Unfortunately, these two most powerful people in the world have ended up on the same front because of the death of the national teacher, and their relationship seems to be very close, which is simply unbelievable.
The last time the empress left the palace in public, she directly slaughtered the Yinshan Mountain God. But what about this time?
She walked across her land, neither fast nor slow, as if wanting more people to see her.
When she left the city gate, the people along the way knelt down like a tide, which was a spectacular scene.
Then many people discovered that the direction the empress was heading was the outskirts of Galan City.
In addition to the Thousand-foot Statue of Guanyin, there is also the Galan Temple on the outskirts of Galan City.
Almost everyone thought that the empress went to see the Thousand-foot Guanyin Statue. After all, this huge project consumed too much manpower and material resources, and the empress had not visited it in person since its completion.
But soon people found out that they were wrong.
The place the empress went to was the Galan Temple.
From birth to now, the empress has never set foot in the ancestral temple of Buddhism. But now that the empress has come out of retreat, she goes straight to the Galan Temple. What does it mean?
After seeing this scene, the people felt complicated.
The Galan Temple has existed for too long. The empress is the spiritual symbol of the entire empire, and so is the Galan Temple.
You should know that the name of the imperial capital, Galan City, comes from this temple.
The empress was the most domineering and unparalleled emperor in history, but her power had never set foot on the Galan Temple. This time when they went to the Galan Temple, they couldn't help but sweat for this temple that seemed quite precarious.
After all, the scene of the empress slaughtering gods and breaking mountains when she came out of seclusion last time is still vivid in people's minds. With the departure of immortals and Buddhas, the Galan Temple has long lost its former glory.
The stairs in front of the Galan Temple are very long, and the dead trees on both sides are intertwined with their roots, like long snakes.
The bodies of those monks who passed away are immortal and entangled by tree roots, giving an indescribable sense of tragedy and desolation.
The bodies of these monks surrounded the entire temple, as if they were the walls of this ancestral temple of Buddhism.
Faced with the arrival of the empress, the monks were naturally terrified.
For so many years, the empress had never set foot in the Galan Temple. They thought that she was unable to do so, but they didn't expect that she just didn't want to.
The ancient formation of the Galan Temple seemed to have no effect on the empress at all. The empress walked up the stairs step by step in her bright robe, as if she was strolling in the garden.
In the past, this temple would have been able to suppress the unparalleled aura of the empress, but that is no longer possible.
Because the Thousand-foot Guanyin statue with its eyes opened had completely suppressed the entire temple, so it had no energy left to suppress the empress.
As the empress entered the mountain gate, the whole temple was filled with the sound of deep bells.
Led by Abbot Xudu, nearly a hundred monks in the temple all came to the mountain gate.
Xudu looked at the empress with a complicated expression.
He thought he would never meet this woman again in this life, but he did.
Then he waved his sleeves and knelt on the ground. Seeing this, the other monks had no choice but to do the same.
"Your Majesty, I am sorry for not coming to greet you in person. I beg your Majesty to forgive me." Xu Du's voice could be considered respectful, but in everyone's ears, there was a resolute emotion.
Wu Mei said calmly, "I came here unexpectedly. What crime have you committed? Get up."
These monks had always lived in seclusion in the temple and had never seen such a scene. They only stood up when they saw someone stand up.
After such a long time, the current Galan Temple has long lost its former glory. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is barely surviving.
The Empress's arrival this time is naturally not just for a simple visit.
Standing here, the outline of the head of the Thousand-foot Guanyin statue is clearly visible, as if it is one with the entire temple, but it seems out of place.
The monks who followed them retreated, and soon only Xudu and the Empress were left in front of the gate of the Galan Temple.
The empress looked at the abbot of the Jialan Temple, who lowered his head, and said calmly, "Do you know what I want to do?"
Xudu nodded and said, "I know."
"So what do you think about doing this?"
Xudu shook his head and said, "It's too shocking."
The Empress looked at Xu Du with a smile that seemed to carry a deep meaning. She said, "Fang Yuan, you've been cultivating for several lifetimes and have seen the mundane world. I didn't expect you to still be so timid."
