Chapter 1716 - “Little Rice Returns (3)” (1/2)
Chapter 1716 “Little Rice Returns (3)”
Right as Bai Yan’s about to lay down the dish and take a seat herself, the demon queen suddenly picked up on a couple of energy signatures quickly drawing close. Squinting those eyes to conclude who they are, a flash of bright light flickered in her eyes: “It looks like I won’t be able to stay for this meal.”
As anticipating as he was about to eat his mother’s cooking after so long, Bai Xiachen was more curious about the reasoning for that comment: “Why Mother?”
“The three of them are back.”
Three?
Biting her chopstick, Di Xiao Wan turns to ask as well since she’s also curious: “Isn’t Little Rice (tiger) and Tsing Yi (dragon) only two? Why is there suddenly three? Sister-in-law, what did you tell them to do that they would bring someone else along?”
Bai Yan made a meaningful smile at their question: “You are forgetting about Black Turtle.”
That instantly brought a touch of surprise to the princess’s face: “Black Turtle? You found him already?!”
“Mhmm, it’s during the time I was gone in the Celestial Realm. I went to the place where Black Turtle resided and brought him home. All of you stay and eat, I’ll go meet them first.”
Bai Yan normally wouldn’t just leave her family behind for no reason, it’s just that she hasn’t forgotten about the promise with Suzaku the Vermillion Bird. Back then that phoenix claimed she had something for herself if she could gather the other three sacred beasts. Now that they are back, it’s time she went and retrieved said item.
“Mother, I’ll go with you.” Bai Xiachen jumps up from his own stool, “I haven’t seen Little Rice for so long, I miss him too.”
In this world for the steambun, that white tiger held a very special position in his heart. They’re childhood friends, the type that grew up together side by side and took the fault for his own mischievous deeds. Naturally he must go meet this friend that’s been gone for so long.
“That’s fine, you come along then.” Bai Yan didn’t reject the proposal and led the way.