I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Or perhaps it's lunch.

"...Ah Xi, you're up so early. If you don't rest properly, you won't have the energy to travel."

Even though it was already late morning when she got up, Xi still seemed to feel that she hadn't slept long enough.

"Sir... are you alright?"

Bai Zhou frowned as he helped Xi, who had gotten down to drink water, and touched her forehead with concern.

"I'm not sick, how could I be sick?"

Xi took his hand and yawned softly.

"I just want to sleep a little longer, just a little bit more."

She hadn't even drunk any water, but she had already fallen asleep.

"gentlemen……"

This isn't right.

Bai Zhou carried her back to bed, then summoned the system, wanting to check Xi's condition through it.

[Target's current state: Fragmented; some being is actively preparing for its own unification. If no external force intervenes, this fragment is expected to return to the main body sometime in the near future, about a hundred years from now.]

"What's wrong with you, sir? Why have you been sleeping for so long?"

The system didn't provide enough information, and Bai Zhou wanted to know more about Xi.

Sleep, or rather, hibernation. In this state, organisms minimize bodily changes. Using sleep to resist the call and assimilation of the body is advantageous for some. The longer the hibernation, the longer it can last.

"main body……"

During the day, he closed his eyes and frowned, his fingertips lightly touching the bamboo curtain beside the bed.

Is this so-called main body the same deity that our ancestors "subdued"?

It's less a matter of subjugation and more a matter of our ancestors stumbling upon a lucky break, as they happened to lead their army into the severely wounded god.

In order to survive, He chose to cooperate with the Great Yan and use His own power and the promise of His ancestors to make the Great Yan prosperous.

But contracts have limits.

When the oldest god awakens from his slumber, the fragments representing the twelve powers of the god will disappear from the world and return to the awakened main body.

The god who has regained his power will unleash His endless wrath upon the Great Flame that defeated him, inflicting endless calamities upon it, and will ultimately replace the true dragon as the ruler of the Great Flame.

"What an annoying guy."

Gently holding Xi's hand, Bai Zhou began to ponder how to knock the old thing, who was about to wake up, unconscious again, so that it would give up thinking and fall into a deep sleep once more, or even forever.

"It seems I need to consult with other people."

Although he has already joined the ranks of the immortals, Bai Zhou's knowledge reserves are only fifty years old, and his understanding of the secrets of the immortal species is far less than that of the real immortals.

Moreover, as an old gentleman once said, "You have to use magic to defeat magic."

Since Bai Zhou wants to find a way to deal with the god by learning more about him, consulting him is the best strategy.

I'll leave once the gentleman wakes up.

I'll go back to the capital first to check on my sister's response, the little brat's grasp of politics, and ask those people for some relevant information.

During the day, Bai Zhou organized his plans while taking care of Xi, who was still asleep.

The transition to chapter 58 is so boring, it's better not to read it.

With a deep rise and fall of her breath, Xi awoke from her dream.

Her senses were a little dulled after waking up, and it took her a few breaths before she realized that she was a little thirsty.

You need to drink some water.

Xi opened her eyes and tried to sit up with a little effort, but after a long time, she could only go from lying down to lying on her side. She was still far from being able to sit up.

“Ah Xi…”

Xi wanted to call out to him, but was surprised to find that he was not in the room.

Ah Xi isn't here... Where did he go?

In that case, I'll have to get out of bed by myself.

Xi gathered her strength and finally her toes touched the floor. The cool bamboo made her involuntarily arch her feet, her tender white toes curling together like a small ball of glutinous rice cake.

"It's so cold... Where are my shoes?"

She hadn't worn her shoes since Ah Xi took them off, and now she didn't know where he had put them.

Xi looked around the ground but couldn't find her shoes. Her thirst grew stronger, and she had no choice but to endure the icy feeling in her feet and go to get some water.

"Just get to the table."

You don't have to worry about the bamboo floor being too cold when you sit in the chair.

