Simulated immortality allows me to calculate talent stats.

The winter sun, warm and pleasant, dispelled some of the chill.

You descend the long white jade steps, overlooking the palace city.

A sense of belonging to home arises spontaneously.

This family fortune now belongs to you.

Wei Zhi glanced at you sideways and smiled gently, "Are you enjoying this power?"

You shook your head.

[Thin lips pursed, voice low.]

"This is not about enjoyment, but about shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting all living beings."

[Wei Zhi was stunned for a moment.]

If someone else had said it, she would have found it hypocritical and pretentious.

But looking back on your deeds in your last reincarnation, she clearly realizes that you truly shouldered this heavy burden.

A strange pang of heartache and pity welled up within her.

Suddenly, I realize that perhaps what you truly desire is to be a carefree passerby in this world.

[Unfortunately, the journey was filled with scenes of suffering and hardship.]

[It makes it impossible for you to let go, so you choose to remain indifferent.]

Ultimately, he was left to navigate this complex situation alone.

Fortunately, gradually, people will walk alongside you, and you are no longer alone.

"It will succeed."

Wei Zhi's gentle, jade-like voice conveyed a resolute yet blind trust.

"I've always believed that."

You responded with a relaxed and carefree smile.

The term "usurper" triggers a chain of manipulation, allowing the usurper to control the "emperor's" body and seize imperial power.

[It encompasses the entire central courtyard of the imperial capital.]

[The ancient monitoring methods and many high-ranking individuals have been blocked from perceiving you, Pang Hai, Xu Hui, and others.]

[Then it triggered the invisible blade that pierced through the void.]

[Notify the people waiting at Yuhu Palace to enter the capital and meet at Wei Qi's residence.]

[Buzz...]

[Spatial coordinates were anchored, tearing open a pitch-black void rift.]

You and Wei Zhi stepped into it.

When we emerged, we found ourselves on the shore of a lake shrouded in snow and mist.

"Brother-in-law, sister."

[Young Wei Qi had been waiting here. Upon seeing your safe return, he severed the connection between his soul and that of the first Wei Qi.]

Previously, he was always on guard.

Whenever anything changes, call upon the original self, dormant in the space of consciousness.

[They stormed into the palace.]

【Om! 】

The moment you teleported to the lakeside, a spatial rift opened.

Pang Hai, Xu Hui, Lü Zhen, Gong Si, Pei Qingyu, Shang Qingdai, Zuo Shi...

[Walk out from there.]

【"Meow!"】

[The black cat Xu Kun had an invisible blade curled around its tail, a dried fish dangling from its mouth, and the spirit of the second-generation Xu Hui floating above its forehead.]

They ran out excitedly.

[The second-generation Xu Hui, you previously left him on the black cat as a backup plan in case something went wrong during your usurpation.]

[To allow him to exert his strength externally is the most superficial application.]

[When unexpected events truly arise that are difficult for you to handle.]

[Then you will actively let your thoughts wander, keeping that forbidden existence in your mind.]

Using taboos to resist imperial power.

Fortunately, the level of negativity surrounding the "black taboo" keywords is still trustworthy.

The usurpation of power is currently progressing smoothly.

What needs attention is the subsequent karma and fate that will affect Emperor Xuanwu.

The Human Emperor and the Xuanwu Emperor echo each other.

The former erased all traces, leaving a blank two-hundred-year history.

[His outrageous usurpation meant someone needed him to ascend the throne at this time.]

[What's involved behind the scenes could be the Human Emperor's schemes, the moves of an unparalleled being, or the machinations of some filthy entity.]

This cycle of cause and effect, this twist of fate, is too heavy to bear.

[Think back to the two times you entered Taiyuan and saw the ghostly appearance of Emperor Xuanwu.]

[At the same time, you also remember the scene when you first broke through Taiyuan with your sword and saw immortals lined up like hemp.]

[We have a rough guess.]

If you weren't mistaken in your fleeting glance back then...

