Chapter 22: The Mysterious Little Turtle, Seven-Colored Mystic Light

  Perhaps fate is like this, originally two people who were not related to each other, met in the depths of the demon moon where evil spirits roamed, and it was precisely because of the child's naivety and lack of worldly experience that Helianuo and Xiaochong could play together without any awkwardness at this moment, just like ordinary children playing childish but endlessly entertaining games, although their future is destined to be extraordinary.

  Before, He Lian's arrogant behavior had become the laughing stock of Chong Lin, and he couldn't do anything about it. Who let him be so self-righteous? While Chong Lin was teasing him, he also curiously led He Lian to climb a tree to show him the real way to collect Yu Jing liquid. Watching Chong Lin carefully pluck a small, green flower from the sea of flowers and extract a tiny drop of Yu Jing liquid from it, He Lian finally understood why Chong Lin had been so angry earlier. This Yu Jing liquid was so difficult to obtain, and he must have drunk away several months' worth of Chong Lin's hard work in that one cup.

  He Lianuo was increasingly uneasy, but Xiao Chong didn't mention it at all. The more he did so, the more He Lianuo felt guilty, thinking of making it up to Chong one day.

  Everyone says that when people are happy, they feel like time is passing faster than before. It's really true. Usually, Helianuo feels like the time is dragging on and on whenever she comes here alone to collect things. She's busy for a long time, but the sun is still high in the sky. But today, although she was bullied by Bug enough, she unknowingly played under the Yuhuang tree until very late. Looking up, the moon of the East Mountain has slowly risen, and the huge trees are also shrouded in a layer of hazy dusk. Helianuo didn't want to go back, but she was afraid that Xiao Shu and Tianlang would worry about her safety, so she whispered to Bug, who was still tidying up the wooden cup: "Hey, Bug, it's dark, I should go home."

  "Huh, it's dark already?", Chong Chong looked up at the eastern sky in surprise, and indeed, the moon had risen to about half its height. "Hmm, time really flies, I should head back too." After saying that, the two carefully climbed down the tree, bid each other farewell, and parted ways. He Lianuo slowly moved forward, feeling like something was missing. Just as she was hesitating, a clear, silvery voice suddenly came from behind her: "Hey, little screen, will you come again tomorrow?" He Lianuo quickly turned around, and under the moonlight, Chong Chong had his hands behind his back, looking at her with a mischievous grin.

  "Come on, I'll be back tomorrow!", Helian Nu hastily replied.

  "Then, see you tomorrow! Xiao-Lian-Zi!", Chong-Chong intentionally dragged out the long tone to emphasize Helianuo's new nickname, then turned around and skipped away.

  "See you tomorrow!", Helianuo said softly, watching as Chongchong walked away. He felt that today was the happiest and most relaxing day since he came to this world. Although Chongchong wasn't good-looking, he had a kind of inexplicable charm that could always make Helianuo forget about his stress and even forget about everything he carried on his back. This was something that Helianjiang couldn't give him. Helianjiang would only tirelessly instill in Helianuo's mind the idea of revenge, although without malice, it added an invisible burden to this seven-year-old boy. The weight of this burden made Helianuo feel like he couldn't breathe, but Chongchong's appearance hadn't alleviated this burden, yet had added some new things to Helianuo's dull life. At this moment, Helianuo felt that besides getting stronger and seeking revenge, there should be other pursuits in his life.

  That's happiness.

  Not just being happy yourself, but also making those around you happy.

  He Lianuo was lost in thought, and couldn't help but burst out laughing. She casually called out: "Dunzi! Let's go!"

  If it were usual, Helianno's words would have made Xiaolong rush over with excitement, but having walked a few steps ahead, Helianno finally realized that Xiaolong had not followed as usual.

  "Where's Xiao Lang?", He Lianuo couldn't help but feel a little anxious, he only then remembered that it seemed like since he and Xiao Chong crawled up the Jade Phoenix Tree to collect Jade Phoenix Liquid, he hadn't seen Xiao Lang's figure again. Now that half a day had passed, where could Xiao Lang have gone?

  "Little wolf!", Hurenuo shouted louder, his voice trembling with emotion. He couldn't bear the thought of losing the little wolf he had grown up with, and how he would face Tianlang afterwards!

  Suddenly, the woods by the Yuhuang tree burst into a flurry of activity, as if some creature was rapidly approaching. He Lian Nu hastily stopped shouting and drew out the dagger from her waist, her eyes fixed intently on the source of the noise, not daring to move an inch.

