Superpowered Love Academy

"Your name is Zuo Le, right?"

"Yes."

"An outsider?" Badou tilted his small eyes.

This question made Zuo Le wary:

"I guess so."

Badou raised his head, whether savoring the feeling of smoking or thinking about something else, it was unclear.

It suddenly tapped the stone platform twice with its claws, turned around, and roared at the crowd of onlookers:

"Get out of here, all of you, get the hell out of here! I have things to do today, don't stay here listening to crosstalk, get lost!"

"Okay, goodbye then, Brother Dou."

The outlaws of the mushroom forest felt as if they had been granted a pardon and quickly got up and left.

Zuo Le didn't know why Ba Dou, who was fine just now, suddenly started chasing people away.

Although he did not achieve his goal, he did not want to cause trouble, so he stood up as well.

But at that moment, Ba Dou used his crab claws to put his arm around Zuo Le's shoulder, ignoring the immense impact of his action, and blinked his small eyes:

"Hmm, you're not bad, stay."

Zuo Le was naturally startled when he saw that Ba Dou wanted to keep him.

To be honest, although he wasn't quite sure how strong Ba Dou was, he already knew his own lack of beast abilities.

Facing such a huge and bizarre creature would be a thankless task with little chance of victory.

As Zuo Le hesitated, Ba Dou poked him again with his crab claws:

"I'll protect you from now on. If you get into trouble in the Mushroom Forest, just say my name."

"what?"

"Huh? Sit down, let's continue our chat."

Seeing this, Zuo Le pondered for a moment and decided to stay and observe the situation.

He greeted Ding Shan:

"Ding Shan, I'll stay here with Brother Badou for a while longer. You should go back first."

Ding Shan glanced at the crab, seemingly to confirm that it truly didn't intend to leave Zuo Le behind to eat, before nodding.

"If Mr. Zuo Le can't find his way, just follow the little mushrooms and you'll be able to get back."

"I see."

After watching Ding Shan and his group leave, Zuo Le turned his gaze back to the crabs:

"What does Brother Badou want to talk about?"

Seeing that everyone had left, the crab gradually lowered its body, letting its shell adhere to the clumps of sand and gravel. After a few moments of undisturbed movement, it settled into a comfortable position.

"Tell me about the outside world. I haven't been outside of the Mushroom Forest in a long time."

"Haven't the people here talked to you?"

"Why bother talking to them? If these people were really capable, they wouldn't be stuck in a place like the mushroom forest."

The crab's two small eyes showed disdain, but what it said could be considered as having gained Zuo Le's approval.

The legendary lawless zone was completely different from what Zuo Le had imagined.

This doesn't seem like a terrorist gathering place for criminals.

It's more like a refugee camp exiled to the edge of the world.

"Has Brother Badou never been to the human world?"

"How could I dare to go? Humans are so strong and so united. Without proper permission, I'm afraid I'd be killed by a powerful human as soon as I get to the beach."

Listening to the crabs' sighs, Zuo Le discovered a key point!

Putting aside the question of whether humanity is truly united or not, let's just talk about the 'legitimate permission' it just mentioned.

The bizarre with legitimate permits...

Isn't that a summoned beast?

Zuo Le couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and glance at the crab beside him, his gaze now carrying a meaning he hadn't shown before.

He asked tentatively:

"What is a proper license?"

As he spoke, he opened another bottle of red wine from the wine box and stuffed it into the crevice of the crab claw.

Ba Dou squinted his small eyes and took a few swigs.

"Do you know what a psychic is? Only with their permission can we set foot in the human realm."

Zuo Le feigned surprise and pointed to himself:

"What a coincidence, I am a psychic."

"Are you really a psychic?"

"I really am."

The expressions on the faces of the person and the crab were different, each harboring their own thoughts to some extent.

Ba Dou took a few more sips of wine, then suddenly changed the subject:

"Ah, I really envy you humans, having such a large and safe settlement."

"Life is tough even for animals like cattle..."

The two chatted about the human condition, mostly Zuo Le talking while Ba Dou listened. After a while, the crab finally raised its own question:

"What about Tianjin? Do you know the Haihe River?"

