Chapter Ninety-Two: Seeking Chang'e on the Moon

After the court audience, the entire Heavenly Court suddenly became busier than ever.

Countless gifted craftsmen were summoned to the Netherworld, and endless precious materials were likewise moved there by the great powers of the Heavenly Court with mighty sorcery.

Under the full force of Heaven’s operations, one colossal structure after another rose from the black and barren Netherworld. Separate realms such as the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and the Soul Domain also gradually took shape.

At the same time, Jiang and the Nine Infants and the others began to build the administrative framework of the Underworld, so that once the Underworld was completed, it could immediately begin functioning.

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Of course, all of this had little to do with Li Tian.

After lingering in the Heavenly Court with Nuwa for several months, Li Tian took Xihe and her younger sister Changxi to the Moon Star.

After all, the Moon Star had originally been the dwelling place of Xihe and Changxi. Now that a Moon Sovereign had suddenly appeared there, they were naturally curious and wanted to see what sort of being this Moon Sovereign was.

Li Tian himself also wanted to go to the Moon Star to see Chang’e, so when Changxi pleaded with him, he thought it over briefly and agreed.

The three descended outside the Palace of Broad Cold. Several maidservants guarding the gate hurried forward when they saw them and bowed respectfully.

“Greetings, Heavenly Emperor. Greetings, King Xihe, King Changxi.”

“Mm.” Li Tian gave a slight nod and casually waved his hand, lifting them up with his power.

“This place is beautiful. Everything is silver.” Changxi gazed at the crystalline, translucent palace before her and could not help but be dazzled.

“If you like it, I’ll have your Moon Palace remodeled later.” Li Tian smiled.

The Palace of Broad Cold was made entirely from Moonstone and laurel trees. It looked stunning, but in truth it was not especially costly; it was not much different from an ordinary palace in the Heavenly Court.

“Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!” Changxi was overjoyed and directly kissed Li Tian on the cheek.

Li Tian paused for a moment, then, unwilling to be outdone, seized the opportunity to hold down Changxi’s head and kissed her back fiercely...

When it was over, Changxi was flushed with embarrassment. Once she broke free, she swiftly darted behind Xihe, then peered out with a tiny, adorable head and said resentfully, “The Heavenly Emperor is simply too wicked!”

“Too wicked?” Li Tian smiled and licked his lips. Sweet, fragrant, and quite pleasant indeed.

Over the countless years, Li Tian had actually kissed Changxi many times, and each time had felt excellent.

“All right, Changxi, stop fooling around. There are others watching.” Xihe gave her sister a helpless look.

At that, Changxi stuck out her tongue, then straightened herself and stood beside Xihe.

“Mmm...” Li Tian glanced at Xihe and said something pointedly. “I had just finished kissing the younger sister and nearly forgot there was still the elder sister to kiss...”

As soon as he finished speaking, in the instant before Xihe could react, he flashed before her, gently lifted her chin, and kissed the corner of her lips...

Mm, mm, soft, with a faint sweetness.

Seeing Xihe’s face instantly change from pale white to a seductive pink, Li Tian could not help but laugh.

In all these endless years, this was the second time he had kissed Xihe.

As the three laughed and teased one another, Chang’e inside the Palace of Broad Cold also heard the commotion outside. After some hesitation, she slowly walked out.

At that moment, Chang’e’s heart could not help but pound fiercely.

What had she just heard? The Heavenly Emperor?

Was she about to meet that supreme existence?

What was he doing here? Was it because she had accomplished nothing here and had incurred his displeasure?

With anxiety in her heart, Chang’e stepped out of the Palace of Broad Cold and looked up. In that instant, she could not help but freeze.

“P-predecessor...?”

“We meet again, little Chang’e.”

Hearing the clear female voice behind him, Li Tian turned back. The instant he saw Chang’e, even he could not help but be struck by her beauty.

But only for an instant.

