Chapter 12: The Perilous Soul Contract

  "Big brother, you... have changed a lot!" Qinglian looked at Hu Gao's low-key yet slightly flamboyant expression and started stuttering again, "But Qinglian likes your current appearance more!"

  Hu Gao rolled his eyes, did I need to say that? He was one of the chosen ones who crossed over, and now he's just playing with shrimp in shallow waters. Wait till he condenses a high-level Totem, then you'll be truly amazed. But on the surface, he humbly said: "What's up, still just a foodie."

  "Hehe, great... if it's delicious, I'll come again tomorrow. Big brother had taught Qinglian how to cook many dishes before."

  "That's really great, Qinglian, but because of memory loss, I don't know anything now, so I have some questions to ask you."

  "Okay, big brother, go ahead and ask."

  "What's the situation where I live now?"

  "This is where you'll be living after joining the legitimate branch, Big Brother was granted the surname Hu and has been living here for about three years now. Also, this place used to be heavily guarded by soldiers, but when I came today, I didn't see any, maybe they've already withdrawn."

  "Do I still have any relatives or friends?"

  "Hmm." Qinglian paused for a moment before saying, "Your parents passed away in the battle against the Lang tribe when you were three years old. That's why you stayed with us until Priestess-sama chose you as her successor and took you away."

  "So that's how it is, I wonder what my parents' names are?" Although he had never seen his parents from another world, Hu Gao still decided that if he became strong in the future, he would definitely avenge this grudge. This could be considered as one of the rewards for occupying Qing Yang's body.

  "Older brother's father is called Qinglin, and his mother is not from Ningcheng. We only know that her surname is Sun. At that time, uncle was also a strong man in our Qingyi vein, and he had been to many places in Longhua country for training. Later, he brought back auntie. As for the other things I knew, they are not very detailed."

  Hu Gao nodded, he wasn't in a hurry to understand his mother's situation clearly now, after all, his own strength was still too weak, knowing the general situation was enough.

  As they talked about this topic, Hu Gao suddenly felt a little nostalgic for his parents in Hua Xia country. He thought that he had been lazy and ignorant when he was young, only studying in school without entering society, making his parents worry for over 20 years. Before he could repay them, he disappeared like this. If they knew about his disappearance, they would definitely cry with sorrow.

  There is also a mentor who has been taking good care of himself, perhaps he still hasn't discovered his own disappearance yet, probably it will take until this month's research report isn't sent to him on time for him to realize something went wrong. Poor self is destined to become a footnote in the mysterious case of Shen Nong Jia...

  Thinking of this, Hu Gao couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and regret. His past life was indeed quite a failure, but no matter what, since heaven had given him a chance to be reborn in a different realm, he couldn't afford to miss it again!

  "Big brother, what's wrong?" Qinglian asked worriedly, seeing Hu Gao's eyes brimming with tears.

  "Oh, I'm fine."

  "Right, earlier Big Brother said he couldn't enter a meditative state, let Qinglian take a look at you."

  "Huh, Qinglian is so formidable?"

  Hu Gao feels that Xiao Loli is more and more like Wang Yuyan in "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", he can't cultivate, but it seems that he understands all about cultivation, just like an encyclopedia, hey, who is the real academic tyrant!

  It only took a meal's time for Hu Gao and Qinglian to become as close as siblings, which made him feel much more at ease in this foreign world where he had been feeling extremely insecure.

  He sat back on the bed with a relieved expression, putting away his mischievous smile. He clasped his hands together and placed them on his knees, an action he had thought up himself after reading some leisure books in the past. It made him feel like his mind could quickly calm down and help him fall asleep.

  Qinglian walked over and placed her small hand on Hu Gao's head, closing her eyes as she said, "Big brother, try to enter a meditative state again."

  Hu Gao is now using the meditation method taught by his fellow villager, Hua Xiaolong. After using it before, he indeed felt a lot more spirited and it should still have some good effects.

  After a while, Hu Gao felt his consciousness begin to blur, a sign that he was about to enter deep sleep. After a long time, in the original blackness in front of him, white lights suddenly appeared, and each appearance of white light was like a needle piercing his palm, causing unbearable pain. He wanted to open his eyes, but found that he had completely lost all strength.

  White light gradually filled his entire field of vision, his mind went blank, Hu Gao was in so much pain that he had gone numb, completely losing all sense of feeling. Was this what it felt like to die?

  "Whoa! Didn't expect that, what a freak!" The old countryman in Hu Gao's mind suddenly popped out and said coldly.

  This shout startled Hu Gao awake, "How did you pop up?"

  " Aubrey, come out! If you don't, I, Liu, will die of frustration. To think that I, a great and powerful man, would meet my end at the hands of a mere little girl - isn't it too unjust?"

  "Bai Chi Hu, that little girl has already helped you complete the fusion of your soul imprint. Hurry up and try to guide those white light points into your body, otherwise both of us will be in big trouble today!"

  Hú Gāo was frightened by the words of his fellow villager, knowing that the situation was severe. He hastily forced himself to refocus and made a strenuous effort to imagine his body as a container, needing a tube to extract those white dots into his own body.

  Unexpectedly, this trick really worked. Soon after, Hu Gao felt a warm current flowing into his body, and his entire body quickly became warm and toasty, as if it had been steamed in a bamboo steamer.

  "Gurgle..."

  Hugo's movements are like flowing water, or a dragon snake darting back and forth, giving people a smooth and clear feeling.

  He didn't care about this feeling, as soon as he closed his eyes, his whole body sank into the dantian, his mind followed his breath, and his spirit moved with his will.

  He felt time passing very slowly, as if he was stuck in a moment forever, unable to move forward.

  "The heart and soul, the intention is in the heart, the soul in the heart." The old countryman's voice came out again.

  Hú Gāo's heart skipped a beat as he quickly sensed that deep within his innermost being, there seemed to be a faint, weak energy fluctuation.

  "Hmph..."

  This wondrous energy, after being sensed by Hu Gao, seemed to have received some sort of summons and slightly stirred.

  Feeling this scene, Hu Gao was overjoyed beyond measure. This was the rhythm of his soul being awakened. He had actually awakened his soul without any obstacles, and it was so fast.

  "Is it jade pendant?"

  But soon, Hu Gao felt a warm sensation spreading from his neck to the rest of his body, and he suddenly understood that the jade pendant had helped him out.

  "Gurgle..."

  In an instant, Hu Gao discovered that his body seemed to have countless mysterious energies gathering, each grain of energy hiding a fierce beast from the primordial chaos, emitting deafening roars, with tens of millions of beastly howls superimposed on top of one another, making him show signs of collapse.