Chapter 1201 Going Back to Take the Exam
It was not until she saw Mengmeng snickering that she cottoned on.
âYou naughty girl!â
Zhang Li pulled a wry face. Then, she asked doubtfully, âIs that true?â
âDad did have complained about you two, but Mengmeng exaggerated it.â Zi Yan found this funny. Then, she asked, âWhereâs Liang Hao?â
âHe already went there. I saw you guys here, so I came over to ask about the situation first,â Zhang Li said seriously.
âI think youâre just making Liang Hao take the bullet for you,â Zhang Han said with resignation. âDad merely urges you to have a baby. Why not just do it?â
âNo,â Zhang Li said. âThe world is so big. I havenât seen the big world yet. You and my sister-in-law have Mengmeng, the little burden, so you donât even have time to travel by yourselves. I donât want that. I havenât had enough fun yet.â
âWho is a burden?â Mengmengâs little face darkened. âWell, youâve got some nerve. Iâll tell on you to Grandpa.â
âHey, no-no-no, Iâm sorry. I take that back,â Zhang Li said in a hurry.
She knew very well that if Mengmeng told Zhang Guangyou the embellished story, she would inevitably be scolded again.
âHmph,â Mengmeng snorted.
âI have to go and take a look.â Zhang Li glanced at Zhang Guangyouâs villa and said, âItâs been a while. Hao probably canât hold on any longer.â
After saying that, Zhang Li said goodbye and scurried off.
âWow, you are already in the Innateness Realm.â Sensing Zhang Liâs aura, Zhang Han was a little surprised.
âIt seems that she has worked hard cultivating these days.â
âDaddy, Iâm going to cultivate, too. After some time, Iâll be a great cultivator in the Elixir Realm,â Mengmeng said confidently.
âBravo! If you enter the Elixir Realm when youâre only 14 years old, itâll be only a matter of time before you surpass me,â Zhang Han laughed.
âNo, that probably wonât happen. I donât need to surpass Daddy.â Mengmengâs big eyes curved like crescent moons.
âIt feels great to be protected by Daddy.â
After a while, Zhang Li, Liang Hao, Zhang Guangyou, and Rong Jiali all came over. The big family chatted for some time.
Zhang Guangyou didnât scold Zhang Li and Liang Hao. He just reminded Zhang Li with a stern face that the higher their cultivation level got, the harder it was for them to conceive.
Zhang Guangyou even asked Zhang Han seriously if that was true.
At this time, Zhang Han surely didnât dare to pull the rug from under Zhang Guangyouâs feet.
He answered solemnly, âYes, thatâs indeed the case.â
With Zhang Hanâs resolute confirmation, Zhang Li was immediately convinced.
Seeing Zhang Liâs pensive expression, Zhang Guangyou couldnât help smiling at Zhang Han and playfully arching his eyebrows.
There was still a young man living inside him.
Zhang Mu, Deep Flame, Gai Xingkong, Zhao Feng, and many others also took two days off to cultivate.
This trip to the Domain of Seven Desolations had put a lot of pressure on them. More importantly, it gave them the motivation to grow stronger.
They believed that one day, they would be able to explore the Domain of Seven Desolations relying on their own strength.
It was a long-range goal.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Nina and Felina came over by spaceship.
After resting for a while, everyone prepared to set off.
âMaster, I wonât return to Earth this time.â
âWeâll stay here and cultivate. Youâll be back soon anyway.â
âIâll pass, too.â
Mu Xue, Jiang Yanlan, Instructor Liu, and most of the others chose to stay.
In the end, only Yue Wuwei, Zhang Guangyou, Rong Jiali, Zhang Li, Liang Hao, Zhang Hanâs family, Chen Changqing, Zhou Fei, and Chen Chuan prepared to go back to Earth.
They would go back by one Thunder King and 10 corvettes.
Zhang Han would go back to Earth with some people working here. After they made it back to Earth, they would contact their sects and select another group of people to go to the Sea Dragon Star Area according to the plan.
