This was the first time that Xia Xiao worried about receiving gifts. Whether it was the Xia family's return to Zhenxun, his marriage to Azhu, or the establishment of the Huang Palace, he received many gifts.
Some gifts can be accepted, as it is a way of showing a friendly attitude. But the Heavenly Palace prepared too much, and there were several small hills, which made Xia Xiao frown secretly. No matter how eloquent he was, could he say that the old guy had lived for more than 100,000 years? No one could take away what they wanted, and they would never take back what they wanted to give.
The old man who had been driving the car and another Heavenly King stood in front of the Nine Small Palace Masters and the Seven Hall Masters. After the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall returned to his seat, he returned the greeting to Xia Xiao. Although the etiquette was a bit more verbose, it was enough to show their importance. The Heavenly King, who usually did not appear in front of the crowd, spoke first and said:
"I will escort you two back to your residence. Please be sure to take these gifts with you. These are gifts that our Tiangong has prepared for Huangdian. They are also gifts specially prepared for you by various palaces and halls."
"Senior, there are so many gifts, how can I take them all?"
"You have helped the Palace Master and are so humble and polite. You must be virtuous and capable. This is a clear order we received. If we don't accept it, wouldn't it seem that we are incompetent?"
"But this is too much. We appreciate your kindness, but you can always charge less."
"Then who are you going to take it from?"
The old man smiled slyly, and without waiting for Xia Xiao to choose, he added:
"If you only take the ones from the Punishment Hall, others will be unhappy. They are all ready. Wouldn't it be disrespectful if you don't take them away? If you want others' things and not the Punishment Hall's, didn't the Punishment Hall Master accompany you for half a day for nothing?"
With a wave of his hand, all the gifts were collected by twenty empty rings. Judging from the quality, most of them were of medium quality, and two were of high quality. Apart from other things, these things alone were enough to make other forces jealous. However, the Heavenly Palace had always been generous, and for the Desolate Palace at this time, it was even more extravagant to the extreme, but this was still just the beginning.
In the future, there might be similar conflicts, but they would just be angry but not speak out, which was useless. When the old man strung the empty ring on a string and handed it out casually like giving a string of money, Xia Xiao quickly waved his hand to refuse.
"Senior, this is really not possible. We can just take the gifts from the Heavenly Palace. We won't accept these."
As they spoke, Xia Xiao and Azhu both took off the empty rings on their fingers. Just as the senior said before, they couldn't accept the gift from Tianquan Temple and not accept others'. But before the empty ring left their fingertips, their movements had already solidified. Azhu was about to break it open, but the old man cried out and advised earnestly:
"These are all gifts from my heart. You should take them back to Huangdian for use. How wonderful!"
Seeing the senior's irresistible look, Xia Xiao's face was full of bitterness. When the surroundings returned to normal, the empty ring was already in his hand. Xia Xiao and Azhu looked at each other, both smiled bitterly, and had to accept it. After all, it was already in their hands. Xia Xiao knew that he would be grateful if he took someone's money, and he would be soft-hearted if he ate someone's money. So he bowed to everyone and said:
"If I can help you in the future, please don't hesitate to ask for your help."
With these words, these people achieved their goal and could send Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu away with peace of mind. Feeling embarrassed, Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu walked quickly and entered the carriage that was like a small palace after being sent off by everyone.
"Congratulations to you two adults——"
Everyone in the Heavenly Palace spoke together, causing Xia Xiao to tremble all over, but he was not excited, but embarrassed. He quickly smacked his lips, which made Ah Zhu laugh.
"It's all taken. Don't think about it anymore."
Although Xia Xiao nodded, he still said:
"If my master finds out when I go back, I'll inevitably be scolded. With so much money, how much good will I have to do in the future to repay it?"
"It would be fine if the Palace Master breaks through the shackles, but if he fails, that would be really embarrassing."
After Ah Zhu said this, Xia Xiao put the empty ring on the table and sighed deeply. But this sigh attracted the senior who was driving outside the door.
"If others received gifts from the Heavenly Palace, they would be extremely happy, but you are so sad. It's really rare."
"It's mainly because the gifts are too many and the feelings are too heavy, and some people can't bear it."
"The Palace Master has spent 100,000 years trying to break through the realm but to no avail. Your appearance has given him a precious opportunity. What is there to be unbearable about this? If it were me, I would not be happy if I gave him less! Besides, we are all family sooner or later. Don't be so polite and seem unfamiliar. It's good to be humble, but you have to be moderate in your arrogance. Do you understand?"
We are on the same continent, but the situation here is different from that in the Great Wilderness. We are indeed one family. Therefore, Xia Xiao nodded with a smile, as if he understood. Ah Zhu sat on the edge of the bed and crossed his legs.
"Senior, I didn't expect that you, the king of the Heavenly Palace, are so powerful?"
Xia Xiao also looked at him, and felt that this old senior was truly unfathomable. But he just shook his head and said with a sense of inferiority:
"No matter how powerful I am, I am not as powerful as you."
"You still don't know your name, senior?"
