1002: The Goddess's Regret

The next day.

There was still one day left until the Soul Card Master College Entrance Examination.

Divine Hall City.

Inside a magnificent pavilion, the pale-faced Zhongsun Yiqing still had traces of unshed tears at the corners of her eyes.

As the breeze swept her dark hair, the woman slowly opened her red and swollen eyes.

The moment she opened her eyes, the vivid memories from yesterday plunged the woman back into deep pain.

"Golden Nanny, how is Golden Nanny?" Zhongsun Yiqing got up from the bed.

When she felt the warm Sun shining through the window onto her fair skin, a bone-chilling coldness plunged the woman back into grief.

It was already the second day!

Golden Nanny didn't have a Nirvana Pill, so she must have already...

"Goddess, the Hall Master wants you to meet him at Tingyulou; Golden Nanny is also there."

Outside the door, the maid's cautious voice came in.

"Father Emperor, Golden Nanny."

Hearing the maid's words, the Goddess's emotions fluctuated, and she immediately opened the door and hurried towards Tingyulou.

"Qing, where are you going?

Are you alright yesterday?

I waited outside for a long time..."

Jun Chen, who had been waiting outside all night, immediately went up to the Goddess when he saw her come out.

The Goddess only felt annoyed by this and had no intention of paying him any mind.

A moment later.

Tingyulou.

The continuous drizzling rain, enhanced by the Array Formation, never stopped.

The dark, towering building stood like a straight sword plunged into a valley, its majestic presence inspiring awe.

The Goddess was not stopped upon arrival, while Jun Chen behind her was habitually blocked at the rear.

"Father Emperor!"

After entering the pavilion, Zhongsun Yiqing immediately saw the Hall Master standing by a window, dressed in luxurious black and gold attire.

"Go say something to Golden Nanny," the Hall Master reminded the Goddess.

His reminder made the Goddess's breath quicken as she looked towards the side room.

Taking large strides, the Goddess quickly entered the room.

Golden Nanny lay on a large bed, covered by a thick quilt.

Her kind face had lost all color, and her slightly rising and falling chest indicated the last vestiges of life.

Around her, the same busy physicians and servants were still present.

"Golden Nanny!"

Seeing that the wet nurse who had raised her was still alive, Zhongsun Yiqing felt a slight relief in her heart.

At least the other party had not quietly passed away during the time she was asleep last night.

But after this brief relief, a strong wave of sorrow washed over her.

Although she didn't die yesterday, she would still die after today.

She could do nothing about it, only watch and wait helplessly.

"Qing'er..." On the bed, Golden Nanny's breath was faint.

After hearing Zhongsun Yiqing's voice, she actually perked up a little.

"Golden Nanny."

Zhongsun Yiqing came to Golden Nanny's bedside: "I'm sorry, Golden Nanny, I can't save you, I can't!"

The Goddess cried out emotionally.

Golden Nanny, lying on the bed, still had a kind expression: "Silly Child, it's alright, I'm just a servant, don't cry like this for me."

As the woman spoke, she wiped away the tears from the Goddess's face.

"Golden Nanny prepared a lot of sweet wine for you.

The wine can be kept for a long time.

If you have anything happy in the future, drink a little of the sweet wine Golden Nanny made for you, and let Golden Nanny be happy with you."

"No, don't be like this, I don't want this."

The Goddess shook her head, unable to say a complete sentence.

After seeing the miserable state of this relative on the bed, she regretted even more giving the life-saving Nirvana Pill to Moyun.

"Qing'er, can Golden Nanny ask you one last thing?" In the silence, Golden Nanny clasped Zhongsun Yiqing's hand.

"Please say it, Golden Nanny."

"I hope that after I'm gone, you can help Golden Nanny take care of Da Tie and Xiao Yin?

I haven't achieved much in my life, the proudest thing is raising you, Qing'er, and these two Children, Da Tie and Xiao Yin.

