The baby is even cuter when he cries!
"Good girl, how about big brother calls Black Lotus to play with you?" Luo Hou smiled and summoned Black Lotus. Black Lotus affectionately rubbed against Luo Hou's fingertips and then obediently came into Tongtian's palm.
"Huh, it's black..." Tongtian exclaimed, carefully holding the black lotus and curiously poking it. The black lotus didn't budge, completely ignoring the cub's little movements. The cub poked it again, perhaps a bit too roughly, or perhaps the black lotus got annoyed. Suddenly, the black lotus conjured up a bottomless pit of blood and bit the cub's finger. Tongtian was so frightened that he threw the black lotus, which he had just been so precious to, away without a second thought, turned around and hugged Luo Hou, crying out "Aww!"
"Big brother! Black Lotus, Black Lotus, it, it bit me!!! Waaaaaah, Tongtian's finger is gone..." The child was terrified and kept crying and screaming!
Luo Hou was helpless. He glared reproachfully at Hei Lian, who had suddenly acted up and scared the cub. Hei Lian looked innocent and returned to normal, swaying in mid-air. She was very satisfied with her unexpected move of successfully scaring the cub.
Haha, the baby is even cuter when he cries.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Black Lotus was just teasing you... Tongtian, you're such a scaredy-cat! You're a man, how can you be so frightened... Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your finger is still there, look back if you don't believe me?" Luo Hou patted the cub's head, saying all sorts of nice things before finally coaxing the cub to glance at his finger with some skepticism. Hmm? It really was still there, thank goodness... The cub finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then, glancing at Black Lotus still leisurely spinning in mid-air, he felt a pang of grievance. Humph, that wicked Black Lotus, scaring Tongtian! Tongtian hates Black Lotus!
Luo Hou glanced at the still smug Black Lotus, coughed, and said, "Come here! Hmph, you scared the kid. If you don't apologize, this isn't over for you, understand?"
Black Lotus froze, shivered, and reluctantly came to Tongtian's side. Tongtian didn't want to see it and subconsciously wanted to run away, but his older brother forcibly held him down.
"Should I make it apologize to you? Or whatever you want, as long as it calms you down~" Luo Hou thought for a moment, then felt that it wasn't quite enough to vent his anger since he had scared the cub quite a bit, so he coaxed it gently.
"Son, don't cry, big brother will stand up for you, okay?"
Black Lotus froze instantly. Oh no! She had angered her master! If her master really took action, he wouldn't hold back! "Little one, little one, little one, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong! Please let me go!" Terrified, Black Lotus kept snuggling into her little brother's arms. The little brother, looking bewildered, held the lotus flower that was rolling around in his palm and asked, confused, "Big brother, is Black Lotus broken? Why is she acting like this, trying to please me? I don't want this bad thing!"
Luo Hou was almost brought to his breaking point, and couldn't help but burst into laughter. Only this brat in the entire primordial world would think the Black Lotus was anything but good. Little did he know that there was only one unique, world-destroying Black Lotus in the entire primordial world. Unlike other lotus flowers, the Black Lotus was more suited to storing spiritual treasures and concealing its tracks, and its escape techniques were second to none. Such a spiritual treasure was nothing more than this in the brat's eyes? How adorably naive!
"Baby, has anyone ever told you that you're cute?" Luo Hou gently pinched Tongtian's chubby cheeks. Although the baby didn't like having his cheeks pinched, he didn't resist much. He just turned his head away unhappily and hummed unconsciously.
Although he didn't know why his older brother was suddenly laughing so happily, and why he was pinching his cheek... Ugh! He wisely didn't ask what was going on, but instead glanced at the black lotus that was still frantically trying to please him in his palm with lingering fear, quickly threw the black lotus into his older brother's hand, turned his head away, and ignored the crazy black lotus.
Big brother, this black lotus is no fun at all! I never want to see it again... Tongtian little cub snuggled against his big brother's arms, whimpering. He wouldn't say a word when asked, his little mouth was pouting, and his face was full of unhappiness.
