From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Then he asked, "Do you know what Bixi is?"

"The tortoise carries the three mountains and five peaks wildly, and Yu the Great steeds it without causing trouble. A monument of sweat and toil is erected, and it bravely marches on with its head held high." The prince, of course, knew Bixi, one of the nine sons of the dragon, and answered with a poem of praise.

"The mirage dragon that devoured your corpse was none other than Bixi."

Jiang Liu laughed, "That mirage dragon lost its spirit and could not withstand Mount Tai, but it still put a blank stele on its back to show its strength."

Even after you've escaped the well, your ambition remains undiminished. Why not learn from the spirit of the tortoise?

Since we serve the country and its people, why should we care about what others say? Let posterity judge our merits and demerits; just focus on doing our best in the present moment.

Upon hearing this, the crown prince suddenly understood, the last bit of resentment in his heart dissipated, and his eyes became even clearer...

Chapter 1468 One Thousand Five Hundred Imperial Goods

Poverty and wealth are all determined by fate, so why bother sighing? Just do good deeds and don't worry about the future.

Winter's chill melts away the ice, spring brings forth the grass. Observe this principle, and you will see that the way of Heaven is quite clear.

With Jiang Liu's comfort, the prince's worries dissipated and his spirits soared. He said, "Master, my father has recently demoted many capable civil and military officials in the court."

Tonight I will go door to door to find them and ask them to join me in rallying our old troops. We will surely overthrow my father and restore peace and order to the Kingdom of Wuji!

"Then hurry up, don't waste time."

After saying that, Jiang Liu added, "But you must return tomorrow morning to accompany us to pay homage to your father and confront those two evil Taoists."

The prince agreed and went out under the cover of night.

Let's leave that aside for now.

Meanwhile, Bajie, Hu Yuan, and Hu Jue returned on the wind and reported to Jiang Liu what had happened at the Sanqing Temple. They then took out the Purple Gold Red Gourd and the Jade Bottle and said, "That Zhong Kui wasted his time. He worked so hard to send the old man's lost treasure to heaven, only to have it brought down by those two good-for-nothing Taoist boys."

"This time, we can't let them escape with their lives again."

Jiang Liu grasped the red gourd and the jade bottle, absorbed them into his primordial spirit for nourishment, glanced at Liang Luzhen who was sleeping soundly, and said to Bajie and the others, "Rest now. Tomorrow we still need to pay our respects to that tyrant, confront those two Daoist boys, and set things right. Only then can we achieve true enlightenment."

After a night of commotion, Bajing, Bajie, Huyuan, and Hujue were all exhausted and went to sleep. Only Jiang Liu gazed at the waning moon in the night sky, a faint smile on his lips, thinking to himself, "Wuji Kingdom corresponds to the first of the last three passes—Weilü Pass. The moon is a waning one, which is quite fitting..."

Wait until dawn.

Jiang Liu and his group left the temple, bid farewell to the monks of the newly built Baolin Temple, and headed towards the city of Wuji Kingdom, facing the rising sun.

After traveling for half a day, they arrived outside the city and saw that the incense smoke in the city was exactly the same as yesterday, and the sound of chanting and incantations could be heard all the time. Jiang Liu said, "Let's hurry up and get rid of those two evil Taoists so that we can rescue these people."

Everyone quickened their pace.

We arrived at the city gate.

The prince was already waiting there. When he saw Jiang Liu and his group, he hurriedly came forward to greet them and cupped his hands, saying, "Master, everything is ready. The demoted civil and military officials are willing to come with me to save the country and have already entered the city to guard it. Once we get rid of those two evil Taoists, we can capture my father."

"As long as you are confident."

Jiang Liu nodded.

"I'm just a little worried. I'm going to meet my father with the monks. Won't that expose me? If I wear a mask on the pilgrimage, my father might arrest us." The crown prince was worried about this.

"It's alright."

Jiang Liu circled the prince, scrutinizing him carefully, and then asked Bajie with a smile, "Bajie, what do you think of his appearance?"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy looked closely and suddenly laughed, "Brother Monkey, to be honest, this prince looks almost exactly like the emperor of the Wuji Kingdom five hundred years ago, only much younger. Could he be the reincarnation of that king's spirit?"

"exactly."

Jiang Liu laughed heartily, blew a breath at the Crown Prince, and saw that three lines appeared on his forehead, a touch of white appeared at his temples, and a beautiful beard hung down his lips. He lost three parts of his childishness and gained seven parts of his heroic spirit.

It really is:

The image of a king is faintly visible, the countenance of an emperor is proud and imposing.

Its scale is not that of a junior, and its actions reveal its true strength.

"The mage's abilities are extraordinary!"

The crown prince touched his face, praising himself repeatedly.

"Not worth mentioning."

After Jiang Liu finished speaking, he ordered Liang Luzhen to temporarily hand over the luggage to the Crown Prince.

What does this mean?

The crown prince was puzzled.

"If you have learned the spirit of the tortoise, you must coordinate your mind and body. Since your heart has already taken on the responsibility of your family and country, you must also shoulder the burden. This is the unity of knowledge and action, not just empty talk."

Jiang Liu had his reasons: "Besides, you must pretend to be a hired laborer or attendant so that you can go with us to meet the king."

otherwise.

My junior brother Liang Luzhen has such an extraordinary appearance, yet he's just a porter; it's bound to seem strange to others.

The crown prince was stunned for a moment, but then he believed it. He picked up the load, initially swaying but later becoming steady, and followed Jiang Liu diligently without ever slacking off.

The city was shrouded in smoke, and there were few pedestrians on the streets and alleys, just like that night. Most people were at home chanting scriptures and reciting mantras to refine their essence, energy, and spirit.

Fortunately, there were still people at the inn in the city.

