Second brother, even you bully me.
Tongtian was soundly asleep, nestled in the lotus seat of the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit. A protective outer garment had thoughtfully covered him, clearly hastily placed there by Hongjun before his departure. The garment was large enough to completely enclose the cub. The cub casually rolled over, burying his head back inside. The presence of his elder brother's scent was incredibly reassuring.
"So something was indeed left behind, hehehe. I'd like to see what it is that makes this brat Hongjun so protective? Oh, it's a... dumpling?" A figure suddenly appeared in the cave, his lips twitching slightly as he looked at the dense array of magic formations, his expression subtle.
His little trick wasn't in vain; he successfully lured Hongjun, who had been guarding his cave, away. Besides wanting to explore what treasures Hongjun's lair held, he also had a bit of a show of force. After all, that damned Hongjun had been trying to lock him up in a dark room, and wherever he appeared, Hongjun would catch him red-handed within a few days! Luckily, he had the Black Lotus; otherwise, it would have been hard to say who would have won!
The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit sensed something amiss. It silently sealed itself up with its petals, protecting the still-sleeping cub inside.
"Such a treasure? Let me see it too? Open!" The man was extremely wicked, a savage glint flashing in his eyes. In his hand was a black lotus swaying in the wind. A glint of light flashed across the black lotus as it quickly disappeared into the golden lotus. The golden lotus trembled violently, clearly resisting the malevolent black lotus, even as the golden light on its body turned into wisps of green smoke and dissipated.
"Hmph! Just putting up a stubborn resistance..." The man's smile widened, and with a flick of his finger, he sealed the spiritual consciousness of the stubbornly resisting golden lotus, revealing the cub hidden among the layers of petals. The cub was curled up on the lotus seat, sleeping soundly, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
"Where did Hongjun pick up this little brat? He's quite adorable, all pink and chubby, um, I could eat him one bite at a time!" The man playfully pinched the cub's cheek. Hmm, it felt pretty good. But isn't this cub a bit slow to react? I've pinched him like that, why isn't he awake yet?
Undeterred, she pinched the cub's cheek again. The cub sluggishly frowned, mumbled something, and then buried itself back into its outer garment and fell asleep again.
The man was so angry he laughed. He grabbed the cub by the back of its neck, shook it to make sure it was awake, and then chuckled sinisterly, "Hey, so disrespectful? Don't you even know to greet your senior?"
The cub, still half-asleep, stirred slightly, his little face filled with grievance. Ugh, his big brother was bullying him again! Bad big brother, I hate big brother…
"Why aren't you talking? Are you mute?" The man frowned, reached out and pinched the cub's chubby face, forcing it to open its little mouth. The cub was unwilling and struggled subconsciously, its eyes reddening as it sobbed and whimpered.
"Let me go! You're not my older brother, who are you?" The cub's slightly tearful voice successfully made the man's brow twitch, and his smile gradually brightened.
"Who am I? You don't need to know. All you need to know is that you're about to kick the bucket. Your dear elder brother probably won't be back anytime soon. I want him to see your corpse crumble and your Dao heart collapse. Die!"
The cub was utterly stunned. His eyes widened as he saw the man's almost distorted face. A surge of grief and indignation welled up inside him. He looked incredulously at the hand that was holding him, and then at the murderous intent in the man's eyes. He was instantly filled with rage and burst into tears, sobbing, "Second brother, second brother, even you are bullying me!"
The man who had just been given the title of "Second Brother" was completely bewildered. The murderous intent in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by helplessness. He was visibly flustered and at a loss for words. He shook the still crying cub and hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, why are you crying? I didn't really do anything... And I'm not your second brother, don't just randomly identify people!"
It's laughable! This powerful being actually bullied a toddler who couldn't even walk properly, and even scared him to tears! If word got out, wouldn't he be the butt of everyone's gossip and curses for life? Damn it, he was simply furious that Hongjun always tried to suppress him, always trying to capture him and lock him up in a dark room. Every time they clashed, it was an earth-shattering battle. Thanks to the Black Lotus of Annihilation, he always managed to escape safely. But ever since he wrecked Zixiao Palace, Hongjun has changed drastically, becoming increasingly ruthless. Now he's risking his life to lock him up in a dark room, under the guise of eliminating a menace! Injustice! What heinous crime has Luo Hou committed? He'd only uttered a few harsh words, and suddenly the three races were locked in a life-or-death struggle. How could he have imagined? The leaders of the three races seemed to have lost their minds, completely oblivious to the fact that Heaven was using them to kill, exhausting the three races' fortune so that humanity's fortune would rise? Heaven still favored humanity, always trying to find a way out for them. Who could have imagined that after the three races left, the demon race would arrive, rising to power by trampling over the bones of humanity? Heaven couldn't tolerate this, so it secretly began plotting again… *cough cough* I don't care what you do, but can you please stop framing me every time? I'm truly furious! Hongjun, if you don't want me to have an easy time, I won't let you have one either!
But could this little dumpling please stop crying? Are cubs made of water? It's been crying for ages and hasn't stopped. It's almost passed out from crying... Oh dear, it's such a poor little thing!
Luo Hou looked helplessly at the wailing Tuanzi. The frown between his brows was enough to crush a mosquito Taoist. What was this feeling of guilt that was welling up in his heart?
"Stop crying! If you cry again, I'll really beat you! Stop crying, little ancestor, if you cry again, this cave will be flooded!!" Luo Hou was frustrated and could only hold the cub in his arms, staring at him with a lifeless look, and awkwardly patting the cub's head.
