Chapter 14
Su Yao quickly placed the reverse scale in the center of the lotus, and a burst of brilliant light immediately erupted, as if a silver bottle had suddenly shattered.
Time seems to flow backward, its delicate fingers brushing over a few withered petals, causing light to flow backward and burst forth with countless new lives.
It really works!
Su Yao swayed and leaned against a tree.
The heart is like a dried-up spring overflowing with spiritual dew, submerging all barren corners.
He simply couldn't imagine how he would spend the next thousand years if the Azure Lotus God disappeared.
Fortunately, fate was kind to him.
Su Yao closed her eyes for a long time before finally being able to breathe.
The little silver snake that the Heavenly Emperor had transformed into was still struggling. Su Yao looked at him, tilted his head, and thought of a good idea.
If a few scales can restore a deity's primordial spirit, what if all of the Heavenly Emperor's scales were scraped off?
Su Yao acted immediately.
He rolled up his sleeves, and with a flick of his wrist, the long sword in his hand transformed into a short blade.
As the Heavenly Emperor saw him approaching step by step, until his shadow enveloped him, he suddenly unleashed a burst of flames.
It was full of momentum, but its arrogance was too small; it only managed to singe a single strand of Su Yao's hair before it went out.
"My hair!"
Since his original form was a fox, he naturally cherished his own fur the most, and the Heavenly Emperor's move angered him even more than if he had stabbed Su Yao in the back.
He grabbed the Heavenly Emperor and slapped him a few times with his short blade. "What Heavenly Emperor? To your fox grandpa, he's just a mudfish!"
"You dare to burn my hair? I'll shave off all your scales!"
Su Yao acted immediately. He pressed the Heavenly Emperor's silver snake form onto the ground, and with a few quick swipes of his hands, most of the scales fell off.
The silver snake angrily breathed fire, but it was like a weak candle flame, leaving nothing but a little black smoke.
Su Yao scraped the blade, and the silver snake exhaled a puff of black smoke.
He scrapes, he vomits, he scrapes, he vomits, he scrapes, he vomits...
Ferret: "......"
He clutched himself tightly with his paws, his shoulders trembling. Eventually, unable to bear the sight, he jumped into the shade of a tree and used a few leaves to cover his face.
A classic case of being blinded by a single leaf.
Su Yao had peeled off most of the silver snake's scales, leaving its skin patchy with pink and white marks, along with broken scales and blood streaks, making it look extremely pitiful.
Finally, the little silver snake curled up into a ball, squeezed its two eyeballs together, and a few tears fell.
Su Yao wiped the sweat from his brow, patted Silver Snake's face with the knife, and snorted, "Still dare to scheme against people? Still dare to use people as medicine? If you do this again, I'll soak you in water and use you as medicinal wine!"
The little silver snake slowly shook its head, straining itself into a collar, wishing it could be reduced to a tiny bit and completely disappear from the little fox's sight.
"Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs." The little fox picked up the silver scale. "This saying means that the way of heaven is cyclical, treating all things equally, like a sacrifice."
"It doesn't mean that Your Majesty can be inhumane in governing and arbitrarily dispose of other people's lives." He paused, "Every life is precious and cannot be used as a tool to achieve peace and success. Otherwise, even if the world is peaceful and prosperous, anyone could become the one to be sacrificed."
"At first it was the sacrifice of one person, then it became the sacrifice of a whole tribe, and later, will it become the sacrifice of the entire human world?"
"So, does Your Majesty intend to save people or harm them?"
The little silver snake was speechless for a moment, and the little fox took the opportunity to pluck off its scales.
Heavenly Emperor: "..."
The little fox took the scales and scattered them all over the center of the lotus flower, as if throwing down all the stars that made wishes.
The silver scales shimmered, and the light floated like a bridge. It seemed that if the wind were just a little warmer, the little fox could see the figure of the Azure Lotus God on the other side.
The little fox closed its eyes, watching the lotus flower's withered state revert to its full, plump petals.
Then all the petals closed, instantly forming a flower bud, with a blood-red hue at the top.
Little fox: "???"
The silver snake, barely breathing, said, "You used too many of my scales; he has become young again."
Why didn't you say so sooner!
The little fox, enraged, walked over, grabbed the snake's tail, and shook it violently.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you!"
"Do I even have a chance to speak?" the silver serpent sneered. "Moreover, while my scales contain a great deal of my spiritual power, they also contain demonic energy."
"Do you mean the one who has awakened is the Demon Lord Qinglian, or the God Lord Qinglian?"
Only then did the little fox take a closer look at the other party and realize that the demonic energy oozing from the little silver snake's wound had indeed decreased significantly—he had not lied, as spiritual power and demonic energy resided together in the scales.
"So what if he's a demon?" The little fox pursed his lips. "As long as he's still here, he'll definitely find a way to solve this."
The little silver snake gave a disdainful laugh and then said nothing more.
After a long time, he suddenly spoke up, "Someone once said the same thing to me."
The little fox thought he would say something more, but the Heavenly Emperor remained silent.
"Actually, I'm free." The little silver snake didn't care at all. He didn't use the words "this one". "I have lost my magic power and can no longer be the Heavenly Emperor. I've had enough of this long immortal life."
He closed his eyes: "I should take a break too. I don't need to uphold any promises anymore. After all, I lack the ability; it wasn't my fault for breaking the promise. But if I were to contact him, he would probably still be willing to play a game of chess with me, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Heavenly Emperor suddenly burst into a burst of light, and his serpentine body and the demonic energy within him exploded into a cloud of dust.
