Chapter 1306 — Mistakenly Aboard the Owl's Boat
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
" The girl Taiyi shot him a look. "One small bucket of that water a day, no more, and today's is already used up. Gone.
" Shen Mu's face fell.
The girl Taiyi turned to leave. "Tonight stay here with the bow and wait for that prehistoric being to descend.
When the earth quakes and the mountains shake, that is when he tries to descend.
Wait for the quaking to begin, count to ten, then draw the bow and loose an arrow at that place. If he has not come out by dawn, he will not come out at all. " Shen Mu's heart thumped with unease, and he said hurriedly, "Daoist brother, you. . . " "Set your mind at ease.
Tonight I will come and lend a hand.
" The girl vanished from sight in an instant. Shen Mu gripped the divine bow tight, steadied himself, and let his heart settle.
"Taiyi is, after all, the most ancient of the ancient gods, and has already attained the Great Transcendence; he is no weakling like Taishi. With him here, tonight is certain to pass safely. " The First Ancestor, Silent Craftsman and the rest came hurrying up, and Blind Elder asked with concern, "Shen'er, are you hurt? Let the Alchemist have a look at you, quickly!
" Shen Mu rolled his eyes at them and recounted what had just happened; they were all aghast. A hopeful look came over Shen Mu's face.
"Who will stand watch here with me tonight? " Blind Elder turned and walked off.
"We have proper business of our own. Silent Craftsman, come, let us go on refining the treasures within the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner.
" Silent Craftsman followed him. "Just so.
There are far too many precious things in the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner; years of work yet, I fear, before they are all refined. Alchemist, have you not spirit pills still to refine? " The Alchemist hurried after them, then looked back.
"Fat Dragon, Yan'er, come help me light the fire! Yun Jian, you stinking brat, what are you bustling over here for? Your godfather is courting death, do you want to die too?
" Dragon Qilin hesitated a moment, then shook his head and wagged his tail and followed, leaving Shen Mu where he stood. Yan'er thrust the Moon Celestial Worthy's lantern into Shen Mu's hands.
"Take care of yourself, young master! " With that she fled like a puff of smoke.
Shen Mu looked toward the First Ancestor and the Human Emperors Yishan, Qi Kang and the others, and his face lit with joy. "The Human Emperors take the future of every race as their own charge, shouldering the future of the human race. .
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" "We are former Human Emperors. We shed that duty long ago. " Human Emperor Qi Kang patted his shoulder and said, with weighty earnestness, "It is time you took a disciple. Dump the burden on your disciple's shoulders; that is how all these old fellows did it back then.
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Off we go, off we go. Do not disturb Shen'er in his pure cultivation! " The First Ancestor, Human Emperor, walked last.
He came before Shen Mu, thought a while, sighed, shook his head, and followed the other Human Emperors. Shen Mu stood there woodenly, and after a long while he sighed and said in a low voice, "True feeling shows itself in adversity. Only Daoist friend Taishi is a friend who knows my heart, and will walk on with me. " The Egg of Taishi struggled with all its might, trying to break free, but Shen Mu's palm clamped down on it and it could not escape that place. It raged, "You who are surnamed Shen, the disaster is of your own making, so bear it yourself.
Why drag me in?
I have not yet been born into the world; I have no such power! " "You are the only one who treats me well. " Shen Mu spoke with utter sincerity.
The Egg of Taishi truly could not get away, and so resigned itself.
"Fine, I will keep you company. It will be something to see, after all, an expert of the previous cosmos.