You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

Xia Zhiming and Qing Xin looked at each other in silence.

Although they were planning to come to the mortal world to play, Xia Zhiming and Qingxin didn't know where to go. Neither the man nor the snake had any familiar places, so they naturally ran back to their hometown on the cloud.

However, the man and the snake did not go in in the end. They just bowed outside the door and then turned around and flew away on a cloud towards the direction of the sunrise.

On the road——

A man and a snake soaring through the clouds, there shouldn't be any waves, but what neither of them expected was -

"Little kid, stop."

Above the clouds, a thunderous roar sounded, and a bull demon with curved horns on its head, wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, and holding an iron stick in its hand jumped out and blocked the way of the two men.

Seeing this familiar outfit, Xia Zhiming and Qingxin were both stunned and were about to say hello.

But then he saw the bull demon on the other side rushing over on a cloud, raising the iron rod in his hand with a ferocious look, and roaring: "I am the powerful Bull Demon King! I am robbing you today! Quickly hand over the treasures you have... Wait, why does he look a little familiar?"

“…”This is Qingxin.

“…”This is Xia Zhiming.

While the three of them were staring at each other, the Bull Demon King had already come close to the man and the snake, frowning and thinking hard. Finally, his eyes lit up, and he pointed at Qingxin and exclaimed: "You are the two who followed me in the dream that time, called..."

"Qingxin."

"Xia Zhiming."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..." Upon hearing this, Bull Demon King also knew that the flood had washed away the Dragon King Temple. He quickly pushed the iron rod aside and then laughed:

"What wonderful treasures did you bring? I followed you all the way here on my cloud, smelling the scent. I'm so hungry that my stomach is rumbling."

Xia Zhiming stretched out his tail and tapped Qingxin's cheek, then said, "This girl ate something good a while ago, and now she's full of celestial energy."

On the side, the Bull Demon King stomped his feet upon hearing this and said, "Hey! Old Bull, I thought there were some rare treasures!"

Qing Xin's attention was a little distracted. She turned her head to look at Xia Zhiming beside her ear and asked, "Does it smell good?"

"It does smell good. I just took a bite of it." Xia Zhiming rubbed the girl's neck. He always thought that the little girl smelled good, but now he couldn't smell any difference.

At this time, the Bull Demon King looked at Xia Zhiming again and asked, "Where are you going, my dear brother? Judging from the direction, are you heading to Huaguo Mountain?"

"I'm not going."

"My dear brother, do you know that that stupid monkey broke into the underworld and wrote a book of life and death for us? Now he has been summoned to heaven to serve as an official. If we have time, we should go and see him. Don't let his family be wiped out."

"Has anyone else been there?"

"I think I've been there before."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhiming immediately nodded. He had originally instructed the monkey to draw up the Book of Life and Death again, in which these demon kings were also beneficiaries, so it seemed that it was not in vain.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhiming said, "Then let's go over there again when we have time."

"Good!" The Bull Demon King nodded, then glanced down and said with a smile: "This area should be Xiliang. If you and your sister-in-law are traveling, you can go and have a look."

"Brother Niu isn't going?"

The Bull Demon King quickly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. I, an old bull, can't stand up to those monsters. I'll say goodbye now. I'm going to take a walk around Cuiyun Mountain first."

As he spoke, the Bull Demon King flew away on a cloud and disappeared in an instant.

Above the clouds, Xia Zhiming and Qingxin exchanged a glance, and then Qingxin asked, "Zhiming, do you want to go and take a look at this Xiliang Kingdom?"

Xia Zhiming shook his head directly: "Of course not!"

Xiao Qing was puzzled: "Why?"

Xia Zhiming said seriously, "There's a Zi Mu River over there. Anyone who drinks the water from it, male or female, will get pregnant. Disgusting!"

Xiao Qingxin nodded, descended the cloud again, carefully noted the location of the Western Liang Kingdom, and then flew away on the cloud towards the east.

"Qingxin, why do you remember this place?"

"If you don't like it, then of course we'll avoid it in the future."

"Qingxin, can I bite you?"

"why?"

“Because it smells good!”

"Humph!"

……

While chatting, the man and the snake suddenly heard the sound of waves surging. Thinking that they had not yet reached the West Sea, they looked down and saw a river eight hundred miles wide. The river...

The bright light shines on the moon, and the vast shadow floats in the sky.

The spiritual school swallows up Mount Hua, and its long flow flows through hundreds of rivers.

Thousands of waves roll in, and tens of thousands of waves crash.

There are no fishing lights at the shore, but egrets are sleeping on the sandbank.

It is as vast as the sea, and seems endless as far as the eye can see.

When Xiao Qing saw the river, he immediately became interested and descended from the clouds to the center of the river.

After looking around and making sure there was no one around, Qingxin took off her shoes and socks on the cloud, revealing her snow-white little feet.

On the girl's shoulder, Xia Zhiming watched her movements and spit out his snake tongue. Then he jokingly said, "The fish in the river are blessed when a human-shaped genius and earthly treasure bathes its feet in this river."

Xiao Qingxin blushed, stretched out her hand and pinched her feet, then said: "Zhiming, don't say such weird things."

"Don't pinch it yourself, let me do it."

“Hehe~!”

Xiao Qingxin snorted softly, but still held the white snake's body, took Xia Zhiming off her neck and placed him on her lap, then asked nervously:

"Zhiming, are you sure you can swim?"

