Before leaving, she said to Chen Changsheng, "Prepare to immediately return to the capital. I believe that there are definitely people in this world that can cure you."
As the morning light began to brighten, Gou Hanshi and the others once more came to the house and asked if they could visit.
The relationship between Mount Li Sword Sect and Holy Maiden Peak had always been close. The previous Holy Maiden was currently heading to another world with Su Li. Perhaps it was because of this, or perhaps it was because they were about to return to the capital and Chen Chang Sheng would most likely never have the chance to see Gou Han Shi and the others again, so Xu You Rong did not refuse their request.
Chen Changsheng leaned against the couch, covered with a brocade blanket. He smiled at Gou Hanshi and the other two.
Gou Hanshi asked, "A problem occurred while breaking through?"
Chen Changsheng first nodded, then shook his head.
Anxious, Guan Feibai asked, "Is it true or not?"
Chen Changsheng replied, "A few problems truly did occur while breaking through. It's not serious, just somewhat troublesome, but ultimately, the reason does not lie in this."
Gou Hanshi asked, "Then what is the reason?"
Chen Changsheng glanced at Guan Feibai and said, "Back then, all of you said that my fate was good, but in truth, my fate really is not good. I'm sick."
Guan Feibai snapped, "If you're sick, then cure it. Is there a need to act pitiful in front of us?"
Only the Elder of Heavenly Secrets and Xu Yourong knew the specifics of the situation. Not even Tang Thirty-Six and Zhexiu could guess at it. The cultivators that had come to the Heaven Lake of Mount Han to participate in the Boiling Stone Summit all believed that Chen Changsheng had encountered a few small problems while breaking through to Star Condensation. Gou Hanshi and the others also believed this. Who could have imagined, who dared to imagine, that he was already nearing the end of his days?
Chen Changsheng chuckled. "That's reasonable, so I'll be leaving in a little while, returning to the capital to treat my illness."
"Will there be any trouble?" Gou Hanshi looked into his eyes and asked.
Chen Changsheng shook his head. "It's just that the journey will be a little long. There won't be any trouble."
Guan Feibai and Liang Banhu thought that this was right. Although Chen Changsheng was not very old, he was the appointed successor of the Orthodoxy. The confluence of the north and south had succeeded, the Great Zhou Dynasty was in its golden age, and the Orthodoxy had millions upon millions of believers in the world. Along the way, Mao Qiuyu and Linghai Zhiwang, two Prefects, would be no trouble.
At this moment, a South Stream Temple disciple came to report that the carriage was ready and the Holy Maiden asked when to leave.
Guan Fei Bai had been guessing for an entire night. At this moment, he could no longer hold it in. He looked at him and asked, "You and Junior Sister Xu … no, what exactly is going on between you and the Holy Maiden?"
Chen Changsheng thought, not knowing how to explain, so he chose to say.
Fortunately, Tang Thirty-Six and Zhexiu had already finished packing their luggage and the disciples of South Stream Temple had come to greet them, so they managed to gloss over this question.
Tang Thirty-Six prepared to help him up, but he was stopped by South Stream Temple disciple Ye Xiaolian.
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Chen Chang Sheng said, "It has nothing to do with senior, it's purely my own problem."
Guan Bai replied, "But in the end, it was all because of me. You are the future of the Orthodoxy, ten thousand times more important than me. If, because of me, the overall situation of the Human race against the demons is affected, even ten thousand deaths would not be enough to redeem me."
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I heard that senior has been fighting against the elites of the demon army in the north for a few years. I admire you very much. I only hope to have the chance to fight alongside you, but …"
At this point, his mood finally became somewhat gloomy.
There were still many things he had yet to do, and many places he had yet to visit. Although he had been to the snowy plains of the demonic realm, he had yet to do anything to help the soldiers and civilians there.
Guan Bai naturally did not understand the true meaning of these words. "There will always be a chance. In the future, we will meet again in the snowy plains."
Chen Chang Sheng nodded and said, "Goodbye."
