Chapter 1642 — The Loving Mother and the Filial Son
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" A faint smile appeared on his face. "I can tolerate him, but Ling, Yue, You, Yun and the rest cannot tolerate him. By then, he will kill them with tears in his eyes, and still say, 'You do not understand me. ' That he will be remade by me into another Heavenly Venerable of Fire is only a matter of time.
" "Your Majesty is divinely wise! " The Yin Son of Heaven's heart and spirit were profoundly shaken; he threw himself to the ground in worship. Heavenly Venerable Hao laughed heartily. The Yin Son of Heaven rose, but Heavenly Venerable Hao had already vanished, leaving only his voice behind: "Zhaojin, I am about to ascend the throne.
Come and offer your congratulations.
" The Yin Son of Heaven paced back and forth, so agitated that for a long time he could not calm himself.
"The Heavenly Venerable of Yin, the Heavenly Venerable of Yin. .
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Hahahaha, at last I too am a Heavenly Venerable!
" Heavenly Venerable Hao returned to the Heavenly Court without disturbing anyone; he did not wish others to know that he had rescued Lady Yuanmu. When he had encountered the Yin Son of Heaven earlier, he had even entertained the thought of killing him to silence him, but he had restrained himself.
Lady Yuanmu was one of his trump cards, a trump card against Taichu. If Taichu were alerted now, he would lack sufficient grounds to slay Taichu.
The enmity between Lady Yuanmu and Taichu was irreconcilable, and Lady Yuanmu was also a trump card against the Heavenly Venerable Ling, the Heavenly Venerable Yue, and the others; naturally she must be well hidden. "Did not Hao'er say he would heal his mother's wounds? " Lady Yuanmu's color had improved somewhat, and she smiled.
"The Dao-wound the Heavenly Venerable of Mu left on me is exceedingly stubborn; by my own strength it is hard to purge. Hao'er devoured the Goddess of Taishu and refined the Dao of Taishu, which answers every prayer. Surely healing me would not be difficult.
If you heal me with the Dao of Taishu, then I fall under your control.
Is that not what Hao'er is thinking? " Heavenly Venerable Hao said solemnly, "Mother is no outsider. How could I ever attempt to control you? Rest assured, Mother. I have heard that Jingping has a divine physician. I will have the Heavenly Venerable of Mu send the divine physician here; I trust he will not dare disobey.
" Suddenly his expression shifted slightly, and he said, "Rest for now, Mother. I still have matters to attend to. " With that, he bowed and withdrew step by step, and only after he had backed out of the palace did he turn and stride away. "That boy, even when he leaves, he is so careful, on guard against me striking at him from behind.
" Lady Yuanmu shook her head and murmured to herself, "The Dao-wound I can still heal. I need only rouse the Dao of Reincarnation that the Heavenly Venerable of Mu taught me, and I should recover. But the Dao of Reincarnation has hidden subtleties planted in it by that villain the Heavenly Venerable of Mu.
If I rouse it, I fear I will fall into his calculations once more.
And rousing the Dao of Reincarnation will make me temporarily lose command of my body. My sister, that little wretch, has been waiting for just such an opportunity. . . " She calmed. "The divine physician and alchemist of Jingping is a handsome man, as it happens. Having him come to have a look would not be bad either.
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" "Your Majesty, Jingping's envoy has arrived.
" As Heavenly Venerable Hao came outside the palace, the Senior Minister among the Heavenly Court's Four Ministers hurried to report: "That envoy says the Heavenly Venerable of Mu begs to surrender and offers a letter of submission. This subject deemed the matter of grave importance, and has already arranged lodging for the envoy. " Heavenly Venerable Hao raised his eyebrows. "Where is the letter of submission?
" The Senior Minister hurriedly put on a placating smile.