Chapter 69 Emperor Yi entrusts his son to his care
After Su Daji explained.

Yang Jian finally understood.

It turns out that the human race in this world was not created.

When this vast land was first created, apart from the three thousand innate demon gods, the only other lives were those creatures that were born with the creation of the world.

These creatures are also called innate gods or innate creatures.

After all, the term "innate" seems to make one's birth noble.

At that time, the wilderness was vast, with only a few cats and cats of all sizes living there, and the land was sparsely populated.

Whenever they meet other living beings outside, they would say as a matter of course that they were born this way and are very noble.

After all, when you are out, your identity is given by yourself. If you say this, others will be wary of you.

Therefore, this kind of rhetoric spread at that time, and everyone was a congenital living being.

This fallacy has been passed down.

And humans are also related to these innate creatures.

After the creation of the ancient world, the creatures born will be divided into yin and yang.

When yin and yang unite, the child born will inherit some of their power.

But as the bloodline inheritance became increasingly sparse, this innate power dissipated.

These people called themselves the human race.

And those who possess divine powers become gods!

Su Daji can be said to have helped Yang Jian to get some basic knowledge about the ancient times.

Therefore, Yang Jian finally understood why Wen Zhong had that expression when Nuwa created human beings.

Seriously though!
The primitive history compiled by this mortal is really wild!
Especially the content about the two saints of the West.

As to why these mortals were arranged like this but did not suffer any disaster.

This is because the life of a mortal is too short compared to that of immortals and gods, just like a mayfly that is born in the morning and dies in the evening.

When you are in the same position as ordinary people, you may get angry when you hear these words, but if you succeed in practicing Taoism and become an immortal, you will no longer see ordinary people in your eyes.

Don’t you see, the bloodline of every mortal can be traced back to a primordial creature?

But have those ancient immortals and gods, who are still related by blood, ever looked at mortals straight in the eye?

I'm afraid that only when enjoying the blood food offered as sacrifice by mortals will people comment on whether it is delicious enough.

Yang Jian only felt that after so many years since the creation of this primitive world, it was still in its most primitive state.

The law of the jungle prevails, and the strong are kings. This has never changed.

after one day.

Chaoge Palace.

Emperor Yi's bedroom.

Wen Zhong frowned as he looked at Emperor Yi, who was looking very angry.

Emperor Yi knew that he had no chance of survival, so he asked Wen Zhong to summon the three princes and Bigan to come together.

I guess he's preparing to pass on the throne.

Bigan is on his way.

The three sons born to the queen, Weizi Qi, Weizhong Yan and Zishou, all knelt in front of the bed.

Wei Zi Qi and Wei Zhong Yan were originally imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. At this time, Emperor Yi was preparing to entrust his son to the care of others, and in order to show fairness, he allowed the two of them to come here together.

As Wen Zhong's junior fellow apprentice, Yang Jian was also fortunate enough to stay here and broaden his horizons.

In fact, he didn't want to come. He had not yet carefully studied the mysterious metal given by Fairy Caixia.

But Wen Zhong was firm in his attitude, so he had to come.

When Yang Jian saw the three people kneeling on the ground, he realized the cleverness of Zishou's actions.

If everything went according to Zishou's idea, then the barbarian would have achieved his goal by killing Emperor Yi.

He would only pass on the throne when Emperor Yi was about to die.

So when Emperor Yi passed on the throne, among these three princes, it was only possible that he would pass it on to Zishou.

If Emperor Yi could still sit on the throne and rely on elixirs to achieve immortality, then Zishou was the most outstanding among the three and posed the greatest threat to his position, so Emperor Yi would have to get rid of him as soon as possible.

But now that he is about to die, choosing who will be the next emperor of the Shang Dynasty is a multiple-choice question.

After all, the throne should be passed to the most capable person to rule the Shang Dynasty, rather than choosing a fool and ruining the country.

What’s more, this chaos almost got out of control, and countless forces wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Wei Zi Qi was framed by Su Daji and was misunderstood to be related to the barbarians who assassinated Emperor Yi.

Wei Zhongyan colluded with the Heavenly Court and even wanted to break into the palace and assassinate Emperor Yi, thus falsely inheriting the throne.

