Chapter 584: A Marriage Decided Six Hundred Years Ago
In Zhang Hui's memories, he lives in this world.
Under the cover of night, Zhao Duan stood calmly in the orange light and said this sentence with a calm expression.
This is a sentence he carefully crafted.
How to explain his time travel? Zhao Duan had thought about this a long time ago.
As early as after traveling through time, I had dinner with the Empress in the palace for the first time. At that time, I was questioned about the huge contrast between myself before and after.
Although he cleverly fooled the public at the time, Zhao Duan was worried that the secret would be exposed sooner or later, so he questioned himself in countless days and nights in the past.
Confessing the fact of time travel? Saying that he lived in another world, suspected of death from overwork, and then opened his eyes and appeared in this world?
Zhao Duan thought about it again and again and felt that this was not a good answer.
There are two reasons. First, in this world where supernatural powers and even "resurrection" exist, he doubts whether such an explanation will be associated with the existence of something like "extraterritorial demons."
This behavior of opposing and cutting oneself off from the people of this world is inherently dangerous.
The second reason is that he himself cannot explain the principle behind this.
Travel through time.
This is just a concept in fiction, not a phenomenon with any theoretical basis.
Based on a meme from his previous life, he gave an explanation for his coming to Dayu as a "time travel" incident. But does time travel exist? What is time travel? These are all mysteries.
Especially... as his status and cultivation continued to improve, he became more and more aware that his arrival was not a "coincidence."
Whether it was the unclear relationship between Emperor Taizu of Yu State and himself.
He is also a master of the Red Sect in the Western Regions, who inexplicably regards himself as the "incarnation of the Buddha" and the "Wisdom" walking in the world.
Including Zhang Yanyi's inexplicable attitude towards himself.
Everything showed that his arrival could not be explained by the fabricated concept of "time travel".
So, he finally chose this statement.
This statement does not conceal anything, it is all the truth, but in its expression, it reduces the opposition between oneself and the world.
But the more crucial point is...
The world of "In the Painting" has some unknown connection with the royal family of the Yu State.
"I need an explanation." Xu Zhenguan frowned, seemingly surprised by his answer.
She stared at Zhao Duan with sharp eyes and didn't quite understand what he said.
Zhao Duan had no choice but to tell it again carefully, including the two memories that existed in his mind after he woke up from a coma in the bamboo forest in the southern suburbs.
It also includes the life rules of people in this painted world for more than twenty years.
He spoke unhurriedly, but the empress did not interrupt him, only her expression changed constantly.
Obviously, this was also an incredible thing for Xu Zhenguan.
After Zhao Duan finished speaking, Xu Zhenguan frowned and fell into long thought, as if he was digesting the news.
Zhao Duan looked calm, but he was a little nervous inside, wondering how Zhenbao would view this matter.
He wasn't too worried about his own safety, because no matter who he was, at least the experiences of the past year or so had already bound the two of them together, even to a negative number...
But he cared a lot about the Empress's opinion on this matter, as it was related to the nature of their relationship.
"I think I understand," Xu Zhenguan suddenly raised his head, finished thinking, stared at him strangely, and said one word:
"Mystery in the womb."
"What?" Zhao Duan was stunned.
"The mystery in the womb." Xu Zhenguan repeated the word and explained:
"There's a saying in Buddhism that people are reincarnated, and a very small number of people, for various reasons, can break free from the mystery of their womb and recall their experiences in their previous life."
Ah, is this... is that so? Zhao Duan was stunned by what she said: "I haven't heard of any relevant records..."
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him with disdain:
"How long have you been practicing? It's only been a little over a year, so there's so much I don't know. Besides, the theory of the mystery in the womb is controversial to begin with.
Even within Buddhism, there are only a few recorded cases. The most famous one is the thousand-year-old Maya practitioner, who is said to have awakened from the mystery of his womb. Some say he is the reincarnation of an immortal...
Six hundred years ago, the Buddhist Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva also claimed that he had awakened his past life memories.
Zhao Duan said unexpectedly:
"Your Majesty, do you think I am like this? Are the chapters my memories from my past life?"
Xu Zhenguan said with a complicated look: "I didn't really believe it, but..."
She glanced at the city around her and said calmly:
"This is a mural left by my Xu ancestor six hundred years ago. It can't be wrong.
And it is also true that you are favored by the dragon soul of my ancestor. It is also true that you are practicing the inheritance of the God of War more smoothly than I am. It is also true that you are practicing the inheritance of the God of War more smoothly than I am.
The most important thing is that the royal family's cultivation texts do record the mystery of the womb, but it's not detailed."
