Heaven Official's Blessing Chapter 221-230

Hua Cheng’s smile was genuine this time, radiating an even greater brilliance. The Guoshi, utterly stunned, pointed a trembling finger and voice at him: “...You? You’re that child? That very child???”

His finger and voice were practically quivering. Hua Cheng, radiating cheerfulness, did not speak, but his face clearly proclaimed: “That’s right, I am the ‘Star of Solitude’ himself, the one who nearly incinerated Mount TaiCang!”

“...”

The Guoshi turned to Xie Lian, demanding, “Your Highness, what is happening? Could you explain a little?”

Xie Lian spread his hands in a shrug, a shy smile gracing his lips. “...It’s... just as you see.”

The Guoshi was completely flabbergasted. He repeatedly slapped the back of his right hand into his left palm dozens of times before he could finally speak, “You see, you see, I told you so! I told you Supreme Ghost Kings shouldn’t be provoked so easily. He has been fixated on you since he was young, such terrifying persistence! It’s been how many years? Eight hundred years! He’s been stalking you for EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS! It’s frightening, far too frightening! My fortunes are truly too accurate!”

“Please, Master, please let it go. Let’s not discuss this any further...” Xie Lian pleaded inwardly.

He thought, ‘You haven’t even witnessed the divine statues that filled the entirety of the Cave of Ten Thousand Gods. If he saw that, he’d probably mistake Hua Cheng for a savage flood beast, a mad, insane ghost, and he’d probably snatch me up and flee.’

The Guoshi, still reeling from his shock, exclaimed, “No, he’s too terrifying like this! Such profound obsession and meticulous planning! Your Highness, you must be exceedingly careful. You could easily be taken advantage of like this. Be cautious of him deceiving you!”

“San Lang wouldn’t do that,” Xie Lian stated firmly.

Hua Cheng added drily, “My lord thinks too highly of himself. I would deceive anyone but His Highness.”

The Guoshi leaned in, intent on arguing, “You cunning young man, don’t think I can’t see through you. Aren’t you precisely exploiting His Highness’s lack of worldly experience in this regard? Why don’t you tell me right now, to my face, how spiritual power is lent? How many methods are there to lend it, and how do *you* lend it? What exactly did you tell His Highness?”

“...”

Xie Lian let out a series of yelps and nonsensical cries: “HAHAHAHA, ALRIGHT ALRIGHT! LET IT GO! IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW IT’S LENT, AS LONG AS IT’S LENT, RIGHT? HAHAHA, IT’S ALL THE SAME, ALL THE SAME!”

If this topic were to continue, he felt he would start flapping like a drowning duck boiled alive. Xie Lian suddenly turned serious. “So, let’s discuss serious matters. Right now, he has locked us in here and hasn’t made a move. What is he planning?”

“He’s probably thinking of setting another riddle for you,” Hua Cheng replied.

“But how would it be done?” Xie Lian wondered.

“That’s hard to say,” the Guoshi interjected. “To be honest, anything is possible. Your Highness, don’t change the subject! I am giving you advice: do not let perversions cloud your mind or be deceived by pretty words. I say he’s...”

Just then, Hua Cheng suddenly said, his voice tinged with darkness, “Gege, someone is coming.”

“Don’t think you can lie to me,” the Guoshi stated. “I am not as easily deceived as His Highness...”

But Xie Lian interjected, “Ah, Master, he is not lying to you. Someone really is coming. Let’s hide first!”

With that, he and Hua Cheng lightly pushed off with their feet, gracefully leaping onto a beam on the ceiling to conceal themselves.

It wasn’t long before the sound of clumsy footsteps, as expected, echoed from outside the chamber. A man kicked the door open and let out a wild, delighted laugh: “WAHAHAHAHAHA, THE

“THE HEAVENLY REALM IS NOTHING! DIDN’T IT STILL HAVE TO BE STEPPED UNDER THIS ANCESTOR’S FEET IN THE END!”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Upon hearing this voice, the three present were rendered speechless. A man clad in green robes swaggered in from the outside—it was indeed Qi Rong, whom they hadn’t seen for days!

It seemed Jun Wu had not only imprisoned all the heavenly officials but had also unleashed all the monsters and demons. The fact that such creatures could freely roam and rampage through the streets of the Heavenly Capital was practically an inversion of reason, extraordinarily bizarre!

