abnabooks #379 - The Heaven and the Underworld must also submit to my new dynasty! Destroy the mountains and t
#379 - The Heaven and the Underworld must also submit to my new dynasty! Destroy the mountains and t
Chapter 379: The Heavenly Court and the Underworld must also submit to my new dynasty! Destroy mountains and temples, eradicate their lineage!
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When Lin Daiyu, because of her engagement to Luo Fu, even just being protected by Luo Fu's own fortune, was able to break free from the factors of fate and chose to give up Jia Baoyu in her heart.
In the heavenly realm, in the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands of Lihen Heaven, Guanchou Sea, and Fangchun Mountain Qianxiang Cave, which can only be considered remote and insignificant deities.
Before the Fairy Disenchantment of the Illusionary Realm, the three registers of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling—the main register, the deputy register, and the secondary deputy register—instantly burst into raging karmic fire.
The scarlet karmic fire was so intense that even Fairy Disenchantment dared not intervene to extinguish it.
She could only watch as this sudden karmic fire instantly burned several pages of the three registers of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.
When the karmic fire subsided, Fairy Disenchantment despairingly discovered that several romantic ghosts had disappeared without a trace from the treasure records of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. The most crucial of these were Lin Daiyu on the first page of the main register and Xue Baochai on the second page.
"Damn it, who is it? How dare they ruin my important affairs!"
Fairy Disenchantment was completely enraged.
You must know that the Twelve Beauties were her years of planning.
Whether it was the Crimson Pearl Flower taking root on the Three Lives Stone, or relying on the Divine Attendant Ying to irrigate it with nectar, washing away the human karmic power of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires on the Three Lives Stone.
All of this required enormous effort and cost.
Seeing that all the plans were about to reap rewards.
As a result, the reincarnated Crimson Pearl Flower and many romantic ghosts suddenly disappeared without a trace from the Twelve Beauties treasure records, which were like a book of fate.
Tell me, how could Fairy Disenchantment accept this?
Almost immediately, Fairy Disenchantment, recovering from her shock, summoned the Vague Monk and the Elusive Taoist while putting away the three treasure registers.
She ordered the two to go to the human world to investigate what had happened. Why were the romantic ghosts able to break free from the shackles of the Golden Hairpin treasure records?
In this world of incense and divine paths, the authority held by Fairy Disenchantment was actually only that of a minor deity in the heavenly realm.
Her plundering of the power of the Three Lives Stone was only to strengthen her own authority and thus go further.
The only hope for so many years of planning lay in the reincarnated Crimson Pearl Flower. In any case, Fairy Disenchantment was absolutely unwilling to fail.
The Vague Monk and the Elusive Taoist, following Fairy Disenchantment's orders, came to the human world.
They immediately realized the problem. After all, the commotion caused by Luo Fu had gradually become the most shocking news in the world today.
Just as the monk-taoist duo arrived in Yangzhou, preparing to get a glimpse of Luo Fu's background.
Luo Fu instantly sensed their arrival.
You must know that before Luo Fu started his rebellion, he had traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers of the world, monks, Taoists, commoners, and he had a thorough understanding of the transcendent system of this world.
It was because he was clear that no one in the current world of incense and divine paths could stop him.
Luo Fu was so unscrupulous.
Not knowing Luo Fu's background, the fate of the Vague Monk and the Elusive Taoist was sealed the moment they arrived in Yangzhou and were discovered by Luo Fu.
Luo Fu didn't even personally deal with the two of them. Instead, he informed the former core members of the Cao Gang under his command and sent a thousand-man army. The Vague Monk and the Elusive Taoist were completely defeated.
Although the two of them did possess many profound Taoist techniques, in the face of a thousand hundred-man-enemy-level vigorous blood energy and military formation baleful aura, all their methods lost their effectiveness. They couldn't even escape. In the end, not only were their physical bodies destroyed, but even their divine souls, under the dual impact of vigorous blood energy and military formation baleful aura, met a fate of complete annihilation.
The moment he saw this Amorous Mirror, Luo Fu instantly understood what this mirror was all about.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, this was indeed a good treasure, but for Luo Fu, it was merely a rather creative toy that could induce the power of others' desires.
