Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 258 - 255 Honestly, I Didn’t Mean to Set You Up_1

Chapter 258: Chapter 255 Honestly, I Didn’t Mean to Set You Up_1

"What are you looking at, Rabbit?" the military officer asked, half-opening his eyes.

Qin Shou said, "You have a nose hair sticking out."

The furrow on the officer’s brow deepened as he subconsciously reached for his nostril...

Qin Shou burst into laughter and said, "Just kidding! Look at you, so dead and somber, like a stone. Come on, crack a smile for me!"

Bam!

A large foot was raised high...

A rabbit was kicked into the distance, shooting off like a meteor!

"What a racket!" the officer said, his old face turning a shade redder. Then he frowned and looked at his bare feet, asking, "Where are my shoes?"

"Hey, Stone Man, I picked up a shoe. Didn’t know whose it was, so I just chucked it away..." That very rabbit, who had just been kicked away, scampered back.

Upon hearing this, the officer’s face turned pitch black. His hand clenched around the hilt of his precious saber, fuming with killing intent...

Seeing his reaction, Qin Shou tossed a shoe in front of the officer and then said with a laugh, "Just pulling your leg. Next time, tie your laces properly so your shoe doesn’t fly off again!"

The officer looked at the shoe in front of him, then at the rabbit with the smug smile... Clearly, his mind was a bit overwhelmed.

As the guardian of the Eastern Gate for countless years, he had seen numerous Heavenly Gods and Immortals, but never such an annoying rabbit. It was also his first time speaking so much to a passerby, even though it was only two words...

Such interaction was contrary to the Quietude Path he pursued. However, to his amazement, the bottleneck he had been stuck at in the Quietude Path had loosened a bit because of the rabbit’s two jokes. He was somewhat perplexed; could the end of the Quietude Path be something other than absolute solitude?

The officer furrowed his brow, put on his shoe, and asked, "Rabbit, what are you up to?"

Qin Shou replied, "Nothing much, just thinking of heading down to the Lower Realm for a look."

"Where to?" the officer inquired.

If someone familiar with the officer passed by, they would have been astounded by his reaction. He was actually speaking to a passerby! And so much at that! Was this really him?

"To Huaguo Mountain in East Shengshen Continent!" Qin Shou immediately exclaimed.

The officer nodded slightly, waved his hand, opening a path through the void, and said, "Three Immortals Road is open, go on."

Qin Shou looked at the officer, whose eyes had once again closed slightly...

Suddenly, Qin Shou heaved a long sigh, "Ah... actually, you look quite handsome when you speak."

After saying that, Qin Shou jumped into the Three Lives Road and vanished from sight.

Seeing this, the officer’s brow furrowed slightly. He turned around and said, "Master, I don’t understand."

"Perceive!"

A grand voice echoed.

The officer fell silent, closed his eyes, and continued his contemplation... but his heart was still filled with doubts. Why had a stir in his heart seemingly loosened his bottleneck?

Qin Shou passed through the Three Lives Road once more and crossed the great gate. The sounds of angry waves crashing against cliffs reached his ears!

The salty scent of the sea and the dampness were carried directly into his face by the wind...

Qin Shou marveled, glancing around. This was an endless sea dotted with countless islands. Seabirds flew above, and the tumultuous waves surged; fishing boats swayed on the ocean... And in the distance, the sun hung high in the sky!

From time to time, giant beasts leaped from the depths, churning through the air before crashing back into the water, stirring up huge waves several meters high!

Looking at the scene, Qin Shou couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly, "It’s truly beautiful!"

After that, Qin Shou sighed and said, "It’s a pity that I can only look... Uh-oh, it’s almost time for work again. Sigh, off to the grindstone." With that, Qin Shou turned and dived back into the Three Lives Road, reappearing outside the Eastern Gate in a moment.

"Stone Man, I’m back," called Qin Shou.

"Hmm," the officer responded with a hum and then went silent.

"Stone Man, I’m off again. I’ll come visit you later!" said the rabbit. After speaking, he stepped through the Eastern Gate and walked onto the teleportation array, which whisked him to Tianyong City!

The next moment, Qin Shou appeared at the entrance of Tianyong City...

Meanwhile, at Lingxiao Hall.

"To report to the Jade Emperor, today during my shift, I noticed that rabbit went down to the mortal world covertly!" Mo Liqing spoke respectfully.

"Hmm?" The voice of the Jade Emperor carried a hint of bewilderment.

"Heavenly Lord, is this true?" Taibai Star Monarch asked.

"Absolutely certain! I witnessed it myself!" Mo Lishou stepped forward to say.

Li Jing asked, "Did you really see it?"

"Absolutely certain!" the two of them asserted confidently!

In truth, when Qin Shou descended from the Eastern Gate to the Lower Realm, Mo Lishou and Mo Liqing had sensed his presence through their connection to the heavenly gate and rushed to report the incident with righteous indignation.

Taibai Star Monarch stepped forward and suggested, "To the Jade Emperor, I believe, why not let Thousand-mile Eyes and Wind-accompanying Ear take a look? Let’s confirm whether the rabbit really did descend before we proceed."

Mo Lishou said, "Star Monarch, my brother and I witnessed it with our own eyes. How could it be false? How dare we commit the crime of deceiving our ruler?"

Mo Liqing also said, "Star Monarch, the matter is absolutely true, without a shred of deception!"

Taibai Star Monarch smiled and said, "Since it’s true, then having Thousand-mile Eyes and Wind-accompanying Ear take a look will only make things clearer, right?"

Mo Lishou and Mo Liqing nodded simultaneously, "It should indeed be so."

The Jade Emperor said, "Thousand-mile Eyes, Wind-accompanying Ear, you two take a look."

