Sitting alone on the soft big bed, Ye Taotao carefully arranged the small pillows and patted them with his hands to make them softer.
After finishing everything, she placed the little jade ball neatly next to the pillow, then she lay down, covered herself with the quilt, and prepared to fall asleep.
His consciousness slowly sank into the darkness, and when he opened his eyes again, he was surrounded by the familiar desolate and scorched earth.
On the scorched earth, a small green plant grew tenaciously.
After Ye Taotao appeared, the little plant arranged its leaves cheerfully, as if to welcome her arrival.
"Good evening, little grass essence." Ye Taotao reached out and touched the leaves of the small plant.
I saw that after the little plant was touched, it swayed around in circles as if it was drunk, and then stretched out two leaves to cover the area touched by Ye Taotao.
Ye Taotao noticed that the leaves of the small plant were wilting a little. She pursed her lips and whispered, "Are you thirsty again?"
With a movement of his hand, he skillfully pinched out a ball of water and poured it on the small plant to moisten its stems and leaves.
The little plant shook its head toward Ye Taotao, as if to say thank you.
Seeing that the little plant was fine, Ye Taotao was relieved and was about to continue trying new methods of controlling spiritual energy when he suddenly felt the corner of his clothes being pulled.
Looking down, the little plant stretched out another leaf and gently pulled the corner of his clothes, as if it had something to say.
"What's wrong?" Ye Taotao asked curiously.
What's wrong with the little plants? Didn't they drink enough water just now?
But I saw that the top of the little plant was hanging down slightly, and the other leaves were also hanging down, just like a child who had done something wrong and was dejectedly waiting to be scolded.
Seeing that her new friend was like this, Ye Taotao comforted her in a low voice: "What happened? Don't be sad, I'll help you."
The little plant moved away two leaves, revealing its rooted stem, where the black stone eggs that it and Ye Taotao wanted to get a few days ago were originally placed, but now they are missing.
The little plant used its leaves to pull the corner of Ye Taotao's clothes, signaling Ye Taotao to look here.
Ye Taotao also remembered the time when she gave the stone egg to the little plant. Seeing it looking so aggrieved and pitiful, like a puppy that was afraid of her own blame, she reached out and touched the leaves of the little plant.
"It doesn't matter. I know you didn't lose it on purpose. I'll give you another one."
As he spoke, Ye Taotao stretched out his hand and began to condense the black light spots in the air again.
She had only eaten these light spots a few days ago, so of course she did not dare to resist at all, and obediently formed a new black stone egg in her hand.
Ye Taotao placed the newly condensed stone egg at the feet of the little plant and said in a cheerful tone: "It's for you!"
The little plant fiddled with the new stone eggs, and the leaves that had drooped down in mourning began to sway happily again.
She didn't know if it was Ye Taotao's illusion, but at that moment, she seemed to see a new green appearing faintly under the soil where the small plants had taken root, and there were signs that it was about to cover up the original scorched earth.
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One night passed.
In the distant Cangming Realm, in the palace above the clouds, the young man woke up again.
He opened his eyes impatiently, and in an instant, a terrifying aura filled the entire Cangming Realm.
In mid-air, the monks who were flying with their swords all fell down in unison.
But there was no trace of anger on their faces. They all lay on the ground in fear, not even daring to move.
Because, around them, there were all the monks who stopped their movements in unison, held their breath and concentrated, waiting quietly for everything to pass.
Even those who originally fought to fight for the treasure stopped their efforts to seize the treasure. All their attacks stagnated in mid-air at this moment, and were instantly destroyed by the vast coercion.
Everyone groveled and stayed where they were, not daring to breathe out, as if the young man above the clouds who opened his eyes was a god who could control the entire Cangming world.
No blasphemy, no resistance.
As long as he raises his hand lightly, he can destroy everyone's life.
But now, this "god" was lying on his back on the bed, opening his eyes as clear as white crystal, staring at the thing in his hand.
It was a dusty stone, but I had just found it from under my body.
His brows furrowed slightly, and his face seemed a little confused. Maybe he hadn't made an expression for too long, but at this moment, he actually showed a natural look that was almost dull.
This heavenly palace is as quiet as a tomb. No one has ever set foot in it except yourself. How did this stone egg come from?
By the way, I seem to have discovered such a stone egg not long ago.
Who put it here?
The young man who had been sleeping for many years finally got out of bed and walked slowly towards a corner of the palace with his bare white feet.
Lying there quietly, the stone egg he dropped a few days ago.
He picked up the stone egg on the ground and put it together with the one in his hand. The two were almost identical, with no difference at all.
The young man slowly tightened his palms, and was about to crush the two stone eggs and destroy them completely, when a weak fluctuation came from his palms.
Like the heart of a warm jumping bird, beating "plop" and "plop"...
"Alive?" A trace of surprise flashed across the young man's eyes.
He slowly released his hands, and the two black stone eggs were intact and lying quietly in his hands.
"never mind."
There was a bored look on his face, and he threw the two stone eggs in the corner.
Since it is alive, let's keep it and see what can be hatched in this tomb.
The young man returned to the bed and lay down, resting his cheek on his hand, and fell asleep again.
Everyone under the cloud finally breathed a sigh of relief——
"It's been twice already. He woke up so many times in a short period of time?"
"Is he coming back?"
"Who knows?"
Some people murmured a few words in a low voice, then stopped mentioning it and went about their own business.
As for everything that happened in the Cangming Realm, Ye Taotao, who was in the Zhuli Realm, was of course unaware of anything.
She just discovered that she didn't get to go to that place and see small plants every time she slept. As for what the rules were, she didn't understand.
When she woke up in the morning, Ye Taotao jumped out of bed, opened the door, and ran towards Bai Xin in the yard outside.
"Papa, good morning!"
Bai Xin just came back from buying breakfast and laid it out on the stone table in the yard.
Just as he was about to ask Xiao Yan and the little monster to come over for dinner, when he raised his head, the little monster jumped out of the room and rushed towards him like a bird.
Bai Xin caught the little monster running over with open arms and held her in her arms. Bai Xin reached out and touched her hair, and unexpectedly found that the little monster's hair was longer and could be tied into braids.