Chapter 1389 — First Arrogant, Then Respectful
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
Earth Mother Yuanjun is a master of summoning divine arts, and from a summoning art one may derive a reverse summoning art, and so send herself to the back of the Ancestral Court without damaging the seal upon it. " Shen Mu murmured to himself, "That will be rather difficult. After all, Earth Mother Yuanjun is not as clever as I am.
" "And so, coming to me is the easiest path of all.
" Even as he spoke, all at once a woman's voice came from beyond the Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains: "Celestial Venerable Mu, Her Highness the Celestial Consort has come to pay her respects to the Celestial Venerable! " "Speak of the Grand Emperor, and the Grand Emperor arrives! " Shen Mu laughed heartily and called out in a clear voice, "Her Highness has come from afar, and my Sacred Mountain is honored by her presence! My friends, come with me to receive Her Highness's carriage!
" Wei Suifeng, Crown Prince Youming, and the others exchanged glances, then followed Shen Mu outside.
Before the Grand Emperor, they could not help but feel uneasy at heart.
Shen Mu's sleeves fluttered, and he was most free and easy; he led the company in person to welcome her, with all ceremony and grandeur, and then they saw Celestial Consort Qiang's carriage draw near, drawn not by phoenixes but by the towering giant beasts of the Ancestral Court, and swift beyond measure. The carriage halted; the palace maids drew back the pearl curtain, and Celestial Consort Qiang stepped down from the carriage with her head lowered, slowly raising it.
Her features were lovely, with a charm that could overthrow all living beings, and she saw Shen Mu leading the company standing in attendance on either side, utterly respectful.
Her beautiful eyes swept about, and she could not help but laugh. "Why is Celestial Venerable Mu first haughty and then deferential?
" Shen Mu raised his head and said with a smile, "It is not that I am haughty first and deferential after.
Your Highness is His Majesty's beloved consort, and though I am honored as a Celestial Venerable, I am after all His Majesty's subject; therefore I cannot but be respectful.
" Celestial Consort Qiang laughed. "When you were at your most insolent in the past, you did not speak so. " Shen Mu extended a hand in invitation, but Celestial Consort Qiang was unwilling to enter the Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains.
She shook her head. "This place of yours is most uncanny. This consort does not wish to go in.
We will talk here, outside.
" Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly. Back then Celestial Consort Qiang had roused all the void giant beasts to charge the Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains, only to be routed by Shen Mu, the void beasts slaughtered and scattered, more than half of them lost. Yet Celestial Consort Qiang would hardly refuse to set foot in the Black Mountains for that reason; she was the Grand Emperor, after all, and the void beasts were merely her tools.
"In the primeval age, the Grand Emperor must also have discovered how uncanny this place is, and so dared not enter," he thought to himself.
Celestial Consort Qiang came straight to the point. "This consort wishes to enter the back of the Ancestral Court.
Will the Celestial Venerable grant it? " Shen Mu said with a smile, "Your Highness has but to speak, and how would I dare refuse?
It is only that the prize behind the Ancestral Court is so great that I fear Your Highness may not be able to swallow it in one bite. " "That is no concern of yours.
" Celestial Consort Qiang said indifferently, "To tell you the truth, Divine Emperor Langxuan has already come to the Ancestral Court and taken that fool Earth Mother Yuanjun captive. His aim is to use Earth Mother Yuanjun's divine art to reverse-engineer your reverse summoning art; with his talent, it will not be so difficult for him to work it out.
His aim is also Long Xiao, and as the son of my wife Gong Yun and Taichu, his attainments in divine consciousness are exceedingly high as well.