1RomanceEB Chapter 167: The Curtain Falls For Now
Chapter 167: The Curtain Falls For Now
Chapter 167: The Curtain Falls For Now
After the thunderclouds on the horizon dissipated and the woman's illusory figure slowly disappeared, the night gradually returned to normal in Yanzhou.
When the people in the city discovered that the night had disappeared and the woman in the sky had vanished, panic gripped the city in the face of the strange phenomenon.
The official response was extremely swift, immediately beginning to maintain order and declaring the strange phenomenon harmless to appease the public's anxiety.
In fact, the officials were also baffled, but as they said, the strange change just now only lasted for less than half a minute and disappeared quickly, and no one was injured during this time.
It can't be said that no one was injured; there were quite a few car accidents on the road, but rescue operations were quickly launched.
Meanwhile, at the princess manor, the chaos lasted only a moment, and things quickly calmed down after the strange phenomenon disappeared.
Among the crowd, three people were still looking in the direction of the female dharma image that had appeared for a few moments.
There were two men and one woman. The two men were both burly and strong, with a black dragon tattoo on one face and a tiger roaring tattoo on one arm.
The last girl was thin and looked weak and insecure. She also had a tattoo of a chick pecking at rice below her neck.
These three were the same three members of the Divine Mother Cult who had prepared to rescue their companion half a month ago.
This generation of Vermilion Birds is very strong. They launched a sneak attack that day, but the enemy reacted quickly. They fought against three opponents and retreated while breaking through the blockade to escape to Tianshan. Unexpectedly, there were already experts waiting for them there.
The three of them were merely incarnations created using the "Snake Refining Metal Creation Zodiac Mother-Child Face Mask," possessing only 30% of their original strength. Naturally, they were no match for the snake and had to retreat. However, during their retreat, they also took the opportunity to kill the captured Sheep.
For a Sun-Burning Realm sorcerer, there are ways to be resurrected before their lifespan ends.
The man with the dragon tattoo looked behind him and asked the girl, "Did you see that thing clearly just now? What did it look like?"
The woman's face was obscured, so they couldn't see it clearly. However, Youji is a Burning Sun Realm mental mage with the strongest "Insight" ability, and can even see through the layer of mystery that he couldn't see through either.
The little girl shrank her neck, her voice choked with sobs, "Big, boss, that thing just now... it looks just like our goddess's statue—?"
"Do they look alike, or exactly the same?"
"Yes, exactly the same."
"That is the Mother Goddess."
The little girl was terrified. "He...he's come back to life! What...what do we do?!"
Although they are believers who worship the Goddess of Great Love and draw strength from her blessings, the Rooster reveals a fear of that supreme being.
Outsiders may not know their origins, but they themselves are well aware of them; the establishment of their sect can be traced back to the Yin-Shang period three thousand years ago.
That was the true golden age of cultivators, an era where demons ran rampant and gods and humans coexisted. Although the population was far smaller than it is now, the number of cultivators at the Burning Sun Realm was ten times that of today.
However, a catastrophe descended, wiping out all the powerful cultivators of the time. The one who brought about the catastrophe personally destroyed all the remaining Burning Sun Realm cultivators, ending the mythical era and almost destroying the world of cultivators. The few remaining inheritances could only eke out a living on the fringes of human civilization, bringing with them the three thousand years of the Separation of Heaven and Earth.
That was none other than the Great Celestial Venerable of the Mist-Clad Year-Cutting. No one knew why he did this, forcibly killing and wiping out all cultivators. For three thousand years, even if there were cultivators, they could not amount to anything.
However, in that time when gods and humans coexisted and the Great Celestial Venerable had not yet been born, there was a genius of the Burning Sun Realm who stole the remains of the Goddess Mother and her authority, but died suddenly because he could not control it.
It was only after many years of research that the current Goddess Cult came into being, which transformed the twelve powers into twelve blessings. The price of receiving these blessings is to fulfill the Goddess's last wish—destruction. So, in the end, the relationship between the Goddess Cult and the Goddess of Great Love appears to be that of believers and God, but in reality, it is that of thieves and the homeowner. They are merely petty thieves who have stolen a portion of the Goddess's powers.
Realizing that the goddess might be resurrected, the Rooster naturally became frightened; stealing things would get him beaten to death!
"He did not resurrect, and it is impossible for him to resurrect. This is clearly recorded in the ancient texts deciphered by the snake."
The man with the dragon-shaped tattoo said calmly, "Eight thousand years ago, the Goddess Mother and Calamity perished together."
Yang, a terrifying practitioner from the same era as the Goddess, is mentioned very little in historical records.
This is a myth of cultivators. In the myth, the goddess gave birth to Yang, and they later became husband and wife. Their offspring became the most primitive gods of this land. In the end, Yang and the goddess turned against each other and both perished.
