Chapter 154 Chaochao: How strange

However, as the sound of reading aloud gradually spread, the expressions of the officials in the court became increasingly shocked.

"...Just as Aunt Yu was about to be slashed, a blinding light suddenly descended from the sky, scorching the assassin's eyes...The light automatically locked onto the assassin, allowing us to subdue everyone effortlessly...After interrogation..."

The officials felt as if they had heard a fairy tale. So this is how energy levels are reset to zero, and this is how the wishes they made every day are used to save people.
The memorial was finished being read, but the court was deathly silent.

But immediately afterward, a buzz of discussion arose. Some were amazed, some thought it was outrageous, some speculated that the memorial was exaggerated, and others simply felt that the heavens were incredibly powerful.

Emperor Jingxuan leaned back in his chair, having slowly digested the contents of the memorial. After the initial shock, he calmed down upon hearing the discussions below.

But after a while, he frowned again, his tone tinged with disappointment, "So this is how Tianmu saves people. Then, things like immortality are probably impossible."

He thought the system's rescue might be a divine intervention, or a protective shield erected over Lin Lan and the others.

If it possessed such divine abilities, then it would surely have the power to grant immortality.
Of course, the extraordinary phenomenon of light descending from the sky still shocked him.

Cao Qing, who was nearby, heard Emperor Jingxuan's mutterings. He lowered his head, kept his eyes down, and remained silent.

As expected, His Majesty did think of this; he was actually thinking about immortality.

Emperor Jingxuan was only lost in thought for a moment, but the discussion among the officials had already reached a fever pitch.

Someone stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is truly unbelievable. How can the power of the Heavenly Curtain be so great that it encompasses the entire Great Qi? It can even take lives. The power of the Heavenly Curtain is far too great."

Emperor Jingxuan raised his head, and another official below echoed, "Your Majesty, Minister He's words make sense, especially since Chaochao can have one wish granted once her energy value reaches one thousand. Wouldn't that mean Chaochao can make many wishes in the future? Other matters are one thing, but Chaochao's wishes can clearly affect Daqi. If her wishes are related to Daqi in the future, then we will be in a very passive position."

Emperor Jingxuan had, of course, considered this as well. He even thought further: what if Chaochao's wishes were related to the destruction of the kingdom...

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingxuan could hardly contain his emotions.

He rubbed his temples. "Don't think too much. Chaochao is so young, how could she possibly make such a wish...?"

"What are your thoughts, my esteemed ministers?" Emperor Jingxuan asked. "Do we think we can control what wishes the court may make?"

Are you kidding me? They don't even have the ability to turn off the canopy.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, and someone cautiously offered a suggestion, "Your Majesty, we truly cannot control Chaochao's thoughts, but... could the Chaoyang Orphanage be temporarily closed to prevent Chaochao's energy level from rising so rapidly?"

Song Ren, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, couldn't help but laugh out loud. "The energy value of Chaochao is rising rapidly, but it has little to do with us. Of the one thousand energy values, Daqi only accounts for ninety-five in total, which is less than one-tenth."

Yu Kang Sheng chimed in, “Lord Song is right. Even if the Chaoyang Orphanage is demolished and not rebuilt, it won’t change anything. The orphanage is just icing on the cake, not the decisive factor.”

"Even a mosquito's leg is still meat. Who knows, once the orphanage is built, the energy value will suddenly jump to hundreds or thousands..."

With opinions divided, the crowd began to argue again. Emperor Jingxuan was having a headache when he heard someone say, "The sky is bright."

Chaochao is up. She's going to Wucheng today, so she went to bed early last night.

Although her energy level was initially very low, she was quite anxious and worried about the safety of her sister Lin Lan and the others.

But Mom is right, Lin Lan and the others must have made money before their wish could be considered fulfilled.

The thought that she had helped them fulfill her wish filled Chaochao with satisfaction. The thing she had been longing for had finally been accomplished, and a great weight had been lifted from her heart. She then slept soundly.

However, compared to her boundless energy, Jian Yunsang and the others were noticeably more listless.

Last night, after Chaochao fell asleep, the four of them gathered together for a small meeting. The meeting was about how energy could transcend the limitations of time and space, connecting the ancient and the future.

Last time at Fancheng Hospital, Jian Yunsang had speculated that the mysteriously buzzing energy values ​​in Chaochao might originate from ancient times. However, this speculation was rather far-fetched, and since the energy values ​​hadn't increased since, the matter was temporarily shelved and not discussed further.

But this time, the system really gave them a big surprise, no, to be precise, a shock.

It can grant wishes, fine, but it can even grant the wishes of people from the past, and... even save people from the past?!
In this way, they could be almost certain that the inexplicably rising energy values ​​came from ancient times.

This was a real headache for them.

Finally, Song Zhen said, "Fortunately, this is a charity system. So far, it only increases because of doing good deeds. This can be considered accumulating blessings, which is good for Chaochao. If Chaochao were bound to that evil system and had to do bad things to accumulate energy, that would be terrible."

These words finally brought them some comfort.

Nevertheless, they still consistently suffered from insomnia.

Therefore, when Chaochao sat at the dining table eating breakfast, she was faced with four silent adults.

She tilted her head and looked at everyone, thought for a moment, and asked, "Are Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma unhappy because I've run out of energy? It's okay, we can save up more. I'll do more good deeds in the future, and I'll save up again soon. Then I can make a wish again. You can tell me what your wishes are, and I'll help you fulfill them. So don't be unhappy, okay?"

The four were taken aback. He Pu gave a wry smile to himself, then immediately looked up and said with a smile, "We adults are all stuck in a rut, and we still need Chaochao to enlighten us. It's really not right of us. We'll listen to Chaochao and stop thinking so much. Come on, let's eat first. You still have to go to Wucheng after you finish eating, so don't delay."

Chaochao nodded vigorously, but suddenly froze halfway through.

That familiar expression appeared again. Jian Yunsang opened her mouth, but before she could ask her anything, she saw Chaochao get off the chair and suddenly jump.

"I...I wasn't wrong, was I? My energy level is up quickly. It's increased again..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Chaochao frowned deeply. "How strange."

"What's wrong?" Song Zhen asked nervously.


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