At present, the situation in the Sea Dragon Star Area was stable. Still, there were some small problems. There were many places where people could adventure. The wonder of the Cultivation World had just begun to be revealed as the Domain of Seven Desolations was discovered. Relatively speaking, in terms of adventures, the Sea Dragon Star Area was better than Earth. However, as the Saint Warrior Planet, Earth held more secrets. However, those people were still in low realms, so they were unable to decode the secrets.
âLetâs go!â
The fleet prepared for nearly two minutes. As energy erupted in the energy cabins, the fleet entered the secondary space.
During the journey, the five childrenâMengmeng, Chen Chuan, Yue Xiaonao, Nina, and Felinaâall stayed in the same room. There was an electronic game room in the Thunder King. Although there was no Internet, they could play online holographic video games.
âFelina, why donât you join us?â Mengmeng had noticed that Felina seldom talked and did not seem to fit in. Thus, she invited her to play the games with them.
âI donât play those stupid games,â Felina said bluntly.
âStupid games?â Mengmengâs beautiful eyes widened. âWeâre playing games for fun. These are not stupid games at all.â
âThatâs right. Games are super fun,â Chen Chuan echoed.
âYou guys enjoy,â Felina turned her face to the side and said.
âYouâre funny,â Yue Xiaonao said. âItâs fine that you donât want to play. No one is making you play games. But you donât have to make it sound like weâre all childish.â
Yue Xiaonao was a bit amused. Her tone caused Felina to turn around. As if she was totally senseless, she directly said, âYouâre childish, to begin with.â
âFelina.â Nina looked rather embarrassed. She wanted to say something but didnât know what to say to make things better.
âBelieve it or not, I can punch you.â Yue Xiaonao glared at Felina.
âI am in the God Transformation Realm,â said Felina.
âHmph.â Mengmeng sneered, âYou are merely a kid even if you are in the God Transformation Realm. You havenât come of age yet. If we convert your age to Earth peopleâs age, you are probably younger than me.â
Felina was bereft of speech.
She looked away again, not feeling like saying anything.
Mengmeng snorted and glanced at Felina discontentedly.
âThis Dark Elf is boring.â
They went away to play games themselves. For Ninaâs sake, they didnât bicker with Felina but left her alone.
What they didnât know was that while they were playing, Felina eyed them curiously from the corner of her eyes.
She had never played in a Game Capsule or this kind of holographic game before.
After they played for a while, the first round ended. Then, they sat down in their seats.
Nina cast Felina a look with resignation.
âThis younger sister of mine really is a handful.â
âLetâs have some snacks.â
Yue Xiaonao fetched out some potato chips, juice, and shrimp chips from her Space Treasure.
âMengmeng, Nina, Chen Chuan, have some.â
Yue Xiaonao deliberately didnât offer any snacks to Felina, nor did she look at her.
âCrunch, crunchâŠâ
Chen Chuan chewed the potato chips. Crisp crunches were heard, mixed with the unique fragrance of potato chips.
Felinaâs lips moved. She tucked her jaw slightly as if she was swallowing. After taking several glances at the chips out of the corner of her eyes, she looked away. She didnât want to stare in that direction, or she would feel like having some as well.
Just as she was suppressing her appetite, a bag of potato chips was placed in front of her.
âI donât want any.â Felina refused.
âHave a try.â Nina thought for a moment and said, âI only tasted this kind of food very recently. Our Sea Dragon Star Area doesnât have this kind of food. Itâs a specialty from Earth, and it tastes very good.â
After that, Nina tore open the bag, put it on Felinaâs lap, and sat down again. Then, she smiled apologetically at Mengmeng and Yue Xiaonao.
The three girls were besties. With Nina around, Mengmeng and Yue Xiaonao were highly tolerant of Felina.
When they eyed Felina more heedfully, they found that Felina had turned sideways slightly, as though she was too shy to try the chips. After hesitating for 10 seconds, Felina stealthily stuck her hand into the bag, picked up a potato chip, and held it to her mouth. She didnât crunch the chip but slowly nibbled at it.
When she finished the first chip, she took another oneâŠ
After Felina finished half a bag of the chips, Yue Xiaonao thumped the table and asked, âHey, arenât the chips delicious? These are my snacks. Donât you want to thank me?â
âSwoosh!â
Felina withdrew her hand at the speed of lightning, not eating anymore. Two seconds later, she placed the bag of chips to the side and remained silent for a long time.
