When he was young, the Emperor of Western Chu was also a wise ruler who governed the country well.
But as he grew older, he became like many kings recorded in history books, becoming obsessed with beauty and pursuing the so-called way to immortality.
Because of this, he did a lot of ridiculous things, causing people all over the country to curse him.
Despite this, he did not restrain himself. Instead, he became even more extreme and spent huge sums of money to seek the so-called way to immortality. He even killed his only grandson for this purpose.
From then on, the Emperor of Western Chu suffered from nightmares every time he woke up. It was not until he went to kneel down and worship his ancestors every night that his condition improved.
It was no longer a secret in the palace that the Emperor of Western Chu went to kneel down and worship his ancestors every night. Everyone in the palace was secretly saying that the Emperor of Western Chu knelt down to worship his ancestors late at night to offset his debauchery during the day, but in fact it was indeed the case.
"His Majesty."
Inside the Fengxian Hall, the old eunuch stood aside and handed the lit incense in his hand to the Emperor of Western Chu who was kneeling on the ground.
The Emperor of Western Chu reached out to take it, then closed his eyes and raised the incense in his hand above his head. He kowtowed several times very piously, and then handed the incense to the old eunuch beside him.
The old eunuch took the incense, inserted it into the incense ash burner, and then retreated respectfully as usual, closed the door, leaving the Emperor of Western Chu alone.
The Emperor of Western Chu would stay here for a cup of tea every night.
The two, one big and one small, who were hiding in the dark, saw that only the Emperor of Western Chu was left in the huge Fengxian Hall.
The next second, they heard the Western Chu Emperor suddenly yell: "Ah~"
This sound frightened the two of them.
Wanwan: [Ah, I was so scared]
Xiao Moqing: You old bastard, you scared such a handsome guy like me.
From the shadows, the two watched as the Western Chu Emperor let out a loud cry, then opened his arms, knelt on the ground, and said, "Ah~ Dear ancestors, I kowtow to you, your unfilial descendants."
After saying this, the Emperor of Western Chu slowly kowtowed to the many portraits hanging in front of him.
After bowing, the Western Chu Emperor looked up at the numerous portraits before him and murmured slowly, "This unfilial grandson has remembered the teachings of our ancestors today and sincerely repents. However, I am now old and a bit greedy when it comes to food. I hope you ancestors can rest assured that I will not waste a single thing..."
The Emperor of Western Chu knelt on the ground, recounting what he had done today as if he was telling a diary.
"As for my grandson's lust for beauty, I hope my ancestors won't blame me. When you're well fed and warm, you'll yearn for lust. I'm just an ordinary person. If my ancestors were still alive, they might be like me..."
After the Emperor of Western Chu said this, he immediately realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. He was so scared that he immediately shut his mouth and pretended to slap himself a few times.
"It's my fault. I actually tainted the thoughts of our ancestors with my filthy thoughts. I was outspoken, so I hope you won't blame me. Please don't blame me."
After he finished speaking, the Emperor of Western Chu kowtowed several times respectfully to the portrait in front of him, fearing that his ancestors would be displeased and appear in his dreams and scold him for being an unfilial son.
Wanwan: [Looking at the Western Chu Emperor like this, I suddenly remembered a saying: Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. The Western Chu Emperor did something evil, and as a result, he dreamed that his ancestors pointed at his nose and scolded him for being an unfilial son, and threatened to take him to the Avici Hell with them.]
[Hahahahaha, then the Western Chu Emperor was terrified. In order to avoid being dragged into the Avici Hell by his ancestors after his death, he came here every day to kneel and worship, trying to wash away his sins in front of the ancestors.]
Listening to Wanwan's words, Xiao Moqing thought of the evil things that the Emperor of Western Chu had done, and felt even more contempt for him.
This mediocre emperor, in order to achieve immortality, actually turned his only grandson into an idiot.
In order to cleanse sins, kneel down and worship your ancestors here.
If his ancestors were really spiritual, they would jump up and slap their grandson in the face.
Oh, no, he will be his ancestor later!
Thinking of this, Xiao Moqing moved his wrist as his hands felt itchy.
If possible, he would slap him hard on behalf of his ancestors.
The Western Chu Emperor muttered to himself for a while, and when he was about to get up and go back to relive that gentle fragrance, he suddenly heard a light cough:
"cough--"
The heavy cough startled him, and he immediately asked, "Who?"
“Ahem—”
The Western Chu Emperor snorted and stood up, saying sternly, "Who is playing tricks here?!"
The Western Chu Emperor was frightened by the sudden cough. Just as he was about to shout for someone to come in, he heard a low growl:
"Rebellious son! Kneel down!"
Hearing the sudden deep voice, the Emperor of Western Chu's legs and feet softened almost reflexively, and he fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.
He widened his eyes and looked at the portrait in front of him with horror.
"Who... who is speaking?" The Emperor of Western Chu trembled with his legs, his eyes fixed on the portrait in front of him.
If he heard correctly, the voice seemed to come from the portrait.
"Who am I? I am your ancestor!"
After the man finished speaking, the Emperor of Western Chu, who had not yet reacted, suddenly felt a sharp palm wind coming towards him. He lost his balance and was knocked to the ground.
The next second, the voice was heard saying again: "Unfilial son, why don't you kneel down and kowtow to me when you see me!"
Perhaps it was because the voice was too majestic, the frightened Emperor of Western Chu, whose face turned pale, crawled up from the ground in panic. Then, with a flutter of his feet, he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He asked in disbelief, "You...are you really my ancestor?"
The old ancestor who had slapped him in his dreams came to him when his eyes were open.
Recalling what his ancestor said to him in his dream, the Emperor of Western Chu felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly realized that his ancestor had come out this time not to take him to the Avici Hell.
Avici Hell!
The Western Chu Emperor turned pale with fear, and trembling, he kowtowed to the portrait and said, "I am… an unfilial descendant… I pay my respects to… my ancestor."
Looking at the Western Chu Emperor kneeling on the ground and kowtowing in fear, Xiao Moqing, who was hiding in the dark, almost laughed his mouth off.
No way, no way, does the Emperor of Western Chu really believe this?
After the Western Chu Emperor knelt on the ground and kowtowed, he saw that the old ancestor had not turned back for a long time. He carefully raised his head and shouted to the portrait, "Old ancestor? I don't... I don't know why the old ancestor came to see his grandson. What... is the matter?"
"Why?" Xiao Moqing suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Rebellious son, you dare to ask me why you did all those evil things?!"
Hearing the rage of the old ancestor, the Western Chu Emperor was so frightened that he couldn't help but tremble. He knelt on the ground and trembled, saying:
"My grandson...my grandson is stupid. I beg...I beg you, old ancestor, for guidance." After the Western Chu Emperor finished speaking, he asked fearfully, "Could it be...could it be that you, old ancestor, really came here to take my life?"
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