Who Stole My Eggs?

At this time, Tiandi did not know how he was being discussed. He came to the thunderbolt with the newly picked items, sat down cross-legged, and displayed them one by one.

He showed an exquisite bellyband worn by boys, with a bright red silk base and a tapestry tiger head. It was cute, charming, and full of blessings.

Tiandi studied this bellyband and said, “Did you see it? Little boys all wore this kind of clothing. Your little body is exposed in the front and has bare buttocks in the back.”

Thunder and lightning fell silent.

After Tiandi admired it enough, he put the bellyband aside, took out a small peach wood sword that felt heavy in his hand, and poked and stabbed it. “This is the little boy’s favourite toy. It’s good for fighting with.”

Thunder and lightning remained silent.

Tiandi picked up another large and exquisite wooden box. After opening it, he revealed the Four Treasures of the Study. “Do you know what this is? It’s for writing. It’s for good writing, not your stupid calligraphy.”

Tiandi took out the paper and pen, ground the ink, and stopped when he was about to write. “What word should I write? Boy, what is your name?”

The thunderbolt remained silent for a long time and finally wrote words on the clouds around him: “I don’t know.”

“Tsk, tsk,” Tiandi shook his head in pity. “You poor thing, you don’t even have a name. I’ll give you one.”

The sound of electricity in the thunderbolt’s body quieted, as if it was holding his breath, waiting for the name Tiandi would give.

Tiandi bit the end of the pen and thought hard. “You are a born thunder and lightning, so fierce and so flashy… The golden snake flashed past like a flying snake, and the silver rope hung upside down during the day. The human world called thunder and lightning Huo. You have the same origin as them, but you are more dazzling than they are. Well… let’s call you Huo Yao.”

Tiandi sat on his knees on the ground, leaned over, and carefully wrote the two characters “Huo, Yao” in one go, like flowing clouds and flowing water.

After finishing the writing, Tiandi raised it high, admired it toward the light, and showed off. “How is it? Boy Huo Yao?”

Thunder and lightning remained silent for a long time and finally wrote a crooked word “good” on the clouds.

Tiandi looked at the word and shook his head in disgust. “It’s too ugly. It’s really ugly. You have to practice calligraphy and see how I write it.”

In the days that followed, Tiandi squatted in front of Huo Yao to write and forced Huo Yao to practice with him. If Huo Yao refused, he nagged him until he gave in.

After going back and forth, Huo Yao finally reached a decent level of handwriting.

Tiandi was filled with joy. “My family has a son who has just grown up,” Tiandi often said as he placed the elders’ gifts in front of Huo Yao to preach.

Another day, it was the fifteenth day of August. The six worlds congratulated each other and warmly invited Tiandi to come. Tiandi couldn’t resist the temptation of excitement and found a substitute to have some fun in the lower world. By the time he returned to the Land of Void, he was already drunk and staggering.

“Fine wine, burps, delicious food…beauty…comfortable, so comfortable…” Tiandi said cheerfully, holding a big-bellied wine bottle in his arms, giggling non-stop.

When he got hot from drinking, he started to pull off his clothes, exposing his lean and strong chest. Then he took off his belt and discarded his clothes everywhere. Finally, he fell down in front of Huo Yao and fell asleep.

When he woke up with a hangover, he felt really uncomfortable. He covered his head and leaned on Huo Yao, groaning for a long time. “Huo Yao? Huo Yao!”

Three words slowly appeared on the cloud: “What is wrong?”

“I gave you the name, I am your father. A son should serve his father. Why are you so useless that you just let me lie here naked all night?”

Huo Yao was used to Tiandi’s rudeness and wrote seriously on the cloud, “I didn’t ask you to give me a name. You can’t be my father. I was there when you were just an egg. I’m older than you.”

“What?” Tiandi stood up. “You’re talking nonsense!”

Huo Yao wrote, “I am speaking seriously.” After this period of practice, his handwriting had become very good.

“You were floating in the vastness when you were an egg. I was a layer of thunder and lightning that enveloped you. Because of me, you could emerge safely from your shell.”

Tiandi claimed, “Nonsense! Where did you learn to lie? I don’t need anyone to protect me. If you accept the name I gave you, you have to call me daddy!”

Huo Yao was quiet for a long time and then wrote a line of words: “I will give you a name; you can also call me daddy.”

Tiandi was furious with him. How dare he insult him like this! He was the father of all things. He had always been the only father to others, and no one had dared to be his father!

“You are so presumptuous. Let’s see if I don’t spank you!” Tiandi angrily wanted to take action, but as he walked around this powerful thunder and lightning, he was really not sure where his butt was, and he was unwilling to do it. So, he let him go, picked him up, and threw him to the ground.

“Are you scared?” Tiandi stepped on Huo Yao.

With a “hoo,” the golden flames almost engulfed Tiandi.

Tiandi jumped back suddenly, “You’re crazy!”

Huo Yao stood up again and wrote a line of words on the cloud, “Don’t bully me. I will be angry.”

Then he wrote seriously: “I will give you a name so that we will be clear.”

Tiandi cursed and left angrily.