754 Burden Lan Yutian (1/2)
The Great Ruins, Disabled Elderly Village.
When day broke, Qin Mu and Elder Messenger of Death brought Celestial Venerable Yu to this small village. This was where Qin Mu had once lived, and now it was occupied by hen dragons.
In the village, Qin Mu stewed a hen and cooked up several dishes. He then went to Butcher's house to dig out a jar of wine he had buried under his bed.
He had eaten a ghost banquet at Benevolent Saintly King Equal to Heaven's manor, and there was no taste at all; therefore, he was feeling famished. Furthermore, Celestial Venerable Yu had just revived, so he was also a little hungry.
After their meals, Qin Mu and Elder Messenger of Death came to the Surging River and looked at the flowing river.
Elder Messenger of Death rubbed a divine art and was about to throw into the running river when Qin Mu hurriedly stopped him. He shook his head and said, ”There are countless lives in the Surging River, and there's also the Surging River Dragon King. Look at how strong you are now, do you want to kill all lives in the river?”
Elder Messenger of Death gave it some thought and dispersed his divine art. ”The reason why he's like this now, is it because he is missing a portion of his soul, or does he really have memory loss?”
Qin Mu turned back to take a look. Chaos was ensuing as the hen dragons grouped up together to chase Celestial Venerable Yu. Celestial Venerable Yu got pecked until he was bloodied. He was so miserable that he finally got beaten to the ground by the hen dragons.
Several male hen dragons stood on the youth and crowed to the morning sun.
Elder Messenger of Death sighed and rubbed out another divine art. He pondered and dispersed the divine art again. ”Look at him, how does he look like he was before? In the past, Celestial Venerable Yu was glowing with so much health and vigor. He was free and at ease, yet now, even the hen dragons dare to bully him.”
Qin Mu got up and chased the hen dragons away. Celestial Venerable Yu hurriedly crawled up and patted the dust and feathers off his clothes.
”I also can't see the cause of his memory loss. His soul is lacking something, but it's not even ten percent of his soul. On the other hand, his three souls and seven spirits are around.”
Qin Mu muttered to himself, ”I feel it's better for us to return to Youdu and ask Earth Count where his missing soul is. If his soul is found and he still has memory loss, it would be a problem in his head.”
Elder Messenger of Death nodded his head. He saw Celestial Venerable Yu being forced into the corner by a bunch of hen dragons and squatting there to cover his head.
”If he doesn't recover his memory, how is he going to survive in this cruel world?” Elder Messenger of Death shook his head.
Qin Mu walked forward, and he raised his hand to transform a trail of flames into a fire dragon which pounced around to chase the hen dragons away.
Celestial Venerable Yu looked at this situation, and his eyes lit up. He said in delight, ”This method is good!” After saying so, he swung his hand.
The hen dragons around him were closing in on him when they saw what he was doing, and they quickly dodged. When they saw nothing had happened, they were furious and pounced forward again.
Celestial Venerable Yu hurriedly swung his hand again, and a trail of fire rushed out like a dragon.
Numerous hen dragons escaped in all directions, and only one couldn't escape in time. It was charred, and the fragrance of cooked meat drifted out.
Celestial Venerable Yu was stunned, and he looked at his hand in disbelief. He then ran over to the dead hen dragon and started crying to mourn the death of the hen dragon.
He wanted to bury the corpse of the hen dragon, and so he cried as he dug the grave. After a moment, he felt that it smelled fragrant, so he sneaked a bite. He began to cry and eat at the same time, throwing aside the pit he had just dug. He then threw the chicken bones inside the pit.
Qin Mu and Elder Messenger of Death looked at each other in the eyes, and they could see the astonishment in each other.
”Was that divine art the fire runes of Mars Sovereign?” Elder Messenger of Death asked.
Qin Mu nodded his head. ”Even though the structure of Mars Sovereign's fire runes isn't complicated, my attainments are very high. The runes got shrunk by me to the extreme, and it's hard for others to see the marvel of it.”
Elder Messenger of Death said, ”However, he saw it and learned it.”
”Furthermore, he can still execute it.”
Qin Mu said with a low voice, ”His cultivation hasn't completely vanished, there's still a small portion, and the most crucial part is that his comprehension and aptitude are simply too heavenly-defying. I suspect...”
He paused for a moment and said with a weird expression, ”Celestial Venerable Yu is also an overlord body.”
Elder Messenger of Death mumbled for a moment, and he said, ”It's fine if he doesn't have any memory, just don't be too stupid. It just... his head isn't too good, have you ever see anyone crying for a dead chicken before, crying and eating it at the same time?”
Qin Mu plucked off a tiny strand of beard. ”It really seems not good... Let us go find Earth Count first!”
Elder Messenger of Death nodded his head and called Celestial Venerable Yu over. He had only eaten half a chicken and had a look of shame as he carried the other half over.
Qin Mu and Elder Messenger of Death were helpless. The three of them boarded the small boat, and Elder Messenger of Death waved his hands. A black whirlpool appeared, and the boat sailed into the whirlpool. The whirlpool then vanished.
”Celestial Venerable Yu, why aren't you eating anymore?”
Elder Messenger of Death looked at him and asked, ”Are you feeling sad because you just burned a playmate to death and ate your friend?”
”I'm full.”
Celestial Venerable Yu replied honestly, ”I really can't eat anymore, I want to eat when I'm hungry again.”
Qin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought to himself, 'In the past, Celestial Venerable Yu was such an intelligent person, and yet now he is silly. Celestial Venerable You has it in for him to bring this silly big brother around.' He couldn't help feeling delighted in others misfortune.
”Celestial Venerable You, the Dragon Han Celestial Heavens from back then, who won?” Qin Mu asked.
Elder Messenger of Death hesitated for a moment and took down the devil mask on the back of his head. He shook his head and said, ”I'm not too sure. At the end of the Dragon Han Era, all three celestial heavens claimed to be the authentic one. As for who won in the end, I don't know. I have always been staying in Youdu and rarely go to the outside world. When the three celestial heavens contended for hegemony, I also had a headache reaping the souls. However...”
He paused for a moment and said, ”Celestial Venerable Yue once found me and told me that the Heaven Alliance lost, that Celestial Emperor Yun was dead, and that she was also ready to hide in seclusion.”
”Celestial Emperor Yun?”
Qin Mu asked, ”Is that Celestial Venerable Yun?”
Elder Messenger of Death nodded his head.
Qin Mu felt a pang of sorrow, and after a moment, he said bitterly, ”If he hadn't entered the Heaven Alliance, maybe he wouldn't have died. He was harmed because of one word from me, I...”
”It's not your fault.”
Elder Messenger of Death said, ”That's what Celestial Venerable Yun was like. Even though he was crowned as a celestial venerable and didn't say many words usually, he was very warmhearted. Celestial Venerable Yue once said that before Celestial Venerable Ling suggested establishing the Heaven Alliance, that Celestial Venerable Yun was actually thinking to gather all of the righteous people in the world for the future of the races. Celestial Venerable Yun...”
He was silent for a moment and hung his head down. ”He once impersonated Celestial Venerable Yu and also impersonated you and Celestial Venerable Qin, using your names to uphold justice. He preserved a slither of hope for the human race and the other races when they were at their worst. In the Dragon Han Era, many people died. At the same time, the human race and the other races were close to not being able to live on any longer, so he could only do that...”