Parting

In the Small Courtyard.

Long Zixuan and the others were learning to brew wine. They washed the osmanthus blossoms and steamed them with the six grains. The process was rather complicated, and they were all sweating from head to toe.

Yunxi, Ziling, and the other girls were learning to make scented sachets for fun, completely absorbed in their work.

The world was in chaos, yet in the Small Courtyard, time passed in peaceful serenity.

At that moment, the big black dog followed an Old Mother Hen, wagging its tail. Somewhat apprehensive, it sent her a message with its divine sense:

"Sis Feng... What exactly happened out there?"

It was exceptionally perceptive. When the great battle broke out in the outside world, it had sensed that Old Mother Hen seemed to have made a move...

She had severed this place from the outside world.

That was why no one in the Small Courtyard knew a thing about the battle outside.

At this, Old Mother Hen likewise spoke through her divine sense:

"Just some little shrimps waking up."

The big black dog was still a little skeptical. Did Old Mother Hen really need to make a move over a few little shrimps?

"Mm... Those little shrimps were crushed to death by your human pet in their previous lives. A Supreme Being Sword brought them back to life, and that little Supreme wanted to use them to spy on the world."

Old Mother Hen spoke calmly.

Not a moment of the battle had escaped her notice.

"If those fellows sensed even a trace of the village's aura, they'd surely hide for another few billion years... How boring."

At her words, the big black dog understood at once.

She didn't want to alert the enemy.

As she spoke, Old Mother Hen raised her eyes