The river was still flowing slowly downstream, but the biting chill in the process was gone now. Li Jing raised his hand, and could see that the veins on the back of his hand were all bulging with golden light. They curved and diagonally straight into the wrist like cracks, and were finally hidden under the narrow sleeves.
"Whoosh, whoosh-" He walked toward the shore with his legs, his expression calm. As soon as this person came out, the scene in front of him was an illusion.
There are surrendered ministers and protectors outside, and the general is still in Youzhou, so he actually has nothing to worry about. But adhering to the principle of humility, he first stood still, then clasped his fists from a distance and said loudly: "Senior, you are safe and well!"
"Hahahaha——" The heroic man in bright yellow dragon robe laughed loudly, then raised his hand to attract Li Jing.
"What are you still doing standing there? Come here quickly." Li Jing guessed the man's identity in her mind and passed by with the river flowing.
The ancestors of the Li family definitely cannot escape. I just don’t know which one it is... He has already seen clearly how mysterious this world is.
And he was still in an illusion where he couldn't tell what it was, so he didn't feel much surprised. This heroic man looks to be in his thirties or forties. He has a mustache shaped like a word on his mouth. The beard on his chin is delicate and bold. He looks elegant but extremely noble!
In comparison, Li Jing, who only has a little stubble on his lower jaw, looks much more immature. As soon as the latter came ashore, he plucked the water stains from his clothes and said happily: "Seniors often help the juniors when they are in danger. The juniors have longed for it, but they have not been able to see it several times. Senior’s true appearance, now I’m done with junior’s thoughts – today I saw that senior really has the face of a true dragon and the talent of a true immortal…”
"You are good at talking." The man in the dragon robe pointed at Li Jing and narrowed his eyes with a smile. Li Jing had a serious look on his face: "These are the words from the bottom of my heart!" The former stroked his beard, smiled boldly, and then found a big stone and sat down.
"You have a senior in one mouth and a junior in the other. Why are you so raw?" Anyway, the clothes were soaked, so Li Jing didn't hesitate and sat down on the ground.
Hearing the feigned anger from the man in the dragon robe, he laughed, and then replied in a deep voice: "Don't I dare to judge your identity in vain? You have not only saved my life, but also given me a lot of guidance. , it’s appropriate to call him senior—” The man in the dragon robe had a serious expression on his face, and then interrupted domineeringly: “I don’t like it!” Li Jing’s expression froze.
Then he saw the former standing up, his eyes bright and heroic.
"You boy, you are indeed not bad. After a lot of tempering, you have become much calmer. You are a good candidate to be the emperor." Li Jing smiled modestly, but before he could speak, he heard the voice of appreciation suddenly. change.
"But, the method is not very good——"
"It's not domineering for a dignified man to start his career with a woman. But considering your situation at that time, that's all." Li Jing looked embarrassed, then laughed dryly: "I have no choice..." The man in the dragon robe laughed loudly: "That's all. That’s all, what you’re doing now is not bad. And even though you’ve borrowed someone else’s influence, you’re also good to them. He’s a man, and I like him. I won’t go into detail about your little problems, there’s no need.” Li Jing felt guilty in her heart. murmured.
Compared with the previous two times, this person seemed to be more arrogant. But the man opposite him raised his eyebrows and said in a scolding tone: "I just said a few more words and became impatient? I think of Wei back then..." His voice suddenly stopped.
Li Jing looked secretly and saw that his expression seemed a little melancholy, but it seemed that he was even more difficult to recall. Li Jing was a little embarrassed.
He hadn't seen him for several years, and he had forgotten that in this fantasy realm, the person in front of him could pry into people's thoughts. At this time, the man in the dragon robe sat back on the big stone again, but his posture was more serious, but he still had a warm smile on his face, and said gently: "Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore - you Can you guess who I am?" Li Jing stood up immediately, her expression became solemn.
