Chapter 765 Gu Xu’s widows
More than half a year later.
The lights in the imperial study were dim, and a heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire room.
Sandalwood rose in curls and misty smoke dispersed in the air, but it failed to relieve the heavy pressure on the hearts of the three people in the room.
Zhao Yan sat behind the desk and pushed a memorial in front of Shangguan Jin and Xiao Wanjun opposite her, with unconcealable worry on her brows.
"Look!"
Shangguan Jin reached out to take the memorial, his eyes quickly passed over the dense text on the paper, his brows furrowed, and then he handed the memorial to Xiao Wanjun beside him.
Xiao Wanjun took the memorial and read it carefully, his expression becoming more and more solemn.
Zhao Yan glanced at the two of them, and after a brief silence, she said calmly: "You should have seen that the world of Cangyao is being invaded by powerful enemies from another world.
"Let's call it 'Yaoguang World'.
"According to the latest battle report, the Daxia garrison is retreating step by step in Cangyao World. Three mines have been captured by the opponent, and one base was completely destroyed yesterday.
"Intelligence shows that the other side has at least five strong men in the eighth realm, and our army cannot resist it at all. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it may only be a matter of time before the Cang Yao world is lost."
Shangguan Jin pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Since the late emperor brought back the 'Haotian Ship' from the Lingxiao Realm and started the era of external development, the resources of our wilderness have become increasingly dependent on supplies from other worlds.
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"Nowadays, monks often use elixirs to strengthen their body, enhance their perception, and heal their wounds - such as 'Tai Qing Shen Ning Dan', 'Reincarnation Bone Cutting Pill', 'Xuan Yuan Meridian Renewal Pill', etc., almost all of which are made from materials from other worlds. .
"If the 'Cang Yao World' is lost, the future development of the Great Wilderness will inevitably be severely restricted."
"With the strength of Dahuang, the five powerful True Monarchs may still be able to cope with it," Xiao Wanjun said. "According to the intelligence, they have not yet mastered the authority, and His Majesty the Night Emperor has now mastered the fourth authority. She alone is enough." Suppress them all.
"But the problem is that this is only the power they show on the surface. As for what else is hidden secretly, we have no idea at all."
Zhao Yan listened to their words quietly, her eyes falling on the table.
The candlelight reflected on her hair, as if coated with a soft golden halo, but her face was completely hidden in the shadows.
After a long silence, she spoke softly:
"When the late Emperor was still alive, he once mentioned an interesting metaphor to me. He said that the vast universe beyond the barrier of the wilderness is like a dark forest.
“Each world is unknown to the other, but once exposed to the other, they may face the risk of being plundered of resources or even destroyed.
"Even if there are countless worlds in the universe, there are definitely not a few strong people in the eighth realm who can cross the void. However, in the past thousands of years in the wilderness world, except for the Lingxiao world, there have been almost no eighth realms seen in other worlds. The strong one comes.
"When the late emperor was exploring the void, he rarely encountered powerful people from other worlds. He believed that this phenomenon was precisely due to the lack of information, which made most powerful people maintain a silent and suspicious attitude towards the universe and rarely expose themselves easily. existence.
"Only a powerful Ninth Realm man like Xuandan Tianzun, who is inherently deficient, would risk traveling through various worlds to launch massacres in order to seize the souls and cultivation of other living beings to make up for his own shortcomings.
"Now that the late Emperor has passed away, our Great Wilderness is weak and we are in the vast universe. If we are not careful, we may fall into prey.
"We should fulfill his instructions before his death and put defense first. If we encounter a strong enemy, we should leave it alone.
"As he said, the people of the wilderness are extraordinary, able to go from a predicament of ghosts and darkness to today's prosperity. Even if we have to give up some things now, there is still hope to rise again in the future."
After hearing this, Shangguan Jin nodded slightly, lowered his eyes, and said softly: "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true."
In her opinion, the several different worlds that Dahuang now occupies are all the results of Gu Xu's battles during his lifetime. Now that she had to give in, she was naturally a little unwilling. Xiao Wanjun picked up his pen, dipped it lightly in red ink, and solemnly wrote down the Queen Mother's decision on the memorial.
After finishing the thick pile of memorials on the table, Zhao Yan stood up slowly, hugged the two of them respectively, and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."
In the period after Gu Xu's death, the three women who used to dislike each other now cooperate tacitly and jointly shoulder the important task of governing the country.
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Changchun Garden, retreat room.
The Night Emperor sat on the bamboo mat, his golden eyes suddenly opened, his gaze as sharp as a blade, and the majestic pressure surged like a tide, instantly filling the entire space.
After Gu Xu passed away, she concentrated on practicing the "Universal Creation Sutra" day after day, and became more and more proficient in human cultivation methods.
Occasionally, she would be too focused on her training, and she would even be completely immersed in it, forgetting that she was once a dragon. It was as if she had been a human being who practiced skills and fought with true energy since birth.
Although human cultivation methods are laborious, they are surprisingly efficient.
In addition, the "World Creation Sutra" was tailor-made for her by Gu Xu, which fully combined her natural talent with being close to the Dao, allowing her cultivation to increase rapidly at an unprecedented speed.
A month ago, she successfully built the fourth level of the eighth realm and gained new power - "Inner Demon".
At this moment, she stared down at her obviously bulging belly, her eyes gradually softened, and even became tinged with a sense of nostalgia.
As a hybrid of dragon and human, this child had been in her belly for far longer than the ten months of pregnancy for an ordinary human being, and there was still no sign of its arrival.
"Gu Xu..." She softly called the child's father's name.
Having mastered the "World Creation Sutra", she is now the strongest person in the wilderness and the person with the fastest growth rate in cultivation.
Not only does she shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the wild world for Gu Xu, she also has a firm goal in mind:
When she is promoted to the ninth realm, she will go to the Xuandan world in person, completely kill the Xuandan Tianzun, crush his soul, and avenge Gu Xu.
"Dong dong dong!"
Outside the silent room, there were suddenly several gentle knocks on the door.
"Come in!" The Night Emperor said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open a crack, and then Jiang Zhaoyue slipped in from the door.
She sat down next to the Night Emperor, rested her head on her shoulder, and asked softly: "Sister, are you thinking about him again?"
The Night Emperor did not nod or deny.
"Come on, sister, try the tiramisu," Jiang Zhaoyue said as she took out a paper box with cakes from her sleeves and smiled lightly, "This is a snack he invented during his lifetime. It tastes delicious." Okay.”
The Night Emperor took the cake box and held it gently in his hand. His eyes were a little lost in thought, but he was not in a hurry to open it.
"Sister, when did you become attracted to him?" Seeing that the Night Emperor remained silent, Jiang Zhaoyue couldn't help but ask the question she had always been curious about, "When he was alive, you always told me to stay away from him, saying he looked good. Men like to lie the most. Why do you seem to be obsessed with him now?”