northernbook Chapter 474 Shen Gongbao's Scheme Fails, He Seeks Help from Yang Jiao
Chapter 474 Shen Gongbao's Scheme Fails, He Seeks Help from Yang Jiao
Tongguan.
When Yang Jiao returned, the sky was filled with strange purple clouds, the edges of which were light and the color deepened as they approached Tongguan.
She frowned, wanting to step forward to investigate, but was stopped:
"Qingfu Zhengshen, do you have time for a chat?"
Yang Jiao turned around, and the person standing behind her was Shen Gongbao.
I was immediately covered in cold sweat.
I never expected to be called "Fellow Daoist, please wait!"
She walked up to Shen Gongbao and asked in surprise:
"It's rare that the Taoist priest is willing to chat with me."
In the past, Shen Gongbao would run away as fast as he could when he saw me and Mosquito Taoist.
Shen Gongbao smiled and gestured invitingly, waiting for Yang Jiao to walk in front of him before speaking:
"I have called you back because I have something to entrust to you regarding my child."
"Hmm?" Yang Jiao stopped in her tracks, looking at him in surprise: "What do you mean by this, Daoist Master?"
"Let's walk and talk," Shen Gongbao said, pointing to the stream.
Once Yang Jiao started walking again, she quickly glanced back at Tongguan City behind her.
Inside the city.
King Zhou, with a persistent high fever, rested his head on Daji's lap and mumbled incoherently:
"Flying Tiger...Chanyu...Flying Tiger!"
Daji took the damp towel and gently wiped the sweat from Yin Shou's forehead, saying with concern:
"Your Majesty, Daji will surely be able to save you."
The true energy of the Purple Star had already been released by the elixir. Daji thought that all of this purple energy would be instantly drawn out of the king's body, but she did not expect it to dissipate into the horizon like this, and it was still ghostly and not completely severed.
She was flustered and gently moved the king's head onto the bed before hurrying into the inner palace.
The moment Daji left, Yin Shou on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.
He then reached under his tongue and took out the pill, grinding it with his fingertips until it instantly turned into powder.
The fading Ziwei True Qi suddenly returned to his body, and Yin Shou revealed a mocking smile:
"Daji, I cannot escape the responsibilities that belong to an emperor."
Once inside the inner palace, and with no one else around, Daji revealed her fox form and opened her mouth.
A pearl-shaped inner core slowly emerged from her mouth. This action caused her extreme discomfort, and it took her a long time to regain her human form.
She held her inner core in her hand, and after a long while, she managed to stand up, her body weak, and hurriedly retreated to Yin Shou's bedside.
The inner core contained all of her demonic beast power. Daji placed it on Yin Shou's forehead and gently blew on it.
The cool breath failed to enter Yin Shou's body, but instead swirled around him, bringing a sense of coolness. Soon, his flushed and feverish body gradually cooled down.
Daji's fingers brushed across Yin Shou's brows and eyes, and she murmured softly:
"That way you won't be in so much pain."
He actually used the magical power he had painstakingly cultivated to alleviate the pain.
Yin Shou's closed eyes twitched, but ultimately he did not open them.
That way, she won't know that I already knew she was a monster.
……
Yang Jiao walked to the stream.
As Shen Gongbao waited for his next words, the earlier phrase "entrusting the orphan" seemed rather strange.
According to the original text, Shen Gongbao would not die, so why did he think he was going to his death?
"Master Shen, please speak."
Shen Gongbao sighed and slowly rolled up his sleeves.
His entire arm was a sickly white, almost transparent, with clearly visible veins. Unlike the normal blue veins, his veins were purple!
"As you can see, my original intention was to transfer the Ziwei True Qi within Your Majesty's body, but Your Majesty's mind is far beyond what that little fox could fathom. He did not fall for it and did not take the Meteorite Pill."
"I don't know if King Zhou didn't love Daji or loved her too much..."
