8 – The God of Decline Causes the Demon Lord to Lose a Tooth, So Painful
At first, she had been puzzled too. The hair of Immortal Deities like them was supposed to be as tough as weapons—impossible to cut or burn—so why could her own hair catch fire when she ignited it?
Later, after countless misfortunes, she figured it out: who asked her to be the God of Misfortune, with Misfortune gathering atop her head?
Misfortune was just that formidable, capable of turning every unimaginable thing into reality.
Under normal circumstances, her fingernails were as sharp as blades, but when Misfortune gathered, she could break a nail just by shelling sunflower seeds.
Under normal circumstances, her skin was impervious to knives and spears, but when Misfortune gathered, she could cut her skin just by turning a page of a book…
She was the God of Misfortune, so any kind of bad luck was possible.
“Scared?”
Yun Sangsang glanced at Yuan Ning Wang across from her, calmly tossing the flame into the firewood pile while trying to save face: “I used to control fire very smoothly before. I don’t know what happened today… Hey, let’s not worry about it. Just a small accident, a small accident. It’s fine.”
Yuan Ning Wang lowered his head to hold back a laugh.
A small accident, was it?
He looked forward to seeing how many more of these “small accidents” would happen to her in the future.
He was eager to witness firsthand just how unlucky the legendary Broom Star could be…
Unaware of what Yuan Ning Wang was thinking, Yun Sangsang lit the fire, then broke off a tree branch, stripped off the bark, and used the branch to skewer the rabbit, placing it over the fire to roast.
As the flames blazed, the rabbit meat slowly began to emit a savory aroma.
When the outer layer started to smell charred, Yun Sangsang removed it, sliced off the cooked part, and used a large, clean leaf brought by the Parrot to catch the meat.
She placed the uncooked portion back over the fire to continue roasting. Then, picking up the large leaf, she handed all the meat to Yuan Ning Wang. “Eat up.”
Yuan Ning Wang looked at the dry, unseasoned roasted meat with disdain.
This stuff was definitely unpalatable. He wasn’t going to eat it.
If she wanted to eat it, she could have it herself.
So, Yuan Ning Wang looked up at Yun Sangsang with a smile and said, “Celestial maiden, you’ve worked hard. You eat first.”
Yun Sangsang was a bit surprised. Wow, this kid was quite considerate, actually letting her, his elder sister, eat first!
She picked up a piece and tossed it into her mouth, chewing a couple of times…
She nearly changed her expression.
This meat was really not tasty at all!
Keeping a straight face, she looked down at the rabbit meat, firmly refusing to admit that her cooking skills were lacking. It must be the rabbit’s fault for not growing its meat properly.
She didn’t want to chew any longer and swallowed it whole.
After swallowing, she smiled and handed the rest to Yuan Ning Wang. “Alright, as an Immortal Deity, I only need a taste. You can have the rest.”
Yuan Ning Wang’s eyes darkened slightly.
He had been watching her the whole time. She had barely chewed it before eagerly swallowing—this stuff must be especially disgusting.
And she still wanted to give all the remaining, terrible-tasting food to him, the mighty Demon Lord!
Hah, did she think he should be grateful to her for bestowing this meat upon him?
No, thank you.
Seeing that Yuan Ning Wang wasn’t taking it, Yun Sangsang urged gently, “Hurry up and eat. It won’t taste good once it’s cold.”
Yuan Ning Wang silently stared at her.
Not good when cold? But it’s clearly not any better hot—you didn’t even want to chew it.Yuan Ning Wang truly had no desire to eat, but unfortunately, he was currently inhabiting the body of the orphan Xie Yuanning. As a pitiful child who had been parentless for years and hadn’t tasted meat in ages, how could he refuse when someone offered him meat?
She would grow suspicious of his identity.
So, no matter how unwilling he was, Yuan Ning Wang still forced a smile and reached out to accept it. “Thank you.”
He glanced down disdainfully at the rabbit meat, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and steeled himself to swallow it!
At worst, he could follow her example—skip the chewing.
If he ate quickly, gulping it down in one go, it wouldn’t be so unbearable.
And so, he began tossing pieces of meat rapidly into his mouth, swallowing them whole.
To Yun Sangsang, this looked like the ravenous devouring of a poor, meat-starved child.
Resting her chin in her hands, Yun Sangsang watched him with pity in her eyes.
Look at this poor thing wolfing down his food—how heartbreaking!
Unable to hold back, she secretly transmitted her thoughts to the Parrot, “Look at our Little Yuanning, such a pitiful child. Ah, since losing his parents, he probably hasn’t had a single decent meal, has he? My heart aches for him…”
The Parrot cut her off, “Master, I advise you not to feel sorry for him. He can’t handle the God of Misfortune’s pity—”
Before the Parrot could finish, Yuan Ning Wang, who had been eating voraciously, suddenly stopped.
Frowning, he slowly lifted his head and stared expressionlessly at Yun Sangsang.
Yun Sangsang’s heart skipped a beat!
Oh no!
Had her pity really brought him misfortune again?
Trying hard to hide her guilt, she clenched her fingers and cautiously asked, “Little Yuanning, what’s wrong?”
Yuan Ning Wang remained silent, the food still in his mouth, and gazed gloomily at Yun Sangsang.
Meeting his eyes, Yun Sangsang grew so nervous her heart felt like it was in her throat. “What is it? Are you choking? It doesn’t seem like it—you’re not coughing… Did you bite your tongue? Did you break a tooth?”
Hearing those last few words, a vein throbbed at Yuan Ning Wang’s temple!
Exactly!
He, the mighty Demon Lord, had been struck by the Broom Star’s bad luck and broken a tooth!
Furious, he turned his head away, spat out what was in his mouth, and revealed several barely chewed pieces of rabbit meat mixed with a small, pearly white tooth and traces of bright red blood.
“Uh…” Yun Sangsang stared at the broken little tooth, her feelings indescribably complicated.
She really wasn’t fit to feel sorry for anyone.
The God of Misfortune didn’t deserve to.
Just as she was drowning in self-blame, the Parrot in the tree gloated, transmitting a mocking message: “Oho, Master, he must have been cursed for eight lifetimes to meet you! First, you wrecked his stable, and now you’ve made him break a tooth. I told you this unlucky fellow couldn’t handle the God of Misfortune’s pity!”
[Shut up!]
Yun Sangsang transmitted a furious rebuke, her head throbbing. That foul-mouthed creature—sooner or later, she’d pluck its feathers and turn it into Parrot stew!
After silencing the Parrot, she guiltily gestured for Yuan Ning Wang to open his mouth. “Come on, open up and let your big sister take a look. Maybe you’re just losing baby teeth.”
Yuan Ning Wang lowered his head irritably, thinking, Open my mouth? Why should I? Right now, all I want is to give this Broom Star who made me break a tooth a good thrashing!
And losing baby teeth? There was no way—he knew his own body better than anyone.
Yun Sangsang urged, “Hurry up, open your mouth.”
Yuan Ning Wang glanced up at her, took a deep breath to suppress his annoyance, and finally opened his mouth.As soon as he opened his mouth, the gap between his upper front teeth became clearly visible to Yun Sangsang. She leaned in closer to look—the tooth roots appeared eroded, as if being absorbed away.
Yun Sangsang immediately felt relieved.
No more guilt!
She confirmed this was just a child losing baby teeth, not his teeth breaking due to her Misfortune!
She gestured for Yuan Ning Wang to close his little mouth and said with a smile, “Don’t be afraid. Your teeth didn’t break. All children start losing their baby teeth around six or seven years old—you’re just beginning to shed yours.”