They are only in their twenties and have already become jailers at the Divine Hall.

In the future, they will definitely do better than me, their mother."

"Golden Nanny wants you to help their two brothers more after Golden Nanny is gone, okay?"

Da Tie and Xiao Yin, these were Golden Nanny's biological sons.

In response to this request, the Goddess nodded sullenly, tears in her eyes.

"Hehehe, it's alright, Qing'er, it's alright."

Golden Nanny held the Goddess's hand and slowly closed her eyes.

"Golden Nanny!"

The Goddess cried out hysterically.

And also at this moment.

"Buzz~"

A special power fluctuation filled the entire Tingyulou.

At this moment, everything in Tingyulou, including the rain curtain outside, completely froze!

The Goddess looked somewhat dazed at the others in the room.

Everyone around was completely frozen, and they themselves seemed completely unaware.

"Stop looking, I've frozen all of them.

During the time they are frozen, all of their vital signs will also be maintained at the current state," the Hall Master's voice sounded from the doorway.

Hearing this, the Goddess suddenly turned her head: "Father Emperor!"

"So, if we keep Golden Nanny frozen here for ten or twenty years, and wait until the next time God bestows the Nirvana Pill, we can revive Golden Nanny?!"

On the Goddess's exquisite face, tear-streaked like pear blossoms, a hint of joy and intense hope emerged at this moment.

The Hall Master, however, shook his head, pouring cold water on her idea: "Freeze her for ten or twenty years?

You certainly dare to think big."

"The reason I can freeze this space relies on the Space-Time Grand Array beneath this Tingyulou."

"The moment this Grand Array starts operating, it requires a massive amount of resources every moment to fill and compensate for the consumption!"

"If it lasts for ten years, the entire Divine Hall will have to tighten its belt.

If it lasts until the next time God bestows the Nirvana Pill, the Divine Hall will consume nearly half of its resources.

For a mere attendant, it's impossible to invest this much from any perspective.

After all, the Divine Hall isn't solely decided by me, the Emperor."

After speaking, the Hall Master looked at the Goddess and reminded her again: "The resources being consumed now are supporting this for you."

"Most I can do is buy you two months.

By then, if you can't find a way to save Golden Nanny, then you can only let her rest in peace."

"A way?

But without a Nirvana Pill, what way can there be?

After two months, nothing will change, sob sob sob."

The hope in Zhongsun Yiqing's heart was shattered once again.

"Enough, what kind of behavior is this, sobbing and sniveling?!"

The Hall Master frowned and reprimanded her.

"In this world, there is still one Nirvana Pill that has not been consumed."

"There's another Nirvana Pill?

Where?!"

Hearing her Father's words, the Goddess immediately perked up.

"I, the Emperor, gave the second to last Nirvana Pill to Du Xingchen."

"Du Xingchen?!"

Hearing this name, Zhongsun Yiqing became agitated: "Father Emperor, how could you give something as important as the Nirvana Pill to Du Xingchen?

He's just an insignificant outsider!"

Zhongsun Yiqing was quite surprised in her heart that the Hall Master mentioned the name Du Xingchen, not expecting her Father Emperor to know him.

Following that was a wave of incomprehension.

"Hmph!

You can steal the Nirvana Pill and give it to our Divine Hall's enemy, but I can't give it to Du Xingchen, someone from our own Divine Hall?!"

The Hall Master's tone turned stern: "Besides, Du Xingchen's talent is completely worth me, the Emperor, cultivating him like that."

Having been lectured in return, Zhongsun Yiqing lowered her head and lost the thought of refuting.

"Your theft of the Nirvana Pill has had too negative an impact.

The God's Temple First Team is no longer suitable for you.

You should plan your own path from now on."

"After the Soul Card Master College Entrance Examination is over, I, the Emperor, will thoroughly settle accounts for your actions!"

The Hall Master's tone was severe.

