"Uncle Green Sheep, long ti no see."
Creation Little Five gave a slight smile, his gaze steely, he said, "Chen Tang greets Uncle Green Sheep."
Uncle Green Sheep’s legs trembled a bit, and his voice also shook as he stuttered, "You, how co you’re here?"
"My father died, I definitely had to co back ho to have a look."
Creation Little Five smiled and said, "Uncle Green Sheep, there’s no need to be nervous. If in your nervousness you misspeak, it could turn out to be very bad. Oh right, Uncle Green Sheep, co to my place tonight. My family’s dog knows how to cook. Tonight, we’ll eat hot pot with mutton."
Having said that, he burst into laughter.
Uncle Green Sheep forced a couple of dry laughs.
Chen Shi saw them chatting and getting along increasingly and he too felt very happy.
After a while, Chen Shi interrupted them and said, "Chen Tang, let’s go see Uncle Hu. Uncle Hu is on the other side of the mountain. Uncle Green Sheep, we’ll be heading off now."
"Go on quickly! I won’t see you out!" Uncle Green Sheep sighed in relief and urged them.
Chen Shi then led Creation Little Five to the Hu Family courtyard in Oilseed Village. Hu Xiaoliang, seeing Creation Little Five follow Chen Shi into his courtyard, couldn’t help but shudder and quietly instructed his wives and concubines, "Quickly go prepare my funeral clothes for . Today is a good day, suitable for burial. Look at this bringer of plague, Chen Shi, what has he brought ?"
He laughed heartily and stepped forward to et them.
"Don’t you recognize , Old Hu? I’m Chen Tang," said Creation Little Five.
Hu Xiaoliang was terrified and said, "Call yourself whatever you want. Can I even dictate that? I have elders to care for and children to raise..."
He had resolved to face certain death, yet for so reason, Creation Little Five seed out of his mind and didn’t attack him but instead treated him with courtesy, exchanged pleasantries and discussed each other’s family matters.
Hu Xiaoliang was astonished and remained dazed even after seeing Chen Shi and Creation Little Five out the door.
"No, this won’t do! Chen Shi is still in his hands! If Little Ten were to be eaten by him, then the many evils from the underworld would probably burst forth and the world would be thrown into chaos!"
Hu Xiaoliang leaped to action and hurriedly left, thinking to himself, "I am certainly no match for Little Five alone, but if I can add that rascally sheep and the old granny into the mix, perhaps I could have a fighting chance with him!"
He hadn’t gone far when he happened upon Uncle Green Sheep. The two conferred briefly and said, "Even with the old granny it won’t be enough; we still need to invite more masters to stand a chance against Little Five, to save Little Ten!"
They went to see the Great Snake Xuan Shan. Xuan Shan normally did not ddle in world affairs, not even when the Evil Bodhisattva underwent the Demon Transformation.
But this ti, Great Snake Xuan Shan also graciously declared, "Since Little Five has resurfaced to wreak havoc upon the world, I too must do my part!"
The group then proceeded to Granny Sha’s place. Granny Sha was already fully prepared and said, "I’ve arranged my affairs; I’m ready to risk my life at any mont!"
The group headed straight for Granny Sha’s village, Shankou, but when they arrived, they saw Granny Sha standing at the entrance of the village as if she were seeing soone off.
"You’re a step too late, Little Five and Little Ten have already gone."
Granny Sha, aware of their intention, said, "Just with us is not enough, but to sacrifice life for justice, death is the only answer!"
The group united in chorus, "Indeed, to sacrifice life for justice, death is the only answer!"
They hurried toward Huangpo Village.
Chen Shi and Creation Little Five walked one after the other toward Huangpo Village, the sunshine was bright and shone through the leaves onto the small path in the countryside.
Chen Shi held a handful of foxtail grass in his hand, fluffy, tied into the shape of a dog, feeling very relaxed in his heart, an indescribable sense of coziness, and boasted to Creation Little Five about passing the Scholar examination and flaunted his score in the Literary Examination.
Creation Little Five watched his back, a flicker in his eyes, and asked, "Little Ten, do you still call Chen Tang?"
He put his hands behind his back, where his palms slowly morphed into claws.
With evil thoughts rampant, he felt it was ti to tell Chen Shi the truth, ti to let the kid die in understanding.
Chen Shi stopped in his tracks, his body stiffening.
Creation Little Five approached him, smiling and said, "You always call Chen Tang, it seems a bit distant. I really want to tell you..."
Chen Shi’s body shook, his eyes rimd red, his voice slightly hoarse, as if summoning every ounce of courage, using all his strength.
"Dad."
A thunderclap exploded in Creation Little Five’s mind, the full tide of murderous intent vanished without a trace.
"He is just like , he is just like ! I was originally just a creation; I didn’t dare to call Old Father ’Father.’ I mustered all my courage just to call him ’Dad’ once. He didn’t object..."
Creation Little Five’s claws receded, and he strode forward.
"Co on, let’s go ho together."
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