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Shi Bai: "..."

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Chapter Fifteen: Hoping the Emperor is alright????

Hinana Mikoto, the pampered young lady of the Hinana Mikoto family since childhood, does things her own way and is quite self-centered.

They usually either play dumb to outsmart others, show mercy and feign defeat, or pretend to be obedient, but secretly they are pushing forward their own plans, making them quite troublesome.

No one has ever managed to offend her and escape unscathed!

Even if the other party seems to be much stronger than herself, sometimes strength cannot simply determine everything. Everyone has weaknesses, and the Empress firmly believed this.

"I don't think it's necessary for us to die together."

After lying in the foliage for a long time, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Shi Bai turned his head and spoke to the emperor beside him with a troubled expression.

"You still remember something I casually said back then?"

"Hmph, no one can offend me, and no one can get away unscathed after repeatedly toying with me!!"

As he piled up the feathered robes in the forest, the emperor's words were filled with obvious anger.

"Tsukuyomi, huh? A parallel world, huh? Sounds fun, right? Well, you're going to stay right here today..."

"Try to look further ahead. Since you're bored here and can't make any friends, why not go out and make friends elsewhere? Remember, the world is vast."

Hearing the faint sounds coming from the lake not far away, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly. With a look of resignation, he interrupted the emperor's words. After finishing his sentence, Shi Bai did not hesitate to take out the teleportation gun and fire a shot at himself.

"Besides, you're supposed to be a lady from a prestigious family, can't you be a little more ladylike? How dare you resort to such underhanded tactics... By the way, you might be able to make some friends with the Dragon Palace Envoy."

After finishing his sentence, before the Dragon Palace envoys returned, Shi Bai decisively slipped away, also canceling all the teleportation portals. As for what happened to the Emperor who was left there... hopefully the Emperor will be alright.

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"...This is what you meant by picking a few peaches? You brought back all the peaches from the entire orchard, didn't you!?"

Seeing the peaches that almost completely filled the courtyard, Xiao Ye, returning to the courtyard in the afterglow of the setting sun, was quite dumbfounded.

"I never break my word. If I say I'll make a billion, I'll make a billion."

After coughing a few times, somewhat awkwardly, Shi Bai handed several boxes to Xiao Ye who had come over.

"You're back just in time. Help me pack these peaches up, otherwise it'll be a shame if they go bad. These peaches taste really good..."

"........."

Turning her head to look at Kazami Yuuka and Kurenai, who were also quietly busy with these things, after a brief silence, Sayo silently took the boxes from Tokihachi's hands.

Perhaps to liven up the atmosphere, Xiaoye took the initiative to speak shortly after moving over a small stool and sitting down.

"By the way, something very interesting happened at Yudōten's place today."

"Uh……"

Shi Bai lowered his head, feeling slightly guilty.

“That’s right. I happened to pass by there when I came back before, and something quite interesting did happen among those arrogant Celestials.”

Before Shi Bai could feel ashamed, Huo Qing'e enthusiastically picked up on Xiao Ye's words. Although she was an evil immortal and not accepted by the orthodox immortals of the Heavenly Realm, she still had no obstacles in the Heavenly Realm as long as she had an unorthodox teacher—especially after Kazami Yuuka and Xiao Ye stood up for them.

However, due to the vicious fight that happened just two days ago, which resulted in more than a dozen genuine immortals being seriously injured and hospitalized for half a month, Huo Qing'e's reputation spread in the Heavenly Realm much faster than she had imagined.

"I heard that the notorious rogue celestial being from the Heavenly Peak region secretly went to the Xuan Yun Sea to spy on the Dragon Palace Envoy bathing. He's supposedly a repeat offender, but he was caught this time."

Shi Bai: "..."

...I hope once again that the Emperor is alright?

"Yes, it's been a long time since anything this big has happened in the Heavenly Realm, especially since it involves the Dragon Palace Envoy, the messenger of the Dragon God. The Heavenly Arbitration Court, the highest court in the Heavenly Realm, has had to be mobilized for this."

Xiaoye nodded, then turned her gaze to Shibai beside her.

"I had never heard of that unruly celestial being having such a hobby before, and not just anyone can go to a place like Xuan Yun Hai. I feel there are still many doubts about this matter."

Shi Bai: "..."

No... Xiaoye, you can say whatever you want, but do you have to look at me with such suspicion?

"Perhaps that delinquent celestial being is exceptionally strong? After all, he's a well-known delinquent celestial being, so it shouldn't be too surprising that he would do something like this, right?"

Huo Qing'e came to his rescue just in time, and Shi Bai silently gave himself a thumbs up for being such a good student.

