Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 343 - 343 56 Dao Companion_1

343: Chapter 56: Dao Companion_1 343: Chapter 56: Dao Companion_1 “Wife!”

“Wife!”

Su He, with an extremely thick face, laughed aloud as he called out and ran.

Su Huanian’s Immortal Sword suddenly flew out, striking a mighty blow at the detestable Dragon Turtle, while Su He, with an ingenious flash, disappeared and ran away.

The Turtle had already fled, but its brazen voice still transmitted teasingly, “My lady~”

Su Huanian’s face grew ice cold as the Immortal Sword she struck landed in the lake, creating waves that crashed down with a roar and churned the water.

She then sheathed her sword and stood in a daze for a long while before she suddenly let out a laugh.

In a flash, it was spring with flowers blooming everywhere.

In the lake, a mermaid swam away, aggrieved, her newly built stone dwelling destroyed by the lady’s sword-induced wave, but she dared not speak, nor show her anger…

She even had to clap and cheer.

If the lady could give birth to a Little Dragon Turtle, then she is indeed a true Divine!

Su He ran off, took a loop, but couldn’t find Ya Ya; once he extended his Divine Sense, he saw in the back garden, several mermaids picking up firewood with troubled expressions.

In the center of the courtyard, a bronze cauldron was set up with fire burning beneath it and its soup boiling vigorously inside.

Ya Ya was throwing eggshells into the bronze cauldron piece by piece, and among them was a shrimp-shaped Jade Pendant given by a toad, which, surprisingly, did not sink to the bottom but instead kept turning with the boiling soup.

Is she boiling her own eggshells?

Su He leaped close and heard Ya Ya mumbling non-stop, “Fluffy shrimp, crawly shrimp, big white shrimp, tyger prawns, red-tailed little river shrimps, Ya Ya isn’t picky at all!”

This was the Dragon Turtle instinct telling her to eat those eggshells.

But the taste of eggshells was hard to describe, so with the toad’s Jade Shrimp available, she was now trying to create a delicious meal.

Ya Ya could have her preferences; not all turtles love shrimps the most, some like small fish, lean meat, snails…

each to their own.

“Divine!” The mermaids at a distance bowed respectfully to Su He.

Su He waved his claw: “Call me master!”

The word “Divine” always poked at Su He’s heart like a curse.

“Master!” The mermaids bowed respectfully.

In the eyes of the mermaids, the Dragon Turtle is indeed a Divine, and changing a title is just a matter of words, naturally to be followed.

The mermaids still call White Spirit their senior sister, and according to some twisted psychology, the mermaids under Ancient Locust’s command even call him “Father”.

“Call me Your Majesty… Empress is fine, Empress will do as well!” Ya Ya seized the opportunity, raising her head to establish her own title.

Thud!

A stream of True Yuan came, staggering her, and Su Huanian came from outside the courtyard, saying clearly, “When you grow up, you can have your own followers, and what you want to call yourself is none of my business.

For now, you will be called Miss, or you can also be called Ya Ya!”

“Miss!” The mermaids went with the flow.

Su Huanian’s status among the mermaids was almost equivalent to the Dragon Turtle.

Ya Ya pouted her lips, murmuring quietly, “I’ll run away tomorrow.

I’ll really establish a court, hmph!”

“After eating the Turtle Shell, you’ll sleep and digest; then you will go find Aunt Qing, copy scriptures, and read the Tao Scripture every day, without falling behind.” Su Huanian’s tone allowed no argument.

Ya Ya immediately looked dispirited and turned to look at Su He.

Su He looked up at the sky, don’t look at me, I don’t have any right to educate.

I’ve already decided to study properly!

In this period of time, do nothing else but read the Tao Scripture!

In this world, there are numerous Tao Scriptures, most of which originated from the Taoist Ancestral Court at Guiwang Mountain.

Although they are not cultivation techniques, they are the foundation of such techniques.

Elucidation of the Tao, Derivation of the Tao, Proof of the Tao, Creation of Law…

all are inseparable from the Tao Scripture.

Of course, as a Dragon Turtle, one is not confined to just the Tao Scripture or Buddhist sutras; one should explore all of them.

Ya Ya hmphed, thinking her Turtle Dad was so useless, not daring to even stand up to her mother.

Su Huanian smiled lightly as she entrusted the mermaids to keep an eye on Ya Ya and prevent her from escaping.

Then she turned her head towards Su He: “You, come with me.”

Having said that, she turned and walked outside.

Su He watched Ya Ya, and Su Huanian’s voice came from ahead: “Only you.”

With a premonition in his heart, Su He knew what he was about to face, and unaccountably, he felt a trace of fear.

He licked his lips and crawled after her.

One person and one turtle, one following the other, they walked within the Long Moon Mansion.

It somehow got dark without notice, with a slight rain falling, pitter-pattering.

Not knowing how long they had walked, Su Huanian softly said, “I can’t cultivate a turtle body.”

