Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 652: The Girl of Great Destiny

"Tell me more about the recent situation in Lingxiao Realm!" A few days later, Gu Xu stood by the lake in Changchun Garden, his eyes swept across the shimmering lake, and said, "For example, in the years since I left Lingxiao Realm, have any new forces emerged? Among them, are there any that are at odds with Taishang Haotian? Can I try to win them over?"

Hearing his voice, Jiang Zhaoyue swam quickly to the shore, half of his huge head poked out of the water, and Gu Xu's figure was reflected in his purple pupils.

"Indeed there is one," Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and replied, "There is a folk sect called 'Taiping Sect'. They daydream all day long, trying to overthrow the rule of Taishang Haotian and many ancient races."

When talking about the "Taiping Sect", Jiang Zhaoyue's tone was filled with a hint of disdain, as if in her eyes, what the sect did was nothing but a joke.

"How strong are they?" Gu Xu asked.

"For the Lingxiao League, they are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an egg trying to hit a rock," Jiang Zhaoyue replied. "If it weren't for the fact that their leader had mastered some means to instantly transfer members or even the entire base camp, they would have been eliminated by Taishang Haotian long ago."

At this point, Jiang Zhaoyue paused for a moment and added, "By the way, the leader of the Taiping Sect calls himself 'Northern Dipper True Lord' and wears a mask all day long. He claims that he once received the inheritance left by the Purple Star Emperor in the Lingxiao Realm and wants to inherit the Purple Star Emperor's will and make everyone in the world like a dragon.

"Emperor, have you ever left any legacy in the Lingxiao Realm?"

"No." Gu Xu quickly searched the memory of Emperor Ziwei and replied.

He knew that Emperor Ziwei was an extremely conceited, sensitive and suspicious person. He would not trust anyone except himself, and would not place his hopes on the so-called "successor".

He would only deliberately plan his own plan to take over another body and be reborn and make a comeback.

"It seems that my sister's guess was correct. He is indeed acting in your name," Jiang Zhaoyue shook his tail, stirring up ripples on the lake. "Then Emperor, after you went to the Lingxiao Realm, have you thought about how to deal with this guy who pretended to be your successor?"

Gu Xu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet. After my clone goes to Lingxiao Realm, it may not be able to defeat him. Maybe I will try to contact him secretly first, and then act according to the situation!"

"Don't be fooled by that lunatic," Jiang Zhaoyue warned, "He is very good at deceiving people. No matter where he goes, he can always coax a group of people to follow him, and then take them to their deaths."

Gu Xu did not respond, but thought to himself: When it comes to the art of deception, the Emperor Ziwei of that year was the real ancestor - he could always rely on his mouth, or as he said, his "personal charm", to make a group of subordinates follow him wholeheartedly, from the initial group of bandits, they gradually grew and became the overlord who ruled the Lingxiao world.

It was based on this experience that he was able to realize the authority of “ruling” later on.

The actions of this "True Lord of the North Dipper" sound quite similar to those of the Emperor of Purple Star back then.

However, now, the "Lingxiao Alliance" headed by "Tiangong" in the Lingxiao Realm has more powerful people, is more united, and is more difficult to deal with than the scattered countries in the past such as Zhao, Yu, and Guo.

No wonder Jiang Zhaoyue was very pessimistic about their resistance.

"Emperor, are you going to continue telling stories today?" After a brief silence, Silver Dragon looked at Gu Xu with sharp eyes and sent a telepathic message, "You said last time that Xu Xian followed Fahai's instructions and made Bai Suzhen drink the wine tainted with realgar. What happened after that? Did Bai Suzhen reveal her true form?"

Recently, Gu Xu comes to Jiang Zhaoyue almost every day to ask for information.

Although Jiang Zhaoyue had promised her sister to help "Emperor Ziwei" deal with Taishang Haotian, as a lively and active young dragon, it was indeed a bit boring for her to talk about these serious topics every day.

There were several times when she was talking and her mind was distracted accidentally.

Gu Xu called her several times before he brought her back from her trance.

