bookrebus Chapter 53 Departure to the South China Sea
Chapter 53 Departure to the South China Sea
October 13th, the seventeenth year of the Wenzheng era of Tianxing Kingdom
When Emperor Jimo Zhengyuan passed away, the entire nation mourned.
When Ji Mo Zhengyuan was found lifeless by the palace servants, it was already the morning of his routine court session the day after his sudden illness.
The first palace maid who discovered he was no longer breathing was immediately terrified and fainted. Then, a large group of people who heard the commotion rushed over.
All that could be seen on his bed was a decree of succession written by Ji Mo Zheng Yuan himself.
"On the thirteenth day of the tenth month of the seventeenth year of the reign of Emperor Wenzheng, I deeply felt that my days were numbered. From this day forward, the throne shall be passed to Prince An, Jimo Yun, and Empress Bin shall succeed him. I also bestow upon Prince Xu the territory of Jimo Chuan Donglan as his fief. He shall take up his post in ten days. All my ministers shall bear witness."
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One month later, in the South China Sea region
At the bustling port seafood market, in front of an ordinary seafood porridge stall, Liu Xingxing drank the last mouthful of hot ginger and shrimp seafood porridge, feeling so happy she almost bubbled over.
Seeing that Baili Shu had almost finished eating and A Zheng had only eaten a few mouthfuls of porridge, Liu Xingxing urged again, "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Ah Zheng forced himself to eat a few more bites. It wasn't that he was picky about food; the seafood porridge was indeed delicious. However, in the month since he came out, his frail body hadn't improved at all. After all, he was someone who had been forcibly kept alive from the underworld, and it was already a great stroke of luck that he could breathe again.
It's much better than when I first left the capital, when I would be out of breath after just three steps and could barely eat two or three bites of food in half a day.
Liu Xingxing attributed this to the normal reaction of initially opening the five senses and meridians. In fact, what she didn't mention at the time was that taking that kind of pill had a side effect: before the medicine was fully absorbed, one would look like this.
It's possible to go ten days or half a month without being able to eat, or it's possible to go for half a year or a year without being able to eat, after all, the constitution of ordinary people is different from that of people who are born with spiritual roots.
People born with spiritual roots, whether or not they have mixed spiritual roots, can absorb these pills with their own attributes. In the cultivation world, whether they know they have spiritual roots or not, they will absorb some spiritual energy intentionally or unintentionally, and they will become more harmonious with it.
For mortals without spiritual roots to forcibly consume these attribute-containing pills will naturally cause an adverse reaction, which can be understood as an upgraded version of indigestion.
Moreover, the pill that Liu Xingxing gave him, even if he couldn't refine it to the right grade, was still superior to ordinary body-shaping pills, and its properties were even more remarkable.
Fortunately, Baili Shu had been giving him those medicinal powders to help his body accept the effects of the Body Shaping Pill more quickly. Now, judging from his appearance, he has recovered quite quickly and can eat half of a large bowl of porridge.
"After we finish eating, let's go shopping and see what fresh seafood we can buy today."
Liu Xingxing and her two companions had been living in this "South China Sea" for almost half a month, but they had not found any clues about the boundary barrier.
Although this is a fake South China Sea, it is no different from the real South China Sea in terms of even the plants and trees. Apart from the fact that the air here is mixed with a small amount of spiritual energy and the things here also carry some spiritual power, it is impossible to find where the spiritual energy is leaking out.
We can't just let Liu Xingxing tear open space with her bare hands anywhere, can we? She doesn't have that kind of ability. She's not even a lowly immortal. Isn't that kind of amazing ability usually only something like an immortal emperor or a great emperor can do? After all, that's how it's written in those novels.
Ah Zheng considerately said, "You guys go first. I want to finish this porridge before I come back to you. This porridge is delicious, and I don't want to waste it."
The fact that a former king would say that things shouldn't be wasted almost moved Liu Xingxing to tears; all those days of reforming him hadn't been in vain.
In fact, before becoming emperor, A-Zheng's life wasn't very good either. After all, due to his health, he had been the one who was not favored for many years, and his life was no different from that of a commoner. He cherished every piece of food and every item.
