Who Stole My Eggs?

When he was trapped in the abyss, Xie Zuo felt very uncomfortable after not being able to see Huo Yao for a few days. After arriving in the human world, ten years passed without seeing each other.

Without Huo Yao, Xie Zuo still had his parents and friends, subordinates who were loyal to him to the death, and a large group of classmates.

When Xie Zuo was eleven years old, an oracle descended from the sky throughout the Southern Kingdom. The kings of the sixteen kingdoms all dreamed of a deity conveying the decrees of Tiandi to them and it finally happened, it said that Tiandi asked the princes of each country to study in the Southern Kingdom Academy. The next day, admission notices from Southern Kingdom Academy appeared on the pillows of the princes of the Sixteen Kingdoms.

This incident caused an uproar in the palaces of the Sixteen Kingdoms. At first, the kings of each country were still doubtful. After all, countries had been at war with each other all year round, and almost all had mortal enemies with each other. To send the crown prince, who was the future king of the country, to a kingdom that they had never heard of, to go to the academy to study and not let the army protect them, seemed like a joke.

But three days before the start of the school, a crane flew into the palaces of various countries. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the crane turned into a little Taoist boy with an extraordinary temperament, saying that he was here to pick up the prince for school.

Such a miracle, no matter whether people wanted to believe it or not, they had no choice but to believe it. So, when the appointed date came, most of the princes followed the little Taoist boy and took only one of their confidants with them as required.

Xie Zuo took Mu Rong with him. Before leaving, he comforted his worried parents and set out on the road without any psychological burden.

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On the way, Xie Zuo received a message from home. King Yunlin changed his previous hesitant attitude and told him to listen to the arrangements of the deities when he arrived at the academy.

Yunzhao’s secret guards had just received the news, that Quezhao and Diezhao were unwilling to follow the rules. As soon as the agreed time passed, both princes died suddenly!

As soon as the official competition for the Southern Emperor kicked off, two people were eliminated, leaving fourteen people left.

When Xie Zuo arrived at the Southern Kingdom Academy, Xie Zuo discovered that Tiandi had spent a lot of money to select the emperor of the Southern Kingdom and even moved an entire immortal mountain to serve as the Southern Kingdom Academy.

After meeting the princes of other countries, Xie Zuo discovered that the princes of other countries, like him, were named after their country.

After these princes entered the mountain, they first had to cleanse their marrow. Five of them were eliminated in this process and were thrown out mercilessly. The remaining eleven people drank immortal dew and ate spiritual fruits every day, and all of them became perfect semi-immortal bodies.

There were seven masters in the academy, teaching them different knowledge and skills, and at the same time brainwashing them every day. They wanted to unify the southern country, end the division, and make the sixteen countries as one family. This was a great dream. If it could be achieved, thousands of people would admire them during life and would be listed as deity after death.

Although Xie Zuo had no intention of competing for the throne of the Southern Emperor, he was very concerned about the future of Yunzhao Kingdom. He did not want his parents and people to be slaughtered by others.

At present, the melee between the Sixteen Kingdoms had brought endless suffering to the people, and it was imperative to end the division. If there was a benevolent monarch among these princes, Xie Zuo would not mind giving up Yunzhao Kingdom in his hands, but if not…

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Xie Zuo and the other ten princes ate and lived together, studied, and trained in the academy for eight years. Every year, they returned to human world to practice government affairs in the winter and summer seasons. Over the past eight years, Xie Zuo had met people he liked and has made enemies with some.

The masters in the academy did not force them to love each other, but they strictly prohibited quarreling, fighting, and killing before the eight years of schooling officially end. On the surface, it seemed peaceful.

But Xie Zuo knew that this false calm would be broken when they officially descended from the mountain.

On this summer solstice, the gate of Southern Kingdom Academy opened wide, and the seven masters who had taught them for eight years appeared together in a rare appearance to see them off.

The masters were always cold-hearted, and they didn’t say much this time. They just said “Go,” and the mountain gate slammed shut. Looking over again, the entire immortal mountain had disappeared into thin air, and there was only a bare star observatory in front of them.

Except for Xie Zuo, everyone else looked like they had just woken up from a dream.

Xie Zuo showed no regrets and left with his hands behind his back. Mu Rong carried the burden and chased after him: “Brother, wait for me!”

