The morning sun, bright and warm, streamed into the east courtyard of the Lin family ancestral home.
Still asleep, Lin Zhan was tightly embracing Zhang Lingxiu, occasionally muttering in his dreams, "Mmm, so big, so good."
Just as the young master Lin was lost in a beautiful dream, the east courtyard's main gate was filled with a thunderous shout: "Brother, someone's here to cause trouble!"
Groggily, Lin Zhan instinctively leaped out the window and ran towards the main gate, causing a crowd of Lin family maids to shriek and cover their eyes with their fingers peeking through.
As the young Daoist priest watched Lin Zhan approach, he was about to speak, but then seemed startled and became dumbfounded.
"Holy crap, Brother, we've only been back a few days, and you've already developed a habit of walking your bird?"
Having woken up on the way, Lin Zhan shivered and said, "Walking my bird? I haven't contracted any other birds besides Xiao Ji, and besides, Xiao Ji doesn't need me to walk him... Oh, for f**k's sake."
As he spoke, Lin Zhan followed the young Daoist priest's gaze down to his lower half.
His "second brother," freshly awakened, was enthusiastically greeting his elder brother.
Lin Zhan was startled, quickly grabbed the young Daoist priest's golden silk robe, and wrapped it around his waist.
Then, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew towards the bedroom.
Bare-chested and bewildered, the young Daoist priest watched Lin Zhan disappear like lightning and exclaimed, "Holy crap, it turns out my brother not only has the bad habit of walking his bird, but his IQ has dropped by at least 250."
"Does he, the dignified Human Emperor, not know he has storage space?" the young Daoist priest said as he opened his storage space and changed into another set of golden silk robes.
"Sigh, they say a nephew takes after his uncle. I hope my and Ya'er's child doesn't take after my brother, otherwise, this habit of walking birds is just too embarrassing." Su Dan Novel Network
The human race had achieved a great victory. As one of the main commanders of the War of Ten Thousand Races, and with his identity as a son-in-law who had already established a contract with Great Shang, the young Daoist priest naturally received preferential treatment from the human race's destiny.
At this time, the young Daoist priest had already leaped from being a platinum-level beginner chubby kid, bypassing the levels of Lord and Quasi-King, to successfully becoming one of the Human Kings of the human race. He was also the youngest existing Human King, a nine-year-old Human King.
The reason this chubby kid could soar to such heights was threefold. First, he received extra care from the human race's destiny.
Second, he guided the souls of over 34 million fallen soldiers of the human race into the Underworld, earning him immense merit.
Third, while controlling the Heavenly Gang Demon Subduing Formation, the young Daoist priest successfully summoned a wisp of divine consciousness from the first-generation Celestial Master Ancestor, Zhang Zhen. As a descendant of the same lineage, Zhang Zhen naturally seized this opportunity to leave some cultivation insights and Daoist secret techniques within the young Daoist priest's soul.
These three points combined successfully cultivated a nine-year-old Human King.
When the news reached Ancestor Ziqi, he was so delighted that he couldn't close his mouth for three days.
Especially seeing Celestial Master Zhang Zhen's constipated expression, Ancestor Ziqi was even more thrilled and threw a banquet for three days, constantly praising the good taste of Great Shang's daughters.
The leaders of various Huaxia tribes praised Great Shang's unique vision for discovering and nurturing descendants to the extreme.
Finally, unable to endure the flattery of the surrounding crowd, Old Celestial Master Zhang Zhen erupted.
However, just three minutes after the Old Celestial Master's outburst, the matter was dropped.
This was because Emperor Ziqi specially brought his son and grandson, and the three of them, armed with bricks, "kindly persuaded" the Old Celestial Master for three minutes.
After this incident, the Old Celestial Master had to admit that the young Daoist priest Zhang Haoming and the Lin family's little princess Lin Ya'er were indeed a match made in heaven, a perfect pair.
A moment later, the young Daoist priest looked at Lin Zhan, who was dressed and seated opposite him, and said, "Brother, walking your bird is uncivilized. You need to change this habit, or what if Eldest Sister-in-law gets angry and chops it off with scissors? You can't go around with two balls showing after losing your bird."
Lin Zhan was taken aback, then angrily shouted, "Get lost! Do you have any real business, or will you keep acting like this? I'll double Lin Ya'er's betrothal gifts!"
The young Daoist priest pouted and said, "Brother, the Demon race has sent a visiting card."
Lin Zhan, who had a hint of anger, was stunned upon hearing the young Daoist priest's words.
"Are you sure it's a visiting card, not a challenge?"
The young Daoist priest nodded and said, "It's a visiting card. I saw it clearly. The current top figure of the Demon race wants to personally visit the human race, saying he has important matters to discuss with the three ancestors."
Lin Zhan couldn't help but gasp, "Holy crap, what the hell is that old scoundrel from the Demon race up to? Are they trying to cause trouble because our Patriarch Shaodian isn't here?"
"Hmm... that's not right." Lin Zhan seemed to recall something and spoke again.
"Since the Demon Ancestor, that old scoundrel, has come out of the Sea of Destiny, why haven't our human race's ancestors appeared?"
The young Daoist priest quickly replied, "Yesterday, I heard from Ancestor Chi You that Ancestor Zhu Jiuyin and Ancestor Xuanwu teamed up to take down the Demon Dragon Ancestor, Lie Tian. If it weren't for the timely support from that old scoundrel of the Demon Ancestor, those two ancestors would have already dealt with that old lizard, Lie Tian."
"Even so, Patriarch Shaodian, along with Ancestors Tun Tian and Ming Yuan, have also emerged from the Sea of Destiny. It seems they are all preparing to gather reinforcements and then engage in a decisive battle."
Lin Zhan scratched his head in confusion and said, "It's a bit chaotic. Let me try to sort it out. When these big shots are fighting, us little guys with our skinny arms and legs should stay out of it. Otherwise, one of these old ancestors sneezing could wipe us out."
The young Daoist priest, after a moment of realization, said with a hint of fear, "Ah, yes, yes, yes. We really shouldn't get involved in this. After all, on the surface, that idiot, the Demon Prince, was killed by you."
"By the way, Brother, has the System resurrected those idiots? It's been several days."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "The Demon Prince and that big stupid Frost Giant have been resurrected, but they might have been hit too hard and injured their heads. They're a bit foolish now."
"The unlucky guy from the Snow Demon race will take a couple more days. Damn it, I was too heavy-handed back then; his head was almost severed, only attached by skin. It's hard on the System for doing this job, and it's still complaining and asking for more money."
The young Daoist priest said with some anxiety, "Then just give him more money! That old scoundrel from the Demon race will arrive in three days. If these three imbeciles aren't back to normal, how can we negotiate with them?"
Lin Zhan's eyes widened and he said, "Do you think I don't want to? But do I have the money to give him?"