Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

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The prologue can also be found in the third volume, called "Wolongzi Goes Down the Mountain".

The update time for this work is not clear yet, so I will release some of it here first to satisfy your curiosity.

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August is supposed to be the hottest time of the year.

But that was in the Central Plains. If it were in the foreign lands of the western border, it would never be hot all year round.

At this time, heavy snow was blowing on the wasteland of western Xinjiang, and the surroundings were covered with white like ice and snow.

And on the snowfield, there was a Taoist priest in a blue robe walking in the wind and snow. His steps were steady and orderly, and he seemed to be completely unaffected by the wind and snow. No matter how strong the wind was, he could walk against the wind, and no matter how cold the snow was, he could remain indifferent.

Kong Mingliang's heart was colder than the wind and snow in the western border.

He would sigh from time to time, and the loss and sadness on his face were hard to hide.

A few days ago, he went to the Tianshi Mansion in Qinglei Mountain and met his second junior brother Zhang Mengxuan. He talked with him all night long and asked him to calculate the future of Da Shu using astrology and divination.

The final answer is just two words: the country is destroyed......

The four hundred years of Great Shu, the Great Shu that their master Zhang Ziliang helped Emperor Gaozu to establish, is now about to perish like this. How could Kong Mingliang not be heartbroken?

But in fact, he had already thought of this result.

Although Kong Mingliang did not understand these divination techniques, he was resourceful and had a good foresight. As early as when he was in the Wolong Temple, he had already calculated the situation in the world and the future of the Great Shu.

The world is in turmoil again, with various princes claiming their own territories as kings. Conversely, the so-called orthodoxy of Great Shu is actually a traitor holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. Among the various powerful people in the world, not a single one has the so-called ambition to restore the country.

For such a great Shu, there is a way to survive.

But Kong Mingliang was unwilling to give up, so he came to the Western Frontier to find his junior brother to use astrology to calculate the secrets of heaven and the future of the Great Shu.

But there is no other way for the future of Da Shu except the destruction of the country.

This was the empire founded by their master Zhang Ziliang, but now it has run out of luck and is heading towards destruction. It is natural for Kong Mingliang to be sad.

In his hand was a wine gourd, which he had brought down from Qinglei Mountain. However, he hadn't drunk a single sip in the few days since he arrived at the snowy plains from Qinglei Mountain.

Drinking to forget sorrow only makes one more sorrowful. Kong Mingliang had no intention of drinking to forget sorrow.

If you really want to get rid of your sorrow, you have to get over it in your heart.

"Oh, never mind, that's it..."

Kong Mingliang sighed for the last time, as if he had figured it out.

Over the past few days, he has been thinking about things related to Da Shu, but he couldn't come up with any results, so he simply decided to give up.

The change of dynasties and the inevitable division of the united states are the trend of the times and the unstoppable trend of the world. Now that the Great Shu is declining, what can Kong Mingliang do?

Not to mention the Great Shu, didn't even the Qi State, which destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Qi State, perish in the same way? You have to know that Jiang Shanggong, who founded the Great Qi State, was still alive. If the Great Qi State was about to perish, what could Jiang Shanggong do?

Kong Mingliang convinced himself and decided to accept reality.

As he walked, he finally walked out of the snowfield, as if he had walked out of the knot in his heart.

When he walked out of the snowy plains, he was almost at Yuquan Village. However, when he returned to the village, he was shocked by the scene before him.

"What... is going on?"

Kong Mingliang muttered in a lost voice, looking at the village in front of him.

When he left, Yuquan Village was still a prosperous foreign village, but now when he returned, it was in ruins, with broken walls and debris everywhere, and even many corpses and war horses lying on the ground.

Kong Mingliang walked into the dilapidated village. His photographic memory swept around and he saw the problem in just a few seconds.

There were corpses everywhere on the ground, and even soldiers' armor and horses could be seen, which showed that a riot between officers and soldiers had occurred here.

The bloodstains around had already solidified, and there were burn marks on the ruined buildings, which showed that the village had turned into a sea of ​​fire at that time. However, too much time had passed and the fire was blown out by the cold wind.

The only thing I don’t understand is, was it the army there that was responsible for the massacre of Yuquan Village?

After all, Kong Mingliang had been living in seclusion in Wolong Temple. Although he knew what was happening in the world, he had never seen it with his own eyes. He did not recognize the armor styles of these soldiers and did not know which army they belonged to.

