Chapter 0:43 Uncle
Seeing that Song Qianyin’s eyes showed caution as she seemed unclear about the situation, Qin Gou immediately explained, “Qian Yin, Jia Ren has decided to go to Dragon God Island with us, and she can be trusted.”
Only then did Song Qianyin break her silence and nod in realization, “So that’s how it is. Since Fellow Daoist Qin says so, I am relieved. I actually didn’t know before that Sister Jia Ren was on our side! Her strength is formidable. With Sister Jia Ren’s help this time, it will surely be smoother.”
“Me too! I was very surprised when I saw that the companion mentioned by Senior Qin was actually Qing Cang!” Ren Su immediately pulled Song Qianyin’s fair little hand intimately.
“Oh? I’m truly overjoyed to hear Sister Jia Ren say that.” Song Qianyin said with a sweet smile.
Seeing this, Qin Gou suddenly realized a characteristic of Song Qianyin.
It seemed that no matter who this girl spoke to, she always humbly referred to herself as ‘I’, whether it was to Qin Gou or to the Demon Lords who were clearly her peers. Ren Su’s direct statement that she often pretended to be weak did seem to have some basis.
At the same time, Qin Gou also directly transmitted a message to Song Qianyin, asking, “Qian Yin, you and Jia Ren shouldn’t have any grudges, right?”
“No, Senior Qin. On the contrary, although I don’t say it out loud, I have always greatly admired Sister Jia Ren’s character!” Song Qianyin immediately replied.
“Oh?” This sounded a bit familiar…
Also, Song Qianyin originally called him ‘Fellow Daoist Qin’, but now, like the Su wench, she had changed to ‘Senior’.
Then, Song Qianyin explained through a voice transmission: “I don’t know why, but whenever Jia Ren is with me, she seems particularly competitive and eager to win. Many times, while verbally criticizing Qian Yin, she ends up taking on all the troublesome tasks herself, leaving me inexplicably relaxed… So every time I see Jia Ren busy herself, I feel from the bottom of my heart that she cares for and considers me too much. How could I not like and respect her?”
“Amazing…”
Qin Gou chuckled in amusement and then looked at the triumphant little expression on Su wench’s face as she chatted animatedly with Song Qianyin, sighing sincerely… So, who was bullying whom? Or perhaps, there was no one being bullied at all, as both of them reaped benefits and joy in their own ways.
“They truly are a perfect match!”
A moment later.
Ren Su opened a blood mist portal, and the three of them appeared together at the border of the Demon Race Abyss.
“Senior Qin, I’m not familiar with the Sea Race territory. From now on, I’ll have to trouble you to lead the way?” Ren Su’s voice was clear.
Song Qianyin nodded her little head in agreement, “Indeed. Not long ago, Qingyu also informed me that after entering the Sea Race territory, I should listen to Senior Qin’s instructions. You must be most familiar with the teleportation arrays along the way.”
“That’s absolutely true, but…”
Qin Gou’s expression was strange. “Can the two of you stop calling me ‘Senior’ from now on? I’m really not used to it.”
He was already leading two Abyssal Demon Race members on a journey, which already gave off the vibe of a dark force from the Cultivation World making an appearance. If these two girls kept addressing him as ‘Senior’ one after another, it would make him seem as if he was the main figure. This was unacceptable.
“Then, what form of address does Qin… Your Excellency prefer?” Song Qianyin asked curiously.
In Old Qin’s opinion, he would of course find it easier and more willing to accept the ‘Uncle Qin’ that he was familiar with from Little Su’s mouth. However, given the current situation, he decided to let that go for now.
“Both of you can just call me Fellow Daoist Qin.”
Song Qianyin immediately nodded in agreement, clearly not caring too much about such matters. Furthermore, the Daoist You Ke Clan had one thing in common with the Dragon Race: they had long lifespans but slow growth rates. If one were to consider the years they had existed in this world, including the time she spent in the Mother Tree’s flower bud during her childhood, and her current cultivation realm, it was normal for her to address Old Qin as a peer.
