CH 41

Chapter 41: The Little Golden Dragon's Accident

If it weren't for the presence of the Little Golden Dragon, Xiao Qingyang would undoubtedly have chosen to use the first offering on the Strengthening Pill without hesitation.

However, after raising the little golden dragon for over a month, Xiao Qingyang had developed an emotional attachment to it.

When he had found the little golden dragon initially, he had used his natural energy to investigate its condition. Apart from internal and old injuries, the most severe problem was the "Inner core" inside its body.

The Inner core was the most crucial thing for demon cultivators. Losing the Inner core meant losing all magical powers, reverting to their original form, and even severing the path of future cultivation.

Although the original owner's memories didn't mention the existence of demon cultivators in this world, considering the environment the original owner grew up in, they probably didn't know much.

In this world, humans could transform into beasts, so it wasn't improbable for beasts to cultivate and become human-like, especially when Xiao Long was so intelligent.

If Xiao Long truly was a demon cultivator, in some aspects, it could be considered the most similar and intimate existence to him in this world. After all, he had traversed from a cultivator's world himself.

With such thoughts in mind, Xiao Qingyang was determined to heal the little golden dragon with all his heart.

The "Inner core" of the little golden dragon had developed cracks. If it wasn't repaired, it would affect its future cultivation, possibly even causing a decline in its cultivation level until it became an ordinary beast.

The past month spent together made him unwilling to witness such a situation.

While his physique could continue to be cultivated, and he could delay taking the Strengthening Pill, Xiao Long (the little golden dragon) couldn't wait too long.

The expression on Xiao Qingyang's delicate face changed from initial hesitation to firm determination.

He ultimately decided to save Xiao Long first.

With the Qiankun Bag in mind, Xiao Qingyang simultaneously mobilized the little spiritual power he had within his body.

Unlike the unintentional acquisition of the small hammer last time, this time Xiao Qingyang clearly felt a slight warmth in his heart, and at the same time, in his consciousness, he saw the Qiankun Bag and all the items inside it. They were all so familiar.

Xiao Qingyang's "gaze" reluctantly passed over the Strengthening Pill and finally settled on the high-grade Healing Pill. He carefully extended his "hand" and held it in his "hand".

All the items in his consciousness sea disappeared, including the Qiankun Bag, and the warmth in his chest at the heart position also subsided, becoming consistent with the surrounding temperature.

When Xiao Qingyang emerged from his sea of consciousness, he saw the pristine and radiant Healing Pill appearing in his hand.

Indeed, the Qiankun Bag had truly come along with him. Xiao Qingyang was now incredibly certain of this fact and couldn't be happier. He wished he could run ten laps around the forest in joy.

Unfortunately, his current physical condition couldn't support him running laps.

Xiao Qingyang searched his entire body but couldn't find the Qiankun Bag. Where could the Qiankun Bag that came with him have gone?

The Qiankun Bag was an item from his original world, and he absolutely couldn't let others see it, as it would bring about significant trouble.

Although this world also had storage spaces, they were different from the Qiankun Bag, and the storage capacity in this world was limited.

After searching in circles, Xiao Qingyang still couldn't find the location of the Qiankun Bag. His delicate furrowed brows slightly, and the warmth in his chest resurfaced, as if asserting its own existence.

Xiao Qingyang gently placed his hand on the warm spot on his chest. A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and he quickly took off his upper garment. Facing the mirror, he indeed discovered a birthmark resembling the shape of the Qiankun Bag on his chest.

He distinctly remembered that the original owner didn't have a birthmark on his chest. When he first saw this birthmark, he had thought it was a residual effect of his own crossing over.

Now it seemed that his initial thoughts were correct.

"Qiankun Bag, is it really you?" Xiao Qingyang softly caressed the birthmark and asked in a gentle voice.

The warmth in his chest increased, as if responding to his question.

Xiao Qingyang finally confirmed the location of the Qiankun Bag, and his previous worries vanished.

It turned out that the Qiankun Bag had been traveling with him right from the start and had traversed into the same body. However, at that time, his spiritual power was insufficient to activate it.

"This is wonderful." Xiao Qingyang exclaimed happily.

With this, the Qiankun Bag's inability to manifest wouldn't be discovered by anyone. As long as his spiritual power was sufficient, he could open the Qiankun Bag anytime and anywhere, retrieving the items within. This was much more convenient than before.

Xiao Qingyang felt more satisfied with this journey of crossing over.

However, his spiritual power was still too low, and he didn't know when he would be able to open the Qiankun Bag again. He still needed to continue absorbing the small white dots diligently.

He optimistically wondered if he could acquire more small white dots by selling more potions.

But now that he had obtained a high-grade top-quality Healing Pill, the problem with the little dragon's inner core could be solved.

This kind of pill was extremely precious and difficult to refine. It required rare and valuable spiritual plants, and the refining process was also very complicated. This pill had been crafted by his father.

