Chapter 265: The Queen's Wish, Shining on the Ten Directions of the Netherworld
When the Queen appeared, Zhou Tieyi did not feel panicked.

He had been in the military tomb for four hours, and had seen not only the ghost soldiers of the Tiger-Power Army, but also the power of the tiger talisman. The Queen Mother had bestowed favors on the ghost soldiers in the military tomb more than 20 years ago. Zhou Tieyi naturally didn't believe that there were no spies of the Queen Mother in there.

The most important thing is that I didn’t make any mistakes.

What is a tiger talisman?
The power to deploy troops.

The Emperor of Great Xia gave me the tiger talisman, so even if I drag the evil soldiers from the tomb out to kill people, the whole process would not be considered a mistake. At most, I would need to give a reasonable explanation afterwards.

I am just inspecting the relevant troops now, so it can't be considered a mistake. It's just my job.

That's why Guan Guan said that he was the one who knew the weaknesses of the Bingzong space.

As long as I am not stupid enough to ask the Emperor of Great Xia in person about the defense map of the military tomb and what his plans are.

It's like a company's finances. I can see all the accounts and guess the reasons behind some of them, but I'm not stupid enough to ask the boss the reasons for these accounts in person.

And the overt means he used.

Xu Yu, Ya Lao, and Tiger Talisman.

These are all legitimate methods known to His Majesty and the Queen Mother. At most, I was just a little curious and wanted to take a look at the appearance of the soldiers' tomb in advance.

Zhou Tieyi even had a premonition that the Emperor of Great Xia had given him the Tiger Tally two months in advance and said that it was a reward given to him alone. Perhaps the hidden meaning was that if he had the ability, he could make good use of this opportunity, otherwise how could it be considered a reward given to him alone?

Sure enough, when the Queen Mother saw Zhou Tieyi saluting, she did not shout for war, but smiled and said, "Walk with me."

Zhou Tieyi nodded, and the mute old man and Miaoyu, who had returned to their original state, followed far behind.

The four of them walked aimlessly in the dark wasteland, surrounded by dark fog.

"How about the soldier's grave?"

The first thing you ask is a life-threatening question.

Of course Zhou Tieyi couldn’t answer, “I haven’t started to explore the weak points of the space, but I already know that there are a lot of good things hidden in it.”

He pondered for a moment or two, looking at the empty surroundings, "The netherworld is desolate and silent, and the ghosts are miserable."

The Queen of Heaven stopped walking, looked up at the sky with her hands behind her back, "All living things suffer."

Then she turned her head and looked at Zhou Tieyi, "But in this netherworld, even the light of the sun and the moon cannot fall, so it is even more miserable. The Buddha said that there are six realms of reincarnation, and the lower three realms of the netherworld are all evil realms. If this netherworld can obtain the light of the sun and the moon, it must be much better."

"Back then I made a great vow that if I could attain Bodhi, I would shine brightly in the ten directions. If I could not fulfill this vow, I would not attain Bodhi."

The Queen's voice was frank. As soon as she finished speaking, the faint dark mist around her dissipated. With her as the center, it seemed as if something heavy fell from the void, and an invisible and vast spiritual light spread out to the surroundings.

Zhou Tieyi seemed to be on the silent, dark and vast sea. Above the boundless line where the sea and the sky met, a real bright moon was rising slowly.

Although the bright moon is incomplete, it is complete and perfect when reflected from above and below.

"So this is why I felt like the Queen was the center of the world when I saw her just now."

Zhou Tieyi thought.

Before, he thought that this was because the Queen Mother had left the Emperor, so she didn’t need to hide her aura and thus showed a feeling of being the center of the world.

Now, after hearing the Queen Mother’s aspiration, I know that the Queen Mother’s Taoism has achieved some kind of interaction with the rules of the underworld. Although this wish has not yet been realized, it has been recognized by the rules of heaven and earth.

Zhou Tieyi pondered for a while and sighed, "It's not easy to shine the light in all directions of the underworld."

He began to understand why the Queen Mother was trusted by the Emperor.

Because this great wish is like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s vow not to attain Buddhahood until hell is empty.

The aspiration was so great that the Queen of Heaven put herself in shackles, making it difficult for her to attain Buddhahood in a short period of time.

Even if she attains enlightenment, the Queen of Heaven will most likely remain in the underworld for a long time, and will not hinder the Emperor of Great Xia from managing the world of the living.

This is indeed a brilliant move.

"So I need someone to help me. You are a rare talent. Are you willing to lend me a helping hand?"

The Queen of Heaven did not test Zhou Tieyi with words again. She was like a bright moon in the center of the underworld, just looking at Zhou Tieyi quietly.

Both of them are smart people. If they use lies to test Zhou Tieyi again, the Queen believes that Zhou Tieyi can make excuses to answer her all day long.

For a moment, the feeling of illusion became even stronger.

The invisible, vast spiritual radiance of the Queen of Heaven is so great that it penetrates reality and places people in pure information.

Zhou Tieyi felt that he was at the center of time and space, and everything began to be pulled by the huge "star" of the Queen of Heaven.

The causes and effects that usually only exist in concepts now have real traces.