It sounds like something out of mythology, a bizarre incestuous relationship, but it's all too ancient. In fact, whether the existence of the Goddess Mother and the Calamity is real or not has never been definitively proven before today.
However, the Divine Mother Cult has a Divine Mother lineage, and Youji is very certain that the woman who just appeared is the Great Love Divine Mother!
"That, what just happened—"
"It's a time-based killing move; the Goddess Mother wants to cross the barrier of eight thousand years to kill someone."
"Who...who is she going to kill—?"
"Yes, who is she going to kill? Who is worth killing even after eight thousand years?"
The man fell silent for a moment, looking in the direction where the lightning had struck. Three people had just gone there.
Is it the third princess of Dayu? Or that strange little devil from the Shen family, or a fallen member of the royal family who inexplicably awakened the Black Flame bloodline?
I can't understand it; there are too many strange things here.
Just then, the woman suddenly realized something and quickly said, "It's Shen Wangshu."
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"Lu Ren!"
Someone called his name from behind. He turned around and saw Shen Yaoxing and Ali.
"What are you doing here? Where's Yueying?"
"What was that just now? It was terrifying!"
"Brother, why do you look so disheveled?"
They probably didn't know they had just been in danger, but judging from the young lady's hurried expression, she probably had some kind of premonition.
"I'm not entirely sure either, but for now, everything should be alright—"
Lu Ren wasn't sure if he was alright or not. He had suddenly encountered this ordeal and survived it. His emotions had fluctuated wildly in just a few minutes.
He looked at the sky, fearing that another phantom might suddenly appear. Was he really that powerful in the future, attracting such a terrifying expert to block the spring?
What a brilliant time-based killing move! Who can withstand that? It's like when Xiao Yan first left Wutan City and encountered the Soul Emperor. You've already played like this, so this round is yours.
Shen Yaoxing asked, "Where is Commander Ning? I just sent him to find you, where is he?"
It turned out that the suddenly appearing Commander Ning was summoned by the young lady. He really helped a lot. If it weren't for Commander Ning taking two bolts of heavenly lightning for him, he might really be in trouble now.
"He was struck by lightning and fell into the water. I'm going to check on him—"
A crowd gradually gathered on the shore, including Prince Gong and Elder Gu, some elders from other families, and the young Fire Realm professionals who were competing.
Prince Gong was about to say something when a petite and slender figure suddenly appeared by the lake. It was a cute little girl with loose silver hair who appeared in a hurry.
"What happened? Xiao Wang cough cough."
Noticing there were so many people in the crowd, Shen Wangshu quickly braked the car: "Grandma's here, Lu Ren, don't be afraid!"
She was happily cleaning the house when the sky suddenly changed color, and upon closer inspection, she realized it was the direction where the Grand Tutor was.
She rushed over without even changing her clothes, so she deserves a big compliment from her great-grandmother.
She was still wearing cute loungewear, a pink apron, white cotton socks, and pink bunny ear slippers, and was holding a feather duster in her hand.
This is no ordinary feather duster; it's my great-grandmother's feather duster. After more than half a month of wits and courage, she finally "subdued" this alchemical creation!
Seeing Lu Ren's disheveled appearance, she nervously looked him up and down.
Shen Yaoxing stood to the side with her arms crossed. It's no wonder she felt that this aunt was strange; the white-haired loli's affection for Lu Ren was somewhat illogical.
"Grandma, what brings you here!"
"Oh, it's Xiaoyu. You're here too."
"What do you mean I'm here too? Oh dear, Grandma, why are you dressed like that?"
"What's wrong with Grandma?"
"You're supposed to be at the Burning Sun Realm, but your outfit isn't impressive at all! It's embarrassing!"
"Xiaoyu actually said that about Grandma—"
Lu Ren then raised his hand to stop Shen Wangshu from sniffing around under him like a puppy, looking for any injuries, and said, "Grandma, I'm fine. Go check on Commander Ning. He just suffered two terrifying lightning strikes."
"Let me see. It's sunk to the bottom of the lake, but it won't die anytime soon."
Shen Wangshu took out a pouch, grabbed Lu Ren's hand and handed it to him: "Little Lu Ren, were you scared? Eat something to calm your nerves. Don't be afraid, okay? With your grandma here, let's see who dares to bully you."
Lu Ren: "————" Where did this person get the naan from? And why does he have to feed him naan every time they meet? Even if the naan is delicious, you can't eat it three times a day.
But instinctively, he took the bag and started eating, which caused an uproar among the people behind him.
"Yes, it's Shen Wangshu, Clan Chief Shen—"
"Burning! A Burning Sun Realm expert!"