Guoshi hadn't expected it to be Qi Rong either, and he stiffened. Qi Rong pointed a finger at him and bellowed, “You damn Guoshi, you damn old man, you undying old man! Hehe! Remember how you looked down on me and wouldn't take me as a disciple? What do you think now? A slap in the face, right? It’s karma, you deserve this kind of end!”

Peeking from behind him was a timid little head—it was Gu Zi. This was likely Gu Zi’s first time entering such a lavish building; his eyes were wide, scanning everything, as if he secretly wished to touch the ornate bricks but didn't dare.

Qi Rong, feeling proud and pleased, declared, “Good son, do you see? This is the heavenly realm, and now, it’s me, your daddy’s domain!”

Gu Zi was shocked, “Really, Dad? This place is so big…”

“OF COURSE!” Qi Rong exclaimed. “If you don’t believe me, watch—P’TUI! P’TUI! P’TUI! I’ll spit wherever I please, and who would dare tell me off?”

Guoshi: “…”

Gu Zi hesitated for a moment, then whispered, “Dad, it’s not very good to spit on the ground. It’s so beautiful and clean here; you’ll dirty it.”

Qi Rong was left speechless.

Guoshi couldn't hold back any longer either, “Take a look at yourself. How are you teaching your child? How old are you now, and you still don’t know how to be a good role model? Even children are more mature than you!”

Finding himself lectured from both sides, Qi Rong’s embarrassment ignited into anger. He jumped up, cursing, “YOU DAMN OLD MAN, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW! Pretending to be some kind of elder, I won’t allow you both to discipline me! And you! How dare you speak to your old man like this, you ungrateful brat!”

Scolded, Gu Zi stopped making sounds, aggrieved. After Qi Rong finished yelling, he guiltily wiped away the spit he had spat with his foot, pretending as if nothing had happened, and continued to curse as he dragged Gu Zi away. Before departing, he even inscribed a line in large letters upon the most conspicuous wall of the Palace of Ling Wen: “The number one Ghost King of the three realms, the Green Ghost Qi Rong, was here.”

After Qi Rong made his exit from the Palace of Ling Wen, the blue daruma doll, Xie Lian, tucked away in his sleeve, tumbled out, landing before the wall inscribed with those large words and the spit mark Qi Rong had messily wiped away. It spun erratically, as if in a frenzy of rage.

Xie Lian and Hua Cheng also leaped down, and Xie Lian picked up the daruma doll once more. Guoshi shook his head, “Prince Xiao Jing truly is… A hundred years pass like a day, his taste is incredibly bad. I can’t believe he hasn’t improved at all.”

Hua Cheng glanced at the wall, too lazy to even muster a disdainful expression, and offered a simple, one-word comment: “Hideous.”

Guoshi finally agreed with him, tucking his hands into his sleeves. “Extremely hideous. After so many years, other than that hellish mess of verses on the doors of the Gambler’s Den in Ghost City, that writing was over ten times more hideous than this. I have…”

never seen anything more hideous!”

Hua Cheng: ”...................”

Xie Lian, on the other hand, was desperately attempting to laugh it off. “Hahahahaha, Master, I’ve also seen that set of verses you speak of, and I thought it was quite well written? It’s very full of style, I rather like it.”

Guoshi was puzzled. “Your Highness, how can you say something like that? Your calligraphy was taught by world-class masters, how can you not tell the difference between beautiful and hideous? That writing is totally the worst of the three realms; not even the best teachers can salvage it. What exactly do you like about it? Did your taste fall apart?”

Xie Lian: “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAMASTER, PLEASE DON’T SAY ANYMORE!!!”

Suddenly, Hua Cheng spoke up. “Gege, Jun Wu is making a move. He’s probably going to look for you. He’s heading to the Palace of XianLe right now.”

Guoshi jolted. “What! Then Your Highness, you must hurry back! Crimson Rain Sought Flower, you hide yourself well too, absolutely do not let him discover you two have gotten together. My three friends’ mountain spirit bodies are currently bound within the borders of Mount TongLu and are trying to break free. No matter what actions we take, there’s more sure of a chance after they’ve broken free. Remember, do not act recklessly!”

Naturally, Xie Lian knew this. After bidding Guoshi farewell, the two departed the Palace of Ling Wen, swiftly and stealthily flying past, evading countless guards and demons. There were four more blocks before they reached the Palace of XianLe when suddenly, Hua Cheng spoke up again,