Chapter 143: The Ministry of Waters (1/2)
Over the skies of northwestern Qin, an elusive realm hid in the dense clouds that perpetually covered the lands.
This realm was the domain of the de facto ruler of the immortal and mortal world, the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was a handsome middle-aged man with a long, well-trimmed beard, and black hair that was thicker than a lion's mane.
He was a very muscular and vigorous man, since he was one of the only Jade Immortals in Qin, though his loose and regal yellow robes concealed that musculature in a layer of scholarly demeanor.
The ruler was currently sitting in a mundane Chinese living room on a luxurious futon.
He was elegantly drinking tea from a green, jade mug.
”The floral aftertaste of the northern jade seeps into the tea, how wonderful,” The Jade Emperor nodded as he sipped on his tea.
On his opposite side, a beautiful middle-aged woman also sat on a futon.
She had long, black hair, and her monolid eyes exhibited a regional charm.
Her black pupils shined with wisdom, and her presence was comforting.
This woman was The Queen Mother of The West, Xiwangmo.
She was the wife of the emperor and also a divine Jade Immortal.
The two of them shared a calm demeanor and enjoyed their tea time.
Suddenly, an attendant burst into the room.
”Yudi, I apologize deeply for this disturbance, but we have an emergency..!”
The Jade Emperor calmly put down his teacup, producing a soft thud, and looked at the attendant.
”One of our court members has been attacked and killed by foreign diplomat gods!”
”Hmmm, I believe it would be the 'Olympians', isn't it?”
”Yes, Yudi,” The attendant kowtowed.
”Send the footage over to our best painters, and spread it around Qin.”
”I will immediately get into it, Yudi!”
The attendant kowtowed once again and then ran out of the room.
Xiwangmo remarked with an indifferent expression, ”That is quite careless of diplomats to attack our own people in our land.”
”They must be quite the young and careless gods, this will teach them a lesson,”
However, the Jade Emperor suddenly said, ”What complex layers of flavor, I have just received the grassy aftertaste of the tea.”
For a man as elusive as the ruler of this land, matters like this slid out of his mind as soon as they entered, and he was back to his carefree tea time with his wife.
Meanwhile...
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The scary king of the Underworld observed Hermes from his own screen.
”Another foreign-looking man, are you the boy's companion?” He asked.
Hermes nodded and immediately discussed their most pressing matter, ”I believe external trouble might affect the prospects of the mission, would you help us?”
Yan Wang's red skin creased, and he replied with another question, ”What kind of external trouble?”
”This ghost king was a heavenly court member.”
Yan Wang frowned, and stated, ”That's quite the trouble there, I believe you two are diplomats?”