73: Chapter 73 Hello Uncle, Hello Sister

The next day.

7:00 AM, the weather was sunny.

Li Meng put on her backpack, held the Northward Sable, and was about to leave.

"Brother, the teacher has arranged extra training for us over the weekend. The workload is quite heavy, so I won't be coming back."

"Got it, stay safe."

"Bye-bye~"

After saying goodbye, his sister left first.

Ever since Li Yu had resolved the medical expenses, the smile on his sister's face had visibly increased. Even with the College Entrance Examination approaching and the pressure of study and training being high, she was always smiling every day.

To let his sister focus on her studies, Li Yu hired several caregivers to take care of their mother 24/7, so his sister had no worries and could study with peace of mind.

Otherwise, as in the past, his sister would definitely have had to refuse the special training this week.

It was just that he didn't know if she could catch up on her progress after missing a few special training sessions.

Lost in thought, Li Yu finished breakfast, poured some feed for the Spirit Probing Armor, and then took the Silver Scale Bubble Fish to work.

After the door at home closed.

The Spirit Probing Armor didn't go anywhere else; it ran to the room, to the bedside table, dragged its bed to the doorway, curled its entire body inside, and waited quietly for Li Yu.

Having just parted, it had already started missing him.

...

8:10 AM.

Li Yu arrived at the company. He thought he had come very early, but it turned out someone was earlier than him.

On Zhou Ya's desk were her crossbody bag, a cup of soy milk, and two steamed buns. It looked like she had just arrived and hadn't even eaten breakfast yet.

Li Yu didn't pay attention.

He returned to the office, first changed the water in the tank, and summoned the Silver Scale Bubble Fish to place it inside.

The benefit of having an independent office was that the company could purchase many things for him if he needed them, such as that two-meter-long fish tank, which prevented the Silver Scale Bubble Fish from having to stay in the summoning space all the time.

After changing the water, before Li Yu even turned on his computer, he heard a knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

"Zhou Ya, morning," Li Yu smiled.

"Morning," Zhou Ya nodded, her tone as calm as ever. "The poverty alleviation order you accepted yesterday, the other party has arrived."

Li Yu asked, "Who came? Grandma Xia from the orphanage or the child?"

Zhou Ya gave him a surprised look, as if she hadn't expected that he could remember the publisher's information after just looking at it once yesterday.

You have to know, most Breeders look at the Beast information and the reward when checking orders; they don't care who posted it.

"Both are here. I brought them to the reception area of the Advanced Cultivation room," Zhou Ya paused and said. "They look like they've had a hard life."

"It's normal."

Li Yu said without turning his head.

In an orphanage, how could it not be hard?

Although the Great Xia in this world was very similar to the one before he transmigrated, because it was surrounded by wolves, limited energy was mostly directed towards combat, Beast taming, and Cultivation, so some social welfare was insufficient.

Li Yu said, "You eat your breakfast first. We'll work after you're done."

Zhou Ya was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Soon, Zhou Ya finished her breakfast, and Li Yu checked the order system, confirming that the Volcano Dragon order could proceed as planned, and set a time with the Doll Girl.

Next Monday, Cultivation.

Walking on the way to the Cultivation room, Zhou Ya led the way, and several times she observed Li Yu's reaction through the reflection in the window.

She wanted to know if Li Yu was nervous about the upcoming Cultivation.

But after looking several times, Li Yu was calm-faced; his reaction didn't look like he was going to perform Cultivation, but rather like he was going to pick up a package or eat a meal, very ordinary.

She had only seen such composure in those experienced veteran Breeders. You have to know, her first Cultivation after getting her certificate, especially with others around, made her so nervous she could barely breathe before even reaching the room.

Even now, if others were watching, she would still feel breathless and prone to making mistakes.

Thinking of this, she turned her head involuntarily, looking straight at Li Yu with curious eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah! Nothing..."

Zhou Ya hurriedly turned back, her social anxiety attribute exploding, the tips of her ears turning red, and her pace quickened.

