Chapter 168 The Fate of Intersecting World Lines
If it were an ordinary person, hearing such praise from the gods, he would probably be secretly happy in his heart. Unfortunately, Li Min'an is no longer the same as he used to be. He is no longer the fanatical young man who has just avenged his parents. He has fought for ten years in the Overlord Rebellion and had bloody battles with the Huns. In addition, his twenty years of imperial career have long made his young heart immune to all poisons.
Being praised by the ever-changing star in front of him, Li Min'an simply restrained his previous fanatical emotions and showed a smile in understanding.
"No matter why the gods came, they always protect the people of this world. Whether they are the people of Daxia or the people of Da'an, they are all the same to me."
The heart of an emperor may be suspicious and cold, or he may be kind to all living beings. An emperor who has fought his way out of the poor people has seen the most blood, the painful eyes of the people, the mutilated bodies of the soldiers, and the dead eyes of the officials under the final natural disaster. Although he is an emperor on earth, what use is he in the face of natural disasters?
If he could change this world with his own strength, so that the people would not be displaced, suffer unbearable pain, or even go to destruction, that would be the best outcome.
"I, Li Min'an, believe I have been on the throne for many years and have diligently served as an emperor. However, I still feel guilty towards the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who followed me in the past, and towards the people of Da'an who supported me along the way and even willingly submitted to me. I am not the emperor destined by heaven, nor am I a good emperor. The people of Da'an, which I created, are left with no clothes to wear, no food to eat, and no place to live. If I were truly the emperor destined by heaven as the Star Lord said, how could I have left them in such a plight?"
Li Min'an said this, although he had a young face, he was not even twenty years old yet, a true young emperor, but his eyes were full of vicissitudes, even self-loathing and pain.
In Li Min'an's eyes, only the emperor is unable to protect his subjects. What a manifestation of incompetence!
The praise from the gods was like a mockery to him, making Li Min'an feel like his heart was bleeding.
Now that a god has awakened in this world, Li Min'an has found peace of mind. But can he easily forget everything he's experienced? Do those people who died no longer exist?
In his dreams at midnight, he saw the suffering of the people again and again, like being tortured to death. He was not so painful when he issued the edict of repentance, but what were the people saying?
They said they did not blame His Majesty, and that what His Majesty could do was enough.
But how is that possible?
If it was enough, how could he have watched the people of Da'an die? If it was enough, why was everything he tried so hard to do in vain?
Li Min'an felt guilty towards the people of Da'an and towards all those who had followed him in the rebellion. Even before his death, he had this thought in his heart. Now that he could come to this world with the power of the gods and see a completely different path, a path where the gods could solve natural disasters and protect the people, he was already satisfied.
Perhaps this incompetent emperor should have died in such a devastated world and entered into eternal sleep with his people.
Being able to see that this world was safe and sound was a comfort to Li Min'an.
At least, at least let him understand that what he did before he died was useful, even in another world.
Qin Lang looked at the emperor in front of him and understood what he was thinking. The stars were turning and destinies were overlapping. Qin Lang saw through the emperor's lonely and self-loathing final life. He followed the path of fate and headed towards the inevitable result, but the destruction of the world was something he was powerless to stop.
"Star Lord, I have no regrets. Being able to come to this world and see all that Star Lord has to offer is not in vain. However, I am already a man who deserves death. How can I have the dignity to stay in this world?"
There is another Li Min'an in this world. He has not yet grown into a true emperor, but with the blessing of the gods, he believes that he can do it in this life, and even do better than him.
Li Min'an had no attachment to this world, but after understanding everything, he knew better what he should do.
Qin Lang sighed in his heart, not knowing whether to feel moved by the emperor's fearlessness or sad for the passing of this natural emperor.
"Li Min'an, why haven't you ever thought that this world is the Daxia where you are, and also the Da'an of the future?"
Restarting the world line is not about reconstructing a world, but just like the rebirth of Liu Wen and Liu Dai, with these two anchor points, choosing to restart the world. As long as Liu Wen and Liu Dai are always there, the world can be restarted by God before it perishes. This is the meaning of Liu Wen and Liu Dai's existence.
Two deliberately intersecting world lines, one is to become the king and benefit the people, and the other is the cycle of rebirth. These two lines are intertwined and indispensable.
Li Min'an was unwilling to accept that the dynasty he created with his own hands could not change the inevitable fate of the people towards destruction.
Liu Wen's unwillingness is due to the fact that she has participated in the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and witnessed the human suffering in the battle against the Huns, which she is unable to change.
One of the two people is a woman and the other is a man. One is a weak strategist of the old dynasty and the other is a domineering emperor of the new dynasty. Isn't the obsession in the hearts of these two people a kind of alternation of fate?
What was Liu Wen thinking before she died? Did she feel liberated? Did she see an emperor like Li Min'an and believe that he could provide the people with food and clothing?
Fate is a game for the strong, and the ending is determined from the beginning.
"Do you know the reborn person Liu Wen?"
