Being a reborn legitimate daughter is not easy

Chapter 156 The Black Beast

Chapter 156 The Black Beast

"Xuan'er, draw that sword."

Chunyu Yang's voice echoed in the cave. Jingxuan glanced at the black sword stuck in the middle of the pool, a chill running down his spine. He swallowed hard and exchanged a look with Ye Yankang, who was beside him.

"Kang Kang, should I... should I draw my sword?" Jingxuan asked softly.

Ye Yankang clapped his chubby little hands and chuckled happily, saying, "Pull~ Pull~"

Jingxuan turned to look in the direction of Chunyu Yang, only to see his father squatting on the ground massaging his sister's feet. He sighed resignedly, took a shaky step, and stepped into the pool.

His feet plunged into the water one after another, and the cold instantly enveloped Jingxuan, making him shiver violently. Fortunately, the pool was not deep, only reaching below his knees. Jingxuan steadied himself and then strode towards the sword in the middle of the pool.

Having reached the middle of the pool without any obstruction, Jingxuan stood before the black sword, then felt a sharp aura rushing towards him. As if drawn by some force, Jingxuan's heart suddenly began to pound wildly, his mind buzzing, and the surrounding scenery receded abruptly, leaving only him and the sword standing there forlornly.

Jingxuan stood there, stunned. At this moment, in his eyes, the black sword was no longer a sword, but had transformed into a black behemoth. The behemoth was enormous, lying prone on the round platform of the pool, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, baring its teeth at him, as if it wanted to pounce on him and tear him to pieces.

However, upon seeing this black behemoth, Jingxuan felt no fear at all. Instead, he felt a sense of familiarity with it. The behemoth's head looked remarkably like the dragon on his grandfather's clothes, but unlike a dragon, it was not long and slender. It had a round body and short limbs, which was rather... incongruous.

Jingxuan mustered his courage and took a step forward. The giant beast's eyes immediately showed a hint of wariness, and its body tensed instantly. With each step Jingxuan took towards it, the beast retreated a little, until Jingxuan was completely in front of it, and its entire body had retreated to the edge of the platform.

"Are you the black sword?" Jingxuan tried to speak to it. "Don't be afraid. I'm just here to draw my sword. I won't hurt you."

The giant beast couldn't understand his words. It let out a roar, and an even more chilling and murderous aura swept towards Jingxuan.

But Jingxuan seemed completely unaffected. Despite the murderous intent, he stubbornly reached out and touched the giant beast's forehead: "There's nothing in the cave, it's so stuffy. Come with me, it's fun outside, there's lots of delicious food, and cute little rabbits!"

A red light flashed in the giant beast's eyes, and it suddenly opened its blood-red maw and bit down hard on Jingxuan's hand. Jingxuan hurriedly withdrew his hand, but he was still unable to dodge in time and was bitten, breaking the skin. He cried out in pain.

"what!"

Hearing Jingxuan's cry of pain, Ye Pianran's heart clenched, and she nervously tried to stand up. Chunyu Yang quickly pressed her back down onto the stone bench, saying:

"Don't worry, he'll be fine. But you, your ankle is swollen and you need to apply medicine immediately."

After speaking, he took out a medicine box from his person, scooped out a lot of ointment, and applied it to Ye Pianran's swollen ankle. The ointment was very cool and had a refreshing herbal scent. Ye Pianran smelled it, identified the herbs, and said:

"Dipsacus, Drynaria, Angelica pubescens, Frankincense, Myrrh, Dragon's Blood, Panax notoginseng, Safflower, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Corydalis yanhusuo... Is this the medicine Master prepared?"

"Not bad," Chunyu Yang said, gently massaging away the bruising on her ankle.

His technique was very skillful, and he controlled the force just right, so that Ye Pianran would not feel pain, while allowing the medicine to work better.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Ye Pianran tried to change the subject: "Does the Third Prince often visit Master so that he can prepare this medicine?"

Chunyu Yang hummed in agreement, carefully rotating her ankle, and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Ye Pianran's ears burned: "They still hurt a little..."

Chunyu Yang lowered his head and continued to massage her ankle, saying, "The Xuanjia Army's training is different from other armies. Every training session for them is a life-or-death struggle, pushing them to their limits. After a training session, they will inevitably be injured. However, in order to ensure that they can continue training the next day, they need to prepare medicine that can quickly heal wounds and dissipate bruises. And in the world today, only your master can make such medicine."

"The Third Prince has helped me so much, why don't I be the one to prepare this medicine from now on? It just so happens that... it just so happens that I can also improve my proficiency in using the alchemy furnace in this space," Ye Pianran said softly.

Chunyu Yang had indeed approached her with that purpose in mind. But now that they had become closer, many things were no longer appropriate to say, so he put the idea aside. But when he heard her say it herself, his heartstrings trembled violently, and he couldn't help but look up at her eyes, which seemed to be filled with brimming autumn water.

"What's wrong?" She seemed a little nervous. "Although my medical skills are not as good as my master's, the medicine for this kind of injury should be almost as effective as the medicine my master makes when refined in the furnace in this space."

Chunyu Yang chuckled, unable to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up. He almost never smiled in front of outsiders, so no one ever knew that when he laughed, he could be so radiant.

Now, the icy chill has dissipated, and spring has returned, warming the waters—all of this is being witnessed by Ye Pianran alone.

“Of course I believe you,” he said. “I’m waiting for you.”

Ye Pianran's heart fluttered, and she softly responded:

"Um……"

On the other side, after Jingxuan was "bitten" by the giant beast in the illusion, blood immediately flowed from his finger. He was so frightened that his face turned pale instantly. Just as he was about to turn around and run away, the giant beast suddenly trembled, bent its forelegs and knelt down in front of Jingxuan. Its entire body lay prostrate on the round platform again, but now it no longer had any hostility towards Jingxuan. Its dark eyes were filled with only submission and nostalgia.

Jingxuan stood there, her heart pounding, holding her bleeding hand and staring intently at it. When she saw that it seemed to have suddenly become obedient, she regained her courage and moved forward.

This time, the giant beast no longer harbored hostility towards him, but simply allowed his hand to touch its forehead. The instant Jingxuan's hand touched the giant beast, the illusion before his eyes vanished. As if sensing something, Jingxuan looked down at his hands, and the sword stuck in the middle of the pool had been transferred to his hands effortlessly.

"Father! Father!" Jingxuan was overjoyed. He jumped off the platform, waded back onto the shore, and excitedly ran towards Chunyu Yang.

Holding the black sword in both hands, Jingxuan's face flushed with excitement: "Father! I've drawn the sword! Here you go!"

Chunyu Yang did not take the sword, but instead looked deeply at Jingxuan, raised his hand to pat his head, and said, "This sword is yours."