Chapter 214. The whole thing exudes a sense of...
"Awu, can I have this older sister take care of me?" Shuyue suddenly asked, pointing to Chaowu.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, the Goddess Shuyue smiled shyly, "I just think this older sister looks very kind, and I feel that she will definitely take good care of me."
Xuanwu glanced indifferently at Chaowu, then looked at the Empress Dowager, "Since Shuyue has spoken, Your Highness, please give this maid to Shuyue."
However, Xuanwu naturally didn't see anything wrong with a mere fairy in charge, nor did he notice the strange looks from the immortals who had come to watch the spectacle.
She even felt in her heart that it was a blessing for this woman to be able to serve Shuyue.
Just by looking at Xuanwu's arrogant expression, Chaowu knew what he was thinking; he might even think this was a favor from him.
Asagi didn't look up to see Xuanwu's expression; doing so would likely be detrimental to her. She felt that Xiang Bei Sanxian was right: what good is a beautiful portrait if the real person is no good? Even the filter of the portrait is shattered.
At this moment, Xuanwu resembled the overly arrogant men she had written about in her storybooks.
Lord Liujing scoffed, "Lord Xuanwu is blinded by beauty, only able to recognize people by their clothes. It's one thing if you can't recognize Goddess Shuyue, but are you blind too?"
Shuyue lowered her head, her face pale, as if she were frightened, and hid behind Xuanwu.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, if you don't want this sister, I won't take her. Please don't blame me for being unreasonable." Shuyue's tears immediately fell.
She cried pitifully, but Lord Liujing turned his face away in disgust, saying, "Don't pretend to be pitiful. She has never been a woman who easily shows weakness."
Shuyue's expression stiffened, and she leaned her face against Xuanwu's back.
Xuanwu glared angrily at Liujing Divine Lord, unwilling to investigate further. "She's just a supervising fairy. If the Empress is unwilling to part with her, she should just say so. Why scare Shuyue like this?"
“My Lord, I’m afraid I’m not qualified to serve Goddess Shuyue,” Chaowu said, looking at Xuanwu.
"How dare you, a mere fairy in charge, act so presumptuously here! I think the people around the Empress are also unruly; they should be banished to the Nine Netherworlds to learn what the rules are before they come out again," Xuanwu rebuked Chaowu.
"I'm afraid the Divine Lord is not qualified to punish me." Chaowu looked at Xuanwu, her tone neither humble nor arrogant.
Xuanwu chuckled and looked up in the direction of Chaowu, but unexpectedly, he saw Chaowu displaying her spiritual power when he turned his head.
"Shuyue and I are both goddesses, but I don't want to leave Lord Liujing, so I've stayed by her side. Even if Shuyue is a lord, there's no way I'd be asked to serve her. Lord Xuanwu is truly capable; he hasn't even drawn his Wujiu Sword yet, and he's already dreaming of ruling the Three Realms?" Chaowu looked at Xuanwu with a mocking gaze.
Even though her heart was beating fast, it didn't diminish her disgust for Xuanwu.
Since his incident, he's made quite a few jokes. It's really fortunate that he's thick-skinned and doesn't take it all seriously. This overconfident man, in Xiang Beisanxian's words, is just too arrogant.
Xuanwu and Chaowu's eyes met. Seeing Chaowu's mockery, which was exactly the same as the Empress's, anger directly overwhelmed his reason.
The way the goddess Asagiri looked at him made him feel guilty.
"Awu, I'm sorry, I didn't know. I've caused you trouble. I really shouldn't have come to this divine realm with you. I should leave," Shuyue cried as she ran towards the welcoming altar, determined to leave the divine realm and return to the mortal world.
Xuanwu quickly grabbed her arm, completely abandoning his reason. How could he have such inexplicable feelings for a goddess he had never met before? This goddess must have used some underhanded tricks to try and seduce him.
Believing he had seen through Asagi's methods, Xuanwu's expression instantly turned cold. "In that case, let's redeploy our forces. Shuyue will stay at my place for the next few days."
He looked at Asagiri and added, "So that no one with impure intentions might do anything disgusting."
Who's as disgusting as you? Who's as greasy as you? Who's as confident as you? Pah! You piece of trash!
Xiang Bei couldn't help but say.
