Having easily survived the Sage Tribulation, the Snake Empress warmly invited Gu Changsheng and Hong Hong to visit the Serpent Human race as guests. Gu Xinfei, claiming it was his duty as a guardian, said he needed to inspect the Serpent Human race. Everyone knew what he was really thinking; wasn't it just a successful fanboy moment? His expression looked calm, but his eyes betrayed his thoughts.
The Serpent Human race naturally preferred cool and shady places, so they built a residential complex underground in the desert that suited them. Gu Changsheng and the others, led by the Snake Empress, arrived in the Serpent Human territory.
Gu Changsheng noticed that the Serpent Human's underground architecture was different from that of other races, resembling instead the European style of the Middle Ages. Everywhere were Serpent Humans with human heads and snake bodies, the men tall and sturdy, the women delicate and beautiful, filled with exotic charm.
If people who liked exotic customs came here, they would probably think this was their paradise.
The Serpent Human citizens curiously sized up the guests brought by their princess, even chattering about Gu Changsheng's identity. They had seen Hong Hong before, but never Gu Changsheng. The princess actually brought a man home, wow...
The Snake Empress's face was filled with embarrassment as she listened to her clansmen's fragmented discussions. She turned to Gu Changsheng and said, "Your Majesty, these people are unaccustomed to seeing the world. Please don't take offense."
Gu Changsheng shook his head; he wasn't so bored as to blame some passersby.
Seeing that His Majesty had no intention of blaming them, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she sternly said to her clansmen, "Stop looking, all of you disperse."
Seeing that the princess had spoken, they dared not linger, but some Serpent Human girls who were just beginning to experience love secretly stared at Gu Changsheng before leaving.
There was no helping it; Gu Changsheng's face was handsome, and his temperament was mature and extraordinary, which was most attractive to these girls who were just beginning to experience love.
Gu Changsheng knew this and sighed inwardly. Who told him to be so handsome? He was also the dream of countless girls! But don't be infatuated with me, I already have a wife!
Hong Hong, who was holding Gu Changsheng's hand, looked at her master suspiciously. Her master looked calm on the surface, but he must be secretly happy inside. She knew her master's personality. To be disrespectful, her master was a bit of a pervert. If you praised him in person, he might not react at all, but if it was like this, secretly and inadvertently, it would hit her master's sweet spot.
If her junior brother could grasp her master's personality, he wouldn't get beaten up every time. What a pity, her junior brother was just a smart-aleck. If he could put one percent of the effort he used to deal with Sister Mu into dealing with her master, he wouldn't be beaten!
The Snake Empress looked at the young clanswomen, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She signaled to the Serpent Human's several great elders with her eyes, and the elders immediately understood, walking out to disperse the clansmen.
The Snake Empress breathed a sigh of relief, then respectfully made a gesture of invitation to Gu Changsheng: "Your Majesty, this way please!"
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Under the Snake Empress's guidance, the group arrived at a palace, where all kinds of special spirit fruits from the Hundred Leaves Star had already been placed.
After everyone was seated, the Snake Empress pointed to a plate of fist-sized, heart-shaped fruit in front of Gu Changsheng and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Snake Heart Fruit, our Serpent Human race's most distinctive spirit fruit, containing spiritual power... Uh, it tastes fresh and sweet. Your Majesty might as well try one."
The Snake Empress originally wanted to say that it contained abundant spiritual power, and even Nirvana Realm cultivators would benefit from eating it, but when she thought about His Majesty's unfathomable strength, she omitted the spiritual power part.
"Master, the princess is right, this Snake Heart Fruit tastes delicious. Try it quickly." Hong Hong quickly picked up a Snake Heart Fruit, wiped it, and handed it to Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng originally had no interest in fruits; he only liked grilled meat and wine, but since Hong Hong gave him the Snake Heart Fruit, he had to eat it even if he didn't like it.
"Okay, I'll try it!" Gu Changsheng said with a smile, then took a bite, immediately feeling a rush of juice hitting the back of his tongue, followed by a fresh and sweet taste spreading from his taste buds to his brain. As for the weak spiritual power, well, he didn't feel it at all.
"How is it?" Hong Hong asked.
