Chapter 92: King of Childcare Huaxie Yu [4K]
“Baby, you can’t do that! You have to wash your hands properly before eating.”
“Ah.”
“Okay, good child, if you can put your clothes on properly, that would be even better!”
“Eek.”
“You’re doing great, baby! Come here, sister will help you wipe your mouth, yes, very good! If you can finish this whole bowl of rice, then sister will take you downstairs to see the little fish, okay?”
“Eek, nibble!”
Focusing intently on the scene of Huaxie Yu feeding Wang Ying, Luxianbei and Jumeng had their arms crossed, tilting their heads slightly and pouting their lips, their movements surprisingly in sync.
It looked as if they were studying some profound knowledge.
About half an hour earlier, after Wang Ying expressed her desire to eat using her “rich” body language, Luxianbei considered that she had just swallowed almost an entire dish of “living food,” so he made some easily digestible food.
The ingredients were the leftover Century Egg and lean meat from the fridge, and he made Century Egg and lean meat porridge. Besides the emotion-infused spirit energy he subconsciously infused while simmering the porridge, it could be said to be quite ordinary.
After eating, it might only leave one feeling a little down.
However, when Luxianbei finished cooking the porridge and brought it to Wang Ying, ready to feed her, he realized how difficult it was to get a small child to eat obediently.
Although Wang Ying didn’t make various disruptive moves like some naughty kids, resisting being fed, she was occasionally distracted by the ringtone coming from the hallway, a tiny bug flying outside the window, and the sunlight refracting off the droplets of water on the kitchen sink. She seemed to have a strong interest in everything in sight, leading her to forget to eat.
But this persistent “non-violent non-cooperation” made Luxianbei start to wonder if she had some Indian bl**d.
Wang Ying made Luxianbei experience for the first time just how difficult children could be; he had never thought that the King of Huacheng would also have a day of being tormented.
But what could be done?
The dependents were chosen by himself, and even if he had to kneel, he had to raise her!
He could only suppress his impatience and continue to feed Wang Ying, until Huaxie Yu could no longer stand his rough feeding technique, stepped in, snatched the bowl and spoon from his hands, and threw him a look that seemed to say “amateur.”
The children Huaxie Yu adopted in Fragrant Lady Cave, the youngest of whom was barely one year old when she brought them back, grew up healthily under her careful care.
She was extremely skilled at taking care of children.
Thus, relying on her remarkable talent for childcare, she quickly won over the two infamous urban legends.
It felt like watching a boss that tormented you endlessly being toyed with by your eight-year-old cousin.
I shall call her the King of Childcare! Luxianbei thought secretly.
“Hey, what do you think would happen if that girl knew the child in her arms could actually grow up to be a Cataclysm Grade urban legend?” Jumeng quietly asked Luxianbei.
“Probably nothing?” Luxianbei replied, “She doesn’t have much awareness of Cataclysm Grade urban legends; in her perception, Cataclysm Grade isn’t much different from B Grade.”
“By the way, even so, you must not tell her!”
If Huaxie Yu got frightened and gave up, who would take care of Wang Ying? Wouldn’t Bai Lei’s wet nurse be better? Luxianbei thought.
“Hey, did you see? I just told you, children need to be coaxed!”
“Who said I can’t?” Luxianbei rolled his eyes at Jumeng, “I asked you to help me feed, and you couldn’t either! You’re also a deity in charge of childbearing!”
Jumeng glared at Luxianbei and retorted, “I only manage to give birth, not to take care of them!”
After a pause, she asked Luxianbei softly, “Speaking of which, how can that girl be so capable? She couldn’t possibly look like she’s only eighteen or nineteen and already be a mother of three, right?”
“Have you thought about the fact that among your romantic encounters, some of them are already mothers?”
Luxianbei opened his mouth to respond, but then swallowed his words.
He initially wanted to tell Jumeng that Huaxie Yu was so skilled because she had adopted over a dozen children.
But then he thought, with romantic partners including tractors and “biting red” giant carp, what’s strange about a few wives?
“A wife? Isn’t that even better?” Luxianbei cheekily asked Jumeng, “Speaking of which, have you seen any minotaur lineages among all those romantic encounters?”
“Didn’t expect you’re interested in things like that?” Jumeng replied, “If we’re talking about it, I’ve seen plenty of them.”
