Chapter 19

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The corners of Shi Ying’s lips moved, but in the end they still tightened.

“No,” he said calmly, looking at the Purple Terrace under the White Pagoda, “when he sent me to the Jiuyi Temple, he should have known in his heart that from then on, this son of his will be gone… Up to now, everything has turned out to be exactly what he wanted, so why adding more feet to the snakes*?”

He raised his hand, the jade slip in his hand transformed into an umbrella, then stepped on the sacred bird’s back who fluttered its wings and raised from the ground.

Da Si Ming did not tried to retain him, he only asked: “Just now, what did you see from the armillary?”

“The direction of movement of the return of evil spirits.” Shi Ying turned his head and cast his gaze over the city that never sleeps at the other end of the Mirror Lake: yes, the evil force that affects the future fate of Kongsang is now gathering towards Yecheng; if we don’t get there too late this time, we will be able to find him there.

“In Yecheng?” Da Siming shook his head, “However, you don’t even know whether it is a man or a woman, how are you going to find it? Is it possible that you still want to kill all the sharks in Yecheng?”

However, Shi Ying’s expression remained unchanged, and said lightly: “If necessary, it may not be impossible.”

“…” Da Si Ming was taken aback, and suddenly smiled bitterly, “Yes. I actually forgot, you always disliked shark people, I can even say that you hate them? Is it because of your mother?”

The fingers holding the handle of the umbrella tightened slightly and Shi Ying lowered his head. He covered his eyes with the umbrella, and replied with a calm tone: “Farewell. When things are done, I will return to Jiuyi Temple… When the time comes, I will have to ask the Chief Commander to inform the Emperor that he will have to descend on Jiuyi Temple and remove me from my priesthood.”

“…” Da Si Ming was silent for a moment, and sighed, “Are you really planning on giving up being a priest? That’s all right then… Well, you’re going to have to prepare for the suffering.”

“Thank you, my Lord.” Shi Ying bowed slightly and said respectfully, “I’m sorry, I didn’t live up to your expectations.”

“You have your own life, how can I control it? Go ahead and pursue your destiny…” Da Si Ming sighed, lightly patted his shoulder with the jade slip, and pointed to the ground under the White Pagoda, “When the wind of the vernal equinox rises, find him, he is not far away.”

“I will follow your teachings carefully.” The young Priest lowered his head, and the snow umbrella in his hand turned slightly.

All of a sudden, the sky wind swirled around the top of the Jialan White Pagoda. In the strong wind, the white bird spread its wings and swept down into the air.

After the two men left one after another, at the top of Jialan White Pagoda, one man opened his eyes. The Superintendent, who had been pretending to be fainted, staggered into his feet, rubbed his aching head and gave a “hum” full of hatred. That damn four-eyed bird almost ate him! It is clearly a magic demon; I don’t know why Jiuyi Temple wants to keep it.

However, when he remembered what he had just vaguely heard, the Superintendent couldn’t care about anything anymore; he stumbled back to the room, opened the water mirror tremblingly, and called for the Green King who had already fallen asleep on the other side.

“What?” The King who was thousands of miles away suddenly woke up, “Shi Ying wants to resign from the priesthood?”

“Yes! Your servant heard it with his own ears.” In a trembling voice, the Superintendent told the shocking secret he had just heard, “He … He was so determined that he even said he would break away from the priesthood and return to the earthly world at all costs!”

“Really?” The Green King was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t help shivering, his eyes turned fierce.

The Superintendent thought for a moment and added, “But he also said to the Chief Commander that he had no intention of fighting for the throne.”

“And you believed him when he said he wouldn’t fight?” The Green King sneered and snapped, “He dare to take off his robe at such a high price, regardless of the destruction of his spirit, and make his own future, if not for the supremacy of the world, what would it be for? That kid has a deep mind. Will he tell the truth to others? Ridiculous!”

The Superintendent of the Celestial Prison was stunned and bowed his head. “Yes, your servant is incompetent.”

“Hateful… Hateful!” The Green King murmured and gritted his teeth. “He’s coming back after all!”