Only Zishou looked honest and obedient in this chaos.

He has always been dedicated to staying by Emperor Yi's side.

Yang Jian thought to himself that if he were Emperor Yi, he would definitely choose Zishou.

Emperor Yi racked his brains but couldn't figure out that the instigator of this chaos was Zishou, who was crying the loudest below!
At this moment, Emperor Yi and Zishou were very close, and it was a warm scene.

Emperor Yi tried his best to speak: "I only regret that I didn't have a good chat with Zishou, which led to the misunderstanding! It was my father's negligence."

"Wuwuwu~ Father is right, it's me who is wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed father and married the daughter of the ghost marquis, causing you and me to become enemies."

As Zishou said this, he rushed to Emperor Yi, leaned against his legs and started howling.

Emperor Yi reached out and gently stroked Zishou's head.

A loving father and a filial son!

What a loving father and filial son!

Yang Jian exclaimed in surprise in his heart.

Wei Ziqi and Wei Zhongyan on the side did not look very happy. The two were already criminals and knew that it would never be their turn to be entrusted with the care of the emperor. They were just here to serve as foils for other people who had opportunities.

They cannot get the throne, and they will never let their sons get it.

On weekdays, they had many frictions with Zishou. When Zishou tried to discredit himself, they often ridiculed and mocked him openly or secretly.

Given Zishou's personality, if he were to sit on the throne, they would have no chance of survival. They wouldn't even need to find a reason. The charge of colluding with foreign enemies and plotting rebellion would be enough to sentence him to death a dozen times over.

But there is another person who is a strong competitor for Zishou.

Even Grand Tutor Wen Zhong would probably support that person.

As time went on, Wen Zhong's patience gradually disappeared, and he was about to say something.

Suddenly, someone came in and reported: "Lord Bigan's guards came to report that Lord Bigan was ambushed on the way to the palace and was seriously injured and unconscious! Now he is surrounded by powerful enemies and wants to ask for help."

Wen Zhong's expression suddenly changed. He had never thought that someone would dare to openly attack in Chaoge.

The previous incarnation of the devil destroyed the Chaoge formation when he destroyed the Nuwa Temple, so he was unable to monitor the entire city.

The next moment, Wen Zhong flashed outside the hall, then flew into the air towards the place where Bi Gan was attacked.

"Haha~, my good son, he really has some abilities!"

Emperor Yi tried his best to laugh out loud, and looked at Zishou meaningfully: "Bigan is your uncle after all, but you want to murder even your own relatives. Do you really want to be alone?"

Zishou: "What are you talking about, father? I don't understand!"

In the back, Wei Ziqi and Wei Zhongyan's expressions suddenly changed; their plan had failed.

In the early days of the Shang Dynasty, the inheritance system was that the younger brother would inherit the throne after the elder brother's death. After Pan Geng, it was changed to that the eldest son would inherit the throne after the father's death.

However, the theory that the younger brother succeeds the elder brother is also the orthodox one of the Shang Dynasty, and it is supported by the deeds of the ancestors.

If Emperor Yi passed the throne to Bi Gan, no one would object, regardless of Bi Gan's qualifications or connections in the court.

Now that Bigan has been attacked and cannot reach Emperor Yi's bedroom, who else could have been the culprit?

The answer is ready to come out.

Zishou knew he couldn't hide it, so he simply admitted: "Father, please pass the throne to me, and I will make the Shang Dynasty immortal."

"Immortality~"

Emperor Yi kept repeating these two words. Once upon a time, when he first ascended the throne, he was as high-spirited as Zishou and wanted to build the Shang Dynasty into an immortal dynasty.

But only after he actually became king did he realize that he was too fanciful.

From then on, the only thing in his mind was to make himself and the throne immortal.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "This kid is like me!"

After laughing a few times, he started coughing violently, smelly black blood spurted out of his mouth, and his breathing suddenly became unstable.

The palace maid beside her hurriedly poured the medicine into Emperor Yi's mouth.

Only after the medicine entered his stomach did Emperor Yi's breathing stabilize.

But the yellow spots on his face became more and more dense, and his whole body exuded a rotten smell.

