Chapter 285 - Care for the Peaceful Life of the Retired Human Emperor (1/2)
“Senior, I’m a disciple of Ren School. I’m currently the Sea G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts. I received the Jade Emperor’s orders to come to the Fire Cloud Cave to visit the human sages.”
“A disciple of Ren School, the Sea G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts? Ahem!”
The burly man, who had been a little careless and unrestrained just now, immediately sat up when he heard that.
Even though he was only wearing a straw raincoat, he still looked mighty without being angry. His square-shaped face was even more domineering
Li Changshou stared at the burly man. A towering mountain seemed to have slowly risen in front of him. It stood tall on the lake and looked mighty!
Which retired Human Emperor is this?
The person said in a low voice, “Do you have a token of the Heavenly Courts?”
“Of course.” Li Changshou immediately took out the Jade Emperor’s personal letter and held it in his hand. There was the image of a golden-scaled dragon slowly swimming on it. A mysterious Dao rune flowed out.
The burly man nodded slowly and said, “He is indeed the Heavenly Emperor who follows the Heavenly Dao and walks the Three Realms.”
He changed the topic and said, “Since you call yourself a disciple of Ren School, you should also be a human. Why did you send your incarnation here?”
“I don’t dare to deceive you, Senior.” Li Changshou sighed and said, “I don’t dare to move around in the Primordial World. I’m only serving the Heavenly Courts as an incarnation.”
“Then how are you going to prove your ident.i.ty? This place is not a place that you can enter just because you picked up a letter.” The burly man frowned and said, “I don’t mind. If I disturb the rest of the seniors, how are you going to take responsibility?”
Seniors…
I seem to have seen this burly man’s appearance on an ancient sheepskin scroll…
A thought flashed across Li Changshou’s mind. He roughly guessed the burly man’s ident.i.ty and smiled. “Senior, could it be that you are His Majesty, Yu the Great, who established the Nine Continents and pushed the human race to prosperity?”
The burly man’s expression remained the same. He nodded calmly and said, “My seniority and merit are the lowest here. Don’t be nonsensical and address me with such an honorific. Now, I’m no longer an emperor. I’m just an old man in the mountains.”
Li Changshou smiled and cupped his hands. “It’s my mistake. Senior, you can verify the power of my Heavenly Courts’ Deity Position.”
As he spoke, Li Changshou’s sleeve fluttered gently. Layers of water appeared under his feet. Then, schools of fish gathered from all directions.
Most of the fish there were spiritual fish. The scales on their bodies were colorful. They swam under the water and dazzled the eyes of the people.
The burly man’s eyes lit up and he picked up the fis.h.i.+ng rod at the side.
Li Changshou smiled and raised his hand. The spiritual fish rushed towards the wooden boat and surrounded the burly man.
“Hahaha! You, the Sea G.o.d, can still manage the fish in the lake… Ahem!”
The burly man was instantly in a good mood. His accent appeared again, but he coughed dryly and held his fis.h.i.+ng rod.
“Your Sea G.o.d is quite impressive. However, this is the lake. You can actually use your divine power. How is that so?”
The true nature of the retired Human Emperor was rather personable.
Li Changshou pondered for a while when he heard that. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly reacted. Perhaps the Emperor, Yu the Great, was testing him.
Then, he said in a warm voice, “The rivers gather and turn into raindrops and dew, all rivers return to the sea. Although I can only use my divine power in the sea, most of the water paths in the world are connected to the sea. I can also project my divine power here.”
“What a great saying, the rivers gather and turn into raindrops and dew, all rivers return to the sea!”
The burly man praised. When he saw that the fis.h.i.+ng rod was sinking, he quickly raised it. A spiritual fish broke out of the water and was caught by the burly man. He stuffed it into the fish basket at the side.
Then, the burly man let out a comfortable sigh. He looked at the school of spiritual fish in the lake and waved his hand slightly.
Li Changshou’s divine power dissipated. The spiritual fish shook their tails and quickly disappeared under the lake…
The burly man smiled and squinted. “As expected of a legitimate G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts, and the most valued minister of the Lingxiao Hall in the Heavenly Emperor’s eyes, your phrase ‘all rivers return to the sea’ is just right for me. It’s enough to show your intelligence. Come and sit. I’m here on orders to wait for you. I’ll ask you three questions.”
Li Changshou did not dare to be careless.
There was a giant in Fire Cloud Cave who was in charge of deduction and divination. He was f.u.xi. He might really be able to predict the future.
It was said that f.u.xi was the reincarnation of the elder brother of the G.o.ddess of Nuwa. He replaced Suiren and led the human race to gradually stabilize and prosper. Suiren had led the human race to fight against the heavens and the earth all his life. He had struggled and survived between the magi and demons.
On the other hand, f.u.xi focused a portion of his energy on consolidating the human race’s own destiny. It could be considered as a form of enlightenment for the human race and perfecting the cultivation techniques of the human race…
The three kings and five emperors of the Primordial World were all at the end of the ancient times. They led the human race to rise one step at a time. Every human emperor’s “specialization” was different, and their contributions were also different.
The great world was not formed easily. Li Changshou calmly rode a cloud forward and sat at the end of the wooden boat.
Da Yu sized up Li Changshou and smiled. “If you can’t answer these three questions, leave the gifts and letters behind today and return on your own. The seniors should not see you.”
He was reminding Li Changshou. As long as he answered the questions well, the few human Emperors would be able to obtain opportunities…
Li Changshou’s expression turned serious. He cupped his hands and said seriously, “Please ask me the questions that you have, Emperor.”
“Firstly, you are a minister valued by the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Courts. You are also from the human race. If the Heavenly Emperor brings disaster to the human race, how will you persuade the Heavenly Emperor to retract his orders?”
Li Changshou pondered for a while…
Are you going to go big immediately? No matter how he answered that question, it was difficult to answer it perfectly. It was just like the question of how to be loyal and devoted.
Yu the Great squinted and smiled. He waited quietly for Li Changshou’s reply and did not rush him.
Li Changshou sat there and thought for a long time. Various thoughts surfaced in his mind.
After a while, Li Changshou said seriously, “I won’t.”
The corners of Da Yu’s mouth twitched slightly. He chided with a smile, “I asked you how you would persuade him, but you said that you wouldn’t. You didn’t answer my question!”
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Li Changshou praised in his heart. Although the Human Emperor had retired, he was not foolish at all. It was not easy to mislead him.
“Senior, I can’t persuade him nor should I persuade him. Please listen to me in detail.”
“Speak.” Da Yu smiled and said, “No matter what you say, if you can’t make sense, you will not be able to pa.s.s today’s test. To be honest, when I was a human emperor, I had seen many people who were eloquent and could defend themselves well. Don’t have the intention to defend yourself.”
“I wouldn’t dare.” Li Changshou nodded with a smile and began… a debate.
The answer to that question was beyond the question.
Basic answer:
“The Heavenly Dao does not operate with the will of the human race. Humans should learn to get along with nature. Humans are also a part of the world. Moreover, the years of calamity and prosperity are only a matter of time. Humans will live and eventually die, and they will enjoy good fortune. The Heavenly Dao is stable, and it cannot be easily broken.”
Next, it could be extended slightly.
“Humans cannot decide whether a natural disaster will descend, but humans can fight against it and use human strength to cause it.”