Shen Gongbao mentioned it casually, then added:
"However, the Meteorite Qi Pill still dissolved a little after entering the body. Without a container, the exposed Ziwei True Qi would spread and indiscriminately attack the surrounding demonic beasts... I could only transfer the Ziwei True Qi into my body."
"How could a Taoist's body withstand the true energy of an emperor? His death is imminent."
Yang Jiao was surprised when she heard him finish speaking:
"How dare you scheme against the Ziwei True Qi? That is the Heavenly Dao that protects the emperors of the mortal realm."
Wait, that's not right.
If Shen Gongbao knew beforehand that the Ziwei True Qi could destroy demonic beasts, why would he risk letting Daji seize the True Qi?
He had been scheming against both the Chan and Jie sects all along, just to help Jiang Ziya complete the Investiture of the Gods. He couldn't possibly be confused about this matter.
Yang Jiao belatedly realized:
"So you were plotting against me all along?"
Shen Gongbao showed no embarrassment, and sighed softly as he looked up at the sky:
"As expected, it is the God of Pure Blessings. His blessings are profound. The purple aura only began to fade after you left, thus you escaped this calamity."
"They really did scheme against me!" Yang Jiao said coldly.
Upon hearing that he was plotting against Yang Jiao, Mosquito Taoist slapped Shen Gongbao on the back of the head.
With a thud.
Shen Gongbao crashed directly into the ground.
Mosquito Taoist added another kick, hands on hips, and angrily said:
"How dare you scheme against Yang Jiao!"
Shen Gongbao cried out in pain, biting into a mouthful of withered grass and soil. He gasped for breath, inhaling large gulps of dust into his throat, choking and coughing incessantly.
A metallic, sweet taste rose in my throat.
It felt like grit had cut my throat, causing blood to seep out.
He forced himself to swallow, then raised his hand to beg for mercy:
"I know that Qingfu Zhengshen will not be harmed by Ziwei True Qi."
Within the Three Realms, no one would dare to covet the Ziwei True Qi, as they could not withstand the backlash. But Yang Jiao was different.
Shen Gongbao raised his head from the pit, and in his excitement, he blew the withered leaves in front of him as he spoke:
“Yin Jiao and Yin Hong’s Ziwei True Qi did not return to the Shang Dynasty. At that time, I knew that this True Qi was in your body.”
There must be a root cause, but the specific reason was beyond Shen Gongbao's knowledge. He looked at Yang Jiao:
"Since you were unharmed at that time, it must have already been put to your use. Wouldn't it be better to replenish all the Ziwei True Qi?"
It can make Ziwei's true energy submit.
It's not about coexisting with a protective emperor, it's about submission.
He could also use this true energy to curry favor with Yang Jiao, so that even if he were to die in the future, he could at least use the face of the Ziwei true energy to get a request.
Yang Jiao did not deny it.
At that time, Ziwei's true energy was absorbed into that pill.
Shen Gongbao laughed with a touch of pathos:
"Unfortunately, my plan failed. Since you were not at Tongguan, in my haste, this Ziwei True Qi could only be transferred to myself. How can this not be considered harming both myself and others?"
King Zhou did not actually take the elixir, and Yang Jiao happened to be away from Tongguan at that time.
Everything is fate.
Just like Shen Gongbao, he always gets tricked by fate at crucial moments.
How can one fight against fate?
His face was ashen; he shouldn't have asked for it when he hadn't been able to offer the Purple Star True Qi.
He just thought of the little demons in the mountains and felt that they were just like his childhood. Unfortunately, he was not as lucky as the little lamb, the little tiger, and the little deer. Back then, no one helped him.
Shen Gongbao reached out his hand to Yang Jiao, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth. For the sake of those lesser demons, he abandoned all pride and shamelessly pleaded:
"I pray to the righteous god Qingfu to protect the little demons of Xiaomaoshan. I don't ask them to rely on your background to gain power, I just ask that they can live, that's enough."