Chapter 216 was truly disappointing...
After much thought, Chaowu decided to inquire about Shuyue's life in the mortal realm. In the divine realm, only the Star Lord of Fate governs the fates of mortals, so perhaps he knows about Shuyue's past in the mortal world.
Legend has it that she was struck by eighteen bolts of heavenly lightning and died, but she was able to be reincarnated. Asagiri was still very curious about how she was resurrected.
Finding Si Ming Xing Jun wasn't difficult, but she had no connection with him, so why would he reveal those things to her for no reason?
Fortunately, when Chaowu was writing her storybooks, she met some fellow immortals. They came from various temples and had extensive lineages, so they knew some things about the Star Lord of Fate.
For example, the God of Destiny has a particular fondness for sweets, and the sweeter the dessert, the better.
Chaowu sent her some snacks several times, but Si Ming Xingjun never even saw her, let alone accepted her sweet cakes.
Finally, having no other choice, Chaowu had to find another way and gave all the sweet cakes she had brought to the little fairy boy guarding the mansion of the Star Lord of Destiny.
Before Chaowu had gone far, she was called back by the little fairy boy who had delivered the sweet cakes.
"Goddess Chaowu, my Star Lord invites you." The little fairy boy bowed and then led Chaowu to the Star Lord of Fate.
The fairy boy led her to the door and left, while Chao Wu pushed open the door and went inside herself.
There was only one woman in the room, holding the sweet cake that Chaowu had just given to the little fairy boy.
"Was this sweet cake made by a goddess?" asked the Star Lord of Fate, looking up.
"Exactly."
"If it's not the Asagiri Goddess's skill in making these sweet cakes, who did she learn it from?"
"I did it myself; I didn't learn it from anyone."
The Star Lord of Destiny looked up at the morning mist, staring at it for a long time before turning his gaze away. "Sit down. What do you need me for?"
Chaowu hadn't expected to meet Si Ming Xingjun so unexpectedly, so she explained her purpose. However, she learned from Si Ming Xingjun that there was no record of the Goddess Shuyue in the mortal realm in her Book of Fate.
"How is this possible? Is there something you don't know?" Asagiri asked incredulously.
Since Si Ming Xing Jun was indebted to him, he said in a low voice, "Back then, the soul of the Goddess Shu Yue was not completely shattered by the heavenly lightning. It was only by sacrificing a thousand years of cultivation that the Goddess Shu Yue's soul was preserved. The so-called descent to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation was actually to allow the goddess to rebuild her physical body and return to the divine realm."
Si Ming Xingjun took a piece of sweet cake from the plate in front of him, took a bite, shook his head and sighed, "The reincarnation of the Goddess Shuyue did not follow the path of reincarnation, so there is no record of her in my Book of Fate. I know nothing about her life in the mortal world."
Seeing the shocked look on Chaowu's face, Si Ming Xingjun said, "The fate of the Goddess Shuyue has never appeared in my Book of Fate. You must not spread this matter."
Chaowu nodded and gave all the recipes for those sweets to Si Ming Xing Jun. She then immediately swore that if anyone told anyone, Chaowu would be struck by lightning.
Seeing that the vow had been fulfilled, the Star Lord of Fate nodded.
Few people know that she and the goddess Shuyue were close friends, and the taste of this sweet cake was made for her by the goddess Shuyue back then.
Even Shuyue, who had returned to the realm of gods, couldn't do it, but this goddess of morning mist did. The Star Lord of Fate had written so many destinies, even the most absurd and ridiculous ones, so it was inevitable that he felt a little uneasy at this moment.
She had also heard about the rumors circulating in the God Realm a few days ago: Lord Xuanwu had done too many irrational things for Goddess Shuyue.
If the Moon Goddess has a problem, the Star Lord of Fate couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that the matter is more serious than everyone thinks."
"What's up?"
The Star Lord of Destiny looked up and met the morning mist's gaze, picked up his teacup and took a sip. "The future of the divine realm is probably going to be quite lively."
As for what the excitement was about, the God of Destiny refused to say another word.
She didn't think that Shuyue's thoughts had changed simply because she had been in the mortal realm for so long. She had felt before that the Shuyue she knew now was not the same Shuyue she once knew.
Thinking this, her gaze fell on Asagiri again. Strangely enough, she felt an extraordinary sense of familiarity upon first seeing this goddess Asagiri.
She even felt that the pastries made by the goddess Asagiri tasted just like the ones that Sogetsu made for her back then.
