Ji Yunzhao was absolutely certain that when he switched accounts last night, Yan Fulang did not open his eyes. Furthermore, if he had been caught red-handed by Yan Fulang right when he switched over to the little fat bird, then the youth definitely would not have merely tapped a birdcage to test him this morning. Perhaps the bird feed would have been laid out on the table already.
Then, what was Yan Fulang doing right now? For no good reason, he was starting to test him again? Could it be because he himself relaxed his stance and allowed the youth to continue sleeping in the main house, making him carry away by success?
Ji Yunzhao maintained an unperturbed expression on the surface, while many thoughts had already flashed through his mind, and he also became much more vigilant when looking at Yan Fulang.
No matter how young Yan Fulang was, he was still the protagonist of the book, the center of this small world. Especially after experiencing the hardships of his childhood, he had mastered the skill of talking to people in their own language and talking to ghosts in theirs, possessing superb acting skills. Otherwise, there would be no way for him to live to this age under the circumstances of having damaged spiritual roots and being hunted down.
Previously, Ji Yunzhao had soft-hearted precisely because of the implicit hints inside and outside of this little brat’s words, letting out half of the bed.
Ji Yunzhao could not help but raise his hand to rub his brow, sitting down by the stone table, “Is this your reason for waking me up so early in the morning?”
The snowy white outer robe was loosely gathered on the young man’s body, and the hem and cuffs had large patches of cloud patterns embroidered with silver thread, shining brightly under the sunlight. Those beautiful apricot eyes contained a bit of mist that had not yet dissipated, looking over without blinking a single time. It was as if he was silently expressing his dissatisfaction.
Yan Fulang stopped the movements in his hands.
“So Senior was awakened by me, I am sorry, ” The youth’s lips pursed, lowering his eyes as he placed the birdcage and tools to the side, wearing a completely honest look of admitting his mistake, “I will not make birdcages in the morning in the future.”
Ji Yunzhao thought, “…”
The morning would not do, and the noon, afternoon, and night were entirely impermissible either!
He gave Yan Fulang a irritated glare, and did not continue to speak on the topic of the schedule for making birdcages, “I am hungry, what are we eating for breakfast.” He said, his fair fingertips tapping lightly on the table, “Do not tell me you have not made it yet.”
Ji Yunzhao spoke with perfect justification, only wanting to wait for his disciple to serve him his meal, acting as if he completely did not care about that glaring test just now, and also did not care whether his alt account had dropped.
How could he possibly not care. He just did not want this little brat to get smug, that was all.
“Naturally, I made it.”
Yan Fulang stood up, bringing over the steamed fresh meat small soup buns and eels with hot oil noodles from the kitchen.
The ingredients at home were becoming richer day by day, most of which were caught by Yan Fulang from the entire mountain by waking up early and sleeping late every day.
Ji Yunzhao’s anger dissipated a bit, but he did not intend to show it. He stubbornly finished the breakfast with a cold face, not even asking whether Yan Fulang had eaten, throwing away his chopsticks and running off.
Except for the little interlude in the morning, this day passed fairly peacefully. However, Ji Yunzhao knew that he could not let Yan Fulang continue testing him like this, and he had to find something for him to do.
“To save him from thinking about his master’s alt account all day long,” Ji Yunzhao squatted by the creek, casually picking a foxtail grass to tease the system, “I have never seen such a difficult disciple.”
The foxtail grass swayed back and forth in front of its eyes, swaying so much that the system almost failed to resist the instinct brought by the cat skin, extending its paws to scratch the grass down, “Host, have you not also only taken this one disciple?”
Ji Yunzhao snorted lightly, “Yes, I never want to take another one again. Speaking of which, is there any secret realm nearby that can let Yan Fulang go inside and take a spin?”
The system checked for a moment and said, “There is a Black-grade secret realm on the edge of Yun Cang City, which is just suitable for a protagonist whose cultivation is at the late stage of the Qin Xin Realm. The opening time, eh? It is so fast, right on tomorrow.”
A screen glowing with faint white light floated in mid-air, displaying a map on it, and it also considerately marked the distance from the bamboo house to the secret realm and the time required for the journey.
Ji Yunzhao took a glance and made the decision right away, “Fine, it will be this one.” The child was grown up, and it was time to go out and venture on his own.
“What did Senior say just now? A secret realm?”
In the dining room, Yan Fulang had just set out the dishes and sat down, first placing a chicken wing into Ji Yunzhao’s bowl.