The so-called Amorous Mirror was nothing more than two sides of the same coin as a skeleton beauty.
One side could elicit endless desires from others' hearts, while the other side used the Skull Observation method to forcibly extinguish the desires in the heart. Between increasing and decreasing, it could achieve the effect of tempering the mind to a certain extent.
In a way, it could be considered a treasure to assist in cultivation.
The extent to which it could arouse desires was such that even the minds of truly upright Confucian scholars with firm will could not be shaken.
In front of Luo Fu, the so-called Amorous Mirror was only slightly stronger than a toy.
Just as Luo Fu was playing with the Amorous Mirror, pondering in his mind what use this magical artifact, which occupied a prominent place in the Dream of the Red Chamber world, could have in his hands.
A series of light footsteps approached from afar.
Lin Daiyu took the lead, and behind her was the maid Zujuan, holding a tray with a small celadon bowl on it.
That's right.
At this moment, the maid behind Lin Daiyu was Zujuan, whom Grandmother Jia had given her.
At first, Lin Daiyu was left alone in this Yangzhou Prefectural Governor's Yamen.
But after Lin Ruhai was completely resurrected and set up a marriage contract between his daughter and Luo Fu, the maids and old women around Lin Daiyu naturally followed.
Zujuan was one of them.
When he first brought the maids and old women, Lin Ruhai was preparing to sell Zujuan.
Who told this maid to be given by Grandmother Jia? He was very clear about the hatred between Luo Fu and the Four Great Families.
Lin Ruhai didn't want to alienate the relationship between his daughter and future husband because of a maid.
In the end, Lin Daiyu took the initiative to speak to Luo Fu out of reluctance, and Zujuan stayed, considered to have escaped a disaster.
Don't think that being sold can still allow you to survive.
Not to mention anything else, just with the current chaotic situation in Yangzhou, what good end could Zujuan have?
Moreover, Zujuan had served Lin Daiyu so closely for so long, how could Lin Ruhai let such a maid who knew the privacy of his daughter leave alive?
The so-called sale was just a more elegant way of handling it.
To put it bluntly, the so-called sale was to make Zujuan disappear silently.
"The small kitchen made white fungus and lotus seed soup, I asked Zujuan to specially serve you a bowl to taste." Lin Daiyu, still a little loli, had the posture of a main wife, but it was so endearing that people couldn't help but smile.
Seeing Luo Fu playing with an ancient bronze mirror.
Lin Daiyu, who didn't care at first, suddenly frowned. Between faintly and vaguely, she seemed to feel that she had seen such a mirror somewhere.
"This is..."
Lin Daiyu looked surprised, as if she cared a lot about the Amorous Mirror.
Luo Fu raised an eyebrow and beckoned towards Lin Daiyu.
After Lin Daiyu came to his side, Luo Fu took the initiative to send the Amorous Mirror to her, saying: "Do you feel that this mirror is a bit familiar?"
Unexpectedly, before she could speak, Luo Fu knew her thoughts.
After nodding, Lin Daiyu asked curiously: "Brother Fu, how do you know that Yu'er would find this mirror familiar?"
Although there was the name of engagement, but after all, they had not really married. After knowing that Luo Fu, who had done such a big thing, was only a few years older than her, Lin Daiyu called him brother.
After pondering for a moment, Luo Fu glanced at Zujuan and said: "Put things down and ask Mr. Lin to come."
Zujuan was now afraid of Luo Fu and Lin Ruhai to the bone.
Hearing this, she hurriedly put the tray on the desk and left in a hurry.
Giving Luo Fu a charming white look, Lin Daiyu said: "Brother Fu always scares Zujuan, although Zujuan... although she is from the Jia family, she is now my maid."
Smiling slightly, Luo Fu nodded and said: "Okay, I know, I won't easily scare her in the future, but she has to know her identity."
Her eyes flickered slightly, Lin Daiyu certainly knew what Luo Fu meant.
Don't forget that before serving Daiyu, Zujuan had a lot of contact with Jia Baoyu.
Even when she was by Daiyu's side, she still often spoke for Jia Baoyu.
