Chapter 864: More In Than Out
Before him stood the brothers who had faced life and death alongside Tang Rao, so they had a right to know about Tang Rao's current situation.
Tu Hongxiu's eyes were still red.
The Land of Immortals never forbade an Immortal Emperor from crying.
In three days, Tang Rao had arranged all his affairs thoroughly.
The Kao Shan Sect couldn't be left without anyone overseeing it, so Tu Hongxiu was stationed there, giving Tang Rao some peace of mind.
The Madman, Geng Bucuo, Cha Xiangzi, and Tang Rao advanced smoothly in cultivation. As per tradition, each could bring two people of lower rank to aid them.
The Madman brought Lu Jun, Geng Bucuo brought Xiao Bai, and Cha Xiangzi, borrowing Tang Rao's Immortal Emperor Crystal, had already broken through to the fourth rank Immortal Monarch and naturally brought Xiao Yun and Xiao Yue.
As long as they entered the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum, forming teams and allocating tasks inside as they wished was allowed.
Before leaving, Tu Hongxiu had a tearful moment.
But only Tang Rao was fortunate enough to witness it.
The Madman bid farewell to Tu Lingfeng. The Madman only listened to Tang Rao; wherever Tang Rao told him to go, he went, regardless of the dangers ahead.
"Brothers, we are about to go to the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple. As for why I selected you, I believe you are well aware."
Before departing, Tang Rao didn't let Tu Hongxiu worry, so he didn't mention the difficulties of the journey to them at the Kao Shan Sect.
After walking out of Tu Hongxiu's Divine Sense range, Tang Rao found a place to sit down and chatted sincerely with the group.
"We should thank the Sect Master for taking us to see the world; the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum, I have never been there."
Lu Jun said first with a childish face.
His family was a prominent family, a big family, and in the past, family members had gone to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum, all more capable than Lu Jun.
Lu Jun had only heard of the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum, but never had the chance to go.
"This time it's not just to let you see the world, but for training. There's a very real chance even I might die inside. Before we go, I'm giving you a chance to choose: if you don't want to go, return to the Kao Shan Sect immediately to protect it."
Tang Rao, racking his brains, hoped not all these elites would agree to go to the mausoleum, but it seemed none reacted much to his words.
"Hey, I'm speaking so sincerely, show some reaction!"
Otherwise, it would be quite embarrassing for me.
Tang Rao scratched his head in front of everyone, but they just wanted to see the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum.
They didn't care at all about how Tang Rao described the difficult and dangerous path ahead.
"Sect Master, you've said it eight hundred times, saying how dangerous it is in there, you might even die inside. Rest assured, we're all volunteers. We will go together, and if you die in there, we will definitely bring your body out; this is our Kao Shan Sect belief."
Originally, it was the Sect Master who said, rely on the mountain, rely on people, rely on oneself; if one can't rely on oneself, then rely on others.
How come the Sect Master isn't following through on his own words?
"Yes, Sect Master, you said earlier that we are the more capable ones in the Kao Shan Sect, and wanted us to stay, but if something happens to you, there's no point in us staying at the sect either."
The Madman stood before Tang Rao and said.
This journey to the mausoleum meant almost the entire Kao Shan Sect was mobilized.
Any loss of life would be a huge loss to the Kao Shan Sect.
"I've told you everything clearly, after one minute, after one minute, you won't have the chance to choose again."
Tang Rao said, facing everyone.
"No problem, we're all good with it."
They all spoke in unison.
"Tang Rao, isn't there a spot for me? I've heard about it anyway; I want to go with you to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum."
Suddenly, Xiao Yun appeared stepping out from a tear in space.
Beside Xiao Yun was Liu Mingyue.
"Oh, I thought it was someone else; turns out it was Ming Yue and Xiao Yun, those who can come and go freely through ripped space."
Tang Rao wasn't surprised at all by the appearance of Liu Mingyue and Xiao Yun.
He had instructed Fan Xiaohua to drum and shout in the streets for three whole days, revealing which members of the Kao Shan Sect were going to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum.
If even all the drumming couldn't call Xiao Yun out, Tang Rao could only say he had no fate with Liu Mingyue and Xiao Yun.
Liu Mingyue took Xiao Yun away without notifying Tang Rao. Does that mean if Tang Rao expels Xiao Yun from the sect, he also doesn't need to inform the two of them?
Tang Rao was easy-going, but that didn't mean others could tread on him.
Tang Rao's brothers, everyone in the sect, were under Tang Rao's protection, and no one could disturb them lightly.
"Tang Rao, I'm sorry for taking Xiao Yun away without your permission last time; it was my mistake."
Liu Mingyue's garments billowed as she stepped forward, with Xiao Yun quietly beside her. Hearing Tang Rao's sarcastic words, her mood soured as well.
"You're an Immortal Emperor, and I'm just a Sect Master with weak martial abilities; how could I trouble the Green Emperor to apologize to us little people?"
"Tang Rao, if it weren't for my sister, I'd already be dead. Could you please not speak sarcastically to her, and just come at me if you have something to say?"
Xiao Yun flared up at the slightest thing, seemingly not having learned enough from Wu Tu Mountain yet.
Tang Rao folded his arms, just smiling at Xiao Yun without saying a word.
"It was my fault last time, Tang Rao; what will make you agree to bring Xiao Yun to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum?"
Even Liu Mingyue, an Immortal Emperor, had no way to deal with Tang Rao.
"It's nothing, just lacking a suitable weapon for such a dark place as the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum. If something were to happen to Xiao Yun, well, how could I face you later on?"
Tang Rao spoke tearfully and with a runny nose.
How could Liu Mingyue not understand Tang Rao's implication? He wanted a handy weapon; why didn't he say so earlier?
But Liu Mingyue had no good weapons to offer at the moment, and anything random wouldn't satisfy Tang Rao; so what could she do?
"I can't provide a good weapon now, but you'll surely find an Immortal Emperor level weapon in the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum. This reopening of the mausoleum is no ordinary matter."
Liu Mingyue seemingly knew something, otherwise she wouldn't speak with such confidence.
"Sister Mingyue, you know which Immortal Emperor's mausoleum it is this time, right? If you tell me, maybe we can negotiate, or I could even forego the weapon."
Tang Rao, who was aloof a moment ago, suddenly became subservient.
Liu Mingyue must know something. Every year, the reopening of the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum was hosted by the old monk Ku Song, and Liu Mingyue was very close to him.
Ku Song would surely reveal some secrets to Liu Mingyue.
"I do know a little, but it's of little use. The treasures inside the mausoleum aren't so easy to claim."
Liu Mingyue was accustomed to the life and death seen with each opening of the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum.
From the people going in to the people coming out, life and death were commonplace to her.
However, one constant was that the number going in was always greater than coming out.