Chapter 133: Zhang Kaixin

In Jiangnan, one can pick lotus flowers; the lotus leaves are lush and green, and fish play among them. Fish play east of the lotus leaves, fish play west of the lotus leaves. Fish play south of the lotus leaves, fish play north of the lotus leaves.

Everything before his eyes made Zhang Xingyu involuntarily recite the Han Music Bureau's "In Jiangnan, One Can Pick Lotus Flowers".

In the Dragon Transformation Pool, the dragon mist had already dissipated.

In the center of his vision was a golden lotus about a hundred meters high.

This golden lotus had twelve layers of lotus platforms, shimmering on the layers of lotus leaves.

The purple stems stood gracefully in the rippling clear waves, and the golden lotus bloomed against the backdrop of layers of green lotus. The lotus seed pod hung like a house above the golden lotus, and the lotus seeds were embedded in the pod like white jade.

The golden lotus swayed with the waves, and the lotus leaves rustled.

A powder-faced, jade-carved child was playing among the lotus leaves.

He sometimes rolled on the green leaves, sometimes jumped between the leaves, sometimes jumped into the pool water, and sometimes climbed onto the golden lotus to swing.

This golden lotus must be the Divine Lotus mentioned by the Dragon Prince.

But why is there a child here?

Zhang Xingyu thought while swimming toward the Divine Lotus.

Swimming to the side of the Divine Lotus, Zhang Xingyu climbed onto a lotus leaf.

This lotus leaf was two or three meters in diameter, and it was very comfortable to lie on.

Ever since he came to the Dragon Gate, he hadn't rested for a moment.

At this moment, his limbs were sore and weak, and the last bit of strength in his body was exhausted.

Zhang Xingyu closed his eyes and lay on it to rest.

Before long, he was snoring loudly and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was three days later.

Zhang Xingyu opened his eyes, and what came into view was the powder-faced, jade-carved child.

Zhang Xingyu looked him over carefully.

This child was very cute.

Round little face, thin curved eyebrows, watery big eyes, exquisite little nose, and chubby little mouth.

He wore a small red bellyband on his chest and was barefoot with two little feet as white as jade.

He shook his chubby little feet and sang softly: "A little pug, sleeping at the door, barking at me, wanting to eat a meat bone."

Zhang Xingyu was speechless.

This little guy is scolding him.

But this little guy was so cute that Zhang Xingyu couldn't bear to scold him.

Zhang Xingyu climbed up, a classic expression of a weird uncle coaxing a child appearing on his face.

"Little guy, what's your name? Why are you playing here alone?" Zhang Xingyu asked with a smile.

The child glanced at him but didn't answer, continuing to splash the pool water with his little feet.

"Little guy, what's your name? Why are you playing here alone?"

Zhang Xingyu thought he hadn't heard clearly and asked again.

The child glanced at him again, lowered his head, and continued to splash the pool water with his little feet.

"This child, could he be a mute?" Zhang Xingyu muttered to himself.

Hearing this, the child raised his head and said to Zhang Xingyu in a milky voice: "You're the mute! When you ask for someone's name, shouldn't you tell them your own name first?"

"Little guy, so you can talk!" Zhang Xingyu said with a smile.

He reached out and pinched the child's round little face, saying softly: "Little guy, my name is Zhang Xingyu. What's your name?"

The child pushed Zhang Xingyu's hand away forcefully, then pouted and said: "You're the little guy. I'm already hundreds of thousands of years old, you're not allowed to call me little guy."

He spoke in a childish manner, but his tone was old-fashioned.

Seeing this, Zhang Xingyu laughed.

"Okay, okay, okay, I won't call you little guy. But little guy, you have to tell me your name so I know how to address you," Zhang Xingyu said.

The child pouted and said loudly: "You remember, my name is, my name is..."

After a long time, the child still hadn't said his name.

Finally, the child lowered his head and said depressedly: "I don't have a name."

"So you don't have a name. That's okay, I can help you pick one. This young master is a famous talent in this Xuantiandalu, and I have several carts of books in my stomach." Zhang Xingyu reached out and patted the child's head, comforting him softly.

The child raised his head and looked at Zhang Xingyu with watery big eyes expectantly.

"Really? Then hurry up and pick one for me," the child urged.

"Okay."

Zhang Xingyu agreed.

He touched his nose, walked two steps on the lotus leaf with his head down, and then asked the child: "Little guy, to pick a name, you first need a surname. What is your surname?"

"I don't have a surname," the child replied.

"Then what about your parents?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

"I don't have parents," the child replied again.

"So you're an orphan without parents. What a poor child," Zhang Xingyu sighed.

After a pause, he said to the child: "How about you take my surname? My surname is Zhang, how about you take my surname Zhang too?"

"Okay, okay," the child clapped his hands happily.

Seeing him happy, Zhang Xingyu was also very happy.

This child was cute and made people happy just by seeing him.

He thought for a while and said to the child: "As for the name. I see you are very happy, so why not call you 'Kaixin' (Happy). Your full name will be 'Zhang Kaixin'."

