Who Stole My Eggs?

Yaoshan Mountain was majestic and steep, with its peak well above the clouds. It was covered with snow that never melted all year round. Above the snow line was a restricted area for all living creatures.

The medicine mining area was already near the top. Xie Zuo and Huo Yao stepped into the snow line not long after walking, and the temperature dropped sharply.

“Ah chuu—!” Xie Zuo sneezed loudly, “It’s so cold!”

Huo Yao hurriedly pulled him back, “You are afraid of the cold, don’t go up. I will bring her down.”

Xie Zuo couldn’t wait to verify his guess. He was unwilling to stay down and wait. He breathed hot air into his hands and said, “I’m fine, I’m going. Don’t be too confident. If she doesn’t want to go down, do you still want to force her?”

Huo Yao thought about Bian Zhong’s current state and shook his head, “If she doesn’t want to, I really can’t do anything.”

“Wait a minute.” The golden light flashed in Huo Yao’s hand, and Xie Zuo’s body involuntarily shrank and floated up.

Huo Yao stretched out his hand to grab the clay figurine doll that had shrunk back to the size of his palm and placed it close to his warmest heart. He also pulled his shirt down slightly so the doll could reveal his head and observe.

His considerate behavior made Xie Zuo’s dissatisfaction disappear, and he felt it was good to be carried like this after becoming so small.

Huo Yao asked, “Is it still cold?”

Xie Zuo was satisfied, “It’s not cold anymore, it’s still a little hot.”

Huo Yao felt relieved and patted him gently, “That’s good.”

Walking further up was completely the world of ice and snow. It was so quiet, after walking for a long time, it felt like being deaf.

Xie Zuo nestled against Huo Yao’s heart, and the steady and powerful heartbeat could be felt throughout his body. Huo Yao was always paying attention to him. Every time he looked down at him, the heat of his breath sprayed on the top of his head. This greatly alleviated Xie Zuo’s discomfort in this environment.

As a demon king who loved liveliness and was afraid of the cold, this place was really scary. Fortunately, Huo Yao was there.

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The wind blew under Huo Yao’s feet, and he felt like walking on flat ground on the soft and thick snow. He soon reached the highest point of Yaoshan Mountain.

The cold wind here was biting, and Xie Zuo didn’t even dare to take out his head, and his whole body shrank into Huo Yao’s clothes.

Huo Yao looked around and said in a deep voice, “Bian Zhong, stop hiding and come out.”

After a deathly silence, the cold wind swirled around him, and the surrounding air seemed to become a broken mirror, appearing with countless cracks. Those cracks quickly converged toward the center, making a crisp sound of ice breaking.

Xie Zuo popped up half of his head again and took a closer look. Those cracks were clearly ice formed by the rapid condensation of water vapor in the air.

After all the water vapor condensed into ice, the ice liquefied together and slowly turned into the appearance of a little girl with disheveled hair and a pale face. Her feet were bare, and she was only wearing a loose white robe. She was suspended in the air, her eyes barely level with Huo Yao’s.

This was Bian Zhong, the Deity of Medicine. As Huo Yao said, her eyes wandered and she refused to look directly at them.

“Ha, you really vaporized yourself!” Xie Zuo said proudly, “We have already guessed it.”

Huo Yao looked at Bian Zhong and nodded slightly, “It is indeed a good way to turn the flesh and soul into nowhere. The water vapor is all over the mountain of medicine and attached to every mortal. Even if the tribulation sees through it, it will not dare to act rashly, otherwise it will harm all innocent people.”

Xie Zuo continued, “No wonder no one can find you. You can transform into any shape. If we hadn’t seen you through the three-color stone, how long would you have planned to hide?”

Bian Zhong flew around them twice like a butterfly, “I didn’t hide in the first place. I’ve had enough of you. You are showing off your intimacy every day in my territory. How shameless are you? You are so stupid; you couldn’t even find me until now!”

Xie Zuo made a face at her, “Stop being so rude, there are so many people living here. Do you think those babies born out of thin air?”

Bian Zhong’s expression was complicated, “The others are okay, but I just can’t stand that Huo Yao is controlled by lust like an animal, and you even led him to do it… vomit-!”

Xie Zuo was not ashamed, but rather proud, “That’s because I have endless charm.”

Huo Yao nodded, “I didn’t know the taste of desire before, but now it seems really intoxicating.”

Bian Zhong’s face turned red with anger, “Shameless! Get out of here!”

Huo Yao said, “Since you have been eavesdropping and peeking, you should know why we are here. Over the years, I have been afraid of scaring you, so I have not bothered you. This time, please.”

