Chapter 33 | A Socially Anxious Immortal Seeks Merit Online

After saying goodbye to the Little Yellow Dragon, who was best off not running around, Duobao led Yuan Heng all the way to the spirit beast garden.

Yes, it was Tongtian's. No one knew how he had managed to get his second brother to agree to it.

In any case, Tongtian was currently walking side-by-side with Yuan Heng, his handsome face filled with pride. “Yuan Heng, I keep quite a few little animals here. It is just the right time for you to sample them.”

“Sample? As in, the kind with chili and cumin?”

Yuan Heng quickly waved her hands. “Fellow Daoist Tongtian, I do not eat them.”

Ever since she arrived in the Primordial World, she had gradually found herself losing interest in meat.

Spiritual fruits, pastries, and such were much more to her liking.

Hearing this, Tongtian was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter. “Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Yuan Heng, blame me for my poor choice of words. I meant admire! Yes, admire them.”

“...”

Please make yourself clear next time.

“Oh~” Yuan Heng responded, looking at him.

Before she knew it, Duobao had leaned in close to her. “Senior, my master has always been informal. He is not very cultured...”

“Ouch!” Before Duobao could finish speaking, Tongtian's iron fist of love had already connected with his disciple's rat head.

Following Duobao's cry of pain, a massive bump swelled on his head at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Tongtian cast a sidelong glance at him. “Teasing your own master now, are you? You are asking for a beating!”

With tears welling in his eyes, Duobao clutched his head. “Master, I would not dare to do it again.”

Waaah, Master's fists are as powerful as ever. It hurt so much!

Watching this scene, Yuan Heng tried her best to keep a straight face, doing everything she could to suppress her laughter.

Hold it in, Yuan Heng. Duobao treats you with close familiarity. If you laugh at him like this, the child will be secretly heartbroken.

Hahaha—I will just laugh at him in my head then.

They soon arrived. Upon seeing the garden full of bizarrely shaped spirit beasts, Yuan Heng fell into deep thought.

An Ao fish with golden whiskers, a blue-furred lion, a white elephant with six massive tusks, a golden-furred Hou, a long-eared rabbit, and a grinning, snarling monkey...

How on earth did Fellow Daoist Tongtian manage to raise so many creatures right under Fellow Daoist Yuanshi's nose?

Thinking of this, she voiced her question. “Fellow Daoist Tongtian, you raised so many of them. Did Fellow Daoist Yuanshi not object?”

Ah? Had the fact that his second brother disliked small animals already spread this far?

But no matter. Who could blame him when his second brother simply could not do anything about him?

Tongtian wore a sly smile like a little fox. “Well, Yuan Heng, that is where you are mistaken.”

He looked at the spirit beasts rolling around or resting on the grass. “Although my second brother dislikes them, if I want them, I only need to beg him a little, and he will agree.”

Yuan Heng imagined how Tongtian would beg Fellow Daoist Yuanshi.

He would probably follow Fellow Daoist Yuanshi around like a ghost, constantly calling out “Second Brother” in a mournful, resentful voice, pestering him relentlessly until Fellow Daoist Yuanshi grew completely exasperated and finally yielded...

“Pfft—”

Yuan Heng was highly amused by her own imagination and could not help but laugh out loud. “Then Fellow Daoist Yuanshi must truly dote on you, Fellow Daoist Tongtian.”

“Of course! Fellow Daoist, do not look at how my second brother is always so upright and dignified. In reality, whenever I want to do something, he cannot sway me. He actually relents much more easily than my eldest brother.”

Oh my~

He really is a doting older brother then.

Yuan Heng nodded. The gentle aura radiating from her body naturally drew the spirit beasts in the garden closer to her.

They looked at her with curiosity, occasionally letting out pleased cries.

Seeing how gentle they were, Yuan Heng could not help but reach out to pet them. To tell the truth, the ones that felt the best to touch were the lion's head and the rabbit.

“Fellow Daoist Tongtian, your taste is truly excellent. They are all so gentle and adorable.”

Gentle? Adorable?

Duobao widened his eyes in sheer astonishment. Wait, that was definitely not how they acted when he came to feed them on his master's behalf!

How could they be like this? They certainly did not treat him this way!

Yes, looking right at you, lion. Please stop rubbing against Senior Yuan Heng's hand! Do you even know what you are doing?!

And that monkey, where did your sneer go? Why are you not baring your teeth anymore?

And the rabbit, do you not usually point your backside at him?!

Duobao was utterly heartbroken and filled with grievance. They... they were all pretending!

Yuan Heng chatted with Tongtian while playing with the spirit beasts, making for a rather pleasant time.

After visiting the spirit beast garden, Duobao took them to several other places.

These included the treasure pool of Mount Kunlun, the woodlands, and they even reached the highest peak of Mount Kunlun. Standing there and looking up, they could see the boundless stars of heaven from afar. Looking down, the mountains and rivers of the vast Primordial World were entirely laid out before them.

Seeing how happy Yuan Heng was, Tongtian did not hold back in praising Duobao. “Bao, not bad at all. It seems you have done a lot of preparation. There are actually a few places here that even I have never visited.”

Duobao scratched his head. “Hehe, you are quite busy, Master. Besides, wherever you wish to go on Mount Kunlun, you can get there in a single thought.”

“It is only natural that you might not pay attention to these spots.”

He looked up at Yuan Heng, his eyes shining brightly. “As long as Senior is satisfied and feels right at home, that is all that matters.”

Yuan Heng smiled. The starry sky was reflected in her eyes, and her expression became increasingly cheerful. “It is beautiful.”

“I must thank you for the invitation, Fellow Daoist Tongtian. And little Duobao, you have truly outdone yourself.”

“Otherwise, I would never have been able to admire such a beautiful Kunlun.”

Tongtian wore a bright smile. “Fellow Daoist Yuan Heng, there is no need to be so polite. I felt a close connection to you from the moment we met. I am also very glad to have made your acquaintance.”

As Tongtian spoke, a hint of red crept onto his earlobes at some point. His gaze flickered away nervously. “Say no more.”

Duobao: ???

What is wrong with Master? He looks so bashful and hesitant, completely unlike his usual self.

Does Master have an itch somewhere?

Do Quasi-Saints also have to deal with such troubles?

Yuan Heng nodded, her eyes full of appreciation as she looked at Tongtian.

Ah, as she thought, someone as outstanding as her would naturally make wonderful friends.

Look at Fellow Daoist Tongtian. His judgment of character is indeed impeccable~

Soon, they concluded their tour, which had indeed taken quite a long time.

Yuan Heng was a friend who knew her boundaries well. She immediately offered her farewells. “Fellow Daoist, I have imposed on Mount Kunlun for quite some time now. It is time for me to take my leave.”

Hearing this, Tongtian was momentarily taken aback. “Ah? Yuan Heng, are you leaving so soon?”

Yuan Heng nodded, a serene look in her eyes. “Yes. It will not be long before we must head to Purple Heaven Palace, so I should head back.”

Upon hearing this, Tongtian's eyes lit up, and he offered a suggestion. “Fellow Daoist Yuan Heng, why not travel to Purple Heaven Palace with me and my two brothers?”

“Ah? Would that be convenient?”

Yuan Heng blinked in some confusion. “Fellow Daoist, you have not asked Fellow Daoist Taiqing and Fellow Daoist Yuqing yet, have you?”

Tongtian dismissed her concerns offhandedly. “Ah, it is just a simple matter of asking. They certainly won't mind.”

A trace of delight flickered across his face. “I saw the game you played on Mount Buzhou with Fellow Daoists Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi before. It looked very entertaining.”