Chapter 109

The person who made the wish in modern times was named Chu Congxia, an ordinary female college student who accidentally traveled to an unrecorded dynasty in ancient times, the Great Yu.

Chu Congxia was lucky; she was reborn as a princess of the Yu Dynasty, pampered and spoiled as she grew up, and met her sweetheart at the age when she was just beginning to fall in love.

The man she loves is young, handsome, and talented, but his only flaw is his awkward social status.

He was a hostage sent from the grasslands.

Chu Congxia didn't care about these things. To her, wholehearted love was far more important than status and position, but her beloved cared a lot.

He always told Chu Congxia, "I am of lowly status. Even if I am with you, others will look down on me. So I must climb up and marry you in style."

Chu Congxia was very moved, feeling that her sweetheart was working hard for their future, so she also did her best to help him.

As a result, while helping each other, the person she loved led the troops from the grasslands into the capital, occupied the palace, and overthrew the Yu royal family.

His success was largely due to Chu Congxia's admiration and affection, which caught him completely off guard.

Chu Congxia collapsed and wept as she looked at the palace, which was now a river of blood. She wanted to smash her head against the palace gate, but she couldn't die; the new emperor wouldn't allow her to.

The new emperor also had someone concoct medicine to make her forget her past memories, and then he made her empress.

Twenty years passed in this way. One day, Chu Congxia accidentally fell into the water and finally regained his memory, remembering everything.

She dressed in empress's robes and carried a dagger to assassinate the reigning emperor, but unfortunately, having never learned martial arts, her assassination attempt failed.

Before the emperor could be enraged, she turned around and plunged the knife into her own heart. This time, no one could stop her.

"For twenty years, I mistook my enemy for a traitor, not knowing that the person I shared my bed with was my enemy. I was deeply in love with the traitor who stole my Great Yu kingdom, killed my father and mother, and murdered hundreds of my royal family members."

Chu Congxia gave a bitter smile and vomited blood.

"How ridiculous, how ridiculous this world is, the princess of the previous dynasty, the empress of this dynasty, the empress..." She seemed to have gone mad, spreading her arms and spinning around laughing.

Blood and tears gushed out together, soaking her phoenix robe, and she slowly collapsed in the palace that once belonged to the Great Yu Dynasty.

"If there is an afterlife..." She braced herself against the ground, staring intently at the emperor who was being protected by the guards, her hatred radiating from her eyes as if it were material.

"I'd rather be shattered to pieces and die without a burial place than let your family be destroyed and you suffer a terrible death!"

...

Qin Su slowly said, "So, this is the wish of the person who made the wish?"

The cat seemed thirsty, so it conjured a cup full of water with a flick of its paw, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then said, "If that's all, the person making the wish can do it themselves."

“Revenge is only the wisher’s second goal,” Cat said seriously. “Her wish is for the Great Yu Dynasty to have a long reign and to regain its former glory.”

Qin Su shook his head and said, "What constitutes a long-lasting dynasty? You must know that there are no permanent kingdoms or dynasties in this world."

The cat said, "I've explained this principle to her too, and what she meant was that future generations will have their own destiny, but in her generation, we can't let the Great Yu Dynasty perish."

To put it bluntly, they only care about their own generation and are already doing well enough to take care of their relatives and clansmen. How could they possibly manage things decades after their death?

Qin Su pondered for a moment and said, "This wish can be fulfilled, but it concerns the fate of an entire world. Can she afford the price?"

The cat jumped onto her shoulder and whispered a few words in her ear.

Qin Su nodded knowingly.

"In that case, let's go."

Before leaving, Qin Su looked back one last time at the human world beneath the floating clouds and the flowing Milky Way.

Ye Yan, you said you'd come find me even if your soul were to be scattered.

I hope you arrive early, otherwise I might look for someone else.

***

Da Yu, the capital city, the residence of the Assistant General.

Seeing the young master's eyelashes trembling on the bed, as if he were about to wake up, a maid was both surprised and delighted. She rushed out and grabbed a servant, saying, "Quickly go and tell the master and madam that the young master has woken up!"

The servant quickly agreed and turned to run away.

The maidservant hurried back into the room to help him up: "Young master, how are you feeling? Are you dizzy? Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

Ye Yan said blankly, "Here..."

He was startled by his own voice when he spoke; it was a very delicate, childlike tone.

Ye Yan reached out and saw a pair of children's small hands.

Ye Yan: "..."

He shrank?

The maid didn't notice his expression; after all, he was just a child, and his emotions could change in an instant. What she found more strange was, "Eh? Young master, the cut on the back of your hand from a few days ago has already healed?"

Ye Yan hadn't quite figured out the situation yet, so he didn't dare to answer easily. He covered his forehead and said, "I think I have a bit of a headache."

The maid turned pale and exclaimed in alarm, "Why do you have a headache? Young master, please lie down for a while. I'll send someone to find the imperial physician right away."

Amidst the chaos and the comings and goings of people, Ye Yan finally managed to extract information about his current situation.

He lived in a dynasty called Dayu, and the current emperor was Emperor Jingxi. He was the second son of the Grand General of the State, and was five years old this year. Yesterday, he secretly fell off his horse and remained unconscious until today.

Upon learning that his name was Ye Yan, a thought struck him, and he tentatively asked the maid, "Qiuyun, are there any families in the capital with the surname Qin?"

Qiu Yun was taken aback.

Ye Yan was just wondering if he had said something wrong when he heard her burst out laughing.

“Young Master, why do you ask that? Qin is the imperial surname. There are countless people with the surname Qin in the entire capital, from the royal family to meritorious officials who were granted the surname. There are at least fifty or a hundred families.”

Ye Yan was stunned: "So many..."

He couldn't help but look out the window, his heart filled with anxiety.

Susu, where are you?

***

Where am I? Who am I? What am I supposed to do?

Qin Su squatted in the Imperial Garden, her brows furrowed, deep in thought.

She always felt like she had forgotten something, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember.

This vague memory troubled her so much that she hasn't been going out much these past few days, instead spending her time in the Imperial Garden wreaking havoc on the flowers and plants.

As soon as Emperor Jingxi stepped out of Wanchun Pavilion, he saw this scene.

The exquisitely beautiful daughter was holding her face in her hands, staring blankly with a serious expression. Her two round, lotus-root-like arms made her cheeks puff up, like two freshly baked rice cakes, which was truly adorable.

The worries from the court session vanished, and Emperor Jingxi unconsciously smiled, waving his hand at the eunuchs and palace maids around him to silence them.

Then he tiptoed to Qin Su's side, suddenly bent down, and put his big face in front of Qin Su: "Hey! What is my little princess doing?"

Qin Su wasn't frightened, but she still moved back in disgust, pushed the emperor's face away with her finger, and said in a childish voice, "Father, you're so boring."

Emperor Jingxi said disappointedly, "I didn't scare you."

Qin Su said slowly, "Father, I am already three years old, not a child anymore. Please stop playing these tricks."

Emperor Jingxi was amused by her and laughed heartily. He picked her up and hugged her tightly, saying, "Good, good, Su Su is three years old now. She is the eldest princess of my Great Yu. She is no longer a child."

After saying that, he couldn't stop laughing.

Qin Su was jolted awake by his laughter and rolled her eyes.

She thought to herself, "Oh well, I'm only three years old. I shouldn't forget anything important, right?"