Chapter 183

At the Divine Vein Mountain peak, she was forbidden to set foot—she had already been flung away!

"Pfft!"

Lou Guanxue, who had just spat blood on the spot, was stunned! The God Lord wasn't supposed to have returned yet—how could she not be allowed to enter?

"Lou Upper Immortal?"

Shao Guanwu, who had rushed over, was stunned; he hadn't even noticed any fighting here a moment ago—how,

It's a restriction! He gazed toward the Divine Vein Peak and the ice crystal divine blossom blooming in the void, stunned.

Just then, he naturally also sensed the aura of the Kunlun God Lord, but upon actually seeing it, he still couldn't believe it.

If this person were to return……

"Upper Immortal, is this exposed?"

Shao Guanwu had already started to retreat.

Although divine medicine that boosts combat power is precious, his life is even more precious.

"No," Lou Guanxue tried to explain.

But Shao Guanwu had already said, 'Forget it, let's pretend we never talked about cooperation.'

Shao Guanwu, who had immediately slipped away, had no shame before his origin, making Lou Guanxue vomit blood again in anger.

"Damn it!" Lou Guanxue wanted to stop him, but she could barely stand, let alone catch up to Shao Guanwu, who had already withdrawn like a turtle pulling its head in.

Simply……

"No wonder Su Nv looks down on this old tortoise!"

Lou Guanxue was about to explode with anger! How could there be such a deity?

No matter how angry she was, she couldn't even approach Shen Kuo's origin, so she could only grudgingly give up.

Half a month later.

Vermilion Bird Palace.

Shen Kuo hasn't come out yet.

Zhong Minglan has emerged from seclusion.

'Nothing will go wrong, right?'

Shen Qingli was more worried, although she knew very well that ten days or half a month is but a flick of a finger for a god.

Zhong Minglan thought exactly that: 'No rush, not much time has passed—let's wait a bit longer.'

"Your Majesty." Jin Wu came to deliver a message, also handing over an invitation: "An invitation to the Dao Palace's Dao Canon."

Zhong Minglan frowned: 'What Dao Canon? The Dao Lord hasn't emerged from seclusion.'

"Invitations to the Dao Palace have been sent to all the gods; presumably the Dao Lord is about to emerge." Jin Wu, though uncertain, had to explain: "After all, it's the Dao Canon—you still need to attend."

That earlier petty envoy's decree was no big deal—he had already memorialized it, even depicting the envoy's arrogance on the memorial, so the Dao Palace naturally couldn't say anything.

After all, it was the envoy who brought it upon himself.

The Young Emperor acted swiftly again—he killed the envoy before the latter could even reveal his identity.

Therefore, even if the Queen Mother of the West had already recovered, she would know the fault lay with the envoy; even if she were displeased, it would be understandable.

But now, since it's an invitation to the Dao Canon, one must go; Jin Wu also said, "I can stay in the palace—rest assured, as long as I'm alive, I will never let harm befall the Imperial Consort."

Although Jin Wu still didn't know Shen Kuo's true identity, he naturally knew about Shen Kuo's seclusion to heal his wounds.

"No." Zhong Minglan felt uneasy, "This matter is not trivial; I cannot leave."

Jin Wu was surprised, also feeling a faint bitterness, and wondered, "Is the imperial husband more important than the Dao canon?"

What kind of person is Zhong Minglan? As Jin Wu, who has followed her all his life, knows her best.

One could say, besides the blood-related young emperor, he had never seen His Majesty care so much about anyone.

In His Majesty's eyes, there has always only been Dao arts and slaying enemies! Guarding Shen Ting, there has never been anything else.

The young emperor—understandable, after all, she is His Majesty's blood-related daughter.

But this imperial husband...

Jin Wu felt that even if it were important, it couldn't be more important than the Dao canon, could it?

"Your Majesty, your subordinate is handling affairs—are you still not at ease?" Jin Wu again advised, laying out the pros and cons: "If you don't go, I fear the Queen Mother of the West will truly be dissatisfied with our Vermilion Bird Palace."

