Chapter 856 - 842: Precious
Hearing this, Su Muyao’s expression shifted. "This... this is far too precious."
You could tell at a glance that this thing was anything but ordinary.
And it was also something Da Bao needed.
Usually, whenever there were outsiders around, Xiao Jihan and Su Muyao would have Da Bao hide a few of his tails to conceal his talent.
Even though she didn’t fully understand this Beast World, she still knew what a Nine-tailed Fox Beastman meant.
Because in the Fox Clan, they judged talent by the tails.
And this wasn’t the outside world with plenty of Magic Artifacts lying around; this was the Original Beast World after the collapse of the Divine Domain. To have something like this here was truly extremely rare.
It probably couldn’t even be measured with Beast Crystals.
With this, Da Bao could hide his aura and protect himself at critical moments.
Xuan Yan said softly, "It’s not too precious. It’s a meeting gift from me to Zaizai."
"Your name is Da Bao, right? May I ask you to accept it?"
Just now outside the door, he had heard the sounds in the courtyard and knew Miss Su called the child Da Bao.
"This can protect you. If you use your superpower to activate it, it can hide your aura and location."
"Worn daily, it can also block sensing, hiding your true body and talent."
Da Bao was very clever; he knew what it was as soon as he heard.
That way, he wouldn’t have to cause trouble for Xiao’s father and his mother.
Da Bao looked at Su Muyao; Su Muyao nodded.
Something this good, involving Da Bao’s safety, she couldn’t refuse.
Only then did Da Bao accept it. "Thank you, Grandpa Xuan."
This morning at breakfast, from his mother’s words he understood that he was Xuan Yan, actually called Xuan Che.
So calling him Grandpa Xuan wasn’t wrong.
When Su Muyao heard those words "Grandpa Xuan", her face flushed red all at once, as if she’d choked on a breath. "Cough, cough, don’t... don’t call him that carelessly."
Xuan Yan didn’t even have his memories. If he was called that, he probably wouldn’t like it, right?
Right now, Su Muyao didn’t even dare look at Xuan Yan’s expression.
"I’m sorry, Da Bao... he doesn’t know anything."
Xuan Yan seemed pleased by this form of address. A faint smile surfaced on his face as he petted Da Bao’s hair indulgently and said, "That’s how it should be."
"Since I’m your Beast Husband, calling me that is not wrong."
Though Xuan Yan had no memories, he followed the feelings in his heart.
Besides, the Beast Husband mark couldn’t be wrong.
She ought to be his wife.
"We have another Zaizai too, don’t we?"
Su Muyao froze at this question.
She had never mentioned this to Xuan Yan in the dream. How did he know?
Seeing Su Muyao’s reaction, Xuan Yan knew he’d guessed right.
Thinking of that little one in the dream who looked so much like him, his heart couldn’t help but turn incredibly soft.
Meeting Xuan Yan’s gaze, Su Muyao didn’t want to lie to him. "Let’s go inside and sit down to talk."
"Alright."
Xuan Yan and Su Muyao went into the house; Xiao Jihan took Da Bao to the room next door to continue laying the kang.
Da Bao played with the pendant on his neck, feeling he really liked it.
He thought this thing was very pretty.
Seeing the utterly simple room Su Muyao lived in, a shadow passed through Xuan Yan’s eyes.
In his heart he was already thinking about how to arrange the best residence for her.
If she were to move into the City Lord Mansion, he didn’t know whether she would be willing.
If she wasn’t, he could get the big house next to the City Lord Mansion cleaned up for her.
Su Muyao first warmed the soy milk in the pot, then handed it to Xuan Yan.
"Try how it tastes."
Ever since Xuan Yan woke up that morning, his mind had been preoccupied, so naturally he had no appetite and didn’t want to eat.
But this was something she personally handed him, and it was giving off a rich aroma just from the smell.
Xuan Yan couldn’t bear to refuse, so under her expectant gaze he took a sip.
He paused, then couldn’t help but look at Su Muyao.
Su Muyao smiled. "Tastes good, right?"
She took the initiative to explain, "This is made from soybeans."
