I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

It turned out that at this moment, La*Fria*Lihavain had a lot of tears streaming down her face, as if she were staring directly at the scorching midday sun in summer. That was the thing that she and other highly talented priestesses feared most. If they were not careful, their talents might go out of control and they would see things they shouldn't see, thus causing themselves to be harmed. But now, facing Li Mo, with his combination of Human Immortal Martial Arts and True Yuan Martial Arts, he could easily detect and counterattack.

Fortunately, Li Mo instinctively sensed that he was being watched, but noticed that there was no malice or murderous intent. When he looked up and saw the silver-haired beauty, he recognized her and chuckled as he reached out and tapped her forehead with his index finger. He sealed her witch's spiritual vision and gifted her a partner version of the [Seed of the Extraordinary].

Upon hearing Li Mo's soft words of comfort, Lavria Lihava's gaze flickered for a moment before returning to reality. She couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her forehead, feeling the lingering warmth. Looking at the photograph in her hand, she blushed and murmured to herself:

"The Fourth True Ancestor... Lord Li Mo..."

Chapter 37 Li Mo's Thoughts

"What just happened?"

Seeing Li Mo suddenly look up and point at the air, and say something like "Don't be so reckless next time," Nangong Nayue, who had just been talking to her man, instinctively sensed something was wrong, and her alert eyes kept scanning Li Mo.

To some extent, women have an almost sixth sense when it comes to whether their men are having affairs. When Nangong Nayue looked at Li Mo, who was smiling as if he had just encountered something happy, she instinctively felt a slight heaviness in her head. Even though she didn't know what her man had done, she still instinctively felt suspicious and asked him about what had just happened.

In contrast, Aurora, sitting next to Nangong Nayue, was happily eating snacks, while Xian Dumu Aye was reading and drinking tea, showing no signs of being as vigilant as Nangong Nayue. Of course, this was also related to the large pile of documents on Nangong Nayue's desk!

"Hmm, it's nothing, just a clumsy little kitten that said hello!"

Li Mo was completely unfazed. Sitting at Nangong Nayue's desk, sipping the black tea she had just brewed, and casually glancing at the documents she was busy processing, he calmly changed the subject: "Speaking of what just happened, Genshin no Michi was really going all out. To complete the task I assigned him in one night, he practically walked through the gates of hell. It's quite admirable that he did that. I previously thought he was just a simple-minded fanatic..."

Alright, Li Mo and Nangong Nayue were just discussing how to deal with the [Itogami Island], which has already changed its flag. It is necessary to discuss the fact that someone like Itogami Meika, who is a descendant of the Itogami family, has come forward and openly raised the banner of righteousness to clean up some of the scum of [Itogami Island], and incidentally bring them under Li Mo's command to establish the [Night Empire].

Even if Nangong Nayue didn't know how domineering the new type of [Transcendent Seed] Li Mo used was, she certainly knew that Li Mo held the life and death of those scum in the [Prison Barrier]. Otherwise, no one with a normal IQ would immediately treat those imprisoned in the [Prison Barrier] as their own fighting force and use them at will. Even if Li Mo's strength made those transcendent criminals afraid to resist, escaping wouldn't require someone to teach them, let alone make them work so hard for Li Mo.

Of course, Nangong Nayue was smart enough not to ask any further questions. She knew that even couples had secrets, and there must be a reason why Li Mo was unwilling to talk about it. Besides, she had more or less guessed that Li Mo used restrictive measures against those superhuman criminals. However, since the targets were superhuman criminals and their interests were aligned, even though Nangong Nayue's moral bottom line was quite good, she turned a blind eye.

As for Li Mo changing the subject, Nangong Nayue readily accepted it. She naturally knew that Li Mo was not exactly a gentleman in this regard; otherwise, just look at Aurora and Xiandumu Aye on the side and you'd know the situation.

"Ha, you don't think about rewarding the meritorious people who voluntarily offered up territory to establish an empire, but rather about their so-called value. You really have the demeanor of an emperor!"

Upon hearing Li Mo's words, Nangong Nayue let out a cold laugh, clearly displeased.

