Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 100 The Heavenly Emperor Returns Home

On an ordinary day in the 374th year of the Demon Calendar, the Sixth Cycle and the Fourth Cycle.

On this day, a major event occurred in the southern waters of the vast East China Sea...

"What?! The Heavenly Emperor is coming to our place to find his relatives?!"

A group of local aquatic demons immediately became excited:

That's the Heavenly Emperor!

"Does the Heavenly Emperor have relatives here too?"

One shrimp farmer touched his whiskers, looking somewhat bewildered:

"I heard the Heavenly Emperor is a three-legged crow, right? He shouldn't have anything to do with us sea creatures..."

"Where did you get this old fogey from! Didn't you know the dynasty changed?"

An old tortoise looked at him in shock:

"That bird-like Heavenly Emperor abdicated long ago and is now retired in Tang Valley... The new Heavenly Emperor is a dragon named Jin Bing..."

"How dare you, you insolent old man! How dare you address His Majesty by his given name?!"

A little demon scolded him, which frightened the old tortoise so much that he shook his head repeatedly.

"No! I'm getting senile! I'm getting senile..."

"snort!"

The little demon snorted coldly, then became curious again:

"...Surname Jin, and it's a dragon...Why does it feel like it belongs to the Golden Dragon King's family?"

"Possibly!"

"However, the Golden Flood Dragon King is only a Golden Immortal now, and his sons and daughters are at most Mystic Immortals. How could they possibly be related to the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Perhaps he's a distant relative of that old dragon king... Besides, even the Heavenly Emperor is only a True Immortal, so it's not impossible..."

"Who cares? We'll find out when the Heavenly Emperor arrives... Hopefully, after his visit, he'll give us some rare and precious treasures..."

……

Inside the Golden Dragon King's palace, the old dragon king was pretending to be calm as he learned to cook with his wife, planning to personally prepare a nutritious meal filled with parental love for the Heavenly Emperor when he arrived...

"Father, is the Heavenly Emperor really my younger brother who left the palace to study abroad back then?"

The eldest prince, Jin Jia, was also diligently learning to cook, and as he learned, he felt a sense of disorientation between reality and fantasy.

"I think I might have gone mad..."

"What else?"

The Golden Dragon King sighed:

"I never imagined he'd be where he is today. After making an exception and letting him out, I thought he'd break down and come back in a few days, but who would have thought..."

"...You don't know, I was terrified when he dismantled the dragon clan back then! He dismissed the palace servants overnight and dismantled the clan... Later, when the vanguard of Shouyang Mountain came, I cooperated with him very much. At that time, the human vanguard even wanted me to go to Shouyang Mountain to recognize him."

"How could I dare go! He's offended all the dragons of the East Sea, and the Heavenly Court also thinks he's a treacherous power-hungry scoundrel. I'm terrified of being implicated..."

"Once, the Turtle Prime Minister of the Crystal Palace came to me and asked if I knew [Jin Bing]... Of course I didn't..."

The Golden Flood Dragon King poured out his grievances, saying that he had made countless sacrifices for the safety of his family...

"father……"

The Second Prince, Jin Yi, suddenly said weakly:

"Aren't you afraid of offending your little brother by cutting ties with him like this?"

The Golden Flood Dragon King rolled his eyes:

"If he doesn't come to us on his own initiative, it means it's not time for us to acknowledge him. It's actually better for us if we don't acknowledge him... You don't know how many enemies he's made outside. Those people can't handle him, but they can easily handle us."

"If something happens to us, it will actually hinder his actions..."

"Ah! Father's insight is brilliant!"

"Um."

The Golden Dragon King accepted his children's flattery with satisfaction, and then urged them on:

"Hurry up and get to work, otherwise we won't have learned it by the time your brother Bing comes back..."

"Oh right, let's get that idiot... no, Jin Ding over here... let's make dumplings together!"

……

Time flies.

On this day, the local Shui people, who had been preparing for a long time, including the Golden Dragon King's family of over a thousand people, led by the vanguard chief, welcomed the Heavenly Emperor who came to find his relatives!

Contrary to everyone's expectations, there were no dazzling displays of flowers or golden lotuses sprang from the ground, nor the legendary "imperial dew" that could enlighten all beings, and there were no fairies playing music and sprinkling flowers.

The grandeur and special effects that the Heavenly Emperor's imperial procession was supposed to have were nowhere to be found...

The Heavenly Emperor, dressed in ordinary clothes and accompanied by several tense-looking attendants, arrived here riding on a cloud.

The scene was so ordinary that, if the vanguard chieftain hadn't pointed it out, the crowd would have almost failed to recognize who the Heavenly Emperor was...

"The Heavenly Emperor...why is he so shabby?"

