Chapter 230 – A Cute Pet (2) (2/2)

“Come here!” Jiu Zun lightly furrowed his brows. These words were clearly directed at the little qilin.

The little qilin’s body trembled once again as half of its face peeked out timidly from behind Ning Xuemo’s back. “Wha-what for?”

“Since you’re a divine beast then you should act like one! Why are you acting so cowardly? Come stand here and speak!” Jiu Zun scolded him, while his aura grew more powerful.

The little qilin felt a bit afraid of him. It didn’t want to come out, but it didn’t dare go against Jiu Zun. However, it didn’t move further than 60cm from Ning Xuemo. His small hand still gripped onto Ning Xuemo’s hem like a scared child holding onto his mother. “What do you want?”

“You want to leave with us?”

The little qilin nodded its head as if it was pounding garlic. “Of course, of course!”

“Ten years!” Jiu Zun slowly spit out these two words.

‘Ah?’ The little qilin widened its eyes in confusion.

“Listen to benzun’s orders for ten years, and benzun will bring you out.”

In other words, the little qilin had to be his summoned beast for ten years and could only regain its freedom after this period of time had passed.

The little qilin’s blue face flushed red. “We qilins are divine beasts; we don’t take orders from humans!”

“You’ve got willpower!” Jiu Zun elegantly praised. “Then you can continue staying here and eat leaves.” He pulled on Ning Xuemo’s hand. “Let’s go.”

They both started striding away in large steps. The little qilin was dazed for a moment before it pursed its lips and followed Ning Xuemo, clearly intending to follow them out.

Ning Xuemo’s left hand was holding onto a tough little pipsqueak while being followed closely by a blue skinned little pipsqueak. This scene made her feel amused.

[1] A pixiu is a fierce divine beast which can swallow anything in the world. Anything that does in never comes back out. It’s another Chinese mythical animal that looks like the combination of different beast : dragon’s head with a lion’s body. It’s often confuse as the qilin or other mythical animals because of some similar points. Click here for the picture and click here for more informations. [TL note : At some points, I’ll make a page or post about the difference between all kind of Chinese mythical beasts.]