Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

When Fu Hua said this, her eyes turned noticeably cold, which startled Emperor Taizong.

"You stay here and don't move around. I'll be right back."

Fu Hua took a step forward and said calmly.

Just as Emperor Taizong was about to say something, Fu Hua disappeared from sight the next second.

"This……"

"Little brother, if you're going to wait, then just wait. If the person is already dead by now, there's no use in you being anxious."

Cangxuan patted Emperor Taizong on the shoulder to comfort him.

"...Excuse me, may I ask if this young immortal has any connection with Cangxuan, one of the Three Sovereigns?"

Emperor Taizong shook his head with a wry smile, not taking her rudeness to heart. How could one argue with an immortal about etiquette?

"That's one of my creators. You could say I was created by Cang Xuan based on himself, a puppet specifically to keep the blockhead company."

Cangxuan Zhishu thought for a moment and said,

"What's up, little brother? Are you interested in Cangxuan?"

"People from China are naturally interested."

Emperor Taizong nodded.

"So Lord Cangxuan looks like this too. I thought... he would be more imposing."

"Danzhu is the same; they are twins."

"Do immortals... also have twins?"

Emperor Taizong was stunned.

"Well, but twins that are fifty thousand years old... there probably aren't any other like them in the Divine Land, right?"

"The Book of Azure Profound said."

"...Fifty thousand years, that's a really long time."

Although people in China always say "Long live the emperor," Emperor Taizong was still genuinely impressed when he heard that someone had actually lived for 50,000 years.

Although gods and mortals are inherently different.

"Young man, you don't know enough. Even Buddha is this age. That blockhead has to visit every few hundred years."

"..."

Buddha, Cangxuan, Danzhu, and the Crimson Iris Immortal.

Even as the supreme ruler, Emperor Taizong felt as if he had gained new insights.

Because these names are simply too terrifying for a Chinese person.

"I am back."

Just as they were talking, Fu Hua calmly appeared between them, carrying someone in her hand.

"Look, is this the person?"

"……Yes."

Emperor Taizong glanced at the "unremarkable-looking" man; he was indeed the Duke of E from his own family.

"That old woman..."

"He's already dead."

Fu Hua casually tossed Yu Chi to the ground, then put her hands behind her back.

"Is the matter settled? Then let's go back."

"...Please allow me to ramble on a little longer, Your Majesty. I need to wait for Yuchi to wake up so I can send him to contact my informant."

Emperor Taizong's lips twitched, and he helplessly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"...Fuyun Temple doesn't have many blankets, so you'll have to sleep on the floor."

Fu Hua waved her hand, "So be it."

"Oh, there's no food left either. Why don't you go hunting some wild game in the mountains when you have time?"

"..."

Emperor Taizong now truly believes that this immortal is real.

Who but an immortal would dare to order the emperor around so confidently?

"It's up to me."

Emperor Taizong could only say, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."

Besides, he's not someone who can't endure hardship or is spoiled.

.........

Fuyun Temple

After settling Yuchi in, Emperor Taizong went outside and saw the meditating immortal. Suddenly, he asked with some doubt:

"Since everyone knows that immortals live on Mount Taixu, don't people usually offer you food?"

"..."

Fu Hua glanced at him but didn't reply for a long time.

"Hey, you silly little brother."

The Book of Azure Profound then spoke.

"Of course it's because they don't think immortals need to eat."

"..."

Emperor Taizong suddenly realized he had asked a stupid question.

If one hadn't seen the immortals eating rabbits, one wouldn't have thought that immortals needed to eat.

"The cultivation methods used by immortals seem to be completely different from ours."

Emperor Taizong was never one to give up easily, and since he rarely saw an immortal, he shamelessly continued to ask.

"What you call internal strength is all passed down from me."

Fu Hua glanced at him.

"As for my method, it is not something that ordinary people can learn. In the past, only a handful of people could learn it."

"Oh? May I ask who has such a fortunate connection to the immortals?"

Emperor Taizong was immediately intrigued.

"Ji Lin, Xiao Hong."

Fu Hua said succinctly.

"...That's truly one in a million."

These two men were hardly any useful references, so Emperor Taizong chuckled twice and asked...

"Then may I learn it?"

"Too old, not talented enough."

Fu Hua said with her eyes closed.

"...Has that immortal ever considered taking on a disciple?"

Emperor Taizong asked again.

"It's too early for you."

Fu Hua finally opened her eyes and glanced at him.

“Power brings calamity. Didn’t you see the devastation down the mountain? The greater the power, the more destruction it will bring.”

Whether or not I should take on apprentices, whether or not I can take on apprentices, what I should pass on to you, and what I shouldn't tell you.

I know everything; you don't need to ask. When the time is right, it will come naturally; when the time isn't right, saying anything is useless.

"Thank you for your teachings, Immortal."

Emperor Taizong bowed slightly and said.

Although as an emperor he wanted to know more than others, immortals were not something he could control.

The immortals only have eyes for all living beings, not for the dignity of emperors.

In just half a day, he was forced to realize this.

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Chapter Thirty-Two: Fu Hua's Lantern (Side Story - End)

"That blockhead! I heard that when that little brother went back, he boasted that he had seen the immortal's face, and that the dynasty would surely last forever."

Cang Xuanzhi looked at the brightly lit streets. It was almost New Year's, and the streets were bustling with activity every day.

"Nothing in this world is immune to decline."

Fu Hua brushed her fingers across the lantern beside her.

Even the most exquisite things will be eroded by time. The cycle of life and death is the natural order of things. One day, I too will return to dust.

That sounds so sad.

Cangxuan scratched his head.

There's nothing to be sad about.

Fu Hua shook her head.