Chapter 143: The Magnificent Tang Dynasty
Auspicious snow and good harvest in a good year, indeed.
The war did not affect the people's harvest, and it even increased a little. The simple farmers attributed this to the prince who was favored by the goddess. They believed that the current harvest was all obtained by the prince who took pity on them, the poor people, and specially asked the goddess for it.
People who had been farmers for generations had nothing good to offer, so they could only carry wheat ears and vegetables harvested from their own fields and enter Chang'an City together. They were afraid that the prince would not accept them, so they hurriedly placed the filled bamboo baskets in front of the prince's door, bowed sincerely several times, and then hurried away.
The doorman of the prince's mansion didn't even have time to shout, and could only carry the thank-you gifts weighing more than a thousand pounds to find the prince.
Li Shimin was accompanying his wife and watching the children play.
His eldest son is only four years old now. What can a few little radishes play with? Each of them has a small wooden bow and can play with it for a whole day.
After becoming the crown prince, Li Shimin was not as busy as before and had more time to enjoy the long-awaited leisurely life.
After all, he is the prince, and he has a powerful backer like the goddess. Those who used to set traps for him don't dare to do that anymore. He can be said to be able to hit anyone he wants.
He assigned the tasks at hand to others, big and small. Those who received the orders would certainly do their best. Even if they wanted to scold him, they could only do it in their hearts and did not dare to do it in private, for fear that their words would be heard by the goddess. They did not want to be like the eldest son, who vomited blood and turned pale for more than a month.
As for Li Jiancheng, he was busy dealing with his mess. He had to get himself out of this vortex as soon as possible while the cooperation with the Demon Sect was not yet deep enough.
The goddess is under the control of Li Shimin, let alone the Demon Sect, even if the three great masters come together it will be useless!
He also had to keep an eye on Li Yuanji, his stupid brother who knew that Li Shimin was favored by the goddess but still wanted to do something behind his back.
Li Jiancheng knew that Li Yuanji had never seen the power of the goddess, so he dared to speak so arrogantly in front of him.
But he has seen it!
I don't want to suffer this a second time!
As for Li Yuan, he was thinking about when to take power.
But now is not a good time. Li Da has just unified the north, and the south of the Yangtze River has not yet been recovered. The Turks are also very difficult to deal with, and there is also Lingnan...
From this perspective, the time for him to take power seems to be a long time away!
He looked at Li Shimin several times, wanting to say something but stopping himself, but Li Shimin pretended not to see him.
How could Li Shimin not know what he meant? It was precisely because he knew that he pretended not to see it.
Ask the goddess to help Li Ye unify the Central Plains?
Li Shimin just wanted to say to his father: Go to bed, you can dream of anything.
It was already a great blessing that the goddess was willing to give Li Ye a mountain to sit on. Any further demands would only make the goddess disgusted.
Besides, unification was something that they, the Li family, should have done themselves. Whether it was the Turks or Lingnan, it couldn't be a reason for them to ask the goddess for help without thinking.
As long as the goddess is there, destiny is there, and the influence is there, this is a reward that they can never get no matter how they set up the scheme.
That's enough.
Li Shimin was very confident that he would be able to unify the Central Plains and drive out the Turks soon!
At this time, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, located south of the Yangtze River, had stumbled into forming an army called the Shaoshuai Army.
The two men who came from nothing successfully entered Song Que's sight. Under the persuasion of his children and his own considerations, Song Que decided to support Kou Zhong and help them in the name of Song Da.
But before that, they still need to pass his test.
However, before Song Que could test Kou and Xu, news came from Chang'an that a goddess had descended from the sky.
After Song Zhi confirmed the authenticity of the news again and again, he hurried to report to his brother.
Song Que listened and decided to go to Chang'an in person.
The same decision was made by the Turkic martial arts master, Grandmaster Bi Xuan.
He knew clearly the agreement between the Turks and the Li Clan. Not to mention what Li Yuan did, the only one among the Li Clan that made him feel jealous was Li Yuan's second son.
At this level of Grand Master, his perception of heaven and earth naturally far exceeds that of ordinary people. When Bi Xuan first met Li Shimin, he felt that this boy was completely different from others, with a strong aura and luck that far surpassed that of his father and brother.
However, Li Shimin was only a child at that time, and Bi Xuan had no intention of killing him. Who would have thought that after just a few years, his great fortune would have been revealed to this extent.
The goddess descended from the sky, and Li Shimin, the prince of Li Clan, was the one destined by heaven.
Within a month, the news had spread all over the country.
The man who is destined to be the king...he will definitely unify the Central Plains, and anyone who stands in his way will be defeated as an obstacle.
The same is true for the Turks.
The agreement between them was a well-known calculation by both parties. No one would be surprised if the chessboard was suddenly overturned.