The cub was still upset, snuggling in his arms, hiccuping, his little face flushed red, his eyes red from crying. He tried to kick his legs to get out of Luo Hou's embrace, and said angrily, "I hate Second Brother, Second Brother bullied me!"
"No way, I was just joking with you. You little dumpling, are you so easily teased? Alright, alright, stop fooling around. If you fall and die, Hongjun will eat me alive, won't he? By the way, whose cub are you? How come you're a wanderer?" Luo Hou hurriedly pressed down on the cub who was trying to get rid of him and coaxed him.
"Hmph!" The cub ignored him completely. Seeing that there was no way to escape the clutches of evil, it just buried its head in his arms and rubbed against him desperately, successfully leaving all its tears on him.
Luo Hou: "..." He desperately suppressed the urge to go berserk, took a few deep breaths, and reminded himself to love the young and not to bully the cubs. What kind of thing is it to bully a cub!
"Fine, if you won't tell me, then at least let me know how you got to Hongjun Cave. Hmm, how about I probe your memories?" A glint flashed in Luo Hou's eyes as he pressed down on the cub and quickly understood the whole story.
"You little fool, you've mistaken your brother for someone else and you don't even realize it? If you're kidnapped by bad guys and taken to Zixiao Palace, you'll never see your two brothers again. Your brothers will be devastated! Little fool, do you understand now?" She pinched the cub's cheek in exasperation, and seeing his bloodshot pupils that rivaled her own, she suddenly felt a little guilty.
This is not my fault. It's just that the little brat was too serious. He cried on his own. What does it have to do with me?
"Brother..." the cub murmured in confusion. His mind, which had been corrupted by the poisonous mushroom, was gradually regaining some clarity, but he was not yet fully awake.
"What a silly little thing! Since we've met by chance, I'll cure you of this poison... But silly little thing, you must remember my kindness, for I await your repayment!"
A flash of inspiration entered the cub's mind, and the cub immediately lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep. Looking at the perfectly quiet cub in his arms, Luo Hou mischievously poked the cub's rosy cheeks, and the smile on his lips gradually widened.
"Luo Hou!" Hongjun, who had suddenly appeared, glared angrily at Luo Hou, who was grinning maliciously. Looking at the unconscious cub in Luo Hou's arms, he panicked.
"Oh, so you've finally decided to come back? But you're too late, aren't you? I've already done what I shouldn't have done, so what can you do to me?" Luo Hou stared menacingly at Hongjun, who was now furious and unusually enraged. A chilling killing intent rekindled within him—what a wonderful feeling! It seems Hongjun has decided to kill him!
"Release him, and I will fight you. Do you dare?" Hongjun's face was extremely gloomy as he stared intently at the hand that Luo Hou was still holding on the cub's face. He swore that if he dared to lay a finger on Tongtian, he would risk his life to imprison this scourge in Zixiao Palace and suppress him for countless eons!
Luo Hou's expression was subtle. He sensed the unfinished meaning in Hongjun's eyes and felt inexplicably frightened. He felt that Hongjun, this wicked scoundrel, was definitely brewing some big move, which was definitely not a good thing.
It's alright, Luo Hou will certainly play along to the end. That bastard Heavenly Dao has smeared him with countless accusations, ruining his reputation in the prehistoric world and leaving him like a stray dog. If it weren't for his powerful magic and magical treasures, he would probably have died long ago! Since that's the case, he'll settle accounts with this scoundrel properly!
Luo Hou laughed loudly, arrogantly looking up at the Heavenly Dao that was still secretly watching his every move. He then looked down at the unharmed cub and said coldly, "It's time to settle things! But our grudges don't need to involve this little dumpling. And don't even think about taking the dumpling back. The dumpling should rightfully return to its brother. You have no objections, do you?"
Hongjun took one last regretful look at the cub. He thought to himself that he truly didn't know who would win this battle with Luo Hou. If he were to perish, Tuanzi would fall into the hands of this great demon. He feared that even if he had the will, he wouldn't be able to protect Tuanzi. In the end, it would be best to let Tuanzi return to his brother and be raised by him. If fate allowed, they would meet again in the future. Gritting his teeth, he agreed to his suggestion and personally drew a teleportation talisman to send the cub back to Kunlun Mountain.
The two peerless experts exchanged a glance, their eyes blazing with killing intent that filled the entire cave. In a flash, they vanished to fight.
Meanwhile, in the Kunlun Mountains, at the Sanyou Courtyard.
Taiqing and Yuanshi simultaneously awoke from their meditation. They looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Without saying a word, they immediately appeared at the foot of the mountain.
Space shattered, and a golden lotus suddenly appeared, slowly emerging before the two. Before the shock on their faces had subsided, they watched as this unique 12th-grade merit lotus slowly revealed the well-protected little cub inside. The little cub seemed to sense something, opened its starry eyes, and looked blankly at its brother who had rushed up to hug it and was crying uncontrollably.
"Tongtian, my third brother, you're finally back! You scared me to death! Third brother, do you know how worried I was day and night, afraid something might have happened to you! Good boy, it's good that you're back!"
The cub was quite frightened by his brothers' heartfelt words. He hurriedly comforted his two tearful brothers, using all his kind words and exhausting his efforts to finally calm them down from their near collapse.
"These are... these spiritual treasures, where did they come from?" Yuanshi stared with his eyes as red as a rabbit's, and exclaimed in disbelief.
The sight of the innate spiritual treasures surrounding the cub dazzled the two elder brothers. They stared at each other for a long time, unable to utter a single word.
Good heavens, Tongtian, you didn't happen to rob some powerful being's treasure vault to get this, did you...?
Faced with his two older brothers' silent questioning, the young boy looked innocent and puzzled, indicating that he didn't know either.
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