Free Web NovelChapter 490: Chapter 487: Mo Tu
"Young Master, I’ve lived for over thirty thousand years. Many of my memories are so old that I’ve almost forgotten them. But after carefully combing through them, I finally found one that slipped through the cracks. Look."
The Scab Chicken, as if presenting a priceless treasure, lifted a lavish-looking Storage Ring over its head and offered it to Mo Qi.
It had been terrified by that vision of a "pole-dancing chicken" and was afraid Mo Qi would make an example of it. How could it dare to hide anything else?
Mo Qi took the ring and swept his Divine Sense inside, discovering no fewer than one hundred thousand eggs.
He and the Pig Emperor exchanged a look. ’Holy cow, it was still hiding so much!’
’This is a huge score!’
Mo Qi was ecstatic on the inside, but he put on a confused expression.
"Hmm? Scab Chicken, what is the meaning of this? Are you giving this to me?"
He asked this aloud, but he had already put the Storage Ring away.
The Scab Chicken’s face contorted in pain. ’Isn’t he just asking a question he already knows the answer to?!’
’But a chicken under someone else’s roof has no choice but to lower its head.’
"Yes, my Young Master. This is a greeting gift I’m presenting to you."
Mo Qi laughed heartily and helped the Scab Chicken up from the ground.
"Don’t worry, you won’t regret today’s decision."
’Perhaps.’
The Scab Chicken sighed, its spirits a little low.
Although Mo Qi had made it some promises, it didn’t believe them yet.
Mo Qi didn’t say anything more. There was still a long road ahead.
There were some things the Scab Chicken would only truly understand after experiencing them for itself.
"Let’s go. We don’t have time to waste. This place will soon become a battlefield."
Mo Qi picked up the Scab Chicken, tucked it under his arm, and stepped out of the Array with the Pig Emperor.
"This way!"
The Pig Emperor sensed for a moment and pointed Mo Qi in a direction.
Without hesitation, Mo Qi flickered and vanished, speeding off in that direction.
As the cool breeze from outside the Array brushed against its face and it felt the long-lost Power of Heaven and Earth, the Scab Chicken’s mood eased slightly.
It had never held out hope of completing its failed transformation and returning to its original form. But regardless, it had at least now left the cage that had imprisoned it for over thirty thousand years.
This fact alone made it very excited and thrilled.
"Scab Chicken, do you have a name?" Mo Qi asked as they traveled.
The Scab Chicken froze for a second. It nodded, then quickly shook its head. freēwebnovel.com
"So, do you or don’t you?"
The Scab Chicken’s nodding and head-shaking left Mo Qi confused.
The Scab Chicken explained, "That old man Ku Mu always called me ’Worthless Chicken,’ but that doesn’t really count as a name, does it?"
’Worthless Chicken?’
Mo Qi smiled. ’That name really is fitting.’
"How about this? Why don’t I give you a name?" Mo Qi asked with a smile.
Hearing this, the Scab Chicken didn’t know what came over it, but it felt a warmth in its heart and an inexplicable urge to cry.
Tears began to well up in its eyes.
Mo Qi was startled by this. ’What’s going on?’
’Did the Pig Emperor and I go too far and scare all its reserves away, so now it feels wronged enough to cry?’
"It’s not like that." The Pig Emperor’s lazy voice sounded by Mo Qi’s ear. "Mo the kid, I’m afraid you don’t know what a name means to a domesticated Demon Beast."
Mo Qi shook his head. "What does it mean?"
"It means acceptance. It means honor. It means that from now on, you’re family."
A flash of envy crossed the Pig Emperor’s face as it added, "Domesticated Demon Beasts take this very seriously. They desperately wish to integrate into the human world, to become part of their master’s family, a member of the household."
"And a name is the best proof of that."
Mo Qi clicked his tongue in wonder. So that’s how it was.
"Scab Chicken, my surname is Mo, and my given name is Qi. Since you’re with me now, you can take the surname Mo as well. What you want most right now is probably to fix your flaws, grow feathers, and not be bald anymore... so, you shall be called..."
The Scab Chicken quickly lifted its head, suppressing its excitement, and looked at Mo Qi with immense anticipation.
’This Chicken Ancestor is finally getting a name!’
"So, you shall be called Mo Tu." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
CRACK!
A bolt of lightning seemed to strike the Scab Chicken’s mind. Its smile gradually stiffened.
"Mo... Mo Tu?!"
Scab Chicken: "@#￥%...&*!"
’Could you possibly have picked a lamer name?!’
The excitement, the touched feelings, the tears—they all vanished in that instant.
"Mo Tu, are you satisfied with the name I gave you?" Mo Qi asked.
The Scab Chicken rolled its eyes. ’If I could beat you, this Chicken Ancestor would teach you a lesson in a heartbeat!’
"Hmm? Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you too satisfied, too happy?"
Scab Chicken: "..."
’Heh, as long as you’re happy.’
’I was planning on leading you to that old geezer Ku Mu’s treasure, but now... no chance.’
Mo Qi turned to the Pig Emperor. "By the way, Pig Emperor, do you want a name too?"
Startled, the Pig Emperor shook its head repeatedly like a rattle drum.
’Are you kidding me?!’
’With your naming skills, this Emperor would rather go without a name for a lifetime!’
’Envious? Not a chance!’
"This Emperor already has a name. It’s Pig Emperor!"
"Alright, that’s a real shame."
’No, no, no, it’s not a shame at all!’
「...」
The old man who had secretly witnessed all this did not stop Mo Qi from taking the Scab Chicken.
"How does this kid always manage to find good things? And it doesn’t look like dumb luck at all. It’s as if he knew beforehand."
"Could it be because of that worthless chicken?"
The old man shook his head. "Although the worthless chicken knows a few secrets, its knowledge is quite limited. It couldn’t possibly know things in such detail. Besides, judging by the general direction this kid is heading, he’s getting closer and closer to what that crazy lass left behind."
"Is it a coincidence, or...?"
"Whatever. I’ll just keep watching."
「...」
Following beside Mo Qi, the Scab Chicken grew more and more shocked.
In less than an hour, Mo Qi and the Pig Emperor, working together, had already dug up no fewer than twenty Immortal Level Spirit Medicines.
Among them, ten were over ten thousand years old and extremely precious.
"How is this possible?!"
From what the Scab Chicken knew of Ku Mu, the placement of his treasures was definitely very deliberate. They couldn’t possibly be this concentrated.
The only explanation was that Mo Qi knew the locations of these Treasures from the very beginning.
’But how is that possible?!’
’Even I don’t know that many secrets!’
’But aside from that, nothing else makes sense!’
"Could it be... he’s that old geezer Ku Mu’s illegitimate son?" The way the Scab Chicken looked at Mo Qi changed instantly.
It had originally wanted to hide what it knew as a small "revenge" on Mo Qi. Only now did it realize how childish that idea was.
No wonder Mo Qi hadn’t asked it to lead the way to the Treasure from the start.
"A Hundred Flavor Golden Flower, sixteen thousand seven hundred years old. A top-grade Immortal ingredient for refining flavors in medicine, with the effect of stabilizing one’s spiritual platform and clearing away Heart Demons."
Mo Qi stored the person-sized golden flower in the Chaos Scripture’s space.
"Pig Emperor, this is the last one, right? The next thing we’ll find should be the clue about my mother."
