Hua family ship.
As soon as Xu Chong appeared, a woman in purple with peerless beauty walked towards him gracefully, smiling sweetly and looking radiant.
"I thought we would never have the chance to meet again."
Hua Nong Yue moved closer and gently placed her head on Xu Chong's chest.
"Isn't this what we have seen?"
Xu Chong smiled and patted Hua Nong Yue on the shoulder.
“Hmm…”
Hua Nongyue suddenly let go of Xu Chong, took a half step back and turned around: "Guess what realm I am in now?"
"Ningying?"
Xu Chong followed suit and made the guess.
"no."
Hua Nong Yue blinked teasingly.
“Could it be the Dharmadhatu?”
Xu Chong pretended to be surprised.
In fact, as early as when he just arrived at the ship, he clearly sensed a cold force.
This icy force is obviously very gentle, making people feel as comfortable as if they are in a warm winter, but at the same time it reveals a powerful feeling, at least at the Dharma Realm.
There is no doubt that the only one in the entire Hua family who could reach this level was Hua Nong Yue, who was frozen for unknown reasons.
As expected.
Hua Nong Yue nodded, smiled, took Xu Chong's hand, and took the initiative to guide Xu Chong's power into her own Huangting Dao Seed.
"Ninth level of Dharma?"
After sensing it for a moment, Xu Chong's pupils shrank slightly, "Is the effect of the Holy Water of Supreme Yin so strong?"
You know, he was able to reach his current height in such a short time, and it can be said that the panel accounts for 90% of the credit.
Of the remaining 10%, half is due to luck.
On the other hand, Hua Nong Yue only has a drop of water to rely on.
"In fact, that is not the Holy Water of Supreme Yin."
Hua Nongyue shook her head. "From my awakened memories, it should be a higher level existence than the Holy Water of Supreme Yin, and its name is Taiyin Dew."
"Awakening memory..."
Xu Chong was slightly stunned, then he understood.
The Daqing royal family came from the Yang meridian of the Yin-Yang Palace, and there is a saying that their memories have been awakened. Naturally, the Yin meridian, which runs parallel to it, may also have this phenomenon.
"The memories I awakened contain a cultivation technique and a record of rare treasures."
Without waiting for Xu Chong to ask, Hua Nong Yue started to explain, "The cultivation techniques are no longer usable, but as for rare treasures, perhaps we can still find some now."
"For example, Taiyin Dew is said to be a product of the time before the separation of heaven and earth, when yin and yang had not yet come into harmony. Only a very small amount of it remained after the creation of heaven and earth."
"It can help people return from their acquired nature to their innate nature, and achieve the Taiyin body, which is a higher level than the Zhiyin body."
“Once you achieve the Taiyin body, you will be able to impact the realm above the Spiritualization Realm. In today’s terms, it should be above the Dharma Realm.”
"What a pity..."
As he spoke, Hua Nong Yue became a little depressed.
"What a pity?"
Xu Chong asked curiously.
"Maybe my original talent is not enough. The Taiyin Dew can only allow me to reach the ultimate Yin body. The excess power has nowhere to vent, so I used it to cultivate the Tao... That is a Dharma image that has never appeared before!"
Hua Nongyue shook her head in annoyance, "If I had known earlier, I would have given it to Yourong. If it was her, maybe it would have worked."
"Don't worry about it. There was no other choice at the time."
Xu Chong thought of King Qian, whom he was unable to see for the last time, and sighed quietly in his heart.
"Too."
Hua Nongyue came back to her senses, her face suddenly became serious, "Let's go see Grandma, she...she is already on her deathbed."
"good."
Xu Chong nodded, pulled Hua Nong Yue and took a step forward.
Taiyin Pavilion.
Old Lady Hua leaned her whole body on the wooden chair, her eyelids drooped and her eyes were dull and lifeless.
Just looking at it gives people a strong sense of old age.
Hua Nongyue walked forward, squatted down, held the old woman's hand, and said softly: "Grandma, Xu Chong is back to see you."
“…”
It took Old Lady Hua a while to react before her eyes slowly began to focus, "Nong... Nong Yue, what did you say?"
Hua Nongyue's eyes instantly turned red, "Xu...Xu Chong is back to see you."
"Xu...Xu Chong?"
Old Lady Hua's eyes lit up and she looked forward.
In her field of vision, a tall figure blocked most of the light and was slowly walking towards her.
Old Lady Hua smiled.
She recalled the relationship between the Hua family and Xu Chong, and realized that they had conspired with the red-skinned man to abduct Xu Chong directly back to the Hua family.
May God bless the Hua family... Oh no, may God bless the Yin meridian.
The only pity is that I won’t be able to see the day of their wedding.
With nine parts of satisfaction and one part of regret, Old Lady Hua slowly closed her eyes.
The world began to darken.
However, at this last moment, a warm voice with strong confidence pierced the darkness and eliminated the last regret in her heart.
"Don't worry, grandma. I'm here for the Hua family."
rest assured?
