Chapter 1016 – All Living Beings Are Suffering (1/2)
Chapter 1016 – All Living Beings Are Suffering
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Jin Yulu did not kneel. He stood somewhat farther off, gazing at the White Emperor with a somewhat complex expression.
The White Emperor sat on the massive stone chair, his feet several zhang from the ground.
Logically speaking, since it was simply impossible to step on the ground, it naturally followed that it was impossible to stand up.
But he stood up.
Like a majestic snowcapped mountain appearing between the heavens and earth.
The heavens and earth responded.
Ten-some snowy mountains thunderously boomed.
Snow avalanched down while a blizzard engulfed the half-mountain.
The demi-human experts were forced back from the stone chair by the might of the blizzard.
When any part of this furious storm touched the White Emperor's imperial robe, it would immediately vanish, as if absorbed into his body.
The White Emperor took three steps forward through the blizzard.
As the blizzard entered his body, he grew larger and larger, his imperial robe renewing, his eyes going from gray to purest white, imbued with a chilling and threatening power.
He gazed into the distance as he indifferently asked, ”What's happened these last few years?”
The Prime Minister prostrated in the snow and used the simplest words and fastest speed to recount all the major events.
After listening to it all, the White Emperor appeared unmoved, his expression remaining serene.
Jin Yulu's voice suddenly came through the blizzard.
”Bie Yanghong is dead, as is Wuqiong Bi.”
The White Emperor's only response was to arch his brows.
The blizzard gradually dissipated.
Jin Yulu jeered, ”Back then, I said that you should marry a virtuous wife. Doesn't it seem now like your eyesight is even worse than Bie Yanghong's?”
The White Emperor remained silent, though he now peered in a certain direction.
All the demi-human experts and the soldiers by the lake followed his gaze.
In that direction was White Emperor City.
The truth had already appeared before everyone.
Madam Mu truly had schemed to imprison the White Emperor for several years.
The crowd found it utterly appropriate for the White Emperor to lead a great army and march on White Emperor City.
But the White Emperor did not move.
He ceased to contemplate that city. His gaze moved to a place ten-some li away and he asked, ”You are Chen Changsheng?”
Many people followed his gaze and realized that Chen Changsheng had not come over.
More importantly, many people, including the Prefects of the Orthodoxy, had already left. Only he and Tang Thirty-Six were still there.
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Separated by ten-some li, Chen Changsheng and the White Emperor looked at each other.
He did not answer the White Emperor.
His silence caused the mood in this mountain range to become rather strange.
The Demi-human Prime Minister stepped forward, intending to speak.
Someone else spoke before him.
Tang Thirty-Six's voice rang out. ”The White Emperor's words are discourteous.”
Many years ago, Zhu Luo outside Hanqiu City and the Holy Maiden inside Xunyang City had asked the same question, with not a single word out of place.
At the time, Zhu Luo's and the Holy Maiden's questions symbolized their curiosity towards Chen Changsheng, as well as a sort of acknowledgment.
At that time, his name had only recently appeared on the continent.
But the present was not the past.
No longer was he that young Daoist from Xining Village, that new student of the Orthodox Academy. He was the Pope of the Human race.
Even the White Emperor was being extremely disrespectful by asking this question.
So though the demi-human personages were enraged by Tang Thirty-Six's rebuke, they had no means of refuting it.
The White Emperor calmly looked at Chen Changsheng, suddenly asking, ”Is Your Holiness the Pope only here to watch?”
He had ignored Tang Thirty-Six, but he had addressed Chen Changsheng differently.