Many scenes seemed to emerge in front of Zhou Tieyi's eyes, some of which came from the past and some of which reflected the future.

These scenes are cause and effect themselves, but now they are all pulled and moved by the existence of the Queen.

Every word and action affects the world situation.

In line with that grand wish, one feels that standing next to the Queen at this moment, one can transcend time and space, stand above the past and the future, and make a simple decision to change the course of history.

This sense of transcendence, this powerful feeling of holding the power of the world in one's hands, is difficult to achieve by any beauty or treasure.

This is also the reason why countless talented and ambitious people are willing to follow a wise leader.

The aura of a king.

Zhou Tieyi calmed his mind.

Today was the first time that he truly felt what it meant to be a king.

"I shall serve Daxia."

Zhou Tieyi bowed and replied.

The Queen's phoenix eyes smiled, and she did not blame Zhou Tieyi, "Good answer."

This kind of opportunity only comes once, and Zhou Tieyi's answer cannot be wrong.

The Queen took another step forward, and the feeling of being the center of the world disappeared.

"Have you heard of the Land of Illusion?"

The Queen's third question made Zhou Tieyi ponder for a while again.

This time, without waiting for his answer, the Queen of Heaven spoke to herself, "The Great Illusionary Realm was established two hundred and fifty years ago. Its foundation is the kingdom of the Great Illusionary Lord, which is hidden in the dreams of people. As long as people in the world are still dreaming, the Great Illusionary Realm cannot be completely destroyed. This is also a scourge to our Great Xia."

It is not surprising that the Queen Mother knows about the Grand Illusionary Realm. It is not even surprising that Zhou Tieyi finds the Queen Mother to have a Grand Illusionary side and to have entered the Grand Illusionary Realm.

Correspondingly, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, it was not surprising that she knew about the Grand Illusionary Realm, and even that some subordinates of the Zhou family had entered the Grand Illusionary Realm.

The random spreading mechanism of Taixu Illusion Realm determines that its existence will be widely known to all walks of life.

The bigger the power, the longer it has existed, the more resources it can mobilize, and naturally the more chances it has to obtain the Great Illusionary Face or someone who can use the Great Illusionary Face. This is an open secret, but everyone who has this secret will try to hide it.

It's like a group of people pretending to be blind in broad daylight, because bringing it up means that you are either exposing Da Xia's secrets or you have the ability to solve it.

This reminded me of my previous guess that the phantom priest mentioned by Guan Guan might have left some arrangements in the soldier tomb a long time ago.

Therefore, both Daxia and Shinto guessed that the other side had a backup plan, and made corresponding arrangements based on the other side's backup plan.

Even the Emperor of Great Xia gave him the tiger talisman two and a half months in advance. Could this itself be a bait?
Otherwise, why didn't he just give himself the tiger talisman on the day when the soldiers' tomb was opened?
I just don't know whether Shinto will take the bait.

The Queen asked again, "Besides the problem of the evil spirits, what other problems do you think Daxia needs to face?"

This time Zhou Tieyi did not remain silent, and spoke, "Your Majesty, you practice Taoism. The aristocratic princes are really a big threat, the local gentry are really a big threat, and the Buddhist temples and Taoist temples are really a big threat."

The Queen of Heaven laughed and said, "If you put it that way, doesn't that mean there is no one in the world who can be trusted?"

Zhou Tieyi replied, "Since ancient times, the sage kings have been solitary and helpless. Not only is there no one in the world who can be trusted, but Your Majesty may not be able to trust me and the Queen."

The Queen's smile faded and she sighed, "You are alone and helpless. That's a good answer. To be a saint, you must be like the sun and the moon in the sky. Even the sun and the moon cannot shine together. So you should be alone and helpless. That's a good answer."

The Queen said again, 'Good answer'.

"But before Your Majesty fails, you and I need his help. I hope you understand this."

"Many times people in the world think that we are very good at predicting the future, but in fact, you and I, both of us, know that there are too many changes in the future, so we need to make more preparations to be prepared for any eventuality. Your Majesty simply has no way out."

This is a sincere statement.

Zhou Tieyi also roughly grasped the Queen's thoughts.

If you can help the Emperor of Great Xia ascend the throne, then help him; if you cannot, then let him take it for himself.

But this is what you and your spouse think, not necessarily my opinion, nor necessarily the general trend of the world.

So Zhou Tieyi said without hesitation, "Your Majesty will succeed immediately."

The Queen suddenly stretched out her hand and sighed, "This world is magnificent, the mountains and rivers are picturesque, and all living beings find happiness in suffering."

Zhou Tieyi looked in the direction of the Queen Mother's hand and found that she had already left the Netherworld with a few people and returned to Yujing Mountain.

At this time, the brilliant morning light rose from the ground, and the bright sunlight fell on the crystal palm of the Queen of Heaven, and then passed through. The Queen of Heaven herself was like a gradually disappearing bright moon, her body became transparent little by little, and finally disappeared, as if she had never appeared.

Zhou Tieyi turned around and saw the mute old man wearing his loose clothes. In the morning light, his gloomy aura faded, and even his own gloomy and terrifying feeling was greatly weakened. He looked like a funny old servant.

