Chapter 1595: Ten Thousand Years In The Planning

Chapter 1595: Ten Thousand Years In The Planning

“Phew... I should be safe now, right?” At a mountain peak far away from the imperial capital, Ye Qing landed on the ground to catch his breath a little.

It was just a short break though. He was going to keep running after he was done.

This wasn’t cowardice. One could not be too careful when their life was on the line.

“Are you done fooling around?”

The next moment, a taunting voice came from behind him.

Goosebumps broke out all over Ye Qing’s entire skin, but he came to a stop after just taking a step.

It was because a hand had appeared on his shoulder.

A pale, flawless, jade-like hand.

“If you’re done, then come with me!” The voice rang again.

“You are truly persistent, King Taishan!” Ye Qing said with a butter chuckle. He didn’t need to turn to know that the person behind him was King Taishan.

Clearly, King Taishan had fooled both him and the Chief Libationist.

The King Taishan being trapped by the Chief Libationist now was a fake. The one behind him was the real King Taishan. He thought he had finally escaped, but now it seemed like he had been played like a monkey the entire time.

As expected, he was still too young to keep up with these old foxes.

King Taishan smiled. “You are the Yin Son of Heaven I chose. You should treasure yourself.” Ye Qing fell silent for a moment. “And if I tell you I am unwilling to become your Yin Son of Heaven?”

King Taishan did not get angry. He said, “The world will soon change, and the age of chaos is already upon us. Rebuilding the old Fengdu is something fated to happen, and you are fated with me and Fengdu. Becoming the Yin Son of Heaven and commanding Fengdu are all part of your destiny, so why do you dislike it so much?”

Who the fuck is fated with you and Fengdu, you old ghost?

Ye Qing mentally ranted but said, “I appreciate how highly you think of me, but unfortunately I do not deserve such a fortune.”

“To tell you the truth, I inherited the Earthly Sovereign’s will when I received the Earthly Sovereign Bell a long time ago. I am required to slay the ancient Four Evils in thirty years to prevent them from escaping their shackles, throwing humanity in chaos, and committing massacres!”

“Since the Four Evils are still alive, and the Earthly Sovereign’s will is not yet fulfilled, I have no choice but to let you down. I hope you can sympathize with the plight of the living and forgive my crimes of disrespect.” Left with no choice, Ye Qing mentioned the Earthly Sovereign and the Four Evils. He could only pray that the Earthly Sovereign’s name was enough to convince King Taishan to let him go.

“I am well aware of this matter. However, you do not need to worry about it.” King Taishan said leisurely, “Speaking of which, this too is a matter of fate. In fact, it is the key to Fengdu rising once more.”

Ye Qing was caught off guard by this. “What do you mean?”

King Taishan seemed certain that Ye Qing would not be able to escape. So, he leisurely explained, “It is fated that the Four Evils will escape their prisons. It is not something human power can change. When the Four Evils reappear, countless lives will die, and their souls will all go to Fengdu. This will facilitate the resurrection of Fengdu. When the time comes, the old Fengdu will regain its former glory, and the Six Paths will be rebuilt once more.”

“You... planned for this, King Taishan?” A terrible thought occurred to Ye Qing. Had King Taishan planned for everything since ancient times? Did the Earthly Sovereign fall within his conspiracy as well?

“Of course not.” King Taishan shook his head. “I told you that this is all fated. It is not within my ability to change fate.”

Ye Qing could not help but let out a sigh of relief. After all, it would be terrifying if everything that happened was, in fact, part of King Taishan’s scheme.

The next moment, King Taishan added, “That said, I had put in a bit of effort to keep the currents of fate flowing. In that sense, you can say that I was involved.”

“...” Ye Qing’s scalp turned numb.

He actually had a hand in this matter?

“What did you do, King Taishan?” King Taishan replied indifferently, “Oh, it’s nothing. I simply pulled a little something and forced the Earthly Sovereign to suppress the Four Evils instead of killing them. The time of their escape may be earlier than the Earthly Sovereign’s predictions as well.”

“What can I do? The resurrection of Fengdu is of the utmost importance after all.”

You call that “a bit of effort”? Your slimy hands are over everything!

Ye Qing could not help but ask, “Why are you doing this?”

“For Fengdu’s sake, of course.”

King Taishan answered in a calm voice, “In ancient times, I divined that Fengdu will face a major tribulation that may see it struck down or shattered. Naturally, I had to do something.”

“And to that end, you will sacrifice billions of lives? Don’t you think this is too cruel, King Taishan?”

King Taishan had plotted all this since over a hundred thousand years ago. He had even plotted against the Earthly Sovereign. As expected of an ancient one. However, to set loose the Four Evils to reap countless lives just so that he could rebuild Fengdu? That was treating human lives a little too lightly, wasn’t it?

“You’re not going to tell me that this is fated as well, are you?”

“The age of chaos is nigh. Everyone and everything are but ants before it. This helplessness in itself is fate, is it not? Anything and everything is fate.”

King Taishan sighed. “Alright, I’ve indulged in your questions long enough. It’s time you go with me.”

“If I refuse?” Ye Qing asked while enduring a scorching anger in his chest. Fate his ass, he refused to believe in such a thing. It was just King Taishan’s excuse to do whatever he pleased!

“That is no longer up to you to decide.”

King Taishan said leisurely, “You will change your mind once you have reached Fengdu.”

Ye Qing suddenly broke into a sneer. “You weren’t actually planning to make me the Yin Son of Heaven, were you?”

King Taishan seemed interested in this accusation. “Oh? And why do you say that?”

“You are doing this simply because you think that I am the failsafe left behind by the Earthly Sovereign, and you are afraid that I would prevent the Four Evils from escaping and ruin your conspiracy!”

Ye Qing declared disdainfully, “Am I right?”

Ye Qing could roughly guess what King Taishan’s plans were after hearing everything he had to say.

He only wondered if his existence was part of the Earthly Sovereign’s plot.

Did the Earthly Sovereign figure out his plan a long time ago and left behind a failsafe? Was that failsafe him and the Earthly Sovereign Bell? In fact, was the Earthly Sovereign even dead? If his assumptions were correct, then this was a battle between King Taishan and the Earthly Sovereign from the start until the end. He was just a pawn they used and toyed as they pleased.

These spine-chilling thoughts kept occurring to Ye Qing one after another.

Of course, even if everything he feared was true, even if he was just a pawn from the start until the end, he would still rather be the Earthly Sovereign’s pawn than King Taishan’s.

After all, the Earthly Sovereign had never tried to hurt him or forced him to make a choice. Moreover, everything the Earthly Sovereign did was for the sake of the people and the living.

“Very good. I’m beginning to believe more and more that you will make an excellent Yin Son of Heaven.” Since King Taishan did not deny it, it was an admission.

Ye Qing fell silent for a moment before saying suddenly, “Aren’t you afraid that the Earthly Sovereign will kill you for this?” He was asking to check if the Earthly Sovereign was actually dead.