Chapter 86 What are you going to drink?
The old ancestor was determined to die.
Di Jiang withdrew his gaze and looked at Yuan Chi again: "You don't need to beat around the bush with me, and I'm not in the mood for idle chatter. The souls of the 30,000 soldiers of the Desolate Clan are all in your Soul Cleansing Pool. I'll give you two choices: one, fight me. If you win, the weather will naturally return to normal, and you can continue to live in peace; two, go to the Soul Cleansing Pool, take out your souls, and hand them over to me, and I will spare you the agony of heartbreak."
Only Yuan Chi can retrieve the souls that have fallen into the Soul Cleansing Pool.
Yuan Chi knew that Di Jiang wanted to revive 30,000 soldiers in order to fight Bai Yanxing. He had no say in the affairs of heaven, nor did he want to. But who could guarantee that Di Jiang wouldn't swallow him along with the soul after taking it back?
"You think you can get 30,000 souls back from me by simply restoring the weather to normal? The Desolate Lord underestimates me, Yuan Chi! What if I insist on fighting you to the death?"
"The souls of 30,000 soldiers have returned to their bodies. I will take you out of the Ten Realms. As for where you want to go, that is your business."
The emperor then presented a second condition.
The Ten Realms are blocked by the Heavenly Sea Stone Gate, which has trapped Yuan Chi for tens of millions of years. No one wants to leave this place more than him.
His old injuries were not incurable; the Frost-Accumulating Grass in the Heavenly Realm Martial God Mountain was a good medicine. If he had not been trapped here for many years, he would have been healed long ago!
"But how can you open the Heavenly Sea Stone Gate?" Yuan Chi still had concerns.
Emperor Jiang poured himself a cup of tea; clearly, this was not a problem Yuan Chi needed to consider.
Seeing his confident attitude, Yuan Chi couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"You have no manners at all! I've been talking to you for so long, and you haven't even offered me a cup of tea!"
"What are you going to drink from?" Di Jiang asked, puzzled. "Will you pour it into the holes that are showing your eyes?"
Yuan Chi wore a mask and never took it off after entering. He refused to show his true face, so it's no wonder he wasn't entertained.
Duan Jiuyou wanted to laugh. Di Jiang had a mouth that was sharpened with venom, and she had never seen anyone win an argument with him.
After laughing, he couldn't help but worry. If Yuan Chi really offered up 30,000 souls, would Di Jiang really take him out of the Ten Realms?
Yuan Chi is a wicked, cruel, and bloodthirsty man. If he goes out, he will surely bring disaster to the Heavenly Realm!
Yuan Chi said he needed to go back and think about it before giving Di Jiang an answer. Di Jiang lay on the bamboo chair and said, "No need to see me out."
After everyone left, Duan Jiuyou turned to Di Jiang. She wanted to ask him what his plans were, but he stood up before her.
The two walked towards the study one after the other. Duan Jiuyou wanted to follow, but Di Jiang swept his sleeve and blocked her way, closing the door ahead of time.
Duan Jiuyou was kept out of the door by him, thinking to herself, "Why is he so angry? She hasn't even bothered to argue with him for calling her a little bastard!"
Thinking this, he turned to leave in a huff, but as he turned, he heard a suppressed cough. There was a bloody smell in the air. Duan Jiuyou's expression darkened, and he turned and rushed back to his study.
"Too powerful!"
Duan Jiuyou rushed forward and supported the weakened Emperor Jiang.
He coughed up a mouthful of thick blood, not even having time to cover his mouth with a handkerchief, so he could only cover it with his sleeve, which was stained with a large patch of blood.
He kept staring at his sleeve, so Duan Jiuyou could only take out a handkerchief to wipe his sleeve first, and subconsciously coaxed him, "I'll help you change your clothes in a bit, sit down first."
This man was obsessed with cleanliness, and he would fuss over even the slightest stain on his clothes. He could use magic to clean his clothes, but she didn't have that ability. She could only help him sit down on a chair and then take a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
After calming down for a moment, Di Jiang said, "Close the door first."
Duan Jiuyou flicked his sleeve and closed the door while glancing back at the imperial capital.
"Your primordial spirit hasn't fully recovered, has it?"
Di Jiang sighed and said, "It's not that easy. The spiritual energy that was replenished has been suspended in my body. It will take at least three months to fully integrate it."
"Then why did you use such a powerful spell just now!"
Duan Jiuyou sat beside him, sulking, but he understood Di Jiang's actions.
Yuan Chi has come with great force today, bringing with him four hundred archers with the cultivation of half-gods, all to test the strength of the Imperial Territory.
Emperor Jiang was willing to damage his own primordial spirit to intimidate Yuan Chi, hoping to make him back down and avoid a fierce battle, thus forcing him to choose the second option of cooperating with him.
Duan Jiuyou felt regret: "If I had struck first..."
“If you strike first, Yuan Chi will still think I am still seriously injured, which will only arouse his suspicion.”
"So, this time you brought the Four Seasons into the Tenth Realm and deliberately provoked him, so that he would come to you on his own, making him think that you have recovered and can even control the weather, putting pressure on him and forcing him to hand over his soul."
