Chapter 1567: Mother and Son Nether Worms

“Emperor Jing Run knows how to scheme alright.”

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou were more or less familiar with the current state of Chu. Chu was still losing Will of the Empire and under assault by an endless stream of natural and man-made disasters. Yan, Wei and Qi had been coveting their lands for a very long time, so of course they weren’t going to miss this opportunity. They had already mobilized their troops at the borders and were just waiting for a good opportunity to set foot into Chu. When the time was right, they would march into the realm divvy up this rich and prosperous Country of Heaven for themselves.

One might say that Chu was at a critical turning point of their existence right now.

Personally, Ye Qing was fine with Yan, Wei and Qi carving up Chu like a cake. For one, Emperor Jing Run was his enemy. If Chu perished, Emperor Jing Run would lose his power and no longer pose a threat against him. Two, if the three empires could conquer Chu in dominant and unstoppable fashion, then the chaos currently ravaging the realm would end in the shortest period possible. This would end the suffering of the people of Chu as quickly as possible.

That was what he thought, but Emperor Jing Run was the ruler of Chu. Of course he wouldn’t do nothing and let himself be dethroned without a fight. He would surely do everything in his power to extend his reign and potentially resolve the crisis.

However, Chu could not even handle their internal strife right now. There was simply no way it could fight against three major empires at the same time and win, at least not directly. So, he could only find another way.

The way Emperor Jing Run found was to cooperate with heretics and villains and summon an evil god to humanity. He would have it bring ruin upon the other three empires and buy time for Chu.

Even if he was lambasted for his actions, Emperor Jing Run could easily push all the blame to the Way of Old Worship. It was the Way of Old Worship who did everything. What did it have to do with me, Emperor Jing Run?

They must admit that the plan, while utterly devoid of humanity, was an effective one.

“Still, this plan can only resolve the immediate crisis. It is hardly a permanent solution.”

Feng Qingyou pondered. “The Impending Disaster is an evil god that is intolerable by the world even in ancient times. Its appearance would surely garner the attention of the Heavenly Martial Emperor, Emperor Qian Yuan, and many other orthodox sects and clans. It would be attacked by everyone.”

“Although the Impending Disaster is an ancient evil god, it must be weakened when it initially appears in the human world. It is almost a certainty that it would be suppressed before long, and if the Impending Disaster is suppressed, then the threat of destruction would fall upon Chu’s shoulders once more.”

Ye Qing figured out her meaning immediately. “You’re saying that Emperor Jing Run has a bigger conspiracy at hand?”

Feng Qingyou nodded. “It’s a possibility.”

Ye Qing looked at Lady Suyi and asked, “Do you know if Emperor Jing Run is plotting something else besides summoning the Impending Disaster?”

Lady Suyi shook her head. “No, I do not. Emperor Jing Run’s cooperation with me entails the summoning of the Impending Disaster and nothing else. His reward for my efforts is to make Nanjiang the Impending Disaster’s divine kingdom.”

It was clear Lady Suyi could not offer him an answer in this regard, so Ye Qing stopped the line of thought here. Whatever Emperor Jing Run was plotting, it was destined to fail because it was built on the belief that the Impending Disaster would appear in the human world. Unfortunately for him, that would never happen.

He was protecting the one hundred thousand plus lives of Nanjiang no matter what. No one could change his mind.

Therefore, Emperor Jing Run’s plan was destined to fail.

“We’ll talk about this later. Are you the one who captured Meng Feixue, the King of Nanjiang?”

“That is correct,” Lady Suyi admitted. “I personally captured her in order to better control the Nanjiang Royal Court.”

“However, Emperor Jing Run sent someone to take her away after that. I do not know where she is right now.”

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou exchanged wordless glances with each other. This was not an unexpected outcome.

Then, Lady Suyi continued, “However, I left a son worm of the Mother and Son Nether Worms in the King of Nanjiang’s body just in case Emperor Jing Run tried to cheat me.”

