Chapter 21
"Roar!" "Why is your dragon so silent?"
So the next morning, Shen Shu'an made a dazzling appearance.
The morning sky had an orange hue tinged with blue, and the clouds above Dragon Island were being gently pushed forward by the wind.
On such a warm and sunny day, the newly recruited second-level Qi Refining Dragon made its dazzling debut!
Its graceful and agile swimming posture, its dragon scales shimmering with a pearly luster, and its icy blue eyes clear and pure.
Most importantly, there was a faint, still unstable aura of cultivation emanating from his body.
Before Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming could react, the dragons stationed above Shen Shuan's cave first poked their big heads out.
They all turned to look at the little dragon that had just emerged from the cave—
"Wow, Shuan, you've broken through!"
"Only two days? Or three? That fast?"
"Little Shu'an is so great! But why don't you come to your aunt's house for dinner?"
"Little Shuan must be practicing very hard at night, right? You can't practice during class."
"Oh, in that case, it's even more amazing."
"Anyway, congratulations to our little Shuan on her breakthrough!"
Several dragons chattered amongst themselves, while system notifications rang out continuously: [Ding, 50, 10, 20 emotion points collected...]
Shen Shuan was flattered and blushed shyly, quickly thanking him.
"Thank you, Aunt Hong, Uncle Xiao, Grandpa Han..."
Upon seeing this, Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming stepped forward to express their gratitude and quickly used their magic to send the snacks and candies into the sky.
The dragons accepted the food without hesitation, chewed it thoroughly, gave it unanimous praise, and then withdrew their heads from the clouds.
At this moment, Nian Qiuhua stroked Shen Shu'an's head and said gently, "Congratulations on our An'an breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining."
[Ding! Nian Qiuhua is pleasantly surprised; her mood value increases by 55.]
The next second, Shen Wuming also said happily, "An'an, you truly are worthy of being your father's daughter!"
"Hahaha, my good boy, I knew you could do it!"
[Ding! Shen Wuming was overjoyed, his mood value increased by 66.]
Shen Wuming put down the spirit rice in his hand, stood up, laughed heartily, and spun around with his hands on his hips.
In an instant, all his back and leg pains disappeared, leaving only a face full of boundless pride and arrogance.
He reached the second level of Qi Refining in just a few days of cultivation. Where can you even begin to describe such talent?
But faced with her parents' joy, Shen Shu'an felt genuinely shy.
She curled her tail, nestled in Nian Qiuhua's arms, blinked her big eyes, and rubbed against Nian Qiuhua's hand.
"An'er, my good child."
"But you don't need to work too hard. Even if you don't make a breakthrough today, you'll still be your parents' good son, understand?"
Nian Qiuhua gently stroked the scales on Shen Shuan's body. Although she felt relieved, her worries did not lessen much.
The path to immortality is paved with bones; climb and climb, vying for a chance at immortality.
Since witnessing her daughter's extraordinary talent, her worries have only intensified.
Originally, from the day An'er injured her brain, in her short-sighted plan, her An'er might have been of average talent.
But they will live out the rest of their lives under their parents' protection, doing whatever they please.
In any case, in the small city of Qingcheng, although she and her husband could not be said to be able to hold up the sky with one hand, they were enough to protect their child's life and prevent him from wandering and being lost on the path to immortality.
But all of this changed from the moment An'er was kidnapped by the dragons.
The youngest daughter, who used to be often confused, not only regained her senses but also began to show her talents...
[Ding! Nian Qiuhua has been moved, triggering a strong emotional fluctuation. Emotional value +300!]
Shen Shuan was startled and suddenly raised her little head to look at her mother's face above.
However, from her perspective, all she could see was a wisp of gently falling black hair.
Upon hearing the high emotional value, Shen Shuan felt uneasy and couldn't help but move her head and gently touch the back of Nian Qiuhua's hand.
However, to Shen Shuan's surprise, she met a pair of beautiful, smiling eyes.
Despite her worries, Nian Qiuhua still smiled broadly.
His brows revealed genuine pride and joy without reservation.
But it is this ordinary, commonplace pride and joy that parents experience.
For Shen Shuan, however, it was completely new and touching.
In the past, she had only ever seen them on the faces of other people's parents and in TV dramas.
Shen Shuan suddenly fell silent again.
"What's wrong, An'an?"
Nian Qiuhua frowned slightly as she looked at her daughter, who had suddenly frozen in shock.