Well, I feel relieved.
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…
In Daqing, the mourning period is linked to the household registration level, but there is no such restriction in Taipingdao.
Whether it is the three ancient clans of Zheng Linfang or ordinary people living in Taiping Township, they all follow the same custom and mourn for three years.
Xu Chong did not have any dissatisfaction with this. He left a magical clone in Tianji Palace and the building ship, and the third clone returned to the old place.
——Yongzhou.
“There are no signs of disaster anymore.”
Xu Chong was walking on the official road. His steps seemed slow but were actually fast. Every step he took covered a distance of dozens of miles.
It has to be said that after a large-scale replacement of the cabinet, Daqing demonstrated more efficient execution than when Lou Youzhi held all the power.
Relocate population, reclaim farmland, raise livestock, and rebuild government offices.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
The new people of Yongzhou have long since gotten rid of the dissatisfaction they had at the beginning, and they live seriously and hard, just like the old people of Yongzhou.
About three days later, Xu Chong returned to the place he had just crossed through, Canglong County.
It was clearly a visit to an old place, but the place no longer looked like the old place.
The entire Canglong County has been renovated. Apart from its smaller area, it is as magnificent and majestic as the provincial capital.
It is obvious that as the ancestral home of the Regent, Canglong County has received special care from the capital.
It's not even just the county.
Even the cemetery in the forest outside the county town has been built into a cemetery.
At first glance, the original few simple tombs have become extremely magnificent. They are located in the deepest part of the cemetery, which is also their original location. It should be that the government officials did not dare to move them.
In the outer areas, there are many more tombs.
Xu Chong's eyes wavered and he walked towards the cemetery.
"Aren't you here to visit the graves, young man?"
An old man in sackcloth clothes, holding a large broom, stood at the entrance of the cemetery, looking Xu Chong up and down.
"Grave sweeping..."
Xu Chong paused and said, "Could it be that the government forces people to come here to sweep the graves?"
If we talk about the survivors in Canglong County, there are only three of them: him, Zhang Shunyi and Li Xiangxue.
If people visited the graves frequently, he couldn't think of anything else except the mandatory requirement of the government.
"It's not compulsory or not, we are all voluntary."
The old man grinned, revealing a dozen or so scattered yellow teeth. "Anyway, I just came here to clean up when I have free time. It doesn't take much effort. There's no need to force me."
"……Why?"
Xu Chong asked.
"The young man just came from out of town, right?"
The old man showed an extremely eager expression and began to talk nonstop: "You don't know, there are several first-class heroes buried here..."
As the old man spoke, Xu Chong gradually understood what was going on.
It turned out that many of the things that had happened in Canglong County had been restored to their original form and publicized by the government.
For example, Xu Youan was wholeheartedly serving the people but was misunderstood, and Liu Er was not afraid of the blood-stained clothes and forced the evil officials to retreat... and so on.
Over time, the people who moved to Canglong County began to spontaneously take on the responsibility of maintaining the cemetery.
This is easy to understand.
After all, they are also afraid of bad people, want to meet a good official, and want to live a good life.
However, there are many events here, and after everyone in Yongzhou died, no one should know about them.
unless……
Lou Youzhi.
"It seems that after Prime Minister Lou paid attention to me, he collected a lot of my past experiences."
Xu Chong thought silently.
If it was Lou Youzhi, the starting point for doing these things could not have been to curry favor.
More importantly, it must be for the development of Canglong, or perhaps he doesn't want these deeds to be buried.
"...You're late today. I've already cleaned up the place. Just go in and take a look."
After the old man finished his muttering, he picked up the broom and walked towards the county town.
Xu Chong didn't care and walked along the path in the middle of the cemetery.
As he walked along, he saw many familiar names.
Wang the Cavil is Wang Caifang, Aunt Ma is Tu Xiu'e, Old Man Xu is Xu Fugui... and so on.
Xu Chong knew without thinking that the tomb was empty.
It took more than a year from the natural disaster to the reconstruction of Yongzhou, and no one could tell who was who among the dry bones scattered all over the ground.
Being able to leave a name on a stone tablet, and to have an accurate name engraved on it, is the result of a lot of thought on the part of the government.
…
…
Fenggu County.
As the main burial site during natural disasters, there are no tombs here.
All there is is a huge city that has expanded more than ten times, rows of houses, and a prosperous people's livelihood.
Among them, the most eye-catching are the four huge sentences carved on the city wall.
May all living beings in the world be free from hunger and cold.
May all living beings in the world not kill each other.
May all living beings in the world not be separated from their wives and children.
May all living beings in the world be free from natural disasters and man-made calamities.
Xu Chong stood on the hillside in the distance and watched quietly for a while.
He neither entered the city nor went to look for Jiang Zhihong's tomb.
Because he knew that Lou Youzhi must have chosen a good position for Jiang Zhihong, a good position that could overlook the prosperity of the entire Fenggu County.
…
…
Zhentian City.
