Who Stole My Eggs?

Xie Zuo looked at the face of Tiandi that looked exactly like his own, and a strong hatred suddenly surged in his heart.

Feng Yi looked at Tiandi and then at Xie Zuo, with an expression as if he was daydreaming.

Huo Yao just glanced at Tiandi and then looked away indifferently.

The spirit of heaven and earth actually stood up and walked down from the throne, patted Huo Yao’s shoulder affectionately, then walked in front of the deities, opened his arms, and said, “Blessings upon you all.”

Suddenly, a gentle wind swept through the entire palace. In the temple, all the deities present felt refreshed, and at the same time, they noticed that their cultivation levels had advanced to the next level.

The deities were overjoyed and knelt down on the ground again, saying, “Thank you, Tiandi, for your blessing.”

Xie Zuo waved his hand and rejected the blessing. He was afraid that he would suffer from indigestion.

After giving the blessing to everyone, Tiandi did not immediately returned to his Taixu Realm as in previous years, but stayed to watch the subsequent celebrations.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was a great harvest day for the six realms. At this time of year, not only the deities gathered to celebrate, but believers in the human world also offered generous sacrifices and prepared many wonderful song and dance performances to express their gratitude to the deities who protected them. These celebrations could be seen through the huge Dust-Viewing Cloud Mirror in the center of Taixu Temple. If a believer of any deity had performed particularly brilliantly, that deity himself would also be honored.

Xie Zuo waved to Huo Yao, gesturing for him to sit down and enjoy the show with him since he was there.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yao actually shook his head and refused, staying by the side of Tiandi like a pillar.

Xie Zuo slammed the table, and countless small cracks suddenly appeared on the table. He turned his head and never looked at Huo Yao again.

Xie Zuo was no longer in the mood to watch the performance and looked at the mirror with a dark face the whole time.

What he didn’t know was when Tiandi gave his blessing to everyone, the deities of the Southern Kingdom excitedly determined that their emperor was another spiritual form of Tiandi!

The deities of the Southern Kingdom couldn’t be blamed for misunderstanding. They all had seen Xie Zuo’s true appearance. When thinking of Xie Zuo’s elusive style and his demeanor of looking down at the world, oh, no wonder! It was boring for the old man, Tiandi, to stay in the Taixu Realm all the time, so he secretly released another spiritual form to play.

No wonder Mu Rong and Lin failed to take over the position of emperor. No wonder the plague in the Southern Kingdom was quickly lifted. Tiandi had personally taken action. Who dared to compete? What problems couldn’t be solved!

The deities of the East, West, South, and North each had their own characteristics. The deities of the East China Sea were the most romantic, the deities of the West were the most talkative, the deities of the North Plains were the poorest, and the deities of the South were notorious for showing off. Before the banquet was over, the news that Xie Zuo was the spiritual form of Tiandi had already spread.

So, when the spirits of Tiandi had returned to the realm of Taixu, Xie Zuo had become the object of admiration and compliments from the deities.

Xie Zuo was feeling angry. Huo Yao just ignored him. But when Tiandi had left, Huo Yao actually followed him! Looking at the deities who had come one after another to toast him, he did not refuse them all and drunk them all!

Xie Zuo had a good capacity for drinking, but this was wine from the divine world after all, not comparable to the wine from the human world, and its strength was very great. Soon, he was so drunk that he didn’t know what to do, and laid on the table.

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“Hiccup~”

Xie Zuo was in a daze, woken up by his own wine burp. When he looked up, he no longer in the Taixu Temple. He was… lying on Huo Yao’s chest.

Um? What was going on? Didn’t this man run away with Tiandi?

Xie Zuo heard himself speaking to Huo Yao in a very dazed tone: “You have indeed abandoned me and forgotten everything between us.”

Huo Yao frowned, “I… have not forgotten it for a moment.”

