The Firstborn Son 3
On the second day after Qu Feng's wedding, Qu Cang asked Qu Taijun and the others to pack up and return to the Ji Di Marquis Mansion. He didn't want them to stay any longer. If Yan Hao hadn't said so in person and Miao Chen hadn't persuaded him, he would never have let Qu Feng marry from the General's Mansion.
Old Lady Qu and her companions had originally planned to stay until after the Donglai Festival and then return to the market area, but Qu Cang immediately drove them away. If they didn't leave on their own initiative, he would have them pack their belongings and force them to leave. Old Lady Qu and her companions could only leave the general's mansion with a belly full of anger.
A few days later, it will be the Donglai Festival. The Donglai Festival is the most important festival in Donglai Kingdom. The festival lasts for fifteen days. During these fifteen days, people will worship gods and ancestors, and there will be various lively activities during the day and night.
On the first day of the Donglai Festival, people worship heaven and earth and gods, on the second day, they worship ancestors, and on the third day, all the wives and husbands of officials in the capital city will go to the Xiuling Temple to pray for blessings.
Tao Yuan rose early that day, ready to go to the Xiuling Temple with Qu Cang and Miao Chen to pray. Every year at this time, the original owner would be extremely weak and unable to go. This year, Tao Yuan had traveled through time and activated the hidden power of the Holy Spirit within the original owner, and his body had fully recovered. Qu Cang and his wife were very happy. Furthermore, Tao Yuan had a very important reason to go to the Xiuling Temple today.
Tao Yuan sat in front of the dressing table while the maid was combing his hair. He remembered that he had been stabbed and kicked in the stomach as soon as he came into this world, and he couldn't help but feel angry. Tao Yuan touched his stomach and thought that this was the first time he had personally experienced such a thing. How dare they kick him? If those people hadn't died quickly, he would have tortured them severely.
The original owner was usually in good health, but every year during these few days, he would become extremely weak. Qu Cang had consulted many doctors, but none could diagnose the cause. Every year, he would be sent to stay with a miracle doctor who kept his identity secret. To avoid attracting attention, Qu Cang had soldiers disguised as servants to protect him. Every year, he would go and return safely, but this time, someone ambushed him on the road specifically to kill him.
Those who had killed the original owner committed suicide, fearing they would fall into Lei Yuan's hands. The one who had instructed them was the original owner's husband in her previous life, Yan Hao, the King of Flame. In the past, whenever the original owner visited the divine healer, either Qu Cang or Miao Chen would escort her. However, this year, Yan Hao's schemes had hindered both of them, forcing them to send someone to escort the original owner.
Tao Yuan was not himself, so he could not fully understand the pain that the original owner's soul must have felt due to the hatred between the two lives. However, he would definitely repay the original owner's deserved revenge double.
After combing his hair, Tao Yuan got up and went to Miao Chen and Qu Cang's yard and went out with them.
In today's capital, almost all kings, princes and officials will bring their families to the Xiuling Temple to pray for blessings.
The most noble of the three Martial Kings and their two eldest princesses. Born to the same mother, these two princesses had been at odds since childhood. After marrying the Thunder Martial King and the Flame Martial King, respectively, they fiercely battled for power within their respective husbands' families. Not only did they fight for power, but they also refused to be outdone in every other area.
Xiuling Temple is the largest temple in Donglai State, its total area approximately one-third the size of the imperial palace. The main hall enshrines the god who is said to have created the Xiuling Continent. After praying devoutly before the deity, one must take a small bottle of water from the sacred pond in the back hall and take it home for a bath, which is said to wash away bad luck.
Qu Feng was now the King of Yanwu. With this noble status, he could follow Princess Jiade and Yan Hao and pray to the gods together. While waiting for the door to open outside the main hall, Qu Feng turned around and looked at Tao Yuan, his eyes full of arrogance and disdain.
Tao Yuan looked at him, his eyes full of contempt.
When Qu Feng saw Tao Yuan's eyes, he sneered angrily, thinking that he was already a king now, but Tao Yuan dared to look at him with contempt. He didn't even take him seriously in his previous life, let alone in this life. After Yan Hao had used Qu Cang, he would make him pay the price for all the grudges in his past and present lives.
When Tao Yuan looked at Qu Feng, what he thought in his heart was, Qu Feng, all the pride you have had in your past life and this life has ended today.
Lei Yuan knew that Tao Yuan was standing not far behind him, and he couldn't help but look back at him. After Tao Yuan's eyes met his, he looked away embarrassedly.
