This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 344 - 342: A Young Master from the Start!

"Hmph!"

Wu Wang's mouth curled into a slight sneer as he sat quietly, not bothering to hide the disdain in his eyes.

The Head Manager looked at Wu Wang with a smile, a hint of emotion in his eyes, and walked slowly towards Wu Wang, standing above him with his hands behind his back.

Then, the Head Manager said slowly, "I never imagined that our next meeting would be here and at this time."

Wu Wang simply closed his eyes, but felt a bit uneasy inside.

The glaring loopholes he had deliberately left, clues that could be picked up just by bending down... could it be that the Head Manager... couldn't see them?

Wu Wang thought to himself, deciding that he should give the Head Manager a few hints.

Therefore, when the Head Manager spoke again, Wu Wang decided to offer a slight response.

The Head Manager said, "What, you don't want to speak your grand principles anymore?"

"Nagging."

Wu Wang scoffed coldly, and the smile in the Head Manager's eyes became more pronounced.

This Innate God, who had experienced ups and downs in Heaven Palace in recent years, pointed lightly behind him and conjured a wooden chair, comfortably settling into it.

The Head Manager chuckled, sizing up Wu Wang from head to toe.

The Head Manager couldn't possibly have developed such a twisted psychology that it led to some kind of paradigm shift.

The god and the man maintained their silence.

The Head Manager suddenly sighed lightly and spoke, "Wu Wangzi, perhaps you can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. I ask you, why must you come to Heaven Palace at this time? Don't bother with something like being caught by my sister; if she could capture you, she wouldn't have failed repeatedly before."

Wu Wang's expression turned a bit darker, but inside he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Head Manager, as expected, had walked right into the trap before even arriving.

Wu Wang maintained his silence, but it seemed to arouse the Head Manager's interest. The god acted as if cursed by the gods of flowers, laughter, and springtime, radiating a flamboyantly cheerful aura.

The Head Manager's body tilted slightly, his left hand resting on the armrest of the wooden chair, his left index finger touching the temple on his left side. This, apparently, made him appear wiser.

The Head Manager said, "Many things don't make sense here. Let me list them for you to see how you'll defend yourself."

"Oh?" Wu Wang said coldly. "Instead of spouting nonsense here, why not just hurry up and accuse me?"

"Accuse?"

The Head Manager raised an eyebrow, speaking gently, "You surely know His Majesty will not only refrain from accusing you but will also bestow many honors upon you. That's why you dare to act so brazenly, Wu Wangzi. What is your purpose in coming to Heaven Palace?"

"Me, coming to Heaven Palace?"

Wu Wang cursed, "If I wasn't driven to a desperate situation by the Gold God and then captured by the Young Master, would I come to Heaven Palace?"

"Those are just your schemes."

The Head Manager spoke indifferently, "Can you explain why you alone appeared in the Northern Wilderness?"

Wu Wang huffed but gave no answer.

The Head Manager continued, "Can you also explain why, shortly after you were captured, a large number of powerful cultivators from the Human Domain arrived in the Northern Wilderness, so conveniently just half a step too late? Furthermore, in half a day, the Northern Region of the Human Domain assembled such a large cultivator army to pressure Heaven Palace, which all seems too well-prepared. How do you explain these?"

Wu Wang still maintained his silence.

The Head Manager smiled with narrowed eyes, observing Wu Wang's expression carefully. Wu Wang's current silence was the source of the Head Manager's satisfaction.

The Head Manager said, "Then let me ask you the simplest question—where is the Thunder Dragon now?"

Wu Wang's brows furrowed slightly.

"What, you still don't want to defend yourself?"

The Head Manager smiled, saying, "Did I hit a sore spot? The Thunder Dragon is your mount, your tool for humiliating Heaven Palace, and also your capable assistant. You went alone to protect the Northern Wilderness. You could use the excuse that you didn't want the Northern Wilderness to be seen as part of an anti-Heaven Palace camp. You took a risk confronting the Gold God. You could say you also didn't expect the Gold God to appear. Even now, I'm wondering if that curse from your father, Xiong Han, was also part of your meticulous arrangements... Of course, having produced such a wily offspring, Heaven Palace must reassess that little clan leader."

There's no need!

"Let me think, what could be the reason for you to come to Heaven Palace on your own initiative."

The Head Manager stood up and walked slowly in circles around Wu Wang, smiling. "All your calculations are based on His Majesty's excessive favor toward you. The Gold God's appearance might have been beyond your expectations, but you must have sensed my sister's and Lady Xihe's Great Daos in advance. You surely came with some conspiracy, even willing to pay a certain price to infiltrate Heaven Palace..."

Wu Wang suddenly laughed and said indifferently, "Is the Head Manager flattering me too much?"

The Head Manager suddenly asked, "Do you want to get close to His Majesty?"

