Chapter 1444: Invitation from Qianye
Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere here, Yun Che’s state of mind was exceptionally calm while in the Zhou Tian Realm.
Under Mu Xuanyin’s restraint, Yun Che had nowhere else to go. He sat on a stone chair in the courtyard, his hands resting behind his head, looking exceptionally relaxed and carefree. Occasionally, he stole a glance toward the room where Mu Xuanyin was, and sometimes he looked eastward, gazing at the increasingly dazzling red star.
At most, only about ten days remained before the “within one month” that the Ice Phoenix God Spirit had mentioned.
What would happen by then…
It had also been over half a month since he left Lan Ji Star. He hoped the light profound force he left behind would last until he returned.
Speaking of light profound force… He wondered what Shen Xi was doing now, and why she suddenly went into seclusion? When he left the Reincarnation Forbidden Land back then, he seemed to have disappointed her deeply. He didn’t know if she was still angry.
As Yun Che’s thoughts wandered, suddenly “bang,” the courtyard door was pushed open rather roughly.
Yun Che frowned and glanced sideways… At the door, two male figures walked in. Both were wearing light golden profound garments. The one on the left was a middle-aged man with a cold, hard face, while the man on the right looked much younger, seemingly only around twenty years old, with a half-smile on his face and a hint of femininity in his gaze.
Though they released no profound energy upon entering, the very aura of the entire courtyard instantly changed.
Both held their heads high, their gazes proud and indifferent. This was not feigned; it was the result of being accustomed to standing at the highest level, looking down on all living beings in the world.
Yun Che frowned slightly… Their auras, and the fact that they remained unabashedly overbearing even within Zhou Tian Realm, all proved that their identities were far from ordinary.
The two immediately spotted Yun Che sitting there. The middle-aged man stared at him and said coldly, “You are Yun Che?”
“Correct. And you two are?” Yun Che asked, while inwardly muttering: Does someone in the God Realm still not know me? What a pointless question.
But the two did not answer Yun Che’s question. The middle-aged man gave a light snort and said coldly, “We are Fandi Divine Envoys under Fantian Shen Di. We have been specially ordered by the God Emperor to invite you to cleanse the demonic aura for Lord Fantian Shen Di!”
The moment the words “Fandi Divine Envoy” were uttered, any profound practitioner below the level of a realm king from any realm would have changed color and trembled in fear.
In the Fan Di God Realm, below the God Emperor are the Three Fan Gods, below the Fan Gods are the Fan Kings, below the Fan Kings are the Elders, and below the Elders are the Divine Envoys.
Their status is equivalent to the Star Guards of the Star God Realm and the Moon Guards of the Moon God Realm.
Any one of them has strength and status no less than a middle-rank realm king. Coupled with their affiliation with the Fan Di God Realm, they indeed have the capital to look down on everything in the Eastern Divine Region. Even high-rank star realms would never dare to offend them.
“Oh.” Yun Che stood up, showing no surprise, and thought to himself, “Here they come.” And it was much earlier than he expected.
Because it had been less than two hours since he entered the Zhou Tian Realm. It seemed that Fantian Shen Di was indeed suffering terribly, to the point of abandoning the dignity of a God Emperor.
“Allow me to inform my master, and then I will accompany you two.” Yun Che said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
“No need!” The young Divine Envoy raised his arm horizontally, his face darkening. “Come with us immediately!”
“Hah, your master? What the hell is that?” The middle-aged Divine Envoy disdainfully turned his eyes. “This is a command from the God Emperor! How dare you delay! Move it!”
Yun Che squinted his eyes, then slowly sat back down, leaning his body, hands behind his head, closing his eyes leisurely.
His actions made both Fandi Divine Envoys stare. “Yun Che! What do you mean by this?”
“What do I mean? Can’t your intelligence comprehend that?” Yun Che said unhurriedly. “Of course… I’m not going!”
