Chapter 53 This is terrifying!
The old ancestor was determined to die.
Duan Jiuyou made a promise to resolve the crisis at Yanshan within half a month. After saying this, she led her people to settle down at Yanshan.
The people's eyes regained their light, and the fire-eating beast's big eyes also regained their luster.
Under the admiring gazes of the crowd, Duan Jiuyou, head held high and chest out, embraced Di Jiang and stepped into the immortal abode that Bai Hugong and others had quickly prepared for her.
She went in with her people, closed the door and the window, her face full of sorrow.
what to do?
She had no way to have it both ways; she just couldn't stand those people outside, so she deliberately put on a relaxed act to slap them in the face.
Now that we've been slapped in the face, what can we do?
Duan Jiuyou turned his gaze to the little wolf who had sat alone in the main seat after entering the room, and humbly asked, "You must have a way, right?"
Millions of years ago, Red Wax Mountain was the territory ruled by the ancient Wild Tribe. They must have known more about fire-eating beasts than the outside world, and the records in ancient books were definitely more detailed than theirs.
Unfortunately, Red Wax Mountain was destroyed in the great calamity, otherwise the Fire-Eating Beast could have been sent back there to live.
What method do you want?
The wolf cub stretched and slowly extended its body, transforming from a wolf into a human form.
Emperor Jiang sat in a chair, wearing a black robe, his cold and stern expression revealing a hint of mockery.
"You're asking me for advice to help Bai Yanxing. Am I spoiling you too much, or are you just brainless?"
There were still disciples of the Ao Sect in the room. The two of them didn't hide their conversation from them. They didn't quite understand what they were saying, but they knew that the Wolf Lord didn't like the Ancestor speaking up for the Emperor. The Wolf Lord had a fiery temper and criticized the Ancestor for being brainless.
Surprisingly, the old ancestor wasn't angry. He just frowned and argued, "It's not about helping him at all. It's clearly about finding a way to save both the lives of the people and the fire-eating beasts. There's a lot of merit involved. Don't you want it?"
Di Jiang sneered: "If it's not for his sake, why not just submit a memorial and let Bai Yanxing make the decision himself? The Dragon Clan didn't want to put their Emperor in a difficult position, so they dumped a scapegoat on you. You could have pushed it away, but you took it instead. Aren't you thinking the same thing as them? The Dragon Clan's great cause is just beginning to take shape, and countless eyes are watching. Any decision Bai Yanxing makes will cause quite a stir. Tian Sheng is not a one-clan affair. If they protect the Dragon Clan and kill the auspicious beast, other clans will definitely have something to say. If they abandon their own clan, they will chill the hearts of their own people."
Di Jiang looked at Duan Jiuyou and said, "You always think of him, but I wonder how much he will remember your kindness when he rebels against the Heavenly Realm in the future!"
Duan Jiuyou admitted that there was some consideration for Bai Yanxing involved, but it was mostly out of habit.
She was used to taking the blame. In her political career spanning tens of millions of years, she had always played the role of sharing the emperor's burdens. She made the decisions that the emperor was inconvenient to make, and she eliminated those that were inconvenient to eliminate.
She doesn't care about her reputation, nor is she afraid of divine punishment. If lightning strikes her, she's willing to do it as long as it benefits the common people.
She told Di Jiang the truth: "I just don't want innocent people to lose their lives."
"innocent?"
The disciples of the Ao Sect served two cups of hot tea, and very tactfully gave them to Di Jiang first.
Di Jiang casually picked up a teacup and placed it on the side of the table, scratching the teacup as he said, "Do I need to remind you again? The people you asked me to save now are the people of the Tiansheng Fire Dragon Clan. Even if they did not participate in the War of Heaven, they are still of the same origin as the Dragon Clan. In the Da'ai Mountain, the Dragon Clan's guards killed thousands of my Desolate Clan people. I have already shown mercy by not going on a killing spree here."
"But didn't the dragons say it was a misunderstanding? They never entered Mount Da'ai, but you—"
Duan Jiuyou hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Di Jiang finished speaking for her.
"On the contrary, I entered Longquan Ridge alone and killed three thousand dragons, sparing neither the old, weak, women and children. As a result, the dragon clan officially went to war with the barbarian clan."
He paused and said, "To you, I've always been the person in the rumors, haven't I? Celestial Official, to help the demon return to the righteous path, you not only have to help him reclaim his kingdom, but you also have to feign compliance and flattery. It must have been quite a difficult task for you!"
“It’s not that I don’t believe you! It’s just that many people of the Dragon Clan saw you killing people in Dragon Spring Ridge. Actually, it’s nothing, it’s all in the past. Since it was a battle, both sides naturally suffered casualties…”
Duan Jiuyou was rambling incoherently, and it was clear that he was angry, but he didn't know how to coax him. "Their people saw me kill people and you believed it, but our people saw the Dragon Clan's Imperial Guards invade Da'ai Mountain and no one believed that they were the ones who injured people first."
Di Jiang said indifferently, "My Desolate Clan is truly wicked beyond redemption."
"Imperial Territory..."
