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After the battle with Taishi Xuanwan, Du Heng and his men slept for three days and three nights. When they woke up, the dragon clan had returned to its former tranquility.
Du Heng heard a steady snoring sound in his ear. He opened his eyes and saw Xiaoxiao's head resting on his chest, with half of her furry body pressed against him. His other side was also furry. He turned his head and saw Xiao Mao squatting beside him and sleeping soundly.
Du Heng didn't know how he fell asleep. He only remembered that everyone was laughing after the battle with Taishi Xuanwan, and he didn't know anything about what happened next.
Usually, the presence of Xiaoxiao and the others on his bed meant that Xuanyu was not there. Xuanyu was afraid that Du Heng would be lonely when he woke up, so he would let the two children accompany Du Heng.
Du Heng moved a little, and Xiao Yu woke up. Xiao Yu’s eyes sparkled: “Mr. Du, are you awake? The Dragon King has gone to deal with the Dragon Clan’s affairs.”
Du Heng made a quiet gesture, pointed and smiled: "Shh... I know, don't wake him up."
Little Feather nodded hurriedly. He rustled closer to Du Heng's ear and whispered, "The Dragon King said that you should get more sleep. The Fox God gave you a pill, and your wound will heal quickly."
Du Heng raised his hand and rubbed Little Feather's head: "Thank you, Little Feather."
But he really couldn't sleep anymore. His body was almost stiff, and his joints would rust if he lay down any longer.
Du Heng opened the quilt and stood under the bed carefully. He smiled and turned over. He smacked his lips and rubbed his belly twice with his little wings.
Du Heng gently moved him into the quilt, and he also moved Xiao Yufeather in: "Will you stay with Xiaoxiao to sleep for a while?"
Xiao Yu nodded, closed his eyes and put his head next to Xiao Xiao. Du Heng was very satisfied that there were two furry little cuties in his quilt.
Du Heng looked around the room and found that this was the room he and Xuan Yu stayed in the car. After he left the room, Wonton got up from the door and walked towards Du Heng. Its big tail shook in the wind. Du Heng touched Wonton's big head: "Where's Xuan Yu?"
Wonton turned and walked out of the car, and Du Heng followed it slowly.
After getting out of the car, Du Heng saw the dragon pillar of the dragon clan again. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that this pillar was different from the last time he saw it. What was the difference? He stared at the pillar for a while, and he actually saw the nine dragons on the dragon pillar circling and swimming along the pillar.
Du Heng: ...
Just when Du Heng was in a daze, Chonghua came in from the door. Seeing Du Heng, Chonghua was overjoyed: "Du Heng, you're awake! You scared us to death, you fainted as soon as you said you would!"
Du Heng scratched his head in confusion: "Ah? Is that true?" Chonghua complained: "That's right, you fainted and fell down from the barrier, scaring the demon god and the others."
Du Heng smiled and said, "I guess I just overexerted myself. I'll be fine after a few days of sleep."
Chonghua said: "Not only did you overexert yourself, you were also seriously injured. Are you feeling better now?" Du Heng moved his hands and feet: "Very well, don't worry. By the way, where are Xiaoyu and the others?"
Chonghua said, "Lord Long has gone to repair the Mysterious Ice Formation of the Mermaid Sect." Du Heng nodded, "Oh...what about Nan Nan and Xi Xi?"
Chonghua looked a little strange, he stammered: "They are preparing hot pot." Du Heng was shocked: "Hot pot?!"
In the palace of the dragon clan, Jing Nan was directing Lao Dao and his men to slice the meat: "The slices must be evenly thick, so that they can be cooked after a slight blanch." Lao Dao was shirtless, with a huge fire dragon in front of him. Slices of pink and white fire dragon meat flew up under his knife, and soon filled a plate.
The blood of the fire dragon had already been drained out, and the flesh without scales was pink and white. Du Heng knew before that the "snake meat" he ate in Shenxu Palace was the meat of the fire dragon. He walked forward slowly and said, "Nannan, what are you doing?"
Seeing Du Heng, Jing Nan's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to Du Heng. The abundant spiritual energy circulated in Du Heng's body: "Are you awake? It seems that the elixir is still effective. Do you feel that the spiritual energy is sluggish somewhere?"
