Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 269 Yao Ji Goes to Chaos Residence
"And there’s you, Chan’er!" Yao Ji said with a twinkle in her eyes as she gently tapped Yang Chan’s nose. She had wanted to rub noses, but considering her current physical condition, she refrained.
"Chan’er, don’t always make your brother angry. He’s only trying to look out for you. You’re such a lively girl all the time, never behaving like a proper young lady."
Yao Ji’s gentle voice was tinged with a hint of reproach.
Yang Chan pouted, not entirely convinced, yet she did not retort and muttered in a sulky tone, "I know, Mother."
"But!"
Yang Chan looked at Yang Jian, her beautiful eyes wide with defiance, "I won’t give you this Precious Lotus Lantern! Mother has agreed!"
Puffing out her chest with her head held high, Yang Chan, at that moment, resembled a combative rooster.
Yang Jian turned his head away expressionlessly, his good intentions dismissed like pearls cast before swine. Even if the treasure was given by a Saint, without strength, it simply couldn’t be protected.
During the Divine Enthronement catastrophe, he had witnessed too much. Weren’t all the Chan and Jie disciples’ Magical Treasures granted by Saints? Yet, incidents of killing for treasure still occurred frequently, didn’t they?
Even though this was related to the obscured destinies during the great calamity, it also proved that once greed took over, anything was possible, and in the face of absolute power, even background eventually became meaningless.
Yang Jian’s visage grew somewhat austere. Since his mother had agreed, he had no more to say; he would just have to be more vigilant about his little sister’s safety.
Seeing Yang Chan’s behavior, Yao Ji frowned slightly and chided softly, "Chan’er, your mother just told you to be more composed as a young lady. You’re not taking my words to heart at all!"
Yao Ji spoke earnestly and persuasively.
"I understand, Mother," replied Yang Chan, shrinking her neck and responding meekly.
As a child, she often made her mother angry, but now, with only her mother’s soul remaining, she dared not do so.
She feared that angering her mother would accelerate the consumption of soul energy and treasured every second of her mother’s Awakening.
Seeing her daughter admitting her mistake, Yao Ji nodded with satisfaction, turned slightly to the side, and noticed Xiaotian Dog, who had followed them and remained silent thus far.
"Erlang, is this the dog you raised? It’s called Xiaotian Dog, right?" Yao Ji asked curiously, eyeing the Xiaotian Dog with its glossy black short fur. "It’s so big?"
Yang Jian shook his head, his stern voice softening quite a bit. "No, due to the advancement of its bloodline, Xiaotian Dog has grown much larger than before."
"I see, that’s indeed a fortunate opportunity," Yao Ji nodded thoughtfully.
Having been of the Great Luo Realm in life, she naturally knew the significance of a bloodline advancement. The dog was indeed fortunate to have had the chance for an Awakening.
"He’s also quite handsome. Erlang, having him by your side in battle must be quite imposing," Yao Ji said with a light laugh.
Upon hearing Yao Ji’s words, Xiaotian Dog bared his teeth in a grin, pompously bragging, "Your father here just knew it! I am the most handsome in the Dog Realm! Indeed, it’s the lady who has the discerning eye!"
Yang Jian struggled to suppress the twitching at the corner of his mouth, speechless inside. Did mother actually mean to praise you for being handsome? Wasn’t she clearly talking about his imposing presence in battle? This dog, to not even possess self-awareness...
Yao Ji was somewhat surprised, briefly covering her mouth, "This dog can actually talk?"
She had thought it was just a Monster with low Spiritual Wisdom.
"Of course!" Xiaotian Dog was extremely prideful.
Talking? Wasn’t that a basic skill?
After showing off for a bit, Xiaotian Dog gave a scrutinizing look to the semi-transparent Yao Ji, which must be Yang Chan’s Divine Skill at work.
Thinking to himself, Xiaotian Dog had known about the revival of Yao Ji’s remnant soul for some time, but had not seen it with his own eyes until now.
With a sycophantic dog face, Xiaotian Dog excitedly said, "Madam is also the most beautiful woman that I... that I have seen. Truly Stunning City, captivating and... unparalleled."
