Chapter 993: When It Rains, It Pours
“I don’t want pure gold chains, too tacky. I want pure gold bowls, three big rice bowls!”
Long Qilin’s voice came through, saying, “My room should be just like Sister Yan’er’s, made into a half-dragon nest, half-phoenix nest. No Qilin Cave, too tacky… Sect Leader! The Sect Leader is back!”
Long Qilin turned his head, unable to contain his surprise and joy. However, Hu Ling’er had already flown over ahead of him. This fox spirit had transformed into a little girl of about ten, arms outstretched and body leaning forward as she sprinted toward Qin Mu.
Qin Mu quickly bent down, picked her up, and set her on his shoulder to sit. He laughed, “So it’s Ling’er! Ling’er, how did you come to the Heavenly Court?”
Hu Ling’er hugged his face and rubbed against it, chattering at lightning speed: “The Heavenly Court wanted to build a spiritual energy translocation bridge, and our Yan Kang’s supervisory factory took the job. I came this time to deliver the completed translocation bridge to the Zaofu Palace, settle the accounts, and also tidy up your Celestial Venerable’s mansion. When I came here a few days ago, I saw that all the other Celestial Venerables’ mansions were magnificent and splendid, but yours was dilapidated and shabby. Fatty Long and Sister Yan’er had to rely on that kid Qi Jiuyi for handouts to get by, their faces pale with hunger… Who is this sister?”
She suddenly noticed Lang Wan the Divine King and unconsciously showed hostility. Her fox tails stood up one after another, the fur on each tail bristling with alertness.
Qin Mu coughed and said, “This is…”
“My name is Lang Wan.”
Lang Wan the Divine King sized up Hu Ling’er, opened her palm, and a pearl appeared in her hand. She smiled, “Sister Ling’er, this is a gift for you, a token of our first meeting.”
“No thanks—”
Hu Ling’er turned her head away, shaking it as she said, “I don’t just take things from people. Taking gifts makes me obligated.”
Lang Wan the Divine King patiently explained, “This is a small universe. The space inside isn’t large, but it’s more than enough to hold a solar system. Also, I heard that Sister Ling’er likes to drink, so I specially stored some fine wine inside. Not much, just a lake’s worth.”
Hu Ling’er was greatly tempted. Though her face was still turned away, not looking at her, her little short hand reached out and quietly pinched the small universe spirit pearl, tucking it away. Her face immediately broke into a beaming smile. “How did you know I like to drink?”
Lang Wan the Divine King smiled faintly and glanced at Qin Mu. Hu Ling’er understood and thought to herself, “As expected, the young master is good to me.”
But Qin Mu knew he had never told Lang Wan the Divine King about Hu Ling’er’s preferences. The reason Lang Wan the Divine King knew was that her divine consciousness was too strong. With just a brief contact with Hu Ling’er, she had thoroughly probed her background.
Long Qilin walked over, warily sizing up Lang Wan the Divine King. His nose twitched as he sniffed her scent, and he grew cautious in his heart: “She’s not Yun Chuxiu, but she’s very scheming. She bought off Big Sister at the first meeting! And it seems the Sect Leader is also infatuated with her…”
Lang Wan the Divine King looked at him. Long Qilin said, “Miss Lang, do you have a big pot and a big steamer? I really like those.”
Lang Wan the Divine King flipped her palm, and indeed a gleaming golden pot and a golden steamer appeared before Long Qilin. She smiled, “Is this what you mean?”
Hu Ling’er curiously watched her, wondering where she had taken them out from.
Long Qilin examined them, set up the pot, placed the steamer on top, jumped onto the steamer, and blew a mouthful of fire downward to start heating the pot.
Qin Mu was puzzled, not understanding why he was doing this.
Long Qilin raised a claw, grabbed the steamer lid, and shouted, “Sect Leader! In ancient times, there were those who carried coffins to court. Today, I steam myself to pay respects. I have a story to tell the Sect Leader. If the Sect Leader is willing to listen, I’ll come down. If not, I’ll steam myself until I’m cooked and let the Sect Leader eat me.”
Qin Mu put Ling’er down and laughed, “Fatty Long, it’s time to eat. Get down quickly.”
“Oh.” Long Qilin jumped down from the steamer.
Lang Wan the Divine King asked curiously, “Does Long Pi like spirit pills? I have a treasure bowl here. If you put a single spirit pill in it, it will produce a hundred. Do you like it?”
