The mountains were layered and the forests were lush. The chirping of insects and birds reached Xie Ming's ears through the beams of light and shadow.
Standing atop the mountain and gazing out at the world, he felt a rare sense of peace and contentment.
The world he came from was a bit special, somewhat similar to but not quite the same as the Blue Planet, and the country he lived in was called Yuan Kingdom, completely different from the Flower Kingdom on the Blue Planet.
This world has no spiritual energy, but it has fortune. In addition to economics, technology, and culture, the competition between nations also involves national destiny.
However, for thousands of years, there has been no spiritual energy or other resources available for cultivation, and no special talents or ghosts have appeared in any of the countries.
Over time, the people here have become more inclined towards science and technology, and they also like to pursue the truth when looking at things and problems.
Does the absence of something mean it doesn't exist? No!
This planet is characterized by intense competition among nations, where one's aspirations often determine the course of one's fortunes.
If one had to find an explanation, it could be understood as a country that is more popular and receives more faith, then that country's fortune is on the rise, and its economy, technology, and culture will become more developed, and vice versa.
After so many years in power, the Yuan Kingdom's top leaders had a vague sense of it, but how could they easily reveal something so mysterious to the public?
Other countries also remain tight-lipped about this matter and are unwilling to share any experience with other countries.
Xie Ming's identity this time is quite special; he is a descendant of the guardian of the Yuan Kingdom's destiny.
In other words, his ancestors included a Feng Shui master who was extremely skilled in calculation, layout, and blessing.
The descendants of the Xie family ancestors did not use their extraordinary abilities to wreak havoc on the countryside, but instead used them to benefit the people and protect the land. For thousands of years, the descendants of the Xie family have become loyal guardians of this land.
Xie Ming knew that if this world continued to evolve, a national destiny competition and trial ground would appear.
Just as tides rise and fall, everything has its own trajectory, just as the people of this land have been both plunderers and plunderers.
However, the Xie family was determined to protect the purest bloodline on the land, and thus they bore all the consequences, resulting in the decline of the Xie family's descendants.
From the moment they took over, each member of the Xie family could only have one son or one daughter, and in each generation, one of their descendants would not live past the age of 25.
By the time Xie Ming's generation, there were very few members of the Xie family left. The person in his generation who didn't live past 25 was his cousin.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next member of the Xie family to die will be Xie Ming's only son, after which the Yuan Kingdom will be without a single member of the Xie family.
Xie Ming's great-grandfather did not want the Xie family line to end, nor did he want to jeopardize the future of the Yuan Kingdom, so he spent his entire life calculating a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, based on his calculations, he sealed off Cangyun Mountain, where the Xie family usually resided. This action not only sealed off the Xie family's resources but also blocked the Yuan Kingdom's fortunes for the next few decades.
Without the protection of the Xie family, the Yuan Kingdom's fortune began to steadily decline.
Sensing the anomaly, the Yuan Kingdom's upper echelons could only search for a way out. However, within the country, there were almost no families as selfless and capable as the Xie family.
Originally, Xie Ming's son's generation escaped their fate, and the Xie family was able to emerge from seclusion again.
Unfortunately, Xie Ming's ungrateful son caused the death of Xie's only heir at the age of 24, and from then on, the Yuan Kingdom gradually headed towards its demise.
The story dates back more than 20 years. At that time, Xie Ming's wife had a difficult childbirth and was sent to the county hospital at the foot of Cangyun Mountain to give birth.
Meanwhile, the wife of the Lu family in the Yuan capital went into labor early while passing through this area. The two women gave birth to two boys of roughly the same weight in the same delivery room.
A hospital nurse accidentally switched two boys at birth, and Xie Ming's son, Xie Zhouyi, ended up going to the city with a wealthy family and becoming a pampered young master.
Lu Zhiwei, a child of the Lu family, went to Cangyun Mountain with Xie Ming and his wife and became a mountain boy.
When the two boys were 16, Xie Zhouyi, who lived in the city, was in a car accident and needed a blood transfusion. It was then that the family discovered he was not their biological son.
Afterwards, the Lu family followed the clues and found Xie Ming's house. When they came to recognize Lu Zhiwei, they deceived the kind and naive Xie Ming and his wife and took the child away directly.
As for Xie Zhouyi and his group, they relied on their status and position to not return the person to the Xie family.
Both Xie Ming and his wife knew the secret of their great-grandfather's sealing of the mountain, and they understood that they could not step out of Cangyun Mountain, otherwise the secret would be revealed and Xie Zhouyi outside would not escape death.
Therefore, they had no choice but to ask someone to find their biological son.
Unexpectedly, the Lu family had made preparations in advance, taking their two sons across the ocean, a journey that lasted six or seven years.
Xie Ming's wife was already weak after giving birth, and when she heard that her son wouldn't be coming back, she collapsed and lost all hope.
To protect his son's life, Xie Ming has lived a simple life as a mountain dweller within the Cangyun Mountain area for many years, and the farthest he has ever been is only the small county town at the foot of the mountain.
He was completely unaware of the gossip and extravagant lifestyle outside the mountains. The only thing he cared about was his biological son, whom he had never met.
When the father and son first met, Xie Zhouyi had been forced to become a nobody, a stepping stone for a minor, obscure male star, while his counterpart was the real young master, Lu Zhiwei, who had been switched earlier.
The cause of death for the father and son was a live reality TV show called "Dear Mom and Dad".
Simply put, that show is a leisure and entertainment program that showcases celebrities living with their parents.
Xie Zhouyi had already been in the entertainment industry for more than half a year before participating in the show.
For the better part of half a year, he released songs, acted, and appeared on shows, his schedule was packed, but every time he appeared, he was the one being entertained.
His debut was simply paving the way for Lu Zhiwei.
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