Chapter 917 — Truth and Falsehood Reversed
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
By myself I cannot break your divine art, but the moment an outside force arrives, your divine art unravels of itself!
Heavenly Venerable Mu, even if your divine art can restrain me, so long as someone comes from outside, that comer becomes a variable in your divine art! The more people come, the more flaws your divine art will show!
" He looked toward Shen Mu, and saw that Shen Mu, the Dragon Qilin, and the plump blue sparrow had vanished into thin air; they had slipped away at some unknown hour. But in the cages, both Imperial Teacher Jingping and Emperor Yanfeng were still there.
Yan Shaoqing relaxed a little and gave a cold laugh: "So he did flee!
" He walked out to receive the envoy from the Nether Capital, but the envoy had already entered the great prison, and his voice came to him, saying, "Zuo Shaobi, disciples from the various heavenly palaces came here, saying they meant to deal with Heavenly Venerable Mu. They have not returned for a long time, and my superiors ordered me to come and look into it.
" Yan Shaoqing went up to meet him and saw that the newcomer was Lou Yunqu, a disciple of Yin Tianzi.
He said hurriedly, "So it is Brother Lou. The disciples of the various heavenly palaces have all met with disaster; they died at the hands of that Heavenly Venerable Mu. " He and Lou Yunqu were on very familiar terms. Tian Shu, Heavenly King of the Nether Capital, and Yin Tianzi were sworn enemies. Yin Tianzi had taken action himself, intending to deal with Tian Shu, but Tian Shu escaped. Later Tian Shu cut off Tubo's horn, and his mortal body was held in Tubo's grip, leaving only his primordial spirit; it was then that Yin Tianzi asked Yan Shaoqing to lend a hand and lure Tian Shu into the Imperial Gate Divine Saber, there to be suppressed.
Lou Yunqu's expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, "All the disciples of the various heavenly palaces are dead? " Yan Shaoqing nodded.
Lou Yunqu stamped his foot: "How is this to be explained?
The disciples of the various heavenly palaces died here at your place; you are in deep trouble!
Among those who died here were several of my junior brothers, the prized disciples of Teacher Black Emperor! " Yan Shaoqing was unmoved: "The Heavenly Court has never possessed a complete spirit-consciousness method for the Emperor's Throne. Until I cultivate to the Emperor's Throne realm, which heavenly palace would dare touch me? Brother Lou, on your way here, did you see Heavenly Venerable Mu?
He escaped from here just now. " Lou Yunqu shook his head: "I did not. " Yan Shaoqing's eyes flickered, and he said suddenly, "Since Brother Lou came on the Black Emperor's orders, you must have the Black Emperor's written mandate.
I would ask Brother Lou to produce it so that I may have a look.
" Lou Yunqu laughed: "Since when did Zuo Shaobi become so cautious? Surely you do not think I am Heavenly Venerable Mu in disguise? " Even so, he took out Yin Tianzi's written mandate. Yan Shaoqing examined it closely; it was indeed in Yin Tianzi's hand, and only then did he relax somewhat.
Lou Yunqu said, "I have crossed blades with Heavenly Venerable Mu several times, and I know well how formidable he is.
Since he came here to you, he most likely meant to break into the prison and rescue Imperial Teacher Jingping and Emperor Yanfeng.
Are those two still here? " Yan Shaoqing said, "They are still in the prison. " Lou Yunqu went to look.
He stood outside the cages for a long while without moving. Yan Shaoqing looked at the cages; Emperor Yanfeng and Imperial Teacher Jingping were both within them, and he could not help laughing: "Brother Lou, what is it? " Lou Yunqu's face was pale, and his voice hoarse: "These two cages are completely empty.
Can you not see?
Those two grave criminals have already escaped! " Yan Shaoqing was shaken to the core.