Qin Lang mentioned Liu Wen in front of the Human Emperor, and Li Min'an instantly remembered the Princess An who became a counselor as a woman and finally died peacefully. She was actually a reborn person. After searching his memory, Li Min'an learned that Liu Wen in this life was reborn, and for some reason she married the King of England and became the Princess of England. She also saw the gods some time ago and had already captured Ling Zhou.
"I once battled against this Princess An. Prince An was incompetent, while Princess An was exceptionally intelligent. Her strategies were no less skillful than those of men. When I finally understood the situation and was powerless to change it, I personally escorted Prince An to surrender to me, asking only that I spare all the people of Jianan and prevent further suffering in Jianan."
This was a smart and interesting woman. Princess An killed Prince An with her own hands. Li Min'an wanted to recruit her, but Princess An had already given up on life. She was like the precarious Da Xia. After trying hard to save herself, she became a helmsman who would remain silent when seeing the ship. Therefore, Princess An refused Li Min'an's recruitment and chose to commit suicide.
"She is your chance for rebirth in this world. Like you, she doesn't want to see the world suffer, nor does she want to see the people displaced and plagued by war. So the gods came through your destiny to restart this world through hers. When Daxia was destroyed by you and the Great Security Department disappeared, this world was restarted by the gods. The place you are in will still be your place of Great Security."
This was a decision Qin Lang had made long ago. He wanted to transform Da Xia into Da An without bloodshed, but the young Li Min'an was not enough. Qin Lang resurrected the gods and even used the gods' power to build momentum for Li Min'an, the emperor destined by heaven. This was to make everyone submit, to make Da Xia's original officials and nobles fear him, and to make everyone respect this emperor destined by heaven as if he were a god.
Qin Lang paved a road to success for Li Min'an, a road that the young Li Min'an could not take. Only the true emperor Li Min'an, who had experienced ten years of war and twenty years of imperial career, could safely walk on this road and successfully lead Daxia to complete the transformation, turning Daxia into Da'an without harming the people.
With the blessing of the gods and this emperor who pleads for the people, this world can continue to exist, perhaps for a thousand years, perhaps for ten thousand years.
Li Min'an then recalled the half-smile in Liu Wen's eyes during their conversation that day, as well as the vague questioning. Now, he thought, did Liu Wen trust him? Wasn't she willing to deliver Prince An to him and kill him, willing to surrender Prince An's troops, willing to commit suicide, because she believed in him? She believed that the Great An he created would allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
In this life, Liu Wen met the Lord of Changes. After choosing another path, she no longer wanted to die, because she still wanted to do something for the people of this world. She wanted to see with her own eyes the change of dynasties in the Great Xia Dynasty, and she wanted to see with her own eyes that the people were safe and sound.
He reviewed the memories in his mind and thought about the situation in this world. Dongyin was in his hands, Liu Wen was guarding Lingzhou, Beiyang and Huai'an were already places blessed by gods, and the fiefs of the remaining four princes were not reliable. He had nothing to fear from the capital, but several other states were occupied by aristocratic families, which was nothing to Li Min'an.
The god in front of him seemed to have prepared everything and then called him back.
"Li Min'an, you are the destined emperor of this world. You were born to accomplish this great cause and protect the people for a hundred years. Now, you should shoulder your fate as an emperor. Go, conquer this Great Xia and rebuild the most prosperous Da'an. The gods will protect all the people who stand on Da'an's land. Natural disasters will never happen again. You will be praised by future generations as an emperor through the ages."
This is why Qin Lang used the flow of the stars to send people back. He wanted Li Min'an to rebuild a Da'an, a Da'an where everyone could live and work in peace and contentment.
At this moment, Li Min'an understood everything. He looked at the god in front of him and for the first time, as the emperor of mankind, he knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times in front of Qin Lang.
Afterwards, this emperor, who seemed to have traveled through time to come to this world, picked up all his ambitions again.
"Star Lord, I do not seek eternal fame, nor do I seek to be an emperor through the ages. I bow to you and thank you for giving me the chance to start over. In this life, I only wish for the safety of the people, even if my soul is shattered in the end, I will not hesitate!!!"
The arrogance of an emperor appeared on his face again. This seemed to be the real Li Min'an. He was an arrogant man who dared to raise the banner of rebellion at the age of seventeen. Now, he had to take responsibility for his own destiny again.
Walking on the road of destiny, Li Min'an lost a lot and gained a lot, but the road ahead is bright after all, and he is willing to fight it.
Qin Lang watched the Human Emperor leave, feeling filled with emotion.
Perhaps this is the kind of person the people need. Only those who truly care about the people can become the destined son of a world and awaken the gods with their own strength.
The gods sleeping in the Tomb of Gods must have felt the Human Emperor's resentment, which was like a huge wave, so they were willing to wake up from the Tomb of Gods, right?
Whether it is Liu Wen or Li Min'an, all they want is peace in the world and safety for the people.
This time, Qin Lang will definitely let these two people fulfill their ambitions and save all the people in this world.
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