  With a rustling sound, a silver figure burst through the grass, and with a swift motion, it rushed over. Hekeliano's heart leapt with joy as he made out that the silver figure was indeed Xiao Lang. At this moment, Xiao Lang was running at full speed, its mouth tightly closed, its nostrils emitting heavy breathing sounds, clearly having run for a very long distance.

  He Lianuo put the dagger back into his waist and was about to go forward, but then he thought of his worries just now, and he couldn't help but scowl, preparing to give a lesson to the little wolf who had been running wildly for no reason.

  The little wolf had already rushed to Helian's front, ready to pounce, but suddenly saw his usual gentle companion with a frosty face. Although the little wolf didn't know what this expression meant, he subconsciously thought that anything similar to cold and icy Helian was not to be trifled with.

  In Xiao Lang's eyes, He Lian Nu's current expression was like his usual self, He Lian Shang. Xiao Lang felt inexplicably uneasy and wanted to slam on the brakes, but it was too late. The fat wolf head instantly collided with He Lian Nu's leg, and Xiao Lang didn't feel anything was wrong. However, He Lian Nu, who had been hit, was completely unprepared and was sent flying with a loud crash, landing far away in a grassy area.

  The little wolf looked at his partner flying far away in surprise, thinking that they had played like this every day without any problems. Why was he so unaccustomed to colliding today? Thinking about it, he quickly ran to Helian's side and looked at him innocently.

  He Lianuo was extremely depressed at this moment, originally wanting to pretend to be cool and scare the disobedient little wolf, but in the end, he was the one who suffered. He was very clear about how great the force of Little Wolf's collision was, usually he had to hold his breath and exert all his strength to barely withstand it, but today he was completely unprepared, and was knocked out three or four meters away. This fall was really not light, and He Lianuo was in so much pain that he couldn't speak for half a day.

  The little wolf beside him saw Helian's gnashing teeth and understood that his reckless behavior had indeed hurt his partner, and his expression became even more wronged, with a wolf head wanting to burrow into the ground!

  He Lianuo felt a pang of guilt, looked up to see Xiao Lang's appearance, and couldn't help but feel sympathetic. Adding that he himself was also somewhat responsible for the situation, he couldn't blame Xiao Lang entirely. He could only helplessly stretch out his hand to pat Xiao Lang's forehead, meaning: "Brother, don't worry, I'm fine!"

  The little wolf suddenly came to life, running around Helian in a playful manner for two laps, then stopped panting in front of him, carefully opening his mouth and spitting out a black object on the grass.

  He Lianuo's curiosity got the better of him, and he picked up a small stick to gently poke at the object. With this one poke, the object reacted, slowly extending four thin legs and a small head from its depths. He Lianuo couldn't help but laugh silently - it was just a common spirit-stage magical beast, a little turtle! What's with treating it like a precious treasure?!

  To say that this little turtle is zero-level, it's just because this turtle is really ordinary, not to mention the demon moon forest, even in the mortal world, it can be seen everywhere. This turtle has a dark green and black body, its lifespan is short, generally around ten years old will die, not only does it have no attack power, but also that shell can't withstand a single blow. In the mortal world, this turtle is even considered a small dish on the dinner table for people to eat. At this moment, the little wolf actually put this unremarkable thing in front of itself with great solemnity, which is really quite unusual.

  The little wolf saw Helianuo sneer and knew he was mocking himself, so he rushed up and down, and finally picked up the little turtle and threw it into a clear spring by the side of the Jade Phoenix Tree with a splash.

  He Lianuo thought it was clear that the little turtle wasn't anything special, and with a smile he didn't bother with it anymore. He stood up to leave, but unexpectedly the little wolf chased after him, tightly biting onto his pant leg, stubbornly pulling towards the spring, with an air of not giving up until it reached its goal.

  He Lianuo whispered, "Dunzi, what are you doing? It's getting dark and we should head back. What if we get lost again and run into a soul beast? Even if we don't get lost, if we return late, Xiao Shu will..."

  He Lian stopped muttering abruptly and stared blankly at the spring water, motionless.

  The night color gradually deepened, and everything under the Yuhuang tree could no longer see its original color, becoming a part of the dark night.

  Only the clear spring where the little turtle was thrown in now emitted a dazzling seven-colored light!