354 Manor Visit - 354

As the two children stood stunned, clapping was heard from not too far away. They turned around and saw Ying Xiong clapping his hands while Tong nodded in approval.

The two children were suddenly overcome with embarrassment and quickly moved away from Hei Ren.

"He truly is talented." Ying Xiong said as he stopped clapping.

"I wouldn't have brought him here otherwise." Zhou Fan responded.

Hei Ren hurried over to Zhou Fan's side and stood there silently.

Meanwhile, the other two children's anger had finally built up.

"He only beat us because he was specially trained by Uncle Zhou Fan. It's unfair, and his win should not count." Feng Liu said.

"I agree. If our situations were reversed and that punk had to be trained by two old men, then we would have beaten him easily." Lu Zhong added.

Ying Xiong sighed and suddenly felt jealous of Zhou Fan.

"Alright you two. Stop whining, it's embarrassing for me." Ying Xiong said. "Your uncle Zhou Fan and I decided that he would take all of you on a trip to gain experience among other cultivators. One of my biggest regrets was that I did not do so for Tong, though he luckily turned out fine."

"A trip? Where?" Feng Liu asked in excitement.

"I don't know, but your uncle said that it was very far away." Ying Xiong said.

"No time to waste! Let's go!" Feng Liu and Lu Zhong said as they ran down towards Zhou Fan and circled him in excitement.

Zhou Fan said his goodbye's to Ying Xiong and Tong before creating a giant sword with a dome bubble around it.

Zhou Fan, Feng Liu, Lu Zhong, and Hei Ren stepped on the sword and it flew away at an astonishing speed. 

All three of the children watched in amazement as the universe sped past them.

Soon, they exited the galaxy. Luckily, they were within Zhou Fan's bubble, so nothing seemed to change for them.

It took around an hour of traveling to reach the teleportation array. Before the children even noticed it, they were in the tree-like galaxy cluster and flying towards the Heaven galaxy.

Suddenly, Zhou Fan remembered something and took a slight detour. After a while, the sword began to slow down and a giant dome covered in ice appeared in front of the children.

They looked in amazement as the ice melted and the manor was shown in its full glory.

As the sword began to land on the manor's ground, it shrank until it was barely big enough to hold all 4 passengers.

As everyone's feet touched the ground, the sword disappeared.

"Brother Fan. Did you leave without me again?" The chicken asked as it ran towards him.

"Sorry. I found some strange children and brought them here." Zhou Fan said.

"I see. If you were saving children, then you are forgiven." The chicken said.

The children did not say a word as they were shocked. After all, they had never seen a talking chicken.

"Brother Fan, these poor children must have brain injuries. Look at the way they're looking at me. It's as if they've never seen an elegant chicken before." The chicken said.

"Indeed, it must be so. Outside, there are no chickens as incredible as you. They must be adjusting." Zhou Fan said while stroking an imaginary beard.

"I see. I see. In that case, this chicken will forgive their rudeness." The chicken said with what could only be said to be a smirk.

Soon, the other animals came from various directions and surrounded the children.

"Big Brother Zhou Fan, did you bring guests?" The butterfly said excitedly.

"It seems so." The deer said.

"H-Hello. I'm Feng Liu." Feng Liu said with some hesitation.

"So she can speak!" The chicken shouted at the revelation.

"In that case, hurry up and greet this chicken." The chicken said arrogantly.

"Hello Mr.Chicken?" Feng Liu said questioningly.

"It needs some work, but it's ok for the first time." The chicken said.

As they spoke, Lu Zhong curiously went to the bearded dragon and picked him up.

The bearded dragon seemed to like him as it climbed up his arm and sat itself on his head.

Lu Zhong did not mind.

Hei Ren stayed near Zhou Fan quietly, but the crow landed on his shoulder and sat there.

Hei Ren unconsciously began to pet him as he stayed silent.

After all the animals introduced themselves, Zhou Fan led them all to the pond with the waterfall.

They set up a table for everyone and Zhou Fan soon served breakfast as the animals had just woken up.

Everyone ate in harmony, and the children soon got used to the animals.

"So where exactly are we?" Feng Liu asked once everyone was back in the yard.

"In a different galaxy cluster. I just call this place the manor." Zhou Fan said.

The animals had no concept of planets, galaxies, or even space, so they just listened with confusion.

"Wow! We must be the first humans to ever arrive here." Lu Zhong said in excitement.

"Arrive here, yes. But not the first humans to ever be in this galaxy cluster." Zhou Fan said. 

"Alright. This chicken cannot understand what you are talking about. Change the subject." The chicken commanded.

Zhou Fan karate chopped his head lightly, but did indeed change the subject.

"On my travels, I found a beautiful place, but it's too far for me to take any of you there." Zhou Fan said.

"How beautiful?" The butterfly asked curiously.

"Perhaps the most beautiful place I've ever seen. It's a place called the purple star sea. You don't have to worry about it, I'll take you all there eventually." Zhou Fan said.

They would remain in cryostasis for a long time. He may even have set up teleportation arrays between the Zhou supercluster and the purple star sea by the next time he visited.

It did not feel like a long time passed as they talked, but night soon fell and Zhou Fan set up a place for the three children to sleep. He then said goodnight to the chicken and entered his room.