After more than 20 years, the thing he was most worried about finally happened: the most powerful opponent who has been hidden from the world for so many years is finally coming back!

As the eldest son of Empress Bai Yan, Shi Ying is unparalleled in terms of blood lineage, ability, or family power, and is a hundred times stronger than Shi Yu born from the Green Concubine. If it weren’t for the Emperor’s anger at the death of Qiu Shui singer, would have been definitely this person to inherit the entire Yunhuang Empire. As the eldest son who lost his father’s favor, Shi Ying was sent to Jiuyi Mountain not long after he was born. He has never appeared in the sight of the Royal Family and the Six Kings for more than 20 years, and has been far away since the Queen Bai Yan’s death. Low-key and reluctant to speak, so many people in the Six Clans have gradually forgotten about his existence… Including himself; Hasn’t it been taken too lightly? But who would have thought how many waves would be caused by this man who had been expelled from the center of power from an early age, once he was not willing to end up alone in the deep Valley of the Kings, and once he wanted to return to the temple to take charge of power?

“Hey… If you cut the grass without cutting the roots, the spring breeze will still make it flourish.” The Green King rubbed his eyebrows and felt very upset. “If I had known this, I should have killed that boy thoroughly in Cangwu Abyss!”

“My Lord, please calm your anger.” The Superintendent whispered, “We did our best at that time… is just that this kid was really lucky.”

“It’s not too late.” The Green King murmured and suddenly said, “Is he still in the Imperial Capital?”

“It seems that he wants to go to Yecheng and then go back to Jiuyi.” The Superintendent shook his head. “By the way, he said he was going to hold a ceremony in the temple of Jiuyi to formally leave the priesthood.”

“What? Is he about to resign from the position of Great Priest so soon?” The Green King’s eyes sharpened and sneered, “Heh, he said he won’t do it, but now he wants to go back to the Capital? I will never let this boy get away with it!”

“Yes.” The Superintendent whispered, also worried, “If the Great Priest comes back to the Capital, the situation will be troublesome… not to mention that the Emperor has been in poor health recently.”

“We have reached a critical moment. If we are not careful, our years of painstaking efforts will be wiped out.” The Green King lowered his voice and said solemnly, “Let the Imperial Concubine keep an eye on the Emperor and the Commander, and let me know as soon as anything happens… My son Qinggang is taking his cavalry to Yecheng to fight the rebellion. It doesn’t matter whether it’s only the Revitalization Army. The White King’s attitude is ambiguous. You tell him to be on guard against Bai Fenglin, that treacherous son of his!”

The Superintendent bowed his head: “Your servant took orders.”

“Ah, and get the Crown Prince back to me as soon as possible. Things are on fire, and he is still out there having fun!” The Green King said angrily, “If he wasn’t my own nephew, I really wouldn’t want to bother to help such an incompetent man!”

“Yes.” The Superintendent hurriedly said, “The Imperial Concubine has sent people to look after him a long time ago. It should be the same as before. He secretly ran out to play, will come back by himself after ten days, half month.”

“Now it’s different!” The Green King said in a hateful tone, “The Emperor is critically ill and murderous, where can he let him play around?”

The Superintendent closed the water mirror, not before leaving a last sentence: “About the Great Priest, I’ll try my best and see what I can do.”

When the conversation in the water mirror was over, the Green King raised his head in the palace.

This is Zitai, the fiefdom of the Green Clan, the Capital of Jiuyi County. In the middle of the night, the Palace of the Green Clan was very quiet, the shadows of the trees outside the window swayed, reflecting the cold moon hanging on the distant peaks, and the Jiuyi Mountain was like a towering ink silhouette under the dark blue sky, with the lights in the temple on the top of the mountain faintly visible.

In the mansion, the Green King looked at the temple on the top of Jiuyi Mountain from a distance. He didn’t know what to think. His eyes gradually changed, and he sighed in a low voice: “That boy Shi Ying, does he really want to take off his robe and return to the Imperial Capital? Raising a tiger is a problem.”

