Taoist priests in the supernatural world

Chapter 105 The Mandate of Heaven and the Demon, Reunited with the First Emperor

Yi Xiaochuan tried to speak, but his body was too weak. His lips moved, but he could only manage a hoarse, breathy sound.

Upon hearing the words "miracle doctor," hope immediately ignited in Lü Su's eyes.

She knelt down with a thud, her eyes red and her voice trembling with tears.

"Please, divine physician, lend me your aid! If you can save Xiao Chuan, I am willing to serve you like a slave to repay your great kindness."

She was about to kowtow as she spoke.

Huang Bai raised his hand and lifted her up with a gentle force.

"Get up first."

Lu Su stiffened, quickly wiped away her tears, and forced herself to stand up, but her gaze remained fixed on Yi Xiaochuan, her face full of worry.

Just then, a person suddenly ran out of the house on the side.

The man had disheveled hair, wrinkled clothes, and his face was covered in soot from the stove. He was holding a clay pot in his hand, but he looked very cheerful.

"Xiao Chuan! The food is ready!"

"No tomatoes, just scrambled eggs, you'll have to make do..."

He was halfway through his sentence when he saw so many people standing in the room and froze on the spot.

He looked down at the earthenware pot in his hand, then at Huang Bai and Song Wuji, and asked cautiously:

"Who is this?"

Yi Xiaochuan raised his hand with difficulty, pointed at Huang Bai, and his voice was extremely hoarse.

"A miracle...a miracle doctor..."

The man's eyes lit up.

"A miracle doctor? Can he really save lives?"

The visitor was none other than Gao Yao.

Upon hearing this, he quickly put the earthenware pot aside, vigorously wiped his hands on his clothes, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Miracle doctor, miracle doctor, please save Xiao Chuan!"

Huang Bai took out a pill and handed it to Song Wuji: "Wuji, come here."

Song Wuji took the pill and immediately understood the meaning of Huang Bai.

He looked at Gao Yao and said:

"Come with me."

Gao Yao was stunned for a moment.

"I?"

"Yes, it's you."

Song Wuji didn't explain further, but pulled Gao Yao to the water vat outside and dissolved the pill in water.

When the elixir was added to the water, the originally ordinary clear water instantly shimmered with a faint blue light, but quickly returned to normal.

Song Wuji divided the water into three portions and had Yi Xiaochuan, Lü Su, and Gao Yao drink them separately.

After Yi Xiaochuan drank the elixir, his originally burning body quickly began to cool down, and his complexion gradually regained some color.

Gao Yao held the bowl and smacked his lips.

"This water has power."

Song Wuji glanced at him.

"What's your name?"

Gao Yao smiled憨厚ly and said, "My name is Gao Yao. And you, sir?"

Song Wuji did not answer, but stared at Gao Yao for a moment, a hint of interest rising in his heart.

After taking the elixir, the illness quickly dissipated from the group.

Gao reheated the simple meal, and the group sat down around the wooden table.

The food was very rough.

"The conditions are limited. If we had tomatoes, I would make you an authentic tomato and egg stir-fry."

Huang Bai sat at the table, his gaze fixed on Yi Xiaochuan.

"Tell me, why did you get yourself into this state again?"

Yi Xiaochuan gave a wry smile.

He recounted his experiences after leaving the Lü family with Liu Bang.

At the time, he was unwilling to stay in the Lü family.

Firstly, they wanted to find their way home.

Secondly, he was also afraid that if he stayed there, he would change history.

He knew what the names Lü Zhi, Lü Su, and Liu Bang represented.

The more this was the case, the less he dared to intervene.

He just didn't expect that Lü Su would actually come after him on her own.

After the two met on the road, Yi Xiaochuan mistakenly drank well water contaminated with plague and fell seriously ill.

Liu Bang had to leave first because he was on duty escorting corvée laborers.

Lü Su stayed and took care of him day and night.

After listening, Huang Bai suddenly smiled and said:

"You're such an indecisive coward."

Yi Xiaochuan opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found himself speechless.

Huang Bai asked, "How do you plan to treat her?"

Lü Su's body trembled slightly.

She looked up at Yi Xiaochuan, her eyes filled with an almost cautious anticipation.

Yi Xiaochuan remained silent for a long time.

He felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at the woman who had risked her life for him and was even willing to die with him in the plague-stricken village.

