Chapter 1217 — The Year of the Ancient Emperor's Reign
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In all this, the Moon Heavenly Venerable's merit was beyond measure. Shen Mu gazed with admiration at the woman ahead of him; she had given far too much for this era.
Yet the Extraterritorial Heavenly Court's harvest was at hand, and the Ancient Emperor Era was about to be extinguished with the death of the Earth Mother Prime Sovereign, the disappearance of the Ling Heavenly Venerable, and the crippling of the Moon Heavenly Venerable.
A dull ache stirred in his heart. The Moon Heavenly Venerable chatted and laughed, then suddenly said with a mysterious smile, "Just ahead is where I live.
I have one more thing that will astonish you—something you would never imagine. .
. " She could not hold back after all and told Shen Mu straight out, chuckling, "The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird—no one knows with whom—bore a child, and before it was even born she hurriedly sent the egg to me.
She said it was no longer safe where she was, and asked me to raise the child for her.
The child was born very early, a girl, and ate the whole eggshell clean.
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Shen Mu's eyes lit up.
The Moon Heavenly Venerable chuckled, "Her name is Yan'er!
A thoughtful girl, and so clingy! Everyone in my palace has been fed by her until they're plump and fair; if I didn't restrain myself a little, I'd be fed plump and fair too!
I have a disciple named Xiayu, and she was fed by her until she could barely fly. . . "
Shen Mu nodded with a smile, involuntarily picturing the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu—a nine-headed phoenix—fed by Yan'er until round and plump, unable to fly.
"We mustn't let her see you.
If you get worked up and explode, that would be terrible. " The Moon Heavenly Venerable's face took on a worried look again. "I'll keep a close watch on her and not let her run over to your side. This girl is clingy, and she likes to feed people mouth-to-mouth.
With girls it's all right, but no boy could possibly withstand such temptation. .
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Her palace had arrived. The Moon Heavenly Venerable brought them inside and said, "I'll fold some space for you to stay in for now; Yan'er won't run in. I remain here to keep the Earth Mother Prime Sovereign in check.
As long as I am here, she will not dare act out. When you are freed from this strange state, I'll take you to the Ancient Emperor Heavenly Court for a look. Sister Ling is there. When she sees you, she'll be so excited she'll go mad. "
Shen Mu nodded with a smile.
"You can't get excited—how dull.
Stay here for now. If we can't undo your current state, I'll go find Sister Ling and drag her out of her study no matter what.
"
The Moon Heavenly Venerable rolled her eyes, then stealthily poked Shen Mu's body. Shen Mu said helplessly, "Sister Moon, stop playing around.
"
The Moon Heavenly Venerable chuckled and turned to leave, saying, "I still have some government affairs to attend to. I won't have much time to stay in the palace; when I've finished, I'll come visit you again.
Oh, right! " She reached out and drew a line through the air, sketching out a doorway, and said with a smile, "Don't go running out this door. If you do, others will surely be scared half to death by your forms. Also, the space here follows the sun; there will never be night, so you needn't worry about returning to your own era.
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Shen Mu nodded gently. This place was not bad—there was sky and earth, clear mountains and fine waters, and no outsiders to disturb him, so he could calm his mind and study his current strange state.
The Moon Heavenly Venerable closed the door and left.
Wei Suifeng went at once to settle the Yulin Army soldiers; the Dragon Elder King and the seven Dragon Elders each found a place to stay for the time being, without disturbing Shen Mu. Shen Mu tried to rouse his divine ability, and found that it could still be used—more than that, it activated even faster.