Fan Xian smiled and said, "Nothing much, I just wanted to talk to you about the old days."

Chen Pingping's eyes moved slightly: "What old things?"

Fan Xian's smile faded, and he said calmly, "My mother's death."

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Chen Pingping's face suddenly disappeared.

He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Your father and I have already killed all the criminals who participated in the murder of your mother. Why are you still asking this now?"

Fan Xian said calmly, "Are you sure you've killed them all?"

“…”

Chen Pingping leaned on the wheelchair and turned around, looking at Fan Xian intently.

"…What did you know?"

"You should ask me what else I don't know."

Fan Xian shook his head and said softly, "To be honest, I have already joined the Heavenly Court."

"……Um?"

"There is a magical tool in heaven that allows people to see the past and know the future. Now I know everything."

“…”

Chen Pingping fell silent after hearing this.

After a moment, he said with emotion: "Is there such a wonderful thing in the world?"

Fan Xian did not answer, but said calmly: "Before meeting you, I had already laid my cards on the table with my father."

Chen Pingping frowned and shook his head, saying, "You shouldn't have confronted him."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Pingping's attitude became obvious - he was on Fan Xian's, or Ye Qingmei's side.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "You have indeed guessed the real murderer of my mother."

Chen Pingping was silent for a while, then glanced at him and said, "So what? His Majesty is your biological father."

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "Uncle Chen, stop testing me. I told you that the artifact can see both the past and the future. I already know all your secrets and your future plans against the emperor."

“…”

Chen Pingping stared at Fan Xian in a daze.

Fan Xian thought he didn't believe it, so he continued softly, "In Heaven, I saw your conversation with my mother in the past, and I also saw you getting into trouble with the Emperor because of my mother in the future."

"I remember clearly that you told the emperor that you would be kind to whoever treated you well. When you were young, you were just a eunuch in Prince Cheng's mansion, but my mother never showed any disdain for your physical disability. She treated you with sincerity and as a friend. This was treatment you had never enjoyed before, and you always remembered it in your heart."

"So, you endured for twenty years just to appeal to the emperor on her behalf..."

Chen Pingping suddenly said softly: "Stop talking."

Fan Xian immediately shut his mouth and looked at Chen Pingping quietly.

Chen Pingping's face was expressionless, but his eyes revealed a hint of melancholy and nostalgia.

Fan Xian's words completely uncovered the shadow in his heart and exposed his true thoughts to the sun.

This was a secret he had kept deep in his heart for many years and had never revealed to outsiders.

To this day, even the emperor in the palace still thinks that Chen Pingping is the obedient old dog at his feet.

But Fan Xian was able to express his thoughts clearly, and even repeated the conversations he had simulated countless times in his mind.

In this situation, Chen Pingping could not think of a second possibility except the heaven that he had heard of from Mu Ya.

It couldn't be that Fan Xian was an insightful person and could see through his true thoughts after only meeting him a few times, right?

After a long silence, Chen Pingping sighed softly and said faintly: "Heaven..."

"There are such transcendent beings in the world. It really makes mortals like us... feel extremely powerless!"

Forbearance for many years is no match for the divine means of peeking into the future.

People like him must be ridiculous in the eyes of those people in heaven.

Chen Pingping laughed at himself, then glanced at Fan Xian and said, "Push me to the front. There is a secret room there."

Fan Xian nodded obediently, pushed Chen Pingping forward, and then opened the secret room under his guidance.

The secret door disguised as stone bricks slowly opened, and Fan Xian pushed Chen Pingping in.

After closing the secret door, Fan Xian turned around and looked at Chen Pingping, who was sitting in the wheelchair with a sharp gaze.

"Since you already know my true thoughts, you still came to the Overwatch Council. Could it be..."

After hearing what Chen Pingping said, Fan Xian thought about it carefully and sighed, "Uncle, let me tell you the truth. I actually don't have any real feelings for my mother. After all, I haven't seen her even once since I was born."

"But then again, even though I haven't met her, the things I've experienced in my life, the people I've met, the kindness or malice I've received, are all closely related to her."

"You, my father, Uncle Wuzhu, my grandmother from Danzhou who loves me so much, and even Wan'er who I'm about to marry..."

“Almost everything I care about and everyone I love is because of her.”

"From this perspective, she seems to be everywhere and has left me an incalculable legacy."

"But even so, she is still a conceptual symbol to me."

"It's not entirely true that I miss her so much and want to avenge her so badly..."

At this point, Fan Xian paused, then sighed and said, "But I still came to you, and it is just as you said. I want to ask the emperor for justice for her, but it is not because I want to avenge my mother."

