Chapter 1413: Chapter 1417: Plucking Feathers from the Golden Crow
“Then we burly n won’t disturb you while you catch up with your lovely companion. Junior disciples, let’s move aside,” Song Hao said with a smile.
“This is my senior brother, Song Hao. During my ti as an Inner Sect Disciple here, he always treated with great kindness,” Zhu Minglang introduced Song Hao to Nan Lingsha.
Nan Lingsha glanced at Song Hao, her unique clear eyes reflecting a light as if they were mirrors. It was as though Song Hao’s physical presence and soul were distinctly captured in the reflection of her crystalline gaze.
Song Hao bowed politely and tactfully led the group of Inner Sect disciples away to the other side.
Once they departed, Zhu Minglang couldn’t help but notice the lingering glow within Nan Lingsha’s captivating eyes. At this mont, she seed to him like a divine goddess who had mastery over fate, with all the joys and sorrows of life in her grasp.
“He treats you kindly?” Nan Lingsha asked.
“Yes, I’m just thinking about how to help him overco his bottleneck,” Zhu Minglang nodded.
“He will die in three days.”
“What???” Zhu Minglang’s hand froze as wine spilled outside his cup, its fragrance quickly spreading across the table!
“You can see soone’s ti of death?” Zhu Minglang urgently asked.
“I hold fate and guide souls,” Nan Lingsha replied.
“In three days, you will guide his soul?” Zhu Minglang asked.
Nan Lingsha nodded slightly.
“Is it an inevitable death tribulation?” Zhu Minglang asked hurriedly.
“Monts ago, I extended his lifespan by three years. If within these three years he fails to break through or find lifespan-extending treasures, it will be his fatal tribulation,” Nan Lingsha said.
Zhu Minglang stared at Nan Lingsha in shock.
Is she a Lifespan-holding God?
This is precisely the figure described in folklore—the immortal who holds the Human Life and Death Register and the Divine Life and Death Register!
“Here, let pour you more wine. This fish tastes great, not the least bit fishy. And this dish, it lts in your mouth… Wait, wait, I’ll go downstairs and buy you so rice cakes; those rice cakes are exquisite—what else do you want? Juice? I rember you love pear juice most…” Zhu Minglang instantly transford into a radiant and attentive figure.
“Are you afraid of ?” Nan Lingsha asked.
“How could that be? It’s admiration. Reflecting on how careless I always was with Miss Lingsha in the past, during my long slumber, I deeply reflected on my actions. No matter what the future holds, you are the person I admire most,” Zhu Minglang sincerely said as he raised his cup and downed it in front of Nan Lingsha.
Nan Lingsha listened and, for once, gave a rare smile. “That was well said. I’ll extend your lifespan by three years as well.”
“Really? Actually, I have even better words in my heart. Let craft them carefully—I guarantee it will sound poetically artistic. With Miss Lingsha’s inherently poetic deanor, this wine provides the perfect inspiration…” Zhu Minglang’s face was full of smiles.
“Of course not!” Nan Lingsha’s smile instantly faded. Gazing at Zhu Minglang, as though seeing through his self-serving core, she said, “The lifespans of most Divine Chosen individuals are an enigma.”
“Oh, oh, oh, so what did you see about ? Am I just a set of numbers?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“Your lifespan ended a long ti ago,” Nan Lingsha replied.
“…” Zhu Minglang felt that Nan Lingsha wasn’t telling the whole truth, but since she didn’t wish to elaborate, he couldn’t press further and shifted the conversation back to Song Hao.
“You don’t need to worry about him too much. Over the next three years, he will encounter his destined opportunity. Without it, there’s no need to linger in the mortal realm. Lifespan ending doesn’t an eternal doom. On the contrary, perhaps he never belonged to this place. He needs to return to his original purpose,” Nan Lingsha said.
“I don’t quite understand,” Zhu Minglang admitted.
“The divine souls I guide are unique. They have their own destined affiliations, generally as Good Cultivators, Heaven’s Blessed, or Benefactors to the People…” Nan Lingsha began explaining but realized halfway that she had spoken too much.
Most deities are hidden gods. The higher their authority, the less they can reveal about their identity or divine powers.
Nan Lingsha stopped speaking.
The rest was left for Zhu Minglang to deduce on his own.
After all, the heavens themselves punish gods who intentionally disclose their divine duties or powers—divulging heavenly secrets invites calamity.
Zhu Minglang nodded, finally having so sense of who Nan Lingsha truly was.
Since Nan Lingsha had said as much, there was no need for him to intervene further. Fate is not sothing to be forced; doing so could lead to unpredictable consequences.
…
This year, after the Golden Crow’s rotation ends, it will be Green Kirin’s turn.
The timing of action must occur during the Golden Crow’s absence from its rotation duties.
The approximate duration of solar black spots had been calculated, thanks to the bribes and favors Zhu Minglang offered to Nie Qiqi, who specifically sought advice from her mother, the Heroic Moon Xian.
The Heroic Moon Xian revealed to Nie Qiqi that on the seventeenth day of Green Kirin’s rotation, a significant solar black spot would occur—a perfect false eclipse, causing half of the sunlight over the City of Ten Thousand Miles to vanish, including Fengdeng City’s Bi Jiang Pavilion.
Empress Li often practiced in Bi Jiang Pavilion, so as long as this false eclipse enveloped Empress Li’s location, the plan would succeed!
The next steps involved preparations.
First, it was crucial to know where the Golden Crow rested during its breaks.
Would it nest on so floating celestial mountain like the Sword Spirit Dragon, or did it have its own solar nest?
Furthermore, the Golden Crow was under the surveillance of Jun Tian’s most formidable overseer, the Central Elder Emperor, who managed Jun Tian’s core domain—the Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court!
The Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court was a place for nurturing Ancestral Dragons. Unlike the Southern Heavenly Palace, which widely recruited disciples, every mber of the Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court was a Superior God—a true elite among gods.
The Golden Crow was monitored by the Central Elder Emperor and the Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court.
If they attempted to pluck a feather from the Golden Crow, they would undoubtedly face the wrath of the entire Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court. At that point, the Ancestral Temple Goddess, Nan Yuso, might at best be able to help Zhu Minglang choose a slightly more comfortable thod of death.
Luckily, King Jiang had ntioned that the Golden Crow often operated independently, freely choosing its dwelling place based entirely on its whims, and disregarding the Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court despite their affiliation.
In conclusion, the Golden Crow was eccentric and unpredictable, with a volatile temperant. It had countless offspring and was exceedingly fond of intermingling its bloodline with other races, earning it the title of Ancestral Dragon Emperor. The Ancestral Temple and Dragon Court mbers prided themselves on owning direct-bloodline Ancestral Dragons from the Golden Crow…
After investigating the Golden Crow’s habits, probing its dwelling locations, and mapping its lineage, Zhu Minglang discovered that it resembled an emperor who loved going incognito and sampling wild delicacies.
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