Legend Management Bureau Chapter 135

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With Chigui in tow, Du Yu made his way down the mountain. Along the way, Chigui kept asking what exactly was going on, but Du Yu simply hemmed and hawed, refusing to say a word.

It was not until they reached the entrance of the Legend Management Bureau that Chigui came to a halt. He first glanced at the newly rebuilt Bureau, then remarked casually, “Du Yu, if you do not tell me exactly what happened, I am not going in today.”

“Oh, come on!” Du Yu exclaimed anxiously. “It really is nothing major…”

“Are you going to tell me or not?”

“If I tell you, you will help, right?”

“Not necessarily,” Chigui replied, shaking his head. “Although the old woman told me to help you, I could always accidentally fail to be of assistance.”

Du Yu could only grit his teeth and mutter to him, “Brother Chigui… here is what actually happened…”

…

“Hahahahahaha!”

“Brother Chigui! Brother Chigui!” Du Yu clung desperately to Chigui’s thigh to stop him from leaving. However, Chigui possessed boundless strength. Having Du Yu dangling from his leg was like carrying no weight at all as he strode forward briskly.

“Just do me a favor and help out!”

“No, no, no,” Chigui refused, shaking his head. “Our fate ends right here. Hurry up and leave.”

“Brother Chigui, it is just saving a person! It will not take much effort at all!”

“Du Yu!” Chigui barked angrily. “I am an evil ghost! An evil ghost! The whole world says we eat people! Yet you want me to save someone?! And in front of all the gods?! And it has to be Zhan Qisheng?! I lived with Yingning for hundreds of years! I know everything about those two!”

“Ugh…” Du Yu had guessed this would be the outcome, which was why he had hesitated to tell him the truth.

“I will just treat this as you calling me down the mountain to tell me a joke… You better leave right now, or I am going to beat you up.” Chigui also looked awkward, turning to leave in a hurry.

“Chigui…” Yingning suddenly appeared before the two of them.

“What do you want?” Chigui glared at Yingning in annoyance. “Let me make this clear first… I am not going to save him, but that does not mean I will kill him either, so do not waste your breath.”

“No,” Yingning murmured, shaking her head. “I no longer want to kill him. Please help me save him…”

“Huh?” Chigui was stunned. “Wait, you have said you want to kill Zhan Qisheng hundreds of thousands of times, and now you do not want to?”

Yingning lowered her head in silence for a moment before replying, “Little Zhan got hurt trying to save me this time, so…”

Chigui blanked for a second, then looked at Du Yu and asked, “Is that true?”

“It is true,” Du Yu confirmed. “Brother Chigui, you are a grown man. If those two are getting together, why are you getting so worked up about it? Just save the man when you are asked to.”

“I…!” Chigui suddenly found himself at a loss for words. He let out a soft sigh and muttered, “Fine, fine. Just pretend I was being a busybody. Lead the way. I will save him, alright?”

…

The immortals had not waited long before they saw Du Yu walk through the door with a tall man. This man had deer antlers on his head and strange tattoos covering his skin, making it clear he was no ordinary soul.

Black and White Impermanence had also anticipated this person’s arrival, but they could only pretend not to know him.

“Chief! I brought him here. He practices a blood-attribute cultivation method,” Du Yu announced.

Chigui cast a cold gaze over the gathered gods before slowly walking over to Zhan Qisheng’s side to examine his condition.

“Huh?” Chigui paused in surprise. “What kind of blood is this? It feels so familiar.”

“It belongs to a demon,” Dong Qianqiu explained. “Demon blood is currently flowing through Zhan Qisheng’s body.”

“A demon…?” Chigui frowned slightly. “I believe I encountered this type of blood thousands of years ago.”

With that, a crimson aura flared around his body. He waved a hand over Zhan Qisheng, and thin threads of blood immediately shot out from the injured man’s body. Within moments, they coalesced into a sphere of blood in Chigui’s palm.

“It seems you sealed his blood vessels, so this blood did not circulate through his entire body.” Chigui glanced at the blood sphere in his hand and declared, “It is done. Pull the needles out of him.”

Taishang Laojun gave a slight nod. He grabbed Zhan Qisheng’s wrist and pressed down on it. After a brief moment, he confirmed, “Indeed, his system has been cleansed.”

Several divine physicians hurriedly stepped forward and removed the fine needles from Zhan Qisheng’s body. His complexion quickly returned to normal.

“Ah! Thank you so much, Brother Chigui!” Du Yu said. “What are you going to do now? Throw the blood away?”

“Throw it away?” Chigui scoffed, shaking his head. “This blood is highly nourishing for me. I am going to drink it when I get back.”

“Eh?” Du Yu was taken aback. “Wait, if I may be so bold as to ask… does that stuff actually taste good?”

“I do not know,” Chigui replied with a shrug. “At least helping you this time yielded some reward. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave.”

Chigui stored the blood in a small vial, tossed it into his spatial pouch, pushed the door open, and departed.

The crisis triggered during Chada’s legend had finally come to an end. Taishang Laojun refined a pill using the ingredients brought by the four divine physicians and fed it to Zhan Qisheng, who was expected to wake up soon.

