Chapter 433: Heavenly Dao Digs Mud
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The Sunshine Sword was the bane of all evil spirits.
With a single strike, they were obliterated instantly, their souls dispersing into nothingness.
Lu Chao Chao’s tiny hand opened gently, and the Sunshine Sword returned to her grasp.
Holding the sword, she took slow, deliberate steps toward the pond, toward the lotus platform.
A man sat in the midst of the ethereal, misty lotus pool. His ink-black hair flowed freely, his lips were tightly pressed together, and his eyes remained closed.
Countless wicked thoughts from the mortal world, the demon realm, and even the divine realm surged toward him in waves.
The malevolent desires of the three realms ceaselessly nourished him.
Lu Chao Chao had already raised her sword. Seven Sins needed only one final step to awaken.
He had no heart, no soul.
Yet, the wickedness of the three realms was unending. The birth of a soul was only a matter of time.
Even if…
Even if she were to slay Seven Sins now, he would still be reborn elsewhere, somewhere beyond her knowledge, growing stronger in secret.
Lu Chao Chao retracted the Sunshine Sword, frustratedly tugging at the tufts of her hair.
“So annoying! A bunch of idiots…” she grumbled angrily.
The little one rolled her eyes and tentatively poked Seven Sins. Then, with a swift motion, she swept him into her space.
The man sitting in the pond vanished in an instant.
Lu Chao Chao’s face lit up with joy.
As expected, Seven Sins was not truly human; he was a creature of pure evil, nurtured by the world’s wickedness. This meant she could store him away in her space!
Rather than letting him grow stronger in an unknown place, it was better to keep him right under her watchful eye.
“Aiya, if I had known, I wouldn’t have given my floral cotton-padded jacket to the black dragon!” Lu Chao Chao rummaged through her space but found no suitable clothing.
With a shrug, she plucked two lotus leaves from the pond and tossed them into the space, transforming them into a set of emerald-green robes.
“Tsk, those stingy old fogeys… To ensure Seven Sins’ rebirth, they actually hid quite a few treasures in this pond…” Even the bottom of the pond was covered in heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and there were even divine stones.
The pool was filled with golden lotuses, and some had already produced seed pods—what a waste to leave them behind.
She chuckled mischievously. “Hey, are you there?” Cupping her tiny hands around her mouth, she shouted toward the sky.
A young man silently descended behind her.
Lu Chao Chao transformed the Sunshine Sword into a small shovel.
“These golden lotuses can’t be touched by divine power; they’ll dissolve into pure spiritual energy the moment they’re disturbed.”
“But Chao Chao is so wittle…”
“Can’t dig…”
“Will you dig for me?” She looked up at the young man expectantly.
“The lotus seeds can be used to make porridge for my parents, the lotus roots for soup, and the young lotus blossoms—can you help me transplant them into my space?”
The young man gazed at her in silence.
“I am Heavenly Dao.”
Lu Chao Chao nodded vigorously. “Yup, yup, I know you’re Heavenly Dao. You’re the most powerful being under the heavens, so you must be the best at digging too!”
Under her admiring gaze, the young man unconsciously straightened his back and lifted his chin proudly.
“Of course!”
“Those old geezers in the divine realm? Hmph, they’re nothing compared to me!”
Lu Chao Chao bobbed her head like a pecking chick. “Exactly! Not a single lotus root will be damaged, not a single golden lotus will be lost, and not a single lotus seed will drop.”
The young man, with hands as fair as jade, accepted the small shovel.
“Go back now, lest your family worries.”
“Don’t forget to redirect the pond’s water into my space. Anyway, you can enter my space too,” Lu Chao Chao said with a wave of her hand, smiling as she headed back.
Once she was gone, the young man let out a long sigh.
Covered in mud, he resigned himself to fate and dove into the water to dig up lotus roots.
He didn’t forget to store all the precious treasures at the pond’s bottom into space.
When Lu Chao Chao returned to the inn, dawn had yet to break.
Outside the door, Xie Jing Xi and Rong Che lay sprawled awkwardly on the ground.
As Rong Che’s fingers twitched slightly, Lu Chao Chao sensed he was about to wake. Without hesitation, she flickered into the room, snuggling beside her mother.
Just as she shut her eyes—
A frantic voice rang out from outside. “Someone! Get help!!”
With a bang—
Rong Che kicked the door open.
The war god who once struck fear into battlefields now stood trembling with tension, his whole body taut.
“Shi Yun, Shi Yun… Chao Chao?” Rong Che called out softly by Shi Yun’s ear, his voice trembling.
Only when Shi Yun groggily opened her eyes did he finally relax.
He gently embraced her. “Thank goodness you’re safe. Don’t be afraid, don’t panic.” Seeing that she was unharmed, he immediately comforted her.
Lu Chao Chao rubbed her eyes, sitting up drowsily. “Rong Daddy…”
Outside, the soldiers finally struggled to their feet.
“The Heart-Digging Fiend was here!!” Rong Che’s expression darkened considerably.
“Send men to search the inn, check if anyone was killed!” The soldiers swiftly knocked on door after door.
Inside the inn, everyone had been unconscious. When they finally awoke, chaos erupted.
Xie Yu Zhou sat up groggily, his hair sticking out in a mess. The moment he spotted his father lying motionless on the ground, he bolted forward.
Grabbing Xie Jing Xi, he wailed. “Father, Father! What happened!!”
“Dad, don’t die! Yu Zhou won’t be naughty anymore! Yu Zhou will be a good boy! Waaaah, Father…”
“How will Yu Zhou explain to Mother? Father, waaaaah…”
Xie Jing Xi’s personal attendant was just about to explain—
But then, he noticed Xie Jing Xi subtly lifting a finger to signal silence.
The attendant quietly stepped back.
Well, it wasn’t often that their lord got to enjoy such a heartwarming moment with his son.
“Father, Yu Zhou doesn’t want to lose you. Father, don’t die…” Hugging his father, Xie Yu Zhou sobbed pitifully.
Xie Jing Xi’s lips curled slightly. This foolish son of his… wasn’t entirely beyond saving.
“I’ve decided.”
“I’ll bury Dad under my bed. That way, whenever I miss him, I can dig him up and take a look.”
Xie Jing Xi’s smile froze.
“Or—can I turn Dad into a mummy? That way, I can see him whenever I want…”
Before the words were fully spoken—
Xie Jing Xi shot up and slapped his son across the face.
“You unfilial brat! Even in death, you won’t let me rest in peace?! Where’s my sword?! Let me kill him!!”
Xie Jing Xi was livid.
What madness possessed him to expect a touching moment?
This brat never had anything decent to say!
Meanwhile, Xie Yu Zhou cheered, running wildly. “I brought Father back to life!!”
“I brought Father back to life!!”
Xie Jing Xi slumped back onto the ground. “Heavens, did I forget to give him a brain when he was born?”