荒墟牧神 - 第1224章 舊皇重返 - 墨香閣

Di Yiyue, Zhuo Cha, the Azure Emperor, Yama and the rest exchanged glances, and saw that the Great Emperor had indeed gone — only he had not fully broken open the Lotus Continent; instead he had torn the whole continent up out of the Great Void, and treading upon it, he flew off with a whistling roar and was soon gone. Shen Mu wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said in a low voice, "Thank goodness my face carries weight, or the consequences would have been unthinkable. So then, Consort Qiang is in the Heavenly Court's camp right now. That little minx, the Great Emperor.

. . What are you all staring at me for? You pack of traitors and rebels — are you trying to revolt? I'll bring the Heavenly Court's army here this very moment and wipe out you remnants!

" And there, in the very presence of the Woodcutter Sage, Di Yiyue, Zhuo Cha, the Azure Emperor, Yama and the others gave a sound beating to Heavenly Venerable Mu, who had been shouting about exterminating them, this pack of rebels, until his face was bruised and swollen; Niu Sanduo squeezed in as well and got in a couple of kicks on the sly. Beaten into a sorry state, Shen Mu went to the Woodcutter Sage to lodge his complaint, only to find the woodcutter wiping the blood from his knuckles; seeing him come, the man hastily put his hands behind his back. "Good disciple, don't always provoke them — it's very easy to get yourself beaten," the woodcutter advised him kindly.

Shen Mu sneered and sneered. The Woodcutter Sage's expression did not change.

"Can you really drag the Great Emperor down to death with you?

" Shen Mu nodded.

"What a pity—" The Woodcutter Sage clasped his wrist and sighed long.

"A pity the Great Emperor is still faint of heart; otherwise he could have shot two eagles with one arrow and killed two birds with one stone, ridding himself of two scourges at a single stroke.

" Shen Mu said with a cold laugh, "Teacher, the only advantage you can take of me is with your lips.

If I hit you, my hands won't move, my feet won't move, my head won't move, my body won't move — only one finger! " The Woodcutter Sage felt that the beating just now had been too light.

"Are you really not going to see the Founding Emperor, but going to the Heavenly Court's camp instead? " he asked.

Shen Mu nodded.

"You and the Founding Emperor are old friends; if I went, I could only be a junior, and going would be a vexation.

If I return to the Heavenly Court's camp, I can still be a Heavenly Venerable in name — why not? I was worried about your safety all along; having escorted you safely to the Great Void, it is time I took my leave. " The woodcutter was rather displeased at heart, but he had to admit that Shen Mu made good sense; without Shen Mu's escort, their whole party would likely have been wiped out. "I'm off.

" Shen Mu waved his hand and was about to leave when he suddenly halted and turned back. "Teacher, you taught eldest senior brother with care, and you taught third junior brother with care, but you never taught me with care — you taught me nothing at all.

Now that you have seen what I can do, do you regret not having taught me properly?

" The woodcutter laughed in spite of himself. "Those words, that tone — they sound like what a disciple says before he betrays his sect out of grievance at a teacher's unfairness and comes back to finish the old man off. " Shen Mu said gravely, "I only ask whether Teacher has ever regretted it. " The Woodcutter Sage grew solemn and shook his head.

"Never. " Shen Mu was slightly taken aback.

The Woodcutter Sage said gravely, "I teach according to the student, and so I knew what to teach Wei Suifeng and what to teach Jiang Baigui.

Only you — I did not know what to teach.

You are a unique Overlord Body, born wise and martial, clear of mind and firm of purpose, your learning deep as an abyss; had I forced teaching upon you, I would only have held you back.