Chapter 448 Closing the Net (6)
“Taiyi…” Nuwa’s eyes lit up. What a coincidence! “Where does Fellow Daoist Taiyi wish to go? If we are going the same way, we may travel together.”
Nuwa noticed that Taiyi was also heading down to the mortal realm. Right now, the most lively place in the mortal realm was none other than Xiao Shi's place. It would be really hard not to see the excitement.
"So it's the Goddess Nuwa," Taiyi said, taking a step back almost imperceptibly. "Where does Your Majesty intend to go?"
Taiyi would rather take a detour than travel the same way.
"Don't even mention it. My Daoist brother Laozi has been blocking my Nuwa Palace for a long time. Not long ago, he received some news and rushed down to the mortal realm. It seems that my Daoist brother Laozi has gone to Chaoge. I was curious, so I followed him."
Nuwa concealed the fact that she and Laozi had fought in the Chaos, but Nuwa had also assessed her own strength. Although she still couldn't defeat the Three Pure Ones, she should be able to defeat the Two Saints without much trouble.
Indeed, everything else is just an illusion; only strength is real.
Nuwa has gained the strength to fight Laozi, and she even dares to chase after him.
"Please go ahead, Goddess Nuwa. I have important matters to attend to and cannot accompany you," Taiyi politely declined Nuwa's offer.
"Isn't your most important task to find Xiao Shi?" Nuwa gave her a look that said, "Don't hide it from me anymore. Xiao Shi has been reincarnated as Di Xin and is currently in the process of proving his Dao. Aren't you going to Chaoge to take a look?"
Proving one's path carries the risk of death, and Nuwa didn't believe that Taiyi, who doted on his nephew, could sit still.
Lao Tzu and Nuwa sat silently in Nuwa's Palace. The great calamity of heaven and earth was of unknown cause and effect, and difficult to predict. The sages were blinded and their channels of receiving information were cut off. The news of the two sages, who were far away from the primordial world, was successfully delayed...
Taiyi was bewildered. His sister-in-law said that all nine of his nephews were at Lintong Pass, and that Xiao Shi might also be there. However, the Goddess Nuwa said that Xiao Shi was in Chaoge and had become Emperor Xin...
Although Nuwa is playful and has many flaws, she wouldn't deceive him with false information...
"What, Di Jun didn't tell you?" Nuwa frowned. Di Jun was always open with Taiyi and Xihe, so why didn't he tell them about something so important? He should at least be aware of it.
Taiyi forced a smile and covered for Dijun, saying, "I was in seclusion before, and my elder brother didn't have time to tell me."
What exactly is my brother up to? He's kept such a big thing a secret, not only without letting him know anything, but even my sister-in-law doesn't know.
Taiyi felt a sense of foreboding, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. "Brother, don't make a mess that's hard to clean up. We can't always be so lucky to have Xiaoshi back us up."
"Now you know, let's go to Chaoge. Little Shi is doing a pretty good job as a human emperor. He seems quite comfortable being human." Nuwa was secretly pleased. If Little Shi were really human, that would be great. As the Holy Mother of Humanity, who would dare to object to her raising a human?
Worried that Xiao Shi's heart had taken over, Taiyi immediately changed his mind about not traveling with Nuwa and rushed to Chaoge in a hurry.
After he takes a look at Emperor Xin of Chaoge, he will head to Lintong Pass. It will only take a short while and won't cause any delay.
Laozi had no desire to continue the fight. He seized a good opportunity to escape and headed straight for Chaoge.
Tongtian said that Yuanshi was preparing to extract the Primordial Purple Qi from Jieyin Zhunti within the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Chang Hao is the current Human Emperor, and Laozi went directly to the palace.
Wherever Chang Hao is, the Zhuxian Sword Formation will be there.
The White Snake dutifully plays the role of a filial son who is overwhelmed with grief and ill with worry after his mother's sudden death, lying on the chaise longue that Quan Chang kindly had someone bring for him, sighing deeply.
