Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 60 Little Prince Han
At the summit of a certain sacred mountain.

Zhu Houcong knelt tremblingly before Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi.

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Zhu Di asked in a cold tone.

Zhu Houcong met Zhu Di's murderous gaze, shrank back, and replied, "Your descendants should not change your temple name, nor should they remove Emperor Renzong from the Imperial Ancestral Temple."

"anything else?"

Seeing that Zhu Houcong hesitated and dared not answer.

Zhu Di said directly, "Fine, if you won't tell, I'll tell you for you. You're the one who cultivates elixirs, aren't you? You're the one who hasn't attended court for decades, aren't you?"

Zhu Gaochi, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, chirped to himself, "To train your body to resemble a crane's and not be afraid of palace maids strangling you—that's you, isn't it? You've completely disgraced the descendants of the Ming Dynasty."

"The last one was Qizhen..."

Zhu Di said with obvious annoyance, "Don't mention that little bastard to us. We wish we could skin him alive."

Then, Zhu Di looked coldly at Zhu Houcong and said, "Every dynasty has one or two bad apples. If it were only these, it wouldn't be worth us wasting our merits to drag you into this blessed land to reprimand you."

Do you know what a terrible crime you have committed?

Zhu Houcong said tremblingly, "My descendants do not know, please ask... Emperor Taizong for instructions!"

"Humph!"

"You little bastard, you have committed two major crimes. One is that you have falsely claimed a title. You can practice metaphysics if you want, but why did you have to add a title to yourself? Are you even worthy of those titles?"

"Supreme Great Luo Heavenly Immortal, Purple Extreme Longevity Saintly Wisdom Illuminating Spirit, Unifying the Three Elements, Proving Response, Jade Void Supreme Master of the Five Thunders, Mysterious Capital Realm, Longevity Emperor!"

"Nine Heavens Grand Teaching Universal Salvation of All Living Beings, Master of Yin and Yang Merits and Demerits, Great Dao of Benevolence, Purple Extreme Immortal, True Man of One Yang, Primordial Void, Profound Response, Enlightenment, Subduing Demons, Loyal and Filial Emperor!"

"Lingxiao Shangqing Tonglei Yuanyang Miaoyi Feiyuan Zhenjun!"

Zhu Di raised his voice higher and higher, his tone sarcastic, and said, "Hey, your position is much higher than ours now. Do you know that our founding emperor spent his whole life as emperor, and he accumulated enough merit to ascend to heaven and get a certain position?"

"The head of the Fifth Battalion of the Marshal's Mansion in Zhongtan is just a low-ranking official with no official title. You've come up to me as the True Emperor. Do you think I'll have to bow to you every time I see you in the future, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Houcong was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he repeatedly cried out, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"

"I wouldn't dare, but you seem much more daring."

Zhu Di kicked Zhu Houcong directly, causing Zhu Houcong to stagger. He dared not dodge and had to kneel down again, his forehead pressed against the cold stone slab.

"Do you know what happened to the last emperor who presumptuously claimed the title of Emperor Huizong of Song? We don't need to say more about him, do we?"

"Do you want our Great Ming Dynasty to be destroyed by barbarians?"

Zhu Houcong's heart skipped a beat.

The mountaintop was shrouded in mist, which only served to highlight the cold sweat dripping down his back.

Zhu Di sighed: "Sigh, eldest son, you can finish the rest. If you keep going, I'm afraid this unworthy descendant will drive us crazy."

"Yes!"

Zhu Gaochi cupped his hands in greeting: "Your second major crime..."

"This story has to start from the beginning. Back then, my father was promoted to Heaven for his meritorious service in expanding the territory and governing the world. He served under the Great Ancestor and later gained the favor of the Supreme True Dao Manifestation Emperor, who transferred him to serve under the youngest son of the Emperor, Crown Prince Xiao Han, to accompany him on his journeys." Upon hearing this, Zhu Houcong murmured, "How come I've never heard of this Emperor?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, then showed a respectful expression and said, "Your Majesty is one of the nine disciples under the Xuanqing Dongwei Heavenly Venerable. Before the primordial chaos was divided, there was no form; in the wondrous existence, the void transformed into the true Emperor. The Nine-Turn Elixir transcends the Three Realms, and the Qi of the Five Directions gathers to stabilize Heaven and Earth."

