Misty Rain of the Old Times

It was another happy day. Even though the old emperor interfered, it did not affect Chen Xuan's mood. Instead, he found it quite interesting. The king of a country who was so high and mighty actually had such an interesting side. Could it be that people's hearts became smaller as they got older?

However, no matter how much fun they had, after a short time together, Chen Xuan understood that this was a good emperor. Everyone has two sides. The more casual he was about small matters, the more serious he would be when facing major issues.

He allowed himself to be so unruly, most likely not because of his friendship with the little princess, but because he saw him as just an interesting young man.

As for the chance encounter with Zheng Wanxi, Chen Xuan didn't take it to heart. It was just a chance encounter. No matter how rich or beautiful the other person was, the first impression determined one's mentality. As long as there was no change in one's opinion on this basis, she was no different from other people in Chen Xuan's eyes.

When you are in a good mood, everything looks good. When the lights come on and you pass by the brothels, the whispers and smiles of the young ladies inside are particularly beautiful.

I spent a few dollars to buy a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts on the street, ate them while strolling, and took in the night view of the capital.

Prices in the capital are expensive. In small places, a bag of chestnuts costs at most a few copper coins, but here it is more than ten times the price. Chen Xuan bargained with the seller and said it was only a few copper coins in a small place. The chestnut seller almost got angry and said that they were fried with sugar. Do you know sugar? It is very expensive.

That’s right, the roasted chestnuts in the countryside didn’t have sugar added. Chen Xuan bought a bag and ran away in shame.

On the way back, Chen Xuan was thinking about two things. As he was thinking, the chestnuts in his hand no longer tasted as sweet and delicious.

First of all, let's look at the old emperor's health. With Chen Xuan's current cultivation level, he can tell his general condition at a glance. Although he looks very energetic now, he is actually nearing the end of his life. He has at most one year left to live.

This is the essence of life coming to an end, the energy and spirit are almost exhausted, and the interference of external forces is like a tiger or a wolf, which will only accelerate the consumption and do more harm than good.

Chen Xuan is currently powerless to do anything about this, unless the old emperor's own cultivation level is greatly improved and he reaches the innate realm, and his body functions are essentially sublimated and tempered from the inside out, his lifespan can be further extended.

But he was too old and his body functions had declined. Without the miraculous treasures and elixirs, it was impossible for him to take further steps towards the innate realm.

Chen Xuan also hopes that such an interesting, kind and benevolent monarch can live a few more years, but he really has no way at the moment. It is undeniable that with Chen Xuan's current cultivation level, he can help the old emperor forcibly open the Ren and Du meridians and step into the innate realm, but such forced improvement is no different from forcing growth. Not only can it not change the essence of the old emperor's physical decline, but his physical condition is not enough to maintain the body functions of the innate realm, which will only accelerate his demise, so this path is not feasible.

Chen Xuanxiu follows the way of nature. Few people can compare with him in understanding this aspect. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural laws of nature. Forcing changes will only bring more serious consequences in all aspects.

Your Majesty, your status is too special. If you force your actions, the backlash will be too great.

It’s not that Chen Xuan is afraid of being involved in the so-called cause and effect. It’s not that he doesn’t believe in it, but that he doesn’t care. However, he really has no choice at the moment.

Indeed, Chen Xuan knew some basic alchemy skills, but the pills he could refine at present were not only useless to the old emperor but harmful. And although he had some miraculous pill formulas and refining methods in his head that could completely change the old emperor's physical condition and prolong his life, he was unable to refine them with his current cultivation level.

Unless one reaches the realm of tribulation, where one's spirit is strong enough to interfere with reality, and further understands the nature of heaven and earth, and refines some beneficial parts of nature that are beneficial to the human body into elixirs, completely eliminating any hidden dangers, then only such miraculous elixirs can truly change the old emperor's physical condition.

