20demayo Chapter 574 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 20
Chapter 574 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 20
Chapter 574 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 20
Not only did he present the Heaven-Slaying Sword, a symbol of imperial power, to Xiao Ruofeng, but he also bestowed many favors upon him in daily life, never showing any fear of the power in Xiao Ruofeng's hands.
Now, because Xiao Yong spread rumors and sowed discord among the brothers, he was demoted to a commoner.
How much importance does this show?
Xiao Ruojin subconsciously felt that this was not good. People are never satisfied, and it is not a good thing to be too kind to one's subjects.
But when he heard 'Xiao Ruojin' say, "We are siblings born of the same mother, sharing the same blood. In terms of blood ties, we are the closest people in the world," he was deeply moved.
He was struck dumb, as if by lightning, or as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly pierced through the heavy gloom in his heart, revealing all his filthy thoughts.
“Yes!” Xiao Ruojin slowly closed her eyes, a dull pain churning in her heart: “Ruofeng is my own brother.”
His initial decision to seize the throne was clearly to protect himself and his younger brother from being bullied by others.
But in the end, the person who hurt his brother the most was himself, and he even personally ordered his brother's execution.
Ruofeng has never changed; it is he who has changed.
Perhaps he subconsciously knew that even if the whole world rebelled, Xiao Ruofeng would definitely stand by his side.
And that is indeed the case. Perhaps Xiao Ruofeng's actions were often inappropriate, but his willingness to help him never changed.
Instead, driven by unease and jealousy, he developed a wariness of his younger brother, which ultimately led to their tragic end.
He has wronged Ruofeng! He has failed his mother's dying wish!
"Hehehe!" Xiao Ruojin couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating chuckle, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the hall.
Still confused, Xiao Ruofeng spotted his elder brother at a glance. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but he immediately realized that this was Xiao Ruojin from the original world.
He quickly concealed the joy in his eyes and called out with a complicated expression, "Brother."
Xiao Ruojin didn't miss the changing expression in his eyes, and looked at Xiao Ruofeng with a half-smile: "Ruofeng, in this life, your brother has wronged you, but in the next life... he will make amends!"
After saying that, he turned and ran outside.
"Hey? Why did this unfilial son run away?"
Emperor Tai'an, who had originally intended to go through the motions, climbed up from the corner, but before he could even roll up his sleeves, Xiao Ruojin had vanished without a trace.
Just as everyone inside the hall was looking at each other in bewilderment, a cry of alarm came from outside: "Something terrible has happened! Someone has cut in line and jumped into the Reincarnation Well!"
Xiao Ruofeng was startled and quickly ran out, grabbing the still-shouting ghost messenger and urgently asking, "Who jumped into the Reincarnation Well just now?"
"It seems to be Emperor Mingde of Beili. He jumped without permission from Yama... Hey? What are you doing? What are you going to the Well of Reincarnation for? Do you have permission?"
The ghost messenger saw Xiao Ruofeng running towards the Reincarnation Well and became anxious, wanting to stop him. However, Xiao Ruofeng moved quickly, running to the edge of the well and glancing down. Not seeing Xiao Ruojin's figure, he felt a pang of sadness: "Brother, Ruofeng has never blamed you. Besides, in this life, it's not just your fault."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look in the direction of the main hall, as if he saw the parallel world still playing on the big screen, and smiled faintly: "I hope that you and I, brothers, can be like that parallel world in our next life."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ruofeng flipped over and jumped into the Reincarnation Well.
The ghost messenger, lagging behind, immediately looked anxious. Human emperors are different from others; by the will of Heaven, the number of emperors in each generation is predetermined. Now, suddenly an emperor and a prince have appeared—this is a serious matter!
The ghost messengers hurriedly reported the matter to King Yama, while also sending more people to keep an eye on the others in the hall, fearing that these people might also jump down, which would truly cause chaos in the world.
Xiao Yi and his companions remained calm, showing no intention of chasing after the two brothers. Instead, they gave Emperor Tai'an another beating, thus completing Xiao Ruojin's part of the process.