Zhao Duan was really stunned this time. The empress's reaction was much calmer than he expected.
But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. Since Xu Zhenguan had guessed that he was Zhang Hui, he must have assumed various possibilities and been mentally prepared. Naturally, he would not react too strongly at this time.
What he really cares about is...
The mystery in the womb...
Wait... could this really be the case? Was the Empress wrong, or was this really possible?
Zhao Duan suddenly felt a little uncertain.
You know, he initially thought he was traveling through time because he had read novels about time travel in his previous life.
But that's just a setting! It doesn't really exist.
And in the Yu Kingdom, awakening past life memories really existed... Yes, when Buddhists from the Western Regions came to the capital to hold a Dharma Assembly and debate Buddhist teachings, he knew that in addition to the existence of divine power, the Buddhism in this world also shared many theories with the Buddhists on Earth.
This naturally includes the concept of "reincarnation"...
The Dharma King of the Western Regions has always claimed to be a reincarnation... He had heard this a long time ago.
If that’s the case, could it be that after I died in my previous life, I was reincarnated as Zhao Duan?
It’s just that he hadn’t awakened the memory of the chapters before, until he was accidentally killed by Ren Kun’s magic in the temple... Wait!
If that were the case, then perhaps Ren Kun hadn't killed him back then... He was simply knocked unconscious... and yet he had unexpectedly solved the mystery of the fetus...
"It's a bit messy, a bit messy..." Zhao Duan was a little insecure because of the empress.
If this is really the case, doesn't it mean that there is no such thing as time travel, and it is just one's reincarnation?
But……
"What's going on in this world?" Zhao Duan frowned.
He once suspected that Yu Guo Taizu was a predecessor of time travel, but later rejected this speculation because looking at Lao Xu's life, he did not show any signs of being a time traveler, which was unreasonable.
Could it be that Old Xu was also an Earthling in his previous life, and after ascending to heaven, he awakened to the mystery of his womb? And that's why he's drawing these vague memories of his past life?
But...then why do I appear in the painting?
This happened to be the night when he died suddenly?
The empress also remained silent, thinking about the mystery in her mind and integrating the clues at hand.
Naturally, both the emperor and his minister had a very ominous guess in their minds at the same time:
Is there a possibility that Zhao Duan is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu of the Yu Kingdom?
Assuming that the Buddhist theory of reincarnation exists, Zhang Hui on Earth was reincarnated as Lao Xu. After Lao Xu was promoted to a celestial being, he awakened his memories of his previous life and painted them in the mural.
Six hundred years after Old Xu's death, he also experienced reincarnation during this period, and this time he was reincarnated as Zhao Duan.
As a result, Zhao Duan unexpectedly awakened Zhang Hui's memories from his previous life... This also explains why he was able to receive the Dragon Soul... and why his cultivation path to the Martial God was so smooth...
Thinking of this possibility, both the king and his minister felt something was wrong!
"impossible!"
The two said almost in unison.
Then they froze for a moment, staring at each other, and said again at the same time: "What are you talking about? Impossible?"
Fell into silence.
Zhao Duan's scalp tingled, and he thought to himself, "If you play like this, it will be scary..."
Xu Zhenguan said firmly: "Absolutely impossible!"
Then, under Zhao Duan's puzzled gaze, the Queen of Yu State explained seriously:
"In this painting, I once entered a Taoist temple and had my marriage fortune told. The temple priest told me my destined lover. The clue he gave me was that my destined husband's surname was Zhang, and he would be a career official."
Zhao Duan was stunned. Is this true?
His expression became strange, and he thought to himself that no wonder Zhenbao had been obviously hostile to him when he appeared as Zhang Hui before... It turned out to be a misunderstanding.
The Empress continued to analyze:
"It can't be a coincidence. Now it seems that there must be something wrong with that temple keeper, and our meeting was probably predicted by our ancestors long ago!"
This sounded a bit confusing at first, but Zhao Duan quickly understood it.
The logic is simple:
Old Xu left this painting six hundred years ago, and left a temple priest in the painting. By some unknown means, he left something that was almost a prophecy, foreshadowing the outcome of the empress and Zhao Duan being together.
Although it is a bit unbelievable, this point is enough to prove that Old Xu may have foreseen today six hundred years ago.
This logic also explains why both Dragon Soul and Martial God paths favor Zhao Duan. This is because this was originally arranged by Old Xu.
The most crucial point is that if Old Xu had foreseen the empress and the chapter six hundred years later... and had made thoughtful arrangements, this would be enough to prove that Zhao Duan would definitely not be the reincarnation of Old Xu!