Don't misunderstand, Nangong Nayue and Genshin Meika are completely unfamiliar with each other. Genshin Meika was imprisoned before Nangong Nayue took control of the [Prison Barrier], and there is no relationship between the two.

The key point is that anyone who is in the office and sees a huge pile of documents on their desk to deal with, while Li Mo, the instigator, is leisurely drinking tea and surrounded by other beautiful women, would feel just as bad as Nangong Nayue. She was just taking advantage of the situation to vent her unpleasant emotions and give the man in front of her a headache.

After all, the huge pile of documents in front of Nangong Nayue was an important matter that Li Mo had to deal with after taking over Itogami Island. Unfortunately, Nangong Nayue knew that apart from herself, no one else would necessarily be able to distinguish and handle it!

"Haha, as an emperor, it would be good enough if he could reward and punish fairly. As for Xuan Shenmingjia, what he did was actually to gain more..."

Li Mo seemed completely unfazed by Nangong Nayue's mocking words. He walked straight to the black-haired beauty, skillfully put his arm around her waist, and gently pulled her into his embrace. While stroking her, he spoke evasively, without explaining his reasons for calculating the remaining value of Xuan Shen Mingjia.

Well, Li Mo hadn't considered using the [Snowy Wolf] to try and explore the Celestial Realm of the Strike the Blood world. He remembered that the previous [Snowy Wolf] who saved the heroine, Yukina Himeyuu, was a sword sorcerer who indeed ascended to heaven due to so-called overuse!

"Then, as the emperor of the newly established Night Empire, shouldn't you fulfill your duties as emperor and manage this nascent Night Empire?"

Nangong Nayue clearly didn't fully believe Li Mo's explanation. Although she didn't directly break free from her man's embrace, the black-haired beauty, looking at the huge pile of things that needed to be dealt with in front of her and feeling like she had been forced into labor, didn't hold back and directly questioned the culprit.

"I've already arranged for a replacement for that kind of thing!"

At this moment, Li Mo shrugged and said in a relaxed tone.

Well, both Nangong Nayue and Xiandu Mu Aye couldn't help but show a bewildered expression, somewhat unable to believe that Emperor Li Mo was so carefree!

"Don't misunderstand, who would manage [Itogami Island] by themselves? Let's just elect an imperial prime minister and a team. What do you think of this candidate from Blue Feather Immortal Clan?"

Seeing the astonished expressions on Nangong Nayue's and Xiandu Mu Aye's faces, Li Mo waved his hand dismissively and directly stated his thoughts. He clearly did not want to become emperor and seize all power and affairs to handle himself; that would be pure workaholic behavior and would be too exhausting.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly powerful and enviable image of an emperor who holds all power. Unless it's the kind of emperor who directly uses Yuri's mind control to imprint his thoughts on his officials and subjects, such an emperor is always busy with countless things. Didn't you see that Nangong Nayue faced a huge pile of requests and reports every day? And that was with Itogami Island, which only had a population of a few hundred thousand and had many people to assist him.

Based on Li Mo's experience in other worlds, having a prime minister and a management team, along with a group of civil servants, would be enough to get the [Itogami Island] administration running smoothly, albeit with some difficulties. Moreover, with strong military support, [Itogami Island], with only a few hundred thousand people, could easily stabilize, unless it encountered a powerful force or country outside of [Itogami Island] that might use it to stir up trouble.

In this regard, Li Mo was extremely confident. Even if he was unaware that various countries and major supernatural organizations had tacitly approved the establishment of the Night Empire by the Fourth True Ancestor, as long as his fist was big enough, there would be no problem, and everyone would make their choice willingly!

"You call this choosing a prime minister? You're clearly just trying to seduce someone's daughter!"

Hearing Li Mo's words, before Xian Du Mu A Ye, who was still unaware of who Lan Yu Xian Zhai was, could speak, Nan Gong Na Yue couldn't help but complain, directly pointing out Li Mo's wicked intentions and his complete lack of consideration for his man.

