Chapter 184 - Kill Him (1/2)
In the nine heavens above, the always dignified fate's scribe, Shun Tao, finally couldn't take it anymore and threw the scroll of fate in front of him across the room. ”Damn this!”
He really couldn't believe it. How come everything was going wrong? How difficult could it be to let one person experience one major trial? In the end, he could only sigh. It really seemed as if it was especially difficult as long as the person in question was the son of heaven.
”So, does heaven favor you and doesn't want you to suffer down there or does heaven have some sort of vengeance against you and doesn't want to let you pass the trials so that you'll die in the end?”
He shook his head, stood up and went to pick up the scroll. He dusted it off and put it back into his sleeve. It seemed he had to go to the Heavenly Emperor once again to report. Ah, it wasn't even the next day yet. It had only been a few hours!
Shun Tao contemplated if he should just wait but finally reconsidered. No, he couldn't just sit here. He had to go now. After all, the situation was getting worse. The Heavenly Emperor had to be informed. Mn, maybe he should try to get the Heavenly Empress to be there. With her around his head might be safe.
In the end, that notion was wishful thinking. When Shun Tao arrived at the high hall and was announced, there were only the Heavenly Emperor and the god of war, Qiang Yan, present.
Shun Tao stepped inside and knelt down. ”Fate's scribe Shun Tao greets His Majesty Tianjun.”
The Heavenly Emperor frowned. ”Why have you come again? It can't be that there's something else to report already, can it?”
Shun Tao repressed a sigh. How couldn't it be? Everything had been going wrong from the moment His Highness left the nine heavens. ”This one indeed came to report, Your Majesty.”
The Heavenly Emperor leaned back on his throne and put a hand to his forehead. ”What happened now?” His voice was laced with resignation.
Shun Tao took a deep breath. ”It isn't looking good, Your Majesty. After His Highness rejected Longjun, the two of them somehow reconciled.”
”So it's that dandy again. Tell me, what has he done now?”
”He tried to show His Highness how to cultivate. It yielded only marginal results, though. His Highness managed to sense spiritual energy but couldn't take it in and was thus unable to truly start cultivating.”
”That's worrying, though”, injected Qiang Yan. ”If he was able to do this much, then the rest will happen sooner or later.”
Shun Tao nodded. ”I thought so, too. Thankfully, His Highness and Longjun separated because of the circumstances and His Highness was left alone for a week. I thought …” He gulped and took a peek at the Heavenly Emperor's face. He didn't look as angry as he had seen him before. Maybe he would get through this without problems. ”I thought it would be a good opportunity and …” He cleared his throat and lowered his head a little further. ”This one unauthorizedly decided to end His Highness' trial.”
”What?!” The Heavenly Emperor jumped to his feet but luckily Qiang Yan was there.
”Ah, Your Majesty, please calm your anger. I'm sure there is a good reason for this.” He lifted his palms in a pacifying gesture and then turned toward Shun Tao. ”Ending his trial ahead of time could have grave consequences. You surely know of that. Why did you still …”
Shun Tao nodded. ”I know. It's just … even though the Heavenly Empress told him how important this trial is for His Highness, Longjun is still interfering. I'm afraid he won't stop with that. It might not even be because he wants to disturb the trial. Most likely he just doesn't understand in what dire straits His Highness would be if his mortal reincarnation succeeded with his attempts at cultivation. So I reckoned that His Highness wouldn't be able to pass his trial peacefully as long as Longjun is around.”