The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 287 But I don’t want to!

Emperor Yu picked up the tea and took a sip. It tasted okay. Although it was not as good as the cloud tea supplied exclusively to the imperial palace, it had its own sweetness from the mountains.

"You are quite open-minded." Emperor Yu chuckled.

"I'm used to the world now, and my heart is at ease everywhere." Li Hao said with a casual smile.

Poetry and calligraphy experience +66.

Emperor Yu was slightly stunned, glanced at Li Hao, and his eyes flickered slightly when he thought of the young man's situation.

"No wonder those stubborn old bones in the Hanlin Palace like you so much."

He seemed to be sighing and lamenting.

Li Hao was a little surprised. Isn't the Hanlin Hall a place for literati and poets? It seems that he has not had much interaction with them.

"Come on, let me see if your chess skills have improved. Don't just pretend."

Emperor Yu lifted up his clothes and sat on the cushion, speaking half-jokingly.

Seeing this, Li Hao also sat up straight. He knew that his Majesty came here not just to play chess, but his visit also brought the answer that Li Hao had been waiting for.

But the answer was deeper and heavier than he had expected.

This made him feel a little ashamed.

After collecting the scattered pieces on the board, the two of them slowly placed their moves.

Li Hao plays with white.

"Don't let me go. I don't need anyone to let me go." said Emperor Yu Nianzi.

Li Hao nodded: "I dare not give in."

Soon, on the chessboard, the white pieces launched a fierce attack, quickly seized the main attack, and the layout was as solid as a rock. The black pieces could only retreat step by step, surrounded by the white pieces and unable to break free.

"You kid..."

Emperor Yu grinned slightly and said, "Good boy, you really won’t give way just as I said you wouldn’t."

Li Hao coughed lightly, as if he was too serious. Now he was a sixth-dan chess player. Although he had just reached the sixth-dan level and his experience level was not yet fully upgraded, he could have easily defeated His Majesty when he was a fifth-dan player.

"Come again."

Emperor Yu obviously refused to admit defeat, or rather, he had never experienced defeat since he ascended the throne... except when playing against Li Hao.

For three consecutive games, Li Hao chose to let his majesty win a little, allowing him to experience some fun in the game rather than crushing him.

Soon, Emperor Yu's chess addiction was cured.

So during the fourth game, Emperor Yu's expression was no longer so serious and focused. While making his move, he said casually:

"You killed the Buddha, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Li Hao was also very good at playing chess. Seeing the old man talking about business, he restrained his expression slightly and said:
"I thought about it."

"Oh? What do you think?"

Emperor Yu dropped a child and looked at Li Hao with interest.

"I think it may be a headache for the senior and cause trouble for you." Li Hao sighed.

Emperor Yu was slightly stunned, then asked, "Then how do you think I will deal with it?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly: "I haven't thought about it carefully."

"Didn't think about it?"

"Well, no matter how you deal with me, I will accept it calmly."

Li Hao said this and added: "Just don't take my life."

"..."

Emperor Yu stared at the serious look of the young man for two seconds, and said with a somewhat amused look:

"You are so confident. Aren't you afraid that the Buddhist sect will put pressure on me, and I will deprive you of your fame and reputation in order to appease the public anger, and take back the third-class title that you have worked so hard to obtain?"

"If that's all, then it's worth killing this Buddha."

Li Hao said.

Emperor Yu was speechless and said unhappily, "You are really willing to give up."

"Give up the beauty of the day and the moon, and gain the eternal sky."

Li Hao smiled and said, "I came here alone, so there's nothing to be reluctant about. As long as I have wine, meat, and friends, that's enough."

Poetry and calligraphy experience +166.

"This is what Zen Buddhism says. If the Buddha could understand it, perhaps he would not be killed by you." Emperor Yu shook his head and sighed.

"Maybe he hasn't practiced enough." Li Hao said.

Emperor Yu glanced at him, and the two of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

After laughing, Emperor Yu said to Li Hao, "If I take back your honor and title, will you blame me?"

Li Hao shook his head and dropped a piece without leaving a trace: "How could it be, this is originally a reward from the senior."

"But you also earned it through hard work."

"Even without this honor, I would still be so hard-working," said Li Hao.

Emperor Yu glanced at him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he lowered his head to make a move, and when he stopped, he saw that Li Hao had placed a move earlier, blocking his other path.

This brat... Emperor Yu was a little annoyed. He was talking about business, but this kid actually had the mind to tamper with the chessboard.

It’s not raining anymore!
Emperor Yu threw the black piece he picked up into the chess box and said, "I'm going to win."
"Let's talk business. I should thank you. The Buddha has been possessed by a demon for a long time. Your actions can be regarded as eliminating the hidden danger for Dayu."

