Chapter 81 The Sky Curtain Made Me a White Moonlight in History The Sky Curtain, for publicity...

Because of the strong reaction from the ministers, Chu Feng finally relented and said that he could give it a try, and asked the ministers to submit the list.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and upon returning home, unanimously submitted memorials recommending the "younger generation" they favored.

So Chu Feng went to the Imperial Study and looked at the memorials. He found that Si Qi's name occupied eight or nine out of ten of the hundred or so names on the list. Judging from the status and qualifications of the rest, he knew they were just there to make up the numbers.

Chu Feng was both amused and exasperated. When she told Si Qi about it, Si Qi's eyes crinkled with laughter.

"You really do have a way," Chu Feng exclaimed, "It's so easy."

He never expected everyone to cooperate so well; seeing Si Qi's poems spontaneously gathered so much strength.

Si Qi: "It's because everyone is so kind to me."

If people don't like him, why would they do such a "ridiculous thing" for him?

To put it bluntly, even just discussing this topic is considered highly disrespectful.

“That’s because you deserve it,” Chu Feng smiled.

Since Si Qi entered the court, everything he has done has been genuinely to help everyone and to consider the well-being of the people.

If it weren't for genuine sincerity, how could those shrewd and experienced officials in the court, and the common people who had never actually seen Si Qi, be so captivated by his personal charm, willing to consider every aspect for him, and even go so far as to submit memorials to offer their advice?

Even the poems that were circulated were spread by the ministers themselves; Si Qi didn't contribute much beyond writing the poems.

Everyone works together behind the scenes to influence public opinion and guide people to think in the right direction; this certainly requires a lot of effort.

Now that we've paved the way this far, the rest will be much easier.

Sure enough, not long after, the whole of Qi heard the good news: His Majesty had finally confessed his love to Lord Si, and the two were truly together.

Many people celebrated their victory, raising their glasses with smiles and drinking with their friends.

The officials immediately spread the news, saying that His Majesty would not take any concubines or have any princes for the sake of Lord Si. Many people were moved to tears by Chu Feng's deep affection, and praise was endless.

On the wedding day, carriages and horses drove along the smooth cement road. People spontaneously came to the streets to present flowers and cheers for this highly anticipated marriage.

Many people wore smiles, proud and happy to witness all of this. Many others carried backpacks, clearly having traveled from afar to offer blessings from their hometowns.

Some observant people noticed that the carriage wasn't filled with only valuable treasures; it also contained many common items, each with significant historical value.

"This is the result of Lord Si's recent achievements!"

"There's also rice, corn, and cloth made from modern textile machines."

"These must have been specially sent by local officials and common people!"

"Lord Si will surely be very pleased to see this."

"Yes, compared to gold and silver jewelry, Lord Si would much rather see the lives of people in various places get better and better."

“This lady is right. We came all the way from out of town just to show Lord Si our spirit and attitude, so that he can rest assured!”

"I should be very happy to meet Lord Si for the first time, but I can't help but want to cry."

"I want to cry too. Lord Si must live a happy life."

Many people, while talking and laughing, suddenly burst into tears as they waved and scattered flowers, repeatedly recounting how much their lives had changed because of Lord Si.

The more immersed they were in this environment, the harder it was for everyone to control their emotions. A short send-off ceremony turned into a grand spectacle, with everyone reluctantly watching their "child" depart.

Even after the procession entered the palace, many people were still unable to calm down.

Inside the palace, the atmosphere of enthusiasm is even more intense than outside.

Whether ministers or palace servants, everyone was in high spirits, even more excited than during a festival.

Chu Feng thought he had seen many storms and was mentally prepared, so even after marriage he would still behave properly and be able to show his best self in front of Si Qi.

But in reality, the moment he saw Si Qi in his wedding attire appear before him, his mind went completely blank, and he couldn't remember anything. He only knew to follow the instructions of those around him, completing the entire wedding ceremony step by step, his mouth stretched wide until his face stiffened, but he didn't even notice.

After several hours, the only thing he remembered was that he and Si Qi were finally together. From then on, they were partners, destined to stay together for life.

...

A thousand years later, in a school lecture hall.

When the teacher talked about the century of prosperity of the State of Qi, he inevitably mentioned the two most brilliant figures in history who changed the future of the nation and whose influence is still profound to this day.

"Numerous historical records and folk legends have proven the existence of the celestial canopy. This miracle, which is far beyond the comprehension of modern science, remains the subject that scholars most want to tackle."

