Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 789: Gu Lang, is it time to go to the bedroom and have some rest?

Gu Xu looked down at the crown in his hand - it was all golden, carved with dragons, phoenixes, flowers and trees, and inlaid with various gems. It was the traditional style of female emperors in the Great Wilderness World.

His expression was a little complicated for a moment.

This daughter is really unfilial! She is not willing to help her old father with his worries and difficulties.

He had been planning to retire completely and become a leisurely emperor after defeating his enemies!

After all, being able to lie down and enjoy life as a rich and idle person has always been his dream in past and present lives.

However, looking at his daughter's rosy face and the undisguised joy in her golden-red eyes, Gu Xu's heart couldn't help but soften.

He thought to himself that as a father, he was being remiss in his duty by placing the burden of the entire country on the shoulders of such a young child.

Well, let your father protect you from the wind and rain for a few more years, so that you can have a happy and carefree childhood.

Wait until you grow up a little bit, then I can retire with peace of mind.

As Gu Xu thought about it, he reached out and gently rubbed Gu Qingyan's head. Then, he thought about it and a rag doll wearing a gorgeous palace dress appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he smiled and stuffed it into his daughter's hand.

"Here's a new gift for you," he said with a smile.

"Daddy, you are so nice!" A bright smile bloomed on Gu Qingyan's pretty face, and her eyes narrowed into crescents.

Gu Xu's seemingly ordinary action caught the eyes of the powerful people in the nearby wilderness, and made them look astonished and awed.

Creating something out of nothing is not something an ordinary cultivator can do.

Even for those who are strong in the seventh or eighth realm, it is difficult to violate the rules of heaven and earth and create objects out of thin air.

However, for Gu Xu, who has already entered the ninth realm and can rewrite the rules at will, this is just a trivial matter like eating and drinking.

Everyone looked at the rag doll in Gu Qingyan's hand with fiery and focused eyes, as if they wanted to comprehend some profound truth of heaven and earth from this seemingly ordinary rag doll.

At this time, Gu Xu held the golden crown in his hand, turned his gaze to Zhao Yan, and said jokingly: "Empress Dowager, how about you be the emperor? You have managed the country in an orderly manner over the years, much better than me. I will be your backup."

Zhao Yan glared at him lightly and said unhappily, "You're dreaming! You want to trick me into working for you for free so that you can go pick up girls, right?"

As she spoke, she grabbed the crown from Gu Xu's hand and put it on his head.

Gu Xu quickly manipulated the power of the Tao and transformed the women's imperial crown into the men's Yishan crown before the imperial crown touched his head.

He thought to himself that he might be the first emperor in the history of the Great Wilderness to have a posthumous title while he was still alive!

"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

Civil and military officials once again prostrated themselves on the ground and kowtowed in worship. The cheers of the emperor rang out like thunder, shaking the entire capital.

On this day, Daxia welcomed back its first and supposedly greatest king.

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Afterwards, Gu Xu and Zhao Yan returned to Changchun Garden.

As a powerful man of the ninth realm, Gu Xu can now transform himself into everything in the world. His spiritual consciousness can operate at high speed in a multi-threaded manner, instantly understanding everything between heaven and earth and processing extremely large amounts of information. His efficiency far exceeds that of the supercomputers in his previous life.

He made several paper figures and attached a few strands of divine consciousness to them, allowing them to review memorials on his behalf, discuss state affairs with ministers, and handle post-war affairs.

For Gu Xu today, the way of conveying information through memorials seems cumbersome and inefficient, and discussing matters with officials in court is even more tedious and time-consuming.

Since his strength has been greatly improved and the overall level of Taoism in Dahuang has also improved, he will definitely carry out drastic reforms to the official system of Daxia in the future to make it more in line with the actual conditions of Dahuang and truly keep pace with the times.

But right now, the more important thing is to reunite with his wives.

As the haze of the long night dissipated, Changchun Garden was bathed in the long-lost bright sunshine. The lake surface was sparkling, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, and the branches of the willow trees swayed gently in the wind, casting a mottled shadow.

By the lake, Shangguan Jin, wearing a green long dress, stood quietly under the shade of willows.

There was a faint smile between her brows, her fingers gently touched the hanging willow branches, and her eyes were fixed on Gu Xu who was walking towards her.

Next to him, Xiao Wanjun, dressed as a scholar, was sitting on a big rock. His loose robe could hardly hide his curvaceous figure.

Seeing Gu Xu, she immediately stood up, her eyes seemed to contain thousands of words.

Gu Xu couldn't help but smile. He walked quickly forward and hugged both of them.

He noticed that Shangguan Jin looked a little thinner than before, and faint traces of tears were visible on her unmade-up face, obviously she had been crying not long ago.

As a mortal without any cultivation, Xiao Wanjun's appearance has obviously become much more haggard over the years. There are a few strands of white hair among her black hair, adding a touch of weathering to her original beauty.

"I'm really sorry for all the hard work you've put in over the years!" Gu Xu said softly.