“Does his Highness the Green King regret it?” Suddenly, a low voice asked.

“Who is there?” The Green King suddenly turned his head and saw a figure in the room appearing from nowhere.

“The guards of Green Palace are really too lax. Is that all the Kongsang people can do?” The man, dressed in a black robe with a pair of ice-blue eyes shining in the shadow, chuckled, “I walked through the courtyard three times, but not a single guard could be found.”

“Wu Li?” The Green King was stunned for a moment and suddenly recognized the man. This mysterious black robe man who visited late at night turned out to be an Ice clansman from the West Sea! When did the people who were expelled from the continent by the Emperor Xingzun 7,000 years ago, secretly sneak into the wilderness?

“Long time no see.” The man pulled down the hood of his black robe. He had dark blond hair, completely different from the appearance of the Kongsang people. “We haven’t seen each other since the failure of the first operation five years ago,” he said.

The Green King did not answer, he looked at the incoming person vigilantly and whispered, “Then why did you suddenly come here today? What does Cangliu Empire want to do?”

“Me?” Wu Li smiled and took out something from his bosom. What he held in his hand was a token with the emblem of a double-headed golden-winged bird, shining brightly under the cold moon. “I am entrusted by the Senate to help Your Highness.”

“Double-headed gold-winged bird token?” Knowing that it was the highest symbol of power in the Cangliu Empire, the Green King narrowed his eyes. “I haven’t been in touch with the Senate for a long time since that operation five years ago.”

“Yes.” The wizard’s voice was calm. “But now the situation in Kongsang is changing. With your Highness’s personal limited strength, I’m afraid you can no longer control the situation. Don’t you want someone to lend a helping hand?”

“Who said that?” The Green King sneered, “My sister is still in control of the harem, Shi Yu is still the Crown Prince; this entire Yunhuang will soon belong to the Green clan!”

“That being the case, why does Your Highness lament that raising a tiger is a problem?” Wu Li faintly said, “Shi Yu still has a brother, doesn’t he? His stars are getting brighter and brighter recently, and his light can be seen shining in the West Sea; that’s why I’m here.”

Hearing the Wizard naming Shi Ying, the Green King suddenly became silent.

“If you could help me, that kid would have died five years ago.” For a long time, the Green King murmured and shook his head. “When he was a young Priest, we joined hands to launch an ambush in the Nightmare Forest… you sent Wu Peng, but he still managed to escape!”

“Who would have thought that the boy even after falling into the Abyss of Cangwu still didn’t die?” Wu Li said in a low voice, coldly, “At that time, all we had to do was to try and do it again… but your Highness said there was no need.”

“At that time, when I missed, I was afraid that if I tried it again, I would alarm the White King.” The Green King frowned, “Not to mention that during the days when he fell into the Cangwu Abyss and disappeared, the Emperor had already listened to my sister’s voice and canonized Shi Yu as Crown Prince. The general situation has been determined, and the plan has been completed; moreover, this kid has always acted aloof, so my benevolence at the time saved his life.”

“Do you regret it now?” Wu Li smiled, revealing his snow-white teeth. “You know, the talent of Shi Ying now is far above that of your useless nephew!”

The Green King did not deny this harsh comment, he just sighed: “When things are already at this point, did the Cangliu Empire sent you a long way only to make fun of me?”

“Of course not.” Wu Li immediately suppressed his smile and said solemnly, “The Ice Clan stands on your side and hopes to see you get this world. It only depends on whether Your Highness intends to rebuild the old friendship.”

“…” The Green King took a deep breath and remained silent. He was no longer willing to talk to the foreign emissary, but said, “Let me think about it before giving you an answer.”

“Very well,” Wu Li reluctantly stopped trying to persuade him, and simply left the two-headed golden-winged bird token in his hand. “I will stay in the old place next to Yunmeng Lake for three months, waiting for your Highness’s news. If Your Highness has taken a decision, please inform me using this order.”

*Chinese proverb: Adding feet to the snake – transform it into a salamander; it means doing something unnecessary.

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