After hearing this, Xudu's expression became even more strange. He smiled bitterly and said, "So, Your Majesty already knew this."
"You are not my son. I have never had an affair with any man in my life. I don't know how you and it blocked my sight and hearing, but I have to say, you succeeded."
"You have been practicing Buddhism for so many years, but you still cannot prevent the decline of Galan Temple. Don't you think this is God's will?" The empress said lightly.
Xudu had a bitter look on his face, knowing that his plan had failed, but when he thought about the anomalies that had already appeared, he did not feel any regret.
He looked at the domineering empress before him and asked softly, "Your Majesty has been fighting it for so many years. I wonder who will win or lose?"
The Empress's expression changed slightly: "Did you do this on purpose?"
Xudu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. It's not me, but it."
He pointed to the sky and said, "It knows you are extraordinary, so it naturally wants to take advantage of you."
A feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart. The empress no longer had the majesty she once had, and her delicate face was filled with obvious fatigue.
No matter how many times she changed her reincarnations, she could never escape the control of those big hands.
She wanted to kill the monk in front of her with a sword, but that was just the weak and helpless venting. Being as proud as she was, she naturally disdained to do it.
The next moment, amidst the surprised eyes, the empress regained her composure, looked up at the sky, and said, "I had anticipated this."
Without waiting for any doubts, she said calmly, "I was born to save the world. Its purpose is the same as mine. Although I am being used by it, as long as it can achieve its goal, I will not refuse."
There was a hint of admiration in Xu Du's eyes. For the most powerful empress in the past thousand years, being manipulated by others was obviously intolerable. However, in order to save the increasingly collapsing world, although she felt resentful, she still agreed.
"I simply felt unwilling to be controlled and monitored by it, so I adopted my daughter as a form of resistance. I never thought it would be so ruthless."
"Your Majesty, you are being a bit unfair to it."
The Empress said with disdain, "You and it are on the same side, so naturally you have to speak for it. I just didn't expect that you would dare to follow these so-called rules without taking responsibility."
Xu Du shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's fate is too noble. The four princesses could not bear it and died from the backlash. Although it was the one who did it, it was only acting according to the rules."
"Although it was once human, it gave up its human nature to save the collapsing world. Otherwise, Your Majesty would not have been disturbed twenty years ago."
The empress was silent for a while, then let out a long sigh: "It was I who harmed them."
Although she had been pure and indifferent to emotions for many years, she was still a human being after all, so she was bothered by the princesses' death, but before it was directed at her, now it was directed at herself.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be sad. This is fate and cannot be changed. Just like that extraordinary person in the world, Your Majesty is probably not prepared to have such thoughts about him."
When he said this, Xudu had a strange smile on his face, as if he had seen something that went against common sense.
The empress was startled, a hint of anger on her delicate face: "It's really disgusting."
Xu Du smiled but didn't answer.
Thinking of the people who had already appeared, Xu Du couldn't help but ask the empress, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied with this result?"
The empress narrowed her eyes slightly, with a bottomless meaning in her pupils: "Satisfied, my son, of course I am satisfied."
……
"But Your Majesty, does the Galan Temple have to be demolished?"
"Of course, I'm not like you, mending and tinkering, being cautious and careful, like my grandpa and daddy."
Xudu still shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, sometimes being overconfident is not a good thing. The things suppressed by the Galan Temple must not be allowed to appear in the world. If they do, all the people will suffer and there will be no room for recovery."
The Empress looked at him and said seriously, "I do not hesitate when doing things, and I don't need any leeway. Now that the Galan Temple is so weak, there is no point in keeping it."
Xu Du's expression was no longer carefree as before, and he said solemnly, "Even if Your Majesty can suppress that thing underground, it can easily get out of control. I'm afraid Galan City will be destroyed in an instant."
The Empress asked, "Am I someone who would care about a city?"
After hearing this, Xudu could only take a deep breath and say nothing more.
"I have come here only to tell you that within a few months, Galan City will be a deserted city, and Galan Temple will no longer exist."
Looking at the empress's cold expression and feeling her unparalleled dominance, Xu Du's face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, you will regret this." He looked deeply at the empress as he said this.