"I saw a Beastman selling soybeans at the market, and no one was buying them, so I bought them all."
"You’re the Young City Lord of Black Rock City. If you want the Beastmen in the city to have one more kind of food, I can teach you how to make bean products."
"When spring comes, we can also plant soybeans..."
Su Muyao told Xuan Yan a bit about planting.
As the Young City Lord, Xuan Yan did indeed have responsibilities on his shoulders.
He hadn’t expected that a method of making food would just be given to him like this.
One had to know, methods like this, taken to any city or tribe, could help that tribe develop.
No need to hunt—just simple planting and a bit of labor to obtain food; that was far too precious.
"You’re just telling me like this?"
"Of course. I can tell you everything I know."
Back then, Su Muyao had never even considered making Xuan Che her Beast Husband.
But Shen Ci’an and Xuan Che were one and the same; they had to fuse.
After fusion, then...
Now that he was already her Beast Husband, she naturally had to help him.
Strictly speaking, she had almost never spent time alone with Xuan Che.
After finishing the soy milk, Xuan Yan felt his body warm all over, a very comfortable sensation.
It was as if the backlash from his Beast Power and the pain his body had been enduring had eased a lot.
He didn’t know if it was just his imagination.
Su Muyao actually had many things she wanted to say to Xuan Yan, many questions she wanted to ask him, but right now she only wanted to smooth his Spirit Sea first.
"Let me soothe your Spirit Sea a bit first."
"Alright."
Su Muyao stepped forward, took Xuan Yan’s hand, then leaned closer and released her spiritual power.
But after arriving here, her spiritual power had been suppressed.
So even soothing him like this was somewhat strenuous.
Su Muyao pushed herself to release that bit of spiritual power, and finally her consciousness slipped into Xuan Yan’s Spirit Sea.
Feeling the turbulence of his Spirit Sea, Su Muyao felt as if the clothes on her body were about to be torn apart by the fierce wind.
She had no idea how Xuan Yan endured this on a daily basis.
Su Muyao soothed him bit by bit, and the dark violent wind in Xuan Yan’s Spirit Sea gradually faded.
Slowly, the Spirit Sea stopped collapsing; in one spot, a patch of green grass even appeared, sprouting many flowers and plants.
It was just that the distance was still shrouded in darkness.
But as Su Muyao inched closer and continued using her spiritual power, she suddenly ran out of strength.
When Su Muyao’s spiritual consciousness exited Xuan Yan’s Spirit Sea, she couldn’t stand steady and nearly fainted.
Xuan Yan, almost without thinking, caught Su Muyao in his arms.
"Miss... Miss Su?"
"Are you alright?"
Feeling the changes in his body, the changes in his Spirit Sea, Xuan Yan’s heart was already surging with towering waves.
The collapse of his Spirit Sea caused by the backlash of his Beast Power was something his Female Mother had tried countless methods to cure, all in vain.
Yet right now, his Beast Power backlash had lessened, and the turbulence in his Spirit Sea had eased as well.
Even if it was only partial, it was enough to shock him.
Looking at the pale, weakened face of the person in his arms, Xuan Yan felt a sudden ache in his chest for some reason.
He realized that he couldn’t bear to see her like this.
Xuan Yan tried to pour energy into her body.
Su Muyao hadn’t expected that here, under the suppression of the Great Dao, her spiritual power couldn’t be fully used.
She didn’t understand why the Great Dao here had to do this.
Looking into Xuan Yan’s blood-red eyes, she seemed to see Shen Ci’an in a daze, and also seemed to see Shen Jinsuo.
But she was very clear that he wasn’t them.
Xuan Che was independent.
"I’m fine. I’ll be alright after some rest."
"How do you feel, any better?"
Xuan Yan nodded. "Mm."
He thought of how his Female Mother had told him, when sending him to Black Rock City, that he had to come here, because only here could he find his way back, his origin, and recover his memories.
Under normal circumstances, he couldn’t leave the Companion Tree.
Because the Companion Tree was in the Bird Clan.
Holding the person in his arms now, Xuan Yan roughly understood what his Female Mother had meant.