Since waking up, Xiao Tianxia had been sitting motionless on the hilltop, still in a daze. He couldn't understand how his usually mediocre and incompetent elder brother had suddenly transformed into a violent and terrifying fat man!

What he couldn't understand even more was how his brother, who had always been unknown, could possess such strength!

You must know that he was hailed as the greatest genius of his generation, and had never been defeated by his peers. Yet now he had truly been defeated by his own brother.

Did Father Emperor already know about my elder brother's strength before passing the throne to him...?

"Little Tianxia, ​​let's play hide-and-seek!"

Inside Lotus Cave, Black Rabbit finished exercising and walked up to Xiao Tianxia, ​​who was lost in thought, with Little Fatty, warmly inviting him to play together.

However, Xiao Tianxia ignored her.

"Little Tianxia, ​​don't you want to play hide-and-seek anymore?"

Little Fatty stared wide-eyed, poked Xiao Tianxia's arm with his little finger, and said, "How about we ride horses? You be the horse, and Black Rabbit and I will ride you."

"Squeak—riding a horse!" Black Rabbit raised both hands in agreement. "You carry us flying all over the clouds, just like before. This is called...this is called..."

"Like father, like son," Little Fatty suggested.

"Yeah, like father, like son. When we were playing with Yicheng down the mountain, we met Er Lengzi, who was a perfect example of that. His whole family had been shoveling horse manure for generations, and Er Lengzi was incredibly fast at it, even faster than Yicheng! He said that's what it means to follow in your father's footsteps. How about you inherit Siwu's business and play with us now?"

? ? ? ?

What is all this about??

Xiao Tianxia frowned slightly, glancing impatiently at Black Rabbit and Little Fatty, and scolded, "Can you two little demons be quiet? Go be silly somewhere else and don't bother me!"

Faced with Xiao Tianxia's reprimand, the chubby boy jumped up with a bright red face and gave Xiao Tianxia a sharp rap on the head.

"How dare you talk to me like that! Ah~! I'm Little Fatty, you have to call me Auntie Little Fatty!"

"Squeak—"

Black Rabbit also jumped up and gave Xiao Tianxia a sharp rap on the back of the head.

"Call me Uncle Black Rabbit!"

“............”

Creak!

Xiao Tianxia clenched his fist, and with a sudden flick of his sleeve, Little Fatty and Black Rabbit were sent flying far away with a cry of "Ouch!" They crashed into a mountain and tumbled dozens of times.

"Ouch~"

Little Fatty and Black Rabbit shook their heads and sat up.

The two chubby boys looked at each other, then burst into tears and ran out of Lotus Cave.

......

at this time.

In a small courtyard on the hilltop.

Qin Shou and Song Ningsheng were drinking tea and playing chess under the peach tree.

"Haha, Brother Song, you've lost again, but your chess skills have actually improved!"

Qin Shou laughed loudly.

Seven years ago, during the cataclysmic event, the Tianxuan Continent was shattered. Song Ningsheng chose to abandon his physical body and merge his true spirit with the Divine Strategy, becoming the 'Earth Spirit' of this continent, protecting its mountains and rivers.

Now, he can be considered to have achieved immortality in a different way. However, this continent is like a shell, forever trapping his true spirit and causing him to lose his physical body and freedom.

"Hehe, entering the fairyland naturally enhances computing power considerably."

Song Ningsheng chuckled along, looking quite composed.

Qin Shou asked him if he had ever regretted it, and Song Ningsheng replied, "We cultivators do what we please, so how can we talk about regret?"

"Come, Brother Song, let me toast you."

Qin Shou discarded the teacup and replaced it with fine wine.

"Good wine!"

Song Ningsheng took a sip and praised it highly.

"Haha, that's right, this is newly made wine, buried underground for a full thousand years." Qin Shou smacked his lips, lamenting, "It's a pity that the monk won't get to drink such fine wine."

"But this monk is a real man!"

Qin Shou sincerely exclaimed in admiration.

To relinquish one's entire Dao fruit so readily—this act of selflessness is something Qin Shou himself cannot and is unwilling to do, but that does not prevent him from admiring such a person.

“After he left, this tree never bore fruit again.” Song Ningsheng seemed somewhat regretful, looking up at the old mulberry tree swaying in the wind. “He said he was just going to go through the next cycle of reincarnation.”

"When this tree blossoms and bears fruit again, it will be reborn, hehe..."

Song Ningsheng chuckled, a smile tinged with melancholy and nostalgia.

"All things have a spirit, and each finds its own destiny."

The old mulberry tree in front of us is the one where the monk sat and attained enlightenment. This mortal tree has also been imbued with much Buddhist nature. One day, when the time is right, it will be able to shed its mortal nature and become spiritual.

"well…… "

Just as Qin Shou was feeling sentimental, Little Fatty and Black Rabbit ran over from afar, each one indignant and embellishing their accusations:

"Master, Xiao Tianxia hit me!"

"Squeak, he hit me too! He slapped my little face hundreds of times and kicked Little Fatty's little belly thousands of times."

"Hmm, he also said I'm ugly. I told him that my master says I'm cute, and he said my master is ugly too..."

"Squeak, he even insulted Yi Cheng, saying Yi Cheng is fat and stupid..."