"If I have to give a reason, it's probably because I'm unwilling to do so!"

That’s right, after reading the story of Joy of Life, Fan Xian was angry, but he also carefully examined his inner self.

He discovered that the reason why he had originally destined to attack the emperor and kill his biological father was not just to avenge his mother Ye Qingmei, but more because of the unwillingness of people who were truly close to him like Chen Pingping, and as a fellow time traveler.

This is also quite consistent with Fan Xian's current mentality.

As a time traveler, with a sincere heart to spread the red flag all over the world, he was eventually harmed by the conspiracy of the natives. Naturally, Fan Xian, who is also a time traveler, would feel extremely indignant about this experience.

He could understand Ye Qingmei's thoughts back then and admired her actions.

If he were in Ye Qingmei's shoes, Fan Xian would find that he could not care about the world as much as Ye Qingmei did.

He admired Ye Qingmei and was unwilling to see Ye Qingmei being killed so easily by the indigenous emperor.

The mother and son are connected at a soul level rather than by blood.

Having said this, Fan Xian paused again, glanced at Chen Pingping and said with a smile: "Moreover, Ye Qingmei and I have a deeper connection that you can't imagine."

“…”

Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair, looking at Fan Xian quietly.

He was actually a little confused by many of the things Fan Xian had just said and couldn't fully understand them.

But he already fully understood the attitude that Fan Xian clearly revealed.

However, before completely revealing his cards, he still needed to get a clear answer from Fan Xian.

Chen Pingping said calmly: "The young lady is your mother, but His Majesty is also your father."

"I know." Fan Xian nodded, and then laughed at himself, "But the people of the Li royal family are always crazy. Any dirty things can happen, such as sister falling in love with brother, husband killing wife, son... killing father."

"..." Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes slightly, "You want to kill the emperor?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said with a smile, "Of course not. Pure physical revenge is too low-level and too simple. Now that I have joined the Heavenly Court, I must do something more advanced and take more advanced revenge."

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Uncle, I am also a prince, right? Then do I have a share in the throne?"

Chen Pingping raised his eyebrows: "You want to be the emperor?"

Fan Xian shook his head: "I have seen the wider world, how could I be greedy for the imperial power on earth - don't you know what my mother thinks? I want to completely change the dynasty and return Nanqing to the world. Will you... help me?"

Chen Pingping laughed: "Do you also want to do the same as your mother, completely reform the system and abolish the throne?"

Chen Pingping shook his head and said gently, "It's too radical. Even someone as amazing as your mother wouldn't dare to openly express such thoughts. She just set up the Supervisory Council to secretly monitor the imperial power."

"You know, it's easy to take off the dragon robe, but it's not easy to remove the mountain in your heart."

"Over the years, the people have become accustomed to the existence of the emperor. If you suddenly ask them to step forward and make their own decisions, not only will you not achieve your goal, but you will harm the Qing Kingdom."

Fan Xian sighed and said, "I know this too, so I plan to find someone to learn from after a while."

Chen Pingping thought for a moment and said lightly, "How about this, you become the emperor and let the throne be passed down to the Fan family."

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and looked at Chen Pingping in surprise.

He dared to say such words because the Time Travelers Alliance was standing behind him.

But Chen Pingping actually dared to say so lightly that he wanted to change the emperor's surname. It seemed that what he did in secret was far more than what was written in the book.

Seeing the surprise on Fan Xian's face, Chen Pingping thought that he didn't want to be the emperor, so he smiled and said, "Don't rush to refuse. I know you have a lazy personality and don't want to be bound by the throne in the palace."

"But it is precisely because you don't want to be the emperor that I think you can be a good emperor."

"I have arranged everything. You should hide your thoughts and stay in the capital. I will clear all obstacles for you and personally help you ascend to the supreme throne."

Fan Xian looked at Chen Pingping with a complicated expression.

He knew that what Chen Pingping said was not false.

Back then, everyone around Ye Qingmei was transferred away, and she eventually died alone in Taiping Villa. After Chen Pingping discovered the truth, he secretly vowed to make the emperor also experience the feeling of dying alone.

So, the crown prince, the second prince, the eldest princess, the queen, the queen mother...

All the people close to the emperor died as a result of Chen Pingping's plan, and it was almost the same as being killed by the emperor himself.

This viciousness and cruelty that had been lurking like a poisonous snake for decades made even someone as close as Fan Xian feel frightened.

He knew very well that if he really listened to Chen Pingping, the other party would be able to clear all obstacles for him except the emperor.

But in that case...

“Too many people died.”

Fan Xian shook his head and spoke slowly.