Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 2867

Chapter 1380 Altar

When Zu An and Zhao Xiaodie returned to the cave, Tang Tian’er was still lying lazily on the bed, not yet dressed. Seeing them enter, she deliberately gave Zhao Xiaodie a provocative look: “Oh dear, I’m completely exhausted. Don’t be offended, Xiaodie.”

Even though Zhao Xiaodie was prepared, seeing the other’s expression still ignited her anger. She coldly said, “Call me ‘sister.'”

Tang Tian’er seemed not to hear her, saying pitifully, “I’m still aching all over from all that just now. Could you help me get dressed?”

Zhao Xiaodie sat down beside her and rolled her eyes: “Your hand isn’t broken.”

“Oh dear, little sister, are you angry because you’re jealous of what Brother Zu and I did together?” Tang Tian’er asked with concern, pulling her clothes in front of her as she leaned closer.

Zhao Xiaodie had already devised a counterattack: “I’m overjoyed that someone’s willing to help my husband with his physical needs, why would I be angry?”

In her world, there were maids who served their masters when the mistress was unwell.

The implication was clear: she considered herself the mistress and treated the other woman like a maid.

Tang Tian’er narrowed her eyes, clearly understanding the meaning behind the words.

However, having spent years in the chaotic world of Xiaoyao Tower, her eloquence was far superior to that of a royal woman like Zhao Xiaodie. Instead of getting angry, she leaned close to Zhao Xiaodie’s ear and whispered,

“Your husband is amazing!”

Zhao Xiaodie instantly blushed and slapped her.

Tang Tian’er reacted quickly, dodging to the side after speaking.

Zhao Xiaodie wasn’t about to let her off so easily, gritting her teeth and chasing after her. The two women soon found themselves in a chaotic brawl in the cave.

…

And so, amidst their playful fighting, the group arrived in Yunnan, where Zu’an found Hermes.

Both sides had previously been defected from the Order faction’s high-ranking officials, and Hermes, in a sense, was personally orchestrated and turned by Zaun. Therefore, from the perspective of the Annihilation faction, they were in the same boat.

Zaun again advised him not to be so ruthless towards the Southern Ming emperor, suggesting that it was better to nurture him and maintain his own power.

Unfortunately, Hermes’ attitude was icy: “If it weren’t for your somewhat sincere attitude, I would have reported what you just said, and you would be in deep trouble.”

Zaun thought to himself, “The current emperor is my son, the empress dowager in the palace is my lover, and I even have a pretty good relationship with those big shots in Annihilation. What can

you do if I report it?” Of course, he wouldn’t say these words out loud: “You used to be the Second Elder of the Merchants, and even the Sixth Elder Naraku didn’t work as hard as you after he joined Annihilation. What is the purpose of all this?”

“Naturally, it’s to be loyal to the Ancestor of Annihilation!” Hermes said solemnly.

Zu An thought to himself, “I don’t believe you for a second,” and decided to get straight to the point: “Are you after the god of love and beauty?”

Hermes’ expression changed: “What nonsense

are you spouting!” Zu An stared intently into his eyes: “Doesn’t Chen Yuanyuan look a lot like the god of love and beauty?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Goodbye.” Hermes turned and left.

The other party’s intense reaction confirmed Zu An’s suspicions; Hermes’s former lover was most likely the god of love and beauty.

But would a true god fall in love with a mortal?

It must have been Hermes’s unrequited love.

So, while he outwardly appeared to be a believer in order, he had actually long since become a follower of the god of love and beauty.

He then stayed in Yunnan, investigating Isabella’s whereabouts.

He finally discovered that after the fall of the Yongli regime, she hadn’t fled to Burma with the Yongli Emperor but had disappeared.

He then used official connections to check various travel documents, and when he saw a travel record for a nun named Jiu Nan, he was finally completely relieved.

It seemed his words to Isabella had worked; she no longer clung to the Yongli regime. This defeat made her realize the Order faction was powerless to reverse the situation, so she withdrew.

He could have left after learning all this, but Hermes’s unusual behavior left him uneasy.

He wanted to figure out what the other was plotting, since it was all related to Yu Yanluo.

“Brother Zu, I just received news that the King of Burma, under pressure, handed Emperor Yongli and his entourage over to Hermes. They’ve already been sent to Kunming,” Tang Tian’er replied from outside.

Just then, Zhao Xiaodie also found out the news and, not to be outdone, said, “Besides Emperor Yongli, there were also Empress Dowager Ma and Empress Wang from the Yongli court. They strangled each other on the way to their capture. Empress Wang committed suicide, but Empress Dowager Ma was rescued. Many ministers and eunuchs accompanied them, but they were all housed in one courtyard. Only Emperor Yongli was taken away, and his whereabouts are unknown.”

Zu An couldn’t help but sigh, “Empress Dowager Ma and Empress Wang were truly heroines.”

The current Emperor Yongli was a descendant of the Prince Gui of the Ming Dynasty, a cousin of the Chongzhen Emperor’s lineage. He had been stationed in various provinces for many years, so Zu An had never met these people.

But just hearing their stories was enough to move him.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he had already sent Zheng Dan to the Zheng family in Taiwan, asking Chu Yan to help take care of her, so he wouldn’t have encountered such a situation.

Amidst his reflections, Zu An suddenly remembered something else: “Emperor Yongli has been taken away?”

“That’s right, it seems Hermes personally went to take him away, and no one knows where he was taken.”

“I’ll go check; you guys go out of the city first,” Zu An instructed.

“We’ll go with you,” Zhao Xiaodie hurriedly said.

Tang Tian’er laughed, “Your skills are low; going with Brother Zu would only be a hindrance. You’d be

better off providing backup outside.” “You damned woman, you can’t stand not arguing with me every day, can you!” Zhao Xiaodie roared, and soon she and Tang Tian’er were bickering again, their fight unknowingly stretching far into the distance.

Zu An chuckled wryly. These two girls couldn’t stand not bickering every day. He didn’t know why, but Tang Tian’er loved teasing Zhao Xiaodie, and Zhao Xiaodie seemed to think of her as an enemy from a past life.

He then activated his divine sense, sensing the entire city of Kunming.

With his current strength, his divine sense quickly and silently covered every inch of land.

Huh?

He immediately noticed something unusual. Everywhere else failed his investigation, but this place was different. A mysterious array surrounded it, isolating it from all divine sense.

This place was clearly problematic.

He moved swiftly, arriving at this place called Bizi Slope.

The outer perimeter was heavily guarded by Hermes’s trusted men, but these could no longer stop him.

His figure seemed to vanish into thin air, walking directly into the area right before the guards’ eyes, the entire process unnoticed by a single one.

As he broke through several formations and ventured deeper into the area, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

He saw a tall altar at the very center, where Hermes, dressed in strange clothes, was chanting incantations and performing a bizarre dance, seemingly conducting some mysterious ritual.