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Chapter 311, "The Chronicles of the Primordial Era" (Volumes 3 and 4), is now available.

The first place they went was a store that sold clothing for middle-aged and elderly people.

This was Huang Qingya's suggestion.

She said, "Shall we buy some clothes for Uncle and Aunt for the New Year first?"

Cao Sheng had no objection. Before his rebirth, he was used to buying some clothes for his parents every year during the Spring Festival.

As the two entered a women's clothing store and were picking out clothes for Cao Sheng's mother, Huang Qingya casually asked, "When do you plan to go home for the Chinese New Year this year?"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Let's go back later! It'll be around the 27th or 28th of the lunar year, then we can go back."

"So late? Don't you want to go home earlier?"

Huang Qingya was a little surprised.

Cao Sheng: "Of course I want to, but I don't dare to go back too early."

Huang Qingya was even more surprised, "Why? What's there to be afraid of when you're back home? Don't you have a good relationship with your parents?"

Cao Sheng sighed, “It’s not that I’m afraid to go back to see my parents, but as soon as I go back, all my relatives will come to visit one after another. One asks me to borrow money, another asks me for help. It’s so annoying, they’ve given me a huge headache.”

They've really messed things up for us!

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingya subconsciously looked down at her stomach, because the words "got pregnant" immediately made her think that someone had gotten her pregnant.

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: If I get pregnant with his child, will he marry me as soon as possible?

She hadn't originally intended to have such thoughts, but a few days ago her mother and sister-in-law started pressuring her to get married, making her constantly think about marriage lately.

"Is that why you had your parents come to spend Chinese New Year with you last year?"

She asked.

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement.

As they were talking, he thought the brown coat in front of him was nice in both style and fabric, so he said to the saleswoman next to him, "Miss! Do you have size 2X in this coat?"

The salesperson nodded. "Yes, I do. Shall I take it out and show it to you?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement.

The salesperson went to get the clothes.

As Huang Qingya looked Cao Sheng up and down at the clothes he had just picked out, she asked, "So how long are you planning to stay at home for Chinese New Year this year? When are you coming back?"

Cao Sheng glanced at the other clothes, and upon hearing this, casually said, "I'll stay for about a week! I'll go home two or three days early for the New Year, stay for a few more days after the New Year to pay my respects to the elders, and then I'll be back."

Huang Qingya responded with an "oh".

Seeing that the salesperson hadn't returned from getting the clothes, she couldn't help but whisper, "I have good news for you. No one in my family objects to us being together anymore."

Cao Sheng was a little surprised and looked at her.

"Really?"

Huang Qingya smiled and nodded.

Cao Sheng smiled. "What about your older brother? Does he not object either?"

Huang Qingya nodded. "He doesn't care anymore. A few days ago, my mom and sister-in-law invited you to our house. My brother was right there, so he must have heard it, but he didn't say anything."

Cao Sheng smiled.

Her older brother was strongly opposed to it at first, forcing her to fake a breakup with him.

So when Cao Sheng heard that her older brother no longer objected, he almost laughed.

"Your mother and sister-in-law invited me to your house as a guest?"

He noticed this information in her words.

Huang Qingya hummed in agreement again, looking at him expectantly, "Are you going?"

Cao Sheng thought for a moment, "The New Year is coming soon, let's wait until after the New Year! After the New Year, when I come back from my hometown for the New Year, I'll buy some gifts and go to your house around the first few days of the Lunar New Year, as a way of wishing your parents a Happy New Year. What do you think?"

He and Huang Qingya have been together for quite some time now.

Since her family invited him to visit, he should go over to their house, both out of courtesy and reason.

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingya smiled and said, "Okay! Then call me a day in advance. You don't need to buy the gifts; I'll prepare them. Just bring them to my house then, okay?"

Cao Sheng chuckled and waved his hand, "No need, no need! It's my first time visiting, how can I let you buy a gift? I'm not a gigolo! Just tell me what your parents like."

Huang Qingya was about to say something when the saleswoman who had just gone to get the clothes came running back with them.

"Hey handsome! This one is size 2X, see if it fits you."

As he spoke, he handed the clothes to Cao Sheng.

……

The next morning.

The traditional Chinese version of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" volumes three and four have appeared on bookstore shelves in Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places.

The bookstores, large and small, which were nearly deserted the day before, quickly became bustling with activity today after the release of the new book "The Legend of the Primordial Era".

