Chapter 161 Kuafu Chasing the Sun
"Second Brother," Tongtian walked over suspiciously, carrying the Black Lotus of Annihilation, "you..." He glanced at the tightly closed palace door and said with certainty, "You angered Chang Hao."
“This is none of your business,” Yuanshi said, his hands behind his back, trying to shoo Tongtian away. “What are you doing here? Go do whatever you want.” He hadn’t resolved his own troubles yet and had no energy to deal with Tongtian.
“I know it has nothing to do with me, but you, Second Brother, dare not push the door open. I am different. I have come to return the Black Lotus of Annihilation.” With that, Tongtian was about to push the door open and go in.
Yuan Shi hurriedly stopped him, "Don't go in yet, Chang Hao... Chang Hao is angry with Second Brother. If you go in like this, wouldn't that be disloyal to your brother?"
"Or what can I do?" Tongtian's eyes darted around. "Oh, I see, you want me to put in a good word for you."
"Just tell me whether you'll help or not." Yuanshi looked uncomfortable.
Tongtian looked Yuanshi up and down. His second brother was always arrogant, but today's events were clearly abnormal. Could there be a trap?
"Help, how dare I disobey my second brother's orders?" Tongtian was full of doubts.
“Wait a minute,” Yuanshi thought for a moment, then took out a small jade plate with peeled hibiscus fruits on it. “Take this to Chang Hao.”
"What is this?" Tongtian's eyes lit up. It was bright red and shiny, and it looked so delicious that he wanted to eat it. He picked one up and put it in his mouth, but suddenly his face turned red.
"Who told you to eat this? This is for Chang Hao," Yuanshi said irritably. There were only a few who had smuggled themselves out to begin with, and with Tongtian eating one, there were even fewer left. After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Is it tasty?"
"Delicious, so delicious! I've never tasted such a delicious spiritual fruit before." Tongtian was determined not to lose face. He had insisted on eating it himself, but he would never let his second brother laugh at him.
"Go, your second brother has high hopes for you." Yuan Shi eagerly awaited.
Tongtian pushed open the palace door. "Chang Hao, I'm in. Second Brother didn't come in. You can't get angry with me."
"Come in." Chang Hao glanced at him, certain that Yuan Shi would not dare to enter without his permission.
Tongtian secretly observed Chang Hao's expression, but saw that Chang Hao was relaxed, looking down as he read the jade slip, and did not seem angry.
"Here, my second brother asked me to bring this to you." Tongtian put down the small jade disc. "My second brother said you were angry, but I don't think so."
"I'm not angry. As for your second brother, ignore him. He's getting more and more outrageous." Chang Hao put down the jade slip, glanced at the Fusang fruit, thought for a moment, and then just pulled it over and ate it. Spiritual fruits are innocent.
Tongtian was astonished. "You still say you're not angry, not angry, and that you can eat this stuff?"
"What's wrong?" Chang Hao's hand froze in mid-air. What did Tongtian mean by that?
"It's like swallowing Phoenix Fire or Sun Fire; it's incredibly spicy." Tongtian was still shaken; it was just too awful to eat.
Chang Hao's expression changed slightly. He quickly picked up the last hibiscus fruit and swallowed it. "You're right. I'm angry with Yuan Shi. I've been angry for a long time."
Tongtian looked at him knowingly, "Even if you're angry, don't make things harder for yourself."
"Never mind him, I just want to teach him a lesson. This time, it won't be a big deal if he doesn't make a fuss for a hundred or a thousand years." Chang Hao issued the notice, and just then Tongtian arrived. It was best to have Tongtian deliver the message.
"Tongtian, you can leave now. I'm going into seclusion. I won't leave until my physical body becomes a saint." Chang Hao went straight into the quiet room, his attitude of not wanting to talk anymore was obvious.
"Black Lotus..." Tongtian mainly wanted to return the Black Lotus. Chang Hao was going into seclusion, so could he play with it for a while longer?
"I'll leave it with you for now." Chang Hao didn't know what Tongtian was thinking, and he wasn't afraid that Tongtian wouldn't return it.
