Chapter 774 The Imperial Advisor is Stunningly Beautiful (Part 1)

The people of Canglan worship their national teacher.

The old national teacher, whose Taoist name was Qingxu, ascended to heaven at the age of sixty-six after achieving perfect merit.

Before leaving, he left a message saying that his only daughter had inherited his skills and was worthy of being the new national advisor.

The new national advisor was originally kept in a Taoist temple deep in the mountains, but was brought to the capital after the old national advisor died.

She received a lot of attention as soon as she arrived.

First, this new national advisor is too young, only nineteen years old.

They had witnessed the old Grand Preceptor's skill firsthand. If the new Grand Preceptor possessed the old Grand Preceptor's abilities, they would undoubtedly seek him out in the future. Therefore, they planned to establish a good relationship first, so that it would be easier to ask for his help later.

Secondly, she is incredibly beautiful; she truly deserves the titles of "peerless beauty" and "stunningly beautiful."

The new emperor, Yuan Yan, originally wanted to test the original owner's abilities and see if he should appoint her as the new national advisor. Now, there's no need to test her anymore.

He fell in love with the original owner at first sight.

When it comes to emotions, my mind doesn't work as well.

No sooner had the new Imperial Advisor entered the palace than the imperial edict appointing him was proclaimed to the world.

Although he liked her, he felt that the Imperial Preceptor was a Taoist who was going to ascend to the immortal realm, and he was not worthy of her, so he tried his best to treat her well. Even after he ascended the throne, he never took any concubines. He said that all his money would be used to support the Imperial Preceptor.

The original owner of this body didn't actually have any real skills, but she kept pretending for the sake of status and power.

If the Canglan Kingdom were at peace, she might truly be able to live a life of wealth and comfort.

However, since she became the national advisor, disasters have frequently struck the Canglan Kingdom.

First, there was heavy snow in the north, and she couldn't stop the snow, so she opened an altar to pray for blessings.

Whether it works or not is impossible to tell. That's why she escaped unscathed.

The following year, the south went without rain for six consecutive months, and court officials jointly submitted a memorial requesting the imperial advisor to pray for rain.

She had no choice but to pretend to pray for rain, but no rain came. She said that this was Heaven punishing the emperor and that the emperor should issue an edict of self-reproach...

The emperor loved her, so he agreed.

Fearing that the emperor would ask her to do things she couldn't handle, she said she wanted to seek immortality for the emperor, so she sent people to capture young boys and girls, wanted to make elixirs for the emperor, sent people to find medicine, and wanted to pass on the emperor's cultivation techniques, so she wrote down the techniques herself, and spent her days "busy" in seclusion.

The emperor was indeed fooled. The people were starving and thirsty, and countless people died of hunger and thirst every day, but he didn't care at all. He only cared about solving the problems of the imperial advisor and devoted himself to building the Flying Immortal Platform for the imperial advisor, which consumed a lot of money and resources. The people were driven to the brink of death, so they rose up in rebellion.

Countless cities fell, and the Canglan Kingdom was destroyed.

The original owner truly lived up to the literal meaning of being both stunningly beautiful and capable of captivating a nation.

When Ning Yan arrived, she had already been appointed as the Imperial Advisor by Yuan Yan for a month. Fortunately, the original owner of this body had not yet done anything, otherwise she would have had a real headache.

With no one in the room, Ning Yan took out a half-human mirror and replaced the bronze mirror on the dressing table.

In the mirror, she wore an extremely simple white robe, her long hair tied up high with a crown shaped like a lotus flower, made of gold, with countless rare gems inlaid on each lotus leaf, making her face look incredibly beautiful.

Because this face was so beautiful, the original owner would sit in front of the mirror and admire it for one or two hours every day.

In fact, her biological father did not agree with his daughter inheriting his position as the Imperial Preceptor at all, because her father at least had some real skills and could know some things through divination and physiognomy, but that was all.

But he had one particularly remarkable quality: he was well-versed in classical Chinese literature, including the Four Books and Five Classics. He was truly a man of great wisdom, with exceptional adaptability and the ability to persuade others. The old emperor was captivated by his talent, which is why he remained in the position of Grand Tutor for over thirty years.

Even his death was orchestrated by the imperial advisor, who tricked him into sending him off.

The new emperor was also fooled by him, believing that he was extremely skilled.

Even his death was imbued with a mystical quality, making the new emperor completely believe in his abilities.

Knowing that no one could protect her after her father's death, the original owner wrote letters to her father repeatedly, begging him to let her become the new national advisor.

However, the old man knew his daughter's limitations and initially disagreed, but he couldn't resist her daily letters and eventually gave in.

In his last letter before his death, he instructed his only child to thoroughly study the books he had left her.

In that way, she might be able to enjoy a life of glory like him, and eventually "attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven".

But the original owner couldn't see through it at all; she used her brain to stir up trouble and ended up ruining a country. Her own fate was also bad; she was captured by the rebel army that stormed into the capital, tied to a bronze pillar, and burned to death.

This person is rare indeed. She died in such agony, yet she didn't resent those who arrested her, didn't hate those who ordered her execution, and didn't regret hurting so many innocent people. She only blamed her own father...

Ning Yan: ...I really can't understand why the original owner would blame her father! Was she blaming him for not passing on his "immortal arts" to her?

She's only interested in the room full of books left by her Taoist father.

Let's just go to the Taoist temple and get it.

As he rose and left his palace, the two palace maids guarding the entrance immediately came to greet him. "Is the Imperial Preceptor hungry? This servant will have someone bring him a meal right away."

"Send the message again in a quarter of an hour. I need to go back to the Taoist temple to retrieve the keepsake my father left me."

The two palace maids: ...I seriously doubt that there is something wrong with my ears.

The Taoist temple where the Imperial Preceptor lived was called Baiyun Temple, which was located in Dali, a thousand miles away. He hadn't even left the palace gates in a quarter of an hour.

Even the Enlightenment Palace, where the former Imperial Preceptor used to live, takes more than a quarter of an hour to walk back and forth!

Just then, a bright yellow figure walked over from the corridor.

"Where is the Imperial Advisor going?"

Ning Yan turned to look at the new emperor of Canglan Kingdom.

Standing nine feet tall, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, and lips like pearls, he exuded an imperial aura as he walked.

How could someone like that be so foolish as to indulge the original owner in every way, thus causing himself to become the ruler of a fallen kingdom?

"I'm going back to Baiyun Temple to retrieve the things my father left me."

Yuan Yan: ...He also had the same thoughts as the palace maid.

"What is so important that you have to go get it yourself?"

“I just consulted the oracle, and I suddenly can’t see my future clearly. I feel that I need to continue learning, so I want to take back what my father left me.”

Yuan Yan was overjoyed: he remembered very clearly that the Imperial Preceptor had said that she aspired to the Great Dao and would one day follow the path her father had taken to ascend to immortality.

Now that we can't see clearly, doesn't that mean her fate has changed?

Is there any possibility that she can get married?

He then frowned. But if she went back to get the things and learned the art of cultivation, wouldn't she have to ascend to immortality again?

Yuan Yan was in a real dilemma, unsure whether to stop her or go along with her wishes and let her see her own fate clearly, so that no matter the outcome, he could finally give up.

Suddenly, a sword appeared in Yuan Yan's eyes. He was absolutely certain that the black sword had appeared out of thin air!

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will be right back."

As soon as Ning Yan finished speaking, she stepped onto the flying sword. Yuan Yan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Ning Yan's sleeve, but before his foot could even step on it, the flying sword had already left the ground.

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