"Hmm... that's not impossible."

She looked away from her suspicions, thought for a moment, and then nodded thoughtfully.

"Ahem... By the way, how was this matter ultimately handled?"

Shi Bai coughed a few times, making a fist as if trying to cover up his misunderstanding, and then spoke.

"Actually, it's not a particularly serious matter, it's just that the Celestials are rather difficult to deal with... You seem quite concerned about this?"

As if suddenly remembering something, Xiaoye turned her head back to look at the person beside her, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Speaking of which, these peaches seem to be from that peach grove where the Scarlet Sword is sealed..."

"I'm going to the kitchen to help Xiaoxi prepare dinner!!"

Before Xiaoye could finish speaking, someone stood up quite decisively.

"........."

...There was definitely a problem!

Watching someone leave in a slightly disheveled state, Xiaoye narrowed her eyes.

As the chief judge of the Heavenly Arbitration Court, the highest court in the heavens, she was exhausted today dealing with this matter. After all, the Dragon Palace envoys were chosen by her as messengers of the Dragon God, and the Heavenly Humans were trained by her. Faced with this inexplicable incident, she was also in a dilemma.

Fortunately, the person who went to spy on Xuan Yun Sea was none other than the Heavenly Prince. If it had been any other male celestial being, the Dragon Palace Envoy's reaction would probably have been much more intense. It was much more acceptable that it was the Heavenly Prince, this unruly celestial being...

She had been wondering how that unruly celestial being had managed to break through all the restrictions and reach the very center of the Xuan Yun Sea, but now it seemed that this matter might be related to a certain guy... She would ask that unruly celestial being another day.

...Is it just my imagination? I feel like I've heard this word before, a long time ago...

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It's more popular than that famous emperor.

In an unusually unexpected way, she became known to everyone in the celestial realm.

Originally, apart from the Heavenly Realm's You Ding Tian, ​​other forces only knew that such an anomaly existed in You Ding Tian, ​​and had no idea what the anomaly was called or what he looked like. But now... he has become more famous than the Heavenly Emperor.

All of this was thanks to the Celestial Newspaper, which had been established not long ago. A few days after the conflict between Dingtian and Xuanyunhai, the first issue of the newspaper was successfully published. In the first issue of this newspaper, which was managed by the Dragon God, the event was reported in detail from all angles.

As the first person fortunate enough to be reported and make headlines, it was only natural that the name of the Heavenly Emperor would be known to everyone in the celestial realm.

Although it seems the emperor himself didn't want this kind of fame...

As a special region far removed from the mundane world, built on the foundation of precious stones and left over from the ancient mythological era, the uniqueness of the Celestial Realm is beyond doubt. Although Shi Bai and Xiao Ye worked together to build and establish a newspaper in the Celestial Realm, the newspaper in the Celestial Realm could not be connected to the Underworld or the mortal world like the Demon Realm.

According to Shi Bai's estimate, the official exchange of information between the three realms will not be possible until the spiritual energy revives, but this does not prevent him from building this team first.

In his view, the reason why the emperor felt extremely bored in the heavenly realm was because there was almost no entertainment available. He had already experienced how terrible it was to live a repetitive daily life, day after day, year after year. So he naturally wanted to start trying to make changes.

—The Celestial Newspaper was his first attempt.

The Celestial Newspaper is directly under the jurisdiction of the Dragon God. In a special place like the Celestial Realm, only one newspaper is allowed to exist. Since there were no suitable candidates for the newspaper, Shi Bai became its first editor-in-chief. Huo Qing'e, who spent her days idly wandering around the Celestial Realm with Xiao Hong and Mei Ling, was forcibly brought in to serve as a reporter. However, one reporter was definitely not enough, and recruitment would inevitably have to continue.

Just when he was having a headache, Kazami Yuuka took the initiative to join the newspaper, and then Heng'e, who was always elusive, followed suit. With the addition of Xiao Hong Meiling's volunteering, the basic structure of the newspaper was barely established.

—After the newspaper's main body was set up, the first thing someone did was to report extensively on the deeds of the unruly emperor in You Ding Tian, ​​and even specially dispatched Huo Qing'e, a special reporter, to You Ding Tian to interview the person involved... Finally, he used a lot of distorted facts to completely extricate himself from this matter.

Although it was a good thing that the Emperor hadn't actively revealed his existence, Shi Bai felt it was better to define the matter now. Otherwise, if someone later discovered that he had also participated in such an event and was the mastermind... wouldn't he have any face or integrity left?!

Of course, the establishment of the Celestial Newspaper was only the first step in the reform. The real highlight was what followed: the circulation of equivalent currency.