He was willing to tell the goddess Asagiri this secret.
Having obtained the information she wanted, Asagiri left first. Siming Xingjun rubbed his eyes, staring at her departing figure. A little fairy boy came over to serve tea and, seeing her looking so intently, asked curiously, "What are you looking at so intently, Xingjun?"
"Their back views really do look very similar."
Si Ming Xingjun took a bite of the sweet cake, and thinking about the lively scene in the divine realm, he laughed and patted the little fairy boy on the shoulder, "Lian Sheng, grind the ink."
She thought of several other entanglements of fate.
As Chaowu emerged from Siming Xingjun's place, she saw Xuanwu Shenjun and Shuyue Shennu walking hand in hand in the distance.
Avoid them for now, lest they cause you trouble again.
Even without Xiang Bei's reminder, Chao Wu thought the same thing; every time she saw them, nothing good ever came of it. It wasn't that she couldn't afford to offend them, it was just too troublesome to get entangled with someone as mentally unstable as Xuan Wu.
Seeing them coming towards her, Chao Wu turned around to avoid them, but unexpectedly, Shu Yue broke free from Xuan Wu's hand and ran towards her.
"The Goddess of Morning Mist".
Just as Suzuki was about to get close to her, Asagiri took a few steps back and held up her hand to block her way. "Don't come any closer! Don't touch me!"
"Are you still angry with me? I've already explained everything to A-Wu about what happened last time." Shuyue looked at Chaowu with a sincere expression.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I won't disturb you two any longer."
Shuyue quickly said, "I just wanted to apologize to you. I haven't been feeling well, and I sometimes feel dizzy. It's true that Awu wronged you that day, and I've already told him off. I'm really sorry. Can you forgive Awu?"
"cannot."
"Chaowu, don't push your luck. Shuyue has already apologized to you. What more do you want?" Xuanwu Divine Lord walked over angrily.
"Don't push your luck. She already said it wasn't me, but you still insist it was me? You're the one who should apologize to me, not her. Xuanwu, if you're still a man, apologize for your mistakes. Don't hide behind a woman like a coward."
"What did you say?"
“I’m telling you, Xuanwu, you’re just a coward hiding behind a woman. You’re the one who wronged me. Why should Shuyue apologize for you? I don’t accept her apologizing for you.”
"Say it again if you dare!" Xuanwu clenched his fists. If Shuyue hadn't been holding his arm, he probably would have rushed over and attacked Chaowu long ago.
"Do you think I'll repeat myself just because you ask me to? Why should I listen to you? If you're blind, get your eyes treated; if you're deaf, get your ears treated; if you're mentally ill, get your brain treated. Get cured before you come out, so you don't become a mad dog biting everyone. I'm not a doctor, I have no obligation to cure your madness."
[Excellent, well said, I give you a thumbs up.]
Xiang Bei even made a flower-scattering effect in front of the morning mist.
"How dare you! Do you even know what you're saying?" Xuanwu looked at Chaowu as if he were looking at a dead man.
Asagiri wasn't afraid of his gaze and looked directly at him, saying, "I know."
Xuanwu looked at Chaowu and suddenly grabbed Chaowu's neck.
He acted too quickly; he didn't even have time to open the protective shield that Xiang Bei had bought.
"That bastard has absolutely no sense of martial ethics."
Xiang Bei immediately took out two conversion talismans, sticking one on Chao Wu and the other on Xuan Wu.
Worried that they were deities and the conversion talisman wouldn't be effective enough, Xiang Bei spent several times more points to buy an enhanced version of the conversion talisman.
Just in case, I bought another copy and stuck it on Shuyue's body.
The moment the object touched her, Chaowu recovered, and the suffocating feeling disappeared. At the same time, Xuanwu felt as if someone was choking his neck. The harder he choked Chaowu, the more he felt like he couldn't breathe.
Xuanwu subconsciously reached out and touched his neck, but there was clearly nothing there.
Shuyue reached out and grabbed Xuanwu. "Awu, let go quickly, or you'll strangle the Goddess of Morning Mist."
"I'm fine, let him pinch me however he wants." Asagiri glanced at the words floating above and knew that she was alright because all the pain had been transferred to Gengo himself.
Seeing that he was pinching himself until his face and neck were red and thick, but he still wouldn't let go, Asagiri actually admired him quite a bit.
Su Yue was so anxious she was about to cry, "A Wu, let go!"
Asagiri looked at Sogetsu and found her strange. Her earlier provocation was genuine, but her current fear that Xuanwu would kill her and her pleading for her was also genuine.
