I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

After returning to Yujing, the Nuo opera performer Nai Ling Huanzhen privately gave suggestions to the emperor.

Although the emperor readily accepted the proposal, he did not bring it up at court meetings at first.

Therefore, many ministers only knew that His Majesty had been rehearsing dances recently, but they did not know the purpose of the rehearsals.

"I have decided to perform Nuo opera to worship the heavens at the beginning of next month on Qilin Mountain outside Yujing City."

The emperor still left room for maneuver in his words. He defined the matter as a sacrifice to the heaven. As long as no bad omens appeared, it would not be a big deal even if the auspicious beast did not descend.

Of course, it would be best if the Qilin came. Its arrival would immediately be a sign of good fortune from heaven and ironclad evidence of the continued prosperity of the Jin Dynasty.

The ministers all felt that this decision was a bit sudden.

However, since the emperor has already spoken, everyone can only shout that he is wise and start discussing some details.

Qilin Mountain is high and steep, and extremely difficult to climb.

The emperor is already very old, and it is unrealistic for him to climb to the throne on his own.

But if you go to the top of the mountain in a sedan chair, it seems a bit "arrogant" and it feels like you lack respect for God.

So, a minister immediately suggested that the crown prince should ascend the throne to offer sacrifices on behalf of the emperor.

This suggestion is quite pertinent. After all, an emperor in his eighties cannot climb a mountain, and a prince in his early sixties does not have the physical strength to do so either.

The old emperor was about to agree, but before he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at his son.

The prince, whose hair was mostly gray, lowered his head so that his facial expression could not be seen clearly.

But the old emperor could easily imagine that his face must have turned ashen.

"Hmph, useless piece of shit! You can't even climb a mountain for me."

There was a flash of disgust in the old emperor's eyes. After his son grew white hair like himself, he was no different from trash in his eyes.

When they met in private, he sometimes couldn't hold back and would even vent all his malice on his son without reservation.

'...'

Even though he is a waste, he is still a prince after all.

The old emperor imagined the scene where the crown prince led the people to climb the mountain to offer sacrifices to the heaven, while the crown prince of his own dynasty cursed silently at the foot of the mountain. He smiled coldly and rejected the minister's proposal.

"As long as your heart is sincere, the same goes for offering sacrifices at the foot of the mountain."

Hearing this, the prince looked up at the emperor in surprise.

After meeting the latter's cold gaze, he immediately lowered his head.

........

The preparation time given by the emperor was not very sufficient, but fortunately everyone had adapted to his majesty's impatience early on.

At the beginning of the month, a medium-scale sacrifice was successfully carried out at Qilin Mountain outside Yujing City.

Except for six men and six women wearing masks performing Nuo opera on the top of the mountain, all other civil and military officials, led by the emperor, offered sacrifices to the sky at the foot of the mountain.

The ministers had solemn expressions, but in fact they had no extra expectations in their hearts and felt that it was just a routine matter.

The old emperor had a unique look of anticipation on his face. He was very eager for a good sign to appear to dispel the gloom in his heart.

"Qilin, oh Qilin, you have been worshipped as the auspicious animal of the Jin Dynasty for more than 800 years. Today is the day when I need you most. You must come."

When the auspicious time arrived, the old emperor prayed to the sky while silently looking forward to the arrival of the Qilin.

Logically speaking, after his old friend was killed, Qilin was unwilling to come here.

But since it is a great auspicious beast of the Jin Dynasty and has been worshipped by the world for more than 800 years, it has some obligations that it must fulfill.

The old emperor chose Qilin Mountain as the place for sacrifice, and the six men and six women on the mountain sang and danced, calling for auspiciousness.

After the Qilin had some sense of the situation, it could only come here slowly with auspicious clouds under its feet.

"Your Majesty, it's the auspicious beast Qilin!"

A sharp-eyed minister saw the Qilin coming on the clouds and immediately knelt down and congratulated loudly.

"Auspicious signs from heaven, our Great Jin's fortune will continue, and our country will be forever secure!"

The other ministers also reacted quickly. When they saw the Qilin landing on the top of the mountain, they all congratulated the old emperor.

"Ha ha ha ha"

The emperor's gloom was swept away and he laughed out loud, which was rare.

But at this moment, a deafening cry of grief rang out from the top of the mountain!

........

When Zhao Tiangang predicted the nation's destiny, there was something wrong, and the sky over Yujing was covered with dark clouds.

Along with that earth-shaking wail, an ominous omen of dark clouds suddenly appeared over the sky above Qingzhou!

Just now it seemed like a good omen from heaven, but in the blink of an eye it turned into this.

The old emperor's head was buzzing and he almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"His Majesty!"

Fortunately, Eunuch Gong supported him in time. He said worriedly, "It's windy outside. Your Majesty, please return to the palace."

Return to the palace?

At this moment, how could the old emperor return to the palace without getting to the bottom of things!

He broke free from Gong Gong's support and shouted, "Go up the mountain, quickly, go up the mountain and check--"

At the old emperor's command, hundreds of guards ran to the top of the mountain.

During the anxious wait, the old emperor felt a tightness in his chest.

He is old and has been in poor health recently.

Faced with this shocking change, he clearly showed signs of being unable to hold on.

But he never showed weakness in his life. Even when he was extremely unwell, he still insisted on getting to the bottom of things.

