Free Web NovelAt the same time, in the Hall of All Souls where Empress Chu Ge of Great Yu resided.
On the palace walls of the Hall of All Souls, vivid images of various creatures were carved. At night, without needing to light lamps, they would draw in spiritual light from the jiangshan sheji map, illuminating the palace.
A young man, led by the empress's personal maid, walked into the palace walls.
The young man's body was stiff, and as he walked, he resembled a lifeless puppet, with a red mole on his brow.
“No need for formalities, old friend. Be seated.”
Empress Chu Ge's expression was casual as she dismissed the maid.
“That Her Ladyship still remembers old affections, this one is truly terrified.”
The young man was flustered, kneeling on the ground cautiously, not daring to rise.
Empress Chu Ge looked at him and said faintly, “Having donned a Human skin, are you so reluctant to tear it off?”
Upon hearing this, the young man's body stiffened, and his expression gradually turned cold. He chuckled:
“Her Ladyship has been acting in front of others for so many years, aren't you equally enjoying it? This Venerable One was curious, but now finds it somewhat interesting.”
“I called you here not to discuss such matters.”
Empress Chu Ge's lifelessly beautiful face turned cold.
This coldness was not cruelty; it was like a stone sculpture standing in an abyss.
“Then is it to reminisce?”
The young man could not hide a hint of sarcasm: “To recall how we returned from the Upper Realm, reshaped the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, slew those gods, each performed our duties, and established the first Dynasty, I taught the Human Race to circulate Qi and blood, refine their bodies, and Yun Meng constructed dreams, weaving beautiful dreams.
If we hadn't discovered that Gui Xu could still return to the Heaven Realm, if we hadn't realized that the power of all beings could turn the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths into a vessel to carry us to the other shore, would you and I still be the same as before?”
With each additional sentence the young man spoke,
the aura around Empress Chu Ge grew deeper, as if beneath her beautiful skin, something terrifying and man-eating was hidden.
The young man's gaze became playful.
He wanted to see Chu Ge tear off the skin she wore, becoming like him, with a Soul so foul and ugly, like a gushing mountain torrent, once a crack appeared, it could no longer be stopped... But he was disappointed.
After a moment, Chu Ge's aura returned to calm. She smiled enchantingly and said:
“This Empress doesn't know what you are talking about.” frёeωebɳovel.com
“Heh, this Venerable One forgot, you were already disgusting, and now you've become even more nauseating.”
The young man's words were full of malice, yet they seemed pale and powerless.
He also lost his patience and asked:
“Speak, why did you make me come out of the Tianhuang Domain?”
“Your trunk will break free from its seal in a while, and it will appear in the Tianhuang Domain. You can go retrieve it yourself.”
“Hmm?”
The young man narrowed his eyes, as if understanding something: “You are willing to return my trunk to me, and you're not afraid of me escaping. You want to keep that woman in the Tianhuang Domain...”
As he spoke, he began to laugh:
“You are as afraid of her as I am, hahahaha, you are as pathetic as I am!”
Chu Ge's face finally darkened:
“Get out.”
“Heh heh...”
The young man did not move his feet and said:
“Human City is about to fall into chaos. She alone cannot stir up trouble. Moreover... even the 'referee' is on my side, so you can rest assured.”
“If you're really worried, you should worry about how I will settle scores with you after I get out.”
As he spoke, the young man's body began to decay.
Until finally, it turned into dust and vanished with the wind.
He knew that Earth City had set up a childish drill, and he also guessed what Li Mo wanted to do.
He decided to go with the flow... In the jiangshan sheji map, the passage of time accelerated again.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the drill arrived.
Heaven and Earth City, thanks to Xiao Li's coordination, took this drill very seriously. They were already arrayed on the walls of Earth City, and the scale was no less than when Jiang Yu went on his expedition.
The atmosphere was a bit more relaxed. In the eyes of the Heaven Race and the aristocratic families of Earth City, Mo City's threat was clearly not as great as a natural disaster.
As long as all preparations were made, then everything would be fine.
Before long, a dark mass of people appeared on the horizon.
“So many people for a drill?”
Lei Ze stood on the city wall, asking with some hesitation.
“Li Mo said that his prestige in Human City is quite high, and it's no problem to have some Mortals participate. He also «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» convinced some Executioners from Mo City to defect to us, plus there are also warriors from Earth City in the Team, making it as close as possible to a real Mo City rebel army.”
“It's quite close.”
“Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it. If I didn't know this was a drill, I would have thought it was real.”
The Heaven Race members nodded. Li Mo was truly reliable in his work.
“So what's the first drill?” Chun Mang was eager to try; she thought it was quite fun.
“Li Mo said to start with the simplest.”
Po Jun turned around, preparing to return to Heaven City.
“What's the simplest?”
“Surrender.”
It was very reasonable, after all, no one knew if Ying Bing would participate in this rebellion.
If she participated, then surrendering would not be a bad option.
The Heaven Race members saw no problem and returned to Heaven City together, leaving the scene to the warriors of Earth City.
“Attention all departments, attention all departments, the first drill is about to begin. Please open the city gates and surrender in an orderly fashion. Be sure to put away your casual attitude and take this seriously.”
Lei Ze's thunderous voice echoed in the clouds.
To be honest, Li Mo often thought, no wonder the Heaven Race was so powerful.
It was probably exchanged for their intelligence.
This intelligence was enough to sit at the same table as Senior Brother Xiao Bao. Why compete for the title of Emperor?
“Mo City is attacking!”
“Bu Hao, they are coming fiercely, we can't hold them off!”
“Tell my wife that I will always love her, I will fight the rebels to the death!”
“Ah! I'm dead!”
The warrior defenders of Earth City were very cooperative.
The competition for Best Supporting Actor at the first Tianhuang Domain Golden Statue Award was fierce.
“...”
Li Mo watched them, so skilled, even suspecting that their acting had no technique, only pure emotion.
Perhaps they had truly rehearsed in their hearts how to surrender when the time came.
As for the warriors of Earth City, those who knew, knew. Taking them down before they surrendered was quite challenging.
Those who fled in panic, fled in panic. Those who were determined to fight to the death, fought to the death, vowing that as long as they were there, the city would stand.
There were also some particularly dedicated ones who even found Mo City Executioners' clothes from who knows where and changed into them on the spot.
Then they blended into the rebel army, rushed into the city, and snatched women.
Before snatching women, they even apologized: “It's quite reasonable for something like this to happen. It's just a pretense, young lady, don't take it seriously.”
They were even quite polite.
In short, Earth City was in chaos, and the drill's effect exceeded expectations.
“Alas... let's go in.”
Li Mo shook his head, preparing to ride his horse through the city gate.
Dong Ge Yu, who was beside him, suddenly draped a piece of clothing over him.
Li Mo: “?”
He looked down; the clothing was blindingly yellow, embroidered with True Dragons.
No, Heaven City hadn't been 'conquered' yet.
Was this yellow robe put on too early? And this drill... Oh, it didn't seem to be a drill.
Xiao Li realized he might be getting a little too deep into character. He was genuinely rebelling under the guise of a drill.