He thought carefully for a moment, and then asked carefully: "You are wrong about your ancestors, are you Emperor Kaiyuan Shengwen Shenwu?" The man in the dragon robe had a serious expression on his face, his warm smile instantly faded, and his voice rose a bit.
"he?"
"Guess again!" Li Jing's breath was suffocated at first, and then she immediately knelt down respectfully.
"Sun Jing, the sixteenth generation descendant of the Li family, meets Emperor Taizong, the Civil and Military Saint!"
"Hahahaha - no courtesy!" As soon as the man in the dragon robe finished speaking, he had already stood up and helped Li Jing up with his own hands.
"It's really a mouthful. According to seniority, you can just call me Grandpa Fifteen." Li Jing didn't dare to be presumptuous. He raised his head slightly, only to see that this emperor who was the best in ancient and modern times and created the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty was also the emperor. She looked at him with gentle eyes.
He didn't dare to think that it was really... He felt his heart surge, as if a shiver was rising from his back, like the excitement of seeing the object of his worship, which made him burst into tears.
"Jing, I've met Grandpa Fifteen!" Li Shimin's eyes were pleasant and he patted Li Jing's back with his big hand.
"Stand up, you are the current emperor, you don't have to salute me."
"Can, can..." Li Jing had mixed feelings. He had completely forgotten the complicated emotions at the beginning. After holding it in for a long time, he just asked abruptly without any end.
"How could Grandpa--" Li Shimin pressed his hands on his belt, looked far away, and said in a calm voice: "Li Chunfeng, a general, is an extraordinary person..." Li Jing's pupils shrank.
This shock was no less than when he saw the ancient book left by Li Chunfeng in Miao territory. Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and turned to look at the sky, as if reminiscing.
"In the past, I wiped out the world, unified the disputes among the princes, and gave the people of the world a bright and prosperous Tang Dynasty in the troubled times. Later, I wanted to find an immortal method, so I summoned the sorcerer Yuan Tiangang to the capital to refine the elixir of immortality for me, just to let I will live forever and create great achievements that will last forever." His voice was slow but gentle.
Although Li Jing listened quietly behind him, his mood could not calm down for a long time. Li Shimin was still talking eloquently: "The elixir of life is originally a thing beyond the heavens. I actually don't have much hope - even if it is Yuan Tiangang."
"But-" He turned around, his eyes full of admiration, and his voice rose slightly.
"But he perfected it!"
"As expected of Yuan Tiangang!" Even after such a long time, Li Jing could hear the inexplicable excitement in his voice.
Yes, any emperor with great achievements through the ages cannot resist the temptation of immortality! He raised his head and was shocked to see that Li Shimin's expression suddenly became lonely.
"He was made perfect by me - but I destroyed him..."
"The price of immortality is too great."... After a long silence, Li Jing changed the subject with a smile: "So your great-grandfather asked him to create bad people?" Li Shimin waved his hand and cursed with a smile: " He founded it behind my back!" Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Li Shimin pressed his belt and put a warm smile on his face: "I'm sorry for him, but he is still loyal to me and loyal to my great cause, so I allowed him to do those things."
"How could I not know that the Tang Dynasty would die? I just didn't expect that he would prepare for this for three hundred years..." Li Jing concealed his smile and said in deep thought: "What about great grandfather?"
"Since Yuan Tiangang wanted to protect the foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty for our Li family, I gave him all the power I could - I didn't take the elixir of life, so I began to grow old and wait for the final death. Li Shimin's eyes were blazing: "Until, Li Chunfeng dedicated this thing to me." A pure white bead with a faint light was presented in his palm.
Li Jing came over. That's it
"Suihou Pearl" brought him to this world. Li Shimin murmured: "I was clearly dead that day, but one day, I woke up again..." Li Jing was stunned for a moment: "Grandpa, are you——?" Li Shimin nodded solemnly: "Three hundred years, I I watched the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty for three hundred years in this bead." Li Jing's head froze.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "But in the past three hundred years, I have never been able to interfere with the outside world - until you were born." Li Jing held her breath and said tremblingly: "What grandpa means is that since I was born, Are you in my body?" Li Shimin nodded happily: "Thanks to your contribution of blood over the years, I have been able to create opportunities to talk to you." The former looked stunned and raised his hand covered with golden cracks: "Then I This internal strength——" Grandpa Fifteen patted Li Jing on the shoulder.
