Chapter 198 I've Raised Myself

Three years after the new emperor took office, the imperial teacher was gone, the trend of seeking immortality was curbed a lot, and everything was peaceful.

It was not until yesterday after the morning court that someone came to tell him that there were auspicious clouds circling in the imperial temple. He finally figured out that it was someone from the immortal sect who brought his nephew home to have a look. Today was not a grand court day, and the emperor had just sat comfortably in his study reviewing memorials when the chief eunuch ran over again with a look of panic on his face.

The emperor inexplicably felt that this news was not very good.

"An urgent report from the Imperial Mausoleum: there was a heavy thunderstorm last night, which caused the mountain above the Imperial Mausoleum to be charred and smoking."

Green smoke rises from the True Ancestor’s tomb.

Yuan Qi rubbed his face in worry, "Where's my nephew?"

"He went to General Xie's house last night and did not return. He left the city early this morning. It seems that he went to look for the emperor in the garden."

Yuan Qi became even more worried, "Isn't this a warning from God?"

The eunuch hesitated and carefully served tea. "How about we find a master to take a look?"

Yuan Qi still had his hands on his face. Hearing this, he glanced at the eunuch who had been following him for a long time and said, "Do you think I'm your elder brother? Do you believe in those messy and evil things?"

"But... that person's return doesn't it mean that this mysterious thing is true?" The eunuch said in a low voice, bending over.

Yuan Qi's hands on the desk froze for a moment, then he slowly moved them away and took a deep look at the eunuch. "What you said... does make sense."

Outside the city, in a carriage, Yuan Ye continued to spread himself like a rat cake. Lin Du and Wei Zhi swept the entire capital to confirm that there was no trace of any spiritual cultivators. They were now tired and drowsy. Only Ni Jinxuan kept staring at the scenery along the road with her big eyes.

The carriage was rarely clean for a while, but only for a while.

Everything in the secular world seemed strange to Ni Jinxuan, even the donkey cart was new to her. After a while, she couldn't sit still anymore and tugged at Rat Cake's sleeve, "Hey, what kind of beast is that cart?"

"Mule." Yuan Ye tilted his head to take a look and added, "It doesn't taste good."

The sleepy Lin Du heard these words: ... Damn it.

Ni Jinxuan said "oh" and then asked, "Have you sat in it before?"

Yuan Ye replied, "No, I am a prince."

Ni Jinxuan was puzzled. "You said that the royal family has a very high status in the secular world and there is almost nothing they cannot get. How come they have never ridden in a mule?"

Yuan Ye: ...

He thought for a moment, "A mule is not stable and is not a valuable item."

"What's wrong with a mule carriage? You have to lift the curtains to see the scenery in a horse-drawn carriage. It's so stuffy in a carriage! The fragrance makes you dizzy," Ni Jinxuan whispered, "I think mule carriages are great."

Yuan Ye sighed, "Yeah, mules are great, they're comfortable. Let's ride them on the way back."

He was in a bad mood and pretended to be lazy. When he arrived at the place, he got out of the carriage and looked at the heavy guards in the garden. He couldn't help but sneered.

The power and status have been reversed. The man who once oppressed all the ministers to the point that they could not raise their heads has grown old, being stared at to death by countless eyes in this "resting and aging" garden. The man who was once cautious and enthusiastic about farming and could talk eloquently about agricultural common sense has also become the saint who oppresses others to the point that they can't breathe.

Yuan Ye walked step by step towards the warm pavilion where the retired emperor was, but unexpectedly he saw an old man trembling and needing help from a distance on the road, and he stopped in his tracks.

The man's hair was already gray, he was not wearing a hat, his back was hunched, and he looked very old.

Yuan Ye stood there and suddenly felt that the sun was a little dazzling.

The old emperor hadn't noticed yet, but the eunuch beside him saw from a distance a dignified figure with a dragon-like appearance and a phoenix-like figure, followed by a few people who also looked otherworldly.

The young eunuch looked for a while, and suddenly shouted, "Yes, His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is back!"

When Yuan Ye heard this voice, his eyes shifted to the young eunuch.

The face is familiar, but he is not the one who used to follow the old emperor. Instead, he is the one who used to work in Prince Cheng’s palace.

All the people who used to serve the old emperor are gone.

He walked towards his biological father, "Father."

The old emperor looked at Yuan Ye for a while, "Xiao Wu, why are you back?"

Yuan Ye looked at the old emperor steadily, "My master asked me to come back to sever my ties with the world. The state master's six senses are not pure, and he is in league with evil spirits. My master is here to arrest him and eliminate the evil spirit."

The old emperor's already gloomy face became even gloomier, "Xiao Wu, what are you doing..."

"You are a mortal, so you probably don't understand. What I mean is that the imperial teacher used evil methods, which are against the way of heaven." Yuan Ye glanced at the eunuch, "But now they have been dealt with, you can rest assured."