“Then why do you refuse my approach?”, Xie Zuo blinked as he heard the words. He seemed to be… possessed by the spirit of heaven and earth? Okay, the two of them really sneaked into a deserted place to do bad things!

Through the eyes of Tiandi, Xie Zuo could see Huo Yao push him away and reach out to straighten his clothes. “I will always respect you, but I will always love Xie Zuo deeply,” Huo Yao had said.

Tiandi sighed deeply, “It seems I missed my chance after all.” He then transformed into a spectral form again, filling the entire Taixu Realm.

Xie Zuo watched as Huo Yao left and struggled feebly. He needed to leave too. How could he return to his own body?

A thick white mist rushed into Xie Zuo’s eyes, and his consciousness began to drown and blur.

Next thing he knew, Xie Zuo found himself squatting in front of a naked baby. The baby was plump and glowing with golden light, looking at him seriously.

“Hey, why don’t you call me father? Without me to pick you up, how could you have been born so smoothly? Please call me father,” Xie Zuo insisted.

The baby refused, “I was born and raised to be the Deity of Thunder, so how can I recognize you as my father?”

Xie Zuo rolled his eyes, “Hey, you don’t understand what I mean. My name is Heavenly Father, you can call me Dad for short. I don’t really want to be your father. Do you understand?”

The baby hesitated; golden eyes full of doubt.

Xie Zuo took him into his arms and patted his chubby white butt. “I am the spirit of heaven and earth. I walk in the world in the name of Heavenly Father. I won’t lie to you. You can hang out with me from now on.”

The baby hesitated again, “Father…”

“Hey!” Xie Zuo responded loudly, “Call me again.”

The baby pursed his lips and fell silent.

“Hahaha,” Xie Zuo laughed, “You are still a little boring gourd. Let’s take you to see your brother. He is quite the chatterbox.”

Reflecting on all this, Xie Zuo realized he had entered the sea of consciousness of Tiandi. Otherwise, how could he see himself as Heavenly Father when he was with Huo Yao?

He didn’t know if it was because Tiandi sensed someone peeping, but the thick fog filled the air again, and soon Xie Zuo couldn’t see anything.

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“Xie Zuo, Xie Zuo, wake up.”

Someone was calling him. Xie Zuo’s consciousness returned immediately. He opened his eyes and found himself lying in Huo Yao’s arms.

Seeing him awake, Huo Yao breathed a sigh of relief and touched his forehead, “Why did you drink so much? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

Xie Zuo shook his head, “No, I’m fine.”

It was late at night, and the other deities had all dispersed. The few remaining were too intoxicated to move and had fallen asleep.

In the quiet and empty temple, Xie Zuo listened to his own heartbeat, “Huo Yao, how much do you love me?”

Huo Yao took his hand and placed it on his heart, “It goes deep into the bone marrow and will never let go.”

Xie Zuo raised his head and kissed him, “Me too.”

Attending the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had resolved a knot in Xie Zuo’s heart. Though he didn’t bring it up often, he always concerned about Huo Yao’s feelings toward his Heavenly Father. Now, he had completely let go.

That shameless impostor from Taixu Realm had seduced Huo Yao behind his back. But appearances aside, their cores were different. Huo Yao only loved him!

With his mind clear, Xie Zuo’s cultivation soared rapidly. Alongside this, his belly began to swell.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, auspicious signs appeared across the six realms. Flowers bloomed abundantly in the human world, celestial music filled the divine world, spring returned to the demon world, resentment waned in the ghost world, numerous amnesties were granted in the Asura world, and the Gate to Infinity opened wide.

But before all beings could rejoice, omens of doom began to manifest in the six realms. Beauty faded in the human world, decline loomed over the divine world, resentment surged in the ghost world, sin pillars multiplied in the Asura world, and the Gate to Infinity closed once more.

On that day, Xie Zuo endured unbearable abdominal pain, reminiscent of when he was a child and starving. After hours of suffering, he finally gave birth to a large golden egg from his original form!