Chapter 1497 — A Vow of Mutual Faithfulness
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"I must return to the Void of the Other Shore as well.
See me on my way, Celestial Venerable Mu," God King Langwo said softly.
Shen Mu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. The two walked upon the Heavenly Sea; its surface was very still, and ripples circled out only where their feet came down.
Lan Yutian had not followed. He had sat down instead, for he sensed a wondrous Great Dao hidden within this stretch of the Heavenly Sea, and meant to quietly fathom it for a while.
"You are keeping me from meeting Celestial Venerable Gong," God King Langwo said abruptly.
Unbidden, a wave rose beneath Shen Mu's feet and surged away into the distance; watching that wave, taller than all the other ripples, God King Langwo sighed softly, "So it is so. In the battle of Xuandu you set yourself between me and Celestial Venerable Gong again and again, and I found it strange, and so I made that guess. What are you afraid of, Celestial Venerable Mu? " In the past she had always called Shen Mu the Holy Infant; but after the battle of Xuandu she had changed her address and called him Celestial Venerable Mu.
The Holy Infant stood for the Holy Infant of the Creator clan, whereas Celestial Venerable Mu stood for Shen Mu's lofty station and rank, and was a mark of respect.
Shen Mu did not deny it. The Heavenly Sea was too wondrous; even a denial would have been shown upon its surface, betrayed by the wavering of his Dao-heart.
"I feared that once you came into contact with Celestial Venerable Gong, she would win you over and you would betray our alliance. " Shen Mu laid his heart bare without shame: "The battle of Xuandu was of the utmost importance.
Had you betrayed our alliance, we would have suffered grievous losses, and that I could not bear.
And so I asked Kaihuang to strike and wound Celestial Venerable Gong gravely. But I never expected Taisu to heal her wounds, and she appeared in Xuandu after all. So when the two of you met, I had no choice but to block the way. " God King Langwo turned her face and looked at him sidelong; her skin was like warm mutton-fat jade. She laughed softly, "When did Celestial Venerable Mu become so unsure of himself?
You think that if I came into contact with Celestial Venerable Gong I would go over to her, go over to the Ten Celestial Venerables and become one of them — do you mean to say you think your own charms are less than theirs? " Shen Mu's face reddened slightly, and the ripples beneath his feet quivered and flickered like butterfly wings. "In my heart, the Celestial Venerable Mu who established his Dao through divine power is beyond the reach of any of the Heavenly Court's Ten Celestial Venerables. Celestial Venerable Xiao is Taichu, the great enemy of my Creator clan; Celestial Consort Qiang is Taidi, and there is a blood feud there as well.
Celestial Venerable Hong is dead; Lang, Zu, Huo and Xu have too small a spirit, and can scarcely protect themselves, let alone protect me.
" God King Langwo said, unhurried, "Celestial Consort Yan and Shi Qiluo — their grudges run deep and their feud tangles on without end; it is a rotten mess, and they cannot even settle which of them is the stronger. How could I go over to them? As for Celestial Venerable Gong. .
. " She smiled faintly. "Celestial Venerable Gong's has been a life of failure.