Chapter 121 The Empress Destroyed Your Country (47)

[I cannot intervene— the rules are set. I can only try to avoid it within the rules. Everyone, every living being, should stay within the rules. Since you have promised to abide by them, you must not go back on your word.] That indifferent voice conveyed a hint of helplessness.

“I won’t renege. If it’s within the rules, send me more talented individuals. And for the next few years, let there be clear skies when it should be, and rain when it should, don’t tell me you can’t even do that?”

Bai Tang felt that Nie Suzhi might very well destroy Mount Tianxuan. Mount Tianxuan was the source of several major rivers. It was precisely because of these rivers that so many people could survive. Bai Tang believed that Nie Suzhi might destroy several key areas of Mount Tianxuan, forcing the rivers to change their course elsewhere, which could lead to a drought in the coming year.

[I promise you, and I also hope that someone can stop his madness. Unfortunately, I can only do so much.]

The better the world developed, the more beneficial it was for the growth of the Heavenly Dao. Destroying the world would lead to the extinction of all living beings in this world. Due to Bai Tang’s mysterious origins and, more importantly, the meritorious deeds she carried from her world, the Heavenly Dao of this world was exceptionally lenient toward her.

Bai Tang blew a whistle hanging around her neck, and in no time, a gyrfalcon flew over, circling above her head. The wind from its wings shook the branches.

“Go and drive away anyone or birds and pigeons that approach Mount Tianxuan, and kill them if necessary.”

Mount Tianxuan was too far away— even with the fastest horse, it would take more than ten days to reach there. But Bai Tang felt that there might still be time to make a rescue, so she sent this gyrfalcon, which was offered to her by Ayimu. The gyrfalcon was capable of flying a thousand miles in a day.

Receiving the order, gyrfalcon flapped its massive wings and quickly set off.

Bai Tang lowered her gaze and sighed softly.

Hopefully, there will be enough time.

Outside, flames flickered, and chaos reigned.

***

After awakening from his dream, Nie Suzhi didn’t go back to sleep. Today was going to be a very joyous day for him.

He took a fox fur cloak and put it on, then plucked a flower from the vase, walking barefoot outside.

“Your Majesty, do you have any orders?” De Fu was startled awake and hurriedly asked.

Serving the emperor was truly no easy task, especially with the current master.

“No concern of yours,” Nie Suzhi was unusually indifferent.

“At your command.”

Whether it was his imagination or not, De Fu always felt that His Majesty’s mood was not bad.

Which unfortunate master would suffer this time?

De Fu silently lit a candle for that person in his heart.

Dismissing the attendants, Nie Suzhi stood there.

On the high mountain, the indifferent Emperor seamlessly merged into the night, devoid of any warmth.

This was the direction of the sunrise. Every morning, the warm golden light would shine from this direction.

In the hazy night, Nie Suzhi chuckled, holding the flower in his left hand and gripping it with his right, forcefully crushing it.

In this world of beauty, flowers accounted for three parts, and human warmth took up seven parts.

The crushed petals scattered on the ground, a cruel beauty.

Nie Suzhi extended his foot and ground it into pieces. Beautiful things shouldn’t exist.

His Empress, how uneasy she must have been! 

Deceive others as you climb a mountain, but never deceive water¹.

It was truly a pity, and perhaps, from then on, he would never see the Empress again.

“Your Majesty, the Black Armored Army has assembled.”

A shadow guard² came to report.

“Then give them a little hope.”

Shattering hope, turning hope into despair, must be quite interesting.

Just thinking about it, Nie Suzhi felt the blood in his body boiling, extremely excited.

The shadow guard dared not say another word, only retreating after receiving Nie Suzhi’s approval.

“My Empress, setting out for war yet perishing before achieving victory…”

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1. TL/N: The phrase “都道欺山莫欺水” literally translates to “deceive others as you climb a mountain, but never deceive water.” It’s a proverb in Chinese that conveys the idea that while people may be deceived or manipulated, nature, symbolized by water, cannot be easily fooled. Water here is often seen as a metaphor for the unyielding and unbiased force of nature. ↩︎
2. It was ( 黑影 ) literally means black shadow, previously also translated literally. I thought it was weird calling a person, black shadow, so I changed it to shadow guard. ↩︎