Changxi ran ahead, while Taiyi chased after her, shouting, "Sister Changxi, wait for me!"
Hearing Taiyi's voice, Changxi ran even faster.
Taiyi was helpless. Seeing that Changxi's speed did not decrease but increased, he immediately gathered all his strength and went all out towards Changxi.
Taiyi ran in front of Changxi. Changxi, not noticing Taiyi, couldn't stop in time and rushed into Taiyi's arms. Taiyi smoothly hugged Changxi and said, "Why are you running?"
Changxi looked at their ambiguous posture and shyly said, "Brother Taiyi, let me go!"
Taiyi playfully replied, "No. If I let you go, what if you run away again? Besides, didn't you say you liked me? What's wrong with me hugging someone I like?"
Changxi heard the first half of the sentence, and when Taiyi brought up the old matter again, her face turned even redder. Hearing the second half, she said happily, "Really? Brother Taiyi, do you like Changxi too?"
Taiyi looked at Changxi's expectant little eyes, flicked her nose, and said, "Of course it's true! Otherwise, why would I chase after you, you little fool!"
Changxi got the answer she wanted and nestled contentedly in Taiyi's arms.
...
At Buzhou Mountain, Zhurong and Gonggong were tied together by Houtu. No matter what they did, someone was always by their side, which made them both very uncomfortable.
Gonggong spoke to Zhurong, "Eighth Brother! How long do you think Sister Houtu will tie us up?"
Zhurong seemed to not believe his ears. Since they were born, Gonggong had never called him by his given name, let alone "brother."
Zhurong couldn't believe Gonggong would call him brother and quickly asked, "What did you call me?"
Gonggong said with a wry smile, "Eighth Brother! Eighth Brother!"
Zhurong confirmed that Gonggong was indeed calling him brother and happily replied, "Yes!"
Then he laughed up to the sky. After laughing, he ran towards Pangu Hall. However, Zhurong forgot that he was still tied to Gonggong. As he ran, he threw Gonggong head over heels.
Zhurong was also pulled back, and both brothers fell to the ground. Zhurong immediately asked, "Ninth Brother, are you alright?"
Gonggong shook his head and said, "I'm fine!"
Zhurong helped Gonggong up and pulled him along towards Pangu Hall.
As soon as Zhurong and Gonggong reached the entrance of Pangu Hall, Zhurong shouted at the top of his lungs, "Big Brother! Big Brother!"
Zhurong entered Pangu Hall while shouting.
The other ten Ancestral Shamans heard Zhurong's voice and wondered why he had come.
Since Zhurong's power was sealed, he seemed to resent Dijiang and Zhujiuyin and rarely came to Pangu Hall. Today, they wondered what wind had blown him here.
Upon hearing Zhurong's voice, Dijiang also hurriedly got up to greet him. He and Zhujiuyin had sealed Zhurong and Gonggong's powers. Although it was a last resort, he and Zhujiuyin were indeed a bit unrighteous.
Zhurong saw Dijiang and said excitedly, "Big Brother, Ninth Brother called me brother! He called me brother!"
Dijiang was shocked. His eighth and ninth brothers seemed to be natural enemies, neither obeying the other. He couldn't believe they had reconciled!
Dijiang was overjoyed and happily said to the other Ancestral Shamans, "Did you all hear? Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother have reconciled!"
Zhujiuyin thought that Zhurong must have been too uncomfortable being tied to Gonggong and found an excuse to fool everyone into untying them. Otherwise, given their temperaments, the possibility of reconciliation was too low!
Zhujiuyin looked at Gonggong and said, "Ninth Brother, is Eighth Brother telling the truth?"
Gonggong said with a wry smile, "Second Brother, I've thought a lot during this time. Zhurong is my elder brother after all. It's not right for me to be at odds with him all the time."
After speaking, Gonggong bowed to Zhurong and said, "Eighth Brother, I'm sorry. I was too much of a scoundrel before, deliberately opposing you!"
Dijiang heard this and said happily, "Second Brother, don't be so suspicious. Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother are both our brothers. Would they lie to us?"
Zhurong felt ashamed when he heard Gonggong say this. As the elder brother, he actually made his younger brother apologize to him?
Zhurong quickly helped Gonggong up and said, "Ninth Brother, please don't say that. Otherwise, I, as the elder brother, would have no place to hide. Not only did I not dote on you, but I also bullied you every day. I should be the one apologizing!"
After speaking, he bowed to Gonggong. Gonggong quickly helped Zhurong up. The two looked at each other and smiled, embracing each other and saying, "Eighth Brother!"
Zhurong also said, "Ninth Brother!"
Seeing this, Houtu knew that they had truly reconciled. The brotherly affection emanating from them was not fake. She dispersed the rope made of the power of the Great Earth.
After Houtu dispersed the rope, she immediately bowed to Zhurong and Gonggong and said, "Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother, my sister has offended you before. Please punish me!"
Zhurong and Gonggong saw this and immediately said, "Sister Houtu, you are too kind. If it weren't for you, Ninth Brother and I wouldn't know when we would have reconciled. How can you be blamed! I should thank you!"
Gonggong also said, "Yes, Houtu. Eighth Brother is right. Ninth Brother also wants to thank you. Otherwise, Eighth Brother and I would still be like fire and water!"
Seeing this, Dijiang and Zhujiuyin also unsealed them and said, "Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother, sealing your powers before was truly a last resort. Elder Brother and Second Brother apologize to you!"
After Dijiang and Zhujiuyin finished speaking, they bowed to Zhurong and Gonggong.
Zhurong and Gonggong saw this, and quickly helped Dijiang and Zhujiuyin up, saying, "Big Brother and Second Brother were also for our own good. How dare we blame you! Big Brother and Second Brother, please get up quickly. We are all brothers, why say these things?"
Hearing this, Dijiang and Zhujiuyin looked at each other and felt extremely gratified, feeling that their two younger brothers had grown up and no longer needed them to worry about them!
Dijiang and Zhujiuyin said in unison, "It's good that both younger brothers understand. In the future, all twelve of us brothers and sisters should love each other!"
The other Ancestral Shamans heard this and immediately came to Zhurong and Gonggong's side and said respectfully, "Big Brother is right, we are brothers and sisters!"
Seeing this, Dijiang said happily, "From now on, if we all work together, what great matter can't be settled!"
"We're all happy today, let's have a big meal!"
Zhurong immediately volunteered, "I'll go hunting. Let's have a big meal today!"
Gonggong also immediately stepped forward and said to Dijiang, "Big Brother, Eighth Brother and I will go together!"
Dijiang nodded and said happily, "Good! Tonight's ingredients will be up to Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother!"
Jumang saw Zhurong and Gonggong going hunting and immediately said, "It's too greasy to just eat meat. I'll go find some spiritual fruits to relieve the greasiness!"
Houtu also said, "Big Brother, I'll go with Seventh Brother!"
Dijiang chuckled and said, "Alright, as you wish! Seventh Brother, protect Houtu!"
Jumang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Big Brother!"