Chapter 59: Chapter 54: The Queen Mother and My Unspoken Secret

“Huh?”

Emperor Fengdu once again made a hand seal, and in no time, he learned of this matter from the river of causality.

“I see.” For the first time, Emperor Fengdu smiled with satisfaction, then said, “Turns out this was fated by the connection with my statue in the human world, good.”

Ning An stood tall and proud, confidently saying:

“That’s nothing; I even plan to leverage the fame of Changchun Temple to ensure that our Underworld’s legitimate deities enjoy incense offerings from the human world!”

Spare him the advice to do more and say less, that’s all nonsense!

Ning An was no hypocrite!

“Not bad, you’ve got ambition.”

Looking at the newly accepted foster son before him, Emperor Fengdu felt, well… it could work?

Emperor Fengdu increasingly found Ning An pleasing to the eye and said with satisfaction, “Next time you promote the Netherworld, don’t forget to help your senior brothers advertise a bit. Incense and Candle Merit is quite beneficial for them.”

“Then, foster father, you?”

Ning An slightly stiffened his neck, as if he were ready to argue at any moment.

“For me, incense is not a remedy; it will instead become a noisy bridge that keeps me from sleeping, which is why I actively severed the connection with human statues.”

Emperor Fengdu’s tone began to become more affectionate and relaxed as he slowly explained the reason.

“I see.” Ning An obediently replied, “Thank you, foster father, Ning An has learned.”

“What kind of lesson is this?” Emperor Fengdu pointed at Ning An and burst out laughing, “But you’re just starting your cultivation, Dao Feng.”

Emperor Fengdu’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was just enough for the envious followers to hear.

“Old man, here I come.”

A figure in a blue Taoist robe appeared suddenly before Ning An along with a breeze.

After a hasty salute, Dao Feng said listlessly, “Foster Father, if there’s anything I can do, just tell me. Don’t mention climbing mountains or braving fire; I’ll even make a trip to the earthly Red Mansion if you wish!”

Whoa!

Ning An was instantly filled with respect!

Not to mention anything else, but the realm of licking with one’s own characteristics is beyond Ning An’s reach!

“Keep blabbing and you’ll take a trip to Avici Hell yourself.” Emperor Fengdu rolled his eyes at him with annoyed exasperation.

But obviously, the red-robed Taoist was unfazed. Instead, he jokingly continued, “As long as foster father commands, I’ll surely go to receive punishment after I break the realm.”

“With you? In this environment of absolute difficulty, dreaming of breaking through from Golden Immortal is just a fantasy.” Emperor Fengdu snorted dismissively and said:

“However, currently, there’s a method that might help you break through.”

Boom!

Ning Bo was instantly pinned to the ground by the pressure he emitted, like a frog on its back.

If the red-robed Taoist hadn’t come and gone so quickly, Ning An would already be a pile of flesh.

“No need to say more, my life is given by you, just tell me, who are we killing today?!!!”

Dao Feng’s eyes instantly widened like copper bells, with excitement he couldn’t contain.

Only he knew how long he’s been stuck at the Golden Immortal level.

He tried countless methods but couldn’t break through in this environment of absolute difficulty.

Even the slightest loosening of the bottleneck…

Now hearing this, how could he not be thrilled!

“There, the method is right behind you.” Emperor Fengdu pointed at Ning An and said plainly.

“Ah? Me?”

Ning An, struggling to get up, saw Emperor Fengdu pointing at him and was immediately perplexed.

This situation was tantamount to asking a rookie investor to guide Tao Bihua, a hot sauce salesperson, to become the richest person in the world.

“Incense.”

Emperor Fengdu’s words were concise.

Ning An didn’t immediately grasp it, but Dao Feng grumbled unhappily, “Foster Father, are you joking with me? Relying on that tiny bit of pathetic incense from humans, afraid it’s…”

Pa!

In an instant, a massive incense deity statue filled his view.

“Whoa!” Dao Feng’s eyes were fixed, and he couldn’t be bothered with propriety, directly reaching out to touch it, tenderly as if it were his lover.

“Foster Father, where did you get this Incense Merit Golden Body? Isn’t it said that in absolute difficulty circumstances, everyone is forbidden from intervening with the human world?” Dao Feng asked in shock while caressing it.

Emperor Fengdu directly shut his mouth, not wanting to converse with this rebellious foster child.

Every word he says is met with retort several times, he regrets taking in such a troublesome foster son!

Seeing the atmosphere getting awkward, Ning An weakly spoke: “Cough, cough, well… Senior Brother, this might have something to do with me.”

Pa!

A gentle breeze swept by, and before Ning An could react, he found himself being embraced by Dao Feng, who was tearfully emotional.

“Junior brother, ah, upon seeing you, I recall my childhood…”

“Scram!” Emperor Fengdu couldn’t stand it anymore; with a wave of his hand, both figures quickly faded from the world.

Pa!

In the midst of dreamy bubbles and shadows, Emperor Fengdu’s entire figure transformed into the strokes of a brush in motion, merging naturally with a landscape painting.

The dancing ink lines drawn into the sun suddenly kicked the red-robed Taoist twice.

Meanwhile, Emperor Fengdu’s voice filled with frustration resounded in Dao Feng’s ear:

“You handle your junior brother’s basic cultivation, don’t let him slack off!”

“Rest assured, foster father, you know my character best!”

Once the landscape world completely disappeared, Dao Feng exhaled, “That old man’s world is not a place for people, too bland, here is much more comfortable.”

Um…

Ning An looked at the dense bamboo forest around him, unsure of what to say.

“Hehe, little junior brother, you’re so fragrant, tell me about that incense… Junior brother, don’t be scared, don’t frown, senior brother is scared too…”

After a chaotic moment.

Ning An was already exhausted, lying on the ground without a care for his image and falling asleep.

“Senior… Senior Brother, send me out of the city, I want to return to the human world.”

“What nonsense!” Dao Feng sternly interrupted Ning An, “Even though being the new foster son of that old man isn’t something rare, it shouldn’t be handled carelessly!”

“Moreover,” Dao Feng swaggeringly waved his hand, feigning mystery, “you’re my dear brother, Dao Feng! How can you leave the city without a bit of pomp, that’s too humiliating!”

“You wait, I’ll be right back.”

Not waiting for Ning An to persuade him further, Dao Feng’s figure gradually blurred. But this time, a strong wind was kicking up along with loud laughter:

“Good brother, remember to fulfill your promise to your brother~”

Ning An glanced at the sky and chose to ignore it.

Now he somewhat understood why foster father was not fond of this senior brother.

After Ning An detailed how he quickly helped Emperor Fengdu accumulate the Incense Merit Golden Body, Dao Feng’s mouth kept running.

In fact, to maximize incense accumulation, he even rebelliously fabricated a new Netherworld’s foremost deity…

The leading deity was named Dao Feng.

According to Dao Feng’s plan, only a status above Emperor Fengdu would ensure rapid accumulation of Incense Merit, completely disregarding human comprehension.

Ning An persuaded him earnestly till this insane idea was abandoned.

The final settlement resulted in two sheets of paper held by Ning An.

Gentle breeze fluttered them, revealing a picture of male and female in a bamboo sea, captioned—

“Queen Mother and Me: The Unspeakable Secret”

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