Legend Management Bureau Chapter 178

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Du Yu focused his gaze. It was indeed “Emperor Xiaoqing” and Bai Suzhen, but there was also a small black dot at the base of the hundred-meter-tall wave.

Looking closely from afar, Du Yu realized it was Shiranui Asuka. She was riding a bizarre lotus leaf, having sneaked along to follow them.

“Holy crap…” Du Yu muttered. ‘This girl really has some nerve,’ he thought. ‘She wants to tag along and see no matter how dangerous the place is.’

The monks in the temple were almost scared out of their wits. They rarely even saw the ocean on a normal day, let alone a tidal wave hundreds of meters high.

“Master… do you really not know any Heavenly Soldiers or Generals?” Du Yu asked again.

“I truly do not know any…” Fahai said helplessly.

Fahai was also somewhat flustered. With a spell of this magnitude, could it be that a Great Luo Golden Immortal had descended?

“Master, no matter what happens, deal with those two snakes first. Logically speaking, they should lose to you, but you absolutely must not hurt them.”

Fahai nodded, half-understanding. He wanted to say something else, but when he turned his head, Huijing was already gone.

Seeing this young monk sprinting toward them, Bai Suzhen revealed a trace of displeasure. “Sister, ignore him. Let’s charge straight through.”

“No,” Medusa replied decisively. “Did you forget what I said?”

Bai Suzhen finally remembered that this young monk was Xiaoqing’s “benefactor.”

“Very well. Then we shall wait for this young monk to flee for his life before dealing with Fahai.”

After waiting a brief moment, Du Yu ran out of their line of sight. Medusa breathed a sigh of relief, raised her trident, and guided the tidal wave forward once more.

But Du Yu hadn’t gone far. He leaped directly onto the giant lotus leaf that Shiranui Asuka was riding.

“Senior Du Yu!” Shiranui Asuka waved excitedly. “You’re here!”

Without a word, Du Yu rapped Shiranui Asuka on the head. “Ah Xiang, are you trying to get yourself killed?! Is this the kind of place you should be? Even if you wanted to come, you should have found a boat! Why did you come over riding on a lotus leaf?!”

“Hehe! This scene is just too magnificent! When I was in Fusang, I never… Bleugh!!!”

Du Yu stared blankly, as if suddenly remembering something.

Shiranui Asuka wiped her mouth and continued, “…Never seen anything like it. China’s legends are truly amazing. If I have the chance, I… Bleugh!!!”

“Ah Xiang… you…”

“I want to see more of it, consider it a form of training. Don’t you agree, Senior Du… Bleugh!!!”

Du Yu wished he could have Dong Qianqiu summon Shiranui Asuka back right this instant. Why was this girl so good at causing trouble?

“Ah Xiang, sometimes I don’t want to hit you, but you’re really asking for it… Don’t you know you get seasick? Why did you insist on coming?”

Shiranui Asuka’s expression remained unchanged as she said, “It’s fine, Senior Du Yu. I’ve already mas… Bleugh!! Mastered a special skill. Even if I keep throwing up, I can still… Bleugh!!! I can still communicate normally.”

“Oh, my god!” Du Yu covered his face, really not wanting to dwell on this topic. “Whatever you want. But I’m warning you in advance: if there’s danger, you’d better summon all thirteen of your shikigami as soon as possible. In a situation like this, I can barely protect myself, let alone protect you.”

“I understand, Senior Du Yu.” Shiranui Asuka suddenly thought of something and added, “Oh, right! In this water, it seems there’s… Bleugh!! It seems there’s someone talking!”

“Someone talking?!”

Du Yu looked down at the seawater. Sure enough, there were quite a few silhouettes inside!

Before he could get a clear look, a monster with a shrimp’s head and a human’s body suddenly popped out of the water, giving them both a massive fright.

“Holy crap! A monster!”

Du Yu wanted to slip away immediately, but there was water everywhere. There was simply nowhere to run.

The shrimp-headed monster glanced around, its gaze finally landing on Du Yu and Shiranui Asuka.

“Bro, what’s going on?” the shrimp monster asked.

“What do you mean, what’s going on?” Du Yu was a bit bewildered. “I haven’t even asked you what’s going on yet!”

“No, I mean…” The shrimp monster scratched its shrimp head and said, “Why is there such a massive commotion? Are you two demons as well?”

“Huh?” Du Yu felt like he and the shrimp monster weren’t on the same wavelength. “Whether I’m a demon or not, what does that have to do with you?”

Before the shrimp monster could reply, a crab monster suddenly darted out of the water.

‘If my guess is right…’ Du Yu thought. ‘These two are the legendary shrimp soldiers and crab generals?’

“Old Nine, what are you doing?!” the crab monster asked impatiently.

“Oh, Vice General. Didn’t we all have no idea why troops were suddenly deployed this time? I just wanted to find another demon and ask.”

“What the heck!” The crab monster impatiently smacked the shrimp monster on the head. “What makes you think these two are demons? What if they’re mortals? We can’t just go showing our faces willy-nilly!”

“No, Vice General, feel it for yourself. Both of them have quite a bit of power inside their bodies.”

Hearing this, the crab monster looked closely at Du Yu and Shiranui Asuka. The two couldn’t help but take a step back; they had never been stared down by a crab in their entire lives.

“Oh my god, you’re right!” The crab monster smacked the shrimp monster again. “Why didn’t you say they were demons earlier? I almost thought we startled some mortals!”

“I didn’t have time to say it… Vice General, what kind of demons are these two?”

Du Yu and Shiranui Asuka had no idea how to answer, but the crab monster apparently did.

