Chapter 709 — An Ageless Friendship with the Old Man of the Netherworld
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" He went in. Shen Mu looked around, sighed, and walked into the Gate of Heaven's Mandate. "Kaihuang's runes are exquisitely refined, showing the profound and unfathomable nature of the Dao. How could a man of such supreme intellect be a doddering old man hiding in a Carefree Land, afraid to come out. .
. " He suppressed his confusion and passed through the Gate of Heaven's Mandate, arriving in Youdu.
He had just steadied himself when a beam of lamplight suddenly shone toward them. A small boat approached, a lantern hanging from its prow. Beneath the lantern sat an old man whose features could not be seen clearly.
All around was boundless darkness. Only this beam of lamplight shone on their faces. The old man beneath the lantern stood and bowed from afar. "The Benevolent Sage King of Tianqi pays his respects to the Heaven King of the Nether Capital and the Divine Son of Youdu! " "The Divine Son of Youdu? " Tian Shu glanced at Shen Mu, was briefly stunned, then suddenly burst into laughter.
The dejection and unease of moments before were swept away.
A matchless aura erupted from him. His body grew more and more imposing, his primordial spirit vast, making Shen Mu and the others seem utterly tiny beside his goat hooves. He declared loudly, "Tian Shu, Left Junior Assistant of the Kaihuang Divine Dynasty, pays his respects to the Lord of Tianqi! " The underworld courier old man smiled.
"Heaven King, Tubo has been waiting for you a long time. Please board the boat.
" Tian Shu's aura immediately wilted. His primordial spirit shrank rapidly.
His goat horns twitched.
He grinned. "I had also intended to go apologize to Tubo. I never expected to be trapped for so many years and never had the chance. " He quietly poked Shen Mu and said in a trembling voice, "Do you really have a friendship with Tubo? " "Rest assured. " Shen Mu patted his chest heavily. "Tubo and I are friends across age, friends beyond form, friends of the gentlemanly kind.
He will give me some face. " The small boat drifted over.
The underworld courier old man's gaze fixed on him. He sneered. "When I sensed someone opening the Gate of Heaven's Mandate, I knew it was you! You've come to cause trouble again!
If you cause trouble again, Tubo will swallow you whole! " Tian Shu's face turned ashen.
He slumped.
He thought, "This friendship. . .
it seems it's not what I imagined. . . I'm doomed!
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