Xiao Hong's Transformation Progress Has Begun

"Now that he has learned to walk, time can't be wasted any longer."

At this point, a smile slowly appeared on Qian Renxue's face. She quickly ran over, exclaimed "Oh!" and opened her arms to hug Guang Ling.

"Fifth Grandfather, don't be sad. Separation is inevitable in life."

Qian Renxue smiled and said.

Guang Ling felt a mix of emotions.

Qian Renxue instructed, "After we leave, remember to control your temper and don't be so impulsive. After all, you're not getting any younger."

Guang Ling smiled, "You brat, who gave you the right to lecture me? Don't worry, I know."

Qian Renxue nodded, stood up, and said, "Keep an eye on Luo'er for me. I'm going to talk to Grandpa and Mom about this and confirm the exact date of my departure."

Guang Ling: "Okay, go ahead."

After Qian Renxue left, Guang Ling took a deep breath and gazed intently at Lin Luo was walking unsteadily in the square.

He couldn't help but smile wryly, "Yes, life is full of partings, but you are still young, while Fifth Grandfather's age cannot withstand one parting after another."

Lin Luo noticed Qian Renxue walking towards the main hall of worship, and he could roughly guess why Qian Renxue was going to see Qian Daoliu.

There are still two weeks left until the end of my breastfeeding period, and I still have three tasks to complete.

If these three tasks are not completed soon, once half a month has passed, there will be no possibility of obtaining level 20 Innate Soul Power.

This is the final deadline.

"Awoo~"

Xiao Hong sat crouching beside him, obediently wagging its nine tails. At this moment, its height when crouching was much taller than Lin Luo's, making it a true "big dog".

Lin Luo walked over and opened her arms to hug the Xiao Hong furry neck.

"Xiao Hong, I'm sorry, it's time to send you to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Lin Luo thought to himself.

"Awoo."

As if hearing Lin Luo's thoughts, Xiao Hong suddenly stopped wagging its tail, and this time its cry was quite mournful.

Lin Luo thought to herself, "You actually had a premonition about this, didn't you?"

Seeing that Lin Luo was just holding it without saying a word, Xiao Hong started to cry out, the cries growing more and more mournful.

Lin Luo felt a pang of sadness; he had never imagined that he would be so reluctant to part with his pet.

No, Xiao Hong isn't a pet; she's more like a little sister.

She is also a younger sister who deeply respects and loves her older brother.

If it could talk, it would probably be calling Qian Renxue" Mom" along with Lin Luo these days, right?

"What? Have you made up your mind?"

Inside the room, Qian Renxue squatted in front of Lin Luo, looking at the baby in front of her with great surprise.

Lin Luo: "Okay..."

He responded with somewhat broken words.

Qian Renxue turned her head to look to the side. Xiao Hong looked as if she had done something wrong, lying listlessly on the ground with her ears drooping on both sides of her head.

She paused for a moment, then murmured, "It makes sense. After we left, not many people in the hall accepted Xiao Hong's existence. After all, it's just a Soul Beast; it should return to its own world."

"But..." Qian Renxue suddenly paused, looking intently at Xiao Hong, "Really, I don't know when it started, but I feel like I've long since come to regard it as family."

Lin Luo felt he couldn't act impulsively, and continued, "If you're going to deliver it, now!"

Qian Renxue: "So fast?"

Lin Luo: "Hmm."

In the afternoon, a carriage departed from the Spirit Hall and headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

She Long drove the carriage outside, while inside, Qian Renxue held Lin Luo and was earnestly instructing Xiao Hong on the precautions for living in the forest.

"... Most importantly, if you encounter Soul Beast stronger than yourself, never get entangled with it. You must run away, understand?"

Xiao Hong blinked its big, round eyes, seemingly oblivious to what it was saying. It leaned forward, secretly sticking out its tongue to lick Lin Luo's cheek, before continuing to gaze intently at Qian Renxue.

This scene made Qian Renxue laugh.

"You silly fox."

Xiao Hong grinned, revealing a smile, and then stretched her head out to lick Qian Renxue's cheek several times.

Qian Renxue: "Alright, alright, Xiao Hong, you've licked my face all wet!"

Xiao Hong: "Awoooooo!"

It seemed to have suddenly become less sad, and even happily raised its front paws in the carriage, sticking out its tongue, continuing to fawn over Lin Luo and her son as before.

I wonder if it listened to anything Qian Renxue told it... Lin Luo looked at the silly fox and muttered to himself.

As evening approached, the glaring sun had transformed into a single red sun hanging in the corner of the sky.

The carriage stopped at the edge of the forest.

Xiao Hong followed Lin Luo and Qian Renxue with light and cheerful steps.

The mother and son both turned to look at Xiao Hong beside them. Seeing that Xiao Hong was not so listless, they felt a little better.

After entering the forest, Qian Renxue pointed ahead and said, "Xiao Hong, this is your new home. Go quickly, and remember what I said in the carriage."

Xiao Hong looked up, glanced at Qian Renxue, then at Lin Luo, and without any hesitation, took off running happily into the forest, disappearing from sight in no time.

Qian Renxue was taken aback. She held Lin Luo and looked ahead for a while before finally asking, "So soon?"

She turned to look at Lin Luo and said with a smile, "Perhaps Xiao Hong really does prefer staying in the forest."

"Luo'er, let's go home."

Lin Luo looked ahead for a while but didn't see Xiao Hong.

However, compared to a scene of reluctant parting, he preferred the one before him.

Seeing Xiao Hong happily return to nature's embrace made him less sad.

The mother and son turned and left.

Xiao Hong suddenly jumped out from the bushes inside the forest.

It squatted there, gazing intently at Qian Renxue and Lin Luo's figures, its previous cheerfulness completely gone.

"Awoo..."

Xiao Hong opened her mouth, her voice soft and low.

Tears slowly welled up in her usually bright red eyes.

What Lin Luo couldn't see was that the system panel displaying information about Xiao Hong suddenly shattered.

Just before it shattered, a new progress bar appeared at the bottom.

[Transformation progress: 0%]

The next day, early morning.

Worship Hall.

Beneath the Six-Winged Angel God, Qian Daoliu, who was in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes.

He frowned slightly, a strange look on his face.

"Today, I am rather restless."

Upon hearing their elder brother speak, the other six retainers also opened their eyes and paused their meditation.

Golden Crocodile: "What's wrong, brother? Could it be related to Xue'er leaving the palace in five days?"

Qian Daoliu shook his head. "I don't know. The source of my unease seems to be a kind of joy that has arisen from within me..."

Upon hearing this, the other six elders in the main hall all looked at him.

Guang Ling rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "He's happy that his own granddaughter is leaving, damn it..."

"Cough cough!"

Azure Luan glared at the incessantly chattering Guang Ling.

Qian Daoliu a deep breath, preparing to re-enter a meditative state, when he heard a guard's voice coming from the Worship Hall.

"Reporting to the Great Enshrined, a white-haired woman is requesting an audience Spirit Hall. She specifically asked to see you. Judging from her appearance and aura, she is no ordinary person, so I came immediately to inform her."

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Golden Crocodile frowned. "There are plenty of Soul Master in Spirit City who want to pay their respects to the Great Enshrined. Without an appointment, just send her away."

Guard: "She said her name was Appointment, her name is Bo Saixi."

"Thump!"

Qian Daoliu suddenly tumbled down the steps and landed face down on the ground.