Chapter 1413 — Co-Lord of the Heavenly Alliance
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Yun Chuxiu saw two trails of blood flowing from his ears, two streams of bloody tears from his eyes, and two lines of blood from his nostrils. She quietly glanced at his lower body.
Shen Mu flew into a rage. "Where are you looking?"
Yun Chuxiu hastily smiled. "I was checking whether you'd bleed down there too. Pity you didn't."
Shen Mu snorted. "Why did you come with this clone? At a summit of the Heavenly Alliance's leaders, the least you could do is bring out Yuanmu's body. Otherwise it's far too disrespectful. You should have gotten Yuanmu's body back by now, haven't you?"
"Of course I got it back."
Yun Chuxiu said indifferently, "You had Heavenly Venerable You scheme against me, using my body to coerce me into repairing that divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Venerable, in Tubo's hands. If I hadn't gotten my body back, everyone in your Jingping would be dead by now."
"Didn't you set me up too? Heavenly Venerable Gong, Divine Emperor Langxuan, and Consort Yan all came looking for me—nearly stripped a layer off my hide."
Shen Mu activated the Heavenly Palace of the Medical Dao to suppress his Dao wound and heal it gradually. Though the wound was severe, Heavenly Venerable Hong had not used his full strength, wanting to spare Shen Mu's life; thus the Heavenly Palace of the Medical Dao could still cure it.
Ever since the Pill Master had demonstrated the power of the Heavenly Palace of the Medical Dao and used the medical Dao on Heavenly Venerable Yue, Shen Mu's attainments in the medical Dao had grown ever more refined.
The Pill Master's medical Dao and Heavenly Palace of the Medical Dao were truly exquisite and wondrous, possessing aspects beyond even the Dao of Creation.
Yun Chuxiu sighed and said with grievance, "This time, attending the meeting, I couldn't use Yuanmu's body, nor could I directly activate Shi Qiluo. Otherwise, if the Ten Heavenly Venerables had ill intentions, wouldn't I lose a body and my life? So I came with this body first. Once everything is certain, it won't be too late to reveal myself."
The two walked into the Jade Pool Lodge. Shen Mu no longer bled from his seven orifices, and his injuries had calmed somewhat, though his face was still a little sallow. He said with emotion, "Back then, this is where I beat your son, Heavenly Venerable Hao. It started from the side palace hall ahead."
Yun Chuxiu recalled the past with a flood of emotion. "Pity you didn't beat him to death. Your skills were too poor. If you'd killed him, none of what came later would have happened."
Shen Mu said angrily, "Wasn't it you who stopped me back then?"
Yun Chuxiu hastily begged pardon. "Back then, it was my first time having a child, and my motherly protective instinct was fierce. Seeing you so fierce and actually wounding my son, of course I was frantic. You were so ferocious then, it made my heart flutter like a deer—turned this young matron's heart into a maiden's..."
Shen Mu was speechless. This little wench never spoke a true word. Of course, hearing sweet talk from this little wench was far more pleasant than hearing it from Shi Qiluo.
The two passed through the side palace hall and arrived before the Heavenly Venerable Hall.
Yun Chuxiu looked a little frantic and tugged at his sleeve. Shen Mu hastily broke free. Lady Yuanmu was a crafty and eccentric ancient god; none of her words, not even her expressions, could be trusted.
"When this woman turns ruthless, she'll even deceive herself! She's not frantic at all—she's just putting on this act."
The two entered the hall. Heavenly Venerables Hao, Huo, Xu, Lang, Zu, Gong, Qiang, and Yan had already arrived, each seated in two rows.
In the center, at the main seats, lay five cushions, representing the five who had founded the Heavenly Alliance.