Chapter 1026 — The Holy Emperor's Sword, the Youth's Tongue
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Shen Ye is your ancestor—you two, father and son, conspired to stab me in the back! Today I will leave you with no grave to be buried in!
" Shen Mu said hastily, "It really has nothing to do with me. Had I known Heavenly Venerable Shen had arrived, I would never have asked you to act. Heaven is my witness! Earth Mother, you know me—I always say what I mean and never deceive anyone!
Would I have asked you to act unless it were absolutely necessary?
" The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign gave a muffled snort.
Much as she wished to do away with this brat, she truly needed him to gather her soul for her; yet she was not willing to swallow this loss so easily.
Shen Mu smiled. "Earth Mother, I asked you to block the Great Emperor for me, but you failed to do it, and now you want to vent your anger on me—what sort of reasoning is that? Do not leave yet; there is one more thing I need you to do. " He reached out and plucked Yun Chuxiu from the carriage, holding the girl high, and asked, "Earth Mother, do you recognize her?
" "Jue Wuchen! " The river waters churned; a great flower rose slowly, taller than the carriage; the flower slowly bloomed, revealing an eye within that rolled once and fixed on Yun Chuxiu. It sneered, "Empress, it has been a long time! " Yun Chuxiu's face was pale; she kicked her legs but could not break free from Shen Mu's grip.
She turned her head and glared furiously at Shen Mu, then turned back and smiled sweetly. "Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, seeing you reduced to such a state truly makes me sigh. The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign who once dominated the Yuan Realm and stood alone against the Heavenly Court for three hundred thousand years has now become a stray dog, one even Heavenly Venerable Shen can handle with ease.
" Shen Mu smiled. "The Earth Mother is indeed knowledgeable. But you have guessed wrong—Jue Wuchen is not Her Highness the Empress, but Lady Yuanmu.
" The river waters shook—clearly the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign was greatly shaken by this news. She had always thought Jue Wuchen was the Empress, never expecting her to be Lady Yuanmu.
"You failed to deal with the Great Emperor, so help me deal with her.
" Shen Mu smiled. "The Great Emperor is strong, but this Jue Wuchen is merely a small cultivator of the Divine Bridge realm. Dealing with her should not be difficult for you.
" A root flew over and wrapped around Yun Chuxiu; from the flower came the Earth Mother's laughter: "Dealing with Yuanmu—I am only too glad. Yuanmu, the old scores between us. . . " The great flower slowly sank into the Yong River, and the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign's laughter came from beneath the water: ". .
. it is time to settle them properly!
" Yun Chuxiu struggled without cease as she was dragged into the Yong River, crying furiously, "Shen Mu, this old lady will not let you off!
" Shen Mu let out a breath and thought, "At last I have seen off this plague god.
Once she leaves, I can summon the soul of Heavenly Venerable Yun.
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