As she spoke, she quietly placed one hand on Luxianbei’s shoulder, leaning closer to him, and whispered in his ear, “Want to hear it? I can tell a story for three days and nights without repeating!”
“The content is guaranteed to be more stimulating than you can imagine!”
Luxianbei leaned away slightly and weakly said, “No, um, that’s fine? I’m a pure love warrior.”
Garbage! You’re only all talk, once it involves practical combat, you run faster than anyone. Jumeng thought.
Aren’t you the same? Luxianbei thought.
3:07 PM.
After asking Jumeng to help protect Huaxie Yu, Luxianbei left the Jingyi Apartment Complex and arrived at the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau.
Although the urban legend incidents Huaxie Yu reported were not serious enough that he, the King of Huacheng, couldn’t solve them alone, the children who were taken away by the Solar Eclipse Society that she mentioned were much trickier to deal with.
Especially after realizing that the person trading with Huaxie Yu might be the Solar Eclipse Association President, Luxianbei felt that this was no longer something he or Jumeng could handle.
However, their helplessness did not mean Zhang Hainan was helpless!
According to the “use magic to defeat magic principle,” since the Solar Eclipse Society sent out the final boss, the Siye Society shouldn’t be too much to counter-strike with their final boss as well, right?
Thus, after arriving at the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau and locking the door to his office, Luxianbei took out the Gray Owl Badge to send a message to Zhang Hainan.
“Old man, old man, reply if you hear me, it’s urgent!”
After waiting for a moment, the Gray Owl Badge gently vibrated. As his fingertip brushed over the badge, along with a faint wave of spirit energy, Zhang Hainan’s voice echoed in his ears.
“Is it you again, you little rascal? Speak, what trouble have you caused this time?”
Luxianbei stared at the Gray Owl Badge on the desk, frowned, and said, “No, I feel like you may have some bias against me? Do I seem like a troublemaker?”
Zhang Zhunnan, “You don’t seem like it; you are the trouble itself.”
After waiting a few seconds without hearing Zhang Hainan continue, Luxianbei continued, “Old man, if you don’t say anything, I’m gonna speak? Here’s what happened…”
He quickly reported what he had learned from Huaxie Yu and about his encounter on Mudan Street with suspected connections, highlighting the key points.
“Wait! You’re saying you encountered that person from the Solar Eclipse Society today?” Zhang Hainan asked, a bit tense. “He didn’t do anything to you, did he?”
“No.” Luxianbei replied, “He did nothing and just left.”
In his heart, Luxianbei added he almost did something to him.
“Well, based on the intelligence I have, it’s reasonable for that person to act like this.” It sounded as if Zhang Hainan was talking to himself and simultaneously reassuring Luxianbei, murmuring, then pressing on, “But why do you suspect that you encountered him?”
Luxianbei’s mind raced, quickly coming up with an answer, “Because when I met that person, my spirit patterns had an abnormal reaction!”
“When I was face to face with him, I felt a strong burning pain in my spirit patterns, as if a flame was burning inside me, eager to break through my body. That feeling was like it desperately wanted to merge with something.”
“At that time, I thought the source of my spirit pattern’s loss of control was the Black Sun Fire Seed. Anything that could provoke such a reaction in my spirit patterns must be related to the Black Sun Fire Seed, maybe even a higher existence, and only the person from the Solar Eclipse Society could have that thing, right? It scared me half to d*ath, you know?”
“Good for you for being smart!” Zhang Hainan explained. “But the person you encountered isn’t necessarily from the Solar Eclipse Society; some core members of the Solar Eclipse Society also possess something higher than the Black Sun Fire Seed.”
After hearing that, Luxianbei tentatively asked, “Then now? You’re not planning to ignore it, just because it might not be the person from the Solar Eclipse Society, right? As in, the opponent is too weak, not worth you taking action?”
“Nonsense!” Zhang Hainan softly scolded. “You little brat, even if today it wasn’t you but a mysterious stranger reporting this situation to me, I wouldn’t just sit idly by.”
“A mysterious stranger?” Luxianbei was taken aback. “What if it’s a trap? Would you go?”
“Of course.” After a pause, Zhang Hainan said earnestly, “If it’s a trap, I would certainly have them pay the price later.”
“But before that, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance of authenticity, I will do my best to prevent the disaster from occurring.”
An unexpected heaviness fell upon them. After a few seconds of silence, Luxianbei asked, “So, are you planning to come to Huacheng in person?”
