The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 214 Gu Yuandao (Two Chapters Combined)

Just as Gu Fangchen released the jade bow in her hand, causing the stream of light formed from the mermaid's tears to rush forward.

Inside the golden tent, Qiqige's surprised and curious gaze turned into disappointment.

No matter how you look at it, the power of this arrow is only at the level of an ordinary fourth-grade soldier.

Not to mention comparing it to the power of the "gods," even compared to Gu Fangchen's own previous achievements, it feels inferior.

Although this arrow was quite normal for a fourth-grade cultivator, and even slightly stronger.

But for Gu Fangchen, this was far from enough!
Although he had always been in Qingman, after Gu Fangchen killed Gu Yuye, his name had become famous throughout the country.

From the Great Wei to the Qingman, everyone already knows that this guy who suddenly appeared is not an ordinary fourth-rank, but has the strength to reverse the situation and kill a half-step second-rank!

Gu Fangchen's name has completely replaced Gu Yuandao's, and she is now on par with "God of War" Xiao Yinghao, becoming a synonym for a peerless prodigy.

From a useless, fake prince whom everyone despised, he has now become the second most important figure on the Little Heavenly Ranking.

It's practically a legend in itself.

Qiqige felt a mixture of curiosity and anticipation towards this peer who wasn't much older than her.

Especially since her teacher, the Great Heavenly Samantabhadra, learned from a prophecy that Gu Fangchen would become a "Azure Dragon" rising from the "East of the Southern Dipper," stretching across the entire sky.

Furthermore, this "Azure Dragon" will migrate from south to north.

The prophecy actually refers to the fact that Gu Fangchen was framed for regicide and treason and fled to Qingman today.

If Gu Fangchen were an enemy, as the Khan's daughter, Qiqige would naturally not care whether he was strong or not; she would only wish for him to die on the spot.

But if Gu Fangchen is one of her own, she wants to see if this guy is really as amazing as the rumors say!

Therefore, this arrow left her extremely disappointed.

Especially since Gu Fangchen had just boasted that she would show them "an arrow that transcends time"...

Then, however, he shot such an ordinary arrow.

Now, he's completely become a clown!

The greater her fame, the more ridiculous and laughable Gu Fangchen's behavior at this moment became.

Qiqige even felt angry and frustrated at being fooled, which was so different from what had been rumored!
This kind of swindler should be nailed to the ground outside the golden tent by Father!
She was angry and was about to turn around and talk to her father when she suddenly heard the tall man beside her stand up.

Qiqige was stunned. She turned her head and saw Sule suddenly stand up, his eyes filled with a shock that she couldn't understand... even horror!
"Father? What's wrong?"

Her gaze was blank, and then she saw Sule walk out of the tent in a hurry without saying a word!
Qiqige was immediately incredulous.

As the Khan of the Qingman, Sule is a "God of War" who can rival the "Martial Saint". How could there be any existence in this world that would make him show such an expression?
Even when Xie Qian had laid down "half of the country" back then, Su Le never showed such an exaggerated expression!

At this moment, Suler's expression was as if he had seen a ghost!
Qiqige opened her mouth, as if sensing something, and followed Sule's footsteps to look outside the tent—

Or rather, it was like seeing a "god"!
She then looked at her teacher.

Qingman's Great Heavenly Sa, as usual, picked up his glasses and wiped them, showing no surprise at Sule's sudden behavior.

Qiqige remembered what he had just said.

"Prophecy cannot dictate your actions; only you yourself can stand up and leave the Golden Tent."

Sule is a man of his word; he must have been willing to accept defeat, otherwise he would have gotten up and walked out of the golden tent.

So...did Father see that arrow that transcended time?
Qiqige's expression grew increasingly confused, her eyes wide, completely unable to understand.

Could it be that arrow from just now?
But no matter how you look at it, that arrow was just an ordinary, very common arrow.

The beautiful, furry girl didn't understand, so she quickly ran outside the tent, lifted the curtain, and turned her head to look at the arrow stuck in the tent, staring at it intently, trying to see something unusual.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

The arrows formed from the streaks of light were blocked by the defensive array of the golden tent, and gradually turned into fragments of light, disappearing into the air...

