Free Web NovelChapter 334: Chapter 125: Commanding a Hundred Swords, Shifting Dawn, Incense Heads North
Before he finished speaking, the old man shook his head, saying, "The dynasty’s fate is over, but the world has changed. In the past, the Zhao family would have been seen as sabotaging its own great defenses, but now... I can’t see clearly.
Sui’Er, tomorrow you will lead people south, bring enough incense money, and pray daily to the Buddha. Remember to befriend the abbot of Xinci Temple."
The girl called Sui’Er asked perplexedly, "Father, in the midst of such chaos, shouldn’t I be in the capital, in case..."
The old man smiled and said, "The current fight for the throne is not here, but in the south. The world has changed."
Sui’Er understood and nodded, muttering, "I don’t understand, why would the Buddha kill the Divine Martial Monarch."
The old man said, "The pawns in the game can never understand the one setting up the game; the one who sets it up is in the south."
A moment...
At the execution ground in the market,
The officer above helplessly dropped the execution order.
The executioner spat out a mouthful of strong liquor, about to swing the knife, but suddenly saw a gust of wind sweep by.
The executioner blinked in confusion, while several historians disappeared.
Soon, the historians reappeared in front of a small town, where their relatives were already present.
Everyone looked at each other, then bowed to the heavens, deciding to live incognito and hide in the small town.
In the palace...
Upon hearing the news, Ji Nanfeng flew into a rage, but after understanding the details, his heart trembled with fear, unsure of which divine being was involved, and could only temporarily give up.
As time passed, the deeds of the Divine Martial Monarch spread across the land...
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Early spring...
In Xiongshan County, Cyan Wood Province, Mrs. Li heard the news from the north and could not bear the grief of what her son had done, soaking her clothes with tears.
Master Li had long stopped taking charge, and the current Patriarch of the Li family was Li Xuan’s second brother, Li Zhili.
At this moment, this second brother was also restless, his eyes red, then he took the clothes Li Xuan had left at home and made a cenotaph, entombing it deeply, then wrote a eulogy, mourning and bowing before the grave.
Events make one grow. Although Li Zhili was only twenty-one, the past few years had matured him quickly. Looking at his brother’s tombstone, he suddenly remembered the scene ten years ago at the Hundred Flowers Mansion.
At that time, he had angrily accused his brother of being hypocritical, realizing now it was his own childlike ignorance. Now everything is settled, his brother gone, he feels an overwhelming loss, feeling he still has thousands of words to say to his brother.
He stayed in front of the grave for half a day.
His wife, Zhou Yanmei, held an umbrella against the spring rain, and also looked at the stone monument with complex eyes, saying, "The elder brother is a hero."
Li Zhili said, "Yes, brother has always been a hero. He silently protected the entire Li family. Without him, how could our family survive in these turbulent times? But now he’s gone, and I, the younger brother, can do nothing."
He cried, lifting his hand to pound the ground.
He knew very well that the Buddha killed his brother, yet he dared not seek revenge, not even daring to question it.
Zhou Yanmei stood by his side, and when he had cried enough, she softly said, "Husband, the elder brother stood up certainly hoping for a better Li family, otherwise he could have just left.
Now the deceased is gone, yet the living should strive.
I think, not only should we not resent the Buddha, but we should even prepare a grand gift at this time, send it to Xinci Temple, to show that our Li family harbors no resentment."
"Prepare a gift?" Li Zhili shouted in disbelief.
He stood up, panting heavily, looking at his wife.
Zhou Yanmei looked at him, saying, "If the elder brother were here, he would certainly have you do so. The elder brother lived for the Li family, does husband mean to ruin it for a moment of personal anger?
The elder brother faced death generously!
Can’t husband endure this bit of humiliation?"
Her words left Li Zhili speechless.
Soon after, he suddenly chuckled twice, then burst into manic laughter, running into the rain.
Zhou Yanmei chased after him, only to be pushed away.
Standing in the distance, Zhou Yanmei said, "If husband won’t prepare it, I shall, then I will temporarily stay in Cyan Wood State City, worship Buddha, and pray for the stability of the Li family’s fortunes, to avoid disaster!"
Li Zhili stopped, walked over to her, and said, "What are you going to do?! I’ll go! Only when I, the Patriarch of the Li family, appear before the Buddha and pray sincerely, will our Li family remain stable!"
His eyes were red, crying while laughing, laughing while crying, then took a deep breath... looking at the cenotaph in the distance, he said, "Brother, rest assured, the Li family is in my hands now."
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The Divine Martial Monarch killed by Li Xuan, the Buddha, was an illusion skill doppelgänger.
He truly fought with the illusion skill doppelgänger, then moved a prepared broken corpse over as the Divine Martial Monarch’s remains.
These remains were indeed taken from his own body.
For someone who can regenerate from a drop of blood, removing a few bones is nothing.
The Bear Demon demanded this body, but Buddha Li Xuan added a condition.
Only when the incense burns throughout Great Yong will the body be sent to the northern land.
The Bear Demon agreed.
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Within the Lingyi Sect.
The news of Li Xuan’s death also finally arrived.
But for those who knew Li Xuan was the Buddha, like Tian Yuan, Little Princess, and Wei Yao, there was no sadness... So, they had to pretend to be sad.
Thus, the three women set up another cenotaph, crying profusely.
Li Jin and Li Jing also silently stood before the cenotaph, kowtowing to their father.
Then Xiaojing also cried very sadly.
Li Jin quietly sneaked into the kitchen, took chili powder and rubbed it on his eyes, then cried expressionlessly.
The Sect Leader was in seclusion, merging the sword "Hundred Beasts," and no one dared to disturb him.
Hua Xiaoying then arrived, comforting the three women, and then took Li Xuan’s two children aside, telling them that "when they grow up, they must avenge their father."