Du Heng smiled and said, "Everything is fine. Do you want to make hot pot?"
Jing Nan said, "Yes, Xixi said that he felt dry in his mouth these days and wanted to eat something hot and spicy." Du Heng narrowed his eyes and looked at Jing Nan, "What about you, Nan Nan?"
Jing Nan smiled and said, "Didn't you mention the shabu-shabu hotpot before? I'd just eat half of the non-spicy version." Du Heng nodded. He looked at Lao Dao and saw that the slices of meat next to Lao Dao had piled up into a small mountain.
Du Heng asked in confusion: "Can you eat so many fire dragons?"
Feng Gui said: "It's not just us who are eating. Xiaoyu wants the Dragon Clan to taste the hot pot together. There are two or three hundred people in the Dragon Clan, so we need to prepare thirty tables of dishes."
Du Heng rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help too."
To make a double-flavored hot pot, you need to stew bone soup. Du Heng stewed two large pots of bone soup with mountain jelly and native chicken bones on the stove. The stewed bone soup floated all over the house. Smelling this familiar smell, Lao Dao couldn't help sniffing: "I'm so hungry."
Jing Nan smiled and said, "You can eat as much as you want later. Du Heng not only has the Phantom Sky Pearl, but also two other pearls. It will be no problem for you to eat enough."
Speaking of the three chaos beads, Du Heng remembered the main business. He pulled Jing Nan and Feng Gui aside and said, "Speaking of this, I just want to return the three beads to you. It will be much easier for you to rule the demon tribe in the future if you have the beads with you."
Jing Nan and Feng Gui said in unison: "No, we don't plan to govern the demon tribe anymore."
Du Heng looked at the two of them in confusion: "Huh? Why?"
Feng Gui smiled and said, "We have been so tired these years. We just want to live a good life in the village in the future. I used to think about letting Xiao Yu Mao or Xiao Xiao manage the Feather Tribe, but after experiencing these things, I also figured it out. Why should I force the children to do something that I don't want to do myself? The Feather Tribe can still operate without us, so why not make yourself live a more comfortable life?"
Jing Nan said casually: "I am a lazy person. The beastmen have disliked me for too long. I will take this opportunity to let them elect a new demon god. Isn't it good for us to live happily in the village?"
Du Heng patted Jing Nan and Feng Gui's shoulders distressedly: "Just make your decision."
As they were talking, Xuan Yu came back. He stood at the entrance of the Dragon Palace and looked at Du Heng with burning eyes: "Are you awake?" Du Heng smiled and said, "Yes, I am awake."
The two of them were full of affection and had many unspoken words. At this moment, an icy blue figure flashed behind Xuan Yu: "My benefactor!!"
Yan Huaizhen rushed out from behind Xuan Yu holding Nuonuo in his arms. Nuonuo was holding the chicken doll that Du Heng had given him. After seeing Du Heng, Nuonuo stretched out his hands to Du Heng: "Ah——"
Du Heng was pleasantly surprised: "Huaizhen? Nuonuo? Why are you here?"
Yan Huaizhen was extremely excited: "The Dragon King has repaired the mermaid path on Kanglongyuan! Now the mermaids and dragons are reconciled again."
Du Heng took Nuo Nuo from Yan Huaizhen's arms. Nuo Nuo grabbed Du Heng's hair and stuffed it into his mouth: "Ah——" Du Heng quickly saved his hair: "You can't eat this."
Yan Huaizhen said excitedly: "My benefactor, you don't know that the battle between you and Taishi Xuanwan was so terrifying. I didn't expect that the monsters from the other world were so terrifying. In order to invade the world of cultivation, they actually prepared for thousands of years. It's really terrifying."
Du Heng thought someone had told the story of the dragon clan, but he didn't expect Xuan Yu to ask, "Do you remember the spiritual formation that appeared on the sea surface before?"
Du Heng nodded: "Yeah, I have some impression."
Xuan Yu said: "The area covered by that spiritual formation is quite large. Our battle with Taishi Xuanwan that day must have been seen by many people."
