bookrandom Chapter 184 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (62)
Chapter 184 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (62)
As for Yu An.
After the border wars subsided, Yu An revitalized the Lang family army under his real name. Yuan Lanying and his father and brothers guarded the east, while he led the Lang family army to garrison the north.
He would not allow anyone to infringe upon the land he ruled.
Now he has fully grown up, and his face bears a striking resemblance to Emperor Yu, making him extremely handsome. The bold girls of the North jokingly call him the Jade-Faced General.
But strangely enough, as long as the Jade-Faced General wears the bronze mask, it can stop children from crying at night.
Yu An's appearance also led many to speculate about his identity, and Jing Li advised that the remnants of the Yu Dynasty should not be allowed to live.
Jingli refuted them one by one.
"Whether his surname is Yuan or Yu, he is now mine."
After hearing this repeatedly, Jingli advised one of them to go home and retire. Now that the situation has stabilized, the old guys who can say such things are mostly those who were kept around to maintain stability but are no longer of great use. Jingli is ruthless in getting rid of them.
Everyone in the court had witnessed the new emperor's methods. Despite his youthful appearance, he was incredibly ruthless in his words and actions, and the orders he issued were always deadly. Before anyone could even react, most of their power had already been taken away.
After this, all the ministers knew that Jingli was making an example of someone to warn others. Some of the more cunning ones had already started praising him, saying that Jingli was a true god descended to earth, protected by the heavens, and the true embodiment of the righteous path.
It is also said that Jingli has great love in his heart and cherishes talent. This praise spread and made those poor students who saw hope even more eager, which can be regarded as adding a contribution to the country's talent reserve.
However, no one knew that the "my people" the new emperor referred to did not mean the same thing as what they thought.
Spring is approaching, and spring snow is still falling in the north. The new emperor's carriage moves slowly forward.
Jingli has destroyed the main formations in the palace, and the shadows in this world are gradually dissipating as everything slowly returns to normal. Even though the weather isn't sunny, the sky is much clearer than before.
Jingli held a small, delicate paper kite in her hands, while outside, Baixue, with her mane braided and wearing a pretty red tassel, slowly followed the carriage.
Jingli was idly thinking inside: I wonder if there are large areas of green grassland in the north at this time of year.
He was finally able to keep his appointment with Yu An, which had been several years late—to go on a spring outing and fly kites together.
The pollution level of this world has decreased significantly. Recently, 6058 has been able to receive messages from Lu Mingguang intermittently. In order to avoid the same situation of being stuck in this world as in the previous world, 6058 had Jingli use all the time acceleration cards that he had obtained from the counterfeit system to reduce the time wasted in this world.
The group walked for a long time. Although Jingli's destination was the North, they kept stopping and starting along the way.
The roads are neat and spacious, stretching far and wide; not only the official roads, but also the folk paths are equally smooth.
The new sewage treatment system has begun to be implemented. Hygiene education is a long-term process. Jingli temporarily conveyed to everyone through "divine revelation" that the gods favor clean and hygienic areas, and it has indeed been effective.
The filth that used to be everywhere is gone, and the fresh air makes people feel happy.
Previously ubiquitous beggars and hunched, emaciated people resembling walking corpses have disappeared. Children from ordinary families, dressed neatly, are now running around on the streets, and women are beginning to dress up, take to the streets, and start their own businesses. Although there aren't many yet, it's a good sign.
With extraordinary women like Jingjing around, more women will step forward and achieve success in their careers.
Now, Jingli's silver hair is so distinctive that whenever he shows his face, people kneel down to worship him, praising him as a true god and a wise ruler.
However, their kneeling now no longer reveals the strange fanaticism of the past; their sincerity is evident on their faces, and their healthy, rosy cheeks are the best "gift" in Jingli's heart.
The people were so eager that Jingli eventually used a face-changing card she had obtained from the counterfeit system, which sped up their journey.
Having witnessed the world gradually improving, Jingli gained a deeper understanding of "pollution levels" and felt even more hatred for Sefosi and others.
Even now, pollution levels still exceed normal ranges. If it weren't for these people interfering, the world would be a better place, and these people wouldn't have to endure so much war, plague, and exploitation...
6058 sensed his thoughts and said, "What we did was very meaningful; their lives will soon be back on track."
Jingli nodded, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
This is what pollution looks like in the world, but what about in Mr. Yuan?
In his previous message, Mr. Lu said that he still had not been able to get in touch with Mr. Yuan.
As the true god of many small worlds, what kind of severe injury did he suffer to become so completely silent today?
The carriage moved slowly, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, for a long time. When they felt like they were about to fall apart in the scenery, they finally arrived in the North.
The snow had not yet completely melted, but beneath the thin layer of snow, tender green grass had already sprouted, its white and green hues quite charming.
Jingli stepped out of the carriage, mounted Baixue, and rode towards the military camp.