It didn't even shake the formation; it only pierced a small hole.

Considering the strength of a fourth-grade cultivator, this arrow was actually quite powerful.

However you look at it, there's no way to make Sule admit defeat and actually come out of the golden tent to greet him personally.

Qiqige looked at her father's back in front of her and fell into a state of complete bewilderment.

……

Sule was not born a Khan.

Before becoming Khan, he suffered numerous persecutions due to the prophecy of his predecessor, the Great Khan, and had to spend his childhood being hunted down.

Fortunately, his mother never abandoned him. She took him on a long and winding journey and eventually sought refuge with an ambitious tribal chief who wanted to dominate the grasslands. She raised him there.

Unfortunately, when he was twelve years old, his tribe was attacked and destroyed by a group of people. When he was lured away from the mountain, the chief was beheaded, and his mother, unwilling to be humiliated, also committed suicide with a dagger.

Then, consumed by rage, he chose to charge into the enemy ranks alone.

He was facing tens of thousands of enemies, and he was all alone!

That battle was the most dangerous battle of his life.

He was just a hair's breadth away from being trapped and killed on the battlefield if he hadn't realized his mistake in time and broken through one of the gaps.

On the battlefield at that time, he was almost blinded by rage and lost his mind.

But just as he was about to fall into the trap, an arrow suddenly shot out from an unexpected place.

At that time, Sule was only a sixth-rank official.

The power of that arrow was terrifying, as it crossed at least two major levels, far exceeding his imagination. It was like a bucket of cold water being poured on him, instantly igniting his will to survive.

Faced with that arrow, Suler, who had initially thought he was doomed, regained his senses.

Unexpectedly, the arrow only grazed his cheek, leaving just a shallow wound.

When Sule looked in surprise and doubt in the direction from which the arrows came, he could only see a young figure standing tall amidst the chaos of the army.

The figure flashed by and disappeared as if it were an illusion.

Only the faint smile on that person's face remained in his heart, indelible.

Young Sule was harmed by the prophecy, so he always resisted the prophecy and was once full of doubt about the "gods".

But after that day, he became a believer in "God," believing that the prophecies were all tests from "God," and that the "God" watching over him brought not only trials but also protection.

He firmly believed that the person at that time was sent by a "god" to help him.

After that, Sule had been looking into whether there was such a person among the powerful figures on the grasslands.

Unfortunately, none of them met the requirement of being present in that battle and having a strength of at least the third rank.

until today.

Until this moment!
He finally found the source of that arrow from back then!

……

Suler abruptly flung open the tent flap, his gaze fixed on the young man before him, and walked step by step toward him. He wouldn't be mistaken; the arrow, as swift as a streak of light, was as cold as moonlight.

Suler believed it.

There really are arrows in this world that can transcend time, traversing thousands of years, grazing his cheek, leaving a scar that is still burning with pain.

His arrows can transcend time; no one's shadow can escape the running arrows, no matter when or where.

This is the arrow of the "god"!
There was silence all around.

Gu Fangchen put down the jade bow in her hand and looked with a smile at the Qingman Khan who was approaching step by step, exuding a sense of oppression.

Sule was over 2.5 meters tall, with arms that even dragons and elephants could not match. He wore heavy armor and a heavy fur cloak, and had a pair of imposing golden beast eyes.

This is also a unique symbol belonging to the Qingman Xiongzhu in the prophecy.

The ancestors of the Qingman people had mated with some powerful "beast gods," so the blood of wild beasts flowed in their veins. If they exhibited atavism, it would be considered a symbol of extraordinary talent and they would be respected.

Sule has beast-like eyes and scales on his arms.

His daughter, Qiqige, also inherited his powerful bloodline and possesses some atavistic bestiality, though it's usually hidden under her furry clothes...

When such a tall man walked towards people, his shadow instantly enveloped everything, as if a mountain was pressing down on them!

Gu Fangchen thought to herself, no wonder the Qingman people would exaggerate his divine status so much, saying that he could hold up the sky...

Players, on the other hand, have endless imaginations about the Qingman's ancestral regression.

For example, the strength of a bear, the agility of a leopard, the sharpness of an eagle, the camouflage of a night heron... these are all normal human traits.