âWhatâs with your younger sister?â Yue Xiaonao looked at Nina with dissatisfaction.
âShe, she had seldom been around many people before. She also had few peers,â Nina said to Mengmeng with the Designated Voice-transmitting Technique. âIâm sorry, Mengmeng, Xiaonao. When she was born, she lived alone with our mother for decades. After she left that island, she went through a lot of hardships to reach the Small Sky Dragon Region. The people there didnât treat her very well. Thatâs why she is like this.â
After Nina made a brief explanation, Yue Xiaoxiaoâs dissatisfaction was appeased.
âIt turns out this Felina doesnât have a normal childhood.â
Yue Xiaonao picked up a glass of juice and handed it to Nina.
Nina then held it to Felina and placed it beside her lap.
Felina remained silent for seconds. Then, she turned around and said, âThank you.â
Her voice was very low, but her words were clear.
From the corner of her eye, Felina saw Mengmeng put the straw into the juice glass and drink bit by bit.
Felina followed suit. She began to sip her juice.
âIâm going to bed.â
After they enjoyed snacks for a while, Mengmeng got up and said, âThe exam is drawing near. I have to study.â
âThatâs right. Making preparations at the last moment is better than making none at all,â Yue Xiaonao said. She also left in a hurry.
âNina, shall we play games together? We can spend the night together,â Chen Chuan said innocently.
âSwoosh!â
Mengmeng pelted back, grabbed Chen Chuan by the collar, and dragged him out.
When Mengmeng returned to the bedroom, she saw Zhang Han and Zi Yan playing games on the projector.
Mengmeng ran over and sat between them.
âDaddy, I know why Felina is so unsociable,â Mengmeng said as if she was going to tell something juicy.
âWhy?â Zhang Han asked.
âShe used to live only with Auntie Tricia for decades. She had no friends and seldom met other people. After she went to the Dark Elf Clan, she came across those from the Gutuo Divine Temple⊠That Holy Son Gu Kun even attempted to make her marry him. Oh my God, sheâs still a kid.â
âItâs because of these experiences that sheâs developed such a personality.â Zhang Han put away the projector screen, touched Mengmengâs head, and said, âIâve paid some attention to her and found that she is very curious about things she is unfamiliar with, but she wonât ask questions or say anything. Sheâll just stand by and watch. From the psychological aspect, her guard is always up. Itâs because she has no sense of security. When she is familiar with the surrounding environment, I think she will be easier to get along with.â
âReally?â Mengmeng was stunned. She had little knowledge of this aspect.
âFelina didnât have a normal childhood.â Zi Yan sighed softly, âIt had a great impact on her personality. Mengmeng, we lived in San Diego for several years. At that time, you were also a shy and introverted girl. Later, when your Daddy began to live with us, you gradually became outgoing and cheerful. Childhood is the most important period in oneâs life, which will determine a personâs outlook on life, personality, etc. Your childhood is perfect because of our familyâs reunion, and so is Felinaâs situation. She is still young among the elves and has been reunited. She will improve a lot in the future.â
âOh, Mummy, we used to live in San Diego. I almost canât recall those days.â Mengmengâs big clear eyes were unblinking. She was going through her memories, but she could only think of fragments of that period.
âYou were too little at that time,â Zi Yan said, amused. âYou were a little too thin. Also, you were a picky eater. Have you forgotten all that?â
âWhat? I was a picky eater? No way!â Mengmeng immediately retorted.
âDid you really forget?â Zi Yan curled her lips and said, âWhen you were a child, you didnât like to eat meat. As long as there was a little fat in the food, you would spit out all the food in your mouth. I could only cook fried eggs at that time, but you didnât like fried eggs. You were fonder of vegetables. If the vegetables tasted good, you would have a few. If you didnât like the taste, you wouldnât have any. The only food you liked was milk. You had milk every day from your birth till you were four. Now, do you know how picky you were?
âGee!â
Mengmeng shook her little butt.
âWhy bring these things up?â
But with Zi Yanâs words, Mengmeng recalled part of those days. She hadnât forgotten that period completely.