Chapter 1164 — You Still Owe Me a Favor
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Shen Mu's gaze moved off the Qiang Heavenly Venerable's bosom, and at the sight Long Qilin let out a breath of relief — only to see Shen Mu turn to the white cat in the Yan Heavenly Venerable's arms, at which his alarm flared up again. "The Cult Master truly will not let a body's heart rest. Watching the cat is a pretext. . .
Damn it all, these two Heavenly Consorts are the women of the ancient god Heavenly Emperor! The ancient god Heavenly Emperor is right there before you — stop staring at what you should not!
" In the jeweled carriage the four Heavenly Venerables took their seats, host and guests distinguished one from another; and dreading that Shen Mu would let his eyes wander where they ought not, Long Qilin crouched low beneath the seat, while Yan'er turned into an azure sparrow and perched atop his head, dozing. The Qiang Heavenly Venerable and the Yan Heavenly Venerable let their eyes drift and turn — both were consorts of the Heavenly Emperor, and so of peerless beauty by nature, their very glances tender as water, bearing a charm beyond all words, and much beauty besides could be read in those eyes. The Qiang Heavenly Venerable was the more unrestrained, her dress and ornaments scant, carrying a certain seductive heat: what should be shown was shown, and what should not be shown proved all the more bewitching.
Consort Yan, by contrast, was far more proper, yet the white cat in her arms was a true snare for the eye, forever dragging your gaze toward it. Their gaze shifted, swept over the Xiao Heavenly Venerable's face, and came to rest on Shen Mu.
Shen Mu wore a smile, perfectly at ease. The nine-dragon jeweled carriage drove away from the Heavenly Court; the Xiao Heavenly Venerable cleared his throat and was about to speak when Shen Mu spoke first: "Equal shares of the profit!
" The three Heavenly Venerables' gazes all fell upon him at once.
Beaming, Shen Mu said: "There are no outsiders here, so I will speak plainly.
I can enter the Ancestral Court, but I have no great strength, and so it would be hard for me to gain much benefit there. You three, Daoist friends, are strong enough, but whether to repair the Ancestral Court or to enter it, you will need me.
Therefore I propose that the profit be split equally. " Consort Yan held her white cat and said nothing. Consort Qiang produced a packet of sunflower seeds from somewhere and cracked them idly, a smile at the corner of her mouth, her gaze flitting ceaselessly from one of the other three faces to another. "The Ancestral Court must be sealed; it must never be broken open. " The Xiao Heavenly Venerable said gravely: "My master, the Yun Heavenly Venerable, has said that if the seal upon the Ancestral Court is broken, it will be a calamity that ends the world.
Mu Heavenly Venerable, do not think always of profit — think of the living beings of this universe.
" "If the seal upon the Ancestral Court is broken, those more worried than we are will be the ancient gods. " Consort Yan's gaze settled upon the Xiao Heavenly Venerable, and she said mildly: "Some people are more worried even than the ancient gods.
" The Xiao Heavenly Venerable said with a stern face: "I am of the human race, and naturally I worry for the safety of the human race.
Consort Yan is not of the human race and cannot understand my inner anxiety. But you must worry for this world as well, Consort — otherwise why would you hurry here to go with me and inspect the Ancestral Court? " "There is no one I care for.
" Smiling, Consort Yan smoothed the white cat's head and said: "Like the Mu Heavenly Venerable, I believe there is great profit to be had in the Ancestral Court.
I have heard that the ancient gods have fished no small benefit out of that place.