Li Hao was startled and asked in surprise: "Senior, do you know that the Buddha's clone is Mara?"

Emperor Yu nodded slightly and looked at Li Hao: "It seems that you also know why you didn't tell me just now?"

"Forgot." Li Hao coughed lightly.

Emperor Yu curled his lips slightly but his eyes were deep, as if something was shaking.

What do you mean by forgot? This kid was obviously worried that if he said it out loud, it would make it more difficult for him to deal with the matter...

"You..."

Emperor Yu shook his head slightly and said, "This time the remnants of Buddhism put pressure on me to abolish your title. There are probably demons behind this, trying to divide us and take advantage of the situation."

"Now there is a way. I will temporarily wrong you. I will announce to the world that your fame will be abolished and you will be imprisoned in a prison to pretend that we have broken up."

"This will attract the demons to counterattack, wait for the Buddhist sect to cause chaos, and turn passivity into initiative."

Li Hao listened quietly and nodded slightly. This was indeed a good idea.

"But if you do this, you must pretend and you will suffer a lot." Emperor Yu looked at Li Hao.

Li Hao nodded: "Okay."

Emperor Yu stared at him and said, "Afterwards, how do you want me to compensate you?"

"compensate?"

Li Hao thought for a moment and said, "If possible, please give me some calligraphy and paintings, music scores, or chess scores by famous teachers so that I can admire them, and also some recipes..."

He counted on his fingers.

"..."

Emperor Yu was silent.

Calligraphy and painting? Musical instruments? Chess manuals... What kind of crap is this?
To a wealthy businessman, it might be valuable, but to someone of Li Hao's power, money, power, etc. are all within his reach.

These things...are just garbage.

"Apart from these, don't you have anything else to ask for?" Emperor Yu stared at him.

Li Hao thought about it and shook his head slightly: "Not for now."

Emperor Yu saw this and gave him a deep look. Without saying anything else, he stood up and said, "It's getting late. I should go back too."

"I'll take you there." Li Hao said quickly.

"Need not."

Emperor Yu glanced at Feng Boping in the courtyard, his eyes moved slightly, and said: "He must be the thief saint, it seems that he knows a lot of Buddha's secrets, and was manipulated by the Buddha. Is this a loss of soul?" Li Hao whispered: "Yes."

Emperor Yu patted Li Hao on the shoulder and said, "I'll tell the Wang family later. They are in charge of all the dead rivers in the world. As long as it's in Dayu's territory, we can basically find it. Let's see if we can find his missing soul. If we can find which dead river it is in, we can try to pass it."

Li Hao was stunned and said quickly: "Then I'll go now."

Emperor Yu glanced at him, and seeing the excitement in his eyes, he smiled helplessly and said:
"It's useless for you to go first. You'll just be waiting there. There are many Buddhist disciples in the Wang family. If they knew about you, they would probably offend you and cause more trouble. I'll notify you when there's news, and it's better for you to go there directly."

Hearing this, Li Hao thought about it and said, "That's fine."

"Don't worry, I'll have them search it thoroughly."

Emperor Yu said, then walked out of the yard with his hands behind his back.

Li Hao watched his back as he left. Not long after he stepped out of the yard, he disappeared as if he had teleported.

That trace... was not pulled by the rhyme of Tao, nor was it the realm of Tao, but... the breath of the Great Dao.

Your Majesty, is you at the Wen Dao realm?
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved.

If the Buddha has hidden something so deeply, who else hasn’t hidden something?

As the gate closed, Ren Qianqian walked over curiously and asked, "Master, who is he?"

“An old man who can play chess.”

Li Hao looked towards the place where Emperor Yu left.

"Is he good at chess?"

Ren Qianqian was surprised, because the little chess master had never been praised like this by Li Hao.

"His chess skills are average, but his chess character is very high."

"Then doesn't the young master always win?"

“No, I keep losing.”

……

……

Dayuzhou, in the imperial palace.

While Chu Jiuyue was waiting anxiously, Emperor Yu came back.

He first went to Qiandao Palace to find out the answer, and then sent people to inform the Wang family to search for Feng Boping's remaining soul in the Dead River. At the same time, he summoned a number of secret figures to the Imperial Palace.

These people are silent, like ghosts, and normally even high-ranking officials cannot see them.

Among them was a bird-like figure, which landed in the Imperial Palace, folded its wings, and transformed into the appearance of a young girl.

As secret orders were issued one after another, the forces behind the entire Divine Dynasty, with the Imperial Palace as the center, began to operate quietly.

"Your Majesty, the Dark Armor from the Buddhist sect sent a message saying that they are planning to cause trouble in various cities and make a big noise to force Your Majesty."

Chu Jiuyue reported the news.

Although Emperor Yu had temporarily suppressed the Buddhists' resistance in the court, the Buddhists are now very emotional and insist on demanding an explanation.

