Chapter 4 Roast Fish, Don't Go Away

  Xia Mingchuan saw Xia Xiaoliang's shy and helpless expression, and said gently: "There's no hurry with cultivation, let's rest today and talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

  Upon hearing Xia Mingchuan's probing words, Xia Xiaoleng nodded, her cat-like eyes somewhat tired. Under Xia Mingchuan's care, she lay down and watched him leave the cave, only closing her eyes when he was gone, drifting off to sleep to the sound of flowing water.

  At the border of Yunluo Mountain, where the cat and fox tribes meet, a slender figure with fiery red hair stood on a flat stone. Beside him stood a little girl who only reached his waist, wearing a hooded cloak, her head hung low as if afraid to be discovered by others.

  "Tiantian, are you telling the truth?" The slender figure asked, her voice was enchanting, as if it could capture one's soul.

  "It's true, that wild girl who had been asleep for ten years has awakened." The one referred to as Sweetie by that figure was Xia Tian, and compared to speaking with Xia Xiao Liang, her voice was very low at this time.

  "What do you want me to do?" The figure lowered its head and played with its own fingers, asking very casually.

  Xia Tian suddenly lifted his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, saying: "Let her die."

  On the second day, Xia Mingjiang came early in the morning and picked up Xia Xiaoliang, who was still sleepy. Looking at her dissatisfied and coquettish expression, Xia Mingjiang showed a mischievous smile.

  "Xiao Liang, want to eat roasted fish?" Xia Mingchuan narrowed his eyes, looking like a small wolf wagging its tail.

  Xia Xiaoleng was overcome with drowsiness, but as soon as she heard the words "roasted fish", her stomach growled instantly and a drop of saliva hung from the corner of her mouth. Xia Xiaoleng didn't know why, but she suddenly had a strong craving for roasted fish, as if no other food in the world was more delicious than it.

  Xia Ming River suddenly produced a fragrant roasted fish from somewhere, saying: "Little Liang, after eating, you must practice with me, no slacking off, got it?"

  Xia Xiaoliang's eyes were full of surprise, her mouth slightly open. How did he know what she was thinking? She had originally planned to secretly slack off and muddle through the rest of her days, which was also a good option.

  Being able to find out the mystery of one's own crossing is good, but if one dies before mastering it, what can be done? It's better to cultivate slowly and mix for a while first.

  Moreover, Xia XiaoLiang felt that practicing something was too far-fetched. As a 21st-century artistic young woman who suddenly came to this world, she had to learn these seemingly divine things, and her worldview and values were completely subverted.

  Xia Mingchuan's bright eyes seemed to see right through her. Xia Xiaoliang coughed dryly and nodded obediently, allowing Xia Mingchuan to slowly tear off a piece of fish meat and feed it to her mouth.

  After Xia Mingjiang's careful feeding, Xia Xiaoliang followed him to the outside of the cave. This was her second day after crossing over, and she finally saw the lovely sunshine!

  Xia Mingchuan sat on a large stone, still holding a long thin wooden stick in his hand, looking like a stern teacher. However, the less-than-1.5-meter height and childish face added a few points of cuteness.

  "Xiao Liang, humans have twelve meridians, and we demons are no exception. Next, I'll tell you about the twelve meridians, bla bla bla..."

  Xia Xiaoliang felt drowsy and sleepy, having already had enough of school before crossing over, now still having to listen to this stuff that was like heavenly scriptures, it was simply torture.

  Finally, Xia Mingchuan finished speaking seriously and solemnly. Xia Xiaoleng also woke up from her dream, her blurry cat eyes took a long time to focus, and she said: "Finished? Can we eat fish now? I'm hungry."

  Xia Mingchuan looked at her with a mixture of laughter and tears, exhausted from lecturing like a silly cat, while she slept soundly!

  "Just memorize what I said, or you won't be allowed to eat fish!" Xia Mingchuan's face revealed a vengeful smile, as if he had also been abused by his adoptive father in the same way.