Oh dear, I only meant to soothe the cub, but I've made things worse and startled him again! Now it's all his fault... Luo Hou racked his brains and didn't know what to do. It was really a headache! He clumsily patted the cub's back while trying to soothe the fussy cub. Luckily, the cub had a good temper and stopped fussing after a little coaxing. It slowly fell asleep in his arms in this position, sleeping soundly and peacefully.
What a carefree brat! She actually dared to fall asleep so easily in his arms? What kind of illusion makes her think I'm a good person? Or does she just see me as her older brother...?
On second thought, since the boy treats him like an older brother, that's even better. When he recovers from his injuries, he can take the boy back to his palace. The boy has amazing talent and good aptitude, so he would be perfect to be his disciple! But before that, he must first give those two damned old Taoists a good beating and vent his anger for the boy!
Black Lotus hid to the side, not daring to utter a sound, afraid that his master would remember to deal with him. He should take advantage of the fact that his master was in a good mood and hide away as soon as possible.
Luo Hou glanced indifferently at the black lotus that had already entered his sea of consciousness. He was slightly annoyed, but since his child was sleeping soundly, he couldn't take care of the black lotus. He would settle the score later!
Black Lotus: ...Regret is regret! Why did it have to be so impulsive as to scare that cub?! Wasn't that just asking for trouble?!
Kunlun Mountains.
The continued absence of their son weighed heavily on the two older brothers, a profound sense of helplessness washing over them. How many times had he run away from home now? Why was their son so disobedient? He clearly didn't respect his older brothers at all, leaving without a second thought—was this some kind of joke? Perhaps this disobedient child really needed a good beating. This seemingly soft and adorable little boy was actually a rebellious and mischievous brat at heart! He was driving them crazy! The two heartbroken brothers decided that once they found their son, they would teach him a lesson he would never forget!
"Tongtian, you, you'd better give your second brother an explanation. Why did you run down the mountain for no reason? And if you ran away, why won't you come back? Do you think your eldest and second brothers really can't bring themselves to beat you up?" Yuanshi's eyes gradually reddened, and he stared blankly at a certain spot with gritted teeth.
"How exactly did he break the protective mountain formation? I remember only we could break it... When did Zai learn it?" Taiqing was utterly puzzled, and a hint of disappointment crept into his heart.
"Brother, have you forgotten? Tongtian is proficient in both sword and formation techniques. With his talent, he is far superior to us. In other words, the formations we set up are nothing in front of him!" Yuanshi sneered hatefully.
“But with him…” Taiqing was speechless. If the mountain-protecting formation couldn’t stop Tongtian’s desire to explore the prehistoric world, then even if the two of them used all their strength, it would probably be difficult to restrain the little one, right? What should they do?
"Is this the time to talk about this, brother? Even your Tai Chi diagram couldn't figure out where the child is?" Yuanshi grumbled irritably.
"...Yuanshi, is this how you speak to your elder brother?" Taiqing narrowed his eyes in displeasure and snorted coldly.
"...I was just in a hurry, big brother, I was wrong, okay?" Yuanshi readily admitted defeat, his attitude incredibly sincere.
Just kidding, my brother's already in a bad mood, so don't provoke him right now! He can't stand being bullied for no reason!
Alright, since you've given in, I'll be merciful this once and won't hold it against you too much. However, my expression was slightly displeased. I glared at my second brother, who had reluctantly shut up, and then brought out the Tai Chi diagram again.
The Tai Chi diagram also failed to pinpoint Zai's whereabouts, and the two fell into deep thought once more. Where could Zai have gone? And for months, there had been no news at all...
Just when the two were at their wits' end, the Golden Lotus, which had been sealed for a long time, suddenly broke through the confinement spell. Its spiritual consciousness transformed into water ripples, like an image, clearly showing how the cub broke through the magic array and descended the mountain step by step... Taiqing and Yuqing watched in shock as the cub happily ran around at the foot of the mountain, its silvery laughter echoing in the valley, looking carefree and unrestrained. They couldn't help but twitch their lips.