Gou Han Shi and the others also stopped to bid farewell to him.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at them. His expression was calm, but his mood was getting more and more depressed. He thought to himself that it was highly possible that he would never see them again.
Standing under the pine tree and gazing at the gradually vanishing convoy at the end of the mountain path, Gou Han Shi's expression grew solemn.
Guan Feibai was somewhat confused. "No matter how heavy the injury, how troublesome the illness, once we return to the capital, His Holiness the Pope will personally treat it. What need is there for Senior to worry?"
"Chen Chang Sheng's teacher is Principal Shang, and Principal Shang is Daoist Ji. We've also seen his medical skills before, and he can be called a divine physician. Junior Sister Xu's Sacred Light technique has long since been cultivated to the pinnacle. If the two of them can't treat this injury and illness, is there anyone else who can? Even if His Holiness the Pope really can, why does Junior Sister Xu want to follow him back to the capital? "
As Gou Han Shi spoke, he organized his analysis. He felt that something was wrong more and more, and his expression grew even more solemn, even somewhat grim.
Hearing these words, Guan Feibai came to his senses. Gazing at the end of the mountain path, he could still faintly hear the galloping of hooves. He somewhat anxiously asked, "What do we do? Should we chase after them and ask? "
Gou Han Shi replied, "Since he doesn't want to say, why bother asking?"
The convoy headed south at high speeds, smashing countless green leaves and fruits along the way. The mountain path was covered in ruts and crushed fruit and leaves.
Chen Chang Sheng was not in the Orthodoxy's carriage, but in Holy Maiden Peak's imperial carriage. The disciples of South Stream Temple were at his side, ready to form a sword array at any time. Those curtains could not block out those doubtful and curious gazes, but their swords could block out those gazes from disturbing the person behind the curtains.
Just like in the pavilion by the lake, the Holy Maiden had decreed that no one was allowed to come into contact with Chen Chang Sheng.
Logically speaking, although Xu Yourong was the Holy Maiden of the south and had an extremely noble and lofty status, Chen Chang Sheng was still the future Pope. There was no reason for the people of the Orthodoxy to agree to this arrangement. However, perhaps because of the engagement that had once existed, or perhaps because Holy Maiden Peak was acting too unyielding, Mao Qiuyu and Linghai Zhiwang did not raise any objections.
Of course, the most important reason was that Chen Chang Sheng himself did not oppose this arrangement. Tang Thirty-Six knew the inside story, so he naturally would not raise any objections. Zhexiu, on the other hand, still did not understand the entire matter.
The five hundred li of Mount Han was quickly left behind by the madly galloping caravan. After leaving the mountain gate with the words' Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets', they quickly arrived at the small village at the base of the mountain. The populace and believers of the village kneeled on both sides of the road like a tide. There were even people in the fields, but it was impossible for the carriage of the Holy Maiden and the future Pope to stop here for even a moment. In the end, all that could be seen was some dust and a faint image.
The snowstorm and bitter cold of the snowy plains were blocked by Mount Han. The plains of the north, at the beginning of summer and autumn, could still be considered verdant. Up close, one could see many melons and newly sprouted bean vines, but if one looked into the distance, the greenery that represented life would rapidly fade, mixing with the sandstorms on the horizon and gradually becoming desolate. It looked just like the wastelands where the Human race and the Demon race had fought.
The curtains fluttered and the wind from the front of the road poured in, but it could not blow against his face. Chen Chang Sheng knew that this carriage had some sort of array attached to it. Only by doing so could it match the Holy Maiden's status and identity, but in the end, he still felt that it was a little too extravagant. He wanted to say something, but he also felt that it was inappropriate. When he saw the vast scenery in the distance, his thoughts shifted elsewhere.
He gazed at the plains that seemed to hide countless cavalry and said, "Yesterday, Heavenly Secrets coldly watched me die, then … many people loyal to the Empress must also want me to die, right?"
