out of time

Chapter 939: Undercurrent Rises Again
Erniu once said that when a person reaches a certain level, most of the people he meets are kind.

But... this isn't really kind.

Instead, it is suppressed and one cannot and does not want to show it.

As for the human race, it has never been a glorious place from the beginning to the end.

Whether it was what the Seventh Prince did back then, or the arrogance and strength of King Canglan, or the various forces that survived on this ship that had been sailing for countless thousands of years...

They all have their own ideas and their own interests.

In daily life, intrigues, secret struggles, and scrambles for power are not uncommon.

It's just that the general direction was suppressed by the Human Emperor, which gave the appearance of prosperity and unity.

But in reality, unity only appears when the group faces a life-and-death crisis.

Or... a strong man like the Xuanyou Ancient Emperor appears, who can suppress evil for eternity, turning evil into good and complexity into simplicity.

The town's dissatisfaction turned into willingness!

Otherwise, just as there is day and night, distracting thoughts, malice, and selfishness will always be there.

Xu Qing understood this truth, and today's scene made him understand it even more deeply.

Therefore, it doesn’t really matter what purpose King Ruolan has in doing this.

Xu Qing looked calmly at King Zhenyan.

King Zhenyan also looked at Xu Qing, and after a while he spoke softly.

“Looking back to the past is like looking at the dark night. You, me, and all living things, including every life, are actually in the dark night…”

"Yes, they have sunk."

"And some are still struggling..."

"Because what our hearts yearn for is the light that must exist."

After saying that, King Zhenyan sighed and turned to walk towards Xu Qing.

While Xu Qing was deep in thought, the voice of King Zhenyan came to his ears.

"There is another possibility for Queen Ruolan to attack you. Her target may be this time. It depends on my attitude..."

There was a gleam of light in Xu Qing's eyes.

The eldest prince and others also rushed over at this moment, each of them looked terrified, especially the eldest prince, who was filled with anger towards King Ruolan.

"Master..."

The eldest prince was about to say something, but Xu Qing shook his head.

"This matter has nothing to do with you."

After saying that, Xu Qing turned around and disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already on a street not far from the Foreign Affairs Pavilion. As he walked forward, he recalled the previous scenes, focusing on the words of King Zhenyan.

After a long time, when he returned to Shangling Mansion, he kept this matter deep in his heart, because he thought of several things that he was unknowingly involved in when he first came to this imperial capital.

No matter whether it was the attack on the rainy night when he was killed, the theft of the Sun of Dawn, the final major case of the Rongshenliu in Taixue, or the figure he saw in that house.

All of this appeared in Xu Qing's mind at this moment.

"The Emperor and the Imperial Master are trading and playing a game..."

"There is a third party involved..."

Xu Qing pondered. Before, he was just a chess piece. Even if he got the Emperor Sword, he could not escape from the chessboard as long as he was in the imperial capital.

But now, both in terms of status and combat capability, he has the potential to become a flag bearer.

After a while, when he walked to the gate of Shangling Mansion, Xu Qing looked up in the direction of the imperial palace.

Looking at the Ancient Imperial Star floating there, in the hazy darkness of the night.

His eyes revealed a deep light.

"I'm afraid all the undercurrents will explode when the Human Emperor offers sacrifice to his ancestors."

In the dark night, lightning suddenly flashed, and the sound of thunder echoed, exploding in all directions and shaking the dark clouds.

God, things have changed.

Then the clouds trembled and rain fell on the earth.

Getting bigger and bigger, endlessly.

Xu Qing pushed open the door of Shangling Mansion, and the moment he walked in, a figure from a distance came running towards him in the rain.

"Junior brother, what's going on? I was following a guy who looked like our master and almost left the city until I felt the fluctuations of the Holy Heavenly God Vine."

The appearance of Erniu brought a smile to Xu Qing’s gloomy face.

After seeing the complexity of the world and how malice can appear inexplicably, when I look at Erniu again, the simplicity and sincerity in him become more precious.

Even if this simplicity and sincerity is only for a few people.

Fortunately, Xu Qing is one of them.

So Xu Qing smiled very happily.

"It's a trifle of no importance."

Xu Qing said.

Erniu was surprised, looked at Xu Qing, and then started laughing.

"Then I'm relieved. But Xiao Aqing, I always took you to do big things in the past. So if you are going to do something big, if you don't call me Senior Brother, he will be angry!"

I have to say that Erniu's sense of smell is unparalleled.

Looking into the other person's eyes, Xu Qing thought for a moment, nodded, and entered Shangling Mansion with Erniu.

Inside the hall, Erniu was obviously still feeling a bit resentful about the previous tracking.

"I'm telling you, Xiao Aqing, that figure, I feel 70% likely it's an old man!"

During this period, the Seventh Master has been called many times by Erniu, from Master to Old Man, then to Old Guy, then Old Boy, and now to Old Man.

"Master may have his own considerations. Big Brother, you don't have to look for him every day..."

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment and then consoled him.