Many young people, like sharks smelling blood, flocked into bookstores.

Some people buy books.

More people rent books from bookstores.

However, the number of copies of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" that the rental bookstore had was limited, making it an absolute case of more monks than porridge. Once the fastest person rented out these two new volumes, others who came would only find them empty-handed.

What if you come up empty-handed?
Those who are not financially well-off can only wait patiently until the people who rented these two volumes of the new book have finished reading them and returned them to the bookstore.

However, when a bestseller is first published, it is very difficult to rent it.

Often, as soon as the first person rents it and returns it to the bookstore, it's quickly rented by the second person, then the third, the fourth...

Those with short lives may not even live to see the day they can rent one.

Therefore, those with better economic conditions might not be able to resist going to the bookstore and buying new books.

This is why some best-selling books can outsell all the book rental stores in Taiwan and Hong Kong combined. In contrast, for some lukewarm works, few readers buy the new book; they mostly rent them from bookstores. The sales of such works depend almost entirely on book rental stores, and the number of book rental stores often reflects the sales volume of these works.

Is the third and fourth episodes of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" good?

Lin Hai, who hadn't been able to rent the two volumes of the book yet, posted a question on the forum that evening.

When he posted this message, he thought: If many people say that these two episodes are not good, then I won't be in a hurry. I can wait a few more days until the rental house has these two episodes in the book, and then I will rent them.

Shortly after the post was published, several replies appeared.

The first reply reads: "Hehe, is the poster joking? Zhongyuan Yidianhui's new book, you ask if it's good or not? Let me put it this way! The plot of the third and fourth episodes is much more exciting than the first two episodes. As for why it's exciting? I'll just give you a spoiler: the Lich and Demon races have started to clash frequently, and the signs of a Lich-Demon war for supremacy have already appeared!"

The second reply reads: "Under the leadership of Emperor Jun, the demon race began to command all demons under heaven, including the male protagonist. However, the male protagonist refused to obey Emperor Jun's orders, so Emperor Jun sent wave after wave of experts to deal with him. These battles were very exciting!"

The third reply was: "The protagonist's 'Demon Sound of Stealing Luck' is hilarious! The opponents attacked by it all suffer bad luck. It's so funny!" The fourth reply was: "Humans were too weak during this period! Demons were too strong! Whether Nuwa belonged to the demon race or not hasn't been clarified in these two episodes. Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi both said Nuwa was a demon, but the protagonist said that Nuwa and Fuxi were both innate gods. Although they looked like demons, they weren't. Yet Nuwa sided with the demons, while humans were created by Nuwa. If it weren't for Nuwa's protection, humans would probably have been wiped out by the demons long ago."

The fifth reply addressed another aspect: "The author has such an imagination! He actually had the protagonist give advice to the human race to instigate a war between the witch and demon races. The first batch of humans were ruthless enough to use a honey trap, first making the witch god fall in love with the most beautiful woman in the human race, and then actually sending this beauty to the demon race's table to become their food. It's too cruel! But thinking about it carefully, it seems that the human race at this time could only use such methods to instigate a war between the witch and demon races."

……

In front of the computer.

Lin Hai's brows were already furrowed as he watched.

It's only two episodes, yet the replies to these posts are all different.

Can this much content be covered in just two episodes?

The protagonist gives advice to the human race, instigating a war between the witch and demon races? Really? Didn't the protagonist turn into a crow after arriving in the prehistoric world?
After cultivating in the form of a crow, shouldn't it belong to the demon race?

Why is the protagonist not on the side of the demon race, but instead helping the human race?
Is it because the protagonist was human before he traveled through time?
As Lin Hai was reading these posts, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself, muttering to himself, "Serves you right for being so impulsive! Serves you right for posting this!"

He regrets it.

If he had known these netizens would respond like this, he definitely wouldn't have posted this.

Now that he's read these posts, his curiosity has been completely piqued, and his desire to buy two new books is growing stronger.

He felt that his allowance was about to be lost.

……

In fact?

Are episodes three and four of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" good? What are they about?
Almost no one who is currently watching or has already watched these two episodes thinks they are bad.

The main reason is that this is a completely new subject matter.

No matter how Cao Sheng writes, as long as he doesn't fabricate stories, it will be enjoyable for most readers.

Moreover, Cao Sheng put his heart into writing these two episodes.

