Chapter 882: Undercurrents Rise Again

Chen Erniu once said that when a person reaches a certain level, most of those they encounter are kind.

But... this is not true kindness.

It is just that they are suppressed and cannot or do not want to reveal it.

As for the human race, from beginning to end, it was not a bed of flowers.

Whether it was the actions of the Seventh Prince back then, or the arrogant strength of the Canglan King, or the various forces surviving on this big ship of the human race that had been sailing for countless tens of thousands of years...

They all had their own thoughts and their own interests.

On weekdays, intrigue, secret fighting, and seizing power and influence were not rare.

It was just that the general direction was suppressed by the Emperor, which presented a facade of prosperity and incomparable unity.

But in reality, only when the clan faced a life-and-death crisis would unity appear.

Or... a powerhouse like the Ancient Emperor Xuanyou appeared, with the momentum of suppressing eternity, suppressing evil into good, suppressing complexity into simplicity.

Suppressing the disobedient into willingness!

Otherwise, just like there is day and there is night, distracting thoughts, malice, and private interests are always there.

Xu Qing understood this truth, and today's scene made him understand it even more deeply.

So, what purpose Ruolan King had in doing this actually didn't matter anymore.

Xu Qing's expression was calm as he looked toward Zhenyan King.

Zhenyan King also looked at Xu Qing, and after a long while, he spoke softly.

"Wanggu is like the night. You, me, and all living beings, including every life, are actually in the night."

"Some have sunk."

"And some are still struggling..."

"Because what they yearn for in their hearts is the light that must exist."

After speaking, Zhenyan King sighed softly and turned to walk toward Xu Qing.

While Xu Qing was thoughtful, the voice of Zhenyan King came to his ears.

"Ruolan King's attack on you also exists in another possibility. Her target, perhaps, is this... we have to see the Boss's attitude."

A sharp light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes.

And the First Prince and others also rushed over at this moment.

Each of them was terrified, especially the First Prince, whose heart was filled with anger toward Ruolan King.

"Grand Tutor."

The First Prince was about to say something, but Xu Qing shook his head.

"This matter has nothing to do with you."

After speaking, Xu Qing turned and took a step, disappearing from this place.

When he appeared, he was already on the street not far from the Foreign Affairs Pavilion. While moving forward, he recalled the scenes from before, focusing on Zhenyan King's words.

For a long time, after he returned to the Upper Spirit Mansion, this matter was pressed to the bottom of his heart, because he thought of the several things he had been involved in unknowingly when he first came to this Imperial Capital.

Whether it was the assassination he suffered on a rainy night, or the later theft of the Sun of Dawn, or the big case of the Alien Immortal School in the Imperial Academy, and that figure he saw in the civilian house.

All of this was now floating in Xu Qing's heart.

"The Emperor and the National Teacher are trading, and also playing a game..."

"Inside this, there is a third party..."

Xu Qing pondered. Before, he could only be a chess piece. Even if he got the Emperor's Sword, as long as he was in this Imperial Capital Domain, he couldn't escape the chessboard.

But now, whether it was his status or combat power, he already had the possibility of becoming a chess player.

After a long while, when he walked outside the gate of the Upper Spirit Mansion, Xu Qing looked up toward the direction of the Imperial Palace.

Looking at the Ancient Emperor Star floating there in the haze of the night.

His eyes revealed a profound light.

"All undercurrents will probably erupt when the Emperor worships the ancestors."

In the night, lightning suddenly streaked across, and the sound of thunder echoed rumblingly, exploding in all directions while also shaking the dark clouds.

The sky had changed.

Thus, as the clouds trembled, raindrops fell on the human world.

Getting bigger and bigger, continuous and endless.

The moment Xu Qing pushed open the gate of the Upper Spirit Mansion and walked in, a figure in the distance came running in the rain.

"Little Junior Brother, what's the situation? I was tracking a guy who looked like Master, almost left the city, until I felt the fluctuation of the Holy Heaven Divine Vine."

Chen Erniu's appearance made a smile appear on Xu Qing's gloomy face.

Having seen the complexity of the world, having seen malice appear inexplicably, and then looking at Chen Erniu, the simplicity and sincerity on the other party became even more precious.

Even if this simplicity and sincerity were only aimed at a few people.

But fortunately, Xu Qing was one of them.

Thus, Xu Qing's smile was very happy.

"A trivial matter of no importance."

Xu Qing said.

Chen Erniu was surprised, looked at Xu Qing, and also laughed.

"Then I'm relieved. But Little Ah Qing, it used to be me taking you to do big things, so if you are preparing to do something big, if you don't call Eldest Senior Brother, Eldest Senior Brother will be angry!"

It had to be said that Chen Erniu's sense of smell was incomparably sensitive.

And looking at the other party's eyes, Xu Qing thought for a moment, nodded, and entered the Upper Spirit Mansion with Chen Erniu.

Inside the hall, Chen Erniu was clearly still brooding over the tracking from before.

"Let me tell you, Little Ah Qing, that figure, I feel seven parts like the old man!"

During this period, the Seventh Master had changed many titles in Chen Erniu's mouth, from Master to old man, then old fellow, then old brat, until now he had become the old man.

