Xiruan came rushing back to Zixiao Palace. Inside, everyone was enjoying the peace and quiet of having survived a catastrophe.
"Boom!"
Xiruan kicked the doors open.
"Daddy! Everyone! I'm back!"
Everyone's eyes instantly turned toward her.
"P-Predecessor's back!"
"Little Senior Sister's back!"
The Jie Sect Disciples immediately rose to greet her, their faces alight with excitement and admiration.
Master Tongtian saw his daughter wearing that smug little look that said, "Go on, praise me!" His eyelids began twitching uncontrollably.
He had a terrible feeling about this.
This Little Ancestor... She hadn't gone and caused some earth-shattering disaster somewhere, had she?
"Sweetie, weren't you going to find us a new home?"
"Why are you back so soon?"
Master Tongtian asked cautiously, afraid she might tell him something shocking.
"There's no rush about finding a new home!"
Xiruan waved her little hand, looking mysterious. "Daddy, listen! I found a huge fish pond at our old address!"
"The fish in it were so big and plump. I happened to catch a few and bring them back, so we can have something extra to eat!"
A fish pond? Catching fish?
Master Tongtian and the disciples were utterly baffled.
A fish pond near Golden Turtle Island...? Where would there be a fish pond?
Wasn't that the East Sea?
Before they could think it through, Xiruan was already eager to show off the fruits of her labor.
She pulled the Hunyuan Qiankun Cauldron—which had grown several times larger—from her little bib and set it on the ground.
"Little Pot, dump everything out!"
At her command,
"Whoosh!"
Countless enormous creatures poured out of the Qiankun Cauldron like little mountains, instantly filling the spacious main hall of Zixiao Palace.
A giant crab, larger than a water buffalo, was bright red all over and radiated an ancient, ferocious aura.