Well, so the brat really did run off on his own! The second brother, Yuanshi, was so angry his teeth itched. He had already mentally devised 108 ways to teach the brat a lesson. He had decided that no matter how much the brat cried or fussed, he would no longer show mercy! He was determined to make him remember the punishment!
"Big brother, I told you we can't keep spoiling Tongtian! Now look what's happened, he dares to go out and roam around just because he knows a little bit of magic... Tell me, shouldn't he be punished?!" Yuanshi was so angry he almost laughed. He pointed at his younger brother in the picture, who was smiling brightly with a fluffy one on each side, and snorted coldly.
Taiqing glanced at him speechlessly, thinking to herself, "You also spoil Tongtian! If we really fought, we'd be evenly matched, okay? What's wrong? When something goes wrong, the eldest brother takes the blame, while you stand by and make sarcastic remarks. Who are you talking about?"
"...Punishment, definitely! I'll have to trouble you, Second Brother, to handle it." Taiqing gritted his teeth, each word dripping with venom. Yuanshi, who was still quite annoyed, began to feel a chill run down his spine. What was going on? Why wasn't this going as he expected? He was being asked to punish his younger brother? This was putting him in a difficult position. How could he bear to do it? He'd better let his elder brother handle it.
"Don't refuse, just wait and see." Taiqing's lips curled up slightly. He was in a good mood after digging a pit for his second brother. He wanted to see how his second brother, who kept saying that he had spoiled his third brother and hadn't set a good example, would punish the disobedient brat... Hmph, if he dares to use too much force, let's see if I, as his elder brother, will punish him!
Yuan Shi inwardly groaned. He knew it! He knew his elder brother was going to set him up again, making up excuses and playing tricks on him until he was numb to it all. Every time he fell for it, it was a different trick each time! And it was his elder brother's bottomless pit again…
Completely ignoring the overwhelming sadness in Yuanshi's heart, Taiqing had already shifted his attention to the scene. To be honest, the little one was quite popular with the furry creatures. In less than a quarter of an hour, the little beasts had already surrounded him... Speaking of which, which is cuter, the little beasts or the dumpling?
Of course it's the little dumpling, absolutely! Taiqing watched his younger brother's lively antics with a broad smile.
As he watched, his expression grew increasingly serious, and the image suddenly became much blurry. He didn't know what had affected him, but he vaguely sensed something was amiss.
"What...what is this?" Taiqing stared in astonishment at the increasingly blurry scene. He could only vaguely make out that someone had been secretly following the child and had thrown something that instantly covered the child. The child only had time to let out a cry of surprise before being trapped. The scene vanished instantly, and Jinlian's consciousness returned to its original body.
Taiqing & Yuanshi: "!!!" What's going on, kid? You got tricked right under our noses? Well, what kind of monster dares to be so arrogant!
"You scoundrel! How dare you!" Yuanshi was furious. He stood up and was about to leave when his elder brother stopped him.
"Big brother, why are you stopping me? Third brother has been captured, and we don't even know if he's alive or dead... You!" Yuan Shi was so angry that he couldn't even speak properly. He wanted nothing more than to beat the bastard who dared to kidnap his younger brother to death. He had thought his son had just been playing and forgotten the way home. Who would have thought that something like this would happen right under their noses! It was their fault, it was all their fault!
“Let’s go together.” Taiqing nodded to him without any room for argument, waved to Jinlian, and Jinlian obediently landed in his palm. Amidst the overlapping and swaying lotus leaves, the figure of the cub could be vaguely seen!
"Jinlian knows the child's whereabouts. There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!" Taiqing said.
"That's good." Yuan Shi breathed a sigh of relief. It was best to know his whereabouts as soon as possible so he could bring his cub back. He wondered how the other party would treat a defenseless and helpless cub. Just thinking about the torture his cub might suffer made his eyes redden and his heart clench, unable to find peace. As for why someone would kidnap a cub for no reason, it was obvious who was behind it! Yuan Shi truly regretted letting him go back then, leading to this disaster!
"If you dare to harm even a hair on my younger brother's head, I, Yuanshi, will make sure you die a horrible death!"
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