novelraw Chapter 482 - 252, Six Harmonies Jade Cicada, Reincarnation Wonder_2
Chapter 482 - 252, Six Harmonies Jade Cicada, Reincarnation Wonder_2
[Zhao Yunniang: The first wife of Emperor Tiande.]
[At age 1, she was born into a wealthy official family in the Jiangnan Dao Qingzhou Prefecture.]
[At age 5, while she and her father were out watching a play, she was kidnapped in the bustling city by a child trafficker. After many twists and turns, she was sold to Liu Yuanwai’s family in Luonan Dao Shengyuan Prefecture and became a maidservant.]
[At age 7, after Liu Yuanwai’s property was seized by King Luo Song Daoqi, she and the womenfolk of the Liu family were sold to the Wangyue Building in Shenjing.]
[At age 11, Ruan Xiang, a girl in the same courtyard, gave her a Six Harmonies Jade Cicada as she lay dying from tuberculosis. From that moment, her fate began to change.]
[In the same year, due to her exceptional dance skills and fair looks, she was selected by Wangyue Building to be a chosen maiden. She no longer had to perform menial chores and could concentrate on learning arts such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.]
[At age 17, while performing a supporting dance for Courtesan Lady Xiangxue, she caught the eye of Taipu Han Sui, who bought out her contract and brought her into his Han Mansion, where she became a dancer.]
[At age 19, because Dianju Cheng Xu Xing took the blame for a crime and was imprisoned, Taipu Han Sui, out of camaraderie for his colleague, arranged for her to marry Xu Xing in prison to continue the Xu family line.]
[At age 21, she fled to Jiangnan East Road and gave birth to their son, Xu Zhang, in Gucheng City.]
[At age 22, she was taken by the Righteous Army to the Court of Xing Tian on Guanxi Road and became the primary wife of King Xing Tian Xu Xing.]
[At age 28, because her husband, King Xing Tian Xu Xing, proclaimed himself emperor and founded a new nation, and did not forget his first wife, she was made Empress, given authority over the six palaces, and became a mother figure to the nation.]
[At age 31, the third year of Tiande, after Emperor Tiande embarked on his Immortal Path, she took on the responsibility of educating her son and governing the country... She attended court sessions...]
[...]
[At age 63, the eighteenth year of Kaiming, she passed away in Danfeng Palace and was buried at the Xu Family Ancestral Home.]
[Past Life: ??? (Requires the Nascent Soul Stage to investigate).]
[Next Life: ??? (Requires the True Immortal Realm to investigate).]
After reviewing this brief sixty-three-year life of Zhao Yunniang, Xu Xing’s gaze fell on the information following "Past Life" and "Next Life."
Unlike when inspecting other people’s destinies, although he still couldn’t access Zhao Yunniang’s "Past Life" and "Next Life" at this moment, the Bronze Ancient Mirror provided specific conditions.
"Past Life" required the Nascent Soul Stage.
"Next Life" needed the True Immortal Realm.
This was different from before, when it would state that the content was "Beyond the scope of the Mirror Master’s Divine Ability."
At age 11, her life changed because she was given the Six Harmonies Jade Cicada...
Xu Xing frowned as he reread this sentence.
Several years after Emperor Tiande embarked on his Immortal Path in the third year of Tiande, Xu Xing had made a return trip to the Mortal World. At that time, Zhao Yunniang, dressed in Fengguan xiapei, had bowed deeply to see him off.
During that visit, Zhao Yunniang had given him the Six Harmonies Jade Cicada, the very same jade cicada pendant he now wore around his neck.
On the surface of the jade cicada, the two ancient characters for "Six Harmonies" were engraved.
Could it be that because of this jade cicada, I can see Yunniang’s past and future lives? Xu Xing pondered.
After thinking for a moment, he took off the jade cicada pendant, placed it beside him, and then used the Other Shore Ghost Spring Divine Power to look into Zhao Yunniang’s destiny again.
The next moment, text almost identical to before appeared on the Bronze Ancient Mirror.
The details, however, were slightly changed.
[At age 11, Ruan Xiang from the same courtyard contracted tuberculosis. Before dying, she consulted with Courtesan Lady Xiangxue from Wangyue Building and arranged for Zhao Yunniang to become the courtesan’s accompanying dancer, which changed her destiny.]
The part about the Six Harmonies Jade Cicada was gone.
Simultaneously, the entries for Zhao Yunniang’s "Past Life" and "Next Life" also changed. Like with others, they now read, "Beyond the scope of the Mirror Master’s Divine Ability."
I’ve examined this Six Harmonies Jade Cicada closely; it seems to be just an ordinary object...
While there’s a possibility that it’s a divine item concealing its true nature, it’s more likely that... this Six Harmonies Jade Cicada has a profound connection to Yunniang’s three lives. Is that why the Other Shore Ghost Spring can use it as an anchor to probe her past and future lives?
Xu Xing took out the jade cicada from his neck, examined the curious object intently, and speculated.
Like many Pride of Heaven in the Cultivation World, visions accompanied their birth.
For example, Ruan Baimei, who possessed a Taibai Immortal Body, was naturally born with a pair of white eyebrows.
