readytorunbook Chapter 238 The Emperor Must Be Working Very Hard
Chapter 238 The Emperor Must Be Working Very Hard
"Did you hear that? He said 'three or five conspicuous things'? Could it be an imposter? He doesn't even look as good as that Thunderclap True Lord at the foot of the mountain!"
Hearing Paimon say this, Sora was also puzzled.
Could this be some kind of demon or monster playing tricks on me?
After all, the matter of the Rock King Emperor is very important, and we must find a true immortal.
Xu Ning heard the sudden silence outside and gripped the door frame, desperately trying to find a way to salvage the situation. Fortunately, the elite Thousand Rock Army troops who had been pursuing Kong finally arrived.
"That boy and that pet, surrender immediately!"
Kong was shocked to find that the Thousand Rock Army had actually tracked them down here, and drew his sword, Wufeng, from his waist.
Paimon immediately flew to the side of True Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang.
"Hmph, disturbing our peace! Quickly send them away, then we can drink... and talk about other things. Oh, by the way, in this peaceful place, we shouldn't kill any living beings."
Fortunately, True Lord of Moon-Shaving and Sun-Building had not forgotten his main task. He tapped the ground twice with his right hoof, and a halo appeared and quickly wrapped around Kong's body.
In an instant, Kong felt the elemental energy around him become extremely active.
Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind, the surrounding elemental forces reacted swiftly.
Releasing elemental skills is effortless, and elemental attacks can be released almost continuously.
The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army were all ordinary people, and they were defeated without any ability to resist.
Having endured such miraculous magic, he drove the Thousand Rock Army soldiers down the mountain.
Kong no longer had any doubts about the identity of the Moon-Cutter Sun True Lord, and hurriedly stepped forward to recount in detail what had happened in Liyue Harbor.
"This is outrageous! The Seven Stars are going too far. How can they allow the Emperor to be assassinated during a ceremony to invite immortals? No, how could the Emperor, who has been invincible for six thousand years, be assassinated? No, how can they blame the mortals who were watching the ceremony for the Emperor being assassinated?"
Xu Ning is scratching the door so hard he's practically broken. Brother, can you just pick any topic and get rid of him quickly?
Finally, Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang told Kong the addresses of the other three immortals, asking him to gather people for him so they could go to Liyue Harbor to kill them together.
He left with the three addresses in his hand, looking worried. He was beginning to doubt whether he had made a mistake by coming here.
What if I wandered around Jueyun and brought back a bunch of killing gods to Liyue Harbor? How am I supposed to explain this to Brother Xu in the future?
Just as Kong and Paimon left, Xu Ning rushed out.
"Brother, I've put a big jar of this in your room. Drink it slowly. I need to hurry and find True Lord Liuyun. If you all keep acting like this, the Emperor will definitely punish me if he finds out!"
When Xu Ning teleported to Mount Aozang and landed on the mountain peak, the first thing he saw when he saw Gan Yu and Shen He's expressions made him realize that things might have gotten out of his control again.
"True Lord Liuyun, I still feel that this is somewhat inappropriate..."
Gan Yu was earnestly trying to persuade him when Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun interrupted him with a cold snort.
"That's because you two are used to it. If an ordinary mortal saw such an ingenious mechanism, how could he not be interested in investigating it?"
What organization?
Xu Ning walked up to Shen He, completely bewildered.
Shen He has grown into a graceful young woman in the past few years, tall and domineering...
Cough cough, this domineering is the real domineering kind. He was already bound by the red rope, which locked away his seven emotions and six desires. He had also cultivated in the mountains for many years with a pure and desireless mind, so Shen He was naturally a bit aloof.
But back then, for Xu Ning's Dust Concealment Gourd, Shen He pulled off a red string from his wrist, leaving behind some of the sharpness of the Lonely Star Calamity.
Just by standing there, an aura of menace was revealed without warning.
