Chapter 1351: Men Are All Unfaithful (Fourth Update)
The rest of the little booklet contained information about people in Yan Kang suspected to be reincarnations of ancient gods like the Western Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and Northern Emperor. Besides these ancient gods, there were actually reincarnations of other major figures from the Heavenly Court—quite a number of them!
Qin Mu was stunned. These lofty beings, who usually scoffed at the Yan Kang reforms, even suppressing them in every possible way, looking down on them, and making things difficult for them, strictly forbidding their disciples from any contact with the Yan Kang reforms.
Anyone who dared to engage with the Yan Kang reforms was executed on the spot!
Yet they themselves had quietly split off a soul fragment, sneaking into Yan Kang to absorb the nourishment of the reforms!
If one spoke of hypocrisy, it would be hard to find people more hypocritical than them!
"They've already prepared for both outcomes. If they win, then so be it."
Qin Mu pressed his hands together, closing the booklet with a soft snap: "If they lose, they'll transform themselves into heroes of the Yan Kang reforms, stealing the fruits of the reforms while remaining in high positions! Their power will never slip away!"
A murderous aura crossed his face, but after a moment, it gradually faded, and his expression calmed.
The major figures of the Heavenly Court had reincarnated into Yan Kang through soul fragments. As long as these people didn't occupy high positions in Yan Kang, let them be—no need to bother with them.
But if they tried to climb to high positions and seize power in Yan Kang, they must be eliminated!
The Village Chief and the Medicine Master sipped their tea while watching his expression. The Village Chief said in a low voice: "A matter that could be settled with a single sword strike, yet Mu'er's expression keeps changing. He's unworthy of the title of Heavenly Venerate."
The Medicine Master nodded: "A matter of one packet of medicine, no trouble at all."
"If the Butcher were here, it would be a single slash."
"The Deaf Man could also flatten them into two dimensions."
The two of them took turns mocking Qin Mu, who was already accustomed to their jealousy. He silently memorized the contents of the booklet, then tossed it to them, saying: "You two say it's simple, so let the two elders handle it."
The Village Chief and the Medicine Master's expressions changed slightly. This booklet was like a hot potato—they couldn't accept it, nor could they refuse it.
Killing the reincarnations of Heavenly Venerates was simple, but the retaliation from the Heavenly Venerates was terrifying!
Qin Mu said in a deep voice: "Dark Heavenly Venerate didn't confirm which ones are the true reincarnations of the Ten Heavenly Venerates, so we won't deal with them for now, lest we kill the wrong people. As for the others, we only need to monitor them. As long as they don't overstep, we won't bother with them. Also, this matter must be reported to Emperor Yan Xiu so she can be mentally prepared."
Only then did the Village Chief relax, putting away the booklet: "After you killed two of Dawn Heavenly Venerate's reincarnations, the other Heavenly Venerates will be on alert and won't dare touch your scales. They probably won't do anything out of line."
The Medicine Master nodded.
Qin Mu's ten arrows killing two of Dawn Heavenly Venerate's reincarnations was such a thunderous move that even the Ten Heavenly Venerates would have to carefully consider whether to seize power in Yan Kang right under Qin Mu's nose.
"There's one more thing you need to think carefully about, Mu'er."
The Village Chief said slowly: "The death of Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird was because the Ten Heavenly Venerates were silently devouring the power of the Southern Pole Heaven, bit by bit replacing the middle and lower ranks with their own people. Later, even the upper ranks of the Southern Pole Heaven were replaced, so when Fire Heavenly Venerate attacked the Southern Pole Heaven, he met almost no resistance. They have plenty of patience."
Qin Mu shuddered: "I understand."
Wei Suifeng, Granny Si, and the others had already prepared everything. The Yan Kang ship was about to set sail. Just as Qin Mu was about to board, suddenly a flash of light appeared in the Spirit Energy Bridge, and someone descended from the Heavenly Court to Yan Kang.
