Keep Your Hat on Straight, Don't Let It Fall Off

Immortal Venerable Lin returned to his Immortal Venerable's Estate Mansion, changed his clothes, and then went to his Study Room with a gloomy expression.

He had just been tricked at Qingmingzi's residence. For some reason, the Azure-armored Soldiers had been replaced with puppets. Apart from the Self-Detonating Puppets that had Detonation Talisman inside their bodies and could launch powerful self-destruct attacks, the remaining puppets formed a formation and attacked him.

Although these puppets were created using Mechanism Arts, the person who controlled them was clearly a highly skilled Mechanism Master. Moreover, these puppets were made from precious minerals, and under the Puppet Master's control, they even displayed combat power exceeding that of the Vast Sea Realm.

For a veteran Immortal Venerable like him, a group of the Vast Sea Realm puppets were naturally not a threat. However, the unexpected attack, coupled with the puppets' fearless fighting style of exchanging life for injury, still left Immortal Venerable Lin a very sorry state.

That Qingmingzi, he left and that's it. Not only did he leave behind arrangements to torment the original body, but he even left a letter, probably intending to humiliate the Azure Emperor. He truly doesn't know the meaning of death.

Oh, right, that letter...

Immortal Venerable Lin Consciousness touched his pocket, only then remembering that his clothes had been burned and destroyed by magic during the battle with the puppets, and the letter had naturally turned to ashes as well.

Forget it, there's probably nothing good in there anyway, so let's just pretend it never happened...

Leaving that aside, Immortal Venerable Lin began to ponder the next question.

The Azure Emperor's infatuation with Liu Shi was not simply because Liu Shi was a famous beauty in Yang Heaven, although the Azure Emperor, as an Immortals, could indeed be described as overly lustful.

The more important reason why he took a liking to Liu Shi was that Liu Shi's ancestors were a Firmament Realm Immortal Emperor-level expert who had fought alongside the First Immortal Emperor. Although he had long since died in battle, his Cultivation Technique had been passed down and become the Liu Family's secret.

Because of the Cultivation Technique, the Eastern Azure Emperor has been searching for other Cultivation Technique. During the tens of thousands of years he has been the Immortal Emperor, many of the originally powerful sects and families in the Eastern Immortal Realm have suffered disasters. The better ones became the Azure Emperor's vassals, serving him like dogs and horses, and offering him their Cultivation Technique. The worse ones were directly wiped out, and their Cultivation Technique were naturally taken away and stored in the Azure Heaven Imperial Palace.

For the Azure Emperor, marrying Liu Shi would mean two things: first, obtaining the Liu Family's Immortal Emperor-level inherited cultivation Cultivation Technique; and second, enjoying the company of Liu Shi, a beauty from the Yang Heaven. It was a win-win situation. However, unexpectedly, a newcomer who had only Ascension to immortality a little over three thousand years ago appeared out of nowhere and directly won over Liu Shi before him.

The Azure Emperor's pursuit of Liu Shi was already a semi-public affair, but now, Qingmingzi, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, has thoroughly humiliated the Azure Emperor.

The Azure Emperor smiled and said he was helping others achieve their goals, but only he knew how many "fucks" he actually cursed in his heart.

There was no other way; the beauty was temporarily gone, but the Cultivation Technique was still needed. Fortunately, Yang Immortal Venerable, who had previously protected Yang Heaven and was somewhat disobedient to the Azure Emperor, was sent down to the Human Realm, and Immortal Venerable Lin was dispatched to take charge of this matter.

The Azure Emperor's order to him was to obtain the Liu Family's inherited martial Cultivation Technique at all costs, preferably along with Qingmingzi, and to take Liu Shi and the Cultivation Technique back with him. Even if Liu Shi couldn't be taken back, they should still be taught a lesson.

Of course, as a subject, Immortal Venerable Lin wanted to please the Azure Emperor in every way possible, so he wanted to obtain Cultivation Technique and also snatch beautiful women.

However, the reality is that both the Cultivation Technique and the beauty have run away, and they've even left behind a bunch of things to mock you with a smile. Immortal Venerable Lin doesn't even have time to be angry now; instead, he's starting to think about how to escape.

If this matter is not handled well, the Azure Emperor will definitely not give him a good time when he returns. With the example of Yang Immortal Venerable who went and never returned, Immortal Venerable Lin has no doubt that he will be dealt with by the Azure Emperor.

