Chapter 221 Predicting Disaster

Chapter 221 Predicting Disaster

Wen Ling nodded solemnly and repeated his conversation with Bai Huiyue.

After listening to this, Gu Chenran was not very surprised, but instead had a feeling that “it won’t be that simple after all”.

He looked at Wen Ling's tense little face. He rarely saw her with such a serious expression.

He suddenly laughed out loud, stretched out his hand to pinch Wen Ling's cheek, and raised the corners of her mouth: "Okay, don't be so nervous, there is always a way out, isn't there another way?"

Wen Ling's mouth was pinched, and she spoke in a flat voice, just like Donald Duck: "Yes, there is another way, but it is very dangerous.

The Moon Tribe will definitely not let us into their underground palace, so we must sneak in secretly.

The underground palace is the real lair of the evil god who controls the world. His magic power must be several times stronger than it is now. No one knows what kind of danger we will encounter in the underground palace. This danger does not only come from the magic power of the evil god who controls the world. Perhaps there are many traps in the underground palace..."

This is the most difficult part of this method.

Gu Chenran smiled as if pretending not to care and said, "So let's just not go. This evil heart is not something that must be eliminated. I feel like it's fine to just keep it sealed in my body like it is now. Anyway, I'm used to coexisting with it now. Maybe one day I won't be used to it without it."

Wen Ling slapped away Gu Chenran's hand that was pinching her face. She was not angry just now, but now she was a little angry.

She was usually as straightforward as a fool, but at this moment she saw what Gu Chenran was thinking and said directly, "You are lying. You clearly hope that the evil heart can be taken out of your body as soon as possible. You dream about it.

You say now that you don't want to do that anymore, but you just don't want me to take risks. You're afraid that I'll get into danger because of helping you get rid of your evil intentions. ”

Gu Chenran was silent. After a while, he let out a bitter laugh: "Ah Ling, Ah Ling, why don't you understand my feelings for you at other times, but you are so smart at this time."

Wen Ling pursed her lips, then turned and walked out.

Gu Chenran grabbed Wen Ling and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Wen Ling stood at the door and said, "I'm going to prepare the things we need to take to the Moon Country. First, I'm going to put all the magic tools and herbs needed to remove your evil heart into the space of my bracelet. There are still a lot of messy things in my bracelet. I need to sort them out, and then we will leave for the Moon Country tomorrow with light luggage."

Gu Chenran was stunned: "So soon? Don't you need to prepare more?"

Wen Ling had already left without looking back, leaving behind a sentence: "Stop talking nonsense, you only have one day and one night to prepare!"

Gu Chenran looked at Wen Ling's back and laughed in silence.

He knew that Wen Ling cared about him as well, she just didn't show it usually.

In that case, then go for it. It's better to cut the Gordian knot quickly than to have more trouble later.

The existence of this God who rules the world will always be a word in his heart.

Wen Ling went back and quickly tidied up the space on the bracelet, but didn't pack the things she needed to take.

She sat in the yard, looked at the sky for a long time, and finally made a decision.

She stood up and strode towards the palace.

The emperor seemed to have guessed that Wen Ling would come, and he had been waiting for Wen Ling in the palace for a while.

At this time, Gordon took Wen Ling directly to his imperial study.

The emperor dismissed his attendants and left only Wen Ling and his most trusted Gao Deng in the imperial study.

Without waiting for Wen Ling to speak, the emperor's first words were: "I guess you have decided to take Chen Ran to the Moon Kingdom Underground Palace to remove the evil heart, right?"

Wen Ling nodded: "We must go, otherwise that evil heart will be like a time bomb. No one knows whether it will choose to perish together with Gu Chenran, and one day it will die in Gu Chenran's body and take Gu Chenran with it."

The emperor also fell silent. This was true.

Moreover, Gu Chenran has such an evil heart. No matter how outstanding Gu Chenran is now, he can't hand over the throne to such a person with an evil heart.

There was no way he could bet on the entire kingdom of Dayong.

The emperor took a deep breath and said solemnly, "This journey is fraught with danger. Since you have made up your mind, I will certainly support you with all my strength. If you need any help from me, just let me know. I can also temporarily hand over my Dragon Hidden Guards to you for use."

Wen Ling did not refuse. It would take a certain amount of time and effort to sneak into the Moon Kingdom. The Dragon Hidden Guards were well-trained, and she really needed some useful manpower now.

