Chapter 1007 – Straight, Difficult (2/2)
Her gaze had always been fixed on that place, her regret deepening, her emotions dulling, her desire to kill rising.
A wind came from the Western Sea. Beneath the dome of the night sky, the countless snowy peaks remained unchanged, but the ice and snow accumulated over the centuries on the black cliff began to rustle down.
The wind tore at the ice, stirring it up and dashing it against the surrounding trees and cliffs.
With a wave of his hand, Xiaode shattered a thick, falling tree into powder. He turned his head to look at White Emperor City, a tawny glow filling his eyes, making him seem extremely vicious. Jin Yulu stood behind, his eyes narrowed as he looked in the same direction, his gaze cold and razor-sharp.
They could feel the endless divine might contained within the sea breeze, but they would not retreat a single step, were prepared to fight with their lives on the line.
The White Emperor was in the black cliff behind them.
A point of weakness had been grinded out of the sealing array by Chen Changsheng's South Stream Temple sword array. With more time, they would be able to see the White Emperor. Even if their and Chen Changsheng's worst speculations were to come true, they would at least have proved Madam Mu's conspiracy.
Madam Mu could not possibly watch this happen.
She would undoubtedly put a stop to everything.
Xiaode and Jin Yulu had mentally prepared themselves for this.
In the last few days, while Chen Changsheng was sitting in front of the black cliff and contending against the sealing array, they had been keeping silent watch on the surroundings.
They were waiting for countless demi-human experts to rush forth in a wave, waiting for the demi-human army to cover the mountain like black snow.
They were waiting for Madam Mu to personally act.
Just like now.
Right after, the ice falling from the top of the cliff suddenly stopped and the wind ceased to howl. All became quiet.
It was like that wind from the Western Sea had never appeared, like it had always been chasing clouds over the sea.
Xiaode and Jin Yulu glanced at each other in confusion, but they did not relax their guard. On the contrary, they grew even more uneasy.
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”Since you want to kill me, why did you change your mind?”
Chen Changsheng was unaware of what had happened in the Starfall Mountains, but he could sense the change in Madam Mu's aura.
More importantly, the Xiang clan leader and those demi-human experts outside the Imperial City illustrated that she really did want to kill him, even though the Xiang clan leader and those experts ultimately did not attack Chen Changsheng. Instead, they had silently watched him enter the Imperial City.
Madam Mu finally withdrew her gaze from that distant mountain.
She looked at Chen Changsheng and said, ”Your Holiness, this question of yours sounds very much like an invitation.”
Chen Changsheng replied, ”If you can bear the consequences.”
Madam Mu was quiet for a while, then asked, ”Besides your teacher, who else is there that can bear it?”
Chen Changsheng answered, ”But there are still many people that want to kill me. Perhaps it is because they have nothing to be concerned about.”
”If there is nothing to be concerned about, there is naturally nothing to fear.”
Madam Mu noted, ”I don't like this place, and I never have, but between the heavens and earth, there are still some things that I am concerned about.”
When she said this, she did not look at Luoluo, but below, toward White Emperor City in the darkness.
But in reality, she might have been looking even farther.
The heavens and earth were vast, holding myriad things within. Though the Great Western Continent was far away, it was still within.
Luoluo lowered her head, her mood even more anguished.
”In truth, I had always been envious of Tianhai. Whether it was in cultivation or will, she had always been infinitesimally close to the shore of liberation on the other side. There were even times when her existence made me doubt those views I formed in my childhood.”
She gazed at Chen Changsheng and said, ”But in the end, she still died in your hands.”
Chen Changsheng said nothing.
Madam Mu lastly said, ”This matter taught me a lesson and also made me understand many things. Since we cultivate the Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Dao itself is emotionless, then if we want to live long and finally gain the Great Dao, we must sever all emotions.”