Strange Stories

Chapter 561 The Purple Emperor Conquers the Demon
The mossy ancient road, the gentle breeze blowing the mist, the blooming mountain flowers, and the sound of birds singing from somewhere.

The fox jumped among the branches, and the colorful cat followed the people, walking and chatting along the ancient road.

"What did Mr. Luo leave in the letter?"

"It's nothing more than three warnings to the descendants." Luo Gong said, "First, respect the Southern Heavenly Master, and ennoble him as the Emperor a hundred years after his death, and set an example in worshipping him; second, warn them to be tough and unyielding, not to cede land or marry easily, and not to bow down easily even to the gods; third is..."

Mr. Luo raised his head slightly.

The fox's brain is different from that of humans. It doesn't walk on the road, but loves to jump between tree branches. It landed on the peach branch next to it and lowered its head to look at him.

"I expected that the Taoist priest would come to pick me up today and that he would be with Fuyao. Also, the rumors about the Taoist priest and Fuyao have spread all over the world, so two years ago I ordered the nine-tailed fox to be another auspicious beast besides the dragon and the phoenix, so that future generations will continue to respect the nine-tailed fox and not regard it as a monster."

"Mr. Luo is thoughtful."

Lin Jue kept walking and his thoughts never stopped.

Although he did not say it explicitly over the years, Lord Luo was very wise. He knew Lin Jue and Fu Yao, and he had been secretly fighting with Zi Di for many years. After so many years, how could he not know about the conflict between him and Zi Di?
This is a double-edged sword.

It might be helpful to the Nine-tailed Fox, and it might also further stimulate the Purple Emperor.

But the impact should not be that big.

After all, even if it is the real dragon and divine phoenix, which are revered as auspicious beasts and have an extremely high status in the world, Jiutian does not care much about them.

"Master, this place is so quiet." Mr. Luo looked around and was extremely envious. "In spring, the ground is covered with mountain flowers. In summer, it provides shade and heat relief. In autumn, it is full of fruits. In winter, it is covered with snow. The four seasons are filled with fairy air. There is no disturbance or worry from the outside world. It is really a paradise for immortals that people in the world yearn for."

"It depends on whether Lord Luo can get used to it." Lin Jue said, "It is quiet here, but there are not as many people as in the palace to serve food and clothing. Although there are disciples cooking, they are just simple meals. I wonder if Lord Luo can get used to it."

"How can I be such a delicate person?" Luo Gong smiled, "Give me two acres of land or one acre of land, and I will learn from those veterans who fought with me to conquer the world, retire from the army and return to the fields, and enjoy my life."

"Isn't this whole world Lord Luo's land?"

"Hahaha……"

Gradually walking to the end of the path, you will see a high mountain and a vertical cliff with clouds only at its waist. But on the cliff, there are many quaint and elegant pavilions, ancient pines with branches sticking out and fairy trees emitting spiritual light, and long corridors connecting them. Together with the mountain flowers, clouds and fairy trees, they form a fairy-like, strange and eye-catching picture.

This was not the first time that Luo Gong had come here, but each time he only took a glance and it had been a long time, so he still felt shocked every time.

"Master, the magnificence of this place is no less than that of the imperial palace."

"Mr. Luo, that's really an honor."

At this moment, people flew out from the cliff one after another, including Wan Gong, Taoist Priest Tao and others, as well as three disciples Xu Yi, Pu Mei and Xian Zhu.

Another young man, carrying a bundle of firewood, walked out of the forest. He saw his newly worshipped and still unfamiliar master bringing a guest. His fellow brothers and sisters and guardians all came to greet him. He couldn't help but feel curious and at a loss.

"I have met His Majesty."

Wan Xinrong, Taoist Master Tao and others had fought side by side with Lord Luo and were the most familiar with him among the crowd. Now that they were all older, they had great Taoist skills and were also very experienced. Besides, they were old friends, so they did not care about the emperor or not and just came out to pay their respects with a smile.

Wan Xinrong even said: "Your Majesty, state affairs are indeed complicated. You have aged like this over the years."

They had all drunk the red spring water that Lin Jue brought out from Yuanqiu Fairyland, and now they looked youthful. Although Luo Gong had eaten the Yuanqiu fruit, he did not drink the red spring water. At over a hundred years old, he inevitably looked old.

Luo Gong also smiled and waved his hand and replied: "It's not as good as you practicing with the immortals."

"I have met His Majesty."

As for the remaining two guardians, Jia Qiaozi and Cai Lingyu, they had to be more respectful.

"I have met His Majesty."

The three disciples were even more respectful.

There was a crash.

The firewood behind the young man fell to the ground and scattered into a pile, and he stared at the emperor in casual clothes with a dull expression.

"Come, come, let me introduce you." Lin Jue first pointed at Master Luo and Junior Sister, "This is Master Luo, he has now resigned from his position at the foot of the mountain and came to the mountain to practice with us. He is my old friend, you must respect Master Luo from now on. This is my Junior Sister, you can call her Uncle Master."

Wang Ran stood there, even more dazed.

He was from the Wang family, a prominent family in Hengcun. How could he not know that the world now belonged to the Luo family? He had loved listening to fairy tales since he was a child and admired Master Lin. How could he not know that the Taizu of this dynasty had been Master Lin's protector? He also knew that the current emperor was wise and brave. Let's not talk about civil governance for now, but his martial arts were among the best in history. He defeated Dazu and recovered the Western Regions. The territory of the Central Plains Dynasty had never been so large.

