Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 387: Plan and Robbery

On this day, Emperor Zhiping Li Hang announced in the court that Dayu had been plagued by turmoil in recent years, and it was only thanks to the dedication and efforts of his ministers that he was able to rebuild the country and make the country show signs of revival.

In order to ensure long-term peace and stability in the world, he decided to go to the Taimiao to pray for Dayu for seven days to fulfill his duties as a king.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers praised Your Majesty for his wisdom.

It should be known that the emperor has his own rules for entering the Taimiao to pray for blessings. He must kneel before the tablets of his ancestors for seven days and can only drink a little water and simple food every day.

Although there were emperors in the previous generations of Dayu who went to the Taimiao to pray for blessings, the royal family of Dayu all practiced the "Emperor Wu Dragon Fist" created by Taizu. The emperors of successive dynasties had different levels of cultivation, and their physiques were far stronger than ordinary people, so it was not too difficult to survive these seven days.

It just so happened that Li Hang had been living among the common people since he was born. He was the only emperor in the history of Dayu who was completely ignorant of martial arts. Although his body was not weak, he was not strong either. Therefore, his initiative to propose this matter particularly highlighted his benevolent heart for the country.

Once things were decided, they were not implemented immediately, as the preparations needed to be done were extremely cumbersome.

At that time, not only did the Ministry of Rites, which was responsible for organizing this matter, begin to work intensively, but the rest of the civil and military officials were also busy.

After all, the emperor had to suffer mentally and starve physically, so they could not accompany him, and they had to consciously take some time every day to diet and pray for blessings.

If after seven days the emperor became pale and thin from hunger, while they were still greasy-faced, it would be unbecoming of a minister.

When everyone in the court was busy, a little maid named "Yingning" disappeared for no reason in the house of Grand Tutor Ma Ji, but it did not attract much attention. At most, Shuntian Prefecture put some thought into it and sent a lot of people to investigate.

The auspicious day set by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory finally arrived. Li Hang changed into simple clothes and was accompanied by civil and military officials, as well as the imperial guards, to see him off.

When he arrived at the Taimiao, Li Hang accepted the worship of all officials and resolutely entered the main hall alone.

When the two heavy doors slammed shut, the Imperial Guards surrounded the Taimiao in three layers inside and outside. All the officials bowed inside the door again, then left one by one with tears in their eyes and praises on their lips.

For the next seven days, Li Hang would spend seven days in the deserted hall accompanying the tablets of his ancestors. The only thing he would have to fill his stomach with was a cup of water and a bowl of brown rice brought to him by a special person.

When the door closed and separated the inside and the outside, Li Hang, who had been kneeling on the yellow silk cushion in a serious manner, stood up.

A white light flew out from his sleeve and turned into a little girl standing in front of him. It was Yingning who was "lost" in Ma Ji's mansion.

"Hehe, father, you are so lazy. You should at least kneel for a little longer so that our ancestors won't be offended."

Li Hang raised his hand and touched her head, sighing, "What we have to do now is to kneel down until the end of time. Our ancestors will definitely not forgive us, so let's just not do this!"

Yingning had returned to the palace a few days ago, but since Li Hang had decided to give up the throne and even the Great Yu Kingdom, he naturally would not bother to restore her princess status, so outsiders did not know of her existence. Yingning looked around the hall, pointed at the nine huge bronze tripods lined up in front and asked: "Father, are those the nine tripods? Why don't they look anything special?"

Li Hang shook his head and smiled, "This is just a substitute made in imitation of the Nine Cauldrons. The Nine Cauldrons are a powerful weapon that suppresses the destiny of the human race. How can we display them in front of people like this?"

After saying that, he took out a small wooden box from his arms, used a jade key to open a golden lock on it that was only the size of a fingertip, and after lifting the lid, a white seal with five dragons coiled in it and gold horns appeared inside. It was the "Kongtong Seal" which was said to have been taken away by the Black Mountain Old Demon and has not been found yet.

He carefully counted the numbers on the floor tiles under his feet, locked on one of them, took a few steps forward, leaned over and placed the "Kongtong Seal" on it.

While doing these things, he casually explained: "It is said that the real Nine Cauldrons were placed in a secret cave world by Taizu and Yuan Taishi. Only when the Emperor of Dayu holds the 'Kongtong Seal' can the real Nine Cauldrons exchange places with these nine substitutes."

Before he finished speaking, the nine bronze tripods in front of him became blurred and indistinct. When they solidified again, although their appearance did not change, they began to exude an indescribable aura of antiquity, vicissitudes, heaviness, and grandeur.

In a trance, Li Hang seemed to see in an instant the entire process of the human race working hard to become the protagonist of the world from weak to strong, and going through countless heroes, sages, and people of lofty ideals who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood.

He could not help but kneel down to the real Nine Cauldrons that symbolized the destiny of the human race, and with tears streaming down his face, he said sadly, "Li Hang, an unworthy descendant of the human race, has ruined the destiny of the human race because of his own selfishness. I have no regrets, but I feel guilty. This crime is truly the greatest, but Li Hang is willing to bear the consequences himself, and only asks that his wife, concubines, and children will not be harmed."

After bowing and praying, he stood up and said to Yingning beside him: "Yingning, I will rely on you to protect your father later."

Ying Ning nodded heavily, and then took out a crystal-clear hairpin that looked like ice and jade from her sleeve: "Don't worry, father. When you come, the queen will give you her most powerful magic weapon, the 'Guanghan Bingpo Hairpin'. Even if a top-level master with first-grade cultivation comes to attack, your daughter can use it to protect you!"

Li Hang nodded, then took out a bag of "blood of the five turbidities and six evils" given by Dian Dang, and walked towards the Nine Cauldrons in front of him with firm steps.

He untied the leather rope wrapped around the mouth of the bag, looked up into the air and shook it lightly. Immediately, a long river of blood as black as ink, sticky and smelly flew out from the mouth of the bag, and turned into a blood rain that fell from the sky, soaking the Nine Cauldrons through.

The body of the Nine Cauldrons shook violently and made a long buzzing sound, while a shrill dragon roar that revealed the utmost pain could be heard from within the cauldron.

Afterwards, the entire majestic Imperial Temple, the entire sacred imperial palace, the entire magnificent imperial capital, and even the entire vast land began to shake from light to heavy.

Billions of people across the world suddenly developed a feeling of endless weakness and fear, as if something most important that enabled them to become the most intelligent creatures on earth and the protagonists of the world had been forcibly taken away from them.

Nine streams of dark yellow aura flew out from the Nine Cauldrons and condensed in the air into a giant dark yellow dragon with flying scales and claws, which seemed both real and illusory.

Li Hang suppressed his excitement and hurriedly followed Tang Heng's instructions. He held the "Kongtong Seal" in his palm and raised it above his head, intending to use this magical weapon to suppress the dynasty's destiny and attract the Xuanhuang dragon in the air that was transformed from the destiny of the human race.

However, he did not notice that when the Nine Cauldrons were contaminated and the Xuanhuang Qi turned into a dragon, the expression of Yingning behind him suddenly became a little strange. She opened her little hand and a flawless pearl the size of a fist appeared out of thin air.

What he didn't know was that at this moment, Tang Heng, who was pregnant with a big belly, suddenly did something astonishing. Holding two short blades that were shining with cold light, she stabbed them into her own ribs with her backhand, cutting two huge wounds as if she was completely unaware of the pain!
(End of this chapter)