klisemfg Chapter 34 The Outbreak of Plague
Chapter 34 The Outbreak of Plague
After recounting the events of the past twenty years, Li Yang was no longer fully lucid.
I never want to be a mouthpiece again in my life...
"Oh, so much has happened. How are you doing, daughter? Has anyone been bullying you?"
Li Yang gave a stiff smile, "No."
She lowered her head and frowned. "Ni Yue, why is your mother acting like a robot?"
Ni Yue asked, "What does 'human-machine' mean?"
“Uh…” Li Yang cursed the cheesy joke in his mind, and after searching through his vocabulary, he managed to explain, “It’s just that it’s stupid, like a puppet that can’t think and can only be led by others.”
With this explanation, Ni Yue finally understood. She thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the Mother Goddess just woke up?"
What he said made some sense, so Li Yang didn't ask any more questions.
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The main hall of the temple.
Several people hurried into the hall, lifted their robes, and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Recently, for some unknown reason, a type of person has appeared among the humans in the lower realm, corrupted by evil thoughts. Their pupils are reddish-black, and they act like wild beasts, going mad. Moreover, humans are subject to the seven emotions and six desires, so once such a person appears, it can easily cause panic, and the entire city will spread like a plague!"
Looking at the people kneeling below, the God rubbed his temples. "Since it has appeared, then destroy it. If it will spread, then nip it in the bud. After being a god for so long, do I still need to teach you how to do things?"
The people kneeling below quickly raised their heads, "Your Majesty, you mustn't! If we massacre the city, the commotion will be too great, and it will be very difficult..."
"Alright, if you have any other ideas, you can suggest them. If not, shut up!"
The group exchanged glances and all sighed.
"Then, Your Majesty, let's go down and deal with this first."
In the empty temple, the deity rubbed his temples and closed his eyes to rest.
How long has Yue'er been in seclusion? How come this happened so quickly? If Yue'er were here, she could definitely give him some advice, instead of these useless people who just ask him what to do.
The people below are all useless; none of them can compare to Yue'er.
Meanwhile, Ni Yue, looking at her mother who had fallen into a coma again, fell into deep thought.
"How long did the Mother Goddess sleep?"
The golden monkey frowned. "The princess slept for about a day, and it seems like she's back to how she was before."
Just like before in the ice coffin...
Ni Yue held her cold hand and pressed it against her face. For some reason, she felt a little flustered.
Neon Moon and Golden Monkey Dark Ox guarded the place all day without seeing the Goddess awaken, and their mood grew heavier and heavier until midnight.
Ni Yue closed her eyes silently, and when she opened them again, the expression in her eyes had changed completely.
But at that moment, the Queen's fingers twitched.
Dark Bull rubbed his eyes, pointed at the Queen and shouted in surprise, "It moved! The princess's finger moved!"
The golden monkey standing next to him was so startled by his roar that even the hair on the back of his hand stood on end, and he couldn't help but slap it!
"You stupid ox, don't you know how loud you can shout?!"
The goddess slowly awoke, her eyes still filled with confusion. "Did I... sleep for another day?"
Li Yang kicked the fighting Golden Monkey and Dark Ox aside and squeezed to the head of the Goddess's bed. "Yes, Mother Goddess, you slept for another day."
Li Yang helped the goddess sit up, and Golden Monkey and Dark Ox quickly squeezed in, "Princess, do you still remember us?"
Under their expectant gazes, the Queen nodded.
The two of them finally felt relieved.
Li Yang stayed by the bedside, but she seemed a little distracted.
“Ni Yue, why do I feel that your mother goddess's body…”
Ni Yue quickly replied, "Are you trying to say that the soul inside my mother goddess is... that of your friend?"
Li Yang bit her lip and softly hummed in agreement.
“I did not mean to offend your mother goddess, but she woke up immediately as soon as I woke up, which makes it hard for me not to be suspicious.”
“I know. Then find an opportunity to test her tonight. Only when we have confirmed it will we all have a clear understanding.”
Li Yang hesitated for a moment before slowly rising from the position of the goddess surrounded by the golden monkey and the dark ox.
"Daughter, where are you going?"
Li Yang stopped in her tracks and turned around to find the Empress already standing behind her. She gave a stiff smile.
"I... saw that you were having a great time chatting with Uncle Monkey and Uncle Ox, so I didn't disturb you."
The goddess stepped forward and took her hand, glancing sideways at the golden monkey and the dark ox. "You've been guarding me all day. Go and rest first. I want to have a private talk with my daughter."
Golden Monkey and Dark Ox exchanged a glance, then stepped forward anxiously, "Princess!"
The goddess waved her hand and pulled Li Yang toward the ice coffin. Seeing that their persuasion was in vain, the golden monkey and the dark ox could only scratch their heads in frustration.
Li Yang caught a glimpse of the two people going inside to rest, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke.
"Mother Goddess, do you know Li Yang?"
Li Yang suddenly tightened his grip on his own hand, and looked up in pain, only to see the Empress staring intently at him.
Ni Yue suddenly spoke up, "She is not my mother goddess. My mother goddess would not show me such an expression."
At this moment, the goddess tightly gripped her hands, pulling her close. "Where is she? What...did you do to her?"
Li Yang's hand was gripped painfully, and she tried to pull away by backing up, but she didn't dare to move too much, for fear of disturbing Jin Hou and An Niu.
"You're Bai Niao, aren't you? Let me go first, I am Li Yang!"
The moment she finished speaking, the hand that had been tightly gripped was suddenly released, and Li Yang stumbled back several steps due to inertia. The Empress Dowager quickly stepped forward to help her.
"Are you alright? Are you really the Demon King?"
"So you're the Demon King!" Ni Yue exclaimed in surprise.
Li Yang blurted out, "Um, do I need to give you my ID number?"
Shiratori asked in confusion, "Huh? An ID card?"
After saying that, Li Yang realized she had misspoke. She waved her hand and sighed, "Anyway, don't worry about it. Just know that I'm Li Yang!"
The white bird cautiously approached her, holding her hand tightly, and asked, "Demon King, where is this place?"
Just as Li Yang was about to answer, Bai Niao continued.
“I woke up in that ice coffin. This body isn’t mine. I couldn’t even move before. I was only able to open my eyes after you came.”
It's probably because Neon Moon came. If Neon Moon hadn't come, White Bird might have had to lie in that ice coffin until the end of the game.
Li Yang paused for a second to mourn the white bird's tragic fate, then coughed twice and replied, "This place is called the Illusion of Moon's Silence, an illusion created by the dragon demon Yin Fei. Do you know Yin Fei?"
They are all demons. Shouldn't Bai Niao know Yin Fei?
As expected, Shiratori's expression changed immediately upon hearing her words.
"Silver Door, is the Demon King referring to that demonic dragon that ascended to godhood but was later demoted?"
"Correct."
Upon hearing the answer, the white bird trembled and pulled her outside, demanding, "How long has it been since the demon dragon ascended? Where is the demon dragon now? What is your relationship with the demon dragon in your current identity?"
After being bombarded with three questions, Li Yang was stumped. She could only pick out the important ones to answer: "Yin Fei should still be undergoing tribulation at Zi Lei Mountain. She will have to endure it for a hundred years before she can come out. My identity is the goddess Ni Yue."
Shiratori's face turned deathly pale. "It's over, something's happened!"