This shiny toad is much more energetic than yesterday, Zi Ming thought.
He had already taken out all the food and was about to feed him when the toad suddenly lit up with golden light.
Zi Ming closed his eyes and when he opened his eyes – he saw an elder sister in beautiful golden dress and the toad was nowhere to be seen.
Zi Ming was a little confused.
His voice was still very milky as he asked, “Elder sister, where is the shiny little toad?”
Zi Ming saw the elder sister sat by the pool with her hands on her knees and asked, “little brother, what do you want with the shiny little toad?”
Zi Ming did not doubt this sister and replied, “Of course, I want to feed him ah.”
“Why feed that toad? He vomits purple gas when he eats. Don’t you know.”
Zi Ming did not betray his brother. He quickly said, “it’s okay. I’m a big boy. I’ll wash up after it vomits. I like his shiny skin”
The girl blushed a little when she heard about the skin from the little boy.
Thankfully, the kid is young and innocent. He doesn’t know who he’s talking about.
“Come now, Jin Chan’er, don’t make it difficult for Zi Ming.”
“Yes, Lord Baize”
Having said that, the elder sister quickly transformed back into a golden toad.
“Oh…. Oh... oh….”
The toad transformed back into a girl and said, “Don’t keeping jumping like a monkey. Where’s my food?”
Zi Ming confusedly handed her a bag. He didn’t think that the shiny toad was a she.
He could remain quiet as he saw the elder sister transformed back into a huge toad this time and ate all the resources he brought in one go.
He had never seen such a big beast.
He opened his mouth wide and gestured to Baize in their unique sign language – god pa, she’s huge.
Baize smiled and nodded.
“Get ready”, he said.
Before Zi Ming could understand the meaning, something got into his mouth – he didn’t realize what it was until he saw purple all around. Then reflexively flailed his hands and legs and sucked the air as he had promised his brother.
Throughout the process, Baize did two jobs.
One, checking the both Zi Ming’s and Jin Chan’s luck to see if their dropped and by how much.
Second, he condensed a spirit barrier around the outer side of Zi Ming’s lungs and heart as the clothes portion of that.
He understood that this might be Zi Yang delaying the promise and also hinting to Zi Ming to focus more on guiding the air to his heart and lungs for better recovery.
Brothers know brothers best.
He also thinks this is the easiest way for Zi Ming to focus. Stopping one step closer to the goal.
Soon, Zi Ming was covered in black fluids and smelled all over.
Baize was sure this was all the potion residue coming out of Zi Ming’s body. This little boy has consumed a lot of potions and used a lot of lotions and medicated baths. The residue accumulated in his body could hardly be healed in one breath.
Baize checked the luck and found that Zi Ming’s luck did not change at all or even fluctuate in the minimum.
He had expected this so there was not much to it.
But what was contrary to his understanding was that Jin Chan rose slightly after fluctuating. It was still not enough to fill for the luck damaged after the tribulation, but it showed signs of recovery today.
This is contrary to their expectation.
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Could it be they understood wrong and that this ability should be used for people to recover luck?
Seeing the leafed hat trut trotting in from the corner, Baize quickly called him over and signaled him to stand under the purple gas.
Zi Ming has already run home after the black residue started coming out of his body. His tolerance was still low.
The trut knew Baize who often handled things in the Void Palace.
Even he, the favored son, who defeated all other gardeners to accompany the empress to this place, had rarely contacted much.
Being called by the big man, the trut thought life was blooming and of course, stood under the purple gas and enjoyed the gas that stuck to him.
Sure enough, he observed again and found that the luck recovered a little again.
Finally, of what little merit was left – he collected it into a jade bottle and poured it onto an arowana and checked again.
But this time he was disappointed.
The luck decreased.
Afterall, he was also an expert.
His analytical thinking and strategic skills were still used widely by the ancient country.
When it got to it, it only took him a few moments to get the answer – however unlikely.
Zi Ming and the trut got merit when the Jin Chan’s luck increased.
While in case of arowana, the luck decreased.
Both Zi Ming and this leafed hat trut are related to Zi Yang.
Zi Ming, needless to say.
For the leafed hat trut, Baize has read, heard and seen Zi Yang’s love-hate feelings. He also knew that Zi Yang felt he owed a favor to this trut.
He put the arowana back into the pond and went to report his findings with conclusion to the Void Empress.
‘Even heavens help Zi Yang pay back his debt?’, the Void empress mused.
If that’s the case, can such an evildoer even be accepted by anyone as their apprentice?
Is she even qualified?
For the first time in life, Void Empress was a little frustrated.
In somewhere she did not see, an invisible eye filled with purple light was also looking at the Void Empress. At this moment, that eye seemed a little disappointed.
Then as if thinking of something, the eye shot an invisible purple light which hit the Void Empress.
Void Empress felt something in her heart. She looked up the sky and thought, yes, how do you know if you don’t try.
I have already booked him as an apprentice. No on change it, I said it.
The domineering void empress was brought back from her brief confusion by heaven’s initiative.
The Void empress could guess that it an external interference which helped her strengthen her intention, and she might not have guessed who it was before – but she guessed it somewhat now.
Except that she did not know why this power wanted to form a karmic relationship between her and Zi Yang.
She did not even bother to speculate if there were any conspiracies. She, Void Empress, is not made of clay.
Should anyone try to harm her family, she would even lose 800 to make the enemy lose 1000.
On the other side, Zi Yang did not know what drama was being staged at his Aunt Jing’s house.
When Baize came home, he saw Zi Yang minding his business in his room and Zi Ming who was sulking after having finished his bath.
Baize took Zi Yang to the backyard center and then asked;
“What happened, champ?”
“God pa, Mama Mei told me that Zi Yang went back on his word. He didn’t give me my wish.”
“Oh, what did Zi Yang say?”
“He’s stingy.”, said Zi Ming and then didn’t reply.
Baize knew without saying it was the blank spot on the heart and the lungs.
“Tell me what is your wish and I’ll help you”, Baize said.
“Really?”
The little kid perked up again.
As if afraid that he’d go back on his word, Zi Ming quickly said “I want to go shopping for clothes with Zi Yang.”
“Why, we just got you nice clothes. Two pair of cute white ones too.”
Was this kid being greedy?
He admits that the choice of clothes he has is too little but they were already a lot for Zi Yang’s budget.
“No Lord Bai, he wants to buy clothes for Zi Yang”, Lady Mei replied to his question.
“Yes, God pa, Yi Feng wears nice clothes. Zi Yang should get too.”
Aww.
Both Mei Li and Baize had their hearts melted.
A child’s love is purer than winter’s first snow.
Baize bent down to pick up Zi Ming and baby hugged him.
He then promised that he would buy clothes for Zi Yang with tomorrow.
But Zi Ming refused again.
He wanted to buy them with Zi Yang himself.
He did not want anyone else to buy it.
He wanted Zi Yang himself.
No matter how Baize convinced him, Zi Ming just wouldn’t listen.
Ohh…
A child’s stubbornness is as heavy as a mountain.
The two learned another lesson today – When something happens between the two brothers – it does not leave any opportunity for anyone else to intervene.
Baize could only hope that Zi Ming could channelize the merit enough to strengthen his heart and lungs which would help him fulfill his wish.