It is not necessarily true that Bixuan had deep feelings for the Turks, but it is also impossible for him to sit back and do nothing.
Then Bixuan came.
He wanted to see whether this goddess was real, and more importantly, he wanted to see how Li Shimin would fulfill his destiny.
On the other hand, Shi Feixuan and Wanwan, who were originally going to look for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, also changed their routes temporarily. They both received letters from their master, asking them to go to Chang'an to find out what was going on.
Compared with the goddess, the "Eternal Life Secret" is nothing.
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Wanwan was the first to arrive, as she was closest to Chang'an.
She had already obtained Kou Zhong's whereabouts and chased him, but she was deceived. She only saw Ba Fenghan pretending to be Kou Zhong. The real Kou Zhong had already run away more than 800 miles away with Xu Ziling.
Knowing that she was deceived, Wanwan didn't get angry. She just exchanged two moves with Ba Fenghan and left.
Apart from Shi Feixuan, Wanwan is not that hostile towards others, but not everyone can make her take action.
After receiving the secret letter from her master, Wanwan set off immediately, traveling day and night, and entered Chang'an City before the two great masters and others.
She originally did not take this legendary goddess seriously. People in the world also called the women in Cihang Jingzhai goddesses, so she thought that this goddess was another hypocritical person like Cihang Jingzhai. At most, she would be more vigilant and adopt the attitude she would use when facing a master like her master.
She thought so.
It was not until she sneaked into the prince's mansion at night that she saw the silver-haired woman hanging in the air with a river of stars and moonlight spreading beneath her.
Wanwan was almost crazy.
She had never seen anyone so beautiful.
There is no shortage of beauties in the Demon Sect, and the group of women in Cihang Jingzhai do have good looks, but even if they were put together, they are no match for this man.
There can't be such a beauty in the world; she must have come from heaven.
The goddess, she is indeed a goddess.
Tarona, who was listening to the gossip of the stars in the sky, sensed Wanwan's arrival early. The daylight obscured the human eyes, and the stars were always hanging in the clouds in the sky.
As she had said before, under the stars, she knew everything.
...Except for the carefully hidden [Destiny Loom] and the person who obtained it.
If it were in the past, waiting like this without any news, even if Tarona could wait, he would probably feel a little annoyed.
But now it is different. Under the influence of the [Golden Witch], she is very comfortable.
[The Rich Witch] Her life is eternal, just like the billions of stars in the universe. She can endure loneliness and does not know what loneliness is.
The stars in the sky are all alive. They have their own voices, which can only be heard by their own kind. With their long lives, they know a lot of gossip and interesting things.
So, how can stars be tired?
They have tea parties every day.
With the help of his temporary partner's simultaneous interpretation, Seth also listened with great interest. He took notes while listening, preparing to share them with his partner later.
After another civilization anecdote was told, the stars entered a brief time of sages. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tarona lowered his eyes and looked at the person who was looking at him foolishly, with a faint smile in his starry eyes.
If a man looked at her like that, she would definitely give him a thunderous and powerful health treatment.
If a woman looks at her like this, she will just let her look at her with a smile. Who doesn't like a beautiful girl?
She likes it very much.
What's more, since she can withstand the passive buff of [Golden Witch] without being attacked, the person who is looking at her foolishly is naturally qualified to look at her.
Appreciating beauty and coveting beauty are two completely different things.
"Wan Wan."
The silver-haired witch opened her lips slowly, and two syllables came out of her mouth, which were better than thousands of sweet love words in the world.
Wanwan actually blushed a little and was very happy in her heart.
'She knows my name!'
She thought so excitedly.
Wanwan, who practices the Heavenly Demonic Art, has always been the one who makes others obsessed with her. How could she have imagined that one day she would be so moved by a single word from someone else?
But this person is a goddess from heaven. No poem or song on earth can describe her. Her beauty is beyond human imagination.
Thinking of this, Wanwan's face became even redder.
She stood barefoot on the glazed tiles and bowed to the goddess who was suspended in the air: "Wanwan from the Demon Sect, I have seen the goddess."
She spoke her origins and her name openly without showing any fear or hesitation in her beautiful eyes.
The goddess is different from those hypocritical people in the righteous path.
God loves all living beings. Good or bad, they are all human.
Tarona raised her eyebrows. She was not wrong to think so. After all... [The Thousand-Gold Witch] was not a real god. She was an Outer God.
The great witch moved her body, from leaning to half-lying, the rippling starlight surged under her, the moonlight was not to be outdone, it flashed a bright white light, giving the "recliner" a layer of silver edge.
She half closed her eyes and asked, "So, what is Wanwan from the Demon Sect doing here?"