"Master might have his own considerations. Eldest Senior Brother, you actually don't need to search every day..."

Xu Qing hesitated and advised.

"That won't do. That old rascal is very cunning. If I find him one day late, our piece of remnant face flesh will be one piece less."

Chen Erniu was unwilling.

Seeing that the Eldest Senior Brother was so persistent, Xu Qing couldn't say much more, but in his heart, he didn't think Master wanted to eat alone. In his view, Master doing this must have a reason.

As for Chen Erniu, after complaining, he waved his hand, and a puppet appeared in front of him.

This puppet... was very ugly, completely forcibly pieced together, and many parts were clearly misaligned, so it could only maintain a rough figure.

Xu Qing's gaze swept over, and he could see that any combat power of the Spirit Collection Realm would cause this puppet to collapse with one blow.

"Too difficult. This is my limit."

Chen Erniu sighed, looking worried.

"If I had known this, I would have spent some effort in my previous lives to learn puppet arts.

I now find that puppets are actually quite fun and very useful. That Feng Lin Tao, I see him using puppets, looking very handy."

"No, I must find a way to repair this thing. It seems I need to inquire about who in this Imperial Capital Domain is good at puppet arts."

Chen Erniu said, deep in thought.

Xu Qing pondered, his gaze sweeping over the seams on the puppet, and thinking of today's experience, he suddenly spoke.

"Eldest Senior Brother, perhaps there is a person who possesses puppet arts."

Chen Erniu looked at Xu Qing immediately.

"Fan Shishuang."

Xu Qing spoke slowly.

Chen Erniu's eyes lit up, recalling.

"I have a bit of an impression—is that the Shi Wushuang who originally rushed out outside the Sacred Mountain with a very formidable air, manifesting countless puppets with a wave of his hand, and wanting to suppress you and turn you into his puppet?"

"He is indeed very good at puppets, but we can't go to the Yanyue Xuantian Clan again because of this, right?"

Chen Erniu frowned. During this period, he was either studying puppets or staring at his Great Tiangang Armor. Other times, he was tracking and searching for Master.

Plus, after Fan Shishuang came, he was cautious, so Chen Erniu clearly didn't know about the other party's arrival.

Xu Qing smiled.

"He is in the Imperial Capital!"

Chen Erniu's eyes lit up.

Outside the Upper Spirit Mansion, a huge lightning bolt broke through the sky in the boundless black clouds, illuminating the world with endless brightness in this instant.

Then, a thunderclap that surpassed the previous one, deafening, exploded rumblingly.

This thunder was too loud, not only shaking heaven and earth but also entering the ears of countless people and falling into their hearts.

Chen Erniu and Xu Qing heard it.

Fan Shishuang also heard it.

He was inexplicably startled in his heart, and the wine cup in his hand trembled slightly.

With his cultivation and his will, it was impossible for a thunderbolt to make his heart like this.

And just when he was suspicious, music played where he was. Amidst the laughter, a gentle voice came.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, I heard you are leaving tomorrow. Today I invited the Third Sister to see you off together."

Fan Shishuang looked up upon hearing this.

Where he was, it was a large hall. On both sides of the hall were dozens of people, all looking like human geniuses. In the previous introduction, he remembered that they all seemed to be descendants of noble families.

To him, these statuses were not on the table, just a group of sparrows.

Even the person sitting beside him, one was the Third Princess of the human race, and the other was a disciple of the National Teacher and also the Fourth Prince of the Emperor, they were at most qualified to be looked at a few more times and accept the invitation to drink a glass of wine.

Of course, he agreed to the invitation for another reason: he was leaving tomorrow, thinking that the mission was completed and very smooth, and pondering that Xu Qing wouldn't cause him any trouble.

In addition, after he came to the human race, he had always been unseen and didn't go out. Although he said he was in seclusion to practice, he felt that his face was somewhat damaged, and after returning to the Yanyue Xuantian Clan, he might be mocked.

So, he came out today.

Looking at the Fourth Prince who was smiling and speaking gently, Fan Shishuang suppressed the inexplicable palpitation in his heart and gave a faint "hmm."

With such a posture, the Fourth Prince didn't have any abnormality. In his view, the other party was a Great Genius who entered the sequence of the Yanyue Xuantian Clan, and he stepped into the Sovereign God realm without much cultivation time.

Even more so, as soon as he stepped in, he was a peak powerhouse in the first world of Sovereign God.

Recently, he was even enfeoffed as a King by the Yanyue Xuantian Clan.

Such a person, being arrogant was also appropriate, so he looked toward the Third Princess.

The Third Princess, for some reason, had been in frequent contact with the Fourth Prince during this period. At this moment, although she was dissatisfied with the posture of this Yanyue Great Genius, she still smiled and raised her glass to toast.

Fan Shishuang still had a cold expression, raised his hand to point at the cup, which counted as returning the salute.

This scene fell into the eyes of everyone below, and their expressions didn't change much, but there were countless thoughts in their hearts.

These human geniuses, sitting here one by one, while thinking, the pressure in their hearts was also not small.

It looked like singing and dancing were echoing, but in reality, everyone here was paying attention to Fan Shishuang.

He was the main guest here. ===== CHAPTER 883 =====