Tongtian shrugged. "Second brother, it's not that I don't want to put in a good word for you, but Chang Hao is in a bad mood right now. Why don't you apologize to him after he comes out of seclusion?"
"What?" Yuan Shi knew things had gone wrong. He blamed himself for being too impulsive. If he had known this would happen, he should have been more patient.
"You go first, I'll wait here. I'll apologize to Chang Hao as soon as he comes out of seclusion."
Tongtian's eyelids twitched. Good heavens, Second Brother. Even someone as good-natured as Chang Hao was so angered. He deserved to be left hanging here. He couldn't handle this matter.
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"Sun, sun, don't go...stop..."
On the vast, ancient land, a great shaman looked up and saw that the sun was about to disappear again, just like before, taking away the light of the earth.
How can this be allowed? He hasn't finished his work for today, and now the earth is plunged into darkness. How many things will that cause to be delayed?
Kuafu had endured for far too long, and this time he couldn't take it anymore. He took off chasing the sun, vowing to keep it in the sky.
Xiao Shi flew in the sky, feeling utterly depressed. He could only see the sky and had no idea that a foolish shaman was chasing him relentlessly on the ground. Little did he know that in Hou Yi's eyes, Xiao Shi was the one who was running away with Kuafu, a treacherous and cunning fellow.
His sworn enemies, once Yuanshi left, reverted to their old ways, offering a whole host of excuses for pushing and shoving.
In other words, he spoiled them. This was his fourth flight in ten days. Even his uncle waited at the destination with peace of mind and no longer escorted them along the way, which shows how frequently he flew.
Kuafu, exhausted from chasing the sun, collapsed to the ground like a mountain. Houyi rushed forward from afar, "Kuafu, Kuafu, what's wrong?"
With only one breath left, Kuafu pointed at the little golden crow in the sky, "Sun, sun..." He exhaled his last breath, died of exhaustion, and his body transformed into a peach forest.
"Goddess Houtu, the little golden crow killed Kuafu..." Houyi was filled with grief and stared at the sun in the sky with resentment.
"What?" Houtu exclaimed in surprise. "Houyi, explain yourself clearly!"
"Your Majesty, I saw the little golden crow running after Kuafu... exhausting Kuafu to death." Hou Yi recounted what he had seen, and he was absolutely convinced of what he had seen—that the little golden crow had indeed exhausted Kuafu to death.
"This is outrageous!" Houtu said angrily. "Go and inform Dijiang that we're going to find Dijun to settle this matter and see how he'll give us an explanation."
Di Jun and Xi He waited side by side in Tang Valley. This time, Xiao Shi flew alone, and they watched the whole time with the Water Mirror on.
"Di Jun, get out here!" Di Jiang was furious in front of Tang Valley. Kua Fu was the great shaman of their tribe, whose strength was second only to their ancestral shaman. He was ambushed and killed. Di Jiang could not swallow this insult.
"Where did this dog come from, barking like this?" Di Jun glanced at the two ancestral witches and all the great witches of the two tribes. "If you tell me to get lost and I just leave, wouldn't I lose face?"
"Di Jun, you instructed Little Golden Crow to murder my tribe's Great Shaman. How will you repay this blood debt?" Di Jiang immediately set out to get to the bottom of things.
"What joke are you talking about?" Di Jun thought he had misheard. "My son isn't even worth a slap from your great shaman. If you want to make accusations, find someone else."
The atmosphere was tense. Little Eleven's head shot down from the sky and into Xihe's arms. "Mother, I'm exhausted. Tomorrow, I absolutely cannot fly anymore."
Dijiang and Houtu looked at the tiny golden crow, which was no bigger than Xihe's palm, and their eyes darted around. How could such a tiny chick have killed Kuafu?
"It was he who chased Kuafu in the sky and killed him." Hou Yi was agitated upon seeing this, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged. If he hadn't been rational, he would have strangled the little golden crow.
With Xihe's help, Xiao Shi transformed into a little boy. Upon hearing that familiar name, he was immediately stunned. Oh, so he was the "Sun" from Kuafu chasing the sun!
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