She couldn't quite understand what Shuyue was thinking.
Shuyue fainted from excitement.
Upon seeing this, Xuanwu Divine Lord immediately threw Chaowu away violently, and at the same time, the suffocating feeling on his neck subsided.
He held Shuyue in his arms, then realized that he had been pinching himself. Instantly, he looked at Chaowu with a dark expression and asked, "What did you do?"
Asagiri stood at a distance, spreading her hands. "I don't know. Shouldn't you ask yourself?"
"Awu, let's go back," Shuyue said, tugging at Xuanwu's sleeve.
While speaking, he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"It was you! You must have done something to A-Yue!" Xuanwu became agitated and roared wildly at Chaowu.
Asagiri looked at Xuanwu speechlessly, straightened her clothes, and then said, "God, are you really blind? Goddess Shuyue vomited blood in your arms, how could it be something I did? If anyone should be asked, it should be what you did to her?"
"Asagiri, don't try to deny it. You just used despicable means. This is the realm of gods. How dare you use forbidden techniques?"
Asagiri wasn't afraid of him at all; she was genuinely amused by his mindless words. "Lord Xuanwu is so powerful that he could tell it was a forbidden technique at a glance. Are you trying to kill me?"
Xuanwu glanced at Shuyue, who was vomiting blood in his arms, and still felt that Chaowu had done something.
Asagiri was also puzzled as to why Sugetsuki, who was perfectly fine, would vomit blood incessantly.
Xuanwu looked at Chaowu, then at Shuyue. If the damage inflicted on Chaowu was transferred to himself, would the damage he sustained be transferred to Chaowu as well?
Thinking this, Xuanwu Divine Lord put down Shuyue and directly raised his hand to slap his chest. As a result, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which all landed on Shuyue's face.
Shuyue looked at Xuanwu Divine Lord with disbelief in her eyes.
"Awu, why are you hurting yourself?"
Asagiri was also bewildered by Gengo's actions and retreated again. Gengo really was mentally ill, actually doing something like this.
As he retreated, he said, "I have a recording stone. I've already recorded what just happened. You were fighting your own death, so don't try to frame me."
Xuanwu Divine Lord panicked immediately, looked up at Shuyue, and reached out to wipe the blood from her face. "Ayue, I didn't know, I didn't mean to, I thought..."
Seeing that Shuyue had fainted, Xuanwu Divine Lord immediately carried her to the Medicine King.
Unfortunately, the scene of Xuanwu attacking himself was witnessed by a passing immortal. In addition, Chaowu was far away at the time, and the news that Shuyue was injured by Xuanwu, and then Xuanwu was in great pain and injured himself, also spread.
The two, who were still preparing for their wedding, suddenly started fighting, and both began to doubt whether the wedding could even proceed.
Asagiri didn't join in the fun, but she was the only one who witnessed the whole thing. She was also frequently questioned about what happened.
"I don't know, I really don't know anything. He was perfectly fine, and then suddenly he hit himself."
The news that Lord Xuanwu was mentally unstable has been confirmed once again. Everyone could clearly see the recording stone in Chaowu's hand.
He felt even more contempt for Xuanwu God-King. He had wronged Chaowu Goddess and actually made Shuyue Goddess apologize on his behalf. How could a dignified God of War of the God Realm be so irresponsible?
They were really disappointed.
Asagiri was telling the truth, and even if people didn't believe her, there was the record stone from that time as proof. As for the forbidden technique that Xuanwu mentioned, no one believed it either, suspecting that he was mentally unstable and had just made it up in his head.
They had never heard of such a forbidden technique as hitting someone and then having the pain return to oneself.
Asagiri knew that the transformation talisman had been placed on her, and that if the other party who had the talisman attacked her, all the effects on her would backfire on her.
Such a powerful talisman, yet even Lord Xuanwu couldn't see through it. Chaowu thought that Immortal Xiangbei might very well be some great god from ancient times.
Otherwise, how could Xuanwu not have noticed her presence?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that way.
With this expert around, Asagiri felt much more at ease.
I just don't understand. Shuyue didn't even lift a finger, so why was she spitting blood all the time? Logically, the backlash shouldn't have affected her.
After returning, she told Lord Liujing what had just happened, but omitted the fact that Xiang Bei had helped her.
Lord Liujing was not interested in Xuanwu's affairs. Xuanwu, who had returned from his tribulation in the mortal realm, had become much worse in temperament and character. Before, one could say that he was young and ignorant, but now there was no way to cover for him.