[The figure that stood quietly in the Taiyuan Hall at that time.]

A total of ninety-nine statues.

【"Huizi!"】

You quickly cut off your train of thought, packaging and sealing it into your mental database.

[Summoning the second-generation Xu Hui simultaneously.]

He immediately understood: the path of forgetting encompasses you.

You tugged at the corners of your mouth, showing absolutely no sign of relaxation.

The "usurper" manipulates the emperor's body, wielding imperial power and bestowing it upon the young Xu Hui.

Then, the second-generation leader, Xu Hui, indicated: "You can temporarily attach yourself to this body."

[You, by imperial decree, maintained stability in the path of forgetting the Dao of the second-generation Xu Hui.]

[This won't cause the first and third generations to become like wandering ghosts.]

[As for why imperial power wasn't used to suppress those strange things that stirred up thoughts.]

[Indeed, in your view, imperial power isn't exactly clean either.]

[This relates to the importance of analytical thinking.]

You dare not rely on imperial power.

[In case, during the process of suppressing imperial power, whether intentionally or unintentionally, you overlooked some details.]

That's just asking for trouble.

Therefore, your current exercise of imperial power involves several procedures.

[Not directly in charge.]

[When things go wrong, there's still room for recourse.]

[Upon hearing your words, the second-generation Xu Hui was unusually moved, revealing a surprised smile.]

[Looking at my younger self.]

Then, facing the young Xu Hui, behind whom floated the First Generation Xu Hui like a ghost, his eyes filled with resistance and fear.

He couldn't help but give an awkward, forced laugh.

[In the last reincarnation, due to my loss of control over my path of cultivation, my original self drifted like a lost soul throughout the latter half of the reincarnation.]

This really put him in a rather embarrassing situation.

[The first generation, Xu Hui, sighed softly, reflecting on his trust in you and the strange feeling of blaming himself.]

[It led him to choose to let go of his resistance.]

[Allow the soul of the second-generation Xu Hui to possess the young Xu Hui.]

[After a brief meeting.]

[Xu Kun the black cat immediately asked impatiently, "Meow! Big brother, what exactly happened in the Taiyuan Palace?"]

Everyone was filled with curiosity.

Only Zuo Shi's gaze was somewhat strange, wavering between you and Wei Zhi.

Shang Qingdai, on the other hand, possessed a profound understanding that saw through everything.

Her eyes revealed an unusual clarity.

It gives you the illusion that your little secret has been discovered.

[You, through divine knowledge, shared this bizarre story of usurpation and the seizure of a kingdom in a way they could understand.]

[A lakeside shrouded in snow and mist.]

A long silence immediately descended.

Everyone was in a state of unbelievable shock.

Finally, Xu Kun, the black cat, came to his senses first.

The dried fish he was carrying fell to the ground, and he didn't even care; he didn't cherish it.

[His lips curled into a grin, and his eerie green eyes widened.]

"Meow... So... from now on, all the dried fish in Da Cang... belong to me? Meow?"

You initially thought this inner demon might harbor some wicked and reckless thoughts.

【result.】

Its most greedy thought was surprisingly that it first thought of dried fish.

It makes you want to facepalm.

It seems you've really spoiled this demon.

The others gradually came to their senses, staring at you with amazement.

My heart is still pounding.

No wonder you entered the Abyss right from the start of this reincarnation; you were hiding such a trump card.

Everyone was somewhat incredulous and dazed.

[They woke up to find themselves with an elder brother, a brother, a husband, a martial arts master, and a confidant—all of whom were the rulers of the mortal realm?]

You let everyone process their shock first.

[Then, by imperial decree...]

[The imperial edict was issued: Han Jing is summoned.]

[Atop the palace walls, gazing at the rising sun, I am filled with感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both feelings of melancholy and a sense of loss) about the approaching twilight of my life.]

[A military genius who, at such a young age, already dreamed of retiring from the military and living a life of seclusion.]

[The moment I heard the imperial decree.]

My heart is completely dead.