The armies of the Great Zhou Imperial Court were all under the command of the thirty-eight Divine Generals, and besides Han Qing, who guarded the Mausoleum of Books, all the other Divine Generals were like Xue Xingchuan and Xu Shiji, absolutely loyal to the Divine Empress.
The journey from Mount Han to the capital was a long one, and they would have to pass through many passes and strategic towns. If the two sides truly shed all pretense of cordiality, an army could attack at any time. Returning to the capital would not be so simple.
Xu Yourong was injured and had not slept for almost an entire night, so she was exhausted to the extreme. After leaving Mount Han, she had been resting with her eyes closed. Now, hearing his rueful sigh, she opened her eyes and glanced into the distance. "That depends on whether Heavenly Secrets will inform the capital of your matter, and who it will inform. Before we return to the capital, whether this news will reach the military headquarters of those Divine Generals. Moreover, I don't understand, even if you're alive, what effect will you have on the Empress? How can your existence affect her?"
Chen Changsheng looked around and saw that, amidst the dancing gauze, there were South Stream Temple disciples everywhere. Tang Thirty-Six and Zhexiu were riding their horses twenty-some zhang in front while Mao Qiuyu and Linghai Zhiwang were leading the Orthodoxy's convoy very far behind. Moreover, this array was probably able to block the detection of spiritual sense.
"You should have heard the rumor that the Empress defied the heavens and changed her fate," he said to Xu Yourong.
Xu Yourong vaguely guessed at what he wanted to say. Arching her brows, she said, "Could it be that you also believe the nonsense of those ignorant people in the marketplace and countryside?"
Chen Chang Sheng looked into her eyes and said, "I read Wang Zhice's notebook in the Pavilion of Lingyan."
This was a secret his teacher had told him. He had never told anyone else, but he had never thought of hiding it from Xu Yourong, because his blood flowed through her body, and her blood flowed through his body. As the saying went, blood and water blended, mutual trust, nothing could surpass this.
After a very long time, he concluded his story.
Xu Yourong looked at him and said, "You understand what I mean. Even if the Empress defied the heavens and changed her fate, it's impossible for it to be as the rumors in the marketplace say."
In reality, the Divine Empress had ruled over the human world for more than two hundred years. Although her performance in the war against the demons had been unsatisfactory and her methods against those who opposed her had been excessively cruel, her performance in internal affairs and the livelihood of the people could be described as perfect. Even her opponents had not been able to make too much of a fuss about this. But even today, both inside and outside the Imperial Court were still seething with resentment towards her. She still had not obtained the sincere respect and love of the most simple and honest common people. A large part of this was because of those evil legends surrounding her, such as the most famous one.
It was said that in order to defy the heavens and change her fate, to become the first female emperor of the human world, the Divine Empress sacrificed all her future children to the starry sky. For the sake of success, she did not even hesitate to personally choke her first son to death, even successfully framing the empress at the time …
"I also cannot imagine such a terrifying matter, and I will not use rumors to criticize the Empress, but you should be well aware that the Empress and Emperor Xian have been together for many years, but she truly did not leave behind a single descendant."
Chen Changsheng said, "The Empress might not have taken the initiative to commit such an evil deed as murdering her children, but it is highly possible that this is the price the Heavenly Dao demanded from her, or perhaps a necessary condition for her to defy the heavens and change her fate."
Xu Yourong asked, "What do you want to say?"
Chen Changsheng gazed at the nearby green plains and the distant vast desert. After a long period of silence, he finally said, "The Empress defied the heavens and changed her fate … she still has not succeeded."
As his voice fell, the world suddenly darkened. Clouds drifted over from some unknown place and covered the sun. With the roar of thunder, rain began to fall from the sky.
… …
… …
(In the past two days, it has rained during the Great Festival and the temperature has plummeted. In this midsummer, I caught a cold and my rhinitis flared up. Two years ago, I also had a similar experience, a similar feeling. Today, when I was saving the manuscript, I encountered another problem. I spent more than an hour before finally retrieving the three thousand character manuscript. I was truly terrified to the point of speechlessness, and my anger almost lasted until dawn.)
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