Xiaotian’s eyes lit up instantly. He pointed at the chicken nearby.
Zhu Yanyi laughed. "It’s easy to eat chicken. I will roast a few for you."
Xiaotian nodded right away. He agreed. His cute look made everyone nearby laugh.
Yan Aohan smiled, then said, "Xiaotian is fine outside this barrier. But when we leave, he must go into the pet space. Otherwise, he will shock the outside world."
"Okay, I remember." Sikong Xuran knew Yan Aohan did not joke. If he said it, it would happen. So he agreed without hesitation.
Ouyang Tianyun made another bowl of braised chicken feet. This time, because Zhu Yanyi made roasted chicken for her, she did not care about the feet. She did not fight with others for food.
Everyone ate and drank again. After a few bites, Zhu Yanyi seemed to remember something. "Why do monkeys like chicken? Don’t weasels like chicken?"
Everyone was stunned. Zhu Yanyi’s sudden question surprised them. It was true. They had never heard monkeys liked chicken. Then, everyone looked at Xiaotian together.
Xiaotian was eating chicken wings happily. He imitated human actions. He broke off a chicken leg and gnawed it joyfully. He felt people watching him. He looked up, then squinted his eyes sleepily. He did not care. In his heart, eating full was most important. Besides, these people had no bad intent. Maybe they were just curious how he ate.
So Xiaotian ate happily. Zhu Yanyi and others watched happily.
"But this Heavenly Monkey fits Senior Brother Sikong well," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
Sikong Xuran glanced at Zhu Yanyi. "I know what you mean. You caught me staring at Xiaotian earlier. But seriously, Little Junior Sister, isn’t this bad? It might hurt our bond."
"But you really look alike," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
Sikong Xuran smiled helplessly. She knew Zhu Yanyi had no bad intent. She just wanted to tease her. In fact, she did not mind.
Yan Aohan pondered nearby. "There are many demon affairs lately. First, the Heavenly Fox clan had two Heavenly Foxes. One went to Ani. That is okay. The silver fox lived long, and Fire was born later. But it is strange that the Heavenly Monkey clan also has two kings now."
"Can someone create them? If someone can create kings of all demon clans, their power is unimaginable."
Zhu Yanyi’s eyes showed infinite curiosity. She did not fear such things. Instead, she seemed happy.
Yan Aohan said, "I feel something happened to the demons." He looked at Xiaotian. "Xiaotian, do you know what happened to your demons?"
Although Heavenly Monkeys were called immortal beasts, they lived in the demon area of the Immortal Realm. So Yan Aohan asked this, mostly worrying if something happened in the Immortal Realm.
Xiaotian tilted his head, thinking. Then he chattered. Sikong Xuran translated.
"The Immortal Realm is stable. But the demon realm is busy. Recently, many female demons gave birth. The demon population is increasing. Xiaotian should not have been born. But he was born anyway. His parents are the parents of the current Heavenly Monkey King’s heir. Because he was born with golden fur and golden eyes, he should have been killed by rule. But his parents could not bear it. They secretly opened a space channel and sent him out. They did not know where he would go. They only hoped he would go to a Heavenly Monkey clan without a king. Then he would have a place to live."
"Female demons give birth more. Demon population increases." Yan Aohan pondered. Then he thought. He flipped his hand, and the Earth Book appeared. He started reading it.
"The Earth Book shows the demon population is indeed increasing. But these souls are not arranged by the Underworld for reincarnation." Yan Aohan put away the Earth Book. He looked at Xiaotian, then pondered again.
"No way? Not from the Underworld? How are there so many souls?" Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly.
Every life without a soul is just a puppet. With a soul, it is a true living being. But the Underworld controls souls. Now, the Underworld did not send out souls. Yet, female demons gave birth to more cubs. That means the source of these souls is strange. Where did these souls come from? Who has such power to control souls like the Underworld?
"If not from the Underworld, these souls are likely created by some method," Yan Aohan thought, then said slowly. "But we must investigate to know for sure."
"What does 'create souls' mean? Can souls be created?" Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan with great curiosity.
Yan Aohan nodded. "Humans can be created. Naturally, souls can be created too."
"Isn’t it calculated by genetics that humans evolved from apes?" Yu Qingyun said.
"Evolution is inevitable. But apes are not humans. Why did humans become like this? Because the earliest humans were nothing special. The earliest humans were only about one meter forty-five tall. They were like dwarfs. If they did not evolve, there would be no us today. But how did the earliest humans come to be? If it was evolution, why could they evolve like this? Have you thought about this?"
Yan Aohan looked at everyone. He seemed to want to see their answers.
Zhu Yanyi tilted her head, thinking. "Actually, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not believe there are gods in this world. Since there are gods, past legends might have been true facts.
For example, creating heaven and earth. For example, Nüwa creating humans. Undeniably, they might be true.
Besides, the real Nüwa is the ancestor of all demons. She is a half-human, half-snake deity. So, she might not understand the human body thoroughly. So, making humans from clay might be random for the upper body and face. But she could not make the lower body perfectly."