Who Stole My Eggs?

Xie Zuo almost jumped out of the water!

Huo Yao—it was Huo Yao!

The Asura King had the same face as Huo Yao!

But…

Xie Zuo held his breath and carefully approached him.

The Asura King’s body was already mostly submerged in the water. He looked up and sighed with relief.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss~” The little golden snake around his neck seemed anxious, swimming back and forth restlessly.

“Good boy.” The Asura King raised his hand and gently stroked the little snake’s body.

“Hiss~” The little snake rubbed against him affectionately, its tender tongue lightly licking the palm of his hand before calming down.

The Asura King immersed his hand in the water again.

Xie Zuo widened his eyes underwater, observing the chains wrapped around the Asura King’s wrists and ankles.

These chains were actually alive, unknown and burning with small blue flames even in the water, constantly biting the king’s body. Fortunately, he had a strong self-healing ability, and the corroded flesh healed immediately. The scars remained at his wrists and ankles but did not expand.

The water in the underground palace probably helped relieve the Asura King’s pain, so he often came to bathe.

Xie Zuo was about to move closer when Wu Xiao stopped him. “Be careful. It might just be the same face. Asuras are always evil. If you approach recklessly, you might anger him and put the little snake in danger.”

“Yeah.” Xie Zuo suppressed his excitement and his urge to uncover the truth, quietly crouching in a dense patch of water plants.

Half an hour later, the Asura King came ashore. In the firelight, Xie Zuo noticed flames flickering at the ends of his hair.

This was a body that could be engulfed by flames at any moment.

The sound of chains dragging on the ground gradually faded. The Asura King disappeared, and the torches in the underground palace extinguished one after another, plunging the entire space into darkness once again.

Wu Xiao looked at Xie Zuo, who remained still. “Aren’t you going to chase him?”

Xie Zuo took a few deep breaths, calming himself down. “Don’t be reckless, don’t rush. I’ll go and find out more about the situation first.”

Wu Xiao, eager for the Asura King to leave, quickly agreed, “Yes, yes, we shouldn’t act rashly. That guy’s probably just using Huo Er’s face to intimidate. I’ll rip off his fake face and demand he explain why he’s using it to deceive!”

Xie Zuo stared at the dark underground palace for a moment and slowly said, “You two go back.”

“What? Two?” Wu Xiao raised his voice, glanced at the clueless sea electric eel beside him, and realized Xie Zuo was comparing him to the eel. Feeling displeased, he insisted, “I’m not leaving. You promised to let me follow you. Don’t even think of going back on your word!”

The sea electric eel, sensing the tension, suddenly bolted away.

Seeing Wu Xiao’s firm stance, Xie Zuo reluctantly nodded. “You can stay, but you must listen to me and not act rashly, or I’ll send you back immediately.”

Wu Xiao responded perfunctorily and secretly made up his mind that once he could coax the little snake into his hands, he would secretly kill this Asura King, no matter whether he was Huo Yao or not, and completely put an end to Xie Zuo’s thoughts.

Xie Zuo called out to Lao Luo, “Was it him just now?”

Lao Luo was full of shame, “I’m not sure—”

Xie Zuo was mentally prepared. Although Lao Luo claimed to know everything, facts had proven that there were many things in the six realms that he didn’t know. Even if there were records, they were mostly vague or the information was extremely delayed.

“It’s okay, I can handle it myself.” Xie Zuo patted Lao Luo lightly and was about to take it back, but Lao Luo suddenly changed its tone. “Combined with recent events, it is very likely that this Asura King is the original Great Thunder Deity Huo Yao.”

As soon as Lao Luo spoke, Xie Zuo and Wu Xiao were both surprised. This voice and tone were completely different, as if coming from another person.

Everyone knew that Lao Luo was born quite noble, an awe-inspiring lower volume of the Heavenly Book, but he was in a miserable situation. Not only had he been thrown into the abyss, but if he hadn’t been found by Xie Zuo, he would have died in the mouth of an unknown monster.

Meanwhile, Lao Luo’s brother, the upper volume of the Heavenly Book—Hetu—was worshipped by heaven and earth on the altar of deities and had lived a very comfortable life for tens of thousands of years. Until recently, when Xie Zuo attacked the Immortal Realm, Hetu was swallowed by Lao Luo after a fight and then disappeared.

Lao Luo always claimed to be a cultured person, but his tone was often like that of an annoying old scholar, and his movements were rough. People who didn’t know the truth could hardly recognize that he was actually a book. At this moment, Lao Luo’s voice was elegant and steady, with none of his usual haughty tone, which made people feel at ease, as if a gentleman were standing before them.

“Shut up!” Lao Luo reverted to his original tone, furious. “Who allowed you to show off in front of His Majesty? You know nothing!”

Lao Luo’s face turned red, and after a fierce internal struggle, he switched back to the elegant voice of a young master. “Master, you are wise, and you must have already drawn your conclusions. The Great Thunder Deity was long sent to the Underworld by Tiandi. From what I understand, he is willing to stay in the Underworld and harbours a mentality of atonement. Unless under special circumstances, he would not force the door of the underworld open. For the upright Great Thunder Deity to act, he must have sensed something and felt compelled to come out to save someone.”

As expected of Hetu, who was favoured by Tiandi, his words were soothing. They also aligned with Xie Zuo’s suspicions. According to Huo Yao’s character, although he remained with Tiandi in Taixu Realm, he likely kept an eye on Xie Zuo and the child. Perhaps Huo Yao sensed that the eldest son was in danger and broke through the gate to return to the world.

Huo Yao had been stripped of his deity hood by Tiandi, falling from the lofty Great Thunder Deity to the Deity of Sin. Where else could a Deity of Sin go except the Asura Realm? However, if this Asura King was truly Huo Yao, why hadn’t he come to him immediately after saving the eldest son? And what about those chains?

Xie Zuo had too many doubts and too many worries in his heart. Redemption… ‘Huo Yao, did you always think that being with me was a coincidence? That it was wrong?’

“Shut up!” Lao Luo had completely lost his temper. In his rage, he was about to tear himself apart, but Xie Zuo stopped him just in time.

Xie Zuo feared that they would cause a commotion and draw the Asuras’ attention, so he forced Lao Luo into silence. “Who dares to make a fuss and ruin my plans? I will tear you apart first.”

Faced with Xie Zuo’s absolute force, Lao Luo and Hetu fell completely silent.