“Hm?” Su He’s heart gave a squeeze as he looked up at her.

Su Huanian stood on the edge of a cliff, looking down at the clouds and mist below, and said softly, “My Mind Orifice has a sword, innate since birth.

Therefore, I took the path of a Sword Cultivator.

I tried the Transforming Beast Guide, attempting to condense a second body, but my Mind Orifice already has a Divine God Object, and it doesn’t disperse or form into a turtle.”

Su He’s breath tightened, and unbidden, the words he shouted when the Xuanqing Tribulation Illusion broke came to his mind.

“If I can’t become human, will it be alright for you to become a turtle?”

“Will it be alright for you to become a turtle…”

Su He’s breathing became more erratic.

During the tribulation illusion, in truth, he had been swindled; the test probed the participant’s weaknesses.

The Dragon Turtle’s weakness is lust, is procreation.

Although at that time Su He was in a turtle body, his aesthetic and most of his thinking were completely human.

And he had seen no one beyond Su Huanian in his past and present lives as an incomparable woman.

Naturally, he fell into the illusion.

If the illusion had occurred after Su He emerged from White Spirit’s turtle tomb, White Spirit would likely have appeared as well.

At that time, Su He’s affection for Su Huanian was genuine, but driven more by male instincts, with some improper romantic fantasies.

Or put it another way, a young man’s infatuation.

Such a Fairy, any man would feel the impulse.

What truly moved Su He and entered his heart was after returning from the Seven Absolute Secret Realm, living together in the small world.

Daily battles, taking hits, running away, laughing, hurting, and raging.

Su He felt that he really had fallen in love, but regrettably, with the secret land no longer blocking memories, without the illusion to embolden him, he didn’t even dare to confess his feelings.

One is a turtle, and the other is human, the disparity couldn’t be clearer!

At most, he would shamelessly take advantage verbally, but genuine overstepping thoughts had ceased to exist.

Suddenly, Su Huanian laughed softly, turning her head to look at Su He with a mix of teasing and sincerity: “Can you cultivate into a human form?”

Su He’s heart clenched, breathing even more rapidly as his turtle claws dug into the ground, crushing stone slabs.

With those words spoken, if Su He still didn’t understand, he would truly be a blockhead.

He gasped for air, swallowed dryly, and licked his chapped lips, “It’s possible, I guess, but I suspect it’s very difficult, near impossible!”

The Dragon Turtle couldn’t transform into a human form, that was a certainty.

But…

Xuan Wu!

Su He had seen White Spirit’s human form.

However, Su He didn’t even know how to proceed on the Way of the Xuanwu!

And for some reason, there was always this nagging feeling that he had somehow trapped himself.

The Transforming Beast Guide!

The Second Body!

The complete Transforming Beast Guide consisted of four bodies: the first body was the human body, the second body coalesced in the Transcendence Realm, the third body in the Demonic Realm, and the fourth body in the Stepping Sky Realm.

Only when all four bodies came together would it be perfect, only then could the true power of the Transforming Beast Guide be unleashed.

It was said that by following the path of the Transforming Beast and merging the four bodies, one could open the Fairy Sect.

Su He’s first body was that of a Dragon Turtle, and his second body was a Peacock; to achieve perfection, he had to coalesce the third and fourth bodies.

If Xuan Wu really could transform into a human form, it would probably be delayed by the Transforming Beast Guide.

Isn’t it necessary to merge the Four Sacred Beasts into the four bodies before finally transforming into a human shape?

If one could truly achieve this step, it would mean the grand finale of a damn TV series!

The aftertaste of reciting the Tao Scripture was still lingering, making this feeling all the more pronounced.

Maybe he would never achieve a human form in this lifetime, or maybe he had to reach the utmost pinnacle of this world!

There are no legends of the Four Sacred Beasts in this realm, perhaps there is a force that does not allow the existence of the Four Sacred Beasts.

Phoenix Chao Fei said that once you step on this path, you are subject to endless assassinations.

I wonder if this is why.

“You can transform?” Su Huanian’s usually cold demeanor paused for a moment, then a light smile surfaced, “I’ll wait for you!”

She laughed, “If you can’t, then I will scatter the Heart Orifice Divine God Object, waste this life’s Tao Cultivation, and start over to practice the Transforming Beast Guide.”

Su He’s heart clenched violently.

He looked up directly at Su Huanian.

But he saw Su Huanian’s body trembling slightly, as a Fairy couldn’t accept that she had spoken such frankly bold words.

She lowered her head, silent for a long while before softly saying, “I can wait for you, but…

I already have a daughter.”

“My girl!” Su He interjected.

Ya Ya, his daughter, pleased him immensely, extremely so!

The entire Dragon Turtle Tribe was extremely satisfied!

Su Huanian chuckled lightly, but before her laughter had ended, her complexion turned deathly pale, even her lips were colorless, “I was once…

married as someone’s wife!”

This was the greatest knot in her heart.

“I killed him!” Su He declared without hesitation.

