This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 389 - 387 The Crazy Woman from the Heavenly Emperor’s Family【Vote for me!】
Without warning, the tranquil Heaven Palace suddenly burst into activity.
No one knew who it was that bellowed in the Heavenly Court, shredding the air with their hoarse voice, "Quick, come look! The Young Master has smashed the Moon Palace on Taiyin Star!"
Groups of Innate Gods stirred at the news, casting their gazes below the starry sky, searching for the concealed trace of Taiyin Star in broad daylight.
The Head Manager flew out of the Heavenly Administrative Palace and had already vanished without a trace.
From Xihe’s Temple, a squadron of Maidens took flight, heading toward Taiyin Star.
Chang Xi hurried out of her own palace within Heaven Palace, leading a large contingent of Divine Generals toward her Moon Palace in haste, her expression unusually somber for once.
The true ruler of the Heaven Palace, however, seemed indifferent to the commotion.
Emperor Shun was certainly capable of witnessing the situation on Taiyin Star, yet such trifles failed to rouse his concern.
He was well aware of Chang Xi’s collection of beautiful women, though it was hardly a matter of great importance; that the Young Master could not stand or tolerate these sights was no serious affair either—it wouldn’t hurt to let her throw a tantrum.
Emperor Shun chuckled softly, languidly reclining on his throne, his eyes twinkling with an odd light, while his serpentine tail swayed gently.
「In Emperor’s City, before the Moon God’s Divine Realm.」
Wu Wang stood with his hands clasped behind his back atop the clouds, as if standing asleep.
He seemed oblivious to the affairs unfolding in the heavens, yet he had already asked his mother to watch over the Young Master;
Should anyone dare attack the Young Master, or if she found herself in trouble, it was time to appropriately reveal the attitude of the Star God.
In front of Wu Wang, the old granny seemed to sense something.
The old woman’s gaze grew tense, and in her hand appeared a serpent-headed staff, occasionally glancing upward toward the Moon Palace, yet suppressing any urge to act.
Within the Moon God’s Divine Realm, Da Yi and General Xiong San blundered left and right, charging recklessly without anyone daring to block their path.
They had already dismantled over a dozen suspect dwellings; after not finding anything amiss, they simply dusted off their clothes and departed.
Xiong San appeared rather leisurely; after all, he was only lending a hand.
Da Yi, on the other hand, wore an urgent expression as if fearing that any delay might cause his childhood friend, the girl next door, to fall prey to these villains’ schemes.
An hour passed in this manner.
The commotion in the heavens seemed to subside, and Da Yi and Xiong San also leaped out from the Moon God’s Divine Realm, Da Yi’s face filled with dejection.
"Young Master, I couldn’t find Heng’e!"
Xiong San scratched his head, then chuckled, "But there really are a lot of women in this Divine Realm, hardly any men, and each of them is quite beautiful."
The old granny laughed, "Before our mistress achieved the venerable status of the Moon God, she was the sole Beauty God between heaven and earth. It’s only natural for our Divine Realm to attract women to join."
Wu Wang didn’t bother to respond, merely frowning as he looked at Da Yi and asked, "Are you certain she can’t be found?"
"Great One..."
Da Yi’s eyes were ashen, but he simply bowed his head and sighed, "I, your subordinate, acted recklessly without thoroughly investigating the matter and asked for your assistance. Please penalize me!"
Wu Wang nodded in satisfaction.
This Da Yi, now having sobered up from his rashness, though his words were simple, had already started to view the issue from the perspective of the God of Spring’s Divine World, taking responsibility for the error and preserving his own dignity.
"It’s not a big deal, Da Yi, you needn’t dwell on it," Wu Wang smiled and said,
"The Moon God is magnanimous and certainly wouldn’t bother with a lesser god like me. Just before I descended to the mortal realm, I had just left the Moon God’s banquet table.
Alright, let’s head back if there’s nothing else.
My apologies for the intrusion today."
The old granny nodded with a smile; the temperamental old women behind her seemed eager to step forward and stop them, but were deterred by the granny’s stern gaze.
The granny laughed, "Take care, Sir. Should you be in the mood, please feel free to visit our realm for amusement. We will surely clean the mats and welcome you warmly, ensuring your happiness and delight."
"We’re off."
Wu Wang waved his hand and turned, riding the clouds away, not lingering in the slightest.
The Grand Elder glanced at the granny and couldn’t help feeling that this granny bore a certain resemblance to the madams of brothels in the Human Domain.
No sooner had the clouds traveled a hundred paces than the people of the Moon God’s Divine Realm had yet to return to their Barrier;
Darkness spread across Da Yi’s face, and for a moment he became listless like a puppet, his eyes vacant, his heart adrift, and unsure where to search for his beloved.
A sudden smirk pulled at the corners of Wu Wang’s mouth.
"Hold on!"