"That's Chairman Shen, the current strongest person in Yan Province?!"
Most of them were from Yanzhou, so they immediately recognized that this white-haired girl, who looked to be just over 1.5 meters tall and resembled a junior high school student, was actually Yanzhou's newly promoted Burning Sun expert!
Prince Gong was also surprised to see Shen Wangshu appear. He had naturally invited Shen Wangshu today, but she was a homebody and never paid attention to such invitations.
Shen Wangshu had a high reputation in the past, and was the number one sorcerer in Yanzhou. Or rather, during the time when Shen Yanqing retired from his position as one of the Four Symbols and recuperated in the clan's territory, Shen Wangshu was worthy of being called the number one sorcerer in Dayu.
However, Shen Wangshu was only at the Frost Moon Realm in the past, and in terms of realm, he was only on par with them.
However, Shen Wangshu, who had been promoted to the Burning Sun stage or had probably been at the Burning Sun stage for a long time, was truly worlds apart from them.
"President Shen."
"Greetings, Chairman Shen."
The two bowed respectfully. The world is governed by the rules set by the strong. This is an ironclad law established by the Great Celestial Venerable himself, which is why the world holds the strong in high esteem.
They weren't too surprised that Shen Wangshu cared so much about that young man.
Based on the "Soul Binding Spell" that the young man just used, if I'm not mistaken, this young man should also be a fallen member of the Shen family, just like Jiang Yueying.
A genius emerging from a fallen clan, possessing the clan's most powerful secret technique and formidable combat skills, is nothing short of a treasure to the Shen family.
Prince Gong glanced at Elder Gu discreetly. Elder Gu noticed his gaze, his face expressionless, but he understood what the other meant.
His nephew's reputation was unlikely to be restored. Seeing how much Shen Wangshu cared about this boy, the two of them even suspected that the boy was Shen Wangshu's illegitimate youngest son, born late in life.
"So many young people!"
Shen Wangshu squinted, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Oh dear, Grandma didn't bring many sachets, there are only a few here, not even enough to share!"
Hearing a cute little girl call herself a grandma might seem a bit odd to most people, but the act of giving her a bag of bread upon meeting her does indeed fit the stereotypical image of a rural grandma.
Although a disturbance had just occurred, to most people it was just a strange phenomenon that suddenly appeared on the horizon and then quickly disappeared, and nothing happened.
Prince Gong promptly dispersed the younger generation, allowing the competition to resume. He then inquired about the strange phenomenon that had just occurred from Shen Wangshu.
Shen Wangshu looked up at Prince Gong, and being stared at like that, Prince Gong couldn't help but feel a little pressured, because this silver-haired loli had squinty eyes, and when he looked at her, he couldn't see her eyes at all, so he couldn't guess what she was thinking through her eyes, nor did he know where her gaze was.
A moment later, she suddenly pulled out a large flatbread and asked, "Would Your Highness like some naan?"
Faced with Prince Gong's question, Shen Wangshu could not answer, but changing the world was a matter of mind, and to be able to carry out such a large-scale maneuver was a matter of mind.
It's probably something that happened on the Gu family's side. We'll just have to see how the Gu family reacts.
Perhaps because of Shen Wangshu's arrival, the atmosphere of the competition, which had just been interrupted, became even more heated.
Jiang Yueying and Jiang Yanyan returned to the lakeside arena. Jiang Yueying jogged over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Lu Ren was alright.
Thousands of miles away, in a bookstore, the curtain had temporarily fallen. After the man survived the attack, the girl's face showed little surprise.
After all, she already knew what was going to happen at this moment; she had simply made a mark, and every day after today was unknown.
Suddenly, the phone on the table rang. The girl saw that someone had sent a message. She picked it up and looked at it, then suddenly fell silent.
The photo shows a boy, probably taken recently. The boy is unremarkable, nothing special except that he's handsome.
However, upon looking at the boy in the photo, the receptionist suddenly fell silent.
PS: Many readers have said they don't really like reading the grand narrative of the main storyline. In fact, I've also noticed that I haven't written it very well in this aspect. But after all, the main storyline is the skeleton of this book, so I still have to write it.
Actually, writing this book does involve some title deception. It says that the author is a "loser teammate," but the author has been writing the main plot all along. And every time he touches the main plot, he loses all sense of the world around him, hehe.
Lao Da used to write mostly slice-of-life stories, mainly about character interactions with little to no main plot. So this book was an attempt to challenge himself, but the results were indeed quite average.
When I started writing this book, I expected it to be around 120 million words long. Now it's almost 60 words, so I'll shift the focus a little more to the female characters and compress and streamline the main plot. But that might make it seem rushed, like this paragraph. This paragraph was written very hastily, with a bunch of things explained in just two or three chapters.
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