Chapter 2533 - 2531: Better to Leave First
In the Hundred Flowers Palace, the energy of the array set by the Little Kirin was almost exhausted.
Fairy Zixuan saw the fluctuation in the formation’s barrier and immediately thrust her longsword into the formation eye above.
With a bang, the spatial formation was pierced by her sword, stirring up a cloud of dust all around.
The restrictions on the group of female cultivators were simultaneously broken, and they covered their noses, hastily leaving the spot while cursing, "These scoundrels really have a lot of nerve."
"Let’s hurry to Auntie Hua and report this!"
"Yes, report it, let them bully us."
"..."
They were about to leave to find Elderflower Fairy.
Zixuan stopped them, telling them, "Auntie went on a journey to the mortal realm yesterday and is not in the palace. I just heard that these people are heading for the Peach Garden. Let’s quickly go to the Peach Garden and inquire, don’t let them cause trouble there."
A group of female immortals nodded hurriedly and went with Zixuan to the Peach Garden.
In the Peach Garden, things were getting chaotic.
A group of land spirits gathered, counting the number of peaches in the garden.
An Elder Land Spirit anxiously shouted, "In my Thousand-Year Peach Grove, there were twelve thousand peach trees. But now, for no apparent reason, a thousand are missing!"
Another Elder Land Spirit exclaimed, "In my Hundred-Thousand-Year Peach Grove, there were originally five thousand peach trees. Now, over five hundred have been burned."
They looked at the land spirit managing the Million-Year Peach Grove, who also spoke anxiously, "I haven’t lost any peach trees here, but on a thousand trees, there were originally thirty-four hundred fruits. Now, four hundred of them are missing."
An Elder Land Spirit slapped his head and exclaimed, "It’s over, it’s over, I said those female immortals who came today were acting suspiciously, could it be that they did it?"
"Who, which female immortals?"
A group of disciples urgently asked.
This disciple replied, "It’s those girls from the Hundred Flowers Palace, the leader is called Zixuan."
"It’s her?"
A group of land spirits looked at each other and shook their heads, saying, "It’s not possible! This girl is usually kind and honest, how could she do such things?"
The Elder Land Spirit said, "Call her here and ask, then we’ll know."
They went out together to find General Huang Fangyong at the entrance to talk about this matter.
Huang Fangyong was in a daze, daydreaming while holding Zixuan’s golden hairpin, and when the Elder Land Spirit came over, he told him everything.
He was first stunned, then retorted, "Impossible, Fairy Zixuan wouldn’t do such a thing, are you mistaken?"
The group of land spirits anxiously clapped their hands, saying, "How could we be mistaken, we’ve checked over and over again more than ten times, there’s no mistake."
"This, this is a serious crime!"
Huang Fangyong remembered the group of women from the daytime and instantly felt a sense of foreboding.
Usually, Fairy Zixuan was always courteous to him, always maintaining a proper distance.
But today, Fairy Zixuan was acting unusually.
Not only was she more enthusiastic by three points, but she also gave him a token of love.
The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong, and he clasped his hands towards the land spirits, saying, "Everyone, please don’t worry, I’ll immediately go and find Fairy Zixuan to clarify this."
"Good, good, go quickly!"
The Elder Land Spirits nodded repeatedly.
Huang Fangyong gave two instructions to his subordinates and was about to leave.
Then, he saw Fairy Zixuan rushing over with a group of female immortals.
The land spirits also saw them and anxiously pointed at them, shouting, "Here they come, here comes this group of girls."
Huang Fangyong hurriedly went up to them, anxiously asking Zixuan, "Fairy Zixuan, something big has happened."
Fairy Zixuan was startled by his anxious demeanor and asked him, "Is it the Peach Garden?"
"How do you know?"
Huang Fangyong looked at her up and down and told her, "Just after you left, Elder Land Spirit started to investigate and count. As a result, they found that many peach trees are missing from each peach grove."
A land spirit came up and asked Zixuan, "Little girl, what mischief did you do today? Did you steal the peach trees, hurry up and return them to us. If the Heavenly Empress Mother finds out, you could lose your head."
