Chapter 826: Holding Nuwa's Hand

Looking at the contemplative Nuwa, the smile in Yin Qi's eyes deepened.

Step one of the strategy: success.

This first step of the strategy was, firstly, to establish a persona for himself, and secondly, to provide Nuwa with a novel experience—a kind of unprecedented experience that would make her mistakenly believe it was a flutter of the heart.

If her heart was already world-weary, he would take her to ride a carousel.

That is exactly what he was doing now.

After walking down a street on stilts, Yin Qi and Nuwa left the parade and began guessing lantern riddles along the main street.

Basically, every merchant had hung out lantern riddles, and there were prizes for guessing correctly.

Some were discount packages, others were ready-made gifts; if you guessed correctly, you could take them away.

With Yin Qi's learning, guessing lantern riddles was naturally a piece of cake.

Nuwa, however, did not guess many correctly; high cultivation does not mean high learning.

Of course, Nuwa could also use her divine abilities for Calculation.

But if she did that, there would be absolutely no fun in guessing riddles.

Under Yin Qi's subtle guidance, Nuwa also completely let go; whenever she saw a gift she wanted, she would have Yin Qi guess the riddle, and along the way, they collected dozens of gifts.

Though the gifts were small, the sense of novelty was quite sufficient.

Finally, the two arrived at the Imperial City Square, which was the large square in front of the Imperial Palace.

At this time, the square was packed with people, and the Ao Mountain Lantern Festival had already begun.

The so-called Ao Mountain Lantern Festival consisted of hundreds of thousands of various patterned lanterns stacked together to form the shape of a mountain, standing over a hundred meters high and over three hundred meters wide at the base, looking magnificent and dazzling.

This lantern mountain was not a simple stacking.

Instead, various lanterns were crafted into the shapes of trees, palaces, Immortals, spiritual cranes, five-colored deer, and more, and then animated by Immortal arts; from afar, it looked like a beautiful and magnificent Immortal palace.

Surrounding the lantern mountain, countless commoners danced and sang at the top of their lungs.

It looked somewhat like a sacrificial ceremony.

The Shang Dynasty valued Ghosts and gods, and sacrifices were frequent.

Although many sacrificial activities had been abolished since Yin Qi ascended the throne, the people still retained this tradition, and performing the sacrificial dance was a basic skill for the commoners.

Yin Qi was eager to try: "Let's go, let's go join the fun."

Nuwa was somewhat hesitant: "Is that really okay?"

Yin Qi laughed: "What is wrong with that? There are hundreds of thousands of people in this square, and no one knows us. Let go of your status, let go of the reserve in your heart; tempering the heart in the mortal world—only by immersing oneself in the mortal world can one temper the heart and emerge from it.

You are already at the Peak Profound Immortal realm; the reason you have been unable to break through for so long is perhaps because you lack this bit of temperament.

Only when you achieve the Golden Immortal realm will you be able to feel the charm of the Immortal Dao."

Faced with this 'I am doing this for your own good' reasoning from Yin Qi, Nuwa truly could not refuse, and in her heart, she was also somewhat eager to try; her previous hesitation was merely subconscious reserve.

Thinking of this, she nodded and smiled: "What you say is true, let's go."

Subsequently, Yin Qi and Nuwa squeezed through the crowd, walked into the dancing throng, learned the sacrificial dance by mimicking them, and soon mastered it, even singing along at the top of their lungs.

In the end, Yin Qi took the opportunity to take Nuwa's hand, learning from others to dance in pairs.

Held by the hand by Yin Qi, Nuwa instinctively wanted to pull back, but was held tightly by Yin Qi; yet, she did not feel any disgust or dissatisfaction, but instead had a feeling of her heart racing.

This 'Chen Nan' was a Peak Great Luo, and she was merely a Peak Profound Immortal; he should have viewed her as an ant, yet she had not expected him to be so gentle with her—could it be that he likes me?

This kind of love that spans two great realms is the purest!

Profound Immortals are a dime a dozen in the Honghuang. But Great Luo are few and far between.