Duan Jiuyou sorted out all the logic, but still couldn't help frowning: "But with your body, if Yuan Chi believes it, fine, but what if he doesn't believe it and insists on fighting you to the death?"
There seemed to be a smile in Di Jiang's eyes, but upon closer inspection, there was also a hint of self-mockery.
"I am quite pleased that you care about me so much, but please don't interfere in the matter between me and Yuan Chi. Just keep an eye on the four seasons."
“But…” Duan Jiuyou was still worried.
"Are you afraid I won't survive, or are you afraid the destiny of the chosen one won't be fulfilled?"
Di Jiang's sudden question startled Jiu You.
These words touched on personal feelings, and this was the first time Di Jiang had brought up such a topic since the two had their last argument.
Duan Jiuyou took the pulse of Emperor Gaozong and said, "Your pulse is still unstable. I'll call the barbarian doctor to take a look at you."
Di Jiang smiled faintly, knowing she was avoiding the issue again, and waved Duan Jiuyou's hand away, saying, "You can leave now."
Duan Jiuyou insisted, "I'll call the doctor from the wilderness in."
“I said I don’t need it!” Di Jiang glared at her.
Duan Jiuyou had his own way of dealing with him: "If you don't let Huangyi come, I'll bring Siji over and tell her you're sick and refuse to get treatment, and make her cry in front of you."
The two men were locked in a stalemate when Emperor Jiang looked away and said, "Summon the vassals in."
Duan Jiuyou stood still: "What's the use of bringing in an idiot?"
"Stop being so idiotic. He is the leader of the four fierce generals of my Wilderness Clan. What have you said about him?" Di Jiang frowned, and they finally started arguing.
Duan Jiuyou retorted, "You yourself always say that Feng Chen is stupid. Why is it that you can say it, but I can't? He doesn't know medicine. What's the point of calling him in?"
"I summoned the doctor as soon as Yuan Chi left. Wasn't that deliberately arousing suspicion? What if he had people lying in ambush in the abandoned house?"
“You’ve always been meticulous in your work, and your mind is as sharp as a sieve. Even if Yuan Chi had planted people, you’ve dealt with them. If he were so powerful, wouldn’t he know my identity and that the weather changes with the seasons? He came here in person today because the abandoned house is so well-sealed that he couldn’t find anything out. Otherwise, why would he personally lead people to investigate your situation?”
Emperor Jiang was rendered speechless by Duan Jiuyou's words, and said with a sigh, "The medicine is with the vassal."
"Why didn't you just say you were with him earlier? That would have been fine!"
Duan Jiuyou slammed the door and left.
Feng Chen had been waiting outside the door, intending to wait until they finished arguing before going in. However, Duan Jiuyou took the medicine from his hand and went back inside.
Before closing the gate, the vassal saw Duan Jiuyou transform into his likeness.
...
"Your Excellency."
The "vassal" took the medicine in and presented the medicine bottle to the emperor with both hands.
Di Jiang glanced at it, took his medicine first, then threw the medicine bottle back and said, "I said let the vassal come in."
"How do you know I'm not a vassal?" Duan Jiuyou looked completely bewildered; even her voice sounded like "vassal"!
Di Jiang was even more puzzled than she was: "Haven't you ever looked in a mirror?"
How dare she perform such a transformation trick in front of him?
There was no bronze mirror in the study, so Di Jiang conjured one up and handed it to Duan Jiuyou.
The person in the mirror looked very strange. His figure and clothes were indeed those of a tall and imposing feudal lord, but his face was still that of Duan Jiuyou.
Duan Jiuyou has created this "half-finished product" more than once or twice, so he rarely uses transformation techniques. Some time ago, he had crammed on his magic because it was too bad, and thought he had made some progress. It seems he was overthinking it.
She frowned in front of Di Jiang: "You must have something to tell him when you called him in. I want to know your plans."
She was very worried about his condition, and if they had to fight Yuan Chi, she hoped that she could go in his place.
Di Jiang got up and walked to his desk to sit down. As he passed Duan Jiuyou, he gently touched her face with his hand.
Duan Jiuyou was startled by his actions and blushed slightly. He then realized that he had simply removed the transformation technique from her body.
“He wouldn’t be foolish enough to fight me to the death. Yuan Chi has lived in these Ten Realms for thousands of years, and he must want to see the outside world. That’s much more tempting than fighting me to the death.”
Duan Jiuyou followed and said, "But if someone like him goes out, he'll be a disaster no matter where he goes."
“Then kill him after he surrenders his soul.”
"So, you still want to fight him?"
"It's not me, it's you. Wouldn't it be a waste for me to leave such a loyal and capable general like you unused?"
Duan Jiuyou felt at ease this time. She didn't mind being a tool for Dijiang. Her initial purpose in coming to the Ten Realms was to become Dijiang's right-hand woman. The fact that he didn't use her made her feel like she was just a decoration.
Duan Jiuyou nodded and replied, "Okay, leave it to me then."
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