"Boy, why do you think I have the confidence to ride alone to meet that Turkic barbarian?" Li Jing's world view was once again impacted.
This day's Khan, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was actually a warrior who could dominate the world? ! Li Shimin smiled lightly: "Let me tell you again, Yuan Tiangang's strength is not his strength. It's just that he is too evil... But in terms of strength alone, your other great-grandfather Li Xuanba could do it alone back then. Subdue the princes." Li Jing continued to be speechless.
When Li Shimin saw his appearance, he just smiled gently and patted him on the shoulder.
"Boy, you still have a long way to go. I like your wishes, your momentum, and your ambitions! Make good use of Yuan Tiangang, this person..." He paused and just smiled: "Forget it. , you don’t have to worry, as long as your great-grandfather is here, you won’t have any problems. Your great-grandfather has given you this inner strength, so don’t practice any evil skills if you don’t like them. If there is anything wrong with you in the future, just look for it outside. That little girl vented her anger. As a son of the Li family, it’s okay to be in love, and there’s nothing wrong with being romantic!” Li Jing noticed something was wrong, and was stunned: “Grandpa, are you going to sleep again?” Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Maybe." The former was inexplicably panicked and took a step forward. Li Shimin raised his hand and said with a hearty smile: "Okay, don't waste time, I will lend you my body to talk to that old boy outside." But before Li Jing could respond, he took action and gently stroked her on the top of the former's head.
He looked at Li Jing, whose consciousness was gradually blurring, and whispered softly.
"The road is still long, don't be in a hurry..."————————
"Tap tap tap." Yuan Tiangang quickly walked out of the stone pavilion. The surrendered minister was stunned behind. The commander was walking, but he didn't use the teleportation technique?
But at this time, she could hear the river water stirring and the waves rising and falling. She and Yelu Zhiwu, who was a little nervous, turned their heads and looked at the water of the Sorghum River.
The motionless emperor finally woke up.
"It's done!?" Jiang Chen was extremely happy and chased Yuan Tiangang quickly. But she only walked a foot, but there seemed to be a physical wall in front of her, preventing her from advancing any further.
Jiangchen is stupid. …
"Wow--" The slowly flowing river made waves, and the emperor stepped onto the river bank with a faint smile on his face.
Opposite him, Yuan Tiangang stopped in a hurry. Even though he was separated by a mask, he seemed to be able to feel the hesitant look behind him.
The emperor also paused, and then slowly pressed his belt. That gesture, that momentum. That imperial appearance that combines bravery, agility, courage, chivalry, pride, benevolence, elegance, confidence, and nobility!
Yuan Tiangang's hands trembled, and he took a step forward with a staggering step like an old man. I saw the emperor Heyue chuckled across from him, and the peace in his voice was just like a friend he hadn't seen for many years.
His hearty laughter rang out.
"Gangzi, why are you still looking like this!" The latter choked, took off the mask from his face with one hand, knelt down on his knees, and bowed down.
"Your Majesty Yuan Tiangang, please bow to my emperor——" The emperor laughed, but the corners of his eyes were moist. He waved his hand, but didn't know what to say for a while.
Yuan Tiangang fell deeply on the ground and did not raise his head for a long time. The emperor smiled softly, then turned around and looked up into the distance.
In the distant sky, there is a scorching sun rising.
"Such a river and a mountain, wouldn't it make people miss it——"
"You are worthy of the Tang Dynasty." Yuan Tiangang raised his head, but his unmasked face was filled with tears.
Li Jing still stood there, but he just stared at the palm of his right hand for a long time. After a long time, he turned around blankly and murmured in despair.
"Commander..."
"The red dot disappeared."
