This Is My Planet - Chapter 16

Before, Xia Guixuan intended to go downstairs and act cool in front of the little fox.

But it didn’t happen, someone cut him off.

This time, he genuinely wasn’t planning on it because he truly felt it was a very low-level and ordinary thing.

He didn’t even realize what a big deal it was. He simply made a couple of casual remarks and didn’t intend to say more, then ended the call right away.

“?”

Yin Xiaoru was dumbfounded again.

Did he just hang up on me?

You hung up on me!

Using my wristwatch!

Yin Xiaoru was fuming; she adjusted his spending limit from 10,000 to 8,000, hesitated for a moment, then changed it to 8888.

Then she huffed and marched into the laboratory.

The follow-up experiments still needed to be monitored. She’d have to postpone questioning Xia Guixuan; after all, he had nowhere to go.

Hmph.

Little did Xia Guixuan know about the rich inner drama of the little fox; he was still playing with the fat tiger in front of him.

Seeing him end the call and look over, the fat tiger was so scared it plopped down on the ground, blankly staring at Xia Guixuan, trying hard to make a fierce expression but couldn’t manage it.

Xia Guixuan gave it a smack, and the tiger, looking wronged, hugged its head, tears almost falling.

How fun this was, far more amusing than a fox turning into a human, right?

Squatting in front of it, Xia Guixuan gently patted the tiger’s head, pondering.

This artificially raised tiger, lacking even its wild nature, was showing signs of transformation. Though it hadn’t transformed yet, it already had more spirituality than ordinary animals…

The reason why Yin Xiaoru attached such importance to this place, kept it funded even amid family disputes, was now crystal clear.

The little fox thought this place could also give birth to divine descendants…

For the entire planet, Xia Guixuan had stopped releasing spiritual energy long ago, and the Spirit Gathering Array placed outside had also become ineffective, no longer accumulating cosmic energy. So, relying only on the lingering spiritual energy and natural cosmic infiltration, it was too thin to support the evolution of living beings.

Therefore, new divine descendants were no longer being born in the world; they relied on natural reproduction.

But this place was a bit special, with slightly richer spiritual energy compared to everywhere else.

Because this was where Xia Guixuan had once hidden in the planet’s core.

When he emerged from seclusion, he naturally chose this direction. Feeling the aura of living beings when he emerged, he deviated slightly and appeared from Sangyu City. That’s the cause and effect of it.

When he went down at that time, it wasn’t some ground escape technique; there was no formed passage, he just directly merged into the earth and descended. He didn’t leave much spiritual energy along this path, but it left something else…

At that time, he was injured… During the process of burrowing into the earth, he naturally discharged his opponent’s energy, as well as his own injuries, like congested blood and such. These energies were relatively heavy and did not directly dissipate outside. Over time, a part of it slowly floated up, getting closer and closer to the surface.

Now it seems that thousands of feet underground, there’s already a slight influence on the surface. This ecological garden probably started to show some anomalies in recent years, and in a few more years, it might start affecting the entire Sangyu City…

So the tiger still wants to be fierce with him, it won’t regard him as its father, because the tiger received the opponent’s spiritual energy, it’s the “enemy.”

“Oh, still showing your teeth!” Xia Guixuan tapped it again, laughing, “If you transform into a demon, you’ll be an evil one. Should I stew you first?”

The fat tiger cried.

Xia Guixuan rubbed its chubby face, murmuring to himself, “The so-called demonic relic that Yan Wuyue mentioned… it’s right here. No wonder the little fox was hesitant to speak at that time, she probably guessed a bit.”

His opponent wasn’t from the demonic path, it was indeed a true immortal. But since it was his injuries being expelled, it naturally belonged to destructive power and corruptive aura, so it was quite normal for these people to see this ‘negative energy’ as ‘demonic aura’ related to divine descendants.

Yan Wuyue must have been searching for this place…

Hmm… and there’s also the Zhou family.

Xia Guixuan suspected that the Zhou family was also searching for this “relic.” They seemed interested in the garden’s creatures showing signs of mutation.

All signs pointed to the struggling and protected ecological garden of the little fox. She seemed pitifully holding a sign saying, “This is my garden”…

But what exactly were they fighting to protect or take?

Xia Guixuan rubbed his chin, trying hard to recall if he had ever farted. Otherwise, if it leaked outside, would people mistake it for an auspicious sign?