Soon, the two arrived at the Advanced Cultivation room.

The Advanced Cultivation room was divided into three parts. Upon entering, one first arrived at the reception and lounge area, which had a huge glass wall. On the other side of the glass wall was a spacious cultivation room, and deeper inside the cultivation room was an incubation pod.

Seeing the two enter, Grandma Xia stood up with the help of Xia Xiaojie.

"H-hello, I am from the orphanage..." Grandma Xia held her cane tightly with both hands, her speech somewhat faltering.

Seeing this, Li Yu revealed a gentle smile and said, "Hello Grandma Xia, I have read your information. Is this child Xia Xiaojie?"

Grandma Xia was slightly stunned, but after realizing, she nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, the child is Xia Xiaojie. Xiaojie, call him Uncle."

Xia Xiaojie lowered his head, lifted his eyelids nervously, took a quick glance at Li Yu and Zhou Ya, then lowered his head again and shouted, "Hello Uncle, Hello Sister."

Li Yu: "..."

Zhou Ya's expression was a bit strange, as if she was holding back laughter.

"Follow me."

After Li Yu finished speaking, he walked towards the cultivation room inside, and the others hurried to follow.

"Summon the Kekeluo Rat, let me take a look," Li Yu said.

Xia Xiaojie came over with his head down and performed the summon. His technique was a bit rusty, but it was already quite good among children, which showed he had practiced a lot.

With a slight flash of white light, the Kekeluo Rat appeared on the operating table.

Its two front legs were broken and hung limply on the table. Blood was oozing from the corners of its mouth, and there was a gash on its forehead, bloody and festering, emitting a strange odor.

Zhou Ya's expression changed, her voice carrying a hint of gravity, "Its breathing is unstable, its stomach is barely moving, and the wounds have deteriorated severely. Its condition is very bad."

"It is not very good, but having dragged on for 2 days, it's better than I expected."

Li Yu smiled. He didn't start the treatment or check immediately; instead, he leaned in and asked the Kekeluo Rat, "Little guy, what happened? How did you get hurt like this?"

Xia Xiaojie didn't know Li Yu was talking to the Kekeluo Rat and thought he was asking him. He walked closer, staring at his shoes, looking cautious, and explained, "It's, it's because some classmates wanted to bully me. To protect me, the Kekeluo Rat was beaten by a few classmates and their Beasts. It's my fault..."

"I see."

Li Yu ruffled Xia Xiaojie's hair, a touch of approval in his eyes, and said meaningfully, "Xia Xiaojie, you are very brave. Well done."

From the Kekeluo Rat, Li Yu got a similar answer, but there was a follow-up.

The follow-up was that after the Kekeluo Rat was beaten, the usually forbearing Xia Xiaojie exploded, got into a scuffle with the other kids, and although he couldn't win, he eventually snatched back the Kekeluo Rat, hugged it, and endured the other kids' punches and kicks.

Otherwise, the Kekeluo Rat wouldn't have survived until now.

Although he lost, he was brave.

It was the first time Xia Xiaojie heard someone praise him for being brave. His face carried a bit of shyness and a bit of uncontrollable excitement.

"If the Kekeluo Rat evolves, what do you hope it evolves into?"

"As long as it can be cured, that's fine. I'm not greedy."

"I'm asking you; you haven't answered me yet. What do you hope it will be like after it evolves? What element?"

"I... I hope it can fly and breathe fire like a giant dragon."

Li Yu raised an eyebrow, "You call this 'not greedy'?"

"Hehe."

Xia Xiaojie scratched his head.

Unable to get anything out of him, Li Yu decided to handle it himself.

He used the High-Rank Spirit Probing Hand, and golden spots of light sprinkled down, making Xia Xiaojie exclaim "Wow" in surprise.

Zhou Ya blinked, her expression gradually becoming confused.

No, your Spirit Probing Hand wasn't like this before!

Hmm?

Seems like some light flew into the Kekeluo Rat's body?