Chapter 504 — The Little Overlord of the Ghost Capital
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
It was as though they all detested their masters and absolutely refused to walk their masters' old roads, stubbornly insisting on carving out paths of their own. Shen Mu blinked and looked around. In the space of a few breaths, these brawling Human Emperors had leveled several streets, smashed several shrines, and demolished who knew how many houses before they finally stopped. The gods and demons in the city were as silent as cicadas in winter; not one dared make a sound.
All stopped their work to watch. Some whose shrines had been smashed said nothing either, only wearing aggrieved expressions.
Many little imps came forward to help repair the shrines. "Divine Chixiu said we of the Hall of Human Emperors are the local tyrants of Fengdu. It seems he was not wrong," Shen Mu thought.
"The Human Emperors of past generations demolished several streets and not a soul dared question it. The Village Chief must be very happy here—he can walk sideways, a veritable little overlord of Fengdu.
But where has the Village Chief gone? " Human Emperor Qikang, beaten black and blue, crawled out from under Human Emperor Yishan's foot, wiped away his nosebleed, and laughed. "The Hall of Human Emperors must be visited. Every Human Emperor of past generations left his own secret arts there, hoping later generations could break through and walk their own roads.
And you must tend the graves—on festivals and New Year, you must burn some good things for us. " Yishan chuckled. "You can burn us some worn-out enemies to play with. Everything in Fengdu is fine except there is nothing to play with. Ahead is the First Ancestor's Five Yang Divine Hall—let us go there! " "The First Ancestor?
" Shen Mu's heart stirred. The First Ancestor was the first generation of Human Emperor, a true god who had founded the lineage of the Hall of Human Emperors, possessed of vast divine powers. He very much wanted to meet this ancient worthy! In Little Yujing, Shen Mu had seen the stone statue of the first generation of Human Emperor.
The Mountain Hermit Qingyou had said that the First Ancestor Human Emperor, in utter despair, had turned himself into a stone statue.
He had never expected to see him here. Qikang said, "The First Ancestor left Fengdu some time ago. He said he had a very important matter to attend to.
Your master went to seek him and has not returned. Your master is a strange one—it seems he has not fully breathed his last, so he can leave Fengdu. We, on the other hand, have breathed our last completely.
" The crowd poured in, startling the two giant beasts guarding the Five Yang Divine Hall. The one on the left, a giant beast with a human face and a bird's body, said hurriedly, "My lords Human Emperors, have you come to mooch food and drink at the old master's house again? The old master's house is nearly eaten bare by you. Why not go to the Second Ancestor's house? " "Shut up!
" The Human Emperors of past generations shouted in unison. "The Second Ancestor's house was eaten bare long ago, and the Third Ancestor's house too! Of all us Human Emperors of past generations, only your house still has some property left! " The human-faced bird-bodied giant beast hastily shut its mouth, pretended to see nothing, and let them charge in. Shen Mu left the Dragon Qilin and the Taotie to guard outside the hall.
"You stay here.
I will talk with the ancestral masters for a while. " The Dragon Qilin stayed outside, studied the two giant beasts, and suddenly said, "Have you ever seen the patriarch of the Heavenly Sage Sect? He looks like a youth, very handsome.
" The human-faced bird-bodied giant beast was the more talkative of the two. "The patriarch of the Heavenly Sage Sect?
You should go to the Heavenly Sage Sect's lair. The sect leaders of past generations of the Heavenly Sage Sect live there.