≤#Q@Q#峮⊥６±⑥℃二!６}零∩0!@八≡②*2#$ "Ah, what's wrong with Qilin..."

One minister looked horrified. After blurting out half of this sentence, he immediately shut his mouth.

Not only him, but everyone was staring at the Qilin being carried down the mountain by the guards, they were all horrified to the extreme.

The majestic Qilin, which represents auspiciousness, is actually dead? !

"Your Majesty, there was no one on the top except the auspicious beast, but the corpses of twelve animals were found."

When those palm-sized animals with strange red bodies were brought up, the word "monster" emerged in the ministers' minds at the same time.

Especially after the twelve animal corpses turned into blood in front of everyone, everyone became even more convinced that it was an evil spirit causing chaos.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty? Your Majesty!!!"

Amid the noise, the old emperor fell down again, powerless.

This time, Eunuch Gong still supported him in time, but the emperor was unable to stand up.

Seeing that the latter was still leaning against him with his eyes wide open, Gong Gong was completely panicked: "Imperial Physician, where is the Imperial Physician?!"

........

As soon as Qilin died, the world's top cultivators immediately felt it.

Inside the prison, Zhao Tiangang suddenly raised his head.

His gaze penetrated the cage and saw that the fortune of the Great Jin Dynasty, which had originally been in the form of a Qilin, was beginning to shake violently.

Amidst the shock, the incredible destiny of the Kirin Prime Minister could no longer take shape.

If the national destiny is not formed, it will dissipate faster, but due to the existence of the French Open, the speed of its dissipation is still too slow for Zhao Tiangang to bear!

Ok?

Just then, his eyes lit up.

A calamity aura enveloped Qingzhou, but was immediately bounced to the nearby Yizhou.

Although it was bounced away, this calamity energy spread towards Qingzhou very persistently.

"The Qilin belongs to the water element and is connected to the destiny of the Jin Dynasty. After its death, a severe drought is inevitable."

It depends on the situation. First it will be Yizhou, then Qingzhou.

Chapter 056 The country is peaceful and the people are safe

Zhao Tiangang was just thinking about it, the core of the legal network, which was also the core of the power of the Emperor, when it suddenly shook violently.

Something big happened in Yujing again?

Could it be that the emperor finally passed away?

Yujing is the most terrifying forbidden land in the world, and no one or any demon in the immortal cultivation world can shake it.

There is even less possibility of internal strife, as the emperor has mastered the art of balancing things to perfection, and currently no one in the court has the motive or ability to cause trouble.

After much thought, the only possibility was that the emperor saw the auspicious beast of the Jin Dynasty die, and in his rage, he accidentally died.

However, the death of the auspicious beast should only be a trigger, and the greatest credit should go to the Purgatory Sect.

If the leader of the Purgatory Sect had not made early arrangements to make the emperor weak, he would not have died suddenly this time.

'The emperor died suddenly. Even though he had clearly intended to train the crown prince as his successor, the crown prince would not have the chance to inherit the throne this time.'

When Zhao Tiangang thought about the prince's imminent ascension to the throne, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

As early as the reign of Emperor Wu, the Jin Dynasty achieved unprecedented great unification.

After that, successive emperors worked hard to build the country. Even though the Jin Dynasty is now old and plagued by problems, it cannot be overthrown in a short period of time just by a few bad omens or by killing a unicorn.

"If the crown prince takes the throne, the Jin dynasty can be passed down for at least two or three generations."

'You can change it to the prince, haha.'

The prince was already a prince when he was twenty years old. Now, forty-one years have passed, and he is still just a prince!

In today's world, how can there be a prince who has been in forty years?

Anyone would be resentful, but the prince was walking on thin ice and didn't dare to show it at all.

Someone like this, who has been suppressed for more than 40 years and later watched his son ascend the throne little by little in the hope that he would be snatched away by his own son, has already become a mentally abnormal.

Once he were allowed to hold the supreme power in Dajin, the harm he would cause would not even be comparable to that of the Tianshi Sect.

"My prince, I will wait and see."

.....

"Your Highness, all the bosses of the opera troupes near the imperial city suddenly died when we went to arrest them. Now the only clue left is Gong Zhang, the traitorous dog slave. Guo Tingwei is interrogating him strictly."

After waiting for a while, seeing that the prince was in a daze and seemed to be deaf to his words, the commander of the imperial guards said sadly, "Your Highness, please accept my condolences."

The prince finally responded. He said in a strange tone, "What did you say? Say it again!"

"Your Highness, near the Imperial City..."

"No, the next sentence, the next sentence!"

"Gong Zhang"

The commander of the imperial guards had just begun to speak when he was interrupted by the crown prince: "No, more on the latter part!"

"Your Highness, I mourn for you."

"Why do you mourn?"

Well, your Majesty has passed away, there is nothing wrong with me advising the Crown Prince to mourn, right?

"Tell me quickly why I need to mourn!" the prince urged, staring.

"After diagnosis by several imperial doctors, His Majesty has indeed passed away. Please accept my condolences, Your Highness."

As he spoke, the commander of the Royal Guards choked up and his eyes began to blur.

After thinking for a while, he was ready to burst into tears.

"Dead? He's finally dead. Good thing he died! Hahahahaha, hahahaha."

But before he could cry, the prince started dancing and burst into laughter like a madman.