Some demons muttered complaints, and the others shared a similar sentiment. They had grown up hearing about the grand processions of the Heavenly Emperor, but now that they had seen him in person, they were astonished to find that there was no grand procession at all.

Everyone couldn't help but have some doubts:

Is this really the Heavenly Emperor?

Then, the Heavenly Emperor, dressed in ordinary clothes, walked over with a smile. He first offered a few words of encouragement to the extremely excited vanguard chieftain, and then naturally walked into the crowd to greet everyone...

It wasn't until the Heavenly Emperor found the excited Golden Flood Dragon King that the father and son chatted and went to the Golden Flood Dragon King's Palace. A large group of dragons had already gone far away, and the people hadn't fully reacted yet.

"The Heavenly Emperor... he feels so familiar..."

"I don't think he's as scary as my dad."

"They're truly immortals... even I feel like a celestial being!"

"He just greeted me..."

"..."

The crowd murmured amongst themselves.

How so?

Although I was a little disappointed that I didn't see the Heavenly Emperor's magnificent procession or the celestial maidens..., the Heavenly Emperor, who looked like an ordinary person, actually felt more real than the legendary grand procession of the Heavenly Emperor.

The image of the Heavenly Emperor, which was originally stereotyped, was suddenly transformed from a lofty and inanimate "deity" into a living, breathing human being.

It's definitely quite strange, but surprisingly I find it rather nice...

……

Welcomed by your father, the Golden Dragon King, you returned to your long-lost homeland.

You've met your parents, older brother, and older sister—you're not familiar with most of them, but you can still greet them without any problem.

Everyone was excited and nervous. They asked you many questions about your glorious deeds, such as the great battle against the Heavenly Court and the conquest of the twelve tribes of the Witch Clan. You answered them all with a smile, satisfying their curiosity.

During the meal, your father suddenly apologized to you, saying that he shouldn't have cut ties with you back then, and that he was constantly worried about you...

【you:……】

Knowing your father's true nature, you didn't expose his lies because you also knew that what you'd done over the years was far too much and far-reaching, far exceeding the imagination and acceptance of your family. If your father hadn't cut ties, something terrible would probably have happened long ago!

In short, you enjoy spending time with your family very much...

[Brother Erbaiwu has found you. No, now he's become the fourth little golden dragon with a name, named "Jin Ding" according to his father's inexplicable naming logic.]

You first congratulated your brother, nicknamed "Two Hundred and Fifty," on finally having a name, and then the two brothers reminisced about funny things from back then.

"Brother Bing, back then when you made those sharp criticisms of the government after drinking, I thought you were just someone who spoke off the cuff, but I never imagined..."

Jin Ding remarked with such emotion.

[And you smiled: Who says a young person can't offer advice? Who can predict the future? Being able to offer advice at least shows that someone still cares about these things...]

During the meal, some of your brothers and sisters naturally came up to hint that they could get a position or two for you, but you pretended not to hear them and continued to feast with everyone.

This is causing great distress to family members who hoped to avoid the burden of working hard for dozens of years...

……

After leaving the East Sea, Xuandu, who had been standing beside the Heavenly Emperor, finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Great Chieftain, I was really afraid they would just ask you for an official position..."

"I won't give it to you even if you want it."

Jin Bing laughed:

"My Equality Heaven is not the Heaven of the past. At least I will always uphold equality. Friends and family and the general public are no different to me."

"Ugh."

Xuan Du sighed:

"Now I finally understand why you've been so reluctant to acknowledge your family..."

"alright."

Jin Bing shook his head, ending the topic.

"Besides visiting relatives, we have many other things to do on this trip... Let's go to Shouyang Mountain first and see Houtu and the others."

"Great Chief..."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du immediately felt a little frightened:

"You really want to go? You killed their eldest brother..."

Xuan Du was terrified just thinking about the Wu tribe's violent temper.

"It's alright."

Jin Bing smiled, a playful look on his face:

"I'm not afraid of what those eleven might do to me, but I'm afraid that Ancestor Hongyun will make Houtu pay for his Primordial Purple Qi..."

"Huh? Hongyun?"

Xuan Du was completely confused. Weren't all these people dead?

But soon, he understood...

At the foot of Shouyang Mountain.

A red cloud, still unable to take form, was hovering beside Houtu, refusing to leave no matter how helplessly Houtu tried to persuade it.

"Give me back my Primordial Purple Qi!"

"My elder brother already used up the purple energy, so we can't get any more now..."

"I don't care, give me back my Primordial Purple Qi!"

"Go ask your older brother for it..."

"He's dead, how can I accept this! Give me back my purple aura!"

Houtu: ...

If I had known this guy was like this, I should never have resurrected his spirit!

……

(End of this chapter)