Xuan Yu and his team learned this news from the mermaids. The mermaids witnessed the death battle between the three demon gods and Taishi Xuanwan. Seeing the fire dragons surging in the barrier, everyone's heart tightened. Who could have thought that such a terrible conspiracy was brewing underwater?
Fortunately, Xuan Yu and the others stopped it in time, otherwise the Taixu Realm would be in danger!
No matter how the people in the Taixu Realm react, Du Heng and the others will celebrate. Is there anything happier than surviving a catastrophe?
The dragons tasted the shabu-shabu hotpot for the first time. A piece of the hotpot base made by Du Heng was added to the spicy hotpot, and a few handfuls of mushrooms picked previously were added to the bone soup pot.
Surrounding the hot pot, the dragons clinked glasses and toasted each other. Thinly sliced fire dragon meat is best to be blanched in the hot pot. After boiling in boiling water for a few breaths, the meat slices turn from pink to milky white. The slightly curled meat with spicy oil rolls in the dipping sauce and is tender and chewy when put into the mouth.
The dark image of the fire dragon in everyone's mind was replaced by deliciousness. Is the fire dragon so delicious? The dragons were opened to a new world. They all said that if they caught a monster again in the future, they would use its meat to make hot pot.
In addition to fire dragon meat, the hot pot also contains many delicacies that are only found near the dragon clan.
Among them are palm-sized pearl fish, which become slightly transparent when cooked in bone soup. Their bones are brittle and can be eaten along with the meat.
There is also fish belly meat from sea fish, which becomes soft and tender when cooked in red soup. The texture is much more tender than tofu.
When the banquet reached its climax, Yan Chuan came to toast Xuan Yu and his friends on behalf of the Dragon Clan. Putting aside the old-fashioned and lengthy opening, Yan Chuan just wanted to ask Xuan Yu if they would stay.
Xuan Yu and the others smiled slightly and said, "We'll leave tomorrow."
Hearing this, the dragons were all stunned. Yan Chuan didn't know if he had said something wrong, he said anxiously: "Chief, it's rare for you to return to the dragon clan, why don't you stay a little longer?"
Xuan Yu turned to look at Du Heng and smiled gently: "Because I miss home."
Hearing this, the dragons looked at each other in bewilderment. Isn't the Dragon Lord's home in the Dragon Clan? Oh... The Dragon Lord's home is really not in the Dragon Clan. Their home is in the village of the demon clan's forbidden land.
Xuan Yu said: "When you elect a new clan leader, just tell me directly. Also, the Zhou brothers' shop must not be out of stock."
The Dragon King had already made up his mind to leave, and it was futile to talk any more. The Dragons accepted this fact with a sense of disappointment. However, they soon realized that if they kept Xuan Yu in the Dragon Clan, Xuan Yu's temper would make them tremble with fear. If Xuan Yu stayed in the clan, he would not feel comfortable, and everyone would not feel comfortable either.
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One month later, the sound of bells was heard at the entrance of Yikeshu Village. The 鯥 beast slowly stopped under the big tree at the entrance of the village. There was still a thin layer of snow on the steps under the tree. The 鯥 beast lowered its head and mooed loudly.
The curtain was opened, and Xiaoxiao jumped out first. Xiaoxiao shouted happily at the car: "Little Feather, come out quickly, we are home!"
Xiao Yuyao jumped down right after Xiaoxiao and looked at everything in front of him in surprise. He saw that the surrounding cliffs were covered with residual snow, and some cold-resistant trees had sprouted new buds.
This is a quiet valley, with three families living in the north. The building in the middle is glittering with gold, while the two houses next to it are much plainer. The two completely different architectural styles make Xiao Yumao at a loss for words.
There were hundreds of acres of fields in front of the three houses. A green barrier covered the village. The temperature inside the barrier was higher than outside. Green grass sprouted in the fields. There was also a forest to the south, which looked like a peach forest. At this time, the peach trees were in bloom, and a pink cloud was seen from afar.
There are not only plants here, but also animals. When Little Feather and his friends came down, thirteen swans jumped out from the grass in the field, stretched their necks and made shrill calls towards them.
