Their commission was suspicious.

"Ah, ah..." Xiao Jiu didn't know how to express her feelings for a moment.

She wants to take you back to the Heavenly Emperor's Palace and make you her personal tap. Stay away from her!

Recalling Chen Luo's actions just now and the actions of the River of Time, Xiao Jiu suddenly understood why Chen Luo distrusted timeline ability users so much.

Chen Luo never gave other time-based ability users any foundation to trust him!

If I had this ability, I wouldn't trust any other time-manipulation ability user!

Are all time-manipulation ability users treacherous subjects? They all want to harm me!

You? You think you can get along with time-manipulation ability users?

You only have two choices in your life.

One was kept at home by a time-manipulation ability user.

One option is to keep a time-manipulation ability user at home.

Chapter 1123 Little Nine Gets a "Slap in the Face" from the River of Time

"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious. How do you proper time-based cultivators obtain the Time River Water? Is it the kind of thing where you take advantage of the Time River when it's not paying attention, then pluck a huge amount of Time River Water from it and leave? And then come back to pluck another batch when you've run out of Time River Water?" Chen Luo asked curiously.

Chen Luo was genuinely curious about this matter.

Chen Luo is not a proper time-manipulation ability user, while Kaguya Houraisan is, but Kaguya Houraisan's world system is incompatible with it, making it impossible for her to access the river of time.

Now that the Heavenly Emperor has arrived, he can help Chen Luo resolve his doubts.

"Ha, who told you that?" Xiao Jiu was taken aback.

"Guess."

"Nonsense. For legitimate time-manipulation cultivators, obtaining the Time River Water is extremely troublesome, not at all like the bandits you imagine. They are all very cautious!"

"And you? You too?"

"Me? Of course I'd just go straight for it, you kidding me. Who am I? A mere River of Time is nothing to me, isn't it? The River of Time..." Looking at Chen Luo's seemingly ignorant expression, Xiao Jiu subconsciously raised her voice.

Just kidding, how could I possibly show my inexperience in front of a newbie?

I am a cultivator who walks at the very forefront of the river of time!

"Slap!" The River of Time, which had just returned to its illusory state, suddenly solidified and then stretched out a "hand" to slap Xiao Jiu.

"???"

Xiao Jiu stared blankly as the illusory river of time returned to its original state.

Because they can't hurt each other, Xiao Jiu doesn't feel any pain, but what just happened was a "real" slap in the face.

Chen Luo glanced subconsciously at the bubble cloud above the other person's head.

[Uncertain, will investigate further. It involves the other person's fate over time, making it extremely difficult to ascertain. But I still feel the credibility is low.]

After reading the comments, Chen Luo looked at Xiao Jiu with some suspicion.

"See? The River of Time even applauded for me. Because I didn't extend my hand earlier, it slapped me in the face. What's that called? That's called a friendly and cordial interaction. Only those acknowledged by the River of Time will receive such intimate interaction from it." After a moment of surprise, Xiao Jiu said with an as smug look on her face.

Just kidding, what grand occasions haven't I, the Heavenly Emperor, seen?

It's a pity we're not in a youth format now, otherwise we could at least hold our own against the tides of time.

At least just now, the River of Time couldn't have slapped itself in the face so easily.

An adult? When it goes berserk, it should be able to fight the river of time itself. Leaving aside whether it could win, it could at least put up a fight and wouldn't be completely ignored...

cost?

In the future, when you participate in yacht races, others will be sailing while you swim, and sea monsters will be chasing you...

But kids, they all have some sense of shame.

Anyway, if I brag too much, it will only bring bad luck to myself in the future. What does it have to do with me now?

People who play with time always believe that "times are different now."

"Really? Or is it that your current loli form makes you too weak for Time River to bother with?"

"Probably both... You have no idea how fast the river of time can turn against you!" Xiao Jiu said with a sigh.

The turbulence of the river of time began to intensify.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jiu promptly stood up and hid behind Chen Luo.

