Chapter 1

I recalled the day we first met. I was lying at the end of the Milky Way, counting the twinkling stars in the sky. When I counted to nine hundred and ninety-nine stars, just one more to complete the task, the stars suddenly rotated from the south to the north. I tilted my head and saw a young man in white holding a Flowing Fire Sky Lantern. Beside him was a Nightmare Eater.

One man, one deer, and the Milky Way. In this endless night, they turned into a dreamy dew that fell into my eyes, cold and clear.

Hanging the stars in the night, it was the current Night God.

He spread out a string of gentle water spiritual energy, and the sparkling stars on the curtain moved. I looked at them lazily, not knowing if what was reflected in my eyes was the sky or the person under the sky.

The scenery that night was unexpectedly better than the previous ten thousand years.

"When did such a beautiful person appear in the Nine Heavens? I guess it's because I haven't been here for a long time. I don't know how many Night Gods there have been."

This kind of day and night reversal, the cold and lonely divine position had always been shouldered by old men and women who didn't care about the secular world. How could it be given to such a young High God? What a pity.

Counting the old and young deities in the sky, I deduced that in this era, regardless of the level of divine power, most of them would have to face a tribulation after living for a few million years. It wouldn't exceed ten million years, just like me.

"I, Chiling, haven't done a good deed for ten thousand years. I've saved up all of it for you. Forget it, I'll accompany you, Little White Dragon."

I made a hand seal and turned into a wisp of evening smoke drifting from his shoulder. It coiled around his black hair and hooked onto the bright grapevine on his crown.

Eh, when did this Night God's salary become so low? He couldn't even afford a white jade hairpin, yet he had to use a grapevine that wasn't rare in the lower realm?

Since he wiped it so clean, he probably only had this one. How pitiful.

I silently cursed the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace. The bumps on the grapevine made my tail hurt.

"Your Majesty, Fairy Jin Mi … went to the Demon World again …"

A little fairy bowed and reported. I was so shocked that I almost fell off the grapevine.

His Majesty?!

And now, the Celestial realm was so poor that even the Celestial Ruler had to take care of two jobs!

No wonder even the hairpin was so plain!

"Got it. Send someone to keep an eye on her. Jin Mi was injured at the River of Forgetfulness. Her immortal body is in a bad condition. I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand the chaotic demonic Qi."

"Yes."

The fairy child accepted the order and retreated. The Little White Dragon raised its head and looked at the dim starry sky for a long time. It smiled bitterly and slowly walked to a courtyard filled with phoenix-tail flowers.

I sniffed the fragrance and twisted my waist on the grapevine. This courtyard was filled with fire. I wondered which Fire God had once lived here, leaving behind such a tyrannical mark.

"Heh, you have disappeared for twelve years, but she didn't forget you. For you, she jumped into the River of Forgetfulness. For you, she didn't even use her spiritual power. She knew that she couldn't live under the same sky as you, but she still went to save you!"

The Little White Dragon waved his long sleeve and the soil under the parasol tree cracked open. A jar of osmanthus wine that had been sealed for a long time floated onto the table. When the seal was opened, the fragrance of the wine rushed into my energy sea. I secretly swallowed my saliva and couldn't help but be curious. What kind of immortal beauty did the woman have to make a man like the Little White Dragon so sad?

The long night was silent. Besides the first sentence, he didn't say anything else. A few deep courtyards, a few trees, a few jars of wine, and a sad person.

At first, I craved for wine. Then, I became sleepy. When I woke up again, the sky was already bright. Si Bai Zhou's Star Monarch Mao Ri walked around the courtyard three times before stomping his feet and leaving. He didn't dare to disturb the Celestial Ruler's dreams for something as trivial as changing shifts. It was originally a part-time job. If he wasn't satisfied with the job, he could just quit and the human world wouldn't be able to see the stars every night.

I rolled down from the hairpin. The smoke around my body gathered and revealed my human form. I had been wearing a scarlet robe for god knows how many tens of thousands of years. For the first time, I felt that it was a little eye-catching. It didn't match the cloud brocade that the Little White Dragon was wearing.

But why did I want to match him?

"I have followed humans, ghosts, immortals, and demons, but it wasn't interesting. This time, I felt different when I accompanied you, the poor Celestial Ruler. It turns out that the highest position in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths also has the pain of not being able to obtain it.

I picked up the cup that was lying on the table. It was fragrant, but the aftertaste was too strong. "It's too strong. How can flower wine be like this?

It's a pity that this Celestial Dynasty is lacking in resources. They can't even afford to eat a jar of good wine. "

I recalled that a hundred years ago, I had to dig for ice in the Arctic for half a month to gather a small piece of Xuan Jade to make wine jars. The wine that was brewed was mellow, sweet, and smooth. It was the best tonic for us water-type deities. When I have time, I must let the Little White Dragon try it.

When Wenqu Xinjun came to invite me, the Little White Dragon had already tidied up. I was still coiled up on the grape vine. I just went back to sleep and didn't sleep well. When I opened my eyes, I saw him with a sad expression. He held a silk handkerchief and repeatedly touched my waist and tail. Just as I was about to transform and shout that he was being molested, I remembered that I was on the hairpin. He was probably wiping the hairpin again. I gritted my teeth and endured until I didn't show any trace of myself.

"Has Jin Mi returned?"

The Little White Dragon rubbed his forehead and opened his mouth to ask the mysterious woman.

"Not yet. Wuqu Xingjun sent people to follow her closely. Your Majesty, don't worry."

"If there's anything, tell him to report at any time. Even if I'm in the Imperial Court, he can't be delayed."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The civil and military deities in the Imperial Court didn't have any important matters. The new Emperor's methods were impressive. Other than the sudden appearance of the former Fire God in the Demon Realm more than ten years after his death, there was nothing worth discussing.

And this former Fire God was the legitimate son of the former Celestial Ruler. It turned out that the Little White Dragon was the eldest son of a concubine. Then I guess this Celestial Ruler had a lot of stories.

After being a deity for a long time, other things aside, I was very interested in gossips and secrets. Logically speaking, the previous Celestial Ruler was either a Golden Dragon or a Golden Phoenix. It wasn't that the White Dragon couldn't be an Emperor, but after receiving the ninety-nine Lightning Tribulation, regardless of whether he was a Flood Dragon or a Dragon, he would shed his skin and shed his scales, forming golden patterns.

Then it seemed that the Little White Dragon's ninety-nine Lightning Tribulation was still in the Heavens. Naturally, he didn't receive the million years of spiritual power that came with Emperor Ling Xiao's orthodoxy. What a pity.

The Little White Dragon took off his dragon robe and changed into the cloud brocade that he wore at night. He stepped on a cloud and flew towards the River of Forgetfulness. I looked down from the grapevine. The lush green surface of the river was like boiling water. Millions of resentful spirits were trapped in one place. Demonic energy soared into the sky, condensing into a demonic fog. Just as it was about to rain, he flicked his sleeves and dispersed it.

This … seems like he's waiting for someone?

Could it be that Jin Mi?

In just a moment, I saw a fairy dressed in black with rabbit ears and dressed in the Demon Realm step onto the ferry. The sky above her head was covered in demonic clouds just a moment ago, but now it was a dazzling aurora.

The fairy raised her head and smiled faintly. She said to the old man rowing the boat, "Today's weather is really good."