This sentence also directly indicated that Zhongsun Yiqing was being expelled from the ranks of the God's Temple First Team.

Regarding this decision, the Hall Master himself was actually somewhat reluctant.

But he couldn't help that this Child had made too big a mistake.

The high-ranking officials of the Divine Hall basically knew the full extent of the matter today and had all revealed some emotions.

If a reasonable punishment wasn't given, the high-ranking officials would start criticizing him.

After all, Zhongsun Yiqing, relying solely on her pure personal strength, was already quite strained to be in the God's Temple First Team, even dragging them down.

From the beginning, this had displeased some high-ranking officials who valued the performance of the God's Temple First Team.

In their opinion, there were more suitable candidates in the First Team to replace Zhongsun Yiqing.

Among the members of the God's Temple First Team, perhaps except for that kid Jun Chen and a few indifferent members, the rest of the team members also had quite a few complaints!

Now that this Child had committed these acts, if he didn't remove her, it would be even more difficult for him to handle when the high-ranking officials questioned him face-to-face in public.

Since the matter had evolved to this point, he could only follow Du Xingchen's previous arrangements.

Hand this Child over to Du Xingchen to help manage her.

Although there was no hope for a good result in the Soul Card Master College Entrance Examination, as long as her character improved, she could distinguish right from wrong, and know what she should do in her position, that would also be a good outcome.

In the future, he could also feel at ease handing over his position to this Child.

"I understand, I'll go find Du Xingchen!"

Zhongsun Yiqing wiped away the tears on her face, got up and bowed to the Hall Master, then walked towards the outside of the frozen Tingyulou.

Watching his daughter leave, the Hall Master sighed softly, unable to express his emotions.

"Lord Temple Lord, are we perhaps being a bit too harsh?" Amidst the spatial fluctuations, Mu Qianjun appeared beside him and asked with some concern.

The Hall Master calmly shook his head: "I, the Emperor, only feel that this method of education came too late.

Fortunately, Du Xingchen provided me with the idea.

In the future, I, the Emperor, will continue to study it carefully!"

Mu Qianjun was silent for a moment, then bowed: "Lord Temple Lord is wise."

...

The woman came all the way into Divine Hall City.

A moment later, Zhongsun Yiqing seemed to recall something and then looked at the servants following behind her: "Where are Golden Nanny's two sons, Da Tie and Xiao Yin?

Golden Nanny is in this state, and they, as her Children, aren't coming to visit?!"

Only when Golden Nanny asked her to help take care of Da Tie and Xiao Yin earlier did Zhongsun Yiqing remember those two guys.

In her impression, those two were relatively filial.

At the same time, they were Golden Nanny's beloved flesh and blood.

"Reporting, reporting to Your Highness, Da Tie and Xiao Yin are already dead."

The attendant behind her was well-informed and recounted the situation with some hesitation.

"Dead?!"

The Goddess's breath hitched, and she asked with disbelief: "How is that possible?

They are only in their twenties, Children that Golden Nanny painstakingly raised.

How could they die?

How did they die?!"

"They... they were jailers in the Divine Hall's prison.

They were originally delivering meals to the prisoners as usual, but they unfortunately encountered the escaping Moyun..."

"Moyun killed them?!"

The Goddess's mind wasn't slow, and she asked with violent fluctuations in her tone.

The servant nodded slightly.

"Moyun... Moyun..."

Zhongsun Yiqing clenched her fists, her slightly trembling body carrying too many unspeakable emotions.

To take a step back, if she were to save Golden Nanny later, how would Golden Nanny face the pain of losing her sons?!

Why did it turn out like this?

"Moyun, if you were escaping, you were escaping, but why hurt innocent people?!

That was Golden Nanny's greatest emotional support, and you actually killed them!"

Zhongsun Yiqing could no longer bear such news.

As her inner regret intensified, her footsteps carried a shadow of escape.

The reason why things evolved to this point was ultimately because of her, it was all because of herself!