"But there is no doubt that the mastermind behind the curtain of heaven may be a person from the future or a 'god'. It was all because of our Minister and Empress that they did all that."

"The appearance of the celestial canopy not only changed the overall social environment of the State of Qi at that time, ensuring that everyone had food to eat and books to read, but also left behind many valuable scientific assets, allowing the people of Qi to still stand at the forefront of the world today."

"Leaving aside the rules and systems that are still followed by all walks of life today, just look at the content told in the later stages of Sky Curtain. Whether it's warships or mechs... everything is coveted by foreign countries and investigated by many spies. It is a top secret that our country is protecting."

"What amazes us most is that even after a thousand years, the legacy left by Si Xiang is still helping us. It is wisdom that transcends the boundaries of time and technology. The deeper we dig, the more we can appreciate its brilliance. You should have heard that when our scientific researchers were building spacecraft, the most crucial step was to refer to the notes left by Si Xiang to solve the problem."

The students below nodded in agreement, clearly having read the news and knowing the topics the researchers had mentioned in their interviews. The shock they felt at the time was indescribable.

And similar things have happened every now and then for thousands of years. The name Si Qi seems to exist alongside history, existing alongside everyone.

"Therefore, it is absolutely true that our ancestor, the Prime Minister, changed the future of everyone in the State of Qi."

The teacher smiled and said, "Does everyone remember why the sky curtain first appeared for what purpose?"

Everyone smiled knowingly and replied, "We remember."

"At that time, Tian Mu was so anxious that he was really afraid that our Minister would run away."

The laughter in the classroom grew louder, and one student said, "It's okay, it can't escape. Didn't the Liang Kingdom later voluntarily annex our Qi Kingdom because of the Minister of State?"

"Of course! Who wouldn't be envious if they saw their neighbors having plenty of food and drink, with the elderly supported and the young cared for? Especially since they can't see the sky, they've watched high-rise buildings rise one after another and the fields yield abundant harvests in just over a decade without their knowledge. Everyone here recites the words from the classroom and wears the cleanest and tidiest clothes."

"Don't even mention Liang's envy. People on the opposite continent, upon hearing of our Qi's existence, are crossing the ocean in wooden boats to send us gifts, just to befriend us."

"It is said that a cement road had already been built at that time, but the noise of the gift-giving carriages passing by day and night still made the people very noisy."

"Many folk records say that more than ten years ago, they could never have imagined that they would have such a good life. Especially during that period, natural disasters were frequent, and life should have been even harder than before, but in reality, it was no exaggeration to say that things were changing rapidly and taking off from the ground."

"So how could the people of Liang not be envious? They were so close to the State of Qi at that time, and they even heard that the Minister of the State was originally going to become their prime minister. Who could feel at peace with that?"

"Later, someone heard that the Liang emperor would mistreat the prime minister in the future, so the prime minister stayed in Qi and refused to go to them, and had a grudge against the emperor. They directly joined forces, tied up the emperor and sent him here, saying that they wanted to bring the whole country under our control."

"Haha, I still remember the bewildered look on the Emperor of Liang's face when the TV series filmed this scene. I still laugh so hard when I think about it now."

"So later, the war predicted by the heavens never happened. Other countries saw how prosperous our Qi was and didn't even dare to attack us—after all, we already had firearms by then!"

"In fact, their people probably wish we could just conquer them. It's a shortcut to wealth."

The classroom was filled with laughter. As the conversation went on, someone inevitably brought up the topic that everyone was most interested in: the relationship between Si Qi and Chu Feng.

"Although I've seen it countless times in movies and TV shows, it still feels so sweet every time I think about it."

"The scene of everyone trying to matchmake for Si Xiang was both funny and inspiring. The way the common people seriously considered Si Xiang's feelings in private was particularly touching. Si Xiang is truly loved by everyone."

"Not to mention the ancient Qi state, even now, a thousand years later, it is difficult to see anyone who is admired and loved by everyone, while also being treated as a junior by everyone."

The unique relationship between officials and the people is rarely seen in the world.

"Haha, I still remember that even now people are talking about the unofficial history from that time, saying that the Chu Emperor forcibly took our Minister. Because the Chu Emperor preferred men, he forced the Minister to remain unmarried and leave behind children."

"When Prime Minister Si was alive, he left behind so many poems describing love. Every single one of them expressed his love for His Majesty. Everyone in the world knows how much Prime Minister Si and His Majesty love each other. Yet, those die-hard fans of Prime Minister Si still refuse to believe it, thinking that Prime Minister Si suffered a great injustice by being with His Majesty."