Long Qilin thought it over and decided to surrender to this woman. He thought to himself, “This woman is formidable. She caters to people’s preferences. I cannot defeat her.”
Suddenly, a little green sparrow fluttered over and landed on Long Qilin’s head, tilting its head to curiously study Lang Wan the Divine King.
Lang Wan the Divine King’s eyes darted, and she handed the treasure bowl she had just taken out to the little green sparrow. The sparrow landed and transformed into Yan’er.
Lang Wan the Divine King pinched a spirit pill and dropped it into the bowl, smiling, “Sister Yan’er, watch this.”
The spirit pill fell into the bowl, and immediately a cascade of spirit pills gushed out from it. Yan’er was both surprised and delighted. Casually, she picked up a spirit pill and fed it to Long Qilin, overjoyed. “With this bowl, things will be much easier from now on!”
Lang Wan the Divine King smiled faintly, but saw Qin Mu walking ahead, examining the layout of the Celestial Venerable’s mansion. Many craftsmen from Yan Kang were renovating the mansion, decorating it luxuriously with carved beams, painted rafters, and jade towers.
Lang Wan the Divine King walked over. Qin Mu said, “Divine King Sister, don’t always use your divine consciousness to probe others’ thoughts. If you always interact with people this way, they will have no secrets before you. Knowing all their thoughts and being able to create things makes you seem too calculating.”
Lang Wan the Divine King smiled, “Holy Infant, as the Divine King of the Creator race, understanding the thoughts of all beings is precisely our strength. As the Holy Infant of the Creator race, you now possess such great power. To have power and not use it—wouldn’t that be a waste?”
Before Qin Mu could speak, Shu Jun the Divine King walked over lazily and said, “Holy Infant, haven’t you seen it yet? Haven’t you figured it out? As the only Divine King of the Other Shore, someone who can even contend with Celestial Venerable Qin, how could Lang Wan the Divine King be simple-minded and straightforward? The moment we entered the Other Shore, weren’t we all arranged by her clearly and thoroughly? She controls the entire Creator race. Such schemes and methods are perfectly normal.”
Lang Wan the Divine King glanced at him and said with a smile, “What nonsense is the Divine King spouting?”
“Nothing.”
Shu Jun opened his robe, revealing his gaunt body. Because his divine consciousness had not yet recovered to its former state, the physical body he visualized was as thin as a skeleton, showing two rows of ribs. He said, “The reason I don’t want to stay in the Other Shore isn’t just because I want to know if the Grand Emperor is still in the Heavenly Court. Another reason is that I know even if I stay in the Other Shore, I can’t accomplish anything. All the power in the Other Shore is firmly in the hands of Lang Wan the Divine King. Even if she leaves the Other Shore with you, I can’t seize any authority.”
He laughed, “Isn’t it the same for you, Holy Infant? Think carefully. Your prestige among the Creator race is extremely high, but do you have any real power? Can you mobilize the various Creator tribes?”
Qin Mu sighed and shook his head. “No. I can have this identity as Holy Infant only because of Divine King Sister’s manipulation. If Divine King Sister wanted to strip me of my divine king status and position, it would be very simple, as easy as turning her hand.”
Lang Wan the Divine King frowned and said softly, “I won’t recklessly use my divine consciousness to probe others’ thoughts anymore.”
“It’s best not to.”
Qin Mu said with utmost sincerity, “This is not the Other Shore, nor is it the Land of No Sorrow. This is the Heavenly Court, a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers abound. The strength of any Celestial Venerable here is not inferior to that of the Opening Emperor, and there are even stronger ones. The Heavenly Emperor and the Grand Emperor are also hidden here, and countless ancient gods are watching this place. If you recklessly use your divine consciousness, it will be very easy to expose your identity. I treat Divine King Sister with sincerity, and I hope Sister will treat me with sincerity as well.”
Lang Wan the Divine King acknowledged this.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “I’ll have Ling’er help you arrange your accommodations. Although we probably won’t stay long in the Celestial Venerable’s mansion, at least we’ll have a place to settle. After you get familiar with the Heavenly Court, we’ll go find the ancestral court of the Creators.”
He called Hu Ling’er over, explained things, and then had her take the two to choose their rooms. After Hu Ling’er finished arranging everything, Qin Mu found her again and asked about the current situation in Yan Kang.