The staff members of the Legend Management Bureau began reorganizing the equipment, preparing for the next descent.

The immortals also gradually returned to their seats. During this time, Du Yu even made many Gold Members recharge their accounts. After all, their viewing time was limited to 500 minutes, and the upcoming legend would exceed their free viewing duration.

Only then did they realize how deeply Du Yu had schemed against them. The total cost of their continuous recharges was enough to apply for a Platinum Card, yet despite spending so much money, they remained mere Gold Members.

It was worth noting that up until just a moment ago, Ramla had been sitting off to the side without moving. Unlike Asuka Shiranui, who was naturally sociable and friendly, she maintained a dignified and aloof posture the entire time.

“Asuka, come with me for a moment,” Du Yu requested.

Asuka Shiranui nodded and followed him. Du Yu led her straight over to where Ramla was seated.

“Asuka, take a seat as well.”

Seeing Du Yu’s serious expression, Asuka was confused but obediently sat down next to Ramla.

The immortals instantly quieted down and watched them, almost as if actors had just taken the stage.

“I will not beat around the bush,” Du Yu began. “I already know that Chada’s purpose in coming to Huaxia was to kill me. Her superiors believe Huaxia only has one operator. If I die, Huaxia will be in danger. I can understand that logic.”

“What are you trying to say, Senior Du Yu?” Asuka asked.

“I just want to ask the two of you—what is your true purpose in attending this exchange meeting?” Du Yu demanded, getting straight to the point.

Taken aback, Asuka stammered, “I… I was ordered by the elders of my clan to come here for academic exchange. It is a part of my training…”

Ramla offered a slight smile and replied, “May Zeus bless you, sir. I came to observe how you handle legends.”

Du Yu sneered. “You are both lying.”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West frowned. Could it be that each of these people harbored their own sinister ulterior motives?

“Asuka, I have a pretty good read on what kind of person you are by now,” Du Yu pressed. “Did the clan elders truly send you here for training?”

“Y-yes…!” Asuka insisted, slightly lowering her head.

“Even though I know you did not come to kill me, lying is still not good.” Du Yu slowly shook his head. Pointing at the large screen, he questioned, “Just how carefree are your elders to let you bring the legend of Izanagi here?”

“What do you mean, Senior Du Yu…? What is wrong with Izanagi?”

“Izanagi is the creation myth of your Fusang. Let me ask you, Asuka, what would happen if I refuse to help you complete it? What if I charge in and wreak havoc? What if I directly murder Izanagi and Izanami?”

Asuka gasped in shock upon hearing his words.

Without a doubt, if even a single one of the scenarios Du Yu described came to pass, Fusang would cease to exist.

Because if their creation legend collapsed, Fusang itself would vanish.

“I am considered quite a prominent figure within the Legend Management Bureau, but I would absolutely never bring a legend on the level of Nüwa Creating Humankind to share with operators from other nations, especially when I do not know them or have any understanding of who they are.”

Asuka lowered her head deeply.

“So, are you willing to confess now? Asuka, what is your true purpose in coming here?”

“I…” Asuka hesitated for a long time before admitting, “I actually sneaked out… because I heard that Huaxia is a lot of fun… and that the Peach Banquet is really fun, too… It just so happened that the Queen Mother of the West sent an invitation to our clan. Even though the elders forbade me from coming, I stole the invitation anyway. I also swiped a legend sealing bead that looked super powerful and sneaked out… I met Sister Ramla and Sister Chada on the road, and later ran into Brother Varang at the gates of the Heavenly Court.”

“Eh?” Du Yu blinked in surprise. He had anticipated several possibilities in advance, yet he had never imagined that Asuka Shiranui had simply sneaked out of her home. No wonder she brought the Izanagi legend along. A little girl like her definitely did not comprehend the stakes involved.

However, this perfectly explained everything. Even though Asuka had lied, she was genuinely the least suspicious person among the group. After all, she was carrying the Izanagi legend. Who would waltz into an enemy camp carrying their own lifeline as a hostage?

“What about you?” Du Yu shifted his focus to Ramla. “You keep claiming you came for academic exchange, but ever since you arrived, you have had practically zero interaction with us. You are not exactly the silent type, are you? What are you waiting for?”

Ramla remained silent for a moment before responding, “There is a proverb in the Ancient Greek Domain: ‘A rabbit may give birth to a litter, but a lion gives birth to only one.'”

“I do not understand your famous philosophical quotes.” Du Yu shook his head dismissively. “Just tell me straight—why are you here?”

“I want to find a lion,” Ramla stated plainly. “As you know, the legend I brought is also of a very high tier. It is Athena, the Goddess of War. That alone should be enough to prove my sincerity.”

“Find a lion?” Du Yu knitted his brows tightly. “What do you mean by finding a lion?”

“In the Greek Divine Domain, if one remains unmarried after coming of age, they will be scorned by the gods. But I look down upon that pack of ‘rabbits’ back in my family. I heard that Huaxia had a God of Legends who actually faced down nine suns single-handedly, much like the descent of Zeus himself. I think you might be a ‘lion’.” Ramla slowly reached out her hand toward Du Yu. “I want to make a deal with you. If you can solo the legend I brought, then I will become your wife.”