Chapter 186 What if the Great Zhou was destroyed?

Lin Du was not good at meditation and cultivation. He often read books or slept. Lin Du almost slept for most of the day's journey. He was only woken up by Ni Jinxuan to drink medicine.

This was the first time Wei Zhi saw Lin Du's bitter and vengeful side. He drank the medicine like a warrior who was ready to die. He drank the medicine in one gulp with the tragic vigor of a strong man breaking his arm.

"Drink it, drink it." Lin Du lowered his head and bit an orange candy. After dealing with Ni Jinxuan, he curled himself into the cabin and closed his eyes.

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

The sea was very rough, but Cang Li made the spirit boat look simple, but it was actually very stable for his little sister to sleep peacefully.

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

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

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

I'm afraid that after returning, the world will have changed a lot, and after going down the mountain, I will have forgotten the days and months in the world.

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

Yuan Ye shook his head. He really didn't know why the junior master had to bring Ni Jin Xuan with him. Her personality was not suitable for going with him to deal with the royal family. Even a little eunuch could easily deceive her and make her lose 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. Western Xia was eyeing it 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 when I return."

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

Yuan Ye thought for a while, "Because the emperor among the people is like our Heavenly Dao. We must abide by the rules set by Heavenly Dao, and the rules set by the emperor must be abided by by all people in the world."

"Such a great power is actually given to an ordinary person? Heavenly Dao 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 on his hand jingled, "I am also qualified to be the emperor, but as you said, with such great power, how can a person who makes mistakes, or even weak and biased, sit firmly on the throne?"

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

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

can't rob them, you'll 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 Jinxuan's dark and worried eyes and said seriously, "You will be regarded as my comrades. Maybe there are many people who flatter you, and maybe there are many people who are hostile to you. Just think that your junior uncle is taking you to watch a play. What they say is all in the play. You can only listen to it, but don't take it seriously."

Lin Du was not actually sleeping, but he was speechless because of the bitter medicine. He couldn't face Jinxuan coldly, so he went back to the cabin and pretended to sleep. Hearing the previous words, 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 consciousness, "How did you know that I liked Yuan Ye more?"

Wei Zhi thought for a moment, "Rather than liking him, it's better to say that I trust him more or feel more relaxed."

"You protect that little girl everywhere, you are considerate and well-behaved in front of another medical practitioner, and you have a very good fellow-disciple relationship with Mo Lin and the Yan family, but you are not casual enough. To Yuan Ye, you don't think before you speak, it's a bit like you are 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 he is smart enough in dealing with the world." Wei Zhi stroked the Buddhist beads in his hand, "At least like you, he is a person who has been tempered in the secular world. You don't worry that your behavior will affect him too much, but the other few people have not yet fully formed their personalities, especially the little girl you watch the most."

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

"Not really," Wei Zhi stood up. They had arrived at the boundary between the mortal world and the spirit world. He raised his hand to form a seal, and the bamboo raft and the spirit boat lightly sank into the restriction in the air. When they emerged on the sea, there was no spiritual energy there.

Lin Du frowned uncomfortably.

"I'm just curious. You always seem like there will be no tomorrow after today, and you have a sense of despair of risking everything. But it's never good to pull a string too tight. Don't push yourself too hard." Wei Zhi

admonished Lin Du in the tone of an elder while tilting his head to look at several large fish that were attracted to the spirit ship by the spiritual power. He gently released the breath on his body, and the large fish were immediately frightened and dived into the water and swam away.

"You are the one who will not have tomorrow after today, right?" Lin Du said without mercy. "You don't return to Buddhism, and the demon world regards you as the enemy. You disdain to associate with evil spirits. After thinking about it, I like the way that the monks in Zhongzhou hate you but can't do anything to you, so I stroll around Zhongzhou every day."

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

The man who had never lost in the debate when he was young admitted defeat in front of Lin Du.

"In fact, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed," Lin Du said, "No wonder you have no hair if you think so much."

Wei Zhi: ...

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

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

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

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

"You have to exchange gold and silver for money before you can use it, 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 can be used now."

The two looked at each other and looked up at the sky. It seemed that they had to go back to the palace first before making 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 still fat when he entered the sect. Now he has grown up. Although his facial features are still the same, his face is thinner.

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

Ni Jinxuan also widened her eyes, "If the Great Zhou dies... what should we do?"

This is a good question.

The more Yuan Ye thought about it, the more terrified he became. From the mortal world to the world of cultivation, he had no money and was forced to wash dishes. He would not be forced to wash dishes and pay off his debts after returning, right?

Lin Du held his forehead and tried to hold back his laughter, Wei Zhi replied helplessly, "You still have the dragon spirit 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 traveler 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. The material he was wearing was better than that of the people in the palace.

However, mortals naturally like things with spiritual energy. The man suppressed his doubts and replied, "Now it is 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 seclusion for many years. When I went up the mountain, it was the first month of the twentieth year of Jingxuan."

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, "So that's the case, but 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 young. Big brother, please tell me in detail, who is on the throne now?"

"Well, it's easy to tell." The passerby fumbled with the gold lock, looked around, and whispered, "The successor is the former King Cheng."

"Four years ago, General Xie was dismissed for unknown reasons. After that, it is said that he became a monk and practiced Buddhism. As a result, a year later, he led troops to surround the imperial city, and together with King Cheng, he purged the emperor's entourage and beheaded the Taoist master who deceived the king! King Cheng ascended the throne, and General Xie returned to the court."

Yuan Ye's face became paler and paler, and finally he could not even laugh. After politely sending him away, he looked at Lin Du in a daze, "Uncle Master..."

Why did the second uncle who only liked farming become the emperor? Why did the childhood companion become General Xie who forced the emperor to abdicate and rebel? Why did the national master return to the mortal world from the world of cultivation? And was hastily killed?

Lin Du reached out and patted his shoulder, "No matter what, it's better for your second uncle to succeed to the throne than for the Great Zhou to perish. You are now a member of our Supreme Sect, and the emperor of the mortal world can't 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 smiled, "Not only do we have to go back to the palace, we also have to appear in front of your second uncle, the emperor, with great fanfare and momentum."