If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1167 The Transformation of the Bashe, the Bodhisattva's Chess Game
After completing the "second trial," Jiang Lü returned directly to Zhangtai Palace.

If it weren't for the extreme exhaustion that struck him, he would have almost been unable to distinguish between reality and the dream world.

"No wonder Grand Tutor Yu told us to eat well and rest well; the Prince Xian is really exhausted!" A chorus of groans and sighs filled the hall.

Jiang Lü was also exhausted, but he did not look disheveled at all. On the contrary, his eyes were even brighter, and although he was tired, he was more resilient and full of energy. His eyes revealed a kind of wisdom and open-mindedness that understood the ways of the world.

He looked around and could clearly see that his brothers and nephews had also undergone a complete transformation.

Their spirit and energy are completely different; their demeanor and bearing have also changed a lot.

It has lost its superficiality and gained a sense of composure and experience.

If there were only the first test, Jiang Lü believed he would only see a group of princes with cold eyes and ruthless actions.

"You all performed quite well. Some of the princes have passed the test and are qualified to be granted the title of king."

Grand Tutor Yu remained standing on the steps, as if he had never moved.

Apart from a hint of satisfaction in her eyes, her expression and demeanor remained largely unchanged.

"As for who will be crowned king, you should know the answer in your hearts. After all, with two rounds of assessments, you should at least know your own performance, potential, and abilities."

Those with the ability should go to the Central Plains to assist the Second Emperor.

Those who lack ability should stay obediently in Xianyang.

Being honest, low-key, and avoiding trouble is the best way to contribute to the Qin Dynasty.

"Grand Tutor, please announce the results. We are very tired and hungry now. Uh, what I mean is, we all have a thousand respects for you, and we have also come to terms with ourselves and reality." Ying Zhou said, clutching his rumbling stomach.

Xiao Yu clapped his hands, and immediately a eunuch came in with a tray, giving each of them a "Divine Abundance Pill".

In the past, they would have been too proud to take such low-grade pills.

Now they wolfed down their food, and after eating, they felt much better.

Grand Tutor Yu said, "The imperial edict conferring the title of King will be delivered to your residence tomorrow morning. Now I only have one thing to remind you of."

Do not discuss your dream journeys tonight, especially the experiences within them, and especially do not reveal them to others.

Dreams should not be taken seriously, but they should not be entirely considered fantasy either.

Just like last time when she wove a dream for Hu Hai, Xiao Yu is once again using the divine tortoise shell to deduce the secrets of heaven and build a dream of a real future world.

To increase authenticity, she used the "Book of Life and Death" by Ying Qian, the City God of the Capital, as a large database.

The Book of Life and Death of the City God contains basic information about almost everyone in China.

For example, Liu Ji, and Xiang Yu.

In order not to reveal that she knew about the "Chu-Han Contention", she deliberately suppressed the performance of Liu Bei and Xiang Yu in her dream and focused more on the famous people who had already appeared in Dazexiang.

Even so, the dreams experienced by these princes and nobles contained many secrets that could not be revealed.

If the secret was deduced out of thin air by her, at most she would lose the initiative after it was revealed.

This real dream, however, borrowed from the City God's Book of Life and Death.

Simply using information from the Book of Life and Death to make kings more virtuous and benevolent is a good way.

By revealing heavenly secrets and disrupting the normal operation of the celestial order, Ying Qian must bear the consequences.

The current fate of the heavens has certainly been affected, and Ying Qian now has to bear a great deal of karmic consequences.

She was just trying her best to salvage the situation for him.

"Grand Tutor, we certainly know the gravity of the situation and won't speak carelessly. But tonight's 'Examination of the Wise Prince' will cause quite a stir, and it's inevitable that some extraordinary individuals who understand 'telepathy' will be alerted," Prince Gao said worriedly.

Xiao Yu said, "You are, after all, princes of the Great Qin Dynasty, protected by dragon aura and noble spirit."

The usual 'Vajra Zen evil method' won't work on you.

When you are granted royal titles, the weather will change again.

As long as you don't get involved with crooked and evil practices, it will be difficult for them to target you.

Even if a powerful being were to forcibly peer into their memories.
Let alone the fact that they've lived through so many lifetimes, their memories must be incredibly complex and chaotic.

Even if the immortals did glimpse some heavenly secrets, it was they who "broke the rules" first, not the kings who voluntarily revealed the heavenly secrets.

After all the princes, nobles, and heirs left, Xiaoyu immediately drafted the imperial edict conferring the title of king.

After writing the imperial edict, she used the "Dream God Technique" to bridge the gap and directly enter Hu Hai's dream. She then recounted the events of the evening to him.

Hu Hai was, after all, the emperor, and he was protected by real and authentic deities from the influence of evil spirits.