Only one bright red bean, as red as blood, remained in the same spot.
In an instant, the other party transformed into human form, gently wiped his lips, and slowly stood up.
The little fox immediately understood that Chongyun had just tried to help him—the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; what he wanted was the Heavenly Emperor's remaining inner core.
"Don't look at me like that." Immortal Chongyun dusted off his sleeves. "He made me risk my life, and this is the price."
The little fox chuckled and took out his long sword. "Do you want to fight me?"
"Why?" Chongyun raised his eyes. "For the sake of the Azure Lotus Divine Lord?"
“I do like him,” he laughed, “but I like myself even more. I’m more jealous of your talent than of his love for you.”
"Being brought back to reality once is enough. I got what I wanted and don't want to cause any more trouble."
"Not everyone has the luxury of talking about love."
Immortal Chongyun bent down and picked up a broken lotus petal; the petal turned into fine powder the moment his fingertip touched it.
"Look, he won't even let me touch his lotus petals."
"Moreover, you are much more beautiful than me, and your talent is also greater." Immortal Chongyun said calmly, "Compared to ferrets, fox fur is more fluffy, and daily life is more interesting. If I were him, I would also choose you."
While the little fox was being tormented and crying incessantly, the Azure Lotus God did indeed like to rub his tail, making the little fox feel like he was being teased by a love rival.
She immediately felt her cheeks burning and couldn't help but retort angrily, "What kind of fun is this? It's none of your business."
Chongyun smiled. "I'm sorry, but I don't regret it."
After saying this, he moved and flew into the clouds, returning to the heavens.
The little fox closed its eyes and thought to itself how incredibly long its life had been.
The celestial realm is in complete chaos.
Finally, the matter was settled, and the former Heavenly Emperor's act of devouring demonic energy was recognized as an unorthodox path to rapidly advance his cultivation.
The former Heavenly Emperor had acted improperly, so naturally all the gods in the celestial realm wanted to show off their skills and ascend the cloud ladder to the throne.
The little fox, however, was completely unaware.
He was solely focused on guarding the primordial spirit that the Azure Lotus God had transformed into.
My lover has turned into a big flower bud.
And he became the stone of longing for flowers.
When will the God awaken and bloom for him again?
As the weather cools and the fragrance of lotus blossoms fills the air, it also attracts many mosquitoes.
The little fox hadn't felt it when it was mentally and physically exhausted, but these past few days, as its mood has calmed down a bit, it's started getting unbearably itchy again.
He always carried the scent of peach blossoms, and even with insect-repelling magic, mosquitoes still swarmed him relentlessly until both sides were injured.
A gentle breeze sways the branches, scattering petals like jade fragments.
The little fox rolled up its sleeves and scratched and scratched until its arm was covered in red marks.
The fallen petals, pale pink, landed on her icy skin, intertwining with the mottled marks, creating a cruel yet beautiful effect.
"What kind of constitution do I have?"
The little fox was extremely annoyed; he even attracted butterflies, which fluttered their wings and lingered there, refusing to leave.
"In my next life, I might as well transform into a carnivorous plant and eat you all."
The little fox twitched its tail back and forth in distress, its ears drooping down.
He couldn't resist any longer, so he took out the lotus-patterned prayer beads again, dipped them in the cold, clear stream beside him, and slightly removed his cloud-patterned robe.
Cool pearls roll like jade, crystals strung together like crushed snow.
The little fox rolled the bead over its arm and shoulder, letting out a long, comfortable sigh.
Perhaps because of the coolness, the thin silk robe was see-through, so the back and chest were soaked through. The bites were especially noticeable on the arms and neck after the coolness subsided.
The little fox looked around and, finding no one there, simply set up a barrier, its sleeves slipping down.
The ground was covered with fallen flowers, as white as silk. He knelt on them, carefully rolling beads over his chest and lower back.
Like a jade sculpture standing in the deep sea, the colorful shimmering light, like attracted silver fish, swims and darts across his body.
As if sensing something, the flower bud trembled, blooming petal by petal until the lotus heart was revealed, plump and swollen, with glistening water droplets rolling off it.
The little fox was completely unaware that a huge flower cup was rising from behind him, almost enveloping him in the heart of the lotus.
He was just sighing that he felt much better when he heard the voice of Prince Du Hengzhi.
The other party shouted to be careful. Just as the little fox was about to turn its head, it was pulled into the flower cup.
The flower cup closed in an instant, revealing only a dim, fluorescent glow inside.
A tall, slender man pulled him into his arms.
Petals form a thin veil, lightly draping her fair, snow-white skin.
The little fox stared intently at the person in front of it.
His face was frosty and his features were like a crane's, but the lotus pattern on his forehead was as red as blood.
His left pupil was scarlet, his right eye was clear, and a red Bodhi seed was wrapped around his wrist.
The man seemed to be a fire burning beneath the ice, his beauty refracted by the snow crystals, radiating a pure and serene splendor.
Both immortal and demon, both god and monster.
The little fox's heart was pounding.
His divine lord, whom I haven't seen for a long time, seems even more handsome.
"If you dress like this in public again next time..."
The Azure Lotus God took the little fox into his arms, his eyes as deep as the sea.
"I'll keep you bedridden for three days."
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