Fifteen days later, Xuanxi unearthed the remains of a divine beast deep within the secret realm, broke the realm's restrictions, and led everyone away.
Upon arriving at the Immortal City, cheers erupted. Just as everyone looked up in bewilderment, flower petals and ribbons rained down from the sky. Cultivators from various sects scattered handfuls of petals from below the city walls, while many people from the scattered cultivators hung up strings of red firecrackers from the mortal realm and set them off with a crackling sound.
"Warmest congratulations on the safe return of the cultivators from Zhongzhou!"
"Sprinkle flowers!"
"There's a big welcome party tonight, you absolutely have to come!"
"Celebrating the successful conclusion of the Immortal Realm's opening and closing ceremony, and a social gathering for unmarried individuals practicing the Demonic Path and the Cultivation Path!"
"La la la la..."
Before anyone could react, the first few were lifted up by the crowd and paraded through the streets, howling in disbelief.
Unable to struggle, they were carried away high, surrounded by a group of shy young girls who threw sachets at them, making them look like piglets waiting to be slaughtered...
The others turned pale with fright upon seeing this, screaming and trying to escape. A group of people cheered and chased after them. Tong Su and Xuan Xi exchanged a glance and quickly slipped away.
The entire Immortal City was engulfed in a sea of revelry.
Tong Su quietly slipped back into the house. As soon as she entered, she saw Tian Xuanzi waiting inside. She quickly let go of Xuan Xi's hand, threw herself into Tian Xuanzi's arms, and laughed with her head tilted back.
"Look how dirty you are, like a little kitten." He said with disdain, but hugged her tightly and smiled even more gently.
Xuanxi fetched hot water and brought over a bathtub. Tianxuanzi said, "You suffered a lot in there. Your senior brother will personally help you bathe."
Tong Su had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he had already brought over his nightgown. When she turned around, she saw Xuan Xi pouring flower petals into the bathtub. The bathtub was huge; it could easily hold three people with room to spare.
"Wait, wait! I can do it myself! No, no, no, Senior Brother, you haven't put your clone away yet, three people... no, no, no—"
Tian Xuanzi smiled with a hint of wickedness, pulled her into his arms, and held down her fidgeting arms. Xuanxi smiled knowingly and came over to unbutton her collar.
"What do you mean three people? Xuanxi is also a senior brother. What's the problem?"
"No, no, no!"
Tong Su let out screams, but they were ruthlessly suppressed, and soon turned into soft sobs and ambiguous sounds.
Outside the window, night was deepening; inside, the sound of water was murmuring.
Everything is wonderful.
...
In the dead of night, Tong Su lay on her bed, lost in thought about life. Tian Xuanzi, with his nightgown collar open, lay down beside her and hummed softly, "What are you thinking about?"
She reached out and pinched a strand of his hair, gently playing with it, and said, "Senior brother, why did you fall into demonic ways back then?"
Tian Xuanzi said, "You've wanted to ask this for a long time, haven't you?"
Tong Su nodded.
At first, she thought it was due to Tian Xuanzi's personality. The Ziwei Heavenly Palace was so ugly that his unruly nature would naturally not allow him to stay there.
But not being able to stay is not a reason to fall into demonic ways.
No one in the Ziwei Heavenly Palace can control him. Even veteran Mahayana Immortal Lords like Chen Lingzi still need him to maintain their sect's status. No matter how willful Tian Xuanzi is, they can only hold their noses and treat him politely.
Forget about bullying him, it's Tian Xuanzi who's bullying everyone else...
Tong Su believed, to put it arrogantly, that his order for the demonic cultivators to improve their conduct and reputation was indeed directly related to her.
If she hadn't come to this world, and everything had unfolded as in the story, it's clear that Tian Xuanzi wouldn't have cared much about mortal affairs; he wouldn't have cared about infamy, slander, or contempt.
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