But Wen Ling came to the palace this time not just to say goodbye and ask for help, she had more important things to do.

Wen Ling asked: "Can I borrow some ink?"

The emperor didn't know what Wen Ling was going to do, but he still stood up and asked Wen Ling to sit in his seat, indicating that she could use anything on the table.

If outsiders saw it, they would certainly be surprised and think that being able to sit on the dragon throne and use pen and ink is the highest treatment.

Ordinary people would be so frightened that they dare not sit even if the emperor offered them a seat.

But Wen Ling sat on it calmly.

Because she knew that what she would do next would benefit millions of people in Dayong State, and she could fully bear this position.

The emperor was sitting there with nothing to do, and he was curious about what Wen Ling would do, so he asked Gordon to step aside and took the initiative to help Wen Ling grind the ink.

Wen Ling picked up the brush, closed her eyes in front of the blank rice paper, and didn't open them until a while later.

She took a deep breath and began to splash ink on the rice paper, writing down everything she had just seen with her eyes closed.

Half an hour later, Wen Ling handed a thick stack of rice paper to the emperor.

From the moment the emperor looked at the first piece of paper, his originally calm expression became no longer calm.

It accurately describes the natural disasters that will occur in Dayong Kingdom from next year to the next twenty years.

"This...this..." The emperor held the rice paper in his hand, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say.

Wen Ling's face was as pale as paper, obviously having consumed too much spiritual energy.

She is a human now, not a spirit of words. Her abilities are basically still there, but she is not restricted by her identity as a "human". She can no longer foresee the future at will.

Foreseeing the future would consume a lot of her spiritual energy, and it was still quite difficult for her to foresee what would happen in the next twenty years.

She could feel that she was just a little bit away from falling asleep again due to running out of spiritual energy.

Likewise, as a human being rather than a spirit of words, she would no longer receive divine punishment for predicting the future.

But Wen Ling would not tell the emperor any of this.

She just said to the emperor: "These are the natural disasters that will happen in the next twenty years. Yes, in three years, our Dayong, no, all countries and places, will usher in a small ice age, and the climate and temperature will change dramatically.

If you do not prepare in advance, and if your court fails to put people first, then what awaits you will be people living in poverty, starvation everywhere, uprisings in various places, and even... the change of dynasties. ”

It was not uncommon for people to rebel because they could not survive due to natural disasters or man-made calamities, and this was almost the root cause of the downfall of many dynasties.

Originally, the Great Yong Dynasty was not yet doomed, and Heaven should have chosen Gu Chenran, a capable and powerful man, to be the next emperor, just in time to help him survive the turbulent crises of the past twenty years.

But because of the appearance of the evil god who controls the world, if he succeeds in taking over Gu Chenran's body.

Then the Yong Dynasty would lose a wise leader, and the people of the Yong Dynasty would enter a real hell on earth.

And the Great Yong Dynasty will be completely destroyed in Gu Chenran's generation.

Wen Ling didn't want to see this happen.

She had always been struggling with the question: Can she really change everything by herself? Can she bear the consequences?

What if she said too much, would she still be punished by God as a human being?

If she fails to ascend successfully in this life, will she have a chance in the next life?

But now Wen Ling has made up her mind, she has decided to take a gamble.

She predicted disasters in advance and reminded the emperor so that he could prepare in advance.

Is it a blessing or a punishment for her?

If it was a merit, then she was sure that her cultivation should be able to recover to 90% in one go, and by then it would be more than enough to fight against the soon-to-resurrected evil god in the underground palace.

But if it was a punishment from heaven, she would accept it. At least she saved many people of the Dayong Dynasty.

When the emperor heard the words "change of dynasties", his body trembled.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Ling: "Are you serious?"

Wen Ling: "Do I need to joke with you about this kind of thing?"

The emperor was silent, his hands holding the stack of papers trembling slightly.

Wen Ling added: "If you can make proper arrangements according to my predictions and reduce casualties, then I will have merits. When I gain merits, my magical power will be improved. When I go to the underground palace of the Moon Kingdom, I will have a better chance of winning.

I need this chance of winning, but at the same time, if we can't come back this time, my predictions should also help the people of Dayong. ”

After Wen Ling finished speaking, she looked at the emperor deeply, then stood up and prepared to leave: "Let's go, there are still a lot of things at home that haven't been sorted out."

