Chapter 186 What if the Great Zhou Dynasty perishes?

Lin Du was not good at meditation and cultivation, and most of the time he was either reading or sleeping. He slept most of the way through the day, except for one time when Ni Jinxuan woke him up to take some medicine.

This was the first time that Wei Zhi saw Lin Du's bitter and vengeful side. He drank the medicine like a warrior ready to die, and drank it in one gulp with the tragic heroism of a strong man cutting off his own arm.

"I'm done drinking." Lin Du lowered his head and bit an orange candy. After responding to Ni Jinxuan, he curled himself up in the cabin and closed his eyes.

The spirit boat reached the junction and slowly descended into the sea.

The sea was extremely rough, but Cangli wanted his little sister to sleep peacefully, so the spirit boat seemed simple, but it was actually very stable.

Yuan Ye became melancholy when he fell into the sea. His mouth was still grinning, but his eyes were no longer smiling.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Jinxuan also noticed his abnormality.

"No," Yuan Ye replied subconsciously, but when he met Jin Xuan's innocent eyes, he quickly relaxed and smiled, "It's okay, I'm a little... homesick."

I am afraid that after I go back, everything will have changed so much that after I go down the mountain, I will have lost track of time in the human world.

Jinxuan was puzzled, "That's your hometown, shouldn't you be happy to be home?"

Yuan Ye shook his head. He really didn't know why Junior Uncle Master insisted on bringing Ni Jinxuan along. Her personality was not suitable for going with him to deal with those people from the royal family. Even a little eunuch could easily trick her into losing everything.

He sat at the bow, playing with a strange nine-ring puzzle with both hands, "No."

Ni Jinxuan knew almost nothing about the royal family. Yuan Ye thought about it and decided to tell her directly so that she would not think that everyone she met was a good person and everyone was telling the truth.

"Before I left, the Great Zhou was worried about internal and external troubles. The Western Xia was eyeing us covetously, and there were redundant officials, ignorant people, and an old and suspicious emperor inside," Yuan Ye laughed at himself. "My father was a man of little ability. He could have been a king who maintained the prosperity of the country, but it was a pity that the Great Zhou had already begun to fail when he took over."

"Maybe I was still the emperor before I left, but I won't be the emperor when I return."

Ni Jinxuan seemed to understand what he said, "Then, is the emperor so important to a dynasty? Can one person decide the rise and fall of a country?"

Yuan Ye thought for a moment, "Because the emperor among the people is like our heavenly way. We must abide by the rules set by heavenly way, and the rules set by the emperor must be followed by all people in the world."

"Such great power is actually only given to an ordinary person? Heaven is powerful and fair. Yan Qing said before that you are also qualified to be the emperor?"

"Yes," Yuan Ye lowered his eyes, the nine linked rings in his hand jingling, "I am also qualified to be the emperor, but as you said, with such great power, how can a person who makes mistakes, or is even weak and biased, sit firmly on the throne?"

However, when sailing on the sea, the wind and waves are turbulent and people's lives are in turmoil.

"I don't think I can take that position, nor can I turn the tide." Yuan Ye smiled, "For that position, everyone is in danger, everyone is trying to cover up, everyone is fighting for it. It's not the last piece of meat on our table, so if you can't get it, just smile."

"If you fail to rob it, you will die. So Jinxuan, this time when I go back, no matter whether the sun and the moon have moved or not, my identity will probably be embarrassing."

Yuan Ye met Jin Xuan's dark and worried eyes and said seriously, "You will be regarded as my accomplices. Maybe many people will flatter you, and maybe many people will be hostile to you. Just think of it as the play that Junior Master is taking you to watch. What they say is from the play. You can only listen to it, but don't take it seriously."

Lin Du was not actually asleep, but the bitter medicine made him speechless. He did not want to look cold towards Jin Xuan, so he went back to the cabin and pretended to be asleep. When he heard what had been said before, his closed eyelashes trembled slightly.

"I seem to know why you like that little dragon man more." Wei Zhi's voice rang in Lin Du's ears again.

Lin Du replied with his spiritual consciousness, "How did you know that I like Yuan Ye more?"

Wei Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Rather than liking, it's more like trusting or relaxing."

"You always protected that little girl, you were considerate and well-behaved in front of another medical practitioner, and you had a very good fellow-disciple relationship with Mo Lin and the Yan family, but you were not casual enough. To Yuan Ye, you didn't think before you spoke, as if you were not afraid of saying the wrong thing."

Lin Du smiled, "Then tell me why you are not afraid of saying the wrong thing?"

"Because he is smart enough, at least in the ways of the world." Wei Zhi stroked the Buddhist beads in his hand, "At least like you, he is a person who has been tempered by the secular world. You don't worry that your behavior will affect him too much, but the other people have not yet fully formed their personalities, especially the little girl you watch the most closely."

Lin Du rubbed his middle finger, "Do you just go around and watch the excitement like this every day? Do you try to figure out people's minds like this?"

"Not really," Wei Zhi stood up. They had already arrived at the boundary between the mortal world and the spiritual world. He raised his hands and formed seals. The bamboo raft and the spiritual boat sank lightly into the restriction in the air, and then emerged on the sea, where there was no spiritual energy.