It had to be said that Chang’e now was undoubtedly far more perfect than she had been back in the Youqiong tribe.

After all, back then she had only the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal, whereas now she had already risen to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

With several realms of advancement came a corresponding sublimation of her very being.

Add to that the silver-white lunar gown she wore, together with the faint silver halo surrounding her entire body...

Well then, what was an immortal maiden? What was a being descended from the heavens?

This was it.

“You... you are the Heavenly Emperor?”

Chang’e looked up at Li Tian and asked tentatively, her tone filled with disbelief.

Li Tian sized her up, smiled, and said nothing, which counted as a tacit admission.

Realizing this, Chang’e was startled and quickly bowed in salute, somewhat uneasily saying, “Chang’e did not know of the Heavenly Emperor’s arrival and was most discourteous. I hope... the Heavenly Emperor will forgive me...”

“There is no need for that.”

Li Tian smiled and lifted Chang’e with a wave of his hand.

“Will you not invite us in to sit in the Palace of Broad Cold?”

“Yes... yes...”

Having learned that the person before her was the legendary Heavenly Emperor, Chang’e felt somewhat at a loss.

Seeing this, Li Tian smiled and walked straight into the Palace of Broad Cold.

After all, he had personally created this palace with his spells, so he was very familiar with its interior layout.

“So you are the Moon Sovereign?”

Changxi, walking at the very end, hesitated before slowly coming up beside Chang’e and asking softly.

Perhaps because Chang’e was so beautiful, Changxi instinctively wanted to draw close to her.

“Yes.” Chang’e turned back and looked at Changxi, giving a slight nod.

Though she did not know Changxi’s identity, anyone who could walk together with the Heavenly Emperor must be no ordinary figure, so Chang’e did not dare be negligent.

Changxi smiled and walked shoulder to shoulder with Chang’e.

“You live here?”

“Yes.”

“I used to live on the Moon Star too, together with my elder sister, but there was no Palace of Broad Cold back then. Come to think of it, you’re living much better than I did before.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

Upon hearing this, Chang’e could not help but look at Changxi with curiosity. A former resident of the Moon Star?

“Of course.” Changxi smiled. “Are you human?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Ah, no wonder. My sister and I left the Moon Star before humankind had even appeared, so it’s only natural that you wouldn’t know.”

“...”

Before humankind had even appeared?

What a distant notion...

Chang’e glanced at the little girl who seemed as though she ought to be her younger sister and understood that her age must be far beyond anything she had imagined. Thinking that she herself was only in her twenties, she could not help but feel a little inferior...

By this time, Li Tian was already seated in the great hall of the Palace of Broad Cold, with Xihe sitting close beside him.

“Hehe, Heavenly Emperor.”

Changxi also smiled as she came over and sat on Li Tian’s other side.

“Mm, what is this?”

Changxi looked at the pastries neatly arranged on the table, each exuding the delicate fragrance of laurel blossoms. She could not help but sniff at them, picked one up, and asked Chang’e.

“I made those pastries from the laurel tree,” Chang’e said with a smile as she came over to explain.

“Made from the laurel tree? I’ll try one.”

Changxi’s eyes lit up. Having grown up beneath the laurel tree, she always felt a special attachment to it.

“It tastes good.”

After taking a bite, Changxi’s eyes brightened, and she could not help but exclaim, “Why did I never think of making it this way before?”

“You don’t need to eat, so of course you wouldn’t think along those lines.” Li Tian smiled and also picked up one to taste.

Mm, the flavor truly was excellent. There was the fragrance of laurel, together with a trace of mortal worldly savor unique to the human realm. It must have been made in the human fashion.

“Try this.”

After finishing one piece, Li Tian picked up another and held it to Xihe’s lips.

Xihe froze for a moment, but catching that same laurel fragrance, she blinked, and in the end she still bit down on it. Then she took it with her snow-white jade hand and slowly began to eat.

In truth, she had not eaten anything for at least tens of thousands of years.

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