Otherwise, how was the Jade Emperor supposed to survive in the Primordial World from now on?
Chapter 2: Ugly Dog? No, the Kirin Ancestor!
In the courtyard.
Zhang Yifan was overjoyed when he saw that his son had finally called him Father.
Nearby, Taibai Jinxing saw the Jade Emperor kneeling and calling a mortal Father. Since he had failed to help and feared being sent to the Platform of Dismemberment, cold sweat poured down his forehead. Without caring who was in front of him, he only wanted to show how desperately he wished to protect his master, so he got up and prepared to attack again.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
But just as he got up, Taibai Jinxing heard a burst of barking. It struck him like a bolt from the blue, and his face turned deathly pale as he dropped to his knees.
Looking at the Big Black Dog running over from the back courtyard, Taibai Jinxing was utterly horrified, his face filled with fear.
With that single bark, the Big Black Dog had struck his spirit essence like a massive tribulation lightning bolt. His cultivation had dropped by at least one major realm. This was damn terrifying—simply horrifying.
And the cultivation of the Big Black Dog before him was unfathomable. He could not see through it at all!
Upon hearing the barking, the Jade Emperor was startled as well, and he also saw the Big Black Dog.
The moment he saw the Big Black Dog, the Jade Emperor's heart was thrown into turmoil!
What the hell was this a Big Black Dog? It was clearly the Kirin Ancestor, the ancestor of the Kirin clan.
That was right—there was absolutely no mistake. This was the Kirin Ancestor!
The very first kirin in the Primordial World!
As a former attendant boy at Dao Ancestor Hongjun's side, the Jade Emperor was more than familiar with the Kirin Ancestor!
What was going on?
The ancestor of the Kirin clan, which had fallen long ago during the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, had actually appeared here!
This, this, this—
"Ugly dog, what are you barking for? Watch it, or I'll stew you this winter." Seeing his own ugly dog barking wildly, Zhang Yifan glared at him.
"Whimper, whimper..."
The Kirin Ancestor, in the form of the Big Black Dog, looked utterly aggrieved. He wagged his tail and rubbed against Zhang Yifan's leg ingratiatingly, his face pleading with him not to butcher him.
"Don't let it happen again. Watch the house properly."
"Woof, woof, woof~" The Kirin Ancestor barked several times, then happily jumped up and spun in circles before running to the courtyard gate and lying down.
What the—
The Jade Emperor was dumbfounded. The dignified Kirin Ancestor, a supreme powerhouse of the Primordial World, an unparalleled genius and legendary figure of an era, had actually fallen to such a state and become a dog.
He even had to constantly curry favor with this mortal.
This...
Thinking about it, he was at least serving as this man's son. He was not a dog. That seemed... not too bad?!
Bah, bah, bah!
The Jade Emperor drove away this strange thought. What was I even thinking?
"You servant, what were you trying to do just now?" Zhang Yifan glanced at Taibai Jinxing, who was kneeling nearby.
He was his son's attendant. Wasn't that simply a servant?
"This servant, this servant begs the old master for forgiveness! I offended you just now. I hope the old master will forgive me." Taibai Jinxing immediately knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. He could not possibly say that he had wanted to kill him, could he?
"Since you were only acting out of eagerness to protect your master, I'll spare you this time." Zhang Yifan waved his hand.
"Thank you, Great-Grandfather!" Taibai Jinxing secretly let out a breath. Fortunately, he had survived the calamity. I really am a clever little fellow! Taibai Jinxing secretly rejoiced.
"All right, it's getting late. It's already noon. You came back at just the right time. Sit down for a while. I'll fry a few dishes, and at noon, the two of us can have a drink together. You can tell me about your twenty years of adventuring away from home."
Zhang Yifan waved for the Jade Emperor and the others to make themselves comfortable before going to the back kitchen to cook.
His son had returned, and he was genuinely happy.
In the courtyard, once the Jade Emperor saw Zhang Yifan enter the back kitchen, his expression instantly became stern.
Taibai Jinxing immediately knelt on the ground, pressing his forehead to the floor.
"If a third person learns of what happened today..." The Jade Emperor's gaze was icy.
"This subject understands." Taibai Jinxing was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
"Hmm, this old man is strange. The Kirin Ancestor is actually willing to be a dog here, so this person should be a super-powerhouse who has lived in seclusion. We will play along for now and see how things develop before making other plans."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Strange was an understatement. He was bizarre beyond belief.
