41 The Heavenly Temptress vs. the Joyful Goddess (1/2)
Just as Priest Liu Qingcheng was about to call Yi Ping hurriedly, the Joyful Goddess had lifted her crimson eyes and said pristinely, ”Listen up everyone, I have something to announce.”
Lie Qing was slightly startled. It was because the Joyful Goddess looked spirited even though she had just lost her internal strength.
Lie Qing had been secretly relieved that the Joyful Goddess had lost her internal strength and could not harm Yi Ping for the time being. But this was not the result that she had initially wanted. She just wanted to teach the Joyful Goddess a lesson but she had not expected her internal strength to be so profound. In the end, both sustained grave internal injuries and lost the use of their internal strength temporary.
At this time, they would need to muster as many good fighters as possible to resist the advances of the Honor Manor and the Virtuous Palace. Lie Qing knew silently that the Joyful Goddess may be the support that they needed for the forthcoming battle…
She sighed quietly, ”The fraternity is full of wiles. A gullible person like Yi Ping will surely fall into their hands sooner or later. The Joyful Goddess may appear to be helping us but who knows her real intention? She may even be in cahoots with the Honor Manor from the very start to draw us into an unsuspecting trap. Good sister Yun, why are you suddenly so close to the Joyful Goddess?”
But Lie Qing was smiling mysteriously as she thought happily, ”Yi Ping, in three day time you will see me in totally different light…”
The Joyful Goddess repeated again, ”Listen up everyone.”
She was looking solemn and her voice seemed to have a mesmerizing hold on everyone!
Lie Qing was startled, ”She knows the Bewitching Soul Seizing Skill too? Can it be that Sister Yun is under her mesmerizing influence? But this skill won't work against top exponents…”
All of a sudden, she recalled that Zuo Tianyi had violated Ding Yun and this may cause her will to be broken. At that moment, she was the most vulnerable to the mesmerizing suggestions of the Bewitching Soul Seizing Skill…
Everyone was startled to see the Joyful Goddess addressing them in such a serious manner that the Great Longevity Hall went silent all of a sudden.
The Joyful Goddess hummed softly as she got everyone's attention, saying melody. ”Priest Bai and Priest Liu, heed my commands.”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng was startled that the Joyful Goddess was actually addressing them. Nevertheless, they replied, ”Yes?”
The Joyful Goddess said with a divine voice, ”Prime Celestial, Joyful Goddess of the Celestial Palace now officially appoints the Traverse Clan and the Tranquil Clan to be the guardian clans of the Celestial Palace in the Western Fraternity. Anyone clan that infringe on your clan is as good as an enemy of the Celestial Palace.”
Priest Liu Qingcheng, Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Ling Kongquan were stunned but were also secretly pleased at the same time. It was because even though the Celestial Palace may be an unknown in the fraternity at large, those that knew of it were fearful of it.
But it would not be for long before the entire fraternity would know the existence of the Celestial Palace. When that happens, the Traverse and the Tranquil Clan would gain a resounding renown and recorded in the annuals of the martial fraternity as the guardian clans of the Celestial Palace!
Priest Liu Qingcheng quickly regained his composure and was thinking, ”Then it won't be long before the Tranquil Clan will become a first tier martial clan again. Finally a chance to gain esteem honor for the clan and let past venerable grandmasters of the Tranquil Clan be proud! Maybe I will be the most famous grandmaster of all time…”
Priest Bai Chongzhen was also smiling to himself as he was also thinking the same as Priest Liu Qingcheng!
The Joyful Goddess smiled happily before saying, ”Do you accept the honor of being the guardian clans of the Celestial Palace?”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded eagerly as both said at the same time, ”It is our honor!”
Priest Bai Chongzhen was looking a little awkward as he looked at Priest Liu Qingcheng, ”May I know what actually is a guardian clan and what is a Prime Celestial?”
The truth was, Priest Liu Qingcheng did not know either and he was pondering the same too!
Nangong Le and Priest Ling Kongquan sighed as they were thinking of the same, ”Both of you didn't know but has accepted the honor so fast. Isn't that too impulsive?”
Lingfeng could only smiled alluring as she thought, ”I got a very bad feeling about this…”
The Joyful Goddess patiently said, ”The guardian clans will represent the Celestial Palace in the affairs of the fraternity and the leadership will represent the Celestial Palace as the Celestial Messengers.”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng were exuberated! The honorific title of the Celestial Messenger seemed grand and they were smiling broadly.
Priest Ling Kongquan who was always a little more daring than his protégé brother and protégé leader asked curiously, ”How high is the ranking of the Celestial Messenger in the Celestial Palace?” He had dared to ask because when the Joyful Goddess had lost her internal strength, much of her mystique and his fear of her had been lost.
The Joyful Goddess smiled most alluring, ”It is third in the ranking hierarchy!”
Priest Bai Chongzhen, Priest Qingcheng and everyone were gasping in stunned silence. It was something that caught everyone by surprise!
Third in hierarchy! It was beyond their wildest dreams in expectations!
Immediately there were several excited incessant muttering in the Hall as everyone was rushing to speak and talking at the same time!
Priest Qingcheng who had been practicing the Dual Heart Inertia Skill could sense the excitement of his clan protégés and from the others. He was so moved that that he was actually shedding tears as he thought, ”Today must be my lucky day. Finally, I am able to bring great honor to the Tranquil Clan!”
