Da Xing the Mad Monk was also dumbfounded, looking at Gu Qingfeng, then at himself. He opened his mouth, words dying on his lips. He looked up at the Void, his old face involuntarily flushing red. This feeling of being suddenly dragged out was like having one's clothes stripped off in a public square.
Indeed.
Da Xing the Mad Monk truly felt this way. Especially since everyone else was hidden in the Void, while only he and Gu Qingfeng stood here exposed. It really was like being stripped naked and thrown out, making him feel utterly uncomfortable all over.
Moreover, he couldn't understand for the life of him how Lady Wuyue had managed to discover Gu Qingfeng.
Gu Qingfeng's presence couldn't be detected by divine sense. Even if he stood right in front of you, as long as you closed your eyes, it was as if he never existed. No matter how great Lady Wuyue's abilities were, she shouldn't have been able to find Gu Qingfeng.
Furthermore, this Li Palace Void was infinitely profound, changing constantly at every moment. How had Lady Wuyue managed to part the Void as if brushing aside clouds and mist in an instant?
What worried Da Xing the Mad Monk even more was that now, in the hidden depths of the Void, practically all the Ancestral Patriarchs from both the Great Dao and Original Sin factions had gathered. And each one of them wanted to erase Gu Qingfeng. It was one thing if Gu Qingfeng didn't show himself, but now that Lady Wuyue had forcibly dragged him out, wasn't he just walking straight to his death?
He even suspected that Lady Wuyue's actions—mocking and humiliating the Great Dao—weren't to make the Great Dao recognize the facts, but rather to provoke the Great Dao's heroes.
Saying things like these Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs not only couldn't kill Gu Qingfeng, but didn't even have the courage to face him.
Wasn't that just provoking the Great Dao Patriarchs?
And after provoking them, she used some unknown method to drag Gu Qingfeng out. This was the equivalent of directly calling their bluff.
Originally, the Great Dao Patriarchs had already been humiliated by her to the point of losing all face. If they still didn't dare to act against Gu Qingfeng now, forget about commanding the Great Dao's heroes—they probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to hold their heads up as people anymore.
In other words, this time, even if those Great Dao Patriarchs didn't want to act, they had no choice. To preserve their own dignity, they would have to spare no cost to erase Gu Qingfeng.
Once the Great Dao side made a move, and the Original Sin side joined in the commotion, Gu Qingfeng would truly be doomed beyond redemption.
Thinking of this.
Da Xing the Mad Monk's heart skipped a beat. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
In contrast, Gu Qingfeng remained as nonchalant as ever. Even after being dragged out by Lady Wuyue using some unknown method, he was still sitting on a jar of fine wine, legs crossed, holding a pot of wine as he looked left and right. Then, he helplessly shook his head.
He stood up, stretched lazily, and asked lightly, "So it really is you, Tang Heng?"
"Tang Heng is merely one of the many names from this empress's numerous cycles of reincarnation," came Lady Wuyue's voice from the Void.
"So it really is you. I thought I'd mistaken you for someone else."
Gu Qingfeng laughed. "It's been over ten thousand years since we last parted. How have you been?"
Hearing this, Da Xing the Mad Monk beside him was nearly dumbstruck. What the hell kind of time was this for the kid to still be in the mood to reminisce?
Even if he wanted to reminisce, he should at least pick someone else! Grandaunt Wuyue was clearly trying to get him killed.
"This empress is not here to reminisce with you."
"Since we're already out, what's the harm in a little reminiscing? Besides, the two of us are acquainted after all. It's not too much to reminisce a bit, is it?"
Gu Qingfeng genuinely wanted to reminisce with Lady Wuyue and chat about the old days.
Even now, he vaguely remembered that after leaving the Great Northwest of the mortal world back then, he had met Tang Heng, who was then the eldest princess of the Yanluo Kingdom. Moreover, to sever his relationship with Feng Zhuyue at the time, he had even falsely claimed that he and Tang Heng had become Dao companions. Looking back now, he had spent quite a few days in the Yanluo Kingdom back then, and he had many fond memories of his time with Tang Heng.
He had heard.
That when Gu Qingfeng faked his death and disappeared from the mortal world back then, Tang Heng had even searched for him. Not only that, but rumors spread that Tang Heng had fallen ill from lovesickness, become depressed and unhappy, suffered a Qi deviation, and lost herself.
It was only after learning that Tang Heng, like Yun Nichang and Feng Zhuyue, was part of a karmic scheme that Gu Qingfeng realized Tang Heng's Qi deviation and loss of self back then had nothing to do with lovesickness—it was her damn past-life memories awakening.
But even so, he still felt Tang Heng was a very interesting woman. At the very least, the days he spent with Tang Heng were quite memorable to him.
Even if Tang Heng's karmic scheme was solely to erase him, and even now she had forcibly dragged him out, he still held no dislike for Tang Heng.
For a person who found no meaning in living, his heart had long since lost so-called joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hate, or passion.
Not only did he feel no dislike for Tang Heng, but he also felt none for those Great Dao and Original Sin Ancestral Patriarchs hiding in the Void who were single-mindedly determined to erase him. He couldn't even muster any anger.
"There is nothing between this empress and you worth reminiscing about."
Lady Wuyue replied without a trace of emotion.
Gu Qingfeng said with a laugh, "So heartless, huh?"
"Nine Nethers Emperor, this empress has told you: I scheme karma only to kill you. There is nothing else. Do not indulge in wishful thinking!"
Gu Qingfeng shrugged and smiled. "I never said you couldn't kill me."
As he spoke, he tilted his head back and took a swig of wine. "Anyway, I don't find much meaning in living now. If you can kill me, then go ahead. Consider it doing me a favor. Dying by your hand is still a bit better than dying by theirs, right?"
Lady Wuyue said nothing more. She really couldn't respond to Gu Qingfeng's words. If she could kill Gu Qingfeng, she would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?
"Can't bring yourself to do it, huh? Since you can't, why don't we chat a bit more?"
Gu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and asked with a grin, "I'm quite curious, though. How did you find me?"
"Do you truly believe that in all of ancient and modern Heaven and Earth, no one can detect your existence?"
"To tell you the truth, I really do think so."
"If you insist on thinking that way, then continue believing it!"
At that moment.
An unknown voice from the Void shouted, "Little brat surnamed Gu, do you still not understand? It's true no one can detect your existence, but that doesn't mean no one can detect the existence of that little bald donkey beside you! As long as that little bald donkey is by your side, your whereabouts will never escape their eyes! Otherwise, why do you think they've been able to keep watching you from the shadows all this time? It's all thanks to that little bald donkey!"
Who said this was unknown.
But when the words came, before Gu Qingfeng could say anything, Da Xing the Mad Monk took offense and immediately flew into a rage.
Indeed.
The implication of those words was as if saying Da Xing the Mad Monk was a spy, purposely staying by Gu Qingfeng's side so everyone would know Gu Qingfeng's whereabouts, creating opportunities to erase him.
"Who! Who the hell is slandering people here!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk's face flushed crimson as he shouted at the top of his lungs, his expression fierce and menacing.