Beichen stood under the tree, holding her in his arms, chatting like this from dusk until late at night.
As if he was afraid that she would be tired, he bent down. He was so clean that he would tear off his robe just because he hugged Yan Hui once, but he sat on the floor with her in his arms.
The two of them seemed to have completely forgotten the existence of everyone around them, talking about candied haws, hawthorn, Ophiopogon japonicus, medicine, the illusion of wind to the illusion of earth...
Of course, it was Xiao Zitong who talked the most, and Beichen mostly listened, occasionally asking a few words, which elicited a long list of answers from her.
Ye Weiyang had never seen Xiao Zitong say so many words at once, as if she wanted to tell Beichen everything she had experienced in the past six years.
Xingying was carried away, and the disciples and others left separately to check the courtyard and prepare dinner for Zi Tong.
Ye Weiyang stood in the distance, looking at the pair of delicate men and women also wearing dark robes.
Turn around and walk slowly into the night.
The wind blew, and countless petals fell, and one petal fluttered on her silver hair.
Beichen raised his palm and took off the petals for her. He raised his eyes and saw Ye Weiyang disappearing into the night. He raised his eyebrows slightly.
In her arms, Xiao Zitong suddenly stopped and touched her belly.
"Are you hungry?" Beichen looked back and asked.
"Yes." Xiao Zitong nodded, raised her fingers to help him remove a fallen petal from his hair, "Surprisingly... it's already dark!"
She quickly looked around, "Hey, where is Weiyang?"
"He's gone." Beichen stood up, "Are you going to find him?"
Xiao Zitong stared at the night in the distance in silence for a moment, then shook her head slightly, "If you can't, just let him... go!"
After feeding her and continuing to chat with her, Beichen carefully placed her on the pillow until she fell asleep.
"God!" Zitu stepped in and looked at the small purple eyes on the pillow, "Ye Weiyang has become a demon, do you want..."
Beichen frowned and pondered for a long time.
Finally, he shook his head.
"But..." The disciple, who had never disobeyed Beichen once, frowned tightly, "The devil has a dark nature. I'm afraid if we don't get rid of him now, there will be endless troubles."
Beichen raised his finger and lovingly caressed Xiao Zitong's face on the pillow, "He is Xiaotong's pet. If he dies, she will be sad."
The disciple gritted his teeth and said no more.
Withdrawing his fingers, Beichen ordered softly, "You will immediately take Xingying back to the Nine Heavens Palace, throw him into the heavenly prison and guard him carefully, and protect the sacred tree well. If anything happens, notify me as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Disciple responded, "What about you?!"
Beichen smiled and stared at the sleeping little Zitong, "I will stay by her side until she breaks through the divine level and returns to the ninth level of heaven."
In order to deal with the devil, he had missed six years of her growth.
He didn't want to miss the days to come.
The disciple left, Beichen's eyes swept through Zi Tong's silver hair, he opened his palm, and the Nine Star Cauldron immediately appeared in his palm.
He raised his palm and gently scratched her palm. Beichen gently placed the tripod, which had the power to destroy the heaven and the earth, in her palm. He muttered a few words, and the Nine-Star Cauldron immediately turned into a stream of light and disappeared.
Little purple pupil palm.
Lifting his palm, he gently licked the blood from her palm, and her wound healed immediately.
The next day, as soon as Xiao Zitong opened her eyes, she saw Beichen again just like before on the Nine Heavens Tower.
"Beichen, you... didn't leave?!"
Before he could answer, she raised her right hand in confusion and looked at the shining small tripod on her right wrist.
"What's this?"
"From today on, I will teach you how to use the Nine Star Cauldron." Beichen smiled fondly, "With its help, you should soon be able to become a god and return to the Nine Heavens Palace with me."