Chapter 261: Sun-Shooting God and Moon Goddess (Additional update for "Maomaoyya")

Ji Wenyi, Xiao Chujing and Sikong Qing could only watch Ye Xiaoman ride the dragon and fly away.

The giant dragon emitted terrifying fluctuations, and they and a large number of guards were suppressed by the dragon's fighting spirit. They suddenly felt a tightness in their chests, and their breath weakened. They were unable to get close to Ye Xiaoman for the time being, let alone catch Ye Xiaoman.

Xiao Chujing and Sikong Qing couldn't even see the face of the woman in white.

The crowd below cheered loudly.

They have mixed opinions on the love story between Queen Ji Tui and Bao, but the ability to feel beauty with eyes is something everyone is born with.

They looked up, and saw Ye Xiaoman's slender waist and jade belt dancing in the sky. Her smile when she turned around was like falling stars.

The giant dragon beneath her was also pure white. The dazzling sunlight shone on the pure white, reflecting the brilliant seven-colored light. It was like a goddess descending to earth, with holiness and beauty coexisting, making people forget to breathe.

"It's the Fairy Goddess!"

At this moment, everyone suddenly understood Ji Wenyi's anger for his beloved.

Ji Wenyi stood on the city wall, veins bulging on the back of his hands as he tightly grasped the cloth torn from her body. He watched Ye Xiaoman walk away without looking back, his heart broken.

He calmly watched her escape from him, knowing clearly that she did not love him. However, every time he verified the truth, his heart would still spasm with pain.

Sikong Qing and Xiao Chujing refused to give in and chased after him.

Ji Wenyi knew he couldn't catch up.

He stayed where he was, stuffing the cloth he was holding into his collar, leaving a strip of cloth sticking out like the banner of a broken flag.

A huge black and gold bow appeared in his palm.

The longbow turned from a shadow into a solid entity.

Ji Wenyi drew his bow and aimed the arrow at Ye Xiaoman's back.

Shoot her down, shoot the moon down, and she would be his.

When Ji Wenyi was a child, his tutor told him a story about shooting the sun.

It is said that in ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, which ravaged the earth and made people live in misery. There was a god named "Houyi" who was born with extraordinary martial arts. He drew his bow and shot down nine of the suns, made great merits, and became a folk hero.

Once, Lord Houyi went to Kunlun Mountain to seek the truth. By chance, he got two elixirs. If he ate one, he would live forever, and if he ate two, he would ascend to heaven.

The god was reluctant to abandon his beloved wife Chang'e, and planned to take one elixir each for immortality. However, Chang'e took the elixir while he was out, and ascended to heaven alone.

There are many versions of the story of the Sun-Shooting God and the Moon Goddess in the folk. In some versions, the two were just infatuated lovers who were forced to separate, and there was no story of who let down the other.

The Grand Tutor chose the darkest version, combining education with entertainment, and instilling the art of being an emperor into Ji Wenyi.

In this dark fairy tale, the simple views of the common people unanimously criticize Chang'e for being ungrateful and betraying her husband.

The Grand Tutor had a different opinion on this.

The God and the Moon Goddess, men covet women's youth and beauty, women are attracted by men's power and status, the weak rely on the strong, power is unequal, and marriages are rarely happy.

What was originally a transaction between the two of them was just business. Why did they have to talk about feelings? Are you crazy?

Besides, if a man loves his wife and is a good man, will he be abandoned by his wife?

For example, although his wife has two children to raise outside, she says she loves him the most, so he is willing to come out to teach, work six days a week and have one day off, go out early and come back late, and work hard to support the whole family. As long as his wife is happy, she will not leave.

But the Grand Tutor holds an official position and cannot teach the future monarch in this way.

The Imperial Tutor told the young Crown Prince, "The goddess Chang'e is both courageous and resourceful. As a weak person, when the odds were against her, she concealed her ambitions, using her limited leverage to achieve greater gains, using the strong as stepping stones, and ultimately achieving success."

"She is worthy of our learning."

"None of the emperors whose names are remembered throughout history were truly saints. As long as success is achieved, there's no harm in using any means necessary."

"History is written by the victors. No matter how cruel the emperor's methods, as long as he can achieve eternal hegemony, he will still be admired by countless people thousands of years later."

The most despicable person in the story is the soft-hearted husband.

Ji Wenyi said disdainfully, "The Sun-Shooting God is so incompetent that he was deceived by the person beside him."

The Imperial Tutor nodded in satisfaction, "Yes, so the king only needs to do the most accurate thing and does not need to have any unnecessary emotions."

"Your Highness, when you grow up and encounter the same thing, do you know what to do?"

"I will definitely enjoy the Dao Fruit alone and ascend to heaven alone."

Ji Wenyi still remembers the Imperial Master's final doubts to this day.

"This story has a very strange ending."

"After swallowing the elixir, the goddess Chang'e floated lightly towards the moon. The Lord Houyi chased her out with a bow and arrow. He was so angry that he shot three arrows at her in quick succession."

"The result was completely unexpected. Three arrows were fired in quick succession, but all missed the mark."

"A strong man who can shoot down nine suns, a sharpshooter who never misses a shot, cannot shoot down a woman."

"Just watched helplessly as she abandoned him and ascended to heaven in broad daylight."

Today, Ji Wenyi understood the feelings of the Sun Shooting God.

His best skill was archery, which allowed him to hit any object even with his eyes blindfolded. But today, he could no longer shoot accurately.

His arrow was already aimed at Ye Xiaoman on the dragon's back, but he felt that the bow in his hand weighed more than a thousand pounds. His fingers couldn't help but tremble, and the scenery in front of his eyes kept shaking.

It was not until Ye Xiaoman disappeared without a trace and only wisps of clouds remained on the horizon that he weakly shot an arrow.

Nothing was found.

The divine bow vanished dejectedly.

Ji Wenyi stood blankly on the city wall.

Including the city lord and everyone under him, they witnessed Ji Wenyi being dumped with their own eyes, and they clearly understood Ji Wenyi's loss and anger. There was silence and no one dared to make a sound.

Everyone recalled that when Queen Ji Tuibao left, the dragon she rode was a huge inheritance from the royal family, and the marrow-cleansing grass she took away was a magical treasure from heaven and earth.

Really...

A gift from a bootlicker.

"Prefect."

"Here." The city lord hurried out.

"Seal off the city." Ji Wenyi's calmness was tinged with madness. "I must get this girl."

The city lord received the first order after his surrender, and he thought that he had to get things done no matter what, even though it would be hard for the queen who was abducted.

He was about to arrange people to do the relevant work when suddenly a majestic voice came from the sky.

"Emperor, no nonsense."

The emperor's uncle appeared from the void and monitored Ji Wenyi's every move throughout the whole process.

He admired Ji Wenyi's clever way of seizing power with swift and decisive action.

He felt sorry that Ji Wenyi had always been confused about matters between men and women.

When he saw that Ji Wenyi even gave away the heirloom dragon and was laughed at by the whole city, and then had to spend money and manpower for a woman and close the entire city, he could no longer bear it.

"Emperor, follow me to meet the ancestors!"

The emperor's uncle waved his sleeves, and a strong wind blew through the whole city.

Everyone was blown to the ground, and when the world became clear again, Ji Wenyi had disappeared.