49: Leave professional matters to professionals

Great Qi World.

The Imperial Capital had already turned into ruins, and Qi Xuan, supported by Xia Wuyan, crawled out from the rubble.

At this moment, both of them were covered in dust, extremely disheveled, completely lacking their former elegance, looking like beggars by the roadside.

"Your Majesty, I'll help you escape!" Xia Wuyan's face was pale, clearly not yet recovered from the recent disaster.

However, she was once the Empress of Great Qi and a great general; no matter what, she had to lead Qi Xuan away from here, even if it meant her own death.

"No... no need. We haven't lost yet. We still have a chance to turn the tide," Qi Xuan's disheveled hair flew wildly in the strong wind, but his eyes held a strange glint.

Even in despair, he could still counterattack.

Because.

Two people in the Chat Group had already accepted the mission.

Even if one of them was Li Tian Ce, who had little combat power, the strength of the other two, any one of them, would be enough to change this inevitably losing battle.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~"

"Boom boom boom ~"

In front, tornadoes continuously spun, whipping up level 12 winds, destroying all buildings.

The ground continuously vibrated violently, cracking into bottomless fissures.

The scene before them was like a doomsday landscape under a natural catastrophe.

It was also due to the continuous earthquakes and terrifying tornadoes that his 800,000 strong army stationed in the Imperial City either ascended to the heavens or sank into the earth.

And outside the city.

The area where Wang Xiu and others were stationed was quiet; not only was nothing happening, but even food blown out of the Imperial City by the tornadoes landed in their encampment, providing supplies.

Such an absurd event almost caused Qi Xuan's Dao Heart to collapse.

Damn it!

Such a cheat, yet no report button!

This is truly outrageous!

It's simply unfair; no, the heavens themselves are on the side of Wang Xiu, that Child of Luck.

Seeing Qi Xuan unwilling to leave, Xia Wuyan was also full of sorrow, shaking her head uncontrollably: "I have led troops since I was twelve, for eight years now. I have fought no less than a hundred battles, conquered every objective, won every battle, and never suffered a defeat. Yet today, I am besieged here; it is Heaven's will to destroy me, not a fault of battle!"

Saying this, Xia Wuyan picked up a long sword from the ground, placed it across her shoulder, and intended to commit suicide.

"Since Your Majesty wishes to defend the empire to the death, then let your concubine go first and establish a vast territory for Your Majesty below."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Qi Xuan rushed forward, snatched the long sword from Xia Wuyan's hand, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, "What are you doing? I'm waiting for reinforcements to counterattack, not accepting fate!"

Xia Wuyan came to a sudden realization, "Wait... wait for reinforcements?"

The ground vibrated beneath their feet, and the tornadoes roared ahead, continuously ravaging the Imperial City.

She smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Your Majesty, in this situation, where would reinforcements come from? Unless immortals descend, only then can the situation be reversed..."

"Hey! You're right! Chu Ge and I are immortals, descending to save you!"

A boisterous voice rang out.

Qi Xuan and Xia Wuyan simultaneously looked behind them, only to see two figures standing atop the collapsed ruins.

One of them was clad in heavy armor, holding a black Overlord Spear, appearing quite like a great general.

The other exuded an aura like a banished immortal, his Daoist robe fluttering in the wind, yet also possessing the scholarly spirit of a cultured person.

Xia Wuyan looked at the two of them, her pupils suddenly widening, and she couldn't help but exclaim: "Could it be... could it be that you are the Wen Qu Star and Wu Qu Star from the heavens?!"

What the heck, Wen Qu Star and Wu Qu Star!

Chu Mo was also speechless at her words.

Li Tian Ce, however, was sizing up Chu Mo, muttering in wonder: "Don't tell me, Chu Ge, you really do have the aura of a Wen Qu Star."

Chu Mo rolled his eyes at him, annoyed: "Be careful, or I'll make you fail every exam in this life, next life, and the life after that."

Li Tian Ce said indifferently: "Breaking into Chang'an is much simpler than getting into Chang'an through exams. Besides, I'm not a cultured person; I've never passed an exam since I was a child."

Chu Mo smiled faintly, "The exams I'm talking about aren't just written exams."

Li Tian Ce was startled for a moment, then saw Qi Xuan covering his mouth and laughing wildly, and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

"If the 'exam' is a conceptual skill, then your happiness for the rest of your life might be gone," Qi Xuan winked, then glanced at Xia Wuyan a few times, hinting at the scope of the 'exam'.

Li Tian Ce's face darkened, and he looked at Chu Mo with a resentful expression, "Chu Ge, you're going too far. I'm a man who's going to have three palaces and six courtyards; how could I possibly not be able to turn in my homework?"

"Don't ask me about that; you just said yourself that you've never passed since you were a child."

"No, my 'passing' wasn't that meaning. You're misleading me. I demand a re-debate."

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening, the turtle is chanting scriptures!"

Chu Mo's words made Li Tian Ce fall silent.

The steady character he had painstakingly honed in his own world was shattered at this moment.

After teasing Li Tian Ce for a bit, Chu Mo turned his gaze to the roaring tornado in front of them.

And the continuously shaking, continuously cracking earth.

"Hiss! They're not even pretending anymore! Old Qi, you're really unlucky to have such a cheating opponent."

While teasing Qi Xuan, Chu Mo looked up at the sky. At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds, with streaks of lightning snakes darting about, and the targets of these lightning bolts were precisely themselves.

No, not themselves; Li Tian Ce, Qi Xuan, and Xia Wuyan were just incidental. The true target of these lightning bolts...

Was himself!

"My appearance makes you feel a bit out of control, doesn't it? Or rather, are you scared?!"

As these words were spoken.

Thunder boomed in the sky, countless lightning bolts darted about, and as the wind and clouds surged, it seemed as if something was brewing.

And the continuous rumbling thunder was a warning to Chu Mo.

"No way! First tornadoes, then earthquakes, and now even lightning strikes from the heavens! Alright, alright! You're the true Immortal Cultivator; you're not even pretending anymore!"

Li Tian Ce had already jumped down from the Imperial City's spire and stood with Qi Xuan, watching the silver lightning in the sky.

The higher you stand, the more likely you are to be struck by lightning.

With his meager strength, and holding an Overlord Spear, he looked just like a lightning rod.

He didn't want the lightning meant for Chu Mo to strike him instead; that would be a big problem.

"Chu Ge is an Immortal Cultivator; he's tough and durable, and he often deals with Lightning Tribulations. If you want to strike, strike him!"

Li Tian Ce mumbled below.

Qi Xuan glared at him, annoyed, and said, "Is that how you treat Chu Ge?"

Li Tian Ce rolled his eyes at Qi Xuan, holding out his Overlord Spear to him, "How about you take my Overlord Spear and act as a lightning rod, go up and help Chu Ge tank a wave of damage?"

Qi Xuan pushed the Overlord Spear back, refusing: "Professional matters should be left to professionals. Dealing with Lightning Tribulations, of course, should be left to the more professional Chu Ge."

Li Tian Ce scoffed: "Isn't that settled? We're just small fry, waiting for the big boss to clear the level. We just need to cheer him on from behind!"

Chu Mo, who was directly facing the Lightning Tribulation, almost got so angry he wanted to go down and give both of them a flick on the forehead when he heard their words.

Look, is that even something a human would say?