It was fine before, but now that Lin Daiyu was destined to become Luo Fu's wife, when Jinling was captured and a formal system was established, Lin Daiyu would become the mistress of a vast empire in one fell swoop.
Of course, she couldn't leave a maid with divided loyalties by her side.
After Zujuan left, it wasn't long before she brought Lin Ruhai over.
As soon as he entered the door, Lin Ruhai bowed respectfully to Luo Fu and said: "Ruhai has seen the leader."
Now Luo Fu can only be regarded as a group of forces, without even a formal establishment.
There are naturally various names for Luo Fu. For example, the Cao Gang, some people call Luo Fu the gang leader, and some people call Luo Fu the Great Emperor.
As a scholar, Lin Ruhai naturally believes that neither the gang leader nor the Great Emperor is appropriate.
The former is completely a river and lake reckless man, and the latter will only make people laugh if it is spread out. After all, who makes Luo Fu not even crowned king now? The title of Great Emperor will only make others think that Luo Fu is a fleeting grass platform team.
Finally, under the discussion of Lin Ruhai and a group of scholars recruited today, they chose to call Luo Fu the leader.
This title is not exclusive to that Austrian failed painter. On the contrary, this title itself is a pronoun for the head, and it itself means leader.
This is the same reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was called the superior by his civil and military officials before he became king.
"Mr. is here." Luo Fu waved his hand and said: "Mr. doesn't need to be so polite, you and I are a family sooner or later."
These words made Lin Daiyu's pretty face instantly blush.
Lin Ruhai insisted on shaking his head and said: "Etiquette cannot be abandoned."
Insisting on his own point of view is not only because etiquette cannot be abandoned so simply. Having seen the strength of Luo Fu's subordinates, Lin Ruhai is very clear that Luo Fu's acquisition of the world is almost without much suspense. In this case, the sooner the relationship between monarch and minister is established, the more fortunate it is for them, these ministers.
In history, I don't know how many founding heroes failed to recognize their identity and position, and ultimately ended up miserably.
As a clever person, how could Lin Ruhai not understand these things?
"I wonder why the leader asked Zujuan to find me in such a hurry?" Lin Ruhai asked directly.
It's not that he didn't know how to exchange pleasantries this time, but although Luo Fu's power was strong, before this, it was indeed just a makeshift team. It was Luo Fu's power, coupled with the special nature of the Seed of Primordial Energy, that allowed these more than 16,000 combat-ready armed forces to be commanded by Luo Fu as if they were his own arms and fingers.
But if anyone else came, even with Luo Fu's permission, it would be a chaotic mess.
Lin Ruhai has been busy helping Luo Fu integrate his forces and clarify various powers and responsibilities during this time, and he is almost too busy to catch his breath.
As a future founding meritorious official and a destined father-in-law, Lin Ruhai naturally understands that his most important task is to do practical things for Luo Fu.
The more he can do practical things for Luo Fu and make Luo Fu rely on him, the more stable Lin Daiyu's position will be in the future.
Of course, Luo Fu was well aware of Lin Ruhai's little thoughts.
Although the Seed of Primordial Energy can make people gradually become more and more loyal to Luo Fu, it does not affect a person's self-awareness. It is not to say that people who take the Seed of Primordial Energy become Luo Fu's pure puppets.
"Have you ever seen this thing, sir?" Luo Fu handed the Fengyue Baojian to Lin Ruhai casually.
He didn't understand why Luo Fu specifically asked Zujuan to find him in such a hurry, just for such a seemingly simple bronze mirror?
If he didn't know Luo Fu's background, he would have doubted whether his choice was right.
After looking at the Fengyue Baojian, Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "I have never seen this thing before. I wonder if this thing has any mysteries?"
"This mirror is called Fengyue Baojian, and it is a treasure that can mobilize other people's desires. The mirror is divided into two sides, and it can also be said to be a thing that helps people practice."
Lin Ruhai became even more puzzled. Even if this mirror has some mysteries, it shouldn't be anything to Luo Fu, who is determined to conquer the world, right?
After all, Luo Fu has truly reached an unprecedented realm in cultivation. Looking at the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, he is enough to be called a Great Emperor.
