Chapter 1530 — Holding On and Letting Go
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" Shen Mu halted his steps. The Moon Celestial Worthy hesitated a moment, but still asked her question: "How long do you think the Void of the Other Shore can hold? " The Divine King Langwan's heart skipped. She too had this question in her heart, only she had many misgivings and was not as forthright as the Moon Celestial Worthy, and so had not asked it.
Shen Mu pondered a moment, then said, "After Tubo dies, the Void of the Other Shore will be broken. The rolling tide of the greater trend cannot be stopped.
A mere Void Bridge, thirty-five layers of shattered void, cannot hold back the Ten Celestial Worthies of today. " The two women were deeply shaken.
The Divine King Langwan asked, "Then, Shepherd Celestial Worthy, how are the soldiers of my Void of the Other Shore to survive?
" Shen Mu glanced at the Moon Celestial Worthy and said, unhurried, "With the Moon Celestial Worthy here, you may retreat or withdraw.
" The Divine King Langwan let out a breath of relief and smiled faintly, saying, "Farewell to the Holy Infant. " Shen Mu stored the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire within his divine treasury and rose to leave.
Granny Zhu followed after him and smiled, "Shen'er, which of these two girls do you think is better? " Shen Mu's head ached; feeling guilty, he said, "Which does Granny think is better? " "In terms of looks, naturally it is the Divine King Langwan.
Her beauty is beyond compare.
" Granny Zhu said, "But if we speak of being a wife, she is far inferior to the Moon Celestial Worthy.
The Divine King Langwan is a cold and lucid woman, and her bearing is held aloft.
The Moon Celestial Worthy, by contrast, puts herself on the level, and is a woman who can keep a home.
" Shen Mu could not help but be curious: "What do you mean by 'held aloft'? " "Held aloft — placed in the air, not touching the ground, elegant, noble, and refined, yet keeping others a thousand li away.
For instance, when she comes to see you, she must bathe and change clothes, put her attire and ornaments in order, have a carriage and precious palanquin, with maidservants attending on either side.
Dignified, yes, but not a person to live a life with.
" Granny Zhu said, "But the Moon Celestial Worthy, when she heard you had come, came rushing over swift as fire and wind. She wore some makeup, but had not deliberately refined it; she had no attendants about her, nor did she ride a precious palanquin or a fragrant carriage. You said you needed the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire, and the girl went at once to pick it down — and she was attentive, knowing the Ancestral Ground was too large to carry conveniently, and so she smelted it smaller for you.
Hers is the spirit of letting go.
She is a woman who can keep a home. " Shen Mu was filled with admiration. So there was even such lore in love and marriage — it was almost a Great Dao in itself.
No wonder that among the three hundred sixty halls of the Heavenly Sage Cult, one was called the Hall of Matchmaking. "If Langwan were your wife, going out to receive guests, feasting the assembled heroes — naturally you would gain great face and double the prestige. In her conduct before others, you could not find the slightest fault. She is born to be an empress. " Granny Zhu continued, "But for keeping a household, managing everything before and behind, the Moon Celestial Worthy is still better.
Shen'er, what do you think? Will you marry an empress, or marry a wife?
" Her words were asking after Shen Mu's future plans. To marry an empress meant that Shen Mu would take the throne; to marry a wife meant that his ambition did not lie in the imperial seat. Shen Mu asked humbly for instruction, "Granny, what of a woman like this?