Chapter 152: A New Goal! (2/2)
*BAM*
Longwang's fist destroyed the table, and a crack appeared on the floor.
”You're telling me that YOU can find him even when the entire forces of Qin have not found him after half a century?! Please tell me you're joking!”
Alex forgot that this man had a reputable short temper.
”Read this, Sir Longwang,” Alex passed him the two stone tablets.
Longwang breathed heavily, but he gently took the tablets from him and began reading.
As he attentively read through the two tablets, his expression took a few turns.
When he was done with it, his anger retreated and was replaced by a poker face.
”I suppose, this is what gives you the confidence to say that you can find him?”
”Yes!” Alex was scared of the man's sharp and fickle psyche, but he replied with resolve.
”Hahahahaahahahaha...!”
”Xuanwu!” Longwang called the Black Tortoise.
The woman from earlier opened the sliding door and entered.
”Yes, Lord Longwang?”
”Send over a decree to the heavenly court immediately.”
Xuanxu's eyes widened, but she calmly asked, ”The contents, Lord?”
”The two foreign 'criminals' are under my protection for a month!” Longwang had a smile of pure excitement on his handsome face.
Alex's jaw remained wide open.
Zhong Kui whispered to him, ”He's giving you one month to find Lao Zi, or it will all be over.”
The stakes were higher than ever, but he was excited.
Alex turned to Hermes.
”Hermes, are you ready?”
”Absolutely so, Alexei-boy!” Hermes bit his lips.
”Alright now, I want time to meditate, I want everyone to leave my domain!” Longwang roared.
The group happily ran out of the temple and went back to Mazu.
”Did it go well?”
”Excellently so, Mazu!” Zhong Kui exclaimed.
Hou Yi suddenly asked, ”Can I come with you three?”
”Of course!”
With that, a great tale was about to spin itself.
A group composed of two foreign gods, the commander of the underworld armies, and the greatest archer were going to move together, in order to unearth the mystery behind the disappearance of the father of Cultivation and Daoism, Lao Zi!
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-Back in Longwang's Temple-
Xuanwu politely inquired, ”Lord, isn't one month rather short?”
”Xuanwu?”
”Yes?”
”Do you know that feeling you get when you're still young and irresponsible? When you know you're making a bad or unreasonable decision, but you make it anyways?”
”I am quite familiar with that sentiment, Lord.”
”Well.”
”I somehow had a feeling that...in spite of all odds, they might succeed...”
”I trust your intuition, Lord.”