A Little Beggar? No, It's Nüwa

Only when Yunxiao was about to take the treasure did Zhao Gongming slap his thigh in frustration. How had he not thought of that just now?

Yang Jian, however, was quick-witted. When he saw Yunxiao take the hoe, he noticed that more than half of the wooden handle was still left—fully two feet long!

"Grandpa, can I have this piece of wood?" Yang Jian scampered over and immediately snatched up the wooden handle.

"Damn! How did I not think of that? This half of the stick is good too!"

Seeing Yang Jian pick up the remaining piece of wood, Zhao Gongming was utterly depressed.

What a huge loss!

No matter how you looked at it, that half a stick was still a Great Dao Artifact!

Kirin Ancestor and Big Black Dog first looked at Yunxiao enviously, then turned to look at Yang Jian with jealousy.

Even without an artifact spirit, a Great Dao Artifact was far more advanced than an innate supreme treasure. Even a Chaos Supreme Treasure could not compare to this broken hoe.

The wooden root was the same! It was a wooden stick that was a Great Dao Artifact!

How could it be ordinary?

The Jade Emperor watched Yunxiao run off and praised her. "This little girl is pretty clever. She got such a huge bargain."

Zhang Yifan smacked the Jade Emperor on the back of the head. "What bargain? It's just a broken hoe. I have plenty of them. Hurry up and come work for me. We have to plant all these cabbages in this acre of land before dark."

The Jade Emperor: There were plenty of Great Dao Artifacts???

"Father, could you hit me a little more gently? What if you hit me stupid?"

The Jade Emperor looked aggrieved, then kicked Sect Master Tongtian and grumbled, "Little Tongtong, what are you doing? Don't just stand there. Hurry up and plant the vegetables. What if we can't finish before dark? Are we not eating dinner?"

"My god!"

Sect Master Tongtian was furious, his face full of grievance.

His father had hit him. What did that have to do with me? Why did he kick me?

Damn it, if I can't afford to offend him, can't I avoid him? I'll just ignore you. That should be fine, right?

Sect Master Tongtian angrily shook his sleeve, but he did not fight back. Instead, he strode off to water the vegetables.

Little Beggar? No, It Was Nuwa

The Jade Emperor and Sect Master Tongtian helped Zhang Yifan dig the soil and plant cabbages.

The two of them worked with great enthusiasm, and Zhang Yifan was very satisfied. He even praised them as talented agricultural workers and said they would have to do more farm work in the future.

Queen Mother, Yang Jian, Taibai Jinxing, San Xiao, and the others were not idle either. Following Zhang Yifan's instructions, they picked vegetables, washed them, started the fire, and boiled water.

As for actually cooking the dishes, Zhang Yifan still had to do it himself.

The little farmhouse courtyard was bustling with activity.

Everyone worked while laughing and chatting about everyday matters. The atmosphere was incredibly warm.

They looked just like a family visiting a rural resort.

By evening, Zhang Yifan had cooked several hundred dishes and even prepared a whole roast pig and a roast lamb.

The aroma of the food could be smelled from several kilometers away.

Several kilometers away, above the clouds.

Nuwa frowned and muttered to herself, "I was clearly following him, and he was right around here, yet I actually lost him. I've been searching all afternoon and still haven't found him. Where did the Jade Emperor run off to?"

Ever since Spiritual Mountain had been excavated by two mysterious powerhouses, Nuwa had begun to make plans.

The Jade Emperor had suddenly stood up to the Western Teachings, exterminated the group traveling west, reclaimed the authority to appoint and dismiss the Heavenly Court's orthodox gods, and even tried to kill Taishang Laojun.

Sect Master Tongtian, who had disappeared for more than a hundred thousand years, had suddenly appeared and even helped the Jade Emperor. More astonishingly, he had dared to insult Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

No matter how one looked at it, all of this made it seem that the Jade Emperor had someone behind him.

He also seemed to have some connection with Sect Master Tongtian.

Saintess Nuwa knew how terrifying the prehistoric tribulations were. One wrong move, and one would be doomed for all eternity.

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the remaining elite cultivators of her demon race had been wiped out. From then on, the demon race had completely declined and would never rise again.

"Hmm~ What a delicious smell."

Nuwa suddenly caught the aroma of food from ten thousand meters in the air, and her delicate nose twitched involuntarily.

