Here We Go Again?

"Wow, so much gold!"

Liu Mang's eyes lit up as he watched the golden flowers drifting down while Nu Wa preached. Overjoyed, he hurried over and reached out to catch them.

Golden flowers had fallen when Nu Wa attained the Dao before, but he had been pinned down and unable to move, so he had not gotten a single one. He had regretted it for ages.

Now that he had encountered them again, how could he possibly let them slip away?

Liu Mang stretched out both hands and greedily caught a golden flower, but the moment it landed in his palm, it vanished without a trace.

Liu Mang froze, then quickly extended his wicked claws toward the other golden flowers, continuously waving his hands through the air and grabbing at them.

Thinking he had made a huge haul, Liu Mang opened his fists and found that there was still nothing inside.

"Damn it, they're fake? I got excited for nothing."

Seeing that the golden flowers were not tangible objects, Liu Mang lost interest. He clasped his hands behind his back and began wandering around, while Xuan Du stood far away, watching Nu Wa and the others with rapt attention.

Liu Mang looked at Nu Wa and the others in the distance, then turned to Xuan Du, whose face was full of longing, and asked curiously.

"Can you understand it?"

"No."

"Can you hear it?"

"No."

Listen to the nonsense you're spouting.

"If you can neither understand nor hear it, why are you listening so intently?"

"Even though I don't understand it, it still feels amazing! It just makes people... makes people..."

Xuan Du thought for a long while. Then his eyes lit up, and he said, "Right, it just makes people feel like it's impressive even when they don't understand it."

Hearing those last words, Liu Mang sucked in a sharp breath.

No way, no way. Could Xuan Du be a transmigrator like me too?

Could he even be from the same hometown?

When fellow townsmen meet, they stab each other in the back twice!

"Second brother, what's wrong?" Xuan Du asked in confusion as Liu Mang circled around him, looking him up and down repeatedly as if he wanted to say something but held it back.

"Palace jade liquor?" Liu Mang did not answer Xuan Du's question and instead tested him with a question.

"?"

"The odd terms change, the even terms stay the same?" Liu Mang tried again.

"?"

"I love the way you stand without kneeling?"

"Second brother, what are you talking about? What liquor? What changing and not changing?"

As he spoke, Xuan Du glanced around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he leaned close to Liu Mang's ear and whispered, "I'll pretend I didn't hear that last line. The Saint and Master definitely wouldn't allow it!"

Liu Mang let out a long breath.

Thank goodness he isn't. You scared me to death—I thought I'd run into someone from home too~

"It's nothing. Keep listening!" Liu Mang said with a grin, patting Xuan Du on the shoulder.

"Alright!"

Watching Xuan Du return to his enraptured state, Liu Mang shook his head, clasped his hands behind his back, and leisurely walked toward the gathered members of the Human Race.

After taking only two steps, Liu Mang froze and turned back to look at Xuan Du, who seemed lost in thought.

What did he mean just now? What did he mean by pretending he hadn't heard it? Why wouldn't my mother and Eldest Uncle allow it?

"Damn! What the hell are you thinking? What kind of person do you take me for? You can turn even this into a dirty joke?"

Liu Mang smacked Xuan Du on the head and glared at his baffled expression. "Don't talk! Watch properly!"

Looking at Xuan Du rubbing his head in utter confusion, Liu Mang finally felt happy.

"Mm, no wonder my mother always liked hitting me on the head. It really does feel nice."

Then, like an old man taking a stroll after dinner to aid digestion, he walked over to a woman.

She was crouching on the ground with her back to the crowd, sulking by herself and muttering things like, "Fine, I won't look," and, "Who cares anyway?"

Liu Mang walked over, crouched beside her, and asked in an indulgent tone, "Why are you squatting here all by yourself?"

He had gotten used to comforting children at the orphanage, so he unconsciously used the same tone he used when speaking to kids.

"Second Ancestor!" When she saw Liu Mang, she prepared to rise and salute him.