"Yes, could it be that today's breakfast wasn't to your liking? That shouldn't be the case."
As she spoke, another large head appeared in Shen Shu'an's line of sight. It was Shen Wuming, who was leaning closer with a pair of concerned eyes.
After a moment of silence, Shen Shu'an said earnestly, "Father, Mother, I'm setting a small goal for myself: I want to break through to the third level of Qi Refining within a week!"
Nian Qiuhua: "?"
Shen Wuming: "?"
The dragons above the clouds: "?"
What's wrong? Who provoked her? Is this a small goal?
Is this what the world of geniuses is like? They can just casually decide on breakthroughs.
Nian Qiuhua couldn't help but feel ashamed and quickly handed the food back to the child.
"Alright, An'er, Mother knows you've been studying hard. Let's eat first."
Shen Wuming wiped the sweat from his brow, feeling immense pressure. "Yeah, An'er, let's eat first, haha."
After finishing her meal, Shen Shuan went to school by herself.
That's right, she no longer needs Longyan to take her to class.
In just two days, the teleportation array that would allow the dragons to travel directly from this cave to the teaching island was set up.
Rumors suggest that Xuan Yi was the one who first proposed this.
Shen Shuan put herself in his shoes and thought about it. She guessed that the guy probably also found it troublesome to be picked up and dropped off to class every day.
Silently giving himself a thumbs up, Shen Shuan stepped onto the teleportation array.
After Shen Shu'an left, the remaining couple exchanged a glance and then silently sat down cross-legged to meditate.
It's true, the child works so hard and is exceptionally talented; he might actually be caught up with in the end.
Being parents must be incredibly stressful for them!
……
On Shen Shuan's side.
Before she could even wonder why her parents had sent her another wave of emotional energy, Shen Shu'an let out a "vomit" and collapsed onto the floor in a spectacular fashion.
This teleportation array is just like Uncle Longyan's escape technique—it's so lame!
Shen Shu'an gave it a bad review in her mind. While vomiting, she raised her head and looked around, afraid that she had just lost the dragon.
But looking left, there was no dragon; looking right, there was still no dragon. However—
But there was a dragon ahead.
Xuan Yi appeared silently and in complete darkness before Shen Shu'an.
Shen Shu'an was shocked: "Why were you so quiet?!"
Xuan Yi: "?"
The morning sky had an orange hue tinged with blue, and the clouds above Dragon Island were being gently pushed forward by the wind.
On such a warm and sunny day, the newly recruited second-level Qi Refining Dragon made its dazzling debut!
Its graceful and agile swimming posture, its dragon scales shimmering with a pearly luster, and its icy blue eyes clear and pure.
Most importantly, there was a faint, still unstable aura of cultivation emanating from his body.
Before Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming could react, the dragons stationed above Shen Shuan's cave first poked their big heads out.
They all turned to look at the little dragon that had just emerged from the cave—
"Wow, Shuan, you've broken through!"
"Only two days? Or three? That fast?"
"Little Shu'an is so great! But why don't you come to your aunt's house for dinner?"
"Little Shuan must be practicing very hard at night, right? You can't practice during class."
"Oh, in that case, it's even more amazing."
"Anyway, congratulations to our little Shuan on her breakthrough!"
Several dragons chattered amongst themselves, while system notifications rang out continuously: [Ding, 50, 10, 20 emotion points collected...]
Shen Shuan was flattered and blushed shyly, quickly thanking him.
"Thank you, Aunt Hong, Uncle Xiao, Grandpa Han..."
Upon seeing this, Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming stepped forward to express their gratitude and quickly used their magic to send the snacks and candies into the sky.
The dragons accepted the food without hesitation, chewed it thoroughly, gave it unanimous praise, and then withdrew their heads from the clouds.
At this moment, Nian Qiuhua stroked Shen Shu'an's head and said gently, "Congratulations on our An'an breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining."
[Ding! Nian Qiuhua is pleasantly surprised; her mood value increases by 55.]
The next second, Shen Wuming also said happily, "An'an, you truly are worthy of being your father's daughter!"
"Hahaha, my good boy, I knew you could do it!"
[Ding! Shen Wuming was overjoyed, his mood value increased by 66.]
Shen Wuming put down the spirit rice in his hand, stood up, laughed heartily, and spun around with his hands on his hips.
In an instant, all his back and leg pains disappeared, leaving only a face full of boundless pride and arrogance.
He reached the second level of Qi Refining in just a few days of cultivation. Where can you even begin to describe such talent?
