Judgment of Heaven: Awakening of the Rat King
As the genocidal blade of the Heavenly Dao messenger descended, Xiaodou was biting into the osmanthus cake handed to him by Bai Shenyuan—the final sweet morsel of his three souls, a blend of the warmth of foxfire and the coolness of cedar. The Mao coin barrier, built hand in hand by the entire school's faculty and students, crumbled beneath the blade. Snowball, cradling the remains of the robotic cat, hid beneath the cherry blossoms, its chip still blaring the "Wedding March."
"Concept Rat, prepare to die!" The voice of the Heavenly Dao messenger was like a rusty gear. "Your race will disappear forever under the Heavenly Dao!"
Xiaodou looked up and saw that the conceptual Rat Soul floating behind the messenger was gradually becoming transparent. He tightened his grip on Bai Shenyuan's hand, feeling the warmth finally returning to his palm. The guardian, the result of the fusion of the three souls, was now a complete Bai Shenyuan, his own reflection reflected in his eyes.
"Wait!" Xiaodou suddenly spoke up, holding up the osmanthus cake stained with Bai Shenyuan's tears. "You said the Concept Rat clan should be exterminated, then try this."
The messenger was stunned for a moment, then was forced to take the cake. The moment he took a bite, countless images flooded into his mind:
- Bai Yan from the demon world blocked the thunder for Xiao Dou, and the tip of his ear turned red and dripped blood;
- Modern Linshen worked up a lot to develop an anti-hair loss spray, and the eyes were bloodshot;
- Interstellar Lingyuan spelled out Xiaodou's name with candy battleships, shining in the universe.
"This is..." The messenger was shocked, "The Guardian's love?"
"It's three thousand years of sweetness and pain," Xiaodou chuckled, his mouse ears completely gone. "Heaven said we should be extinct, but it forgot - love transcends all rules."
The Dean of Studies suddenly held up a sacred object, a piece of rock candy with the word "sweet" engraved on it. "Back then, the Concept Rat Tribe used sweetness to fight against darkness. Now it's our turn!"
The entire school joined in the shouting, throwing coins, osmanthus cakes, and even canteen icing sugar at the Heavenly Dao messenger. Although Xiaodou's Lucky Rat form had vanished, his "consumption aura" had transformed into a "faith aura," and all sweet things floated in the air, condensing into a giant marshmallow shield.
"This is impossible!" The messenger's blade slashed at the marshmallow, but it bounced far away. "How can mortal beliefs go against the laws of nature?"
"Because we have someone to protect together!" the students who had bought lunch roared, "Xiaodou taught us that sharing sweetness can conquer everything!"
Snowball added, wagging his tail, "And his coins can buy dried fish!"
Bai Shenyuan seized the opportunity to pull out his ring. The ring fragments merged with the holy object, unexpectedly gnawing a heart-shaped notch into the messenger's blade. Xiaodou felt the cracks in his body completely heal, and the mark on Bai Shenyuan's chest transformed into a golden deer pattern, resonating with the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye.
"Now, it's time to end it." Bai Shenyuan whispered, and the voices of the three personalities overlapped. "In our own way."
He gently kissed Xiaodou's lips. Foxfire, data streams, and tactical light patterns simultaneously erupted, forming the Concept Rat Tribe's ultimate barrier around them—the Sweet Realm. All sorrow, fear, and hatred were transformed into the sweet aroma of osmanthus cake. Even the Heavenly Dao Messenger's genocidal blade was transformed into an edible chocolate bar.
The messenger finally retreated, leaving behind a whisper before leaving: "You think you won? Concept rat blood..."
"My blood will only be used to create sweetness," Xiaodou wiped the pastry crumbs from the corner of Bai Shenyuan's mouth, "such as buying milk tea for all the students in the school."
The wreckage of the mechanical cat suddenly vibrated, and a holographic screen popped up: "Ding! The Heavenly Dao system has been modified, and the conceptual rat curse has been lifted~ But there is bad news..."
His mechanical claw pointed at Xiaodou's belly: "You are pregnant with a rat baby, the fusion of three souls. You are expected to spit out rainbow candies during delivery."
Under the cherry tree, Bai Shenyuan used his three personalities to touch Xiaodou's belly in turn:
- Ling Yuan (cold face but gentle): "Don't chew on dangerous things anymore."
- Bai Yan (red at the corners of his eyes): "I will bake three times the amount of osmanthus cake to nourish you~"
- Lin Shen (pushing up his glasses): "I invented a sweet anesthetic for painless childbirth."
The Dean of Studies packed up the mousetrap. Now the president of the "Campus Sweetie Supporters Club," he was using his coins to buy Xiaodou milk powder for pregnant women. Snowball rested on Xiaodou's shoulder, wiping the corners of his mouth with a wet wipe. "The hair-shedding monster is now a hairless monster, but since you saved me, I'll grudgingly admit that you're a qualified cat lover."
As the sun sets, Bai Shenyuan sits on the roof of the bakery, holding Xiaodou. The laughter of students can be heard in the distance. Xiaodou looks at the phantoms of the three souls in the ring and suddenly remembers the promise made in the scene three thousand years ago.
"Bai Shenyuan," he said softly, "In fact, I have known for a long time that you are my destiny."
"Oh?" Bai Shenyuan raised an eyebrow. "When did it start?"
"Ever since you first gave me osmanthus cake," Xiaodou smiled, "from the demon world to the modern era, the tips of your ears have always been as red as strawberries, which makes my heart flutter more than any rune."
Bai Shenyuan chuckled softly, lowering her head to kiss his forehead. Cherry blossoms fell onto their clasped hands, forming an eternal, sky-swallowing pattern. Beneath them, the bakery sign quietly changed to "Dou Shen Jian Bai Bakery." In the window, a couple's cake with a mouse and deer design was displayed, and the sweet aroma wafted across the campus.
- When Shubao was born, the rainbow candies he spit out healed all his sorrows, and friends from the demon world, the interstellar world, and the 1960s came to give him gifts.
- After the mechanical cat is resurrected, it becomes Shubao's exclusive nanny, playing "Baby's First Foxfire Lullaby" with a chip every day.
- The Heavenly Dao messenger switched to selling desserts and opened a "Heavenly Dao Marshmallow Shop" in the demon world. The sign read: "Sweetness conquers everything, including rules."
- The "sweetness" of all worlds is the source of power for the Concept Rat Tribe. The essence of gnawing, hoarding, and attracting wealth is actually sharing and love.
- The splitting and fusion of Bai Shenyuan's three souls symbolizes protection across time and space, while Xiaodou's tears and smile are the keys to breaking all curses.
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