But he never thought that he would meet the emperor who was the number one person in the world on his first day.

And he wants to practice meditation here.

"Ro... Your Majesty...

"Uncle Master..."

The boy yelled while stumbling.

"Don't be restrained. I have abdicated and am no longer the emperor. Now I am just a lonely old man without any old friends or ties in the world. I come here to practice meditation with the Taoist priest and wait for death!" Mr. Luo said to him with a smile, lowering his eyes, "Why don't I go chop wood with you tomorrow!" The junior sister nodded calmly.

Wang Ran didn't know her, but she knew him first.

"This is my new disciple, Wang Ran. He is the descendant of Mr. Wang from the Wang family in Hengcun, Huizhou, who was kind to me. He came here alone and we have a connection, so I accepted him."

"Um……"

Both of them nodded.

Lin Jue stretched out his hand again and pointed to a palace on the top of the cliff, at a position that was neither too high nor too low.

Next to the palace pavilion there was a winding corridor leading directly to the tallest and largest pavilion in the middle.

"Many years ago, when I first accepted Zhu as my apprentice, I asked her to repair this palace and wait for Lord Luo." Lin Jue said, "Considering that Lord Luo does not know magic and is old and I don't know if his legs and feet can function well, I deliberately did not repair it to a higher level."

"Luo looks a little old, and his martial arts skills are not as good as they used to be, but climbing stairs is still no problem."

"Haha!" Lin Jue laughed and said, "If Mr. Luo wants to go out of the mountain for something, he can ride my paper donkey, the stone horse of Hongye Temple, or my thunder cloud. I will give you a token. Hold the token and shout "divine thunder cloud", and a cloud will descend to you."

"And my five-colored auspicious cloud." The little sister said, and took out a token, "This is the token."

The two tokens were handed into Luo Gong's hands.

One piece was made of spiritual gold, small and exquisite yet also heavy and cold, with the word "Lin" written on one side and the three words "Shen Lei Yun" written on the other.

The other side was made of stone essence, which was the stone gathered from the spiritual essence of the mountain. It looked like jade, felt as smooth as jade, and was more spiritual than jade. The size and style were similar to the other one, but it was made more delicately. After all, she was an expert in stone carving. On one side was written the word "Liu" and on the other side were the words "Caiyun".

"If there is nothing wrong, I am afraid Luo will not go down the mountain easily."

"You don't have to go down the mountain. If Lord Luo wants to contact his descendants but doesn't want to go out, he can send dreams." Lin Jue said, "Don't look at me. Although I can send dreams, I'm not a god. I can't draw talismans or lend my power to others. I can recommend a god to Lord Luo. She is good at sending dreams. Lord Luo can use her power to send dreams to the palace."

"I think I know which god this is."

"The Moon Mirror Cave Shines on Yuan Jun."

"Ha ha……"

The two looked at each other again and smiled again.

Mr. Luo settled down here.

Perhaps farming was really something that was integrated into his blood. He really found some flat land by the stream at the foot of the mountain. Little by little, he patiently reclaimed it into land, diverted water to form fields, and started spring ploughing in time.

He also appeared in a dream, asking the newly enthroned emperor to prepare several sets of clothes for him, specifically requiring ordinary cloth that was simple, elegant and durable. He also asked for the spear he had used in the past. In his spare time, he even practiced with the spear, trying to recall the feeling of riding a horse, wielding the spear, slaying demons and conquering the world.

As for his precious sword, he also left it to his descendants because it was a family heirloom. Even though he knew that his descendants would become emperors and it would be difficult for a warrior or general to be born who was worthy of this precious sword, he still hoped that his descendants could retain some martial arts and blood, and remember the way to this world.

Wang Ran also learned shooting from him.

He also often admired flowers and played chess with Lin Jue, drank tea and brewed wine together, and discussed the human world and the Purple Emperor together. If he wanted to get drunk, he would get drunk; if he wanted to be happy, he would be happy; if he was happy, he would sing; if he was tired, he would sleep.

No one in the world dares to collect taxes here, and there is no worry about food and clothing. The people are free and at ease.

In old age, to be able to have such days, to have the company of old friends, and to experience having many children and grandchildren, and to have experienced dominating the world, a perfect life is nothing more than this.

But it’s not just Mr. Luo who needs comfort.

Thanks to him, Lin Jue was able to enjoy a lot of freedom!

News from the outside world also continued to arrive -

It was said that the emperor was taken away by immortals in his later years and lived a free and easy life in the fairy mountains. This news had spread throughout the world.

I heard that the new emperor has granted amnesty to the entire nation upon ascending the throne.

I also heard that the new emperor was not as powerful as the previous one, and that he was really old. The drought in Wuzhou had not been properly relieved, and there was a flood in Zhongzhou again. When I asked the officials in the court, no one could come up with any money.

Natural disasters were already a cause of great anxiety, and the generals on the border of the Western Regions relied on the fact that they were too far away from the capital and started to act like local emperors.

Natural disasters often give rise to man-made disasters and also to demons.

There had been peace for decades, and in many places on earth and in the hearts of young people, goblins and ghosts had become legends. Now they have reappeared in the disaster area.

Fortunately, the current Tianweng is not the same person as before, and the gods of all the Nine Heavens are also very diligent now.

The Purple Emperor would not tolerate the demons causing chaos, so he sent troops to the lower world to encircle and suppress them.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, he ordered the emperors of all parties to send out their true masters, spiritual officials, heavenly soldiers and divine generals to start a campaign to eliminate demons and monsters covering the entire human world.

(End of this chapter)