“You!” Both erupted in anger, then simultaneously laughed, their gazes filled with deep sarcasm and pity. “We’ve long heard that you’re quite bold, kid. Truly living up to your reputation.”
“No, no,” the young Divine Envoy said with a grin. “This isn’t boldness; it’s stupidity. Stupid enough to make people laugh.”
“Hmph!” the middle-aged Divine Envoy said coldly. “Winning first place in the God Conferral and being appreciated by two God Emperors, and you actually think you’re something? Hah, what do you think you are? Do you know the consequences of defying the God Emperor’s command?”
“I don’t know,” Yun Che said, neither afraid nor angry in the face of the pressure and contempt from the two Fandi Divine Envoys, his voice still slow. “But I can roughly guess the consequences for you two. Would Fantian Shen Di break your hands, or break your feet, or just crush you to death?”
Both stared, then simultaneously laughed out loud. The young Divine Envoy said with a smirk, “Yun Che, that was quite a good joke. You even made this Divine Envoy laugh. So this is the young generation’s God Conferral first place? Tsk tsk tsk tsk. It seems that beneath the king realms, people are becoming more and more worthless.”
The middle-aged Divine Envoy snorted. “Hmph! Stupid kid. Do you have any idea who we are?”
“I know, I know. The noble Fandi Divine Envoys,” Yun Che said with a broad grin. “Oh, by the way, you two noble Fandi Divine Envoys, let me help you recall something. Your God Emperor should have told you to ‘invite’ me, right? Do you know what ‘invite’ means? Do you know how to write the character for ‘invite’?”
The faces of both Fandi Divine Envoys stiffened simultaneously.
“Since you are Divine Envoys under Fantian Shen Di, you should know how agonizing it is when the demonic aura on him flares up. It’s worse than death, isn’t it? Otherwise, the esteemed Fantian Shen Di wouldn’t be so eager to have you invite me the moment I arrived at Zhou Tian Realm… Listen carefully—invite!”
“And the only ones in the entire world who can cleanse the demonic aura on him are Senior Shen Xi from the Western Divine Region and me. And since Senior Shen Xi is in seclusion, that leaves only me. In other words, I am currently your God Emperor’s only hope for salvation.”
The faces of the two Fandi Divine Envoys changed again.
“Originally, I had absolutely no reason to refuse an invitation from Fantian Shen Di. But now, out of respect for you two noble Fandi Divine Envoys, even if Fantian Shen Di came personally, I still wouldn’t go!”
With that, he gave a cold laugh, turned his face away, and didn’t look at them again.
The arrogance and mockery on the faces of the two Fandi Divine Envoys vanished completely. Their expressions changed over and over, gradually turning into deeper and deeper panic.
As direct Divine Envoys under Qianye Fantian, they naturally knew the agony of Qianye Fantian’s demonic aura attacks. And when Qianye Fantian dispatched the two of them, he indeed instructed them to “invite” Yun Che.
But, being exalted Fandi Divine Envoys who could ignore even realm kings, being ordered to invite a junior from the lower realms was, in their view, already a great condescension and a huge honor for Yun Che. How could they possibly use the word “invite” for a lower realm junior?
And they never dreamed that someone would dare refuse an audience with Fantian Shen Di, the number one God Emperor of the Eastern Divine Region!
But Yun Che really did refuse. Thinking of his words, and the reason and consequences of failing to “invite” Yun Che… The two finally realized the seriousness of the problem. They exchanged glances, their expressions completely changed.
“No… no need to waste words with him!” The young Divine Envoy was clearly panicking. “Let’s just knock him out and drag him back!”
“Good idea!” Yun Che clapped in praise. “After I’m dragged to Fantian Shen Di, I’ll tell him in detail exactly how you ‘invited’ me. As for whether I’ll cleanse his demonic aura, that depends on how he deals with the two of you.”
“Hmm… For Fantian Shen Di, compared to his own safety, squashing two stupid Divine Envoys shouldn’t be a big deal, right?”