這個院子比李世民和長孫氏的院子加起來都要大，什麽樣的奇珍異寶奇花異草都樣院子裏搬，置辦這些的人戰戰兢兢，唯恐這些死物入不了神女的眼。
神女不在乎，神女随便找棵樹都能睡。
但看着李世民樂颠颠地向自己介紹這個院子如何如何舒适，如何如何精美，神女咂咂嘴，還是把到了嘴邊的随便二字咽了下去，還成了尚可。
她沒什麽要求，唯一的要求就是不必派人來伺候。
李世民既不問也不堅持，立刻将原本安排好要來伺候神女的奴婢們安排去了別處，這下偌大的院子裏連個喘氣的都沒有了。
敢往這裏來的，能往這裏來，就只有李世民和長孫氏，還有一個被茜茜連人帶床一起帶來給主人看的李麗質。
“路過”院門口的李世民心髒都吓得要驟停了。
李麗質笑盈盈地看着被她吓得心髒差點兒出問題的阿耶，沒心沒肺地拍着手樂呵。
自打知曉了二公子，啊不是，世子，自打知曉了世子帶回來的布偶小熊原來是神女座下的神使，世子府上下恨不得拿絲綢裁制的毯子鋪在地上讓神使走過去。
茜茜對周圍火熱的眼神視而不見，每天一起床就連人帶床舉着奶呼呼的小嬰兒去給主人看。
主人是半神了，小嬰兒和主人待久了身體好哦！
久而久之，李世民習慣了，長孫氏也習慣了，府中的下人都習慣了。
想起當日吓得身體先大腦一步，撲到茜茜面前就要去抱孩子的李世民，塔羅納忍不住笑出了聲。
就像賽斯說的那樣，好像一只被偷走了心愛阿貝貝的貓咪，慌張又震驚。
見神女問過以後，又忽然笑了，绾绾心中不由得有些忐忑。
她是奉師命來探虛實的。
另外，還有一件事……她要往李建成面前走一遭。
無他，因為他先前同魔門的合作，魔門還沒有收到什麽好處，他就單方面宣布合作到此為止了。
李建成很識時務，李世民成了世子的第二天，他不惜損耗自己的利益，也要将和魔門的交易往來斬斷得幹幹淨淨。
魔門确實不好惹，但和神女比起來，魔門也不算什麽，他當然選最輕的那一個得罪。
這讓祝玉妍很是惱怒，送到绾绾手中的密信內容裏也寫着要她給李建成一個終身難忘的教訓。
如不是李建成尚有利用的價值，她一定會讓绾绾直接将人殺了。
绾绾覺得她一介凡人，定然是瞞不過神女的，于是她老老實實地說了，比在祝玉妍面前還要乖巧。
再者，神女顯然更偏愛李世民，李建成是何許人，想必神女并不放心眼裏。
果然，聽她說罷，神女慵懶地嗯了一聲，不再有下文。
绾绾虛虛擡起的心放下了。
又過了一會兒，她聽神女再問:“既已看過了，還不走？”
绾绾不太想走。
按理說她應該走的，從前的李閥二公子就不與魔門往來，如今的李閥世子更是對魔門橫眉冷對，他還有了一位真正的神女坐鎮，縱使是石之軒也不會再對他下手，魔門在他這裏讨不到好處，更不會有合作。
绾绾不想走，她想留下。
她在神女身上看到了致命的吸引。
神明對凡人的吸引天然強烈又不講道理，天魔大法中的最高一層同這不講道理的強烈吸引有一絲半縷的相似之處，她從中看到了機緣。
修煉武道者，沒有一個不渴望登上武學巅峰，沒有一個不想要破碎虛空。
绾绾亦然。
她将超越師父視為目标，她的師父對比十分滿意，更對她寄予厚望。
然而此時此刻，她的目标變了。
她是天才，她還要變成世人難以企及的天才！
她要成為魔門第一高手，成為大宗師！
绾绾有野心，她的野心和她的話一樣坦蕩直白，就算不說話，你看着她的眼睛，也能看到她那肆意生長的蓬勃野望。
人要夢想，那樣才能走得遠、飛得高。
绾绾用這樣的一雙眼睛望着空中的銀發神女，她道:“神女仙姿神望，绾绾一見傾慕！”
魔門之人向來随心随欲，她要什麽，就說什麽。
她向前走了一步:“绾绾想要留在神女身側随侍，望神女成全。”
話音未落，她望進了一片浩瀚無際的星海之中，群星高懸，流光溢彩，有模糊的絮語從天際傳來，有高亢的樂聲從八方奏響，有無數畫面在目之所及的範圍內閃現而過。
她聽到了很多，又似乎什麽都沒有聽到，她看到了很多，又好像什麽都沒有看到，過載又混亂的信息讓她止不住地想要嘔吐。
她的肉☆身變得渺小，她的魂魄在絮語和樂聲中顫抖，她的大腦和思想發出不堪承受的嗡鳴。
绾绾明白，這是女神對她的考驗。