In order to solve this problem, Gu Xu came up with a solution: if Jiang Zhaoyue was willing to tell him the information quietly, then he would tell her a short story in return.

This is not the first time Gu Xu has told others the story of the Earth.

When he was in Yishui County, he often told stories to Shi Xiaohan in order to lighten the atmosphere while on ghost-killing missions.

The difference is that Shi Xiaohan likes to listen to martial arts novels the most, while Jiang Zhaoyue prefers to listen to romance stories.

These days, Gu Xu told her about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall, and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Whenever the story came to sad moments, such as when Meng Jiangnu saw the bones of her husband buried under the Great Wall, or when Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai both turned into butterflies, Jiang Zhaoyue could not help but stretch her neck and let out a dragon's roar like crying.

While telling stories, Gu Xu also learned the unique skills of the storytellers in teahouses: whenever he got to the exciting and tense part of the plot, he would stop abruptly and follow up with a sentence "To know what happens next, please listen to the next chapter."

Jiang Zhaoyue was so itchy because of his teasing, as if she was being scratched by a cat's claws.

In order to urge him to tell a follow-up story, she often obeyed him in everything and answered whatever he asked.

He even took the initiative to suggest going to Guixu in the East China Sea with him a few more times to help him collect more Hunyuan Qi.

This made Gu Xu sigh that although this silver dragon looked arrogant, it was easier to deal with than the cultivators under his command.

In order to make the monks under his command work hard, he had to pay them salaries.

However, in order to make this silver dragon work obediently, he only needs to move his lips and play the role of a porter of Earth culture.

And today, Gu Xu is talking about "The Legend of White Snake".

He still didn't choose to tell the whole story in one breath.

When he talked about the "flooding of Jinshan Temple", he stopped.

He let Jiang Zhaoyue twist and turn in the lake and beg for mercy, and other than saying "Please wait for the next chapter to find out", he refused to reveal another word.

Jiang Zhaoyue was so angry that he suddenly jumped up from the lake, and then with a "splash", he dived heavily into the deep water of the lake.

The surface of the lake suddenly stirred up high splashes of water, like a sudden heavy rain, falling among the woods by the lake.

Gu Xu stood in the "rain", but his clothes were clean and tidy, without any sign of being wet.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I would like to ask you to do me a small favor today," he continued, looking at the lake, "I still need to borrow the power of your 'secret' authority."

Jiang Zhaoyue sank to the bottom of the water and ignored him.

"How about I tell you another story from The Legend of the White Snake?" Gu Xu smiled and said.

Jiang Zhaoyue remained silent and did not respond immediately.

As a proud silver dragon, she didn't want to be controlled so easily by a human.

However, her curiosity was stirring, and she couldn't wait to know whether the battle between the green and white snakes and Fahai was successful.

Gu Xu stood by the lake and waited quietly, not seeming anxious at all.

In less than a cup of tea, he saw waves on the lake, and then the silver dragon's head once again surfaced like a moving island.

"How do you want me to help you?" She stared at Gu Xu, purple light flashing in her eyes.

Gu Xu did not respond to her immediately, but turned his head and looked behind him.

The eunuch Han Shunxi was standing in an inconspicuous corner under the shade of a tree, ready to await Gu Xu's orders at any time.

Noticing Gu Xu's gaze on him, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and asked, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Xiao Wanjun is modifying her skills in my study. Go and call her over for me." Gu Xu said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Han Shunxi responded, he immediately turned around and used his skills to quickly disappear into the depths of the woods.

A moment later, he appeared again, and Xiao Wanjun followed behind him.

Han Shunxi had long noticed that in recent days, Xiao Wanjun and His Majesty always stayed alone in the imperial study for the entire day.

Since Gu Xu never liked to be disturbed during work, Han Shunxi had no idea what they were doing in the study - whether they were just dealing with state affairs or doing something else.

But as time passed, Han Shunxi became more and more suspicious that the relationship between the two of them might no longer be as simple as that between a monarch and his subject.

After all, these two people, one is as beautiful as jade, elegant and graceful, and the other is as graceful as the clouds and the moon, and is picturesque. There must be a great attraction between them.