What do you mean by bullying the weak and fearing the strong? If you're so capable, wait until I'm fully grown before you try to fight me.

I'll bite your hand off, and then I'll fleece you mercilessly!

"So, is this Little Heavenly Emperor looked down upon by the River of Time because his current juvenile form is too weak, or is it because all time-manipulation users are looked down upon by the River of Time?" Chen Luo was very curious.

[Who knows? You've only met one time-manipulation practitioner from this world, how can I give you a complete count? You should at least meet a couple more. Or ask the Book of Akasha. That's my suggestion.]

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"I've said it so many times, you can get something for free, but the Book of Akasha cannot."

Getting something for free is a good thing!

After the river of time calmed down, Xiao Jiu sat down next to Chen Luo again, but this time she didn't sit on the ground, but found a small stool.

"By the way, where are my potato chips? I only have one bag left. Including the ones I just ate, that makes two bags." Xiao Jiu reached out to Chen Luo and asked for them.

Xiao Jiu only agreed to let Chen Luo pat her head because Chen Luo promised her 201 bags of potato chips.

But now they've only given one main body, silver and gold potato chips, so logically they should have to do it 199 more times!

Although the majesty of the Heavenly Emperor is inviolable!

But none of the people present recognized that the little girl was the Heavenly Emperor.

Besides, the Heavenly Emperor's clone in his youth seemed rather unconventional.

Anyway, Xiao Jiu likes those potato chips, and there's quite a bit of water in them, which is very tempting for her.

As for whether I'll feel ashamed when I grow up? What does that have to do with my childhood self?

It's all the adult's fault! All the things left for their younger selves were items for survival or attack, and they didn't even leave any snacks. Do you know how pitiful it is for a child not to have snacks?

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Seeing Xiao Jiu's persistent craving for snacks, Chen Luo threw a large amount of potato chips into the River of Time in front of him.

Since Xiao Jiu wanted 199 bags of potato chips, Yuan Shi also gave her 199.

I can't hold it in anymore. You're the Heavenly Emperor, how can you give me such a small amount of raw stone?

Is it possible that this was the Heavenly Emperor when he was a child?

The kid wants snacks, how many more raw stones do you want?

And it's just potato chips, how much do you want to charge?

Watching Xiao Jiu continuously collect the endless stream of potato chips into his storage space, Chen Luo couldn't help but turn his gaze to her storage ring.

The other person's ring was worn around their neck, and the size of the ring band appeared to be significantly different from the thickness of Xiao Jiu's finger.

[A real big spender! Absolutely a big spender! You could try negotiating a deal with her: the gold stuff you throw into the river is yours, the silver stuff is hers. But not now, because given the quality of the items Xiao Jiu has, the gold stuff is probably impossible to materialize.]

"Are you... very rich?" Chen Luo asked after a moment's hesitation.

"Hmm? Trying to hook up with a rich guy? It's not impossible... He's definitely very rich. I'm the richest of my three stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Because I'm the weakest right now, I have the most survival and offensive items. But I have relatively few snacks." Xiao Jiu showed great interest in Chen Luo's question.

No time-manipulation ability user wouldn't have the idea of ​​keeping Chen Luo as a mistress, and they wouldn't need Chen Luo to do anything; just having him create a little bit of time river water every day would be enough.

Although Xiao Jiu keeps saying that her future self and her present self have nothing to do with each other, when it comes to matters of personal interest, all three stages of her self advance and retreat together.

"Why is it set up this way? Aren't your item storage spaces shared?"

"No. As an adult, I have the most authority, and she's in charge of distributing the items. After all, while time-based ability users are very strong, they also bring a lot of trouble... Overall, I'm currently the richest in terms of equipment and items, but the least in terms of money. As a teenager, I had a moderate amount of equipment and money, and as an adult, I basically don't use any items but have the most money. What use is so much money for a kid? Of course, staying alive is more important." Xiao Jiu helplessly shrugged.

Although I know the suggestion makes a lot of sense, what can I do when I'm just a kid?

