Chapter 573: Chapter 472: Farewell to the Queen Mother of the West

After Taibai Jinxing finished delivering the message, he once again raised his duster and disappeared.

It was currently deep into the night.

After the task ended, Han Zhan and his group were automatically transported out of the Peach Garden.

Originally, Han Zhan planned to find an opportunity to pick a few flat peaches after completing the task, but clearly, the Kunlun Twin Fruit World did not give him this chance.

Not a single loophole was left for him.

The entrance to the Peach Garden was completely closed, and they could only watch helplessly as these peaches fully matured, yet remained out of reach.

"What should we do now?" Xia Youwei glanced around and asked. "Wasn’t Taibai Jinxing supposed to be dead?"

"We can all be resurrected, so it’s not surprising that Taibai Jinxing can be revived too," Han Zhan said.

The reason it felt odd was that Taibai Jinxing always maintained a kind smile, as if he didn’t even remember he had ever died.

"More than that, I’m more concerned about the Queen Mother of the West summoning us."

"After all, she just fought the Mind Monkey not long ago. If she inquires about news related to the Mind Monkey, how should we answer?"

Jiang Lingling ate a three-thousand-year-old peach to save everyone.

By eating the peach, she saw the "truth" of Kunlun.

In other words, it is very likely that the "Flat Peach Garden Fruit Tree Care Rules" were established by the Queen Mother of the West,

so what is the purpose of the last rule "never eat the flat peach"?

Obviously, it is to prevent people from seeing the truth of Kunlun.

"Lingling has seen the true Kunlun, and everyone has lifted their reversed personalities. If the Queen Mother of the West discovers this, would she not fly into a rage and attack us?"

The strength of the Queen Mother of the West is definitely not weak, at least on par with the Mind Monkey, so it’s normal for Han Zhan to have this concern.

"I don’t know if you all noticed." At this moment, Shang Siteng, the brain of the team, spoke up again, "Every time Taibai Jinxing appears, he leaves immediately after issuing tasks."

"He doesn’t seem to worry about us defying the lady’s decree."

Shang Siteng’s words made everyone ponder. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Combining this with past experiences, the answer became obvious.

The reason Taibai Jinxing dares to turn away each time is because once he finishes speaking, it signifies the task has been issued.

"It’s the Golden Imperial Decree," Han Zhan thought of a possibility, "The Queen Mother of the West’s Golden Imperial Decree is a special item. If you don’t complete the task it dictates, you’ll face corresponding punishments."

"So every time Taibai Jinxing finishes speaking and immediately leaves without delay, it’s because we fundamentally cannot defy the requirements of the Golden Imperial Decree."

They had speculated before whether Taibai Jinxing and the Queen Mother of the West were constantly watching over them.

But after the fourth night, Han Zhan ruled out this possibility.

The reason is simple: if they were constantly watching over them, they wouldn’t have missed the Mind Monkey’s methods after nightfall.

Jiang Lingling picked and ate a flat peach, clearly violating the rules, yet punishment didn’t descend as it typically would have.

There is certainly a Mind Monkey’s method here, but if they were watching the Peach Garden continuously, they couldn’t remain completely unaware.

Moreover, there’s something the Mind Monkey said.

It mentioned that the Queen Mother of the West needs to bathe after nightfall to maintain her sanity, so after nightfall, her main focus should be on bathing.

From this deduction: "The Queen Mother of the West should be writing tasks and rules on the Golden Imperial Decree in advance, with Taibai Jinxing responsible for issuing them. When Taibai Jinxing finishes reading the content on the Golden Imperial Decree, the task is established."

"If violated, the Golden Imperial Decree can immediately alert the Queen Mother of the West, thereby inflicting punishment."

Shang Siteng nodded slightly, agreeing with Han Zhan’s speculation.

Li Lingzhen stepped forward and said, "So now, do we have no choice but to go?"

"Let’s go," Gongyang Jin’s eyes slightly narrowed, his tone firm.

"Since we cannot avoid it, then we must face it head-on, and just see, what kind of existence the rumored Queen Mother of the West really is."

...

Kunlun Mountain, Spiritual Spring Cold Pool.

A figure descended from the sky, smiling, with his head bowed and eyebrows lowered, standing at a great distance from the Cold Pool.

At the moment Taibai Jinxing stood still, the duster in his hand suddenly transformed into the form of a Golden Imperial Decree, becoming a jade-green streak of light, flying toward the Spiritual Spring Cold Pool.

"How did the matter go?" A voice from the Spiritual Spring Cold Pool sounded out, belonging to the Queen Mother of the West.

Taibai Jinxing bowed and smiled, "The task has been issued."

"Mm." The Queen Mother of the West replied faintly.

At this time, the Golden Imperial Decree flew above the Cold Pool, unfurling like a long scroll.

Characters the size of tadpoles were written on it, and a large area remained blank.

At this time, the Queen Mother of the West saw that among the words of the Golden Imperial Decree, some text had somehow turned into smiling monkey faces.

She snorted coldly.

Immediately, a light passed over the surface of the Golden Imperial Decree, dissipating the mischievous monkey faces, which turned into scattered monkey hairs floating in the air.

"That monkey, did you locate him?" the Queen Mother of the West asked.

"I had located him, but for some reason, he proactively broke the Yin-Yang balance, and his body in the Yin Realm completely vanished, having all moved to the Yang Realm," Taibai Jinxing replied.

"Truly a madman."

"My lady, they have arrived," Taibai Jinxing said, glancing behind him, speaking once more.

After saying this, without any movement, his entire being deflated like a punctured balloon, instantly becoming shriveled.

Soon, he turned into a thin layer of human skin.

A mountain breeze blew through the forest.

Taibai Jinxing’s human skin fluttered, drifting toward the Spiritual Spring Cold Pool, disappearing together with the Golden Imperial Decree.

In the distance, several figures appeared, precisely Han Zhan’s group arriving from the Immortal Court.

"My lady, we are here."

At the place where Taibai Jinxing disappeared, Han Zhan halted and spoke.

"Come over," the voice of the Queen Mother of the West echoed, and only then did the group step forward, continuing onward.

Passing through a dense mountain forest, they finally arrived at the Cold Pool in the mountain hollow, seeing the scene before them:

Mist enshrouded, clouds swirled.

The water of the Cold Pool was crystal clear, glimmering with a faint spiritual light, with a few graceful Immortal Lotuses floating on the surface, emitting a subtle fragrance.

In this dreamlike environment, the Queen Mother of the West was bathing there, her figure half visible, like an ethereal fairy in the water.

Her hair cascaded down like a waterfall, gently swaying with the ripples. Her face was serene and beautiful, brows like crescent moons, eyes like autumn waters, skin white as jade, exuding an aura of transcendence.

She lightly stirred the water surface, droplets fell like pearls, each containing the spiritual energy of the world, nourishing her body and soul.

What was even harder to ignore was her physique, almost larger than any transformed Jiuli Race warrior Han Zhan had ever seen!

Such a massive form could not be completely submerged in the Cold Pool.

Large expanses of white skin were exposed, hills rising and valleys deep.

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Feeling the intense gazes pressing against his back, Han Zhan quickly suppressed any inappropriate thoughts.