Du Heng and the others jumped out of the car. Jing Nan moved his body, and his bones made a crackling sound. "Ah, let's go home. I was so suffocated on the way."
They should have returned half a month ago, but as soon as they landed, they were blocked by the monks of the beast tribe and the feather tribe. The monks of the feather tribe begged Feng Gui to go back and continue to lead the Feng tribe, and the monks of the beast tribe no longer despised Jing Nan, they wanted Jing Nan to continue to be the demon god of the thirteen tribes.
Jing Nan and his companions were chased all the way, and finally they could not bear it anymore, so they reluctantly agreed. However, they had to decide when to return to the Feather Tribe or the Beast Tribe in the future.
Feng Gui looked around the village and wondered, "Didn't they say that monsters destroyed the village?" How come the houses he saw were still intact?
Du Heng was also puzzled: "Yeah..." When he came back from cutting the big box a few years ago, the house of the three of them was in tatters, but now the house looks brand new, as if it had been renovated.
Xuan Yu closed his eyes and felt it: "It's Jinghong's breath." Jinghong should have been to the village. No one knows what she has made better than Jinghong. Jinghong repaired the broken house and patched up the damaged formation. That's why there is a brand new house in front of everyone.
Feng Gui smiled and said, "She has a heart."
Jinghong renovated the house and left. In the future, she would fly around the world of cultivation. From now on, she would not be bound by anything and would only do what she wanted.
Feng Gui and his men were followed by only three generals, namely Lao Dao, Chonghua and Yun Zheng.
As for the others, the Zhou brothers got off the train in Lingxi Town. They were going back to reopen their Zhou family shop. Mao Buyan followed the monks of the Feather Clan back. He would become an important figure in connecting Fenggui and the Feather Clan.
Lao Dao untied the noose around the beast's neck, and Du Heng took out two sea duck eggs and let the beast eat them. The beast swung its tail and dived into the pond under the tree with a splash, and soon it disappeared.
Year after year, they finally returned to their home. Seeing that the swans were fierce to everyone, they rushed forward aggressively after losing their feathers. A lot of things happened in the past six months, and Year after year, they have grown a lot.
The big geese still remember that every year, when they see the two double-headed birds, they nod their heads up and down as a greeting.
Walking on the familiar path, Du Heng took a deep breath of the air with the smell of soil: "I'm going home, I'm going home."
When he came back last time, he cleaned up the field in front of the door. After more than a month, a lot of vegetables grew in his vegetable field. Due to lack of management, these vegetables did not grow very well. Some of them had insect holes, and some tender shoots were eaten by geese, but Du Heng did not care. These were nothing.
Pushing open the gate, Du Heng found that the yard was exactly the same as before. The place where the geese rested was moved to the field outside by Jinghong, and the yard was now clean. In the corner of the wall, there was still a stone mill made by Xuanyu and a tree stump for drying clothes, as well as a flower bed left by Xuanyu for Zhongpei bamboo.
Walking along the bluestone slabs in the courtyard towards the kitchen, Du Heng felt dazed. It seemed as if he had never left, but also as if he had been away for a long time.
Pushing open the kitchen door, the stove and dining table were still in their original places, and the nests of Nian Nian Sui Sui and Ciba were still there. Du Heng smiled slightly, with mixed feelings: "It's good to be back."
Xuan Yu responded to his words: "Yeah."
Du Heng turned around and saw Xuan Yu placing the oven and the stove under the eaves. He even placed the jars and pots that Du Heng used to make kimchi under the eaves.
Jing Nan slumped down at the round table like a boneless person: "Ah, I'm so hungry, let's eat~"
Du Heng smiled and said, "Didn't you just have breakfast?" Jing Nan said, "That's different. What you eat on the road can only be called snacks, but what you eat at home can be called meals."
Du Heng smiled and said, "Okay, what do you want to eat?"
Jing Nan pointed outside the door and said, "There's a big goose jumping around at the door, aren't you going to give me one?" Du Heng frowned, "No!"
Feng Gui pointed at the recipe: "You told me before that you wanted to make pickled ginger rabbit..." Du Heng scratched his head in annoyance: "Feng Daxianer, the evil beast has been eaten by us, have you forgotten?"