Who is Lan Yu Xianzhai? He's Lan Yu Qiancong's biological father, a member of parliament on Itogami Island, and the head of the opposition party on Itogami Island. Li Mo's choice of Lan Yu Qiancong as his prime minister candidate, regardless of others, is an open secret. Especially for Nangong Nayue herself, she clearly remembers how much Li Mo cared for that beautiful junior high school girl, Lan Yu Qiancong. If she didn't know the police couldn't do anything about him, Nangong Nayue, as a teacher, would have considered calling the police directly.

Of course, in Japan and on Itogami Island, where more than half the population is Japanese, dating a middle school girl isn't really considered a very outrageous act. It's probably only people with high moral standards who would find it objectionable, like Natsuki Minamiya, who finds it extremely distasteful.

I would prefer you to call this a good quality: honesty!

Hearing Nangong Nayue's吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments), Li Mo's lips curled up slightly, and he responded smugly, making everyone who heard it sigh at his thick skin, which was probably already at an impenetrable level. Even Aurora tilted her head and looked at him.

To be honest, while Aurora was very obedient, she could still sense the exasperated attitude of her two older sisters, Nangong Nayue and Xian Dumu Aye, towards Li Mo. As for the blonde loli herself, she really didn't understand the two older sisters' attitude towards Li Mo. Even if this blonde loli had become the Fourth True Ancestor, in some ways she would still be considered a rather silly and cute pet who was very obedient to Li Mo.

At least, even though Aurora successfully resurrected as the Fourth Progenitor with the help of Aurora's "sacrifice," her own consciousness is not fully awakened. Or to put it more vividly, Aurora is like a child who is only seven or eight years old. Even though her intelligence level is not low, and Li Mo has instilled a lot of common sense in her through the transfer of her soul contract, it may still take some time for her to reach the mental level of a normal girl of the same age.

Li Mo, Nangong Nayue, and Xian Dumu Aye wouldn't go so far as to explain or educate Aurora in detail. Li Mo even planned to let Aurora disguise her identity and enter the school to live a normal life. As for his schemes against Ai Yu Asagi and the various problems brought about by the "Cin's Shrine Maiden," Li Mo had vaguely told Nangong Nayue about them, but he wouldn't let Aurora waste any more time on these matters.

In this regard, Li Mo and Nangong Nayue reached a tacit understanding. After all, it's fine for Aurora to be an innocent and cute creature, without needing to know so much about the dark schemes. This can also be seen as Li Mo's love and arrangement for the blonde loli!

Chapter 38 The "Surprise" at Blue Feather Immortal Abode

At the same time, in the reception room of a classic Japanese mansion on Itogami Island, a group of people were kneeling on tatami mats, gathered around a low tea table. Their faces were solemn, making the atmosphere in the room particularly somber.

These people are all members of parliament from Itogami Island, well-known entrepreneurs, and mid-level managers of the artificial island's management. Among them is one of the managers from the logistics department of the Demon Slayer Corps. It can be said that the combined influence of more than a dozen people is enough to affect the operation of Itogami Island. The bond that brings them together and makes them sit at the tea table is that they all belong to the opposition party, the Blue Feather Faction.

That's right. The system of Itogami Island is a joint election system. The administrators who come to power belong to one faction, while the local power factions that are in opposition are divided into multiple factions. However, all those scattered factions combined are not as powerful as the opposition Blue Feather Faction, whose influence in Itogami Island is actually quite good.

The problem is that the Blue Feather Faction, including its leader Blue Feather Immortal, no longer has the same high spirits and ambition as before to become the official administrators of Itogami Island. They are now frowning and worried because Li Mo has already taken over Itogami Island without hesitation in the name of the Fourth True Ancestor!

"The actual situation is even worse than we initially anticipated!"

As the leader of the Blue Feather Faction, Blue Feather Immortal, who was tall and had a serious face, looked more like a gang leader than a councilor, sighed helplessly and took the initiative to speak to his faction members.

"Although those people had already considered the possibility of being controlled by the Fourth Progenitor and becoming its territory when they contacted the Lion King Organization and agreed to hold the [Feast of Flames] on Itogami Island, they never expected that the possibility they thought was unlikely would come true!"