However, although this place is close to the Central Plains, it is in the foreign territory of Western Xinjiang. Apart from the local army of Western Xinjiang, which army of the princes of the Central Plains can appear here?

Could it be that the massacre of Yuquan Village was done by foreigners from Western Xinjiang?

If it is really them, do they want to invade the Central Plains?

Kong Mingliang thought a lot, but all of this was just speculation, without any real basis or evidence.

But it doesn't matter, just find someone to ask.

Kong Mingliang's peripheral vision swept towards a dilapidated house on the right. After looking for two seconds, he turned around and walked over, pushed open the half-open door and walked into the house.

"Ahhhh!"

Suddenly, there was a scream from inside.

Kong Mingliang saw someone hiding in the corner wrapped in a quilt, looking at Kong Mingliang tremblingly, his eyes full of fear and anxiety: "No, don't kill me, don't kill me!!!"

It was a little girl, who looked to be about ten years old. She had an unusual head of white hair, and her body was dirty and she looked in a miserable state.

Kong Mingliang didn't say anything, but walked to the table next to him and easily removed the corner of the table with one hand. A ball of fire appeared in his hand, and the corner of the table immediately turned into a torch, which seemed extra warm in this cold environment.

Kong Mingliang threw the torch in front of the girl, smiled and said, "You must be cold. Warm yourself up."

The little girl was so scared when she saw the other party throwing the torch at her that she almost fainted, but when the torch fell in front of her, she was stunned and looked at Kong Mingliang stupidly.

Kong Mingliang just stood there, smiled kindly, and did nothing else.

The little girl stared at Kong Mingliang for a long time before she dared to move closer to the torch and stretch out her hand to keep warm.

Suddenly, my hands, which had been numb from the cold, felt the long-lost warmth.

Kong Mingliang smiled, removed two more table corners, walked over to the little girl, and threw them into the fire to make a simple bonfire. Then he squatted in front of her and asked, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

Kong Mingliang was very smart and calmed the man down in a very short time.

The little girl felt Kong Mingliang's kindness and finally calmed down. Although her body was still trembling, she nodded.

Seeing this, Kong Mingliang asked again, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"Uh-huh....."

Kong Mingliang then took out some of his dry food and gave it to her.

She took it immediately and started to chew it in big mouthfuls, not caring at all that she was a girl. It was obvious that she had been hungry for several days.

Kong Mingliang just squatted in front of her, quietly waiting for her to finish eating before asking, "Can you tell me what happened in this village?"

The little girl nodded tremblingly, as if her voice was shaking, but she still managed to say: "Thank you... Thank you benefactor, the thing is, the thing is this..."

Then, the little girl began to tell Kong Mingliang what happened in the village a few days ago.

3.49 His Majesty the Emperor is exposed!

The next afternoon, Ji Xian came to the Observatory again, and Jiang Shanggong began to teach him the secrets of astrology.

"The stars in the sky are actually shining all the time, but the sun is too bright during the day, blocking out the starlight. The starlight we see at night is not actually the stars shining in front of us, but the starlight that has taken days, years, or even decades to reach the sky and be seen by us."

"The same principle applies to divination and astrology. Using the transmission of things from ancient times to the present as a medium, one can gain insight into the secrets of heaven."

Jiang Shanggong explained the principles of divination and astrology to Ji Xian, and then began to teach him the techniques and skills.

Ji Xian listened very carefully and learned very quickly. It didn't take long for him to master everything Jiang Shanggong had just said. Jiang Shanggong also asked him to try it on the spot, and Ji Xian immediately agreed.

Ji Xian stood up from the ground, lowered her head, and began to pinch her fingers. The spiritual power in her body flowed and began to disperse like water splashes, looking very spiritual.

This technique is truly magical. Ji Xian's eyes now emit a faint fluorescence, and what he sees is completely different.

Ji Xian saw everything his spiritual power could reach. It flowed between time and space, riding the wind and against the light, ultimately reaching the sky and penetrating the universe.

Then, Ji Xian saw thousands of stars.

He did not rely on the star map formation, nor on any magic weapon or artifact, but relied entirely on his own strength to see the sea of ​​stars in the universe.

Ji Xian strengthened her spiritual power, went deeper and deeper, and saw more stars.

