pappabearbooks Chapter 693: Responsibility
Chapter 693: Responsibility
When I arrived at the underground cell, I saw my two uncles Xuanheng and Xuankong, and Taoist Wuji who was tied to a wooden frame and covered in blood.
Seeing Jiang Ci coming, Taoist Wuji raised his eyelids and stared at him coldly.
"Haha, you want to know why I'm still alive, huh?"
Jiang Ci looked at him coldly: "It doesn't matter whether you say it or not. Once you fall into my hands, no matter what your purpose is, you are doomed to fail."
Taoist Wuji laughed a few times: "There is nothing to hide now. To be honest, Yuan An and I both came here in the 14th year of Hongwu."
Yan Shu was shocked. The fourteenth year of Hongwu was four years ago?
So Taoist Wuji and Yuan An came from a time and space four years ago?
Upon hearing this answer, everyone present was shocked.
"How can I trust you?"
Taoist Wuji continued, "Originally in this world, Ye Lanxuan was the true dragon emperor, Yan Yao was the destined heroine of this world, and you were poisoned since childhood and could not live past the age of twenty. This is the correct life trajectory for everyone. Because of the intrusion of an alien, the order of this world has deviated, and I am the maintainer of order in this world. After dying in Kumu, the rebirth mechanism was triggered, and the Heavenly Dao brought me back from four years ago."
Jiang Ci had already understood the general situation from Yan Shu and was basically certain that Taoist Wuji was telling the truth.
"So this is why you try your best to assist Ye Lanxuan?"
"Only part of it."
"What's the other part?"
Taoist Wuji suddenly looked at Yan Shu and said, "I want to talk to you alone. It's about your secret."
Yan Shu glanced at Taoist Wuji, then said to Jiang Ci.
"Aci, please go outside and wait for a moment."
Jiang Ci looked worried: "I'm worried that he will do something bad to you."
Taoist Wuji sneered, "The Immortal Binding Chain on me is the most powerful of the four great magical instruments of Qingyun Mountain. Once I am trapped by the Immortal Binding Chain, my cultivation will be completely sealed. Now I am no different from an ordinary person. If you are worried, just kill me directly."
Grandmaster Xuan Heng said: "He is right. This Immortal Binding Chain was forged by the founder of Qingyun Mountain himself. He cannot break it with his cultivation level."
Jiang Ci hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
"I'll be guarding outside the door."
Yan Shu nodded and said, "Okay."
After Jiang Ci and the people from Qingyun Mountain left the dungeon, the iron door slowly closed, and Yan Shu turned around and looked at Taoist Wuji.
"Now it's just the two of us, go ahead and talk."
"I know your origins. Three hundred years ago, you were supposed to die, but Yu Xuanji went against the will of heaven and nurtured your consciousness in the Soul-Calming Bell. This was the beginning of the deviation of this world. My mission in this world is to trace the source and maintain the order of the original world. If I succeed, I can become the third person to break free from the shackles of the three thousand small worlds. However, because of your interference several times, Ye Lanxuan and Yan Yao have not had any communication, which has led to the change of their destinies. When I found that the celestial phenomena had changed, Jiang Ci already had dragon energy. I tried twice to reverse the situation but failed in the end. Although Jiang Ci now has the luck of an emperor, he has to pay a price more painful than death. This is the punishment given to you by heaven, hehe..."
Taoist Wuji said something else, but Yan Shu had no intention of listening.
She felt numb all over when she walked out of the dungeon. Even though she knew she would have to leave soon, the closer the day got, the more reluctant she felt.
Since the world has changed because of her, she must bear the consequences. But when she thought of how Jiang Ci would face her after her death, she felt suffocated.
Jiang Ci stood outside the dungeon waiting quietly, feeling vaguely uneasy. Perhaps it was because the demon Wuji had once kidnapped the little fox, so it was difficult for him to let down his guard against this man.
The iron gate opened and Yan Shu walked out. Jiang Ci immediately stepped forward and held her hand.
"What did he say to you?"
Yan Shu smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Okay, let's get out of here first."
Before leaving, Jiang Ci personally thanked Xuan Heng and Xuan Kong, then ordered his men to take good care of the people of Qingyun Sect, and returned to the palace with Yan Shu.
The two returned to the bedroom, and Jiang Ci pulled Yan Shu to sit beside the bed.
"Can we talk now?"
Yan Shu looked at him tenderly: "Master Wuji and I both come from another world. His mission was to restore the order that had deviated from the right track, but he failed in the end. Now that you have ascended to the throne, you are the true dragon emperor of this world. No one can replace you."
Jiang Ci stared at her with deep eyes: "It's because of your appearance that my fate has changed, right?"
Yan Shu blinked: "I guess so."
"Is there a price?"
Yan Shu's heart skipped a beat. If she hadn't seen that he was so eager to know the content of her conversation with Taoist Wuji, she would have suspected that Jiang Ci had the ability to read minds.
"Now that the overall situation has been determined, there will be no more changes."
With Jiang Ci's ability, he will definitely become an emperor of all ages and create a truly prosperous dynasty.
Jiang Ci stared into Yan Shu's eyes in silence for a long time.
"Let's get married, the sooner the better."
Yan Shu was slightly stunned: "Why are you so anxious?"
Jiang Ci hugged Yan Shu tightly in his arms.
"Only when we get married will I feel at ease. Tomorrow I will ask the couture office to prepare the wedding dress, and bring Uncle Yan, Aunt Yan, Big Brother Yan, and Third Brother Yan to the capital. Also invite Liu Yunzhao's family. They are all your family members, and you must meet them on the wedding day. Don't worry, Jiaojiao. Even after we get married, I will not tie you up in this deep palace. You can do whatever you want. Let's give birth to a prince soon and I will teach him personally. When he can shoulder the responsibility, I will abdicate the throne to him, so that we can travel the mountains and rivers together."
Yan Shu leaned his head gently on his shoulder, listening to him describe their future life. His heart ached, and he pinched his palms hard with his nails to control the tears from bursting out.
Seeing that Yan Shu was hesitant to speak, Jiang Ci gently pushed her away and looked straight into her eyes.
"Jiaojiao, are you willing?"
Yan Shu forced a smile.
"You are so good to me, how could I not want to? But the marriage of the emperor and empress is a national event, and we need to ask the Imperial Observatory to calculate an auspicious date. This wedding dress cannot be embroidered in a short time. You have so many memorials to review every day. The late emperor left you this mess and you have to do many things by yourself. We can just take our time in getting married."
Hearing her promise in person, Jiang Ci's face was filled with joy.
"Everything else can be put aside, but our marriage can't wait any longer."
He dreamed of marrying her as soon as possible and had promised to give her a grand wedding. He was not at ease leaving it to the people in the palace, so he had to supervise the matter personally.
Jiang Ci leaned over and kissed Yan Shu on the lips: "You don't have to worry about these things, just wait to be my bride."
Seeing his expectant look, Yan Shu couldn't say no, but she didn't want him to watch her die with his own eyes. Jiang Ci had a hard life since childhood, and her appearance became the salvation of his life. If she died suddenly, it would inevitably cause him greater harm.
She wanted him to live well, live a peaceful and happy life, and even hoped that a woman who treated him better would appear in the future and accompany him for the rest of his life.