Going to Human Society to Study

The sun rose in the east, and the sky was faintly bright.

A sliver of sunlight spilled into the room through the cracks in the wooden window.

Fang Yuan rubbed his eyes and was just about to get up and wash.

"Mother's sleeping posture is still as terrible as ever!"

He had only just tried to rise when he realized Gu Yuena had him trapped in her arms, holding him tightly, leaving him unable to move.

"Little Fang Yuan, don't go. Don't leave Mother!"

"I don't need this revival of the dragon race at all!"

Gu Yuena's brows were tightly furrowed, and her eyelids trembled slightly. From the look of it, she seemed to be having a nightmare.

Hearing those words in her sleep, Fang Yuan had no trouble guessing what Mother was dreaming about.

He lay back under the covers and murmured softly, "Mother, I won't go."

At those words, the sleeping Gu Yuena's brows relaxed, and a smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

"As long as you don't go, Mother will make you some delicious pancakes."

Hearing that, warmth welled up in Fang Yuan's heart.

Mother's care made up for the love he had lacked from his original family in his previous life.

He truly hoped he could grow stronger quickly. Only then could he protect Mother well.

At that thought, he lifted his eyes to look at the shabby little watch on his wrist.

The soul power this shabby little watch consumed really was a bit fierce.

He had transformed for less than three minutes before his soul power was drained dry.

What would happen if he got it a soul ring?

Could it unlock the shabby little watch's final evolution function and fusion function, turning it into the Omnitrix?

Forget it. Practice was the sole criterion for testing truth!

He would try it when he got the chance.

Fang Yuan took a deep breath, cast aside his many stray thoughts, focused his mind, calmed his breath, and sank his awareness into his dantian.

Inside his dantian, a black young dragon lay curled up, its aura deep and steady.

This first martial soul was the Dark Dragon God.

From what Mother and the others had said yesterday, this martial soul of his came from a Dragon God of another world.

The degree of its bloodline far surpassed that of the first-generation Dragon God, and it exerted bloodline suppression over all dragon-type soul beasts.

He was somewhat puzzled. What type of martial soul was the Dark Dragon God?

Was it a strength-type transformation martial soul, or an elemental-type martial soul?

"Little Fang Yuan, what are you thinking about?"

Just as he was lost in thought, a gentle voice suddenly came by his ear.

He subconsciously turned over.

Duang!

Fang Yuan once again crashed straight into the lethal weapon.

He rubbed his head and said with a smile, "Mother, it's nothing. I was just sensing the martial soul inside my body."

Gu Yuena gently stroked his cheek, her gaze warm.

"Oh? You woke up and started fiddling blindly with that martial soul of yours?"

"Don't worry about that for now. It's early in the morning. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Fang Yuan's eyes lit up. He took her hand and shook it back and forth. "Mother, I want pancakes!"

Gu Yuena nodded with a smile, a hint of lazy weariness in her eyes. "All right, all right. Mother will make them for you in a bit."

"I'm going to change clothes first. You go brush your teeth and wash your face."

With that, she got up and walked to the wardrobe, took out a purple dress, then went to the dressing table and began to groom herself.

"Okay, Mother!"

Fang Yuan stretched, then rolled out of bed.

After getting the wooden basin and washing items ready, he went straight to the lakeside.

He scooped up a handful of lake water and splashed it onto his face. The bone-piercing chill instantly chased away his drowsiness, leaving his whole body refreshed.

"Awesome!"

He used a towel to wipe the water droplets from his face, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw an extra green-haired figure on the lake's surface.

He turned to look. "Aunt Bi Ji, what brings you here?"

"Little Fang Yuan, you're up so early today!"

Bi Ji was carrying a plastic gift box as she slowly walked over along the lakeside.

"Aren't you the same, Auntie?" Fang Yuan grinned.

"Little one, guess what I brought you from the human world?"

Bi Ji walked up to the wooden house's entrance and raised her hand, giving the box she held a little shake.

Fang Yuan craned his neck to look.

Inside the gift box were golden pancakes, coated in honey cream, their fragrance faintly drifting over.

"Are they pancakes?"

Bi Ji nodded lightly, smiling as she beckoned to him.

"Congratulations, little Fang Yuan, you guessed right."