If it was really innocent, no one would believe it. But to this day, Gu Xu still has not issued an order to take this former princess into the palace.

Some may speculate that this is because Your Majesty, as a saint and a powerful man, has abandoned worldly desires.

However, Han Shunxi served the emperor every day and knew that he would stay in the concubines' bedrooms every night, and that those who spent the night with him would stay in bed until noon the next day.

"Could it be that His Majesty is not satisfied at night and is looking for new pleasures in the study during the day?" Han Shunxi couldn't help but wonder.

To be honest, Han Shunxi really hopes that His Majesty can take in more concubines and have more children.

Think about Emperor Tianxing, a tyrant who ignored state affairs, but his concubines filled the six palaces in the east and west.

His Majesty the present has worked hard to govern the country, but so far he has only one empress and two concubines, and no children.

Although His Majesty is a powerful saint with a long life, there does not seem to be a rush to establish a successor.

But now that Dahuang is about to face a great war, if he can leave more descendants, it will undoubtedly make this new regime more stable and make people all over the world feel more at ease.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Xiao Wanjun bowed to Gu Xu.

"Wanjun, this is Fellow Daoist Jiang Zhaoyue from the upper realm. I have mentioned her to you before." Gu Xu pointed at the silver dragon in the lake and introduced her to Xiao Wanjun.

Xiao Wanjun raised her head, and her eyes met the silver dragon's deep purple pupils.

In fact, as early as the first month of this year, Xiao Wanjun had seen a silver dragon as big as a hill in the Fengtian Temple Square.

But today, when she once again faced the huge dragon head emerging from the water and felt the tremendous pressure emanating from Jiang Zhaoyue, she still couldn't help but be deeply shocked.

Gu Xu also introduced Xiao Wanjun's identity to Jiang Zhaoyue.

Jiang Zhaoyue narrowed his eyes slightly and looked carefully at the beautiful woman who had just appeared beside Ziwei.

Thick eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.

Cherry lips and pomegranate teeth, and a rosy face.

She tied her hair with a wooden hairpin and wore a simple robe.

Her every move revealed three parts of heroism, three parts of charm, and an unconcealable grace and elegance.

If it weren't for her overly broad mind that almost embraced the world, she would look like a handsome and elegant nobleman.

"Ziwei is really a lustful man!" Jiang Zhaoyue sighed silently in his heart.

Thinking of this, she became secretly depressed again.

She felt that her appearance was not inferior to Xiao Wanjun, but why did Ziwei, who was known as the "certified beauty of Lingxiao Realm", have no interest in her at all?

Although he had not seen her human form since she came to the Great Wilderness.

But when he was in Lingxiao Realm, he had seen her appearance as a child, and he should be able to see that she was a beauty who would astound everyone when she grew up.

The more Jiang Zhaoyue thought about it, the more unhappy he felt. He couldn't help but slap the water surface with his tail again and again, "pa, pa, pa".

At this time, Gu Xu had an idea and took out the "Tai'a Sword", which was once the best weapon in the Great Wilderness, from Xianyunju.

For several days, Gu Xu had been silently thinking about why Xiao Wanjun, a mortal with no cultivation, could remember the Three Thousand Taoist Canons so well and even integrate them to help him improve his skills.

Based on the cause and effect thread on her body, he speculated that this might be caused by the destiny of the Great Wilderness.

Luojing, where she was born, is the place where the dragon veins of the Great Wilderness converge and is known as the "Tai Chi Treasure Cave"; and the Emperor of Da Qi can even use the "Heavenly Dragon Array" to concentrate the luck and power of the entire country and use it for his own benefit.

Gu Xu had read in ancient books that in such a situation where the national fortune was converging, there were some little-known and unconventional magic spells that could, through special rituals, bestow the power of fortune on a person - mainly on unborn babies, so that they would be favored by fate from birth and endowed with extraordinary talents.

Many of the natural abnormalities recorded in ancient books, such as "double pupils", "hands longer than the knees", and "purple air filling the court", were caused by this kind of magic.