Yun Che’s light words made both Divine Envoys shiver all over, instantly showing panic, sweating profusely.
“Brother Seven, this…” The young Divine Envoy looked at the middle-aged one, obviously panicked.
The middle-aged Divine Envoy stepped forward, but no longer showed any arrogance or aggression. Instead, he clasped his hands and wore a fawning smile: “We were indeed very rude just now. Please forgive us, Young Master Yun. We apologize here.”
“Oh?” Yun Che turned his face, half-smiling. “Now you know what ‘invite’ means?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” The middle-aged Divine Envoy gritted his teeth inwardly but kept smiling. “We would be extremely grateful if Young Master Yun would accompany us to see the God Emperor.”
“Hmph, good that you understand. Unfortunately… it’s too late. You insulted me, fine. But you even dared to insult my master!” Yun Che’s eyes darkened. He pointed outside the courtyard and coldly spat out one word: “Scram!”
The word “scram” made the faces of the two Fandi Divine Envoys change drastically. What kind of status did they have in the Eastern Divine Region? Below the king realms, who would dare say that word to them? The young Divine Envoy immediately flew into a rage and roared, “Yun Che! Don’t go too far—”
“Shut up!” The young Divine Envoy’s words were cut off by the middle-aged one’s harsh shout. He quickly bowed and said, “This child lacks manners and has no eyes. Young Master Yun is magnanimous; there’s no need to stoop to his level.”
Then he turned his gaze and said viciously, “Apologize immediately! Otherwise, even if the God Emperor doesn’t make a move, I’ll cripple you first!”
Seeing the middle-aged Divine Envoy’s terrifying expression, the young Divine Envoy’s face turned ashen, his limbs twitching. But thinking of Fantian Shen Di, a chill ran through his body. He lowered his head and said tremblingly, “I… I spoke ignorantly and recklessly… I apologize to Young Master Yun.”
“You called me stupid just now,” Yun Che said slowly. “Now tell me again, who is the stupid one?”
The young Divine Envoy’s lips twitched as he forced out the words: “I… I am the… stupid one…”
“Very good. It’s rare that you’ve finally learned to be a bit smarter.” Yun Che nodded approvingly, then turned his gaze to the middle-aged Divine Envoy. “As for you insulting my master, what do you have to say?”
The middle-aged Divine Envoy immediately bowed his head and said, “It was I who had no eyes and offended your honorable master. I apologize here to Young Master Yun and your master… If Young Master Yun is still unsatisfied, you are welcome to punish me.”
Then he gave himself a hard slap across the face… With the resounding slap, his cheekbone swelled high, his face turning red.
“…” Yun Che frowned slightly. He knew these two would cave, but he didn’t expect them to cave like this.
It seemed that Fantian Shen Di, who appeared gentle and indifferent to everything, was definitely a far more terrifying figure than outsiders saw.
Yun Che finally stood up and said flatly, “This attitude is somewhat proper. Hmph, since it’s Fantian Shen Di’s command, I suppose I can go. However, I need to inform my master first. No problem this time, right?”
The middle-aged Divine Envoy, as if granted amnesty, quickly said, “Of course, of course. We’ll wait right here. Just let us know whenever Young Master Yun wishes to leave.”
Without sparing them another glance, Yun Che walked to Mu Xuanyin’s door. Just as he was about to speak, the door opened, and Mu Xuanyin walked out coldly. “Let’s go.”
“Huh? Master, you’re coming with me?” Yun Che asked, but he wasn’t particularly surprised in his heart.
“No need.” A gentle female voice came. Xia Qingyue descended from the sky, her purple robes fluttering like an immortal descending to the mortal world. “Senior Mu, I will accompany him. I also happen to wish to pay a visit to Qianye Fantian.”
“Qing…” Yun Che started, but when he met Xia Qingyue’s clear and emotionless eyes, his voice involuntarily softened. “Yue Shen Di.”
Mu Xuanyin frowned slightly. After a brief deliberation, she slowly nodded. “Very well.”