Chapter 1196 — The Drunken Elder

Chixiu nodded: "And so he is the symbol of Jingping. But these people in Fengdu are not."

Shen Mu fell silent a moment.

Chixiu brought him to a tavern in Fengdu: "Tian Shu, Heavenly King of the Nether Capital, is within."

Shen Mu stepped inside. Tian Shu saw him, and at once rolled over and hid beneath a table, not daring to show his face.

Shen Mu came to the table and sat down, poured himself a cup of wine, raised it, and said: "Heavenly King of the Nether Capital, I drink to you."

Tian Shu had no choice but to crawl out from under the table, raise his cup, and the two of them sat facing each other and drained their cups.

Shen Mu smiled: "I have already been to the Land of No Sorrow. I have seen Kaihuang."

Tian Shu was silent a moment, then said in a hoarse voice: "How is he?"

"He walked out of the Land of No Sorrow to come find you all, but he did not find you. Later he stormed the Heavenly Court and faced Heavenly Venerable Hao, Heavenly Venerable Xiao, Heavenly Consort Qiang, and Heavenly Consort Yan, and nearly split the Heavenly Court in two with a single sword."

Hearing this, the hot blood surged in Heavenly King Tian Shu's heart. The wine bug seemed to burrow into his brain, and he could not help but seize a wine jug, flip off the lid, and tip it back, gulping it down. His face alight with excitement, he cried: "He stormed the Heavenly Court?"

Shen Mu nodded gently, and signaled the ghost bartender to bring several jars of wine and set them on the table: "He stormed the Heavenly Court, and ran Heavenly Venerable Hao's palm through with a single sword."

Heavenly King Tian Shu slapped open a wine jar and laughed aloud: "I knew he would do it! After he drinks he is cautious and careful, but when he is sober he is bold as the heavens! He always looked down on Heavenly Venerable Hao!"

The two of them clashed their wine jars together and drank deep, heads tipped back.

Heavenly King Tian Shu drank until tears streamed down his face. Choking, he said: "Was he calm the whole time? You never once saw him panic?"

Shen Mu set down his jar: "He always had his own mind made up, as if he had everything planned out long in advance, never any change in his emotions. But when you were with him, you could feel the wildfire inside him, blazing and roaring."

Heavenly King Tian Shu could not help but seize another wine jar and tip it back, gulping it down, and with a chuckle: "That is the kind of man he is, the kind who can win anyone over so easily. At his side, you felt utterly at ease!"