Chapter 4, Magical Space

At the time he invented it, it was only as big as a house. Then he started to add more space as he advanced. Almost all of his belongings were in the space. Afraid that something might happen, he engraved the space in his soul so it followed him everywhere he went.

If the space is still on him, then he doesn't have to worry about living in this world. Li Jain spotted a wild chicken with his sharp eyes and quickly ran after it. Who knew that even wild chicken was even hard to deal with, after running in circles, he was exhausted before he could kill it.

By the time Li Jain reached where Jingsheng was waiting, it was forty-five minutes later. The poor kid was crying and passing back and forth. He wanted to search for his dad, but daddy told him not to move which made it hard for him.

"Sheng, Daddy's back." Li Jain happily shouted

"Daddy," Jing Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to hug Li Jain: "Daddy are you okay?"

Li Jain was touched. He didn't expect the kid to care about people at such a young age. If it was other children, they would first ask about the thing in his hand. "I'm okay. I've made you worried." He rubbed Jing Sheng's hair to reassure him.

Jing Sheng cried for a while before wiping his tears: "I thought something bad had happened to you."

Poor kid, Li Jain sighed and pat Jing Sheng on his back, "It is my fault for making you worried. It won't happen again."

"It's ok. Dad, you caught a chicken. Why is the egg so big?" It was only now that Jing Sheng noticed the things in Li Jain's hand.

"It's a magic beast egg. These are things I brought for you." Li Jain handed some green, red and purple fruits to Jing Shen. These were things that he picked on his way back, they were cranberries, raspberries, tayberries, cherries, strawberries, grapes, peaches etc. 

Li Jain was distressed. If he knew that kid would get hit so hard, he would have taken him along.

Jing Sheng whipped the cherry with his hands and put one in his mouth, his eyes lit up. "It tastes so good. Thanks dad." 

"You're welcome, let's go home." Li Jain also smile and held Jing Sheng hand as they walk home.

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By the time they got home, the other two children were waiting at the door.

"Daddy, you're back." Jing Xuan and Juanxin said at the same time.

Li Jain nodded to them, seeing that they haven't showered yet, he pointed out. "There are three buckets of water in the backyard. You guys should take a bath while I prepared dinner."

"I'll go first." Juanxin shouted. He couldn't wait to bathe first seeing that daddy brought so many things he didn't want to be left out, because he was the youngest, they let him go first. 

Li Jain quickly made a fire and began to clean the wild chicken.

Jing Sheng and Jing Xuan were turning over thatch in the sun.

"Ge, where did you and daddy go this morning? There were lots of things daddy brought back." Asked Jing Xuan

"I follow daddy up the mountain. He even carries me on his back and gives me delicious fruits to eat on our way back." Jing Sheng explain excitedly.

"That's not fair!" Jing Xuan protest

"What's not fair? I told you not to sleep like a log in the morning but you won't listen." Jing Sheng counterattack

"How can daddy carry you on his back and not me? He even gives you delicious food but you didn't bring some for me. What a good brother you are!" Jing Xuan said angrily

"Who said I didn't bring some for you and Juanxin? But now, I'm not gonna give you anything." Jing Sheng also got angry at his brother shameless behavior.

Knowing that Jing Sheng brought some for him, Jing Xuan quickly put his hands up and surrendered; "I was wrong, I was wrong. Oh, what a good brother I have, the children in the village must be envious of me."

"Stop your dog flitting, it has no effect on me." Jing Sheng opened his basket and took out some grapes and berries. They were both green and purple grapes. The green seedless grapes were bit, fat, and dense.

When he handed the grapes over, he said saw that foodie of a brother hesitating for a bit before taking it. Surprisingly, the flavor is sweet but not too sweet, like a soft wink of sweetness. Jing Xuan's eyes brighten and he eats the grapes quickly.

"Don't think I'll give you more after you finish that. The only ones left are for Juanxin. Daddy got more, he said he was going to make wine and earn money. You better not go ask for them." Seeing through Jing Xuan's intentions, Jing Sheng thought he should warn him ahead of time.

When it comes to making money, Li Jingsheng won't allow anyone to mess up their plans, not even his brother.

"Hump! You're being mean to me again." Jing Xuan pouted

"Quit being noisy, let's go take a bath. Juanxin is done."

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Meanwhile, After cleaning the chicken, Li Jain created a fire with the heat magic. And began his cooking. Most people use their magic to hunt, fight and gain power, only few use their magic for fun.

He boiled some of the potatoes and roasted some. There was no oil so he couldn't fry it even if he wanted to. As for the chicken, thanks to the ingredients he got, he was able to make a chicken tomato soup.  Fortunately, although there were not many things at home, there was still salt. The balls of fire were lit under the pot. Although it saved him from cutting firewood, it also drew out his energy.

Li Jain couldn't help but be thankful for this little house. Although their house was at the end of the village and also located in the most dangerous place, at least there was a mountain with lots of treasures.

Even a bit of flour wasn't at home. He wondered how the children had managed to survive all this time. Because the original owner didn't spend much time with the children, he didn't know how their lives have been.

While cooking, Jing Xuan was gulping hard while  the other two were staring at him with wide eyes as their stomachs growled. 

There was a strong fragrance from the packed dishes. Two large bowls and three small ones were placed on the wooden table. The potatoes were in one of the big bowls and the small bowls had soup in them.

Li Jain saw that the children were all clean and nodded in satisfaction. He took four spoons and sat down. At the door, three small heads were looking at him. Seeing that they were looking at the dishes on the table, he called them: "Come, sit down and eat."

The three came and sat down still staring at the tasty food but didn't dare to make a move.

Li Jain looks at them and smiles: "If you are hungry, then eat. Who will feed you if your daddy doesn't?"

Li Jain was very hungry but he felt that in comparison to him, the children were more hungry.

When he finally got them to eat, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But then he suddenly found his little boy had stopped eating and buried his head lower.

"What's wrong? Do you not like the food?" Li Jain lifted his head and found his face filled with tears. Li Jain was distressed, he leaned over and wipe the child's face: "Don't cry. If you don't like it I'll find something else for you."

Although this wasn't the best food, it was much better than that  flour paste.

The other two also stopped eating and looked over.

Juanxin is their younger brother and he's the one that suffers the most. Being born premature, he was much smaller and weaker than them.