The juvenile form will still protest, and of course, the adult form will still ignore it...

"It sounds like you got along quite well across the three stages."

"Why can't we get along? Aside from the occasional little tantrum because we don't have enough money... wouldn't I be screwing over my own future self? Even a child understands that. But what you're saying is exactly the biggest concern for time-manipulation ability users. However, you probably won't meet those time-manipulation users, because those kinds of people should have all died by the time they started cultivating." Xiao Jiu waved her hand, opening a bag of potato chips as she answered.

Time is indeed the most unpredictable thing, and so are people.

When different versions of yourself come together, the probability of conflict is quite high.

Everyone has some dark history.

Take Shirou Emiya for example. If he were to embark on the path of time for training, he might die within three days.

On the first day, the child wanted to become a messenger of justice.

On the second day, the teenager wanted to become a messenger of justice.

On the third day, the adult version of himself, upon learning of his two previous selves' desire to become champions of justice, committed suicide!

I'm killing myself!

People at different stages of life experience conflicts; the difference lies in the magnitude of those conflicts.

"Why does this bag of potato chips not feel quite right?" Xiao Jiu muttered to herself as she ate the chips.

"Because these potato chips weren't soaked in the water for long enough. By the way, come here for a second." Chen Luo beckoned to Xiao Jiu with his finger.

"what?"

"Squat down by the river." After putting aside the angler who had just hung up a raw stone to try and see what good things would fall out, Chen Luo also squatted down by the River of Time.

"Hmm?" Xiao Jiu was puzzled, but also curious about what Chen Luo was planning to do.

Is this some new way to exploit people's greed over time?

"Splash!" Seeing Xiao Jiu squatting by the riverbank just like him, Chen Luo grabbed her hand and jumped into the River of Time together.

"Hmm?" Isamara, who had returned to normal after jumping over the River of Time, looked at Chen Luo, who had disappeared into the river, and felt a surge of desire.

Then Abby grabbed his wrist.

"Don't jump, your brother will be angry," Abby warned.

“Oh. Abby, right?” Isamara still had a pretty good impression of Abby.

Because Isamara always felt... Abby looked like one of their own kind.

Furthermore, Isamara possesses Skadi's memories, and Skadi has been to the bar.

The problem is that Isamara only remembered this after she saw the bar.

Isamara felt as if there were locks in her mind, which would only be unlocked when she found the key, and only then would she remember something.

Isamara, however, didn't care, because as long as the memories related to Lolo weren't locked, everything else was fine.

"Um, would you like to come and sit with us?" Abby invited.

Abby also felt that Isamara looked very friendly.

While Isamara was chatting with Abira, four people gradually emerged from the empty river of time.

Chen Luo slowly walked out of the River of Time, sat on his small stool, and looked at the three little nines staring at each other above the River of Time.

"Um, do you guys... want some potato chips?" Looking at the boy and adult figures that had inexplicably appeared in front of her, Xiao Jiu reluctantly handed over the potato chips in her hand.

Xiao Jiu has encountered scenarios where three of her own are sitting down to chat before. Usually, it's when she summons a clone, and Xiao Jiu is the one being summoned.

However, Xiao Jiu has never encountered a situation where all three versions of herself are the original body.

"Snapped!"

"You let this kid touch your head for this little thing? Do you have any self-respect?" The young girl, Xiao Jiu, flicked the forehead at the young Xiao Jiu, then snatched the potato chips and started eating them.

"Wow! You actually hit me?" Xiao Jiu burst into tears.

"Smack!" The adult Xiao Jiu, the aloof older sister who looked like she was not to be trifled with, flicked the forehead of the teenage Xiao Jiu, snatched the potato chips, and stuffed them into Xiao Jiu's hand.

"You actually hit me?"

Chen Luo, who was enjoying watching the three Heavenly Emperors fight amongst themselves, started gossiping. However, because he made too much noise while gossiping, he was discovered by Xiao Jiu, a girl who had just been beaten up and was feeling wronged. She then came straight for Chen Luo.