Chapter 529: Your Memory Beautification Is Overdoing It!
“Tell me first, what did you see in your dream?”
Bai Feng decided to stall for time and think about how to bluff himself out of this one.
Hu Yi Yi nodded while munching on some snacks, a nostalgic look crossing her face: “In my dream, enemies were chasing me. I could only hide in a cave, waiting for doom. Thought I’d die in their hands… but then a tiger appeared! He helped me take out all the enemies and said it was safe outside now.”
“Uh… uh?”
Bai Feng instinctively tilted his head to look at Hu Yi Yi. If he remembered correctly, he just told her in her dream that there were no enemies outside, right? When did he turn into a hero who kills the enemies in her dreams?
Hu Yi Yi seemed to be lost in her recollections, continuing without noticing his confusion: “After dealing with the enemies, he didn’t leave. Instead, he stayed with me. We hunted together, ate together, basked in the sun, played—like family, or maybe even like a married couple.”
Bai Feng’s lips twitched slightly, remembering he had only watched Hu Yi Yi hunt — he hadn’t actually done anything.
“Then we talked about dreams and hopes, about future life. That tiger was really a good one. He approved of my dream and said he’d wait until I mastered cultivation, then we’d have a litter of little tigers.”
…
If his memory wasn’t faulty, wouldn’t Hu Yi Yi be the one saying she’d have tiger cubs?
Sure, memories tend to get prettied up over time, but this was a bit much, wasn’t it?
“After making that promise, I woke up. The rest, you can figure out yourselves.”
Hu Yi Yi wore a faint smile, as if still immersed in her nostalgic dream state, refusing to come back.
“Hmm… about this…” Bai Feng forcibly suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. “It does sound more than a simple dream.”
Clearly, there’s quite a bit of embellishment! No, you might even say that compared to what really happened, Hu Yi Yi’s version is completely transformed.
“Exactly! I told you, it’s not just an ordinary dream,” Hu Yi Yi suddenly perked up excitedly. “There must be some special reason that linked my dream with other tigers’ dreams, so I need to find him!”
Bai Feng maintained a serious expression, asking, “But one dream isn’t enough. Do you have any other clues?”
“Umm…” Hu Yi Yi pondered for a few seconds, then raised her head to look at Bai Feng. “If I really have to say, that tiger gave me an impression similar to yours. At first, I didn’t like him, but after getting to know him, I didn’t feel that way anymore.”
Next to them, He Yi looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated. Remembering how Hu Yi Yi was so convinced her dream tiger was real, she chose silence and looked at Bai Feng instead.
“That guy’s kinda similar to me?” Bai Feng ‘haunted’ his chin again and ‘kept thinking’. “If that’s the only clue, it’s pretty sketchy. Well, since you’re from Eastern Continent, I’d guess your dream tiger is also there. Let me ask around for you.”
“Thank you so much!” Hu Yi Yi nodded again. — As expected, Bai Feng is a good person. Why did she initially think he was unfriendly?
Come to think of it, when she met that tiger in her dream, she also disliked him at first. But after some time, she realized he was actually a good tiger.
Could it be…
That tiger is Bai Feng’s half-brother?
No, can tigers and humans really be siblings? But if not siblings, then what’s their relation?
Hu Yi Yi fell into deep thought.
Seeing her no longer asking questions, Bai Feng looked toward He Yi, who seemed eager to speak but held back. After all, Hu Yi Yi’s ‘guardian’ here was He Yi.
“So, if I’m going to be your… mount, are you going back to Southern Region?”
“Nope.” He Yi stopped hesitating, shaking her head. “As a qualified mount, I can’t abandon my master… cough, I mean Bai Gongzi. Besides, if my family or my grandpa found out I became Bai Gongzi’s mount, they probably wouldn’t be happy.”
“…Then stay here for now. I’ll arrange a room for you.”
Bai Feng resisted the urge to mock and nodded. Usually, he’d send Hu Yi Yi, this child of destiny, away. But she clearly wanted to stay, and he rarely did anything defying the ‘fate’ of the child of luck. Plus, if she went back to Southern Region and caused trouble, the system would blame him anyway.
And honestly… in their short acquaintance, Bai Feng had already gathered that Hu Yi Yi was a bit naïve but not stupid. She lacked common sense and had a slightly different brain circuit, making her easy to deceive. Keeping her close would be safer.
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“Thank you, Bai Gongzi!” Hu Yi Yi’s worries vanished instantly, and she hurriedly nodded and bowed like He Yi.
“I’ll take you to your accommodations and introduce you to some of the more… peculiar furniture here.”
“Okay.”
A few minutes later, He Yi looked around at the bizarre furniture in the house, especially the large ‘Communicator’ in the living room, her expression growing even more surprised.
She suddenly felt like she was living in a backward mountain village—wait, no, Southern Region is indeed pretty rustic. No worries, then.
Although as a powerful cultivator, she usually wouldn’t need things like air conditioning, why not make life a bit more comfortable? She wasn’t one of those monks who liked suffering.
“All the manuals are here. If you have questions, just ask,” Bai Feng said from the side.
“Thank you, Bai Gongzi,” He Yi nodded quickly.
Meanwhile, Hu Yi Yi had finished sizing everything up, then stepped forward, glanced at Bai Feng, and asked, “If we’re going to eat, where do we go?”
“Your situation’s a bit special. Remember to come find me every afternoon to get tiger food.”
“Really?” Hu Yi Yi immediately swallowed, “Is there anything you need me to do? Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease eating.”
Bai Feng pondered, “I do have some things. How about you join the training?”
Just right, Chu Chu still needed a comparable opponent, and Hu Yi Yi came just in time to fill that role.
“Sounds good!” Hu Yi Yi agreed without hesitation.