Asagi didn't tolerate Xuanwu either, "Since the return of the God Lord, who can be more disgusting than the two of you? Save your self-righteousness and stop adding to the jokes in the God Realm."
"Insolence!" Xuanwu slapped his palm towards Chaowu.
Liujing Shenjun reached out to protect Chaowu, but Chaowu pressed his hand down.
A barrier instantly rose around Chaowu, sending Xuanwu flying.
Xiang Bei looked at the props she had just bought and said, "Not bad, Tong. It deserves praise. This Vajra Protective Shield is really useful."
"Of course, this was specifically designed for the gods and immortals in small worlds," the system said proudly.
The priest next to him, who was in charge of recording, held the books in one hand and a pen in the other, writing and muttering, "In the 13,627th year of the Heavenly Calendar of the Divine Realm, the Divine Lord Xuanwu provoked trouble first and even tried to bully the Goddess Chaowu with his divine status. As a result, he was repelled by the barrier of Goddess Chaowu."
The surroundings were eerily quiet; no one dared to utter a sound. The priest's voice reached the ears of every immortal with remarkable clarity.
"Well, I just remembered that I still have some things to take care of at my residence, so I'll take my leave now."
"I am also a minor deity. I heard that the Rain God is bringing rain today, so I haven't taken in the clothes in my mansion yet. I'll take my leave now."
The Rain God, who was watching the fun among the immortals, was suddenly called out and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, this humble god still has to bring rain today, so I will leave now."
In no time, most of the immortals who had come to watch the spectacle had fled, leaving only the divine official in charge of recording standing in place, his eyes fixed intently on the remaining few deities.
Xuanwu's face was so black it could drip ink. He never imagined he would have such a humiliating day. A mere goddess's barrier could actually send him flying, just like the barrier of the Wujiu Sword.
How could he possibly be inferior to a goddess?
Xuanwu clenched his fists and did not continue to attack.
He had clearly felt the sensation of being thrown back, and for a moment he dared not make another move. If he were thrown back again and the priest recorded it, where would he put his face?
"Cross out all those records from earlier." After a moment of internal struggle, Xuanwu decided to direct his anger at the priest.
The priest immediately covered the book in his hand and shook his head. "No, no, as a priest, one should record everything that happens in the divine realm truthfully, not even the god-king is exempt."
"I told you to cross it out," Xuanwu said in a deep voice.
The priest stared at Xuanwu for a while, then suddenly opened his book and wrote, "The God Xuanwu was dissatisfied with the priest's truthful record and violently threatened the priest to cross out the truthful records that were unfavorable to him. The priest would rather die than submit, and insisted on leaving the most truthful record for future generations."
After finishing writing, the priest closed the book in his hand and said, "Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you."
Just as Xuanwu was about to make a move, the Heavenly Emperor raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Enough, Xuanwu, how long are you going to cause trouble?"
With the Heavenly Emperor mediating, Xuanwu managed to calm down, but his resentment towards the Heavenly Empress and Chaowu only intensified.
He had never suffered such humiliation since childhood, and everyone respected him because of his status.
Xuanwu's gaze swept across the faces of the Empress and Chaowu, then he sneered, "Today, out of respect for the Heavenly Emperor, I will let you off the hook. But if there is a next time, I will definitely not forgive you."
The priest picked up his pen and wrote, "The Divine Lord Xuanwu retreated without a fight and even uttered some harsh words..."
"Shut up!" Xuanwu snapped.
The priest calmly recorded everything truthfully, showing no fear even when Xuanwu's eyes were practically piercing her.
Under the persuasion of the Heavenly Emperor and the Divine Lord of Langhua, Xuanwu finally calmed down. The priest bowed to them, then paid his respects to the Heavenly Empress and Chaowu before turning and leaving.
"Alright, Xuanwu, you've been training in the mortal realm for so long, yet you haven't made any progress at all. You really should change your temper," Lord Langhua advised.
The Heavenly Emperor sighed, "You're not a child anymore. How can you still act like you used to, doing whatever you want without thinking?"
Xuanwu pursed his lips and remained silent. In his imagination, he would return to the God Realm after his tribulation, looking spirited and triumphant.
