Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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This wasn’t the first time the Mountain God, Old Dog Bai, had used his expired identity to speak. Xiao Yao bumped Bai Ju’s forehead, secretly thinking that only Old Dog Bai could act like this as a Mountain God.
This guy says that his mountain has declined and his followers have disappeared, so he can live a leisurely life, but in reality, he will still take the initiative to worry about and solve any trouble caused by minor monsters.
He was an incredibly soft-hearted dog.
In the past, Xiao Yao might have thought that the dog had a saintly mentality, but undeniably, seeing Old Dog Bai taking care of all the troubles from time to time, he thought this old dog was incredibly cool.
Seeing Xiao Yao staring at him, Bai Ju sat there without moving and let him look.
After a while, he finally couldn’t take it anymore: “Yao Yao, what are you looking at?”
Xiao Yao came back to his senses, looked away, and coughed lightly: “…Nothing.”
“It’s just that the more I look at it, the more I like it; the filter keeps getting thicker.”
Xiao Yao stood up, patted his pants, and held out his hand to Bai Ju: “Let’s go, let’s go to Haiyin Castle.”
Bai Ju put his hand on it, not standing up himself, but waiting for Xiao Yao to use a lot of force before he was slowly pulled up like a piece of chewing gum stuck to the ground.
The miniature people left with Ling Yun hadn’t given any feedback, and it was already past 1 a.m. If they still hadn’t made a move after 2 a.m., when the yin energy was at its strongest, then tonight could basically be declared a peaceful night.
Bai Ju personally felt that he wouldn’t see any action from them tonight, so he and Xiao Yao slowly walked up the mountain path, chatting about Jing Xia, A Song, and Ling Zhuo as they went.
“…I still have some information about merfolk cultivation, but it doesn’t specifically mention gender differentiation. It can only limit the merfolk’s power and increase their own…” He then discussed his previous plan, “Originally, I planned to go into the mountains to collect some body-refining materials. Also, some of the fish we caught last time are beneficial to A Song. Putting everything together, it should at least help A Song get through this differentiation period and eventually differentiate into a male. However, the aftereffects will likely be significant; he will be physically weak for a period after differentiation…”
“Power regression.”
Old Dog Bai shook Xiao Yao’s hand and sighed, “Now Ling Zhuo is clearly after the mermaid fat. Given the nature of these ancient divine beasts, he certainly wouldn’t settle for aged mermaid fat if they can have fresh fat… If A Song wants more certainty and less risk, he’ll have to gouge himself out after the differentiation. I can’t really judge which method has fewer side effects.”
Xiao Yao smiled and shook his head, “You don’t need to judge anything. If Ling Zhuo really has a suitable code, I guess A Song will choose to accept Ling Zhuo’s conditions.”
Bai Ju was confused and didn’t quite understand Xiao Yao’s words.
Looking into Bai Ju’s pure black eyes, Xiao Yao curled the corners of his lips and whispered, “Brother Bai, merfolk are very cunning.”
“A Song has already angered Jing Xia, and their relationship is still awkward today. So, to achieve the same effect of sowing discord, if A Song makes himself look pitiful on the surface, it will soften Jing Xia’s heart.”
Bai Ju: “…!!!”
The old dog was shocked. He thought he was already quite cunning when he played the victim with Xiao Yao, but he hadn’t expected there to be an even more cunning tactic.
Xiao Yao said earnestly, “Brother Bai, don’t learn to be bad.”
Bai Ju nodded, his mind still a bit foggy.
He knew his own limitations. He could be cunning instinctively when fighting and hunting, but when it came to coaxing Yao Yao, it was basically cunning based on luck. It was unlikely he could actually calculate Xiao Yao’s reactions in advance.
Old Dog Bai clung to Xiao Yao, laying down three rules: “Yao Yao, let’s not have this happen between us… Let’s love each other sincerely and protect each other well, so that no more wounds will appear, okay?”
Xiao Yao chuckled and patted Old Dog Bai’s head reassuringly: “Of course.”
Their personalities were different from Jing Xia and A Song’s. Even if there were some things they kept from each other, they were both aware of them, and it wouldn’t cause any irreconcilable conflicts.