"It's not mentioned in the book, and I've never been there," Zuo Le said honestly, not intending to lie to the other party about such a matter.

Ba Dou nodded, his compound eyes gazing at the gray sea fog beyond the mushroom forest.

For many years, it has sat here every day, looking at the same sky.

The mushrooms glowed, the tides rose and fell, people came and went, but they never returned to the docks of the Haihe River.

It finished the rest of the red wine in one gulp, casually tossed the bottle aside, and the shards of glass became part of its nest.

"Alright, I'm fine here. I help them kill the monsters on the water every day, and I can leave the underwater enemies to Brother Yu."

"Such a small thing, and they're bringing me gifts every day to fawn over me, and I have to listen to them brag. Zuo Zi, tell me, isn't this life awesome?"

"That would definitely be great. Being comfortable is more important than anything else."

While expressing his agreement verbally, Zuo Le keenly noticed a new piece of information.

Brother Fish Underwater!

This means that in addition to Badou, the land-based guardian beast, there is also an underwater guardian beast in the Mushroom Forest.

A big fish?

Besides, he could also sense a hint of loneliness and longing in Ba Dou's tone.

So, even though it was their first meeting, Zuo Le had a very bold idea...

"Brother Dou, have you ever thought about going out to see the world?"

Upon hearing Zuo Le's words, the crab's claws trembled.

"Explain in detail?"

……

In the central cabin of the mushroom forest, when Zuo Le and Ba Dou became sworn brothers.

Tuqi walked into the deepest part of the room.

The glowing blue mushrooms, decorated to resemble light bulbs, hung on the wall, illuminating the room.

Her steps slowed as the baby cried, until she stopped in front of the woman holding the baby.

A cold moon.

Tuqi's senior sister, and also a candidate saintess of He Guang who once made a pact with Lu Beichen.

She had long, bright purple hair that cascaded down her chest like a waterfall, and her face was fresh and beautiful.

She gently coaxed the baby in her arms, her face full of maternal love.

Actually, she wasn't much older than Tuqi, only about two or three years older.

Yet, because of the child, she radiates the glow of a mature woman.

Tu Qi removed her mask, nodded slightly to Leng Yue, and offered her sincere blessings:

"Long time no see, senior sister, congratulations."

Leng Yue stared at Tu Qi for a while, her gentle expression unchanged from yesterday:

"Junior sister is getting more and more beautiful. She's so beautiful that I'm a little dazed."

"You flatter me, Senior Sister."

In this long-awaited reunion, Tu Qi seemed somewhat awkward, while Leng Yue appeared more natural.

"I'm sorry, junior sister, I probably won't be able to get up and perform the ceremony right now."

"It doesn't matter, boy or girl?"

"It's a son, named Youxing. You'll be his aunt from now on." Leng Yue smiled and her eyes crinkled.

When Tuqi heard the title "Auntie," a genuine tenderness appeared in her eyes.

"Auntie..."

"Junior sister, would you like to see my child?"

Seeing Leng Yue hand over her child, Tu Qi froze.

She tried to reach out to the child, wanting to touch him, but then withdrew her hand.

"I'd rather you carry me, senior sister. I'm not very good at it."

"Don't be afraid." Leng Yue directly placed the child into Tu Qi's hands.

Tu Qi took the child, a flicker of panic flashing across her face that was unusual for her, but it quickly turned into genuine tenderness:

"He's chubby!"

Looking at Tuqi, Leng Yue couldn't help but praise her:

“When my junior sister has children in the future, she will definitely be a more competent mother than I am.”

Tu Qi did not respond, but slowly lowered her eyes, and the smile on her face was replaced by calm.

Leng Yue noticed the change in her emotions and couldn't help but frown:

"It seems that Junior Sister did not get what she wanted."

Chapter 100: The Past of Tuqi and Zuole, the Story of the Knight and the Saintess

Tu Qi took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then a smile returned to her face:

"Yes, we couldn't."

Looking at Tuqi's appearance, Leng Yue frowned:

Does he not like you?

"I like it."

How can you be sure he likes you?

Leng Yue's questioning was somewhat aggressive, but Tu Qi didn't react much, simply saying:

"From the first moment he saw me."