Chapter 245 River Deity (2/2)

After he finished, he then disappeared and the pavilion was gone. Zhao Xun felt a light breeze and when he opened his eyes, it was his close servant, ”Emperor, you're awake.”

He was at his desk, and it seemed that he fell asleep on it.

When he saw the jade in his hand, it was apparent that he got it from Shen Lian, and then he knew it was not just a dream.

He said nothing and he ordered his servant to leave the room. He opened the box where he kept the imperial seal and it was empty. There was only a note that said, ”I will return what I owe you.”

The feeling of being bothered then disappeared.

To him, whether the imperial seal was real or not did matter. It would not be an issue even if he made a fake one. As he thought about what Shen Lian said in the dream, to use the imperial seal to suppress a real dragon, it did not seem to be a lie. He had some longing towards it.

Shui Liang Hall in the Daming Palace had always been the Empress' residence even after her dethroning, first of all, it was serenity, second of all she did not want to be bothered by the external affairs, Daming Palace was quiet and rarely visited by any.

The Empress saw that there was a Buddhist scripture on her table, along with a piece of paper. It was made of the bark of rosewood. With its natural vein lines, not even the top calligraphers would use such a paper to write as it was too precious. To be able to write in such a way that matched the vein lines was not easy and one would only do it if he was at his peak.

Someone indeed wrote one, and on top of it was a Buddhist passage.

”There is an unlimited number of techniques in the world, it would be difficult even if one were to experience all the misfortune. Today I had the opportunity to be taught, and I hoped I could grasp the true meaning of Rulai.”

A young looking cultivator was sitting in front of the Empress, it was Shen Lian.

When the two's eyes met, it felt that the air in the room went through a ripple. It was going up and down in the void, and it was also akin to two top swordsmen, discussing Dao.

She kept her glance, and the Empress said, ”There isn't any other Buddhist passage that I like more than this. It is great and I like it a lot.”

”I haven't seen you in many years. Empress, you seem to gain new perspectives,” Shen Lian smiled.

The Buddhist passage was written by Wu Zetian, who shared a similar experience with the Empress. Both took the position of the emperor as a woman and they were not any worse than men.

”If not because of you, I won't live until today. I always say that I will repay you, and it is still valid now.”

Shen Lian said, ”I didn't need your help then, but now I do. I hope you can find a way for me.”

The Empress squinted her eyes and asked, ”What does that mean?”

”You can enjoy the wishes of the masses for as wide as thirty thousand miles. By unifying the Water Clan and becoming the River Deity, you can be immortal. Will you be interested?” While Shen Lian delivered this in a calm way, they were all shocking facts.

The smoke began to rise at the corner, and not even the breeze that came along could blow it away.