Chapter 2532 - 2530: The Spineless Thieves
The Little Kirin stopped Little Bai and the others, signaling them to calm down.
It’s not wise to act impulsively now; who knows how powerful the restrictions in the Peach Garden are.
They stood their ground, and when the Elder Land Spirit approached, he shouted breathlessly at them, "Fairies, don’t leave yet, the old man has something to say."
The Little Kirin spoke up, "What’s the matter, Elder Land Spirit? Did my sisters offend you?"
The Elder Land Spirit shook his head and said, "No, no, it’s not that. Just now, while I was patrolling the garden, I noticed signs of disturbance on the ground and came to inquire with the fairies about what you have been doing inside."
This Peach Garden is vast, and the Elder Land Spirit within manages only a part of it.
Little Bai and the others entered earlier, plucking peaches from different aged trees, avoiding one specific area.
So, this Elder Land Spirit couldn’t figure out what happened.
Little Qing’s eyes shifted, and she retrieved a bunch of jade-like weeds from her Storage Ring. "Elder Land Spirit, is this what you’re referring to? While treating the peach trees just now, we found these weeds and pulled them out. If you need them, feel free to take them."
"Is that so?"
The Elder Land Spirit’s stature was short, but his mind was highly effective.
The area of disturbed soil was deep, evidently not caused by pulling weeds.
The Little Kirin deliberately made a coughing sound towards Huang Fangyong, who was presently consumed by love, and then said to the Elder Land Spirit, "Elder Land Spirit, why make such a fuss over the fairies pulling weeds? They’ve already made two trips today and are quite exhausted. Let them return to rest early!"
"Well..."
The Elder Land Spirit hesitated, "General, if something happens, I can’t bear this responsibility!"
Huang Fangyong responded nonchalantly, "What could possibly happen? Will things go wrong because of pulling a few weeds? If anything does happen, I’ll take responsibility!"
The Elder Land Spirit finally agreed, "Alright, then let’s do as the General says. I’ll go back and check, and if anything happens, I’ll need to trouble the fairies to return."
The Little Kirin nodded, "We will follow what the Elder Land Spirit said, and we are heading back to Hundred Flowers Palace now. If anything happens, let General Huang come find us."
"Yes, this task is entrusted to me, the General!"
Huang Fangyong looked at the Little Kirin with a face overflowing with infatuation.
The Little Kirin chuckled internally, but outwardly maintained a shy demeanor, leading a group of siblings away swiftly.
After leaving the Peach Garden, Huang Fangyong continued to stare at the Little Kirin incessantly, making the Little Kirin’s skin crawl with goosebumps.
Little Qing sneered quietly, "Big brother, General Huang is genuinely affectionate towards you; why not just go along with him?"
"Get lost!"
The Little Kirin pinched her once, breaking into laughter with them after walking further away.
Little Bai blamed Little Qing, "Second sister, why did you pull those weeds for no reason? We almost got found out."
Little Qing said, "You blame me, but it was your lack of skill that caused the ground not to be leveled when you pulled the tree, leading the Elder Land Spirit to discover traces. Also, those weeds growing under the peach trees are nourished by the Essential Qi of the peach trees. They’re not just ordinary weeds; each one is a treasure!"
Little Bai rubbed his head and chuckled, "Should we hurry and escape? Otherwise, it’ll be too late if things escalate."
The Little Kirin took out a Token and grinned mischievously at them, "No need to rush, I just got a passage Token, so we can go anywhere. Since we’re here, how can we leave without taking enough things?"
The Vermilion Bird laughed, "Yes, stealing peaches is a major crime, but stealing a bit of something else is no big deal."
The Little Kirin chided, "Fourth sister, we’re borrowing, not stealing! We’ll return them after we’ve grown our Peach Trees on Liangshan Island."
Everyone laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, big brother’s right. It’s borrowing, not stealing!"
Now armed with passage Tokens, they walked boldly.
Disguised as women of Hundred Flowers Palace, they weren’t afraid of inquiries wherever they went.
The location of the Heavenly Court’s garden was unknown, but each palace had places where plants were cultivated, along with some floral arrangements.
The group moved like locusts swarming through the garden.
They pulled out plants, moved flower pots, regardless of the species. As long as they grew in the Heavenly Court, they weren’t trivial.
These floral plants were ordinarily common items.
After they took them, patrolling soldiers didn’t pay much attention. Who would suspect that someone would ascend to the heavens out of boredom to steal flowers and plants?
Wondering around, they eventually reached the front of a grand and magnificent palace.
Little Bai exclaimed in surprise, "Whose palace is this? Could it be the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall?"
The Vermilion Bird hurriedly said, "The Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall is heavily guarded; let’s hurry and escape!"
The Little Kirin stopped them, saying, "There’s no need to rush; this isn’t the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall. I observed when we arrived; the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall is centrally located. This palace is on the right side and should be an important place."
The siblings observed carefully, moving in front of the palace, discovering a large plaque with five grand characters inscribed on it, "Five-Directional and Five Emperors Palace."
Everyone was amazed, "Five-Directional and Five Emperors?"
Little Bai said, "I heard that beneath the Supreme Jade Emperor are four Imperial Envoys and the Five-Directional and Five Emperors. Could we have arrived at their palace?"
The Little Kirin said, "It should be. Who else would dare construct such a grand palace besides them?"
"Should we escape quickly?"
The Vermilion Bird was rather timid.
The Little Kirin said, "Since we’re here, let’s take a look inside. I see this palace is empty without anyone in it, probably reserved for official use only."
Little Bai was also full of excitement, "I heard the Five-Directional and Five Emperors share our bloodline, dating back to the primordial Divine Beast Bloodline of creation. Why don’t we each seek our own opportunities and venture to our respective directions?"
The Five-Directional and Five Emperors Palace was circular overall.
In the center was the Yellow Emperor Palace, with the other four palaces surrounding it.
The Little Kirin looked carefully, directing excitedly, "Indeed, the Five-Directional and Five Emperors are our ancestors, so there’s no reason for them to trouble us. I’ll go to the central Yellow Emperor Palace, Little Bai to the Western White Emperor Palace, Little Xuan to the Northern Black Emperor Palace, Vermilion Bird to the Southern Red Emperor Palace, Little Qing to the Eastern Azure Emperor Palace."
"At your commands!"
The four siblings nodded at each other, glanced at their respective direction, and descended to the palace doorway below.
There were restrictions in this palace, which everyone could sense.
The Little Kirin secretly communicated using spiritual power with his siblings, instructing them to attempt channeling their bloodline onto the Town-abode Stones inside.
Everyone followed suit, dripping their blood inside.
Indeed, it penetrated through the transparent barrier, hitting the Town-abode Stones at the entrance.
With a soft sizzling sound, the barrier above the gate seemed to lift like a curtain, revealing a gap.
The Little Kirin shouted excitedly, "It really works; everyone, quickly go inside!"
He took the lead and disappeared into the palace along with his four siblings.