The Emperor’s Counterattack

In the last life, Qi Zhiheng was a low-level cultivator with poor personal quality in the Xuanyue mainland, which was respected by martial arts. He was expelled from his home and became a small lan...

Chapter 477

After being lectured by his two fathers for a while, Erbao simply hid away and started cultivating.

He needed to break through in a short time, so Hu Ren followed behind him and went to cultivate as well.

Qi Zhiheng sent invitations to the other divine realms. After obtaining permission from the emperors of those realms, he sent people to their territories to spread the word. Immortal emperors and divine lords could apply, and naturally, they had to pay some resources as an application fee.

Everyone knew that Qi Zhiheng was actually planning to find suitable Daoist partners for his two sons, and immediately some Immortal Emperors signed up.

As for the divine rulers, they are still observing.

Although Qi Zhiheng is also an Emperor, the Guiyi Divine Realm is still a newly established divine realm. Who knows how it will develop in the future? They currently only know that Qi Zhiheng is an alchemist, capable of producing a considerable number of pills, and those pills are indeed quite effective. However, this isn't Qi Zhiheng choosing a Daoist partner; it's his sons choosing theirs. As far as they know, only one of his sons seems to have become a Divine Lord; the other two are only Immortal Emperors.

Qi Zhiheng not only had his son make public appearances, but he also dragged out all the single members of the Qi family.

This included Qi Zhiheng's great-uncle Qi Nan, and his two twin brothers.

Although Qi Nan's seniority is considerable, compared to the people of the Immortal Realm and the Divine Realm, Qi Nan is already quite young.

With the enhancement of Qi Zhiheng's divine bloodline, the cultivation levels of the Qi family members rose rapidly. In just a few decades, the cultivation levels of the Qi family members had all reached at least the Immortal Emperor level. Yang Yitian summoned his father, Yang Xingchen, and also had his elder brother and younger sister participate. This gathering of several Immortal Emperors and Divine Lords from the God Realm was a rare opportunity.

Yang Yitian has put in a lot of effort to organize this event; if not everyone can find a partner, wouldn't that be a complete waste of this opportunity?

There was actually a certain connection between the triplets. After Qi Boxing broke through to become a God-King, Qi Boyang and Qi Boyue both felt something, and this connection seemed to be guiding them to take another step forward.

Not long after, Qi Boyue and Qi Boyue underwent tribulation at almost the same time, which was a great spectacle in the God Realm.

Many people stopped to watch.

Upon learning that Qi Zhiheng's two sons were breaking through to the Divine Lord level, the Divine Lords who had previously hesitated also went to register.

The status of a God-King and a Celestial Emperor is not the same. They might not go to participate just because the other party is a Celestial Emperor, but if the other party is a God-King, the result will be different.

Yang Yitian was very satisfied with the large number of people who had signed up. It seemed that the environment he had created earlier would need to be expanded.

While they were busy here, Qi Boxing also encountered some problems.

"Uncle Yangxi, I'm going to a divine realm ruin in a couple of days, and I might not be back for a while," Qi Boxing explained to Yangxi.

Yang Xi nodded: "It's nothing, you go ahead. Are you going with the other four Divine Lords this time?"

Qi Boxing unconsciously placed Yang Xi in the group of patriarchs in his mind and subconsciously replied, "Yes, this time the God Realm Ruins are more dangerous than before, so traveling in groups is the safest option."

Yang Xi also thought it made sense.

Seeing that Yang Xi was so easy to talk to, Qi Boxing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Qi Boxing breathed a sigh of relief far too soon.

Qi Boxing met up with the other four Divine Lords as agreed. Just as they were preparing to go to the secret realm, the smile on Qi Boxing's face almost cracked.

Yang Xi found herself standing in the middle of the group at some point.

Upon seeing Yang Xi, the several deities immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No need for formalities," Yang Xi said with a flourish.

Qi Boxing looked helpless: "Uncle Yangxi, what brings you here?"

Yang Xi said, "The Divine Realm Ruins are fraught with danger, so of course I'm going with you. I promised your father I'd take good care of you, and if something happens to you, how can I face him?" Most importantly, Qi Zhiheng also said to be careful of the people Qi Boxing knew. If he didn't come along, how could he keep an eye on them once they left Yang Xi's Divine Realm? He had at least obtained a considerable amount of pills from Qi Zhiheng, and his control over divine power and understanding of the laws had deepened during this time.

In order to live up to this great gift, he had no choice but to dedicate some of his time to following Qi Boxing.

The other deities were somewhat puzzled, but also became more wary.

"Let's go." Yang Xi took Qi Boxing with her, opened the spatial passage, and brought him inside.

The four deities, who were left far behind, had mixed feelings but had no choice but to follow.

Then, ever since Yangxi Shenjun caught up with them, the opportunities to spend time alone together that they used to have were gone.

Because Yang Xi would never leave Qi Boxing by more than ten steps. Previously, there might have been talk of division of labor and other similar arrangements to relocate others, but Yang Xi is a Divine Lord!