After hearing Chu Jiuyue's words, Emperor Yu's expression did not change, as if he had expected it. A slight sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"Then let them make a fuss. They will soon get a satisfactory answer."

Chu Jiuyue glanced at Emperor Yu and whispered:

"Your Majesty, have you gone to play chess with General Haotian?"

"good."

Hearing this answer, although Chu Jiuyue had expected it, he still couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

If the Buddhist disciples knew this, they would probably be so angry that they would have a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

"What about General Haotian..."

Emperor Yu glanced at him and chuckled, "I gave him a method, the kind that the Buddhist sect hopes for."

Chu Jiuyue's face changed slightly, and she asked expectantly, "Will General Haotian agree?"

Emperor Yu nodded: "I agreed without hesitation."

Chu Jiuyue was startled, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled: "If General Haotian can understand your majesty's difficulties and intentions, it would naturally be the best."

Emperor Yu smiled slightly and stared at the word "Buddha" on the desk, but his eyes gradually became cold:

“But I disagree.”

Chu Jiuyue was stunned.

"He is willing to suffer this injustice, but I... don't want to see him suffer this injustice!"

Emperor Yu turned to look at Chu Jiuyue and said, "Didn't you ask me before why I trusted him so much?"

Chu Jiuyue was at a loss.

"Because I understand this kid."

Emperor Yu said softly: "You don't understand, just like a mayfly looking at the sky. Your world is too small, and that child's world is too big."

Chu Jiuyue was shocked. He didn't expect that Emperor Yu attached such importance to the child. It was beyond his imagination.

……

……

When the Buddhist disciples in the cities of the 19 states were about to start a riot, an imperial decree came from the imperial palace of Dayu state that the real culprit who killed the Buddha had been found!
The Ministry of Justice and the Demon Suppression Bureau both provided evidence and have identified the murderer.

The murderer is the wild god behind the seven top demon forces!
The Demon King from the Great Wilderness!

The wars in Qingzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou and other places were all instigated by the Demon King!
The Demon King sneaked into Wuliang Mountain, pretending to be General Haotian, fought with the Buddha, and killed him!

As the imperial edict was announced, the news spread to all states, shocking the world.

Originally, the Yu Dynasty was fighting against demons, and both sides were fighting secretly. Now, Emperor Yu has brought the matter to the surface and directly pointed out the existence of the God of Wilderness.

"Demon King? Wild God?!"

"I knew it. How could General Haotian kill the Buddha for a thief saint?"

"So it was all done by the demons. How insidious! They actually used such means to frame General Haotian!"

"General Haotian is a genius who saved the three states. He is the hope for the future of our Dayu Dynasty. How could he do such a thing?"

"It's ridiculous for Buddhist disciples to keep saying that they saw it with their own eyes. What they saw with their own eyes is true? What kind of sorcery is that? Let alone demons, even a Divine Wandering Realm warrior can use this sleight of hand to fool Zhou Tian Realm warriors!"

"Nonsense, it's clearly your Majesty who is protecting us, there's no such thing as a demon!"

"I think your Buddhist sect is the evil one. Why would General Haotian kill the Buddha? What's the reason for doing so?"

The prestige of Dayu's royal family is extremely deep. Although there are still people who have doubts, they are basically disciples of Buddhism. The common people of the 19 states, the aristocratic families, etc., most of them have already believed that it was the work of demons.

The people believed in the imperial power and in Li Hao's previous deeds.

As for the aristocratic families, some trusted in the imperial power, while others believed in pure interests.

They couldn't see any benefit for General Haotian in killing the Buddha, so they had to believe it.

However, the high-ranking Buddhist officials who received the news were almost furious.

Your Majesty not only does not help the Buddhist community to denounce the evildoers, but instead wants to use the Buddhist community as a gun, and use the death of the Buddha to allow them to exorcise demons and monsters?

Too cruel, His Majesty is too cruel!

Naturally, this news also spread among the demons and reached the secret hall outside Dayuzhou.

When the three wild gods including Demon Sheep Lord heard the news, they were stunned and their faces turned ugly.

These human beings only saw that the emperor cleverly diverted the hatred for the death of the Buddha, but they knew that the other party's edict was not just to excuse the terrible young man, but... a direct declaration of war against the three of them!

This means the opportunity they are waiting for does not exist.

They had anticipated the possibility that the other party would feign a break-up, and had also thought of countermeasures to take advantage of the situation.

But his majesty did not even bother to pretend, and did not use this incident to give them a loophole to attack. Instead, he transferred the anger of Buddhism to the demons, and used Buddhism to raise a sharp spear to defend Dayu.

"Just, damn it!"

The Demonic Sheep Lord had an ugly expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)