Cultivating Immortality, Starting from Childhood Sweethearts-Chapter 332 - As Beautiful As You.

Xu Ming’s gaze shifted toward the little Chaos Beast.

The thin membrane enveloping the little Chaos Beast slowly dissolved.

It lay peacefully asleep on a bed of grass, its small belly gently rising and falling with each breath.

Xu Ming followed Shi Xin and walked over to the little Chaos Beast. Shi Xin blinked curiously at it.

Feeling intrigued, Xu Ming reached out a finger and poked it.

Hmm, the texture wasn’t bad—soft and squishy, with a slight plumpness to it.

How to describe it? It was somewhat like the feel of a steamed meat bun but softer and more substantial.

Unable to resist, Xu Ming poked it again. Then another time.

To be honest, holding a creature like this in the palm of your hand and squeezing it repeatedly would surely be an excellent way to relieve stress.

Just as Xu Ming was about to poke it a few more times, Shi Xin grabbed his hand and pouted. “Don’t bully it.”

“Alright, fine,” Xu Ming said, withdrawing his hand. “This little guy still seems to be sleeping, though it should wake up soon. Let’s not keep it in the storage pouch these days—the spiritual energy there is too thin and won’t be good for its growth.”

“Okay,” Shi Xin nodded earnestly, taking the advice seriously.

Xu Ming examined the little Chaos Beast closely once more. He spread its hind legs apart, wanting to see if it was male or female.

Unfortunately, Xu Ming couldn’t tell.

Could it be that Chaos Beast, as a type of ferocious beast, had no gender? That seemed plausible to Xu Ming.

Legend had it that Chaos Beasts originated at the dawn of chaos itself.

At the time of creation, gender didn’t exist. It only emerged later as the world evolved.

So, it made sense for a Chaos Beast to have no gender.

“Don’t bully it,” Shi Xin said again, seeing Xu Ming fiddling endlessly with the little Chaos Beast. She scooped it up in her arms.

“I’m just curious,” Xu Ming said with a chuckle, noticing the way Shi Xin doted on the little creature.

It reminded him of a friend who had once raised a kitten. The friend was so protective of the tiny animal, constantly worrying it might get bullied—let alone someone like him, who had a tendency to unsheath his sword at the slightest provocation.

“Have you thought about giving it a name?” Xu Ming asked.

“A name?” Shi Xin shook her head. “Not yet. I’ll wait until it wakes up.”

“Up to you. I’m going to sleep. Wake me up in the middle of the night so I can take over the watch,” Xu Ming said, yawning. He sat back down in his earlier spot and leaned against the rocky wall to sleep.

Though the ground was hard and the wall even harder, Xu Ming had grown accustomed to rough living since entering the Blood Asura. Falling asleep anywhere had become second nature.

However, Shi Xin didn’t wake Xu Ming later that night. She continued to keep watch herself.

Xu Ming had expected this.

When he woke up on his own, he opened his eyes to see Shi Xin still staring intently at the little Chaos Beast, examining it from every angle. She looked exactly like a girl with a new kitten, her initial excitement not yet wearing off.

She had even taken out her handkerchief to cover the little Chaos Beast like a blanket.

It was clear: when it came to baby animals, girls were universally defenseless. Sometimes, their maternal instincts would even overflow.

That said, most people raised kittens or puppies. But Shi Xin? She was raising a Chaos Beast.

Kittens and puppies, at most, would hiss or growl at strangers. But a Chaos Beast was different. If it wasn’t properly raised, it could become a world-destroying force.

“Forget it. Judging by how she’s acting, she’s not going to sleep tonight,” Xu Ming thought.

She seemed like someone waiting for a chick to hatch from an egg—she wouldn’t rest until her excitement wore off.

Xu Ming yawned again and went back to sleep.

The next morning, he woke up to the familiar smell of roasted corn wafting through the air.

To be honest, Xu Ming was already tired of eating roasted corn, but when he saw the expectant expression on her face as she handed him the corn, he could only continue nibbling on it. Otherwise, it felt like he’d be wasting her kind gesture.

“Let’s go.”

Xu Ming stretched lazily and walked out of the cave.

“Oh-wu,” Shi Xin hugged the little Chaos Beast tightly and jogged to catch up.

“Where are we going?” Shi Xin asked.

“I don’t know,” Xu Ming admitted.

Truthfully, Xu Ming really didn’t know where he should go.

Logically, he had already gained quite a bit of fortune.

And luck was a balanced force—having obtained so many opportunities, it seemed unlikely that he would gain more anytime soon. For now, he just needed to wait for the Rootless Secret Realm to open.

But the Rootless Secret Realm showed no signs of opening.

He couldn’t just sit in a cave and wait, could he?

“Isn’t there a lake in the Rootless Secret Realm?” Xu Ming asked.

Shi Xin blinked her clear golden eyes, radiating a kind of innocent stupidity.

“Alright, you don’t know either. Let’s head to Bilong (Emerald Dragon) Lake for a look. After all, it’s one of the ‘famous spots’ in the Rootless Secret Realm. Might as well see it now, or we might not get another chance later,” Xu Ming decided.

“Oh,” Shi Xin nodded, seeming indifferent to the suggestion.

“Besides, if I’m right, my two friends should also be heading to Bilong Lake,” Xu Ming said, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

Now that the Samadhi Cave and the Bodhi Mountain Fruit were gone, the only notable spots left were the desert and Bilong Lake. The desert didn’t seem worth visiting, but the scenery at Bilong Lake was supposed to be beautiful.

“You have friends?” Shi Xin looked at Xu Ming in surprise.

Xu Ming’s eyebrow twitched. “What kind of question is that? What’s so strange about me having friends? It’s perfectly normal. And, for your information, both of my friends are very beautiful.”

Shi Xin: “...”

Xu Ming pulled out a map and started walking in the direction of Bilong Lake.

Meanwhile, Shi Xin held the little Chaos Beast in her arms, but her mind kept replaying Xu Ming’s earlier words: “Both of my friends are very beautiful.”

She didn’t know why that particular sentence bothered her so much.

The feeling was strange.

As Xu Ming focused intently on studying the map in his hand, Shi Xin freed one hand and gently tugged on his sleeve.

Xu Ming turned his head to look at her. “What is it?”

Shi Xin raised her clear, bright eyes. “Your two friends... just how beautiful are they?”

“Uh...”

Xu Ming thought about it seriously and then gave the most objective answer he could.

“Just as beautiful as you.”

“Oh.” Shi Xin nodded.

Xu Ming: “Are you alright? Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Shi Xin shook her head. “I don’t know. I just wanted to ask.”

“Alright then.”

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Xu Ming continued walking.

Shi Xin stared at Xu Ming’s back and hugged the little Chaos Beast even tighter.

“What are you daydreaming about? Let’s go,” Xu Ming said, turning around to look at her.

“Mm-hmm.”

Shi Xin jogged to catch up.

Under the dappled shadows of the trees, a sweet smile curved up the corners of the young girl’s lips.