Chapter 460: Chapter 59: Birds of a Feather (Part 2)
"At last, Yuanxi Palace will stop slipping into West’s dreams."
After Luyetan departed with a spring in her step, Ailorus spoke calmly, causing Westheid to look at the Elf Lolita in surprise.
Ailorus pouted. "I knew all along, you know. From time to time, Yuanxi Palace would use its Enchanter powers to disturb your dreams. It’s so annoying."
’It made sense. As the King of Wind Law, she was quite familiar with the characteristics of the Enchanter. Under the cover of the Grand Ensemble, what could possibly escape her notice?’
’She was just pretending not to know, that’s all.’
Not long after Luyetan returned to the Yuanshi Territory, the Qinghui Army stationed in the Royal Court also began to pull out of the Land of Rhythm, withdrawing in waves.
By the time only the Qinghui Guard remained, Ailorus had mostly completed the handover of her duties, leaving behind a core team capable of maintaining the Royal Court’s normal operations.
Then, the transplantation of the Thousand Laws Ceremony began. This was no grand, labor-intensive, and costly megastructure reconstruction.
As long as the Melody from the Grand Ensemble’s nodes was gathered, carefully bundled up, and carried away, the Celestial Blessing could be moved.
The key was how to conceal its absence after taking the Thousand Laws Ceremony. To this end, the two Wind Law Masters had to inspect every single City in the Lake.
They painstakingly replicated every node, creating a facsimile of the Ceremony convincing enough to fool anyone.
For the Ten Thousand Wind Melodies, nothing was impossible—not even replicating the Thousand Laws Ceremony.
The replica naturally couldn’t compare to the original, but its basic functions were all there. Keeping it running for over a decade wouldn’t be a problem. And after it expired?
Well, then Westheid would just have to show you the true power of a Celestial God!
After all these matters were dealt with, Duke Qinghui officially returned in triumph, bringing the Thousand Laws Ceremony and his friends and family back to Su Yue.
After leaving the domain of the Thousand Laws Royal Court, Westheid boarded the Floating Battleship he had been so eager to ride. The journey from the Royal Court to Su Yue took less than a week.
At Duke Qinghui’s direction, Su Yue held no elaborate welcoming ceremony. By now, between the serfs liberated from the Yonglan Empire and the people rescued from the Imperial Capital and the Royal Court, Westheid had received more than enough adoration and reverence. The Purity People were already an incredibly solid base of support; there was no need for more formalism.
"What do you think of my homeland?"
On the way to his estate, Westheid proudly showed Ailorus the sights of Su Yue. This city, rebuilt less than ten years ago, had already become a massive and prosperous modern metropolis.
Westheid even felt it could almost rival the Imperial Capital—if one didn’t count miracles like the Holy Tree Illusion.
"It feels... less cultured than the Royal Court."
Unfortunately, the Elf Royal Family couldn’t quite appreciate the beauty of industrialization. Compared to the artistic heritage of the City in the Lake, Su Yue was almost painful to look at too closely. Even the Wind Law Queen, despite her fondness for Westheid, couldn’t bring herself to lie and say it was good.
"But it really is prosperous, and many places are quite beautiful. Like... hmm, like the scenery of the Celestial Vault Kingdom."
Ailorus had never been to the Celestial Vault Kingdom, but she had read plenty of records about it. She knew Su Yue was built with technology provided by the Celestial Vault Kingdom, hence the modular production and extreme sense of mechanical precision.
"Heh, comparing it to a Floating City? There’s still quite a gap."
Westheid patted Ailorus’s head and smiled.
"It’s all right. At least you’ll definitely like the Purity Forest."
Qinghui Territory was originally supposed to be a place of natural harmony beloved by Elves, just like Yuanshi Territory. But under a certain Monarch’s sweeping reforms, the entire territory was overtaken by the Ideal City project. Only the Holy Land was spared, preserving its aesthetic beauty at the strong suggestion of the Pure Holy Spirit.
Ailorus nodded. "Mhm! By the way, we’re supposed to install the Thousand Laws Ceremony in the Purity Forest, right?"