It was as if it was a corpse that had been dead for many days.

A muffled sound was heard outside the hall.

Yang Jian took a closer look and saw that it was actually the head of a dragon. It had a fierce aura and was actually a demon fairy.

It only took Wen Zhong a few breaths for the rebellious monsters to surrender and their heads were chopped off.

When Zishou saw the dragon's head, his body trembled and his legs trembled slightly, but he suppressed it forcefully.

Only when he saw that Wen Zhong did not bring Bi Gan with him did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Wen Zhong looked at Emperor Yi, whose breath was getting weaker and weaker, and said, "Bigan is seriously injured and cannot be moved, so he was not brought here."

Emperor Yi nodded and said, "It's fine if he's not here! It's fine if he's not here. I want to pass the throne to Zishou. I wonder what the Grand Master thinks."

When Zishou, who was kneeling below, heard these words, his heart quickly tightened.

He was only one nod from Wen Zhong away from the position he had longed for.

The third eye between Wen Zhong's eyebrows moved and he took a look at Zishou, which made him feel cold all over and his head numb.

Zishou was very nervous, he could only hope that Yang Jian's promise would still count.

The girl who was sitting under Nuwa earlier fished out the national treasure from the torrent of the avenue when she was repairing the sky.

The essence of it had already been consumed.

I don’t know if Yang Jian is still willing to continue cooperating.

Inadvertently, he saw from the corner of his eye that Yang Jian secretly made a gesture, with his thumb and index finger forming a circle and the other three fingers stretched out.

What do you mean?
He didn't remember having agreed on this secret code with Yang Jian before.

Yang Jian realized something was wrong after he made this gesture. Zishou did not recognize it as a gesture that meant everything was OK.

However, Wen Zhong had discussed the issue of succession with him beforehand, and Yang Jian recommended Zishou, saying that Zishou had very few connections with the ministers in the court and had no foundation.

Compared to Bigan, who has a solid foundation and is entangled with the Dongsheng Shenzhou sect forces, Zishou is naturally easier to grasp and control.

Wen Zhong: "I, as an old minister, naturally support the king's decision."

"That's good, that's good!"

The next moment, Emperor Yi seemed to be back in time, excited, and shouted: "Wen Zhong listens to the seal!"

"Wen Zhong is here!"

"I will appoint Wen Zhong as the Grand Master of the Shang Dynasty, and I will grant you the Golden Whip to beat the tyrants and corrupt officials. Bigan will be the Junior Master of the Shang Dynasty to assist Zishou."

Then, Emperor Yi's words suddenly became lighter: "Back then, when my father passed the throne to me, you were by my side. Now that I am leaving, you are still by my side, and your appearance has never changed!

Becoming an immortal is wonderful! "

Wen Zhong did not speak, and he did not know what to say. Emperor Yi had some talent for practicing Taoism. Although he could not become an immortal directly, he could prolong his life by practicing for hundreds of years. In addition, with the whole country of Shang Dynasty devoting its strength to refining elixirs, it would not be difficult to push him to the realm of immortals.

But now he is about to die, all because of bad luck. Emperors of all dynasties wanted to become immortals, but their wishes were not fulfilled and they died suddenly halfway.

However, those who do not seek immortality and just live a contented life as mortals are more likely to die of old age.

Is this fate?
When Nuwa's incarnation appeared, he could have pleaded with Nuwa for Di Yi, but he did not do so.

How could Nuwa not know that Emperor Yi was going to die? If she wanted to save him, she would have spoken up long ago.

If Wen Zhong did not know what was best for him and took the initiative to plead for mercy, he would only be ruthlessly rejected and leave a bad impression in the saint's mind.

Emperor Yi pulled Wen Zhong's arm hard.

Wen Zhong understood what he meant and put his ear closer.

I only heard Emperor Yi whisper in my ear: "Grand Master! I leave the Shang Dynasty in your hands. If the Shang Dynasty's fate is like mine, you can make the decision yourself."

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　　In order to make the plot more reasonable, Yang Jian has fewer scenes. The main reason is that his strength improves slowly and he cannot take center stage.

　　
　
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