The king leaves the palace for one day, but to his subordinates it feels like three years have passed.
Laozi used the art of observing qi to find the Qiankun Palace in an instant. He secretly sneaked into the Qiankun Palace and immediately saw that the Chang Hao in the Qiankun Palace was not the real Chang Hao.
"You audacious monster! How dare you impersonate the Emperor in broad daylight! You're courting death!" Laozi, already losing all patience with his two younger brothers, became so concerned that he immediately jumped to conspiracy theories and flung his whisk at the white snake.
The dramatic change happened in an instant.
"Help!!!" The white snake tumbled and scrambled off the chaise longue.
“Chang Hao…” Yuan Hong, Dai Li, and other members of the Seven Monsters of Meishan rushed forward to rescue him.
In addition, the Ten Heavenly Kings whom Chang Hao left at Qiankun Palace to guard against any eventuality immediately activated the modified Ten Absolute Formations.
If it weren't for the sages who came, there would be no problem. Unfortunately, they were facing Laozi, who was among the top three sages in terms of strength.
In a single exchange, the Ten Heavenly Kings' Ten Deadly Formations shattered, and with the formation broken, the Ten Heavenly Kings collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Who..." The guards stationed outside Qiankun Palace immediately rushed into the palace, and the Imperial Guards inside the palace who heard the commotion also rushed to Qiankun Palace.
Laozi frowned, thinking, "Why are humans causing trouble?" The white snake, tightly bound by Laozi's Taiyi whisk, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who are you? Release our king at once!" Yu Hualong's forehead veins bulged. He glanced at the white snake and warned him to keep his mouth shut. Even if his identity was exposed, he must not reveal the king's identity.
"Open your eyes and see if this is your king?" Laozi immediately restored the white snake to its original state.
A bolt from the blue! The guards of Qiankun Palace were struck dumb. When did their king get replaced by an imposter?
"Who knows if you've disguised the King as someone else to deceive us?" Yu Hualong stubbornly refused to budge, determined to deny everything. Even if he were to let slip the secret, it absolutely couldn't come from his own mouth.
"You foolish humans." Lao Tzu didn't know how to communicate with these humans who didn't understand magic.
However, this interruption brought Lao Tzu back to his senses, and he immediately realized the incongruity.
That's not right. Chang Hao is capable of locking up Tongtian, who is wielding the Zhuxian Sword Formation, with the Zhuxian Sword Formation. How could these few small fry possibly manage to do that?
"Greetings, Grandmaster Uncle..." Jiang Ziya arrived and saw this scene, his face ashen. He glanced resentfully at Yu Hualong. The General had a reason to escape, but he had no reason. What should he do when Bigan arrives?
The king has been replaced. Who would believe that he, as the Grand Physician, wouldn't notice? He was the one who handled those government affairs; it's impossible to hide it from him.
"It's Jiang Ziya. Rise, there's no need for such a grand ceremony." Laozi glanced at the hot potato in his hand. Since Jiang Ziya is here, why not let him take over this trouble?
"Hey, Brother Laozi, you're quite the big shot, coming to the Emperor's bedchamber to make a move. Do you not take the Emperor seriously at all?"
"Why are you wearing the emperor's robes, you little snake? Where is Emperor Xin?" Nuwa took in the entire Qiankun Palace, then withdrew her covetous gaze, but didn't find Xiao Shi at all.
Taiyi, watching the chaos from the shadows, silently took a few steps back, realizing he had come all this way for nothing.
If it weren't for Xiao Shi's arrangement, this little snake would never have dared to do it. Taiyi turned around and was about to leave quietly when he suddenly heard a sharp 'squeak' sound. Looking down, he saw a familiar-looking fox in the cage.
Su Bai clasped her forelimbs to her chest in a pleading gesture. "Your Majesty, please save the child!" Putting aside the fact that she was blinded by the sight of the innate spiritual treasure, she had at least ended up in this predicament because she was working for His Majesty the Demon Emperor. Since the Eastern Emperor happened to be there, he might as well take advantage of the situation.
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