Chapter 3 Little Gui Zi

  The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's just near dusk.

  Shangguan Yu dragged his exhausted body to the riverbank. His clothes were tattered and worn, even worse than those of a beggar. Fortunately, he had made preparations earlier and left some clean clothes here.

  "Xiao Gui, wait a minute, I'll be right back after taking a bath!"

  Xiao Gui is a fist-sized turtle who has lived in this mysterious river since he was young. He and the person got to know each other six years ago.

  That day, Shangguan Yu was bullied by the servants in the mansion. At just six years old, how could Shangguan Yu resist? He was beaten until he was covered in wounds. He walked out of the Shangguan Mansion and wandered to the riverbank in a daze.

  Shangguan Yu was hungry at the time, so he prepared to catch some fish in the river and roast them for food. No seasonings were needed; once they were cooked, they were ready to eat.

  A spark rose up. Shangguan Yu felt that there was not enough firewood, so he went to a distant place to find some. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he saw a small turtle, and the turtle was eating roasted fish.

  At that time he rubbed his eyes hard, what is this turtle? Isn't it too ridiculous?

  I don't know what's going on, but Yu Rou, who has memories of his past life, now has the characteristics of a six-year-old child with his six-year-old body. He himself is also aware of it, but he doesn't mind, these things are not important.

  Shangguan Yu tiptoed over to the little turtle and said, "You fish thief, you've finally been caught by me!"

  Shangguan Yu caught the small turtle in his hand and examined it carefully. The turtle had a greenish-yellow shell with intricate patterns on its back, giving off an aura of mystery.

  The little turtle cautiously stretched out its head, "Little brat, aren't you going to put down this turtle? Don't you know that scaring a turtle can kill it? If you scare the greatest turtle of the Tianxuan Continent to death, can you take responsibility?"

  The little turtle chattered on and on, and Shangguan Yu stared at it in shock. He shook his head, as if thinking of something terrifying, and suddenly threw the little turtle out.

  "Cough cough, luckily this turtle has an invincible shell, otherwise I would have been smashed to death by you, you little brat!"

  Shangguan Yu looked at the turtle in surprise, "You're a turtle, aren't you? How can you talk? Are you a demon or a divine beast?"

  He had seen a lot in his past life and knew that not only could monsters speak, but divine beasts could also speak.

  "What are you thinking? This tortoise was born with the ability to speak, and it's said that this tortoise has the best bloodline in the entire continent!"

  Shangguan Yu was also bold and put down his fear in his heart, walking to the side of the little turtle.

  "Old tortoise who has lived for thousands of years, how many years have you actually lived?"

  "Don't look at my tall stature, I'm actually still young!"

  Shangguan Yu felt that his brain was no longer useful, even if it were the size of a fist, could he still be called tall and majestic? "What breed of turtle are you?"

  "This tortoise is a god of great benevolence, great righteousness, great kindness, great compassion, great virtue, great majesty, great wisdom and great bravery!"

  Alright, Shangguan Yu has been fooled by this little turtle, he was clearly bragging, but still managed to speak with such confidence and composure.

  "What is your name, divine turtle?"

  "This... I don't know yet, haven't even given it a name! It's been living with me since I was little!"

  Shangguan Yu even felt that the little turtle's eyes had dimmed, and he sensed a kind of loneliness from its body, a unique loneliness.

  "Then let's be friends, can I give you a nickname?"

  The little turtle shook its head, "No way, unless you'll always give me fish to eat like this in the future, otherwise I won't do it!"

  "No problem, I've thought it through, you're Little Turtle, from now on let's call you Little Gui Zi!" Upper Official Yu was purely joking.

  "Little Gui? That sounds difficult to hear, it seems that this does not reflect the uniqueness of Ben Gui?"

  "Don't you know? Xiaogui is the red man beside Emperor Kangxi, not to mention that Xiaogui can turn his hand over to make clouds and cover his hand to make rain, nor does he say that he can marry seven beautiful women. Just talking about Emperor Kangxi, the greatest emperor from ancient times to the present! Are you worthy of him?"

  The little turtle shook his head, thinking to himself. According to the inherited memories in his mind, all great emperors were extremely tyrannical figures. He didn't know who Kangxi Emperor was, but the greatest emperor of all time, past and present, was absolutely unparalleled.

  "Alright, I'll be called Little Guizi from now on, give me a few more fish!"

  Thus, the friendship between Shangguan Yu and Xiaoguizi was established.

  Time has returned to the present.

  Shangguan Yu walked out of the river and put on a clean set of clothes. When he saw Xiaogui, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

  In his past life, he especially liked Wei Xiaobao, but now Wei Xiaobao has become the name of a turtle. It's really an apology to Master Wei, and Dugu Yueling can only apologize to Master Wei.

  It's really funny to think about it now, the Great Emperor is a figure at the extreme of the emperor, intimidating all existence. The life and death of all living beings are within the Great Emperor's thoughts, Kangxi was formidable, but he didn't have this ability. Only when they were unclear before could they say that Kangxi was the greatest emperor since ancient times with such certainty.