  "Huh? What?" Xia XiaoLiang stared blankly, her back turned. In the past, it would take her four or five days to barely memorize a poem, and then she'd forget it again. With her memory like that, how could she possibly recite these poems? She'd be lucky if she ever got to eat fish for the rest of her life!

  Looking at the dazed Xia Xiao Liang, Xia Ming Chuan was very pleased. He patted Xia Xiao Liang's head with his hand and left with a swagger, imitating his adoptive father's mannerism.

  Swallowing saliva, how can it be like this! Isn't cultivation something that can be settled in a minute? Didn't they all write it that way inside? Why did it become like this when it got to me? Ah...... damn those certain authors, I hate you guys!

  Melancholy, this expression was all that could describe Xia Xiao Liang's face.

  Ding ding......

  With a jingle of bells, our lovely little troublemaker Xia Tian jumped up and down in front of Xia Xiao Liang.

  Xia Tian got angry after going back yesterday. In the past, even if Xia Mingchuan accompanied Xia Xiao Liang's immobile body, he would still take time to play with her. Now that she has woken up, her beloved Xia Mingchuan is guarding her every moment and not playing with her. Thinking of this, she got angry again.

  "Hey, Xia Xiao Liang, why are you sitting here like a resentful wife? Where's my brother Xia Ming Chuan?" Xia Tian's temper was as big as it was yesterday, and his words were still so annoying.

  Xia Xiaoliang ignored her, she was still thinking about the roasted fish, this lifetime of roasted fish, ah! Roasted fish, don't go...

  She now feels like Xiaoyanzi in "The Legend of Zhenhuan", being locked up in the imperial study, eating mantou and thinking about roasted duck. It's so suffocating!

  Xia Tian kicked her lightly, leaving a small shallow mark on the indigo dress. Xia Xiao Liang slowly raised her head, continuing to gaze at Xia Tian with her resentful eyes.

  "Hey, don't be like this, okay? It's as if I'm bullying you!" Xia Tian pouted, her face a bit flustered. She really hadn't bullied Xia Xiao Liang, heaven and earth were her witnesses! All along, she had been the one pretending to be pitiful, but now seeing Xia Xiao Liang like this, her heart skipped a beat.

  "I'm hungry." Xia Xiao Liang finally managed to squeeze out these few words after half a day, and Xia Tian let out a sigh of relief as long as she didn't rely on him, everything was fine!

  "Come on, I'll take you to eat roasted fish." Xia Tian rarely made a generous offer and stretched out her hand to invite Xia Xiao Liang. Then she saw Xia Xiao Liang's eyes light up instantly, and he hugged her arm in a very flattering manner, nodding repeatedly: "Little Sweetie, thank you for eight generations of my ancestors!"

  Xia Tian thought she was being praised and became proud too, pulling Xia Xiao Liang along the mountain path as they headed down the mountain.

  Looking at Xia Tian's agile body, running for half a day without even panting, and then looking at herself, Xia Xiao Liang felt that she was really too useless! Having just walked not far, she was already gasping for breath, her chest feeling like it was about to explode.

  Seeing Xia Tian's disdainful gaze, her cheeks flushed red, how embarrassing!

  "Huh? When did you cat clan get an extra useless member?"

  Xia Xiaoliang panted heavily, her brain buzzing with fatigue, her large cat eyes dull and lifeless, the whole demon looked utterly miserable.

  "Duan Chen, you're so bold, daring to barge into the Cat Clan!" Xia Tian stretched out her arms and shielded Xia Xiao Liang behind her, like a mother hen protecting her chick. She knew that Xia Xiao Liang's identity was not simple, otherwise the clan leader wouldn't have specially assigned Xia Ming Chuan, the most capable of them all, to guard her.

  So at this time we must protect her.

  Xia Xiaoleng didn't know any of this and thought that Xia Tian was genuinely protecting her, she was so moved that she almost burst into tears.