"Not bad!" Gu Changsheng gave a fair answer. The Snake Empress, hearing this, was immediately filled with smiles. Being recognized by His Majesty was a great honor.
Hong Hong was also very happy to hear this. Of course, she also knew that her master didn't like to eat fruit, only wine and grilled meat.
Sure enough, the next moment, Gu Changsheng said to the Snake Empress, "Do you have any wine here?"
The Snake Empress's face showed embarrassment upon hearing this.
"What? You don't have any?" Gu Changsheng asked.
"We do have some, but they are all low-level fruit wines, I'm afraid they are not suitable for Your Majesty." The Snake Empress quickly explained.
"It's okay, just bring it up. As long as there's wine!" Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Snake Empress responded, then personally went to get wine for Gu Changsheng.
While the Snake Empress went to get the wine, Gu Changsheng looked at Gu Xinfei.
"How is the Gu Xin family now?"
Gu Changsheng asked. Although the Gu Xin family's ancestor, Gu Xin'ao, was as strong as a Great Emperor, he was not a Great Emperor after all, and there were no Emperor weapons to pass on to his descendants. The Gu Xin family could not continue like an immortal power, enduring for nearly a million years. It was already very difficult, knowing that there had been a Dark Turmoil during this million years. Although Gu Changsheng stopped it before it caused widespread destruction, many Holy Spirits still died in this Dark Turmoil.
If it were other families, Gu Changsheng might not be worried, but the families of the Eight Divine Generals would definitely fight to the death to protect the human race.
"Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, the family almost became extinct during the Dark Turmoil 600,000 years ago, but fortunately, a mysterious powerhouse suppressed the Dark Turmoil at that time, otherwise the Gu Xin family would have really disappeared into the river of history." Gu Xinfei said with a sigh. Suddenly, his face changed, and he looked at Gu Changsheng.
"May I ask Your Majesty, was the powerhouse who suppressed the Dark Turmoil you?" Gu Xinfei asked. The Gu Xin family's inheritance had not been cut off, so many major historical events over the past million years had been recorded, otherwise he would not have known about the events of 600,000 years ago.
Gu Changsheng nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. If it weren't for your help, our Gu Xin family would have been destroyed." Saying this, Gu Xinfei stood up from his seat again to kneel to Gu Changsheng, but he was stopped by Gu Changsheng.
"Don't kneel so often. Our human race's knees are not for kneeling!" Gu Changsheng said sternly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gu Xinfei said excitedly, feeling in his heart that it was indeed His Majesty, and any sentence he said was a maxim for the human race!
"Hehe, don't you blame me for faking my death and hiding? If I had been sitting in the universe all along, there would have been no Dark Turmoil." Gu Changsheng asked.
Gu Xinfei shook his head repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, you must have your reasons for retiring, and we cannot always live under your wings, otherwise our human race will lose the motivation to become stronger. If one day Your Majesty has something to do and leaves the human race, wouldn't the human race be at the mercy of other races?"
"I think Your Majesty's approach of retiring is very good. Only in this way can we have pressure and motivation."
"No matter what, our Gu Xin family will always support Your Majesty."
Hong Hong, listening to Gu Xinfei's words, thought the previous part made sense, but when she heard the last part, she knew that this was completely a brainless fan's statement. Although what he said was correct, it would be better to remove the last sentence!
"Haha, you kid, you know how to talk. I said, I'm not being lazy. If that old woman had your awareness, that would be great!" Gu Changsheng laughed, feeling like he had found a confidant. Finally, someone agreed with his approach of faking his death and retiring. Great!
Hmph, Hou Tu, you just obediently work for me!
At this time, the Snake Empress also came out with the Serpent Human race's brewed wine. She respectfully poured a cup of wine for His Majesty. Gu Changsheng took a sip and his eyes lit up.
"Not bad, sweet but not astringent, what a good fruit wine!" Gu Changsheng praised. It was not much worse than his Drunken Immortal Residence's wine, and the styles were different. After drinking too much strong wine, it was good to have some sweet national wine occasionally.
"Don't stand there, have a few drinks with me. Hong Hong, you're grown up too, you can drink too."
Someone understood his approach, and with good wine to accompany him, Gu Changsheng was in a great mood.
