“High God.” Youlan suddenly spoke and walked out of the fragrant woods. She bowed:
“God, Azure King.” The two looked at Youlan. Before they had time to ask, Youlan said anxiously
“Lord, the Heavenly Emperor invites you to the Lingxiao Palace, there are important things to discuss.”
Shen Li frowned when she heard the seriousness in Youlan’s words:
“Lead the way.”
Xing Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly: “Why didn’t the Heavenly Emperor didn’t just send a letter?”
Youlan said in a low voice, ” High god, it is really important.”
He stopped asking and nodded: “So, let’s go together.”
In the Lingxiao Hall, the civil servants and generals of the Celestial Realm were separated on two sides.
The Emperor of Heaven was sitting on the dragon chair with a serious face. Seeing Xing Zhi and Shen Li coming together, his brows wrinkled slightly, making people look at the first seat on the left.[1] He opened his mouth and said:
“Azure King, here is a letter from the Demon Realm, please take a look.”
The attendant presented the letter to Shen Li, and Shen Li took it and only glanced, her face turned pale. Severely: “When did the news come?”
“It came five days ago.” The Emperor sighed a little, “The attack caused the immortals to be busy and neglected this letter. No one showed to me until today.”
Shen Li’s expression became colder, she said, “Emperor, what happened?”
“The capital of the Demon Realm was also attacked by the Beihai Clan. The Demon Lord was in a coma. A dozen demon generals died, and it happened everywhere… The situation is extremely critical.”
Shen Li’s brows tightened every time the Emperor said a word. This is the battle report of five days ago, and now the situation must be even worse.
Shen Li has a lot to say about the efficiency of the Celestial Realm, but at this time any complaints to allies are useless. The more critical the situation, the calmer she has to stay to analyze the situation.
Shen Li closed her eyes, cleared the emotions in her heart, and said coldly after a moment:
“In this way, the attack on the heavens five days ago was a feint[2], it was the method of the other party to attack the west.”
If they really wanted to attack the heavens, how could there be only such a spot for launching fireballs, and how could they hit a secluded place like Xiyuan?
The other part was just using a trick to get everyone in heaven tired of running up and down, so there would be no time to take care of other things.
Heaven couldn’t help the Demon Realm, so the other side’s main troops attacked the Demon Realm… The Demon Lord was in a coma, and a dozen generals died…
Such heavy casualties, the Demon Realm shouldn’t have suffered so much.
The Demon’s Realm is different from the Celestial Realm, Shen Li is very clear on that. Those generals are all elites.
“Shen Li begs the emperor to allow her to return to the demon world right now.”
“This is natural.”
The emperor waved his hand, and someone else presented a few boxes full of pills.
“The Demon Lord is in a coma because he was injured badly. Azure King, take these boxes of pills back to the demon world and give them to the Demon Lord. If someone fires up soldiers against the Demon Realm again, you will be able to help the Demon Realm to suppress the thieves in a short time.”
.”Thanks for the emperor’s kindness.” Shen Li took the pill without delay, turned, and left.
Seeing Shen Li’s figure disappearing at the entrance of the High Heaven Palace, Xing Zhi’s eyebrows moved slightly, and he suddenly heard the emperor calling by his side: “High God, what do you think about this?”
“It isn’t a coincidence that the Demon’s world was attacked. I believe that this should be a power struggle, and the Beihai clan may also be a borrowed cover.”
The Emperor nodded: “The High god and I have the same thought. The Demon Realm has been submissive to the Heaven Realm for many years, there are many dissatisfied people among them, and some people are bound to make trouble. If they want to overthrow the current regime of the Demon Real to establish a new king… and if the new king as opposed to the heavens, this would be very troublesome.”
The civil and military officials were a little noisy for a while, and they were all talking softly with the people around them.
The emperor turned his head and looked at Xing Zhi: “High god have been exhausted recently, and the Hundred Flowers Banquet has not been successful. I am really incapable.”
Usually, Xing Zhi would say a polite sentence, but today he didn’t say a word.
It looks like he agreed with the emperor’s words and said silently, “You are incompetent.”
The emperor stayed silently, and all the hundred officials too. Finally, the emperor coughed twice and said with a little embarrassment:
“The High God has been away from the outer sky for a long time, and the outer sky is the source of the world’s fresh air. These days, the heavens are slightly chaotic, and the evil spirit is a little bit heavy… High God…”
“I will return to the outer sky tomorrow.” Xing Zhi faintly said a sentence and walked away.
There was a moment of silence in the Lingxiao Palace, and the Heavenly Emperor said:
“After this incident, many shortcomings of the heavens have been exposed, and everyone saw it. After all, it is comfortable to live for a long time. Such a small matter was enough to make heaven fall into chaos. Once again, dear immortals, what should be investigated and cleaned up, it’s time to reorganize it.”
All of them agreed.
Shen Li walked to the southern heavenly gate, not knowing what to think of all of this,
She turned her head inexplicably and suddenly saw Xing Zhi standing ten feet away behind her, staring at her calmly.
Shen Li clasped her fists and bowed deeply: “Thank you High God for taking care of me these days, Shen Li says goodbye.”
Xing Zhi’s mouth moved, lowered his head with a smile, and whispered softly:
“I can control it now.”
Hearing that, she turned her head without any attachment, and her long, bundled hair drew a neat arc in the air. She jumped down and walked past the southern gate.
Many days from now she would still think about this moment constantly.
Why he didn’t call her up that day, why he let her go so easily…He obviously still had something to say.
[1] : In the traditional seating arrangement, the left or eastward side is considered most honorable, the seat facing the door most venerable of all. The second most prestigious seat is opposite the first, the third is adjacent to the first seat. And the fourth seat is next to the second.
[2] A feint attack is designed to draw defensive action towards the point under assault. It is usually used as a diversion to force the enemy to concentrate more manpower in a given area, to weaken the opposing force in another area.