months ago.
The capital of Xia Ya.
Li Qi had been kneeling in front of the hall for three hours.
It was midsummer and the scorching sun was shining brightly, but he still kept his waist straight and waited quietly with his eyes closed.
Just because of this day, Li Qi has been waiting for sixteen years.
In sixteen years, he never saw his father again.
Although it is rumored all over the world, Prince Fu Li Qi is the emperor's favorite youngest son.
Another three hours passed.
Li Qi's expression remained unchanged, as determined as a bell.
The sky has turned dark and lights have been turned on in the palace.
finally.
Li Qi heard some small sounds, the sizzling sound of the lamp wick, the rustling of clothes and belts, and the footsteps of someone slowly walking out of the hall, counting his steps.
"His Royal Highness Prince Fu, please come this way." The person who spoke spoke in a delicate tone, like a wounded tit.
King Fu opened his eyes and saw a tall chamberlain officer in simple clothes, standing bowed and smiling broadly.
"Huang Shu, you are getting old." Li Qi stood up and smiled lightly.
"Thanks to the Emperor and His Highness, I am getting stronger with age." The old attendant named Huang Shu bowed again.
A eunuch said that he was getting stronger as he got older, but no one could laugh at him no matter what.
Li Qi didn't say anything more and walked straight to the inner hall. After walking less than three or four steps, he suddenly heard a sound of kneeling behind him.
"I'll leave it to Your Highness to take care of Xia's future."
The voice of the old attendant Huang Shu was so haunting.
He bowed his head and did not get up for a long time.
At this time, Li Qi should have smiled wildly and strode forward without looking back, showing his true character as an emperor.
But he just paused, sighed softly, and walked away.
Along the way, there was no one else around.
In front of the golden palace door, Li Qi took a long breath and gently pushed the door open.
The hall was dark, with only one lamp shining brightly.
The old man in the main hall huddled in his throne, his head lowered, his life was dying.
The emperor's majesty was still overwhelming, but Li Qi couldn't breathe.
"Father, the child... is here." Li Qi knelt down and saluted, not daring to raise his head.
"Ahem...heh..." The old man was so angry that he asked for a long time: "Who...are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Father! Your body... Yuanjin Mountain has sent someone to check it out." Li Qi said with concern. He wanted to go forward, but he still didn't dare.
"Ahem..." The old man stretched out a skinny hand, motioning for Li Qi to come closer.
Li Qi then knelt five steps forward.
Only then could we see the old man's face, which was shaped like a dove and had lost its human shape.
This was no longer the father he loved, feared, missed, and resented.
The old man raised his eyes slightly and looked at Li Qi. He didn't know whether he recognized him. He thought for a long time and said: "I...I have never practiced Taoism or recited a sutra in my life, but...but... He has also ruled this country for more than eighty years..."
"But human life is really too short... too short... I'm afraid my time is running out..."
"Before I go to that bullshit 'Bliss', I still have some things... that I can't let go of, so I'm calling you here... I'm calling you here..."
"You...you...are you Qier?"
When the old man said this, his voice became hoarse and his emotions surged.
Li Qi was also overwhelmed with emotion: "Father, it's me. You should speak less and rest more. My son will go to Yuanjin Mountain to get some elixirs right away."
"No... no need." The old man squinted his eyes and looked, as if he finally recognized the person in front of him, and smiled with some relief: "You have grown up... Yuanjin Mountain... you don't need to go... Yuanjin Mountain... this That’s why I came to find you.”
The old man was confused and his words did not match his words. Li Qi nodded bitterly and said, "Please give me your instructions, father."
"That day, right here, the Heavenly Lord appeared..." The old man pointed tremblingly.
"Tianzun..." Li Qi's heart suddenly tightened. After all, he still couldn't always treat it calmly.
"Tianzun gave these things... and asked me, Xia, to go find them..."
Li Qi raised his head and saw that there was a throne on the throne, and there were several objects on the throne.
The old man motioned for him to go over and get it. Li Qi hesitated for a moment, then stood up slowly and approached cautiously.
In sixteen years, he has never been so close to his father.
Kneeling in front of the throne, Li Qi saw clearly that among these things, there was a roster, a sea map, and a small golden cauldron.
Li Qi was still hesitating, and the old man added: "Take it back, study it, and make a decision. The sooner the better..."
"Tianzun, what do you want me to do with Xia Ya?" Li Qi didn't pick up anything, just looked at the old man.
The old man wanted to struggle to get up. Li Qi saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly helped him. The two made eye contact.
Li Qi burst into tears in the Golden Palace.
"Father, it's been sixteen years..."
The old man's eyes were gray and distracted, and he continued: "Tianzun... said that this is the key to my Xia's thousand-year plan... it is something above the 'immortal'."
"Father..." Li Qi burst into tears and didn't want to hear any more.
"Qi'er, I still remember that I was in front of this hall sixteen years ago..."
"Father... don't talk anymore, I have forgotten all this."
"All forgotten..." The old man was stunned for a moment, thought for a long time, and murmured to himself: "Have you forgotten everything? Have I forgotten everything too?"
"This...can this be forgotten?"
Li Qi could only respond with silence.
Russian qing.
The old man seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and laughed a few times, smiling arrogantly: "I will not forget it!"
"You are my little son, the one I love the most."
Suddenly.
The old man's eyes were full of longing again.
"Qier, how much I envy you. If I were twenty years younger, this thing would be mine."
"This world is mine."
The old man said dreamily, his eyes turned to the void again.
"Father..."
"I'm tired, just go and do it now." The light was gone, the breath was fading, and the old man waved his hand again, asking Li Qi to retreat.
Li Qi did not stand up, but said in a deep voice: "Please take back my father's orders. Children are not qualified for such a big thing."
Here today, Li Qi just heard that the emperor was ill and wanted to come and see him. As for the thousand-year plan, he actually didn't care at all.
He also didn't expect that the emperor's summons really had important matters to tell him.
The old man didn't care. He coughed violently several times, stood up tremblingly, and groped for a long time in his arms.
"Hey, I found it." The old man showed a bright smile as if reflecting on the past.
Li Qi was stunned. He seemed to see his father when he was young. He was amiable and cute. He always let Li Qi sit on his lap, pretending to fumble in his arms, and then suddenly took out a small gadget.
Sometimes it is a toy, sometimes it is a sculpture, sometimes it is a treasure given by someone.
But this time, it was a tiger talisman.
"Take it, I give this to you."
"Just think of it as a congratulatory gift for your 'enthronement'."
The old man stretched out his hand, just like he did many years ago. If Li Qi didn't take it, he wouldn't stop.
Li Qi took it, and he happily stroked Li Qi's back.
Only this time, he didn't ask again, Qier, do you like it?
——Qier, do you like it?
——Qier, do you really like it?
Outside the palace, it was raining heavily.
After the rain, summer flowers bloom.
…
In the cave on the right, someone reminded King Fu.
"Your Highness, we should be here soon."
Li Qi swung his robe and rushed forward.
At a glance, he saw that thing, placed high in the Eight Desolations Formation.
