HBWnovel Chapter 251 He Did Not Die for the Common People
Chapter 251 He Did Not Die for the Common People
That winter, there was no snow and it wasn't too cold. Wen Li returned to Mushan Town, but unfortunately, she couldn't see Jing Chan.
The people at the temple said that Master Wunian's dog had a very long lifespan, living in the temple for fifteen years, and its death was considered a natural end to its life.
Master Wunian had a good relationship with the dog. After the dog left, the master's health suddenly deteriorated. He also caught a cold and passed away recently.
The monks in the temple couldn't help but feel sorry for her, saying that she had come at a terrible time; if she had come earlier, she might have been able to see her one last time.
Wen Li stayed at the temple for a few days, copying scriptures and chanting Buddhist prayers with the monks every day, and her heart gradually became peaceful.
Afterwards, she bought a courtyard in Mushan Town and built a mansion for the second master. Once everything was settled, she left.
Wen Li arrived in the capital smoothly on her own.
They happened to run into His Highness the Crown Prince as they entered the city.
Wen Li mingled in the crowd, looking at His Highness the Crown Prince sitting on a large horse, and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
Now Pei Kuang has become emperor, and this crown prince is said to be his adopted son.
Wen Li glanced at him a couple more times but couldn't remember him, so she turned around and went into a small inn.
Although she still has a lot of money in her pocket, she doesn't dare to spend it recklessly now, as she still has to help Second Master raise its brothers and sisters.
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Pei Kuang estimated the time, finished dealing with official business, and then went to the back garden to admire the moon.
He chased everyone away and sat alone, enjoying this rare moment of peace and quiet.
He had already received the news from Zhao Sicheng, so he had been waiting here for the past few days.
The moon was very bright tonight, and with so many lanterns hanging, Pei Kuang could clearly see the girl's figure as she flew down.
"You've finally come. I wouldn't have dared to die all these years if you hadn't come."
Pei Kuang was over fifty years old and had only a mortal body. Coupled with the old wounds left from previous battles, he was not destined to live a long life.
If Wen Li had arrived a few years later, he might have only been able to leave her a letter.
Wen Li walked over and turned off a few lights; they were too bright.
"I arrived early. Can you spit out anything useful from that stupid look you were giving me before?"
Pei Kuang smiled. In previous years, he was affected by rabbit disease, and all he could think about was being a good emperor. Some of his memories were inexplicably lost until this year.
"Wen Li, you are really amazing." Pei Kuang exclaimed sincerely.
"I thought this rabbit disease would never be cured, or that it would last until the moment you died, but I didn't expect you to find me so soon."
Having gone through so much, she woke up to face a completely different world, a world where she couldn't find any normal people besides herself. Facing all this alone, she had to heal, find peace, and become strong.
She clearly did it.
Wen Li poured herself a cup of tea. "You know why I came to see you, don't waste your time."
Pei Kuang handed her a bracelet, and Wen Li took it and gently waved it, transforming the bracelet into a long sword.
"How come this magical artifact still has spiritual power?" Wen Li asked.
"What's so strange about that? You can still cultivate. The spiritual energy in this world is depleted, and you are the only one who can still cultivate immortality. You also have a spiritual artifact. If you work hard, even if you don't become an immortal, you should be able to live for several hundred more years. You might even be able to live forever."
Wen Li was not pleased to hear this. "He knows that I am not someone who seeks immortality."
Pei Kuang: "Well, it's not him either. He has absorbed almost all the spiritual energy in the world, and all things in the world can no longer cultivate. Only you still have a choice. Whether you cultivate or not is up to you, whether you use this spiritual power or not is up to you. In short, no one in this world can bully you."
Wen Li stands in the world by virtue of her cultivation. She cultivates not to become an immortal, but simply to avoid being bullied.
"Where is he?" Wen Li asked.
"I don't know, maybe he's dead."
Wen Li clenched her fists, her gaze towards Pei Kuang filled with murderous intent.
Pei Kuang quickly laughed and said, "Just kidding."
Wen Li said coldly, "This is not funny."
"However, I truly do not know where His Majesty is now."
Pei Kuang has been emperor for more than a year or two, but he still habitually refers to him as Your Majesty.
Have you been to the space His Majesty created? Do you know how big that space is?
"His Majesty once said that he would imprison all the demons in the world there and let them die slowly. He absorbed all the spiritual power in the world to create that space. He may be there."
Wen Li pressed on, "How do we get there?"
Pei Kuang shook his head, "With the decline of spiritual energy in the world, gods, immortals, demons, monsters, cultivators, spirit beasts, monsters... everything related to spiritual energy will perish."
"It was destined. This is a world ruled by mortals, and there is no room for gods anymore. He cannot return."
"His Majesty said he would dissipate along with the spiritual energy of this world."
"They're not coming back." Wen Li's voice trembled uncontrollably.
She gripped the bracelet tightly, feeling the spiritual energy it emitted; he was still alive.
"Miss Jiang Xunzhi, forget everything from the past and enjoy your life. There are still many things waiting for you to do."
"Did he ask you to tell me this?" Wen Li asked. "He did so much behind my back, and even deliberately hurt me. Did he want me to hate him or just forget him?"
"But why did he make me cultivate, tell me to live a good life, and then let me know everything he did? How can he expect me to forget him?"
Shen Yingsi, do you want me to forget you, or remember you?
Pei Kuang couldn't understand either. If His Majesty wanted Miss Wen to forget her past and live a good life, he clearly had a better way.
He could have easily concealed everything he had done and fabricated lies to make Miss Wen misunderstand him.
But he didn't.
If he didn't want Miss Wen to forget him, he wouldn't have needed to hide so much; he could have openly expressed his feelings and not said anything foolish like forgetting him.
But everything he's doing now seems contradictory and awkward.
Pei Kuang thought for a moment, "Perhaps His Majesty is also conflicted. His Majesty is not Qingdeng, and cannot be completely selfless. In the eyes of the gods, all beings are equal, but you can both cultivate and be blessed with good fortune."
“Wen Li cannot treat you with equality for all beings, nor can he be completely selfless.”
Wen Li tried hard to control her emotions; she seemed to see Shen Yingsi's inner turmoil.
She saw him with red eyes saying, "Ah Li, I can't bear for you to forget me."
Pei Kuang advised, "Your father, Prime Minister Wen, is currently alone in the capital. He asked me to tell you that he has been waiting for you to come home and that he will leave everything in the Wen family to you if I see you."
You still have family and friends in this world; you can live your life as you please.
"His Majesty is a god, and it is his destiny to die for the sake of all people. No one can change that. Miss Wen, please don't be too attached to it."
Wen Li calmed herself down and said, "Relatives? I won't go see Wen Zhi'en. Tell him that he should always remember how my mother died and how Jiang Xunzhi died."
Holding the bracelet tightly, I felt inexplicably at ease.
"And you're wrong. Shen Yingsi didn't die for the common people; he died for me, so I have to save him."
After saying that, Wen Li turned and left, leaving Pei Kuang standing there, stunned and unable to understand.