Li Changzhou was hidden in the void, standing outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Looking down upon the land of China, Jiajing's fate had already changed, bringing him closer to becoming an immortal, yet it remained unchanged; in the end, he still did not become an immortal.
A realization flashed through his mind: even if he directly intervened and raised Jiajing's strength to the level of a Human Immortal, it would be useless.
Even a celestial being can only slightly alter fate. Jiajing, who became a human immortal, was destined to die at the hands of a demon beast one day, not living to the age an immortal should have.
Fate didn't care whether he became an immortal or not; it only mattered that Jiajing died in the spring of 1567.
What difficulty is there in Heaven decreeing death?
After pondering for a moment, Li Changzhou's abilities were fully restored. Just as he was about to tear through space and time to return to the main time and main space, he suddenly stopped.
Now that he had entered the sub-dimensional space, there was a place that, although it did not have a destiny node, made him hesitate whether to go and take a look.
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September 1928, Songcheng.
At this time, General Li Xinghua and his eldest son Li Bichang were assassinated on their special train to Ming City.
The second son, Li Changzhou, took power.
Songcheng City Girls' Middle School opened today. Li Biwei, the third daughter of the Li family, was invited to attend the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
"...Times have changed. We do not encourage women to remain chaste, but those who can sacrifice everything for love are still worthy of admiration. This applies to love, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, and to everything. This is what I want to talk about today."
The female students applauded.
The seventh concubine of the old marshal Li Xinghua was also there. She wore a blue cloth shirt and a black long skirt, and had clear, watery eyes. Before the start of the school year, she had already been designated as the school beauty.
After the old marshal died, the concubine, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, wanted to study, and Li Changzhou agreed.
Knowing her true identity, the seventh concubine did not choose a co-educational school, but instead chose a girls' secondary school to study in the third year, preparing for the college entrance examination.
After finishing her speech, Li Biwei left immediately.
"Miss, you speak so well." The maid Yu'er served by her side.
"Xia is currently undergoing reforms and turmoil, and its thinking is also radical. But other countries have already completed their reforms. They can find out which ones are right and which ones are wrong by going abroad. It's nothing special," Li Biwei said casually.
Yu'er knew what her mistress was thinking.
She smiled and said, "The second young master went out to reorganize military affairs, which was necessary, and he will be back soon."
"You have to say it!" Li Biwei glared at her.
Yu'er chuckled to herself, then suddenly stopped, stammering, "Second Young Master?"
Li Biwei looked over and saw a young man in a suit, holding a walking stick, leaning against the Rolls-Royce she had just bought from England.
He was tall and handsome, with an exceptionally refined appearance, capable of captivating any lady.
"Second Brother!" Li Bi smiled.
"Jade-like face and flower-like countenance" cannot describe her exquisite beauty; she had large, watery eyes, a delicate, fine nose, a small mouth of just the right thickness, and hair as smooth as ribbons.
She wore a moon-white cheongsam that accentuated her curvaceous figure.
She wore a large necklace with 108 beads around her neck, exuding elegance and nobility.
Her skin was as white as snow, her forearms and calves were elegant and clean, she wore high heels, her insteps were small and delicate, and she had a graceful demeanor.
Li Changzhou greeted him with a smile.
Li Biwei asked curiously, "Second brother, didn't you go to the quartermaster department and say you would personally serve as the head of the quartermaster department for a period of time?"
"I heard that Miss Li was going to give a speech today, so I rushed back to listen. I didn't expect to be back so late." Li Changzhou joked, then added, "I'll walk with you for a while, then I'll be right back."
"Missing me?" Li Biwei asked in a soft, almost chuckling voice.
Li Changzhou did not answer.
The two looked at each other, their eyes meeting, like two cars speeding by, with Li Biwei going in the opposite direction.
They both sensed the danger of their car overturning and plunging into the abyss, but neither of them would back down, so they went down into the abyss.
"Let's go." Li Changzhou pointed to a road on the right.
Li Biwei instructed Yu'er and the driver, "You don't need to follow us. My second brother and I are going for a walk."
Yu'er nodded.
The two walked along the flower-covered campus wall, and could hear the youthful and beautiful conversations of the female students inside the campus.
"You came back so suddenly, is there something you need?" Li Biwei turned her head and stared at him with admiring eyes.
"What could be wrong? I just wanted to come back and visit."
"If you encounter any troubles, confide in me; if you encounter something you can't solve, I'll pack my bags, take plenty of money, and we'll elope together."
Li Changzhou chuckled twice.
The two walked along unsteadily.
Li Biwei suddenly said, "You're not getting married, are you?"
Li Changzhou was a little surprised and curious; he really was getting married.
"Why do you say that?" he asked.
"Otherwise, why would you suddenly return from the army to visit your old flame, Second Brother?"
Li Changzhou really couldn't put the words "younger sister" and "former lover" together.
“Look,” Li Biwei pointed at Li Changzhou, “you don’t dare to look at me!”
"That's not true."
“It’s only a matter of time.” Li Biwei sighed with feigned sorrow and helplessness. “I’ve come to understand that it’s impossible to make a man love only one woman for his entire life.”
"Unless he hasn't seen many women, the Liu family's son, at fifteen, already has three wives; and he doesn't live long enough, the Bai family's old man, at ninety-three, is still insisting on marrying a twenty-two-year-old girl."
"Second brother, you've seen many women and lived a long life—I don't want you to die young either. No matter how devoted you are, you should at least marry two."
"At most two," Li Changzhou assured.
"Besides me, who else is there?" Li Biwei asked immediately.
"......"
"Hmm?" She moved closer to him, as if pressing him for an answer, or as if she was hard of hearing and hadn't heard him clearly.
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