His Daughter the wife of a Grand Empyrean? Wouldn't his grand children be descendants of a Grand Empyrean?
Ling Ming acceded to his daughter's wisdom without even blinking.
"Wrap it immediately in our most refined box!" he commanded.
Manager Wu cupped his hands, "As soon as the gift is properly prepared, this Manager will send it over to the Young Miss right away."
Ling Fan slapped her thigh as her father happily patted her head. Wasn't the future of their Ling Clan brighter than any star?
"Father, now that this matter is resolved, Daughter will visit Senior Mu."
In a courtyard, on the other side of the Ling Clan, the Divine Pig and her mount Junjie were in conference with Mu Huizhong.
Currently, Mu Huizhong's face was riddled deep with dejection. Just now, Shensheng had informed, her Master would be leaving for at least a month.
"Senior, what if the the time shift reocurs in Master's absence? Won't my time with him be zero?"
"Humph! Was it I that angered Big Brother just now? You think you can defend yourself from a divine being? You know how many galaxies he's destroyed."
Mu Huizhong's face paled. Indeed, calling the Divine Rabbit the emperor of iron plates was an understatement. Truly she was that tadpole, looking at the frog that was looking from the bottom of the well.
"Lucky for you, just know this Queen tested. By her calculations, your time here will be much longer than your predescessors."
The purest joy was like never ending light on Mu Huizhong's face.
Immediately, with one problem resolved. Her mind recalled critical information in the letter. Her younger self stated Master was flirting with a slut named Ling Hua. As such, her past self urged that any means necessary was required to blot Ling Hua out like an eraser.
Mu Huizhong nodded with deep understanding. While in the Ling Clan, she would investigate Ling Hua thoroughly. Wasn't her life mission to reduce all obstacles to her marriage with Master?
"Mu Huizhong, in your travels is there any news on the Primoridial Cockroach Race? Earlier, it was discovered that a battle occurred in ancient times in the same place as Savant City. Many Empyreans sacrificed themselves to halt the invasion. Below is the remains of a Primoridal Cockroach King. They normally follow one Queen. We must quickly discover if she still lives and resides in the Nine Chaos Heavens."
"Throughout my travels, this Mu has heard strange things."
"In Seventh Heaven, a city disappeared. Upon investigations, the remains of many cockroaches was discovered."
Shensheng hissed, pattering about. Junjie snorted.
"Little Junjie is right...it's them. We will have to travel to investigate."
Mu Huizhong calculated with her fingers. "Deducing...the event will occur in 125 years at Seventh Heaven's Cloud Bamboo City."
"Cloud Bamboo City?" inquired Shensheng.
"Mhm, it's a very interesting location in Seventh Heaven. Located in a deep but wide ravine is a forest of bamboo trees. They grow so high and thick, they reach the sky and people live in them like ants."
This!!
Seeing the pig's face blackening. Mu Huizhong asked, "Senior, is it bad?"
Shensheng snorted, "How many people reside there? Also, is that place considered a cultivation holy ground?"
"20 million or so. Cloud Bamboo City is top cultivation zone in Seventh Heaven."
"It's a honey trap," grimly grunted Shensheng.
Mu Huizhong's one good eye popped in alarm.
"One of the cockroach race must be recovering. Those trees are specifically nourished to grow large and emit purified Qi. This is so as to draw as many human talents as possilble. When sprung, those 20 Million souls will be devoured like candy."
Mu Huizhong stiffened.
"Senior, this! We must inform master so that he can save them!"
"Save who," asked Ling Fan as she strode in.
Upon hearing her voice, Mu Huizhong's hand twitched. Desperately, she wanted to throw an exploding talisman and see the little wench blown to smithereens.
"Disciple you're here!" snorted the Divine Pig.
Junjie rapidly pattered over grunting softly, he rubbed his snout on Ling Fan's face.
Seeing as the Divine Rabbit greatly favored Ling Fan, Junjie took the initiative to brown nose.
Inwardly, seeing the ugly boar express himself, Ling Fan blackened with disgust.
With twitching eyebrows, she patted Junjie's head. "How's our Ling Clan's most handsome boar? Are you hungry? You need a massage? Just ask and Big Sis will send an army of servants over."
Mu Huizhong eyes blinked In expletives.
That's ugliest animal this seat has ever seen. Handsome? Wench are your eyes blind!?
"Disciple it's good that you come. Master needs to inform you of the bad news. It's like this.."
For several breaths, the Divine Pig described the discovery below Savant City.
Although, Ling Fan had strode in with pleasant feelings she sobered up. In fact, it felt like a slab of ice fell on her face.
"Master, is this Queen and her King's considered divine beings like yourself?" asked Ling Fan.
"Humph! You dare compare them to you Master?"
"You misunderstand, what Disciple wanted to know if they were subject to the laws of Nine Chaos Heavens or not. If they are not Divine Beings, then it makes are jobs easier. If my deduction is correct, we'll be able to rely on our cultivation levels to attack."
"Yes, Disciple is correct. Unfornately, as those little suckers grow, they become harder and harder to kill."