An icy shout resounded in the air, and a beam of emerald Divine Light fell from the sky, striking before the Moon God’s Divine Realm, rippling waves through the heavens and earth.
That gentle yet formidable divine might pressed the Divine Generals of the Moon God’s Divine Realm to bend and bow, nearly unable to move.
"HMPH!"
The angry snort, laden with fury, exploded like thunder, causing several of the weaker Divine Generals to collapse weakly onto the clouds.
Wu Wang turned around and casually pulled Da Yi along, whispering something to him.
Da Yi was both shocked and overjoyed. Faced with a situation that seemed hopeless, like "mountains and rivers in endless succession, when suddenly, like a red apricot branch reaching over the wall, hope appeared," he could hardly maintain a calm composure, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
His large face turned a ghastly green under the light of the emerald column;
Those eyes capable of seeing a hundred miles away stared intently at the figures flying out from the column of light.
One by one, the women flew down from the column, enwrapped by strands of gentle Divine Light, gently placed upon the grassy ground below, standing in a line from near to far.
They came from the Hundred Races, most of them bearing appearances close to the innate bodies of the Great Dao, and at a glance, one could see a throng of gracefully poised and enchantingly curvaceous figures, either pure maidens with affectionate gazes or frail forms that evoked pity, truly a variety of shapes and styles, each with its own unique appeal.
But Da Yi had not yet spotted the figure he was searching for, his eyes constantly exploring every corner...
Finally, after the column of light had released some six or seven hundred figures and had quieted down for a moment, the sound of clinking jade could be heard, and two figures emerged, supporting each other as they walked out, carried by Divine Light to a clear space on the ground.
The shorter figure was an elderly member of the Rabbit Tribe, dressed in simple clothes, now so unsteady on his feet that it induced trembling, his face as pale as the short fur on the back of his hands.
Supporting the elder from the Rabbit Tribe was a woman from the Human race.
As soon as she appeared, Da Yi’s eyes lit up, and amidst tremors of excitement, he let out a long sigh, but then turned around, knelt before Wu Wang, and bowed his head.
Wu Wang had been simply enjoying the beauty of the woman, silently thinking that Heng’e truly was a rare beauty, hard to find in heaven or on earth, with a graceful figure like the crescent moon and curves that captivated the heart and mind, with willowy eyebrows and an oval face, bright eyes, and a delicate nose.
She was the epitome of the Eastern standard of beauty, naturally formed and praiseworthy, with the frailty of a floating water plant or a slender willow.
Touching his conscience, Wu Wang admitted to himself that this Heng’e was only slightly less beautiful than a few of the higher beings he knew.
Nevertheless, among all the beauties present, Heng’e still possessed the regal poise of a lotus flower rising unblemished from the water.
Once Heng’e and the elder had been set down on the ground, the bundle of Divine Light suddenly retracted, and a marionette floated in the air, gently quivering.
The next instant, the puppet flashed with bright light, and after the illumination, the slender figure of the Young Master was revealed.
Her black dress set against her snow-like skin, a Jade hairpin accentuating her swan-like neck;
At this moment, with thin anger not yet dissipated and surrounded by the swirling aura of the Great Dao, she possessed a different kind of beauty.
Those elderly gods from the Moon God’s Divine Realm had collapsed, frightened by the Young Master’s oppressive might and unable to stand up.
Although Wu Wang was already aware of the preceding events and even knew many things the Young Master was unaware of, for the sake of advancing his plan, he had to pretend to be completely ignorant.
Pushing Da Yi gently, Wu Wang whispered with a smile, "What are you hesitating for? Didn’t we make all this fuss just to find Heng’e for you? Go over and greet her."
Da Yi wanted to say something, but Wu Wang had already flown towards the Young Master, leaving Da Yi with a remark, "Don’t you know how? Learn by watching."
With a touch of surprise, Wu Wang asked, "What’s going on? How did you rescue so many women?"
The Young Master pursed her lips lightly, seeming to want to laugh but holding back, her petite, exquisite face showing a hint of anger as she spoke in a low voice, "In recent centuries, all the women captured and taken to the Moon Palace were held here."
"So many?"
Wu Wang’s eyes were filled with astonishment. Puzzled, he said, "What do they want with so many women? To provide pleasure for the Heavenly Emperor?"
"HMPH, they wouldn’t dare, and the Heavenly Emperor himself would care about his reputation."
The Young Master snorted lightly; as Wu Wang drew closer, her previously chaotic emotions gradually stabilized, and she reproachfully said, "You didn’t see the scene. Women after women locked in cages, barely clothed, with many garments placed beside them yet not given for them to wear. I don’t know what the Moon God was planning!"
Wu Wang inwardly lamented.
He had unfortunately missed such an opportunity for "enacting justice".
