in the lake, she really is just like a human child."

Seeing her like this, Chi Wang felt somewhat relieved.

After all, a little thing like her couldn't possibly escape his watchful gaze; she probably couldn't even manage to sneak away without being noticed.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded: "I don't resist, hurry up and install that Heavenly Eye for me."

The way her tail swept against the ground, swaying left and right, already betrayed the true mood of its owner.

[You only need to choose to use it yourself.]

Hearing the words of World-Shocking Wisdom, she silently chose to use it, and the next moment, it felt as if some mysterious power had attached itself to her Heavenly Eye.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion preened herself fiercely in front of the lake surface.

Now she could freely make contact with any living creature, and she no longer needed to fear that triggering the power of attribute attraction would cause her Power of Fate to be stolen.

"Little Ancestor, you aren't as beautiful as your sister Bi Ji, so just lie there and play; I'm going to take a nap."

With three heads resting on one of his paws, Chi Wang spoke to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who was comparing herself to the mirror-like lake, feeling bored to the extreme.

He was bored to the point of agony.

Cultivation speed doubled when near the Auspicious Beast, and having stayed by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's side for so long, he had a special right to speak on the matter.

But as time went on, accompanying such a small child made it easy for exhaustion to sweep over Chi Wang's body and mind.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glared at Chi Wang, who had already closed his six eyes, and puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

That hateful Chi Wang; when the time came, she would definitely find Di Tian to beat up this slacker.

However, since Chi Wang was going to sleep, it was the perfect chance for her to sneak out and play.

Channeling the Clone Technique, a version of the Auspicious Beast as dull-witted as herself appeared on the spot, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion circled her with satisfaction.

"You watch the house for me and don't go running around, you hear?"

But the clone bared its teeth directly at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, not allowing her to come within half a step of it.

This sudden scare.

Startled the Three-Eyed Golden Lion so much that her four legs scrambled backward.

She reached out with her claws in a phantom grip, threatening the clone: "You're lying, how could she attack me? She's not my clone at all."

World-Shocking Wisdom hurriedly explained.

[She is the previous version of you, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion who didn't listen very well and bared her teeth whenever she saw a beast approach.]

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hummed and said.

"Then she isn't as smart as me, hehe~"

Comparing them in her heart, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt rather smug instead.

[This clone is made of the Power of Fate, combined with the Clone Technique you learned. It is the previous version of yourself separated from your body. Aside from the original body actively dispelling it, the only way to undo it is to kill it.]

"That's good then." After her biggest worry was resolved, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion became happy again.

What she feared most was being caught by a bruised and battered Chi Wang and a stern-faced Di Tian before she could even sneak out; that would be the end of it.

"She's so silly, now I don't have to worry about her running around everywhere."

"Off I go, sneaking out to play."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion cast an Invisibility Technique over herself and vanished right in front of the clone.

Seeing the creature that looked exactly like her disappear, the clone curiously leaned forward, sniffing carefully with her nose, only to find that she couldn't even smell her anymore.

That guy must be playing with her.

The clone ran excitedly along the lakeside, and upon seeing Chi Wang lying there sleeping, she accelerated and charged at him.

But Chi Wang, who was squinting, wasn't asleep yet; he just hadn't heard any movement from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Based on his many years of experience in raising children.

If the child is quiet, they must be up to no good.

Just as he intended to open his eyes, the excited voice of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion rang in his ears once more.

Not long after.

"Oh... ah..."

Chi Wang looked with resentment at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beside him, who was spitting out a mouthful of fur; he really shouldn't have let his guard down with this little ancestor.

Beside the campfire.

Zhang Lexuan was cultivating with the help of moonlight, while Ma Xiaotao had intended to cultivate alongside her to show off her own diligence.

But the Next-Door Sister System released a mission, forcing her to hide alone inside her tent and cry.

[Rest and recuperate.]

[As a neighborly older sister already leaning toward the status of a loser, you do not need to take action to maintain your persona. Please refrain from further interaction at this time; this is your final choice.]

[Reward: One Fire-attribute cultivation technique fragment (version capable of suppressing Evil Fire)]

The implication was clear: you are too weak.

Originally, she needed to demonstrate her reliability in front of her neighborly younger brother to gain favorability.

However, the system realized that with Ma Xiaotao's current strength, she couldn't accomplish anything.

Therefore, it directly suggested she just wash up and go to sleep.

"Are you mistaken? Retreating is not the style of Ma Xiaotao. I must go out and stay with them."

Ma Xiaotao protested against this mission with dissatisfaction. It was one thing to underestimate her, but to call her a loser was too much.

She hadn't even succeeded in being a homewrecker yet, and it was already calling her a loser—this was a knight.

[Then tell me, what advantages do you have as a neighborly older sister? Soul Power? Or reliability?]

Ma Xiaotao couldn't compare to Zhang Lexuan in either of those, and with the real deal present, grinding for favorability was a futile effort.

This single sentence killed the game instantly.

"I'd better just sleep."

Ma Xiaotao took a quilt out of her spatial Soul Tool.

Only the loneliness of the night could fill the sorrow in her heart.

"Hey... will I be able to get that cultivation technique fragment tomorrow morning?" Ma Xiaotao asked, buried under the quilt with only her head poking out.

[Yes, as long as you remain quiet.]

The system had sacrificed a lot for this host. It had thought its host was something special, but it turned out she was just a theorist; it hadn't expected her to be completely useless in practice.

She couldn't even manage being an older sister properly; she deserved to be a weakling.

"Are you bad-mouthing me in your heart?"

[Heh... how could I?]

Xiao Xiao's hands were illuminated a bright red by the firelight, while Xuanyuan Sheng beside her simply looked up at the sky, motionless.

She looked up for a while at the stars not obscured by the tree branches.

"Love Mentor, do you think Xiao Sheng's eyes don't feel dry looking at the sky like that?"

Xiao Xiao rubbed her own large eyes; she felt like she was about to tear up just from watching for a short while.

[Do you really not feel that this is a good opportunity to pull your relationship closer?]

The Love System retorted to Xiao Xiao.

"Is it? I haven't read many storybooks set in the wilderness like this, so I don't know what to do." Xiao Xiao scratched her head shyly, rubbing her feet together in embarrassment.

She generally didn't like reading storybooks set outdoors, so her exposure to this area was quite shallow.

[You idiot, I'm not asking about your hobbies! I'm asking about something serious, something serious! Do you even know what serious means?]

The Love System's exasperated voice rang out. It hadn't expected this little girl's head to be filled with such messy, nonsensical things.

Does she even want to fall in love or not!