“Look at this guy. He’s clearly a monk, yet he has two extremely Yin female energies on him. He’s probably a lecher who’s been dead for a long time.”

The shrimp monster found this reasonable and nodded. “What about the girl?”

“Are you stupid? That girl has a short stature and keeps spewing things out. She’s definitely a teapot spirit!”

Du Yu couldn’t bear to listen anymore. He interrupted the two, saying, “Let’s put aside what kind of demons we are for a moment. Why exactly did you guys come here? Are you here to attack Jinshan Temple?”

The crab monster shook its head helplessly. “Bro, what are you talking about?! Who would dare ask? With such massive sea movements, it’s definitely the ‘Dragon King’s Decree’! We can only follow the water here and fight wherever it flows.”

“What the heck!?” Du Yu was stunned. “So you guys don’t even know what you’re here to do? You just followed the seawater like headless flies?”

The crab monster shook its head. “Didn’t I just say? When the ‘Dragon King’s Decree’ is issued, there’s no need to ask. Only when the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas issue a joint decree do they have the authority to move this much seawater.”

The shrimp monster curled its lips at the side and whispered, “If you ask me, something definitely happened. Something huge! The higher-ups are keeping it a secret and making us charge to the front lines.”

He shook his head in a seasoned, experienced manner and declared, “I’m afraid the heavens are about to undergo a massive upheaval.”

The crab monster looked at Du Yu with great interest and asked, “Bro, you two aren’t from the sea, yet you’re here too. Do you happen to know some inside information?”

Du Yu pondered for a moment. ‘So these hundred thousand shrimp soldiers and crab generals under my feet don’t even know why they’re here?’

A plan formed in his mind… ‘Well, that’s just perfect!’

He cleared his throat and proclaimed, “Actually, regarding this troop deployment… the stakes involved are truly immense. As for my identity, it’s enough that you two catch my drift. In short, this is the current situation. I can only say that those who understand, understand, and those who don’t, will never understand. Even if you don’t understand, I won’t tell you. After all, those who do understand have already been promoted and struck it rich. The key is that those who understand figured it out on their own. You don’t know who understands, so you have no one to ask. In truth, many things are better kept to oneself; it’s worse if others find out. The waters run very deep in this matter, and it involves a lot of things. Knowing too little is bad, but knowing too much is even worse. It’s fine if you ask, and it’s fine if you don’t. I actually really want you to understand, but the reality? If you get it, you get it. If you don’t, don’t pretend you do. Ask fewer questions about how society operates, because sometimes asking and not asking yield the exact same result. Putting it like this… do you guys understand?”

After Du Yu finished his speech, he opened his eyes, only to see a dense, massive cluster of shrimp soldiers and crab generals surfacing on the water. Everyone had been completely bamboozled by Du Yu’s words.

Although there were thousands of them floating on the sea’s surface, it was surprisingly quiet.

After a long while, a shrimp monster finally poked the person next to it and asked, “Brother, did you understand?”

“I… I think I understood.”

Du Yu bellowed, “I’ve said all I need to say! If you understand, then hurry up and go!”

Countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals silently dove back into the water, their eyes filled with confusion. Having initially lacked a goal, they were now even more aimless than before.

“Du Yu… what the hell are you doing?” Dong Qianqiu, looking equally bewildered, asked.

“Never mind that for now, Sister Qianqiu. Let me ask you, who commands the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?”

“It’s the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Li Jing.”

“Understood! Where does he live?” Du Yu asked again.

“He lives in the Heavenly Court’s Pisha Palace. What are you going to do?”

Du Yu gave a wicked grin and reached out to trace a tiny portal in the air. This portal looked to be only the size of a palm. Dong Qianqiu had absolutely no idea what kind of scheme he was brewing.

Du Yu peered into the portal. Sitting on the other side was a majestic, heroic-looking middle-aged man. It was undoubtedly Li Jing. So, he pressed his mouth to the portal, took a deep breath, and roared:

“THE DRAGON PALACE IS REBELLING!!!!!”

Li Jing froze and hurriedly lifted his head, but Du Yu had immediately snapped the portal shut.

Panic etched on his face, Li Jing looked around wildly. He couldn’t find the source of the sound anywhere, but he had most definitely heard it.

He rushed outside and shouted for his subordinate generals, Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Catching Ear, ordering them to check if there were any anomalies down in the mortal realm.

Sure enough, Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Catching Ear caught the hundred thousand shrimp soldiers and crab generals heading toward Jinshan Temple red-handed.

There had been no news of a ‘Dragon King’s Decree’ being issued. Why had the shrimp soldiers and crab generals come out in full force?

This put Li Jing in a difficult position. The situation was critical, and he had to deploy his troops immediately. However, deploying troops privately without first reporting to the Queen Mother of the West at Kunlun Mountain would violate heavenly laws.

“Heavenly King, what should we do?” Thousand-Mile Eye asked.

Li Jing stroked his beard, pondered carefully for a moment, and declared, “This matter is of the utmost urgency. Assemble the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals immediately. We are descending to the mortal realm at once!”

Thousand-Mile Eye looked worried. “Heavenly King, without the ‘Heavenly Sovereign’s Decree’ approved by the Queen Mother of the West, how can we mobilize a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?”

“There’s no time to apply for the Heavenly Sovereign’s Decree…” Li Jing fell silent for a moment before summoning the Four Heavenly Kings. He handed them his Seven-Treasured Pagoda and instructed, “Four Generals of the Mo Family, quickly take my life-bound artifact to the Queen Mother of the West and report the situation to her. If she agrees to the troop deployment, you must immediately bring the artifact down to the mortal realm to rendezvous with me. If she intends to punish us, she can directly shatter my life-bound artifact, and my body and soul will instantly perish!”