Wu Wang said, "Heng’e has been rescued, so Da Yi’s issue is temporarily resolved. What do you plan to do next?"
"Go to the Heaven Palace to lodge a complaint!"
The Young Master, fists clenched, indignantly said, "You can’t just overlook the Moon God’s outrageous behavior towards these innocent souls, she must provide some explanation!"
Wu Wang nodded slowly and then asked, "Under what pretense will you lodge a complaint at the Heaven Palace? As a guardian god of the living beings? Or do you have some oversight authority granted by the Heaven Palace?"
"That..."
The Young Master pondered for a moment, "It does make sense that way."
Then, with a hint of a smile in her enchanting eyes, she coiled up half of her long hair, giving it a gentle shake, and revealed a bright smile to Wu Wang.
The Young Master said, "I’ll need your help with this matter. After all, I’ve already smashed the Moon Palace. If the Moon God retaliates, I’ll just take you and Xiao Ming and leave Heaven Palace, fleeing to a remote place."
"You..."
Wu Wang sighed with a smile, and suddenly, a strong sense of justice welled up from the depths of his heart.
Such infectiousness she has.
Originally, Xiong San, the Star God, had wanted to take advantage of this situation to make a big profit off him.
However, since the Young Master had made a request, Wu Wang had to consider it as well; it was merely a matter of earning less benefit.
"Later, you just keep acting angry and utilize the role of the Heaven Palace’s Strong gods."
With a solemn face, Wu Wang said through voice transmission, "See who comes down first. If the Moon God appears before anyone else, we’ll hit her up for a stiff penalty and let her take the punishment and admit her wrongs on her own.
Nobody in the Heaven Palace dares to punish the wife of the Heavenly Emperor.
What we can do is secure an apology for these beings and stop such incidents from happening afterward."
The Young Master nodded slightly, feeling that what Wu Wang said made quite a lot of sense.
Initially, in her anger, she had smashed half of the Moon Palace’s halls, feeling somewhat uneasy in her heart.
But listening to Wu Wang’s relaxed tone and gentle voice, an inexplicable confidence returned to her heart.
Although the Young Master knew that she ought to be the one protecting him, letting him avoid being oppressed by the Heaven Palace, at such a moment, she suddenly felt it was more comfortable to rely on him.
Thereupon, the Young Master stood above those women with an icy expression on her pretty face.
Wu Wang, on the other hand, landed amidst the crowd below, distributing some Elixirs and seeking out a few women with stable demeanors to understand the situation.
Soon, Wu Wang flew back above, completely confused.
This Chang Xi...
There seemed to be something seriously wrong with her.
According to the testimonies of these women, they had been captured from various Divine Realms, with the incidents dating from five to six hundred years ago to just last month.
There had been a group of women before them, but most had grown old and died.
After they were taken to the Moon Palace, they would be bathed in Divine Power; the result of this Divine Power baptism was to keep them eternally youthful and increasingly beautiful.
But the cost was the loss of their freedom, becoming caged birds, and not being allowed to wear clothes any day without permission, dressing also according to the desires of some Maidens in various attires.
When Wu Wang asked them whether they had seen the Moon God, most shook their heads, with only a few nodding, saying they might have seen her, but it was always through a misty haze of light and shadow.
This?
What did Chang Xi want with these women? To use as models?
What kind of fetish was this?
Wu Wang had even suspected before that Chang Xi captured beautiful women to absorb something like a youthful force, similar to witches, or harbored jealousy, prematurely snuffing out any women who could potentially threaten her status.
Following this logic, there should certainly be a ’Celestial Mirror’ somewhere in Chang Xi’s Moon Palace.
It seems not...
Right, no matter what, Chang Xi is still an Innate God, capable of altering appearances with ease, and possessing a temperament and charm that are among the finest in the world, unlikely to share the same motives as witches.
Don’t understand, can’t see through, unknown.
Truly cannot fathom what goes on in the hearts of these Goddesses.
Just as Wu Wang stood in mid-air deep in thought, someone below lowered their head to sob; hence, the sound of weeping spread, and an air of sadness enveloped the place.
Many figures appeared in the sky, but they were just Innate Gods there to watch the excitement.
Teams of Divine Guards descended from the Heaven Palace, encircling the area from afar in several rings, but they did not dare to wield Weapons and simply looked on from a distance.
The Grand Elder and Xiong San stood on the north and south sides, subtly protecting the women.
The ’audience’ continued to grow, with Wu Wang and the Young Master standing side by side in the air, each standing silently as the blue sky was gradually covered by a black curtain.
The Moon God must have also grown restless by then.
A cold moonlight shone on the Moon God’s statue in the Moon God’s Divine Realm, and an old crone, led by an elderly woman, trembled as she drove a cloud forward and hurried to Wu Wang.
"Lord God of Spring! Lord God of Spring!"
"Hmm?"
