Novel Full Chapter 218: The Boy’s Gaze
Chapter 218: The Boy’s Gaze
At this moment, Xiao Shou had no way of knowing that this was the Sunfall Domain, a place almost devoid of spiritual energy.
Growing up here, the chances of forming a spiritual root were extremely low, roughly one in a hundred thousand.
Even across the entire Great Liang Kingdom, spiritual root testing was conducted every few years, yet only a handful of people would qualify.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Void Sect would have long been overwhelmed with disciples.
Moreover, the Tushan family carried the Terrestrial Fox bloodline, which was extremely dominant.
During development, that bloodline would take priority, leaving insufficient potential for a spiritual root to form.
As a result, none of them possessed cultivation talent and only some minor abilities derived from their bloodline would occasionally manifest in this spiritually barren environment.
It was only later that Xiao Shou would learn that the original body had a spiritual root for a special reason.
At present, he knew nothing of this and became distracted by the matter.
He completely forgot that Tushan Gaoque had tried to dissuade him from going to the Duke’s residence.
At that moment, Tushan Gaoque did not answer further. He pulled on the reins of his horse and said, "We have arrived."
"Not bad, you have done quite well for yourself," Xiao Shou said casually as he looked up at the plaque above the main gate.
Tushan Gaoque led Xiao Shou inside through the entrance while saying, "You flatter me. Compared to you, this means nothing."
"Where is your brother?"
"In the rear courtyard." Tushan Gaoque turned to look at him and asked, "You agreed to treat my brother so readily. Are you not going to ask for any compensation?"
"Heh... no need. Restoring someone’s vitality is just a trivial matter for me."
Besides, what could ordinary people possibly have that would interest him?
Tushan Gaoque curled his lips into a faint smile. "I do not like owing favors. How about this, I will give you a piece of information in exchange for your help. I once dreamed that on a night of a red full moon, a towering tree suddenly emerged from a desert. The tree was so tall its peak could not be seen. It had no branches, only leaves shaped like bronze swords. That is all I saw. I do not know when it will happen or the exact location."
"That is fine. Knowing it is in a desert is already enough."
A giant tree with sword shaped leaves... he had never heard of such a thing.
Xiao Shou felt a hint of curiosity.
When Tushan Gaoque heard this, he added after a moment of thought, "Actually, there is something strange. I do not have many precognitive dreams. Aside from a few directly related to me, like Qiqi’s situation and the calamity of the Duke’s residence, I rarely dream of other things. But in the past month, I have been dreaming almost every day. Most of them are about changes in heaven and earth, or strange objects emerging from the ground. I have no idea why."
"Only in the past month?" Xiao Shou asked in surprise.
He thought to himself that it might be related to the evolution of the spirit vein into a minor spirit jade vein that he had triggered.
Such large scale changes, treasures emerging, and transformations in the world could very well be signs that this realm had stopped declining and had begun to grow again.
If that were the case, he should refine more spirit jade to nourish the spirit veins in the future.
Tushan Gaoque nodded and about to respond.
At that moment, light footsteps echoed from the corridor.
A little boy who looked only three or four years old walked out slowly while being surrounded by maids and servants.
His hair was dry and yellow and he rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"Brother, you are back?"
"Qiqi, you are awake? You woke up quite early today."
Joy immediately appeared on Tushan Gaoque’s face.
He strode forward and gently picked him up, his voice full of excitement.
The little boy who named Tushan Qiqi lowered his hand.
His eyes were barely open as if he did not have the strength to fully lift his eyelids.
"I do not know why, but I feel more energetic today. I am not as sleepy, so I got up. Brother, where did you go?"
"Ah, I almost forgot." Tushan Gaoque turned slightly and said, "Qiqi, let me introduce you. This is Immortal Xiao Shou. I invited him here specifically to treat your illness."
Hearing this, the little boy suddenly stiffened.
He slowly turned his head and forced his eyes open to look at Xiao Shou.
His tone was strange and slow as if he were speaking one word at a time.
"Immortal... Xiao... Shou...?"
"Yes... I..." Xiao Shou nodded and was about to speak, but the moment his eyes met Tushan Qiqi’s, he suddenly realized he could not look away.
A flash of surprise and alarm rose in him.
The next instant, his vision went black.
He lost consciousness and collapsed.
Seeing Xiao Shou suddenly fall, Tushan Gaoque reacted on instinct and caught him at once.
At the same time, the little boy in his arms went limp and fell asleep again, leaving him flustered and unsure what to do.
In the drifting darkness, Xiao Shou felt as if something was leaving him.
Only a faint point of light remained, flickering.
He hurried toward that light...
"You are awake?"
The moment he opened his eyes, he heard a childish voice.
Xiao Shou shifted his gaze and released his divine sense.
He found himself lying on a bed in an elegant ancient style room.
Sitting at the bedside was a little boy.
It was clearly Tushan Qiqi, but different from before.
His eyes were now fully open and his hair was no longer dry and dull.
How did I end up here?
The thought flashed through his mind and he immediately recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness.
He was a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Yet a single glance had caused him to lose awareness.
This boy...