Brilliant!

Wu Wang almost wanted to give the Head Manager a thumbs-up. This perfect reasoning, the rigorous logic, it saved him countless explanations.

Brother Yun Zhongjun was right. Some things, when you as the person involved speak out directly, it's up to others to believe it or not. It's better to let the "others" say what you want to say; then the speaker themself will tend to believe it first!

Regrettably, only the Head Manager was here, and his reasoning couldn't be heard by other Innate Gods. Otherwise, Wu Wang could have moved on to the next step of his plan!

The Head Manager walked back to the wooden chair. His finger touched it, and it turned into light green and light blue butterflies, fluttering away in front of Wu Wang.

The Head Manager, as if performing a magic trick, seemed to have peered into some truth, grasping some profound truth, his smile full of confidence.

"Then, for what purpose are you trying to get close to His Majesty?"

The Head Manager turned his head to look at Wu Wang, who seemed hesitant to speak, but the Head Manager slightly gestured with his hand, indicating Wu Wang didn't need to say more.

"Knowing that you deliberately schemed and used my sister to get to Heaven Palace is enough," the Head Manager said with a smile. "What, you still refuse to admit it? Look what this is."

Wu Wang's eyes widened as he saw that in the palm of the Head Manager's hand was a Treasure Bead, an oft-used magical tool in the Human Domain—the Image Projection Bead!

Wu Wang's expression changed as the Head Manager brought the Treasure Bead close to him, gently shaking it.

"From the moment I entered this place, this bead has been lit. Your reactions have already given me the answer," the Head Manager said with a laugh.

"This is a trick I learned from you! Hahaha! Wu Wangzi, do not dream of achieving your goal on this trip, nor think of using my sister, who doesn't know your cunning ways. His Majesty protects you, so I will not kill you, but I will make you sit here quietly, for a hundred, a thousand years, without giving you the chance to leave. His Majesty may favor you, but he is willing to wait a mere thousand years. By then, the overall situation of the Human Domain will be settled, and the order of heaven and earth will be rewritten. You will merely be a loser who was too clever for his own good! Hahahahahaha! How exhilarating!"

CRACK! CRACK!

Flashes of lightning appeared outside the Temple, and the Head Manager's figure disappeared within the lightning.

As the rolling thunder faded away and the grand hall returned to silence, Wu Wang sat there with a grim expression, softly snorted, and closed his eyes to focus his mind.

This Head Manager... If I manage to win in the future, this god will deserve some credit!

The toughest first step had been steadily taken—without him saying much. Next was to calmly observe how things developed.

Wu Wang simply emptied his mind, giving himself a rare holiday, quietly meditating there, letting his thoughts drift freely.

It was just that he couldn't sleep; otherwise, he wouldn't have missed out on that small bed.

「In the Human Domain, within the Xuan Nu Sect, somewhere behind the mountains amidst the plum trees.」

"Ancestral Master, please rest well. Your disciple will be waiting in the next room."

"Go now, Xiaolan. You don't have to worry. Cough, cough-cough."

After a brief exchange, a graceful figure stepped out from the wooden house. Her feet, insulated by Immortal Light, trod upon stairs covered with fallen peach blossoms. She was enveloped in a faint Immortal Light, thus avoiding any contact with her surroundings. The casually worn long dress, however, exuded an indescribable spiritual elegance.

Having returned to her simple wooden hut, she stood before a bronze mirror, lost in thought for a while before letting out a soft sigh. She removed the wooden hairpin that bound her hair and walked towards the wooden tub behind the screen.

Wisps of water-aspected Spiritual Energy condensed into pure water droplets, quickly filling the spotless wooden tub halfway.

As the trickling water sounded, she couldn't help but curl up inside the tub, allowing her hair to float freely, staying still for a long time.

His seal is undone.

Ling Xiaolan's Dao heart was suddenly in turmoil. She slowly sat up from under the water, her cheeks blushing with a rosy glow.

Yet following that thought, Ling Xiaolan considered Wu Wang's whereabouts. She realized she was beginning to be unable to guess Wu Wang's thoughts. Even now, she still felt that Heaven Palace was a mountain of daggers and a sea of flames, fraught with perils…

I really should have persuaded him more earnestly back then.

Ling Xiaolan sighed softly, a sigh carrying countless worries.

But she soon suppressed these thoughts, sitting in the water and beginning to meditate in silence. She believed that any action taken by Wu Wang must have been discussed with His Majesty Shennong and carefully considered before being acted upon; he wouldn't act rashly.

Her cultivation level was now far behind Wu Wang's. Only by stepping into the Transcendent realm sooner could she keep pace with his forward charge.

His seal is undone.

