Chapter 1012 — The Mischievous Youth Shames One and All

You can even put some by to see you through lean years! " Shen Fengqing was beside himself with delight and rubbed his hands: "What's to be done then? If I store them up, won't that be torment for them?

I'll just suffer a little and force myself to eat them all, then exercise more to digest! " Shen Mu shook his head. "The Heavenly Court has so many powerful figures, how could you possibly eat them all? And if war breaks out, the dead will be even more numerous.

For the people of the Carefree Land and the Creators, you must establish a system of rewarding good and punishing evil: eat the bad ones, keep the good. " "Punishing the good and rewarding the evil is better!

" Shen Fengqing said, with perfect righteousness: "More to eat!

" Veins bulged on Shen Mu's forehead. "Reward good and punish evil!

" Shen Fengqing asked suspiciously: "What does that mean?

" Shen Mu steadied himself and explained: "A thin stream runs long. " Light dawned on Shen Fengqing, and he giggled: "That's a good way! Even good people do bad things sometimes.

A good way, a good way!

When a good person does something bad, lick them; when a bad person does something bad, eat them! " Cold sweat poured down the brows of the Creators all around; their backs were soaked, though whether from exhaustion or from fright, none could say. Shen Mu sighed inwardly.

"My brother will be slapdash about making rules and just do as he pleases, but those gods of Kaihuang's Heavenly Court are good at this sort of thing. They'll surely draw up a set of rules to bind him; he can't be allowed to run wild on his whims. " Divine King Langwan was worried too; she could not shake the feeling that these two brothers were both somewhat unreliable.

Shen Mu had originally struck her as very dependable, very reliable, but hearing his conversation with Shen Fengqing, he was clearly a little unreliable as well. "Sister Divine King, can you open a way into the Great Void and let the Other Shore Youdu cover it? " Shen Mu asked. Divine King Langwan shook her head.

"For now it can't be done in one stroke; it will take a very long time.

But if we open a way into the Great Void and the Heavenly Court attacks, they might well be able to fight their way into the Other Shore Youdu.

That's a serious problem.

So I think we should open a Youdu passage from Sanjianfang, with at least a checkpoint to guard against the Heavenly Court.

" Shen Mu praised her: "You're careful, sister.

" Divine King Langwan smiled. "How did things go with Kaihuang? " "We fought.

He said he'd fight five of me, and I said I'd fight ten of him.

Neither of us would agree. " Shen Mu thought for a moment. "At the same realm, I'd say we're seventy-thirty. Me seventy, him thirty.

But if he's learned the fruits of the Jingping Reforms, it's hard to say, sixty-forty, or fifty-fifty.

At most he's a hair behind me. He has his strengths; beating him won't be easy.

" Divine King Langwan watched him curiously, then after a moment burst out laughing. "The Holy Infant has said so much to the Divine Child.

Could it be that he doesn't want to stay here? " Shen Mu nodded. "I plan to set out now and return to the Longhan Heavenly Court. Matters here have come to a close. The Creators and the Carefree Land live in harmony; Kaihuang will settle everything on the Carefree Land's side; and with the Other Shore Youdu established, there's no more danger of collapse here.

They don't need me here anymore.

The world outside is broader, and far more varied.

" Divine King Langwan blinked.

"I'd like to go out and see the world too, to visit the Ancestral Court. " Shen Mu said hastily: "Don't go out! If you go out you'll stir up enormous trouble! There's nothing worth seeing in the Heavenly Court, truly nothing!

" Divine King Langwan asked curiously: "I haven't stirred up any great trouble here. Why would I stir up great trouble out there?

" Shen Mu's head ached; he could hardly explain it to her. If Her Majesty the Empress and Lady Yuanmu saw another Jue Wuchen, what sort of chaos would that cause? And Divine King Langwan was so beautiful that her very existence was a formidable weapon; she would unsettle the Dao hearts of countless people and would surely set off storm after storm of bloodshed. After all, Divine King Langwan's beauty and bearing surpassed even Yun Chuxiu's. Though the two looked alike, Yun Chuxiu always gave one the sense of something man-made, while Divine King Langwan was wholly natural, and all the more alluring for it.

What was more, the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor was still alive!

If the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor were to see Divine King Langwan, what would that set off? Shen Mu did not dare imagine.

Divine King Langwan said, downcast: "The Creators must go out into the world; that too is the Holy Infant's duty. Holy Infant, must everyone be allowed to leave the Other Shore while I alone am shut up here?

" Shen Mu hesitated, unable to decide.

Shen Fengqing watched them curiously, his enormous face thrust almost against them, his eyeballs rolling this way and that, now resting on Shen Mu, now on Divine King Langwan.

He found Shen Mu's hesitant expression most amusing. This little brother of his had always been decisive and resolute; when had he ever been so full of second thoughts?

"Bad little brother, shame on you! " Shen Fengqing chortled. Shen Mu's face flushed red.

"I did not!

Don't talk nonsense, brother!

" Divine King Langwan did not understand the brothers' private tongue and simply kept watching Shen Mu.

Shen Mu gritted his teeth and said decisively: "You may come with me, but you must do as I say. You cannot reveal your true form as a Creator; day to day you must be like an ordinary person. And the vertical eye in your brow must be covered.

" Divine King Langwan nodded and said softly: "I'll do whatever you say.

" Shen Mu's heart swayed; he hastily steadied himself lest Shen Fengqing mock him again. "I have a willow leaf here that can be placed on your brow.

I once used it to seal my brother. .

.

" He took out the golden willow leaf.

Divine King Langwan closed her eyes and waited for him to place it on her brow. At the sight, Shen Mu's heart swayed once more. "Shame on you! " Shen Fengqing laughed.