At the same time, their mothers would also have some strange dreams during pregnancy, such as "the sun falls into the arms", "a dragon sits on the concubine's chest", or "a black dragon is seen in the west, followed by five-colored clouds".

Moreover, after defeating Emperor Tianxing, Gu Xu also spent time studying the "Tai'a Sword".

Although it nominally chooses the "strongest person" as its master, in reality, the candidate's closeness to the country's destiny is also a decisive factor.

After all, the power of the "Tai'a Sword" lies in its ability to mobilize the power of luck across the country with the help of the "Tianlong Formation" for its own use.

The reason why Chen Shi of Xiangyang sent Chen Anzhi into the palace was undoubtedly because she hoped that she could give birth to an heir, become the future owner of the "Tai'a Sword", and inherit the throne of the Great Qi Dynasty.

  So, is it possible that the Chen family secretly used this kind of magic when Chen Anzhi was pregnant with her eldest daughter Xiao Wanjun?

In order to verify his guess, Gu Xu looked at Xiao Wanjun and suggested in a half-joking tone: "How about you give it a try and put your hand on the hilt of the 'Tia Sword' to see if it will recognize you as its master?"

Hearing his words, Xiao Wanjun was startled and quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this won't do! The Tai'a Sword is a national treasure, and only the emperor can wield it. How can I touch it casually?"

"Don't be so nervous," Gu Xu said with a faint smile, "After the demise of Da Qi, it will just be an ordinary sword."

"But Your Majesty, didn't you say before that every owner chosen by the 'Tai' Sword' will have a connection with Taishang Haotian? If I do this, will Taishang Haotian discover us?" Xiao Wanjun still frowned slightly and did not dare to approach the sword.

"No," Gu Xu said with certainty, "I have long cut off the causal connection between this sword and Tai Shang Hao Tian. Besides, with the power of the 'secret' authority of Daoist Brother Jiang as a cover, Tai Shang Hao Tian will never be able to detect it."

Xiao Wanjun took a deep breath, slowly stretched out a white hand, and grasped the hilt of the "Tai'a Sword".

The hand was of rare beauty, slender and narrow, with neatly trimmed nails and a soft pearly luster, which formed a sharp contrast with the dark and rough texture of the hilt.

The next moment, the "Tia Sword" made a "humming" sound, then began to tremble violently, and radiated dazzling golden light all around.

This is not acknowledging the Lord.

But it can be seen that the strong power of luck in Xiao Wanjun seems to make the "Tai'a Sword" particularly excited.

"Let go!" Gu Xu ordered.

Xiao Wanjun immediately let go of the "Tai'a Sword" in her hand, looking a little nervous, and was somewhat afraid to look up at Gu Xu's expression.

As a princess of the previous dynasty, she caused a reaction to this sword, which symbolized the king's authority.

Will Your Majesty be displeased by this?

But Gu Xu still looked calm.

He pondered for a moment and then asked, "Wanjun, has your mother ever told anyone that she had some strange dreams when she was pregnant with you? For example, she dreamed of the sun, dragons, phoenixes, etc."

Xiao Wanjun didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but she nodded and replied, "My mother once asked someone to interpret her dreams. She said she dreamed of a golden dragon lingering on her window. Then the dragon turned into a phoenix, flying in the sky, and finally turned into an ancient scabbard and fell in front of her."

Scabbard?

  What does it mean?

Gu Xu frowned slightly.

According to descriptions in ancient books, in this type of fortune-enhancing spells, dragons and phoenixes are very common images in dreams, but the image of "scabbard" has almost never appeared in records.

"How did the monk who interpreted dreams interpret this dream?" he asked Xiao Wanjun.

"He said that the dragon represents the throne of the Great Qi, the phoenix indicates my gender, and the scabbard means that I will become the owner of the Tai'a Sword in the future," Xiao Wanjun replied. "When my mother first heard these words, she was very happy and rewarded him with a large amount of money.

"But after I was born, she discovered that I had no talent for cultivation, and she flew into a rage, and ordered people to chop off the head of the dream interpreter."

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