As expected, the most difficult people in the world are Nan Nan and Xi Xi. When will these two be as easy to deal with as Xiao Yu?
Xuan Yu said, "You can cook whatever you want. I like whatever you cook." Du Heng smiled and said, "Okay, I saw that the golden cauliflower is growing well. I'll go get some."
Xuan Yu said, "There are peach blossom fish in the creek in the south this season. I'll go catch some." Du Heng said quickly, "Ah, I'll go with you. I also found taro under the peach tree in the south. I'll dig some and make taro chicken."
Du Heng put on the backpack and walked out of the kitchen with Xuan Yu one after the other. Feng Gui and Jing Nan in the kitchen smiled at each other and said, "Let's go back and take a look."
Xiaoxiao and proudly pushed open the door of Feng Gui's house: "Little Feather, let me tell you, there are many houses in my uncle's house, you can live wherever you want! But I tell you, the most comfortable place is still Du Hengheng's house. Du Hengheng's house has two empty rooms. If you live there, you will have delicious food, and my uncle won't scold you."
Little Feather looked at the puppets in Feng Gui's house and was amazed: "Mr. Feng's mansion is so beautiful." Xiaoxiao guided Little Feather inside: "It's even more beautiful inside! Come in, I'll show you my collection of books!"
Feng Gui stood at the door of the mansion. He looked at the two children running and smiled. Jing Nan smiled and said, "Aren't you worried that the village is too isolated and will delay the two children?"
Feng Gui said in a relaxed tone, "What is there to worry about? Xiaoxiao has already transformed. He is a good kid with a strong mind. Plus, Hong'er is serious and meticulous. As long as the general direction is good, it's up to them. Besides, this place is not secluded at all. This is a pure land. If they feel bored, they can go out at any time. They have legs on their bodies. What can I say?"
Jing Nan smiled: "That's the right way to think. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We have done what we should do, and the rest depends on their luck. Let's go to my yard and take a look. I didn't have time to pick the fruits last year. I wonder if the fruits have fallen to the ground."
Feng Gui put his arm around Jing Nan's waist and walked slowly towards the west, the two of them whispering to each other.
Chonghua squatted at the gate of Du Heng's house. He said to Yun Zheng in a sour tone, "It's impossible to survive. Look at the demon gods and the others."
On the left, Jing Nan and Feng Gui are returning home affectionately, and on the right, Du Heng and Xuan Yu are digging taro and catching peach blossom fish. The fragrance floating in the air is not the fragrance of soil, but the fragrance of dog food!
Before Yun Zheng could say anything, Lao Dao smiled. Lao Dao asked, "Is Mr. Du's cooking delicious?"
Chonghua nodded hurriedly: "It's delicious! Of course!" Lao Dao said: "If it's delicious, eat more. After all, there will be no other restaurants after this village."
Under the peach tree, the taro Du Heng planted last year had not yet sprouted. Perhaps because he came back in time, his taro was not frozen. After digging up the soil, he saw a bunch of spindle-shaped taro. Du Heng was surprised and said to Xuan Yu while holding a taro: "Xiaoyu, look!"
Xuan Yu gave a thumbs up: "Looks good."
Du Heng threw the muddy taro into the backpack. He smiled and said, "Nannan likes taro braised pork, Xixi likes taro chicken, Xiaoxiao likes candied taro, and my Xiaoyu likes taro milk tea. Taro is a good thing. By the way, Xiaoyu, will anyone send milk this year? Should we buy some more to store?"
Xuan Yu smiled and said, "Okay, I have arranged it."
Du Heng added: "By the way, when will General Yun Zheng and the others go back? I need to prepare some food for them." As he spoke, Du Heng piled taro into the backpack. More than a dozen nests of taro filled up the entire backpack.
Xuan Yu took the backpack and smiled at Du Heng. Du Heng was bending over to peel taro while talking about trivial things. By chance, he turned his head and their eyes met.
The peach blossoms above their heads were in full bloom, with pink and white petals swirling around them and flying down. In front of the house not far away, children and pets were running and laughing, and the ice and snow on the mountains in the distance were beginning to melt...
Is there any scenery in the world more beautiful than this?
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