Chapter 1313 — The Giant Shadow Returns
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 3
Shen Mu's face lost every trace of blood in an instant, going pale as death, and he said in a trembling voice: "Brother Taiyi, do not jest! How could I possibly bear it? I will summon my entire family and move away at once!
" The youthful Taiyi watched him with a faint, ambiguous smile and did not try to stop him.
Shen Mu waited a while, and seeing that Taiyi made no move to stop him, he nonetheless did not leave.
"I know you very well, Mu Tianzun," the youthful Taiyi said with a smile.
"Back when you were studying at the Hidden Remnant Village, I transformed into a Crested Fire Pheasant Dragon and observed you for several years. Mu Tianzun, faced with a situation like this, you would feel no fear; instead, you would feel an even keener curiosity. " Shen Mu sagged, feeling that everything about him had been seen through. The youthful Taiyi went on: "If it were anyone else, the great horror of this place—or even the horror of having seen the previous universe annihilated—would suffice to crush his Dao heart and drive him to utter collapse.
But last time, you took Taisu to the previous epoch and witnessed the destruction of the universe firsthand.
When you came back, your Dao heart was wholly unhindered. Instead, you were ready to search for Taisu and kill her. " Shen Mu laughed. "The past cannot be chased. Cherish the present and the future—that is what the Hidden Remnant Village taught me. " Curiosity rose in him again, and he asked: "Brother, did you truly transform into a Crested Fire Pheasant Dragon?
" The youthful Taiyi nodded helplessly. Shen Mu said eagerly: "Then during the New Year, were you carried onto our dining table?
" The youthful Taiyi grew even more helpless and nodded again.
"It was the Blind Old Man who did the deed.
He said I was the fattest, and you all enjoyed it greatly. .
. But enough of that. You will never leave the Hundred Thousand Black Mountains. Since you won't leave, what will you do?
" Shen Mu's eyes blazed. He suddenly smacked his palm and laughed: "Keep mining, of course! Gold is everywhere here.
Dig out the veins left from the previous epoch, and it's all treasure, enough to build up Jingping!
" The youthful Taiyi was silent for a long moment. Shen Mu continued: "And we'll take their treasures too! Every last one of their treasures must be of the finest grade.
Naturally, they won't be willing, so I need to forge a treasure specially for chopping off their hands!
" The youthful Taiyi was stunned for a while, then said: "If they climb over from the previous epoch.
. . " "Then we kill them," Shen Mu said carelessly, laughing.
"Kill one for every one that comes; it's not such a great matter. With your seals suppressing this place, they can't all come crawling out at once, can they?
" The youthful Taiyi sighed. "If the Ancestral Court becomes a battlefield again, they truly might crawl out. By then, even I could not suppress them. " Shen Mu laughed heartily, brimming with confidence: "The Ten Celestial Venerables check one another—who would dare act in the Ancestral Court? The Primordial Heavenly Emperor, the Earth Earl, and the Sky Lord all know its dangers, and the Empress and her sisters know its perils too.
They won't make a move.
Brother Taiyi, you are worrying over shadows! " Even as he spoke, Jiang Yunjian flew over: "Godfather, a messenger from Consort Yan requests an audience. " Shen Mu's heart stirred.
He thrust the willow branch and the small iron bucket back into the youthful Taiyi's hands and laughed: "My business has come, Brother Taiyi.
You'll have to mend these black mountains yourself. " The youthful Taiyi helplessly took the willow branch and lifted the bucket, watching him walk away. Jiang Yunjian was about to slip off, but the youthful Taiyi called him back.