Chapter 112 - 110: Xuan Jin Guessed Her Ability
He gently caressed the carving marks on the wooden tablet—a clear 0, a clear 1.
He had never cherished the treasures his father gave him as much as he did these tablets.
The two wooden tablets were exceptionally smooth. Huo Jun could feel the care the female before him had put into them.
’Why is she so good to me?’
After Nan Zishi finished carving all ten wooden tablets from 0 to 9, she carefully taught him to recognize them one by one.
Then, she also carved three more tablets— "+", "-", and "="—and taught him what they meant.
Huo Jun was a very fast learner.
Nan Zishi arranged the tablets and looked up at him. "Huo Jun, feel them. Say the numbers as you touch them."
"Okay."
Da Bao was very bright; he grasped everything Nan Zishi taught him after only one lesson.
He traced the wooden tablets while reciting, "Three plus two equals..."
Nan Zishi’s lips curved. "Equals what?"
"Five." Huo Jun’s lips curved as well.
Nan Zishi arranged a new equation.
Huo Jun felt the tablets and said, "Thirteen plus five equals..."
Before Nan Zishi could even ask, Huo Jun answered with a smile, "Equals 18."
Nan Zishi exclaimed in amazement, "You really are so smart."
A sense of accomplishment began to build within Huo Jun, piece by piece.
The female before him didn’t treat him differently because he was blind, nor did she mock him because he couldn’t fly.
She knew so many new and interesting things, and she was willing to do them with him.
He could even learn things through touch now...
He had never experienced this kind of accomplishment before. The feeling of his heart being so full made him incredibly happy.
...
He Xian never would have imagined that the young master and this female could talk from dawn until dusk.
Now, with the sky completely dark, the young master was still reluctant to leave.
If He Xian hadn’t whispered Fufu’s name in Huo Jun’s ear, Huo Jun probably would have tried to move into the female’s cave.
In truth, He Xian was genuinely happy for the young master.
It was so rare.
Truly, so very rare.
A Little Mermaid, Fufu, and a female, Nan Zishi. It seemed they were the ones who had managed to bring their young master out of his shell.
As they were about to part, Huo Jun looked up toward Nan Zishi and said, "Sister Nan, although I can’t see, my sense of smell and hearing are excellent. If you need help, just call my name loudly. I’ll hear you."
Nan Zishi reached out and ruffled the hair of the Da Bao in front of her, bending down slightly to smile at him. "Okay, thank you, Huo Jun."
The young boy’s face instantly turned bright red.
When He Xian led Huo Jun away, Huo Jun had a smile on his face.
「Back in the cave next door.」
Huo Jun faced Little Fu and apologized sincerely. "I’m sorry, I came back late today. I met a very interesting big sister."
Little Fu spread her little hands. "Brother, Mother, Su Niangniang!"
’I saw everything. But Brother and Mother were having such a happy chat, so I didn’t call out or interrupt.’
’Mother might have come to find me. Or she might have come to find Brother.’
"Hm? What is Fufu saying?"
Little Fu tried to explain, "Mother, Mother."
"Mother?" Huo Jun picked Little Fu up.
"Is Fufu homesick?"
Little Fu shook her head. Realizing Huo Jun couldn’t see her, she simply started pulling at his cheeks.
"Stop messing around. You’re hurting my cheeks."
Just as Huo Jun and Little Fu were playing around, he suddenly heard a commotion from Nan Zishi’s cave next door.
Huo Jun’s ears twitched slightly.
’It sounds like a powerful Beastman has arrived.’
...
Just as Nan Zishi was tidying up the cave, the Snake Beastman Xuan Jin slithered up the tree trunk and into the tree cave, finding her.
Just like that, a massive, black snake head appeared right in front of Nan Zishi.
’Oh my god!!!!!’
’Seeing this huge black snake at first glance, my first instinct is still fear!’
"You! You, change into your human form, quick!" Nan Zishi pointed at him and demanded.
The Cold-blooded Snake Beastman did the opposite, bringing his huge head closer and flicking his forked tongue at her.
Nan Zishi: "..."
’Aah!! I’ve got goosebumps all over!’
Xuan Jin stopped teasing her. His upper body transformed into his handsome human form, and he stared at her with his arms crossed.
"Little female, you’re so heartless. I went through all this trouble to find you, yet you don’t ask if I killed that tiger beast, nor do you ask if I was injured fighting it." Xuan Jin narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing her.
"All you remember is to be afraid of me."
Nan Zishi: "..." ’Is being afraid of you something I need to *remember* to do?’
Still, Nan Zishi took a step forward. As a Beast Doctor, she took his hand and gave him a thorough check-up from head to toe.
As the Cold-blooded Snake Beastman felt her soft little hands touch his body, his black, serpentine pupils narrowed in pleasure.
"You have some superficial wounds," Nan Zishi said with a frown.
Xuan Jin, enjoying the feeling, scoffed, "You call these wounds?"
Nan Zishi: "..." ’Fine, you’re the tough one.’
Nan Zishi asked, "Did you win? Did you kill the tiger beast?"
"Of course."
Nan Zishi looked up.
Xuan Jin said, "We didn’t."
’Damn, way to leave me hanging!’
Xuan Jin frowned. "He’s the Eight-striped Tiger King, and also a Priest. Killing him is a bit difficult."
After speaking, Xuan Jin looked at Nan Zishi.
’I’ve only trained her ability to escape. I haven’t taught her how to fight yet, so she’s still weak when facing a real enemy.’
’However, there’s a more important question I need to ask her first.’
"Little female, how did you grow wings? Are you a Bird Beastman? Where are your wings? Let me see them.
But that’s not right either. You went into the sea with Lanxing before, and you were a mermaid then. But this time, you became a Bird Beastman."
"What’s going on?"
Nan Zishi froze, wondering how to answer him.
Xuan Jin’s intimidating eyes locked onto her, a strange suspicion forming in his mind.
"You can turn into a fish, and you can turn into a bird. Does that mean you can also turn into a White Fox, or a snake?"
Nan Zishi: "!!!!!"
Nan Zishi was instantly on high alert.
"Did I guess right?"
The Cold-blooded Snake Beastman pressed on relentlessly. "You have a Bird Beastman for a Beast Husband too? A High Mountain Fire Red Eagle—is it Chi Xiao?!"
Nan Zishi wanted to just grab her head in despair!! ’How can this Beast Husband of mine be so smart!!!!’
"It seems I guessed everything correctly. Why do you have so many Beast Husbands?" Xuan Jin’s brow furrowed.
’Hu Bai and Lanxing were already annoying enough.’
’Now there’s a Chi Xiao too?’
’One is a sickly weakling, and the other is a fish who’s useless on land.’
’And that dumb bird Chi Xiao, who knows nothing but fighting.’
’What kind of taste does she have?’
’At a glance, I’m still the best one.’
Just as Nan Zishi, her nerves stretched taut, was trying to figure out how to respond, the male suddenly appeared right in front of her, the distance between them closing in an instant.
His oppressive aura washed over her, forcing Nan Zishi to look up at him.
Xuan Jin’s strong arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her in front of him.
Just like that, Nan Zishi was pressed right up against her snake husband!!!
Nan Zishi’s pupils dilated instantly. She grew nervous, and her heart began to pound in her chest.
"You’ve turned into a fish and you’ve turned into a bird. How come I’ve never seen you turn into a snake?"