Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 238: Chapter 152: Blood Bone Mayfly and National Treasure

The old man could only vaguely make out the young girl’s form, but he could clearly feel the anticipation in her eyes.

One must have hope to live!

The old man didn’t have the heart to extinguish the hope in the girl’s eyes.

’Regaining my sight... that’s not something a single Bright Eyes Flower can do.’

’Even a Celestial God probably wouldn’t have such power!’

’It was my own fault. After becoming a Five-finger Peak Creator and avenging my son, I let my guard down.’

’That’s why I was poisoned without realizing it until it was too late, with the effects only flaring up after I entered the Secret Realm.’

’Now, my strength is merely that of a Three-finger High Tier Creator, and my ability to wield my soul continues to weaken.’

It was already a miracle that he managed to escape with his life in Longya City.

If not for those few Celestial Destiny Seekers from Longya City intervening, Cao Xing’an—who was already a Five-finger High Tier Creator back then—would never have spared him.

Before Cao Xing’an reached the rank of Five-finger Peak Creator, no one had dared to show up at their door and openly cause trouble.

But ever since Cao Xing’an was promoted to a Five-finger Peak Creator, more and more people started causing trouble for them to curry favor with him.

Even his granddaughter, Tao Niannian, was deliberately targeted at school.

Tao Niannian was born after her father’s death, and she was premature, born at less than six months.

She was poisoned at birth, the toxins invading her vital organs and soul.

Tao En sealed Tao Niannian within the Time Stop Life Box. Only after he became a Five-finger Peak Creator was he able to remove the poison afflicting her.

This allowed Tao Niannian to grow up like a normal child.

Though Tao Niannian might look like a girl of seventeen or eighteen now, her actual age was over thirty.

There are no true Time Element treasures in this world.

The Time Stop Life Box could only keep Tao Niannian’s physical body in a perpetual state; it couldn’t stop the depletion of her lifespan.

The reason Tao En couldn’t let go of his hatred, even after avenging his son and annihilating that old faction, was precisely because of Tao Niannian.

Every time he saw his granddaughter sleeping in the Time Stop Life Box, hatred would well up in his heart.

Even with the intervention of the Celestial Destiny Seekers from Longya City, he was still unwilling to bury the hatchet with Cao Xing’an.

’Fortunately, Niannian was still young back then. She doesn’t remember things clearly and never experienced the days of being revered by thousands.’

’Otherwise, I don’t know how she would have endured the years that followed.’

Tao En’s throat worked for a long moment as he swallowed down the crushing, thunderous weight of his emotions. Then, he simply said softly,

”Niannian, don’t you worry about Grandpa. It’s getting late, get some rest.”

”The Rain Dragon has been dealt with. Tomorrow morning, Grandpa will roast some of its meat for you to eat.”

The night stretched on, and the dragon roars in Longya City never ceased.

In Starlight City, by contrast, rain fell all night. The rhythmic pitter-patter lulled everyone into a sound sleep.

Waking in the morning, Zhong Yi stretched contentedly.

Ice Glaze’s two long tails were draped over Zhong Yi’s abdomen and thigh, their touch exceptionally soft.

The fur on Ice Glaze’s tails felt smoother and silkier than satin.

But when Ice Glaze circulated its Energy, these two foxtails would transform into its most formidable weapons.

Lan Po was nestled lazily in Zhong Yi’s arms. Last night, it and Ice Glaze had been out playing wildly for the better part of the night.

When it came to stamina, Lan Po was no match for Ice Glaze.

Since he was setting off on a long journey today, Zhong Yi recalled Ice Glaze and Lan Po into his Soul Base after getting out of bed.

After breakfast, Zhong Yi was set to depart for Longya City.

When Shen Xuan learned that Zhong Yi was traveling to another Heroic City, he became extremely worried for his safety.

After all, Shen Xuan had learned from You Weiwei that Zhong Yi had only recently been abducted.

Shen Xuan only relaxed after learning that Sun Yushi would be sticking close to Zhong Yi and that Wen Tao would also be accompanying him to Longya City.

Both Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan knew Zhong Yi had business to attend to in Longya City.

Neither of them suggested accompanying him to Longya City.

Lately, Shen Xuan had been at Starlight Academy, studying diligently to quickly gain a clear understanding of this vast world.

Otherwise, he felt like a complete fool just tagging along with Zhong Yi.

Although Zhong Ling wasn’t as enthusiastic about studying as Shen Xuan, she was just as attentive during lectures.

Zhong Ling was now obsessed with riding Blade Butterflies in actual combat.

During combat training, the swarm of Blade Butterflies—unilaterally Contracted by the Soul Vein Mother Butterfly—could coordinate their attacks with Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Rebirth Butterfly.

The Blade Butterflies would kill a target, and the Rebirth Butterfly would control the target’s corpse, forcing it to rise and rejoin the battle.

At Starlight Academy, Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling didn’t attend academic classes with the other students, but their practical combat classes were held jointly.

With Shen Xuan looking out for her, no one dared to bully Zhong Ling, even though she was one of the younger students at Starlight Academy.

On the contrary, after failing to curry favor with Shen Xuan, many scions of influential families began trying to get on Zhong Ling’s good side instead.

Perhaps because Zhong Yi was about to leave on a long trip, Zhong Chenghuai spent the entire meal giving him advice.

Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling were both much quieter than usual.

The moment Zhong Yi finished his meal and set down his utensils, Shen Xuan spoke up.

”Young Master, from now on, could you have a video call with me and Xiaolingdang every day?”

”Xiaolingdang has never left your side before... and Xiaolingdang will miss you.”

As he spoke, Shen Xuan seemed to have perfectly mastered the subtle art of leaving out the ”I”.

For some reason, Zhong Yi suddenly felt like he was in his past life, about to go off to college in another city.