Chapter 1689
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Chapter 1689 Assassination
Now I understand the situation that Lin Qiye is facing.
After the colorful mist descended, the Queen Mother of the West realized that identical copies had appeared in Yaochi. After testing, she discovered there was no way to distinguish between the real and fake versions, as they were completely mixed among the deities of Yaochi.
To prevent the counterfeit deities from escaping Yaochi and infiltrating the Celestial Court, which would cause greater trouble, and also to protect the Immortality Pill, the Queen Mother simply decided to purge Yaochi completely, killing all deities enveloped by the mist, regardless of whether they were real or fake… This way, she could completely eliminate the disaster within Yaochi.
So, she sent Jialan and Jiangzhu away, agreeing on a ten-day deadline… because in her calculation, it would take at most ten days to kill everyone in the entire Yaochi.
However, during this process, she inevitably encountered her own counterfeit.
Since the counterfeit possessed the same personality and thought process as the Queen Mother, both wanting to protect the Celestial Court and the Immortality Pill, the counterfeit would certainly agree to clear Yaochi first, which led to the scene just now where they joined forces to kill Goumang and Zhurong.
How ruthless… Lin Qiye couldn’t help thinking as he looked at the two Queen Mothers in the sky.
Her own territory, her own guards, her invited guests – she would purge them all without hesitation, not even sparing a single celestial crane… truly worthy of being the Mother of all Gods.
“A human intruding into Yaochi, that’s a first,” the Queen Mother on the left slowly spoke. “I saw them earlier, they seemed to be trying to break into the Pill Palace. Are they here to steal the pill?”
“If so, we might as well kill them too,” the Queen Mother on the right nodded.
“Wait!!”
Before the two Queen Mothers could act, the doors of the Law Palace swung open, and Jialan hurriedly ran out, bowing to the two Queen Mothers:
“Your Majesty! They are not bad people! They came specifically to help you.”
“Jialan? Didn’t I tell you to come back after four days?” Seeing Jialan’s sudden appearance, both Queen Mothers frowned simultaneously.
Jialan spoke bitterly, “Your Majesty, if not for their help, I would have been hunted down and killed yesterday…”
“Hunted? Who wanted to kill you?”
“Some disgusting-looking monsters… Lin Qiye said they were followers of some Cthulhu deity, from the same source as the monster that attacked Yaochi recently.”
The Queen Mother’s gaze fell back on Lin Qiye, examining him carefully, as if pondering something.
Seeing that the Queen Mother had set aside her killing intent, Lin Qiye knew his opportunity had come. Taking a deep breath, he spoke seriously:
“Your Majesty, I can distinguish which of you is real.”
Hearing this, both Queen Mothers focused their gaze: “Really?”
“Really.”
“Your Majesty, he is very capable, please believe him!” Jialan strongly supported Lin Qiye.
The two Queen Mothers stared at Lin Qiye, half-doubtful, and asked, “Tell us, how will you distinguish?”
“Please come forward, Your Majesties, so I can look carefully.”
At Lin Qiye’s request, the two Queen Mothers exchanged glances and, after brief hesitation, simultaneously descended from the sky to stand before him.
Both Queen Mothers possessed the same thoughts – each believed herself to be real, yet they also knew their perceptions might have been altered… In short, neither was certain whether she was real or fake.
If Lin Qiye could provide an answer with reasoning, they might consider it… but only as a reference. They wouldn’t bet their lives on a mortal they had just met.
“Your Majesty, please come closer.”
The Queen Mother frowned but still took two steps forward.
Lin Qiye thoughtfully stroked his chin, first walking to the Queen Mother on the left, carefully examining her, then frowning, he walked behind the Queen Mother on the right, circling and observing her…
“What method do you actually have to distinguish?” The Queen Mother frowned, seeming somewhat displeased.
“Your Majesty, I have something here, please look…”
Lin Qiye placed his tightly clenched right hand between the two Queen Mothers. Just as they both turned their heads, his palm slowly opened…
Swoosh–!!!
In that instant, a sword light shot from Lin Qiye’s other hand, instantly piercing through the chest of the Queen Mother on the right!
At such close range, even the Queen Mother couldn’t react in time. They never imagined this mortal would dare to strike at them directly.
“She’s the fake!” Lin Qiye shouted.
The Queen Mother on the left immediately reacted, pressing one hand in the air to first suppress the massive mirror in the sky. Since both real and fake Queen Mothers possessed the power to control the Kunlun Mirror, letting the other seize the opportunity to control it would complicate matters.
Then, her other delicate hand followed Lin Qiye’s Amenonuhoko sword, directly piercing the other Queen Mother’s chest. Terrifying blue light surged out like a tide, instantly tearing apart half of the latter’s body.
The counterfeit Queen Mother widened her eyes, looked down at her wound, as if realizing something, her expression somewhat resigned yet relieved.
“Forgive me, Your Majesty,” Lin Qiye bowed deeply. “I feared you might not believe me, and worried that after my identification, Kuthun might modify your perception, causing unnecessary trouble, so I acted rashly…”
The counterfeit Queen Mother looked at him without speaking, only slowly closing her eyes as the life force within her rapidly dissipated, finally disappearing completely, transforming into a willow branch with two eyeballs.
The Kunlun Mirror hanging high in the sky finally shrank to the size of a palm and returned to the sleeve of the true Queen Mother.
The breeze mixed with the strong smell of blood swept through, and the entire Yaochi fell into deathly silence.
“You… are called Lin Qiye?” After a long while, the Queen Mother finally spoke.
“Yes.”
“How did you distinguish between real and fake?”
“By causality,” Lin Qiye said. “However, these threads of causality can only be seen by me…”
“No wonder…”
The Queen Mother nodded, her gaze sweeping across the silent, blood-soaked Yaochi, and she sighed deeply, “If you had come six days earlier, I wouldn’t have had to resort to such measures.”
“Your Majesty had no choice, I understand.” Lin Qiye paused for a moment, then spoke, “Your Majesty, I have eliminated the counterfeit for you, does that count as a merit?”
“Of course.”
“Since I have merit, I would like to ask for something from you.”
The Queen Mother’s gaze fell on Lin Qiye, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly, “Is this why you came to find me?”
“Yes… but not entirely.”
“Speak, what reward do you seek?”
Lin Qiye solemnly said: “Your Majesty, I wish to request… a Peach of Immortality from Yaochi for a friend.”