The emperor looked in the direction where Wen Ling left and bowed deeply to her.

Wen Ling deserves the title of emperor.

Then the emperor immediately called Gao Deng and summoned all the important officials from various departments of the court to hold an emergency private meeting.

Among them was Gu Chenran’s maternal grandfather and his family. Now, one of Wang’s maternal grandfathers and three uncles all hold important positions in various departments of the imperial court.

The Wang family already knew that Gu Chenran and Wen Ling were going to the Moon Kingdom's underground palace to eradicate the evil heart.

They felt heavier than anyone else, but they knew they had to go.

It was only after arriving at the palace that I learned that Wen Ling had come to the emperor to predict the disasters that would occur in the next twenty years.

Suddenly, the important officials in the court were in a mess.

One group of people believed that deployment arrangements must be made immediately, as there were only three years left and time was running out.

There is also a group of people who think this is absolutely ridiculous and nonsense.

They started arguing in front of the emperor and were about to fight.

The emperor got a headache watching this scene. He called these people here to discuss solutions to the problem, not to watch them fight.

In the end, it was the Emperor who made the final decision: "I have personally witnessed the abilities of Ling Tianshi, and I believe that everyone has seen them too. She is definitely not an ordinary person, and it is impossible for her to come up with rumors without any basis, so I believe in Ling Tianshi's predictions."

The Minister of Revenue had a very dark and ugly face. He had been the one who had been opposing the idea from the very beginning.

The Minister of Revenue said: "I have no objection to Master Ling Tianshi's ability, but if these predictions are true, then the construction of canals, the storage of large amounts of grain and charcoal, and other construction projects and the storage of materials will require a large amount of silver investment.

Our Dayong has had good weather and good harvests in recent years, and the tax revenue has increased, but we cannot afford such a large amount of expenditure.

If such a large-scale mobilization can really help prevent disasters, that would be great. But I am afraid that if the predicted disaster does not come, wouldn’t all the money spent be wasted?

Other small countries around us have always been eyeing our Dayong border. If they suddenly invade during this period, where will the additional military expenditure come from?

Your Majesty, it is not that I do not believe in Master Ling Tianshi, but to prepare for such a big war for something that is not yet certain to happen in the future is probably not worth the cost! ”

To put it bluntly, you can make these preparations, but you have no money. Where will the money come from?

Who would dare to empty their family savings and gamble everything on one throw?

Others who supported the Minister of Revenue also knelt down and asked the emperor to reconsider.

At this time, Wang's maternal grandfather, who had just been restored to the position of first-rank prime minister, stood up.

He felt inexplicably excited at this moment.

Because he suddenly remembered what Wen Ling had told him, that as long as he lived well, continued to serve as an official in the court, and devoted himself to serving the people, he would always encounter opportunities to make achievements that would be remembered for generations.

He needed this merit so much. Only with this merit could he go down to the underworld to serve as an official, bid farewell to reincarnation, and stay with his first wife forever in the underworld.

He now feels that now is a good opportunity to establish his achievements.

He stood up, walked to the emperor step by step, and bowed: "Your Majesty, this old minister is serious. He should listen to Master Ling Tianshi, believe her predictions, and make preparations in advance.

Because whether it is building water conservancy projects in the south that can withstand once-in-a-century floods, or storing large amounts of charcoal in the north, building more charcoal kilns, or even developing more mineral veins,

They are not just for dealing with the immediate disaster. Once a project is completed, it will benefit future generations and benefit the people from generation to generation.

In the short term, the common people will be grateful; in the long term, it will also be more beneficial to the century-old foundation of our Great Yong Dynasty. ”

Every word Prime Minister Wang said was powerful and inspiring.

There was a gleam of admiration in the emperor's eyes. It turned out that at critical moments, the old ministers were the ones who could be relied upon!

Without waiting for other ministers to speak, Prime Minister Wang continued, "Let's take a step back and say that completing these projects ahead of time will have almost no disadvantages, except for the difficulty in spending the money.

But what should we do if we don’t make these preparations in advance and the predicted disaster really comes?

Are you just watching the people suffer and unable to survive without being able to do anything? Or will you regret it when the refugees attack the city?

Will it be useful to regret it later? When the time comes, can you, the court officials who are opposing today, be held responsible? ! ”

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