The immortals of the divine realm witnessed Xuanwu's actions firsthand, and even if they wanted to cover it up for him, there was nothing they could do.
Lord Liujing did not want to discuss Xuanwu's matter. When a celestial being witnessed Xuanwu attacking him, and the news spread like wildfire, the Heavenly Emperor finally intervened to stop it.
Xuanwu was probably seriously injured this time. Asagiri hadn't seen him for a while, and she heard that Shuyue had been taking care of him.
The divine realm did not become more peaceful because Xuanwu did not appear. On the contrary, Xuanwu's return from his tribulation added a lot of topics to the divine realm, and the discussions about Xuanwu intensified.
Some immortals say they saw Xuanwu and Shuyue arguing. Shuyue wanted to pack her things and return to the mortal world, but Xuanwu chased her to the welcoming altar and stopped her.
He even disregarded everything and hugged Shuyue tightly, kissing her and swearing in public that Shuyue was the only one in his heart. Then, carrying Shuyue, he returned to the temple.
Asagiri only heard it briefly and didn't take it seriously.
When they met the fairy in charge, they found that she looked much more haggard.
"Are you alright?" Asagiri asked with concern.
Before Xuanwu returned, she would often go to talk to the head fairy. Since Xuanwu returned, the two of them have not seen each other for a long time.
The fairy in charge shook her head. She couldn't say much about the matter of Lord Xuanwu. However, the temple had been in turmoil these past few days because of him and Goddess Shuyue.
After injuring himself, Lord Xuanwu woke up and flew into a rage, smashing many things in the palace.
They went in to tidy up, but were beaten and thrown out.
Later, it's unclear what the Goddess Shuyue said to Lord Xuanwu, but she managed to calm him down. Then, the Goddess Shuyue suddenly vomited blood and fainted. Lord Xuanwu himself could barely stand, and he had to carry her to find the Medicine King.
In the end, she invited the Medicine King to the Xuanwu Temple. The God Lord didn't know what he was thinking. The Medicine King was taking the Goddess's pulse when the God grabbed the Medicine King's collar and said that if the Medicine King didn't cure the Goddess Shuyue, he would make the Medicine King be buried with the Goddess.
Enraged, the Medicine King refused to see patients and got up to leave. However, the Xuanwu Divine Lord drew his sword on the spot and was about to kill the Medicine King.
In the chaos, the goddess Shuyue woke up. Xuanwu God-King's sword somehow pierced Shuyue's body and knocked her unconscious again.
What a spectacular scene! It's such a shame we can't witness it in person!
Asagi saw the words floating before her eyes and subconsciously nodded. When her eyes met those of the head fairy, she immediately snapped out of her daze, poured the head fairy a cup of tea, and asked, "Um, what happened next?"
The head fairy sighed. She really couldn't take it anymore. The fairy maids below could at least huddle together and whisper a few words, but as the head of the temple, who could she confide in?
She felt incredibly miserable; no one seemed to care about her feelings at all. She felt like she was being driven crazy by Xuanwu Divine Lord.
If the Goddess Shuyue cannot be cured, not only will the Medicine King be buried with her, but all the celestial maidens of the Xuanwu Temple will also be buried with her.
Asagiri snorted, "So much nonsense. Why doesn't he just say he died for love with the goddess Shuyue? Shameless."
The fairy in charge covered her face and continued to confide in Asagiri.
The Goddess Shuyue, perhaps due to some kind of shock, surprisingly found herself in agreement with the God Lord's thoughts after waking up. Those two really wanted to tear down the temple before they felt at ease.
Not to mention, whenever the Goddess Shuyue insisted on returning to the mortal realm, the God Lord Xuanwu would forcefully and domineeringly pull her into his arms and kiss her. On several occasions, even when the celestial attendants in the temple were still there, they would still embrace each other as if no one else was around.
"Huh?" Asagiri looked at the fairy in charge with a blank expression.
"Ahem, we naturally avoided it immediately and didn't see anything," the fairy in charge said, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
"Previously, Goddess Shuyue had a very good personality and would even help us. But these past few days, I don't know what's wrong with her. She seems to have become a different person. Whenever a maid serves tea to the God, she stares at her with a wary look. The God even glanced at the maid serving tea, and the Goddess slapped the maid across the face behind the God's back."
Speaking of Sogetsu's personality change, Asagiri also felt something was off. A personality couldn't change so drastically all at once; what could have caused it?
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