Explanation is just a cover-up, bro.
"You bastard, you've spoiled me rotten! You actually sold me out for a jade bottle... Kid, you're asking for it! If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll think you're invincible!" Yuan Shi, with his disfigured face, bared his teeth and looked incredibly fierce. He couldn't help but exclaim as he tore at the wounds on his face.
My brother is way too cruel! Did he really have to hit me so hard? Honestly! He just made up an excuse because he doesn't like me! Fine, that's perfect!
With such a serious injury, I absolutely cannot go out again, or I'll be ridiculed by my elder and younger brothers... I can only secretly heal in this quiet room... It's so frustrating!
"Hmph, brat, just wait until I come out of seclusion, then I'll teach you a lesson!" Yuanshi cursed inwardly, having already lectured the little brat Tongtian several times over.
Meanwhile, the little brat Tongtian, whom he had been constantly talking about, kept sneezing. After several sneezes, even the usually calm and inactive Taiqing couldn't help but take out some clothes and put them on the little brat without saying a word. The little brat tried to resist but to no avail, and pouted in grievance, muttering something.
"Big brother, I'm not cold~" He just felt a chill for no reason. Who was talking about him? One sneeze after another, when will it end?
"Sit still." Taiqing patted his head soothingly, while Tongtian, the little brat, hugged his older brother affectionately, rubbing against him like a spoiled child.
"What's wrong, kid?" Taiqing laughed. This adorable little dumpling was so cute that it was impossible not to be charmed. His big, round eyes were fixed on him, filled with innocence and purity, like a harmless little elf who didn't know the ways of the world. It was enough to melt your heart.
"Big brother, where did second brother go? Didn't we agree that second brother would be the one to take me this part?" Tongtian the little brat asked in confusion, tilting his still childish face as he looked at his big brother.
"He...he suddenly went into seclusion and didn't have time to inform you...kid, what's wrong? Don't you want to cultivate with your older brother?" Taiqing looked away, avoiding eye contact with his younger brother's innocent gaze, and quickly changed the subject.
"No~ Second Brother said he would take me to learn weapon crafting! Tongtian wants to learn weapon crafting, Big Brother, do you know how to craft weapons?" Little Tongtian thought for a moment and pleaded.
"I won't thank you. All I do is refine pills~ Does that make me seem useless?" Taiqing sighed helplessly, his lips twitching involuntarily.
"Oh." Tongtian observed his elder brother's awkwardness, which he tried so hard to hide. Although his elder brother didn't say anything, he was still stubbornly explaining why his second brother couldn't come out. But, explaining was just a cover-up, elder brother... Tongtian pondered for a long time, and then in a flash, he understood something.
It was the eldest brother. The eldest brother had planned all of this long ago, or perhaps even earlier... From the moment he returned, he used the excuse of punishing him by making him gather spiritual herbs, but he never reminded him that these herbs could not be touched with spiritual power. It was just that the unlucky second brother suddenly had a whim to go to the herb field to find him, and accidentally bumped into the little cub Tongtian, which then triggered a series of consequences...
The key question is, why did Second Brother happen to encounter that spiritual herb by such a coincidence? Could it be that Eldest Brother said something to Second Brother...?
"Big brother, you..." Tongtian the little brat was startled awake from his dream, hesitant to speak, his gaze making his big brother's hair stand on end.
"What are you doing?" Taiqing merely glanced at him, and Tongtian the little brat exclaimed in surprise, quickly darting to the side and hiding behind the screen, while secretly peeking out to observe his reaction.
"Kid? What's wrong? Come here." After thinking for a moment, although she didn't know what kind of nonsense her younger brother was thinking, she still had to keep an eye on him. It was the right thing to do to prevent him from going astray.
Tongtian the little brat trembled, feeling a chill run down his spine. He forced a dry laugh and said, "It's nothing... By the way, big brother, what happened to second brother?"
"Why are you asking this? Your second brother is perfectly fine. Besides, what could I possibly do to him? Why are you standing so far away? Come here and let me take a look." Taiqing looked suspiciously at his younger brother, who was hesitant and somewhat panicked, and felt increasingly uneasy.
Could it be that Tongtian knows something, which is why he is so wary?
"Come here." Taiqing stroked his long beard and smiled kindly, trying to soften the child's wariness. Unfortunately, the child was no longer the little dumpling who couldn't even walk steadily. He was now a bit smarter and wouldn't be easily fooled.
"Big brother, I..." The boy was getting a little anxious, pouting unhappily. This is a trick, isn't it? Big brother wants to lure him away first so he can make his move, right? I knew big brother was the most cunning. Maybe second brother was tricked and that's why he doesn't dare to talk to him? What exactly happened? Why doesn't he know anything about it?
"It's alright, if you don't want to come, that's fine. I won't force you. Here's the white jade bottle I promised you before." Taiqing shook his head helplessly, took out the white jade bottle from his mustard seed space and handed it to his younger brother. The younger brother looked dazed, not knowing what he was thinking. He just stared blankly at the white jade bottle without saying a word.
"Tongtian?" Taiqing frowned, coughed lightly to remind him to come back to his senses. The little Tongtian was startled awake, looking at the white jade bottle in front of him with some confusion. He tentatively touched it. Hmm? It's real.
"Big brother, are you really willing to give it to me?" Tongtian Little Cub was taken aback. He hugged it tightly and looked at the bottle with curiosity, secretly plotting something in his mind.
“I will do what I promised you. Kid, come here for a second.” Taiqing stroked his beard, smiled and beckoned to him again, gesturing for him to come over.
The little boy was still shaken, his face filled with doubt and uncertainty. He seemed hesitant to speak, clearly indicating that he didn't want to go back there.
