Above the Great Dao

Chen Shi stared at these three people, a murderous intent rising, yet his face maintained a smile, watching the three of them sit down opposite him, he thought: "As long as they take a bite of our dish, a piece of meat, they become heinous villains, and we will kill them."

Chen Shi's current state was extremely strange.

The first time he held the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, he was completely controlled by the demonic nature within the blade. At that time, his cultivation was weak, and he hadn't comprehended the principle of Yin Yang Changes. Now he has already comprehended the Yin Yang Change, though he still can't resist the demonic nature's intrusion, he can maintain his own thought process.

This leads him to commit acts of the Demon Path, yet paradoxically, he still has peculiar principles.

He could sense a kind of unsettling aura on these three, and this aura stimulated his killing intent.

After all, in chaotic times, a bite to eat can save a life. If someone tries to rob you of your life-saving food, then killing them is perfectly justified.

The monk looked only about twenty, broad-shouldered, wearing a white cassock, with delicate features, a tear mole under his left eye, and a kind smile on his face.

The Daoist appeared only in his teens, still a youth, with a baby face, his hair tied in a Taoist topknot, and a horsetail whisk draped over his elbow.

The scholar wore a blue long robe, which was unlike the attire of the Great Ming, simply dressed with few ornaments, only the cuffs and collar embroidered with Azure Dragon and Sun patterns. The shape of the Azure Dragon was very simple, only outlining a rough form, slender in build, without details.

The Sun was slightly more complicated, surrounded by flames, resembling rotating serrated edges.

Such patterns were quite rare.

"The Sun pattern of the merchants!"

Little Dun Fairy's heart skipped, her gaze falling on that scholar, she thought, "How does he have a merchant's Sun pattern on him? And the Azure Dragon, also of the merchants! Did he learn it from a relic, or..."

Her heart raced, or perhaps, a line of merchants survived?

These days, following Chen Shi southward and northward, she had long discovered that this era had no traces left of the Mysterious Bird Heavenly Court, the merchants vanished without a trace, leaving only some prehistoric remnants. She thought that besides herself, the merchants had long since become extinct, unexpectedly finding a merchant's mark on this scholar.

However, whether this person was a descendant of the merchants was still hard to say.

It's also possible that he saw these patterns, liked them very much, and so had a tailor make a few garments with the Great Shang patterns.

"If he is a merchant, then the oracle bones recording the Great Shang's penal laws have a lead."

She couldn't hide her excitement, staring at the back of Chen Shi's head, with a half-smile, "Taking advantage of the royal family's dizziness, forcefully marrying a royal woman as wife, what should be the punishment?"

At this time, that Daoist interrupted her train of thought, saying with a smile: "Your Majesty has played outside for a long time, when will you return to ascend the throne?"

Little Dun Fairy blinked, as if she hadn't heard clearly, thinking: "Your Majesty? Where is there a Your Majesty?"

Chen Shi was puzzled, looked around: "Is he talking to us?"

The monk's smile didn't reach his eyes, as if a tendon was hidden under the skin pulling the corners of his mouth, not pulling the flesh, he said: "Back then, your Majesty and the Empress Dowager were playful, sneaked out of the Divine Capital, were plotted against by King Yan, the mother and son fell into Immortal City. We rushed upon hearing the news, trying to rescue, only to be preempted, rescuing your Majesty. These years your Majesty has played enough outside, causing enough trouble, isn't it time to return and become the Divine Emperor?"

Little Dun Fairy was even more confused: "There was also an Empress Dowager? Which Empress Dowager? Could it be my mother-in-law?"

Her mother-in-law was Wu Qingyu, Chen Tang's wife.

"Also, what is the Divine Capital?"

She was perplexed, her husband whom she confusedly married, seemed to have another identity, an identity she didn't know.

Chen Shi was taken aback, asked: "Divine Emperor? You mean to say, we are the Divine Emperor?"

He was a bit at a loss. — Right now, his right hand held the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, indeed not good to scratch his head.

Suddenly he remembered, when he went to rescue his mother Wu Qingyu, in the main hall of Yuan Chen Palace, he saw a scene, among countless memory chambers, in one chamber, Wu Qingyu was surrounded by countless powerful Demon Gods, tightly holding him, surrounded by a sea of Demon Fire.

Could it be, that moment?

But now, affected by the Blood Transformation Divine Saber's demonic nature, his mind was not as bright as before, he only thought of this, without deep thought.

The scholar was also somewhat puzzled, not knowing why he added an "us" after "I", said with a smile: "Why must Your Majesty ask knowingly? Previously, you refused time and again, using your young age as an excuse, now that Your Majesty has come of age, with the True God dying, the world in chaos, it is the right time to ascend the throne. Moreover, the Supreme Emperor is also waiting for your Majesty."

"Supreme Emperor? Our grandfather?"

Chen Shi's mind became clearer, joyfully said, "Our grandfather is also at the Divine Capital?"

The scholar said: "He is with old friends, having a great time."

"It's Granny Sha, Uncle Hu and them." Chen Shi was even happier, the killing intent gradually diminishing.

The scholar said with a smile: "We resolved the misunderstanding with the Supreme Emperor, and the mark on your Majesty's chest also disappeared."

Chen Shi opened his garment, indeed seeing the blue Ghost Hand Seal on his heart had somehow vanished without a trace.

The scholar said: "This handprint was the Great Wine Official's hand. He was worried about your Majesty getting lost, so he used his hand as a bridge, creating a direct passage into your Majesty's body."

People feel refreshed when they encounter happy events, Chen Shi put his mind at ease, said with a smile: "After we finish eating, let's go to the Divine Capital together."

The three people all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the scholar picked up a pair of chopsticks on the table, Chen Shi's hand holding the saber moved slightly, the scholar seemed to sense danger, and put down the chopsticks again.