OBS Chapter 283: Each Goes His Own Way and Begins the Expedition (Part )
Chapter 283: Each Goes His Own Way and Begins the Expedition (Part )
"Haha! The prince ascends the throne!? Even if the prince ascends the throne, he may not be able to rule the world securely! Besides!..."
The old man stopped talking halfway, looked up at the full moon in the sky, then looked at the disappearing figure of Liu Feiyun again, then sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
Both He Shicheng and his father were confused, but they didn't dare to ask.
The old man closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something, but after a moment he suddenly said, "Go! Call Qing'er!"
He Shicheng hurried downstairs.
"I want to deduce the secrets of the universe! But Qing'er will come! You must interrupt me!"
"Calculate the secrets of heaven!? Uncle San, why did you think of calculating the secrets of heaven at this time? And you want to interrupt it in the middle?"
"No need to ask any more questions, just do as I say. Don't interrupt me when Qing'er comes! This is God's will! We must follow God's will!"
After saying that, the old man took out three compass-like objects and placed them in front of him. He then practiced his secret cultivation technique and sent streams of spiritual energy into the compasses.
The compass was engraved with circles of characters and patterns. After being injected with spiritual energy, it quickly spun around the center, either fast or slow. However, after only a dozen breaths, one compass broke apart. Then, the second one also broke apart. In less than a hundred breaths, all three compasses were broken.
At the same time, beads of sweat oozed from the old man's forehead, and when the last piece of the compass collapsed, he even spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Third Uncle!? What are you doing..." Father He was shocked and asked hurriedly.
"It's okay, it's just the backlash of the heavens! Next, I'm going to tell fortunes! If Qing'er comes, quickly pat my shoulder."
"Telling fortunes by fate!? What kind of algorithm is this! Why have I never heard Uncle San talk about it?"
"No need to say more, just follow my orders!"
The old man suddenly said in a sharp voice.
Mr. He dared not speak any more.
The old man closed his eyes and began to count with his fingers, muttering something, but no word could be heard clearly.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and there was horror in his eyes. But then he closed his eyes again and continued to count with his fingers, but blood slowly seeped out from his ears, nose and mouth.
He's father was horrified. He wanted to interrupt the old man but didn't dare to. He could only stand there, secretly anxious.
There were footsteps coming from the stairs. Father He turned around and saw that it was his son and granddaughter. He quickly patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "Uncle San! They are here!"
The old man woke up with a start and opened his eyes, but the bright and lively look in his eyes just now was gone without any trace of spirit.
"Are you here? That's good! Qing'er! Come here!" the old man said softly with a weak voice.
"Grandfather! What's wrong with you?"
He Jingqing was also extremely shocked and walked forward to ask.
"I'm fine! Come on! Tell me about your relationship with that little butcher! How did you meet? How did you get together? Don't be shy! Tell me the truth! Even the most private things between men and women!"
"Ancestor! I..." He Jingqing's face suddenly turned red with shame!
"All of you go down first! Without my summons, no one is allowed to come upstairs to disturb us! No one! Including you two! This matter concerns the life and death of our He family! Anyone who violates this will be executed immediately!"
He Shicheng looked at his father, and could only agree and retreat!
"Little girl! You can tell me now! You must tell me carefully and truthfully! You must even tell me whether or not you performed the etiquette of human relations between man and woman! These things are not just your own small matters! They are matters of great importance to the survival of our He family!"
He Jingqing noticed that the old man spoke in a very serious and solemn tone, so she no longer cared about being shy and started talking from the time when she and Liu Feiyun first met in Miyun Sect that year.
This conversation lasted for a full hour, and the old man kept his eyes closed and remained silent.
"Grandfather! This is everything that has happened to me and him since I met him!"
In the end, He Jingqing's face was still red with embarrassment, but she finally finished speaking.
"Okay! I understand! Go down now!"
The old man said.
He Jingqing did not dare to disobey and had to turn around to go downstairs. However, when she reached the stairs, she could not help but ask, "Grandfather! Will he be able to return safely from this northern expedition? Can we......"
"Go! Go! Child! Don't think too much! And don't think too far ahead! The so-called destiny! It is not immutable! You just need to follow your heart in the future! Go! Don't stay in Changluo! Follow your father to Yunzhou!"
"Yunzhou!?" He Jingqing was very surprised.
"Go! Call your father and grandfather up! Tell them to come quickly! I don't have much time! Go quickly!"
The old man urged.
He Jingqing hurried downstairs.
For a moment, the old man was the only one left on the watchtower. He muttered to himself, "As expected!... This is it!... Heaven's secret!... Chaos!... This little girl... did not die on this day last year!... So... this is it! My He family... still has a glimmer of hope!"
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, at the grand court meeting,
Just like last year, a series of bad news was announced:
The barbarians in the northern wilderness have once again invaded and plundered the northern border!
In the Sujiang River in Lingnan, due to continuous heavy rains in the first month of the year, a rare and severe flood occurred, flooding thousands of miles! Nearly 10 million people in several states were affected.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the ground shook in the mountains of the southwest, causing mountains to collapse! Dozens of counties were affected.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, a rare storm hit the empire's largest fleet, causing the loss of seven or eight out of ten ships and countless casualties.
However, this time, the emperor did not seem to care too much. He just issued a series of edicts according to the old practice, providing disaster relief, exempting taxes, appeasing the people, and making preparations.
Now he has devoted almost all his energy to the northern expedition against the barbarians.
Half of the time at the grand court meeting was spent asking about this matter!
After that, he would summon important officials to the palace almost every few days to discuss the Northern Expedition!
It was on the 16th day of the first lunar month that the third ancestor of the He family, who had the highest seniority, died. It was said that this old man was the most advanced cultivator in the He family, and he was almost at the level of a king cultivator! However, this old man was not good at fighting, but was proficient in the art of fortune-telling.
At the end of the first month, He Shicheng's transfer order came down. He was promoted to the governor of Yunzhou, and the emperor asked him to take up the post as soon as possible.
On February , the dragon looked up.
This day is the day when the army sets out!
The 110,000-strong army circled the Ten Emperor Towers in Tianyuan Square, and after being reviewed by the emperor, they followed the city’s highway to set out on an expedition.
On both sides of the road, countless people witnessed the mighty military power of the army!
On a tall building, several people looked at the army marching on the road, with different expressions.
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"Brother! Today, the emperor has recruited hundreds of thousands of troops to march north! It is a good time for us to start a rebellion! But why do you let the brothers wait a little longer?"
"Yes! Big Brother! Those charlatans are already preparing for a rebellion! We can't let them get there first!"
"Many places are suffering from disasters now! Many capable soldiers have been transferred by the emperor to the northern border to conquer those northern barbarians! This is a great opportunity for us to start an uprising!"
The man called the eldest brother shook his head and said, "No hurry! No hurry! As long as the emperor is still alive, we will not start a rebellion! Why are we in such a hurry?"