Who Stole My Eggs?

Xie Zuo sat cross-legged on the ground, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and closed his eyes to examine his demon soul.

He suspected that Huo Yao had planted something in his body early on; otherwise, why would thunder and lightning have appeared to haunt him?

Huo Yao usually kept quiet and was very thoughtful. To prevent him from escaping and causing chaos, he must have used many tricks behind the scenes.

Xie Zuo’s inspection did reveal a problem. After his experience in the human world, his demon soul grew from twigs to saplings. The small tree was beautiful, with luxuriant branches and leaves and a straight body. The purple tree had circles of golden lines on it, making it even more noble. Upon closer inspection, these weren’t lines on the tree trunk but circles of tiny lightning bolts, binding his demon soul like a rice dumpling.

Xie Zuo was so angry that he suddenly opened his eyes and cursed, “Huo Yao, this bastard! When did he do this?”

“What’s wrong with your majesty?” Lao Luo flew over in a panic.

Xie Zuo was furious. “Huo Yao locked my demon soul—he… I know it!” Xie Zuo figured out the reason and shouted, “It must have been when the sacred tree recognized me as its master!”

Definitely. The first time Xie Zuo ran out of the abyss, his spiritual consciousness was attached to Huo Yao’s belt. Later, Huo Yao carved the sacred tree into a puppet and gave it to him, asking the sacred tree to recognize him as its master. This way, the sacred tree became Xie Zuo’s substitute, and his consciousness could attach to the substitute and leave the abyss.

The puppet had already restrained him considerably. When Xie Zuo used the puppet to travel in Beiyuan, he couldn’t use any of his demonic power. It turned out there were two locks: the puppet was one. While he was using his blood to connect with the puppet, Huo Yao’s divine power left on the puppet took the opportunity to penetrate into Xie Zuo’s demon soul, becoming a chain that would imprison him forever.

Huo Yao had considered this day since he first discovered that Xie Zuo’s consciousness could leave the abyss. He tied him up early. Even if he could leave the abyss, he would still have to be controlled by him!

Seeing Xie Zuo’s anger, Lao Luo hurriedly ran away.

Some were afraid of death, but Wu Xiao was not. When Wu Xiao heard Xie Zuo scolding Huo Yao, he quickly ran out from a dark corner to add fuel to the fire.

“I’ve warned you a long time ago, little demon king, you’ll end up looking for trouble, especially if you get involved with Huo Yao! A lot of trouble!” Wu Xiao said excitedly. “Look, in his mind, you are always inferior, a monster ready to go crazy and harm others. If he doesn’t lock you up, who would he lock up? Hahaha! Do you think he’s good to you? No, no, no! He’s never good to anyone. He only loves himself. For the honor of being the Deity of Execution, he can sacrifice anything, including his Heavenly Father!”

Wu Xiao became angry when he mentioned Heavenly Father and slapped the ground with his eight tentacles. “Heavenly Father has been with us for tens of thousands of years. He said that sacrifice means sacrifice. He doesn’t value your relationship with him for only a few years? You should wake up!”

Xie Zuo’s eyes turned red with anger and feelings of betrayal.

Wu Xiao kept up his efforts. “Little Demon King, you ascended in a demon body and ruined the plans of Tiandi. You’ve made them angry a long time ago. When Tiandi are angry, can Huo Yao still show you a good face? You’re still here every day, hoping he’ll come back. I’m not trying to scare you. If Huo Yao come back, he will surely kill you.”

“Remember to look in the mirror; without Heavenly Father’s face, Huo Yao won’t pay any attention to you. He’s cold-blooded, cruel, and despicable. Bah!”

Lao Luo couldn’t stand it any longer and rushed over to drive Wu Xiao away. “Scoundrel, you master agitator! Stirring up trouble here!”

Seeing that Xie Zuo was about to cry, Lao Luo comforted him. “Your Majesty, don’t listen to Wu Xiao’s nonsense. His mind is dark and he distorts everything. Your Majesty, please consider this. You and the Great Thunder Deity are enemies. He guards against you and is afraid you’ll go out and harm the people, so it’s understandable that he set up defenses in advance.”

“Moreover, haven’t you already fallen in love with each other in the human world? Although the imprisonment of thunder and lightning has bound your hands and feet, it is also the Great Thunder Deity’s love for you. You’re a demon, ascended as deity, contrary to the laws of nature. If you have thunder and lightning to protect yourself, divine punishment won’t be able to touch you. Don’t listen to Wu Xiao’s nonsense—”

“The Great Deity of Thunder, is an upright man and wouldn’t abandon you. Wu Xiao is inhumane. Heavenly Father has been kind to Huo Yao, so how could he harbor ill feelings toward Heavenly Father? The Great Thunder Deity chooses Your Majesty because he truly loves Your Majesty. You must have confidence.”

Lao Luo praised Huo Yao to the heavens and the earth, recounting all the love and care Huo Yao had for Xie Zuo. The grievance and resentment in Xie Zuo’s heart slowly subsided.

Yes, he couldn’t use their current relationship to evaluate Huo Yao’s original actions. In the beginning, he had wanted to kill Huo Yao. If there was a chance, he would have devoured his soul.

However, Xie Zuo still had hidden worries in his heart. If he really offended Tiandi and Tiandi asked Huo Yao to kill him, would he, do it? Xie Zuo wasn’t afraid of physical pain, but he couldn’t stand the thought of Huo Yao turning against him.

Xie Zuo had already tasted love, and his love was strong and possessive. Huo Yao belonged to him and had to be on his side!

“Help—! Xie Zuo, baby, please save me, help save someone—!” Urgent cries suddenly came from the sky above the abyss. “Help!!!—the Deity of Death is here!”

Xie Zuo looked up and saw a dazzling red light heading straight toward him.