Thousand-mile Eyes and Wind-accompanying Ear stepped forward: "Yes! Jade Emperor!"

Afterward, Thousand-mile Eyes stood on his tiptoes and a disc flew out from his head. The disc expanded, and outside was no longer the Heavenly Court, but the shadow of the Earthly Immortal Realm...

Then Thousand-mile Eyes shouted loudly, "Open!"

A pair of eyes emitted a golden light, instantly tearing through the void, looking toward the direction of the Earthly Immortal Realm, specifically East Shengshen Continent.

Knowing that the Rabbit had descended from the Eastern Gate, they directly locked onto the position of Three Lives Road, in order to find the Rabbit quickly.

Simultaneously, the scenery within the disc changed accordingly; whatever Thousand-mile Eyes saw would sync up and materialize in the disc.

Wind-accompanying Ear then listened intently, and in the next moment, all sounds seen by Thousand-mile Eyes also began to resonate within Lingxiao Hall...

However, after looking around, Thousand-mile Eyes could not find any trace of the Rabbit.

Mo Lishou said, "That can’t be right; even if the Rabbit is fast, it couldn’t have gone too far."

Mo Liqing suggested, "Could it have taken a Teleportation Array to some other place?"

Just as they were puzzled, Taibai Star Monarch said, "Thousand-mile Eyes, look back along the path the Rabbit took when it left."

Thousand-mile Eyes nodded slightly and began to retract his gaze, scanning backwards over the Eastern Gate, over the mountains, over the rivers, and finally back to the outside of Tianyong City...

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Rabbit’s tracks have not been found," Thousand-mile Eyes said as he prepared to withdraw his Magic.

It was then that Nezha exclaimed, "Huh? Isn’t that the Rabbit?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Lishou and Mo Liqing’s hearts trembled, thinking, "How could that be possible?"

The two looked intently and indeed, in the disc, on the main street within Tianyong City, there was a Rabbit sauntering along!

"This..." Mo Liqing and Mo Lishou were dumbfounded...

Thousand-mile Eyes focused his vision on that spot, and Wind-accompanying Ear listened intently, only to hear the Rabbit hopping and singing merrily, "The sun shines in the sky, and the girl laughs heartily, ha ha ha, ha ha ha... try that again if you dare..."

Upon hearing this, the immortals all had their faces turn dark, with quite a few barely suppressing their laughter.

"There’s no need to watch further, listening to this song, we know for sure it’s that unreliable Rabbit," said Li Jing.

Thus, Thousand-mile Eyes and Wind-accompanying Ear dissipated their Magic and returned to their places.

No need for further words, everyone had seen the situation clearly.

The Jade Emperor said, "Mo Lishou, Mo Liqing..."

Upon hearing this, the two trembled and dropped to their knees on the ground. Mo Liqing said, "Jade Emperor, we... we truly saw it going down the Eastern Gate."

"How did the Rabbit know that the Eastern Gate leads down to East Shengshen Continent?" the Jade Emperor pinpointed the crux of the matter.

Sweat poured down Mo Liqing’s forehead like rain...

Seeing this, Li Jing stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, Mo Liqing and Mo Lishou were audacious and scheming, even guilty of deceiving their ruler! In my opinion, they should be confined in solitary for ten thousand years as a warning to others!"

At these words, some immortals couldn’t help but purse their lips.

Who didn’t know that the Four Heavenly Lords were Li Jing’s subordinates? Li Jing’s apparent self-imposing of guilt was actually a way to open a path for the two.

Confined for ten thousand years?

With some meditation and cultivation, the time would pass for them, and for immortals, ten thousand years... was but a fleeting day.

The Jade Emperor spoke indifferently, "Taibai Star Monarch, what do you think should be done in this case?"

Taibai Star Monarch said, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, I believe that although these two have erred, they have also served dutifully at the gates for countless years and have merit. Why not balance the merit against the fault and simply punish them with ten thousand years of confinement? If they reoffend, they can be punished more severely."

Hearing this, Mo Lishou and Mo Liqing looked at Taibai Star Monarch gratefully.

The Jade Emperor declared, "Granted!"

Hearing the Jade Emperor’s decision, Mo Lishou and Mo Liqing felt a weight lift off their shoulders and promptly took their leave to go into confinement.

However, as they had just left Lingxiao Hall and turned a corner, they saw the Rabbit hopping towards them, giving them a grin and saying, "Hey, where are you two heading?"

The two exchanged glances, let out a long sigh, shook their heads without saying anything, and walked away.

Qin Shou watched their retreating figures and called out, "Take care on your way!"

But the two walked even faster...

Qin Shou shook his head and headed towards the Imperial Garden.

Today, the maiden brought another bird of an unfamiliar breed, which Qin Shou couldn’t recognize. He took out the Eight Trigrams Furnace, covered it in a layer of mud, and fashioned a Beggar’s Chicken...

"Miss, do you have any other ingredients? I’m now a Daynight Wandering God and have to patrol daily. How about I prepare all your meals for the day in one go?" Qin Shou squatted at the palace gate and shouted.

"You? A Daynight Wandering God?" the maiden asked, somewhat surprised.

Qin Shou replied, "Yes! A true Daynight Wandering God!"

As Qin Shou spoke, he took out the Daynight Token and waved it around.

But the next moment, the Daynight Token flew into the maiden’s hand. She wiped it gently and threw it back to Qin Shou, saying, "Now, you truly qualify as a Daynight Wandering God."

Qin Shou didn’t understand the maiden’s words, but after the token was back in his hand, he clearly felt that it was more in tune with him, as if it were part of his body. With just a thought, the functions of the token would activate! No longer was there that delay of needing a third party to relay his intentions as before.