readytorunbook Chapter 592 The Little Cub Raised by the Ghost King 1
Chapter 592 The Little Cub Raised by the Ghost King 1
Deep in the mountains and old forests, shrouded in mist.
Taoist Shouyi walked slowly on the dead leaves, his white beard fluttering in the wind, his Taoist robe swaying in the wind, giving him a somewhat immortal look.
He was on this trip to find a magical medicine and didn't want to cause any trouble, so he walked in a hurry and even the birds and beasts in the forest consciously avoided him.
However, just as he was about to step out of the mountain path, a faint crying sound floated over.
“Wow…Wow—”
The sound was delicate and intermittent, like catkins blown away by the wind, but it stubbornly penetrated into the ears.
The Taoist priest frowned, but he didn't stop walking, muttering to himself: "The affairs of this world have nothing to do with me."
But the crying not only did not stop, but became more heartbreaking, as if it knew someone was passing by and was desperately wanting to be heard.
Shouyi paused and sighed, "That's all."
He turned around and walked towards the sound of crying. After pushing aside a bush, he saw a swaddling cloth carelessly thrown on a pile of dead leaves. Inside was an eight-month-old baby. The baby's face was red from the cold, and it was covered with tears and snot. The baby was crying breathlessly with its mouth open.
Shouyi frowned even more tightly, leaned over and picked up the child.
Oddly enough, as soon as the baby was in his arms, the crying stopped abruptly, leaving only a few sobs.
She opened her big wet eyes and stared at Shouyi curiously. Her little hands scratched in the air and suddenly grabbed his white beard.
"Hiss--" Shouyi felt pain and was about to pull her hand away, but he saw the little girl's mouth droop and her eyes quickly filled with tears, as if she would cry in front of him immediately if he dared to move.
Shouyi: "..."
He was silent for a moment, but in the end he didn't dare to pull her hard. He could only let her pull his beard and sighed resignedly, "Little thing, you really know how to manipulate people."
When the baby saw him compromise, he immediately burst into laughter, giggling, and waved his little hands proudly, making Shouyi grimace.
"Heh, a dignified Taoist priest was actually subdued by a little kid?"
A cold voice suddenly sounded in my ears, with a hint of sarcasm.
Shouyi didn't even raise his head and said calmly: "He Xuan, you are free today."
In the air, a black shadow slowly emerged.
The man was dressed in a black robe, his face was handsome but as pale as paper, and a ghostly aura lingered around him. He was none other than He Xuan, the Ghost King who had been suppressed by Shouyi for a hundred years.
He floated beside Shouyi, observing the baby with interest, and sneered, "How is it that Master Shouyi, who has always believed in 'not being involved in karma,' is going to enter the mortal world today?"
Shou glanced at him, not bothering to pay attention, and only looked down at the little guy in her arms. She seemed to have no fear of He Xuan at all, instead she stretched out her other little hand and scratched at him, mumbling an "ah".
He Xuan raised his eyebrows, his ghostly aura slightly subsided, and he said in a cold voice: "This little thing is not afraid of death."
Shouyi pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Did you raise a child in your lifetime?"
He Xuan's eyes turned cold: "This prince has never been married, how could he possibly have raised a child?"
Shouyi said calmly, "Okay, since you've never raised a child before, you can raise this child. Just consider it a practice."
He Xuan: “……?”
He stared at Shouyi as if he had heard a huge joke, and said grimly: "I am the Ghost King, not a wet nurse."
Shouyi turned a deaf ear to him, only looking down at the baby in his arms, and said calmly: "She is not afraid of you, nor is she afraid of ghosts. That's strange."
He Xuan sneered: "So what?"
Shouyi raised his eyes, a sly glint in them: "You lost the bet, and you must obey my orders for the next hundred years. Now, I order you to raise her."
He Xuan: “…”
The little baby had no idea that he had been "transferred" to another person. He just clutched Shouyi's beard and giggled at He Xuan, his soft little face full of innocence.
He Xuan stared at her for a long while, then suddenly reached out his hand, with ghostly energy swirling around his fingertips, and gently touched her face.
Instead of crying, the little guy grabbed his fingers and put them in his mouth.
He Xuan: “…”
Stupid thing.
Shouyi said slowly, "It seems she likes you very much."
He Xuan withdrew his hand expressionlessly and said coldly, "...I will only raise her until she can walk."
Shouyi: "It's up to you."
The little baby had no idea how scary his future "daddy" would be. He just happily swung his feet and babbled, as if celebrating having a home.
Neither Shouyi nor He Xuan noticed that there was a faint pure spiritual light flowing around her, and even the hostility in He Xuan was silently purified a little.
Taoist Priest Shouyi looked down at the little girl in his arms. She was having a lot of fun holding his beard, kicking her little feet and making babbling sounds from time to time. It was obvious that she had completely forgotten that she was crying heart-wrenchingly just now.
He pondered for a moment, raised his fingers slightly, counted on his fingers, and raised his brows slightly.
"I see." He whispered.
He Xuan watched coldly from the sidelines. Seeing that he seemed to have gained something, he sneered, "What? Did you figure out that she's a troublemaker?"
Shou glanced at him and said calmly, "She already has a name, called 'Miao Miao'."
He Xuan: “…”
He looked expressionlessly at the kid who was grinning at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "...Whatever."
Anyway, it's just a mortal cub who needs to be taken care of temporarily, so its name has nothing to do with him.
However, just as he was thinking this, Miaomiao in his arms seemed to understand. She suddenly waved her hands excitedly and shouted incoherently: "Mee! Mee!"
He Xuan: “…”
Shouyi said calmly: "It seems that she likes this name very much."
He Xuan snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention.
However, Miaomiao was obviously full of curiosity about this "new friend". Seeing that he had a cold face and didn't speak, she stretched out her little hand, grabbed his collar, and then -
"Aww!"
She opened her mouth and bit He Xuan's face directly.
He Xuan: “…?!”
Lord Ghost King has lived for hundreds of years and has never been offended like this, let alone having saliva smeared in the face by a kid who hasn't even grown all his teeth!
He froze instantly, his pupils shrank slightly, and the ghostly energy around him stagnated for a moment.
Shouyi watched from the side, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
He Xuan slowly raised his hand, pinched the back of Miaomiao's collar with two fingers, and lifted her a little further away with an expressionless face.
"...It's so dirty." He said coldly.
Miaomiao was pulled away, her short legs kicked in the air, and she tilted her head to look at He Xuan, as if she didn't understand why this "new friend" suddenly didn't let her get close.
She blinked her big watery eyes, her mouth pursed, and she was about to cry.
He Xuan: “…”
He was silent for a moment, and finally held her back in his arms with a cold face. But this time he was smarter and used his arms to block her face, preventing her from biting him again.
When Miaomiao saw that she was hugged again, she immediately burst into laughter. She grabbed He Xuan's clothes with her little hands and babbled something, obviously very happy.
He Xuan looked down at her, his brows furrowed. After a long pause, he said coldly, "...troublemaker."
Shouyi stood aside, stroking his beard, a smile flashing in his eyes.
It seems that this ghost king who has been lonely for a hundred years has met his nemesis.