Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 428 - 418: The Sorrow of Ordinary People, the Choices of Fate

After thinking for a moment, the White Moon Otter nodded heavily and chose to go with Nannan.

Seeing this, Nannan smiled and said, "That’s great, we have another new member in our family."

...

Since the water in this area had dried up, Su Mu led Nannan to the next nearest "Water Cage Point."

Fortunately, this water area was situated lower, so the drop in the main river’s water level wouldn’t affect it.

Su Mu also helped with Nannan to collect the nets and water cages, while the White Moon Otter lent a hand, and soon all the water cages in this area were gathered. The big barrel that Nannan had brought was filled with over twenty Treasure Fish.

If they were ordinary fish, Su Mu would release them, but for rare and valuable breeds, particularly those with good appearance, they kept them to raise in the water cellar at home.

During the process of collecting nets and cages, Nannan was very happy, and the smile never left her face.

Su Mu spent the whole day playing with Nannan.

They only returned home when it was almost dark.

Despite losing two or three "Water Cage Points" due to the water level dropping, the harvest was still plentiful.

However, compared to the harvest of Treasure Fish, Su Mu valued Nannan’s happiness more, as that was the most important thing.

.....

After bringing the White Moon Otter home, Nannan immediately introduced the White Moon Otter to her family, the Cyan Ox, the Iron-Eating Beast, the Little Fox, the Five Little Ones, and even their subordinates.

As for her eldest brother and second brother, they seemed to be very busy recently, so Nannan decided to introduce them next time and didn’t disturb her eldest brother, the Little Black Dragon.

....

That night, in the backyard, within the Spirit Medicine Garden.

Rows of wooden cottages had been set up in the backyard, serving as dormitories for the subordinates of the Five Little Ones, with ten living in each small cottage.

After all, now that they had been recruited, it was impossible for them to be locked up in iron cages anymore.

In one of the cottages, several small animals lay on their respective beds, chatting idly.

"Old Bai, your performance last month was truly impressive, must be in the top thirty, right?" At this point, a big field mouse on the bed said with a smile to a white rabbit on the bed below.

"Yes, tomorrow’s the day the boss will settle our performance, have you decided which Holy Medicine you want, Old Bai?" teased a pit viper on the adjacent bed.

As the conversation was brought up, the other small animals also joined in.

If Old Bai’s performance ranks in the top thirty, he can choose a Quasi-Saint Grade Great Medicine, I’m so envious of Old Bai. When will it be my turn to break into the top thirty?"

"A Quasi-Saint Grade Great Medicine, tsk tsk, I’m really envious to death."

The Five Little Ones implement a "performance reward system" for their subordinates. Whoever finds the most seeds in a month and makes the greatest contributions gets rewarded based on their rank.

The rewards are all various grades and types of Great Medicine that mature and grow in the Medicine Garden.

The higher the performance, the higher the grade of Great Medicine obtained.

These Great Medicines greatly enhance their cultivation progress. A single Quasi-Saint Level Great Medicine is equivalent to their thousands of years of hard cultivation, so they work very diligently every day, trying everything and racking their brains to stay here.

Just being able to stay is already a tremendous opportunity for them.

Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Realms are no longer peaceful. If they return to their own worlds, even though they may be world leaders, with high status and authority, they can only wait for death when faced with overwhelming disasters.

But staying here is different; the master’s backyard can be considered the safest place in the entire Ten Thousand Realms, bar none!

Not only that, they just need to do their job well, and they can get Great Medicine rewards and enhance their cultivation strength, which is simply a great opportunity!

....

Faced with his "roommates’" teasing, Old Bai remained silent and couldn’t be happy at all, looking worried with something on his mind.

"What’s wrong, Old Bai, why so quiet? Are you pretending to be an expert?"

"Old Bai, did you run into something? Tell us, and we brothers will help you come up with a plan."

Others had also noticed Old Bai’s unusual mood and asked him.

...

Old Bai’s real name is "Bai Yuan," and he is the master of a world in the Kunpeng Demon Realm. A few years ago, he discovered the aura of the "Sacred Medicine Garden." Following that faint aura, he came to the River of Time, and was eventually captured and locked in an iron cage.

Thus, the Elder Bai from the Kunpeng Demon Realm became a prisoner.

Later, the master pardoned all of them and recruited them, making them employees here to help expand the Sacred Medicine Garden’s scale.

This was an enormous opportunity for "Bai Yuan," as long as he worked diligently, there was a bright future ahead, and he even had the chance to cross into a higher status and see a broader horizon.

However, just a few days ago, he received news from the Kunpeng Demon Realm.

This news, likely transmitted to the River of Time at a great cost by one of his apprentices, finally reached his ears.

The message was simple: the Kunpeng Demon Realm was under siege by several other Demon Realms and was on the brink of life and death.

At this point, Bai Yuan faced a choice: whether to stay here or return to the Kunpeng Demon Realm.

Returning to the Demon Realm would mean giving up the opportunity and fortune here, and it could very likely put his life at risk, as the three Demon Realms besieging him were formidable.

However, if he chose to stay here, his fellow kin and all the cultivators of the Kunpeng Demon Realm would become slaves to other Demon Realms.

....

After a moment of contemplation, Bai Yuan sighed and shared the problem he was facing.

After all, those living with him here had already become brothers, and they were all trustworthy.

After he finished speaking, the room fell into silence.

"Sigh, I thought you’d run into something. This is quite normal, many have faced similar situations."

"For instance, you can ask Old Liu in our dorm how he made his choice back then."

At this point, everyone looked towards a Dan Dinghe in the corner.

"My situation was similar to Old Bai’s. My kin also faced extermination, and this happened half a year ago."

"As you can see, I am still here, I chose myself," Dan Dinghe said with a bitter smile. "Old Bai, I won’t give you any advice on this matter. It depends on your own choice and the kind of life you want to lead."

"All of us come from different worlds, and most of us are world leaders. We have our kin and our concerns."

"But now, as the Ten Thousand Realms are in turmoil, we all have to make choices."