Chapter 1642 — The Loving Mother and the Filial Son
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
The metal-qi of the Western Pole Heaven can be transformed into a calamity of war, making the common folk slaughter one another. A single drop of the divine water of the Northern Pole Heaven can become an ocean, turning the rebels into fish and turtles in the sea, and there are also the five great cloud-thunders to strike down these rioters. The Zhen Cauldron of the Eastern Pole Heaven, a single cauldron can reshape the geography of the world, making all the heavens quake and the mountains shake, burying the rebels.
A pity that none of these four places are in my grasp. " The Yin Son of Heaven was stirred inwardly. The Azure Dragon of the Eastern Pole, the White Tiger of the Western Pole, and the Black Tortoise of the Northern Pole were all ancient gods, unsubmissive folk who had always set themselves against the Heavenly Court. But the Vermilion Bird of the Southern Pole Heaven had already died at the hands of the Heavenly Venerable of Fire, and the Southern Pole Heaven had fallen under his control as well. The Heavenly Venerable of Fire could be called the foremost warrior under Heavenly Venerable Hao's command, always utterly loyal to him, his most devoted minister. So why did Heavenly Venerable Hao say that the Southern Pole Heaven, too, was beyond his grasp? Lady Yuanmu's breath was faint as gossamer, but she smiled and said, "The sky is high and the emperor far away. The Southern Pole Heaven is too distant from the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Venerable of Fire is the Heaven Emperor of the South, the Heaven Emperor of the Southern Pole Heaven.
How could the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu ever contend with the Heavenly Venerable of Fire? In the South and the Southern Pole Heaven today, all they know is the Heavenly Venerable of Fire. Who has ever heard of the Heaven Emperor Hao?
" Heavenly Venerable Hao sighed. "Besides, the Heavenly Venerable of Fire is, after all, of the human race.
And his loyalty is suspect. When I met with misfortune in the Taixu Realm, and the traitor Mu hunted me until I had no road to heaven above nor door into the earth below, my dear minister Fire, who styles himself the foremost loyal subject, merely stood by and watched. He even sent men to seek out the place where I was healing my wounds.
His heart deserves death. " The Yin Son of Heaven could not help but shiver, and bowed, not daring to speak. At that time, Heavenly Venerable Hao had clashed with the Great Emperor in a fierce battle and nearly died. The various Heavenly Venerables in the Taixu Realm had all secretly dispatched many powerful figures to search for Heavenly Venerable Hao, intending to take advantage of his grave injuries and do away with him. Afterward, Shen Mu tracked down Heavenly Venerable Hao and pursued him sixty thousand li, shaming him utterly.
Even then, the Heavenly Venerable of Fire and the others had not lifted a hand to rescue him. All of them meant to use Shen Mu's blade to rid themselves of Heavenly Venerable Hao. At that time, the Yin Son of Heaven's station had been low, and he too had not dared to lend a hand. By bringing this up again, Heavenly Venerable Hao plainly meant to settle old scores once the harvest was in. "My dear minister Fire commands the mighty armies of the South.
Now that the world is at peace, if he hands over military authority, lays down his armor, and returns to his fields, I can grant him a lifetime of glory and wealth beyond exhausting.
" Heavenly Venerable Hao said, unhurried, "I am one who shares hardship and one who shares wealth. Whatever riches he asks, I can give him. Only the South and the Southern Pole Heaven are not to be given. Zhaojin, you are close to my dear minister Fire.
Go and advise him. " The Yin Son of Heaven assented. Heavenly Venerable Hao patted his shoulder and said with feeling, "If my dear minister Fire were a loyal and righteous subject like Zhaojin, I would be at ease.