Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 151 - 153: Two Tigers

Chapter 151: Chapter 153: Two Tigers

Mu Can was a complete idiot when it came to relationships; otherwise, he wouldn’t have harbored a secret crush on Purple Cloud for so long without taking any action.

At this moment, seeing the state of Poor Tiger, he didn’t know how to console him either, because Mu Can had no idea what the problem was between the two tigers. However, it was apparent that there were still feelings between them.

"I haven’t been doing well either," Poor Tiger said sheepishly.

Avoidance is never the best solution to a problem. After wandering for over a year, Poor Tiger’s life, although more colorful than before, always felt lonely and filled with longing for Little Demon when the night grew quiet.

"I was wrong," Little Demon couldn’t stop her tears.

"No, I was wrong too," Poor Tiger slowly transformed into human form.

For some reason, despite both being Demon Beasts of the Martial Venerate level, Poor Tiger’s transformation still left him with a tiger’s head, while Little Demon could become fully human.

Mu Can lightly tugged at Dumbdumb, who was stretching his neck to watch the excitement, and walked to the side, leaving time for the two tigers.

"Daddy, why aren’t we continuing to watch? That sister looks strange, why is she crying?" Dumbdumb, though clever, couldn’t understand complex matters like love.

"Chirp chirp chirp, what would a little brat like you know?" Little Red fluttered her wings and flew beside Mu Can.

"If you know so much, why don’t you explain it?" Dumbdumb looked at Little Red with disdain.

Little Red muttered and stammered without really explaining anything.

"Ah, let’s give them some time, hopefully, they can reconcile," Mu Can sighed lightly. He had long since lost any animosity towards Poor Tiger and now hoped for a good outcome between the two tigers.

"Daddy, you still haven’t answered me, where is my mommy?" Dumbdumb tilted his little head and asked Mu Can.

"Purple Cloud, are you there? Come out for a moment."

Mu Can softly called into the Reincarnation Pearl where Purple Cloud had gone, having not heard from her all this while and wondering what she was busy with.

After calling for a while, Purple Cloud finally replied to Mu Can.

"Purple Cloud, what are you busy with?" Mu Can asked curiously; Purple Cloud, even if not by his side, would always watch over him from within the Reincarnation Pearl, and it was rare for her to be incommunicado like now.

With a flash of light, Purple Cloud appeared beside Mu Can.

As soon as Purple Cloud appeared, Little Red landed on her shoulder, cuddling affectionately against Purple Cloud as if she had found a backer.

"Mommy, Mommy," Dumbdumb’s eyes widened as he saw a stunningly beautiful woman appear beside his father, and he stretched his little arms towards Purple Cloud and began to call out.

"Tree person, why is he calling me mommy?" Purple Cloud observed Dumbdumb with interest.

"Purple Cloud, do you know about tree people?" Mu Can asked curiously. Even in the Mortal World, he hadn’t heard tales of tree people, let alone any records of them.

Purple Cloud extended her hand in front of Dumbdumb, who stood up from Mu Can’s shoulder and walked into Purple Cloud’s hands.

"Tree people are the best choice for looking after medicinal fields. I too only learned of this race by chance and never saw one in the Immortal World," Purple Cloud said as she held Dumbdumb in front of her, carefully examining him and gently pinching his little arm, eliciting giggles from Dumbdumb.

"Why would he call me mommy?" The cute little tree person looked just like a miniature tree, quite adorable.

"I ate a Destiny Fruit; Dumbdumb popped out of its seed," Mu Can explained helplessly, as he had already tried explaining it to Dumbdumb many times, but Dumbdumb simply wouldn’t listen.

"Mommy, Mommy, are you my mommy?" Dumbdumb giggled and asked Purple Cloud.

Purple Cloud shook her head, "I’m not your mom, your mom should be the Mother Tree of the Tree people. However, this guy is definitely your dad."

"But Daddy likes you, so you’re Dummy’s mommy. Mommy, mommy." Dummy kept holding on to Purple Cloud’s hands without letting go.

To the contrary, Mu Can’s face slowly turned red upon hearing Dummy’s words.

"If everyone he likes is your mom, then you would have a lot of mommies." Purple Cloud gently touched Dummy’s head and noticed that there were only three leaves left where there should have been five.

"Who did this?" Purple Cloud asked with displeasure.

Upon hearing Purple Cloud’s question, Xiao Hong immediately buried its head in its wings. It seemed that it had just learned something from Qiong Hu and immediately used it.

"Xiao Hong and the other one were squabbling, Xiao Hong pecked them off." Mu Can explained.

"You can’t bully him; if Dummy were in the Mortal World, he would probably be the only Tree person there." Purple Cloud said upon seeing Xiao Hong acting like an ostrich, and didn’t say much more.

Mu Can nodded his head, understanding the value of the Tree people, he had decided early on that he must protect Dummy. Otherwise, if others found out about the existence of Tree people’s hearts, it’s likely that those with Transcendent cultivation would come to snatch Dummy away.

"What’s going on here?" Purple Cloud pointed at Qiong Hu and the little demon on the side and asked.

Mu Can briefly explained the current situation, hoping to see if Purple Cloud had any good solutions.

"That’s easy, if Qiong Hu is willing to venture out, just let him take the little demon with him. Wouldn’t that solve everything?" Purple Cloud looked puzzled.

"It’s not that simple. Qiong Hu is an outsider and can freely travel between the various secret chambers, but the little demon is a native here and can’t leave this secret chamber." Mu Can shook his head; if it weren’t for this issue, the little demon would definitely follow Qiong Hu.

As soon as Mu Can finished speaking, he saw Purple Cloud giving him a look as if he were an idiot.

"What now?"

"That’s easy to solve, isn’t it? Just make a contract with the little demon, and that will solve the problem, right?"

Mu Can smacked his forehead hard, "I can’t believe I forgot about that."

Xiao Hong had lost its Challenger status by signing a contract with Mu Can. If so, then the little demon, as Mu Can’s subordinate, would be able to travel through the Death Maze as an outsider.

With that in mind, Mu Can hurriedly ran over to the two tigers.

"I’ve got a solution." Tears were falling from the eyes of Qiong Hu and the little demon as they looked at each other with deep affection.

Seeing Mu Can coming over, Qiong Hu quickly wiped the tears off his face; he didn’t want Mu Can to see his weak side.

"What’s the solution?" Qiong Hu suddenly looked up and stared intently into Mu Can’s eyes.

"You want to leave just because you love freedom, and your sister-in-law won’t let you leave because she can’t bear to part with you. Why don’t you let her go with you? Her strength is even greater than yours; it will definitely be safer out there."

Qiong Hu shook his head upon hearing Mu Can’s words.

"That’s impossible. Don’t you think we’ve tried?"

"That’s because you haven’t met me. Why don’t I make a contract with her, and that would work, right?" Mu Can said confidently.

"Holy crap, right! How did I forget that?" Qiong Hu smacked himself hard, making a loud slap that also startled Mu Can.

"What are you guys talking about? What contract?" The little demon looked at Qiong Hu curiously, having never seen Qiong Hu so flustered since they met.