The Struggle for the Heir Apparent, Always Like This!

Looking at this group of Little Guga, Lin Xiao's mood felt much better.

Let's just leave it at that, I still need to ask Sect Master Ning for some ores, metals, and other materials.

Let the Guga help me cobble together a set of life-saving equipment first.

Of the heaven and earth, saving one's life is the greatest.

"Boss, stop frowning, or you'll get bad luck, Guga."

A Guga wearing a Daoist robe bounced onto Lin Xiao's lap, stood on her tiptoes, and reached out to smooth away the frown between Lin Xiao's brows.

Lin Xiao smiled and reached out to gather Daoist Guga into his arms.

"Alright~ I won't frown. Why isn't Little Guga eating jelly with the others?"

Daoist Guga lifted her little face and pulled a small bowl of jelly from behind her back.

"Because I wanted to give it to you to eat, Boss, Guga."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The rest of the Guga stopped eating in unison.

All of them looked at this Daoist Guga with incredulous gazes.

"Guga the damnit! You backstabbed us!"

"Guga! You're too bad, Guga!!"

"Boss! Mine will be given to you to eat too, Guga!"

The Little Guga all bristled with anger.

They stopped eating their jelly and all ran toward the pavilion, pouncing on Lin Xiao one after another.

Meanwhile, Daoist Guga formed a sealing mudra with one hand and used a barrier to block them outside.

A cheeky smile hung on her face.

"Hengheng~ The struggle for the crown prince has always been like this! I am the Guga the Boss likes the most!"

The other nine Daoist Guga were also displeased, pulling out peach-wood swords and fiercely stabbing at the barrier a few times.

"Shatter already, barrier! You're not allowed to block people, Guga decree!"

"Bang!"

The barrier shattered in response.

"What the fuck!"

Daoist Guga's expression changed, and she turned and ran.

"Aaaaaah! Don't hit the face!! Guga!!!"

A group of Guga clamored noisily, chasing each other around the edge of the pavilion and turning into a chaotic mess.

Before long, that Daoist Guga was bruised and battered, sticking her butt out as she lay facedown on the ground.

Evil Fat Guga fished out a slipper from somewhere, swung it, and fiercely smacked her butt down one strike after another.

"Wuuuuwuuuu—I was wrong, Guga!!"

While wailing, Daoist Guga kept twisting her body trying to escape, but the group of Guga surrounding her blocked every direction tightly, so she couldn't run away even if she wanted to.

Lin Xiao helplessly massaged his brow.

It seemed the Little Guga weren't very united internally either.

However, this also verified another matter for him.

If the Little Guga were injured, they wouldn't share the damage with him the way Yu Xiaogang's Luosanpao did.

This was also a good thing.

Otherwise, if one thousand Guga were injured at the same time, wouldn't he drop dead from the pain in an instant?

Time flew by swiftly amidst the horseplay and bickering.

Soon, it was time for dinner.

The Little Guga moved their short legs, running quickly with gugu-gaga sounds all the way to the Delicacy Pavilion where Ning Fengzhi and the others ate.

Lin Xiao was carried atop a crowd of Guga.

Just like a huge colony of ants working together to transport food, he swayed back and forth as he moved forward.

He wanted to walk by himself, but the Guga underneath refused to let go no matter what.

"Bang!"

The doors were shoved open.

Like he was sitting on a conveyor belt, Lin Xiao was delivered to the very front.

Ning Rongrong waved her little hands happily.

Seeing this scene, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help sighing in exclamation—it really was convenient, as one didn't even need to walk on one's own two feet.

"Ahem, Xiao Lin ah, today the chefs prepared the meals two hours in advance, so let your little fellows eat to their hearts' content!"

Lin Xiao raised his eyes to look.

Whoa~ Ning Fengzhi had actually thoughtfully prepared a small dining table for every single Guga.

Piled atop the small dining tables were basins of rice resembling little mountains, along with various dishes.

He waved his little hand and issued the command.

"Guga! Eat!"