The fact that one's cultivation vanished upon entering the house was already terrifying.
And the fact that the Kirin Ancestor was willing to be a dog was even more horrifying.
Before long.
Zhang Yifan finished cooking several dishes and carried them to the table in the courtyard, along with a jug of fine wine. He called the Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing over to sit down.
The Big Black Dog, the Kirin Ancestor, came over as well, wagging his tail and trotting over excitedly. He crouched beside the table, his eyes shining brightly.
Seeing that his son had also grown into a man in his thirties or forties, Zhang Yifan felt a little emotional.
"Oh, my son has become a middle-aged man too. You can finally drink with your old man. Come, come, have a cup with Father."
"Father, why don't you drink my wine instead?"
Looking at the ordinary-looking wine Zhang Yifan had poured, the Jade Emperor felt that a mortal's wine was beneath notice. He took the gourd from his waist and poured some wine for Zhang Yifan.
"Oh? You think your old man's wine isn't good enough?"
"No, no. I just wanted you to try the Jade Nectar I brought back for you."
Seeing the unfriendly look in Zhang Yifan's eyes, the Jade Emperor hurriedly found an excuse and poured him a bowl.
"Hahaha, Jade Nectar, is it? All right, I'll try this Jade Nectar of yours." Zhang Yifan laughed. Brewing wine was a skill he had already trained to the maximum level.
"Drink slowly. This wine is not only delicious, but also very potent."
The Jade Emperor was pleased. Wasn't it Jade Nectar, after all?
Today, he would let this mortal see what fine wine only the Heavenly Emperor could drink in all Heaven and Earth looked like.
"Pfft!"
Zhang Yifan took one sip and spat it out.
"Urgh—" Zhang Yifan retched. "You wretched brat, are you deliberately trying to anger me? This stuff deserves to be called wine?"
"Huh?"
The Jade Emperor froze. No way. Could he have taken the wrong wine?
That was impossible.
The Jade Emperor picked up the gourd, poured himself a bowl, and took a sip.
There was no mistake. This was Jade Nectar, the supreme wine of the Three Realms, specially supplied to the Jade Emperor.
Why had the old man vomited it out?
It wasn't even leftover soup from the night before.
What was going on?
Nearby, Taibai Jinxing secretly lamented the waste. The Jade Emperor's wine was not something just anyone could drink. To spit out a mouthful was truly such a waste.
"Here, drink the wine your old man brewed. This is what wine is supposed to taste like."
Zhang Yifan rolled his eyes, poured a bowl of his own wine, and placed it in front of the Jade Emperor.
"All right, then. Your son will try Father's wine."
The Jade Emperor refused to believe it. In the Primordial World, what wine could possibly taste better than the Jade Emperor's?
"Glug~"
A large mouthful of wine went down his throat. It was like a wine dragon carrying vast power, surging through his stomach and rushing along his blood vessels and meridians, cleansing the Jade Emperor's body.
The overwhelming energy nearly made the Jade Emperor unable to bear it. His face flushed bright red.
Yet the energy in the wine actually caused the Jade Emperor's cultivation—which had been stuck at the mid-Quasi-Saint realm for hundreds of thousands of years—to loosen. He was faintly on the verge of breaking through!
The Jade Emperor was indescribably excited. His cultivation had remained unmoving for hundreds of thousands of years, yet he was about to break through after one drink?
No, that wasn't right. This wine actually contained a massive amount of Great Dao Law Fragments. Many things he had failed to understand during his cultivation suddenly became clear!
Great Dao Law Fragments?!
The Primordial Continent only possessed the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws. When had there ever been Great Dao Laws?
This was a supreme treasure even the Saints yearned for but could not obtain!
It was a treasure so precious that even Dao Ancestor Hongjun would covet it and fight over it.
He had never expected to drink such wine today in this humble farmyard!
This was simply too astonishing!
"Slow down. Your father's wine is incredibly potent!" Seeing the Jade Emperor's face flushed red, Zhang Yifan could not help laughing.
"Hahahaha, good wine! Good wine! Father, your wine is the finest in all Heaven and Earth!"
The Jade Emperor laughed heartily and could not help praising it. Calling him Father was becoming smoother and smoother.
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