But faced with her parents' joy, Shen Shu'an felt genuinely shy.
She curled her tail, nestled in Nian Qiuhua's arms, blinked her big eyes, and rubbed against Nian Qiuhua's hand.
"An'er, my good child."
"But you don't need to work too hard. Even if you don't make a breakthrough today, you'll still be your parents' good son, understand?"
Nian Qiuhua gently stroked the scales on Shen Shuan's body. Although she felt relieved, her worries did not lessen much.
The path to immortality is paved with bones; climb and climb, vying for a chance at immortality.
Since witnessing her daughter's extraordinary talent, her worries have only intensified.
Originally, from the day An'er injured her brain, in her short-sighted plan, her An'er might have been of average talent.
But they will live out the rest of their lives under their parents' protection, doing whatever they please.
In any case, in the small city of Qingcheng, although she and her husband could not be said to be able to hold up the sky with one hand, they were enough to protect their child's life and prevent him from wandering and being lost on the path to immortality.
But all of this changed from the moment An'er was kidnapped by the dragons.
The youngest daughter, who used to be often confused, not only regained her senses but also began to show her talents...
[Ding! Nian Qiuhua has been moved, triggering a strong emotional fluctuation. Emotional value +300!]
Shen Shuan was startled and suddenly raised her little head to look at her mother's face above.
However, from her perspective, all she could see was a wisp of gently falling black hair.
Upon hearing the high emotional value, Shen Shuan felt uneasy and couldn't help but move her head and gently touch the back of Nian Qiuhua's hand.
However, to Shen Shuan's surprise, she met a pair of beautiful, smiling eyes.
Despite her worries, Nian Qiuhua still smiled broadly.
His brows revealed genuine pride and joy without reservation.
But it is this ordinary, commonplace pride and joy that parents experience.
For Shen Shuan, however, it was completely new and touching.
In the past, she had only ever seen them on the faces of other people's parents and in TV dramas.
Shen Shuan suddenly fell silent again.
"What's wrong, An'an?"
Nian Qiuhua frowned slightly as she looked at her daughter, who had suddenly frozen in shock.
"Yes, could it be that today's breakfast wasn't to your liking? That shouldn't be the case."
As she spoke, another large head appeared in Shen Shu'an's line of sight. It was Shen Wuming, who was leaning closer with a pair of concerned eyes.
After a moment of silence, Shen Shu'an said earnestly, "Father, Mother, I'm setting a small goal for myself: I want to break through to the third level of Qi Refining within a week!"
Nian Qiuhua: "?"
Shen Wuming: "?"
The dragons above the clouds: "?"
What's wrong? Who provoked her? Is this a small goal?
Is this what the world of geniuses is like? They can just casually decide on breakthroughs.
Nian Qiuhua couldn't help but feel ashamed and quickly handed the food back to the child.
"Alright, An'er, Mother knows you've been studying hard. Let's eat first."
Shen Wuming wiped the sweat from his brow, feeling immense pressure. "Yeah, An'er, let's eat first, haha."
After finishing her meal, Shen Shuan went to school by herself.
That's right, she no longer needs Longyan to take her to class.
In just two days, the teleportation array that would allow the dragons to travel directly from this cave to the teaching island was set up.
Rumors suggest that Xuan Yi was the one who first proposed this.
Shen Shuan put herself in his shoes and thought about it. She guessed that the guy probably also found it troublesome to be picked up and dropped off to class every day.
Silently giving himself a thumbs up, Shen Shuan stepped onto the teleportation array.
After Shen Shu'an left, the remaining couple exchanged a glance and then silently sat down cross-legged to meditate.
It's true, the child works so hard and is exceptionally talented; he might actually be caught up with in the end.
Being parents must be incredibly stressful for them!
……
On Shen Shuan's side.
Before she could even wonder why her parents had sent her another wave of emotional energy, Shen Shu'an let out a "vomit" and collapsed onto the floor in a spectacular fashion.
This teleportation array is just like Uncle Longyan's escape technique—it's so lame!
Shen Shu'an gave it a bad review in her mind. While vomiting, she raised her head and looked around, afraid that she had just lost the dragon.
But looking left, there was no dragon; looking right, there was still no dragon. However—
But there was a dragon ahead.
Xuan Yi appeared silently and in complete darkness before Shen Shu'an.
Shen Shu'an was shocked: "Why were you so quiet?!"
Xuan Yi: "?"