The thought that if he stayed, he might completely change history, ultimately made him hard-hearted.

"Susu."

Yi Xiaochuan said with difficulty, "You go home first. I'll definitely come back to find you after I finish what I've done."

The color drained from Lü Su's face little by little, and after a long while, she nodded gently.

"it is good."

Huang Bai remained silent.

In his astrological observation, Yi Xiaochuan's body was adorned with both the God Star and the Calamity Star.

If this person chooses the path of the Emperor Star, many things will go smoothly and everyone will be happy.

Unfortunately, given Yi Xiaochuan's personality, he will most likely choose the path of misfortune that leads to a bad end for everyone.

This good-for-nothing is ruining the reputation of time travelers.

However, in any case, Yi Xiaochuan is indeed an excellent example of the Qi Observation Technique.

……

The next morning.

There were three more people in the team.

Yi Xiaochuan, Gao Yao, and Lü Su.

However, Lü Su will not go to Xianyang with her.

Huang Bai stood at the village entrance, while Song Wuji secretly glanced at Gao Yao and whispered:

"Immortal, this Gao Yao is quite good. I'd like to test him."

Huang Bai looked at Gao Yao.

Gao Yao was squatting to the side, tying several pottery jars together, muttering that he should bring water and dry food on the road.

He was an honest person who was very caring, but his life was full of hardships.

If he were to follow his original destiny, he would be gradually forced to become like Zhao Gao.

Now, letting him learn magic from Song Wuji is not a bad ending.

Huang Bai nodded: "Whatever you say."

Song Wuji was overjoyed and immediately cupped his hands in greeting.

"Thank you, Immortal Elder."

Huang Bai took out five paper horses and tossed them aside casually.

call!

The paper horse grew larger in the air and, upon landing, transformed into five pure white horses.

The white horse's mane flew, its four hooves pounded the ground, and it even exhaled a faint white breath from its nostrils.

Unless you see them made from paper with your own eyes, almost no one can tell the difference between real and fake.

Gao Yao was so frightened that he took a step back and almost fell to the ground.

"Holy crap! Amazing!"

He stared wide-eyed, circled the white horse, wanting to touch it but not daring to.

"W-w-how did this happen?"

Do gods really exist?

Yi Xiaochuan stood there, lost in thought for a long time.

He knew that Huang Bai's medical skills were amazing, and he had personally witnessed the healing of arrow wounds.

Seeing the paper horse come to life now evokes a completely different feeling.

The fact that it cured illnesses could be attributed to the miraculous medical skills of ancient times.

The paper turning into a horse was completely beyond his comprehension.

But then I realized that I had already traveled through time.

It's not so strange that a deity with real magic would appear in this world.

Thinking of this, a strong hope suddenly appeared in Yi Xiaochuan's eyes.

He walked quickly to Huang Bai, his voice somewhat urgent.

"God, my home is very, very far away. Could you please take me back?"

Huang Bai glanced at him.

"No, I don't possess such techniques."

Yi Xiaochuan opened his mouth, but his eyes instantly dimmed.

Huang Bai did not continue to explain.

He then took out a paper soldier and a paper horse.

After the paper soldier landed, it transformed into a tall, upright soldier in white.

Huang Bai looked at Lü Su.

"It will take you back to the Lü family. If you encounter any danger along the way, it will protect you."

Lü Su looked up at Yi Xiaochuan.

Yi Xiaochuan felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

He knew what he should say, but in the end he could only manage to squeeze out one sentence:

"Susu, goodbye. Please be careful."

Lu Su said nothing more, turned around, got on the paper horse, and gradually disappeared at the end of the road.

Yi Xiaochuan stood there, watching her departing figure, and suddenly felt a void in his chest.

It's as if I let something go with my own hands.

……

The group traveled to Xianyang.

Several days later, we passed by Mangdang Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of people were stationed.

The leader was a cunning-looking, short middle-aged man.

This man was none other than Liu Bang, the head of the Sishui Pavilion.

He sat on a rock, munching on a dry biscuit and sighing.

"Ugh, when will this damned corvée ever end?"

Liu Bang finally understood.

The corvée labor will never end.

We'll send this batch today and escort that team tomorrow.

If a few die on the road or a few escape, the responsibility will ultimately fall on his shoulders.

Sooner or later, he will die on this road.

