Faced with everyone's terrified gazes, Qing Huan acted as though she had seen nothing. As she roasted the Golden Dragon Carp on the rack, she continued her account in an unhurried manner.
"The Black Emperor of the fifth heaven, Mercury Heaven, was one of the long-lived races. His clan was fairly renowned in ancient times, with extremely long lifespans. He had lived directly from the ancient era to the present, longer even than the Supreme One Clan's Sacred Ancestor."
"However, his talent was not particularly outstanding. Back then, he was merely a follower of the true Black Emperor of Mercury Heaven. I calculated that he had some connection with you, and that he valued loyalty and sentiment. If he learned of your identity, he would certainly help you. Thus, long ago, I set up a scheme that caused the Supreme One Clan to kill the original Black Emperor and elevate him as the new Black Emperor. Although this made the new Black Emperor grateful to the Supreme One Clan and obedient to their every command, according to my divinations, his connection with you meant more to him. Between you and the Supreme One Clan, the Black Emperor would choose you."
"And the outcome was exactly as I expected. He let you go in Mercury Heaven, even though he was currently the most loyal to the Supreme One Clan among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, aside from the Human Emperor." Qing Huan spoke calmly.
At this point, Chen Xuanyi and the others' eyes nearly popped out of their heads.
They had been wondering all along why their journey had gone so smoothly—so smoothly that they had thought Lin Chuan was truly favored by destiny, that wherever he stood, whether it was the Three Sovereigns or the Five Emperors, all would