After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

In an environment of intense darkness, this single point of light is so bright that it immediately draws one's attention.

Zhou Yan's heart sank.

Thinking of the Horse King, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the goddess Nüba at the South Heavenly Gate, Zhou Yan was 80% certain that this light, no matter which deity it belonged to, was probably not on his side.

Zhou Yan immediately found a withered tree to hide under and tried to find a chance to slip away.

"Tap...tap...tap...tap..."

Zhou Yan, who was preparing to escape, heard the sound of hooves.

It's the sound of a pony's hooves hitting the ground.

Heaven definitely has horses; after all, when Sun Wukong first went to Heaven, he served as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.

Here's a little-known fact: when Sun Wukong was tricked into going to heaven by Taibai Jinxing, he was actually quite happy as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.

“Bi Ma never sleeps day or night, nourishing the horses. He can play with them during the day, but at night he watches over them diligently. If the horses are sleeping, he wakes them up to eat grass; if they are running away, he catches them and puts them in the trough. When the heavenly horses see him, they purse their ears and stamp their hooves, and thus grow fat and plump.”

It is said that Sun Wukong was very attentive, taking care of the celestial horse day and night, raising it to be fat and healthy, and was quite proud of it.

It wasn't until a deity who came over for drinks and conversation told Sun Wukong that his official position was low-ranking, belonging to a god below gods, that the proud and arrogant Sun Wukong was driven away.

So it's perfectly normal for there to be living divine horses in the Heavenly Court, but Zhou Yan felt inexplicably familiar with the sound of those hooves.

Upon closer inspection, the sound of the horse's hooves was soft and gentle, sounding just like my own silly roe deer.

But this is the Heavenly Court! Even I had to rely on the Magpie Bridge Fairy to get here. How did my silly roe deer manage to get here?

Zhou Yan couldn't help but turn around, find a corner, add the keyword "invisible" to himself, and then sneakily peek out.

The ball of light that Zhou Yan had seen earlier was now a hundred meters away from him. In the darkness, the ball of light, about half a person's height, moved across the ground, dispelling the darkness.

Zhou Yan then opened the attribute panel of the light.

Name: Qingcai.

Okay, you don't need to read the rest.

Zhou Yan stared at the attribute panel and slowly opened his mouth.

Amazing...

Really clear and vibrant?!

I was sent to Heaven by the Magpie Bridge Fairy, fine, but why did this silly roe deer also come to Heaven?

How did she get here?

And when did this silly roe deer learn to keep secrets? Why didn't it tell me about coming to Heaven? $8;

How could she dare to come to such a dangerous place with just a deer?

The nine-colored deer had already walked to within fifty meters of Zhou Yan.

The little guy walked to the edge of a lawn and lowered his head to nibble on the tender grass and saplings.

The Heavenly Court has been dark for who knows how many years, yet the ground is still lush with flowers and plants.

"Cough cough..."

A coughing sound.

The nine-colored deer, which was grazing, looked up and keenly observed the "Weaver Girl" walking from the corner.

The nine-colored deer tilted its head and looked at the Weaver Girl, its pure eyes filled with confusion.

After a long while, the Nine-Colored Deer asked timidly.

"elder brother?!"

Zhou Yan: "Σ(?Д?;)"

Even the Magpie Bridge Fairy didn't notice me, so how did you notice me?

Seeing Zhou Yan's expression stiffen, the Nine-Colored Deer happily carried Little JIOJIO and ran towards Zhou Yan.

"Brother, brother, why are you here too? Qingcai must be missing you, that's why she dreams about you tonight."

The nine-colored deer ran up to Zhou Yan and rubbed its small antlers against his lower abdomen.

"Brother, brother, you haven't played with Qingcai in so long. Qingcai misses you so much."

Zhou Yan hugged the nine-colored deer's head and asked softly.

"Qingcai, how come you...know I'm your older brother?"

The nine-colored deer looked up and asked, blinking her purest eyes.

"My brother is my brother, I could tell he was my brother at a glance..."

"Brother, brother..."

Qingcai rubbed against Zhou Yan's clothes.

"I know you have a lot of things to do every day, and I'm understanding. I don't want to bother you. Now that I'm dreaming, I won't bother anyone. Can you play with me for a bit, brother?"

Zhou Yan was increasingly puzzled.

"Dreaming? Sleeping?"

"Yes, Qingcai has been coming to this place every night before going to sleep for the past few days."

Nine-Colored Deer's voice was soft and tender, like a child's, and its words were also very childlike.

"Sister Xiaowan said that I am dreaming, and you can do anything in your dreams."

The Nine-Colored Deer's voice fell into dejection.

"But there aren't many people here, and there's nothing fun to do. Qingcai doesn't know what to do or where to go. Sister Xiaowan told me that if you're bored in your dreams, think about what you want before you go to sleep, and you can dream about that."

