Chapter 16: I'll Try My Best
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"Come on, let's compete in the knowledge of wild beasts, herbology, the power of the martial world, or even the restraint of the demonic Tao!"
Su Yan lifted his foot and stepped on the chair. He slapped the table and shouted, then asked what kind of literary knowledge Mr. Zhou wanted to discuss with him.
Although Su Yan was a time traveler, the discussion of mountains and rivers, foreign countries, and rumors, what he said was still true.
When Su Yan was young, his family was not rich. Other than strolling on the streets, the best way to pass the time was to read all kinds of allusions at home. Su Yan had read about wild animals, wild plants, and some fairy tales to scare children since he was young.
He treated that miscellaneous knowledge like a novel. Su Yan did not believe that the guy before him could beat him!
"Good! Come!"
Zhou You gulped down a mouthful of wine." Bang…" He banged the wine glass on the table and asked, "Let's use the subject of mutated beasts you are familiar with. Ask what the eggs of lovebirds taste like when they are not pregnant!"
"I…"
After Su Yan heard the question, he was stunned. Three question marks appeared on his head.
Su Yan knew about the lovebirds. They were a mutated beast with two wings and one leg. They were born with the ability to fire and water. However, would birds lay eggs when they were not pregnant? What kind of pervert would steal other people's eggs to eat?
"Humph! No matter what bird-type or mutated beasts are, if they absorb too much spiritual energy in their bodies, they will expel the excess spiritual energy and nutrients by laying eggs. It is common for bird-type or mutated beasts to be too fat!"
Zhou You snorted and laughed proudly, "Two out of three questions, now the second. May I ask, what is the average height of the flower fairies among the mountain spirits?"
"Less than an inch!"
Su Yan knew the answer. Flower fairies were mountain spirits that often appeared in flower fields. Their functions were similar to butterflies that could pollinate plants. They were little cuties that powerful plant beasts protected. It was said that the flower tea they brewed had the reputation of being hard to find worldwide.
"Then it's my turn!"
After answering a question, it was Su Yan's turn to answer. Su Yan sneered and said, "Then the question is, when you catch a flower fairy and want to use it to make tea, what should you do the next moment when the plant beast protecting the flower fairy discovers it?"
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Zhou You was shocked, "Can it be used for making flower tea?"
"You don't have to worry about whether you can." Su Yan did not answer his question. It was normal to be some differences between beast books and human books.
"Let go of the Flower Fairy and beg for mercy?" Zhou You replied.
"Wrong. You should pull out your sword and point it at the plant beast. That way, you can die with dignity. Plant beasts are extremely cruel in the beast race."
There were no good plant beasts in the classification of plant beasts. The good plant beasts had long gone extinct. Any plant beast that could survive was more brutal than the other.
Once offended, they would bite on it and not let it go. Therefore, medicinal pills that required plant beasts to be used as medicine were ridiculously expensive in cultivation. Otherwise, no cultivator would go to those dangerous places.
"I win!"
Su Yan sneered and vented his anger slightly. The grievance in his heart lessened a little. After snorting, Su Yan turned around and prepared to go upstairs to look for his aunt.
However, Zhou You refused to give up and retorted, "I'm not convinced. There's no standard answer to the second question at all. You can answer it however you want. Who knows, maybe the plant beast I met was greedy?"
"It's my turn to ask the questions. One question will decide the winner!"
"Come on!"
Su Yan, who had already reached the stairs, smiled disdainfully when he saw that Zhou You was unwilling to give up.
"The question is how to marry a nine-tailed fox!" Zhou You was full of confidence as he asked. He was born in Xia Yu, where the atmosphere of fox immortals flourished. Many scholars tried to study how to marry a beautiful fox.
This question was similar to the second question that Su Yu had given. It was a question with individual differences and no standard answer.
"I don't know how to marry her, but I know that nine-tailed foxes are extremely particular about bloodlines. They will kill any thief who tries to seduce them. They will kill the young ones if they can't kill the old ones."
Su Yan answered with a dark face and ran to the fourth floor without looking back.
Zhou You's question was not difficult, but it was extremely insulting to Su Yan.
How can you marry the nine-tailed fox? Go over and hang the bell at the entrance of the clan to warn others.
If it were not for the fact that Su Yan could not reveal the true form of the nine-tailed fox, Su Yan would have kicked Mr. Zhou in the face after evolving into two tails and let him know what a nine-tailed fox's flying kick was!
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"Auntie, I feel terrible even after I win."
It was a huge victory, but Su Yan did not feel any satisfaction from defeating him in knowledge. He just felt depressed and uncomfortable. Why did he rub salt in his wounds? It hurt.
"Hahaha."
As a spectator who witnessed the process, Aunt naturally knew that Zhou You had touched Su Yan's sore spot.
The little white fox was young, shy, and thin-skinned. He wanted to be self-reliant but could not always make his wish come true.
He had worked very hard to manage the brothel, but he had made himself the top salesman of the brothel. Every day, he received a lot of money from his sisters and aunts, worth three to five days of hard work from the girls.
The little fox was furious.
"Phew..."
Su Yan sat on the bench and sipped tea to calm the pent-up anger in his heart. He subconsciously glanced at Jiao Nanwu, sitting across from his aunt, and once again sighed at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
She gained fat around the waist, and her originally chest-length dress was also full.
As if sensing Su Yan's gaze, Jiao Nanwu gently turned her head to Su Yan and said, "Sorry, I didn't know your age. I'm sorry to trouble you."
"I came here to say goodbye. My family is still waiting for my reply. I need to go home and explain the situation here to them."
The merfolk came over to mate, but Su Yan was too young.
Jian Nanwu could not bring him back as a backup.
"Farewell?"
Su Yan could sense the mistake in his words, so he repeated himself.
"Hmm. She said she would stay here in the winter and work as a waiter in our brothel." Aunt said.
After talking, Aunt roughly knew that Jiao Nanwu differed slightly from the ordinary merfolk. Jiao Nanwu seemed to especially yearn for a prosperous life in the human world. She was anxious to find a husband after becoming an adult.
But it was not because she was eager to find a man. It was just to complete her mission and give birth to a powerful bloodline baby for the merfolk race.
After that, she would travel to the human world and experience the customs of the largest city of the human race, Xia Yu.
However, it was not far from winter, and she couldn't find another powerful male. Therefore, she could only give up the idea of finding a mating beast this year.
Jiao Nanwu decided to stay in Xia Yu for a while. She would wait until the next winter to talk about reproduction.
"Hmm..."
After pondering for a while, Jiao Nanwu looked at Su Yan and said, "Will you be able to mate with me in winter next year?"
"I've given you the love token. You must consider matching up with me when you are old enough. I cried for a long time to get that round pearl. It's very precious."
"You look so much like my mother." Su Yan complained.
Were there no handsome guys in the cultivation world? Why did all the beautiful girls like little boys?
"Then we're mother and son? Although I don't think this is good if you insist, I'll try my best to overcome the psychological barrier," said Jiao Nanwu.
"I was wondering why you're just like my mother. Both of you like young boys. Even if you agree, my aunt won't!"
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