Chapter 1642 — The Loving Mother and the Filial Son
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 5 of 5
"Your Majesty, the letter of submission is to be presented to Your Majesty before the assembled ministers of the myriad heavens and worlds at the court audience. To offer it now would be contrary to propriety. .
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" "I do not want propriety! " Heavenly Venerable Hao sneered. "I thought the Heavenly Venerable of Mu, driven to the end of his road, would come bearing thorns to beg forgiveness, kneeling before the Southern Heavenly Gate to implore me to spare Jingping, to spare the human race! And instead he sends only a letter of submission! Tell that envoy I want to see the letter now. As for presenting it in the court, when I have finished reading it, he may have it back! Tell Jingping's envoy this from me: surrender is acceptable, but the Heavenly Venerable of Mu must kneel before the Southern Heavenly Gate!
" The Senior Minister answered meekly, "Jingping's spies report that the Heavenly Venerable of Mu has already stripped off his clothes and bound himself, preparing to come kneel before the Southern Heavenly Gate and beg forgiveness bearing thorns. But Ling, Yue, and the others obstructed him in every way, and he was held back by them. " Heavenly Venerable Hao laughed in spite of himself. "The Heavenly Venerable of Mu's Dao-heart has collapsed; he understands profit and harm.
But Ling, Yue, and the rest still refuse to give up! " The Senior Minister hesitated, then went on: "Your Majesty, word has come from our eyes and ears in the South.
Yu Cangqi, the reincarnation of the Divine Emperor Langxuan, has fled into the Heavenly Palace of the Heavenly Venerable of Fire in the South, and gone over to him. . . " Heavenly Venerable Hao's face turned cold as frost, and he gave a grunt.
The Senior Minister felt as if struck by a thunderbolt from a clear sky, his head left reeling.
"Does the Heavenly Venerable of Fire know of this?
" Heavenly Venerable Hao asked, his voice utterly devoid of feeling. The Senior Minister hesitated again, then said, "Yan Yazi, the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Venerable of Fire, has already sent someone to inform him.
" "And then? " Heavenly Venerable Hao's voice turned cold and sinister.
The Senior Minister felt the killing intent in his voice, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"After the Heavenly Venerable of Fire received this news, he acted as if nothing had happened. However, the man who came to deliver the news was burned to ashes by a single burst of his fire. " "He did not leave his palace to go to the South? " Heavenly Venerable Hao said with interest, "And he did not go to see the Supreme Emperor either?
" "No.
" The Senior Minister said honestly, "The Heavenly Venerable of Fire has not stepped beyond his door; he has remained in his palace the whole time.
However, he has again sent trusted confidants out of the palace, heading south, and I do not know what he intends.
" Heavenly Venerable Hao waved a hand, dismissing him, and said with a half-smile: "My dear minister Fire, my dear minister Fire, you did not come to see me at once. Are you holding out for a better price, preparing to sell Langxuan for a good sum? Of course.
If you sell him to the Supreme Emperor, the position you can trade for is higher. Once Langxuan grows up, with you, the Ancient God of Taiji, and the Supreme Emperor besides, you will be able to overturn the heavens. And I have only the Heavenly Venerable Xu and the Ancestral God King. How could I be a match for you? " His face darkened, and he sneered. "But you cannot have expected that I have my mother here. You are all nothing but capering clowns! No second person may lay a finger on my realm, not even entertain the thought!
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