Chapter 1167: No Bluffing. Cards on the Table!
The wind roared through the immortal palace. As lightning flashed and thunder boomed, Xu Qing advanced through the wind. The workings of heaven were in chaos, but his heart was utterly calm. Wild colors flashed in the dome of heaven, but no expression flashed across his face.
As of tonight, it was obvious what he had to do. The game piece he had played in the form of Yuanshan Su was the clarion call marking his comeback. And to go along with that call, he needed a spear.
And thus, he appeared in the complex of buildings outside of Aurora Grand Hall in the very middle of the immortal palace. There, terrifying divine will kept watch, yet he didn’t slow down at all. He shot right through the public square to appear.... right in front of Aurora Grand Hall.
The storm grew stronger. Curtains of rain fell, and the wind scraped through the air and across the green limestone. Water splashed everywhere.
Amidst all that, Xu Qing ducked his head, clasped hands, and bowed.
“Father!” he said loudly. “There are a few things I need to do tonight. And I need to use the marriage contract!”
Thunder crashed, but it wasn’t capable of drowning out Xu Qing’s voice. After all of his observations and calculations, he was confident that his request would be granted. And that was because the marriage contract fundamentally belonged to the young lord.
Originally, he had been hesitant. But after everything that happened... he was convinced that there was no way the Immortal Lord didn’t know about everything going on in the palace, including the situation with the outsiders! This section of history was a mere space-time reflection, but... the entities inside this space-time had extremely high personhood. Xu Qing refused to believe that the old-timers in the palace hadn’t noticed the signs of what was going on!
And yet, for this entire time, they had remained silent. They had not interfered! They were not providing either assistance or obstruction to the side of order or the side of change. And that lack of interference amounted to a tacit approval! They approved of everything that was happening!
Thus, having combined the implications of all his observations and analyses, Xu Qing had come here tonight!
His voice entered the hall and reached a figure seated cross-legged there. The figure opened his eyes and looked outside. His left eye was black, while his right eye glittered like a jewel.