Full-Time Magister: Throne of Dimensions

Chapter 74, Empress You, Go to Helan Mountain

In the old town of Zhoucheng, Jiuyouhou had grown accustomed to staying here, the noblewoman reclining in a rocking chair, swaying gently.

Grandpa Liu was watering the flowers on the side.

After watering the tree, he chased Jiuyouhou away and lay down on it himself. After being chased away, Jiuyouhou came up to the tree and looked silently in the direction of the ancient capital.

"Queen of the Nine Netherworlds, what kind of person are you, acting like this every day? At least try to look like a ruler of the dead, okay?" Grandpa Liu said helplessly. "Go make me some tea and see if you've improved in the past few months."

Jiuyou sneered, "I'm not a professional tea-making girl. No one ever needed me to make tea for them before, so it's normal that I'm not very professional."

Despite not knowing what the aftermath of the Nine Netherworlds was, she still got up and went inside to brew a pot of tea for Grandpa Liu.

"I'll let it slide since you're an old man."

Grandpa Liu smiled, took the tea, and sipped it, saying, "You're much older than me, so it's fine for you to call me Little Liu. This tea is still a bit undercooked."

As he spoke, Grandpa Liu shook his head, then suddenly felt something and his expression became serious.

He placed the teacup on the table, stood up from the armchair, paced back and forth, and finally looked north.

After gazing into the distance for a while, Grandpa Liu lay back down in his armchair, thought for a moment, and said, "Queen Jiuyou, go to Helan Mountain."

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"Why would I go to that godforsaken place?" Jiuyou asked, puzzled.

At first, she thought about leaving, but after staying for a while, she found that there was no difference between here and outside. The king was never around, so she was quite comfortable staying here.

She has no interest in traveling around now, and as for Helan Mountain, Jiuyou shook her head.

The king had been there when he was still alive, she had been there, and others had been there too. They all came to the same conclusion: the place was dangerous and desolate, so there was no point in going.

After the Nine Netherworlds, I heard the king say that a large bird died in that place.

"Go and see, Garuda went over there, and Bifang is there too. There might be some problems," Grandpa Liu said.

Jiuyou didn't get up, but leaned against the old tree in front of the door, listlessly saying, "I know Bifang, that totem beast. The king said a big bird died in Helan Mountain, was that bird the totem Bifang?"

"That's right." Grandpa Liu nodded.

"I know about Bifang, but what the hell is Garuda? I've never even heard of it, and what does it have to do with me if they encounter it?"

"Your king didn't say that?" Grandpa Liu asked doubtfully, somewhat incredulous.

"No." Jiuyou shook her head.

"Alright." Grandpa Liu was silent for a moment before saying, "Back then, Bifang was accompanied by an elf, and that elf was Garuda."

"Oh." Empress Jiuyou was clearly not interested.

Grandpa Liu glanced at it and continued, "Garuda was a born spirit king. I don't know what method Bifang used to bring her here. They stayed together ever since. Then Bifang died for some reason, and Garuda died too."

"Since both of them are dead, why bother with them? You old man, you must have a lot of free time." Jiuyou adjusted her posture to make herself more comfortable.

"Go take a look. Bifang and Phoenix Vermilion Bird are brothers. Her death is not our death. I also encountered Garuda not long ago. There might be some issues if these two meet. Go and handle it. After that, you don't need to come back here. Go do whatever you want." Grandpa Liu said with a smile. After the Nine Netherworlds, you can't stay here anymore.

Staying here any longer might really make her slack off and spend her whole life here. Jiuyouhou is a promising talent, and it would be much better to let her go out and stir up trouble. We can't waste her potential.

"Do you really have to go?"

"You absolutely must go."

Jiuyou was somewhat helpless, and the child could only agree: "Alright, but I have a question. The king didn't tell me before that Bifang's strength is a mystery. Do you know what her situation is? The same goes for that Garuda."

"They're all **-level."

"That powerful?" Empress Jiuyou was somewhat surprised, but that was all. She wasn't incredulous at all; she had seen far more powerful people, so this was just average.

Jiuyou was also a very swift person. She left immediately without any hesitation.

After Jiuyou left, Grandpa Liu lay on the armchair and called Li Wei over.

……

Inside the Magic Association in Yu City, Wu Ku and Liu Qi sat in the hall. Liu Qi was in a bad mood; he didn't want to be with that old geezer Wu Ku. He wanted to act with Su Ming, not with him.

"Liu Qi, why did you come to Helan Mountain? There's nothing here that you need. Is it really for that Su Ming? I really want to know what it is about Su Ming that makes you care so much," Wu Ku asked.

"You don't know anything. Why don't you just stay put and be a good bodhisattva? What are you doing here?"

"I just saw you came over," Wu said with a wry smile.

"Heh." Liu Qi sneered and moved away from Wu Ku.

There were many people in the Magic Association, so Wu Ku and Liu Qi were not particularly noticeable.

Everyone else was trying to find information about the totem beasts, though they didn't find much.

Unlike Liu Qi and Wu Ku, they didn't search; they just sat there in a daze, waiting for time to pass.

When the time came, they went with the rest of the group, which basically meant they were just slacking off.

Both of them were slacking off. Wu Ku would occasionally approach Liu Qi to say a few words, while Liu Qi would move to another spot after each conversation.

Their actions quickly attracted the attention of some people. Since they were both unfamiliar faces, it was normal for them to be noticed.

After Liu Qi changed seats again, a middle-aged man in uniform walked over. He first handed over a business card and introduced himself, "Young man, I am Zhang Tao, and I work for the Magic Association. You are a stranger here. May I ask what brings you to the Magic Association?"

"It's nothing, I just came here to kill some time." Liu Qi killed the conversation as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Zhang Tao a little embarrassed, but he was old enough not to stoop to Liu Qi's level.

"Then you rest, I won't disturb you." After leaving, Zhang Tao walked over to Wu Ku, who was resting with his eyes closed, also killing time.

Upon sensing someone approaching, Wu Ku opened his eyes and nodded with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang Tao," Wu said with a wry smile.

"You know me?" Zhang Tao was somewhat surprised. He didn't remember ever meeting Wu Ku before; it had no effect on him at all.

"I don't know him, but I overheard Mr. Zhang Tao introducing himself. I hope Mr. Zhang Tao won't take offense."

"No, no, no, how could that be?" Zhang Tao quickly waved his hand and glanced back at Liu Qi's side. At this distance, and with quite a few people in the Magic Association, it was rather noisy. To be able to hear his previous voice under these circumstances, this person was no ordinary person.

He is definitely not an ordinary person.