Ling Xiaolan's heart sighed lightly. She raised her hand to beckon to the side, and a Short Sword in its scabbard, which had been deliberately placed on the ground, flew towards her, heading straight for Ling Xiaolan's palm.

The scabbard hovered half an inch in front of Ling Xiaolan's palm. The dust atop it gently shook off, whisked away by the immortal power surging from her palm.

With a forceful push, the Short Sword's scabbard shot out, embedding itself into the wooden cabin wall.

Ling Xiaolan gasped slightly, her eyes complex for a moment.

Her "seal"... what should she do about it?

「In Heaven Palace, within the Prison Palace where Wu Wang was detained.」

RUMBLE—RUMBLE—

The muffled sound of thunder dragged Wu Wang's wandering thoughts back. He had just opened his eyes when he suddenly noticed the figure standing at the entrance of the hall.

Two Thunder Dragons struck down outside the hall, casting light on the taut face of the girl in a black dress.

"Hmph!"

The Young Master strode into the hall with an indifferent expression, her gaze fixed on Wu Wang's figure.

A flurry of contemplation swept through Wu Wang's heart as he suddenly remembered the scandalous information Qiong Qi had divulged before dying—that the Head Manager doted on his sister.

The Head Manager had just performed a "perfect" deduction here, and then he turned around and gave the Image Projection Bead to the Young Master? This! Just like that? Is this what the Head Manager does?

Wu Wang nearly cursed out loud at the gods; an Innate God who valued family ties so much was truly rare.

"Are you using me?"

The Young Master's voice carried a chill, though it seemed somewhat deliberate.

Wu Wang spread his hands. "I don't know what you're talking about."

CLANG. CLANG-CLANG.

The Young Master tossed the Image Projection Bead before Wu Wang. It bounced on the ground, rolled a few times, and came to rest at Wu Wang's feet.

The corners of Wu Wang's mouth twitched involuntarily.

The Head Manager really is something else. What to do?

The Young Master's appearance had instantly disrupted Wu Wang's previous plans. Wu Wang had thought that after the Head Manager's splendid deductions here, he would spread the word among the Innate Gods, or even call a meeting of the gods to discuss the matter.

Isn't that the most normal reaction?

But he truly hadn't expected that the Image Projection Bead hadn't been circulated at all.

The interval between the Head Manager's departure and the Young Master's appearance wasn't very long. Wu Wang even suspected that the Head Manager had run excitedly to the Young Master as soon as he left here, slamming the Image Projection Bead in front of her.

'Oh, my foolish sister! See? Your brother told you this Wu Wangzi is an insidious and cunning fellow!' That was almost certainly it!

And then he heard…

"You were looking for an opportunity to enter Heaven Palace, calculating that I would make a move."

The Young Master said in a low voice, "Or perhaps, you've been scheming this since that year, deliberately helping me then so I would owe you a favor, is that right?"

"You're thinking of me as far too miraculous," Wu Wang lamented. "I'm merely a Human Domain cultivator, capable of seeing only a few steps ahead."

The Young Master frowned. "Are you admitting that you are using me this time?"

"It's not about using."

Wu Wang stared at the Young Master, his thoughts whirling rapidly, a countermeasure already forming in his mind.

My apologies, last conscience of Heaven Palace.

Wu Wang said earnestly, "I had no idea you would appear, nor did I know the Gold God would show up. Even the Northern Wilderness affair was not my arrangement."

That was arranged by Yun Zhongjun.

"I just seized the opportunity to implement the plan I had always intended, and it just so happened that the Innate God who came to capture me was you. If you don't believe me, I have no way to prove it. Besides, you rescued me from the Gold God's Divine Skills. Never mind the favor you owed me before; I now owe you quite a few favors."

"Don't talk about that!"

The Young Master clenched her fists fiercely. "What are you doing in Heaven Palace!"

"This..."

Wu Wang appeared troubled, speaking in a low voice, "Do you really want to know?"

"Yes," the Young Master's eyes flickered with a hint of Divine Light. "If you tell me your plan, maybe I won't be angry with you."

Her words even held a hint of flirtatious teasing.

When had he become so familiar with the Young Master? Wu Wang was confused.

Something's off. That thunder earlier...

Wu Wang's face remained unmoved. He closed his eyes, sighed softly, and said slowly, "Let me consider it. This is a grave matter. I cannot jeopardize a significant plan because of our acquaintance."

"Consider it then."

The Young Master turned away slightly, her expression tinged with annoyance.

Wu Wang felt a surge of nervousness within, as if the instances when the Young Master had appeared before him were flashing through his mind. She was indeed pure, but not this domineering. The Young Master's purity should stem from a benevolent wish for all things in the world, a trait endowed by the Great Dao of Life, which also made living beings subconsciously feel close to her.

But the Young Master before him had been a bit off from the moment she appeared.