"My instinct tells me—I should."

"So you go swimming in the water?"

"My mind tells me—I really can't!"

"Hehehe~ Then you better wrap it tighter."

Chapter 68: Fate and Destiny

In Tongtian River——

There are rolling waves, and the sound is like thunder.

On the river, the little girl sat among the white clouds, her little feet lightly splashing the water.

As for Xia Zhiming, he simply wrapped the snake around the girl's ankles twice, submerging most of his body in water, and his body floated like a white strip.

From time to time, Qingxin would rub the white snake's body, or playfully poke the white stripes in the water. As for Xia Zhiming, he just had to swing his tail and enjoy it.

As Xia Zhiming expected, as Qingxin paddled the water, countless aquatic creatures, big and small, soon gathered over.

Golden carp, white crucian carp, silver carp, black bighead carp...

Red shrimp, blue crab, giant softshell turtle, white turtle...

Fortunately, there was a white snake floating in the water, and those aquatic creatures only dared to wander around in the distance but did not dare to approach.

After playing with Xiao Qingxin for a while, Xia Zhiming followed the girl's calf back to her neck, and the little girl walked on the water holding up her shoes and socks.

Along the way, as Xiao Qingxin moved lightly with her lotus steps, countless aquatic creatures surfaced to follow her, and schools of fish, shrimps, and crabs gradually filled the entire river surface...

Seeing this scene, Xia Zhiming couldn't help but teasing: "Qingxin, I thought of a good deal, do you want to hear it?"

"What deal?"

"You make the bait, and I'll fish. After we're done, we'll split the profits 50-50, okay?"

"If you're fishing, why not just cast a net?"

“Fishing is a belief, casting a net is soulless!”

"Zhiming, you always say weird things."

Xiao Qingxin curled her lips, looked at the lazy white snake on her shoulder, rolled her eyes, and then made a gesture to summon a white cloud to sit on. In an instant, she brought the white snake to high altitude.

On the girl's shoulder, Xia Zhiming quietly watched Xiao Qingxin stuff her little feet back into her shoes and socks, then he lowered his head to look at the river under the clouds, only to see -

In the middle of the river, a white turtle several meters long raised its head and stared at the clouds, tears in its eyes and its huge mouth wide open, as if wailing silently.

Noticing this, Xia Zhiming flicked his tail and quietly withdrew his gaze. He then looked at the little girl, only to find that Xiao Qingxin had already excitedly flown towards the mountains by the riverbank...

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On the nameless mountain beside the river, willow branches sway and yellow reeds fight against the wind.

Among them, there are green bamboo forests, each bamboo is as thick as a bowl, and the bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest are like swords. Birds are flying around from time to time. There are piles of dead leaves on the ground, and snakes and rats are running around from time to time.

Xiao Qingxin brought Xia Zhiming to the forest. Looking at the green bamboos, her little face suddenly showed joy. While Xia Zhiming was looking speechless, she took out the Qingping Sword.

Stupid!

A clear sword sound was heard, and Xia Zhiming saw dozens of green bamboos around him fall down.

"Qingxin, what are you doing?"

"Cut bamboo!"

"I know, but why cut it down?"

"It will be our new home."

"?"

On the girl's shoulder, Xia Zhiming watched the little girl busying herself with the magic sword. After she had chopped down hundreds of green bamboos and then casually cut the bamboo poles into a small one, she began to search carefully in the forest.

"What are you looking for now?"

"I'll find you a fishing rod."

"You really want to be a nest-making immortal!"

"But, Zhiming, you said you like fishing."

"..."

Sitting on the girl's shoulder, Xia Zhiming watched the little girl moving through the woods like an elf. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Qingxin, why don't you look back?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Qing was a little confused, but she turned around obediently and found that in the bamboo forest she had cut down, bamboo shoots had already broken through the ground one after another, and soon grew taller than her.

Seeing this scene, the man and the snake looked at each other and couldn't help laughing at the same time - why look for it, it would be better to just wait for the bamboo to grow to the right size.

……

That night--

On the beach under the moonlight, Xia Zhiming held Xiao Qingxin in his arms, holding a fishing rod in his hand and fishing quietly. There were cranes and egrets lying beside the two of them.

In Xia Zhiming's arms, Xiao Qingxin was fiddling with one small bamboo stick after another.

After a long time, Xia Zhiming heard the little girl cheer. He looked down and saw a small bamboo house appear in the girl's palm.

Although the bamboo house is small, it has all the necessary doors and windows. Through the windows, you can see the exquisite beds, chairs, and various small ornaments.

Seeing this, Xia Zhiming took the bamboo house from the girl's soft palm. Under Qingxin's expectant gaze, Xia Zhiming turned around and threw the bamboo house to the shore.

Then they saw a golden light flashing, and the bamboo house suddenly became larger and soon took root directly on the river bank - this was their new home.

Looking at the small house, Xia Zhiming gently tapped the top of the girl's head with his chin. After the girl looked at him angrily with wide eyes, he leaned over and asked with a chuckle:

"Qingxin, how long do you plan to stay this time?"

"Forty-seven years?"

"Would that be boring?"

"It doesn't matter. If you know what else you like, I can take you to play somewhere else."

"Is it okay if I like you?"

“You can, but you can’t play.”