Wu Wang glanced over, and the two old women immediately knelt on the cloud, calling out with trembling voices, "We must implore you to come to the Divine Realm! There is, there is a distinguished guest who wishes to see you!"
"Understood."
Wu Wang responded, turning to look at the Young Master.
The Young Master nodded slightly and said, "I’ll stay here to make sure they don’t murder anyone and destroy the evidence."
"Since that’s the case."
Wu Wang opened his left hand, revealing a Treasure Bead the size of a longan fruit, shimmering with a faint Divine Light — it was, in fact, an Image Projection Bead.
"Whatever happens within the Divine Realm, you’ll find out later," he said.
The Young Master transmitted her voice, "There’s no need for that, I trust you."
"Foolish!"
Wu Wang transmitted back, "Holding this thing is a deterrence to the Moon God, prompting her to be cautious with her words and actions. Right now, what she cares about is her reputation and prestige.
I’m meeting the Heavenly Emperor’s wife in private. If the Heavenly Emperor is the petty sort, and his mind runs wild with vivid imaginations, wouldn’t that be a disaster?
With this thing in hand, I could present it to the Heavenly Emperor later, and he would feel reassured."
The Young Master blinked, barely suppressing a smile at the corner of her mouth, and gave Wu Wang a thumbs up with her small hand hidden in her sleeve;
Then she continued to maintain a fierce expression, scanning the divine shadows in the sky with eyes that seemed to find fault with everyone.
Wu Wang held the Image Projection Bead in his palm and entered the Moon God’s Divine Realm with those two old women.
In his heart, he was also considering how to get Emperor Shun’s attention on Heng’e and blow this matter wide open.
Soon, Barriers lit up everywhere in the Divine Realm, and Wu Wang was directly led to an enormous stone platform as vast as a plain, right below the statue of the Moon God, entering a pavilion surrounded by Divine Light.
Stepping through the door, the surrounding walls and curtains vanished instantly, the ground beneath became a shimmering surface of water, and he faced the Moon God, who had her back to him.
The Image Projection Bead in Wu Wang’s hand was unaffected.
He smiled and said, "Moon God, I didn’t expect to see you again so soon after the banquet just ended today."
The Moon God, dressed in an ice-blue silk gown, turned around, her face slightly stern and her long hair quivering like a waterfall.
"God of Spring, the Young Master has intruded..."
"Moon God."
Wu Wang raised the Treasure Bead in his hand and said with a smile, "Perhaps we should directly discuss the issue, skipping over the stages of assigning blame and shirking responsibilities. More and more Innate Gods are on their way here right now.
The Young Master, in a fit of rage, destroyed the Moon Palace. Although that might have been impulsive, there’s nothing inappropriate about her actions.
But Moon God, what purpose do you have in collecting those women?
Besides, I’m a being, a cultivator from the Human Domain. If you don’t wish to anger me, Moon God, please refrain from saying that humans are but attachments to Divine Spirits, and that you can take a few people as you wish because the world is yours — those kinds of thoughtless comments.
The Heavenly Emperor is nowadays very keen to promote a peaceful coexistence between Divine Spirits and beings."
The Moon God’s expression changed several times, even seeming pitiable at one point.
But she quickly realized that this young man standing before her was not on the same level as the Young Master at all.
She was now completely passive and totally at his mercy.
"Do you truly wish to know?" she asked.
"Indeed," Wu Wang said earnestly, "this will affect my attitude towards this matter."
The Moon God’s flawless jade-like hand clenched tightly.
She fell silent, seeming to brew something within that silence, and finally let out a soft sigh, shaking out a number of scrolls from her sleeve.
A scroll was unfurled, revealing a painting of a beautiful woman.
Wu Wang looked on somewhat puzzled, quietly watching the Moon God.
The Moon God said softly, "You’ll never know how insecure I feel when facing His Majesty... Sister Xihe has everything, and all I have is His Majesty."
"What does this have to do with you capturing women?"
"I need to know what beauty is, to make myself more beautiful."
The Moon God, as if speaking in a daze, gently touched her delicate cheek and murmured, "Do you know how long fingers must be to appear most slender?
Do you know the perfect distance between the eyes to be most enchanting?
Do you know the proportions for the most beautiful figure? Do you know how eyelashes should be arranged to achieve this effect? Do you know what clothes will catch His Majesty’s eye?
I do not know, but I wish to find out, so I gather them together to observe closely. I design many garments, asking them to try them on one after another.
I let them stay young forever, with the price being the loss of their freedom.
They all have countless flaws, but as long as I can find a bit of Spirit Light, a bit of beauty in parts or combinations, I can become even slightly more beautiful. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Even if it’s just a slight bit, I can rest easy for a hundred, a thousand years.
God of Spring, do you understand now?"
Wu Wang: ...
A madwoman of the Heavenly Emperor’s household.