Silver hair and red clothes, white horse with red tassels, and a vast grassland covered with white snow, it's like a painting.
Upon hearing that Jingli had returned, Yu An lined up in front of the camp early, but when he actually saw the person from his dream running towards him as if she had stepped out of a painting, his heart still burned with passion.
The horse beside him seemed to sense its master's mood, excitedly pawing the ground. Yu An patted it, then mounted the horse and headed towards Jing Li's direction.
As the two horses drew closer, Jingli saw the person on horseback and wished he had the skill of lightness to fly directly to Yu An's side.
But he couldn't; he could only gently tug on the reins to slow down Snow White.
The same applies to Yu An.
The two horses circled each other at their masters' command, while the two men on horseback simply stared at each other and chuckled foolishly for a long time. If anyone were to see them, they would certainly not associate these two men, who were laughing and remaining silent, with the new emperor and the young general.
After a while, Jingli spoke first: "Take me for a ride? I've wanted to ride with you for a long time."
As always, Yu An simply replied with a soft "okay," gave a whistle, and led Jingli on a galloping journey.
The horses' hooves pounded the clean, thin snow, sending it swirling up and falling back down like scattered stars, making the boundless grassland seem to merge with the sky.
Humans appear exceptionally small under this vast sky; they seem to be nothing more than a speck of dust in this world, like mayflies in the grand scheme of things.
Yu An had experienced war and bloodshed in the North, and was now experiencing the tranquility of this moment.
His mindset has long since changed. The hatred he couldn't let go of before has become as light as a feather under the influence of time and this space.
His deepest grudge was avenged when he personally cut off the pork containing the emperor's soul—a rash and outrageous act that once made him feel unreal.
But that's the truth.
Later, together with Yuan Lanying, he personally protected the territory and stood on this land again in his own name. Only then did he begin to realize how terribly naive he had been in the past.
He was consumed by hatred and never thought about what to do after taking revenge. He couldn't die because he was the only bloodline of the Yu family, but he also felt that living was meaningless.
Ke Jingli had already prepared the answer for him.
Everything is getting better, and so is he.
At this moment, seeing Jingli struggling to get the kite flying, he could no longer suppress the smile on his lips.
Yu An stepped forward, picked up the kite that had fallen to the ground again, and said aggrievedly, "I've been keeping this kite hidden away and couldn't bear to take it out. Your Majesty, it breaks my heart to see it like this."
Jingli looked at him incredulously, her expression seeming to say: You feel sorry for it? But you don't feel sorry for me, who can't even put it down?
Yu An felt a pang of longing under his gaze and hid the kite behind her back: "The kite is broken, how will Your Majesty compensate me?"
Before Jingli could react, she pretended to be unhappy and said, "I'll make another one for you!"
His appearance is somewhat similar to that of a child.
Yu An shook his head and asked, "I thought Your Majesty would offer a different form of compensation?"
Jingli was stunned for a moment. 6058 then spat out in the system: 【What compensation do you want! You just want my son to repay you with his body! This roundabout way is so annoying!】
Jingli chuckled, then, maintaining her air of superiority, asked in return, "So, what kind of compensation does the General desire?"
Yu An was about to speak when she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and the tips of her ears turned red.
Jingli laughed and said, "Why don't we take this world as our witness and I pledge my life to you today?"
He spoke so flippantly that Yu An couldn't believe for a moment whether he was joking or not.
Jingli rolled a snowball and threw it at him: "My dear minister, answer quickly. You know I am very unpredictable. I might change my mind in a moment?"
"No!" Yu An said urgently, then added in a low voice, "We can't be so hasty..."
Jingli chuckled and asked, "What do you mean by not being hasty?"
Yu An's voice grew softer and softer: "Ten miles of red bridal procession, eight-bearer sedan chair, a formal marriage, bowing to heaven and earth, bowing to the parents..."
Jingli laughed and interrupted him: "That sounds nice, but you've kept me waiting."
Having said that, he mounted his horse and galloped forward.
From afar, Yu An heard Jing Li's voice carried on the wind: "I am waiting for you, with an eight-bearer sedan chair, to marry you properly."
The counterfeit system emitted a soft "ding" sound.
[Congratulations, host! The "Form a Partner with the Mission Target" mission is more than halfway complete!]
Upon hearing this familiar announcement, Jingli and 6058 chuckled in unison.
The sefossi is gone, the contamination level has disappeared, but I never expected that this counterfeit system would still be operating normally.
But it doesn’t matter.
Their mission is almost complete.
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(Although it's said here, the final ten-mile-long red bridal procession and the eight-bearer sedan chair will appear in a different form. The two people's identities are different in this world, and it won't be as high-profile as in the previous two worlds! Just letting you know in advance.)
(Tomorrow I'll be entering a new world, and then I'll need to revise the story. I've been saying I'd revise it for a while, but I haven't had the energy! I'm setting a flag!! I'll revise, revise, revise!)