DNDAS

Chapter 68: Letter

"Grandpa Divine Beast, it's been raining nonstop lately, so my family's going out of town," The little child grinned. Raindrops landed on his damp head, producing pitter-patter sounds.

"Mom said we're moving house. I don't know when we're going to come back," The little child seemed very vexed. He bowed respectfully towards the river thrice, his hands clasped together. Then, he plopped his buttocks on a pile of pebbles.

"You've smelled the chicken leg and buns already, right? I'll dig in then," The little child took the chicken leg and buns from the enamel cup and nibbled on them as he prattled away nonsensically. The bone of the chicken leg became visible very soon after.

This little child... was quite good at being economical.

Fu Li watched the little child polish off the offerings cleanly like a dark-skinned monkey. He turned towards Gong Fu, but realized that the other party was very calm in the face of this unexpected situation. He seemed to have long grown accustomed to this little child's behavior. Did this child frequently come to make offerings?

"All of them said that my luck was good for not drowning despite falling into the river. But I know that it was you who saved me," He stuck his head out and looked at the surface of the water, as if he would be able to look through the deep riverwaters and see the divine beast that saved him. "Grandpa Divine Beast, what do you like to eat? You can send me a dream and I'll bring some for you to smell."

Fu Li glanced at Gong Fu. He talked about annihilating the Heavens and Earth, so why had he still saved a child that fell into the water?

"I just didn't want a human corpse to dirty the bottom of the river even more," Gong Fu saw Fu Li's gaze on him and became slightly unhappy. "What are you looking at me for?"

"Let's talk about the matter of taking revenge then," Fu Li scanned their surroundings. "Human books and records don't date back to that historical period, but the mountains, trees, and yao cultivators here might still remember."

"Aren't you here to stop me from taking revenge?" Gong Fu shifted his gaze from the little child. "This dragon beside you has very likely joined with the nation's fate. He will let me take revenge."

Zhuang Qing shot him and Fu Li a silent glance.

"Although this golden glow of virtue is a bit familiar," Gong Fu might be the incarnation of an auspicious beast's resentment, but he had inherited Gong Fu's memories. Therefore, he was Gong Fu, but also not him. "That fool must have met you when he was alive."

Zhuang Qing stated calmly, "Gong Fu daren was a very impressive auspicious beast."

"Then do you know how this very impressive auspicious beast died?" Gong Fu laughed heartily. "He fell sick. His body was so weak that it was a challenge for him to even change into his human form. Even at the end, he still went to save the humans who met with floods. Those humans were the recipients of his grace and they sincerely attended to him till his death. But after his death, those humans revealed their greedy sides and were unwilling to even let his skeleton off."

Zhuang Qing watched the rapid flow of riverwater. His throat moved, but he had no way of putting in a good word for the humans.

Ingratitude. This was nothing more than that.

The little child seated on the pebbles stood up and waved at the river. "Divine Beast daren, I'll see you next time." He turned, took two steps, and slipped, falling into the water.

Before Zhuang Qing and Fu Li reacted, Gong Fu shot out and plunged into the water, dragging the little child out. Seeing that the little child had fainted, he hurriedly stretched out a hand to test for breath. After confirming that he was unharmed, he removed the clammy clothes on the child's body. Manifesting a thick, large blanket, he wrapped the child in it, placed him at a clean area, and then walked back.