Beside Lan Yuxianzhai, a younger man said helplessly that he and the others had never expected that such a low-probability event would actually happen.

"The person who attacked the Yase family was none other than Itogami Meika, the grandson of the founder of Itogami Island. He has a huge following among the people, so it was perfectly legitimate for him to do so!"

Hearing the words of his leader and companions, a middle-aged man also spoke up, saying a fact that made all the members of Lanyu Xianzhai and Lanyu Sect feel somewhat helpless, but had to admit: the other party actually had the righteous cause.

This is a perfectly normal situation for Japan.

In some prefectural and municipal elections in Japan, many alternate councilors openly promote the idea that their ancestors were famous daimyo and that they were born to rule this land. Such rhetoric is enthusiastically received by the public, and they win the election with an overwhelming number of votes, which is astonishing.

On the newly built artificial island of Itogami Island, who is the most legitimate daimyo?

That is the Itogami family that established Itogami Island. The only direct bloodline heir of the Itogami family is Itogami Meika, who can also be considered the current head of the Itogami family.

In the eyes of many people, he was born to rule this artificial island, which was the rightful justification for his rule.

"Xuanshen Mingjia has already stepped forward to support the Fourth True Ancestor, wooing the citizens and forcibly convening council elections. It seems he wants to ascend to the stage of the higher echelons!"

Upon hearing his companion's words, a middle-aged councilor, who was also a councilor and was sitting next to Lan Yuxianzhai, revealed what he knew with a very unpleasant expression, causing an uproar among the other members of the faction.

"Is he the expert in the application of magical technology?"

"Speaking of which, if he hadn't committed the crime of murdering the Lion King Organization's magic user back then, he probably would have become one of the high-ranking members of Itogami Island long ago!"

"Then could we use his criminal record to bring down Genjin Meika? Otherwise, we might be in a lot of trouble if we have to settle accounts later."

"What's the Lion King Organization's attitude? At a time like this, what are they still trying to hide?"

"Perhaps they want to use us as pawns to curry favor with that True Ancestor..."

For a moment, the members of the Blue Feather Faction were all discussing the matter, each one quite dissatisfied with the actions of the String God's Underworld Chariot. Some even suggested whether they could stop the String God's Underworld Chariot's actions, otherwise the Blue Feather Faction would really worry about their personal safety.

Although no one said it directly, everyone understood the implied meaning: everyone makes mistakes, and these people were no exception.

Perhaps they said something they shouldn't have at a meeting, or signed an agreement they shouldn't have, or it was simply a transaction between power and money. If someone is willing to investigate, those present could all end up in prison according to the law.

Therefore, generally speaking, political groups in Itogami Island and even in Japan will grant amnesty to the previous leaders to prevent any accountability measures from being taken.

This is a fig leaf used by politics to avoid a complete breakdown in relations and to prevent the political struggle from turning into a bloody conflict. Otherwise, one can refer to the process of the change of the president of Goryeo, where the political struggle directly turned into a political purge, and the scene was even more bloody and decisive.

In Japan and Itogami Island, the transfer of power has been relatively peaceful over the past few decades. At least, there is no direct purge of the losing faction, and both sides leave room for maneuver. Even the opposition party is not under too much pressure.

The problem is, who can guarantee that the String God Underworld, who came to power through ruthless and bloody means, or rather, the Fourth True Ancestor behind him, will not pursue the matter thoroughly?

After all, Itogami Island has become the Night Empire, a kingdom established by the Fourth Progenitor. Whether the Progenitor's thinking is the same as human thinking is a question no one can answer with certainty. Just looking at the bloody purge carried out by Itogami Meika last night, the Blue Feather Faction hastily held a meeting to discuss how to deal with it.

Unfortunately, the more the Blue Feather Faction discussed the matter, the more uncertain they felt. They were unwilling to risk their lives by directly rebelling against the Fourth True Ancestor. All they could do was discuss the matter while cursing the traitors.

"Alright, let's stop for a moment. There's no point in thinking about who the traitor is right now."

