How idle is it? Why would it bother the Phoenix Lord? Why is the Phoenix Lord following this girl around? And what's the background of that peach blossom demon from earlier...?
There are too many flaws; I don't know what to say for a moment.
Qiongqi couldn't catch his breath and just fainted straight away.
"Brother! Brother!" Taotie called out insincerely, finding it strange that even ferocious beasts could be angered into fainting.
Seeing Qiongqi's miserable state, Tianning took out two magic crystals from his mustard seed bag and gave one to Taotie and one to Qiongqi.
At least give a sweet treat after a beating. This kind of magic crystal is almost never seen in the cultivation world, and it is extremely tempting to demon cultivators. Even the four great ferocious beasts like this kind of magic crystal. For Taotie, it is like a delicious and rare snack, but Tianning has a lot of it.
Sometimes, after Taotie finished training with the senior brothers, sisters, and disciples of Hujian Mountain, Tianning would give him delicious magic crystals.
Taotie had wondered before that magic crystals were a great taboo for righteous cultivators in the cultivation world, and demonic cultivators could hardly find any, yet Tianning always seemed to be able to produce a lot.
He also asked Tianning, and Tianning only said it was her pig's favorite snack, and that he always ate a lot of it.
I wonder which pig spirit is so docile as to eat magic crystals like snacks?
Tianning seems to miss her piggy too, but unfortunately, so much time has passed and her piggy still hasn't come to find her.
Tianning didn't forget to prepare spirit rice for Qiuqiu, as well as things that Long Yunqi and Xiaotengman liked. During this rare time for interaction, Tianning couldn't help but ask the old man why his pig and cow mom hadn't arrived yet.
The Heavenly Dao doesn't need to eat; its body can perform photosynthesis simply by sitting in the sun.
The Heavenly Dao said, "Perhaps they've gotten lost."
Tianning didn't press the issue further, since the old man was best at fooling people with the idea of "divine will in the dark."
Qiongqi was quickly awakened by the aroma of the magic crystal. It became well-behaved and stuffed the dry magic crystal into its mouth, its eyes occasionally glancing at the sparrow on Tianning's head.
Taotie thought to itself, "Has this little brother been beaten silly?"
In the end, Qiongqi obediently transformed into a black cat as Tianning had instructed, and followed behind listlessly.
The three people and the cat walked along a small path to the nearest village. Even before they got close to the village, they could see a patch of bright red flowers in the fields. As they got closer, they could see the red flowers more clearly. The flowers had four petals, which were red and white with light red tinges. Their sacs were shaped like arrowheads and contained tiny grains of rice.
Tianning frowned as she looked at the flowers in the field.
She held the missing person stone in her hand the whole time. Although the stone never lit up, just in case Xu Jiaojiao and her group had been here, they asked the villagers first.
As the sun sets, many villagers gather at the village entrance to cool off.
Upon seeing unfamiliar outsiders, the villagers' previously laughing and joking faces became more wary, especially after noticing the Taotie next to Tianning.
Compared to women and children like Tianning and Tiandao, the transformation of an adult male like Taotie attracted more attention from the villagers.
"Auntie, excuse me, I'm from the capital. I wanted to ask you if you've seen this person before?" Tianning naturally stepped forward to ask, took out a painting and opened it. It was a portrait of Xu Jiaojiao.
The old woman didn't speak, but the young woman next to her looked them up and down, and without even glancing at the portrait, said, "Never seen it before!"
Another talkative old lady looked at her and said, "Look at this young lady, she's quite pretty. What's going on?"
That's a very pertinent question.
Tianning blurted out without hesitation, his persona flashing through his mind: "This lady, you don't know this!"
“My sister in the painting and I are twins born of the same mother, but our mother went into labor on the way to the temple when she gave birth to us. At that time, there was another woman who was also in labor on the road and was rescued by my mother. The temple was simple and could only accommodate two women to give birth at the same time.”
"Later, my mother gave birth to us safely, but the woman, due to years of malnutrition, went into labor on the way and gave birth to a stillborn baby. Unwilling to accept it, she stole me away at night and disappeared without a trace."
Upon hearing this, everyone secretly cursed the woman for being ungrateful, yet they also felt a pang of sympathy for her grief over the loss of her son.
Tianning continued, "About a month ago, they discovered something was wrong at home. They finally found me and wanted to take me home, but..."
Can?
"Somehow, my sister found out about it. She mistakenly thought that she was the fake daughter who had been switched at birth by that wicked woman, and that I, the real daughter, was about to return! Not wanting to cause trouble for our mother, she left a letter and disappeared!"
The story was full of twists and turns, and Tianning couldn't help but shed a tear as she spoke.
“I don’t understand why our lives are so miserable. My sister and I have been separated since birth. Now that I’ve finally returned, my sister has left. My mother has fallen ill and is bedridden. Our home is in chaos. My uncle and aunt say behind my back that I’m a jinx. I cry all night and vow to find my sister…”
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