"In what way?" asked Ling Fan.
Mu Huizhong peered with disdain and said, "They are like body cultivators. Whatever they consume they use that energy to temper their bodies. Master is like their natural enemy. He just incinerates them. Unlike you, your ice power is useless against them."
"Master? This Young Miss would like to know who he is?"
Shensheng snorted, throwing innumerable looks of warning at Mu Huizhong.
Ignoring the Divine Pig's attempts, Mu Huizhong peered off in the distance. Her one eye misted over in unbridled worship.
"To all he is known as the Sun Star Grand Empyrean, Nine Chaos Heaven's Great Defender, wielder of the Doombringer. In his early days he was a disciple of the Thunder Sword Sect. Later he would rise to become their greatest talent and become recruited into Heavenly Thunder Sect. There he would rise to Grand Empyrean and earn his title in countless victories. Master is our human race's greatest general!"
"Is this the same Master as Mu Psycho and Mu Huizhong? He's such a hero?"
"Master is Mighty!" roared Mu Huizhong.
Ling Fan's eyes steeled with wariness. Wasn't something wrong? Personally knowing the characters of Mu Psycho and Mu Huizhong, how could such a master be great with disciples such as them?
"Disciple, what other views do you have?" asked Shensheng.
"We inform this Sun Star Grand Empyrean and have him resolve the issue. From Senior Mu's words, he certainly has the power to lead the attack."
Shensheng's tail flapped. Grunting, she said, "He's in seclusion for at 100 years."
Ling Fan smacked her thigh. "Master, Strongest Bosses! Aren't they powerful enough?"
"No, our forces must be lead by Grand Empyreans. The Queen will be Half Celstial. Only Grand Empyreans may contend with that b*tch."
Ling Fan shrugged her shoulders. "Master as you know, Disciple is still young and her knowledge of this world is limited."
Suddenly, Shensheng recalled something about Tian Cai. His masters, weren't they Grand Empyreans.
"Disciple, if you don't have business then you may leave the coversation between Mu Donghai and Master."
Ling Fan said, "In fact, Disciple has come to ask Senior Mu for some favors."
Eh?
"Firstly, since Senior Mu has time, could he review and enhance the various formations in our Ling Clan?"
"Wench, you think this seat is some slave?" spat Mu Huizhong.
Ling Fan pressed her fingers together, ignoring the comment. Smirking, she said, "Didn't this Young Miss hear Senior would repay Mu Psycho's debt? Don't tell me your Mu Family don't fulfill their promises?"
Mu Huizhong's face blackened. Damn those predessors of mine!
Sighing with extreme reluctance, she said, "This Mu will do as you ask."
Ling Fan chuckled. "Senior Mu, our Ling Clan has several hidden vaults. Mayhap in the future, if the Zhao Clan requires a path of escape?"
Mu Huizhong jolted.
This!
"This seat can establish a short range teleportation formation and connect it to a hidden place in the Zhao Clan. What-What is your other request?
Ling Fan winced as she percieved Mu Huizhong's attitude wasn't the most favorable.
"Later, Brother Zhao intends to gift Ling Hua a month's supply of joe. He mentioned that your Mu Clan excel as baristas. Hence, er—can you brew kaffe?"
Mu Huizhong stood up her Empyrean might distorting the air about her. "You want me to be like a maid and serve you kaffe?"
Mu Huizhong was about to raise a fuss but abruptly calmed down. Her eye darted around. Get close to Ling Hua, kill the wench. Plans of assassination started filling her mind.
Finally, Mu Huizhong sneered the scariest of smiles. "This Mu will be happy to serve Ling Hua kaffe."
Ling Fan and Shensheng noticed Mu Huizhong's hands were playing anxiously with a red talisman.
Shensheng immediately realized Mu Huizhong's intention. Secretly, she was drawing her power to launch her Divine Defecator.
In comparison, Ling Fan had a dilemma. Did she want to expose herself as Ling Hua? She was sure Mu Donghai would spill the beans faster than the Gossip King himself.*1
"Senior, as your time is invaluable, is it possible for you to train a servant to properly brew. Once Miss Ling Hua knows, wouldn't she send her praise of you to Brother Zhao?"
Mu Huizhong's face contorted into all sorts of conflict. Sighing in resignation, she said, "Very well, you may send over a servant to be trained."
Inwardly, Ling Fan was jumping and dancing all about.
Cupping her hands, she said, "Senior, this Young Miss thanks you."
"Che!"
"Master, Disciple has business next door."
Whoosh! She quickly left.
Junjie snorted, glaring at Mu Huizhong.
"Even Little Junjie knows that's an exploding talisman in you hands."
Mu Huizhong quickly hid the talisman away. "That one's just paper. It malfunctioned long ago. This seat is still learning the talisman dao."
Shensheng shook her snout disapprovingly. Mu Huizhong certainly couldn't hide her intentions from the divine pig.
"Junior you need to focus. The issue at hand is the Primordial Cockroach Race. This Queen recalls that Little Genius's masters are Grand Empyreans. What do you know of them?"