Even after his life improved and he gained power, he remained as frugal as ever. Now he is simply living the life of an ordinary person again, and he enjoys a freedom he has never had before. He prefers this kind of life.
Unlike waking up every day to a mountain of official duties, he no longer has to consider the people's welfare at all times, nor does he have to guard against the open and hidden attacks that are shot at him from time to time. Every action he takes is constrained.
Now, even just being able to choose and buy a piece of clothing he likes makes him happy for a long time.
It feels so good to not have to worry about anyone.
"Then you eat first, Baili, what about you?"
"I'll stay with him."
"Okay, I'll go take a look myself and buy the ingredients for tonight while I'm at it. You don't need to buy any."
Liu Xingxing left in a cheerful mood.
Ah Zheng watched the departing people turn back and slowly resumed eating, chatting with Baili Shu.
"You still haven't told me her identity, and you've always treated her with utmost respect. What kind of being is she in that world?"
Baili Shu glanced at him sideways and said calmly, "Since she didn't say it outright, it's because she didn't want me to say anything. You'll know when you get to that world. She could have ignored everything, even me. You're already incredibly fortunate that she stepped in to save you."
Ah Zheng smiled wryly upon hearing this, then buried his head and ate another mouthful of porridge: "I really can't get you to do anything anymore."
Baili Shu smiled calmly: "The past is over. We are now just two ordinary people. As friends, there is no need to use the word 'order' around."
"That's true. I think we've known each other for over ten years now, so we're definitely friends."
"You said you could leave at any time, but is it because of the place we're looking for now?"
"Correct."
"Here?"
"It is."
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Ah Zheng glanced at Baili Shu's face and sighed, "Brother Baili really hasn't changed at all. The first time I saw you, you haven't changed at all. Even I have changed a lot in appearance."
"Are people in your world all so long-lived and youthful-looking? This young lady Liu looks quite young, but is she also the same age as you, Brother Baili?"
Baili Shu glanced at him: "You want me to tell the truth?"
"nature."
Baili Shu smiled and said, "Her age is probably infinitely longer than you guess."
"Oh? Is that so..."
Ah Zheng finished the last mouthful of porridge in his bowl and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.
"I've finished eating. Shall we go for a walk?"
He never got tired of browsing these folk markets, and he particularly enjoyed it.
"Row."
Liu Xingxing soon had two net bags of seafood in her hands. At this moment, she was picking out vegetables to go with the seafood at a vegetable stall, planning how many dishes she would cook that evening.
Having lived alone for many years in modern times, her only hobby is probably cooking all kinds of delicious dishes to console her during those boring days.
Finally, Liu Xingxing picked out several bunches of vegetables, paid for them, and was about to go home when a person who brushed past her caught her attention.
There was nothing special about it; it was just that Liu Xingxing sensed something unusual about that person, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
Liu Xingxing quietly followed after them, carrying a bag of groceries.
After following for a while, I saw that the person was dressed as an old man, but he looked around curiously at everything as if he had never seen the world before, and he was also very nimble on his feet.
The old man's aura was very clean, so clean that there was no aura at all. He was neither an ordinary person nor a cultivator, as if he had deliberately erased it.
After living here for so many days, she finally caught something unusual!
The fact that someone like him is here means he must know something.
When no one was looking, Liu Xingxing threw everything in her hand into her storage ring, freeing her hands in case she spilled the food later (Note: Liu Xingxing always wore two storage rings, one on each hand).
That's right, she was going to go up and have a friendly chat with the old man, which would be very nice if he didn't run away.
Without hesitation, Liu Xingxing straightened her back and strode towards the old man who was happily shaking a bell in front of a small stall.
"Hello."
The Mirror Spirit stopped what he was doing and looked at the person who had spoken to him with a puzzled expression.
This person... why does he smell like someone from over there?
The spirit immediately sounded an alarm, dropped the bell in its hand, and ran away to the side.
Liu Xingxing was stunned for a few seconds before she realized what was happening and chased after him.
Holy crap, they ran that fast! There's definitely something fishy going on!