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

Chapter 965: Winning Piety
"They hold high positions but have no intention of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. All they want is to escape. No wonder the Qin Dynasty has fallen to this point."

Xiao Yu sighed and asked curiously, "Have you paid off your karma? How do you solve the side effects of karma entanglement?"

Well, she criticized those who ran away, but in her heart she also hoped that when she was in a high position and receiving the favor of the country, she could run away whenever she wanted, cleanly and without being affected by the cause and effect.

"I am different from the fairy. I have no desires for the Ying family and the Qin Dynasty. What karma do I need to repay?
If there is any cause and effect, it is Ying who owes me.

I have been running around for the Qin Dynasty these years and have incurred a lot of sins, but the Ying family still refuses to help me cleanse my sins.

The more we do, the greater the karma, but there is no human luck to eliminate the karma. Do we deserve to sacrifice for the Ying family?"

Yang Li looked at Xiaoyu with complicated eyes, including envy, pity, and incomprehension.

“I know that you have always looked down on me because you think I am not a true immortal.

But I tell you, if I didn’t have this karma, I would have passed the calamity of becoming an immortal long ago, and at least become an earthly immortal!”

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Daoyou, you are too sensitive. I don't look down on you. If I really look down on you, it would be useless for you to become an earthly immortal!

I've killed too many celestial and golden immortals recently, so I don't have any feelings for earthly immortals anymore.

Just an earthly immortal without even the prefix of "ten thousand years old" makes me feel no respect for him.

If I really respect someone, it must be because of his integrity.

If I look down on someone because of his or her unsatisfactory moral character, no matter how high his or her moral character is, it will not change my mind."

Yang Li felt even more upset.

She didn't care about his conduct. She didn't respect him because he lacked moral integrity.

So he has neither moral integrity nor virtue, nothing at all?

Xiao Yu looked him up and down, and asked with an idea in mind, "Do you know the Taoist Qingsong who looks like a Taoist boy like you? He is my friend, from the Zhengyang Palace of Taiyi Dao."

"How come we don't recognize each other after more than a hundred years? Qingsong's fate is also an important reason why I want to leave Xianyang.

He worked diligently and dedicated his whole life to the Qin Dynasty, but what did he get in the end?
No one wants to be the second Qingsong." Yang Li said with some bitterness and resentment.

"Are you like Qingsong, specializing in digging dragon veins, catching latent dragons, and plundering Taoist seedlings to destroy your descendants?"

There was a hint of pity in Xiaoyu's eyes when she looked at him.

——After doing these things, your destiny has come to an end and you are terminally ill. Where else can you run?
There's no point running anywhere.

Even if one does not form an elixir and overcome the tribulation of becoming an immortal, one will still die without a burial place when the three disasters that occur once every five hundred years come.

It is very likely that the soul will be scattered.

Just like Qingsong back then, if she hadn't snatched the Human Emperor Order and thrown it to him, he would have been destroyed by the thunder.

Yang Li waved his hands repeatedly, "I am not as crazy as him. I have only looked for a few potential dragons and found some good seedlings for cultivation."

Then he added: "It was the Human Emperor who forced me to do it. I am different from Qingsong.

He was very crazy, and he enjoyed it very much.

I really don't like the Emperor's brutality, but I am of low status and cannot resist."

Xiao Yu pondered and said, “Back then, the Queen Mother had always refused to let Tianmen Zhenren from Zhengyang Palace in, and refused to even meet him.

Ten years ago, the Queen Mother had just received the full support of Meng Zhenjun and should have been very obedient.

So, it was Master Meng's intention to refuse to atone for Qingsong Dao Tong's sins, right?"

Yang Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded reluctantly, "It's not Master Meng's fault. The Qinling dragon vein had already collapsed by then, and the Ying family didn't have much luck left.

Moreover, Qingsong committed heinous crimes and was hated by the Emperor of Heaven.

Atonement for him would not only consume a large amount of human luck, but would also anger the Emperor of Heaven.

At that time, Meng Zhenjun was still trying to demote the Emperor of Qin from the 'Human Emperor' to the 'Son of Heaven' in order to continue the Mandate of Heaven of Qin. Naturally, it was not good to openly offend the Emperor of Heaven. "

"You can understand Master Meng, but why can't you understand Ying's helplessness?" Xiao Yu asked.

If it were her, she wouldn’t want anyone to “understand” her.

She would be happy to help Shenzhou to the best of her ability.

If Meng Qi dares to sacrifice her like he sacrificed Qingsong, Old Mengtou had better pray that his head is harder than Huang An's!

"Can this be the same?"

Yang Li glanced at her, and thought of her taking the initiative to enter Xianyang to become a heavenly master at this time, and his eyes unconsciously showed contempt, "Master Meng cherishes the fortune of the Qin Dynasty in order to prevent the barbarians from going south and corrupting the northern border in a few years.