"Guga!!" ×200

The Little Guga's eyes lit up instantly, and with a huala they each rushed before their own small dining table, holding bowls and gobbling down their food with great mouthfuls.

As for the remaining 800 Guga, they obediently sat outside and ate.

There was no help for it; the entire Delicacy Pavilion only had so much space and couldn't hold that many Guga.

The Guga could only discuss taking turns coming inside to be with the Boss.

Half an hour later, seeing that Ning Fengzhi had also put down his bowl and chopsticks, Lin Xiao stood up and offered a bow.

"Uncle Ning, this junior has a request."

"Oh? Xiao Lin, you don't need to be so polite. We're all one family, so just bring it up."

"Uncle Ning, I'd like to apply for some ores and other materials."

Ning Fengzhi fell into contemplation for a moment.

Ores and materials?

Could it be related to those Guga martial souls whose attire looked like craftsmen?

Very well! Xiao Lin, I hope you can bring me even more surprises!

"Very good, tomorrow I'll send people to deliver the things to you... That's right, Xiao Lin, I've specially picked out another courtyard for you, and I'll have Rongrong take you over later.

Those ores and materials you want will be delivered there together tomorrow."

"Many thanks, Uncle Ning!"

Lin Xiao blossomed with joy inside.

He had only just awakened his martial soul not long ago, and already he was instantly trading up a birdcage for a cannon; he had just been worrying that so many Guga wouldn't fit.

"Holy shit, this courtyard is for me to live in alone??"

Lin Xiao's mouth hung open, his eyes wide.

This new courtyard allocated to him was six times the size of the place he had lived in before!

Not only was the activity range much larger, but it even had some medicinal herbs planted inside for nourishing the spirit, as well as a garden provided for entertainment.

If it were the past, he wouldn't even dare to imagine it.

Ning Rongrong nodded with a beaming smile.

"Hehehe~ Rongrong's room is very close to here, you know~ That way every day I can play with Brother Lin Xiao for another half an hour~"

Lin Xiao froze.

He had to accompany a little girl to play for an extra hour every day?!

Ugh ah... headache...

It wasn't to say that he hated playing with Ning Rongrong.

It was just that apart from tangling him up to tell stories, this little girl loved playing house with him...

He had the mind of an adult, you know!

It felt quite humiliating, all right? And somewhat boring too.

However, giving it a second thought, he now had Guga.

He could completely let the Guga responsible for acting cute accompany her to play, right?

His train of thought suddenly cleared up.

"Rongrong, you're welcome to come find older brother to play anytime."

"Mn-mn! I will!"

"Ah-qi~~"

Ning Rongrong's little mouth opened slightly as she let out a yawn, raising a hand to rub her sleepy eyes.

"Brother Lin Xiao, Rongrong is sleepy..."

Lin Xiao reached out and gently rubbed the top of her head.

"It's getting late, hurry back and rest."

"Oh... Goodbye, Brother Lin Xiao..."

Ning Rongrong smacked her lips, swaying as she walked outside.

Watching the little girl leave, Lin Xiao also felt somewhat drowsy.

A child's body simply couldn't take much abuse.

If it were the past, he could pull two all-nighters.

"Guga, time for bed!"

"Guga~"

One after another, responding voices rang out.

The crowd of Guga who were still frolicking and running amok in the courtyard successively stopped their footsteps and obediently squeezed into the house.

After washing up, Lin Xiao threw himself onto the soft, large bed.

The Little Guga also climbed up, curling into tiny balls next to his arms, chest, and legs. With soft breaths, they sank into dreamland before long.

The Guga who failed to squeeze onto the bed could only run off to the remaining guest rooms, each finding a spot to sleep.

Surrounded by a circle of soft little fellows who still carried a milky fragrance, and with exhaustion washing over him, Lin Xiao also sank into a deep sleep shortly after.

"Guga? Gugu gaga."

"Shh—you guys are too loud, Guga!"

Lin Xiao opened his eyes in a daze.

Outside, the sky was already bright.

The Little Guga had woken up early, gathered around him, and stared at him without blinking an eye.