"Eh? This food's aroma seems to faintly contain the aura of laws!"

Saintess Nuwa was startled and could not help sniffing carefully again.

"That's right! It's a faint, intermittent aura of laws!"

"Who cooked this food? How can it be so miraculous? Even a wisp of its aroma is so astonishing!" Nuwa was shocked.

Such a thing was unheard of and unseen. Yet today, she had actually encountered it!

Nuwa sniffed repeatedly like a dog, tracking the source of the aroma.

At last, Nuwa saw Zhang Yifan's farmhouse courtyard, as well as the Jade Emperor, Sect Master Tongtian, and the others inside.

"As expected! The Jade Emperor really is connected to Sect Master Tongtian! Sect Master Tongtian actually ignored Dao Ancestor Hongjun's punishment of facing the wall for a thousand years and came out."

"Hm? This courtyard is clearly right here, yet I can't calculate anything about it?!"

Nuwa was startled once again. It was clearly right before her eyes, yet she could not deduce anything about it.

Was a Saint disrupting the heavenly secrets?

Nuwa's thoughts churned, while the aroma of the food made her itch with longing.

It smelled damn good!

More importantly, the aura of laws was becoming even denser!

"This isn't the aura of the Heavenly Dao Laws. It's actually the aura of the Great Dao Laws!" Nuwa could not help exclaiming.

There was a great opportunity here!

This opportunity was unprecedented throughout the ages. It was even more extraordinary than becoming a Saint!

Nuwa's chest rose and fell, and her eyes shone brightly.

But how was she supposed to approach this great opportunity?

Force her way in?

Nuwa secretly shook her head. Forcing her way in was definitely impossible.

Leaving Sect Master Tongtian aside, the other several inexplicably terrifying auras in the courtyard alone were enough to make her heart tremble.

"I've got it!"

An idea came to Nuwa, and a smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

Immediately afterward, Nuwa descended from the clouds and landed several hundred meters from Zhang Yifan's courtyard. She transformed, concealed her aura, and became a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old little beggar.

The little beggar girl's clothes were ragged, her hair was disheveled, and she was pale and emaciated. She looked utterly pitiful.

"With me looking this miserable, if I go ask for food, they won't kick me out, will they?"

Full of confidence, Nuwa walked toward Zhang Yifan's farmhouse courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, Zhang Yifan was arranging the bowls and chopsticks. Although the Jade Emperor and the others were salivating, they did not start eating.

Zhang Yifan had not even sat down yet. How would the Jade Emperor dare touch his chopsticks?

"Father, let me pour you some wine!"

The Jade Emperor obediently and dutifully poured wine for Zhang Yifan.

"Grandpa, let me get some food for you." Sect Master Tongtian also ingratiatingly placed food in Zhang Yifan's bowl.

"Great-grandpa, have this lamb leg." Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, Zhao Gongming, and the others also tried to curry favor with him.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. I can do it myself, I can do it myself." Zhang Yifan laughed heartily, happier than words could describe.

"Everyone, sit down." Zhang Yifan waved both hands downward, motioning for everyone to take their seats.

"Let me make this clear first: eat slowly, enjoy your food, and don't rush, all right? Have a few more drinks tonight."

"Yes!"

The Jade Emperor, Sect Master Tongtian, and the others blushed and answered in unison.

It seemed that the way they had eaten like starving ghosts the last few times had frightened Zhang Yifan.

"Alright, let's eat!" Zhang Yifan announced.

Hearing this, how could the Jade Emperor and the others remain polite? One after another, they piled food into their bowls.

Their bowls were already overflowing, yet they kept piling on more!

They were afraid the dishes would be empty in a moment.

He had told them to eat slowly, not to take the food slowly!

Yunxiao and the others were the same, stacking their food like a tower of blocks until it was piled high.

The Jade Emperor and the others thought to themselves, I'm such a clever little genius.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yifan could only shake his head. Why did these people always act as if they were afraid of starving to death?

Once he had taken enough food, the Jade Emperor was satisfied. He lifted his wine cup and said with a smile, "Come, Old Father worked hard today. Let's toast Old Father!"

"To Grandpa!"

"To Great-grandpa!"

"To Grandpa!"

Everyone raised their cups and toasted.