His consciousness enveloped the entire Changchun Garden, and everything that had happened in the past few years flashed back in his mind like a tide. In the imperial study not far away, the shadows of Zhao Yan, Shangguan Jin, and Xiao Wanjun emerged vaguely. They were sitting or standing, talking about state affairs with solemn expressions. He knew very well how much pressure they had to bear on their shoulders after he, the pillar of the country, fell.

"Your Majesty has saved this world twice, so how can we do nothing?" Shangguan Jin smiled faintly and said, "We must always try our best to make this world that you have protected with your life a better place."

"I don't have any cultivation skills, so I can't help you fight against powerful enemies. I can only try my best to do some mundane things within my ability," Xiao Wanjun said in a slightly trembling voice, "I didn't expect that I would be able to see you again in my lifetime."

"I once promised you that I would make you eternally young and immortal," Gu Xu said seriously, "Since I promised, I will definitely do it."

As he spoke, he stretched out a hand and gently held Xiao Wanjun's face.

Her skin was still smooth and white, like fine porcelain, but her cheeks were a little thinner than a few years ago.

The invisible power of Tao flowed into her body from Gu Xu's fingertips.

Time seemed to be reversed for her. Her face gradually glowed with the radiance of youth, and she returned to the way she was when they first met all these years ago - her face was like a beautiful jade, her lips were like vermilion, her eyes were full of life, lively and bright, as if all the hardships of the world had never touched her.

In the past, when Xiao Wanjun was with Gu Xu, she actually always felt a little inferior.

Not only is Gu Xu extremely powerful, his appearance is also forever frozen at the age of eighteen, while she is just a mortal, destined to age day by day.

Beauty is what she considers to be the most precious thing but is also what she fears most about losing.

She often worried that if she aged, would he gradually get tired of her?

However, at this moment, when she looked at her reflection in the lake, she saw that her youthful appearance had returned to its peak, and the silver hair hidden in her black hair had completely disappeared. Her inferiority complex finally faded a little. Standing next to him, she no longer felt so ashamed.

Then, Gu Xu turned his gaze to Shangguan Jin.

She is now only at the fifth level of cultivation and still cannot escape the constraints of time. She is destined to grow old with the passage of time.

“Don’t!” Shangguan Jin waved her hands repeatedly, “I still want to try to break through the saint realm by myself! If I really become an old woman and still haven’t succeeded in becoming a saint, you can come and help me!”

"Okay." Gu Xu agreed with a smile.

At this time, Zhao Yan, who had been standing quietly by the side, tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Gu Lang, you've been back for so long, shouldn't you go to the palace and rest?"

As she spoke, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she leaned her head close to his ear. Her hot breath brushed across his neck, bringing a tingling sensation.

Obviously, the "rest" she mentioned did not mean "rest" in the literal sense.

"Are you greedy so soon?" Gu Xu teased.

"Nonsense," Zhao Yan responded confidently, "Ordinary people would starve to death if they didn't eat for three days and three nights, let alone suffering for several years like us!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she unceremoniously hugged Gu Xu's arm and dragged him towards the bedroom.

"The Queen is right."

Shangguan Jin on the side was smiling, with a hint of cunning on her face and curved eyebrows, like a clever little fox. She also hugged Gu Xu's other arm, not to be outdone.

Perhaps it was because during the years since Gu Xu's death, they had been handling state affairs together in the imperial study day and night, Zhao Yan and Shangguan Jin were no longer at odds with each other as often as before, but instead had a sisterly understanding.

Xiao Wanjun stood there, somewhat hesitant.

As a latecomer, she could never be as unbridled as Zhao Yan and Shangguan Jin around Gu Xu, and was always somewhat reserved and respectful.

Even when the candles were out at night, she would often obediently do whatever Gu Xu asked her to do.

She always felt that with her status, it was difficult for her to play with him as freely as they did.

However, seeing her two sisters, with whom she had lived day and night, and her husband about to leave together, she couldn't help feeling empty inside, and an unprecedented sense of loneliness surged in her heart.

At this moment, Shangguan Jin stretched out his free hand and grabbed her, smiling and saying, "Sister Wanjun, come along too! With the strength of the two of us, we can't beat him alone. Only with you can we hope to defeat him!"

Hearing her words, Gu Xu raised his eyebrows slightly.

When he was still at the eighth level, these three people were no match for him.

Now, he has entered the ninth realm. His body has become even stronger and more closely connected with the power of the laws of heaven and earth. It can almost be called a perpetual motion machine.

Do they think they can defeat him with just the three of them together?

So innocent and cute!

The four of them laughed and joked as they walked into the bedroom together.

The curtains slowly fell, completely isolating the inside of the house from the outside.

Outside the window, a strong wind suddenly blew past, and the surface of the lake was immediately covered with waves. The black-sailed boats anchored on the lake rose and fell with the wind.

From day to night, and from night to day, the waves never stopped, and the black-sailed boat never rested for a moment.