The first disciple of the Three Pure Ones, Little Sizi's immortal brother

"Oh, immortal..."

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Li Shimin, began to imagine, since in mythology, immortals are omnipotent beings.

Immortality, chasing stars and the sun, moving mountains and filling seas...

"Your Majesty, please calm down. You bear the weight of the people's fate on your shoulders; you cannot afford to be confused." Just then, Wei Zheng interrupted Li Shimin's reverie, "Think of Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty. You wouldn't want the world to judge you that way, would you?"

"..."

Although he was a little annoyed by Wei Zheng's interruption, Li Shimin could not deny that Wei Zheng's words had indeed hit the nail on the head regarding what he cared about most.

He always wanted his achievements to surpass those of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, and he constantly restrained himself with this goal in mind. If he were to be posthumously honored as "Yang" by later generations, he would be devastated.

But what if it were truly possible to live forever...?

"Alright, my dear ministers, that's enough for today. I'm tired." Li Shimin waved his hand and then glanced at the palace maid beside him.

The palace maid, with keen insight, stepped forward.

"Gentlemen, please."

Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji, and the others exchanged helpless glances. Judging from His Majesty's words, he hadn't mentioned summoning them for the evening. They had hoped to catch a glimpse of the immortal's ethereal form, but given His Majesty's words, they dared not entertain any further thoughts.

Furthermore, the inner palace is not a place that non-royal members can enter at will; being able to enter this time is already a special circumstance.

"Yes, we take our leave..."

After Changsun Wuji and the others left, Li Lizhi handed the cloth in her hand to Li Shimin.

"An object belonging to immortals...?"

-

Leaving aside what happened to Li Shimin for the time being, Shi Ming had already landed on Kunlun Mountain with Xiao Sizi.

As soon as it landed, Sizi's eyes widened.

"Wow, Little Nang, it's snowing!"

"Hmm, want to come down and play?" Shi Ming asked, his interest piqued.

"want!"

"puff--"

Before the rhinoceros could react, it landed and vanished from the spot, looking fresh and clean.

"..."

"Oh no! I can't see the persimmons or shrimps either! Little Nangjun, please save the persimmons!" After a while, a cry for help suddenly burst out from the snow.

"Ha ha."

Shi Ming chuckled twice, and with a wave of his hand, a little radish was "pulled" out of the snow and landed in Shi Ming's arms.

"Thank you, Little Nang!"

Sizi shook its head, shaking off the snow. Seeing this, Shi Ming silently withdrew the magic power surrounding Sizi.

"Huh? Little Nang, isn't it cold in this snow?" Xiao Sizi looked at her little hands in confusion, then at Shi Ming's feet standing on the snow. "Wow, Little Nang, aren't you alright? You didn't fall off!"

"Because I have magical powers to support me."

"Wow, Little Nang is so awesome!" Little Sizi clapped her hands and exclaimed, "I want to play too~"

"Okay, now, does Sizi want to try?"

"good!"

"puff--"

"..."

"Hahahaha~"

"Little Nang is a bad guy!"

Hearing the little ox's cries, Shi Ming smiled happily.

"Does that rhinoceros still want to come out?"

"I'm sure I can do it!"

As he spoke, the snowfield where the rhinoceros had fallen began to churn violently, chunks of snow were ripped up and then collapsed back in.

Shi Ming watched with a smile as Si Zi thrashed about under the snow. He had already placed protective magic on Si Zi, so he wasn't worried about it getting cold.

After a while, the commotion under the snow finally subsided.

"Little Nang-kun~"

"What's wrong?"

"Now that the mud is ready, can it help the persimmon?"

"Who was it that just called me a bad person?"

"Who is it? Persimmon, I don't know~ Little Pang, hurry up and go get her for me, Persimmon will help you~"

Shi Ming smiled and "pulled" the rhinoceros out of the snow.

"Hehe, thank you, Little Nang-kun~"

Shi Ming watched as Si Zi shook his head to get rid of the snow off himself, and chuckled as he flicked Si Zi's nose. It was so much fun teasing a child.

"Little Pouch, please, please help Persimmon~" At this moment, Sizi suddenly spoke up and pleaded.

She's very clever; she now knows that the fairy Xiao Nangjun is just teasing her, so she cleverly chooses to plead for mercy by acting cute.

Surprisingly, Shi Ming actually fell for it.

Seeing the adorable Sizi acting cute towards him, he couldn't resist agreeing immediately.

"No problem, let's try it again now."

This time, Sizi didn't jump directly off Shiming's body. Instead, she slid down Shiming's legs little by little, like a koala. When her feet could touch the snow, she tentatively tested it with her feet and only stood up after confirming that it was solid.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Sizi's eyes lit up as she bounced on the snow, and sure enough, she didn't fall.

Then, Sizi squatted down and tried to grab a handful of snow from the ground. To Sizi's surprise, she actually managed to grab some!

"I simply applied a supporting force to the soles of your feet and your entire body, so of course it's possible to touch you," Shi Ming explained.

Shi Ming had played in the snow when he was a child in his previous life. If the snow could only be looked at but not played with, it would be too cruel for a child.

The imperial city of Chang'an, where Sizi lived, was neither too far south nor too far north. It snowed in winter, but not often. For a playful child, playing in the snow was a rare treat.

Of course, as the emperor's most beloved daughter, Li Shimin could certainly order "artificial snowmaking".

But the snow created that way would look too fake, and it would require too much manpower and resources. Even if Li Shimin had such an idea, he would be dissuaded by Wei Zheng's spittle and Empress Zhangsun's earnest words.

"I'm going to build a huge snow-white pile!"

Seeing the energetic Sizi, Shi Ming smiled, placed protective magic around Sizi, and then went about his own business.

His trip to Kunlun Mountain was definitely not just about bringing Sizi to play, or rather, bringing Sizi out to play was a purpose, but not the main purpose.

Exploring the world is his "real business" right now.

His magical power gathered in his eyes, and when he opened them again, everything that came into Shi Ming's view was different.

Shi Ming's gaze pierced through the snow, ice, and soil, even through the mountainside; nothing could escape his notice.

If this were the prehistoric world, Shi Ming's strength would naturally be insufficient to accomplish these things, but this is not the prehistoric world; it should just be an ordinary world.

There are no restrictive formations or natural barriers here, and the laws of nature are not very obvious. Only the "Dao" maintains the most basic operation of the world. Therefore, nothing can stop Shi Ming's investigation.

"This is... destiny?!"