How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

No movement.

"Hello? Is Xiaoyun home? This is Hongli!"

"..."

Still no movement.

"Ah this..."

Hongli scratched her head: "Could it be that he's off cultivating in the secret chamber again? That's strange..."

After thinking for a moment, Hongli lifted her hair, revealing her ear, and bent down to press her ear against the door: "Hmm, there seems to be some movement inside..."

But why isn't Xingyun responding to the noise? Could it be that she's been robbed?!

Hongli was shocked. Has the thieving industry become so bad that they're even stealing from Xingyun's house?

"Ugh, here it comes, here it comes..."

Just as Hongli was pondering, Xingyun's indistinct voice suddenly came out. Hongli was startled and quickly jumped away from the door. The doorknob turned, and a rosy little face peeked out from the crack in the door: "Ha, it's, it's Sister Hongli! Come, come play!"

"!!!"

As soon as the door was opened, a strong smell of alcohol hit her face, almost making Hongli faint.

"What's wrong with you?!"

Hongli suddenly flung open the door, lifted Xingyun, who was slumped on the ground, with one hand, and frantically fanned her nose with the other. The floor inside was littered with wine bottles, and one glance was enough to tell what Xingyun had been up to these past two days!

Hong Li's pupils dilated in shock. Holding her breath, she rushed into the house and opened the only window in Xing Yun's home to let in some fresh air.

"Wake up, wake up!"

Hongli shook Xingyun: "Xiaoyun, cheer up!"

"a ha ha ha……"

Xingyun looked up, glanced at Hongli, her eyes glazed over: "Dad, I, I told you I could drink, hahaha, fill my cup!"

"OMG……"

Hongli couldn't help but cover her face, then suddenly she realized something: "Wait a minute, wasn't your little Li Huohe just born?!"

Hongli's face suddenly showed a look of horror: "He, he, is the child still alive...?"

"Ah?"

Xingyun tilted her head, then smiled brightly again, waved her hand, and pointed to the table: "Gaga, Gaga, he's doing great!"

"What the hell?! Did you bite your tongue while naming the child...?"

Hongli suddenly raised her hand and looked at the table, where a wine bowl... on which floated a small crane... with its eyes tightly closed...

Hongli: "..."

Hongli: "???"

Hongli: "!!!"

"Damn it, kid, hang in there!"

Hongli threw Xingyun back onto the floor and strode to the table.

"Crash!"

The wine in the bowl was poured out, and Hongli, her hands trembling, carefully lifted Xiaoli Huohe's eyelids, pressing her thumb against her heart...

"There's still help!"

Hongli's eyes lit up, and she lifted Xiaohe by the foot: "Quick, quick, spit out all the dangerous liquid! Yes, that's it, breathe, breathe again! Yes, open your mouth, exhale..."

"Gah, gah gah..."

The little firecracker let out a cry that perfectly matched its name, spitting out the liquor along with a few sparks of fire that leaped onto the floor and burst into flames with a "whoosh" from the alcohol.

Hongli: "..."

Hongli: "Damn it!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 146 Tsk tsk, desire is truly terrifying.

"Hmm, a soft bed, an unfamiliar ceiling..."

Xingyun slowly opened her eyes, feeling dizzy and extremely uncomfortable: "Where am I...?"

"Oh, you're awake."

A calm voice came from the side: "The surgery was a failure; you still haven't turned into a boy."

"!!!"

Xingyun suddenly sat up, crossed her arms, and her pupils dilated and shrank repeatedly before finally focusing and seeing her surroundings clearly.

"This is... so familiar..."

Xingyun shook her throbbing head, feeling as if something was about to fly out of her skull. It took her a while to come to her senses: "This is... Senior Sister Hongli's house?!"

"Ah, it seems I've sobered up a bit; at least my brain can process information normally now."

Hongli sighed. The child reeked of alcohol, giving her a headache: "If you don't wake up soon, I'm going to make you some hangover soup or something."

"Aunt Xiaoyun drank Mom's hangover soup, so she'll never wake up again!"

"Shut up, Little Fire! Is it fun poking Mommy's wound?!"

Hong Li was furious: "I already said it was just an accident, an accident! I think everyone's first time cooking is like that!"

"Hmm, Mom said to be an honest child..."

Xiao Huo guiltily turned his head away, chuckled awkwardly, and seeing his mother's displeased expression, quickly changed the subject: "Oh, well, it seems like Xiao Gaga is about to wake up too!"

"No matter how many times I hear it, I still want to complain about this child's name."

Hong Li gave him a deadpan look: "Why is he making a cawing sound? I thought Little Li Firecrackers all chirped like you did when you were little."

Hmm, could it be because of the differences between boys and girls?

"Hmm, there's another possibility."

Xiao Huo guessed, "Maybe Xiao Ga Ga's father was a fire crow or something, so it was inherited?"

"Hmm, I don't know much about your spirit beast world."

Hongli let out a breath, turned to look at Xingyun who was still in a daze, and waved her hand in front of her twice: "Hey, snap out of it, stop spacing out!"

"Ah! Ah!"

Xingyun instinctively shuddered before turning her gaze to Hongli: "Senior Sister? How did I end up here? I wasn't at home, at home..."

Xingyun seemed to remember something, her voice gradually fading as she raised her head to look at Hongli, whose face remained calm, and said in a sorrowful voice, "I was defeated by the monster called wine, utterly and completely defeated!"

"Do not be discouraged."

Hongli waved her hand, unusually offering words of comfort: "After all, alcohol is indeed a terrible thing, there's nothing shameful about losing to it."

"Sister Hongli, do you really think so?"

Xingyun, her eyes brimming with tears, asked, "Didn't I embarrass myself?"

"How embarrassing."

"what?"

Xingyun's tears were almost bursting out: "But Senior Sister, didn't you say..."

"I said losing to alcohol isn't shameful, but I didn't say you're not shameful."

Hongli glanced at her junior sister and pointed at Gaga to the side: "They're all parents, yet they still drink excessively without any regard for the consequences. It's just irresponsible parenting!"

How can you expect Little Li Huohe to grow up healthy and happy like this? Even if he does grow up, you'll probably raise him into a delinquent!

"Well……"

Xingyun lowered her head, feeling wronged: "But, but I'm just a child too. I've never been a parent..."

"quack……"

At this moment, Gaga also woke up groggily, but was instantly startled awake by the unfamiliar surroundings. She looked around in a panic, but when she saw Xingyun, her eyes lit up and she tried to climb onto the bed, but she failed each time.

"Ugh."

Hongli sighed, gently picked up Gaga, and handed him to Xingyun: "Look, this child depends on you so much, you have to take responsibility."

Although I know that you're already having a hard time just surviving..."

"Ah this..."

Looking at the little crane nestled in her arms, Xingyun instantly sobered up considerably. A deep sense of guilt welled up in her heart, but it quickly turned into determination. Holding Gaga, she jumped off the bed and said resolutely, "Senior Sister, I understand. It's time to take responsibility. Thank you for your guidance. I'll go home right now, throw away all that alcohol, and turn over a new leaf to be a mother again!"

"..."

Hongli was at a loss for words. What she said was true: "But your house is probably burned down, and those wines are probably long gone."

"Burn...burn it all..."