Lei Yuan wanted to see if he was feeling better. Seeing that his face was rosy and shiny and he looked in good spirits, he inexplicably felt relieved.
After the main hall door was opened, the three martial kings, the two eldest princesses and the two princes went in first to pray. After they finished praying, it was the turn of the officials behind them to go in according to their rank.
Qu Feng knelt before the statue and thought, "In his previous life, he never dreamed that he, Yan Hao, and their child would die at the hands of Qu Yun. To this day, they still don't know how Qu Yun did it. In this life, he must seek revenge and crush Qu Yun under his feet."
Qu Feng prayed to the gods very earnestly, but what he didn't know was that even if the gods heard his prayers, they would definitely not stand on his side. Because after Tao Yuan traveled to this world, no god dared to help him go against Tao Yuan.
After Qu Feng stood up, he followed Yan Hao and the others to the hall at the back.
Tao Yuan followed Miao Chen. After the others in front finished praying, he joined the other officials in the hall to pray before the gods. Tao Yuan closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, but couldn't think of what to pray for. Safety? Health? He could rely on the system to provide those. No need to pray to the gods, just pray for the safety and health of Miao Chen and Qu Cang.
Tao Yuan looked up, opened his eyes, and glanced at the tall statue. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he seemed to feel the statue tremble. It must be an illusion, Tao Yuan thought, even if the god really came today, why would it tremble?
Tao Yuan stood up and walked towards the back hall with Qu Cang and Miao Chen.
In the middle of the sacred pool in the rear hall, a fist-sized spirit bead is supported by a white jade lotus. This spirit bead is usually kept in the sacred pool water and is used to test the level of spiritual power.
Tao Yuan had already seen the spirit bead from a long distance. As he walked in, he counted his steps in his mind to estimate the distance.
Tao Yuan drew closer and closer to the Divine Pond, his gaze fixed on the orb. Even before he was completely close, the orb began to glow faintly. The divine servants standing by the pool froze in confusion. As soon as Tao Yuan reached the edge of the pool, the orb immediately emitted a blinding white light, blinding everyone.
Tao Yuan took a few steps back before the dazzling white light disappeared, but the spirit bead was still glowing faintly.
Everyone else was stunned, not knowing what had just happened. The three Martial Kings and the two eldest princesses also turned around suddenly to look at the spirit pearl.
The Imperial Master, who was originally talking to Princess Yunyang, quickly walked to the edge of the sacred pond, looked at the shimmering spiritual pearl, opened his eyes wide and said excitedly, "The Holy Spirit Body, the Holy Spirit Body has appeared!"
When Princess Yunyang heard the words "Body of the Holy Spirit", her heartbeat immediately accelerated. She excitedly walked quickly to the edge of the sacred pool, then opened her eyes wide and looked at everyone by the sacred pool.
Princess Jiade and Yan Hao were originally preparing to leave, but the dazzling light just now made them stunned for a moment. After hearing the National Master say the words "Body of the Holy Spirit", their hearts immediately lifted up, and then they quickly walked to the edge of the sacred pool.
Because there were more than a dozen people standing by the sacred pond, Princess Yunyang couldn't tell who had the Holy Spirit Body. She could only turn to look at the Imperial Preceptor and anxiously asked, "Imperial Preceptor, who among them has the Holy Spirit Body?!"
Only Lei Yuan had been watching Tao Yuan the entire time. After the Imperial Master had spoken the words "Body of the Holy Spirit," he was almost certain it was Tao Yuan. This was because he had personally witnessed Tao Yuan using his spiritual power to heal his wounds. Before this, he had never seen or heard of spiritual power being able to heal wounds.
And the most important thing is that although there are several unmarried young men and women standing by the sacred pool, Lei Yuan feels that if the Holy Spirit Body is among them, he hopes that person will be Tao Yuan. Even he himself can't explain why he thinks so.
"Don't worry, Princess. According to ancient records, as long as the Holy Spirit Body approaches, the spirit pearl will emit a dazzling light without putting your hands on it. Just let them approach again and try, and you can determine who is the Holy Spirit Body." The National Master was also unable to directly judge who of them had the Holy Spirit Body, but there was a very simple way to judge.
"Please step back a little." The national teacher said to everyone who was still standing by the sacred pool.
Although those people were confused and had puzzled expressions on their faces, they still followed the Imperial Master's instructions and took a few steps back. Tao Yuan and Miao Chen also stepped back a little. Miao Chen was also full of doubts, but when he turned to look at Tao Yuan, he suddenly felt a conflicted feeling of understanding something, but not quite understanding it.