哪怕她從未有過對抗這般浩瀚虛妄、缥缈玄音的經歷，她也要抗下這考驗！
不知過了多久，绾绾跪倒在琉璃瓦上，渾身都被汗水打濕了，濕淋淋的，像是才從河裏撈起來一般。
她眼神空空的，面色蒼白，呆愣愣地望着空中姿勢未變的神女，在這一刻，她已經深刻地體會到了凡人和神明的差距。
天與地，浩瀚與渺小，不外如是。
——她的境界松動了。
神女無波無瀾的目光終于落在了這個人類身上。
她道:“想留下，那便留下吧。”
她剛剛翻資料時看到了一個人，這個人也是出身魔門，更是绾绾的弟子，她叫明空。
在更加宏大的理想下，其他的理想都應被碾碎，現在的绾绾只想要成為大宗師，有朝一日能夠破碎虛空。
時光荏苒，時間能夠改變一切，魔門會成為大唐的敵人，以後也可以成為大唐的助力，或者相安無事也可。
塔羅納看中的是李世民，又不是他的兒孫後代，只要魔門不在李世民活着的時候搞事情就好。
而祝玉妍死後，绾绾就是陰癸派的掌門人，以她的天賦和悟性，魔門第一人指日可待。又有神女的緣分在，她不會像原走向的那樣一心颠覆大唐，魔門不再針鋒相對，李世民也能少費些心力。
說不準能活得更長些。
“多謝神女！”
绾绾驚喜拜謝，眸光更亮三分。
……
師妃暄是第二個到的。
她沒有像绾绾那樣漏夜潛入，而是正兒八經送了拜貼上門的。
門房将她引入府中，她見到的第一個人是溫婉大方的世子妃，長孫氏。
李世民出征去了，世子府最大的主人就是世子妃，貴客來訪，主人自當相迎。
兩人見面皆是不卑不亢禮數周全，一個行宮禮，一個行道禮。
知曉師妃暄所為何來後，長孫氏有些為難:“師仙子不知，神女不見旁人，我亦不敢貿然擾了神女清淨。”
李世民出征之前特去見過神女，向神女言說自己要領兵征讨之事，為的不是求神女庇佑他每戰必勝，這個他自己就能做到，他為的是留在府中的妻兒。
人性有時連神明都是鎮不住的。
拜過神女後，李世民還特意囑咐長孫氏，無論誰來要見神女，都說自己做不了主，包括阿耶他們。
長孫氏認真應下，沒過幾日果然等來了心不死的李淵。
聽兒媳這麽說，李淵長嘆一聲，背着手走了。
又過了幾日，便來了這位師仙子。
長孫氏嘴上推脫，心中卻在想，昨日她帶着孩子們去給神女請安，竟在神女身側見到一位傾國傾城的美人，神女還喚這位美人绾绾。
長孫氏是認得绾绾這個名字的，再加上美人穿着很是大膽随性，她便認定，此人正是魔門的那個绾绾了。
今日又來了一位正道聖女，這可真是……
師妃暄得了答案，點了點頭，道:“此番叨擾世子妃了。”
說罷，她起身就要告辭。
“呵。”
門外忽然傳來一聲缥缈的笑聲。
師妃暄當即冷下了臉，看向門外的眼神似是藏了凜然劍意。
長孫氏施施然站起身來，并不害怕。
有神女在，縱然魔門聖女和慈航靜齋聖女當面，也是打不起來的。
绾绾像飄在空中似的，宛如一片花瓣，輕飄飄地飛進了待客的廳室。
她笑盈盈的，先是同長孫氏互相見了見禮，随即看向冷臉相對的師妃暄，端的是一副迎接選客的熱情模樣:“真是貴客啊，大名鼎鼎的慈航靜齋聖女不去找你的天命之人，來這裏作甚？”
師妃暄眸色一凝，不過十數日不見，绾绾的武功竟已在她之上。
天魔大法的修煉如何艱難，師妃暄有所耳聞，所以她才會這般驚詫。
绾绾看出了她心中所想，炫耀似的在她面前袅袅一轉:“師仙子，羨慕嗎？”
師妃暄握着劍，并不接話。
绾绾也不惱，她對長孫氏笑笑，道:“神女喚你去将孩子抱回去。”
長孫氏笑着點點頭，看了看師妃暄，說了句客套話，便提布往神女的院子去了。
The Crown Prince's Consort had been gone for quite a while, and Shi Feixuan, whose aura was about to lock onto the person in front of her, finally heard Wanwan say, "Let's go, Master Fairy, the Goddess wants to see you."
Shi Feixuan's heart suddenly sank.