Chapter 1351: All Men Are Faithless Hearts (Fourth Update)
The contents of the latter part of the booklet were about individuals among the Yan Kang people who were suspected to be the reincarnations of ancient gods like the Western Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and Northern Emperor. Besides these ancient gods, there were even reincarnations of other major figures from the Heavenly Court, and in considerable numbers!
Qin Mu was stunned. These lofty beings, who usually scoffed at the Yan Kang reforms, even repeatedly suppressed, despised, and harassed them, strictly forbidding their disciples from coming into contact with the Yan Kang reforms. Anyone who did so was to be executed!
Yet they themselves quietly split off a sliver of their soul and sneaked into Yan Kang to absorb the nourishment of the Yan Kang reforms!
If one were to speak of hypocrisy, it would be hard to find anyone more hypocritical than them!
"They had already prepared for both outcomes. If they won, that would be fine."
Qin Mu brought his hands together and closed the booklet with a crisp snap. "If they lost, they would transform and become heroes of the Yan Kang reforms, stealing the fruits of the reforms and still holding high positions! Their power would never slip away!"
A murderous aura flickered across his face, but after a moment, it gradually faded, and his expression calmed.
The reincarnations of the Heavenly Court's major figures in Yan Kang—as long as they didn’t seize high positions in Yan Kang, they could be left alone. But if they tried to climb to power and seize control of Yan Kang, they must be eliminated!
The Village Chief and the Medicine Master were sipping tea while watching his expression. The Village Chief murmured, "A single sword strike settles things, yet Mu’er’s face still changes color. He doesn’t live up to the title of Heavenly Lord."
The Medicine Master nodded. "A single dose of medicine settles it. No trouble."
"If the Butcher were here, it would be a single chop."
"The Deaf Man could flatten them into a plane."
The two took turns mocking Qin Mu, who was already used to their jealousy. He silently memorized the contents of the booklet, tossed it to them, and said, "You say it’s simple, so let the two elders handle it."
The Village Chief and the Medicine Master’s expressions shifted slightly. The booklet was like a hot potato—they couldn’t take it, nor could they refuse.
Killing the reincarnations of Heavenly Lords was simple, but the retaliation from the Heavenly Lords themselves was terrifying!
Qin Mu said gravely, "The Nether Heavenly Lord didn’t confirm the true identities of the Ten Heavenly Lords’ reincarnations, so we won’t deal with them for now, to avoid killing the wrong people. As for the others, just monitor them. If they don’t overstep, ignore them. Also, this matter must be reported to Yan Xiu Emperor to prepare her mentally."
Only then did the Village Chief relax and put away the booklet. "After you killed the two reincarnations of the Dawn Heavenly Lord, the other Heavenly Lords will be cautious and won’t provoke your wrath. They probably won’t do anything excessive."
The Medicine Master nodded.
Qin Mu’s ten arrows had killed two reincarnations of the Dawn Heavenly Lord—such a thunderous move made even the Ten Heavenly Lords think twice about seizing power in Yan Kang right under his nose.
"There’s one more thing you need to consider carefully, Mu’er."
The Village Chief said slowly, "The death of the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird happened because the Ten Heavenly Lords quietly and slowly eroded the power of the Southern Extreme Heaven, replacing the middle and lower ranks with their people bit by bit. Eventually, even the upper ranks were replaced. So when the Fire Heavenly Lord attacked the Southern Extreme Heaven, there was almost no resistance. They have plenty of patience."
Qin Mu shuddered. "I understand."
Wei Suifeng, Granny Si, and the others were already prepared. The Yan Kang warship was about to set sail. Just as Qin Mu was about to board, suddenly a flash of light shot through the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, and someone descended from the Heavenly Court to Yan Kang.
Qin Mu stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. From the light on the altar, a beautiful girl emerged, bouncing down from the altar, her two long ponytails swinging back and forth, brushing against her bottom.
