Chapter 18 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Those ducks are beautiful, Uncle Zhao. Can I play with them?” Shishi looked excited, her eyes lustrous. She was very likable.

“Uncle?”

Zhao Kuang’s face twitched. He was only eighteen, for heaven’s sake. But this little girl was too adorable. He could not bring himself to get angry with her. So he nodded his agreement with a smile that was worse than crying.

“Thanks, Uncle Zhao!”

Shishi scurried to the lakeside and reached her hand to touch the mandarin ducks. A stream of milky light flew out of her hand into those birds’ bodies. Those ducks closed their eyes and appeared to enjoy it.

“The light being is indeed extraordinary,” said Zhao Kuang admiringly.

After playing for a while, Shishi came back, looking a little depressed as she looked up. “I am kind of missing Buggy and Boltie. How I wish they were here.”

“How about we go back to visit them after some time?” Wutian comforted her. She was young and still not used to leaving her longtime playmates.

“Ow, ow!” Yi made a low voice, snuggling up to Shishi with its head as if it was trying to comfort her.

“Hey, Yi. I know they couldn’t be here. But I really miss them.” Shishi looked sad.

“Don’t be sad, little girl. Uncle… I mean, I will capture a few butterflies and birds tomorrow so you can have playmates.” Zhao Kuang could not help but comfort Shishi. Anyone who saw a fairy-like girl like her in sadness would have wanted to take care and comfort her.

“I am fine, Uncle Zhao.” Shishi was still unwilling to correct how she addressed him. Zhao Kuang had no word for it.

“I am tired now, Wutian. Shall we rest for the night?”

“You two will stay at the Ninth Heaven House. Let me walk you two there.” Zhao Kuang was dispirited. He might not be the most handsome one among the young generation in Ironstone, but he was definitely high on the ranking. But hell, in the eyes of this little girl, he was only an uncle.

A long bridge, neat and smooth, made of ancient wood, connected both sides of the lake. Zhao Kuang hurried them as they walked on the bridge. Aqua beasts would occasionally come out of the lake and attack the pedestrians. So they had to make it quick.

A loud boom suddenly came as the water surface blew up with a dozen-feet-high wave. A water monster rushed out of the lake. It measured about five-meter-long, body covered in glinting black scales, looking extremely hideous.

“It comes at this time, damn it!” Zhao Kuang furrowed his brow and stood in front of others.

It was a Blackiron Alligator. Its skin was as tough as black iron, impenetrable to knives and swords. It had vicious, soul-sucking eyes that looked like a pair of lanterns. Its legs were big and strong. This two-meter-long beast was extremely terrifying.

“You two should run now. This beast will not give up until it gets to its prey!” Zhao Kuang’s face grave. The Blackiron Alligators were kings of this lake, extremely vicious. He had hurried Wutian and Shishi to run.

Wutian was equally shocked. By the looks of it, this monster beast might not be as powerful as the Rainbow Viper or the Thunderbolt Eagle, but it was no less savage. Its scales glinted. This beast was extremely dangerous.

He reached to grab Shishi but missed, as Shishi had run out to the edge of the bridge. Her big round eyes were as reflective as the mirror with the stars and moon’s reflection in them. She extended her hand to grab the Blackiron Alligator.

The alligator roared as it pounced at Shishi with its mouth wide open. Its five-inch fangs glinted heinously.

“Watch out, little girl!”

“Shishi!” Wutian’s heart skipped a beat. He swept the girl in his arms and ran. But she got away from him and lunged at that beast.

“Hey, little fish. Don’t get so worked up. Why not be my playmate?” Sadness had disappeared from her face. Her big eyes were crystal-clear, white dress fluttering. A milky glow shrouded her, making her seem like a fairy that descended on the earth, so divine and unadulterated.

The ferocious eyes of the Blackiron Alligator suddenly softened. It closed its mouth, pounced back, and floated in the water. Shishi landed on its back. The alligator roared but did not harm her. It did not look too happy because it could not eat the food that was right in front of it.

Shishi could not have cared less. She lay on the alligator’s head and looked the Blackiron Alligator in the eye. “Hey, little fish, I’m so adorable, yet you still want to eat me. You make Shishi very sad.”

The alligator cried in a low voice, stirring the water and creating waves as it swam into the distance. It did not harm Shishi and instead, became her playmate.

“Shishi has mentioned things like Buggy and Boltie. Are they the same monster beasts?” Zhao Kuang looked on in amazement. He knew better than anyone else how vicious Blackiron Alligators were. But this alligator was behaving out of character, as obedient as a baby as it became friendly with Shishi. He really could not wrap his brain around it.

“Shall you bring me to the house, Brother Zhao?” Wutian forced a smile and did not answer his question.

Zhao Kuang was stunned. “You are leaving your sister behind just like that?”

Wutian shrugged, looking nonchalant.

“All right, follow me.” Zhao Kuang glanced at Shishi, who was having fun on the surface of the lake. “The light being is really incredible!”