Putting Wheels on It Makes It a Car!

"Alright, stop looking, aren't I totally fine? Hic~"

Lin Xiao hurriedly covered his mouth.

"Uh... this..."

Xiao Wu shook her head slightly, sobbing quietly.

"You're lying, your hiccups smell all like cooked meat, your stomach must have been completely roasted!

It's all my fault, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have ended up like this..."

Lin Xiao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Could he tell her that his stomach was entirely full of Guga-brand roast meat and Guga-brand juice?

When the two of them returned to the courtyard.

All the Gugas swarmed over.

"Wuwuwuwu—Boss, you're so pitiful!"

"Boss, you have to hold on, Guga!"

"Boss, if you die, what are we going to do!"

The little ones cried and shouted in a cacophony, some grabbing Lin Xiao's trouser legs, and some raising their little heads to stare at the wounds on his body.

Xiao Wu looked at these little ones curiously.

"Are they also Spirit Beasts?"

"They're called Gugas, they're my Martial Soul."

"Spirits can be like this? How strange."

Xiao Wu inched forward, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the running Gugas, and tentatively extended a finger.

A bold Guga immediately tilted her head, rubbing her little face against Xiao Wu's fingertips.

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and just as she wanted to pet it a few more times, that Guga scurried back to Lin Xiao's side in a flash, pressing tightly against his injured leg.

Xiao Wu's attention instantly shifted back to Lin Xiao.

"Oh right! You're covered in injuries, hurry up and lie down to rest."

She helped Lin Xiao to the bedroom to lie down, and thoughtfully tucked the quilt around him.

At that moment, the Doctor Gugas walked over carrying medical kits.

"Quiet is needed here now, you go outside first, Guga."

"Ah? Oh, oh, oh."

Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, seeing this group of little ones acting all serious, she found it awkward to stay and get in the way, so she retreated light-footedly out the door and pulled it shut behind her.

When she reached the front gate, she sat down flat on the steps, wrapped her arms around her knees, and stared blankly at the moon in the sky.

Inside the room, Lin Xiao let out a long breath and reached out his hand.

"Doctor Guga, give me a Stomach-Digestion Tablet, I ate too much."

"Coming right up, Guga!"

A Doctor Guga quickly rummaged a white tablet out of the medical kit, climbed to the head of the bed on her short little legs, and carefully handed the tablet into Lin Xiao's palm.

"Glulp—"

"You guys acted great, I almost thought I was really about to kick the bucket, especially that Guga who cried the hardest, special commendation!"

"Hehehe~ Guguga~ Guga~~"

Seeing their shy expressions, Lin Xiao couldn't help but pet their round little heads one by one, the soft texture feeling exceptionally comfortable.

He turned his head to look at the Mechanic Guga on the side and asked.

"Mechanic Guga, now that I've obtained my first Spirit Ring, what technology have you unlocked?"

"Boss, I can build cars now, Guga~"

Mechanic Guga puffed out her tiny body with a proud look on her face, her short little legs bouncing twice on the bed.

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes, finding it a bit hard to trust her anymore, that suit of armor had given him psychological trauma.

To be safe, he'd better ask first.

"What kind of car?"

"Guga, theoretically I can build anything, they're all just wheels plus an engine anyway~"

"..."

That sounded so reasonable... my ass!

Could these be the same?!

Following that logic, a tank was also wheels plus an engine, so could she build a tank too?!

Firecrackers could fly, and rockets could fly.

Could she build a rocket too?!

He sighed helplessly.

"Sigh... If you just build an electric scooter first, I'll thank the heavens."

"No problem, Guga! Leave it to us!"

Mechanic Guga patted her small chest.

Lin Xiao reached out and pinched her soft little face.

He turned and lay back down under the covers.

"Where is the Musician Guga?"

"Guga is right here!"

A completely unremarkable-looking Guga raised her hand from among the penguin group.

"Mm, I'm going to sleep for a bit to digest, you sing a song to lull me to sleep."

"Ahem ahem!"

Musician Guga cleared her throat and then began to sing a cappella.

"Guguga~ Guguga~ Gugugagaga~~"

Outside the door.

Without realizing it, Xiao Wu leaned against the doorframe; her mood had fluctuated wildly throughout the day, and she had even been tied up and tossed around several times, leaving her body and mind exhausted, and she fell asleep without knowing it.

A few Cute Little Gugas quietly crept over, tilting their small heads in unison as they quietly sized up the sleeping Xiao Wu.

After exchanging a glance, the ten Cute Little Gugas immediately took action, surrounding Xiao Wu and carefully lifting her up.

Taking mincing little steps, they carried Xiao Wu to the soft, large bed in the guest room next door.

After finishing all this, this group of little ones was also exhausted, sticking their little bottoms out and curling up in a ball by the edge of Xiao Wu's bed, and before long, they drifted into a sound sleep right along with her.

Early the next morning.

Lin Xiao woke up early, and the Makeup Artist Gugas were busy touching up his traumatic injury makeup.

"Guguga Guga."

"All done, Guga!"

A Little Guga picked up a mirror and set it up in front of Lin Xiao.

He leaned in and looked closely.

Mm, truly worthy of makeup artists, these injuries looked just like the real deal; as long as no one touched them with their hands, it was completely impossible to tell they were fake.

"Dong dong dong—"

"Lin Xiao, can I come in?"

Xiao Wu's voice came from outside the door.

The Makeup Artist Gugas panicked, hurriedly shoving bottles and jars headlong under the bed in a flurry of hands and feet.

Lin Xiao also quickly shrunk back under the covers, furrowing his brow and putting on an appearance of suffering from excruciating pain all over, groaning and whimpering.

"Xiao Wu, you can come in."

"Click—"

The bedroom door was pushed open.

The moment Xiao Wu saw Lin Xiao looking so miserable on the bed, her heart clenched with unbearable distress.

"How are you feeling right now?"

"Aiyaya~ My kneecap~ Aiyaya~ My pelvic bone~ Aiyaya~ My whole body hurts~"

Xiao Wu hurried over to the bedside, reaching out to check the wounds on his body.

"Don't touch!"

Xiao Wu's hand paused mid-motion, tilting her head in confusion.

"Uh... I mean, the wounds aren't healed yet, if you touch them they're prone to getting infected and will hurt more."

"Ah? I'm sorry, I didn't know, when we Spirit Beasts get hurt we just lick it with our tongues and we're fine, I even wanted to help you lick it, I never thought I almost harmed you."

Xiao Wu drooped her head, looking utterly remorseful.

"Ahem, no trouble needed, at this time of day, Chef Guga should have started cooking, right?"

She tapped her lips and thought carefully.

"Mm... Is that the little penguin wearing a white hat? She really is cooking, there's still a huge crowd lining up outside."

"Then let's go eat first."

As Lin Xiao spoke, he made to throw off the covers and get out of bed, but the moment he moved, he deliberately sucked in a cold breath, putting on a wincing expression of pain.

Xiao Wu hastily reached out to support his arm.

"Slow down, I'll help you."

After the two of them left, the Makeup Artist Gugas looked at each other, scampered out from under the bed in a flash, packed up their cosmetics, and secretly sneaked out of the bedroom behind them.

When they arrived at the cooking area.

Those sect disciples very consciously brought their small stools, scooped up their food, and sat right down there, digging into their meals with huge mouthfuls.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong ran over hugging her exclusive little rice bowl.

"Brother Lin Xiao! Rongrong has come to find you for dinner!"