Chapter 6, Bedtime Stories

Qing Yu cried out: "I miss father, I miss mother"

Li Ping'an continued, "In chaos, there is no concept of time; it is unknown how many years have passed. The chaotic demons have awakened one after another, joyfully playing in the chaos.

Li Ping'an turned his eyes and said with a smile, "How about I tell you a story!"

Li Ping'an hesitated for a moment, stood up, and walked towards the room of the two girls. With a creak, he pushed the door open and entered.

Qing Yu curiously asked: "Is it the same as the deities inside the temple?"

Li Ping'an reached out and gently rubbed their heads, comforting them by saying: "Don't cry, don't cry, tomorrow I will take you to find your parents, okay?"

Qing Yu nodded in realization, now understanding that the Chaos Demon God is very powerful

Qing Xue was taken aback, lowering her head with tears in her eyes as she said: "Yes, Master! I know that what I made is not good, and I will not make it again in the future"

Li Ping'an sat in his seat, looking at the three dishes on the table, and asked: "Did you make this?"

Li Ping'an said with a smile: "Do you know who is enshrined in our Sanqing Temple?"

Qing Yu widened her eyes and said in disbelief: "Is our world transformed by the great deity Pangu?"

Li Ping'an shook his head and said: "Everything has its source, and so do heaven and earth. The story I am about to tell you is about the birth of heaven and earth, entitled 'The Opening of Heaven and the Creation of the Earth'

Li Ping'an continued to speak, recounting how Pangu opened up the heavens and the earth, waged a great battle against three thousand demon gods, and ultimately transformed himself into the universe

Li Ping'an said with a smile: "How can fireflies be compared to the sun and the moon?"

Qing Yu chuckled and said: "It turns out that people can also be born from within a lotus flower ~ I was grown from the earth, and my sister was found by our father while he was hunting."

Amidst this chaos, three thousand paths of demonic gods are conceived

Qing Yu came running over, bouncing and laughing, and said: "I also helped!"

Li Ping'an was momentarily taken aback when he tasted the dishes, feeling deeply impacted; the food was surprisingly even more delicious than what he had prepared himself

After finishing the meal, Li Ping'an sent them off to sleep, tidied up the dishes himself, and sat cross-legged in the courtyard to begin his cultivation

By bypassing the screen, one can see Qing Xue and Qing Yu lying in bed, softly sobbing.

Li Ping'an said with a smile: "You are all children of your parents and books."

Li Ping'an said with a smile, "You are quite impressive as well. The stove is so high; how do you reach it?"

Qingyu also came over, standing honestly beside Qingxue as if having made a mistake

Li Ping'an fell silent for a moment. During the day, they were lively and playful, and there was no commotion. However, at night, lying quietly in bed, she naturally thought of her loved ones. A famous poet once said, "Every night brings an increased longing for family." This perfectly describes the situation.

Thus, the sky rose one zhang each day, and the earth also thickened one zhang each day. Pangu's body grew taller by one zhang each day along with the rising sky. In this way, he supported the heavens and the earth for many, many years, ultimately making both the heavens and the earth very solid. However, due to his excessive fatigue, he eventually collapsed and died from exhaustion.

Wuwuwu ~

Qing Xue疑惑地说道: "Isn't heaven and earth something that has always existed?"

Until one day, a lotus flower bloomed in the chaos, and from the lotus emerged a muscular man

Um um ~ Qingxue also nodded seriously, as mother said

Qing Xue nodded repeatedly, feeling embarrassed as she said, "I didn't do very well."

The little adult-like Qingxue was busy in front of the dining table, using her toes to place bowls of rice on the table. Turning her head, she saw Li Ping'an walking over and sweetly called out, "Master, it's time to eat!"

Li Ping'an frowned slightly and said with a relaxed tone, "Do not do it anymore in the future"

Li Ping'an said: "We worship the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist tradition. Since you have entered the Daoist path, you should know the origins of our tradition. Do you know how this universe came into being?"

Qing Xue looked at Li Ping An with anticipation and said, "Really?"

Qing Xue was also in shock, her worldview reshaped; it turned out that the deities of ancient times were so magnificent, truly impressive

The sound of Qingyu's crying also grew subdued, as she sniffled and sobbed.

In fact, Li Ping'an was very clear that if what was stated in that letter was true, their parents had either returned and been eaten by the snake demon, or had already fled to another place. It would be impossible to find anyone back in their village, and there would also be dangers.

Li Ping'an hurriedly comforted, saying: "Don't cry, don't cry, I am just worried about you getting hurt"

Li Ping'an said with a smile: "Of course it is true, the master would not deceive you."

Before the heavens and the earth were born, this world was still a state of chaos, devoid of time, devoid of space, and devoid of anything at all

Qing Xue and Qing Yu shook their heads in confusion

At the moment of his death, a sudden transformation occurred: the breath he exhaled instantly turned into wind and clouds; his moans transformed into the rumbling of thunder; his left eye became the sun, while his right eye became the moon; his limbs and body turned into the earth and high mountains; his blood became rivers; his veins transformed into roads; his hair and beard became the stars in the sky; his skin and body hair turned into grasslands and forests; his muscles became the land; his teeth and bones transformed into shining metals, solid stones, and treasures; the sweat on his body also became rain and dew.

Qing Xue lowered her head and sobbed, saying: "No, I am not crying"

Qing Yu exclaimed happily: "Yes!"

Qing Xue looked up with tears in her eyes and sobbed, "Master, I miss my parents"

Li Ping'an felt a sense of helplessness; children are truly fragile at heart. However, she would certainly not allow them to cook. She tapped the table and said, "Alright, let's sit down and eat!"

Qing Xue and Qing Yu sat on the chair, bowing their heads and using chopsticks to pick at their food, the entire dining table enveloped in silence

Li Ping'an walked over, sat by the bed, and said with a gentle smile: "Little disciples, why are you crying? Who has bullied you? Tell your master, and I will avenge you."

Li Ping felt a sense of relief in his heart as he quickly walked towards the hall. Inside the hall hung a crystal ball, within which a talisman was radiating a bright white light, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime

Qing Xue broke into a smile and said, "Master is truly wonderful!"

After sitting in meditation for a while, I settled my mind

Qing Yu shook her head in confusion, unable to understand

Faintly, I heard a suppressed cry coming from somewhere. Reluctantly, I opened my eyes and turned to look at the room of Qingxue and Qingyu. Instantly, I felt a headache; these two children couldn't still be sad, could they?

Li Ping'an shook his head and said: "It is different; the demon gods born from chaos are much more powerful than the spirits within the temple."

Qing Xue looked at Li Ping An with bright and expectant eyes

Qing Xue said: "I moved a chair to put under my feet; this is how I cook at home"

Qing Yu's eyes immediately brightened, and the sound of crying stopped in an instant as she exclaimed: "Tell a story, I want to hear a story. Tell the story of the hunter fighting the demon beast."