Chapter 285 Loss
"Uncle, it's not that you can't keep up with the changes, it's just that some demons are feeling guilty. Don't pay attention to them, come on, come inside with me." Chang Hao also realized that these three weren't deliberately trying to embarrass him, but were just overjoyed and had forgotten themselves.
Since they were genuinely happy for Taiyi, Chang Hao decided not to pursue their public lapse in behavior or the suspicion that they were trying to sow discord between him and Taiyi.
Only after Chang Hao dragged Taiyi away did the three foolish demons slump against the towering stone pillars of the South Heavenly Gate, panting. Unaware that the Eastern Emperor was actually a deadly weapon, he indiscriminately slaughtered his own people.
"Actually, although His Majesty is ruthless and cruel, he's not bad to us. At least he spared our lives." Fei Lian suddenly blurted out this sentence for some unknown reason.
"Yes, yes, compared to some of the great demons in the prehistoric world who have been beheaded, we are indeed not bad. At least we still have our cultivation level and are still celestial beings in the Heavenly Court. We haven't been beaten into being outcasts." Shang Yang felt a pang of sadness. It was getting harder and harder to get by in the prehistoric world.
"Even the lowest-ranking heavenly soldier is still a deity. In the primordial world, it's not easy to become an immortal these days." Ji Meng thought about how many powerful demons were now climbing the social ladder to secure opportunities for their descendants to ascend to heaven, even if they were just lowly soldiers.
"What's going on with them?" Taiyi asked Chang Hao in a low voice. The three demon saints' voices were loud enough that they could be heard directly without needing to eavesdrop.
"Ignore them. They're just afraid of dying because they're in the wrong. The more you pay attention to them, the more they think they're right and they'll take advantage of you. Just ignore them. That's the only way they'll think about whether they've done anything wrong." The more Chang Hao interacted with these demons, the more he realized how difficult it was for Fuxi and Dijun in the past.
Trying to take a bunch of pigs flying is no wonder they failed to take off and were dragged down instead.
"I demoted them partly as punishment, and partly to save their lives. They are used to not using their brains, and if they continue to be used by some unscrupulous demons, these three will surely meet their demise."
Chang Hao carefully observed Taiyi's expression. After all, the demon race was brought together by Dijun and Taiyi. He had no sense of belonging to the demon race, but he didn't know how much affection Taiyi had for it.
"uncle……"
"Don't worry, Uncle knows what's important. Before, I was just helping your father and only listened to his orders. Now, of course I'll listen to you."
Taiyi chuckled, "From now on, I'll listen to you, my little tenth emperor..." He didn't understand these complicated interests; all he needed to know was who he was fighting for.
The demon race is divided into numerous factions, with each race wary of the others. The previous cohesion was only built up by his elder brother. He doesn't have his brother's skills and can't handle such a complex demon race. Listening to Chang Hao is the right thing to do.
“Who calls His Majesty by his ranking?” Chang Hao couldn’t help but smile. Suddenly, he noticed that the plaque of the Eastern Palace had changed. “Uncle, look, the Eastern Palace has become the Gouchen Upper Palace.”
"Of course it will change. I have accepted my new identity." Taiyi put his arm around Chang Hao's shoulder and they admired the new plaque that signifies being born in accordance with destiny.
"Let's go in and see if anything has changed." Chang Hao pushed open the gate of Gouchen Palace with practiced ease, planning what to add in his mind.
Taiyi noticed the documents slowly appearing on the table. Curious, he unfolded them and took a look. Chang Hao came over, looked at them clearly, and then threw the documents back onto the table.
"It's alright, you don't need to handle it. Just have the Star Officials move everything to Taiwei Palace. I can take care of it easily." Chang Hao had previously done all the work of the Four Emperors by himself and still had time to wander around, which shows how skilled he was.
Besides, when Di Jun was around, Tai Yi never had to worry about these things. How could Chang Hao allow Tai Yi to live a less carefree life under his command than he did under Di Jun?
"Uncle is most troubled by these things. In the past, it was either my elder brother or Fuxi who handled them, and I'm used to it." Taiyi also breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't be happier not to have to deal with the memorials.
The Heavenly Dao was furious at the tender and affectionate scene in the Upper Palace of Gouchen, but it was powerless to do anything about Chang Hao. In fact, it had already resigned itself to its fate and accepted the fact that Di Jun would soon become the Ziwei Emperor, a truly devastating event.
Hongjun gazed at the scene frozen in the water mirror: Chang Hao and Taiyi standing side by side, looking up at Gouchen Palace in an intimate pose. A hint of displeasure lingered in his eyes. In the past, Chang Hao's world was small, containing only him and caring only about him.
Now, with parents, relatives, brothers, friends... more and more people occupying Chang Hao's attention, he can only get a small corner.
Countless feelings of disappointment welled up in Hongjun's heart. He touched his chest and realized what disappointment felt like.
Looking at the water mirror again, even though he told himself that this was Chang Hao's uncle and that their close relationship was normal, Hongjun still minded.
It seems we need to find a way to bring Di Jun back as soon as possible. With Di Jun around, Tai Yi won't keep getting in Chang Hao's way.
"Hongjun, what are you doing?!" The Heavenly Dao looked at Hongjun's actions in disbelief. The River of Time was extremely secretive and important, and had always been protected by it. It never expected that today the guardian of the River of Time would personally violate fairness and justice and try to rescue someone from the River of Time.
"You are not a Great Dao Saint!!!" The Heavenly Dao felt that it was about to get emotionally hurt by Hongjun and Lu Ya.
"Isn't that enough?" Hongjun didn't even blink as he used the Heavenly Dao to find the entrance to the River of Time. With the Heavenly Dao guiding him, he didn't need any treasures at all. The Heavenly Dao was on the same level as the Great Dao Saint, so wasn't he also a Great Dao Saint?
Hongjun didn't do this before because he couldn't, but now he can.
The Heavenly Dao watched helplessly as Hongjun, using its power, reached into the River of Time and, through its connection with the Dao, evaded countless risks to search for Dijun and the others. It was not a tool of Hongjun and Changhao!
Hongjun planned to capture Dijun from the river of time the moment he self-destructed.
However, Hongjun frowned slightly, his palm brushing across the river of time. Looking back, Dijun was still alive, but looking back, he could not find Dijun's true spirit. It couldn't be that his cultivation level was not high enough to retrieve it.
The Heavenly Dao quieted down and realized something was wrong. How could there not be? Heavenly punishment takes time, and that little time is enough for Hongjun to make his move more than a hundred times.
Hongjun changed his target and instead searched for Xihe. Retrieving Xihe was simpler than retrieving Dijun.
Hongjun was still puzzled when the Heavenly Dao directly stated a possibility: "Di Jun and Xi He are probably not dead!!!"
If Heaven had feelings, it would have been enraged long ago, thinking, "Are they playing me for a fool?"
Hongjun withdrew his divine power, glanced thoughtfully at the Heavenly Dao, and said indifferently, "Perhaps."
Anyway, if the Heavenly Dao finds Di Jun, it's the same as him finding Di Jun. By using the Heavenly Dao, Hong Jun has no guilty conscience at all.
With Hongjun's words, the Heavenly Dao immediately searched the entire prehistoric world for Dijun's primordial spirit. No matter what method Dijun used to evade its sights, it vowed to kill Dijun before Lu Ya discovered him, ensuring he would never be reborn, and to see how Lu Ya would write Dijun onto the Investiture of the Gods.
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