He seems to have stopped taking his Immortal Venerable level subordinates seriously lately.

After careful consideration, Immortal Venerable Lin transmitted his voice, calling out, "Someone come here—"

A moment later, a Shi Chen stepped forward, bowed to the Immortal Venerable Lin, and asked, "What are your orders, Immortal Venerable?"

After thinking for a moment and organizing his thoughts, the Shi Chen continued, seeing that the Immortal Venerable Lin did not speak first, "Speaking of which, when I came in just now, someone delivered a letter, saying that it was to be given to you to deliver to His Majesty the Azure Emperor."

"Letter?"

Immortal Venerable Lin asked, "What message?"

Shi Chen took out an unsigned envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Immortal Venerable Lin. Immortal Venerable Lin took it, opened the letter, and glanced at it.

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, his hand trembled, and the letter fell directly onto the table.

"What happened to the Immortal Venerable?"

The Shi Chen asked curiously, "What exactly did the letter say?"

"It's nothing, I called you here for something else."

Immortal Venerable Lin spoke first, and then briefly recounted the events that had occurred at Qingmingzi's residence that day.

"What? Such a thing has happened? How could Qingmingzi be so audacious?"

Shi Chen exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, but His Azure Emperor cannot be completely unaware of this matter. Therefore, I would like to ask you to convey this message back to the Azure Heaven Imperial Palace and report it to His Majesty. Please also include this letter, and do not open it secretly."

"Your subordinate dares not."

The man was somewhat unwilling, but he couldn't show it in front of the Immortal Venerable Lin. To him, neither the Immortal Venerable nor the Immortal Emperor could be offended. He could only accept the letter and take his leave.

After the man left, Immortal Venerable Lin immediately summoned another person and instructed him, "Prepare the Flying Shuttle and Traveling Expenses for me..."

A flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I need to leave."

In the Eastern Azure Heaven, within layers of towering buildings, lies the imperial palace of the Eastern Azure Emperor.

The extravagance and prosperity here naturally pushes the limits of Mortals, so I won't go into details. In the most central hall of this palace complex, the handsome Eastern Azure Emperor, who looks like a young man, sits on the throne. Below him are two other figures. Judging from the halos behind their heads, these two are both Immortal Venerable.

One of them, standing at the lower end, addressed the Azure Emperor, "Is there another meeting next month, Father Emperor?"

Before the Eastern Azure Emperor could speak, the other Immortal Venerable suddenly shouted, "You dare call me 'Your Majesty'? Are you calling me 'Father Emperor' now? Twelfth Prince Your Highness, mind your place. You are now independent, an Immortal Venerable. I don't want to see this happen again."

He paused, then added.

"Doesn't his mother have any self-awareness?"

The Immortal Venerable known as the "Twelfth Prince" was furious, but dared not refute him, because the one in front of him was the Azure Emperor's "Eldest Prince," or rather, the legitimate Eldest Legitimate Son.

He was also known as the Shi Immortal Venerable, and was the Azure Emperor's true right-hand man.

The Eldest Prince opened his mouth, about to continue berating his younger brother, Your Highness suddenly a messenger arrived and reported, "Your Majesty, the Immortal Venerable Lin has sent word back."

"Announce."

The Azure Emperor on the throne gave a calm instruction.

A moment later, the Shi Chen sent by the Immortal Venerable Lin carefully arrived at the front of the hall and knelt before the Azure Emperor and the two Immortal Venerable.

How is the situation?

The Azure Emperor asked.

"Back to Your Majesty..."

The Shi Chen knelt tremblingly on the spot, recounting the whole story. Then, he took out the letter from his robes and said to the Azure Emperor, "Your Majesty, this is the letter."

The Eldest Prince, the Shi Immortal Venerable, reached out and took the letter into his hand, then presented it to the Azure Emperor.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The Azure Emperor silently opened the envelope and saw a line of poetry written on the white paper.

If I become the Azure Emperor in the future, I will make the peach blossoms bloom everywhere.

He flipped the paper over; on the back was another sentence. "Put your hat on straight, don't let it fall off."

"Snort."

The Azure Emperor sneered, held the letter in his hand, and a flame shot up, burning it to ashes.

"My son."

He shouted.

"Your subject understands."

The Shi Immortal Venerable bowed his head and said, "Your subject will order Kui Immortal Venerable to be in charge of tracking down the escaped Qingmingzi and Liu Shi."