"I... lost? I lost just like that?! My insanely cool Tricycle God lost completely to the God of Shit and Piss!"
Qian Daoliu simply could not believe this was real.
But when he saw his six fanatical sworn brothers and the people of Spirit City gathered around them, their fervor at its peak, he could not deceive himself.
With that imbecile grandson of his taking sides, even though Xiao Xing had very generously let the world choose which divine name to believe in, the God of Shit and Piss had undoubtedly come out far ahead. Its advantage was overwhelming!
"Oh-ho, you really know how to appreciate things!"
Seeing how popular the hymn he sang was, Qian Renxing could not help happily singing it again. The people of Spirit City around him had learned it after hearing it once. After all, this hymn really was simple.
For a time, sacred singing enveloped Spirit City, a grand chorus from its many inhabitants: "Starting today, I'll use the toilet on my own. Mommy, Daddy, don't underestimate me..."
"Hahahaha, this is so much fun! It's already evening. I'm going home for dinner!"
Once Qian Renxing started singing, he kept going until evening. His stamina was simply monstrous. After singing for most of the day, he had not shed a single drop of sweat, feeling only the satisfaction of singing to his heart's content.
As soon as he stepped down, his grandfather Qian Daoliu gathered him into his arms. "Xiao Xing, you've finally finished singing! Wonderful! Let's go home for dinner. It's already so late!"
Qian Daoliu was on the verge of streaming tears.
Heaven knew how it had felt to listen to his grandson sing that idiotic song in public for most of the day. There had been nothing but humiliation, until he had finally gone numb.
Even now that Xiao Xing had stopped singing the hymn, its melody still seemed to echo faintly in his ears-starting today, I'll use the toilet on my own... It was so fucking brainwashing! His mind was utterly empty now, with only that hymn echoing through its vacant expanse.
"Young master, your hymn was so beautiful! It was simply the music of heaven! Sacred, so sacred! You were simply born to be the God of Shit and Piss!"
Seeing Qian Renxing come down, Mighty Lion Douluo immediately seized his hand in excitement, as though this were a fan meet-and-greet.
"Hahaha, you really know how to appreciate things! My singing was only reasonably good!"
Qian Renxing was delighted. Lion's praise practically sent him floating, as though his naked, sincere body were about to drift into the air.
"Lion, you bastard, stop calling Xiao Xing the God of Shit and Piss!"
Hearing Lion's words, Qian Daoliu now felt almost powerless to argue. Even so, he insisted, "My grandson is the noble Tricycle God!"
Yes, in Spirit City, now purified by Qian Renxing's hymn, the Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu was probably the only person still holding fast to faith in the Tricycle God.
Suddenly, Qian Daoliu caught sight of his grandson's naked, sincere holy body. He had been looking at it for so long that he had not even noticed anything was wrong.
Only after quite a while did he realize that his imbecile grandson had been naked and sincere for most of the day, and had even sung that idiotic song like that for most of the day. He instantly felt as though the sky had collapsed.
"Wait, Xiao Xing, hurry up and put your clothes on!"
Qian Daoliu panicked, hurriedly fumbling to dress his imbecile grandson.
His sworn brothers had been restraining him earlier, too. Otherwise, he should have dressed Xiao Xing long ago.
"Oh, oh, I actually forgot to put clothes on! I was having so much fun singing that I didn't even notice. Grandpa, you're so nice, even helping me get dressed."
Qian Renxing chuckled, not taking it seriously at all, and let Qian Daoliu dress him.
Yet after putting on his clothes, he actually felt somewhat unaccustomed to them. Sure enough, being naked and sincere all over still felt more comfortable. He could not help placing his hands on his clothes, mumbling, "I've been wearing clothes all day. Isn't it time to take them off?!"
"Wait, Xiao Xing, you only just put your clothes on!"
Qian Daoliu could not keep his composure anymore. He hurriedly pressed his hands over his imbecile grandson's. After all the trouble he had taken to dress him, he absolutely could not let him strip again!
He hastily said, "Xiao Xing, you mustn't do this again. You absolutely mustn't take your clothes off in public whenever you please. You're growing up now, and you need to act a little more like an adult!"
"Grandpa, you're such a bother~"
Qian Renxing grew disdainful and muttered, "A real man must have the courage to strip completely naked and face the world with sincerity!"
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I shall return! I came into this world bare, and in the blink of an eye, won't I return bare as well? So nakedness isn't shameful. On the contrary, it's a kind of holiness!"
"Oooooh! The Holy Son's sacred words are so holy! Naked we came from our mothers' wombs, and naked we shall return! We came bare, and we'll return bare!"
Hearing this, the people of Spirit City watching nearby immediately shouted in excitement, their eyes brimming with hot tears. "Even if you never wear clothes, Holy Son, we'll support you forever!!"
"Enough, all of you! Stop encouraging my grandson not to wear clothes!"
Qian Daoliu was furious. If there had not been so many people, he would have wanted to beat every last one of them. What kind of people were these? Whenever he thought about Spirit City being full of this lot, he could hold out little hope for Spirit Hall's future.
"Oh-ho, I'm very happy to have so much support!"
After a happy day, Qian Renxing returned to his palace, comfortably ate dinner with Hu Liena and Sisi waiting on him, then enjoyed a comfortable sleep.
Qian Renxing woke early the next morning. After all, he had an excellent constitution and exceedingly abundant stamina.
"Ah, Your Highness the Holy Son, open your mouth. This servant will feed you~"
Hu Liena scooped up some exquisite food with a spoon and delivered it straight into Qian Renxing's open mouth.
"Mm, mm, mm, so yummy! Big Sister Nana, I want more~"
Qian Renxing enjoyed being fed by Hu Liena. As soon as he finished one mouthful, he immediately opened his mouth for another.
"Good, Xiao Xing, this is how it should be. As the Holy Son of our Spirit Hall, all you need to do is enjoy yourself! There's no need to go to all that trouble displaying holy miracles or anything. As long as you stay peacefully in the Holy Son's Palace, you can simply give orders for everything else and let your subordinates handle it!"
Qian Daoliu looked at his imbecile grandson with gratification. As long as his grandson did not run around outside, even if he wanted hundreds or thousands of pretty big sisters, Qian Daoliu would gladly capture them for him.
Unfortunately, the Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu's hopes really did seem a little too extravagant.
Just as Qian Daoliu was feeling gratified, Su Yuntao, who had only just become Qian Renxing's guard, hurried over with dark circles around his eyes. Even so, they could not suppress the excitement on his face:
"Your Highness the Holy Son, I've come to report for duty! I'm terribly sorry I'm late, but I have something important to report!"