Bian Zhong said angrily, “Scaring me? Who do you think you are? I have lived for tens of thousands of years and have never been afraid of anyone!”

Xie Zuo looked at the little girl in surprise. The little girl who was angry at Huo Yao was so fierce. It was completely different from the tale of her being scared shitless of tribulation.

Bian Zhong waved to Xie Zuo, and he flew out uncontrollably and was caught by her.

“Let me go!” Xie Zuo struggled. What would it look like for him, a big demon king, to be held by a little girl?

Bian Zhong stretched out her hand and rubbed his back from top to bottom, and he froze up and couldn’t move.

“Haha, the bones of the little demon king and the blood of the deity, they are alive.” Bian Zhong reached out and touched Xie Zuo’s abdomen.

Although Xie Zuo felt Bian Zhong was very unreliable, when she touched his belly with a serious face, he really had the illusion that an old miracle doctor was taking his pulse, and he couldn’t help but feel nervous.

Huo Yao was more nervous than Xie Zuo. He stared at Bian Zhong intently, looking forward to her answer.

Unexpectedly, Bian Zhong touched Xie Zuo again and again, and suddenly threw him into Huo Yao’s arms unceremoniously, laughing up to the sky, “Hahaha, I have been practicing medicine for so many years, and I have never seen a rooster lay eggs! Huo Yao, if you want to kill me, just say so. Why bother with such a lame excuse?”

Huo Yao held Xie Zuo tightly and asked Bian Zhong, “Really?”

Bian Zhong sneered, “I really have no doubt! Have you been taken away by some fool? Although your beloved little demon king has the blood of Nuwa’s descendant, it is so thin that there is only a trace left. If you really want a child, there are so many deities in the Immortal Realm, waiting in line for you. Have as many children as you want, go find them.”

Huo Yao lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes covering his eyes. He said “oh” lightly, thanked Bian Zhong, and picked up Xie Zuo. He turned around and left.

Seeing that he really left, Bian Zhong chased him and shouted, “You just left like that? Didn’t you really come here just to hack me?”

Huo Yao ignored her and walked down the mountain, overwhelmed by huge disappointment. He could clearly feel the fetal movement in Xie Zuo’s abdomen. Why… was he too impatient? Was he too wishful thinking?

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Xie Zuo had never seen Huo Yao so depressed before, and he didn’t know how to comfort him. Alas, he really fell in love with Huo Yao. At this moment, he hoped he was really pregnant, so Huo Yao could be happy.

Xie Zuo decided to confess to Huo Yao, “Hey, do you know what the fetal movement you felt is?”

Huo Yao looked at him.

Xie Zuo scratched his head, “It’s actually the golden core who Wu Xiao taught me. I condensed the excess demon power into a golden core and sank it into the Dantian. This is about storing some demon power in advance to ensure that I can go through the tribulation without fail.”

Xie Zuo waited for Huo Yao’s reaction, such as scolding for speaking the truth. Unfortunately, there was nothing. Huo Yao just said “hmm” and continued walking down.

After crossing the snow line, the temperature suddenly warmed up, and Huo Yao transformed Xie Zuo back to his normal size.

As soon as Xie Zuo landed, he hugged Huo Yao and patted him comfortingly, “Okay, Deity of Thunder, don’t be sad. Our trip was not in vain. There is a girl waiting for us down there. You must like a boy; I’ll grab another one for you.”

Huo Yao sighed deeply and hugged Xie Zuo back.

Xie Zuo was heartbroken and a little bit dumbfounded. For the first time, he felt that Huo Yao was really childish!

After Huo Yao regained his composure, Xie Zuo kissed his chin a few times and said, “Smile.”

Huo Yao pressed his forehead against his and showed a slight smile.

Xie Zuo covered his heart and took two exaggerated steps back, “Oh no, I’m going to be electrocuted to death by the Deity of Thunder. Help—!”

Huo Yao was completely amused by him and shook his head helplessly, “Let’s go.”

Xie Zuo held his hand, “Come on, come on, I really can’t stand this substitute body. I hope the tribulation will come soon and I can be free soon.”

“Wait a minute!” Bian Zhong’s voice came. A cloud of water vapor hit Xie Zuo’s face, stopping him.

Xie Zuo wiped his face, “Little medical deity, don’t spit at me again.” He took out the three-color stone tablet, adjusted the angle, and looked at Bian Zhong, “What’s the matter with you?”

Bian Zhong took a few deep breaths. This time, she clenched her fists and said, “I have decided not to hide anymore, I will face the tribulation!”

After hearing this, Huo Yao slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Bian Zhong.