novelsmap Chapter 2361 - 2360: The Chosen One
Chapter 2361 - 2360: The Chosen One
Princess Taihua was quietly excited on the side, now that Wang Xiaoya had gone to the Immortal Realm, Long Fei was left alone.
Di Renying asked Long Fei, "Big brother, why didn’t you go to the Immortal Realm?"
Long Fei chuckled, "I am not pure-hearted enough, and I still have unfinished business in the mortal realm."
Di Renying joked with Princess Taihua, "Is it because you can’t let go of someone in your heart?"
Princess Taihua blushed and lowered her head, her small hands constantly twirling her hair.
Long Fei laughed, "That’s indeed part of the reason."
Princess Taihua covered her face, thinking that her master was being too straightforward, making her embarrassed in front of so many people.
She took a deep breath, with the courage from the wine, and boldly said to Long Fei, "Master, wherever you go in the future, I will go with you. I will always be with you and take good care of you instead of Master Mother."
Long Fei turned and laughed, "What silly talk is this!"
Princess Taihua widened her eyes, instantly feeling a bit disappointed, "Master, is it possible that the person you can’t put down is not me?"
Long Fei and Di Renying exchanged looks with a third person, suddenly breaking into laughter, "Yes, perhaps it’s you!"
Princess Taihua felt slightly better in her heart, "Then take me with you! I don’t want to stay here anymore. I’m tired of the constant fighting!"
Long Fei shook his head, looked at her seriously and said, "Anyone can leave, but you cannot."
"Why not?"
Princess Taihua was anxious, thinking Long Fei deliberately wouldn’t take her.
Long Fei asked her, "Do you remember the Heavenly Soldier Token you sneaked from the Grand Ancestral Temple for me?"
"I remember?"
Princess Taihua nodded, a bit muddled, "Is it because I stole something that you think I have bad conduct?"
Long Fei laughed heartily, "Stop overthinking things, let Brother Di explain!"
Di Renying raised his eyebrows, surprised, and asked Princess Taihua, "You can enter the Grand Ancestral Temple?"
Princess Taihua nodded eagerly, "Seriously, what are you guys talking about? Can you be more straightforward?"
Di Renying marveled, "That’s peculiar, even the Heavenly Empress cannot enter the Grand Ancestral Temple now, only those destined to carry the fate of heaven and earth can enter."
Wen Jianzhi looked at Long Fei with equal surprise, softly exclaimed, "Could it be the princess is the one destined by fate?"
Long Fei sipped his wine and said blandly, "Correct."
The three of them stared at Princess Taihua in shock, their hearts complicated, unable to speak for a moment.
When the Heavenly Empress ascended the throne, the old ministers and the men felt uneasy, perceiving it as hens waking up the dawn, disrupting Yin and Yang.
But now, the true person of destiny appeared, and it turned out to be a woman.
Princess Taihua did not understand their words, she clung to Long Fei’s arm, pleading, "Master, I don’t want to be this person of destiny, I just want to be with you. If you are returning to your hometown, take me with you. I will have a good talk with Sister Lin, she will surely accept me."
Long Fei told her, "I said that others can leave, but you can’t. It’s not that I won’t take you, but the laws of this world will not allow you to leave. The world is changing, and the Demon Calamity is emerging. This world won’t stay peaceful for much longer, and when the time comes, you’ll have to shoulder the great responsibility of resisting the Demon Race."
"So what should we do?"
The three of them furrowed their brows tightly.
Long Fei instructed them, "For now, you still have a card in Shu State. If something major happens, go find Xue Renyi in Shu State to discuss. Before I leave, I will settle everything for you."
The three nodded, the expressions on their faces were not light-hearted.
Princess Taihua was the most sullen, having no idea what they were talking about.
She was originally thinking that with Wang Xiaoya gone, Long Fei needs someone by his side to take care of him.
Now hearing Long Fei’s intention, she herself couldn’t leave easily.
She drank a sip of melancholy wine, resting her head on her hand when suddenly the butler rushed over, anxiously informing her that an Imperial Decree from the Heavenly Empress had arrived.
Wang Xiaoya and the others quickly stood up to receive the decree.
The palace’s female official held the decree and announced, "The princess’s wedding was supposed to be a matter of celebration for all. Unfortunately, Prince Liang is feeling unworthy due to his illness, so he voluntarily withdrew the engagement. This marriage is hereby canceled, and the princess is advised not to pursue it any further, decree received!"
Princess Taihua accepted the decree with a face full of surprise.
Di Renying and the other two exchanged looks, and after the messenger left, they exclaimed, "The engagement’s off?"
"Prince Liang actually admitted defeat?"
"This is truly a wonder of the world."
They originally thought Wu Shansi would continue to make trouble.
Long Fei looked toward Qian Yuan Mountain with a faint smile, thinking these old foxes could really hold out.
He was not in a hurry; the current world was relatively stable, and he saw no need to prematurely disrupt its order.
This matter soon spread through the Capital City.
Wu Shansi locked himself in his mansion, not eating for three days and nights, nearly driven to death by Long Fei from anger.
Long Fei left quietly, sneaking away from Princess Taihua.
This girl was too emotional, and he didn’t want to see her crying.
He took the Chaos Beast to Shu State, where he met with Xue Renyi and discussed some issues.
After the Demon Calamity in Shu State, Xue Renyi’s militia had taken root.
The Militia Army gathered refugees from all over, tilled wasteland across Shu State, merging military and civilian forces, growing into a powerful force of over a million.
The Shu State Governor turned a blind eye, focusing only on personal gain, never reporting the true situation to the Imperial Court.
After the Heavenly Empress’s ascension, not only Shu State,
Other states also had Tang Dynasty forces secretly building armies and waiting for the opportunity to rise.
Governors and provincial lords everywhere chose to turn a blind eye.
After a hundred years of development, the weapons manufacturing bureau under Qingcheng Mountains could manufacture all kinds of guns, mechas, and war vehicles.
Various new weapons were continuously produced on assembly lines, equipped to the militia, even with surpluses sold to government forces everywhere.
However, due to limitations in productivity, this place had only begun to see glimpses of scientific advancement, without fundamentally changing an era.
Apart from the production line left by Long Fei, this place couldn’t invent a truly significant machine.
Long Fei knew this would require the influence of time.
He had already arranged everything on Dragon Star. In the near future, Dragon Star’s warships would descend here to make contact with Xue Renyi in Shu State.
This would become the spark of resistance against the Demon Race, and a formidable aid to Princess Taihua’s rule in the Capital City.
He originally wanted to meet Little Qing, but that kid had really gone to South Yangtze with Bai Suzhen.
He heard that Xu Xuan was sent to South Yangtze by the Mount Shu Sect first, prompting Bai Suzhen and Little Qing to follow.
Long Fei rubbed his head, thinking if his kids would also enact a version of "The Legend of White Snake"?
He finally left through the teleportation passage with the Chaos Beast, as the Nine Domains were dire, and the Demon Calamity had already erupted, making it impossible for him to linger outside.
Long Fei continued forward, the farther he went towards the border star domain, the less optimistic the situation became.
The major star domains were relatively stable, but the lesser star domains were not so peaceful.
The Demon Race hidden in each star domain had emerged, sweeping across the peripheral star domains.
These star domains had not developed any impressive civilization and were unable to withstand the Demon Calamity.