Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 304: Chapter 21: The Little Fox Needs Education
 

Before the great sphere of light, Long Long solemnly pledged an oath:

“I swear upon my Daoist Heart that I will do everything within my power to protect Long Hu and aid her in safely reaching the Beiming Sea’s hidden realm!”

Had it been anyone else, Long Long certainly wouldn’t have pledged an oath on his Daoist Heart so straightforwardly—at the very least, he would have required the other party to make an equivalent vow.

However, since Ah Jing confirmed that the other was merely a lingering obsession, Long Long didn’t bother with idle talk.

After all, he had already seen just how vile obsessions were through Ouyang Zhao.

After making the pledge, the great sphere of light, though lacking any expression to read, carried a tone which was clearly much relieved, and with it, a certain kind of familiarity.

Well, after entrusting her to me, you ought to treat me as family.

The great sphere of light spoke gently:

“Next, I will remove the seal on my corpse and the seal on my daughter, leaving only the one on her bloodline intact.”

“Including the Transformation Secret Technique, all of my inheritance is within my Storage Bag, and from now on, it belongs to you.”

“Thank you,” Long Long hissed as he spoke, “Your daughter…”

“Her name is Long Hu.”

“Alright, when will Miss Long Hu awaken?”

“In three days,” the great sphere of light answered, “I have left three layers of seals on her.”

“The first seals her lifespan, causing her body to enter a temporal stasis, no longer aging.”

“The second seals her soul, causing her consciousness to fall into an eternal slumber, to prevent madness from setting in over the lengthy passage of time.”

“The third seals her bloodline; I will retain this seal until she arrives at the Beiming Sea’s hidden realm, where she will merge all of her bloodline, and it will then automatically be undone.”

“Once all three seals are lifted, the Heaven-Mending Stone Fragment used for sealing will belong to you.”

“Alright.” Long Long pondered briefly before asking, “Once Miss Long Hu wakes up, what should I say to gain her trust?”

“There is a blank Jade Slip in my Storage Bag,” the great sphere of light said, “Please help me retrieve it.”

Long Long twisted his body, coiling forward, and bit the Storage Bag at the woman’s waist, probing into it with his Divine Sense, extracting the Jade Slip.

“Everything I wish to tell her is recorded on this Jade Slip,” the great sphere of light said weakly, its voice fading, “My obsession is finished; I am about to vanish.”

“Long Hu… has truly only spent five or six years in this world,” it continued.

“Please, take good care of her…”

As the light gradually dimmed, Long Long suddenly hissed and asked:

“What is your relation to Yin Xiaojing?”

“Ah?” The voice of the great sphere of light, now barely audible, said in a startled reflex, “She is… my mother…”

Before the words finished, the light was completely extinguished.

The Five-Colored Stone Fragments circling the great sphere of light also ceased their rotation and fell around the little fox’s neck.

Only then did Long Long notice that the Heaven-Mending Stone Fragment was strung on a delicate chain, fashioned into the shape of a pendant.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, swiftly fleeting away.

Long Long stood up from the ground, transformed into human shape, and stretched lazily.

Finally transformed!

Being a snake was quite uncomfortable, often crawling on the ground, looking up at everything around—it felt like kneeling.

He approached the pond at the edge of the cave and looked at his reflection in the water.

Well, it does look somewhat similar to Ling Yunpo, but the differences are also quite obvious.

Ling Yunpo is a steadfast youth, with sharp and rigid facial features, whereas Long Long’s transformed appearance is that of a handsome young man, with red lips and white teeth, and an added bit of Qiu Changtian’s scholarly elegance.

Upon returning to the cave chamber again, Long Long saw the little fox stumbling to her feet, only to slump back down onto the stone platform.

Having slept for who knows, tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand years, even a machine would rust, let alone flesh.

“Mommy,” Long Hu forced her eyes open, but her eyelids drooped together, calling out with a faint cry, “Mommy?”

“I’m here,” Long Long hurried over and said.

At the sound of an unfamiliar male voice, Long Hu was startled out of her wits and suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Her pupils were golden, cold, with the vertical slits characteristic of reptiles, carrying the familiar oppressive aura of the Dragon Clan that came rushing towards him, which made Long Long feel very close and charmed.

Hmm, affinity increased.

“You!” The little fox bared her teeth, “Who are you! What do you want to do!”

She began to exert her oppressive aura with effort, but to Long Long, it was like smelling the pheromones of courtship, making his heart bloom even more.

“I was sent by your mother to take care of you.” Fortunately, Long Long wasn’t a lecherous person, and he immediately took out the Jade Slip and tossed it to her.

Long Hu didn’t immediately catch it but instinctively dodged.

When she noticed that Long Long did not continue to approach and instead stepped back, she carefully walked over and sniffed at the Jade Slip with her nose, testing it.

She didn’t smell anything off, and moreover… the Jade Slip belonged to her mother.

So, after hesitating for a moment, she finally extended her Divine Sense into it and began to read carefully.

…

After reading the Jade Slip, Long Hu was already in tears, crying messily.

“Cough,” Long Long found her a bit pitiable and sat down beside the stone platform, consolingly saying, “Actually, your mother has long been dead.”

Long Hu immediately started to cry even harder.

“But, we need to look forward!” Long Long hastily added, “Do you know how you survived? Your mother used a Five-Colored Stone Fragment to seal your Dragon Clan bloodline.”

“Your body contains a mix of human, dragon, and fox bloodlines. The overly mixed bloodlines led to a severe bloodline conflict.”

“Your mother said that the Dragon Clan residing in the secluded realm of the Beiming Sea would have a way to resolve this conflict. So I will take you to the Beiming Sea…”

“I don’t want to go to the Beiming Sea,” Long Hu said through tears.

“Then where do you want to go?” Long Long had to adopt the tone used to coax children, asking kindly.

“I want mommy…” Long Hu began to cry again.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Long Long: ……

Not making any sense now, huh? Just because you’re a kid, you don’t have to make sense? Let me teach you a good lesson!

Ignoring Long Hu’s resistance, he then picked up the little fox by the scruff of her neck.

Long Hu quickly tried to bite him, but to no avail—the tough nature of Long Long’s Ying Long talent made his flesh fairly hard, and the little fox’s milk teeth couldn’t make a dent.

Frustrated, the little fox flipped around, grabbed his arm with her limbs, and started hitting his face with her fluffy, soft tail.

Long Long’s nose tickled from her actions, so he used his free left hand to grab her tail, and then stroked from the base to the tip with firmness.

Long Hu: !!!

Her body suddenly convulsed and shivered as if numerous currents were flowing through her.

“You, you’re shameless!” She let go of Long Long’s right arm and began to scold angrily.