However, Ren Su hesitated slightly. After all, she deeply respected her ancestor Ren Ci and knew that Ren Ci addressed Qin Gou as ‘Fellow Daoist’, so she was reluctant to overstep. However, since Qin Gou had actively suggested it, if she insisted on addressing him with respect, it might be disappointing. After much deliberation, she also nodded her little head in agreement.
“Girl, don’t overthink it. You should also know that ‘she’ doesn’t care about these things at all.” Qin Gou, seeing the worry in Su wench’s eyes, comforted her with a light smile. “Here, I’ll give you this.”
In a few words, Qin Gou suddenly and quietly took out his ‘ultimate weapon against Ren Su’ and placed a small bag of precious candies that had traveled through time and space into Ren Su’s hand.
Although Ren Su had grown a lot, these candies were carefully made by the esteemed kindergarten principal of Arc-Moon Mountain, Yi Chengying, specifically for Little Su. It was said that they perfectly suited the little girl’s taste.
“Are these… candies?” For a moment, Ren Su’s small face was astonished. “Qin, Fellow Daoist Qin, what do you mean? Could it be that you still consider me as that…”
“Try one first.”
Qin Gou said exasperatedly, “These are very precious now. Even if you want more after trying them, you might not be able to get them.”
Seeing this, Ren Su had no choice but to take one and put it in her mouth. Immediately, her delicate little face froze, but she ultimately remained silent.
“How does it taste?” Qin Gou asked proactively.
“I… can’t say.”
“What?”
What kind of answer was this?
Delicious or not, there should be some definite word. Could it be that it had absolutely no taste? Due to crossing realms, the proud work of the little chair had become as bland as chewing wax?
But just as Qin Gou was bewildered, he suddenly noticed that Ren Su had put the small bag of candies into her high-level Nas, and the key detail was that she had carefully retied the drawstring of the small cloth bag…
“You girl have truly grown up. You’ve even learned to play dumb, haven’t you?” Qin Gou chuckled, “You say it so calmly, but your movements in putting them away are quite fast!”
“I, I…”
Seeing that she had finally been exposed, Su wench’s soft, fair little face quickly turned red. She quickly held Song Qianyin’s small hand and said, “Actually… I’m holding them for Qing Cang! She’s always very childlike and loves these childish things. Look at the petals on her head. If you don’t believe me, I, I don’t know what else I can do…”
“Ah? Ah, yes, yes, yes!” In an instant, Song Qianyin, who suddenly had a childlike heart, cooperated quite well, nodding her little head rapidly.
“You two… you silly girls.”
Old Qin shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Su wench hadn’t been wrong earlier. With these two perfectly matched jesters as companions, there certainly wouldn’t be a lack of fun on this journey.
…
After passing through several Sea Race teleportation arrays, Qin Gou led Ren Su and Song Qianyin to a familiar land.
It was King Haishui’s Tongmeng Island, the home of Little White Dragon Ao Banwei. Next, Qin Gou and the others needed to use the formation here to quickly travel to the next location.
Soon, upon meeting Little Banwei’s parents, Ao Junling and his wife Madam She Sujie, Qin Gou suddenly fell into deep thought…
Logically speaking, in this world, Ao Banwei was directly his sixth disciple, and Old Ao and Madam She would naturally be very familiar with him. However, he didn’t know what kind of identity he was playing in their eyes now.
He knew that in his own world, Ao Junling sometimes jokingly called him ‘Esteemed Son-in-law’, and when drunk, he had even called him ‘Big Brother’. Now, if Little White Dragon had officially become one with Nine Saint Monarch, his former Master Sister, wasn’t his title of ‘Esteemed Son-in-law’ already solidified?
Then, Ao Junling laughed heartily, “It’s truly been a long time. Master Qin, are you well?”
Qin Gou was stunned at first. Old Ao was calling him ‘Master Qin’? That’s good! This was much more normal than in his own world!
In a moment, Qin Gou completely relaxed. With a gentle smile, he cupped his fists, preparing to properly greet these two old acquaintances.
“Sujie, greetings, Uncle!” Beside him, Madam She, also facing Old Qin, meticulously and respectfully prostrated herself on the ground with the etiquette of a junior.