"Waaaaah~~, Master, Xiao Tianxia bullied me! He won't call me Auntie Fatty anymore! I'm so sad! I want to find my older sister, boohoo~~"

"Squeak, squeak, I need to find Yi Cheng! I can't stand being on this mountain any longer!"

".............."

Qin Shou watched the two little guys perform quietly.

After their performance, Qin Shou suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes wide with anger, and said:

"This is outrageous! How dare he bully his elder like this? It's utterly disrespectful!"

"Yes, Master, hit him! Hit him!"

The chubby boy, his little eyes red, raised his tiny fist and roared, "I'll beat him so badly his own father won't recognize him!"

"Squeak! I also support hitting him! Children need to be disciplined from a young age! Otherwise, he'll grow up and start hitting you, his owner!"

"Black Rabbit is right, Master, go and beat him!"

Little Fatty ran up behind Qin Shou and pushed his waist, urging him to hurry up.

"Okay, let's beat him up."

Qin Shou slammed his hand on the table and immediately reached out a large hand to grab Xiao Tianxia from the Lotus Cave.

"???"

Xiao Tianxia was a little confused.

He was sitting on a hilltop, enjoying the breeze and lost in thought, when he was suddenly dragged out.

"I heard you hit your chubby aunt and Uncle Black Rabbit!"

Qin Beast sealed Xiao Tianxia's cultivation, conjured a Binding Immortal Rope to entangle him, and hung him from a tree. Then, he took off the sole of his shoe and began to slash him repeatedly.

"Damn it, they have absolutely no respect for their elders!"

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Black Rabbit and Little Fatty stood to the side, clapping and shouting in unison, "Serves you right!"

Xiao Tianxia:............I just swept my sleeve over these two little demon pets, and my master hung me up and beat me in such a humiliating way...Am I that lowly? ???

Snap!

Seeing this, Little Fatty immediately jumped up again and flicked Xiao Tianxia's head a dozen times.

"Black Rabbit, it's your turn."

"Squeak, wait for me."

Black Rabbit rushed into the kitchen, found a rusty iron pot, and asked Qin Beast if he would damage Xiao Tianxia's head before attacking. After receiving Qin Beast's reply that he would not, Black Rabbit yelled "ya ya" and gave Xiao Tianxia a series of violent blows to his head.

Finally, the two chubby little boys developed a tacit understanding: "We'll take turns hitting each other, and we'll fight until the end of time."

Creak...creak...

Xiao Tianxia was stunned, not because his head was knocked out, but because his mind was blank.

Was he beaten up by two little demons today...? I think so...

But he couldn't fight back.

How could he, a prince of the Vermilion Bird Empire and the illustrious Heavenly Martial King, have ever suffered such humiliation...?

Half an incense stick later.

The chubby boy, hands on his own waist, tilted his head back and glared at Xiao Tianxia, ​​saying smugly, "Do you admit defeat?"

duang!

Before Xiao Tianxia could speak, Black Rabbit went up and gave him a good whack on the head.

"Little Fatty, he says he's not convinced!"

Xiao Tianxia: ...

"Fine, you think you're in the right to hit me? Let me tell you, even Yi Cheng wouldn't dare hit me like that!"

Little Fatty is really angry.

She felt so wronged today.

Normally, Yi Cheng would give her a lot of face, and Si Wu wouldn't dare to hit her. But today, Si Wu's brat actually dared to hit her. If she didn't teach him a lesson today, he might dare to hit her sister again in the future.

"Aaaaaah~~, I, the King of Koi, am angry! Behold my Mighty Fist!"

Little Fatty immediately unleashed the violent technique taught by Yi Cheng, delivering a punch capable of shattering a mountain to Xiao Tianxia's stomach, causing Xiao Tianxia to foam at the mouth.

Snap snap snap—

"Little Fatty's awesome, he threw up!"

Black Rabbit cheered on his good brother from the sidelines.

At this moment, Xiao Hanyue, who had come up the mountain with Qin Shou, sat under the eaves, blinking her big eyes as she watched this scene.

When she first arrived at the mountain, she felt that these two powerful demons were not simple, because they dared to talk back to her master. So, these days, she has chosen to stay quietly, watch, and silently follow her master in cultivation.

But he never expected that Xiao Tianxia, ​​whose talent was unparalleled and who could overpower the geniuses of an era, would be treated this way upon arriving at this mountain peak...

"Ah~~~"

Bang bang bang—

"Do you submit? Do you submit? Do you submit!!!!!!"

Xiao Tianxia was truly tough; even after being beaten by these two little demons for a long time, he didn't utter a sound.

But he was furious inside.

He was also very dissatisfied with Qin Shou, his nominal master.

But Qin Shou ignored him, letting Little Fatty and Black Rabbit do their thing, while he sat under the tree and continued the unfinished game of chess with Song Ningsheng.

Qin Shou's idea was to wait and see, leaving the rest to time, until the little guy figured it out himself before letting him go down the mountain, or else just stay here.

"Black Rabbit, were you having fun?"

"Cool! "

"Hehehe, hurry up and go to the bamboo forest and call Da Bao out. We three rascals share the good fortune and fight together!"

"Squeak, I'm coming right now."

Xiao Tianxia:............