Chapter 954

Hearing Cangqu's words, Wu Zhao also nearly confirmed it — the person Cangqu spoke of was the Long Ying she had been wanting to find.

But that was before, not now.

Moreover, according to Cangqu, Long Ying was actually the Child of Destiny of the Wu Zhou world.

No wonder when she had divined with secret arts back then, the inheritor of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art had such an enduring fate.

It was just that Ximen Wudi was actually this powerful?

Or was Cangqu simply blowing his own horn?

But the Great Tang Empress Wu Zetian had always acted like a star-struck little fangirl before the great Dragon Head.

This was known to everyone in Great Tang.

Wu Zhao wished to question it, but to avoid giving herself away, she could only deliberately put on a look of worship toward Ximen Wudi.

The other Great Tang civil and military officials, seeing their own empress in such a state, found it even more inconvenient to speak up and refute Cangqu.

"After I saw through his identity, I gave him some pointers on cultivating demonic arts.

This kid called Long Ying was quite obedient and told me pretty much everything about this world."

After Cangqu finished boasting about Ximen Wudi, he returned to the matter of the other world,

"After that I headed to Monk King Temple, wanting to find that Faming.

But when I got to Monk King Temple, I didn't see Faming — only four old bald donkeys.

Each of these four old bald donkeys was at the Supreme Mythical Realm, no less.

What's more, when they joined together, they had a joint-strike formation.

I exerted all my strength and finally broke the formation.

Pressed into a corner, they told me where Faming had gone.

Originally I had planned to complete the mission before returning.

But when I counted on my fingers, several months had already passed.

Worrying that Your Majesty's side would be uninformed, I came back first to report."

"Several months?"

Seeing Di Renjie was taken aback and said,

"Heavenly Demon, sir, though you've been away a long time, it's only been about half a month, hasn't it?

Where does 'several months' come from?"

In truth, the 'several months' was just Cangqu making things up off the top of his head.

The purpose was simply to explain clearly why he had come back.

Seeing Di Renjie cooperate so well at this point, he also pretended to be surprised,

"What? Only half a month or so? Could it be that the two worlds actually have different flows of time?"

Although Wu Zhao came from Wu Zhou, she truly did not know the differences between the two worlds either.

Hearing this now, she too was stunned again and again, and spoke up,

"This great myriad world truly does hold every wonder under heaven!"

After a pause, she added,

"Heavenly Demon, sir, you have labored with great merit — truly a pillar of Great Tang.

Although the mission has not yet been completed this time, at least we now know where Faming is.

I shall dispatch Sect Master Jin Guang and a group of other top experts to go with you to capture and kill Faming."

"No need, no need."

Cangqu immediately waved his hands repeatedly and said,

"There's no need for that.

Your Majesty, I have already locked down Faming's location — I only need to return there and I can catch him.

If too many people go, it would only serve to alert the enemy."

"Hmm? Heavenly Demon, sir, do you truly have such confidence that you alone can capture Faming?"

Hearing this, Wu Zhao was secretly delighted.

It wasn't that she absolutely had to protect Faming — after all, failing the Qinglong Society mission meant death.

Who knew whether, if Faming didn't die, the Qinglong Society would turn on her, this fake Great Tang Empress, instead.

But if only Cangqu went alone, capturing Faming would surely be a long, drawn-out affair.

In that case, it could also be considered fulfilling her bond of senior and junior siblings with Faming.

"Your Majesty, rest assured."

Naturally, Cangqu would not let more people go to Wu Zhou — after all, this was his chance to render service to Ximen Wudi.

Moreover, Wu Zetian herself wanted to come back and personally expose Wu Zhao.

"I am willing to sign a military pledge — if I cannot bring Faming back, I swear I shall not return to the Nine Provinces."

"Good!"

Wu Zhao nodded with a smile and said,

"Heavenly Demon, sir, having such ambition brings great comfort to My heart.

Yet My Great Tang cannot go a single day without its Heavenly Demon.

If you truly bring Faming back, rewards will not be stinted.

If you cannot capture him and need assistance, speak up promptly — it will be no trouble."

Cangqu naturally expressed his thanks to Xie En once more, then said,

"Your Majesty's grace and virtue — I engrave them upon my heart.

It's just that Di Ge Lao said earlier that we need to send people to find that Zhou Zhiruo, didn't he?

Great Tang is precisely at a time when it needs people; since Zhou Zhiruo is important, then let the others go search for her!

"This Faming, I will definitely bring back for Her Majesty the Empress."

"Good!"

Wu Zhao heard this and once again nodded in assent.

"Then I'll trouble Celestial Demon, sir."

Di Renjie couldn't help but be deeply moved upon hearing this, and cupped his hands in a bow toward Cang Ju.

Cang Ju smiled faintly; he was actually thinking of keeping this to himself, so he could earn merit with Ximen Wudi.

Such a small secret, naturally he wouldn't reveal it.

After returning the bow to Di Renjie, Cang Ju flashed and vanished.

"Good! Since Celestial Demon, sir, has taken on the matter of Faming,

then this matter of Zhou Zhiruo shall be handed to Sect Leader Jin Guang, to lead men and go!"

Wu Zhao, seeing Cang Ju vanish, gave instructions to Di Renjie.

"Your Majesty is wise; this minister will go arrange it at once."

Di Renjie immediately accepted the order.

A grand court assembly concerning the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking thus came to a close.

Wu Zhao was in a foul mood, preparing to take her leave.

By now the Qian Niu Wei had sealed off the entire Ming Hall; aside from her, not a single person could come and go freely.

All had to be confirmed clearly by Di Renjie and the Qian Niu Wei's Left and Right Guard Commandants, and only released after careful screening.

The Heaven-Relying and Dragon-Slaying matters involve the secrets mentioned in the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking; truly they are no small thing.

"Your Majesty, might I have a word with you in private?"

Just as Wu Zhao was distracted, leading Zhang Wuxia down the dan台阶 and preparing to depart,

she saw a person walk to her side and quietly say a sentence.

Wu Zhao didn't need to look to know the one who came was Great Tang's Yuan King Chahetai.

Among all the civil and martial officials of Great Tang, the expert retainers—

those worthy of Wu Zhao's trust were only Zhang Wuxia and Sun En.

Next came this Chahetai.

At present, though Wu Zhao was in a bad mood, she still patiently replied,