Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 99 The Lucky Red Panda

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 The Lucky Red Panda

Mu Can searched through the panda’s opened belly with his hands, fumbling for a long time without finding anything, sweat beading up on his forehead out of desperation, but still, he couldn’t find what he was looking for.

"Found it." As soon as his hands touched something soft, Mu Can’s eyes brightened.

He gently grasped it in his hands, carefully pulling it out, and a small creature covered in blood appeared before the three of them.

The little one’s eyes were tightly closed, quivering slightly as it curled up in Mu Can’s hands, looking extremely pitiful.

"Ah? Isn’t this a panda?" Purple Cloud had just distributed the Soul Pills reforged from the Demon General’s soul shards within the Reincarnation Pearl, and she wanted to see what Mu Can was currently doing; that’s when she spotted the huge panda corpse in front of him and the unopened-eyed panda cub in his hands.

With one hand, Mu Can wiped the sweat from his forehead, not caring that the blood on his hands smeared across his face.

Then, with both hands, he gently cradled the panda cub, grinning with relief that the little fellow was still alive.

"What is this thing? Why does it look so ugly?" Long Yunyun looked at the cub in Mu Can’s hands, then at the fallen mother panda.

It was no wonder Long Yunyun thought the little panda looked ugly; the little one was completely bare, without a single strand of hair, its wrinkled body much like that of a newborn rat, indeed lacking the adorable appearance of an adult panda.

"Little guy, you’re lucky to have met me," Mu Can said joyfully, looking at the little panda.

If not for Mu Can’s timely arrival, it would have been impossible to save this unfortunate little panda.

As they talked, the cub lying in Mu Can’s hands slowly opened its eyes, its small ones curiously scanning Mu Can in front of it.

The first creature demon beast cubs see upon being born would be considered family by the little ones.

The large and small figures stared at each other.

"Don’t look at me like that; I’m not your mommy." Mu Can couldn’t help but wryly smile; shortly after opening its eyes, the panda cub sat up on its own, sitting in the palm of Mu Can’s hand, pointing its totally hairless little finger at its little belly – clearly indicating its hunger.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak." The panda cub, hearing Mu Can’s words, began to roll around in the palm of his hand.

Mu Can hadn’t expected that such a small panda cub would be born from such a large panda mother, only the size of a palm. Not only did it look nearly the same as a newborn mouse, but its cries were also quite similar.

After some thought, Mu Can placed the little panda back into its mother’s arms; the big panda had just passed away, still retaining some warmth.

"Little one, this is your mommy," Mu Can said gently.

Although the cub didn’t understand Mu Can’s words, looking at the big panda in front of it suddenly filled it with an immense sadness.

It began to cry loudly, and it was hard to believe such a tiny body could hold so much energy – perhaps it was an innate talent – the little one cried tirelessly, moving all who heard it to sorrow.

"I am sorry, I misunderstood you," Long Yunyun said apologetically to Mu Can.

She truly believed that Mu Can had intended to take the panda’s Demon Core.

Mu Can waved his hand, indicating that he didn’t mind at all, knowing that for a woman of Long Yunyun’s heroic character, admitting a mistake was already difficult enough; if Mu Can said anything more, he guessed Long Yunyun would immediately get angry.

"It seems that this panda was besieged by a pack of wolves, and in the end, it fought with its life to protect the little one in its belly. This little fellow is quite lucky; had we come a step later, it probably wouldn’t have survived," Mu Can explained to the two, looking at the little fellow.

Although he said he was explaining to the two, he actually wanted to tell Long Yunyun.

"Yun sister, are you done with your work? What does this little panda eat?" Mu Can asked helplessly, as the little fellow seemed to have taken to him as its mother.

"Little kid, you’re in luck. The number of these Demon Beasts is scarce, but their potential is nearly infinite. The Elixirs you refine are the best food for it. Once it grows up, it will definitely be a great asset to you," Purple Cloud patiently explained to Mu Can.

"If it eats Elixirs, then that’s easy to handle," Mu Can felt relieved. If the little fellow needed milk, where would he find milk to feed it on these desolate ridges?

"I never expected to encounter a panda here. However, Can brother, this little one seems to have some innate deficiencies. If we don’t find a way to make up for it, its potential might be affected in the future," Zhang Baobao couldn’t hide the envy in his eyes.

A Demon Beast that regards someone as its kin, especially a young one with boundless potential, will certainly be a great asset as it grows.

Mu Can nodded; the little one wasn’t due to be born for some time, but today it was necessary to perform a cesarean section, or else survival, let alone potential, would have been out of the question.

The little one, having cried itself out, no longer wailed but tears still steadily fell from its small eyes.

Mu Can gently picked up the little one and held it in his arms; the little fellow was indeed exhausted and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Gently activating the power of the Nine-colored Dragon Ball inside him, the earth beneath the panda mother’s body split apart, and after her corpse sank into the pit, the soil automatically covered her again.

"Can I hold him?" Long Yunyun asked, looking at the little one in Mu Can’s arms. Though the little one currently did not match a girl’s aesthetic, Long Yunyun had nevertheless taken a liking to the poor little one.

Mu Can tenderly handed the little one over to Long Yunyun, who carefully caught it with both hands.

Perhaps due to overwhelming sadness, even in its dreams, the little one still looked to be jerkily sobbing, which tugged at Long Yunyun’s heartstrings.

"Let’s give him a name," Long Yunyun suddenly suggested.

Mu Can pondered for a moment, "Let’s call him Fu Dan."

"What an ugly name," Long Yunyun said with a look of disgust at Mu Can.

"How about Yuan Bao?" Zhang Baobao suggested, struck by a sudden thought.

The name Yuan Bao was unanimously and vigorously rejected by Mu Can and Long Yunyun.

"You’re dressed like a Yuan Bao yourself, not to mention he will definitely be black and white, how can he be called Yuan Bao." Long Yunyun’s expression shifted from disdain to outright contempt.

Mu Can directly ignored Zhang Baobao’s suggestion.

In the end, they decided on the name "Fu Qi." Although it sounded a bit common, it conveyed the good wishes of several people for the little one’s future.

However, the little one, now silent from crying, was completely asleep in Yunyun’s palms, cheekily sporting a bubble from its nose.

Mu Can looked at the two, "Let’s go back and take Lanlan and the others up the mountain, it should be safe here now."