Actually, if Xia Guixuan took away the energy here, there wouldn’t be anything special about this place. But upon reflection, he chose not to do so.

Observing the world, the more conflicting and contradictory a place was, the more information it held and the more interesting it became.

Xia Guixuan never intended to sweep his divine sense and observe the entire planet like a palm… That would be truly boring. He had observed many planes, but had never done that…

However… the little fox seemed somewhat weak, pitiful, and helpless here. His lofty observational perspective, treating everything like a game, might seem a bit…

Just as Xia Guixuan was thinking about descending underground, “Beep, beep, beep!”

The wristwatch rang again.

Xia Guixuan answered helplessly, “What’s up now?”

A screen suddenly unfolded in front of him, and Yin Xiaoru’s head popped up on the screen, smiling, “You haven’t eaten lunch. Aren’t you hungry? The researchers have left for lunch, you should come back home and eat too.”

Come back home for lunch…

Xia Guixuan was momentarily perplexed.

No, when did our relationship become like this?

…

Of course, Yin Xiaoru just casually mentioned coming back home for lunch. It’s her own home, why wouldn’t she say so?

But to Xia Guixuan, these words carried a different meaning.

This sense of belonging was something he had been letting go of.

She was in a good mood at this time because Xia Guixuan’s formula had been validated at the research institute, proving effective and surpassing expected outcomes, which was crucial to her.

When Xia Guixuan returned, Yin Xiaoru was in the kitchen, wearing a small apron and humming a tune while cooking.

Hearing him come in, Yin Xiaoru didn’t turn her head, smiling, “Sit and relax… oh, the TV is a holographic projection. You might not get it; the switch is over there…”

“You’re a company president; you cook for yourself?” Xia Guixuan leaned against the kitchen door, looking at her busy figure, his gaze somewhat complicated.

Yin Xiaoru chuckled, “We’re not all like the fox spirits from ‘Tales of A Thousand-Year Old Fox’. You know why I don’t want outsiders near my life?”

“You’re not a thousand-year-old fox, and you’re barely in your twenties…”

“…” Yin Xiaoru turned back, surprised, giving him a glance, “Although I didn’t hide who I am in front of you, how did you know I’m from the fox clan? Divine descendants are a humanoid race, it’s difficult to discern one’s lineage.”

“If you learn from me, these things are really simple.”

“Just go away, will you? You think you can take charge just because you came up with a formula?” Yin Xiaoru waved her spatula, “Yin Zhongxiang is trying to benefit from my wealth and person, and you’re trying to lure me as a disciple. Be careful, or I’ll smack you.”

“Your person, your wealth… forget it.” Xia Guixuan didn’t have much intention to argue with her at the moment. He shifted the conversation, “Even without servants, you have household robots. Why cook yourself?”

Yin Xiaoru found it strange why he kept asking about this dull matter repeatedly. She casually replied, “Normally, if I’m lazy, the robots do it, but I still have to change the taste once in a while. Artificial intelligence can’t completely replace humans. Anyway, since I’m in a good mood today, you get to taste my cooking.”

“Don’t be too nice to me.”

“?”

Yin Xiaoru was puzzled, stopped what she was doing, and turned to look at him again.

Xia Guixuan reiterated, “Don’t be too kind to me. Your lack of defenses towards me is influenced by certain factors, not your true nature.”

“Tsk.” Yin Xiaoru retorted, “If you’re not eating, then get lost! Can’t believe even a meal can trigger your narcissism? Wait until Sister Yan gets your credentials done, and wherever she sends you, go. When we meet on the road later, you better respectfully call me ‘President Yin,’ got it?”

Xia Guixuan replied earnestly, “Got it.”

Yin Xiaoru’s good mood was ruined by him. She scowled, “Get out! How am I supposed to work with you lingering here? If you’re not eating, I am!”

Xia Guixuan stepped out of the kitchen, quietly sitting on the living room sofa, lost in thought.

The pursuit of the Dao must be free from entanglements.

They affect peace of mind and dull the edge of the sword.

Originally, when he left the immortal realm and abdicated his position, it was for this reason.

Suddenly, he remembered not long after leaving, he encountered a strange family in the universe.

There were also many birds and butterflies surrounding that man. Yet, why could someone like him attain the ultimate enlightenment?