Chapter 804: New Year

When Lu Yang hurried back to Tianmen Peak, he saw the Eldest Senior Sister holding the Mid-Heaven Emperor by the neck with one hand and greeting his face with her fist.

The Mid-Heaven Emperor's head tilted to one side, and he stopped moving.

"Dead?!"

Lu Yang was shocked. When this Mid-Heaven Emperor appeared, he looked like an emperor who could swallow the world and sweep across the wilderness. How could he be gone in the blink of an eye?

"Looks like it was just a clone."

The Decayed Fairy looked at the Mid-Heaven Emperor twice and said.

"But it is also useful." Yun Zhi formed seals with both hands, not knowing what kind of spell she was casting. A red line appeared on the Mid-Heaven Emperor's clone, extending to an unknown distance.

"I'm going out for a bit."

The Eldest Senior Sister left this sentence and disappeared, leaving only a phantom in place.

"This is?"

"Girl Yun is tracing causality, wanting to take this opportunity to calculate this person's location," the Decayed Fairy said. This clone was driven by the main body. Although the main body cut off the connection with the clone at the first moment, there were still traces to follow.

An hour passed, and Yun Zhi flew back carrying three Mid-Heaven Emperors.

"Why are there so many?"

Lu Yang thought to himself, *how is this like wholesale? *

Yun Zhi put down these Mid-Heaven Emperors and shook her head with regret: "He didn't control this clone with his main body, but controlled the clone through the main body, and then the clone controlled another clone, repeating this until the last clone came to our sect."

"I chased down three clones in a row, but the connection behind is too faint to trace back to further clones."

"However, it is not without gains. Judging from the soul-searching results of these four clones, I have learned some things."

"What things?"

Yun Zhi told Lu Yang and the Decayed Fairy about the dark figure breaking into the Immortal Palace and leaking the news about Tang Chuanwu.

Lu Yang roughly sorted out the ins and outs behind this matter.

"In other words, the Mid-Heaven Emperor saw that the dark figure wanted to use him to test the waters. He didn't dare to come directly, so he sent a clone. If he could catch Tang Chuanwu, it would mean the dark figure wasn't setting him up, and everything would be fine."

"If the clone fell into our sect, the clone would tell us this part of the memory to retaliate against the dark figure?"

"It seems this dark figure is the mastermind."

"But the problem is, how did the mastermind know about Tang Chuanwu?"

Lu Yang frowned. He found Tang Chuanwu by accident; could the mastermind have found Tang Chuanwu by accident too?

"Did the mastermind know about Tang Chuanwu's existence long ago and has been observing in secret, looking for clues about the user of the Years Dao Fruit?"

"Or did he happen to discover Tang Chuanwu?"

Yun Zhi pondered for a moment and speculated: "It may not be entirely a coincidence."

"Perhaps it was the battle between the Gray Fairy and Meng Junzi that attracted the mastermind's attention."

"And then the mastermind stayed in the Buddha Kingdom for a while and happened to discover the anomaly in Kaihuang City."

"Don't forget, in the sixth reincarnation, Little Junior Brother, you and Junior Brother Meng fought against two elders of the Ruthless Sect, which led to the Vice Sect Master taking action."

"In the eighth reincarnation, Little Junior Brother, you and Junior Brother Meng didn't choose to fight the Ruthless Sect elders, but let Junior Brother Dai fight. This is the difference."

"Little Junior Brother, you are not affected by the reincarnation because of the existence of the Fairy Senior, but the mastermind may not know this."

"And then the mastermind discovered Tang Chuanwu's existence through the Kaihuang City incident, but out of caution, he didn't take action, but told this intelligence to the Mid-Heaven Emperor, wanting him to test it out."

Yun Zhi glanced at the four clones still on the ground and continued: "The Mid-Heaven Emperor, out of caution, really only tested it."

As time passed, the four clones gradually dissipated, leaving nothing behind; they couldn't even be used for refining tools.

"Or perhaps he could use the Causality Dao Fruit to determine Tang Chuanwu's matter. For example, the more people who know that Tang Chuanwu can turn back time, the stronger the causality, and the mastermind could use the Dao Fruit to perceive Tang Chuanwu."

"Or perhaps the mastermind found the Left Historian Immortal and used the Left Historian Immortal's Insight Dao Fruit to find Tang Chuanwu."

With the collapse of the Fire Dynasty, the Left Historian Immortal also went missing. The Insight Dao Fruit had no combat power, but it was very useful for finding people.

The three of them thought for a long time but were not sure how the mastermind found Tang Chuanwu.

"Don't let Tang Chuanwu leave the sect for the time being."

This incident meant that both the Great Qian Dynasty and the mastermind knew of Tang Chuanwu's existence, making his situation more dangerous than Li Haoran's. Leaving the Congwendao Sect might result in him being captured the next moment.

"Woohoo, it's New Year!"

In the mental space, the Decayed Fairy dismantled the palace, built a small wooden house, posted couplets, wrote the character for "fortune," hung up big red lanterns, wore bright red new clothes, and decorated with lights and colors, revealing a festive atmosphere everywhere.

Cultivators had long lifespans, and it was customary to celebrate the New Year only once every ten years. The Congwendao Sect was no exception.

It wasn't just Lu Yang's mental space; the entire Congwendao Sect was full of joy. Bright red decorations could be seen everywhere, everyone had changed into new clothes, and the senior brothers and sisters who had gone out to perform tasks had also returned. They wouldn't take any tasks for this month, and when they met each other, they would smile and bow to wish each other a Happy New Year.

The Decayed Fairy spread out the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the ground. She lay on the ground with her little feet kicking, licked the brush, moistened the tip, and dipped it in ink to write the couplets, looking quite serious.

"Done!"

After the couplets were written, the Decayed Fairy had covered herself in ink spots, and there were several ink marks on her face that she had accidentally drawn.

Those who achieve great things do not fuss over trifles. The Decayed Fairy was someone who achieved great things, so naturally, she wouldn't care about these details.

She floated in the air to post the couplets, and Lu Yang stood at the gate watching.

"Little Yangzi, look, are the couplets I posted neat?"

Lu Yang looked up and read the couplets carefully.

Upper couplet: Eat this meal, there will be the next

Lower couplet: Pass today, there will be tomorrow

Horizontal scroll: Another year

"Good! The couplets written by His Majesty are neat and natural, and can be passed down through the ages."

"As the saying goes, the people regard food as heaven. This upper couplet focuses on food, reflecting His Majesty's philosophy that the people are precious and the ruler is light. Look at this lower couplet again; it seems plain and ordinary, but it actually contains the Dao of Time that has been ignored by the world. His Majesty points it out, which will surely open the wisdom of the people!"

"This horizontal scroll is even more of a divine touch, adding two more points of color to the couplets. It is wonderful, truly wonderful."

"Looking at the five years since the establishment of my Great Bean Dynasty, there hasn't been an emperor with talent like His Majesty."

"His Majesty is talented and is a model for scholars in the world, worthy of admiration."

"Hehe, it's not that good." The Decayed Fairy scratched her head in embarrassment. She just wanted to ask Little Yangzi if the couplets were posted neatly.

However, since Little Yangzi had spoken his true thoughts, she couldn't say that wasn't what she meant. ===== CHAPTER 805 =====