"It is said that when the Great Void had traversed nine thousand eight hundred kalpas, the calamities of all beings in the Three Realms intersected. The wondrous Qi of Existence was moved and connected, and the Dharma body manifested at the summit of Kunlun."

"At that time, purple clouds covered the earth, heavenly music resounded through the sky, and the Celestial Venerable of the Cave of Subtlety personally bestowed upon him the title of Emperor of the Mysterious Vault of the Supreme Truth and Wondrous Dao, ordering him to lead all the imperial scholars of all realms."

"How could you possibly know all the gods and saints of the heavens?"

Zhu Houcong swallowed hard and dared not speak further.

Zhu Gaochi continued, "Coincidentally, a dozen days ago, Crown Prince Han was reprimanded by the Emperor for his attachment to worldly pleasures and was ordered to experience the eight sufferings of life in the mortal realm."

"There are countless worlds, like the sands of the Ganges. Can you guess which world this young Crown Prince Han was reincarnated into?"

Zhu Houcong suddenly felt a sense of unease and asked in a low voice, "Could it be our Great Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Gaochi sneered: "You're not stupid. Besides, this time I was reincarnated because my father spoke well of me to Crown Prince Han and described the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, which is why Crown Prince Han was willing to go."

"If we had seized this opportunity, our Ming Dynasty could have lasted for ten thousand generations. But what you did was that the southeast was in chaos, and the Japanese pirates were causing trouble. That angered the young Crown Prince Han so much that he personally took action. What should have been a peaceful journey turned into a bloodbath."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houcong was struck dumb, collapsing to the ground, his lips trembling as he was unable to utter a word.

Zhu Di snorted coldly, turned his back, and with a flick of his sleeve, the clouds and mist on the mountaintop suddenly surged, transforming into a giant cloud mirror.

The scene in the mirror shifted, revealing a devastated southeastern coast where Japanese pirates ravaged the land and people were displaced. Even more chilling was the sight of a figure in a white Taoist robe wielding a long sword, cutting down Japanese pirates like wheat wherever his sword energy passed.

"This...this is..."

Zhu Houcong's voice trembled.

"That's right, it is indeed Prince Han, also known as the True Lord Who Punishes Evil and Protects the People, as those citizens of the Great Ming Dynasty call him!"

Zhu Gaochi sighed, “He should have gone through tribulations to attain enlightenment and experience the suffering of the people, but you neglected the administration and caused the people to live in misery. He was forced to take action, became involved in killing, and ruined his cultivation.”

Zhu Houcong's face turned ashen. He finally realized the enormity of his mistake. The son of the Heavenly Emperor had failed his tribulation because of his transgression. This sin was enough to destroy the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di turned around abruptly, his eyes blazing with fury: "Now you know fear? Too late! If I hadn't risked my reputation to plead with the Emperor and offered to accept fifty bolts of heavenly lightning, the Emperor would have already unleashed divine punishment, causing the Ming Dynasty to collapse!"

"Even so, the Bureau of Fate has already sentenced you. After you die, you will be reincarnated a thousand times, always as a pig, and you will suffer the pain of being dismembered every year, becoming food for others."

Zhu Houcong was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly, blood streaming down his forehead: "Your descendants know their sins! We beg Emperor Taizong and Emperor Renzong to show us a way to survive!"

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di exchanged a glance and said in a deep voice, "It's not entirely hopeless. Although Crown Prince Han has taken drastic measures, considering that it was to protect the people, Your Majesty has not pursued the matter for the time being."

"Now that he is about to end his cycle of reincarnation and return to the Heavenly Court, we will plead for you. You still have lifespan and a chance to make amends for your mistakes!"

"How can we make amends?" Zhu Houcong asked urgently.

"Immediately rectify the court, eliminate the Japanese pirates, and restore peace to the world. Also, the young Crown Prince Han is angry, and you must help him vent his anger."

"Let's destroy that tiny country of Narcoc!"

(End of this chapter)