The Southern Region, White Head Town.
Ji Hanhan's "humble abode" courtyard.
Warm sunlight bathed the land, and the courtyard was full of vitality.
The vegetable patches were laid out like a chessboard, with various green and tender vegetables, and fragrant fruits and melons, exuding a rich essence of life.
By the pond.
Willow trees drooped thousands of soft, silk-like branches, emitting a faint treasure glow. Stirred by the breeze, they resembled flying rivers of stars.
On the crown of a tree, a thumb-sized silkworm cocoon shimmered with light, emitting a chaotic aura. The Nine Transformations Heavenly Silkworm was still in the process of molting.
Beside it.
The Bodhi tree, which was originally a sapling, had grown into a three-zhang tall tree, with dense foliage, standing tall and verdant.
What was most astonishing was that while Bodhi was a sacred tree, this one not only emanated sacred energy but also contained an evil intent.
Sacredness and evil were fundamentally incompatible, mutually exclusive, yet here they coexisted, making it almost unbelievable.
In the pond, ripples of light shimmered, and dazzling golden rays flashed incessantly.
These were Dragon Fish playing in the water.
However, this pond of Dragon Fish could no longer be called fish; they had completely evolved into small Flood Dragons, with four claws on their bellies and prominent horns on their heads, just one step away from becoming true Dragons.
"All birds fly high, a lone cloud drifts idly."
A voice filled with emptiness and loneliness sounded.
Tian Peng lay sprawled in the chicken coop, muttering the verses he had seen in Ji Mo's study, feeling a profound loneliness in his bird life.
No one knew how he had spent these days.
Every day, he had endless spiritual vegetables to eat, endless immortal dew to drink, dozed by the artifact embryo's iron cauldron, meditated under the Bodhi tree, and cultivated his mind amidst the willow catkins.
His life was simple, unpretentious, and boring.
It was truly incredibly dull and empty. He was the only one left in this vast home. Although there was a pond of Dragon Fish, they were too busy enjoying themselves to play with him.
Because he had to incubate an egg, he dared not wander off, and he was almost driven mad by boredom.
"Master, when will you return?"
Tian Peng was incredibly dejected, feeling like an abandoned orphan, completely forgotten by Ji Mo.
He remembered Ji Mo saying he would return after some time before he left.
But so much time had passed, and there was still no sign of him.
If it weren't for Huì Néng occasionally bringing back some news of Ji Mo, he would have mistakenly believed that Ji Mo had abandoned him and gone far away.
Tian Peng rummaged under his backside and pulled out the black and white stone egg, muttering to himself, "Was I tricked? Is this broken stone really an egg?"
He examined the stone egg; it was indeed very peculiar, but he couldn't sense any life fluctuations within it, which made him somewhat doubtful.
"Even a thousand-year-old iron tree can bloom, and a ten-thousand-year-old withered vine can bear fruit. I, the dignified Black Chicken Brother, refuse to believe I can't hatch a broken egg."
He tucked the stone egg back under his backside and continued to incubate it.
The next second.
Tian Peng let out a scream, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and flapped his way out of the chicken coop.
He clutched his backside, looking at the stone egg in the coop with fear and uncertainty.
Because just now, the stone egg seemed to have rammed him hard, and it hurt.
"Could it be that this stone has gained sentience?"
Just as he was about to figure out what was happening, he heard movement outside the courtyard gate.
"It must be Master returning!"
Tian Peng was overjoyed and excitedly rushed to open the gate.
As the courtyard gate opened, it wasn't Ji Mo who appeared, but a delicate and beautiful woman.
She was an exceptionally beautiful woman, with skin as fair as jade, and eyes like shimmering waves.
She wore a floral dress with a plaid pattern. The snow-white fabric at her collar, like jade and cream, formed an incredibly exaggerated curve, as if about to spill out. Her waist was like a water snake, slender enough to be held in a single grasp.
Beneath the short hem of her skirt were a pair of long, straight legs, their length somewhat exaggerated, as if all that was below her chest were legs. Ordinary people couldn't possess such a figure.
Fair skin, beautiful face, long legs!
Most importantly... she was well-endowed!
Tian Peng's gaze was fixed, and he was about to drool.
This was a top-tier beauty, perfectly fitting his aesthetic, and she gave him a feeling of familiarity.
Upon seeing Tian Peng, the woman's eyes also suddenly changed, as if she couldn't believe it. After scrutinizing him several times, she hesitantly asked, "Are you Tian Peng!"
Hearing the familiar voice that he hated to the bone, Tian Peng immediately put on a stern face and gritted his teeth, "It's you, Sky Swallowing Python."
He finally recognized her as his old rival who had fought him for territory and driven him out of the Tongtian Mountain Range years ago.
He hadn't expected that the Sky Swallowing Python would be so beautiful after transforming into human form.
"Brother Tian Peng, is it really you?"
The Sky Swallowing Python exclaimed, covering her mouth, and stared intently at Tian Peng, unable to comprehend how, in just a few short years, he had achieved a cultivation of the second level of the Mortal Immortal Realm.
She recalled that she used to be able to overpower Tian Peng, but now she had been far surpassed.
If not for recently aligning herself with a top-tier force, which had finally allowed her to advance to the Demon Emperor realm, the gap between them would likely be even wider.
The Sky Swallowing Python sized up Tian Peng, who had become as plump as an old hen, and was eager to know what great fortune he had encountered to have his strength increase so rapidly.
There must be a great secret about Tian Peng, and she had to find out.
This coquettish address of "Brother Tian Peng" made Tian Peng's entire body go soft, his bones feeling weak, and his hatred for the Sky Swallowing Python lessened considerably.
Upon reflection, if he hadn't been driven out of the Tongtian Mountain Range by the Sky Swallowing Python back then, how would he have met Ji Mo, and how could he have achieved his current circumstances?
The Sky Swallowing Python's emerald green eyes rolled, and she said in a sweet, drawn-out voice, "Brother Tian Peng, have you been resenting me in your heart, hating me for injuring you and driving you away from the Tongtian Mountain Range back then? Actually, my intention wasn't to fight you for territory, but to attract your attention. You should understand my good intentions."
"Ah, deliberately attract my attention?"
Tian Peng's eyes widened, and his heart pounded.
But he still didn't quite believe it; the Sky Swallowing Python had made things extremely difficult for him back then.
The Sky Swallowing Python put on a mournful expression and said aggrievedly, "You've really misunderstood me. In fact... I have feelings for you. I've been searching for you everywhere these past few years, and I've finally found you. Brother Peng, I miss you so much, my heart aches for you. Believe me, listen to my inner voice carefully."
Saying this, she pulled Tian Peng into her arms and pressed him against her.
The warmth and softness of her body against his face made Tian Peng breathless with excitement. If he hadn't possessed great strength, he might have suffocated to death.
His mind went blank, and he felt dizzy, his blood boiling, so excited that he lost all sense of direction.
In such a situation, what male could resist?
Tian Peng actually believed the Sky Swallowing Python's words and responded emotionally, "Good sister Tun Tian, I actually have you in my heart too. I heard your inner voice; it's so soft... no, so real."
This lecherous fellow could no longer resist. He pressed himself against the Sky Swallowing Python's chest, a silly grin plastered on his face.
As the saying goes, enemies become lovers. Tian Peng completely let go of his past enmity towards the Sky Swallowing Python, which transformed into a flood of affection.
He felt that his years of bachelorhood had finally ushered in spring!