Lu Xiaochan was against many things.
For instance, that seed containing Mo Qianqiu’s elixir core – he had been growing it for over three hundred years, yet it remained as unresponsive as a copper pea!
Lu Xiaochan could swear to heaven and earth that he treated this seed with utmost care, afraid it would melt if kept in his mouth, and afraid it would fly away if held in his hands… except when he and Shu Wuxi were doing… well… that.
(TL: “Afraid it would melt if kept in the mouth” – Implies something so delicate that it could disappear or be ruined if not handled with great care.
“Afraid it would fly away if held in the hands” – Suggests that it could easily slip away or be lost if not treated with the utmost gentleness.)
Their intimate moments weren’t even that long, taking up at most one-third of their time!
Lu Xiaochan assured himself that he still maintained enthusiasm for life, using the remaining two-thirds for eating, sleeping, playing, and growing the seed…
“Brother Wuxi… I’m a bit worried that this seed might never grow, even until the end of time,” Lu Xiaochan said while eating the nuts that Shu Wuxi had peeled for him.
“Then we’ll go to Yechuan and seek out Supreme Lord Yehua. Perhaps he knows how to make the seed grow,” Shu Wuxi said as he peeled another orange slice for him.
Supreme Lord Yehua was the most accomplished cultivator in the world, and the only one who could create the “Playing with Dust” world. Such a master had, as the saying goes, eaten more salt than Lu Xiaochan had eaten rice.
In this vast world, if you lived long enough, there was nothing you couldn’t see.
Alright then, they would go find Supreme Lord Yehua!
Lu Xiaochan looked at Shu Wuxi and suddenly asked very seriously, “Brother Wuxi… I really suspect you’re raising me like a pig. I feel like all I do every day is eat and sleep, sleep and eat.”
He pinched his waist, where a small roll of fat had formed.
Shu Wuxi looked down and said, “Being a bit plump means you won’t break so easily.”
Lu Xiaochan’s face instantly turned red. He immediately jumped out of the small boat with his little clay pot, thinking to himself that he wouldn’t let himself be broken!
Shu Wuxi stopped the small boat under a bridge arch, and they both went to Yechuan by flying sword.
However, after searching Yechuan for half a day, they couldn’t find Supreme Lord Yehua.
“Has he perhaps returned to heaven and earth, and disappeared?” Lu Xiaochan’s “disappeared” meant extinction.
“No. With his tens of thousands of years of cultivation, he can transform into anything he wants to be. Perhaps a stone, or perhaps someone we wouldn’t notice. Since he’s not in Yechuan, he’s probably traveling somewhere.”
Lu Xiaochan suddenly needed to relieve himself, so he turned around, intending to do his business facing the mountain rocks.
“You can’t peek at me!”
“Alright.”
Lu Xiaochan turned his head and found Shu Wuxi still looking directly at him.
“I already said you can’t peek at me!”
“Alright.”
Shu Wuxi was still watching him.
“Didn’t you say ‘alright’? Why are you still looking!” Lu Xiaochan was angry.
“I’m not peeking.”
“I said no looking!”
Only then did Shu Wuxi slowly turn around.
Lu Xiaochan thought to himself that a few days ago, he had been tormented by this fellow almost to extinction. If he let him see now, who knew what inappropriate thoughts might arise, and then they’d have even less time to grow the seed!
Just as Lu Xiaochan was about to adjust his belt, he suddenly felt a falling sensation. When he came to his senses, he found himself buried in his clothes!
What was happening!
Lu Xiaochan looked toward Shu Wuxi, who was still facing away from him. Lu Xiaochan immediately called out to him, but what came out was a puppy-like “Woof—”.
What was going on!
Lu Xiaochan looked down at himself – when did he grow all this soft fur!
He tried to turn over his hand, but lost balance and immediately fell flat on the ground. His palm had turned into a pink little paw pad!
Ah—-
“Woo—–woo—–”
Only then did Shu Wuxi turn around. He was slightly stunned at first, then looked down to see a pair of round, bright…puppy eyes.
Brother Wuxi! How did I become like this!
“Woo…woo…”
Shu Wuxi’s finger reached out and gently scratched the puppy’s nose tip, seeming somewhat hesitant.
“Xiaochan?”
Yes! Of course it’s me! There’s only you and me here! Did you see anyone else!
Shu Wuxi gently unwrapped the clothes. The small clay pot for growing the seed was still hanging on Lu Xiaochan. Shu Wuxi untied the pot and hung it on himself, then lowered his head and nuzzled the puppy’s nose with his own.
“Xiaochan, you’ve turned into a puppy.”
What? A puppy?
How could I be a puppy!
“You’re quite soft.” Shu Wuxi picked up Lu Xiaochan with just one hand.
“Woo woo woo! Woo woo woo!” Lu Xiaochan turned his head to look at his pile of clothes and pants, internally screaming – I want to wear clothes!
Shu Wuxi looked back, seeming to understand, and went back to bend down and pick up the clothes.
Lu Xiaochan kept squirming in Shu Wuxi’s arms. He wasn’t resigned to this, he didn’t want this, how could he have turned into a puppy!
Shu Wuxi drew out his voice, showing extreme patience as he said, “Xiaochan——”
Lu Xiaochan’s eyes were wet and glistening, feeling extremely wronged.
“This is Yechuan. You relieved yourself at Supreme Lord Yehua’s doorstep, probably displeasing him.”
What! He gets displeased just because I relieved myself!
We came to Yechuan, and Supreme Lord Yehua didn’t even offer us tea! I wasn’t displeased!
He didn’t even build an outhouse in Yechuan!
“Woo woo woo… woo woo woo!” Lu Xiaochan felt extremely wronged!
Shu Wuxi’s palm rested on Lu Xiaochan’s forehead, patting it as if to comfort him.
“But your fur has grown quite nicely.”
I don’t want nice fur, I want to be human!
Lu Xiaochan’s little paw patted Shu Wuxi’s chest once.
He found that he didn’t have much strength, feeling all soft, and now he was hungry… He limply curled up in Shu Wuxi’s arms.
“I’ll go find you something to eat.”
Yes, yes, yes, you used to raise me like a pig, now you’ve switched to raising a dog…
Shu Wuxi quickly left Yechuan by flying sword and came to a household where he found some sheep’s milk.
He sat with Lu Xiaochan in that household’s courtyard, feeding him warm sheep’s milk with a wooden spoon.
After finally getting full, Lu Xiaochan became sleepy. His body curled up, continuously burrowing into Shu Wuxi’s embrace.
Lu Xiaochan didn’t know how long he slept. He made a soft, delicate sound, feeling someone gently touching him, sometimes pinching his ear tips, sometimes patting his head, sometimes tickling his little belly. Lu Xiaochan became unhappy and reached out to pat the person.
Unexpectedly, the person caught his paw, and something soft pressed against his palm. Lu Xiaochan finally opened his eyes to see Shu Wuxi bending down, carefully kissing his paw pad.
Only then did Lu Xiaochan realize they were still in that village and hadn’t left.
“Xiaochan, are you hungry again?”
Lu Xiaochan lowered his head to look at his little paw… mm, he also wanted to kiss it.
“Woo…”
Yes, he was hungry again…