Priest Bai Chongzhen stammered, ”Who is on the top? At the very least, as Celestial Messengers we should have the right to know?”
The Joyful Goddess smiled alluring, ”The Jade Emperor is on the top followed by the Prime Celestials. There are just four of us and I am one of them.”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and everyone nodded excitedly.
The buzz and excitement at this revelation did not die down and only increased!
The Joyful Goddess sighed softly to herself, ”These are fleeting glories. Why are men always seeking such pursuits and not seek enlightenment?”
She could not resist a jovial smile as she said to herself, ”There are just three ranking in the Celestial Palace, the Celestial Emperor, the Prime Celestials and the Celestial Messengers. They are the lowest in ranking!”
But she quickly remembered her main reason why she was addressing Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng as she said mesmerizing, ”Listen, the Celestial Messengers!”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng quickly said at the same time, ”Yes!”
The Joyful Goddess laughed softly, ”Hurry and prepare for my wedding tomorrow! I almost cannot wait anymore.”
Even though Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng knew that the Joyful Goddess had declared her wedding earlier, they did not know that she was serious and this was their first order that they received as Celestial Messengers! How could they say no?
They could only stammered, ”Yes, ye-s…yes.”
The Joyful Goddess blinked her eyes as she smiled, ”That is good!”
Yi Ping quickly said, ”Wait a minute. You are getting married tomorrow? With who?”
The Joyful Goddess laughed softly, ”Of course it is you, silly. Who else?”
Yi Ping was startled, ”We…we are really getting married tomorrow?”
The Joyful Goddess said, ”Yes, of course…”
But before she could finish, Lie Qing, Ji Lingfeng, Yu'Er and Mei'Er all said at the same time. ”I protest!”
The Joyful Goddess waved her hand at them, ”Protest Invalid. Wedding will continue tomorrow.”
Lie Qing was scolding her, ”You are too unreasonable!”
Lingfeng said coldly, ”Don't you think that you are the Celestial Envoy, I will not slap you. Don't forget, you have lost your internal strength.”
Yu'Er said coolly, ”Yes, she can't fight anymore. Why don't we teach her a lesson while we can?”
Mei'Er nodded eagerly. She was almost bursting with rage and had already discarded her Emotionless Rhythm to the bottomless abyss when she had heard that Yi Ping and her was going to be wedded tomorrow!
Lie Qing looked at Lingfeng, Yu'Er and Mei'Er and were touched that they were all standing on the same side as she muttered, ”Everyone…help me to teach her a lesson then!”
The Joyful Goddess smiled, ”Celestial Messengers Bai Chongzhen and Liu Qingcheng, Ding Yun and Yi Ping, protect me!”
Priest Bai Chongzhen and Priest Liu Qingcheng smiled bitterly at her orders. They really got a very bad feeling about this…
Ding Yun hesitated as she muttered, ”Uh…hmm…”
The Joyful Goddess said, ”Good sister Yun, please come over here!”
Lie Qing quickly said, ”Good sister Yun, come over here please!”
Ding Yun was torn between the both of them. It was because she had known Lie Qing first and now she had even imparted the Invincible Divine Force to her!
As for the Joyful Goddess, she was really a good sister to her despite only a short time!
The Joyful Goddess said, ”Sister Yun, do you want to be linked to Yi Ping?”
Ding Yun asked, ”Link?”
The Joyful Goddess smiled, ”That means the same as wedded. The Celestials are all incorruptible by mortal desires. So we can only link heart to heart. Sister Yun, come over here.”
Ding Yun could only smiled awkwardly as she thought miserably, ”Incorruptible? No mortal desires? You are bluffing who? Then why are you getting married tomorrow? You are already not chaste…” She wanted to faint immediately and pretended not to hear anything…
Lingfeng called out, ”Yi Ping! Are you listening to me or not? Come over here and resist this witch! You have said that you will listen to me.”
Yi Ping was flushing so awkwardly that he wished he could dig a hole and wished that these maidens would not see him but Lingfeng and the Joyful Goddess had.
He did something very smart. He refused to say a word, acting deaf and mute…
Priest Liu Qingcheng said bitterly, ”Yu'Er and Mei'Er, come over here. Surely you don't want to fight your protégé master. It is not respectful…”
Mei'Er said tearfully, ”You are not our Protégé Master! You are the Celestial Messenger! We are going to beat up all the Celestial Bullies!”
Yu'Er nodded with her beautiful voice saying. ”That's right! We don't have a Protégé Master that…that…abandons his own disciples! Don't blame us for not merciful!”
Priest Liu Qingcheng had broken into a sweat as he said, ”Am I to be the first Protégé Grandmaster of the Tranquil Clan and the first Celestial Messenger to be killed by my own disciples…alas….I am so pitiful….”
Priest Bai Chongzhen said weakly, ”I am still recovering from my injuries…I am also so pitiful…”
The Joyful Goddess laughed softly, ”Not at all. It an honor to die for the Celestial Palace!”
Lingfeng said, ”It does seem that our side is much stronger. You have no friends and even Yi Ping does not want to stand on your side. If Yi Ping does not stand on your side, then he is actually on our side as the odds are already obvious. Do your math.”