“The Golden Crow Ten Princes!” Wuhui was both alarmed and infuriated. “How dare they! The Golden Crow Princes are supposed to come out in turn to serve as the world’s sun. There is a strict sequence to their appearances, so how can they appear together? Don’t they know that all lives will wither if they do this? This is against the celestial laws!”
Zu An was dazed. This wasn't his first time undergoing this event. Witnessing this scene once more felt unreal to him.
He couldn’t help but ask, “I know that the separation of heaven and earth has temporarily severed connections between the Celestial Court and earth, but why doesn’t the Celestial Court react when ten suns have already risen in the sky?”
Wuhui’s complexion looked awful. “A day in heaven is a year on earth. That’s the gap between deities and mortals. Countless lives will have died by the time the Celestial Court noticed the ten suns. This won’t do! I have to immediately inform the powerhouses on earth.”
Flames flared from Wuhui, and he was about to fly off when he noticed Yun Yuqing and called out, “Miss Yun, let’s go together.”
Knowing she would reject his offer, he added via telepathy, “Miss Yun, I know you can’t bear to part ways with your lover, but there’s no point staying by his side now. He has a goddess and a saintess with him now. Not only are they of a high stature, but they are also beauties who don’t pale in comparison to you. It’ll only make things awkward if you get in the middle of them now.”
Yun Yuqing was about to turn down Wuhui when she heard those words and hesitated.
Wuhui took this chance to press further. “All men have this bizarre mindset where the more noble a woman is, the more they subconsciously value them. I don’t doubt the deep bonds you share, but you’re at a disadvantage against those two women.”
Yun Yuqing lowered her gaze. Those words struck a chord in her heart.
“But you need not worry. Your bloodline is the noblest of them all; it's just that it hasn’t fully manifested. Come with us. I’ll restore your position. You shall become much nobler than them. You’ll be able to stand on equal terms with them by the time you return.” Knowing she was moved, Wuhui switched to a gentler tone and added, “We’re going to contact important celestials residing on earth right now. These connections may become invaluable in aiding your lover in the future.”
Yun Yuqing’s eyes lit up. She was finally convinced. “All right, but I’d like to have a private conversation with him first.”
Wuhui was in a good mood after convincing her. He had no reason to stop her, so he took his golden-armored warriors elsewhere to wait for her. Such a noble bloodline must not be sullied by a mere mortal.
Seeing that they were going to talk, the Goddess of Wu Mountain and the Mermaid Queen tactfully stepped aside to give them some private space.
The Goddess of Wu Mountain hesitantly glanced at the Mermaid Queen before asking, “Don’t you feel envious seeing your man getting close to other women?”
The Mermaid Queen shook her head. “I’m already satisfied to be able to be with big brother.”
The Goddess of Wu Mountain was taken aback. With her beauty and stature, she could have any man. I would never have expected someone this smart and rational to be so blind when it comes to love.
She didn’t understand it, but she was shaken. What sorcery does that man have to make such an outstanding woman fall head over heels for him?
The Mermaid Queen noticed her confusion, but didn’t explain it. She doesn’t understand the situation between me and big brother Zu. We’re from two different eras, so there is no future between us. All I can covet is a temporary reunion in this separate world.
She knew it would likely be an eternal farewell after departing from this world. That made their time together extremely precious. It was a waste to spend even a single second on jealousy.
Meanwhile, Yun Yuqing told Zu An what she had heard from Wuhui and smiled. “He underestimated our relationship. He thinks his words have moved me.”
Zu An was surprised. “But you're still choosing to go with them.”
Yun Yuqing put on a serious face and explained, “We have no comrades in this world. There are no disadvantages to forging friendly ties with the Celestial Court. We have to save Xiaoxi, so we will need all the help we can get.”
Zu An didn’t stand on ceremony. They needed all the help they could get to rescue Xiaoxi, and this was a fortuitous encounter for Yun Yuqing, too. He took out two talismans and handed them to her. “Keep this location talisman and alarm talisman. Activate the alarm talisman if you’re in danger. As long as you have the location talisman with you, I’ll soon be by your side.”
“Ah? Are you that formidable now?” Yun Yuqing was overjoyed. She held the two talismans close to her chest.
“I recently grasped a new skill.” Zu An smiled. As long as he had the other party’s coordinates, he could quickly get there with the skill he had grasped from combining the Shaman race’s secret art and Rainbow Morph.
As for the location talisman and alarm talisman, he had developed that with Xie Daoyun. The thought of her made his heart sink. He wondered where Yumen Beiqing and the real little sister Ling’er were.
“What’s wrong, big brother Zu?” Yu Yunqing asked out of concern.
“It’s nothing.” Zu An smiled. Yu Yunqing was already agitated because of Xiaoxi; there was no need to add to her troubles. “Be careful. I can see that Wuhui harbors goodwill toward you, but the Celestial Court might not have a favorable view of our ties.”
Yu Yunqing understood what he was getting at. “Don’t worry. You’re more important to me than anything else.”
She leaped into Zu An’s arms and kissed him. Then, she ran off with a furiously blushing face. Ah, I didn’t think too much earlier, but kissing big brother Zu in front of those two ladies felt like I was exerting my dominance over him in front of them. It seems a little bitchy.
The Mermaid Queen and the Goddess of Wu Mountain didn’t react much to the kiss, but Wuhui glared at Zu An with seething eyes. Miss Yun has fallen too deep in love. To preserve the purity of the Celestial Court’s bloodline, I mustn’t allow the two of them to meet!
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He conjured a fire cloud with a wave of his hand before leaving with Yun Yuqing and his subordinates. Seeing Yun Yuqing look back at Zu An, he drove his fire cloud faster.
The fire cloud vanished astoundingly quickly. The Goddess of Wu Mountain walked to Zu An with a smile. “Looks like Wuhui is worried about Miss Yun changing her mind.”
“How can a pledge of eternal love unravel that easily?” Zu An looked at the Mermaid Queen, and the two of them exchanged smiles as they grabbed each other’s hands.
The Goddess of Wu Mountain was speechless. Wow, how can there be such a seamless switch? It doesn’t feel off at all!
She quickly dispelled those miscellaneous thoughts and said, “All evidence points at that man. His high stature makes him difficult to deal with. Why don’t you follow me to Wu Mountain? I’ll request the Kaiming Six Shamans to rally other powers together against him.”
She had spent most of her life in isolation, so she didn’t have as many friends as the Kaiming Six Shamans.
“Thank you, goddess.” Zu An knew that Emperor Jun wasn't a foe he could oppose alone.
The Goddess of Wu Mountain conjured a white cloud and gestured for them to get on.
Zu An smiled and said, “I have a faster way to return to Wu Mountain.”
They'd had to manually travel to Genesis Mountain because he didn’t know its coordinates, but he still remembered Wu Mountain’s coordinates. He grabbed the Goddess of Wu Mountain’s arm and activated Rainbow Morph.
A rainbow shot across the sky. A second later, the three of them returned to Wu Mountain.
Despite having let go of their hands, the Goddess of Wu Mountain still felt warmth radiating from her arm. It made her blush a little. How could he grab a maiden’s hand without any warning?
It had been many years since she last had physical contact with anyone, let alone a man. However, she could tell from his clear eyes that he hadn’t intended to take advantage of her, so it seemed excessive to kick up a fuss over this.
Just then, the nervous Kaiming Six Shamans appeared in the vicinity. The Goddess of Wu Mountain anxiously asked them what had happened.
The Kaiming Six Shamans were overjoyed to see them, but their faces quickly turned bitter. “Something huge has happened! The Golden Crow Crown Prince has burned Nuba to death!”