As long as a person still had a breath, regardless of the severity of the injuries, they could be saved. It was a life-saving item.

However, he didn't feel any danger in this world. As for the superhumans with special abilities mentioned in the original owner's memories, they were also bound by the laws of the empire and wouldn't easily harm or take lives. It was different from the world where the strong rule and casual killing was prevalent.

Therefore, he could keep this pill, but it would be better to give it to someone who needed it more.

Xiao Qingyang looked at the pill in his hand and thought that once the little dragon consumed it and had its inner core repaired, it might be able to continue cultivating. Perhaps in the future, it could even cultivate into a human form, giving him another companion to communicate with.

Just as Xiao Qingyang was about to take the Healing Pill and go find the little dragon, the light brain terminal rang again with a notification sound.

Opening the light brain, a letter with a blue-green background automatically popped up.

Dear Student Xiao Qingyang,

Congratulations! You have been admitted to the Art Major of the School of Arts. Please report to our institute with the admission letter on September 1st.

Sincerely,

Royal Military Academy

It was a university admission letter. Xiao Qingyang took a while to realize that the original owner was indeed at the age to go to university.

Xiao Qingyang was familiar with the Royal Military Academy because it was the dream institute that the original owner had always wanted to enter, ranked first in the entire empire.

Unfortunately, his grades weren't good, and he was physically and mentally incompetent. He couldn't get into any of the popular majors.

The original owner shouldn't have had any chance with the Royal Military Academy, but the Xiao family, in order to prove their favoritism towards their family members to the outside world, used their connections to send the original owner to the Royal Military Academy. However, it was the Art Major of the School of Arts.

In schools that were labeled with a military designation, the position of the School of Arts could be imagined. It was a place where the children of the powerful and influential, who do not meet the physical and mental standards, were given a veneer of prestige. It was a major that was looked down upon by all other disciplines.

The fact that the Xiao family chose this major for the original owner indicates that they didn't have good intentions. But even so, it seemed that the Xiao family wasn't satisfied. They sent the original owner to such a remote planet before the start of the school year, leaving them to fend for themselves.

If it weren't for Xiao Qingyang's crossing over, the original owner would likely have died on this planet long ago. Even if they hadn't died, they wouldn't have been able to return to the Imperial Capital Star before the start of the school year.

Indeed, the Xiao family was calculating.

However, the original owner didn't fare well either. Now that Xiao Qingyang had taken over this body, he would naturally fulfill the original owner's wishes, which could be considered as repaying the original owner.

There was less than half a month left until the start of the school year, and it would take about ten days to travel from Yalan Star to the Imperial Capital Star. The most important thing was the interstellar flight from Yalan Star to the Imperial Capital Star was only one flight per month. Xiao Qingyang didn't know if that month's flight had already departed.

Xiao Qingyang immediately ran downstairs to find the old butler and ask about these matters. The old butler was well-informed about these things.

If the flights for this month had already departed, he would really miss the start of the school year.

"Grandfather Du, Grandfather Du..." Xiao Qingyang called out to the old butler.

"Young Master, what's the matter?" The old butler responded immediately upon hearing Xiao Qingyang's voice.

Xiao Qingyang asked anxiously, "Grandfather Du, are there any interstellar flights from our planet to the Imperial Capital Star this month?"

The old butler was somewhat surprised by Xiao Qingyang's question. After all, since Young Master started living here, he had never shown any interest in flight schedules. However, he truthfully replied, "This month's flights have already passed."

"Ah? They've already passed?" Xiao Qingyang's disappointment was evident in his voice.

If he still had his spiritual power, he could fly on a sword, but unfortunately, he had no spiritual power now. Without the interstellar flights, he wouldn't be able to return to the Imperial Capital Star before September 1st, let alone go to the school for registration.

He wondered if the school would allow him to report late.

"Young Master, is there something bothering you? You can tell Grandfather Du, and I'll find a solution for you," the old butler asked with concern.

"I'm fine. I just suddenly remembered something and casually asked. Grandfather Du, I'll go upstairs first," Xiao Qingyang didn't want the old butler to worry, so he smiled and said to him before turning around and going upstairs.

The old butler was also aware of the original owner's desire to study at the Royal Military Academy. If he knew that Xiao Qingyang had received the acceptance letter but was unable to go to the Imperial Capital Star and had his qualification revoked, he would also feel sorry for him. 

Well, Xiao Qingyang thought to himself, let's think of another solution. Right now, it's more important to cure the little dragon.

However, after searching the house, Xiao Qingyang couldn't find any trace of the little golden dragon. Normally, the dragon would always stick by his side, so why couldn't he find it today?

"Little Dragon? Little Dragon?" Xiao Qingyang called out, but there was no response.

As time passed and the search continued, Xiao Qingyang grew increasingly worried and anxious.

In the past, whenever he called for the little dragon, it would always come to him immediately, no matter where it was. But today, despite calling out many times, there was still no sign of the little dragon. Could something have happened to it?