"Smack!"
A crisp slap rang out, directly wiping the smile off Tongtian's face.
Tongtian turned his head with a pitiful expression, his eyes full of grievance as he looked at Xuanxiao. His gaze seemed to say, Didn't you say you forgave me and wouldn't hit me again? Then what was that slap just now supposed to mean?
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. His little mouth turned down, and with a loud "Wah," he burst into tears.
Looking at Tongtian, who was crying his eyes out, Xuanxiao couldn't help feeling awkward. "If I say I didn't do it on purpose, will you feel a little better? It's just that your butt was so satisfying to slap, and my hand slipped..."
Hearing this, Tongtian cried even harder.
"Don't cry. How about this? I'll give you this treasure." As he spoke, Xuanxiao reached out and grabbed, and the Primordial Measure Ruler appeared in his hand.
This was not a decision Xuanxiao had made on impulse.
The Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner were destined to become Laozi and Yuanshi's treasures. Although these two Innate Supreme Treasures were currently in the hands of Daoist Yin-Yang and Hongjun, they were merely safeguarding them temporarily. In the future, they would naturally return to their rightful owners, while Laozi and Yuanshi would use them to suppress their destinies.
Tongtian, however, was rather unlucky. He had no Innate Supreme Treasure to suppress the destiny of his sect, which led to the Interception Sect meeting a tragic end later on.
Although it was still uncertain whether Tongtian would establish the Interception Sect in this life, giving him the Primordial Measure Ruler so he could use it to suppress his sect's destiny in the future would not be a bad idea.
In any case, the Primordial Measure Ruler was of little use to Xuanxiao.
"Y-You really intend to give me this Treasure of Merit?!" Looking at the Primordial Measure Ruler before him, Tongtian instantly forgot his earlier grievance, and his heart filled with delight.
"If crying for a while can get me a Treasure of Merit, then if I go outside and cry for a while now, can Second Uncle give me one too?" Yuanshi stared at the Primordial Measure Ruler, his eyes rolling as he clearly pondered the possibility.
However, Yuanshi ultimately could not bring himself to do something so shameless. Besides, he understood that obtaining a Treasure of Merit could not possibly be that easy.
Thus, he let out a helpless sigh and abandoned the tempting idea.
At this moment, Laozi still appeared calm on the surface, but only he knew what he was thinking inside.
"What? You don't want it? Then I'll take it back." As he spoke, Xuanxiao made as if to retrieve the Primordial Measure Ruler.
Seeing this, Tongtian threw himself onto the Primordial Measure Ruler without hesitation and hugged it tightly.
"How could I let you do that? You're my good Second Uncle! How could you go back on your word after saying it? Wouldn't that be like slapping yourself in the face? As your junior, I can't bear to watch you lose face."
As he spoke, Tongtian watched Xuanxiao warily, afraid that he would take the treasure back.
Tongtian had clearly figured it out by now. In the Primordial World, anyone who dared call himself Pangu's younger brother without suffering punishment must be telling the truth. Xuanxiao really was his Second Uncle.
"What? Not acting arrogant anymore?" Xuanxiao looked at Tongtian with amusement.
Tongtian looked at Xuanxiao and said with a foolish grin, "Hehe, I didn't know your identity before. Now that I do, my attitude naturally has to change a little."
Xuanxiao waved his hand casually. "All right, how could I take back something I've given away? Since I said it was yours, I won't go back on my word."
Having said that, Xuanxiao looked at the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda in his hand. "What about the two little fellows inside? Are you still not coming out?"
Upon hearing Xuanxiao's words, Laozi and Yuanshi walked out of the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.
After coming out, the two bowed slightly to Xuanxiao and said respectfully, "Greetings, Second Uncle."
Xuanxiao nodded and looked Laozi and Yuanshi up and down.
"I didn't expect Laozi to look like a little old man. Still, this miniature little old man is rather cute.
"As for Yuanshi, he looks like a stern middle-aged man. But paired with that tiny body, he looks somewhat out of place."
As he spoke, Xuanxiao reached out and pinched both their cheeks, giving them a gentle tug.
"You two little fellows are clearly younger than me, yet one of you dresses like an old man while the other is always wearing a stern expression. You don't have any of the vigor of young people."
Laozi and Yuanshi struggled constantly as their cheeks were tugged. "Second Uncle, please don't do this."
Although the two had already seen from his earlier actions that their good Second Uncle had a somewhat "malicious" personality, being subjected to cheek-pulling the moment they came out still caught them completely off guard.
Tongtian, who was still hugging the Primordial Measure Ruler and refusing to let go, saw his two elder brothers suffer and wore a gleeful expression. "Hehehe, looks like I'm not the only unlucky one now."
Xuanxiao tugged at their cheeks for a while before finally letting go.
Laozi and Yuanshi's faces were filled with an expression of utter despair.
It took quite a while before their expressions gradually eased.
Laozi looked at Xuanxiao and asked curiously, "Second Uncle, may I ask whether your visit this time was your own idea, or did Father God give you some instructions?" Yuanshi and Tongtian also looked at Xuanxiao with curiosity.
In their eyes, Xuanxiao had traveled all the way here. He certainly could not have come simply because he was bored; he must have had something important to do.
Hearing Laozi's question, Xuanxiao was slightly taken aback, then shook his head. "No. Ever since I reincarnated and was born, I've been feeling rather bored, so I thought I'd come and chat with you."
Hearing Xuanxiao's answer, the three members of the Three Pure Ones found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Second Uncle, if you have something to do, just say the word. Anything we can accomplish, we'll do our utmost to help." Tongtian patted his tiny chest and spoke with absolute confidence.
"All right, I really don't have anything to do. Besides, in your current state, even if I did have something, you wouldn't be able to help me much." Xuanxiao shook his head again.
"However, since all of you have already developed consciousness, this works out perfectly. I'll lecture on the Dao for you and help you manifest and be born as soon as possible." Xuanxiao spoke after pondering for a moment.
Hearing this, the eyes of the three members of the Three Pure Ones instantly lit up.
Who was Xuanxiao? He was Pangu's younger brother! The Dao he expounded would surely benefit them immensely.
"Then thank you, Second Uncle," the three members of the Three Pure Ones said in unison.
Xuanxiao nodded casually, then began expounding the Dao.
The three members of the Three Pure Ones immersed themselves in Xuanxiao's lecture and soon entered a state of enlightenment. For a time, countless phantoms of the Great Dao flickered above the place where they were, and radiant light spilled in all directions.
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