But even though Chen Xuan has reached the level of a Grandmaster, with his terrifying talent for cultivation, he is still a long way from reaching the Tribulation Realm. It took him about six years to go from the Innate Realm to the Grandmaster Realm. Normally, it would take a conservative estimate of about twenty years to reach the Tribulation Realm. This is already considered to be beyond common sense.

Stepping into the realm of tribulation is the sublimation of spiritual will, breaking the void of heaven and earth within the human body. Spiritual will is invisible and intangible, there is no shortcut to take, and external forces cannot bless it. It can only be achieved through hard work.

Even if he set foot on the Tribulation, what would it matter? At that time, he would have to be prepared for the disaster at all times. How could he have time to refine the elixir? Moreover, the materials needed to refine such a magical elixir were extremely difficult to find.

Chen Xuan's mind flashed, and he was helpless and could only let things take their course.

In just one year, once the old emperor passes away, if we don't pay attention, the Jing Kingdom, which has been relatively peaceful for decades, will be in chaos.

Chen Xuan thought about it and decided not to dwell on it too much. He was not interested in the royal struggle. It didn't matter who sat in that position as long as they didn't provoke him. At most, chaos would arise in a year, and then he would take the little princess away from the storm. Whoever disagreed would just have to endure it.

It must be said that the Grandmaster's life is the most comfortable when he is cultivating. He can do whatever he wants in this world.

Forget about the realm of transcending tribulation. Under the threat of the three tribulations of heaven, earth and man, one is always walking on thin ice and living worse than ordinary people. Especially when transcending the human tribulation, one's consciousness is obscured, cognition is not there, cultivation is not obvious, and one will die if one is not careful.

As for the human immortals, they were legendary beings, transcending the mundane world to achieve great freedom. Having experienced the vicissitudes of life, they were no longer easily disturbed by the worldly affairs. At that point, would they still care about the mundane world? Perhaps those like Chen Xuan, who cultivate the Way of Nature, follow their hearts and minds, and only when they reach that level will they look down.

Then again, at the level of human immortals, don’t they have things to face?
Now Chen Xuan is still too far away from that level, and Lao Liu could only barely see the threshold at the beginning, but from the information he left for Chen Xuan, it seems that the human immortal realm also has its own things to face!
This world is vast, and the human race is not the only one. The universe is filled with infinite mysteries and vastness. It can only be said that standing at different heights, one's perspectives and what one faces are all different...

Anyway, Chen Xuan was really powerless to do anything about the old emperor's health, so he could only let nature take its course. As for the other matter, it was Prince Jiang.

Originally, Chen Xuan probably knew that in his position, if he wanted to compete for the throne, he would have to use everything around him. Then, the little princess, as the only unmarried daughter of the old emperor, would probably become one of his bargaining chips to win over people's hearts. It was obvious that not only Prince Jiang Zhou Hong, but also anyone who wanted to be the emperor would find ways to use the little princess.

So the question is, yesterday King Jiang sent someone to find Chen Xuan, and he showed off his skills a little. Normally, the other party should have stopped.

However, he met the little princess again today and was also having a hot affair with the old emperor. Although it was done in private, it was not a secret. With so many people watching, wouldn't he have any thoughts?
Especially when he heard the little princess say that he had been kneeling outside the imperial study yesterday, would he take his anger out on himself?
"Originally, I was just a small figure. He could use money to get rid of me for the sake of his plan and to ensure safety. But when he realized that I was not a pushover, he could choose to ignore it as long as it did not affect him. But now my situation has definitely seriously affected his plan. How could he give up so easily?"

Chen Xuan's mind flashed, but he didn't take it too seriously. Strength was his confidence. Anyway, Prince Jiang or other people would definitely not ignore him next time. He just didn't know what means they would use, would they win him over or crush him completely?
"Everyone thinks they are just innate cultivators. After all, they are too young. It's normal. Even Xiao Gao doesn't believe it. So this level of cultivation is not enough when it comes to things like the succession of the throne. The probability of being wooed is very small. Therefore, it is more likely that they will completely step on or eliminate themselves, a factor that may affect the overall situation. It doesn't matter. Whoever dares to bare his teeth at me will suffer a great punishment. I have no interest in your open and secret struggles. If you really provoke me, let alone the throne, if you provoke me, you can't even survive!"