He glanced at the exhausted laborers around him, his eyes darted around, and suddenly he muttered to himself:

"I wish someone could take my place."

Just then, Yi Xiaochuan's shout came from ahead.

"Brother Liu!"

Liu Bang looked up.

Yi Xiaochuan led a few people out of the mountain path.

Besides Gao Yao, there was also a young Taoist priest and an old man with green hair.

Liu Bang's eyes lit up, and a plan immediately came to mind.

These outsiders appear to have neither roots nor relatives.

If they were handed over to the government, they could not only receive some reward money and grain, but they might also be able to replace some of their own or their subordinates' corvée labor quotas.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang immediately put on a warm smile and strode forward to greet him.

"Hahaha! Brother Xiaochuan! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Come, come, I'll have someone prepare some wine and food. We brothers must have a good drink today."

Yi Xiaochuan was visibly pleased to see Liu Bang.

He turned to the crowd and introduced himself:

"This is Liu Bang, Brother Liu, my good brother."

Huang Bai glanced at Liu Bang.

According to the aura observation technique, this person does indeed possess an air of nobility.

However, that air of nobility was not pure.

It's like wearing an outer layer, concealing greed, cunning, and ruthlessness inside.

A hint of amusement flashed in Huang Bai's eyes.

"My good brother..."

He didn't expose him on the spot.

night.

At the foot of Mount Mangdang, a campfire flickered.

Liu Bang had wine and meat laid out, showing the utmost hospitality.

Yi Xiaochuan was already unprepared for Liu Bang and soon became quite drunk.

Gao Yao, who wasn't a heavy drinker, was also forced to drink until he was passed out.

Song Wuji held the wine bowl and pretended to be drunk.

Huang Bai leaned against the tree, closing his eyes to rest.

The camp was filled with the sound of snoring.

Suddenly, Liu Bang slowly opened his eyes, and there was no trace of drunkenness in them.

"quick."

He whispered to a few trusted confidants beside him.

Be gentle.

The group tiptoed up and first crept to Yi Xiaochuan's side, searching for his belongings and identification.

Yi Xiaochuan was fast asleep and completely unaware.

Liu Bang then pointed to the men in yellow and white robes and lowered his voice, saying:

"Take these too."

"Tomorrow we will hand them over to the government and say they are laborers."

Several subordinates immediately nodded.

They walked up to Huang Bai and were about to reach out their hands.

Huang Bai suddenly opened his eyes.

Liu Bang froze for a moment, then revealed a simple and honest smile.

"Hey bro, you're not drunk yet?"

As he spoke, he subtly gave his subordinate a wink.

One of his men, holding a wooden stick, slowly approached from behind Huang Bai.

Huang Bai looked at Liu Bang, his tone calm.

"You are a truly wicked person, not at all like a kind and honest elder."

hum!

The longsword was drawn.

The sword flashed through the night.

Liu Bang's head rolled to the ground.

The expression on his face was forever frozen in fear and disbelief.

Before his trusted confidants could even utter a sound, Song Wuji stood up and restrained them.

The camp fell silent again, with only the crackling of the campfire.

……

The next morning.

A terrified scream pierced the mountain forest.

"Ah! Liu Bang!"

Yi Xiaochuan's face turned deathly pale as he stared at the headless corpse on the ground, completely frozen in place.

Gao Yao was also startled awake and took several steps back in fright.

"Ogawa, what's wrong?"

"W-W-W-Someone's dead?"

Yi Xiaochuan suddenly looked at Huang Bai, his eyes filled with shock.

"Young man, this man attempted to steal our belongings last night."

Song Wuji stepped forward and briefly recounted what had happened the previous night.

"He also planned to hand us over to the government, pretending we were deserters, in exchange for a reward and a quota of corvée labor."

"This man's death was entirely his own fault."

Yi Xiaochuan's face remained deathly pale after hearing this.

He was lost in thought for a long time, then suddenly looked at Huang Bai as if he had gone mad.

"No, this shouldn't be the case. Immortal, you shouldn't have killed Liu Bang. History has changed."

Song Wuji's face immediately darkened: "How dare you! How dare you speak to the Immortal Elder like that!"

Huang Bai looked at him and said, "You're just a half-baked expert. You think Liu Bang had a specific destiny, so why don't you take his place and fulfill it? Liu Bang was more than just one person!"

Yi Xiaochuan stood there, his face gradually turning blank.