"These pancakes are your reward!"

Fang Yuan's face lit up with delight, and he quickly walked forward. "Thank you, Aunt Bi Ji. Mother was just about to make pancakes for me too, so this saves a lot of trouble!"

"Is that so? Then let's hurry inside. They won't taste as good once they get cold."

Bi Ji urged him on with a faint smile.

The two of them stepped through the door.

As soon as they entered, Bi Ji heard a burst of activity coming from the kitchen.

She placed the pancakes she had brought on the table, then called softly toward the kitchen, "My lord, I'm here."

"Bi Ji, you're here. Sit for a bit first. The pancakes will be ready soon," Gu Yuena's voice came from the kitchen.

Bi Ji lowered her eyes with a faint smile and dipped slightly in a bow.

"My lord, please don't trouble yourself. I brought some pastries, so we can just eat these first."

Hearing this, Gu Yuena stopped what she was doing, picked up plates, knives, and forks, then walked out and set them on the table.

"Bi Ji, you've come to see little Fang Yuan again."

Gu Yuena's brows and eyes held a smile as she slowly sat down beside Fang Yuan.

"Little Fang Yuan is so well-behaved and sensible at such a young age. I like him very much, so of course I have to come see him often."

Bi Ji chuckled softly, her gaze falling on Fang Yuan.

With a lift and drop of the knife, she cut off a piece of pancake, placed it on a plate, and gently pushed it in front of him.

"Little Fang Yuan, hurry and try it. See if it's good."

Bi Ji raised her hand in invitation, her face full of anticipation.

Fang Yuan held up his fork and took a big bite of the pancake.

His cheeks puffed in and out as he chewed, cream sticking to the corner of his lips.

"It's delicious! It tastes amazing!"

Bi Ji looked at the little fellow before her, and her expression softened a little.

"Little Fang Yuan, do you want to go to the human world to study?

Once you go, you'll be able to eat pancakes every day."

Fang Yuan smiled with pursed lips and shook his head.

"I don't want to go."

"As long as Mother is by my side, I can eat delicious pancakes anywhere."

"There are more tasty foods and fun things in the human world than you can count, and all kinds of novel things too."

"Don't you want to go take a look?"

Bi Ji spoke with a smile, her tone unhurried.

The moment those words fell, the atmosphere froze.

Gu Yuena raised her eyes and looked over, a hint of reproach in her gaze.

Bi Ji quickly withdrew her earlier coaxing and changed tack with a gentle smile. "Little one, if you really don't want to go, that's fine too. Everything should follow your own wishes."

"That's right. It's fine if you don't go."

Gu Yuena echoed her.

She took out a napkin, carefully wiped the cream from the corner of his mouth, then cut another piece of pancake and handed it over.

Fang Yuan's hand, holding the fork, stopped in midair.

He understood Aunt Bi Ji's intentions perfectly.

He possessed the Dark Dragon God martial soul, and was destined to face a fate and responsibility that others did not have.

But he was only six.

The moment he thought of leaving his mother to live on his own, his heart felt unbearably empty.

His gaze fell on the large pancake in front of him.

He was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Auntie Bi Ji... if I go to the human world to study, can Mother go with me too?"

"Haha, little Fang Yuan is so adorable."

Bi Ji covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Your mother loves you so much. How could she possibly bear to let you go out on your own?"

Hearing that, Fang Yuan let out a long breath, and his heart settled a little.

"Then I'll go."

"As long as Mother is there, anywhere is the same anyway."

Gu Yuena's gaze softened.

"You little thing..."

She chided him lightly, her brows and eyes full of tenderness.

"Since little Fang Yuan has agreed to go to school, I'll head to the human world this afternoon to handle the enrollment procedures, and we'll set off the day after tomorrow!"

Bi Ji put away her smile, her expression turning proper.

"Bi Ji, I really have to trouble you."

Gu Yuena gave a faint nod.

"My lord, it's no trouble. For little Fang Yuan, for the great cause of the dragon race, this is only right."

"Besides, I watched this child grow up too. In my heart, little Fang Yuan is also my child."

Bi Ji's expression eased slightly, and a quiet hint of relief appeared in her eyes.

After the few of them finished the pancakes, she was the first to step out of the wooden house.