Little Salty Fish

The Aska continued its voyage. Yu Xian and the others were somewhat downcast, and Niman, wearing her necklace, was especially filled with regret. Had she known Gesi would react so violently, she would not have brought him back to his senses under those circumstances. After all, Gesi was also a victim; the true culprit was the mastermind behind the demonic fall phenomenon. "Fuck, I can't take this anymore!" Yu Xian suddenly cursed and began rummaging through his items. He pulled out all the miraculous items and soul treasures from his dimensional backpack and laid them out on the deck. After becoming a Mighty One, he no longer needed the Dragon King Golden Toad's help to identify properties; he could easily grasp the functions of these items on his own. Seeing this, Little Nora followed suit and began rummaging through her own dimensional backpack for items, with Little Huangquan following close behind. In the blink of an eye, several small mounds piled up on the deck, leaving Zhang Shou and Zhougelasi dumbfounded. Had they robbed some Transcender's hoard? There were far too many items that surpassed the Mighty One level. "Found it!" "Big Brother, look at this whistle!" Little Nora suddenly cried out in delight, then brought a whistle before Yu Xian like a proud kid showing off. Everyone present was a Mighty One-level existence, and the moment they saw the whistle, they knew its effects: —— Problem-Solving Whistle Durability: 10/10 Miraculous Property: [Resolve Difficulty] Blow the whistle, and you will certainly summon someone capable of solving your problems and relieving your worries. Remark: He is guaranteed to resolve any problem, but... perhaps you will have to offer them a little benefit. —— Yu Xian took the whistle from Little Nora's hands. He nodded. "This might actually work. Since miraculous items can't find him, we'll use a miraculous item to summon someone who can. Makes total sense!" "Could there be any danger?" Niman asked cautiously. Yu Xian smiled. "Under normal circumstances, miraculous items shouldn't harm the user. Besides, there are so many of us here—what's there to be afraid of?" With that, he put the whistle to his lips and blew hard. As he blew, he thought in his heart, hoping to summon someone capable of resolving the demonic fall phenomenon. The whistle's shrill sound echoed across the deck as everyone silently watched Yu Xian. After finishing the blow, Yu Xian looked around, puzzled. "Where's the person?" "Could it be that this miraculous item doesn't work either? The Lord of the Forest is so trash," Zhang Shou couldn't help griping at the sight. In the next instant, the whistle suddenly emitted bursts of green light and slowly floated up from Yu Xian's grasp, impossible for him to hold onto. Then, floating, the whistle looped around the deck. As it flew past Zhang Shou, it delivered a vicious smack to his cheek, knocking three teeth flying out of his mouth. Finally, it hovered in the center of the deck. Space suddenly rippled with waves, and a chubby toddler, roughly two and a half years old, tumbled out from the ripples. Yet just before hitting the deck, he automatically floated, and the whistle dropped from the air right into his little embrace. Silence. Everyone present fell dead silent. Only Zhang Shou was hissing in pain, clutching his throbbing jaw. "Um... what's going on here?" Gong Qian couldn't help asking. In fact, everyone was utterly bewildered, and even the summoned chubby toddler looked completely dazed. Clutching the whistle, he looked first at Niman, then at Little Nora, then at Little Huangquan, then at Zhang Buyao. When he saw Nora, his eyes lit up, and when he saw Yu Xian, he froze in shock. "Hiss, damn that hurts... Can this little brat really help us?" Zhang Shou asked, clutching his cheek. Niman stepped forward, looked at the chubby toddler, and spoke gently, "Hello there, don't be scared. What's your name, and where is your home?" "Auntie Niman, I'm not scared. I'm not afraid at all," the chubby toddler said in a cute, childish voice. Niman froze for a moment and asked, "You know me?" "Mhm, you're Auntie Niman," the chubby toddler