Chapter 1541 — Asking Heaven for the Dao
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
Shen Mu had no sooner retreated to the little boat than the Ten Heavenly Venerables discovered him, and each privately thought, "What a crafty devil! " "Venerable Mu, since you've come, why leave?
" Venerable Xiao's voice came over.
Shen Mu's feet landed on the boat, and only then did he relax. With a smile he said, "I saw you all like wolves and tigers, closing in on a young wife fair as a flower. I felt uneasy, and since I wasn't about to rush in and save her, the only thing to do was withdraw. " The Patriarch God-King snorted.
"A young wife fair as a flower? Can the Grand Emperor be considered a young wife fair as a flower?
Ridiculous!
" "A base, father-killing wretch—does he deserve to comment on the Grand Emperor? " Shen Mu barked. Consort Qiang could not help feeling a little kindness toward him.
"So even this villain speaks up for me sometimes. . . Hah! The wretch is only muddying the water!
" The Patriarch God-King flew into a rage and suddenly burst into laughter. "Heavenly Duke?
Venerable Mu, don't you forget—the order to attack the Heavenly Duke was issued by you before the eyes of the world! And now I am the Heavenly Duke! Who dares to find fault with me? Are you not afraid of living out your days without sunlight?
Offend me, and I'll shut off the sun and the starlight of the entire world!
" Shen Mu smiled. "Patriarch Heavenly Duke truly has a generous heart, not at all like the petty, small-minded Heavenly Duke.
Who said Consort Qiang is the Grand Emperor? " Then he changed tack and said indignantly, "Even the Ten Heavenly Venerables must have evidence before killing people, especially a Heavenly Venerable who has rendered service to the world!
Consort Qiang is the consort of the Heavenly Emperor and a Heavenly Venerable in her own right.
Without solid evidence, wanting to kill her goes against both reason and decency! " Consort Qiang turned her gaze to him, thinking, "When did this fellow learn to speak so pleasantly?
" Venerable Gong suddenly said, "Could it be that Venerable Mu is mourning one of his own kind? Are you afraid that after we eliminate the Grand Emperor, we'll turn around and eliminate you? " In one sentence she had exposed Shen Mu's true thought.
He was indeed worried that once they dealt with Consort Qiang, they would come for him next, so he spoke up for her.
To defend Consort Qiang was to defend himself. If the Ten could tolerate the Grand Emperor, then tolerating a mere Venerable Mu was not a great matter.
Venerable Hao said coolly, "Venerable Mu, I'm afraid you guessed wrong. We surrounded Consort Qiang to make her lead us into the secrets of this Jade Capital, not to kill her.
" Shen Mu's heart lurched; he understood. Venerable Hao, Venerable Xiao, and the others had split into two parties, each entering the River of Chaos in an attempt to cross to the other shore, but they had all lost their way in it. They must have run into Consort Qiang by chance, followed her, and only thus found this place.
Their purpose in surrounding her was naturally not murder. They had seen another great River of Chaos blocking the way ahead, so they stopped her and forced her to lead them across! Sure enough, Venerable Xiao said with a half-smile, "Consort Qiang has colluded with mighty beings from a past universe; her crime deserves death ten thousand times over, and it would be only right for us to execute her. Still, she has her uses. We still need her help to cross this great River of Chaos, explore the mysteries of the Jade Capital, and save the people of the world from fire and flood.
" "I went after a fox and only got its stink on me.
" Shen Mu secretly regretted. Shi Qiluo's face, thick with whiskers, rippled into a grin, and he stuck out his tongue at Shen Mu. Shen Mu pretended not to see, thinking, "This time I've stumbled, but not too badly. All I have to do is retreat into the River of Chaos and they can't touch me.