Xu Ning was quite fond of her appearance and leaned closer to ask, "What kind of mechanical arts is your master talking about here?"
Shen He said calmly, "Master said to design two challenges. First, let's taste the dishes with Mondstadt characteristics, and then let that kid see her mechanical skills."
Lord Zhenjun, are you really that free?
Xu Ning walked over with a long face, "True Lord, we really don't have much time. We still need to hold a ceremony to send off the Emperor's remains. Can we be brief and get straight to the point?"
"Hmph, they're all like this. It may be concise, but how can the other party not be suspicious with that emotionless, perfunctory attitude?"
Xu Ning confidently assured him, "That kid is very naive and completely unaware of the bond between the Emperor and the immortals. He definitely won't suspect anything. As long as you tell him to go, he'll leave without a care in the world."
Even though Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun reluctantly agreed, things still went wrong when Zhen and Kong talked.
Xu Ning anxiously shouted in the cave, "You've gone too far, True Lord! Didn't we agree to find Xiaoyue and suppress her? You scared those two children half to death, you know that? And you wouldn't have made it through this day if you hadn't mentioned your mechanical skills!"
Then there is the True Lord of Lishan Dieshui.
"True Lord, you didn't even ask the Emperor a couple of questions, did you? Are you being so cold? Stop talking about your wasabi all the time. What do you mean you can only set off after you've dealt with this? The Emperor isn't important, is he? Not important at all, right!"
Then comes the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons.
"Why did you come out without warning? Didn't we agree that you would come out only after he brought the offerings?"
"Hey, why did you leave again? Goodness, you've finally figured it out. Oh my god, why are you back again?"
"Yanxiao was so scared by the sudden appearance of a ghost that she can't cook and doesn't have time to wait? Fine, I can't argue with that, you go ahead!"
Watching Kong sneak back to Liyue Harbor to find the young master under the cover of darkness, Xu Ning felt utterly exhausted that day and wished Teyvat could just be destroyed.
A translucent, aggrieved figure emerged from behind a large tree.
"Um... the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons has come out on his own, big brother, will you still play hide-and-seek with Xiao Ming?"
"Play! Why aren't you playing?"
The woman in green, who had been laughing so hard she almost fell over inside the gourd the whole time, was pulled out by Xu Ning.
Xu Ning scoffed at her, saying, "Back then, it must have been tough for the Emperor to lead you bunch of idiots around. Alright, now that the Geo Emperor of Liyue is gone, you can come out and play too. Let's play with Xiao Ming for a while before going back."
I played hide-and-seek with Xiaoming for most of the night, until dawn broke, when the little girl finally hid away, satisfied.
After greeting Yan Xiao, that coward, and telling him that the ghost was no longer looking for him, Xu Ning used the teleportation point on the roof of the inn to return to Yujingtai.
At this hour, Bai Xiao and the others had already gotten up and started preparing for the day's work.
Xu Ning entered the pavilion, snuggled into Ningguang's fragrant and warm quilt, let out a long yawn, but his hands were already busy wading through the water.
In no time, Ningguang had occupied both the upper and lower towers and the entire canyon. She couldn't help but complain angrily, "Why did you have to pick this time to cause trouble? I still need to convene the Seven Stars to discuss how to announce the Emperor's fall and the procedures for the farewell ceremony."
"Just say you failed the tribulation. You passed eight and a half of the nine heavenly tribulations, but one wrong move and you failed to ascend..."
Ningguang chuckled, "Using this kind of plot from a rural novel..."
Xu Ning tightened his grip, eliciting a soft moan from the beauty in his arms. He whispered in her ear, "It has to be this kind of cliché plot. The faster it spreads, the easier it is for people to believe it. The impression is constantly reinforced by those around them, and even a lie will be mistaken for the truth."
"As for the matter of sending the immortals away, you don't need to worry about it. The lucky ones will come to us on their own. We can just stand up there and watch, and have a good laugh."