"Then you can't go either." Zhong Minglan knew too well the importance of the Kunlun God Lord, and even if his status weren't so transcendent, she could not just leave like that.

"Mother, I'll go." Shen Qingli suddenly said.

Zhong Minglan furrowed her brows...

Shen Qingli then continued, "I am your daughter, and also the young emperor of Shen Ting; my going with you makes no big difference. When the time comes, if the Queen Mother asks, I'll say you are still in seclusion."

Jin Wu felt this was also not impossible: "Your Majesty, I think it's feasible. I will accompany you left and right, naturally I won't let anyone bully Your Highness."

"But," Zhong Minglan also didn't want to part from her little beauty.

Shen Qingli, however, interrupted, "It's decided then; I also want to go explore the Dao Palace."

What the Dao Palace is really like, she needs to check it out herself to feel at ease.

Moreover, so many days have passed; if she doesn't go in and look, she will never be at ease.

Recalling Di Jin's earlier instructions, she suspects he has already fallen asleep inside.

"Mother, I'll go in first to have a look." Shen Qingli said, already heading toward the palace gate.

Zhong Minglan knew she couldn't stop her, turned her head and told Jin Wu, "Go make the arrangements first; as for whether I go or the little beauty goes, we'll see later—there's still time."

"Yes!" Jin Wu had no nonsense and immediately went to arrange.

And as Shen Qingli pushed open the palace door, she indeed saw—

Di Jin already lay on the ground, his complexion pallid, devoid of blood.

Shen Qingli immediately stepped forward and once again lifted him horizontally.

This embrace……

Her heart instantly sank to the valley bottom!

It's too light, as if this person doesn't exist at all.

If he didn't exist, he was nevertheless truly in her arms; she couldn't believe she was holding a person.

Thus, seeing her come out, Zhong Minglan also twitched her eyelids; after glancing inside the hall, she immediately shut the hall doors, reset the seals, and asked, "What happened to him?"

"Is he going to dissipate?" Jiu Li spoke.

Shen Qingli's hand tightened, then she hastily loosened it, fearing she would crush him into nothing.

After all, he was so, so light, like a feather.

Zhong Minglan quickly reached out and lightly gripped Di Jin's pulse point, but—

"This—"

Zhong Minglan had seen all sorts of situations before.

But she had never seen anything like Di Jin in this state……

He simply had no pulse at all.

"Mother, I must go to the Dao Palace."

Shen Qingli looked at Di Jin in her arms, then lifted her gaze to her mother.

This time, Zhong Minglan said nothing else, only having Jin Wu make full preparations.

During the later send-off, she again urged, "Remember my words; as long as you summon with your bloodline, no matter where you are, I can instantly appear by your side."

The Queen Mother of the West, she was actually reassured; despite being impartial and stern, she could distinguish right from wrong.

Yet on the Dao Canon, all the gods go; other matters are easily spoken of, but the other four spirits, she is not reassured.

But she was clearly overthinking; after all, as soon as Shen Qingli arrived at the Dao Palace and stepped out of the teleportation array, Meng Zhang and Jian Wuji nearby were stunned!

Shaoguan Wu also pointed at her and said, "It's her, Zhong Minglan's daughter who ascended from the lower realm; she killed Bi Lian!"

"Her?" Meng Zhang and Jian Wuji, the two gods, both had strange looks.

Shaoguan Wu, being looked at like that, wore a strange expression, "Yeah, what's up?"

"Are you sure?" Meng Zhang asked again.

"Of course!" Shaoguan Wu, having been provoked by Shen Qingli before, how could he not recognize her?

Today, he brought these two over just to give this ignorant girl a show of force!

Coincidentally, Zhong Minglan didn't come! Only Jin Wu accompanied her—what's there to fear?

However, Jian Wuji's tone was quite strange, "You didn't sense it?"