Without letting Lin Ruhai be confused for too long, Luo Fu quickly began to explain the origin and background of this mirror.
Of course, the focus of Luo Fu's explanation was still on Lin Daiyu's reincarnation as the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass and the many plans of the Illusionary Realm of Great Void.
When he heard that his daughter was actually a grass and tree spirit plotted against by others, Lin Ruhai was both surprised and angry, and at the same time, he felt a little scared and worried.
"Leader, Yu'er has absolutely nothing to do with that Jia family's Baoyu!" Lin Ruhai hurriedly explained.
Lin Daiyu's face also instantly lost its color.
For her, nothing is more despairing than Luo Fu's suspicion.
Waving his hand, Luo Fu interrupted the father and daughter's worries and said, "I am clear about this. Even after I moved into Yangzhou, even if the fairy Jinghuan, the master of the Illusionary Realm of Great Void, has more plans, it is impossible to affect Yu'er."
After a slight pause, Luo Fu looked at Lin Daiyu and said, "I believe Yu'er should also understand this. Since she made a marriage agreement with me, she probably has no feelings for that Jia family's Baoyu at all."
Lin Daiyu was stunned, and then instantly understood. She had been arguing with Jia Baoyu so much before, but after she got engaged to Luo Fu, she let go of everything in an instant. There was such a source.
While Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, he also hated the so-called master of the Illusionary Realm of Great Void.
He didn't think that his daughter was the reincarnation of the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass. In his opinion, since Lin Daiyu is his daughter in this life, then she can only be his daughter. All kinds of past lives are irrelevant.
But the so-called fairy Jinghuan actually wanted to plot against his daughter, and even wanted his daughter to die in the name of repaying tears. This is the bottom line that Lin Ruhai cannot accept.
In the eyes of traditional scholar-bureaucrats like Lin Ruhai, although he accepts the existence of gods and spirits, he respects ghosts and gods but keeps them at a distance.
Of course, the main reason for this concept is that the incense divine path in this world is itself centered on the human race.
No demons and ghosts can resist the mighty world of the human race uniting as one.
Except for the chaotic times when demons and monsters will be rampant for a while, once a prosperous age comes, let alone demons and ghosts, even if the gods and Buddhas in the sky, the current emperor, give an order to break mountains and cut down temples, it will only be a matter of time.
In the eyes of traditional scholar-bureaucrats, you can only enjoy incense sacrifices if you are conferred by the imperial court, otherwise you are an evil god or monster.
What master of the Illusionary Realm of Great Void, in charge of human romance and love affairs, just hearing this title, you know it is not a proper path.
Instantly hating the so-called fairy Jinghuan, the master of the Illusionary Realm of Great Void, Lin Ruhai immediately said: "Leader, how can human love and romance be controlled by evil gods and obscene sacrifices? When the leader leads his troops south, he should forever end the incense sacrifices of that demon girl Jinghuan, list her as an evil god and obscene sacrifice, break mountains and cut down temples, and cut off her lineage."
Lin Daiyu also nodded repeatedly. Under the power of Luo Fu, she didn't need to be as cautious as she was in the Rongguo Mansion. At this moment, Lin Daiyu is not the kind of person who always likes to make petty tempers and make trouble.
Not to mention that in her heart, she has clearly drawn a line with Jia Baoyu.
Whether it is from a personal point of view, or from the consideration of family and other aspects, Luo Fu is now her good match, the good man she will spend her life with.
Lin Daiyu's resentment towards Jinghuan, who wanted to manipulate herself and engage in some kind of tear repayment, is no less than that of Lin Ruhai.
Luo Fu smiled dumbly and said, "A mere Jinghuan is nothing. Not to mention that I now have great power under my command, even if I am alone, that Jinghuan can be destroyed with a backhand. The reason why I told you about this Fengyue Baojian and the past is just to let you understand the cause and effect, and I plan to recast this Fengyue Baojian and use it to protect Yu'er."
Regarding cultivation, Lin Ruhai is now completely ignorant. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Leader, if Yu'er cultivates, will there be any hidden dangers of witchcraft?"
