If his guess was right, the scroll of proclamation in his hand was what they had called an imperial edict in his previous life, filled at length with praise for Chang Xiaoyue's protection of the local people.
And at the end, it even expressed the hope that Chang Xiaoyue would become the Great Zhou Dynasty's Protector of the Nation State Preceptor?
Where was this Great Zhou? Another Mortal World?
At the end of the proclamation was the Great Zhou Emperor's Imperial Seal:
"Mandated by Heaven, may you enjoy longevity and eternal prosperity!"
It sounded like a dynasty that wouldn't last more than a few generations.
Ouyang's expression turned peculiar. They had originally hunted Chang Xiaoyue to draw out the hidden hand pushing the Great Calamity forward.
But Ouyang had never imagined that the hidden hand would drag in the Mortal World, a place cultivators didn't even think worth a glance.
Or had the Mortal World been part of those hidden hands' moves all along?
"Interesting. Has even the world behind the Mortal World, where only mortals lived, made it onto the Chessboard of Heaven and Earth?" Ouyang's gaze wandered, and no one knew what was going through his mind.
"Eldest Senior Brother, why are you hunting that Snake Demon?" Chen Changsheng, beside him, couldn't help asking.
His thoughts interrupted, Ouyang came back to himself and answered with a bit of a headache, "That's a long story. Old Zhao, get the Copper Coins up. We'll talk on the way!"
At his words, the Copper Coins flew out of Zhao Qiansun's hand. Ouyang and the others climbed aboard and chased after Leng Qingsong.
Aboard the Copper Coins, Ouyang briefly recounted what had happened between Chang Xiaoyue and Leng Qingsong, leaving Chen Changsheng gaping like a dumbstruck dog.
"Huh? Second Senior Brother's fiancée?