In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang retorted, "What you call the fate of the nation is only for a hundred years. What about after a hundred years? I doubt it."

Li Chunfeng glanced at Li Yuanchang with considerable surprise, seemingly not expecting Li Yuanchang to be able to see so far.

"Furthermore, if a woman marries into a barbaric place, to a man she doesn't love, isn't that ruining her life?"

"Not every woman desires the empty title of queen."

"If the survival of ten thousand people requires the death of one person, then what is the point of such peace?"

"I admit that I have my own selfish motives, but a marriage alliance with Tibet is not a glorious thing. I tried to dissuade them, but all the officials in the court agreed, and it was an inevitable trend," Li Yuanchang said.

Upon hearing this, Li Chunfeng sighed.

"Thank you for your frankness, Your Highness. Perhaps you are right."

"but……"

He changed the subject and said, "I can't help Your Highness."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang's expression changed: "Why?"

"His Highness also said that it is an inevitable trend."

"This is Princess Wencheng's fate. The cause and effect have been sown, and the mission has been assigned. Deliberately trying to destroy it will inevitably backfire."

"I advise Your Highness not to get involved in this matter."

Li Yuanchang frowned: "Immortal, once you speak, I will put in a little effort, and this matter can be accomplished. Princess Wencheng will not have to ruin her life."

"We can just find a member of the imperial clan who's willing to go then. That person will be Princess Wencheng, and nothing will change!"

"There was no destruction, just a change of personnel!"

Li Chunfeng appeared calm and serene, shaking his head slightly: "Your Highness, all living beings and all things are preordained."

"At this very moment we are speaking, countless people throughout the world are dying from illness, unjustly, or doing things they do not want to do. Can Your Highness save them all?"

"At least the person in front of us can be saved!" Li Yuanchang said in a deep voice, somewhat anxious. If Li Chunfeng didn't help, then he really had no other choice.

Li Chunfeng glanced at him: "Your Highness, what you need to do is let go of your obsession."

"Then let things take their natural course."

"Life is a great misfortune, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

"So, according to you, if someone wants to kill me, I should just stand still and let the sword cut me at will?" Li Yuanchang retorted.

Li Chunfeng was both amused and exasperated: "Your Highness, your understanding is very high. You should know that this is not what I meant."

"Then please help me, Immortal Dao, and help that poor woman. I will be eternally grateful!" Li Yuanchang knelt down on one knee.

In ancient times, this was considered an extremely high level of courtesy.

Li Chunfeng quickly offered his hands to support him.

"Your Highness, this is impermissible."

"This is a favor I truly cannot help with."

"Why?" Li Yuanchang asked, unwilling to accept it.

"Everything in the universe has its own rules, but Your Highness is breaking those rules."

"Anyone who tries to break the rules will be punished. Princess Wencheng's marriage to the Tibetans is a predetermined fate, and neither my senior brother nor I can interfere!" Li Chunfeng said solemnly.

Li Yuanchang was disappointed. He could almost feel Li Chunfeng's absoluteness; he saw the impossible in the other's eyes.

Indeed, Princess Wencheng's marriage to the Tibetan king was a real historical event, and it was indeed a predetermined destiny.

Although the Tang Dynasty and Tibet were destined to fight, the timing of the battle was indeed a completely different matter.

But he always felt that the way of Heaven should not be so cruel.

Princess Wencheng could have been someone other than Li Su, because it was Li Tai who was the one who interfered.

"Immortal Path, since what has already happened is ordained by Heaven, isn't our intervention also ordained by Heaven?"

"Heaven is merciless, but humanity should be compassionate!"

"Just like when Sendoh saved my life last time, didn't you intervene as well?"

Li Chunfeng looked at the young Li Yuanchang as if he were looking at himself when he was young.

"Your Highness, it really is different."

"You are not within the predetermined fate, but she is."

Then, he spoke softly, even with a hint of earnestness, "Your Highness, I am doing this for your own good."

"The path of immortals is vast and boundless, the path of humanity is insignificant, but the path of ghosts is joyful, for it is the gateway to life."

"Allowing the princess to enter Tibet is good for everyone. Replacing her with someone else would be a rupture with the laws of nature, something you cannot bear."

"My senior brother and I have examined your face; if you don't die young, fate is unpredictable!"

Looking into his wise and all-seeing eyes, Li Yuanchang saw his reverence for the Way of Heaven and his warning to himself.

These words were already a polite refusal.

The so-called "gate of life" means that one must humbly walk through the gate of peaceful survival; this is the wisdom of Taoism.

However, people cannot make the right choices every time, and what is advocated and what is real are often different.

He was well aware that he couldn't persuade Li Chunfeng, and Li Chunfeng couldn't persuade him either; the two were fundamentally different individuals.

He stopped insisting and slowly got up.

"Since that's the case, then so be it. In any case, thank you, Immortal Dao."

He was very sincere and did not get angry or resentful because Li Chunfeng refused to help. Li Chunfeng was a true master of Chinese studies.

The next second, he changed the subject again.

"But, in the path of immortality, I do not believe in fate!"

Li Yuanchang's eyes were sharp, and for a moment he exuded a unique charm. Then he bowed and left.

Li Chunfeng frowned and reached out to call out to the person, feeling that Li Yuanchang would never give up given his personality.

But he swallowed the words back.

Considering that Li Yuanchang was also an envoy sent to arrange a marriage alliance.

"Alas, you foolish child."

"Princess Wencheng's journey to the barbarian lands is a fact. If you obstruct her, Your Majesty, you will surely suffer a great calamity."

"..."

Leave Tiangongtai.

Li Yuanchang wandered aimlessly out of the palace and returned to the Prince of Han's residence.

He lay on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He was at his wit's end regarding Li Su's matter; he had considered Consort Yang, Li Chunfeng, and even the Crown Prince.

He's willing to try anything that can help.

But he ultimately rejected them all.

The authorities were determined to arrange a marriage alliance, and Li Su had already become Princess Wencheng in effect. Changing her would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

According to the established pattern, Princess Wencheng would receive the highest level of treatment upon entering the Tibetan region, living in extreme glory both before and after her death, allowing the Tang Dynasty to recuperate and achieve peaceful development.

From this perspective, it seems not bad.

But whenever Li Yuanchang tried to comfort himself like this, the image of Li Su's icy eyes and her crying and saying she didn't want to go would always flash through his mind.

Li Yuanchang felt a dull ache in his heart.

As a man at the center of power, he shouldn't have gotten involved in such matters; it wouldn't have helped him protect himself.

But everyone has flaws. He didn't want to be like Changsun Wuji and others, who were extremely rational and lost their humanity. He also didn't want to break his promise and live the rest of his life in regret.

"That's enough."

"I'll enter the palace tomorrow and try again."

"If I can't stop Princess Wencheng from going to the barbarians, I will stop Li Su from becoming that sacrifice!"

"If all else fails, then I will have no choice but to defy the will of Heaven!"

He muttered to himself, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes in the night.