Seeing the increasingly noisy scene, which had turned into a denunciation of the cooperation with the Lion King Organization, Lan Yu Xianzhai, as the faction leader, frowned, tapped the table, and looked at the Lan Yu Faction members who were looking over, saying in a heavy tone: "The most urgent task now is to establish contact with the String God Netherworld. If possible, it would be best to contact His Majesty the Fourth True Ancestor directly..."

When Lan Yu Xianzhai said these words, he himself felt a little unsure, but on the surface he had to put on a calm and composed demeanor. Otherwise, if even the leader of the Lan Yu faction was not sure of surviving, how could he expect the members of the faction to unite and deal with the situation?

In this regard, Lan Yu Xian Zhai was well aware that it was not the Fourth True Ancestor, Yan Guang Zhi Ye Bo, whose legendary reputation as an arrogant and aloof vampire ancestor was too great. He and Xian Shen Ming Jia himself appeared last night and went on a killing spree, which made the members of the Lan Yu Faction feel both dangerous and fearful. They were probably relieved of all their duties in the early hours of the morning and ordered to stay at home to await orders, so they were afraid that he would not be able to gather anyone to discuss the matter.

Indeed, Lan Yu Xianzhai wouldn't blindly assume that every member of the "Lan Yu Faction" is absolutely loyal. It's extremely difficult for a politician to possess such a quality. The reason the "Lan Yu Faction" previously united under Lan Yu Xianzhai's banner, besides his own abilities, skills, and family background, was because the publicly recognized management of "Itogami Island" wouldn't relinquish their positions. Only those with ability and influence banded together to form an opposition party, attempting to one day rise to power and become the official body of "Itogami Island."

However, if the officials of Itogami Island had extended an olive branch and tempted the Blue Feather Faction, it would have been easy for them to betray the Blue Feather Faction and join the officials of Itogami Island. The reason that this did not happen is that the various forces of the Itogami Island government have already secured their positions and are naturally unwilling to give up their own interests to win over the members of the Blue Feather Faction who are in the opposition.

Even Lan Yu Xianzhai himself is unsure how many members of the Lan Yu Sect could maintain their stance if Xian Shen Ming Jia and the Fourth True Ancestor behind him were willing. He is now racking his brains to devise a plan to try and seize the initiative.

"Gentlemen, actually we can find another person, the Void Witch Nangong Nayue, and see if we can get through her to ensure our safe audience..."

Seeing that everyone present looked rather grim, Lan Yuxianzhai spoke in a low voice.

"In a sense, your guess is correct."

Suddenly, Lan Yuxianzhai noticed a sudden change in the expressions of the others. A clear, melodious female voice behind him startled him, and he quickly turned around. Then...

I saw a stunningly beautiful woman with dark hair, dressed in black gothic attire, holding a parasol indoors.

Well, the news that Nangong Nayue had transformed from a black-haired loli into a black-haired mature beauty hadn't spread completely yet, but people with influence and connections on Itogami Island naturally knew that this was the true form of the Witch of the Gap. However, Lan Yu Xianzhai and a group of Lan Yu Sect members felt no amazement at all; instead, they all felt cold sweat breaking out on their backs and foreheads.

Nangong Nayue stood on the tatami mat, looking directly at Lan Yuxianzhai and a group of Lan Yu faction members kneeling down. She looked at him with a slightly pitying gaze and said, "Lan Yuxianzhai, you have committed a crime. Choose to come with me!"

"Excuse me, what have I done wrong?"

Lan Yuxianzhai's face twitched involuntarily as he suppressed his fear and asked.

"Where is your daughter, Aiba Asagito?"

To this, Nangong Nayue gave an irrelevant answer.

"As for Asagi, she should be at the First Affiliated Hospital by now!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yuxianzhai's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a heavy tone.

Nangong Nayue didn't say much, but Lan Yuxianzhai's heart was pounding. He had no relationship with Nangong Nayue, and it was clear that she wasn't coming to visit him properly. He couldn't help but overthink things.

Nangong Nayue ignored Lan Yuxianzhai's reaction and directly ordered, "Send that little girl to the Foundation Gate to meet you. Don't try anything funny!"