My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 536: Chapter 340: The Grateful Panda’s Golden Cicada Offering

On Panda Mountain, three panda cubs were playing in the snow. They were naturally unafraid of the cold.

These were three Extraordinary baby pandas with immense potential: one male and two females. The male, Dundun Hero, possessed Saint Tier potential, while the females, La Me Meng and Yun Duoduo, both had Tier Eighteen potential. They were destined to surpass their parents, a classic case of the pupil surpassing the master.

In a short time, the three adorable babies had each already condensed two Spiritual Power Vortexes. Li Xiang had also long since formed a Soul Contract with them. Since Tuantuan called Li Xiang ”Dad,” they called Li Xiang ”Grandpa.”

After playing for a while, the three cubs started fighting over bamboo. There were plenty of tender bamboo shoots and delicious, crisp winter bamboo on the ground, but when they saw Dundun Hero gnawing on a tougher, older stalk, La Me Meng and Yun Duoduo just had to snatch it away, as if that hard, old stalk tasted better.

As the older brother, Dundun Hero—alright, he was only born a minute or two earlier, but since Li Xiang said he was the older brother, he was the older brother—gave in to his two little sisters and let them have the old bamboo stalk.

As a result, ”tragedy” struck.

La Me Meng and Yun Duoduo fought over it, gnawing too forcefully. In the commotion, a bamboo fiber got stuck between the teeth of Meng Meng (La Me Meng’s nickname). She tried to pick it out with her paw, but the fiber was too small and just wouldn’t come out.

Meng Meng had never experienced getting something ”stuck in her teeth” before. She panicked, squeaking frantically and hopping up and down.

Dundun and Duoduo came to help, but they couldn’t get it out either. After all, a panda’s paws are fluffy, short, and chubby—not as nimble as human hands, and they were just cubs.

”Let’s go get Dad’s help.” Dundun Hero led his sister to find Tuantuan, but unfortunately, Tuantuan wasn’t there.

They then tried to find their two Little Aunts, Huanhuan and Lele, but they weren’t around either. Only their mother, Yuanyuan, and their grandmother were home. But those two were ordinary pandas and couldn’t help.

Just then, Li Xiang arrived, and the three of them rushed over. ”Grandpa, help, help!”

”What’s wrong?” Li Xiang asked.

Having formed a Soul Contract, Li Xiang could engage in ”Soul Communication,” or ”Soul Transmission,” with his Extraordinary Spirit Pets within a certain range, thanks to his Beast Taming: Azure Qilin Guide Superpower. Currently, this communication distance was three kilometers; any further and it wouldn’t work.

The reason Li Xiang had arrived just in time was that he had sensed the little ones were in a bit of trouble and had come to check on them.

The three cubs’ voices were cute and child-like. Meng Meng, in particular, had tears streaming down her face, looking absolutely pitiful.

”A piece of bamboo is stuck in my teeth!” Meng Meng cried, hugging Li Xiang’s leg and looking up at him with teary eyes.

”Oh, so that’s what it is.” Li Xiang was instantly relieved. ’And here I was thinking it was something serious, but it’s just a piece of bamboo stuck in your teeth. It’s no big deal, and look how worked up you got.’

”Don’t worry, Grandpa will take care of it.” Li Xiang comforted her and had Meng Meng open her mouth wide. He took a look, then reached in and easily pulled out the bamboo fiber stuck between her teeth.

Crisis averted.

”Grandpa, Grandpa, you’re amazing!”

”Thank you, Grandpa!”

”Thanks, Grandpa.”

”It’s nothing, just a small thing. Don’t chew on old bamboo anymore. Wait until you’re bigger and your teeth are stronger, okay?” Li Xiang said.

”We know, we know! We won’t do it again.” The three panda cubs had a very good attitude about admitting their mistake.

Just as Li Xiang was about to leave, Meng Meng called out, ”Grandpa, wait.”

”What is it?” Li Xiang turned back.

As Li Xiang watched curiously, Meng Meng turned around, went into the cave, and came out holding a few precious items. ”Grandpa, Grandpa, these are for you.”

Li Xiang took a look and saw that they were Golden Cicada Flowers.

These were a treasure of the bamboo forest. They were actually a composite body formed when cicada larvae are infected by a fungus, and are known as the ”Cordyceps of the South.” They were a precious and expensive traditional medicinal herb, said to treat fevers, rashes, convulsions, and improve vision, and were always in high demand.