"I miss my brother!"

“Every night before I go to sleep, I think about how I want my brother to be with me and how I want him to play with me.”

"Hahaha, my brother really appeared in my dream."

Chapter Eight: The Western Heavenly Gate

The idea that one can travel to the heavenly realm after sleeping is so presumably considered a dream?

Zhou Yan placed his hand on the head of the eight-colored deer that was constantly rubbing against his clothes. ⊙]∮三￠」∪～

"Qingcai?"

"Um, brother, do you want to play with Qingcai?"

"No, you stayed here for so long, did you naturally wake up and return to reality?"

Zhou Yan didn't know why the Nine-Colored Deer was able to come to the Heavenly Court, and it wasn't important for the time being. What was important was how Qingcai left the Heavenly Court and returned to the mortal world.

Once Zhou Yan figured out how the Nine-Colored Deer returned to the mortal realm from Heaven, he figured he could leave with it and then find a way to cut off its route to Heaven.

As long as we can get down from Heaven, then everyone's happy.

The nine-colored deer said disappointedly.

"Brother, play with Qingcai..."

Even in my dreams, why doesn't my brother want to play with me?

Zhou Yan remained silent for a moment, then forced a smile.

"Okay, how about we play... a riddle game? I'll ask a riddle, and if Qingcai answers it correctly..."

Zhou Yan took out a box of premium snake fruit from his personal storage space.

"I'll reward you with a small apple."

The nine-colored deer excitedly stomped its feet.

"Okay, okay, brother, ask quickly."

Zhou Yan spoke up.

What gets dirtier the more you wash it?

The nine-colored deer lowered its head, its little tail swaying back and forth, and it murmured something.

Zhou Yan waited, and after about ten seconds, the Nine-Colored Deer lowered its head timidly.

"Qingcai, Qingcai, it seems she doesn't know..."

Zhou Yan, the wife, flicked the Nine-Colored Deer's little head, and the Nine-Colored Deer cried out in pain.

Zhou Yan said softly.

1. "Silly girl, the water is the one that gets dirtier the more you wash it!"

"Eh eh eh..."

The nine-colored deer placed its two front hooves on Zhou Yan's clothes.

Ling: "That's right, the water gets dirtier the more you wash it. Brother is so smart, Qingcai is so stupid, she didn't even think of that."

"It's not that they're stupid, it's just that they lack experience."

Zhou Yan held up two fingers.

"Here comes the second riddle."

"Yes, yes, brother, tell me quickly, Qingcai will definitely be able to answer."

Zhou Yan asked.

"You know Qingcai, right? Things like meat and flour get softer the longer they're cooked."

"Qingcai knows, Qingcai has cooked rice."

"Okay, what's that gets harder the longer it's cooked?"

The nine-colored deer's heart stirred.

"It's an egg!"

The nine-colored deer shouted happily.

"It's an egg, an egg! Sister Xiaowan told me about this!"

When Su Xiaowan was being cared for by the pet company's staff, she saw the staff use this riddle to fool several young girls who came to buy pets. Therefore, when she was with Nine-Colored Deer and Mu Chongba, Su Xiaowan also used this question to fool them.

Zhou Yan patted the head of the nine-colored deer.

"Very good, correct answer."

Zhou Yan beckoned with his finger, and a snake fruit from the box flew into his hand.

Under the expectant gaze of the Nine-Colored Deer, Zhou Yan placed the snake fruit in front of its mouth. The Nine-Colored Deer opened its mouth and ate the snake fruit in small bites.

Perhaps because this food was won through its own wisdom, the nine-colored deer found it more and more delicious as it ate, and the sweetness brought the deer joy.

The Nine-Colored Deer finished the snake fruit in a few bites, savoring its sweetness, and even licked Zhou Yan's palm a few times, where there were still some snake fruit crumbs.

Zhou Yan tapped the Nine-Colored Deer on the head.

The nine-colored deer immediately cried out in pain.

Zhou Yan teaches the way.

"Eat whatever you want from now on, but don't lick people's hands."

Su Xiaowan likes to kneel down for Zhou Yan (when she was a fox, kneeling meant lying down, but she couldn't change that after becoming a human), and the Nine-Colored Deer likes to lick his hands. Zhou Yan thinks these are all unacceptable and that he must change these habits later.

"Waaah, I know..."

The nine-colored deer glanced at the snake fruit that Zhou Yan had given it.

"Brother, are there any more riddles?"

"Yes, there is. This question is more difficult."

"It's alright, Qingcai is very smart, she'll definitely be able to guess it."

The Nine-Colored Deer puffed out her chest, looking very confident.

Zhou Yan inquired.

"Okay, the third question is, what kind of melons are inedible?"