"That’s right, but we can rest for a while first."
The Elf Lolita held up a hand, her lovely brows furrowed slightly.
"There’s no need. I want to start the transplantation work immediately. The Thousand Laws Ceremony’s constrained state can’t be maintained for too long. The sooner we finish, the better."
’What’s gotten into her?’
Westheid saw Ailorus pursing her lips. Her beautiful, holy-cyan eyes clearly conveyed the sentiment, ’I really want to hang out, but I can’t. I have to work hard.’
It seemed that sometime after that day, Ailorus had privately sought out Reiya for a long talk with the Silver-haired Princess. Afterward, she had become much more sensible and well-behaved.
Although he didn’t know what they had talked about, Westheid’s understanding of Reiya allowed him to guess the gist of it. The White-haired Dragon Lady had probably imparted her philosophy, something along the lines of, "We have to achieve great things," and "Whoever helps West the most is the one he’ll love the most."
One dared to say it, and the other dared to believe it. The key was that Reiya wasn’t actually wrong.
’This is a good thing, with no downsides whatsoever.’
After getting Ailorus and the other members of the Elf Royal Family settled in Su Yue, the transplantation of the Thousand Laws Ceremony officially began. Ailorus handled its integration from the outside in, while Westheid was responsible for construction within the Holy Land’s inner ring.
Thus, he arrived at the Holy Land of the Purity Forest. What was once a secluded, private garden was no longer deserted after years of development. It had become a luxurious court built for the Pure Holy Spirit’s enjoyment.
At this moment, the court of the Holy Land was bustling with activity. Amidst exquisite villas and open-air courtyards, melodious music broke the former tranquility. A grand banquet was laid out on long table after long table, laden with rare liquors from all over the Mortal World. Beautiful maids of all kinds bustled about, some even dancing gracefully on the lakeside dance floor.
Westheid wasn’t surprised by this.
Anise and a few of her loyal followers had arrived in Su Yue ahead of schedule. Westheid had asked Reiya and Yolanda to bring them, and they had already taken up residence in the Purity Forest, becoming permanent residents.
Westheid didn’t mind if Ailorus found out about the Master of Greedy Banquet. With his current prestige in the Thousand Laws Royal Court, even if word got out, the relevant parties would most likely keep their mouths shut.
’Duke Qinghui is just harboring the Celestial God’s Shadow of a Divine Ancestor! It’s on his own turf, not on Royal Court soil, so what’s the big deal?!’
’Who would dare speak of it? Do you have a death wish?!’
’No, wait, this Demon is the child of a Divine Ancestor. All the more reason not to act rashly. It would be better to wait for the Divine Ancestor’s return before discussing it.’
’In short, everyone would just pretend not to see it.’
’Anise... throwing a party in the Holy Land already? Isn’t that a little too fast? Don’t tell me the Pure Holy Spirit has been sidelined by Anise. Wouldn’t that be just pathetic?’
As Westheid stepped into the villa in the Holy Land, his doubts were dispelled at first glance.
He saw his own Holy Spirit ancestor with her arm around the shoulder of the Demon Maiden, who had long, silver-purple hair and a magnificent dress. They both held stemmed glasses, clashing them together fiercely and drinking heartily.
The impact and stunning beauty of two gorgeous young women—whose looks were beyond the limits of mortal comprehension—being so affectionate was truly something else. Even Westheid was stunned for a moment.
"West! West! Get over here!"
When the Pure Holy Spirit saw Duke Qinghui, her eyes lit up. With a charming smile, she waved the man over and then immediately latched onto him like an octopus, giggling foolishly.
"Hehe, I really admire this friend you brought over! She’s taught me so many new ways to have fun... The most important thing is, she’s really pretty—as pretty as you!"
"Although I’m not happy about you randomly renovating the Purity Forest, for Anise’s sake, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see it!"
Anise stuck out her tongue playfully and smiled. "As a Holy Spirit, Purity is much cuter than any Woodland Immortal. Mmm... I thought you were just being polite before, but this place is actually really nice."
’Just as I thought.’
Westheid shrugged.
"You two really are two peas in a pod, aren’t you."
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