Xi Chenzhou slowly walked into the Empress's bedchamber and knelt beside the bed where she lay.
"Sometimes I wonder, is it better to let you suffer and stay with me longer because of selfishness, or is it better to give up my selfishness and let you leave peacefully? Later, I thought, your life has been too bitter, it's better to be free from it sooner, and see you in the next life."
He rambled on, his hand tightly gripping the knot of a long strand of hair, holding her hand as it grew cold.
“A-Tong, I placed your arrow’s true form atop the Fusang tree. The bow was broken, but only fragments of the arrow remained. I used my bone to make the arrow’s body and help you reshape your body. If you regain your intelligence, go to Fusang. I will always be waiting for you in Tang Valley.”
He held his hair knot and hummed a poem softly.
"We became husband and wife, and our love is unwavering."
"Joy is in the air tonight, and the time is perfect for our love..."
On the 12th day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Yongrong, the Empress passed away at the age of 23, dying young without leaving any children.
Emperor Xi Chenzhou took over the administration of the court, adopted the descendants of the imperial family who had been living in the countryside, raised them to adulthood, and established them as the young emperor. Later, despite the court's attempts to persuade him to stay, he resolutely guarded the tomb of the empress for seventy years before passing away peacefully at the age of seventy.
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Xi returned to Tanggu with A-Tong's remnant soul.
The primordial path has long since shattered into three thousand worlds. The four largest continents are all well and peaceful, while the smaller worlds have developed along strange and increasingly bizarre paths.
Over the years, he had been staying at the bottom of the Yellow Springs collecting the remnants of Tong Su's soul, rarely venturing out. He hadn't even been to Beiju Luzhou, the last territory occupied by the demon race, many times. Now, suddenly moving around, he felt somewhat unfamiliar with the place.
He stopped in Tanggu and spent a long time trying to calm the remnant soul of Tongsu. The bow was broken, leaving only the arrow. He used his own Golden Crow Bone to repair the arrow and created a place for the remnant soul to recuperate.
Before long, he adjusted his mindset and prepared to go to the next world.
This time, he was going to a modern world that had developed so-called "technology". This small world was lacking in spiritual energy and had no remnants of cultivation civilization. It was different from the prehistoric human world that Xi was familiar with.
Before entering, he spent some time understanding the rules of the world and learning everything about it, making ample preparations before finally stepping in.
...
"Quick, get ready, the eldest son of the Xiao family is here!"
"My God, it's... Young Master Xiao? That infamous Young Master Xiao who commands respect throughout Beijing?"
"Of course! The head of the Xiao family has been unwell lately and has been bedridden. He is the only legitimate son in the family, and he has long been in charge of the Xiao family business. I'm afraid it won't be long before everyone has to call him the new 'head of the Xiao family'!"
"Go and greet him! He's always been surrounded by impeccable people. This is your chance—if you serve him well, you outer women will have wealth and honor for the rest of your lives! Understand?"
As soon as Xi regained consciousness, she smelled a strong odor of alcohol.
It was as if I was walking on a soft carpet, with my leather shoes treading on the ground, followed by a group of respectful subordinates, and low, husky music playing in the background.
Some bowed respectfully, while others smiled obsequiously and ingratiatingly.
"Hurry up and go help Master Xiao!"
Light, shuffling footsteps approached gracefully. Several scantily clad women reached out coquettishly to his arms, their faces beaming with ingratiating smiles as they said, "Young Master Xiao, we're here to serve you—"
Xi suddenly woke up.
He furiously swung his sleeve, knocking the women who had gathered around him to the ground, his eyes cold and menacing!
"Get out of my way! I'm a married woman, don't ruin my reputation!"
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