“This time, Yan Kang’s supervisory factory took on the Zaofu Palace’s job, forging the various components of the spiritual energy translocation bridge. In just two years, we produced so many translocation bridges, and they’re high quality and low cost. The Dao Sect of the Heavenly Court came to measure them and said the mathematical calculations were extremely precise, with very few errors.”
Hu Ling’er said, “Our Yan Kang’s reputation has been established, and we’ve earned quite a bit of money. The Heavenly Court’s Dao Sect has also given us some jobs designing divine weapons. The various supervisory factories are working day and night forging divine weapons, but there aren’t many jobs. Besides us, many other universes are also forging divine weapons for the Heavenly Court, so we don’t get many assignments.”
“That will change soon.”
Qin Mu said, “The Heavenly Court looks peaceful on the surface, but war will likely break out before long. The Land of No Sorrow will make a move. The Heavenly Duke, the Earth Lord, and the Four Emperors of the Four Extremes Heaven—the Heavenly Court will eventually wage war against them all. Before the army moves, provisions go first, and the same goes for divine weapons. If the Heavenly Court wants to attack these forces, it will definitely stockpile various divine weapons in advance to avoid running out of weapons on the battlefield due to excessive consumption.”
He paced back and forth and said, “When the Heavenly Court opens the Grand Void battlefield, casualties will inevitably be heavy. By then, too many heavy divine artifacts will be destroyed. The Heavenly Court’s supervisory factories and those of the various universes won’t be able to produce enough. At that time, Yan Kang will be allowed to manufacture heavy divine artifacts. The more wars there are, the faster wealth will flow to Yan Kang, and the less wealth the other universes will have. The rebellions in those other universes will increase.”
Hu Ling’er asked, “When will the young master return to Yan Kang?”
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment and said, “I can’t go back in the short term. If I stay in the Heavenly Court, Yan Kang will actually be safer. If I go to Yan Kang, it will bring much more danger to Yan Kang.”
“Celestial Venerable, Yun Chuxiu of the Yun family requests an audience!” a maidservant’s voice came from outside the door.
“Yun Chuxiu? Isn’t she dead? She was killed by Luo Shen’s blade and thrown off the Void Bridge. Could it be that Lady Yuanmu has created another Yun Chuxiu?”
Qin Mu’s head ached. The Grand Void was extremely dangerous. Lady Yuanmu had suffered a great loss there before and should not enter the Grand Void again.
As long as she hadn’t entered the Grand Void, she wouldn’t know about Yun Chuxiu’s experiences and encounters there. She definitely wouldn’t know that Luo Wushuang had betrayed her.
The reason Lady Yuanmu had recreated a Yun Chuxiu was probably because she had heard he had returned and wanted to probe the situation.
But if Yun Chuxiu came and ran into Lang Wan the Divine King…
“I won’t see her!”
Qin Mu waved his hand and said, “Just drive her away.”
Just then, Yun Chuxiu’s voice came through: “Celestial Venerable Mu is so heartless, wanting to drive me away. Have you forgotten the intimacy we shared in the Jade Pool?”
Qin Mu’s head swelled like a bucket. This woman had clearly already barged into the Celestial Venerable’s mansion and was spouting nonsense again. However, if he wanted to survive in the Heavenly Court, he indeed still needed Lady Yuanmu.
Yun Chuxiu’s laughter pierced his ears, giggling, “We shared hardships and saw true feelings in the Grand Void. Is the Celestial Venerable really going to be so heartless? Eh? Who are you?”
Qin Mu’s heart leaped. He hurried out and saw two “Jue Wuchen” facing each other, both staring wide-eyed at the other. One was Yun Chuxiu, and the other was Lang Wan the Divine King.
“When it rains, it pours…”
Qin Mu gritted his teeth and was about to step forward when Yun Chuxiu sneered, “Is it you, sister? Where did you steal the Jue Wuchen manufacturing blueprint? Only I have it!”
At that moment, another divine maiden came to report, saying, “Celestial Venerable, Lian Huahun, a disciple of Celestial Venerable Hao, requests an audience.”
Qin Mu’s eyelids twitched wildly. The Empress had come too!
Clearly, the Empress had also heard the news that he had returned safely from the Grand Void and had come to the Heavenly Court to probe his situation!
Yun Chuxiu showed a look of shock, staring blankly at Lang Wan the Divine King. If this woman, who was almost identical to her, was not a clone of Empress Niangniang, then who was she?
“Show her in.” Qin Mu said weakly.
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