Upon entering the post station, Jiang Liu said to the messenger, "We are wandering monks traveling from east to west. We are passing through your country and know that your emperor is a first-rate wise ruler. We admire him greatly and wish to present you with a treasure obtained from the Dragon Palace in the well."

"What treasure?"

The messenger was initially intimidated by the appearance of Jiang Liu and his group, but upon hearing the word "treasure," he mustered his courage and inquired.

"This treasure is called the Emperor's Goods."

Jiang Liu laughed.

"Emperor's Goods? That's a strange name. Let me take a look." The messenger wanted to see it for himself.

"That is him."

Jiang Liu pointed at the Crown Prince and said.

"Ha! I thought it was some kind of treasure? It's clearly just a laborer!" The courier felt that these strange-looking people were trying to swindle him, and he was furious. He cursed, "You bunch of outsiders dare to come here looking for trouble? You really don't know what's good for you!"

"Don't underestimate him just because he's a laborer. He can support the common people for five hundred years, suppress ghosts and gods for five hundred years, and stand tall and upright for five hundred years, totaling one thousand five hundred years."

Jiang Liu explained with a grin.

The messenger refused to believe it. He assumed that these strange people, seeing that the emperor of Wuji Kingdom had hired two Taoist priests, also wanted to come and freeload. He ordered the messenger to throw them out.

Jiang Liu remained silent, only chanting "Om" to protect the crown prince. He then ordered the others not to retaliate, allowing the post station workers to do as they pleased.

The postmen, having received their salaries, all worked diligently, but how could ordinary people possibly move the river and its entourage? They were exhausted and panting, but they couldn't harm them in the slightest.

Seeing this, the courier was also frightened, realizing that these people truly possessed magic, and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Master, please forgive me! I was blind to your greatness!"

"It's not your fault! Go quickly and inform the king so we can go and see him!"

Jiang Liu helped the courier up.

The messenger hurried towards the royal palace.

A moment later, a eunuch arrived and asked, "Which one is the Emperor's goods?"

At Jiang Liu's signal, the prince stepped forward and said, "I am he."

"So you're Li Di Huo?"

The eunuch looked the prince up and down, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but because of his mature appearance, he couldn't tell who he was for a moment. He just said, "I thought he was some kind of three-headed, six-armed figure, but I didn't expect him to be just an ordinary laborer."

He then said to Jiang Liu and the others, "You will come with me to meet His Majesty. If this emperor does not have the ability to support the people for five hundred years, suppress ghosts and gods for five hundred years, and stand tall between heaven and earth for five hundred years, I will definitely skin you alive!"

"Go! Go! Go! Our Emperor Li is no ordinary man. Without him, Wuji Kingdom is in grave danger!" Jiang Liu chuckled, taking the Emperor Li's hand...the Crown Prince's hand, and together with Bajie, Bajing, Huyuan, Hujue, and Liangluzhen, they followed the eunuch toward the palace.

Halfway there, Bajie secretly pulled Jiang Liu aside and asked, "Brother, I've been wondering about this 'Emperor's Gift' for over five hundred years. What exactly does it mean?"

Chapter 1469 The Betting Competition Inside the Golden Palace

"You don't know, this is celestial script. As for its meaning, it's quite simple: it means 'savior'."

Jiang Liu chuckled and explained the meaning of "establishing an imperial goods" to Bajie.

Regarding the Journey to the West, some Taoist priests have interpreted the establishment of the imperial capital as containing the power of divination and Taoist mysteries, but this is absolutely nonsense.

Lidihuo is a transliteration of "Redeemer"!

That is, Jesus Christ.

Furthermore, the story of the Wuji Kingdom's ordeal is not much different from the plot of Hamlet, and the so-called "establishment of an emperor and knowledge of events 1,500 years in the past and future" is just that Journey to the West was written in 1,500 AD, while 1,500 years had passed since the birth of Jesus.

This is actually an attempt to exchange and integrate Eastern and Western cultures in literary works.

Although "Journey to the West" does contain a self-contained system of cultivation principles for the Golden Elixir and Holy Embryo, it is not full of profound mysteries, and there are many passages used to pad the word count.

Therefore, if a practitioner focuses on the term "establishing imperial goods" and claims it contains profound Taoist mysteries, they are most likely a shallow and ignorant fraudster.

In this primordial world, different places have different languages, but because Pangu, who created the world, was the primordial spirit of the rivers, the Mandarin of China is the mainstream language in this world.

English, Latin, and the like did not exist in the primordial world.

The reason why Sun Wukong could utter the phrase "establish an emperor's goods" is that the Sun Wukong of this prehistoric world is the same as the mind monkey of his river, so how could he not know it?

but.

The six sages, however, also understood the savior meaning of "establishing an emperor's goods".

After all, their primordial spirits were entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, which is the "ring" of the multiverse. The six saints were able to barely collect some information from all the heavens and myriad worlds and believed that it was the profound principle contained in the Heavenly Dao.

But precisely because of this, the six sages were quite curious about Sun Wukong, wondering how he knew the profound information contained within the Heavenly Dao...

"Savior?"

Bajie muttered, "Back then, my eldest brother saved the king of Wuji Kingdom, so he certainly deserves the title of 'establishing an emperor's goods,' but can this crown prince also be that kind of 'establishing an emperor's goods'?"

“You don’t know, back then ‘I’ only saved one king, but this prince has to save an entire nation.”

Jiang Liu chuckled, "The savior of the past was a god, but the savior of today must be a person himself! The so-called saving others and saving oneself is nothing more than teaching people to be self-aware, self-salvation, and self-cultivation."

Instantly, Pigsy trembled, realizing that his eldest brother had not only comprehended the Great Dao in the cycle of reincarnation, but had also comprehended the true righteous path!

After whispering the words,