The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 596 - 565: February 2nd, The Dragon Raises Its Head, Tribulation_1

Chapter 596: Chapter 565: February 2nd, The Dragon Raises Its Head, Tribulation_1

The couple had reached an agreement on their child’s education. A boy should not be pampered; only by growing up strong would he be able to become a real man and protect his family.

When He Tiantian returned, Huo Yingjie had already washed up and warmed the bed.

From the moment He Tiantian entered, Huo Yingjie’s gaze stayed fixed on her, intense and unwavering.

Huo Yingjie’s eager response stemmed partly from He Tiantian’s promise the day before, and partly because she had been teasing him all afternoon, making Huo Yingjie restless with desire.

"Come in, it’s warm inside," Huo Yingjie said as he scooted over, making room for He Tiantian in the warm bed.

He Tiantian smiled with pursed lips, head lowered, and placed her nightgown on the bed’s headboard.

By the time He Tiantian had undressed and settled into the bed, Huo Yingjie pounced on her without any further delay...

A hearty and satisfying session of lovemaking always made falling asleep so much easier!

When the alarm went off in the morning, He Tiantian’s body felt tender and reluctant to rise, but she couldn’t sleep in when it was time to take care of her mother.

Huo Yingjie wanted to stop He Tiantian from getting up, but he didn’t dare; he could only resolve to not go so many rounds next time, not wanting to wear out his wife.

With the addition of a child, the house had become even more lively in the past few days.

He Jingyu wrote to his mother overseas, sharing the good news.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the Snake King’s tribulation had arrived.

On the second day of February, the dragon lifted its head.

It was on this very day that all living things revived.

In the evening, Huo Yingjie set up a barrier so Third Grandma Qi and the couple He Jingyu could sleep in peace, and then he went with He Tiantian to the cave behind the mountain.

Once inside the cave, He Tiantian could also sense that the atmosphere was different; the air was imbued with an indescribable essence.

"Brother Yingjie, why hasn’t the Snake King come out yet?" He Tiantian whispered, looking at the constantly bubbling water.

"It is not yet time," said Huo Yingjie. "Just wait a little longer!"

This Little Spirit Snake was talented and had also worked very hard.

As such, Yingjie wouldn’t have to put in too much effort.

The process was divided into two steps: first, the Little Spirit Snake had to cross the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder; second, it had to tear through the spatial rift and leave this place.

Once it had crossed the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, the Little Spirit Snake was no longer suitable to remain in the Human Realm, so it had to leave as soon as possible.

Huo Yingjie had planned it out: the Little Spirit Snake would use its power to succeed in the Tribulation, then he would help it heal while it tore through space, sending it off right away.

"Oh!" He Tiantian acknowledged, her gaze unwavering from the steaming hot spring.

Unknowingly, one hour passed, then two hours.

Huo Yingjie sat on a stone and let He Tiantian sit on his lap, patiently waiting.

Just as He Tiantian was drifting off to sleep, she suddenly heard a louder bubbling sound and quickly opened her eyes.

Then, amidst the swirling steam and fog above the pond, a large head vaguely emerged from the water.

"Little Spirit Snake, you’re advancing rapidly!" Huo Yingjie praised. "You haven’t let me down."

The Snake King glanced at He Tiantian, nodded, and indicated that he was doing well.

"Snake King, keep up the hard work." He Tiantian clenched her small fists, encouragingly said.

The success or failure was in this one move; He Tiantian hoped that the Snake King could pass through it quickly.

Huo Yingjie looked at the Snake King and said with a smile, "I suppose you know that undergoing Tribulation isn’t all bad. While you have to endure pain, you also gain more strength and tempering, abilities you would never get from peaceful cultivation. So during the Tribulation, I won’t assist you. You must use your own power to get through."

"Ah!" He Tiantian exclaimed in surprise. "Brother Yingjie, didn’t you say you would help the Snake King?"

Huo Yingjie squeezed He Tiantian’s hand to reassure her and continued, "I am helping him, but assisting during the Tribulation would actually harm him. Once he gets through the Heavenly Tribulation using his own abilities, I’ll provide a way for him to recover quickly, and then help him tear open a Spatial Rift to send him off. This is truly the best for him. What do you say, Little Spirit Snake?"

The Snake King nodded and said, "Alright, let’s do that!"

This was his own fated calamity, but wasn’t it also an opportunity?

Crisis and opportunity were only one word apart, yet they were worlds different.

"You give it your all in this Tribulation, and don’t worry about being reduced to ashes if it fails. I’ll be beside you, protecting the law. Even if it’s not successful, I can at least save your life, so you don’t need to have any worries," Huo Yingjie said, because He Tiantian was there, he had to make sure the Snake King survived and was sent off successfully.

"Okay!" The Snake King nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Thank you!"

"No need to thank me," Huo Yingjie said softly. He was also helping himself. "By the way, there are a few cultivators outside, but rest assured, they’re not powerful enough to affect you. Those people, let alone Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, even the Three-Day Mysterious Thunder could kill them, so no matter what happens, don’t get distracted. If a real threat emerges or someone disturbs your Tribulation, I’ll handle it."

"Snake King, remember, stay focused, concentrate on the task at hand," He Tiantian quickly reminded him, very worried.

He Tiantian had witnessed the Snake King undergo Tribulation twice, and each time it was a harrowing experience for him.

However, each time after the Tribulation, the Snake King’s powers would become tremendously strong.

"I’ve got it," the Snake King nodded. He looked up into the sky, sensed that the time had come, and lifted the prohibition on his Gold-Threaded Jade Clothing.

The Gold-Threaded Jade Clothing floated in the air, then started to burst from one side with a "crackle and pop," disintegrating into dust and scattering into the atmosphere.

He Tiantian watched, dumbfounded, as Huo Yingjie pulled her back a few steps and swept his large hand, setting up a barrier.

As a result, the dust and fog from outside couldn’t get in, but He Tiantian could see everything outside from within.

In a short while, all the pieces of jade had turned to dust, drifting like smoke in the air.

With his large nostrils, the Snake King inhaled and exhaled forcefully.

Gradually, the smoke and dust in the air diminished and faded until they disappeared completely. The Snake King’s body had swollen several times over, and with a dragon’s roar, he shot up into the sky.

Before taking off, the Snake King looked back at He Tiantian one last time.

With determination, he soared towards the sky.

The Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, just like the previous Three-Day Mysterious Thunder and Six-Day Mysterious Thunder, increased in quantity.

The first time, there was only one lightning strike; the second time, two struck from the front and back; the third time, they took the shape of a triangle, converging towards the center, and so on...

The Nine Heavens Profound Thunder was more destructive than the previous two Tribulations, which is why the location for the Tribulation was thousands of meters in the high sky.