Chen Xuan doesn't think he is a smart person, but he is not stupid either. He just doesn't like to use his brain. Why bother to solve the problem if it can be solved with fists?
Now, with a little thought, he can roughly understand what kind of impact his existence will cause.

There is no trivial matter in the royal family, and one small matter can affect the entire body. Just two contacts with the little princess will affect the plans and destinies of so many people.

"This is so annoying. Shouldn't people like Xiao Gao be the ones to consider these kinds of intrigues? Forget it. I can break through all the obstacles with my own strength."

Letting his mind go, Chen Xuan became heartless again.

"...Is this true? Is there such a thing? How do they live then? I mean, who is in charge? If he marries a wife, whose name will it be? Isn't this ridiculous?"

Chen Xuan returned to Xiaomingju leisurely. As soon as he walked into the yard, he heard Zhao Erhe's startled voice, which seemed extremely incredible.

The moon was above the treetops. Geng Hong, Zhao Erhe and the others were drinking and chatting in the outer courtyard. It seemed that they had been going on for a while. They had finished a jar of wine and eaten half of the small dishes on the table.

Chen Xuan, who had just returned from a stroll, walked over and asked curiously, "Uncle Geng, Brother Zhao, what were you guys talking about? I only listened to half of it, and it seemed quite interesting."

"Brother Xuan is back. Did you have fun?" Zhao Erhe stood up and greeted him. The habitual way of addressing him remained unchanged over the years. After all, they had been together in the north for seven years. He was different from the servants of the Gao family.

Chen Xuan joined them, put down half a bag of chestnuts and asked: "Tell me, what were you talking about just now?"

Geng Hong poured him a bowl of wine and said, "Xuan Ge'er, I went out for a walk today and heard something interesting... Take a sip to moisten your throat."

He and Chen Xuan finished a bowl and continued, "I heard that Princess Fuyao's eighteenth birthday is coming soon. Many people from all over want to come and celebrate with her. People from other countries have come, including the Sixth Prince of the Southern Rong Kingdom. Oh, and what's his name, King Luo?"

"Then what? Is there anything special about King Nara?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Exhaling a breath of alcohol, Geng Hong said excitedly: "Of course there's nothing special about King Naro. I've never seen him before. I heard he's in his twenties, handsome and talented. Oops, I'm wrong. What's special is that he brought a guard with him, which is a wonder."

Chen Xuan became interested, squatted on the stool and poured him a glass of wine, saying, "Keep going, keep going. What's so strange about this?"

"Speaking of King Luo's guard, he is more than ten feet tall and is clearly a giant, like a mountain of steel. It is rumored that he has innate cultivation and infinite strength!" Geng Hong said in surprise.

Hearing this, Chen Xuan curled his lips and said indifferently: "Although a height of ten feet is noticeable, it's nothing to be surprised about. Some special horizontal training methods can train people to that level. As for infinite strength, it's absolutely bragging. I dare not say that I have infinite strength. At most, I can lift a small mountain."

Xuan Ge'er is even better at boasting than me. Geng Hong smiled and said, "If that's all, it's not really special..."

Zhao Erhe interrupted, taking over the conversation and gesturing, "Xuan Ge'er, just now Brother Geng said that King Luo's guard actually has two heads, twins, but they share one body. In other words, two heads supported by two shoulders, but each has an independent mind. Isn't that quite unique?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan was stunned and said, "There is actually such a thing? Is it true or not? It's really strange."

"Maybe it's true. I haven't seen it, but people say it sounds very convincing," Geng Hong said curiously.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "This is the first time I've encountered something like this. I'll take some time to go and see for myself. No wonder Brother Zhao just said that it doesn't matter whose wife they marry. We share the same body, so we can't share the same wife, right? Even if we marry two, can we have four people living together? Well, in this situation, we can only live together..." (End of this chapter)