Liu Mang waved his hand, stopping her. "Why call me Second Ancestor? Call me Brother!"

"B-Brother." The woman hesitated for a moment before sweetly calling out to him.

"Mm, good girl!"

Hearing that, Liu Mang felt as though his heart had been soaked in honey. It was like being chased around the orphanage while people called him brother again, and he responded with satisfaction.

"You still haven't told me why you aren't staying with the rest of the clan and are squatting here by yourself."

"Hmph, fourth brother is awful. I only said that I looked different from him and wanted to pull him over for a closer look. Then he drove me away."

As she spoke, the woman looked Liu Mang up and down. Her eyes lit up, and she said happily.

"Brother, how about you let me take a look? I'll show you mine first."

After saying that, the woman stood up and spread her arms, about to pull Liu Mang over to look.

"Gasp~"

Liu Mang had not noticed anything wrong while she was crouching, but once she stood up, he finally realized it.

The person before him was not only well-endowed, but exceptionally generous as well.

"Stop right there! I'm not looking!"

As soon as Liu Mang spoke, he swiftly reached out and pressed the woman back down.

Once she had crouched again, he quickly turned around. His previously suspended heart finally settled.

He let out a long breath, unable to stop himself from complaining inwardly.

"Whew, that was close. Good thing this is my life and not a novel. Otherwise, the moment this scene appeared, the story would get locked away."

"That idiot author would cry himself to death!"

With his back to the woman, Liu Mang pretended to be angry and said fiercely, "I'm telling you, you're not allowed to show other men in the future!"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "And you're not allowed to look at anyone else either!"

"Okay," the woman replied dejectedly, then asked, "What about Brother?"

"Brother is obviously different!... Pah! Brother isn't allowed either!"

He had repaired too many air conditioners in his previous life and accidentally let the words slip out.

Liu Mang thought about it. It would not do for the woman to keep being like this.

He might be able to endure it, but the dear readers might not be able to restrain themselves.

Besides, he could not keep facing away from her forever.

So Liu Mang said, "Go look around and bring back a bunch of larger leaves. Also, find two vines while you're at it."

Afraid she would not understand, Liu Mang described them for quite a while. Only after the woman confirmed she understood did he let her leave.

A moment later, rustling sounds came from behind him, followed by the woman's breathless voice.

"Brother, I'm back!"

"I'll explain, and you do it. First, poke a hole in each leaf, then thread the vine through the holes and tie the vine around your neck."

"Once you're done, take another vine and do the same thing. Tie that vine around your waist."

"Call me when you're finished!"

With his back to the woman, Liu Mang gestured and explained for a long time. It was not until sweat formed on his forehead that the woman fully understood what he meant and began following his instructions.

Soon, another burst of rustling came from behind Liu Mang.

Only after the time it took to burn an incense stick did the sounds gradually stop.

"Are you done?" Hearing no more sounds behind him, Liu Mang asked tentatively.

"Ah!"

The woman did not answer. Instead, she let out a scream.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Hearing the cry behind him, Liu Mang could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly turned around.

He saw the woman constantly examining the leaf clothing and leaf skirt on her body, her face filled with delight.

The leaves she had found were longer than her arms. Wearing them, only her head, feet, and two fair, tender arms were exposed.

When she noticed that she could not see her back, she bounced around and spun in a circle. For an instant, a flash of spring scenery was revealed.

"Not bad, not bad. I finally don't have to keep facing away from her anymore~"

Liu Mang looked at the woman wearing clothes woven from leaves and nodded in satisfaction. They looked a little rough, but at least he no longer had to avoid looking at her.

"Brother, what is this?"

The woman grabbed Liu Mang and asked happily, as though she had found a priceless treasure.

After all, everyone present was still naked, while she alone wore these things.

"This is clothing."

The moment Liu Mang's voice fell, celestial music rolled forth and echoed through the skies.

"Damn it, again?!"