Qin Mu was slightly startled. "Yun Chu Xiu... Why has she come to Yan Kang again?"
That girl was the reincarnation of the Yuan Mu Lady, taking the form of the Lang Huan Divine King, Yun Chu Xiu. She spotted Qin Mu and the warship from afar, her eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over.
"Jue Wu Chen!"
Wei Suifeng’s hair stood on end, and his skin crawled. He had seen Jue Wu Chen countless times on the ghost ship and would never mistake her!
Qin Mu said in a low voice, "It’s the Yuan Mu Lady. Jue Wu Chen is now in the hands of Yan Tian Fei."
Wei Suifeng was taken aback. Qin Mu had already flown off the warship to meet Yun Chu Xiu, smiling warmly. "Sister Chu Xiu, what wind blows you here? The Yuan Realm was so lively recently—it’s a pity you didn’t join in."
Yun Chu Xiu craned her neck to look at the warship behind him, but Qin Mu blocked her view.
"Sneaking around like that, you’re definitely not up to any good!"
Yun Chu Xiu giggled. "I was planning to come too. I had prepared a Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Lord, intending to make a grand entrance, intimidate the Ten Heavenly Lords, and dominate the Yuan Realm!"
Qin Mu was startled. The Ten Heavenly Lords’ Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Lords each had their uses. If the Yuan Mu Lady had descended with hers, she would have undoubtedly outshone everyone, forcing the Ten Heavenly Lords to dare not compete with her for the Yuan Realm!
Yun Chu Xiu sighed. "But then I thought, if I descended with the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Lord, the Ten Heavenly Lords would discover there were eleven Heavenly Lords in the Heavenly Court, and that would be disastrous. They’d expose me. So I had to give up that idea and watch you lot show off."
She sighed repeatedly, frustrated that she couldn’t join in such fun.
"So why has Sister Chu Xiu come to the Yuan Realm?"
Yun Chu Xiu’s face filled with sorrow, and she looked as if she might cry, choking up. "I heard in the Heavenly Court that my true body has run out! That damn lover of mine let my true body loose, letting it stir up trouble everywhere. Countless people are eyeing my true body, planning to teach me a lesson!"
Qin Mu’s eyelids twitched.
The Yuan Mu Lady’s true body had indeed gone missing. Of course, he hadn’t deliberately released it; a corpse demon had been born inside her true body and had run off on its own.
"That damn lover occupied my true body for over a decade, got bored, and discarded it like worn-out shoes! Men, all faithless hearts!"
Yun Chu Xiu grew more sorrowful as she spoke, wiping her tears. "And there’s a little vixen inside my true body, using my name to stir up trouble, asking everyone she meets, ‘Am I beautiful?’ Ruining my reputation. Of course, I am extremely beautiful."
Qin Mu’s expression twisted. The Yuan Mu corpse demon actually had such a fetish?
Yun Chu Xiu sighed. "If you answer ‘beautiful,’ she’s happy and eats you. If you answer ‘ugly,’ she’s angry and also eats you. If you don’t answer, she still eats you. It’s so damaging to my reputation!"
She shook her head repeatedly and then craned her neck again to see who was on Qin Mu’s warship.
Qin Mu still blocked her way, smiling. "Then shouldn’t you hurry? That body of yours has neither your consciousness nor your primordial spirit. If someone notices that, wouldn’t they snatch your physical body to use as leverage against you?"
Yun Chu Xiu blinked, giggling. "I’m not in such a hurry now. I’m more curious about where you’re going. You’re being so cautious around me—you must have some scheme."
Qin Mu said seriously, "I plan to go to the Ancestral Court. Oh, and I forgot to tell you, Sister, I’ve already returned the Empress Dowager’s physical body to her, and I even threw in a Jue Wu Chen body as a bonus."
Yun Chu Xiu’s face changed drastically, and she said coldly, "She got her body back? Why didn’t you say so earlier?"