Old Dog Bai thought it over and over, pondering for a long time before finally snapping out of his “battle” with Jing Xia and A Song, and began to chat quietly with Xiao Yao, half-embracing her.
The first few sentences were still about serious matters. They estimated when the other would arrive on the island and how much power the Xuanming Plaque could extract from the seal, so they had a general idea. As they talked, they perfected all the details, and naturally, their conversation veered off course.
When Old Dog Bai went into the water, he tied his hair up in a bun for ease of movement; however, after getting ashore, Xiao Yao took off his hair, but his mind involuntarily began to imagine Old Dog Bai wearing ancient costumes.
…He would definitely look exceptionally handsome.
Xiao Yao raised his hand and pinched Old Dog Bai’s strong upper arm muscles, starting to plan how to buy a few ancient costumes for Old Dog Bai to try out when they got back.
This dog’s ability to transform himself was limited; if he were to transform himself, he could only conjure up a white outfit. Although, given Old Dog Bai’s model-like physique, a white outfit should look ethereal and beautiful on him, but pure white clothing didn’t have a good connotation, and Xiao Yao didn’t want Old Dog Bai to dress too plainly.
Black should work. Before, when Old Dog Bai wore a vampire suit, the black fabric complemented his skin tone very well; if he changed the suit into a flowing robe, he would definitely be able to charm countless young women.
Bai Ju was rambling on about the little tree in Ling Zhuo’s shell when he realized his boyfriend wasn’t listening. He seemed lost in thought, so he stopped talking, hoisted Xiao Yao onto his back, and strode towards Haiyin Castle.
“Hey— Brother Bai,” Xiao Yao, caught off guard by being placed on Old Dog Bai’s back, immediately snapped out of his daze. “What are you doing?”
Old Dog Bai, supporting Xiao Yao’s waist and hips, gently patted Xiao Yao’s bottom with his palm. “Let’s put the Xuanming Plaque into the sealed chamber as soon as possible, then I’ll take you back so we can get some rest for the night.”
“With Qu Lang and Xiao Han keeping an eye on tomorrow morning’s flight, there shouldn’t be any problems. Try to free up as many people as possible, especially Qing Lan and Huang Daxian. Let them learn as much as they can.” Bai Ju pondered. “Once we’ve dealt with the Turtle Island matter and returned to the mainland, we definitely won’t have time to take care of these kids. After all, such opportunities don’t come often.”
Xiao Yao swung his legs in Bai Ju’s arms. “Alright, there shouldn’t be any movement today. It’s good to rest. However, we can’t let them drag out their operation until Thursday’s open day at Haiyin Castle. There will be too many people at that time, and things could easily get out of control once they start moving.”
Bai Ju nodded in agreement. In fact, he felt that the time they had set was Thursday; there would be more ordinary people, and the moon would be weak, making it a time when evil spirits could easily breed.
“It’s not convenient for us to alert them, but we can still cause some trouble at Haiyin Castle.” Xiao Yao picked up a strand of the Old Dog Bai’s hair and played with it, pondering, “Vampires have a clear hierarchy and a very obvious servile nature, but they are not loyal… In that case, as long as we give them enough conditions, it’s not impossible for them to cause some trouble before handing over the inheritance.”
“We’ve found the schedule for the last vampire who received the inheritance. There’s a medical exchange conference being held in China soon, and that vampire is very knowledgeable in hematology; he’ll definitely have a place at the conference.”
Xiao Yao kissed Bai Ju’s earlobe, his voice laced with laughter. “What do you think? If we invite him over now, won’t he get restless?”
That would be incredibly clever.
For the mastermind familiar with vampires’ nature, besides top-tier combat power, the biggest threat was a vampire’s former employer coming back to renege on their promise; because shameless vampires, after weighing the pros and cons, had a high probability of switching sides without hesitation.
Regardless of whether the previous vampire’s physical condition was sufficient to withstand the thirteenth inheritance, just his appearance on the island and the indication of intent would force the other party to act prematurely.
Bai Ju thought his boyfriend was quite cunning; after discussing it with Haiyin Castle later, the latter would likely cooperate in this charade.
A short while later, Bai Ju and Xiao Yao arrived at Haiyin Castle. They used a spell to cast the Xuanming Plaque into the mountainside, exchanged information about their plans, and then returned to the Viewing Villa.
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