"That won't do. That old Banggua is a thief. If I find him one day later, we will have one less piece of flesh and blood."

Erniu was unwilling to give in.

Seeing how persistent the senior brother was, Xu Qing didn't know what to say. However, deep down in his heart, he didn't think that his master wanted to have the whole thing to himself. In his opinion, there must be a reason why his master did this.

As for Erniu, after complaining for a while, he raised his hand and waved, and a puppet appeared in front of him.

This puppet... is very ugly. It was completely pieced together, and many parts obviously don't fit together, so it can only maintain a rough outline.

Xu Qing took a quick glance and saw that if Ling Zang had any fighting power, this puppet would collapse with one blow.

“It’s too difficult. This is my limit.”

Erniu sighed and looked worried.

"If I had known this, I would have spent some time in my previous lives to learn puppetry."

"I now realize that puppets are actually quite fun and useful. I saw Feng Lintao using puppets and he seemed to be very adept at it."

"No, I must find a way to fix this thing. I have to find out who in the Imperial Capital is good at puppetry."

Erniu said this, thinking hard.

Xu Qing pondered, his eyes swept across the seams of the puppet, and then thought of today's experience, and suddenly spoke.

"Big Brother, maybe there is someone who has the skill of puppetry."

Upon hearing this, Erniu immediately looked at Xu Qing.

"Mortal Twin."

Xu Qing spoke slowly.

Erniu's eyes lit up and he recalled the past.

"I have some impression of you. It's that Shit Wushuang who rushed out from outside the sacred mountain with a very powerful look, and transformed into countless puppets with a wave of his hand, trying to suppress you and turn you into his puppet?"

"He does look like he's very good at puppets, but we can't go to the Yanyue Xuantian Clan again just for this."

Erniu frowned. During this period of time, he either studied puppets or stared at his own Great Tiangang Armor. The rest of the time he was tracking and looking for his master.

In addition, Fan Shishuang was very cautious after arriving, so Erniu was obviously unaware of the other party's arrival.

Xu Qing smiled.

"He is in the Imperial Capital!"

Erniu's eyes lit up.

Outside Shangling Mansion, a huge flash of lightning broke through the sky from the endless black clouds, illuminating the heaven and earth with endless brightness at that moment. Then, a deafening thunder that was even louder than the previous one exploded with a rumble.

The thunder was so loud that it not only shook the heaven and earth, but also reached the ears of countless people and settled into their hearts.

Erniu and Xu Qing heard it.

Fan Shishuang also heard it.

He was inexplicably startled, and the wine glass in his hand trembled slightly.

With his level of cultivation and his determination, it is impossible for a bolt of lightning to make him feel like this.

Just as he was wondering, music started playing in the place where he was, and a gentle voice was heard amidst the laughter and chatter.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, I heard that you will leave tomorrow. Today I have invited my third sister to help you practice."

Fan Shishuang raised his head upon hearing this.

The place where he was was a large hall. There were dozens of people on both sides of the hall. Each of them looked like a genius of the human race. From the previous introduction, he remembered that they all seemed to be descendants of noble and famous families.

To him, these identities are not worthy of being mentioned in public, just a bunch of sparrows.

Even the people sitting next to him at this moment, one is the third princess of the human race, and the other is a disciple of the national teacher and the fourth son of the human emperor, the most they are qualified to be looked at by him a few more times and accept his invitation to come out for a drink.

Of course he agreed to the invitation. Another reason was that he was leaving tomorrow. Thinking that the mission was completed smoothly, he thought Xu Qing would not cause him any trouble.

In addition, after he came to the human race, he never met anyone or went out. Although he told others that he was practicing in seclusion, he felt that his face was somewhat damaged. If the news was sent back to the Yanyue Xuantian clan, he might be ridiculed.

So, he came out today.

Looking at the smiling and gentle-spoken Fourth Prince at this moment, Fan Shishuang suppressed the inexplicable palpitations in his heart and hummed lightly.

The Fourth Prince was not surprised by this attitude. In his opinion, the other party was a great genius who had entered the sequence of the Yanyue Xuantian clan, and he had entered the stage of soul accumulation not long after practicing.

Moreover, as soon as he stepped into the world of Yunshen, he was already a top powerhouse.

Recently, he was crowned king by the Yanyue Xuantian clan.

It was natural for such a person to be proud, so he looked towards the third princess.

As for the Third Princess, for some reason she had been in contact with the Fourth Prince more recently. Although she was dissatisfied with the attitude of the great Yanyue genius in her heart, she still smiled and raised her glass to toast him.

Fan Shishuang still had a cold expression on his face. He raised his hand and tapped the cup as a return gift.

This scene fell into the eyes of the people below. Their expressions did not change much, but they had countless thoughts in their hearts.

These human geniuses, sitting here one by one, are under great pressure in their hearts while thinking. It seems that there is singing and dancing music echoing, but in fact everyone here is paying attention to Fanshi Shuang.

He is the host here.

(End of this chapter)