Then, he saw a red star, which was much larger than the other stars and very hot, as if he would be burned if he got close to it for a moment.

"Master, there's a red star that seems very hot. What is that?"

"That's Taibai Star."

"Taibai... This is Taibai Star!" [PS: Taibai Star is Venus]

Ji Xian knew that the current ranking of cultivation levels was created by Jiang Shang Gong. Each realm was named according to the stars that Jiang Shang Gong saw. The closer to the sun, the stronger it was.

The high and unattainable Yangshen realm is naturally the hottest and largest sun.

Ji Xian's prying spiritual power turned accordingly, and then she saw a huge fireball, dazzling and shining, making people feel warm and full of vitality.

Ji Xian knew that it was the sun.

"I...I saw the sun!"

"Ah."

Lord Jiang Shang was very happy, really very happy.

Over the past three thousand years, he has taught many people the art of astrology and divination, but no one has been able to see other stars. Not even the Eight Masters of the Tianji Pavilion and Jiang Nanluo back then could do it.

But unexpectedly, Ji Xian could see the Taibai Star after learning for less than half a day!

Ji Xian then tried the Qi Xiang method. When he looked at Jiang Shang Gong, he could see Jiang Shang Gong's destiny. As Ji Xian used his fingers to deduce, the destiny gradually took shape, and the destiny became clearer and clearer.

Jiang Shanggong's Qi-phase destiny was a formless energy, but as Ji Xian's spiritual power deepened, she could see it more clearly. The invisible energy gradually gathered and formed two distinct Qi phases, one yin and one yang. The two different Qi phases blended together without any sense of disobedience, forming a Tai Chi diagram.

Yesterday, Jiang Shanggong taught Ji Xian the star sequence of the destiny. Ji Xian recognized this destiny as the Hunyuan destiny, which means eternity, heaven and earth, and nature.

I don’t know what the fate and aura of the Five Saints, who are not destined by heaven, look like.

Ji Xian thought about it casually but didn't say it out loud. Then she sat down again, mobilized her spiritual power and started astrology again, wanting to see more of the countless stars.

"........."

In the Observatory, Jiang Shang Gong looked at the person in front of him for a long time without saying anything. He just stared at him and watched him practice.

Ji Xian's cultivation speed was obviously far beyond Jiang Shanggong's cognition.

You have to know that Jiang Shang Gong lived for more than three thousand years and had seen all kinds of people. He had witnessed every dynasty, every era of chaos, and every war.

Lord Jiang Shang had also seen many peerless geniuses and knew many top masters who were unrivaled in the world.

But as far as Jiang Shanggong knew, there was only one person with the talent of Ji Xian.

Great Zhou, the immortal of poetry and swordsmanship, Ji Taibai.

"Who is this person?"

Jiang Shanggong was puzzled by this question.

Over the past few days, Jiang Shanggong had tried more than once to divine Ji Xian's past and future. However, his past had been unremarkable, with nothing unusual to be seen, and his future was shrouded in mist and unpredictable; no one could predict what the future would hold.

However, the knowledgeable Jiang Shanggong did not find it strange.

After all, before the poet and swordsman Taibai became famous throughout the world, she was just an ordinary citizen in Chang'an Town, Yongzhou.

Even Jiang Shanggong himself was born in an ordinary Taoist temple before he became the national master of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Not to mention the famous Wencheng Zhenjun Zhang Ziliang, who was just an ordinary person with an unremarkable fate, but he was able to kill two of the Five Saints and establish the Great Shu Dynasty.

Therefore, it is not surprising if there is an ordinary person with an ordinary fate but possesses amazing talents.

At this time, Ji Xian's spiritual power began to converge and she slowly opened her eyes.

There are starlight twinkling in the pupils, like bright stars gathered together.

But this aura soon dissipated, and Ji Xian heaved a sigh of relief, stood up, and said to Jiang Shanggong, "Master, I got it!"

"Yes." Jiang Shanggong nodded, smiled at Ji Xian and said, "You can go back to Lifeng first and come to my place tomorrow."

"Thank you, Master."

Ji Xian happily bowed to Jiang Shanggong, then turned and left.

Looking at Ji Xian's leaving back, Jiang Shanggong smiled and thought to himself.

Now that Nan Luo is gone, isn’t it time to find a successor for myself?

Jiang Shanggong thought about these things and felt a little longing.