“Oh, not really.” Zhang Hainan replied nonchalantly, “I’m very busy right now and can’t leave.”
Luxianbei, “You old man, I just had a few seconds of respect for you, and then it turned out like this?”
Just as Luxianbei was pondering, Zhang Hainan spoke again, “However, I will contact other guardians shortly and inform them of the situation. Since there is unusual activity in Huacheng, they will step in and help.”
“And those children you mentioned, I will arrange for personnel to rescue them. You can rest assured; the Siye Society has been dealing with the Solar Eclipse Society for so many years; similar rescues are nothing unusual.”
“That’s good, that’s good.” Luxianbei nodded, “Then I’ll…”
“Wait!” Just as Luxianbei was about to cut off the spirit energy input from the Gray Owl Badge, Zhang Hainan suddenly interrupted, “I have one more thing to discuss with you!”
“You say.”
“I heard from Bi Xuzi the other day that recently in the black market, someone claimed to possess a batch of spirit energy items leaking from Dachunyang Palace. Do you have any clues?”
Luxianbei fell silent for a few seconds, silently picked up the Gray Owl Badge, moved it back and forth near his lips while keeping a blank expression and said, “Hello? Hello?! What did you say? Ugh, this Gray Owl Badge, why is the signal so bad?!”
“d*mn, could it be interfered with by the Solar Eclipse Society?”
“How about this, I’ll hang up for now and contact you later, bye!”
After saying that, Luxianbei quickly cut off the spirit energy input to the Gray Owl Badge.
He was not worried that Zhang Hainan would dig deeper into the source of those “Dachunyang Palace products” spirit energy items. Since Zhang Hainan had already handed those blueprints to him, he must have anticipated this situation. The reason he asked was likely a subtle hint to not overstep boundaries and just brush it off.
Moreover…
How could I overstep? I just want to make some small money.
Luxianbei thought, leaning slightly back in his chair, closing his eyes and immersing himself in his thoughts.
The remaining matters should wait until nightfall to handle. Before that, he planned to take advantage of the little time left to practice his sword skills with Qingji and familiarize himself with controlling Xuan Ying Luo Fu.
5:21 PM.
As the sun gradually dipped below the horizon, large swathes of shadows surged through the jungle of steel and concrete like floodwaters breaching a dam.
In the looming shadows, the old gymnasium and swimming pool of Huacheng appeared like hidden monsters, stirring unease.
Inside the swimming pool, it was eerily silent, with no sounds echoing, as if any trace of life had vanished.
Looking from a distance, it felt as though countless terrifying beings were hiding inside, waiting, waiting for the night to fall and then begin a horrific, bloody feast.
Heart racing, body trembling.
When darkness enveloped everything, a voice rang out inside the swimming pool.
“It’s been a day already, why hasn’t Huazhuozhuang made a move? There wouldn’t be any hiccups, would there?” Miss Rabbit asked.
“You shouldn’t say that. Anyone targeted by that esteemed President is like someone infected by an acute virus, almost every hour being corroded by it!”
“Logically, she should have acted by now, right? After all, this is Huacheng, the territory of the disaster overlord. She’s quite worried that Huaxie Yu might do something strange, attracting the attention of calamity.”
Having the same concern, Shuo E fell silent for a few seconds, then said solemnly, “Let’s observe a bit longer. If she still hasn’t acted by midnight, we shall go find her.”
“The elders always say that sometimes, special means are necessary to ensure task objectives align.”
“Ugh!” Miss Rabbit spat, “It should have been done long ago.”
Luan Ge
Also known as Lun Ti Ge, Lun Te Ge, Lun Tuo Ge, Lai Hang Ge, Spanish Pigeon. Luan Ge is a larger and heavier meat pigeon breed. Luan Ge has a complicated plumage with colors such as black, white, slate gray, speckled, reddish-brown, silver-gray, etc., with black and gray colors being the most common. Prominent Luan Ge in the world today include the White Giant Luan Ge and Black Giant Mei Luan Ge from the United States, and the Ro Luan Ge, Fan Ming Jiao Luan Ge, Ji Bai Gao Luan Ge, and Wa Lian Cheng Da Tan Ni Luan Ge from Spain.
(Today, I accompanied my family to prepare New Year’s goods, do a big clean-up, and post couplets, among a bunch of other chaotic tasks, and ran out of time to write, so I’ll let it slide for a day… Last slide during the New Year season!) @@