Both the king and his minister were extremely intelligent and quickly figured out the logic.
I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time...
fine……
Things aren't that exciting...
While Zhao Duan felt at ease, he couldn't help but be even more horrified by Old Xu's strength back then... You know, even Zhang Yanyi, a top-level celestial being now, can hardly make an accurate prediction of the future, and can only vaguely sense it...
How could Old Xu, who lived six hundred years ago, foresee such a distant future?
Could it be that Old Xu had already touched the threshold of "human immortal"? Could he have reached that supreme realm infinitely?
Xu Zhenguan was thinking about something else. She suddenly looked at the pensive Zhao Duan with a guilty conscience, and recalled the scene of the female temple priest fortune-teller telling fortunes for him.
Mr. Right...
So, was his and her marriage destined? Was it destined six hundred years ago?
At this moment, the knot in Empress Dayu's heart suddenly loosened.
Was she attracted to Zhao Duan? She asked herself, yes.
If there is a man in the entire Dayu who can enter her heart, there is only Zhao Duan.
But...back in Baihua Village, their dual cultivation was somewhat hasty, even having a sense of being forced.
There was no formal marriage, no vows of eternal love, only the choice of facing pursuers and practicing dual cultivation to break through and turn the tide.
This had always left her with a small knot in her heart, but at this moment, when she realized that their marriage had been destined six hundred years ago, Xu Zhenguan's knot was suddenly untied, and she felt her whole body relax. The look she gave Zhao Duan also had some indescribable meaning.
At this moment, the heart of the empress, who firmly believed in destiny, finally opened completely to the man in front of her.
…
…
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Duan called out nervously. He felt that the empress's eyes were a little strange, which made him a little panicked.
"Hmph." Xu Zhenguan feigned anger, subconsciously regaining his dignity and changing the subject:
"Many mysteries can only be solved by finding the clues left by our ancestors. If you hadn't concealed it from me, why would you have come to this?"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She sneered, "You're pretending to be my ancestor's friend and trying to trick me. Is that fun?"
Zhao Duan broke out in a cold sweat...
At the same time, a stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground. The empress was angry, which meant that the biggest problem was over.
The empress's greatest doubt about his identity was resolved by the marriage fortune-telling of the true love from the female temple keeper.
This is equivalent to Old Xu endorsing Zhao Du'an. As a descendant of the royal family, Xu Zhenguan, after confirming that Zhao Du'an's appearance was arranged by his ancestors, the rest of the mysteries are just details.
As for Zhao Duan's deceiving the emperor... the empress could understand it if she put herself in his shoes.
But... I'm still very angry.
Of course, all of this must be explained in the end, but at least for the time being, the relationship between the two did not deteriorate because of this incident. Instead, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise and there was a breakthrough.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of deceiving you. It's just that this matter is too bizarre, it really is..." Zhao Duan explained for a while, but the empress did not say a word, just listened with a stern face.
He asked a few more questions during this period.
After asking about Zhao Duan's previous tricks, the previous misunderstandings were resolved.
Zhao Duan finished his explanation attentively, then took a cautious look and found that although the empress had a stern face, she did not speak any further. He could not help but probe:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task is to find the clues left by Emperor Taizu. As for my crime of deceiving the emperor, I will be severely punished later!"
"You said it." As an emperor, Xu Zhenguan was very proud. Seeing that he had a way out, he simply took advantage of it and said calmly:
"Then in your opinion, where can we find the clues to Emperor Taizu?"
Zhao Duan said:
"I originally suspected it was in my home, which is why I brought Your Majesty there last time. However, it is obvious that there is nothing special in my home. Therefore, I now suspect that the female temple priest you mentioned may be the breakthrough point."
Xu Zhenguan frowned and said:
"But I have visited that female temple priest many times and have not discovered anything."
Zhao Duan thought for a moment:
"Perhaps it's because Your Majesty went alone? Since the temple keeper predicted this to me, perhaps if we go together, something unexpected will happen."
Xu Zhenguan's eyes moved when he heard this, and he also thought that this guess made sense.
Although the king and his minister had just experienced a confrontation, in the final analysis, they were already in the same bed... grasshoppers on the same rope...
In addition, the empress had been in the human world for a long time, so she could not stay for too long. The two of them immediately went straight to the nearby Taiqing Palace.
But what surprised the two was that when they arrived outside the Taiqing Palace, they suddenly found a big lock hanging on the door.
"Every time I came here before, the door was always open." Xu Zhenguan's expression changed.
Zhao Duan was also stunned. Things had changed, but not as expected.
(End of this chapter)
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