'You are confused.' The stone tablet was the same as before, except for some spots on the surface, there was no difference from before.
Xu Chong sat beside the stone tablet and talked to himself.
"Shunyi is going to be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet."
"The student you were most angry about back then has transformed himself into the Prime Minister of Daqing... You didn't expect that, did you?"
"But I'm not bad either."
"I am now the prince of Daqing, the first prince of a different surname, and the title of regent."
"How's it going? Are you scared?"
"Ha ha……"
Compared to others, Xu Chong felt more guilty towards the water ghost.
Because the water ghost knew his background very early and knew that he had the means to control the spiritual source.
However, faced with this magical ability that is full of fatal temptation to anyone, the water ghost did nothing.
Perhaps people like Dou Tianyuan, Lou Youzhi, and Jiang Zhihong could make the same choice when faced with the same situation, but after all, this situation has never happened to these people. By the time they could guess something, Xu Chong already had a certain degree of self-protection ability.
Only the water ghost is different.
You know, for a long time , Xu Chong didn't even know the identity of the water ghost.
However, the water ghost has the conditions to contact Xu Chong at any time, and the power to kill or imprison Xu Chong.
What's more, the water ghost died to keep the secret for Xu Chong.
I really owe you a huge debt of gratitude.
“Hmm…”
Xu Chong muttered, and suddenly looked around, "It seems that other people either have company or are busy, but your place is relatively deserted, and it is extremely simple... You won't blame me, right?"
"How about this..."
"Don't you like teaching and educating people? I will build a tomb for the Imperial College in the capital, and let all the dead people in the Imperial College be buried there. You will be the director in there, and you can teach however you want."
"If you agree, just give me a dream."
Xu Chong paused halfway through his speech, then changed the subject and added: "Of course, if you disagree, or if you have any other needs, you can also send me a dream..."
Before he finished speaking, a strong accusation rang out.
"You are confused!"
!!!​
Xu Chong turned around suddenly and stared at the stone tablet.
Although he had been in a trance just now, he still had the ability to tell whether it was an illusion or not.
He was sure that the words "You are confused" were actually spoken.
But the question is... can water ghosts speak?
Can't it?
Haven't you thought about this?
I have overturned my cognition...
Xu Chong was a little confused.
At this moment, another series of criticisms came.
"That's right. We are the Imperial College of the Secondary Capital, not the Imperial College of the Capital. But can this be your excuse for not making progress? Do you know how many people from the Imperial College of the Secondary Capital were recruited to the Capital..."
Xu Chong slowly turned his head and looked at the building that was visible from behind the wall.
It is obvious that the previous sentence "You are confused" was said by the director of the Imperial College in the secondary capital.
Xu Chong laughed.
He knew that the water ghost's tomb did not need to be moved to another place.
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…
Rooftop stargazing building.
Yuan Shouyi sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, looking calm and composed.
But looking at his bulging forehead and his slightly trembling shoulders, it is obvious that he is not as calm as he appears.
"Are you planning to just hold on like this until the end of your life?"
A faint voice sounded out of nowhere.
Yuan Shouyi's back suddenly froze.
He could tell that the voice belonged to Xu Chong, His Royal Highness the Regent.
But at this moment, he had no intention of standing up to salute or opening his mouth to respond.
Because Xu Chong was right.
After the truth about the natural disaster reached Zhentian City, Yuan Shouyi's inner demons, which had been hidden and suppressed for many years, surged again and became increasingly intense.
Soon, the courtyard where the Observatory was located became a restricted area, and no one was allowed to set foot in it.
Even drinking water had to be delivered to the rooftop by Su Ruochen from a distance with the gentlest movements possible.
no way.
Any slight stimulation may cause him to no longer be able to suppress his inner demons, and thus transform into an irrational beast, bringing disaster to the entire Zhentian City.
This is not what he wants to see.
So he could only endure, and use the rules of the Imperial Observatory, until he died of old age.
As long as you die, the inner demon will be eliminated.
"It seems that even if Emperor Yongtai has gone to the outer world, as long as he is not dead, your inner demon will continue to grow."
Xu Chong analyzed Yuan Shouyi's situation, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "If that's the case..."
Before he finished speaking, the Immortal God left the body and pointed a finger at Yuan Shouyi's forehead.
Indeed, the inner demon is extremely strange. Even though Xu Chong had once controlled the inner demon independently, he still could not understand how the inner demon exists and how it works.
But he didn't need to understand.
The existence of the immortal god is the biggest nemesis of the inner demon.
——Cry!!!
A piercing scream appeared out of nowhere.
Thick black smoke came out from Yuan Shouyi's seven orifices, rising more than three feet before gradually dissipating.
The whole process lasted for a cup of tea.
When the black smoke stopped coming out, Yuan Shouyi trembled violently, fell to the ground, and gasped heavily.
After finally recovering from the shock, Yuan Shouyi felt relaxed all over and quickly stood up to salute.
But where was Xu Chong at this time?