The Immortal Bodies of other schools were more or less similar to Ruan Baimei’s, distinguished from ordinary mortals.
As far as Xu Xing knew, the Cloud Sword Sect had a cultivator with a Sky-Communicating Spiritual Body, which also belonged to the category of Immortal Bodies. That individual was born with a precious jade in their mouth.
This precious jade was a Sky-Communicating Spiritual Jade, capable of continuously producing the purest Innate Spiritual Energy of ancient times...
The Six Harmonies Jade Cicada must be a wondrous item related to Zhao Yunniang’s Reincarnation.
Within the Cultivation World, there’s no Underworld like in the other worlds I’ve visited... Could it be that due to changes in Reincarnation, these kinds of wondrous items are more easily born?
Xu Xing rubbed the jade cicada for a moment, then put it back on, thinking privately.
He didn’t believe Zhao Yunniang was the reincarnation of some immortal god; such coincidences were too far-fetched.
This wasn’t some fantasy story.
The only possibility was that due to changes in this world’s Underworld, anomalies occurred more frequently during the soul’s Reincarnation process...
This was what led to the creation of so many innate constitutions, Immortal Bodies, and wondrous items like the Six Harmonies Jade Cicada...
The several Different Worlds his "other selves" had visited each had an Underworld.
Yet, in the Main World, there wasn’t even a whisper about an Underworld.
Moreover, compared to other worlds, the Main World had far too many varied constitutions, appearing in a sudden burst.
How bizarre!
Fengling is a Clothes Tomb. Let this place also be a Clothes Tomb for you and me.
After placing Zhao Yunniang’s coffin into a Storage Bag, Xu Xing pondered for a short while. He then took out a change of his own clothes and a few of Zhao Yunniang’s old belongings, erased their aura, and reburied them in this tomb.
Shaoqing later, the grave mound was restored.
It looked exactly as it had when he first arrived, with no discernible difference.
...
...
「Returning to Shenjing.」
Xu Xing landed his Cloud Head before the main gate of the Imperial Palace. After waiting a short while, he was invited by the eunuch on duty into Kunning Palace.
A hundred years had passed; the place remained, but the people had changed.
The architecture of Kunning Palace was similar to how it had been two hundred years ago, but it was no longer the residence of Empress Dowager Zhao.
It now belonged to Empress Dowager Li.
"I visited the ancestral land of the Imperial family and saw the unmarked grave of Empress Xiao Zhang. However... Empress Xiao Zhang left an order in her tomb that her grave must not be moved..."
Xu Xing first paid his respects to Empress Dowager Li and, after taking his seat, recounted what he had seen and heard in Qingmu County of Guanxi Road.
However, when it came to Zhao Yunniang’s tomb, he told a lie, saying that she had left an order refusing to have her grave relocated to Fengling.
"Matters of state are paramount. Although Empress Xiao Zhang left an edict, this edict is unknown to others. We just need to keep this a secret and relocate the tomb stealthily..."
After listening to Xu Xing, Empress Dowager Li’s willow-like eyebrows knitted slightly. She took a few sips of Fragrant Tea, and after some thought, she spoke.
Empress Xiao Zhang was the Grand Ancestor’s wife and the wellspring of the current Imperial family’s bloodline.
The edicts she left were more sacred than the last testaments of several succeeding generations of Emperors.
Arbitrarily altering or disregarding them would be contrary to Loyalty and Filial Piety, a major taboo for those in power.
If it weren’t for the fact that Empress Xiao Zhang’s phoenix remains were crucial to the fate of Fengxi Country, Empress Dowager Li would not dare make this decision so lightly.
"Empress Dowager, your words are reasonable, but... the Minister of the Imperial Clan is also aware of the search for Empress Xiao Zhang’s tomb..."
"This matter involves the Imperial family. In principle, I should not interfere. However, it is said that Emperor Tiande was also a great cultivator. If he were to learn of this and bear resentment, it would be a disaster for me," Xu Xing said, his expression hesitant as he shook his head.
Although he had earlier advised Empress Dowager Li to relocate the tomb to preserve the River and Mountains, relocating a tomb against an explicit edict was entirely different from relocating one without such an edict.
The edict clearly stated she did not wish for her tomb to be relocated. If later generations were to do so, it would be a violation of their ancestor’s wishes.
"Daoist’s words make sense..." Empress Dowager Li mused for a moment, then nodded slightly in agreement with Xu Xing.
Emperor Tiande was a cultivator and very likely still alive. If Empress Xiao Zhang hadn’t left this edict, relocating the tomb to preserve the River and Mountains might not anger the Grand Ancestor...
But with Empress Xiao Zhang’s edict forbidding the relocation, if the Imperial Court proceeded, it would be like... digging on the head of Tai Sui.
"Does Daoist have a plan?" Empress Dowager Li’s phoenix-like eyes swept over Xu Xing. Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, an idea struck her, and she asked for his counsel.
"This is a family matter of the Xu Royal Family. Although the Empress Dowager is the mother of the nation, she is also an outsider in this. It would be best not to get involved. Please allow the direct descendants of the Xu Royal Family to discuss it amongst themselves before making a decision..." Xu Xing’s eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke with a faint smile.