"What exactly happened? I've been feeling uneasy lately."
Hestia looked at the white clouds in the sky, saying somewhat lonely. She hadn't seen Zeus for a long time. Although she missed her and was anxious, as the weakest among her sisters, she had no way to find Zeus alone. She could only patiently wait for news from Zeus. Fortunately, her temperament was quite easygoing, and she could remain calm, unlike the brainless Poseidon, who, despite lacking strength, would cause all sorts of trouble.
"Oowoo~ (Is anyone there? This baby is exhausted.)"
While Hestia was in a daze, a roar pulled her back to her senses. She curiously walked towards the sound and saw a snow-white giant wolf, sprawled on the ground like a salted fish, with two small infants on its back.
"Aren't you that one from the Heavenly Realm?"
Looking at the familiar appearance, Hestia's excellent memory instantly recalled where she had seen Little Ha before.
Knowing that the other party recognized it, Little Ha directly threw down the 'burdens' on its back and ran off. It still needed to confirm its master's life or death. Animals are more sensitive than gods, especially mythical beasts. During that explosion, it had already sensed that something might have happened to its master, but having been given a mission by its master, it dared not come out after the explosion. It could only hide in the cave for three days, waiting until its beastly intuition told it there was no longer any danger before it dared to continue fulfilling the mission its master had assigned.
Hestia, who had originally wanted to keep Little Ha, hadn't even spoken when Little Ha had already rushed out. Giving up the nice idea of calling Little Ha back, Hestia turned and picked up the two little babies.
"What adorable twins. Whose children are they?"
Hestia happily kissed the foreheads of the two little ones, then discovered a letter tucked onto one of the children.
"This is Zeus's letter."
Looking at the familiar handwriting, Hestia was stunned. Suppressing her excitement, Hestia began to read patiently. After finishing the letter, she carefully tucked it into her embrace, then carried the two little ones back to her temple. Since Zeus had asked her to take care of these two children, she would definitely take good care of them.
When Little Ha arrived near the deep pit, it was first so scared by the residual energy that its legs began to tremble. But for its beautiful and 'kind' master, it still bristled all its fur and climbed towards the depths, enduring the pressure.
When it saw the figure in the deep pit, it quickly hid to the side.
"Oh my god, how did this psycho show up here?"
Little Ha, trembling in the corner, could only squat there helplessly, afraid that the 'psycho' would see it and torture it.
In another world, Zeus put down her work and looked at the maiden with satisfaction. Oh no! She should be looking at the Stigmata on the maiden's lower abdomen. The Stigmata there was Dr. MEI's Stigmata. It could help Xuanyuan to condense Honkai energy and also strengthen her physical fitness, allowing for a higher compatibility with the 'Divine Key' xuanyuan sword. However, these still needed to be done within her limits, otherwise, she would still be exhausted or her body would break down.
As Zeus's'surgery' concluded, Xuanyuan, the maiden, slowly began to awaken. She first examined her body, and only after confirming that she wasn't missing any limbs did she let out a deep sigh of relief.
"Don't worry! I'm not some crazy eight-billion-potion maniac; I won't perform any strange experiments on you."
Zeus looked at Xuanyuan's reaction with amusement. However, the maiden Xuanyuan's reaction was indeed the most normal. Zeus had no intention of blaming her, so she continued to smile and spoke to her about a sword lying on the ground.
"From now on, it will be your companion. You must cherish it well. As for its name, you can call it 'xuanyuan sword'!"
"Yes, Immortal Lord."
Listening to Zeus's arrangements, Xuanyuan felt a huge surge of energy circulating from her lower abdomen throughout her body, giving her the feeling that she could punch a cow to death. This situation further confirmed Zeus's identity as an 'immortal', so she respectfully agreed to Zeus.
Zeus also knew her thoughts and didn't expose them. After giving her some instructions, Zeus disappeared from her sight. In fact, she didn't disappear but entered the xuanyuan sword. After Zeus obtained the xuanyuan sword, she had expanded a space inside it, just enough to accommodate her. She hadn't helped Xuanyuan out of a momentary good will.
When Xuanyuan, the maiden, used the sword to kill Honkai Beasts, the Honkai energy would gather along the sword into Zeus's space. This also saved her a lot of effort in fighting monsters. Thinking of this, Zeus couldn't help but admire her own cleverness. As she disappeared, Zeus left Xuanyuan with a message: 'Go! Protect your people!'
It was clear that ancient Chinese etiquette was also very elaborate. So, in the place where Zeus disappeared, under Zeus's somewhat embarrassed gaze, Xuanyuan kowtowed three times, then bit her finger and swore to the heavens that she would use this power to protect people.
"By the way, I'm actually not dead yet, right?"
Inside the xuanyuan sword's internal space, Zeus, after a powerless complaint, began to cultivate. Even without a body, there were still methods to train the soul in Eastern immortal arts. Zeus, bored in the space, continued to cultivate.
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