nodded. Zhang Shou asked curiously, "Then do you know me?" "..." The chubby toddler rolled his eyes at Zhang Shou. Then he floated over in front of Nora, spreading his arms for a hug. For some reason, Nora felt an inexplicable sense of warmth and familiarity upon seeing the chubby toddler, and instinctively caught him in her arms. "Mama, is this going back to the past like you said?" the chubby toddler asked curiously. Then he mumbled to himself, "Wait, no. Mama doesn't know me yet. I should introduce myself first." "MAMA?!" Everyone present was dumbfounded, looking at Nora in utter shock. Nora looked down at the chubby toddler in disbelief as he piped up, "Mama, I'm your son. My name is Yu Xiaoxian, my nickname is Little Salty Fish, and I'm already two and a half years old!" "Wait a second. If you're Nora's son, then am I... your dad?" Yu Xian snapped back to his senses and asked, his expression one of complete absurdity. Yu Xiaoxian nodded. "Dad, wanna check the secret code?" "Secret code?" Yu Xian was taken aback, then thought of something and asked, "What is Dad's dad's dad's name?" "Dad's dad's dad is named Yu Hai." "What is Dad's dad's dad's dad's name?" "Dad's dad's dad's dad is named Yu Guangsheng." Yu Xian drew in a sharp breath. That was something his father had taught him when he was young so that he would remember his grandfather and great-grandfather. The reason he still remembered it was that he had activated his Super Brain, keeping those memories preserved deep in his mind. He looked at Nora, genuinely bewildered. "Nora, when did you secretly give birth to my son behind my back?" "..." Nora rolled her eyes straight at Yu Xian. How could he not know whether she had given birth to a child? She then looked back at Yu Xiaoxian and asked, "Little Salty Fish, you come from... the future?" "Uh-huh," Yu Xiaoxian nodded. Nora asked curiously, "Roughly how many years in the future?" "Mama seemed to teach me that... Lemme think..." Hearing the question, Yu Xiaoxian scrunched his brows in thought. Then his eyes suddenly went wide, and he looked at Nora. "Mama said if I forgot, I definitely had to remember!" Nora immediately asked, "Remember what?" "I forgot," Yu Xiaoxian said dazed. Many people present couldn't help bursting into laughter. Everyone understood: the future Nora knew Yu Xiaoxian would be summoned here and knew he would forget the answer to this question, so she had stressed it repeatedly in hopes he would remember—and then, true to form, Yu Xiaoxian had completely forgotten. "Little Salty Fish, did I get stronger in the future?" In the middle of laughing, Zhang Shou suddenly thought of a question and asked right away. Yu Xiaoxian looked at Zhang Shou in disgust. "Uncle Zhang is still super weak. You can't even beat me." "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Zhang Shou's eyes went wide, refusing to believe it on the spot. Yu Xian pinched Yu Xiaoxian's cheek and asked, "Then what about your dad? Honestly, my feelings are a bit complicated—how do I suddenly have a son?" Although his feelings were complicated, the moment he touched Yu Xiaoxian, he was already certain that this chubby toddler truly was his child. Bloodlines couldn't lie. What was more, within Yu Xiaoxian's body lay a power he found intimately familiar, yet even more terrifying. Almost like an upgraded version of himself. "Dad, you go out messing around every single day," Yu Xiaoxian immediately accused. Zhang Shou burst into laughter. He stepped forward, clapped Yu Xian on the shoulder, and laughed, "Did you hear that? Even your son says you go fooling around outside every day in the future!" "Uncle Zhang was the one who led him astray!" Yu Xiaoxian protested. The laughter instantly died on Zhang Shou's face. After that, everyone curiously asked plenty of questions. However, Yu Xiaoxian was only two and a half after all; his answers were heavily biased, and many of them were a total mess, impossible to take seriously. In any case, Yu Xian refused to believe he spent every day messing around outside. Surely he had important things to do and had no choice but to leave home. Mhm. At least, that was what he told himself.