It is extremely difficult and dangerous for other extraordinary people, even immortals, to sneak into his dream silently.

Grand Tutor Yu is now running rampant and unrestrained.

No matter what kind of nobility, dragon energy, or human fortune, none of them can interfere with her supernatural powers and magic.

Besides announcing the investiture of the king, Xiaoyu also helped Huhai travel through time dozens of times.

In this "Xingyang Dream", there are a group of vassal kings she has just appointed, mainly to let Hu Hai get to know them.

It is not expected that Hu Hai will learn the way of being a ruler from his dream and become wise, famous and brave.

She was content as long as he didn't do anything obviously stupid.

For example, do not deliberately frame a feudal lord, and do not let the story of "Bi Gan and King Zhou" repeat itself.

It's not that Xiaoyu is overly worried.

In the recent time travel, that guy did a lot of similar things.

For example, after Jiang Lü perfectly implemented her benevolent policies and was praised as a "virtuous person" by the common people and scholars, Hu Hai, who was jealous of her talent and worried that she would threaten him, actually poisoned her.

They also slandered Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, saying that they sent spies to do it.

For example, after King Fusu of Zhao vigorously promoted Confucianism in Zhao and made a name for himself, Huhai deliberately withheld the salaries of officials in Zhao and prevented subsidies from Xianyang from entering Handan, causing Fusu great distress.

Without Grand Tutor Yu needing to do anything himself, reality will teach him a lesson in how to behave.

That night, in a local temple north of Xianyang.

An old Taoist priest sat directly in the center of the main hall, with his back to the statue of the Earth God on the offering table.

He was tall and thin, with a long, ancient face, white hair and beard, and wore a patchwork robe. Beside him was a young Taoist priest who looked to be about ten years old.

The old Taoist priest silently recited scriptures, while the young Taoist priest's head gradually drooped as he dozed off.

After Grand Tutor Yu finished Hu Hai's "Xingyang Dream," the old Taoist suddenly opened his eyes and laughed, "Yu Fengxian, what skill and ability you have! What a powerful and realistic dream technique!"

The young Taoist rubbed his eyes groggily, yawned, as if waking from a dream.

"Indeed impressive. She actually used the Second Emperor and the princes as chess pieces, and deduced the evolution of the world's chess game in her dreams."

He quickly regained consciousness, his eyes bright and alert, as if he had just been pretending to sleep.

In reality, he was simply "coming back to his senses" from the dream world. Once his spirit returned, he became fully awake.

"If we follow Yu Fengxian's steps, will the Great Qin Dynasty be resurrected?"

Leaving aside her ten years of benevolent governance, let's just talk about the method of reincarnation in tonight's dream.

Many of the princes and nobles of the Ying clan matured and became more experienced through their constant time travels.

If Fusu truly becomes the King of Zhao, Jianglu becomes the King of Nanyang, Ying Gao becomes the King of Hanzhong, and Ying Xia becomes the King of Huaiyang, then twenty Ying clan princes and over a hundred Ying clan princes with real power will suddenly appear in the Central Plains, at least Xingyang will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Master, is the destiny of Heaven about to undergo a major change?

The old Taoist priest shook his head and said, "The number of days may fluctuate, but the predetermined destiny will not change."

The Qin Dynasty was doomed to perish, and would be destroyed within three years.

Yu Fengxian's plan was more than enough to deal with the ordinary hidden dragons who served as the vanguard of the king.

But when the true protagonist of this great calamity appeared, all the Ying clan's feudal lords were reduced to dust and bones, utterly vulnerable.

"Now that Fusu is not dead, and Li Si and Feng Quji are all alive, it seems they will continue to live."

Hu Hai was unable to follow the original destiny and squander the foundation of the Qin Dynasty.

Now, Marquis Lieyang commands hundreds of thousands of elite troops and is stationed in Xingyang, along with a group of shrewd feudal lords who are implementing Yu Fengxian's benevolent rule.

The young Taoist priest's face scrunched up like a bitter gourd. "This disciple truly doesn't believe that Xiang Ji and Liu Ji can break through Yu Fengxian's scheme."

The old Taoist priest said calmly, "Yu Fengxian isn't playing chess with Xiang Ji or Liu Ji; she's playing chess with me."

Even though she herself was unaware that I was on the other side of the chessboard.

—I know you've been planning this for a long time, that's why I'm worried about you!

How the fate of China changes is none of our business.

But you started planning this great calamity of heaven and earth ten thousand years ago.

If he were to be thoroughly humiliated by Yu Fengxian, losing face would be one thing, but explaining it to Lingshan would be another.

The young Taoist priest was conflicted, and cautiously said, "Given your status, it's not appropriate for you to directly intervene. How about I take on the 'calamity' for you, Master?"