At least in her thinking, no Peak Great Luo, or even someone with prospects of the Quasi-Saint Realm, would fall for a mere little Profound Immortal; that would definitely be having water in their brain.

Of course, Nuwa was not a little girl with a 'love-struck' brain.

Although there was a sense of novelty, and she even felt that 'Chen Nan' definitely liked her, she did not fall for him because of it; she just felt that this person was alright, both in character and cultivation.

As a dignified Saint, how could she possibly be in a relationship with someone?

All below the Saint are ants.

She did not want to be mocked by the various Saints, or even the people of the world.

The atmosphere of the Ao Mountain Lantern Festival reached its peak when the Human Emperor Yin Qi appeared on the palace walls; the Human Emperor, the Empress, the Chief Councilor, and many other ministers watched the lantern festival from the walls to show they were enjoying it with the people.

Seeing Nuwa's expression sink slightly, Yin Qi's heart rose into his throat.

He feigned confusion and asked: "You don't like the Human Emperor?"

Nuwa nodded generously, but casually spouted nonsense: "The Shang Dynasty uses the Martial Hall as its vanguard and once breached the mountain gate of our Immortal Sect, forcing us to submit."

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Yin Qi nodded and said: "Oh. Since you don't want to see him, let's go. But don't think about revenge; the Imperial Palace is full of experts, and there are even Golden Immortals."

Nuwa nodded and turned to leave with Yin Qi.

She suddenly turned her head and said: "Fellow Daoist Chen, if I want to kill Di Qi, will you help me?"

Yin Qi stopped, looked at Nuwa earnestly, and nodded: "Although Di Qi is benevolent and has immeasurable merit, if you truly want to kill him, I will avenge you right now."

The corners of Nuwa's mouth curled up slightly: "The Investiture of the Gods is currently underway, and all the Saints are watching. If you were to assassinate the Human Emperor, I fear it would draw the wrath of the Saints, who would send their disciples to capture you; are you not afraid?"

Yin Qi smiled faintly, with an indescribable sense of detachment and determination: "We cultivators cultivate to have our thoughts flow unimpeded. I want to avenge you, so I will avenge you; where does the question of fear come from?"

Nuwa was slightly shaken, and countless television drama plots surfaced in her mind: the male lead, for the sake of the female lead, could do anything without hesitation, leaving the female lead deeply moved.

Soon, Nuwa collected her stray thoughts, shook her head slightly, and said: "Actually, if I wanted to kill him, I would have already entered the palace to assassinate him. It's just that I feel this Di Qi is a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence for the Human Race; killing him would be disadvantageous to the Human Race."

Her previous words were, of course, to test Yin Qi.

Yin Qi also knew it was Nuwa's test, and this time he took the opportunity to subtly express his feelings, not to mention that Nuwa had already sent a Seven-Turn Golden Pill to have Hu Xian'er bewitch him.

Just considering Nuwa's methods, there were countless ways she could kill him if she wanted to.

Yin Qi nodded and said: "Your way of thinking is excellent. Since the birth of our Human Race, we have experienced countless calamities; now that we have finally produced a Di Qi, he has brought all kinds of changes to the Human Race. I believe that in tens of thousands of years, when everything in Zhaoge spreads throughout the Honghuang, the strength of our Human Race will undergo a leap-forward development."

Nuwa chuckled: "Since you are so concerned about the Human Race, Fellow Daoist, why not go and assist the Human Emperor?"

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "When there is a need, I will naturally take action. There is no need to reveal myself now, and I have also reached a critical moment in my cultivation; it is not suitable to be exposed before the people of the world."

Nuwa knew Yin Qi's concerns; he was afraid of being targeted by all the saints.

Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Human Race had become the protagonists of Honghuang, and the tacit approach of all the sects was to weaken the Human Race, either by co-opting the top powerhouses of the Human Race or by suppressing them.

Golden Immortals, or even Great Luo Golden Immortals, could be tolerated by all the sects.

But Quasi-Saints, well.

If they were willing to join All Sects, it would be fine.

If they were unwilling, I fear they would end up like the Five Emperors, all disappearing for no reason.

It was just that she was a little curious: did he have an Innate Spiritual Treasure? (End of this chapter)