Chapter 895 — All Is Lost
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
Return to Youdu—from first to last, you are the Divine Son of Youdu! " Shen Mu saw that Yan'er was truly struggling, and laughed.
"Let me do it myself. Sister Yan'er, if you carry me and Fatty Long and fly to the Peach Forest at your fastest speed, how long would it take? " Yan'er let out a breath, revealed her true form again, and became a plump dragon sparrow.
"One day, and we can reach the Peach Forest! " Shen Mu leaped onto her back and said in a low voice, "Then we go to the Peach Forest first! Fatty Long, get on! " Long Qilin hastily jumped onto Yan'er's back.
The dragon sparrow spread her wings and shot through the air with a whistling cry.
Though she could not match Shen Fengqing's full-tilt run, she was still no small thing—many times faster than Long Qilin! The next day, Yan'er flew to the Kunlun Realm and landed outside the Daoist Academy. When Dao Master Lin Xuan saw this divine bird descend from the sky, he hurried out of the academy, only to see Shen Mu slide down from the bird's back and, without greeting him, run toward the Peach Forest.
"Moon Venerable! " Shen Mu burst into the Peach Forest and called out loudly, "An old acquaintance, the Mu Venerable, requests an audience! " Dao Master Lin Xuan was taken aback.
He saw Shen Mu pressing ever deeper into the Peach Forest, yet all the while he only circled about its outer edges. "What has happened to Sect Master Shen?
" Dao Master Lin Xuan asked Long Qilin. Long Qilin glanced around and said, "Jingping is done for.
The Sect Master wants to ask the master of the Peach Forest for help, so he has invoked his own identity. If the master of the Peach Forest still remembers old ties, he will not refuse. " Dao Master Lin Xuan was bewildered, and said hastily, "Jingping is done for—does it have to do with that Blue Yutian who suddenly came down from the sky?
That divine being looks almost exactly like the Blue Yutian at the Sect Master's side, except a bit thinner!
" Just then, several Daoists came looking for him and called out loudly, "Dao Master, someone from Azure Cloud Heaven has come and asks for you! " Dao Master Lin Xuan had no time to ask further. He hurried back to the academy to receive the visitor from Azure Cloud Heaven.
To his astonishment, it was the Azure Cloud Sect Master himself who had come.
Dao Master Lin Xuan was about to exchange pleasantries when the Azure Cloud Sect Master raised a hand.
"Junior Brother Lin, I have come to see you on the Dao Ancestor's oral decree. Move the Jingping Daoist sect into Azure Cloud Heaven at once, away from this place of trouble!
Jingping cannot be held!
" Dao Master Lin Xuan was struck dumb. Suddenly all strength left him, and he slumped against a pillar, his voice hoarse. "The Dao Ancestor said this?
" "The Dao Ancestor said it! " The Azure Cloud Sect Master took his leave at once, saying in a low voice, "I still must inform the various heavens of the Heavenly Court's Daoist sects and tell them the Dao Ancestor's oral decree! Junior Brother Lin, the Dao Ancestor thinks highly of you—he had me notify you first.
Do not fail the Dao Ancestor's expectations! " He flew off.
Dao Master Lin Xuan's mind was in a daze.
A long while passed before he came to his senses, and he stumbled out of the Daoist Academy. He saw that Shen Mu was still struggling at the edge of the Peach Forest, trying to enter, but the master of the Peach Forest had still given no answer. Night came. In the Peach Forest, lantern light glimmered faintly, and a woman carrying a lantern walked out from the forest. "Young Master Shen, Her Highness says there is nothing she can do about this matter—she cannot help.
Please go back, Young Master. Her Highness also says that Young Master should keep himself safe by being wise, and not become too deeply entangled in the world.
If Young Master were not here seeking aid, he could enter the Peach Forest at any time.