For the sake of China, he let Qingsong sacrifice himself.

The Ying family dynasty only cared about its own continuation and did not care about the lives of people in the world.

Facts have proved that Meng Zhenjun was right.

He lived frugally and later invested the saved fortune of the Qin Dynasty into the defense of the Great Wall."

Having said that, Yang Li suddenly remembered that the role of "Fairy Feiyu" seemed to be more important than Meng Zhenjun's careful calculations.

Lord Meng struggled for ten years but showed no sign of changing his fate; Fairy Feiyu took only half a month to turn the situation in the northern border upside down.

The contempt in his eyes turned into embarrassment, and the embarrassment turned into admiration and gratitude, and his tone softened.

"Thanks to the sudden appearance of Fairy Yu, she turned the tide and saved millions of people in Shenzhou, preventing northern China from being tainted by the barbarians.

To be honest, the fairy really shouldn't have come to Xianyang and gotten involved in this mess.

You have changed the destiny of China and countless immortals in China will be grateful to you and help you.

Not to mention how difficult and dangerous it is for you to change the fate of the Ying family, it is completely impossible to accomplish.

You must know that the imperial family is the most ruthless.

The Ying family will not be very grateful to you, and when it is time to sacrifice you, they will not hesitate at all."

"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. To be honest, I came to Xianyang to practice, and I have other intentions." Xiao Yu said.

She never expected gratitude from the Ying royal family.

She has no interest in even pleasing the Jade Emperor or Queen Mother, so why would she be the emperor of the world?
She didn't like Ying Zheng's personality and style, and the Queen Mother Zhao was even worse.

She just had her eyes on the rich family fortune left by "the first emperor of all ages" Ying Zheng, and the Qin Dynasty, a huge platform that was about to collapse.

Even though the Qin Dynasty is about to fall, it hasn't fallen yet!

Moreover, Xiao Yu had a vague premonition that the Han Dynasty founded by Liu Laosan, even at its peak, would not surpass the current Qin Dynasty in terms of authority over heaven and earth and mysterious power.

Unless Liu Laosan practices the "Old Man's Music" she taught him to perfection, and changes his current character of "believing in fate", from believing in fate to believing in himself, and insists on following the path of the Human Emperor.

Considering that during the Journey to the West period, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was so humble in front of the ghosts and gods of the underworld, Xiaoyu estimated that the general trend of the world from now on was that the power of the human king in the hands of the emperor of Shenzhou would be weaker with each generation.

During the Journey to the West, a judge from the underworld could control Li Shimin; in today's Qin Dynasty, even the King of Hell would have to kneel when he saw Ying Zheng.

It is definitely not that Ying Zheng’s virtues and achievements far surpassed Li Shimin.

Pure authority and power are real and far more real than the illusory "morality and ethics".

Ghosts and gods fear the power that can harm them, and they don't care how virtuous you are. Therefore, the Qin Dynasty today may be the pinnacle of "Human Emperor Authority" in human history.

It’s not that humanity is getting worse with each generation, it’s just the emperor’s power.

Humanity is still moving forward, and the destiny of humanity will even become stronger.

As humanity prospered, the power of the emperor became increasingly restricted.

There is no contradiction between the two.

Xiaoyu has a guess about the specific reason, but is not sure.

She didn't need to look for reasons. She was only certain that "The Last Qin Dynasty" was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her.

With the death of Emperor Ying Zheng, who was both powerful and difficult to deal with, the Qin Dynasty declined, and all the civil and military officials became lazy and wanted to escape.

A large number of powers and positions became vacant, which was actually more beneficial to her as a barbarian and wild monk.

If it was when Emperor Ren Zheng was still alive, would Meng Qi directly hand over the "Earthly Evil Dragon Qi" to her and immediately arrange for her to go to the storage room?
To gain the trust of the Emperor, you must work like a slave like Qingsong and Yangli.

Xiao Yu chatted with Yang Li for a while longer, and understood the general thoughts of the Heavenly Masters of the Great Qin Dynasty before leaving the Black Ice Platform.

The result was worse than she expected.

Meng Qi told her that the Imperial Observatory now has 107 celestial masters, and 40 of them are away on official business.

Yang Li was a straightforward person, more honest than Meng Qi, and he told her directly that the forty heavenly masters would never return to Xianyang.

The remaining Heavenly Masters will leave one after another in the future.

"If you had taken over Master Meng's position, the Imperial Observatory would probably be half empty now!" Yang Li said frankly.

Xiaoyu was only surprised for a moment.

Thinking that Yang Li had stayed in the Imperial Observatory and was slacking off, she felt relieved.

After the "Prophecy Case" is over, she will also learn from her predecessors.