  Xiao Gui has not grown up in six years, and he doesn't know where all the fish went. Until now, he can't figure out how his small body could eat two fish? It's like asking a person to eat two heads of cattle for one meal, who can digest that?

  Shaking his head, he cut off these wild thoughts. Shangguan Yu skillfully scaled the fish, cleaned its internal organs, and then roasted it over the fire.

  "Here, this is seasoning!"

  Xiao Gui hadn't had roasted fish before, but once she started eating it, she thought it was especially delicious. Later, after adding seasonings, it became even more heavenly. Afterwards, Officer Yu put a lot of seasonings here.

  Everyone stared at the roasted fish intently, one ready to add seasonings at the right moment, and the other ready to eat the fish at the right moment.

  The enticing aroma pierced their nostrils, tempting their appetites. They both deeply felt that the other was a foodie, so...

  One person one turtle, two words don't say, directly start eating. Shangguan Yu held a fish in one hand, and Xiaogui pounced on the other two fish.

  "I said, Little Gui, how did you learn to speak? I've read many ancient books and never came across any beast that could talk from birth!"

  "I don't know either, anyway, from the moment I have memory, you humans' language has been there!"

  Shangguan Yu was also driven by curiosity, and he knew that asking this confused little turtle would definitely get him nowhere.

  From its various unusual features, it can be seen that this turtle is absolutely extraordinary. But also think so, after all, this turtle does not have any particularly impressive places.

  Xiao Gui's greatest skill is catching fish. He says he has a natural talent - dizziness, which can make the fish unable to move for a short time. And with those small paws, he can throw the fish very far away.

  "Right, I feel like we'll be leaving this river soon, and when that time comes, I want to conquer the world with Xiaoyu!"

  This made Officer Yu happy, and Xiaogui had been unable to leave the river. He didn't expect that after a while he would be able to leave this place, and then he could take Xiaogui with him every day.

  One person and one turtle lived together for six years, with deep feelings that cannot be expressed. Moreover, both parties do not have parents, and the world is in chaos, of course, Xiaogui is the turtle.

  "Little Gui, I have to go home now, you should go back too!"

  "Okay, alright, Xiao Yu you can go back now, just remember to come and grill fish for me tomorrow!"

  Xiao Guizi crawled towards the silver river, where is the turtle speed? If the turtle participating in the tortoise and hare racing is Xiao Guizi, then even if the rabbit doesn't sleep, it's impossible to win.

  "Hmm"

  Xiao Gui jumped into the river, "Of course, barbecue is also okay!"

  Shangguan Yu looked in the direction of Xiaoguizi and then turned around and left.

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  "Oh dear, young master, you're finally back? I was worried to death!"

  Shangguan Yu heard the unpleasant sound from a distance, it was so piercing. He knew that this servant was absolutely not concerned about him. Just by listening to the voice, he knew it was Lu Hong, his favorite servant who liked to bully him.

  In such a hurry to call him back, he must have given him a lot of hard work to do again. Usually, Shangguan Yu thinks about the kindness of Shangguan Jinghong and does some things. But this Lu Hong has always been too much, relying on growing up with Shangguan Jinghong since childhood, often doing out-of-bounds things.

  As soon as Guan Yu walked into the house, "You finally know you're back? There's still a lot of water to fetch and firewood to chop, hurry up and do it! Otherwise, don't expect to have dinner tonight!"

  Shangguan Yu didn't even look at Lu Hong, "I'm tired today, find someone else to do it or you can do it yourself!"

  "Hey... you really think you're a young master? I tell you to go and you'd better hurry, otherwise you'll be begging for scraps!"

  Shangguan Yu glanced at Lu Hong faintly, "Behave yourself as a dog of the Shangguan family, know your place, don't think you're some big shot! Put on a bright face, and don't point fingers at anyone!" Shangguan Yu continued walking into the mansion, completely ignoring this servant.

  Many people watched, Lu Hong suddenly felt that he had lost all face. If he couldn't even handle a twelve-year-old kid today, then he would really have no way to mix in Feiyu City in the future.

  "Halt, you little bastard! Don't think you're really a member of the Shangguan family just because of that. You're nothing but a bastard! Master only took you in out of pity, don't actually think you're a young master of the Shangguan family!"

  Shangguan Yu finally turned around, her icy eyes staring at Lu Hong, her voice revealing a towering rage, "Some words shouldn't be spoken carelessly, or else you won't even know how you die!"

  Lu Hong was intimidated by Shangguan Yu's aura and took a step back. When he came to his senses, an old face turned red with anger, this time it was really embarrassing. Lu Hong felt that all around him were contemptuous eyes, the servants around him must have looked down on him.

  "Hey... you've been unwanted since you were a kid, what are you if not a bastard? You're a bastard, who's a bastard if not you? If it weren't for Master's kind heart, I would have killed you, this little bastard, long ago! All you do is waste the food of our noble family, without doing any work, and we've raised you for nothing!"

  Lu Hong scolded loudly, venting his discontent. It was no secret in the Shangguan family that Shangguan Yu couldn't cultivate. As a soldier from a military background, how could he be afraid of this child?