The snake's two barbs, the donkey's persistence, the cat's barbs... these are the Minions.

Sule stared at the young man in front of him. An ordinary person would have been terrified by his stare, but Gu Fangchen just stood there casually, even seeming to be lost in thought for a moment, with a very strange expression on her face.

Of course, he does have that ability.

If an arrow capable of transcending time is within reach, then what does even a second-rank weapon matter in his eyes?
Only in this way would someone so recklessly torment their physical body.

Sule could clearly sense Gu Fangchen's current physical condition; she had obviously suffered serious injuries and still retained the aura of "annihilation."

Even those who die at the hands of the "Destroy" Dao will at most emit a trace of the "Destroy" Dao's power.

But Gu Fangchen was like someone who had just fallen into a "destructive" washing machine, spinning around and around to her heart's content...

Sule recalled Argon, who had died suddenly in his tent a month earlier.

The poor Khedrupa's Tensa died suddenly and for no reason, from an unknown force.

He sensed something unusual then; the power within it might be... Heaven, or the Dao.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a mere few vengeful ghosts and evil spirits from the depths of hell to kill a third-rank Heavenly Warrior on the spot.

At that time, although Sule knew the truth, he still attributed the culprit to some kind of curse on the defense map given by Gu Yuye.

This was to reassure the four major departments.

But then, he was summoned to the snowy mountain by Maha Boundless and received the new prophecy.

Furthermore, when he inquired about that power, the old man spoke mysteriously, telling him that it was also the work of the "Azure Dragon."

In retrospect, this mysterious power and this arrow that transcends time are indeed similar in nature.

"His arrows can transcend time; no one's shadow can escape the running arrow, no matter when or where."

Sule lowered his head, placed his hand on his chest, and made a gesture of praise to the "gods".

He looked intently at Gu Fangchen, continuing to recite the ancient Qingman poems in a low voice:

"His footsteps measure everything, His gaze obliterates everything, His hands grasp everything."

Even death cannot be spared.

Yes, besides the "gods", who else could become the "Azure Dragon" that stretches across the sky?

Sule truly welcomed Gu Fangchen as if she were a goddess!
The surrounding Qingman people stared in disbelief, their expressions of shock and disbelief utterly astonished.

Like Qiqige, they couldn't fathom what magic this seemingly ordinary arrow possessed that could subdue their Khan!

But in any case, Sule had already acknowledged Gu Fangchen's arrow, and they had no way to question it.

The wolf guards also knelt down before Gu Fangchen, chanting the ancient poem in unison.

"very good."

Gu Fangchen looked around, smiled, lifted the head from her waist, and said:
"Now, we can talk about where this head will end up."

The head in his hand was still fresh and warm, preserved in its final state, revealing a shocked and terrified expression—a classic case of dying with eyes wide open.

—I have to say, Old Deng's acting skills are fucking good.

It's just unknown where the true form of "Master Hengchang" has gone now...

Sule gestured for her to enter, and Gu Fangchen, head bowed, followed timidly behind him into the tent.

Qiqige, who was acting as the "curtain-rolling maid" on the side, blinked and looked at her father.

Suler glanced at her, then followed her inside, saying without changing his expression:
"Of course, the Great Tensa has been waiting for a long time."

……

Two hundred thousand miles away.

Lutai Road.

Yaoshan.

Xie Qian sat sideways on the spirit deer, lowered his eyes, and looked down at the cold pool and waterfall below.

On the central stone platform, Lu Mingyuan, who had lost an arm, knelt and kowtowed to Xie Qian, explaining with a pale face:

"Master... this operation was truly unexpected; that little beast provoked a vengeful ghost with near-first-rank strength from who knows where!"

"Otherwise, it would be foolproof..."

Xie Qian smiled slightly and said:
"Absolutely foolproof?"

"Wrong. As long as Gu Fangchen is a variable, it's never possible to be completely foolproof."

"His very existence is the greatest loss!"

He waved his hand, and the scroll at his waist flew out and unfurled with a whoosh.

It was that "Landscape Painting".

Then, a figure slowly walked out from within, cupped his hands in greeting to Xie Qian, and smiled:
"teacher."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: Ahem... Happy belated Dragon Boat Festival and Children's Day!

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