Fatty gave the three disciples elixirs that would help them with the recovery. After that, he gave them some guidance as to how to carry on cultivating. At the same time, he gave them a more detailed lesson on the lightning tribulation. Perhaps it was because they had already gone through the lightning tribulations themselves â as the disciples listened, they had fear and respect in their eyes. The pride they had in learning the ways of cultivation all disappeared. They no longer felt like they were a step above the rest.
If the three of them stayed true to themselves, it was possible that they would each become leaders of their own sects in the future. Lonemoon nodded satisfactorily and allowed Fatty to lead them away. Thinking that the two bastards were still at the rear hall waiting for him to deal with them, he headed back to the rear hall.
But he found that Hong Meng, who was supposed to be thousands of miles away, had also sprouted out of nowhere and was sitting in the rear hall as well.
âWhat are you doing here?â Lonemoon glared at him. âWhere did you throw Rabbit to?â
âSir Lonemoon, please do not worry. Rabbit is learned and very good with words. The divine races have also settled down considerably. Rabbit will be alright alone,â Hong Meng said nervously. âMoreover, I donât have much to do in Purple Night Palace as well. I was getting bored out of my mind. The only thing I could do to help was hand Rabbit carrots.â
âIâve already done everything you needed to do â of course youâre bored!â Lonemoon looked at him contemptuously from head to toe. âI have no idea how you even became an ancient god. Itâs no wonder that you screwed things up so badly!â
Hong Meng felt extremely close to coughing up blood. Could Lonemoon not stab him right through the chest? Still, he maintained his polite smile. âHeh heh heh⌠Sir, your teaching is true. I really owe it all to the three of you for all your help. This time, I came here to thank you personally for re-building the Heavenly Dao!â
Lonemoon narrowed his eyes and scanned him from head to toe once again. âIs it the usual practice in this plane to come empty-handed to thank others?â
Hong Meng paused and faintly felt another knife shoot through his chest. His entire palace had been moved away from his mountain to this place. What else did Lonemoon expect from him? Werenât they supposed to be friends? His heart was continually being stabbed by countless daggers.
âYou came all this way just for this?â Lonemoon looked at him suspiciously.
âErâŚâ Hong Meng kneaded his hands and looked all around the room. A moment later, he finally spoke up. âItâs like this: Now that the Heavenly Dao has been set up, the plane is officially out of danger. But having the different races live together and mix around together canât be good for the development of the plane. Thatâs why I think it will be better to split them into different realms so that they can be dealt with one by one. Itâs a pity that Iâm not powerful enough. Whatâs more, I heard that the Heavenly Dao was formed thanks to Sir Lonemoon. So can I please request your help-â
âGet lost!â Before he could finish speaking, Lonemoon exclaimed.
âEh?â Hong Meng stared blankly at him. Why didnât he wait his turn?
âIf you want to split them into different realms, you can go ahead and do so.â Lonemoon was not going to get involved in the problems of this plane. âYouâre not paying me any salary. Why should I help you?â
âFather NiuâŚâ Yi Qing could not help but step forward and pull Lonemoon aside. He whispered in his ear, âYouâre now the manager of this plane. If you donât take control of this plane, itâll fall apart.â Lonemoon could make full use of the fact that Hong Meng was unaware about all of this to make it seem like Lonemoon was helping him out.
âHeh heh.â Lonemoon slapped Yi Qing across the cheek. âYouâre trying to blame me for the pit that the two of you dug?â
Yi Qing: ââŚâ Master, I tried.
Shen Ying hugged the plate of pastries closer to her and formed a tight circle with the two of them. âFather Niu, whatâs done is done. Whatâs more, this company is yours now. Youâre the boss. Of course you wonât get any salary.â
Lonemoon narrowed his eyes and saw through all of Shen Yingâs fake intelligence. âYou mean to say that I no longer work for you anymore?â
âOh. Thatâs not true.â He had to continue raising his own daughter.
âThen what are you saying!â No matter how she put it, he would still have to work his ass off for the both of them. It was enough that he had to work his ass off to raise two wastrels. Now, even Hong Meng was his burden. What was that all about? He even had to deal with this entire plane.
ââŚâ It was too difficult to bluff Father Niu, who had already changed his line of business. Suddenly, the two of them understood why the people who cheated Lonemoon before felt so worried when they were exposed.
âAh!â Shen Ying sighed. She suddenly reached out and handed the plate of pastries back to Chef. She sucked in a deep breath and pulled on Lonemoonâs sleeves. A certain air about Shen Ying disappeared all of a sudden. She opened her eyes wide and pouted, so that she looked like she was about to cry. Her voice became soft and meek. âFather Niu⌠Are you really planning on rejecting this plane?â
âOf courseâŚâ Lonemoon turned around and glanced at the woman who was pouting as she spoke to him. Suddenly, the word âadorableâ appeared in his mind. He clenched his fists and was just about to give in. It took all his willpower to hold himself back and say, âSh*t! Stop using the same trick you use on Shen Jing on me as well!â Thankfully, he had seen a more adorable version of Shen Ying â Baby Ying. He⌠could handle it! He stiffened his neck and stopped himself from nodding.
âAlright!â Shen Ying once again slumped over and stopped acting cute. âIf you really donât want to take over the plane, then forget it.â
âMasterâŚâ Yi Qing was put in a trance by Shen Yingâs show, but after hearing what she just said, he snapped back to reality and called out anxiously.
âForget it, Chef. Letâs not force Father Niu anymore.â Shen Ying sighed long and deep. She tilted her head and acted nonchalant as she said, âBut Iâve already transferred this plane away. We have to find someone to take over it. Itâs not easy to gain the approval of the plane. Other than Father Niu, I donât know who else will be able to. Why donât we just hand the plane back to my older sister? This plane is quite near to mine as well. From time to time, she can come here and observe the disciplesâŚâ
Lonemoon and Yi Qingâs faces drained of color. A chill ran down their spine. Lonemoon quickly interrupted her. âAlright, Iâll take it!â Could he still accept the plane now? They just did not want Shen Ying to call the big demon over.
âReally?â
âYes, really!â Did he have any other choice?
âIâm not forcing you?â
â⌠No, youâre not!â As if! But being forced to do it was better than being beaten to death by the big demon.
Lonemoon gritted his teeth.
âAlright, Father Niu! Thank you, Father Niu!â Father Niuâs promotion was finally decided. Shen Ying patted him on the shoulder and turned to grab a pastry from the plate Yi Qing was holding.
âWant one?â
âGet lost!â
âAlright.â
The three of them had come to a consensus, so the meeting finally ended. They turned and returned to the table, to see Hong Meng staring blankly at Shen Ying. Although he had not heard anything, he did see something. He saw Shen Ying acting adorable and was clearly moved.
What did he just see? All he knew was his heart was beating extremely quickly and he suddenly felt the urge to rub something. He turned to look at Shen Ying.
âWhat are you looking at!â The two people by Shen Yingâs side shouted aggressively. âWhat does this have to do with you?â
âNo⌠IâŚâ I donât know whatâs going on either?