In his mind, history is fixed.

Liu Bang should have established the Han Dynasty.

The existence of the Han Dynasty led to over two thousand years of history, the existence of his parents, and the existence of himself.

But now that Liu Bang is dead, will the Han Dynasty still exist?

Will his parents be born again?

Will I still exist?

Yi Xiaochuan became increasingly confused, as if he had lost his soul.

Huang Bai ignored him.

He took out three paper horses and prepared to leave with Song Wuji and Gao Yao.

Gao Yao looked at Yi Xiaochuan with a hesitant expression and said, "Xiaochuan..."

He wanted to say something, but was stopped by a look from Song Wuji.

Gao Yao's lips moved slightly, but in the end he lowered his head and followed Song Wuji onto the paper horse.

Last night, Liu Bang tried to harm them.

When Yi Xiaochuan learned the truth, his first reaction was not that they had almost been sold out.

This made Gao Yao feel very uncomfortable.

He felt that this brother was not quite the same as he had imagined.

Finally, everyone left.

Only Yi Xiaochuan was left standing alone at the foot of Mangdang Mountain.

He looked at Liu Bang's corpse, and then at the departing figures of Huang Bai and the others, as if he had lost all his support overnight.

Betrayal by all, this is the worst that can happen.

……

On the road.

The paper horse gallops like the wind.

After holding back for a long time, Song Wuji finally asked in a low voice:

"Immortal, that man disrespected you, why don't you punish him?"

Huang Bai did not answer directly, but instead asked a question in return:

"Wuji, do you know what a human demon is?"

Song Wuji frowned and pondered for a long time before finally shaking his head.

"I do not know."

Huang Bai looked at the distant mountains and said, "Human demons are sacrifices chosen by fate."

"Offerings?"

Huang Bai did not answer immediately.

In the world of mythology, nothing is more precious than the elixir of immortality.

However, whether it's yellow or white is still uncertain.

Is the so-called elixir of immortality effective for everyone, or only for those with a specific destiny?

Yi Xiaochuan is still useful until he figures these things out.

Huang Bai looked up towards the direction of Mangdang Mountain.

Under the aura-observation technique, an imperial star slowly rose in the mountains, its nobility beyond description.

Another Liu Bang has emerged.

Huang Bai withdrew his gaze and said:

You'll find out later.

The group continued their journey to Guanzhong.

……

at the same time.

Ying Zheng, having just finished his second tour, was returning to Guanzhong.

When passing by Mount Hua, Ying Zheng suddenly decided to order the climb.

The Qin army was stationed at the foot of the mountain.

The camps stretched out in a continuous line, with soldiers in black armor patrolling with spears in hand.

At night, the bonfire illuminates half the sky, and from a distance, it looks like a fire dragon coiled at the foot of the mountain.

On Mount Hua, towering peaks rise majestically, sheer cliffs precipitous.

The mountain rises straight into the sky as if carved by a knife and axe, inspiring awe in those who behold it.

On the edge of the cliff sat a middle-aged man with a heroic appearance.

He was dressed in black casual clothes and sat cross-legged at the very top.

Before him lay a bottomless abyss.

The wind howled fiercely, whipping clothes into the air, as if it could sweep people off the cliff at any moment.

The middle-aged man remained as steady as a rock, not moving an inch.

This person was none other than the First Emperor, Ying Zheng.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.

A faint green luster appeared deep within those pupils.

Behind him, Xu Fu slowly stepped forward, cupped his hands in congratulations, and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the extraordinary phenomenon of blue eyes and square pupils has appeared. The day this phenomenon is fully transformed will be the day Your Majesty's lifespan is extended by sixty years."

Ying Zheng raised his hand and touched the corner of his eye.

He could feel the changes in his body.

He was not easily fooled. If Xu Fu was just faking it, Ying Zheng would have killed the fraudster immediately.

Now, he truly feels the signs of youth.

This increased Ying Zheng's trust in Xu Fu.

"good."

Ying Zheng gazed at the distant sea of ​​clouds, his tone tinged with satisfaction.

"I am very satisfied with this trip to the East China Sea. You can prepare for your next voyage."

Xu Fu bowed his head and replied:

"I obey your decree."

But in the instant he lowered his head, a strange greed flashed in his eyes.

The First Emperor's body was indeed a rare and exceptional talent.

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