“The Mother and Son Nether Worms is a gu worm I raised based on the scriptures of the Way of Old Worship. The Mother and Son Nether Worms are split into the mother worm and the son worm. They are really one and the same and can sense each other’s presence.”

“The son worm is nigh untraceable and so small it is invisible to the naked eye and the mind. Even a Sage would be hardpressed to notice its existence. Only the mother worm could detect it with certainty.”

Lady Suyi produced a strange box that was neither gold, silver, or rock[1]. When she opened it, a worm about the size of a moth with dark, profound patterns on its body was revealed. It looked very curious and strange.

“This is the mother worm of the Mother and Son Nether Worms, young master. It will sense the son worm so long as it is within five hundred kilometers of it.”

“The Mother and Son Nether Worms are one and the same. If the son worm dies, the mother worm will sense it and birth a new son worm. Since the mother worm hasn’t awakened or birthed a new son worm, this proves that the King of Nanjiang and the son worm are still alive.”

“In my opinion, Emperor Jing Run will definitely imprison the King of Nanjiang in the imperial capital. If you are looking for the King of Nanjiang, you should head to the imperial capital. Once there, you may simply follow the mother worm’s direction to seek out the King of Nanjiang.”

“This is useful! Well done, Suyi!”

Ye Qing’s eyes lit up. This made the task of rescuing Meng Feixue so much easier.

Although they knew that Meng Feixue was imprisoned in the imperial capital, they did not know where in the capital she was imprisoned. The two of them might be powerful Sages, but the effort of locating her without guidance was still akin to fishing for a needle in the sea.

As if that wasn’t enough, the imperial capital was Emperor Jing Run’s domain. One misstep, and Emperor Jing Run would catch them both like turtles in a jar.

But now they had the Mother and Son Nether Worms, they could determine exactly where Meng Feixue was imprisoned. It would be so much easier to plan a rescue as well.

Lady Suyi said respectfully, “I dare not receive your praise, young master. It is my honor to be able to alleviate some of your burden.”

“Sins should be punished, and merits should be rewarded.”

Ye Qing tapped her on her forehead and injected a wisp of Profound Yellow Mother Qi into her mind. “Your foundation was injured during our earlier battle. This will recover your wounds and nourish your mental foundation.”

“Thank you, young master!” Lady Suyi hurriedly bowed to him.

“You’re welcome.” Ye Qing handed the box containing the mother worm to Feng Qingyou before asking, “Oh right, when are you going to summon the Impending Disaster?”

Lady Suyi answered, “Assuming everything went according to plan, it would have happened at the end of this month.”

“So, we only have ten or so days left.” Ye Qing looked at Feng Qingyou. “What do you think we should do, Qingyou? Do you want to rescue Miss Meng directly?”

Feng Qingyou immediately realized that Ye Qing was hinting at something. “Do you have a plan, Joyless?”

“I wouldn’t call it a plan. It is at most an idea.” Ye Qing began, “With you and my strength, rescuing Miss Meng from the imperial capital is an easy task. However, it’s not exactly effortless, and it is very easy for Emperor Jing Run to figure out who’s behind Miss Meng’s rescue. We would all be in trouble if that happens.”

“Besides, don’t you think that ruining Emperor Jing Run’s conspiracy directly is too good for the likes of him? More importantly, Emperor Jing Run is a monster. Foiling his conspiracy will only spur him into concocting a worse conspiracy in the future.”

“We may be able to foil his conspiracies once or twice, but we cannot do it forever. We need to stop this nonsense once and for all.”

They were a team of four Sages—he, Feng Qingyou, White Robe Demon Master, and Lady Suyi—and they had the advantage of surprise. Even if the imperial capital was Emperor Jing Run’s den, it wasn’t difficult for them to rescue Meng Feixue.

1. I have no idea why the author wrote it like this instead of just specifying what the material of the box is. Or why he bothered to describe the material at all really. ☜