"What tribulation do I need you to face? With just a few moves from Yu Fengxian, earning me a single compliment of 'good skills' is already the limit. Do you really think you can defy the heavens and force me to directly engage in combat?"

The old Taoist priest gave him a disapproving look, ended his meditation with his palms facing upward, stood up and said, "Let's go. The major events in Xianyang are settled, there's nothing more to see."

The next stage will be in the Central Plains.

The young Taoist priest quickly got up from the ground and followed the old Taoist priest outside the local temple.

Wisps of white mist drifted in from all directions, gathering at their feet to form a pure white auspicious cloud.

Silently, the auspicious clouds carried the two of them into the sky.

The appearances of the two also changed dramatically: the old Taoist priest turned into a beautiful lady in flowing white robes, holding a jade bottle.

It was none other than Guanyin Bodhisattva!
The young Taoist priest then transformed into a heroic and valiant eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, Muzha, Nezha's second brother.

The Bodhisattva, along with his disciples, disguised themselves as wandering Taoists and stayed at the local earth god temple outside Xianyang City.

I stayed there for almost a month.

Tonight, Grand Tutor Yu deduced the secrets of heaven in his dream, and the Bodhisattva also led his disciple's consciousness out of the body, hiding on the side to watch the princes travel through time.

Throughout the entire process, Grand Tutor Yu remained completely unaware of what was happening.

The auspicious clouds of the Bodhisattva moved extremely fast.

In less than half an hour, they had drifted tens of thousands of miles to western Sichuan and landed on the Hualong River.

"Bodhisattva, should I go down and call that beast up?" Muzha asked.

"It is indeed an anomaly, but it is not a 'monstrous beast.' Its talents and its aspiration for enlightenment are no less than yours, and its future achievements should not be underestimated," the Bodhisattva said calmly.

Mu Zha chuckled awkwardly, "This disciple just slipped up; I didn't mean to look down on it."

The Bodhisattva ignored him and quietly emitted a ray of auspicious light.

A faint ray of auspicious light, like a firefly flying across the night sky, leaving a trail of light.

It is invisible to the naked eye.

But the auspicious light at the bottom of the Hualong River was so dazzling that it was immediately alarmed.

"Splash~~" Water splashed on the river surface, and a beautiful woman floated to the front of the Bodhisattva.

"Yu Fengxian?" Upon seeing the newcomer, Mu Zha instinctively called out, then shook his head awkwardly and said, "Great God, please forgive me, my eyes are playing tricks on me, I'm mistaken."

The beauty had fair skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, starry eyes, dark hair like clouds, and long black hair that cascaded down her shoulders; her appearance was elegant and refined.

Dressed in a blood-red outfit, flamboyant and passionate, she resembled a spirit from the wilderness, possessing a wild beauty unrestrained by worldly conventions.

She doesn't look like Yu Fengxian at all.

For example, her eyes. Xiaoyu has big, round almond-shaped eyes, which are pretty but not particularly unique.

This beautiful woman possessed a rare pair of phoenix eyes, resembling the wings of a phoenix, exuding elegance and liveliness.

It perfectly complements her elfin-like temperament.

For example, her face shape. Xiaoyu has a classic heart-shaped face, which is not small, but very beautiful.

This beautiful woman has a delicate oval face.

Yet there is indeed a strange similarity between the two.

"Bashe pays homage to the Bodhisattva!"

The beauty glanced at Muzha only once before focusing all her attention on the Bodhisattva, bowing and kowtowing respectfully.

The Bodhisattva first helped her up before asking, "Why did you choose to use Yu Fengxian's Shadow God Diagram as a reference to transform into human form? She's a troublesome person now, and forming karma with her won't do you any good."

"Ah, I knew I wasn't wrong, it looks just like Yu Fengxian!" Mu Zha exclaimed in a low voice, then murmured in confusion, "His appearance doesn't look like Yu Fengxian, but his spirit is somewhat similar, yet upon closer inspection, it's completely different. It's really strange."

The Great God Bashe tilted his head and looked at him, saying, "I transformed into the form of Yu Fengxian's shadow god painting, only taking a few of its essence, without imitating her appearance."

That portrait of the god was painted for her ten years ago by the "Master Painter Zhang" of China.

She's neither like her then, nor probably like her now.

Then she turned to the Bodhisattva and explained, “I live in a barbarian land and have always existed in the form of a Bashe (a mythical snake), lacking the grace and elegance of a noblewoman from the Central Plains.”

I happened to see that painting of the Shadow God, so I kept it and extracted a few of the divine charm that the 'Painting Sage' had given to Yu Fengxian."

She paused, then sighed softly, "The Shadow God Map just happened to fall into the Hualong River, isn't that fate?"

(End of this chapter)