Ji Yunzhao immediately moved his bowl forward, “Yes, it is time for you to go into a secret realm and walk two rounds to gain some experience. Um, I will not follow along.” Ji Yunzhao buried his head to eat, deliberately avoiding the youth’s gaze, “A Black-grade secret realm, the level is not high, you can do it by yourself.”
Yan Fulang’s action of peeling a shrimp shell paused, “I am going alone?”
Ji Yunzhao nodded, saying strangely, “Of course, you are already seventeen years old, not seven years old, do you still need me to accompany you?”
Yan Fulang did not speak anymore, peeling a lot of shrimps with his head down, and then finished his meal with his head down.
In truth, letting Yan Fulang go alone, Ji Yunzhao still felt a tiny bit of guilt in his heart. After all, it was the first dungeon run in his life, and as his master, he should accompany him together. But on second thought, Yan Fulang going to the secret realm this time was not something he brought upon himself, if it were not for him having nothing better to do and constantly testing back and forth, he would not have suddenly driven the person into the dungeon.
Thus, early the next morning when Yan Fulang got up, he still stayed in bed with a clear conscience, refusing to get up.
“Senior, the millet porridge is warming in the pot, there are brown sugar steamed cakes on the steamer, and there are egg pancakes in the plate, ” The youth stood by the bed, turning his back to him to arrange his clothes, saying as he arranged them, “Do not stay in bed for too long, remember to eat breakfast.”
“Mm, mm, I know, you go ahead quickly.” Ji Yunzhao waved his hand, “Go early and return early, pay attention to safety.” He did not even open his eyes, acting extremely perfunctory.
“Senior, ” The youth called him very softly, and then let out a low sigh.
This sigh made Ji Yunzhao feel uncomfortable all over his body. After Yan Fulang left, he tossed and turned on the bed for a long time, and still climbed up.
“System, I am not going to accompany the retirement insurance to run the dungeon, I have just stayed at home for too long and want to go out and walk two rounds.” Ji Yunzhao stood on a tree branch, using the layers of green shade as cover, biting out a piece of brown sugar steamed cake from the small backpack hanging on his chest, “Mm, it is a bit sweet, when he comes back, remember to remind me to tell him to put less brown sugar next time.”
The system wanted to roll its eyes a bit, but unfortunately, having changed back to its original small black ball appearance, it could not roll them at all, “Fine, fine, fine, I will definitely remember.”
Before the secret realm opened, the entrance looked like a life-sized oval mirror. When the time for opening arrived, ripples would rise inside the mirror like lake water.
A lot of people gathered near the entrance, basically coming out to gain experience in groups from the same sect. Ji Yunzhao watched a round while eating breakfast, and quickly discovered Yan Fulang dressed in black among the various colors of school uniforms. The youth held his sword, leaning against a big tree to close his eyes and rest, forming a sharp contrast with the sect disciples chatting noisily on the side.
“As expected of my disciple, he is just steady.” Ji Yunzhao unconsciously cocked his long tail feathers, looking at the small black ball beside him with smugness.
The bird and the system did not wait for too long, and the entrance to the secret realm opened right on time.
“System, help me record it.” Ji Yunzhao hopped back and forth on the branch, “It is the retirement insurance’s first dungeon run, should we keep a souvenir?”
The system did not know what there was to commemorate, anyway the protagonist had no way to see this recording, but it still turned on the recording function, aiming the camera at the entrance of the secret realm.
Right at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
The ripples at the entrance of the secret realm expanded continuously, and the speed of rotation also became faster and faster. A hurricane seemed to blow up all around, and before Ji Yunzhao could even react, his body became light, and accompanied by the surrounding exclamations, he plunged into the water mirror like a small red ball with a plop.
Inside the secret realm was a scene of complete chaos. Some of the cultivators who were sucked in fell onto trees, some fell into grass bushes, and some smashed the teammates who had just climbed up back onto the ground.
Yan Fulang frowned slightly as he avoided a cultivator who fell from the sky while screaming, and just as he was about to turn around, something suddenly flashed in his peripheral vision.
A red and white little bird slid through the mid-air with a whoosh.
White mist rose abruptly, completely enveloping the little bird that resembled a fluff ball. In the next instant, a familiar figure vaguely appeared within the faint mist.
He took a step forward subconsciously, catching the white-robed young man who fell from the sky.