After a few rounds of drinks, Gu Changsheng put down his wine glass, and upon seeing this, the others also quickly followed suit.
Everyone looked at Gu Changsheng, and he didn't disappoint them. He said to Snake Ji, "Since you have become a Saint, I will send you to another ancient star to be the new gatekeeper. Do you know the meaning of being a gatekeeper?"
Snake Ji thought for a moment and cautiously said, "To guard the descendants of sinners?"
"..."
"Well, that's one reason, but there are no more sinners now, so that answer is incorrect. Gu Xinfei, you explain it to her."
As he spoke, Gu Changsheng filled his wine glass to the brim.
When Gu Xinfei saw the Holy Emperor addressing him, he quickly and solemnly said, "The meaning of being a gatekeeper is to share the Holy Emperor's burdens."
"Pfft..."
Gu Changsheng immediately spat out the wine he had just drunk. Fortunately, he had learned from his previous experience with Houtu and didn't spray anyone.
"Fei, ah... Forget it, I'll explain it myself." Gu Changsheng wanted to correct Gu Xinfei's personality cult, but seeing his serious expression, he knew that nothing he said would change Gu Xinfei's inner thoughts. Alas, it's all because of my irresistible personal charm!
"The most important thing about being a gatekeeper is the word 'guard.' This 'guard' means to protect. The most important task of a gatekeeper, besides ensuring the stability of the ancient stars at the checkpoints of the Starry Sky Ancient Road, is to protect the challengers from being hunted down by cultivators three or more major realms higher when the Starry Sky Ancient Road is opened. Otherwise, if some shameless old fogeys disregard their reputation and slaughter the challengers, what would be the point of me establishing the Starry Sky Ancient Road?"
"Snake Ji understands!" Snake Ji nodded. For example, if Hong Hong is currently at the fifth level of Nirvana Realm, and she is a gatekeeper, if she sees a strong person at the逍遥 (Carefree/Wandering) Realm or above hunting down Hong Hong, then she needs to step in to protect Hong Hong and capture or suppress those who violate the rules.
"Holy Emperor, if I go to another ancient star, what about my people...?"
"Princess Snake Ji, you don't need to worry about that. As long as you become a gatekeeper, your people will be protected by the great powers of the Human Race. As long as your people don't make any major mistakes, even immortal forces can't do anything to you."
Before Snake Ji could finish speaking, Gu Xinfei answered Snake Ji's doubts for Gu Changsheng.
"I see!" Snake Ji's eyes lit up. If that's the case, then if she becomes a gatekeeper, as long as the Snake-people don't make any major mistakes, the Snake-people will have an equivalent of a life-saving token. This is a great thing. Apart from her, a Saint-level powerhouse, the strongest elders of the Snake-people are only at the peak of the Transcendent Realm. Not even a single 入圣 (Entering Sainthood) Realm cultivator, let alone a逍遥 (Carefree/Wandering) Realm one. The Snake-people's powerhouses are seriously lacking, with a severe gap in their ranks.
Now, as long as she becomes a gatekeeper, the Snake-people can have a long period of stable development. Perhaps a second or third Saint will appear in the future.
Thinking of this, Snake Ji quickly and respectfully expressed her gratitude to Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng waved his hand and said, "In light of the problem Hong Hong mentioned earlier, I will adjust the time for being a gatekeeper. Every five hundred years, you can rest for two hundred years. Yes, this is called a bi-weekly system!"
"Bi-weekly system?" Everyone looked at each other. This was the first time they had heard this term.
"That's right, a bi-weekly system. I just thought of it on the spur of the moment. You have free time during the two hundred years of rest, and you can do whatever you want. And as long as you serve for two thousand years, you can be relieved of your duties as a gatekeeper!" Gu Changsheng said.
"The Holy Emperor is benevolent!"
Gu Xinfei was the first to speak. The Holy Emperor is indeed the Holy Emperor! The system he came up with on the spur of the moment is so humane. Amazing!
If Gu Changsheng could read Gu Xinfei's mind at this moment, he would definitely laugh or cry. This system of working five hundred years and resting two hundred years is just like working five days a week and resting two days a week in his previous life. It's just that this is a world of cultivation, so the time has to be adjusted. Five hundred years is almost one-tenth of a Saint's life, which is not short.
Gu Changsheng wasn't just talking about the reform of the Starry Sky Ancient Road. Later, he would also send the Old Supreme and others to implement the reform. Having a True Immortal Realm cultivator personally supervise this matter is enough.
"Thank you, Holy Emperor!" Snake Ji was filled with excitement. As a descendant of sinners, the Holy Emperor not only didn't hold it against her but instead allowed her to become a gatekeeper of the Starry Sky Ancient Road to atone for her sins. Although being a gatekeeper isn't very free, it guarantees the development of her race, which is a great gift to her.
Therefore, she felt both gratitude and awe towards the Holy Emperor.
"Master, I have something to say." At this moment, Hong Hong, who had drunk a lot of fruit wine, had a rosy face and was very cute. She raised her fair hand to signal Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng looked at the girl. It seemed that she still needed to practice her alcohol tolerance.
These fruit wines were all brewed from spiritual fruits, and even Hong Hong couldn't use her powerful cultivation to dissolve the alcohol's effects.
"Speak!" Gu Changsheng said dotingly.
"Hehe..." Hong Hong smiled, stood up, and almost fell, scaring the Heavenly Peng Ancient Royal Son, who quickly acted as a crutch.
"I'm not drunk. You don't need to support me!" Hong Hong said, then walked towards Snake Ji and asked, "Princess Snake Ji, you said that I once saved you. I don't have any memory of that."
Hong Hong had been holding this question in her heart for several hours, but she hadn't had a chance to ask it. Now that she had drunk some wine, the question kept bothering her, so she asked it.
Upon hearing this, a trace of reminiscence flashed across Snake Ji's face. Then, she slowly said, "When I was undergoing Nirvana, my soul somehow left my body and left Hundred Leaves Star. When I woke up, I found myself in a strange place and had become a newly hatched silkworm. I remember it was a very cold day, and when I could barely endure it, two small figures appeared. One of them was you, Hong Hong. You were not even two years old at the time, and the other was a little older than you. She was your sister. You sisters saved me. Although more than ten years have passed, I am very familiar with the aura on your body, which is why the egg I transformed into kept following you, which caused the misunderstanding at the time..."
"Wait..." Hong Hong instantly sobered up, interrupting Snake Ji. She looked at Snake Ji with bright eyes and asked, "You said I had a sister at that time?"
"Yes, I am a demon, and I am extremely sensitive to bloodlines. The bloodline auras of you two sisters are extremely close. You must be blood-related sisters," Snake Ji nodded.
"How could this be... I actually have a sister?" Hong Hong was stunned. She didn't expect that she had blood relatives in the world besides her master and junior brother.
Hong Hong looked at Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng awkwardly touched his nose and said, "I told you before that you would have your own surname."
"You stinky master, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier? If anything happens to my sister, you have to help me," Hong Hong pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Cough cough, actually, after you met me, your sister lived a thousand times better than you. Before entering the Starry Sky Ancient Road, she was always by your side, but she was worried about what you would think if you knew her true identity, so she never told you," Gu Changsheng said.
"Could it be..."
Before entering the Starry Sky Ancient Road, there were two older women who were always with her. Sister Mu is impossible, so there is only one possibility.
The Holy Maiden of Yaochi!
