Chapter 872 — Driving the Gods to Solicit Votes
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
Shen Mu ground his teeth. Could it be that Yutian was doomed to remain a simpleton from now on? "Then that Yutian who came down from the Heavenly Court—whose handiwork was he?
" He suddenly asked another question. The figure in the black sand said: "Which Yutian do you mean?
" Shen Mu was startled. The figure in the black sand laughed: "The Heavenly Court has manufactured many Yutians, and those Yutians have most likely all descended to the mortal realm by now.
They wanted to run an experiment, to see whether the Yutians they had manufactured were perfect.
Which Yutian you encountered, and who manufactured him, is not something I can know.
What is more, I manufactured one myself.
" The corner of Shen Mu's eye twitched.
He looked at Yutian again, felt sorrow for him in his heart, and with it an almost uncontainable murderous intent. "Let me ask one more thing. " Shen Mu steadied himself and forced a smile: "Kaihuang—is he in the Heavenly Court? Has he too become one of its power-holders? After all, he is also an elder of the Heavenly Alliance.
" The figure in the black sand shook his head: "He was unwilling to compromise, and he refused to die, so of course he hid himself away in the Land of No Worry. The Heavenly Court has been searching for the Land of No Worry ever since, and to this day has never found it.
" Shen Mu stared blankly for a moment, and suddenly felt a stone lifted from his heart.
His eyes even grew a little moist—he was moved. "This is the real Kaihuang.
. . " he murmured with a low laugh, evaporating the tears at the corners of his eyes.
Kaihuang had once said that the more one learned of the Outer Heavenly Court, the deeper one's despair. He could now understand the state of Kaihuang's heart when he said those words—and yet Kaihuang had not compromised, had not chosen to become one of the exalted power-holders.
For as long as he could remember, Kaihuang had been Shen Mu's motive force and model; despite all the misunderstandings between them, Shen Mu's admiration for him had never once been severed.
Had Kaihuang been in the Heavenly Court too, the blow would likely have crushed him all at once! Shen Mu's mood brightened considerably. He stood up and said with a smile: "Let us end today's talk here.
I can find a way with the Lord of Heaven; the Earl of Earth will have to be your task. Your Majesty, I have many affairs on my hands, so I take my leave.
Brother Yutian, let us go.
" He was leading Yutian toward the door when the figure in the black sand suddenly called him back, laughing: "Lord Shepherd, you came to converse with me and asked me many questions. I, too, have a question that perplexes me. " Shen Mu halted. The figure in the black sand said with suspicion: "I do not know—what is it that you are after?
You possess stunning talent and ability, fearsome aptitude and comprehension, and an unquenchable curiosity; you are diligent, you are full of schemes, and you even hold the title of Lord Shepherd. Your status stands above the crowd. You need not do anything for the mortal world and you would still gain the Heavenly Court's esteem; if you were willing, you could even go to the Heavenly Court and be a Lord Shepherd sitting on high.
Yet here you are, still rushing about in this mortal world, willing to make an enemy of the Heavenly Court, an enemy of a power that made even Kaihuang despair.