Chapter 1095: Chapter 1: Epic Calamity, A Marriage Alliance Reenacted in History?
"Ah———"
When he reached the ground, Zhao Xing caught him.
"Shi, was it fun?"
"Fun!"
"Do you want to learn?"
"Don’t want to learn!"
Oh ho, quite a bit of spine you have.
"Off you go!"
Emperor Wu once again soared into the sky with a loud voice.
Below, Liu Sicheng stood behind Ji Anlan, looking at the sky: "Princess, is there really no problem with Duke Divine Might being like this?"
Princess You Ruo said: "What’s the problem? This child is born with pride and a tenacious spirit. When he encounters someone equally proud, if not in this manner, there’s no way to teach him."
"Zhao Chen’an will know how to handle it, you don’t need to worry."
"You can pick him up in two hours."
"Yes." Liu Wanliang bowed his head and left with Princess You Ruo.
Emperor Wu indeed had pride, Zhao Xing didn’t let go for the entire two hours on the first day.
"Good, you have guts!" Zhao Xing let him down, "We’ll fight again tomorrow."
"Hmph! I just won’t learn!" Little Emperor Wu marched off defiantly.
The second day, bungee jumping.
The third day, bungee jumping.
The fourth day, bungee jumping.
...
Until the seventh day, Little Emperor Wu finally couldn’t hold back.
"Stop! Let me say something!"
Zhao Xing held his neck: "Speak."
"I can learn from you, but you have to teach me something fun, something I’ve never seen before."
Just keeping on like this isn’t a solution, Little Emperor Wu doesn’t have much playtime every day.
Zhao Xing just wastes half of it here, how can he stand it?
"Alright." Zhao Xing showed a slight smile, released his collar, "Then what should you call me."
"Duke Divine Might." Emperor Wu reluctantly muttered.
"Hmm?"
"Big brother." Emperor Wu rolled his eyes, seriously saluted.
"Hahaha, Fifth Brother." Zhao Xing happily returned the salute.
"Eh? Why am I just fifth?"
"Because I have a few good brothers, you can only be ranked fifth, so I’ll call you Fifth Brother." Zhao Xing explained.
Emperor Wu didn’t care about this, he just asked: "What fun things will you show me?"
Zhao Xing pointed behind him: "Turn around and see for yourself."
Emperor Wu turned around as told, and suddenly his eyes widened: "Wow! So many big brothers!"
He saw before him, behind him, and in the sky, were all filled with Zhao Xing’s figures.
Emperor Wu felt something moving at his pant leg, he looked down.
Even from the ground popped up a head, smiling at him: "Isn’t it fun?"
"Marvelous marvelous marvelous!" The young one clapped enthusiastically: "Big brother, I want to learn this!"
...
Time passed, and soon it was the early spring of the 47th year of Yongzhi.
Spirit Ruins Blessed Land, Qitian Mountain Peak.
Zhao Xing once again sensed a thread of cause and effect about to sever.
An image appeared in his mind, a figure holding a compass shining it all over him.
When Zhao Xing saw this scene, the figure in the picture seemed to turn around and slightly nodded at him.
...
Tianyong State, Fengjing.
West City, in front of an elegant waterside pavilion.
Ji Tianyan looked up and smiled slightly.
"Zhao Xing, you’ve arrived."
"Prince." A cloud of mist dispersed, and Zhao Xing’s figure landed outside the waterside pavilion’s steps.
"Come in and sit." King Heavenly Destiny gestured. "I don’t have much time left, there are some things I need to entrust to you."
"Please go ahead, Prince." Zhao Xing and King Heavenly Destiny sat facing each other.
"The first matter is a successor." King Heavenly Destiny poured Zhao Xing a cup of tea. "After I leave, Ji Si will take over my position."
Zhao Xing slightly nodded, this was almost a given.
The Fate Officer would only use the royal members, Ji Si is King Heavenly Destiny’s own brother, but he’s two hundred years younger, at least enough to transition to the early Wu Emperor.
"He and I, although both descendants of Prince You, his character is different from mine. He seems gentle, but in reality, he’s utterly unemotional, and his conduct is solely to maximize the royal family’s interests."
Ji Si surely won’t be liked by others, but he will certainly be liked by the Emperor.
Of course, Zhao Xing didn’t remember Ji Si in his previous life either, Fate Officers were always hidden, and they didn’t interact much.
But with King Heavenly Destiny’s explanation, he understood.
"After Ji Si takes over, he will continue to complete the second layer of the Derivation God Decision."
"Nowadays, more and more cultivators from different paths are working on it, expecting to complete it soon in the future."
"This is a century-long plan, and I implore you to continue this matter."
The Derivation God Decision inherently, due to individual differences, diverges in various directions, so the drawbacks will also differ, there’s no way one remedy can cure all ailments.
Zhao Xing is cooperating diligently now because he himself and Liu Tianning have their interests involved.
What about in the future? Once Zhao Xing holds a high position, will he no longer have time for this, or will he lose interest?
After all, this thing doesn’t demonstrate his achievements noticeably, it takes too long, and if there are problems, he might even have to take the blame.
So what King Heavenly Destiny was doing was asking.
"I promise you." Zhao Xing said earnestly, "I will not slack, and I will give it my all."
"I trust you." King Heavenly Destiny smiled, "It’s just a pity, I won’t live to see that day."
Zhao Xing remained silent, for Fate Officers, like emperors, or like the crazed Xu Xing, once dead, it’s all gone.
Foreseeing the future, deducing the past, the ultimate price is life.
Of course, also King Heavenly Destiny isn’t a Rule Realm powerhouse, if he were super first-class Rule Realm, he could preserve his Life Soul.
But even his first-class status was bestowed by Emperor Jing, and Emperor Jing himself was only a Rule Realm, so there was no way to let King Heavenly Destiny reach Rule Realm, even if there was, it wouldn’t be used on King Heavenly Destiny.
"You mustn’t be sad, this is my destiny." King Heavenly Destiny laughed, "Witnessing the creation of the Derivation God Decision’s historical record in my last century of life, and having pushed the first and second layers myself, I am already very satisfied."
"How many kings have there been in history? As countless as the stars!"