"No, no, no, standing here is fine, hehe." The little brat Tongtian stiffened, gave a dry laugh, but his feet unconsciously moved towards the door.
"Big brother, I suddenly remembered I have something to do and need to go out for a bit. I'll come back to find you later." The little brat Tongtian wanted to slip away, but Taiqing, who hadn't figured out why his younger brother was so afraid of him, was not about to let it go. He decisively stood up, grabbed the brat, and his expression became subtle.
The little boy Tongtian knew something was wrong the moment his older brother made his move, but no matter how fast he moved, he couldn't outrun the Taiji Diagram's cover. The Taiji Diagram brought him to Taiqing's side and threw him into Taiqing's arms.
"Did you get into trouble again, kid?" Taiqing shook the cub, who was already slumped over. Seeing the cub's lifeless expression, he laughed in exasperation. He pinched the little cub's cheek hard, and the little cub cried out uncomfortably, struggling.
"Speak, what happened?" Taiqing released his grip on the little Tongtian cub, his ambiguous tone sending a chill down the little Tongtian's spine.
Tongtian dared not expose his elder brother's shortcomings, for fear of getting a beating. He forced a dry laugh and said, "I wanted to ask my second brother something, elder brother, are you going to stop me?"
"It's the same to tell your older brother what's on your mind. What's wrong? Are you all grown up now? Do you have something on your mind that you don't want your older brother to know?" Taiqing patted his younger brother's head, looking quite melancholy.
"No, no, no, that's not it! Big brother, big brother, please let me go find second brother. Some things are better clarified in person!" Tongtian cried out in desperation.
Taiqing: "..." Hmph, fine, don't say it then. The kid really isn't close to his older brother anymore, he won't even say anything intimate... What's so good about the second brother that you care about him so much?
"Go away, go away, you've really broken my heart!" Taiqing sighed helplessly, waving his hand to loosen his grip on Tongtian, signaling him to get lost.
The little boy bid farewell to his eldest brother and excitedly ran out to the quiet room where his second brother often meditated. Good, his second brother was indeed still in seclusion, without leaving a message for the boy. The boy felt a little sad…
The little boy, Tongtian, stood in front of the closed gate, holding the white jade bottle, and pouted somewhat dejectedly.
Hmph, just for the sake of how I had no choice but to trick Second Brother along with Eldest Brother before, I'll forgive Second Brother for now! As for this bottle, I'll give it to Second Brother.
He carefully placed the white jade bottle in a safe place and used his not-so-skilled spiritual power to set up an array to properly store it.
Tongtian, the little brat, stood with his hands on his hips, looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction. Suddenly, a strong thought popped into his mind: he wanted to go to the foot of the mountain to pick a bunch of flowers for his second brother. He had been unable to give the flowers to his second brother before due to various reasons. Whenever his second brother mentioned the beautifully arranged bouquet of flowers in his eldest brother's room, his second brother would always be a little unhappy... So, he secretly went down the mountain to give his second brother a surprise.
The boy, who acts on his thoughts immediately, is very proactive. He summoned his magical treasure, the Heart-Piercing Lock, which circled around him affectionately, as if greeting him.
Tongtian the little cub laughed. He ordered the Heart-Piercing Lock to stay here and watch over the white jade bottle for him. The Heart-Piercing Lock would not refuse any request from its little master. It attached itself to the bottle and held it firmly in place.
Having accomplished his mission, the boy secretly descended the mountain, running along the path until he reached the magic array halfway up the mountain. He skillfully cast spells, demonstrating his mastery of opening the protective array without alerting his two older brothers! Whether it was his exceptional talent or sheer luck, a gap gradually appeared, just large enough for him to move through, and he successfully slipped away!
The little boy happily strolled around the foot of the mountain. It was springtime, a vibrant season of blooming flowers and lush greenery, a truly lively scene. Perhaps it was his nature, or perhaps he had been lonely for too long, but he instantly fell in love with the bustling world. Everything was new and adorable to him. His eyes were filled with curiosity about this primordial world, and his heart was overflowing with longing for it. As one of the transformations of Pangu's primordial spirit, the Shangqing Little Dumpling undoubtedly inherited Pangu's feelings for all things in this primordial world. The vibrant life of this world filled him with joy. The little boy was overjoyed, running freely through the boundless, beautiful mountains. Perhaps sensing his presence, the fluffy creatures huddled around him, whimpering and begging for cuddles. The little boy's eyes lit up. His fluffy companions were now in perfect harmony with him, running back and forth. He felt that at this moment, he was the happiest child in the entire primordial world, without a doubt!
The child was still immersed in the joy of petting the fluffy creature, completely unaware that danger was quietly approaching. A dark figure was hiding in the shadows, staring intently at the child who was having so much fun. With his hands forming a hand seal, he released a magic weapon that was heading towards Tongtian!
By the time the child realized it, it was too late. The phantom of the magical artifact that had fallen from the sky was clearly reflected in the child's pupils. The child opened his eyes wide in panic and subconsciously tried to summon the Qingping Sword to resist, but it was too late. The phantom quickly enveloped the child, and a blinding golden light shone brightly, then quickly dimmed. The golden bowl rapidly shrank and returned to its master's hand.
The man's lips curled up slightly as he glanced at the child, who was lying unconscious at the bottom of the golden bowl, which was covered by the bowl. His smile deepened.
I got it! I never expected such a victory...
"Ouch..." Even as Tongtian's consciousness waned, he didn't give up. Realizing he'd been tricked, a flicker of fear rose in his heart. He weakly tried to move his fingers to summon the Qingping Sword, but sadly found he couldn't move at all. He weakly tugged at the corner of his mouth, and before completely losing consciousness, he was still vaguely thinking that he had a premonition that his elder brothers probably wouldn't get over their anger so easily this time...
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