No wonder Lin Ruhai has this worry. You must know that in a world with extraordinary power, witchcraft is definitely the most feared thing by the current dignitaries.
Although there is a saying that the law does not apply to nobles, nobles also have times when they are negligent in defense. What's more, it is not a military formation that can invalidate all spells. The Xuanmen school is not without ways to bypass it.
"It doesn't matter! The Fengyue Baojian itself has limited background. Even if I refine it, at best, it can only help Yu'er master the ability of the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass that was rooted in the Three Lives Stone in her previous life. Although it has the effect of protecting her body, it will not have any hidden dangers of witchcraft. Moreover, Yu'er is definitely not such a cruel, gloomy and vicious person."
"This..." Lin Ruhai was still a little hesitant.
After taking a look at his daughter next to him, and seeing Luo Fu's persistence and conviction, he finally said helplessly: "Then everything will be decided by the leader."
"Sir." Luo Fu nodded and reminded Lin Ruhai: "What I want is not just human wealth and glory. Sir, you also need to understand some things about the Heavenly Court and the Underworld as soon as possible. After going south to Jiangnan and unifying the north, the Heavenly Court and the Underworld must also submit to my new dynasty."
Lin Ruhai really didn't expect that Luo Fu would have such ambition.
But he didn't have much doubt, but became more enthusiastic.
The more he understood Luo Fu's strength, the more confident Lin Ruhai became.
What Heavenly Court, what Underworld? How many soldiers and horses do the Heavenly Court and the Underworld have combined? Can they stop Luo Fu's wolves?
If Luo Fu unifies the world and then wants to attack the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, Lin Ruhai believes that the Heavenly Court and the Underworld will definitely fall under Luo Fu's iron hooves.
After bidding farewell to Luo Fu with great excitement, Lin Ruhai became even more motivated, as if he was tireless, and continued to integrate Luo Fu's forces. He was also more ruthless in plundering Yangzhou.
Yes, during this period, while helping Luo Fu establish a system, the most important point was to plunder Yangzhou's wealth and consolidate the foundation of Luo Fu's strength. On the one hand, Yangzhou was indeed rich, and on the other hand, Lin Ruhai also had some thoughts of revenge.
If it were in the Daqing Dynasty, Yangzhou was related to the imperial court's salt tax, and it could not be easily touched.
But what time is it now? The new dynasty is changing, and it is time for great destruction and great establishment.
What Yangzhou salt merchants, what dignitaries, Lin Ruhai doesn't need to care at all.
What needs to be cared about and worried about now is the power of Yangzhou itself and the various parties behind it.
Luo Fu's new dynasty will inevitably prosper those who obey me and perish those who oppose me.
The former wealthy merchants and dignitaries, unless they can board Luo Fu's ship in time, will only become the target of others once they lose their power.
In a short period of time, Lin Ruhai has already executed countless powerful families in Yangzhou.
On Luo Fu's side, recasting the Fengyue Baojian made this mirror more suitable for Lin Daiyu, allowing her to exert the ability of the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass that was rooted on the Three Lives Stone in her previous life.
Even if such a big thing in Yangzhou is spread to Jinling, which can be reached directly by the Grand Canal, it will be a few days later.
Yangzhou was occupied by Luo Fu, and the Grand Canal was cut off in the middle. The northern capital, due to the distance, learned of the incident a full ten days later. A so-called Luotian Army suddenly emerged in Yangzhou and instantly cut off the Grand Canal and captured Yangzhou.
The Daqing Dynasty was immediately in an uproar.
Even the Supreme Emperor and the current Emperor, who were only left with a layer of superficial filial piety before, chose to compromise temporarily because of the sudden chaos in Yangzhou.
The father-son struggle between the Supreme Emperor and the current Emperor is still within the royal family anyway.
If Luo Fu's chaotic bandits cannot be extinguished in time, not to mention him, just the impact of Luo Fu occupying Yangzhou and cutting off the Grand Canal is enough to shake the country's fortune.
Although it has begun to show some decline, when the Supreme Emperor and the current Emperor joined forces, Luo Fu's information was quickly investigated thoroughly.