Immortal Tang? Demon Tang!

Great Tang, Chang'an.

The cold wind of late autumn swept through the long streets, and the clamor of the markets and neighborhoods gradually faded.

The young emperor finished reviewing the last memorial, closed it, and casually set it to one side of his imperial desk.

He raised a hand and rubbed his aching brow. Once his work was finished and his mind had a moment of leisure, his thoughts drifted far away of their own accord.

"I wonder how Elder Bai and the others are doing now, after following Guyue to that legendary land of immortal gods..."

The emperor sighed and took a sip of the warm tea on his desk, but it tasted utterly bland.

"Besides, they've been gone so long without sending back so much as a word."

Hearing this, the old eunuch standing beside him hurried to offer reassurance. "Rest easy, Your Majesty. They will surely be fine... Her Highness has always acted prudently. And on this journey to the heavens, she alone must shoulder the task of finding livelihoods and a place to settle for tens of thousands of people from Great Tang. With a thousand threads to untangle, she must have her hands full, too busy to spare a moment."

"Of course there's nothing strange about Guyue being busy."

The emperor glared and said irritably, "But what about Elder Bai and the others? So many people from Great Tang went with her. Can it really be that every last one of them is too busy to pick up a brush and write a letter?"

"Er..."

The question made the old eunuch stiffen. Then he looked helplessly at the emperor. "Your Majesty, that is the land of immortal gods, after all. Who knows how many tens of thousands of miles separate it from Great Tang... Presumably,