Feng Yi Ju might be very noble, or perhaps they truly intend to lead Qingyuan to its peak.

Su He would rather hear that Feng Yi Ju was full of conspiracies and selfishness, especially after his Primordial Spirit grew a single horn, Su He couldn’t contain his excitement.

But even if they were not such people, what of it?

Plotting against Ya Ya, if they had to be killed, so be it!

The Dragon Turtle has never been reasonable, to kill and seize a wife is not something they can’t do!

So what if there is a load of slander to carry?

Who dares to wag their tongues?

The Dragon Turtle is a synonym for strength, not for a gentleman!

Looking at Su Huanian’s trembling body, Su He was bolder than ever before, hooking his claw and pulling Su Huanian into his embrace – since the Dragon Turtle had no arms, he hooked her at the neck and, with a tilt of his dragon head, wrapped her up in his hold.

Su Huanian’s body suddenly stiffened.

It was a long while before she could fight her way out, face flushed and breathless, looking at the drizzling rain.

After a long time, her crimson lips parted slightly, “My father was the previous Sect Leader of Sword Washing Pool, but he did not cultivate swords; instead, he followed the Martial God’s path.

My mother was from Tian Xing Palace, and had the chance to become the Hall Master of Tian Xuan almost seven hundred years ago; however, a single misstep nearly cost her life, and she fled to East Cloud where she met my father.”

At this point, she chuckled lightly, “The place where they met was probably near Long Moon Mansion.”

Is she about to tell me her family history?

Su He blinked, shamelessly moving closer to her side.

Su Huanian pushed him but failed to move him away, so she simply let him be.

“I was born in Qingyuan, but shortly after my birth, my mother returned to Tian Xing Palace and never appeared again.

I was born in Qingyuan, raised in Qingyuan, and had a marriage arrangement with Feng Yi Ju before I was even born,” her face momentarily turned deathly pale.

Su He moved even closer, and Su Huanian, shaking her head, continued, “For two hundred years, my heart was devoted to the sword.

I was supposed to take over as the Sect Leader’s position at Feng Yi Ju and have the ceremony to become companions, but before that, news from my mother came, and my father set off after her, delaying the marriage.”

She looked up at Su He, “Until Jiazi year before, I got into a battle with someone, entered the Seven Absolute Secret Realm, was struck by Heavenly Tribulation, and then Ya Ya came into being.”

At this point, Su Huanian gave a light laugh – she had thought at the time that she was pregnant due to the Heavenly Tribulation, but it was probably the doing of Cousin Su He from the Dragon Turtle Tribe!

The Dragon Turtle Tribe had claimed her early on.

Su He was momentarily stunned, then mentally gave White Spirit a huge thumbs up!

Cousin’s mighty!

Real sister!

Su Huanian gave Su He a side-eye and continued, “After my tribulation, I took Ya Ya back to Qingyuan, and it was Feng Yi Ju who saved Ya Ya.”

Su Huanian’s heart suddenly twisted with pain.

Saved her indeed, but also turned Ya Ya into a major ingredient for a potion.

If she hadn’t returned to Qingyuan, and Ya Ya’s life had been hanging by a thread while wandering outside, she would have certainly activated her memories of a past life and known how to replenish her Origin…

Su Huanian shook her head, not wanting to think about these things anymore.

“From that time, I became the Sect Leader’s wife, and Ya Ya became the Sect Leader’s treasured daughter.

Sword Washing Pool, Heavenly Secret Pavilion, Beast Valley, all obeyed only the Sect Leader’s commands!”

She looked at Su He with a solemn expression, “I’m telling you all this to let you know.

I may be companions with Feng Yi Ju, but we have always lived apart.

When you saw me, I was living alone in Little Pool on the mountain waist, and I have never spent a day in the Palace of Longevity.

However…”

Her face flushed slightly, “Ya Ya is my own flesh and blood!”

Even though Ya Ya was conceived because of the Heavenly Tribulation.

After all, carrying her for ten months and giving birth, naturally, some things would change.

Su He was dazed for a long time, only coming to his senses after a while.

With a bewildered lift of his head, he asked, but not about that, “So…

from now on, does that mean we’re companions?”

“No, that’s not right!

Ptui!

Not companions, but husband and wife!

Are we now husband and wife?” Companions sounded too stiff and formal to him.

With so much explained by Su Huanian, that must be what she meant, right?

Su Huanian was taken aback, never expecting Su He’s thought process to be on this track.

Before she knew how to answer, Su He coyly added, “That…

human form, turtle form…

I’m not in a hurry for the marital chamber…”

These things can’t be rushed, whether he could cultivate a human form was still uncertain.

Who knows, maybe Su Huanian really needed to cultivate the Transforming Beast Guide.

Su Huanian was stunned for a long time, then her face turned bright red.

“Swoosh!” With a ring of a sword, the Immortal Sword came out, its murderous aura chilling!

Is this what you thought I was talking about after all that?

Foolish turtle, go die!