Emperor Tai'an climbed to the corner of the wall again, barely alive, cursing his two sons for being unfilial.
The images on the big screen continued—
Xiao Ruofeng led 800,000 Northern Li Kings on a campaign to conquer the Southern Jue.
The battle lasted for nine months. Seeing that defeat was inevitable, the Emperor of Nanjue actually wanted to emulate the pre-Qin period and turn all the people in the city into demons to resist the Beili army.
Shocked, the ministers of Nanjue surrendered the city immediately.
This brought a perfect end to this great battle.
The three of them stared at the expanding map of Beili on the screen, feeling somewhat dazed.
They watched as Xiao Ruojin unified the world, and twenty years later, he truly brought the world together and achieved true unification.
I originally thought that Xiao Yu was able to do things with ease and smoothly unify the world in his previous life because he had accumulated experience in this life.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruojin's life turned out to be the same in this one.
Everything he did was methodical, with each step linked to the next.
Every decree issued is the best choice at the moment, truly benefiting the country and its people.
This flawless performance is truly terrifying upon closer examination.
How can a person never make a mistake?
Despite being over fifty years old, Xiao Ruojin still looks young.
He suppressed his excitement, handled the affairs of state, and then, just as Xiao Ruofeng was about to pursue his youthful dreams, he went to Kunlun first.
Under the protection of Nangong Chunshui, he wielded the Heaven-Slaying Sword and, at the cost of half his lifespan, went on a rampage through the heavens.
The fighting was so fierce that blood flowed like rivers in the sky, and even the clouds were dyed crimson.
Upon her successful return, Xiao Ruojin appeared aged and her black hair turned white the moment she landed, yet her spirits were better than ever before.
“Since ancient times, divine artifacts have been reserved for the virtuous. I am confident that I am no less virtuous than anyone else… So, if I am not emperor, what should I be?”
The people in the hall stared in shock at Xiao Ruojin on the screen, speechless for a long time.
They were all emperors, yet they still felt Xiao Ruojin's domineering aura of "I am the only one who matters," and were immediately moved.
“Good! Everyone says that I, Xiao Yi, have the world in my heart and act decisively, but I never expected that Xiao Ruojin would be even better than me.”
Xiao Yi slapped his thigh and stood up: "But since Xiao Ruojin can do this, I am naturally no less capable."
Emperor Mingguan's mind raced, and he understood the unspoken meaning in the man's words: "Does Emperor Wu intend to go to the mortal realm?"
Xiao Yi nodded: "The descendants of Bei Li will never produce another person as talented as Xiao Ruojin or Xiao Yu. Continuing to watch them will only be a waste of time. It would be better to take a trip to the mortal world."
Emperor Mingguan and Emperor Xiaokang exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We are willing to communicate with Emperor Wu."
Emperor Tai'an quickly got up and said, "I also wish to communicate with Emperor Wu."
"Oh?" Xiao Yi's gaze swept over the three of them, and he smiled heartily: "Alright, but let me make this clear beforehand: we were all emperors in our previous lives, and we will all be extraordinary in our next lives. In the end, whoever ascends to the throne will have to rely on their own abilities."
"In that case, please!"
Xiao Yi took the lead, and the three of them took advantage of the surrounding ghost messengers' inattention to leap into the Reincarnation Well one by one.
In no time at all, the ghost messenger, having received the news, rushed over and peered into the well.
"Oh dear, what are we going to do? All of the Xiao family members have gone down!" A ghost messenger looked anxious.
Another ghost messenger shoved him and laughed, "Hey! It's just the two of us, so stop pretending. King Yama already instructed us to find a way to get rid of these Xiao family members who have been in the underworld for so many years. Now that they've left on their own, it saves us the trouble."
To everyone's surprise, the ghost messenger cried out with a mournful face, "What do you know? The Li family next door just went down too, and with the Xiao family members here, they've all fallen into the same era. What are we going to do about this?"
"Huh? Why didn't you say so earlier? Which dynasty did they belong to?"
"It seems to be a place called Qing Dynasty."
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