"I will let you live and see if I will regret it." After saying this, the empress turned and left.
The empress's journey to the Galan Temple ended just as she arrived at the mountain gate. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Galan Temple had escaped disaster. However, they did not know that the conversation between the empress and Xudu had already determined the nature of this storm.
……
The empress looked back at the Galan Temple, then looked up at the sky and let out a deep sigh.
If there really is something on it, it is probably the remaining will of those deceased immortals and Buddhas to save mankind.
Chapter 25 The Age of the Fox
Gu Jiu followed the little fox and his group towards Qingqiu City.
Along the way, fox demons transformed into human forms could be seen everywhere, but most of them only had fox ears and tails exposed, and had not transformed into complete human bodies like the three siblings of the Yu family.
Gu Jiu soon arrived in Qingqiu City. He saw that the city was full of interconnected roads and clusters of houses. It was no different from a city inhabited by humans, and perhaps even cleaner.
From time to time, there are some little foxes that have not transformed at all running through the streets like puppies, playing and fighting, giving a feeling of innocence.
It can be seen that Yu Weiwei and the other two fox demons have a high status here, and there are fox demons silently paying their respects along the way.
Some of the little foxes that had not yet transformed seemed to like Yu Weiwei and her two siblings very much, and ran directly into their arms and acted coquettishly.
However, when the little foxes saw Gu Jiu, their eyes were full of curiosity, but also a little afraid.
It can be seen that these little foxes rarely come into contact with strangers outside.
Fortunately, Gu Jiu is good-looking, which is a natural advantage that allows him to get closer to these foxes.
After all, based on his current observations, these fox demons along the way are not ugly.
Not long after, Yu Weiwei and the other two couldn't help but stop because they saw a statue standing in the center of the city.
This statue is in human form and is completely black. It looks like gold but not gold, and like stone but not stone. Just the head with three red eyes gives people an inexplicable sense of horror.
Such sculptures naturally do not match the style of Qingqiu Peach Blossom Spring, so the city center, which should be very bustling, now appears quite deserted.
When Gu Jiu saw the stone statue, his first reaction was that it was the same statue he saw in the black temple that day, but it also felt very different.
This stone statue did not have any aura fluctuations and was much smaller than the moving stone statue, but it gave people a greater sense of oppression.
Especially the nine arms behind it stretched out, giving it a feeling of being a god or demon.
There were some red draperies hanging on the statue, which instead of making it look festive, made it even more eerie.
If Gu Jiu guessed correctly, this should be the Nine-Eyed Ghost King.
It was completely black, but the three eyes on its head were scarlet, and there was an eye on each arm that was half asleep. No, it didn't have nine eyes anymore.
How come the Nine-Eyed Ghost King has twelve eyes?
At this time, the three Yufang siblings looked very bad.
Yu Fang called over a fox demon and asked coldly, "Where did this statue come from?"
The female fox twitched her ears and said tremblingly, "The high priest brought it back."
Yufang shook his sleeves and said, "This is just nonsense!"
Afterwards, the three foxes continued on their way and came to a rather luxurious house.
Yu Fang said, "Master Gu, this is my residence. I'm staying in the backyard. A servant will take you there later. My third brother and I have some important business to attend to, so please feel free to come as you please. However, it's best that you don't go out easily these days."
Gu Jiu nodded.
Seeing Yufang and Yuyuan about to leave, Yu Weiwei immediately said, "I'm going too!"
Yu Fang said, "Little kids, don't come join in the fun. Just stay here with Master Gu."
After watching Yufang and Yuyuan leave in a hurry, Gu Jiu couldn't help but feel that this seemingly paradise-like Qingqiu City was not as peaceful as it seemed.
Yufang and Yuyuan were in such a hurry to leave, probably because of the sculpture in the city.
This thing looks really ominous and is completely out of place in the entire Qingqiu City.
The so-called high priest actually invited such a thing, he must have some ulterior motive.
Soon, only Gu Jiu, Yu Weiwei and the fox were left in this huge mansion. Yu Weiwei couldn't help but get nervous again.
At this time, Gu Jiu said, "Sister Weiwei, is that sculpture in the city the Nine-Eyed Ghost King?"
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