The senior sister gathered the hair beside her ears. Although her facial features were not as perfect and cold as those in the soldiers' tomb, they were more friendly and gentle again.

Both of them looked towards him with some concern.

Even though they were following behind her just now, the Queen didn't want them to know about the conversation, so they couldn't hear anything at all.

He smiled. This country was so beautiful that he couldn't let it go easily.

Zhou Tieyi held out his hand, "Sister, there is a breakfast shop on this mountain that sells delicious wontons. I'll invite you to go and eat some to get rid of the negative energy."

Miaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out her hand and placed it on Zhou Tieyi's palm.

Zhou Tieyi's palms were very hot, which made Miaoyu's palms cold and chilly, as if they were being held in a hot summer sun.

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In the hot breakfast shop, the soup is clear and green, with drops of oil and the aroma of meat. The wontons in the soup have tender white skin and rosy red skin, just like the face of a young lady passing by.

Zhou Tieyi ate wontons while admiring the prosperity of Yujing Mountain. His mood suddenly became refreshed after a night of hard work.

After breakfast, Zhou Tieyi returned to the Zhou Mansion. He first went to Zhou's mother's Shouyi Courtyard to report that he was safe and brought a bowl of wontons with him.

When Zhou's mother saw her son coming back and remembering to bring her a bowl of wontons, a smile naturally appeared on her face.

Zhou Tieyi served wontons to Zhou's mother.

Zhou's mother also ordered Chunjuan to get a small bowl and scoop half of the wontons into Zhou Tieyi's bowl.

"I'm already fasting, I can't eat that much, you eat more."

Zhou Tieyi looked at the extra wontons in his bowl and thought to himself there is a kind of love when parents always feel that you are not full.

Parents in this world are mostly the same.

"Mother, what rank is the Queen of Heaven now?"

Mother Zhou's expression froze for a moment, she ate one more wonton, and asked, "Did you see any difference in her today?"

Zhou Tieyi nodded, "She said that she made a great wish that she would not attain Bodhi until she was illuminated by the ten directions of the netherworld."

Mother Zhou smiled and said, "This is a great wish. As far as I know, she was already a third-rank official at least twenty years ago, but now she should only be a second-rank official and has not advanced any further."

Zhou Tieyi gobbled the wontons in three or two bites, then wiped his mouth and listened to his mother continue talking like a good student.

"The top three grades in Buddhism, the most orthodox lineage is naturally the third grade Arhat, who can see the Four Noble Truths, the second grade Bodhisattva, who can see sentient beings, the first grade Pratyekabuddha, who can realize the Dharma, and the Buddha of perfect enlightenment, who can save the world with his self-awareness and is truly perfect and unobstructed."

"Among these three levels, there are two unique fruitions that need to be mentioned separately, namely the great arhat and the great bodhisattva."

"The essence of both of them is similar, that is, they have actually achieved perfection in this realm, but for some reason, they have not attained a higher level of fruition. In this body and this reward, they have made great aspirations. In certain special cases, they can be regarded as practitioners of a higher level."

"Both Guanyin and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who are mentioned repeatedly in Buddhist scriptures, belong to this category."

Zhou Tieyi thought about it for a moment, then nodded seriously, indicating that he understood.

To put it in the simplest terms, when you meet a great Arhat or a great Bodhisattva, you will be directly promoted by one level, or even two levels.

For example, the Arhat Subduing the Dragon in the Buddhist scriptures can be regarded as a Pratyekabuddha, and as for Guanyin and Ksitigarbha, it is also okay to regard them as a kind of Buddha, after all, both of them have Buddhist titles.

Next, Zhou's mother told her true speculations about the Queen.

“How do you think Bodhisattvas can see all sentient beings?”

Zhou Tieyi pondered for a while, thinking about the Queen's performance today, and replied, "The body is like glass, clear inside and out, so it can reflect all sentient beings. It reflects the gods, who are like glass, and the hungry ghosts, who are like glass, so it can see all sentient beings."

With the guidance of Zhou's mother, Zhou Tieyi was able to instantly understand more of the peculiarities displayed by the Emperor and Queen of Great Xia in front of him.

No wonder the Emperor of Daxia is like the sun and the Queen is like the moon.

It is likely that before the Great Xia Emperor ascended the throne, or even earlier, the couple had already deduced the corresponding method.

The Queen of Heaven's glass is clear, so it can absorb sunlight and transform it into moonlight.

The ghosts in the underworld have no physical bodies, so it is difficult for them to withstand the sunlight. On the contrary, the softened moonlight is naturally suitable for the ghosts to absorb and exhale. That is why the Queen of Heaven can make such a grand wish.

Seeing her son's thoughtful expression, Zhou's mother knew that he had almost thought it through, and said with a smile, "Now you understand why the Queen of Heaven can make such a great wish. In fact, she is using Da Xia's 'sage status' to make a great wish, and thus obtains the harmony of the rules of the netherworld."

“So even though she is only of the second rank, in the netherworld, she is a great bodhisattva, a person of great wisdom and great karmic retribution under perfect enlightenment.”

(End of this chapter)