Seeing the Heavenly Emperor so composed, Emperor Baiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he led his troops into battle, they had discussed the possibility of Bian Lang leading his men to attack the Heavenly Realm.
Although the possibility was extremely slim, they still discussed it and proposed various defensive measures.
Some of the measures are really good, but they remain only in discussion and have never been put into action.
Emperor Baiyang was blocked behind him, and the Heavenly Emperor could not see him. At this moment, he was trying to see if he could break through the restraints at the critical moment and lend a helping hand to the Heavenly Emperor.
Bian Lang shook the Soul-Capturing Bell and laughed, "Before that, please have the Heavenly Emperor sign for this corpse."
"A corpse?" The Heavenly Emperor was somewhat bewildered.
It's utterly ridiculous that Bian Lang, who came to the Heavenly Realm to cause trouble, would even bring a corpse as a gift.
But when the Heavenly Emperor saw the corpse clearly, his expression changed drastically, and he even took a few steps back.
Judging from the Heavenly Emperor's reaction, he was clearly very familiar with Ruyan.
"Heavenly Emperor, judging from your reaction, could it be that Ruyan is another pitiful fairy you abandoned to the mortal realm and died?" Shangguan Hongyu believed that there were many more immortals who died tragically in the mortal realm than just Qingyun and Ruyan. They just hadn't been discovered yet.
This gives a glimpse into how filthy the heavenly realm, which mortals perceive as sacred and flawless, truly is.
The Heavenly Emperor's face was unusually cold, and after a long while, he asked, "How did you find her?"
Bian Lang laughed and said, "I'm a corpse driver."
The Heavenly Emperor's gaze was extremely complex. Even if Bian Lang, who was a corpse driver, was able to find Ru Yan's body, he could not possibly know the relationship between Ru Yan and him.
However, Bian Lang still brought Ru Yan's corpse from the mortal realm to the celestial realm, right up to him, which inevitably aroused his suspicion. In fact, Bian Lang knew a great deal.
In reality, Bian Lang knew nothing; he was simply following the task given to him by the Corpse Brother to drive Ru Yan's corpse to the Heavenly Palace.
As the saying goes, people with a guilty conscience tend to be more suspicious and prone to overthinking.
"Heavenly Emperor, please accept this corpse first, and then we can resolve our conflict," Bian Lang urged again.
Before eliminating the Heavenly Emperor, the task of transporting corpses must be completed first.
With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Emperor took Ruyan's corpse away.
Looking closely at Ruyan's corpse, the Heavenly Emperor was overwhelmed with mixed emotions, and his expression turned sorrowful.
"Your Majesty, who is this person?" Luo Xiafei asked.
Luo Xiafei was fairly familiar with the past history of the Heavenly Realm, but the name Ruyan had never appeared in the register of immortals.
Even Qingyun, who died in the mortal realm, can now be found in the register of immortals.
Even those who have been stripped of their immortal status will leave traces.
But Ruyan left no trace, which is truly strange.
The Heavenly Emperor said, "She is a mortal."
"A mortal?" Luo Xiafei was greatly shocked.
Even Emperor Baiyang frowned slightly.
As the Heavenly Emperor, he couldn't possibly recognize mortals, unless...
The Heavenly Emperor used to frequently descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations. If he were to have an affair with a mortal girl, there was a chance, but the immortals would never believe it.
The gods are ruthless; this is a rule personally established by the Heavenly Emperor, so that the immortals will not be bound by emotions and can better protect all realms.
However, if the Heavenly Emperor were to have an affair with a mortal woman while undergoing tribulations in the human realm, then this heavenly rule would truly become a joke.
"How does the Emperor know mortals?" Luo Xiafei asked again.
The Heavenly Emperor chuckled and said, "I have experienced many tribulations in the mortal realm and have come to know some mortals. Isn't that quite normal?"
Even so, Luo Xiafei still felt that something was strange about the matter.
When the Heavenly Emperor goes through tribulations in the mortal realm, he will mostly interact with ordinary people. However, it is quite unusual for him to still remember a certain mortal woman after many years.
However, if the Heavenly Emperor himself does not acknowledge it, no one can know the truth.
[Successfully transported Ruyan's remains to the Heavenly Palace, reward: Corpse Control Technique.]
After the Heavenly Emperor received Ruyan's remains, Bian Lang successfully completed his mission of transporting the corpse.
However, the corpse control skill that was awarded this time was not the kind of corpse control that all corpse drivers knew; rather, it was the ability to manipulate corpses to recount their life stories.
It can be said that the reward given by the Corpse Brother came at a very opportune time.
Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor was still being secretive, Bian Lang laughed and said, "Actually, if you want to know what happened to Miss Ruyan before she died, you only need to let her speak for herself."
"She has been dead for who knows how many years. How can we make her speak?" Luo Xiafei racked his brains but could not think of any magic that could do this.
There are indeed countless strange and wonderful spells in the world that can accomplish all sorts of things.
Let alone celestial beings, even mortal cultivators can accomplish things that seem impossible to ordinary people.
The Heavenly Emperor frowned as he looked at Bian Lang, worried that since Bian Lang dared to say such a thing, he might actually be able to make the dead speak.
The Heavenly Emperor spent his entire life without ever encountering similar magic.
But Bian Lang is a corpse driver, someone who deals with corpses, so his understanding of dead bodies must far surpass theirs.
If Bian Lang were just an ordinary corpse driver, the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't have thought much of it. But Bian Lang is no ordinary corpse driver; he can stir up the Heavenly Realm into such a state, which shows his abilities.
The Heavenly Emperor knew he couldn't dwell on this matter any longer and had to quickly dispose of Ruyan's body, otherwise the Heavenly Realm would truly descend into chaos.
Bian Lang waved his hand and brought Ru Yan's body back to his side, laughing, "Anyway, we have plenty of time. Tonight, let's listen to Miss Ru Yan's story."
"Husband, can you really make the dead talk?" Shangguan Hongyu asked, her face full of disbelief.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "Although I haven't tried it before, it's worth a try now. Maybe I'll succeed."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that Bian Lang was exaggerating.
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