Xi slowly moved toward the table where the water glasses were placed, but as she was walking, a thunderclap suddenly struck outside, the rumbling thunder carrying lightning across the night sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

Xi was already weak, and when she was suddenly struck by the thunder, she immediately felt her legs go weak, and when she came to her senses, she realized that she had fallen to the ground.

"Gaga?"

Hearing the sounds from inside the house, Ah Yao, who was guarding the door, pushed it open and called out to his master twice in confusion.

"It's nothing."

After seeing A-Yao, Xi realized that she could ask them where Bai Zhou had gone.

Grabbing the chair to her feet, Xi finally got the water she had been longing for.

The water is warm.

"You two, have you seen where Ah Xi went?"

Having quenched her thirst with water and feeling the surge of energy within her, Xi asked the pile of radishes and greens stacked high with the big heads that were typical of the A-Yao tribe, who were perched at the doorway.

"Gawoo~"

"Gaga~"

The two gnats started chattering away, making Xi unconsciously tighten her grip on her cup.

"Speak human language to me."

Fed up with the meaningless "ga," Xi threw the cup at the two of them.

The bamboo cup hit the radish's head, but was bounced off Ah Yao's incredibly elastic skin and flew to the ground, rolling back to Xi's feet.

"Ah Xi...get out..."

"We're watching the house... Ah Xi is buying apples..."

The radishes and greens, with their half-cooked, pungent odors, told the evening of their daytime whereabouts.

"They went shopping..."

Xi sat down in the chair, and her anxious heart finally calmed down.

"If we don't come back soon..."

"If we don't go back soon, the master will worry."

Looking at the large and small bags of purchases around him, Bai Zhou snapped his fingers, and soil rose from the ground and transformed into four or five clay figures. Some carried loads, some pulled carts, and some carried things, each with its own role. In the blink of an eye, the small figures became well-trained servants.

"I bought enough things today, I need to hurry back and see if Mr. is awake... This rain... let it stop for now, it won't be too late to let it rain again after nightfall."

As the saying goes, words become law. If someone speaks during the day, the clouds in the sky will slowly disperse, and half an hour later, a rainbow will appear in the sky, bringing people back to their busy lives.

"Okay, all done. Little ones, let's hurry up and go."

During the day, he floated in mid-air, watching the little puppets running quickly down the road carrying large and small bags.

The clay figurines worked overtime to get back to the bamboo forest where Xi was within half an hour.

"Gah!"

Two little bastards were splashing and playing in the puddles in the courtyard after the rain when they suddenly saw a little puppet fall into a puddle in front of them. They stopped playing and turned to look at the little puppet.

"Gah... Ugh!"

The greedy radish took a bite out of half of the little doll, but then it was bothered by the mud and sand. It kept gagging with its big tongue sticking out, while trying to wash the filth in its mouth with the rainwater beneath it.

"All alone, all alone, all alone!"

Seeing its comical state, the greens nearby laughed so hard they fell headfirst into the puddle, splashing water all over the radish.

"Gah!"

Even a clay figure has a bit of temper, let alone A Yao, who is a black-clad demon.

Taunted by its companion, the radish could no longer resist and pounced to bite its tail. The cabbage, not to be outdone, turned around and started nibbling at the radish's leg.

The two were biting and fighting, and it was impossible to determine a winner for a while.

Bai Zhou, who had been plotting everything, returned to the house with a smile on his face.

"Sir, I'm back. I bought your favorite dried fruit, it's made from wild apricots."

Before Xi opened her mouth, Bai Zhou offered her some snacks to appease her anger.

"Where did you go?"

Surprisingly, Xi showed no dissatisfaction and even seemed quite happy.

"Go to town to buy some daily necessities."

Bai Zhou moved closer to Xi and began to unwrap the pastries for her, taking out the apricot preserves and feeding them to her one by one.

"So many... Hmm, when are we leaving?"

Seeing all these bags and packages, Xi also thought of the meaning of daylight.

The little one is just like her; she can't stay in one place for long.

Xi felt an overwhelming joy in her heart.

I can travel with the little one again.