How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

[Black Sun: Do you want me to tell you hundreds of times to believe me?!]

……

"I still can't do it!"

Hongli took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the bedside, and gently nudged Xiaohuo: "Xiaohuo, wake up, let's take Mommy out for a walk."

"Chirp chirp... Mmm..."

Little Fire opened his sleepy eyes, stared blankly at his mother, and it took him a while to finish loading his speech: "Hmm, Mom, good morning!"

"Mmm... Eek..."

Xingyun, who was also woken up, opened her eyes groggily and said, "Ah, good morning, senior sister..."

It's 11 a.m.

Hongli sighed: "It's almost noon."

"what?!"

Xingyun jumped up instantly as if by reflex, glanced at the clock beside her, and realized that it was indeed almost over. She immediately felt terrible.

"Oh no, I slept in so late! Dad will be so disappointed if he finds out I was so lazy! Oh no!"

"What is Aunt Xingyun saying...?"

Xiao Huo tilted her head: "Didn't we already get up very early today? Usually, Mom and I get up in the afternoon..."

"Alright, that's enough."

Hongli casually brushed her hair behind her back, put on her red coat, and looked at Xingyun: "Xiaoyun, you can sleep a little longer if you want. If you go out, remember to lock the door for me. Xiaohuo and I have something to do and are going out."

"Ah?"

Little Fire looked completely bewildered: "Little Fire didn't say anything about going out..."

"You've said it now!"

……

A red afterimage streaked across the sky, flying towards the southeast.

Hongli stood on Xiaohuo's wings, her eyes flashing, her scouting skills frantically scanning the rivers, mountains, birds, beasts, fish, and insects below.

"No, no, he said he came from the capital and should be arriving soon..."

Hongli murmured to herself, a look of disappointment on her face, and shook her head: "Little Fire, let's go take a look over there."

"Ok!"

Xiao Huo nodded. Although she wasn't Hong Li's biological daughter, as someone who had been raised by Hong Li, she sensed her mother's low spirits and felt incredibly heavy-hearted as well.

The wings bestowed by the Fire Fairy fluttered, scorching the clouds and dyeing the horizon red.

……

"Click."

Xingyun gently closed the door, looking at the distant sunset with a worried expression: "Why hasn't Senior Sister come back yet? Tomorrow is her birthday."

……

"This little dragon was so forgetful when it left. I wonder how harsh the environment is in the waters of the northwest, and whether it will be able to eat the right food..."

Hei Xiaoqi frowned as she tidied up the room. This wasn't her room, but Hei Xiaolong's. As his older sister, she had his courtyard token and would come over to help clean when she had some free time.

"Hmm, the calendar, time to turn the page..."

Hei Xiaoqi frowned as she looked at the calendar on the wall, which was stuck on July 9th. She flipped through more than a dozen pages until she saw that July 30th was circled.

Note: It's Heiyang's birthday! You can spend the whole day with Heiyang today, remember to prepare a gift!

"This child is quite thoughtful."

Hei Xiaoqi smiled knowingly, then turned three more pages: August 2nd.

Note: It's Sister Hongli's birthday today. You can't go to play with Brother Heiyang today. If you disturb him and Sister Hongli, Brother Heiyang will hate you.

"Pfft, quite cunning for such a young age."

Hei Xiaoqi was amused: "You're even calling Hong Li scary? I wonder if Xiao Li would be angry if she knew she was being called that."

That said, was her birthday, as the older sister, marked?

Hei Xiaoqi suddenly remembered this, took off the calendar, and flipped it back to February 11th.

Sure enough, there was a note: It's my older sister's birthday. She'll be especially smug today. Be careful, stay far away from her, or she'll cause trouble for no reason!

Hei Xiaoqi: "???"

Flipping to April 2nd, Hei Xiaolong's birthday, I marked it: My birthday. Hei Yang will come to be with me today, oh yeah!

Oh, and I can also annoy my older sister all I want, and she has to put on a brave face. It's hilarious, hahaha!

Hei Xiaoqi: "???"

……

"The sun has set."

Hongli looked up at the sky, and the surrounding light gradually disappeared: "Night has fallen."

"Mother?"

Xiao Huo asked softly, "Shall we continue?"

"Ah."

Hongli nodded: "Continue."

[Hongli: Tomorrow is my birthday, if you don't come, you're doomed!]

"..."

Meng Po stared at the River of Oblivion. The child hadn't shown his face for five minutes, and she feared that his soul would soon be swept away.

"Sigh, I must do something fun after I retire."

Meng Po shook her head and sighed, "King Yama said that we did good deeds and accumulated virtue in our lives, and are good people for all eternity, so he gave this old woman this lucrative job."

But isn't this just torturing the old woman? After witnessing so many tragedies over the years, her heart is becoming numb.

"Pfft!"

A hand suddenly stretched out, waving wildly, and reached out to grab the bronze snake on the side. The five fingers clenched tightly, and five holes were dented into the bronze snake's body. Ignoring the snake's wild struggles, Hei Yang used the force to push his head out of the water.

At this moment, his eyes were filled with tyranny and chaos, confusion and resentment. His inner demons were listless and subdued, and his soul was about to be washed away from his body little by little.

"Hoo-hoo!"

Black Sun let out a low growl and slammed his arm down!

"Kacha!"

The bronze snake was torn in half and thrown into the bottom of the River of Oblivion like trash.

The water shield enveloped the black sun once again.

[Hongli: Hey! I'm warning you, did you hear me!]

A flicker of clarity crossed his eyes as he struggled to focus, and his violent and resentful gaze softened slightly.

[Hei Yang: Alright, alright, you make it sound like I'm afraid of you. Believe me or not, on my birthday tomorrow, I'll beat you up with a huge bump on your head!]

[Hongli: Heh, all you do is talk big. Don't let me have a happy birthday while someone else is dead in a corner and nobody cares.]

[Hongli: Fine, you can just stay there and keep suffering. I'm going to sleep anyway. Ah, lying in bed is so comfortable.]

Hongli looked up at the starry sky. It was early August, and the moon was waning, a sign of impending doom.

"Xiao Huo, take another look over there. I'm a little tired tonight, thank you for your help."

"As long as Mom is happy, Xiao Huo isn't afraid of being tired!"

In the heavens, firelight pierced through the darkness, and a fierce wind tousled long hair.

In the underworld, ripples spread across the Netherworld, and ghostly cries tug at the soul.

The girl bent down to explore.

The boy walked forward with his head held high.

A different Triga, a brand new world, a parallel universe, with a single female protagonist. *Ultraman Triga: Eternal Guardian*

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 118 It said my chapter title can't exceed thirty-five characters, how annoying!

[Hongli: The thought of my birthday tomorrow, and the big feast at a fancy restaurant, keeps me so excited I can't sleep.]

[Heiyang: If you can't sleep, count the yangs; you'll fall asleep while counting.]

[Hongli: One Black Sun, Two Black Suns...]

[Black Sun: Or maybe I should just forget it, that's too foolish...]