The old emperor shuddered, his face gloomy, and he immediately said angrily, "You idiot, you went out for a while and you didn't even greet me when you saw me? Do you still have respect for others?"

"If the ruler is not a ruler, then the minister is not a minister; if the father is not a father, then the son is not a son." Yuan Ye smiled, "This is one of the few things my son remembered when he was in school."

"Nowadays, immortals and mortals are different. The Dao sect has rules and regulations, and all beings are equal. My nephew does not need to kneel. Moreover, because of you, his essence has been damaged, and I don't know how long it will take for him to recover."

Lin Du suddenly came up from behind and asked, "Could it be that the Imperial Master entered your ancestral tomb to perform magic and you had no idea?"

The old emperor was made even more unprepared by this person who interrupted him so abruptly. Just as he was about to curse, he was met with a pair of eyes as dark as the abyss. The woman was dressed as a Taoist priest, and she looked down at the hunched-over man with her eyes lowered. There was no trace of anger on her face, only a mocking smile that made people feel as if they were falling into an icy cave.

"Of course I know! This is all for the sake of the country's destiny! What is the way of heaven? Heaven and man are one. The emperor is heaven!"

"You are a prince, and a prince is born to serve the country. You are supported by the people, so you deserve it even if you sacrifice your life! Not only me, but also your second uncle! The entire court will not think that the Imperial Master is wrong in this action!"

Lin Du sneered, "Yes, for the sake of national destiny, sacrificing a prince and the flesh and blood of the people of Liming is no big deal."

Yuan Ye endured it for a moment, then sneered, "What you can't let go of, what you want me to risk my life to save, is it the people of Dawn, or your throne!"

"Do you understand? This is the nature of the feudal dynasties in the mortal world. Resources are exploited and concentrated in one center. Corruption is inevitable." She whispered to her two nephews, "Don't be trapped in decay and obsolescence. There are few things that do not change. Everything is moving forward."

"I know you won't be able to get out of this for a while, but the rules of this world will always be put right."

The emperor looked at Yuan Ye in front of him and finally suppressed his inner tyranny. "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, you came to see me. I am very happy. Come and have tea with me. I will ask someone to make you your favorite lamb liver and biloxi, okay?"

Ni Jinxuan's eyes widened for a moment, Yuan Ye pursed his lips, the junior uncle had already asked the answer, the extravagant hope in his heart was completely annihilated, he cupped his hands, "I came to see you for the last time, I haven't eaten ordinary food for a long time, so I won't go to have tea, take care of yourself."

Yuan Ye turned and left. The old emperor shouted from behind, "Don't you want to see your mother?"

The young man still did not look back, but walked with big strides, and soon walked a long distance.

Ni Jinxuan had to jog to catch up, "Yuan Ye, do you dislike lamb liver? I remember when we went to eat hot pot, you said that lamb is only delicious when it's hot pot."

"Yeah." Yuan Ye walked quickly, "He never remembers what I like to eat. I love singing opera and don't like reading. I am the least favored one. He called me back just to say bad things about my second uncle in private and let me take back the legitimate throne."

"Then... is the lamb liver and biloxi that he mentioned delicious?" Ni Jinxuan asked cautiously, "If he can keep you with this, it must be delicious, right?"

Yuan Ye slowed down his pace after hearing this. He still had a depressed look on his face, but the corners of his mouth curled up. "It tastes bad. Only old people like that kind of food. I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Lin Du thought of the conversation in the car, "How about donkey BBQ?"

"Take a mule cart to eat donkey meat barbecue?" Yuan Ye followed Lin Du's thoughts.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

That's right.

Wei Zhi remained silent all the way until Yuan Ye really just asked someone to write a letter to the emperor, and then he really abandoned the carriage and took a few people to buy a mule. Only then did he reveal a somewhat puzzled expression.

The painting style of the Supreme Sect... isn't it a little bit wrong?

Until he got on the mule car, the Buddhist who had been just a background board finally couldn't hold it anymore.

"You are treated as a pawn destined to be sacrificed by the royal family. Aren't you angry?"

"I'm angry." Yuan Ye clumsily set up the mule cart. The three fairies sat on the wooden cart, looking out of place but at ease.

"But I have dedicated my spiritual power for many years, and I have repaid the royal family for what they gave me. Now the dragon energy in my body is gone. From now on, I will only be Yuan Ye of the Supreme Sect, not Yuan Ye of the Great Zhou royal family."

"I am most troubled by burdens and responsibilities. The best way is to let go of them! I will cultivate my free and easy way."

Many of the shackles that trap people in this world may not be real shackles.

Lin Du concluded his speech, "As long as you have no morals, you will not be kidnapped."

Wei Zhi: ...The new generation of the Supreme Sect has really been raised astray, or they have raised themselves astray.