Qin Mu stood at the bow, gazing at the Spirit Energy Bridge, and saw a beautiful girl emerge from the light on the altar, bouncing down from it with two long ponytails swinging back and forth, brushing against her rear.
Qin Mu was slightly startled: "Yun Chuxiu... Why has she come to Yan Kang again?"
That girl was indeed the reincarnation of Lady Yuanmu, transformed into the appearance of God King Lang Wan—Yun Chuxiu. Seeing Qin Mu and the ship from afar, her eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over.
"Jue Wuchen!"
Wei Suifeng's hair stood on end, his skin crawling with goosebumps. He had seen Jue Wuchen countless times on the ghost ship—he would never mistake her!
Qin Mu said in a low voice: "It's Lady Yuanmu. Jue Wuchen is currently in the hands of Consort Yan."
Wei Suifeng was taken aback, but Qin Mu had already flown out of the ship to greet Yun Chuxiu, smiling warmly: "Sister Chuxiu, what wind blows you here? The Primordial Realm was so lively recently—it's a pity you didn't participate."
Yun Chuxiu craned her neck to peer at the ship behind him, but Qin Mu blocked her view.
"Sneaking around like that, you're definitely not up to any good!"
Yun Chuxiu giggled: "I was originally planning to come. I had already prepared a Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate, planning to make a grand entrance, intimidating the Ten Heavenly Venerates and dominating the Primordial Realm!"
Qin Mu was startled. The Ten Heavenly Venerates each had their own uses for their Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerates. If Lady Yuanmu had descended directly with hers, she would surely have outshone everyone, making the Ten Heavenly Venerates dare not compete with her for the Primordial Realm!
Yun Chuxiu sighed: "But then I thought, if I descended riding the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate, the Ten Heavenly Venerates would discover that there are eleven Heavenly Venerates in the Heavenly Court, and that would be disastrous. They'd drag me out. So I had to give up that idea and watch you lot show off instead."
She sighed repeatedly, frustrated that she couldn't participate in such a fun affair.
"Then why did Sister Chuxiu come to the Primordial Realm?" Qin Mu asked with a smile.
Yun Chuxiu's face was full of worry, on the verge of tears, and she choked up: "I heard in the Heavenly Court that my true body has escaped! That damn lover of mine released my true body, letting it run wild everywhere. Who knows how many people are eyeing my true body, planning to give me a lesson!"
Qin Mu's eyelids twitched.
Lady Yuanmu's true body had indeed gone missing. Of course, it wasn't that he had deliberately released it—rather, a corpse demon had been born within Lady Yuanmu's true body, and the corpse demon had run off on its own.
"That damn lover occupied my true body for over a decade, and once he got bored, he discarded it like an old shoe! Men are all unfaithful!"
The more Yun Chuxiu spoke, the sadder she became, wiping her tears as she said: "There's also a little demoness inside my true body, causing trouble under my name. She goes around asking people, 'Am I beautiful?' Ruining my reputation. Of course I'm extremely beautiful."
Qin Mu's expression turned strange. So the Yuanmu corpse demon had such a hobby?
Yun Chuxiu sighed: "If you answer 'beautiful,' she's very happy, then eats you. If you answer 'ugly,' she gets angry, and also eats you. If you don't answer, she still eats you. It's really damaging my reputation!"
She shook her head repeatedly, then craned her neck again to see who was on Qin Mu's ship.
Qin Mu still blocked her view, laughing: "Then shouldn't you hurry off? Your body doesn't have your consciousness or your primordial spirit. If someone notices that, wouldn't they snatch your body to use as leverage against you?"
Yun Chuxiu blinked, giggling: "I'm not in such a hurry now. I'm more curious about where you're planning to go. You're being so careful to guard against me—you must have some scheme in mind."
Qin Mu said seriously: "I plan to head to the Ancestral Court. Also, I forgot to tell you, sister—I've already returned Empress's body to her, and I even threw in a Jue Wuchen body as a bonus."
Yun Chuxiu's face changed dramatically, and she said coldly: "She got her body back? Why didn't you say so earlier?"