He felt he had made progress, able to draw the Wujiu Sword left by the Mother Goddess in front of all the immortals, and become the ruler of the Three Realms.
But the truth was a resounding slap in the face; to this day, the Mother Goddess has not acknowledged him.
He didn't understand why.
What else could possibly displease the Mother Goddess? Why won't she allow the Sword of No Blame to acknowledge him?
Xuanwu harbored many grievances. The embarrassment he suffered today was deeply etched in his mind. He resented his mother for refusing to let the Wujiu Sword acknowledge him, and he resented the Heavenly Empress and the woman named Chaowu beside her for making him suffer.
In an instant, he felt as if all the gods in the divine realm were targeting him.
“Ah Wu.”
Shuyue walked over and tugged at Xuanwu's sleeve. But he grabbed her hand in return, saying, "Shuyue, you're all I have left. In this entire Three Realms, you're the only one who won't betray me."
Shuyue's smile froze for a moment as Xuanwu pulled her into his arms. When she looked up and met his gaze, her face twitched involuntarily, before a stiff smile appeared on her lips.
Xuanwu and Shuyue held hands and he took Shuyue back to his own temple.
The divine realm may seem peaceful, but with Xuanwu's return causing such a commotion, how could it possibly go unnoticed?
I wonder which fellow cultivator is so amazing that they dug up those old stories written by Chaowu. When I read them before, I thought that Xuanwu God was portrayed as too stupid and brainless. A dignified god with no intelligence at all.
After witnessing the scene firsthand on the welcoming platform that day, the immortals realized that the storybook had embellished things considerably; the real Xuanwu God was even worse than described in the storybook.
Chaowu received a lot of spirit stones from Immortal Lord Chenyi during this period.
In Xiang Bei's words, many female fans have already stopped being fans after witnessing the true nature of Xuanwu God that day.
Xiang Bei sighed, resting her chin on her hand, "Another massive fan exodus of the male lead."
Asagi counted the spirit stones on her person and looked at Immortal Lord Chenyi with curiosity, "Why didn't you go when Divine Lord Xuanwu returned to his position that day?"
"I had something to do that day and missed it. I heard about it; it was quite lively." Immortal Lord Chenyi smiled as gently as ever.
Asagi remained dressed in the clothes of the head fairy and stayed by Liujing God Lord's side. She felt more at ease staying by the God Lord's side.
However, the fact that Lord Liujing always looked worried made Asagiri somewhat anxious.
Asagiri walked to the god's side, conjured a flower, and handed it to the god. "Look, isn't this flower beautiful?"
Seeing Asagiri's smile, Lord Liujing couldn't help but smile as well, reaching out to take the flower Asagiri offered. "You've been learning well lately; this flower looks much more realistic now."
"Of course, I specially asked the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers to teach me this. I gave all the spirit stones I had saved up to the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers."
"I heard you went to help the Flower Fairy take care of the flowers and plants?"
"That's a small matter. Besides, I like those flowers and plants myself." Asagiri sat down next to Ryukyou Goddess and leaned on her arm. "I just hope you can be happy."
Lord Liujing reached out and touched her hair. "You, it would be so nice if you could always be so carefree. It's good to be like this, knowing nothing, so naturally you won't have any worries."
"Troubles? Yes, I do."
What troubles could you possibly have?
Asagiri counted on her fingers and expressed her worries, "For example, why is my cultivation progressing so slowly, and when will I finally be able to advance to the position of God-King."
She earnestly told Lord Liujing about her troubles one by one, and the Lord Liujing helplessly reached out and tapped Chaowu's forehead with his finger.
"If only you could stay like this forever, then none of these troublesome things would happen," said Lord Liujing with a smile.
Asagiri hugged Ryukyou's arm and laughed, "There aren't any of those bad things happening now."
"Then cultivate diligently. Didn't you say you wanted to become a God-King? You can't be lazy."
"I know, I will definitely cultivate diligently."
Asagiri rested her chin on her hand and looked at Ryukyou, "If we become gods, can we live near you?"
Lord Liujing looked at her helplessly, "Then how about I give you the temple when the time comes?"
"No, no, no, I'm fine with moving here."
"You always seem so immature," Liujing God Lord said with a smile, looking at Chaowu.
