News of Senior Brother Yu Yuan's departure from the Sacred Land quickly spread, causing a huge stir.
The disciples and elders within the Sacred Land were utterly clueless about what had happened. As they stood there, astonished and bewildered, Jiang Jiu Ge stepped forward and announced the severance of his master-disciple relationship with Yu Yuan, further intensifying the turmoil.
However, these events had little impact on Fang Ming Jing.
As the highest and most sacred training ground in the Zhong Ru Continent, the Chong Xiao Sacred Land was bustling with activity. Yet, the tranquil and secluded Zhi Shui Peak, where the Little Saint Child resided, was far removed from all the noise and commotion.
Mirror Lake.
A wooden boat floated on the cold and misty surface of the lake, swaying gently with the breeze, creating ripples in the serene waters.
…
On the wooden boat, Fang Ming Jing held a fishing rod and fished alone.
He obviously wasn't using bait.
Even without bait, the fishhook beneath the lake constantly twitched. Fang Ming Jing only reeled in his rod when he felt like it.
Ding.
God’s Tongue: “@Stinky Sprout Ming Jing little brother, what are you doing?”
Stinky Sprout: “Fishing.”
Stinky Sprout: “Picture”
He snapped a photo of the surrounding scenery and sent it to the chat group.
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “So leisurely, how's the catch?”
Stinky Sprout: “I caught many, but I released them back. Well, I think it was about four buckets worth?”
World's First Swordmaster: “…”
On a vast and boundless ocean, Hawkeye Mihawk, who was running low on food, looked at his motionless fishing rod and didn't feel like talking.
God’s Tongue: “Ming Jing little brother, would you like some snacks? Eri-na sister will make them for you.”
Stinky Sprout: “No need today, I had some snacks before I came out.”
Gin: “Is the group leader accumulating merit?”
Stinky Sprout: “??”
Gin: “The group leader said before that he was in a world of fantasy. Out of curiosity, I've been reading a lot of novels about this kind of thing lately in Celestial Dynasty.”
Stinky Sprout: “…”
Seeing Gin's message, Fang Ming Jing was utterly shocked.
He actually understood the concept of merit. It seemed that Gin really had been reading a lot of fantasy novels these past few days… Could this guy be getting addicted to them?
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “Naturally, the fruits of good deeds are rare and auspicious. The concept of merit is of supreme importance in both Daoism and Buddhism in Celestial Dynasty. But isn't the Little Group Leader just playing around?”
Stinky Sprout: “Yeah, and there's basically no concept of merit in my world.”
King Solomon: “But can Gin actually read those novels? I was curious and searched for them before, but the Chinese characters were too difficult to read.”
Gin: “It gets automatically translated when uploaded to the chat group.”
King Solomon: “! Is that really possible?!”
Sōsuke Aizen: “You didn't notice until now? All of us are from completely different worlds. If this function didn't exist, we might not even be able to communicate at the most basic level.”
Ainz Ooal Gown: “Uh... to be honest, I didn't realize that.”
Hestia: “I thought everyone was using the common language of our world.”
Hestia: “Ah, right! Isn't it almost that time again? @God’s Tongue”
Loves Coffee Jelly: “What?”
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “It's time to share the Little Group Leader’s cute photos.”
Loves Coffee Jelly: “…”
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “@God’s Tongue, hurry up, it's time.”
God’s Tongue: “Wait a minute.”
God’s Tongue: “Picture”
God’s Tongue: “Ming Jing little brother is so cute in this one! /Heart/Heart”
A few heart emojis followed.
In the photo, Fang Ming Jing's small, delicate hand held a spoon, his gaze fixed on the dish, enjoying his meal with gusto, a grain of rice stuck on the corner of his mouth, making him look extremely adorable.
Hestia: “So cool!!”
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “Oh my, I'm about to have a nosebleed.”
Stinky Sprout: “…”
He couldn't understand why everyone thought the picture was so cute.
Slightly puzzled, Fang Ming Jing pulled on the fishing rod that kept sending tugging sensations. In the next moment, a blue, large fish exuding a chill emerged from the surface of the water.
The Little Saint Child simply observed it for a while, then released the fish back into the water.
At this moment, activity stirred in the chat group again.
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “Hold on a sec… Okay, done.”
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl: “Gotta eat! .jpg”
Yuyuko Saigyouji reposted the photo that薙切繪里奈 had just sent, but this time, she added the words “Gotta eat!” at the bottom, turning the photo into an emoji.
God’s Tongue: “Awesome!”
Hestia: “@Seventeen-Year-Old Girl, are you a genius?!”
Stinky Sprout: “…”
Ding.
【Detected a new chat group function that can be opened】
【Chat group added emoji creation function: Group members can create emoji from suitable images. After creation and approval from the majority of group members for use, you will receive a certain amount of points as a reward.】
…
It's probably something like this picture.