The third episode begins by stating that after returning from Hongjun Laozu's Zixiao Palace, Dijun began to command all the demons under heaven, aiming to become the common ruler of the demon race.

They wanted to use the power of the entire demon race to fight against the witch race.

The rule that the demon race rules the heavens and the witch race rules the earth was established by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Both Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were well aware of the power of the Wu Clan.

How powerful was the Witch Clan?
The Twelve Ancestral Witches claimed to be descendants of Pangu, asserting that if the Twelve Ancestral Witches were united, they could recreate Pangu's true form, and they completely disregarded Hongjun.

Therefore, when Hongjun was preaching in Zixiao Palace, Dijun, Nuwa, Kunpeng and others all went to Zixiao Palace as disciples to listen to Hongjun's teachings.

But none of the Wu clan members went to Zixiao Palace.

Just ask you if you are awesome or not?

Both Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were three-legged golden crows born from the sun.

Their birth can be described as incredibly impressive; they were born with extremely powerful magical artifacts.

However, none of them dared to confront the Twelve Ancestral Witches with their own strength.

But both of them wanted to be on equal footing with the Wu Clan. What could they do? Di Jun's solution was to integrate the power of the entire demon race to strengthen himself.

In fact, the demon race is a very broad concept.

Before Di Jun, demons often did not consider each other to be of the same race. For example, would tiger demons and fox demons consider each other to be of the same race?

Do wolf demons and sheep demons consider each other to be of the same kind?
But Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi wanted all these different races to submit to them and acknowledge that they were members of the demon race.

This naturally met with resistance from various demon clans.

But it's alright, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi have strong enough punches.

Anyone who resists will be beaten until they submit.

The protagonist, having cultivated to enlightenment in the form of a crow, was naturally classified as a demon by Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, who ordered him to serve them as their masters and obey their commands.

The protagonist was naturally dissatisfied.

Firstly, like Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, he also went to Hongjun Daozu's Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao.

Secondly, as a time traveler, he knew that neither the witch nor the demon race would be glorious for long and would eventually fade from the stage of history, and he did not want to be buried with the demon race.

Thirdly, he had a grudge against Kunpeng. When they were in Zixiao Palace, Kunpeng looked down on him and even attacked him in public, which created a grudge. Kunpeng was also classified as a demon.

Most importantly: before he transmigrated, he was born as a human, raised under the red flag and nurtured by the spring breeze. The concepts of freedom and equality were deeply ingrained in his soul. To ask him to serve Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi as his masters? Sorry! He couldn't bring himself to do it.

Therefore, in the third and fourth episodes, he was constantly being hunted down by experts sent by Di Jun. In the process of being hunted down, he became angry and decided to take revenge, and decided to accelerate the decline of the witch and demon races.

Driven by this idea, he began to secretly contact the still very weak human race.

During this period, humans were practically prey for the demon race.

Although out of respect for Nuwa, the demon race did not openly target the human race, but many members of the demon race had the habit of eating people.

Just like later generations of humans eating chicken, duck, fish, and meat, they felt no psychological burden.

For the demons of this period, eating people was a pleasure.

If I don't eat for a while, my mouth feels tasteless and I crave food.

For humanity during this period, the demon race had been suffering for far too long. As long as the demon race was not destroyed, humanity would never be able to truly stand up.

However, humans are far inferior to demons in combat strength.

If it weren't for the fact that humans' reproductive capacity far exceeds that of demons, they would probably have been eaten by demons long ago.

The protagonist transforms into a human and offers advice to the first humans.

One of their strategies was to use a self-inflicted injury ruse to sow discord between the witch and demon races.

The cruelty of the prehistoric world was clearly revealed during the execution of this plan.

It shocked many readers.

The ancestors of humanity actually offered themselves up as food for the survival of the entire human race, sending themselves into the mouths of the demon race.

……

With the release of these two new books.

Numerous posts discussing the plot of these two episodes have appeared online.

Last month, when the first and second volumes were released, many readers were filled with longing and dreamed of becoming a member of the demon race.

I find the names, magical treasures, and spells of Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Kunpeng, etc., very cool, and I wish I could become a member of the demon race myself.

However, after the release of the third and fourth volumes, many readers began to feel disgusted with the demon race because everyone is human, while the seemingly invincible demon race treats humans as food, and even the powerful Golden Crow Prince has the habit of eating people.

How can anyone like a race that treats humans as food?
(End of this chapter)