A moment later, outside the city of Xianyang, in front of the City God Temple.

As soon as Xiaoyu landed, a divine general walked out of the shrine in the side hall of the temple.

Wu Pan in the shrine left the throne and transformed from a bronze statue into a divine general wearing black iron armor and a scarlet cloak.

"I am Wu Pan Meng'ao from the City God Department. I pay my respects to Master Yu!" Wu Pan bowed and asked, "Master Yu is looking for the City God?"

Xiao Yu also bowed to him and said, "I am investigating the case of the prophecy, and I have a few questions I would like to ask Master Taifu."

When Ying Qian was alive, he was a member of the royal family, the tutor of the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty, and also served as the general.

Xiaoyu called him the most distinguished and glorious position.

"Master Yu Tian, ​​please follow me." Wu Pan did not delay and directly opened the Yin-Yang Road and walked in first.

Xiao Yu followed behind, but did not see the gate and front yard of the City God's Yamen. He took one step into the City God Temple on earth, and one step into the back hall of the City God's Office in the underworld.

Ying Qian was already standing at the door waiting for her.

As expected of a general, he is two meters tall, looks like a muscle bunker, and is incredibly strong.

He was wearing the formal dress custom-made for the princes of Great Qin, which was black and red, and looked very majestic and solemn.

However, he wore an iron mask on his face, covering the area between his mouth and eyes, making him look somewhat ferocious and weird.

"Ying Qian greets Master Yu!" The City God bowed with a smile on his face.

Xiaoyu also returned the greeting and followed him into the main room.

After the waiter brought tea and fruits, Xiao Yu asked, "Did Master Taifu notice the prophecy that spread in and around Xianyang City yesterday morning?"

Ying Qian sighed, "How could it be possible that such a big thing went unnoticed?

The other Heavenly Masters didn't react at all, which really made me anxious.

Fortunately, Master Yu Tian acted vigorously, wisely and decisively, and with his extraordinary powers, he stopped the spread of rumors in time."

At this point, he stood up again and bowed more respectfully than when they first met, "Master Yu, thank you for your hard work."

Xiaoyu caused quite a stir at Li's house tonight.

Mortals may not know this, but ghosts and gods must have seen and understood it.

Upon learning that Master Yu had sneaked into Li's residence to investigate the prophecy case, Ying Qian paid special attention to her.

Relying on the "power of the landlord" in Xianyang, he discovered her activities of sneaking into the homes of many officials and nobles to investigate.

He was so moved and impressed by the diligence and recklessness of the person who did not care about the other person's identity at all.

——A person who doesn't care about his own reputation and safety and is only willing to do good things for the Qin Dynasty is like Shang Yang if he were still alive!
Well, for a moment, Ying Qian was so moved that he thought of his "old enemy" Shang Yang.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome."

Xiao Yu also stood up and returned the greeting, saying: "It is the duty of a Heavenly Master to be loyal to the Emperor and to be paid by him."

"Well, that being said, the times are different now. Now all the Heavenly Masters are trying to avoid disaster."

Ying Qian shook his head painfully, took the initiative to end the topic, and said: "Master Yu Tian, ​​if you have any instructions, just tell me, I will cooperate with you to the fullest."

Xiao Yu said: "The Xianyang City God's Office should have raised a lot of wandering gods, right? It's easy for wandering gods to enter dreams.

Wandering gods usually wander between dreams and the ghost world, just like patrolling soldiers on the streets of a city.

There are rebels in the city right now, and they are shouting something like 'The Emperor is dead, the Qin is doomed'. The patrolling soldiers should not be unaware of this."

Ying Qian nodded repeatedly and said, "Master Yu is right. After hearing the prophecy, I immediately called the wandering god and questioned him harshly.

There are also a few parade gods who were beaten with a stick by someone and are now crying out for justice in the dungeon!"

"Did you find out anything?" Xiaoyu asked.

Ying Qian said helplessly: “Master Yu Tian knows about the existence and ability of Youshen, and other extraordinary people and Taoist masters also know about it.

They are on guard against the parade of gods!
The time was deliberately chosen to be between the fourth and fifth watches, when the day god and the night god were taking over their shifts.

What's even more hateful is that, as a member of the Qin royal family, I am in harmony with the dragon vein and have the authority of the landlord of the underworld, but I didn't notice anything unusual.

It seemed as if even the soul was bewildered, and when the prophecy spread, it was only then that it suddenly dawned on them, but it was too late.

I myself have failed in my duty and I have no face to ask the parade to do more and better.”

Xiao Yu looked around and said, "Master Taifu, I have something private to tell you alone."

Ying Qian's face changed slightly, and he immediately sent away the civil and military judges in the room.

Even the servants and guards outside the house left the backyard.

"This is the City God's Office. No third person will hear what we say."

(End of this chapter)