"Yes, later someone found notes that had been passed down in the Prime Minister's family. The Prime Minister said that His Majesty had actually confessed his feelings to the Minister of Justice when he was still the Crown Prince. In order to be with the Minister of Justice, he didn't even want to be the Crown Prince anymore, which angered the future Emperor Emeritus. He ordered him to stay at home for a month to reflect on his mistakes. After he was finally released, he immediately went to the Minister of Justice's house again."

"Haha, the Emperor Emeritus is so worried about his two children."

"Nowadays, people would think it's normal for the Chu Emperor and the Prime Minister to be together, but in that era, people would rather accept consanguineous marriage than same-sex love. It was really difficult to change people's minds. Especially since our Emperor Chu Feng really had the throne to inherit, the Prime Minister was also placed on too many hopes by everyone."

"It can only be said that everyone's love for them surpasses all worldly rules, and they simply cannot bear to make them sad."

"This kind of friendship is so touching..."

"Those who say that the Prime Minister and the Emperor of Chu are only superficially in love should really look at the photos of them together in their later years. I have never seen anyone more loving than them."

"Yes, especially their aura, it's absolutely amazing! The Emperor of Chu is domineering, and the Prime Minister is otherworldly, they are a true divine couple. Even just standing together, you can imagine countless dramatic events."

"Sometimes when I read Si Xiang's poems, I'm suddenly filled with patriotic fervor, and then I'm moved by his love poems and my heart flutters. The Chu Emperor is so good to Si Xiang, and Si Xiang is so devoted to the Chu Emperor. It's hard not to be touched by their relationship."

"Seeing them made me understand what love truly means."

"If reincarnation is real, I hope they can still be together in their next life, and the life after that."

...

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After leaving the previous world, Si Qi returned to the Main God Space with Xiu Xiu.

Before they could even sit down and catch their breath, Xiu Xiu received a distress signal from a small world and said to Si Qi, "Master, a small world is inviting you to come over."

Si Qi raised an eyebrow and stopped in his tracks: "What's going on?"

“It’s a world you visited a long time ago,” Xiu Xiu said to Si Qi after reading the information about that small world. “Before you left that world, you told the people there that you would return in a few hundred years.”

The flow of time in the small world is different from that in the main god space. Only a few hundred years have passed in the small world, but Si Qi may have already lived through thousands of "lives".

Shoot projected Si Qi's last scene in that world in mid-air. A group of men and women stood around the hospital bed, their faces full of grief, while the elderly Si Qi lay on the bed, giving his final instructions to those around him.

He did say at the time that he would be reincarnated hundreds of years later to wipe out the Zerg that was about to make a comeback.

Since that's the case, he glanced at the figures standing by his bedside, sobbing uncontrollably, and said to Xiuxiu, "Take me there."

"Yes, Master~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene before Si Qi's eyes changed, and his consciousness traveled from the Main God Space to a new small world.

My first impression was that it was pitch black.

Looking at the pitch blackness in front of him, Si Qi tried to move his body and found that he was curled up in a ball, with his head and limbs pressed against an invisible "wall", unable to move at all.

He tried to adjust his posture and feel around to get a sense of the outside world, but the next second he felt countless fierce killing intents sweeping in from all directions.

The body's instincts outpaced its thought processes, and the spiritual energy within this body scattered and rapidly attacked the attackers, subsequently clashing with enemies from all directions.

It was precisely because of this spiritual power that Si Qi was able to "see" the situation outside.

A boy stood alone in the center of the square, pulling a suitcase. From all directions, huge, ferocious-looking insects rushed towards him, baring their sharp fangs and claws, and viciously clawing at him.

The boy stood still, without making a sound. The insects that attacked him fell down as quickly as grass under Si Qi's attack, their blood and severed limbs falling to the ground like rain.

The boy remained unfazed, standing calmly in the center of the battlefield. His ethereal and otherworldly appearance elicited gasps of amazement from the refugees hiding in the surrounding buildings.

They looked at the boy with eyes that seemed to light up, their faces flushed with excitement, and they whispered Si Qi's name over and over again. The scene resembled a large-scale fan meeting.

Si Qi heard his name being called by everyone, completely bewildered. His neck, pressed against his knees, was already aching and sore. He didn't know how long he had been confined in this cramped space, and it was incredibly uncomfortable.

The endless stream of insects seemed impossible to kill, which annoyed Si Qi to no end. He simply took over the body's fighting instincts and changed the way his mental energy was used to the way cultivators activated their divine sense, sweeping away the insects like a dense spider web.

