Yu Zhou, Tian Mo Jiao Da Dian
A golden casket stood at the center of the grand hall, already beaten and covered in blood, its gold-plated lid tilted to the side of the casket.
wearing a gold crown and dressed in a long black dress, Li Wu Xin bowled over, carefully examining the golden casket in front of her. With her exotic eyes, she meticulously scanned every inch of the golden casket. Her delicate white hands gently stroked the surface of the golden casket, then moved on to its core.
The jade nose was slightly lifted, and Li Wu Xin carefully smelled the aroma inside the golden casket. There was a strong smell of herbs.
Three hundred years ago, Chen Mo gave everyone a list, detailing the herbs required for the concoction of the body fortifying elixir. Since his death, Li Wu Xin has taken this matter to heart, collecting all the lists and has been dedicated to finding those elixirs. Whenever she gets an opportunity, she boils the elixir and then sneakily infiltrates the burial sites of those who had once owned it, pouring the elixir into their graves.
Later, although Li Wu Xin had established herself in Yu Zhou and had no opportunity to return to the Heaven Dragon Royal Court, she would still send her most trusted subordinates to sneak into the graves to do these things for her.
Only in this way can she find the meaning of her existence.
Three hundred years later, Li Wu Xin finally discovered the method to revive the dead and turn flesh into white bones. She eagerly had the elixir poured into the golden casket and then seized the golden casket, heading north to Yu Zhou.
Calculating the time, when Chen Mo was resurrected, the golden casket was opened, and at that moment, she was exactly in front of him in her prime.
I don't know, what expression would he have at that time, would he be surprised by myself……
However, the three-hundred-year plan went awry.
Li Wu Xin had calculated and planned for every possible scenario, but she never imagined that someone would hijack the golden casket on their journey.
Li Wu Xin stood inside the golden casket, carefully smelling the aroma inside. Besides the strong herb smell, there was also a faint scent of Chen Mo.
The scent, though faint, was addictive to her. A warmth shone through the cold eyes, and on the face that was as ice-cold as a mountain, a smile as obsessive as a maiden's broke through.
I stay in the casket where he lay, smelling the scent he left behind. So, does this count as us crossing time and space again, sleeping together as we did three hundred years ago, side by side...
"Your Majesty?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted Li Wu Xin's reverie. Her expression flickered, her foolish maiden look instantly vanishing, replaced by an ice-cold demeanor. She spun abruptly to look behind her.
Ning Xin and the others knelt on the ground, keeping silent. The mission to escort the golden casket back was a complete failure. They had not brought back the body, only an empty shell. It appeared that the emperor would certainly blame her.
At this thought, none of them dared to speak, but the silence was even more terrifying. After a long time, Ning Xin could no longer hold back and called out to Li Wu Xin. However, the latter glared at her with an unfriendly expression, and she was scared again and bowed her head.
"You mean to say that after wandering around the restricted area for a few days, all you brought back is this? The person, not found?"
Li Wu Xin's tone was indifferent, but it put immense pressure on Ning Xin. Her delicate body trembled slightly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"We traveled from the Qingyou Sea eastward, found the golden casket in the restricted area, but the person inside had vanished. There were traces of a battle around, with a mutated beast dead, killed by the lid of the coffin. According to my inference, it should have been the person inside who did it..."
Ning Xin had personally been to the restricted area and was shocked by the traces of battles around her after seeing them. At that time, she had inferred that the person inside the golden casket was definitely stronger than her.
Li Wu Xin lowered her head and fell silent for a moment. She remembered that Chen Mo had entered the realm of body refinement but was not very powerful before his death. He could kill a mutant beast, perhaps the elixir of the past three hundred years had worked...
"Brother's strength must have soared. He should come looking for me after he is resurrected... The Heaven Dragon Royal Court, he must have gone to the Heaven Dragon Royal Court."
Although three hundred years have passed, Li Wu Xin believes that this is just a dream for Chen Mo. After the dream awakens, he should return home, to their original home.
Thinking of this, Li Wu Xin could no longer contain her emotions, "I can't wait any longer, I have to go to the Heaven Dragon Royal Court personally."
Upon hearing this, immediate opposition was voiced by everyone present.
"Your Majesty, please do not do this. The basis of the Tian Mo Sect has not yet been established. Although the sixteen countries of Yu Zhou have already been unified under the leadership of the Tian Mo Sect, the Holy Sword Sect has always been watching us greedily. As long as this threat exists, we cannot have peace for a day."
"Beside the Holy Sword Sect in our Yu Zhou, there are forces from Zhong State to the west, Zhan Yue Alliance to the north, and mutant beasts causing trouble in the restricted area to the east. Once Your Majesty leaves, Tian Mo Sect will be in chaos"
"Please, Your Majesty, think it over."
...
In the grand hall, one after another powerful and resolute voices were heard. The crowd knelt on the ground and prayed.
Over these years, the Tian Mo Sect has surged ahead like a forest fire, taking root in the land of Yu Zhou and ascending to become a first-class force on the Jiuzhou continent. In the eyes of others, they are shining and prosperous, but behind the scenes, they are suffering from internal and external troubles. Without Li Wu Xin at their helm, like wolves and tigers preying all around would take advantage of the situation to encroach upon their lands.
That's why, at the critical moment of Chen Mo's resurrection, Li Wu Xin dared not personally interfere to welcome him back.
Li Wu Xin's three-hundred-year effort was to create a paradise where Chen Mo could live worry-free for the rest of his life, free from fear and constant travel. When Chen Mo had shielded her from the wind and rain, it was now time for her to do the same for him.
Li Wu Xin clutched her hands into fists, gazing at the kneeling crowd within the grand hall, hesitating to speak.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. It's just looking for someone, I can handle it. There's no need for you to get involved."
A woman wearing a long dark red dress and with her face veiled by thin fabric slowly descended to the center of the grand hall. Her shadow, like that of a phantom, hastily approached Li Wu Xin but was rebuffed by a glare from the latter. The woman could only stand at a distance of ten paces, bowing respectfully.
"Yun Chunqiu, weren't you dealing with the chaos caused by the restricted area's mutant beasts in the east? How did you come back?"
Li Wu Xin coldly looked at the other person, her tone filled with disdain.
The woman in front of her was Yun Chunqiu, the holy maiden of Tian Mo Sect, whose strength and beauty were equal. She was Li Wu Xin's most powerful general, and if she were a normal woman, it would not have mattered. However, it was evident that she was anything but normal.
How can a normal woman steal her intimate clothing and treasure it, occasionally even sniffing it? How can a normal woman go to such lengths to be close to her?
At first, Li Wu Xin thought that Yun Chunqiu merely admired her. Later, she discovered that the latter was a pervert and a fanatic. As she couldn't bear the disturbance, she sent the latter to the border of Yu Zhou.
She hadn't expected her to return now, and Li Wu Xin felt a shiver run down her spine.
Yun Chunqiu sensed Li Wu Xin's disdain for her, but instead of being angry, she looked excited and said, "Your Majesty, the chaos caused by the mutant beasts in the restricted area has been quelled. I've come back to report to you. I heard that you're troubled by finding someone. I am willing to share this burden with Your Majesty."