Duan Jiuyou always seemed to lack a mouth in front of him. She couldn't argue with him and didn't know how to explain. Di Jiang didn't give her time to defend herself. He put down his teacup and directly ordered her to leave, "Get out."
He doesn't want to talk to her right now.
Di Jiang hadn't told Duan Jiuyou to get lost in a long time, so his decision to make her leave now was clearly a sign of extreme anger. This kind of quiet rage was even more overwhelming for Duan Jiuyou than any outburst of anger. Knowing that further persuasion was useless, Duan Jiuyou could only lead her people out first.
After closing the door, there was another main hall outside where he could rest. Duan Jiuyou paced back and forth restlessly, wanting to ask his disciples for advice, only to find that they were all dumbfounded.
"Did I hear that right? That Wolf Lord, you all heard him, didn't you?"
"I heard it, he said they are the Desolate Clan..."
The disciples, looking dazed, talked amongst themselves in front of Duan Jiuyou, before finally all looking at him.
So that Wolf Lord is actually the Desolate Lord Emperor Jiang? But shouldn't he be in the Tenth Realm? Why is he in the Heavenly Realm, and why was he so openly sitting in front of Bai Yanxing this morning? Most importantly, not only did he come, but he was also with the Ancestor—
A bolt from the blue! A bolt from the blue!!
With expressions of utter disbelief, they said dumbfounded to the old man, "This is terrifying!"
"What's so scary!" Duan Jiuyou snapped at them. "Is this the time to discuss this? Hurry up and think of a way to coax him!"
Only the Imperial Frontier can resolve the crisis at Flame Mountain. Duan Jiuyou hopes he can help the Dragon Clan escape this calamity. This would not only increase his merit but also, to a large extent, be an opportunity to ease the enmity between the two clans. She even felt that the trip to Flame Mountain was a preordained opportunity!
"What can we do?" The disciples all looked worried.
"The two races have a long history of enmity. If what Emperor Jiang said is true, the Dragon Clan provoked first, then it is understandable that he killed the Dragon Clan."
"Grievances and grudges have been difficult to resolve since ancient times; someone always has to take the first step."
"If you ask me, let's not talk about these grudges now. Perhaps there were other hidden reasons behind what happened back then. I think that wolf... that Lord, although he has a bad temper, doesn't seem like a ruthless killer. Look at him just now, he was very tolerant in front of the old woman and the child. The child grabbed his ear and touched his head, but he didn't hurt them. On the other hand, those elders of the Dragon Clan are no good. They take credit for small things, but shirk responsibility for big things."
The disciples offered their opinions one after another, but ultimately failed to come to a conclusion.
Someone knocked on the door outside the courtyard. It was Bai Hugong and others who had prepared a dinner to invite the patriarch to eat. The people had brought out their best food to thank Duan Jiuyou for saving their lives, and Duan Jiuyou could not refuse, so he had no choice but to go.
As she entered, she glanced at the Fire-Eating Beast that she had chained to the entrance of the White Hut with the Immortal-Binding Lock. That creature had also received some treats, and it was grinning foolishly, even wagging its tail at her.
It knew it was sick, and Duan Jiu persuaded it that she would find a way to cure it. It was very grateful to her.
Duan Jiuyou felt a mix of emotions upon seeing this, thinking to himself, "I'm not even sure I can save your life."
Feeling troubled, she focused solely on drinking at the table. Others, assuming she was in high spirits, came over to toast her, and Duan Jiuyou accepted all the toasts, soon becoming quite drunk.
Seeing that they couldn't dissuade him, the disciples could only ask Emperor Jiang to step in and resolve the situation. They used clever words when asking for help, and the group gathered at the door, speaking with a mixture of respect and anxiety.
“Your Majesty, our ancestor drank too much at the banquet. You know her temper; we can’t persuade her. Only you can control her.”
"After drinking too much, our ancestor kept looking in the direction of where we live. We know she's thinking about you. Actually, she's most afraid of arguing with you. She was looking dejected all the way here."
"As soon as she arrived, she asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of your favorite dishes, saying she wanted to bring them back for you."
The disciples showered the emperor with compliments, but it took a long time before they heard a response from the emperor.
"She's worried about the Flaming Mountain."
The disciples quickly redoubled their efforts.
“It’s not about Yanshan. Maybe it was about that before. After we had a falling out, you were all I could think about. I was worried about how to explain it to you before the banquet.”
“Our ancestor is not petty. Since she came into your life, she has never thought of anyone else. She is just too simple-minded and doesn’t know how to express herself. Putting aside everything else, just take the sleeping quarters of the Earthly Rest Palace. You are the first one in thousands of years.”
Whether these words are true or false, they all sound pleasant.
The door opened, and Di Jiang came out, saying, "Go see her."
"You're just going to go like this?"
When the Emperor emerged, the disciples hesitated. They were thinking that their Lord would transform into a wolf cub and "bite" their ancestor back from the banquet.
I never expected that the Lord would greet people in his true form.
Duan Jiuyou himself lacked magical power, and the disciples he taught were also ignorant, unaware that there was a technique called "Blinding the Eyes," which could confuse people's memories for a certain period of time.
No one will remember what he looks like, or even that he ever existed.
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