Looking at Asagiri, the God-King was filled with emotion. Seeing Asagiri's happiness, he couldn't help but feel happy as well.
"Lord Xuanwu is a vengeful god. After what happened today, he will definitely hold a grudge against you and me. We are both gods, and he can't do anything to me. You have to be careful. He might target you. Don't go near him when you have nothing to do, understand?"
"I know, I don't like him either."
In front of Lord Liujing, Asagiri always felt much more relaxed and at ease, so she didn't hide anything from him and told him about the strange thing that happened when she saw Xuanwu.
Upon hearing this, Lord Liujing raised his hand and brushed it across Chaowu's body, his brows instantly furrowing.
A curse had been placed on Asagiri's soul, but for some reason, the curse did not work completely.
"Has someone placed a curse on my soul?"
Asagiri recalled the scene when she retrieved her soul, and combined it with the monster that was transformed from Xuanwu God Lord's hair at that time, she told everything to Liujing God Lord.
"Could it be related to those things?"
"It should be." Lord Liujing did not witness the scene firsthand and could not determine the exact reason for it.
"What's the deal with your protective barrier?" Lord Liujing asked in confusion.
Logically speaking, Asagiri should not have been able to withstand Xuanwu's attack. The protective barrier appeared too suddenly, unlike her own ability, and even she could not find out the origin of that ability.
"Oh, that was a gift from a friend. It only appears when I'm in danger," Asagiri said, sounding slightly guilty.
"Since we're friends, let's get along well."
"Okay, sure."
Fortunately, the deity didn't press the matter; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain Xiang Bei's situation. For some reason, lying to the deity made her feel incredibly flustered.
Sometimes Xiang Bei Sanxian would appear in front of the God, but it seemed that no one could see her, not even the God. Chaowu couldn't help but wonder what realm Xiang Bei Sanxian's cultivation had reached.
Is calling her a "loose immortal" just her being too modest? Xiang Bei, the "loose immortal," could actually withstand a blow from a divine lord.
No, it didn't just block it; the barrier also sent Xuanwu Divine Lord flying.
To put it grandly, this ability is comparable to that of the Mother Goddess.
I am not the Mother Goddess, don't make wild guesses.
Seeing the words float by, Asagiri quickly stopped imagining.
Stop chatting and get back to cultivation. Once you become a god, you'll have plenty of time to chat.
“That’s true.” Asagiri looked at Lord Ryukyou. “Lord Ryukyou, I’ll go cultivate now.”
As he spoke, he took out a storybook from his sleeve. "These are some of the more popular storybooks lately. Take a look; they might help pass the time."
"Okay, I'll check."
As Chaowu headed towards the Heavenly Book Pavilion, she turned back and waved to Lord Liujing.
Upon arriving at the Heavenly Book Pavilion, it was a rare sight to find Immortal Lord Chenyi absent; instead, a young immortal boy was handling matters on his behalf.
Asagiri took the bookmark and left.
The spirit of today's word is also quite strange.
"Xuanwu is back?"
Asagiri paused for a moment, then nodded.
Not only did Lord Xuanwu return, but he also lost a great deal of face.
Zi Ling sighed and said in a mature tone, "He is always so arrogant, there is no way the Wujiu Sword will recognize him as its master."
"You know about this?" Asagiri asked in surprise.
Zi Ling turned to look at Chao Wu. That glance seemed to come from the beginning of time, passing through countless years, carrying an ancient and desolate aura, and finally landed on Chao Wu.
"If you're not Lu, then who are you?" Asagiri asked.
“I am Lu,” the spirit said.
But even its voice carried a sense of desolation, and its whole appearance exuded a profound feeling.
I also don't think it resembles the character "Linglu".
Just as Xiang Bei was speaking, Zi Ling suddenly looked up at the direction of the big screen, staring directly at Xiang Bei, her brows furrowing slightly.
"People from another world?"
That sentence almost scared Xiang Bei out of her wits.
No, Xiang Bei was so frightened she flew up. She grabbed the system, "System, system, did you see that? It can see me! It can actually see me?"
"I see it, I see it, host! Let me go! I need to see what's going on!"
Xiang Bei descended with the system. The system, which usually loved to type away on the keyboard, was now very well-behaved, typing cautiously.
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