Lin Du frowned uncomfortably.

"I'm just curious. You always seem to think there will be no tomorrow after today. You have a desperate feeling of throwing everything at the stake. But it's not good to pull a string too tight. Don't push yourself too hard."

While Wei Zhi was lecturing Lin Du in the tone of an elder, he tilted his head to look at several large fish that were attracted to the spirit boat by the spiritual power. He gently released the aura on his body, and the large fish were immediately frightened and dived into the water and swam away.

"You are the one who really has no tomorrow after today, right?" Lin Du said without mercy. "You don't want to return to Buddhism, and the demon world sees you as their natural enemy. You don't want to associate with evil spirits. After thinking about it, you like the way the monks in Zhongzhou hate you but can't do anything about you, so you wander around Zhongzhou every day."

Wei Zhi sat upright on the bamboo raft, his robe fluttering in the sea breeze. "You are right."

The man who had never lost a debate in childhood admitted defeat in front of Lin Du.

"In fact, as long as you are not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed," Lin Du added, "It is no wonder that you have no hair if you think so much."

Wei Zhi: ...

He can have hair if he wants it, but not his fate.

Seeing that they were about to reach the shore, Lin Du stopped pretending to sleep and walked to the front to ask a question.

"Do you have any money left? Money that can be used in Da Zhou?"

The depressed young man, who was still feeling sad, suddenly widened his eyes, then took a breath of cool air, "No."

"Gold and silver must be exchanged for money before they can be used, right?" Lin Du suddenly felt that they were not prepared for the most critical thing.

"Yes... and before I left, the Great Zhou had a mess of currency and an empty treasury... I've been gone for a few years, and I don't know if the money notes are usable now."

The two looked at each other and looked up at the sky. It seemed that they had to return to the palace before making any plans.

"Then... do you have anything that can prove that you are a prince? What if they don't recognize you?"

Lin Du asked a fatal question. After all, he was plump and white when he entered the sect. Now he has grown taller. Although his facial features are still the same, his face has become thinner.

"I still have this!" Yuan Ye took out a bright yellow edict, "But...what if my father dies, or the Great Zhou Dynasty is destroyed?"

Ni Jinxuan's eyes widened as well. "If the Great Zhou is destroyed... then what should we do?"

That's a good question.

The more Yuan Ye thought about it, the more terrified he became. He had no money and was forced to wash dishes when he came from the mortal world to the world of cultivation. Would he be forced to wash dishes to pay off his debts after he returned?

Lin Du held his forehead and tried to hold back his laughter. Wei Zhi replied helplessly, "You still have dragon energy in you, which means your royal fate is not over yet. You can rest assured."

A group of people went ashore overnight. Fortunately, there was no curfew in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Yuan Ye pulled a passerby who was obviously a wealthy businessman and asked, "What is the current reign?"

The man looked at the people in front of him who were clearly dressed in gorgeous clothes in confusion. Even the monk looked tall and thin, with an elegant temperament. Judging from the material he was wearing, it was difficult for even the people in the palace to compare with him.

However, mortals naturally have a liking for spiritual things, so the man suppressed his doubts and replied, "It is now the third year of Xihe."

Yuan Ye's face turned pale, and the smile on his lips froze. "Really? I followed the master into the mountains to practice meditation for many years. It was the first month of the 20th year of Jingxuan when I went up the mountain."

Ni Jinxuan was stunned when she heard this. No wonder Yuan Ye never called her by her name. It was because her name and the reign title had the same pronunciation.

The man looked at Yuan Ye curiously and said, "So that's the case. However, the retired emperor is still alive. He abdicated the throne three years ago."

Yuan Ye thought for a moment and took out a small gold lock from his storage ring. "This is a toy my family made for me when I was a child. Big brother, please tell me in detail, who is on the throne now?"

"Well, no problem." The passerby fumbled with the golden lock, glanced around, and whispered, "The successor is the former King Cheng."

"Four years ago, General Xie was dismissed from his post for unknown reasons. Afterwards, he was said to have become a monk and practiced Buddhism. A year later, he led his troops to surround the imperial city and, together with King Cheng, purged the emperor's entourage and beheaded the Taoist priest who had deceived the king! When King Cheng ascended the throne, General Xie returned to the court."

Yuan Ye's face turned paler and paler as he listened, and he could hardly stop smiling. After politely sending the person away, he looked at Lin Du in a daze, "Junior Master..."

Why did the second uncle who only liked farming become the emperor? Why did the childhood study partner become the general Xie who forced the emperor to abdicate? Why did the imperial teacher return to the mortal world from the world of cultivation? And was he killed so hastily?

Lin Du reached out and patted his shoulder. "No matter what, your second uncle's succession is better than the demise of the Great Zhou. You are now a member of our Supreme Sect, and the emperor of the mortal world cannot hurt you."

"Then do we still have to go back to the palace?" Yuan Ye was a little dazed. "I'm afraid my second uncle will think I'm back to compete with him for the throne."

She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Not only do we want to return to the palace, but we also want to appear before your uncle, the emperor, in a grand and majestic manner."