At that moment, Wu Wang was unable to extend his Immortal Consciousness, release his Divine Thought, or sense the various Great Daos; he was effectively blind. If someone was impersonating the Young Master, he would have no way to identify them.

If someone was indeed impersonating the Young Master, their displayed demeanor would undoubtedly be what the impostor believed her to be like… this impression of being coquettish and a little headstrong… A younger sister in the eyes of her older brother?

Wu Wang looked up at the 'Young Master' before him, imagining the Head Manager pouting and stomping his feet there. A chill ran through his Dao heart.

Seriously? The Head Manager plays games like this too?

However, this didn't affect his plan; in fact, it was rather advantageous for it.

Thus, Wu Wang showed a conflicted expression and said, "Please close the door and prevent others from spying on this place."

'The Young Master' drew a simple Divine Rune, and the entire hall was instantly enveloped in abundant life force.

"Speak."

"Only to you, then," Wu Wang gazed at 'the Young Master'. "I trust you. In my view, you are the most unique among the Innate Gods of Heaven Palace. My purpose in coming to Heaven Palace is not actually complicated. How much do you know about the struggle between Emperor Fuxi and the Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Shun?"

'The Young Master's' expression shifted slightly. She frowned and said, "I've seen some of it, heard some of it. It seems His Majesty's true self was imprisoned by Fu Xi and underwent reincarnation in the Human Domain for an entire Shennong Era."

"Exactly," Wu Wang sighed. "Emperor Fuxi had the strength to confront Emperor Shun directly, yet ultimately, he relinquished this opportunity. Do you know why?"

'The Young Master' nodded slightly, then shook her head a bit.

"I have inherited the Great Dao of Yin Yang Eight Trigrams, and I also know Emperor Fuxi's true intentions. If the Human Emperor fought the Heavenly Emperor to the death and overthrew Heaven Palace, what would be the consequences? Emperor Fuxi would inevitably be severely weakened, and the Candle Dragon, even more troublesome than Emperor Shun, would return from the Outer Sky. The Candle Dragon's existence constrained Emperor Shun, and likewise, prevented Emperor Fuxi from committing to an all-out struggle.

"Ultimately, Emperor Fuxi found a path we had never conceived: to influence Emperor Shun, to change the Heavenly Emperor, to imbue the Heavenly Emperor with humanity, so that the Heavenly Emperor would no longer be a mere Innate God. This was Emperor Fuxi's plan. Unfortunately, in the end, Emperor Fuxi still couldn't change the Heavenly Emperor much, but he did plant the seed. The favor the Heavenly Emperor now shows me stems from this."

Wu Wang paused his narration, gazing intently at 'the Young Master,' his voice taking on a slightly ethereal tone.

"So I came. Even at the risk of my life, the risk of being imprisoned in this place, after much thought, I still chose to walk this path. I have inherited Emperor Fuxi's Great Dao, and I should also inherit Emperor Fuxi's legacy. I want to influence the Heavenly Emperor, to change him, and to improve the living conditions of living beings while maintaining the current order of heaven and earth. I want to involve the Human Domain in constructing this order and strive for more say for living beings. You might laugh at me for being somewhat naive."

Starlight flickered in Wu Wang's eyes, yet a helpless smile touched his lips.

"But I still hold the greatest expectations for the future of all living beings."

'The Young Master's' expression turned a bit stiff, and her gaze fell on Wu Wang with complexity.

'She' suddenly turned around and said, "I know now. It's not your fault. You should rest."

Having said that, 'she' hurriedly walked towards the hall exit.

But just as 'the Young Master' had taken a few steps, several Thunder Dragons struck down before the hall's entrance, and silver lightning illuminated the entire hall.

At the entrance to the hall, within the Divine Power Barrier that 'the Young Master' had just set up, another silhouette stood quietly. This god stood in the center of the doorway. From Wu Wang's perspective, there was only a dark silhouette with a graceful figure and long hair fluttering in the wind, exuding an inexplicable eeriness at that moment.

'The Young Master' halted her steps, almost blurting out, "When did you get here?"

"Hmph!"

The silhouette suddenly burst forth with intense Divine Light, rising three feet into the air, no longer concealing her divine majesty. Within the Divine Light, the black miniskirt transformed into a pure white long dress, and her fluttering hair turned silver-white strand by strand. Her beautiful face, illuminated by her own radiance, also became clearly visible to Wu Wang.

The Young Master.

The genuine Young Master, who wields the Great Dao of Life and Reproduction!

"Brother," she glared at the impostor, "who exactly is the treacherous, cunning, and utterly shameless one!"

'The Young Master' stepped back half a step, her figure slowly returning to normal.

Meanwhile, in the deepest sanctuary of Heaven Palace, Emperor Shun held the Moon God in his arms, a somewhat pleased smile touching his lips.