The old man was about to answer when he smelled a strong smell of blood in his nose and throat. He quickly stuffed paper into his nose to stop the bleeding, but the blood quickly seeped through the paper, making him look a little embarrassed. He turned his head away and said:
"The name is not important, it's just a symbol. I'm leaving now. You guys should have a good rest. You've been exhausted these days!"
Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu didn't know what was wrong with him, but the latter kept shaking his legs and never stopped. When they came, they took the time to practice, but when they returned, it was not so boring. They all held a lot of empty rings and immersed themselves in it to see what was in it.
The king of the Heavenly Palace was still outside the door. This was not a good habit, but Ah Zhu's power allowed them to do whatever they wanted. Anyway, they couldn't find out what they were doing. Therefore, Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu opened their eyes in just a few minutes, their faces full of horror. From each other's eyes, they both knew what was in the gift boxes of these empty rings.
“I’ve never seen so many elixirs.”
"Me too, a whole box, no...many boxes."
Ah Zhu danced with joy, thinking that he had made a fortune. Because he had lived through a long period of hardship, Ah Zhu was very frugal by nature, and now he was even more joyful as he distributed the money. This one was for Yu Shangyan, after all, she was the master of the hall, and she had to have a decent empty ring. This one was for the eldest sister, and that one was for the Pope.
Seeing him mumbling all the time, Xia Xiao laughed out loud.
"why are you laughing?"
"Laughing, you're so cute."
"I don't believe you!"
After a soft hum, Ah Zhu started looking at the many spiritual medicines again, while Xia Xiao began to practice.
A quarter of an hour later, Ah Zhu saw Xia Xiao practicing again, and couldn't help but snort again, stamping his feet in anger. He really didn't consider himself at all. When he practiced, no one would play with him. But seeing that Xia Xiao was so tired, Ah Zhu didn't say anything to him, and looked at the storage in the many empty rings.
Ah Zhu only had one concept for these things, that is, a lot. She kept repeating this word, just like the old man at the door. As one of the four kings of heaven, and one of the four demons who once wreaked havoc on the world, he had his own unique strength. The four kings had different abilities due to their different cultivation methods.
His ability is to clearly sense where the opponent's strength is strong and weak after seeing him. In other words, he can see through the opponent's weaknesses at a glance, but every time he looks at Ah Zhu, whether he activates his energy intentionally or unintentionally, he will bleed from his nose. He never understood what this meant, but slowly he had some insights.
“No way…”
The old man murmured, and thought of the many rumors about Ah Zhu, and his respect for him reached an unprecedented level. But he did not think about it any more, just looked at Yuntian, and fell into deep thought.
With the arrival of Xia Xiao and Azhu, the gods have changed from legends to reality. They have always believed that gods are paranoid. But this girl is young, beautiful, and has a good temperament. I just don't know if all gods are like this. Even if you think from a human perspective, the answer to this question is no, but will the gods really let a god wander freely in the universe?
According to the Palace Master's previous instructions, Ah Zhu only needs to use 30% of her strength to destroy Xishu. After using it, although she was unconscious for a while, she was fine after coming out of the spiritual spring. Although she couldn't sense the breath, she looked very good. This means that 30% of her strength is not the limit for her. If such a person stays in Xishu, it will be a potential huge hidden danger.
In order to have a chance to break through his own strength, the Palace Master concealed the existence of Xia Xiao and Azhu from the other five continents. But the truth will come out sooner or later. Although with their strength, they can't threaten Azhu who can summon the consciousness of the Xishu world, the old man always feels that something big will happen.
Such a big event will change the entire Xishu, and no living creature can avoid it. Xishu has existed for millions of years. During this long period of time, there have been constant wars and chaos. There have been two big events that changed Xishu. One is that 900,000 years ago, humans established their dominance and crushed the beasts such as divine beasts, demon beasts and wild beasts, ending the era of contradictions on equal terms.
In that war, the prosperous continent split, and the beasts took another continent and left, keeping their distance from humans. The second thing was the creation of the Heavenly Palace 100,000 years ago. The appearance of the Heavenly Palace stabilized the impetuous sunset, and everything was like rootless duckweed, and it had roots again, so it was stable.
After the Heavenly Palace, all the continents followed suit. At that time, he was still worshipped as a god by nearly 100 million people in the human world. He would get angry if he was not happy with anything. Now his temper has been worn away by time, and he has become more approachable. However, he is at the peak of the sixteenth level of sunset, and he can not only see the weaknesses of the people in front of him, but also the future of part of the world. This is the privilege of all peak strong men.
The old man sat in front of the palace gate, listening to the four-winged Pegasus stirring up the strong wind. The sound was very loud, but he could not hear it clearly, and he just fell into a deeper and deeper state.
Gradually, the scene in front of the old man became extremely real. It was a whale swallowing up the sunset, turning it into dregs, and absorbing its power to brighten its own luster. The sun and other stars nearby all died in its mouth. It was a ruthless abyss mouth, trying to swallow everything, including the universe.
In shock, the old man stood up and rushed into the hall. As they were approaching the deserted hall, Ah Zhu could already vaguely sense Yu Shangyan's presence, so he woke up Xia Xiao. The two were laughing and talking about how they had gained a lot from this trip, but they were startled by the old man who opened the door, and were even more puzzled by his surprised expression.