GBP Chapter 146 Cronus
Chapter 146 Cronus
Just as the two were poised to act, Yuanshi Tianzun appeared in Ye Fan's office. His figure, clad in a blue Daoist robe, stood beside Ye Fan, and the people in the conference room forgot to breathe. After repeatedly expressing their agreement, they hastily left the meeting.
"You're in a meeting? What happened?"
"It's a trivial matter. What instructions does the Celestial Venerable have for me?"
"With the arrangements made by me and Wang Mian over Takamagahara, there's no need for Hou Yi and Zhou Ping to take action. Besides, even if they did, they couldn't sever that blood moon."
Yuanshi Tianzun smiled slightly, and Hou Yi and Zhou Ping nodded and bowed to him before leaving.
"By the way, I want to go into seclusion for a while to consolidate my strength and break through to the next realm. If you need anything in the future, please contact Zuo Qing directly."
"I have come here today for the same reason. When Wang Mian returned and made his plans, he specifically mentioned that he wanted me to find you today so that you would wait for Lin Qiye to return to the capital before going into seclusion. Lin Qiye has something of utmost importance to give you."
"If you were to go into seclusion now, you would easily enter the Divine Realm. However, that's a conspiracy by the Heavenly Temple, a calculated scheme to take your life. Therefore, you must wait for Lin Qiye to return to the capital."
"Huh? Seven Nights? Not Cloud Sky?"
Ye Fan was a little confused. When did Lin Qiye come back to life? How come he didn't know?
Yuanshi Tianzun did not deliberately hide anything and immediately told Lin Qiye about Ling Yunxiao giving him a leaf.
Zuo Qing, standing to the side, was slightly taken aback. On the leaves, besides a few ceiling figures and Youli and her brother, there was actually his own name? He had only managed to rise from a half-step ceiling to a ceiling with the divine blood given to him by Ling Yunxiao. Reaching the divine realm was simply an unattainable goal for him.
"Zuo Qing, you don't need to belittle yourself. Since Ling Yunxiao thinks you deserve the same treatment, then you certainly do."
Ye Fan noticed Zuo Qing's concerns and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
Yuanshi Tianzun glanced into the mist and nodded to the two in farewell.
"The results from Takamagahara should be available in the next few days. I need to go there to oversee things, so I won't bother you any longer."
After Yuanshi Tianzun left, Zuo Qing and Ye Fan were left staring at each other.
"Commander Ye, you can't go into seclusion either way, so why don't you continue sitting in your office?"
"What kind of image would that have? If you don't delegate authority, you'll be criticized. Besides, your first task upon taking office would be to deal with the Blue Rain Squad. I don't want to be in the capital."
"Hmm, I've got it. I'll take a stroll around the border passes. If it weren't for [Wu Wang] and [Nightfall] returning just in time, the previous beast tide would have resulted in heavy casualties, and I don't know how it would have ended."
After Ye Fan finished speaking, he completely abandoned his usual dignified demeanor and turned to run away as fast as he could. Zuo Qing shook his head in disbelief, even wondering if Ye Fan's forbidden energy was actually a bluebird, given how incredibly fast he was running.
After withdrawing his gaze from Ye Fan's retreating figure, Zuo Qing looked at the Blue Rain Squad's files. He quickly reviewed them, then began to look through the call logs between Ling Yunxiao and Ye Fan that Ye Fan had left him. After hearing this, Zuo Qing's expression also turned sour; he understood why Ye Fan had run away so quickly.
After much deliberation, Zuo Qing made a decision.
The Blue Rain team, who were having drinks and dinner at a hotel in Daxia, quickly received a notification. Luan Ping stared in astonishment at his new phone:
"Gulf City has been sealed off by a mysterious force. Blue Rain Squad, all members, go to provide support immediately."
Luan Ping had considered the possibility that his team might be disbanded, sidelined, or even given a long leave. He never expected to be sent out on a mission so soon. He chuckled and shook his head, looking at Wu Xiangnan.
"Is the Great Xia Dynasty really that busy right now? We've only been back for two days, and we already have to go out to work?"
Wu Xiangnan wasn't too surprised. After returning, she told Tianping that she wouldn't be rejoining the team for the time being. Tianping hadn't replied yet, so she figured he was probably busy.
"Uh...where to?"
"Haiwan City..."
After Luan Ping finished speaking, he looked at Wu Xiangnan, seemingly hoping to get some clues from him. Unfortunately, Wu Xiangnan also knew nothing about this city.
"Uh... After joining Masked Man, I've always been a member of the team in Cangnan Town. After joining Masked Man, we've been chasing all sorts of mysteries, so we haven't paid any attention to the news or anything like that, and we've never even heard of Harbour City."
After Wu Xiangnan finished speaking somewhat apologetically, the group immediately laughed. They had no intention of making things difficult for Wu Xiangnan. Then, chatting and laughing, they got up and headed towards the airport, heading to Harbour City.
Meanwhile, in the fog.
Garuda King's wings, which were flying, suddenly froze, and even the surrounding breeze and clouds froze and fell silent in that instant.
Time pauses.
Wang Mian knew he hadn't done it, and he knew who had. Just as he was about to get up, Ling Yunxiao pressed him down onto his shoulder.
"Don't look at me. Si Xiaonan's God of Deception can't affect me, and Kronos's power of time naturally won't affect me either! Old man, stop playing tricks and come out yourself. If you don't want to come out, then get lost..."
“Yunxiao, he is not a bad person.”
Wang Mian sighed softly, trying to stop Ling Yunxiao from continuing, but Ling Yunxiao turned around and gave him a disdainful look.
"He's no benevolent god either. The agreement he made to choose you as his representative was to retrieve the Eight-Foot Jade Hook! I'm not trying to be harsh, but he probably can't even get past Hydra himself, so why should he make things so difficult for you?"
After Ling Yunxiao finished speaking, he raised his eyes to look at the mist in front of Garuda King.
"Come out! Otherwise, I won't be so polite."
An old man in black robes with white hair and beard appeared before Garuda King, his eyes fixed on Ling Yunxiao. A brilliant river of time flowed from his eyes, weaving into a continuous circle, with endless time and vicissitudes surging forth in that instant.
In an instant, the wind rose and the clouds surged, and the sun and moon appeared alternately in the void.
On Garuda King's back, everyone except Ling Yunxiao had regained their mobility.
"Even if you are the king of the Olympian gods, you might not be able to defeat us in a four-on-one fight. What are you pretending for the moment we meet?"
Wu Tongxuan flexed his wrists, and Si Xiaonan, Leng Xuan, and Han Shaoyun simultaneously activated their divine powers.
"I'm just here to collect what we agreed upon; you shouldn't be hostile towards me."
Kronos's lips twitched. He couldn't understand how Wangmian could become a god, let alone how there could be so many other gods walking in the mist in the Great Xia Dynasty, besides the gods of the Heavenly Court.
"for you."
Wang Mian remembered the agreement and handed over the Eight-Foot Jade Hook directly.
Cronus took the Eight-Foot Jewel, gave the King a deep look, and then turned and walked into the mist. As the mist churned, the old man vanished without a trace, seemingly with no intention of saying another word to the King.