Do they dare to point fingers at the God?!

Therefore, this benefit was discontinued.

Qi Boxing was also a little depressed, feeling like he was being watched by his parents when he was secretly going on a date with someone else.

Originally, he felt a bit bored staying in Yangxi's temple and being watched by Yangxi, so he thought he would go to other divine ruins to get away from surveillance and be more at ease.

Who would have thought that Yang Xi, an emperor from the God Realm, would actually come along with him!

Given the current situation, there's nothing he can do.

They stayed in the secret realm for a few days in a somewhat awkward manner before returning.

Yang Xi left with Qi Boxing, and the other deities had no choice but to bid farewell and depart as well.

Qi Boxing was somewhat annoyed, but he still obediently followed Yang Xi back to the temple. He thought to himself, although Yang Xi had gone out with him this time, as an Emperor, she shouldn't have time to go out with him every time.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

So, just a few days later, Qi Boxing once again suggested that he go to the ruins of the God Realm, and Yang Xi agreed again, and accompanied him there.

Qi Boxing refused, saying, "Uncle Yangxi, you are so busy with important matters. It's really inappropriate for you to spend so much time fooling around with me. Don't worry, the danger of the God Realm Ruins this time is very low. There will definitely be no accidents. I can go by myself."

Yang Xi asked, "Go with the four Divine Lords?"

Nothing in the Yangxi Divine Realm can escape Yangxi's scrutiny. As long as Qi Boxing gathers with the other divine lords, Yangxi will know whether he is lying or not.

Qi Boxing felt a chill run down his spine and had no choice but to tell the truth: "Yes, with several Divine Lords present, we certainly won't encounter any danger."

Yang Xi thought to himself, "It's precisely because there are several divine lords around that I can't feel at ease!"

And so, Yang Xi went along on this trip again.

The third, fourth, fifth...

Yang Xi would follow Qi Boxing whenever he wanted to go out.

After some time, the gods seemed to have figured it out!

After exploring a divine realm ruin, Yang Xi led Qi Boxing away from the ruin, leaving only a few divine lords inside.

The gods did not immediately follow.

Mingyi Divine Lord asked, "Why does the Emperor always insist on entering the divine realm ruins with us?"

The Starry God Lord's expression was solemn: "I'm afraid his true intentions are not what they seem."

Vast Divine Lord said, "Are you saying that he intends to gamble on the stars?"

Crimson Flame Divine Lord was somewhat displeased: "If the Emperor really takes a liking to Bo Xing, then how can we possibly have any chance of winning!"

They were all interested in Qi Boxing, otherwise they wouldn't have been following him around. Plus, Qi Boxing had a good background and was quite capable, so they got along fairly well.

But if it were truly the Emperor who wanted to intercept it, they simply didn't have the strength to compete for it.

The Vast Divine Lord said, "It's not certain whether it's as we think."

Crimson Flame Divine Lord said, "What else is uncertain? Isn't it obvious? The Emperor is extremely busy. If he hadn't taken a liking to Bo Xing, why would he have been following him all this time?"

"Perhaps it really was entrusted by a close friend?" Starry God Lord tentatively guessed.

Lord Mingyi rolled his eyes in a very uncouth manner: "Can you even believe what you're saying?"

Besides the frustration of these few deities, Qi Boxing was also very frustrated.

He felt that things couldn't go on like this, and he needed to think of a way to make Yang Xi never dare to follow him again!

So when Qi Boxing suggested going to the secret realm of the gods again, Yang Xi followed him.

When they were about to enter the ruins of the divine realm, Yang Xi realized something was wrong: "Where are the four divine lords?"

Qi Boxing spread his hands and said, "Uncle, you always come with me, so we never encounter any danger. Since there's no danger, why would I need four Divine Lords to come with me?"

Yang Xi suddenly felt that there was some truth to it, but if those people didn't follow, then she didn't need to follow either.

Wait, we still need to rule out any potential dangers. Yang Xi felt it would be safer to go with them.

So he led Qi Boxing into the ruins of the divine realm.

"Uncle, let's go take a look over there." Qi Boxing immediately took Yang Xi's hand.

Yang Xi said calmly, "Okay."

At first, Yang Xi didn't think anything of it. But after two days, he felt something was off. When there were other Divine Lords around, he didn't think much of it. Now, with only the two of them in the ruins, Yang Xi felt the air was thick with tension. Especially when Qi Boxing kept making seemingly casual physical contact with his hand and waist, Yang Xi felt even more uncomfortable. But if he rashly pulled away, wouldn't that mean Qi Boxing had something to hide?

Yang Xi had no choice but to pretend to be nonchalant and continue to accompany Qi Boxing to finish searching for what they were looking for.

"We've found the items, let's go back." Yang Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Qi Boxing suddenly threw himself into Yang Xi's arms. Yang Xi was caught off guard and was immediately hit hard.

Qi Boxing was shorter than Yang Xi, only reaching his neck. He brought his lips close to Yang Xi's ear and whispered, "Uncle..."