Chapter 1191 — Frank and Open
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
Langxuan Divine Emperor raised an eyebrow and said, "Palace Master Shi, you manufactured eleven divine artifact Heavenly Venerables."
Hao Heavenly Venerable stared at Shi Qiluo and said indifferently, "This eleventh divine artifact—who told you to make it?"
Shi Qiluo hesitated a moment, then said cautiously, "Replying to Heavenly Venerable, it was His Majesty who ordered this humble minister to make it. This humble minister even has His Majesty's handwritten edict here..."
Kneeling on the ground, he rummaged around again, searching for quite a while, and finally found the Heavenly Emperor's handwritten edict, which he carefully presented.
Hao Heavenly Venerable opened the edict, his expression growing ever more somber. He glanced at Yun Chuxiu not far away.
Yun Chuxiu was happily running about everywhere, helping Jingping's gods and demons move divine weapons, paying him no heed whatsoever.
Hao Heavenly Venerable's eye twitched. Such a lively and adorable young girl truly drew people's gaze—yet he had to call her mother.
Langxuan Divine Emperor, meanwhile, was studying Hao Heavenly Venerable's expression, knowing what was in his heart.
The ten Heavenly Venerables jointly controlled the Heavenly Emperor's physical body. It seemed safe, but in reality it gave others an exploitable opportunity.
Madam Yuanmu was not among the ten Heavenly Venerables, yet she had seized this opportunity—while the ten Heavenly Venerables were caught off guard, she controlled the Heavenly Emperor's physical body and used this body to issue an edict, manufacturing a divine artifact Heavenly Venerable for herself!
"If Shepherd Heavenly Venerable seizes this opportunity—heh heh, this fellow would probably also make himself a divine artifact Heavenly Venerable!"
Langxuan Divine Emperor looked toward Shen Mu, and his heart gave a start. Sure enough, Shen Mu's eyes were gleaming wickedly—clearly he too had thought of exploiting the Heavenly Emperor's physical body to manufacture a divine artifact Heavenly Venerable for himself!
He coughed, reminding Hao Heavenly Venerable, who immediately understood and said indifferently, "Shi Qiluo, keeping your dog's head still has its uses. I will not pursue this matter further. From now on, without the handwritten edicts of all the Heavenly Venerables, even if the Heavenly Emperor himself comes in person, you are not permitted to manufacture divine artifact Heavenly Venerables!"
Shi Qiluo hastily professed his loyalty: "This humble minister follows only the Heavenly Venerables' lead!"
Hao Heavenly Venerable strode away, and Langxuan Divine Emperor followed, laughing: "Fellow Daoist truly has excellent methods. This time Shepherd Heavenly Venerable will not be able to stir up trouble again."
Shi Qiluo waited until they were far away before crawling up and brushing the dirt off his knees.
Shen Mu laughed: "The mighty master of Zaofu Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly Court's foremost forgery master—yet you grovel so abjectly, kneeling to others. Palace Master Shi, your Emperor Throne cultivation has quite a bit of water in it."
Shi Qiluo's face turned haughty, and he sneered: "Shepherd Heavenly Venerable, are you also from Jingping? I will not yield you even a single point here—but out of respect for your being a Heavenly Venerable, I will yield you half a point."
Shen Mu was about to say more when Ling Yuxiu quietly tugged at his clothes, and he fell silent.
Ling Yuxiu waved her hand: "Unload the goods!"
The gods and demons of Jingping on the ships immediately set to work. Ling Yuxiu said to Shen Mu: "Half a point is already enough. Actually, we can still make some profit. In recent years the Heavenly Court has been attacking the Great Void, printing vast amounts of heavenly currency, and prices across many heavens have soared. Where did you come from?"