The insects in mid-air had their brains invaded by divine consciousness, and their brain matter was instantly churned and torn apart.

The hordes of corpses froze in mid-air, as if a constantly moving scene had been suddenly paused. The next second, the massive swarm of insectoids plummeted helplessly downwards, their enormous corpses creating a series of booming sounds.

A barely perceptible look of surprise crossed the boy's confident and composed face. The crowd, hiding in the buildings, suddenly witnessed a scene that seemed like a miracle in the square, and the suppressed screams in their throats could no longer be contained. Their fists clenched, their adoration for the boy reached its peak, and they shouted Si Qi's name at the top of their lungs.

Hearing the cheers from the crowd in the distance, the young man quickly composed himself, maintaining his calm demeanor. Across the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, he smiled politely at the officials in the distance.

The officials, having witnessed hundreds of insectoids being killed in an instant, looked at the young man with awe and quickly rose to their feet, surrounding him. "Young Master Si Qi is indeed formidable!"

"Your strength is even greater than the rumors suggest!"

"Thank you for your righteous act of saving so many people."

The boy smiled and nodded in response to the compliments, clearly already used to such situations.

Others noticed the suitcase the boy was pushing and eagerly came forward to take it from him, saying ingratiatingly, "You came all this way without even having time to unpack, and you came to our rescue right away. We really don't know how to thank you enough..."

The others quickly chimed in, "Young Master Si Qi has the heart of a bodhisattva."

The young man smiled, pulled his suitcase closer to himself, politely declined the official's offer, and said gently, "It's alright, it's what I should do."

Seeing that "Si Qi" had been busy for so long, expending his mental energy to kill so many monsters, yet was unwilling to trouble others with such a small matter as carrying luggage, the official felt even more favorably disposed toward this rumored genius of the Si family.

They escorted the young man away from the battlefield, inviting him to stay at their manor in the city. The people in the distance watched the young man's departing figure, constantly discussing what they had just witnessed, excitedly remarking on just how powerful the young master of the Si family was.

The real Si Qi felt the vibrations caused by the wheels rubbing against the ground, and "saw" the constantly shifting field of vision as his divine sense followed his body's movement, finally realizing where he was at that moment.

It was none other than the suitcase that the boy called "Si Qi" was holding tightly.

This suitcase was probably custom-made; one could only project one's divine sense outwards, unable to observe the interior from the outside. The size was also just right; Si Qi was completely stuffed inside and couldn't move his arms, nor could he find a switch to open it from the inside.

He tried to speak to attract attention, but his voice was blocked by the box, and not a sound could be heard.

Just then, a vast area of ​​mental energy swept in from afar, instantly covering the entire battlefield. The power was dense and heavy, far surpassing that of the original owner. Si Qi was unaware of the opponent's strength, and the entanglement of mental energy was a highly inappropriate act, tantamount to opening his mind to the opponent and sharing his emotions and senses. Therefore, he immediately withdrew his power upon contact.

It's more important to figure out the current situation first.

Si Qi lowered his eyes to accept the memories in this body, but the scenes in the memories were blank and incomplete, as if the brain of this body was empty and knew nothing.

Si Qi had experienced similar situations before when he transmigrated into the bodies of vegetative or android people, so it was quite common. Since he couldn't figure out what this body had gone through, Si Qi simply found the world consciousness of this world and asked it to transmit the timeline to him.

The world's consciousness knew that Si Qi had returned to help Him after a century, and its feedback to Si Qi was very cheerful. Si Qi's eyes crinkled, and he smiled along, then began to accept the world line transmitted to him by the small world.

At this moment, Si Qi is on a planet inhabited by orcs. Hundreds of years ago, orcs lived in the forests, leading a primitive communal life based on tribes.

One day, a swarm of insectoids from outer space invaded their world. Their insect shells, capable of easily coping with the harsh environment of outer space, effortlessly withstood the sharp claws and teeth that the orcs were so proud of. Faced with this sudden calamity, the orcs were utterly powerless to fight back.

Just as they were facing the crisis of genocide, Si Qi received a mission from the small world, and his consciousness descended into the snake tribe. As a snake tribe boy, he discovered a method to use mental power to fight against the insectoids, and popularized the use of mental power to all the beastman tribes.

From then on, the orcs finally possessed the means to compete with the insectoids, no longer passively taking hits. Led by their respective chieftains, they fought back against the insectoids, reclaimed their homeland, and selected their best orc warriors to follow Siqi, uniting their forces to fight against the main insectoid army.

