Chapter 99: Tarot Gate Eighteen Deadly Habits

  "The arrow of demon-slaying is not something that you human cultivators can withstand, and yet you're still thinking about peaches!"

  Ye Qing was really angry, this flower full of sky, even foul language came out, and counted a peach, estimated to be their tree demon's dirty words, just like saying still counting a ball of yarn.

  Because the previous explanation was too vague and illogical, let me introduce this Demon-Slaying Arrow in a simple language that everyone can understand.

  It is said that in the distant past, when the world was still young and the rules of the world were not yet sound, ten suns appeared together in the sky. Their mother was the wife of the Eastern Heaven Emperor. She often bathed her ten children in the East Sea at the easternmost edge of the world. After bathing, they perched on a large tree like small birds, because each sun had a bird at its center. Nine suns perched on the shorter branches, and one sun proudly perched on the treetop. The ten fierce sunbirds took turns appearing every morning.

  When the dawn foretells the arrival of morning light, the sun perched on the treetops rides a two-wheeled chariot across the sky. Ten suns take turns crossing the sky each day, bringing light and warmth to all things on earth.

  At that time, people lived very happily and harmoniously on the earth. Humans and animals lived together like neighbors and friends. Animals put their offspring in nests without worrying about humans harming them. Farmers piled up grains in the fields without worrying about animals stealing them. The mountains were clear and the water was beautiful, with talented people and a blessed land.

  People live in harmony with the rhythm of nature, rising with the sun and resting with its setting. Life is fulfilling. Humans and animals treat each other with sincerity and respect. Humans and nature are mutually supportive, never forgetting their connection to the world around them. People are grateful for the sun's gift of time, light, and joy. They're thankful for the abundance of food and beauty that animals and nature bring. There's no attempt to conquer or alter nature, nor is there pollution or plague.

  But one day, the ten suns thought that if they traveled together in the sky, it would be very interesting. So, hehe... rivers dried up, and all living things were scorched!

  At this time, there was a young and handsome hero named Hou Yi. He was an excellent archer with super marksmanship, hitting the target every time. Seeing people living in hardship, he decided to help them get rid of their suffering by shooting down the extra nine suns.

  Then Hou Yi climbed over ninety-nine high mountains, crossed ninety-nine great rivers, and passed through ninety-nine canyons to reach the East Sea. He ascended a great mountain, at the foot of which was the vast ocean. Hou Yi drew his mighty bow, placed a heavy arrow on it, aimed at the blazing sun in the sky, and shot an arrow with a swooshing sound. The first sun was shot down. Hou Yi drew his bow again... The nine suns that were hit by the arrow could not survive, and they died one after another. Their feathers fell to the ground, their light and heat disappeared one after another. The earth became darker and darker until only the light of one sun remained.

  But the remaining sun was extremely afraid, shaking and swaying in the sky, flustered and hastily hiding into the ocean.

  The sky no longer had the sun, and it immediately became a dark world. All things could not get the nourishment of sunlight, poisonous snakes and beasts roamed everywhere, and people could no longer live on. They then asked the Heavenly Emperor to summon the tenth sun, so that humans and all things could thrive again.

  One morning, on the eastern sea surface, a colorful dawn broke out, and then a golden sun rose above the sea!

  People saw the glory of the sun, rejoiced with hands and feet, and cheered in unison.

  From then on, this sun rises from the eastern sea every day, hangs in the sky, warms the world, and makes crops grow and all things survive.

  Hou Yi, for shooting down the sun and saving all living things, was granted the title of Heavenly General by the Emperor of Heaven. He later married Chang'e, a heavenly maiden, and lived happily ever after.

  Haha, that Wan Jin bow and crossbow is naturally unattainable now. The Jiutian's demon-slaying arrow is a replica of the Wan Jin bow and crossbow used by Hou Yi to shoot down the sun. Isn't it powerful?

  Ye Qing coldly snorted and said: "I thought the Demon-Slaying Arrow was the same as Hou Yi's bow that shot down the sun, but it turns out to be a fake, humph!"

  Huā Mǎn Tiān excitedly jumped out of the Tarot card, fortunately, he still knew to hide behind the coffee pot. Huā Mǎn Tiān exaggeratedly panted and said: "Are you fearless or ignorant? Of course it's a replica, otherwise if I accidentally shot down the only sun now, wouldn't the earth be forever dark?"

  Ye Qing was also infuriated by Hua Man Tian's words, and angrily said: "It's impossible to communicate with a flower demon like you! Do you know that the sun's light is produced by nuclear fusion? With temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees, what arrow wouldn't be vaporized? And yet you still dare to shoot at the sun!"

  Huā Mǎn Tiān took a deep breath and finally stabilized his emotions, saying: "Shooting the sun is of course impossible. After all, this Demon-Slaying Arrow is just a replica. Moreover, today's sun is not the same as the ancient Sun Bird. Alright, let's talk about this replica. The bow weighs 851 jin, the arrow weighs 85.1 jin, and there are ten arrows in total..."

  Ye Qing suddenly fiddled with the coffee pot and said, "Wait a minute, how come it's still 85.1 yuan per catty? What's with this 'one'?"

  Flowers in the sky were knocked into a dog eating feces by a "huge" coffee pot, and then angrily said: "You idiot, each arrow weighs 0.851 kilograms, ten arrows are exactly 8.51 kilograms, right? If you hang the bow and arrow on both sides of your body separately, it will be balanced! What an idiot!"

  Ye Qing was not an unreasonable person, and what Hua Man Tian said made sense. So he didn't bother to distinguish anymore. Moreover, Ye Qing thought of the method to subdue Cao Cao's Hu Bao army general Wei back then. And also, there is no need to steal all the bows and arrows, just stealing the bow or the arrow would make that demon-slaying arrow useless, it's just unknown what kind of hobby that Jiutian has!

  Ye Qing casually asked: "What's so special about Hou Yi's nine-day hobby?"

  Hua Man Tian naturally didn't know the allusion of Diwu Wei subjugating Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, nor did he know that Ye Qing had already thought of a clever plan to deal with Jiutian. He simply lazily said: "A fatal hobby, liking women, does this count as a fatal hobby?"

  Ye Qing's eyes lit up immediately, heh heh, heroes have a hard time getting past beautiful women. In order to completely eliminate this Jiǔ Tiān, it seems we'll have to mobilize the calamitous Yáo Jī after all. I wonder if her phone is still reachable now.

  Ye Qing took out his phone from the Green Leaf World and quickly dialed a number. Now Ye Qing had a shadow over his phone, every time he took it out of the Green Leaf World, someone would inexplicably call in.