Chapter 598: and translation of title

The green ox stood in place, watching Yu Lin's back disappear into the edge of the cloud sea, and for a long moment it didn't come to its senses.

It didn't expect Yu Lin to actually come.

I originally thought that guy was just talking off the cuff, after all Yu Lin had said so many things over the years.

But this time—it turned its head and glanced at A Li Ya standing beside it.

A Li Ya was lowering her head to nibble the immortal grass at her feet, chewing seriously, her cheeks puffing in and out.

Sensing the green ox's gaze, it lifted its head, its dark shiny eyes showing a hint of bewilderment, as if asking: What's wrong?

The green ox opened its mouth, then closed it again.

It wanted to say something, like "Don't listen to that guy's nonsense," or "I was just joking with him," or "Actually I'm doing fine on my own."

But when the words reached its lips, seeing A Li Ya's clear, clean eyes, it swallowed them back.

It fell silent for a while.

A faint light rose from the green ox's body, and its form gradually changed.

The bulky bovine body shrank and elongated, its limbs turned into arms and legs, its fur turned into clothing.

In the blink of an eye, a middle-aged man stood before A Li Ya.

He wore a set of blue-gray armor, his hair loosely tied, giving him a somewhat general-like appearance.

He stroked his chin, sizing up A Li Ya from head to toe.

"Hmm, you do have some looks," he paused, then said, "From now on, follow me, Brother Ox."

A Li Ya kept chewing the immortal grass, ignoring him.

The green ox bent over, plucked a handful of immortal grass from beside its feet, and handed it to A Li Ya.

"Come, eat some immortal grass; this Heavenly Court grass is different from the mortal realm's, it's sweet."

A Li Ya lowered her head to sniff it, then opened her mouth to take it and chewed.

Its eyes narrowed slightly, and its tail flicked once.

Seeing that, the green ox plucked another handful and placed it before it.

A Li Ya lowered her head and continued eating.

The green ox squatted beside it, propping its chin, watching it eat, and suddenly thought—this isn't bad either.

……

Human World, Xia Guo, Civil Affairs Bureau dormitory.

Yu Lin lay at home for another few months.

After returning from Greece, his days suddenly became slow.

Every day he slept until waking naturally, got up, scrolled his phone, ordered takeout, and watched Dragon Lord and a few others play games.

Occasionally he went out for a meal, strolled around the street, then came back to continue lying down.

He felt like a dried salted fish, flipped over, then dried again.

Dragon Lord once couldn't help asking him: "Aren't you supposed to do something proper?"

Yu Lin thought for a moment and asked: "What counts as proper business?"

Dragon Lord couldn't answer, so he could only say: "How about playing games with us?"

"Does that count as proper business?"

"Why not? Don't you know we're now top-tier players, and hiring us as gaming companions costs 1,100 per hour!"

".......... 666."

After lying like that for several months, Yu Lin finally felt bored.

He was pondering whether to go to Ling Shan to find Lao Jun and Tathagata Buddha for some fun, anyway being idle is being idle..........

The door was knocked.

"Who?"

"Me."

A figure stepped out from the shadows.

A black overcoat, tailored trousers, steady steps, carrying an indescribable aura.

Like a character walked out of an old-fashioned movie.

Su Qu.

Yu Lin sat up from the sofa, raising his eyebrows.

"Su Bro? Why knock if you can just come in?"

"How do you have time to come here today?"

"It's just following procedure, courtesy!" Su Qu wasn't polite either, sat down beside him, and waved a hand.

"Forget it."

He raised his hand and pointed upward: "The higher-ups' meaning is to have me come over to get close to you."

Yu Lin leaned against the sofa, waiting for him to continue.

"That Northern Europe God King Ruins you created are now spreading like wildfire in the cultivation circles."

Su Qu said, "Nine-layer trials, treasures scattered everywhere, plus those ancient artifacts—anyone who enters can try their luck; those who've gone in come back saying it's good, while those who haven't are scrambling to get in."

"Those higher-ups are anxious, jealous, envious!"

Yu Lin laughed: "So?"

"So I want to ask you, can we also create one here?"

Su Qu looked at him: "After all, although that God King Ruins is said to be open to anyone, it's still located in Northern Europe's territory."

"For our people to go there, we'd need to handle visas, buy tickets, and the language barrier remains."

"If you encounter local cultivators from Northern Europe, they look at you unfavorably, and you still have to argue with them; it's not convenient, right?"

Yu Lin nodded, saying nothing.

Su Qu added, "Of course, if you find it troublesome, I'll just refuse them outright."

"They just do whatever they want; we don't have to indulge them."

Yu Lin was idly bored, and hearing there was something to do, he sat up straight and asked:

"Tell me, where do they want to build one?"

Su Qu, seeing his reaction, understood.

"Well…" he paused, "they want to set it on the battlefield of the Zhuo Lu Zhi Zhan."

"Zhuo Lu?"

"Right. They say Northern Europe has God King Ruins; we'll create a Ren Huang Yi Ji, where Chi You and Huang Di fought back then—a genuine ancient battlefield, with fortune, depth, legends; none of it is inferior to Northern Europe!"

"What do you think?"

Yu Lin thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Sounds good."

He stood up, stretched his neck, "It so happens I'm half a Human Emperor, let's go."

"Hmm, okay, let's go." Su Qu also stood up, about to nod—just as the words reached his mouth, they suddenly got stuck.

He turned his head, looked at Yu Lin, his expression shifting from "Alright, let's go" to "Hmm?" and then from "Hmm?" to "Ah?"

"What do you mean you count as half a Human Emperor?"

Yu Lin smiled faintly, "Six of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons are on me,"

"If not half, then what?"

"Let's go."

Su Qu nodded:

"That works."

"We're three short of being able to summon the Human Emperor."

Yu Lin was already heading toward the doorway.

Su Qu snapped back to his senses and hurried to keep up.

"Alright, let's move."