Struggling to find the right words, Xiaotian Dog even winked at Yao Ji while bobbing his head.
Of course, he wasn’t fond of people. Although he had achieved the state of an Immortal, Xiaotian Dog’s aesthetics had always been consistent.
Dogs were the best, and that’s why Xiaotian Dog even gave up the chance to transform into human shape.
Xiaotian Dog had always been a dog that believed in mutual courtesy. Since Yao Ji spoke candidly with it, it wouldn’t skimp on its own praises, albeit a bit meager.
"Erlang, your dog is truly interesting." Yao Ji covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"Mother, as long as you like it."
Erlang Shen quickly responded, though he felt quite astonished in his heart, having thought that Xiaotian Dog with its misbehaving nature would be rude to Mother.
Unexpectedly, it acted out of character, making Mother happy, so the planned dog training might need to be put on hold.
"However..." Yao Ji shook her head gently, speaking softly, "The most beautiful, I dare not claim that title."
Among the prominent female immortals in the Three Realms, each one was of unmatched beauty. Even if Yao Ji had some confidence in her own appearance, she would not dare make such a bold claim.
"I think Mother is the prettiest!" Yang Chan rebutted without hesitation. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Yang Jian nodded slightly in agreement.
After speaking, Yang Chan lifted her chin with pride and added, "Of course, it’s Mother for now, but in the future, it’ll definitely be me."
"My daughter is surely the most beautiful." Yao Ji’s eyes brimmed with laughter as she reached out her hand to gently stroke Yang Chan’s head.
"Hey, I’m saying, when are we going to Chaos Residence for a meal?"
Xiaotian Dog bared its teeth in discontent as it clamored, "This lord is starving to death!"
The lack of refinement in Xiaotian Dog was obvious to all.
Yang Jian, with a face full of black lines, thought to himself, this Xiaotian Dog, could it not expose its true colors so quickly? It seemed he really needed to properly discipline it someday!
Yao Ji wasn’t annoyed and asked softly, "This Chaos Residence is the place owned by Shopkeeper Chen you’ve talked about, right?"
"Yes." Yang Jian nodded.
"Then let’s go quickly, you had already made arrangements yesterday, hadn’t you?" Yao Ji’s voice was gentle, "It’ll be nice for me to meet the benefactor who revived my fragmented soul."
Yao Ji’s face showed solemn sincerity. She knew the difficulty of revival from such a state and that Shopkeeper Chen had enabled her reunion with her children; the kindness was unspeakably immense!
"Alright!" Yang Jian obeyed.
"However," Yang Jian hesitated, pausing, "Mother, you’ll need to return to the Precious Lotus Lantern for now, otherwise, upon arrival, who knows how much soul energy will be wasted."
"Mhm." Yao Ji nodded with a gentle smile, her ethereal body like a wisp of smoke, drifting into the delicate Precious Lotus Lantern.
Giving Xiaotian Dog a cold glare, Yang Jian spoke in a deep voice, "Let’s be off!"
"Six Saints of Plum Mountain, do not slack off in my absence."
On normal days, they addressed each other as brothers, but they wouldn’t be so casual when it came to their duties.
"Understood, big brother!"
"Leave Guan River Mouth to us, you just be at ease!"
The Six Saints of Plum Mountain thumped their chests in assurance.
Seeing that his instructions were sufficiently conveyed, Yang Jian nodded, glanced over Yang Chan and Xiaotian Dog, "Let’s go!"
With a light leap, he flew up into the air.
"Yang Jian, wait for this lord, will you!" Xiaotian Dog grumbled, following closely behind with Yang Chan.
Watching the two people and one dog disappear into the sky above Guan River Mouth, Zhang Boshi of the Six Saints of Plum Mountain scratched his head, puzzled, "What exactly is this Chaos Residence and Shopkeeper Chen that big brother mentioned?"
Kang Anyu shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows?"
"But if big brother doesn’t mention it, we have no need to ask unnecessarily."
"Let’s continue to hold our posts!"