"Please come forward one by one according to the order in which you are standing now." The Imperial Master looked at Tao Yuan, who was standing at the very edge, and said, "This young man, please come forward first."
Tao Yuan followed the Imperial Master's instructions and stepped forward. As soon as he stood by the sacred pond, the spirit pearl immediately emitted a dazzling light again. Tao Yuan took a few steps back, and the light immediately disappeared.
Princess Yunyang strode up to Tao Yuan and excitedly shook his hand. After looking him up and down several times, she turned to look at the Imperial Master and asked, "Is it him?!"
The Imperial Master was certain that it was Tao Yuan, but to be cautious, he said to the others, "Please come forward together."
Everyone except Tao Yuan stood by the sacred pool, but the spirit pearl did not emit a dazzling light like it did when Tao Yuan approached.
"This is the Holy Spirit Body that appears once in a thousand years." The Imperial Master said to Princess Yunyang with certainty.
Princess Yunyang's hands were shaking with excitement. She took a deep breath, suppressed her excitement, looked at Tao Yuan seriously and asked, "Whose son are you? Are you married?"
Tao Yuan acted as if he was at a loss, then looked at Qu Cang and Miao Chen, "Father, Dad."
Princess Yunyang followed Tao Yuan's gaze. Because she was too anxious and excited, she didn't see anyone else at all. Only then did she see Qu Cang and Miao Chen.
"General Qu, is this your little boy?" Princess Yunyang asked Qu Cang.
"Yes." Qu Cang nodded. He knew what the Holy Spirit Body was, so he was still shocked that Tao Yuan was actually a Holy Spirit Body.
"General Qu, Mr. Qu, I wonder if you can come back to the palace with me? I have something important to discuss with you." Prince Yunyang said with a smile while looking at Qu Cang and Miao Chen.
"This..." Qu Cang hesitated, because he had already guessed what Princess Yunyang wanted to discuss with him.
"Don't you see that she doesn't want to?" Princess Jiade strode over and interrupted Princess Yunyang. "I'm afraid it's not good to force her like this."
Princess Yunyang turned to look at Princess Jiade. The smile on her face had disappeared. She looked at her coldly and said, "I'm not talking to you. It's not your turn to interrupt."
"Hmph," Princess Jiade snorted coldly, "Do you think I want to talk to you? I just can't stand your forcing, so I'm speaking up for justice."
Princess Jiade looked at Qu Cang and Miao Chen and said, "General Qu, Mr. Qu, you should go back to the mansion first. With me here, no one can stop you."
Princess Yunyang gave Princess Jiade a sharp look, then looked at Qu Cang and said, "General Qu, please don't misunderstand me. I am sincerely hosting a banquet and would like to invite you and your husband to the palace as guests."
Qu Cang already had a plan in mind, and immediately said respectfully, "Thank you for the invitation, Princess. Please wait for my husband and I to return home to prepare before going to the palace for the banquet."
"Okay," Princess Yunyang said with a smile, "Then I will return to the palace and wait for you and your husband to come."
"Yes, then we'll take our leave first." After Qu Cang saluted Princess Yunyang, he turned around and took Tao Yuan and Miao Chen's hands and left.
Tao Yuan turned around and glanced at Lei Yuan. Lei Yuan was also looking at him. Their eyes met again, as if they were tied together by a silk thread, connected continuously.
Princess Yunyang watched them leave, then turned to Princess Jiade and snorted coldly. Then she walked over to Lei Yuan and said a few words. The two of them left together with their men. The long-sought-after Holy Spirit Body had finally appeared. They needed to return and discuss how to convince Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang to agree to let Tao Yuan marry Lei Yuan.
Princess Jiade glared fiercely at Princess Yunyang, then a wave of extreme worry washed over her. She exchanged a glance with Yan Hao and immediately led her men back to the Yanwu Palace, eager to discuss countermeasures. Yan Hao clenched his fists tightly. He had never imagined that the prince he married in his previous life would actually be a holy spirit. Why hadn't such a thing happened in his previous life?
The others who stayed behind hadn't reacted yet and were all standing there in a daze.
Qu Feng, who was following quickly, didn't quite understand what had just happened, but he had a very bad premonition in his heart.
Tao Yuan sat in the carriage and turned to look at Miao Chen, who had a serious face, "Father..."
Miao Chen held his hand, turned to look at him and said comfortingly, "Are you scared? The Holy Spirit Body is not a bad thing. You don't have to be afraid. Daddy and your father are just too surprised."
Tao Yuan nodded.
After returning to the general's mansion, Miao Chen asked Tao Yuan to rest first, and then went to the study with Qu Cang.
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