13 - Crazy! Criticizing the Prime Minister for Being a Servant

"【Big bird, big bird, be good, keep it up~】 The little one was still tightly grabbing onto Zhu Que's back feathers, humming a tune from some unknown source in her heart. Perhaps because it was too childish, she couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. But her face remained as calm as still water. Ran Fanyin couldn’t help but smile faintly. Initially, she wanted to keep her distance from this seemingly mirror-polishing young disciple. After a moment of thought, she silently moved a bit closer. The young disciple seemed quite afraid of heights, so standing closer might prevent her from falling. She spoke softly, “This is Zhu Que. Years ago, I fortunately came across a Zhu Que egg. After it hatched, I raised it as my companion divine beast.” At last, the girl’s calm expression wavered, her eyes burning with excitement as she stared at the woman. Inside, she screamed wildly: 【Master is so awesome! How did she talk about such a thing so casually!? I remember the book saying it was a life-and-death adventure deep in the Zhu Que’s nest. Master is so calm, so impressive, so cool!】 Ran Fanyin’s eyebrow slightly twitched. Suddenly, she was intrigued by this book. Besides a few close friends, no one should know about that experience. So, how did it end up being written in a story? The girl blinked, seeming to have something to say but hesitated and gave up, silently thinking: 【I really want one too, Zhu Que is so cool! But it's only my second day as a disciple. Saying so much all at once would be too greedy, right? Forget it. There’s always time.】 Little one, you sure think a lot. Elder Ran coughed lightly and said, as if unintentionally, “When you re-enter the Golden Core stage, you can visit Elder Helan’s peak to see if there’s any spirit beast you feel a connection with. As for divine creatures like Zhu Que, that depends on fate.” She paused and continued, “But until you learn to control the clouds, I can loan Zhu Que to you temporarily.” The young girl was instantly stunned, then after a moment, she respectfully stood up from the bird’s back and bowed deeply. 【Alright! Cool bird! As for a spirit beast I feel a connection with, there is one. I just don’t know if she’ll come with me, haha, the red-haired Nine Tails Fox, so pretty.】 When did a red-haired Nine Tails Fox appear on her junior sister's peak? It seemed a new fox had indeed appeared... Elder Ran’s gaze towards Ning Songwu became more complicated. Chapter 7: The Three Coincidentally, when Ran Fanyin and her disciple arrived at Green Leaf Peak, they saw from a distance a "red-haired Nine Tails Fox" in a light pink dress following her master. It seemed they had just arrived and were adjusting their sleeves. Ning Songwu saw the girl in pink from afar, paused for a moment, and tried hard to suppress her smile, pursing her lips tightly, but her heart was filled with joy. 【Hahaha! Who would’ve thought! Seeing the demon king girl who usually wears black in pink, hahaha, thank you, Sixth Martial Uncle!】 Ran Fanyin glanced at her coldly and also pursed her lips tightly to refrain from laughing at this contagious sound. Yesterday, this little girl was dressed in coarse grey and black cloth. Today, she was all prettied up in pink, just short of having her hair tied up in little buns. Clearly someone’s handiwork. Mianmian and her interests! Ran Fanyin kept her face calm, with a slight smile, she addressed the master and disciple, “Senior Sister, what brings you here?” Elder Helan looked around mysteriously, tugged at Ran Fanyin’s sleeve, stood on tiptoe, and whispered, “Senior Sister, we found many treasures this year!” “Last night, I checked her bloodline. Though mixed, her demon blood is very noble. Do you want to guess what it is?” “What is it?” Ran Fanyin feigned surprise. The little cat excitedly shook her arm, “It’s a fox! A Nine Tails Fox! I, a mixed-breed cat, actually became the master of a Nine Tails Fox! Oh my! If my mother knew, she’d be so happy!” Ran Fanyin was slightly surprised. Her disciple’s wild imagination turned out to be true. Yet, she was genuinely happy for her junior sister. She pinched Helan’s nose, “You must teach her well. Don't delay her growth.” “I know. I picked out my favorite dress for her today. Wanted to do her hair, but the child refused. Well, this will do for now,” Helan Mianmian sighed. Elder Ran thought for a moment and hinted, “A Nine Tails Fox, be careful it might be of demon king bloodline.” “I considered that. If it’s a demon king bloodline, we must hide her well. Demon kings are brutal, with countless blood debts. I can’t let this cute disciple of mine suffer because of it.” Elder Helan clenched her fist, resolving inwardly. Ran Fanyin glanced briefly at a little one even shorter than her disciple, dressed all in pink, her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, with some hair left loose on the forehead, apparently insisted by the master. She was standing there with a sullen face. Her disciple stood on one side with a sullen face as well. They complemented each other quite well, an amusing sight. Today, both elders had the same goal: to strip these two of their accumulated cultivation and start anew. 【Why doesn’t Lin Yuxue have to? Oh, Lin Yuxue hasn’t entered the path yet. Alright then.】 Ning Songwu pouted, sighed in boredom, and obediently sat with Luo Sheng. Both their masters hadn’t arrived, and even if they did, they wouldn’t be much help. With no one else around, Ning Songwu lightly poked the person beside her and quietly asked, “How old are you this year?” The little stone trembled slightly, glanced coldly at her, but didn’t respond. “Hey, little friend, talk to me.” “Have you been wandering all this time?” Luo Sheng lowered her eyes, barely audible, “Yes.” “Do you like your master?” Ning Songwu continued to ask. The young girl finally looked up, her gaze slightly flickering, she stared at her, and nodded heavily, “Yes! Her cooking is delicious!” 【Elder Helan can cook? Why is she so minimally described in the book, only occasionally mentioned as cute? Such a great character, why not expand more on her instead of that boring and foolish main plot?】 “Even if she made you wear pink?” Luo Sheng’s face slightly reddened. After a long while, she stammered, “Pink is, it’s not bad, looks quite nice.”