"What's wrong with you?" Empress Qing Feng looked at Zhou Hong with confusion.
At this moment, Zhou Hong's heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he didn't know how to describe his current feelings.
Just now, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness, just like before. This indicated that Empress Qing Feng was not the girl from his past life that he was looking for.
"Why? Why isn't it her?" Zhou Hong cried out silently in his heart. He had thought it was almost certain, but it turned out not to be. He had been with her for so long, and they had even shared intimacy. Yet, he still felt this inexplicable sadness. Clearly, he had not met the girl from his past life, and his soul was still longing for her.
"Zhou Hong, you don't mean... you've suddenly felt that inexplicable sadness again, have you?" Empress Qing Feng seemed to have noticed something, and asked with a hint of dejection.
Zhou Hong didn't want to lie. If it wasn't her, then it wasn't. He would just tell her the truth.
"Yes, just now, I suddenly felt that inexplicable sadness from the depths of my soul, just like before. This means you are not the girl from my past life that I'm looking for."
"Heh." Empress Qing Feng couldn't help but let out a sorrowful laugh. She didn't know how to describe her own feelings now. Why couldn't she have found out earlier or later? It just had to be after they had been intimate. In the past few days, they had traveled to the lower realms together, and of course, several more intimate encounters had occurred there.
"I'm sorry, Empress Qing Feng, I..." Zhou Hong felt very guilty. They had already slept together; what was the point of feeling guilty? He could only blame himself for his lack of self-control back then.
"No need to apologize. Just treat it as a night of passion. I haven't lost anything anyway. Goodbye. I'm going to find my niece. You should go find the girl from your past life." Empress Qing Feng said, and instantly flew away. He didn't know if she was angry or genuinely not.
Zhou Hong didn't chase after her. He just sighed. Indeed, if Empress Qing Feng wasn't the person he was looking for, he had no reason to continue following her.
Zhou Hong returned to the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom with some dejection.
"Grandfather, I'm back."
"Zhou Hong, are you sure? Is Empress Qing Feng the person you were looking for?" Zhou Hong's grandfather asked urgently.
"No."
"How could that be? If she's not, then there's no one in the Immortal Realm who fits the criteria."
"Yes, where is she then?" Zhou Hong looked into the distance with a lost gaze, truly unable to figure it out. Zhou Hong could no longer find any other potential candidates.
"Zhou Hong, don't rush. If it's fate, you'll find her eventually."
"Mm." Zhou Hong nodded. Rushing would be useless anyway.
"Since you're back, let's go. Accompany me to see the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor. It's been so long, and we must quickly get his recognition so that the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom can truly establish a foothold in the Immortal Realm. The last time I went to see him, he wouldn't see me. This time, we two, grandfather and grandson, will kneel at his cave dwelling until he is moved."
Zhou Hong smiled slightly. He then remembered that he was originally supposed to accompany his grandfather to see that special Immortal Emperor, but he had been delayed because he was looking for the woman from his past life. Since he couldn't find her for now, he could only accompany his grandfather to see that Dragon Might Immortal Emperor.
"Alright." Zhou Hong nodded. He wanted to see just how capable this Dragon Might Ancient Emperor was, to put on such an act.
"Let's go." Zhou Hong's grandfather instantly shot into the sky, and Zhou Hong followed closely.
About half a day later, Zhou Hong and his grandfather arrived.
"Zhou Hong, there's still some distance left. To show respect, we'll fly slowly from here." Zhou Hong's grandfather said as they were about to arrive.
"Is that necessary?" Zhou Hong was speechless.
"Yes, everyone knows that they stop and fly slowly tens of kilometers before the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor's cave dwelling, as a sign of respect."
"Fine, such a big display of prestige." Zhou Hong felt a bit annoyed in his heart.
"Speak softly, don't talk nonsense."
Zhou Hong asked again, "Grandfather, is this Dragon Might Ancient Emperor male or female?"
"Male, but I haven't met him. Others say he's an old man with a white beard, very old."
Without asking further questions, Zhou Hong and his grandfather soon arrived at the entrance of the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor's cave dwelling.
In front of the cave dwelling, there was an immortal field. Currently, two young boys were planting some immortal herbs in the field.
"You're here again." As Zhou Sheng Gu approached, one of the boys said to him, clearly recognizing Zhou Sheng Gu.
"Hello, please trouble you two young attendants to inform him for me. Say that Zhou Sheng Gu of the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom wishes to pay his respects to the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor." Zhou Sheng Gu politely requested of the two boys. Sudan Fiction Network.
"Didn't my master say he wouldn't see you last time? It hasn't even been a few years, and you're here again." The other boy also stopped working.
"If I don't see the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor today, I don't plan to leave. Please trouble you two attendants to inform him for me." Zhou Sheng Gu pleaded respectfully again.
"Who is the person next to you?"
"He is my grandson. He has accompanied me to pay my respects to the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor."
Zhou Hong stood there with a cold expression, remaining silent. He wanted to see just how much prestige this Dragon Might Ancient Emperor possessed.
"Alright, I can help you go in and inform my master. But whether my master will see you depends on your fortune." One of the boys put down his hoe.
"Thank you, thank you, young attendant." Zhou Sheng Gu appeared extremely grateful.
Just as Zhou Hong was about to say something, Zhou Sheng Gu quickly stopped him, thinking that Zhou Hong was about to say something disrespectful.
Zhou Hong could only wait and see if the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor would see his grandfather today. If he was summoned, perhaps Zhou Hong's anger could be somewhat appeased.
The boy immediately entered the cave dwelling. The cave dwelling was built very intricately, looking like a cave but not quite a cave, in short, it was full of mysteries.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the boy came out from inside.
"How is it, young attendant? Did the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor agree to see me?" Zhou Sheng Gu eagerly stepped forward to inquire.
"I'm sorry, I have already gone in to inform him. My master told me that he doesn't wish to see you and asked you to return."
Zhou Sheng Gu's face showed a look of disappointment. It was the same answer as last time, and the same answer this time.
"Why? Why won't the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor see me? Other Immortal Emperors come to pay their respects, and they are always met." Zhou Sheng Gu seemed unwilling to accept it. If he wasn't summoned by the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor, it would be equivalent to announcing to all Immortal Emperors that the Dragon Might Ancient Emperor did not recognize the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom. This would be incredibly fatal to the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom. All Immortal Emperors in the entire Immortal Realm would not recognize the legality of the Sheng Gu Immortal Kingdom.
"There is no 'why.' My master doesn't want to see you, so he doesn't want to see you. Please return and don't disturb our work." The boy said, and then returned to the immortal field to continue his work.