Chapter 1169 – A Bright and Sunny Day (2/2)
But no matter how slowly one walked, as long as one was willing to walk, one would eventually reach the other shore.
This was the case whether it was the stream of Xining Village, the river of wisdom, or the rivers and seas painted on the golden bricks on the ground.
Yuren walked up to the Prince of Xiang and stopped.
This was the first time the Prince of Xiang had seen him from so close.
The blind eye, the half-missing earlobe, the shoulder that leaned slightly to the left—these features gradually began to fade from his sight.
All that was left was that clean face.
A hint of confusion appeared in the Prince of Xiang's eyes, then suspicion, then shock, and finally amusement.
He slapped his palm at Yuren's head.
This palm was so soft that there seemed to be no bones within. It burned with the flames of an invisible sun, contained a monstrous Qi.
The guards came to their senses and shouted in surprise. They heedlessly charged, hoping to take this blow for the emperor.
Suddenly, a powerful wave of Qi, almost like an actual wave of water, swept the guards onto the steps.
The golden railings shattered and dust rose.
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According to the after-action report, very few people saw what actually happened next.
The light was so strong that one needed to immediately close one's eyes to not go blind.
Even people of extremely high cultivation level like Mo Yu and Luoluo could only see a blurry picture.
A bright curtain of light appeared in the center of the hall. Compared to this light, the Night Pearls were like the embers of burned weeds.
Two figures could faintly be seen in this curtain of light. One of them was a little fat, making them the Prince of Xiang, and the other was naturally Yuren.
Two palms met in the air.
The curtain of light sprung from where their palms met.
A sun shone there.
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The dark clouds in the sky were completely driven away.
The stars had just barely begun to emerge before they were drowned out.
Countless rays of light shot out of the Imperial City and into the sky.
The capital was returned to daytime.
The people observing the monoliths in the Mausoleum of Books turned their heads in shock while the squirrels in the dark forests awoke from their slumber and began to jump about.
In the Li Palace, the vigilant Orthodoxy cavalry began to flip open the visors of their helmets and look toward the night sky.
Everyone saw a sun.
The Prince of Zhongshan was organizing a group of cavalry on the Road of Peace, preparing to charge into the Imperial Palace to protect the emperor.
The sky suddenly brightened and he raised his head, upon which he found himself incapable of looking away.
He squinted his eyes and stared for a very long time until that sun gradually faded away.
”Ah, such a beautiful sun…”
The Prince of Zhongshan was overcome with emotion. He waved his hand, ordering his subordinates to cancel the attack on the palace.
He got off his horse, took a bath, and then had the kitchen make a bowl of zhajiangmian. After adding half a spoon of garlic, he began to heartily dig in.
Upon seeing this sight, the beautiful concubine couldn't help but think the same as the strategist who had died in the daytime: are these noodles that tasty?
Of course, she was much smarter than that strategist. By the time the words had left her mouth, they had become, ”We're not saving His Majesty?”
The Prince of Zhongshan mumbled out a few words as he ate.
The concubine heard the first sentence from the prince as 'His Majesty doesn't need us to save him and we're all idiots.'
After some serious thought, she confirmed that the second sentence was 'It will be a bright and sunny day tomorrow.'
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”Many years ago, truly many years ago, before Imperial Father's eyes began to have problems, you know, oh, you don't know, there was a study over there. It was in that study that I first heard the secrets of that style. At the time, I felt like this style was incredibly formidable. The sun was so hot, so bright, so how could it be put in my body?”
The Prince of Xiang continued, ”Imperial Father said that I was wrong. That sun would only become a true sun once it left our bodies. I thought to myself, that's also very formidable! In order to see that sun, I incessantly cultivated, but even after I became the strongest member of the Imperial clan, I still didn't see it. Even after I crossed that threshold ten years ago, I still didn't see that sun, so over the last few years, I often thought to myself, was Imperial Father teasing me back then?”
Yuren replied, ”No.”
The Prince of Xiang silently regarded him for a while. ”Yes, it was only today that I finally knew that it was true, that Imperial Father had not tricked me.”
Yuren was quiet for a while, then he said, ”I also only found out today.”
The Prince of Xiang said, ”Such a powerful Blazing Sun Style—not even Emperor Taizong could have been better, no?”
Yuren answered, ”I do not know.”
The Prince of Xiang sighed, ”Your Majesty is crippled in body but whole in spirit, truly the light of the Daoist faith, the light of the Chen clan.”
This was the sincerest praise.
But he was still a little confused.
”But why did Your Majesty have to conceal your cultivation?”
The Prince of Xiang bitterly said, ”If we had known this, how could we have ever thought about rebellion?”
Yuren apologetically said, ”No one ever asked me… and I also never had an opportunity to use it.”
The Prince of Xiang was a little stunned by these words, and then he couldn't help but smile.
It was still the same principle.
Yuren could speak, but he did not speak.
He could create a sun in the night sky of the capital, but he did not.
Because he did not want to, and there was no need.
This was what it meant to follow one's heart.
”Your Majesty is truly the son of Imperial Father and Mother.”
The Prince of Xiang was finally at ease, but he still felt a little regret.
”Why couldn't I be Imperial Mother's son?”
Upon saying this, his body dispersed into countless rays of light, shattering into the finest crystals to be swept away in the night wind.