Chapter 1043 – Good People Should Kill Bad People (1/2)
Book 7: Dare to Order the Sun and Moon to Shine Over New Skies
In hazy dreams, I curse the time passed,
Ah my home, thirty-two years have gone.
The red flag stirred the peasant to take up the halberd,
While the black hand held high the tyrant's whip.
Only because one seeks grand goals are there many sacrifices,
And I dare to order the sun and moon to shine over new skies.
In joy, I see the wave after wave of beans,
And the heroes from all-over returning in the evening mist.
—Shaoshan Revisited, Mao Zedong, 1959
Chapter 1043 – Good People Should Kill Bad People
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
On the sea was a ship.
This ship had departed from White Emperor City many days ago. It had not yet reached its destination because its occupants still hoped to receive good news and turn back.
No news had come even now, so the people on the ship had finally given up.
As she watched the coastline gradually appear before her eyes, a hint of relief finally appeared on Mu Jiushi's haggard face.
Her imperial uncle had died and something had probably happened to her older sister. She had no idea how to face her imperial brother, but to be able to return home was still something to be happy about.
The Second Prince glanced at her and lightly sighed. He knew that after this, it would be centuries before they would be able to step on the Central Continent.
At this moment, a boom could be heard in the air. The clouds in the sky scattered in fright. As the ship swayed, a person appeared on the bow.
It was a white-haired elder, his face round and large. He looked rather comical, or perhaps one could say that his appearance made one feel extremely happy.
Mu Jiushi and the Second Prince had no idea where this person had come from, but they knew that someone who could suddenly appear from out of the blue was assuredly powerful.
Moreover, this round-faced elder made no attempts to conceal his Qi—that divine Qi that exceeded the bounds of the mortal world.
Mu Jiushi warily looked at the elder and asked, ”Who are you?”
The round-faced elder rubbed his head as if confused on how to answer. After a while, he said, ”I apparently have the surname Cao.”
This surname shocked both Mu Jiushi and the Second Prince.
There were few experts of the Divine Domain on the continent, and only one of them had the surname Cao.
It could only be Cao Yunping.
Cao Yunping was the Elder of Heavenly Secrets' nephew through his sister and had once been a member of the Storms of the Eight Directions.
Around a hundred years ago, for various unknown reasons, he had fought with Su Li and lost.
After this loss, he suddenly decided to give up on the technique he cultivated and begin learning a completely new one.
This was naturally extremely dangerous. Anyone could see that it was incredibly unwise.
But neither the Elder of Heavenly Secrets nor the Tianhai Divine Empress had been able to change his mind.
Cao Yunping had dispersed his cultivation and begun to cultivate anew, and just as he was about to succeed, the star radiance in his body had exploded. Although he had barely managed to cling to life, his sea of consciousness had been gravely damaged, causing his mind to become confused. To put it another way, he became mentally disabled.
From that moment, the Storms of the Eight Directions lost a member and no one could find any trace of him.
Mu Jiushi had never expected that this person would appear on her ship, and it was clear that he had recovered his lost cultivation, had perhaps even surpassed it.
”Does Senior… have any instruction?”
Upon hearing this question, Cao Yunping once more sank into a daze. He began to strenuously think back, his brow furrowing in exertion. This made his round face grow taut, making it look like a newly-stuffed pillow.
But neither Mu Jiushi nor the Second Prince dared to laugh.
Cao Yunping really might be mentally disabled, but he still had a terrifying level of strength and cultivation, which meant that he was extremely dangerous.