In fact, the current situation in the Heavenly Realm is similar to that of the Underworld in the past. It is a stagnant pool, devoid of any vitality, with each day proceeding in the same routine without causing any ripples... It is a complete depiction of the Underworld in the past.

Death and Yama went to work and left work at the appointed times, living the same repetitive life day after day for decades, truly turning the underworld into a place devoid of any life.

Ultimately, it was the introduction of the relevant monetary system that changed everything, transforming the lifeless underworld into a vibrant and diverse place.

After Death's shift, he's no longer just sitting around doing nothing; he can go shopping, eat out, play mahjong, and so on.

The foundation for all of this is the currency that Shi Bai created during the hundreds of years he served as the God of Death in the Underworld. He was unwilling to work for a goddess who disliked trouble, so he spent a lot of time to create it.

However, compared to the underworld in the past, the current situation in the celestial realm is even more serious.

The Celestial Race, Immortals, Dragon Palace Envoys... these three races on the surface have almost no interaction with each other. Dragon Palace Envoys live in the Xuan Yun Sea and rarely appear. Immortals will not set foot in other areas of the Celestial Realm unless absolutely necessary, and the Celestial Race will never step out of the area of ​​the Heavenly Peak.

The races in the celestial realm had absolutely no communication with each other, just as the emperor said, they were like a stagnant pool of water without a ripple.

Even within a single race, because there is no equivalent currency or similar exchange, all races operate on a collective system of sharing resources and working together. There are no wages for work, so naturally there are no rewards or surprises, and it is inevitable that they will gradually become stagnant.

Since he had already transformed the Underworld, Hell, and even the Demon Realm, Shi Bai naturally wouldn't ignore the Celestial Realm. He preferred a thriving and vibrant world to a lifeless Celestial Realm devoid of communication.

Following the first issue of the newspaper, which was distributed free of charge throughout the entire celestial realm, reforms concerning currency soon followed.

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Chapter Sixteen: Chang'e

Love has always brought only regret, and sweet dreams are always the easiest to wake from.

It's not that picking flowers is hard to escape; it's just that the flying catkins are too scattered.

Putting down her brush, looking at the poem she had just written, Heng'e sighed softly and carefully put the paper into the drawer.

As time goes by and the world changes, everything from the past seems to have faded into the gentle flow of water, but the figure in my memory only becomes clearer with the passage of time.

Perhaps the other party did not notice that the place where they now live, including the layout of the courtyard and the peach tree, perfectly replicates every plant and tree in the former courtyard, but so what?

Recipe, Shining.

She fell in love with the worst person at the worst possible time. Love can make people blind, but she had no regrets.

May you leave half your life and return as a teenager.

Even though so much time has passed, he hasn't changed much from back then; time seems to have left no trace on him.

...Aside from the fact that the other person seems to have more and more people around them.

"But no matter what, I won't give up..."

With a gentle exhale, Heng'e's figure vanished from the room like a bubble.

With the disappearance of the dragon vein, the upheaval that swept across the world finally began to take effect. The bridge between heaven and earth was severed, and spiritual energy began to wither. Before long, the effects of the disappearance of the mystery would begin to show in the human world.

Those at the very top, such as the demons and gods, were the first to notice this change.

"Has it started yet?"

Upon hearing the news brought by Modara Okina, who had come to visit and was looking for a car to challenge the Holy White Lotus, Shinki's expression turned slightly serious.

“That’s right. I think it will probably be a few months before the great demons notice the changes in the world, and a few years later, even the lowest-level demons will notice this anomaly.”

Sitting in a wheelchair that exudes her authority, Matara Okina rested her head on one hand, appearing rather indifferent.

"You rarely leave your home, and the Demon Realm is the most isolated from other worlds, so I'm the only one who can tell you this news. You should know how much impact and change this situation will have on the world. It will be an extremely heavy blow to both monsters and gods. They will do anything to survive."

"You mean the demon realm might become a target for those monsters or gods?"

Shen Qi tapped the table with her fingers and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Be more confident and remove the word 'maybe'."

Modara Okina pouted.

"The depletion of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has no impact on us beings, but for those acquired gods and monsters who need faith and fear to survive, it is a matter of life and death. Their power will continue to decline and their lifespan will continue to shorten. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that they will do some crazy things."

"When did you pick up his way of speaking... okay, so?"

Shen Qi pressed her forehead and sighed with a hint of helplessness.

"Could they really be so foolish as to attack the Demon Realm? I don't think they can succeed."

"Is it because you've stayed in the Demon Realm for too long and never gone out that your horizons have become narrow? Don't underestimate those younger generations; a number of strong individuals have emerged from among them."