Zixuan anxiously exclaimed, "Elder Land Spirit, you are mistaken, we didn’t take anything!"
The female immortals behind her shouted, "It must be those scoundrels who did it."
"What scoundrels?"
Sweat beads started to appear on Huang Fangyong’s forehead.
The female immortals quickly told Huang Fangyong about the situation at the Hundred Flowers Palace.
Listening, Huang Fangyong became anxious and said, "Are you saying you were just immobilized by that group of scoundrels?"
Fairy Zixuan nodded, "Exactly, we only just came out as the array’s energy was depleted."
"This is bad, this is bad, something major has occurred."
Huang Fangyong was so anxious that he slapped his forehead and took out Zixuan’s golden hairpin, asking, "So you didn’t give me this golden hairpin either?"
Zixuan took the golden hairpin and blushed, saying, "This was pulled from my head by that robber, how did it end up with you?"
Huang Fangyong’s long spear shook as he angrily shouted, "Those damned scoundrels dared to come here and taunt me."
The land spirits were now clear on the situation and urgently suggested to them, "This matter is of great importance, we should quickly report to the Heavenly Empress Mother. If we’re a step too late, I’m afraid those scoundrels will escape!"
"Right, right, we’ll immediately go to Yaochi and report to the Heavenly Empress Mother."
Cold sweat was already breaking out on Huang Fangyong’s body, if they couldn’t catch those scoundrels.
He’d have to take a trip to the Nine Nether Platform with no chance of survival.
A group wanted to follow and went immediately to Yaochi.
Meanwhile, the Little Kirin and the others had just exited the palaces of the Five Directions and Five Emperors.
In this palace, it’s usually where the Five Emperors stay.
Inside was empty, with only a longsword suppressing the residence.
As they entered, the sword energy almost shredded them to ashes.
Only after a blood recognition did the Divine Sword calm down.
Seeing nothing worth taking in the grand hall, they simply took the Divine Sword with them.
They gathered together, sneering wittily.
The guardian Divine Sword of the Five Directions and Five Emperors, no ordinary object!
The sword was filled with divine aura, indeed a Holy Artifact.
Little Bai proposed that they might as well go to Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall for a stroll to see if there’s a rear garden there.
The others nodded in excitement, but only Little Xuan frowned, calculating on his fingers, "Not good, not good, the array big brother set up earlier might have already been broken."
Little Kirin frowned deeply, "Considering the time, it’s about right."
Little Xuan continued, "We’ve gotten quite a bit of fortune already, we should leave quickly. If they realize we’re here, we won’t be able to leave."
Little Kirin and the other siblings exchanged glances; they indeed acquired many treasures today but still hadn’t found the Heavenly Court’s rear garden.
The Vermilion Bird, timid as always, agreed with Little Xuan, "Yes, yes, let’s head back quickly! The flowers and plants we took are more than enough for Liangshan Island."
Little Bai, somewhat reluctant, said, "The Heavenly Court is vast, with a slow operating speed, they won’t react that quickly, will they?"
Little Kirin made the decision, "We can’t take the risk, Liangshan Island is not yet firmly established. If we openly clash with the Heavenly Court, it will cause great trouble for our father."
"I agree!"
Little Qing nodded and exchanged looks with the other siblings, finally, a unanimous decision to leave was made.
With the token given by Huang Fangyong, transforming into their appearance, it was easy to leave through the South Heavenly Gate.
This time, Little Kirin boldly showed the token and even greeted the gatekeeper Heavenly King, Demon Liqing, warmly, "The Dragon King and the Jade Emperor are still in discussion, fearing delays, we were sent ahead."
Demon Liqing looked at the token, thought nothing more, and gestured for them to leave.
After all, having received benefits from the Dragon King, he was embarrassed to inquire further.
The Dragon King had not yet emerged, and the Water-Avoiding Golden Gaze Beast-cart remained at the spot.
Little Kirin chuckled mischievously, using Kirin blood qi to intimidate this exotic beast of the Kirin Clan, leading the siblings away in the cart.
As they left, bronze bells were ringing throughout the Heavenly Court.
Orders soon followed, "The Heavenly Empress Mother decrees to seal all four gates, allowing no one to exit."