"Zhang Kaixin, Zhang Kaixin. I have a name, I have a name."

Hearing the name Zhang Xingyu gave him, the child was very happy.

He shouted loudly while jumping up and down on the lotus leaf excitedly.

After a long time, Zhang Kaixin returned to Zhang Xingyu's side, holding a crystal-clear lotus seed in his hands.

He pulled Zhang Xingyu's arm and said loudly: "Zhang Xingyu, thank you for picking a name for me. I'll treat you to a lotus seed."

Zhang Xingyu reached out and took the lotus seed.

This lotus seed was as warm and moist as jade, emitting a faint fragrance.

Zhang Xingyu took a breath of the fragrance emitted by the lotus seed and felt refreshed.

"Good treasure."

Zhang Xingyu praised.

"Kaixin, did you take this lotus seed from the lotus pod above?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

Zhang Kaixin nodded.

"I took this from the lotus pod six thousand years ago," Zhang Kaixin said.

Zhang Xingyu was very surprised.

"Six thousand years ago?"

"Yes, it was six thousand years ago," Zhang Kaixin replied affirmatively.

"Six thousand years ago, a guy named Liu Changsheng came to the Dragon Transformation Pool. He asked me for a lotus seed, saying it was of great use to him. So I gave him one. Later, I asked him to take me out to play, but he just refused. Hmph, unloyal guy," Zhang Kaixin pouted.

"What did you say? Senior Liu Changsheng came here and asked you for a lotus seed?" Zhang Xingyu asked in surprise.

"Yeah. That person's name is Liu Changsheng. Is there a problem?" Zhang Kaixin asked, tilting his head.

"No problem. By the way, did Senior Liu Changsheng say what he wanted the lotus seed for?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

Zhang Kaixin shook his head and said: "I don't know, he didn't say."

Then, he said to Zhang Xingyu: "Zhang Xingyu, take me out of the Dragon Transformation Pool to play. I heard Liu Changsheng say that the outside world is very interesting, and I want to go out and see it. I've been here for tens of thousands of years and have long been bored."

"No problem, leave this to me," Zhang Xingyu promised, patting his chest.

Then, Zhang Xingyu asked again: "Kaixin, will there be any impact on this place after you go out?"

Zhang Kaixin nodded: "There will definitely be an impact. However, you don't have to worry, I'll leave my main body here and leave a trace of my soul, so there shouldn't be any big problems."

"Main body? Soul? Could it be that you are this golden lotus?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

"Yeah. You just guessed it? You're too stupid. Back then, Liu Changsheng guessed it as soon as he arrived at the Dragon Transformation Pool!" Zhang Kaixin said.

Zhang Xingyu was speechless.

"Kaixin, why is your main body so tall?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

Zhang Kaixin giggled: "Is my main body very handsome? Let me tell you, my main body is one of the four Divine Lotuses conceived in the chaos when heaven and earth first opened."

Zhang Xingyu widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide.

"You are one of the four Divine Lotuses conceived in the chaos when heaven and earth first opened?" Zhang Xingyu couldn't believe it.

"Yeah. Is there a problem?" Zhang Kaixin had an expression of being unimpressed.

"No, no problem. I didn't expect such a small child to have such a powerful background," Zhang Xingyu said.

Then, he said to Zhang Kaixin: "Kaixin, since we are going out, remember to bring any treasures you have with you. If you don't have anything to carry them in, you can put them in my storage ring."

Zhang Xingyu said, shaking the ring in his hand in front of Zhang Kaixin.

"Don't worry. My savings from these years are all in my bellyband," Zhang Kaixin said, patting the red bellyband on his chest.

Letting Zhang Kaixin take a few more lotus platform petals, Zhang Xingyu pulled Zhang Kaixin and swam to the Dragon Gate entrance.

"Kaixin, if you go out like this, you will most likely be caught by others. I'll teach you a transformation technique, you should change your appearance," Zhang Xingyu said.

Saying that, Zhang Xingyu recited the incantation of the Seventy-Two Transformations to Zhang Kaixin.

As soon as his incantation was finished, Zhang Kaixin shook his body and transformed.

A miniature version of Zhang Xingyu stood in front of him.

Zhang Xingyu was dumbfounded.

"Um, Kaixin, can you change into someone else's appearance? If you look like this, others will think you are my son. If I meet Fairy Yunxi in the future, I won't be able to wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River," Zhang Xingyu said.

"Where is the Yellow River? And who is Fairy Yunxi?" Zhang Kaixin asked with a smile.

"The Yellow River is very far away. As for Fairy Yunxi, that's my... you stinky brat, why are you asking so much, hurry up and change," Zhang Xingyu pretended to be angry.

"Can't I even ask?"

Zhang Kaixin pouted, shook lightly, and changed his image again.

Seeing the appearance he changed into, Zhang Xingyu was speechless again.

This is clearly a small-sized Nanhua Daxian Liu Changsheng.

Forget it, just make do.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xingyu picked up Zhang Kaixin and jumped out of the Dragon Gate. ===== CHAPTER 134 =====