This racial war against the invasion lasted for more than a decade. In the final battle more than a decade later, Si Qi continuously explored his potential and finally awakened his bloodline power a second time, transforming into a golden dragon. He tore apart the overwhelming insectoid army with a single claw, saving the orcs from danger. He also led the last remaining orc warriors in a counterattack against the insectoid lair, routing the insectoids.

Realizing that as long as Siqi existed, the Zerg could not completely invade the planet, the Zerg had no choice but to temporarily give up, fleeing back to the universe with their queen, and cunningly leaving a wormhole outside the Beast Planet.

Once Siqi dies and the Zerg recover enough troops, they can once again invade the planet through the wormhole and kill all the Orcs.

At that time, the orcs had endured over a decade of fierce fighting, and the entire planet was in dire need of rebuilding and recuperation. Si Qi abandoned the pursuit of the insectoids, leaving the task of dealing with them to his future self. He himself remained on the orcish planet, personally guiding the orcs in farming, infrastructure development, and the advancement of technological civilization. Over a hundred years, he led the originally illiterate primitive society step by step to the nascent stage of steam civilization.

Before his death, Si Qi told the chieftains of various tribes that he would be reincarnated and return several hundred years later when the insectoid race invaded.

The orcs at that time worshipped Siqi fanatically, believing everything he said unconditionally. Even though they couldn't sense the wormhole's existence, they still accurately conveyed Siqi's last words after his death.

Therefore, for hundreds of years, almost every orc has known this legend: their savior, Siqi, will once again save them from disaster when the insectoids invade in the future.

Shortly after Si Qi's death, the orc tribes, which were already divided and refused to submit to each other, split up again and formed different factions without their only leader.

If it weren't for the threat of the Zerg, the warlike orcs would probably have had a hard time suppressing their nature, leading to centuries of constant warfare.

Even so, after dozens of generations of orcs, the Savior's power had still declined somewhat. If it weren't for a few long-lived species who had personally experienced the Zerg wars and firmly held onto power within their tribes, repeatedly emphasizing the strength and greatness of Siqi in the past, the younger orcs living in the era of the technological explosion would probably have long looked down on the backward ancient people whose civilization had just begun to sprout hundreds of years ago, and would not have believed at all that the reincarnated Savior would still be more powerful than their new generation of orcs.

Some orcs even doubt whether the Zerg will ever return. After all, wormholes are invisible and intangible. Only when the savior of yesteryear says so do people believe it. Perhaps it was just a lie left behind by the savior to maintain internal peace?

This argument has grown stronger year by year, seemingly poised to become mainstream. Various factions are gearing up, secretly researching nuclear weapons and other lethal thermal weapons, attempting to leapfrog into planetary dominance.

Until one day decades ago, the Zerg suddenly sent troops through the wormhole to harass the Orc planet and test the Orcs' strength. Only then did the young Orcs realize that the prophecy from hundreds of years ago was actually true, and the Zerg were really going to make a comeback and invade their planet on a large scale.

The various factions that had been provoking each other immediately abandoned their plans to start a world war. Nuclear bombs and other thermal weapons could easily destroy themselves, but they would have no decisive effect on the Zerg army—after all, they were beings that lived in space and could withstand even cosmic storms. The Beast Star Elders' Council, which had existed for hundreds of years but was now just an empty shell, was reactivated. The various factions scrambled for the seats, and the only and most important chairman's position was naturally reserved for Si Qi, the savior who might actually appear.

The people at the grassroots level quickly realized what was going on when the higher-ups made such a move.

The people lived in constant fear of being attacked by the Zerg. Recalling the legends from hundreds of years ago, they naturally longed for the appearance of a savior who could lead the orcs to defeat the Zerg and restore peace to their world.

So, almost at the same time, parents all over the world were naming their newborn children "Siqi" with high hopes, hoping that the savior would be born into their families.

This is, of course, just their wishful thinking. The world consciousness doesn't choose a body for Si Qi based on his name.

He wanted to prepare for Siqi a body with the best spiritual qualities and the best physical condition, preferably one that was about to die or had never had any consciousness from the beginning.

So at this moment, Si Qi arrived in a blank body that was born without any thoughts or consciousness.

It was a "puppet"-like being that could only breathe, not speak, not smile or feel sad, possessing only the most basic instinctive reactions, but with unparalleled talent.

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Author's Note: --

The doll was in a box, and it seemed fine (not really).

The next chapter: The Doll Runs Away!