At the sixteenth-year-old adult ceremony, Xie Zuo and Mu Rong officially became adults. It was just that his younger brother was crooked as he grew. When he was a child, he would blush if he said more than a few words. He had a very dull personality. The older he got, the thicker his skin became, and he was full of evil ideas.

Mu Rong was resourceful and followed Xie Zuo, studying literature and practicing martial arts. At the age of sixteen, he returned to human world to take part in the civil and military examinations and won the top prize. He was the first civil and military champion since the founding of the Yunzhao Kingdom. In addition, he was like a beautiful tree in the wind, handsome in appearance, and easy-going. He was the dream man of countless young girls in the Yunzhao Kingdom.

Mu Rong caught up with Xie Zuo and walked down the mountain path with him. “Brother, there must be many dangers on the way back. Don’t take them lightly and pay more attention.”

“I know.”

“Oh, I don’t know. Can we trust who will be sent to pick us up…” Mu Rong chattered all the way, counting all the possible variables.

Xie Zuo felt that Mu Rong was good at everything, but he talked too much, and he himself talked a lot. Compared with Mu Rong, he was really insignificant.

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There would definitely be ambushes and assassinations on the way back. Now there were only eleven countries left to compete. The most powerful were the four countries of Wuzhao, Mengzhao, Yunzhao, and Yuzhao. As expected, the future emperor of the Southern Kingdom would emerge from these four countries. The remaining seven countries would either surrender or destroyed during the war.

Wuzhao and Mengzhao had always used marriage to consolidate their alliance, but unfortunately this time, both countries only had one prince. According to Xie Zuo’s observation, Wuzhao and Mengzhao were very close friends, and gender did not seem to hinder the marriage between the two countries.

As for Yuzhao, the prince looked like a black-eyed chicken every time he saw him. Ever since Xie Zuo got engaged to his twin sister Princess Lin at his coming-of-age ceremony, he even looked at Xie Zuo’s eyes under his nose. He would go over the yin and yang with just a few words.

Yes, Xie Zuo was also engaged, and the object was the only princess from the arch-rival Yuzhao Kingdom. This was also a wonderful fate.

Xie Zuo was not alone now. He had the expectations of his parents, the future of the country, and the responsibilities he should bear. Since Huo Yao could do it, he entered the world of mortals and left the past behind, so could he!

From a distance, Xie Zuo saw the flags of the Yunzhao Kingdom, and Mu Rong was even more excited. He stood on tiptoes and looked at it, “Do you think my father will come in person?”

“It’s unlikely, I think uncle is accompany my father,” Xie Zuo’s heart moved, and he was about to get rid of a thought when he suddenly felt unlucky. When he turned a corner, he saw Huo Yao, wearing black light armor, standing next to the war horse.

Xie Zuo stopped for a moment.

Huo Yao didn’t seem to expect him to come so quickly and looked up at him in surprise.

It had been ten years since he had seen him or heard from him, but this person suddenly appeared.

Xie Zuo looked down at Huo Yao. He had grown into the same shape as before, a little darker than before. He has been exposed to the wind and sun at the border all day long, so he must have lost his whiteness and tenderness.

They had no personal contact, but Xie Zuo could often hear news about Huo Yao, including how many battles he had won, how many times he had defeated enemy armies, and what achievements he had achieved. Moreover, after his wife giving birth to a promising eldest son, his wife was recently pregnant again…

Xie Zuo was calm on the surface but very irritable in his heart. He didn’t intend to like this person anymore; this feeling was a burden to him. He lived well when he couldn’t see Huo Yao, but when the person appeared, he felt uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

Xie Zuo stood on the mountain road, and Mu Rong didn’t dare to rush him.

Huo Yao waited for a while, lowered his head, and clasped his fists, saying in a deep voice: “I have been ordered to welcome His Highness back to the palace.”

Xie Zuo said softly: “Thank you, General.”

“This is my duty.”

Xie Zuo just stepped forward and heard a sweet voice calling out: “Brother Ah Yun, wait for me!”

Then a pretty girl swooped down and laid on Xie Zuo’s back, “Brother Ah Yun, why are you walking so fast? Lin’er can hardly catch up with you!”