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Chapter 844: Chapter 21: Emperor Longchang Appears! Spiritual Treasure Thousand Autumn Makes an Entrance (Requesting Monthly Votes)_3

Eunuch Old Yao hurriedly bowed even lower, a full smile on his face as he said, “Your Majesty is the body of a True Dragon, with a lifespan equal to that of the heavens. How could this old slave have the honor of seeing Your Majesty as a child? But one can imagine, at that age, Your Majesty must have been earth-shaking, an Invincible Great Heavenly Proud, a young emperor! And Little Princess Xue Ning is so clever, she must resemble Your Majesty at your youth.”

This old man was none other than Emperor Longchang, who had ruled over the Great Qian Land for over three thousand years.

“Talking about a lifespan equal to that of the heavens… I’m old, so old,” Emperor Longchang said with a smile, shaking his head. He pinched a game piece between his fingers and looked affectionately at his precious granddaughter, who was many generations removed. “Today, your great-grandpa will teach you a good lesson. That one chance you had was intentionally left for you by me.”

“Plop!”

Emperor Longchang made his move.

Instantly, the layout of the game changed.

When Wu Xue Ning made her move, the path of life was evident on the board. Now that this piece had landed, in the blink of an eye, it turned into a formation of certain death, with no chance of survival.

Then, Wu Xue Ning began a desperate struggle, only to be swiftly and neatly defeated by Emperor Longchang, defeated utterly.

Wu Xue Ning’s little face turned deathly pale, her lips pouted, and with teary eyes, she said, “Great-grandpa is bullying me, intentionally setting a trap to trick me.”

“Oh, oh, oh, why the tears?” Emperor Longchang chuckled, “My Xue Ning has a boundless future. Great-grandpa is teaching you to be more shrewd. Especially with the paths of life that barely appear visible in a formation meant for certain death; these are often the most dangerous traps. Sometimes, when faced with a difficult situation, you need to do the opposite of what is expected, just like your move. If you could go on fighting with the determination to do or die…”

Before Emperor Longchang could finish speaking, Wu Xue Ning burst into a loud cry at the other end, “Great-grandpa is just bullying people! Bullying a child of just ten years old! You just don’t want to lend me the Canglong Sword! Wuu wuu wuu~”

She was crying so pitifully, so heart-wrenchingly, as if she had been greatly wronged.

“Absurd. The Canglong Sword is our Wu Family’s ancestral Dao-level Item; only a Great Emperor of the Wu Family can wield it. What use would a little girl like you have for it?” Emperor Longchang had a headache from her crying and was also shaking his head in irritation. “What I said I would lend you is a Spiritual Treasure-level sword—[Thousand Autumn]. You just wanted a sword that can talk, didn’t you? [Thousand Autumn] can talk.”

Wu Xue Ning immediately turned her tears into laughter, hugging Emperor Longchang and giving him a big kiss, “Thank you for the reward, great-grandpa. I don’t care if it’s [Thousand Autumn] or [Ten Thousand Years], as long as it can talk, that’s good enough for me.”

“This, this, this… didn’t I say you had to win the game first?” Emperor Longchang exclaimed in surprise, “When did it become that it has already been given to you?”

“Great-grandpa, you just said yourself, ‘What I said I would lend you is…’.” Wu Xue Ning repeated Emperor Longchang’s words verbatim, mimicking even his tone precisely.

Finally, while hugging Emperor Longchang’s arm and acting spoiled, she said, “Great-grandpa is the Human Emperor; your word is law. You can’t go back on it now~”

“You’re the one being tricky,” Emperor Longchang said, staring at her in astonishment. He then turned to inquire, “Old Yao, what do you think? Did I say that?”

“This…” Old Yao nodded and bowed, his face all smiles, “Your Majesty did indeed say so just now.”

“Aiyo, I’ve been tricked,” Emperor Longchang lamented as he held his arm, “This girl distracted my thoughts with her crying, and then scared me by asking for the Canglong Sword. She caught me off guard. Child, this is treasonous of you.”

“Hehe, that’s only because great-grandpa taught me well.” Wu Xue Ning smiled mischievously, spoiled by her charm, “Facing a difficult situation, you need to do the opposite of what is expected and create a new path.”

“Good, truly worthy of being my very, very, very… granddaughter,” Emperor Longchang said with great satisfaction, suddenly bursting into laughter, “In this way, once my life comes to an end, I also won’t have to worry about anyone bullying you.”

“Great-grandpa, don’t say such nonsense,” Wu Xue Ning instantly widened her eyes and admonished, “Great-grandpa, you’ve lived for more than three thousand six hundred years; you will surely continue living. Once my cultivation is successful, I will go overseas, to the Immortal Dynasty, to find an elixir of immortality for you.”

“Good, great-grandpa hasn’t doted on you for nothing.”

Emperor Longchang was extremely delighted and then wrote a decree, which he handed over to Eunuch Old Yao, “Old Yao, go see the Little Princess off. While you’re at it, take my decree to the Divine Soldier Hall and have [Thousand Autumn] brought out to give to the Little Princess.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Old Yao respectfully took up the sacred decree, leading a jubilant Wu Xue Ning out of the Zhuozheng Pavilion.

Less than half an hour later, Old Yao returned and reported, “Your Majesty, Little Princess Xue Ning has left with [Thousand Autumn]. Outside to meet her was Little Commandery Prince Wu Zhixing. However, the Little Princess gave [Thousand Autumn] to the Little Commandery Prince. In this servant’s opinion, she likely did so to increase the Little Commandery Prince’s chances of victory in the decisive battle with the Great Heavenly Proud Li Yao. Your Majesty, what are your thoughts on this?”

“As it has already been gifted to her, how she disposes of it is her own affair,” Emperor Longchang replied, his eyes half-closed. “Old Yao, have you seen Wang Liyao? What do you think of him?”

“Your Majesty, when Liyao, the Great Heavenly Proud, was battling with Wang An Nan of the Ding Duke’s Mansion, this servant caught a glimpse from afar.” Old Yao reported truthfully, “As for him, he certainly has an immortal-like presence, an extraordinary bearing, akin to a True Phoenix among men. In this servant’s observation and guess, Liyao the Great Heavenly Proud’s Bloodline Talent is possibly above many Great Heavenly Proud.”

“What a True Phoenix among men, to receive such praise from you, Old Yao, Liyao the Great Heavenly Proud must indeed be extraordinary, worthy of walking that sacred path,” Emperor Longchang praised, then seemed to remember something that displeased him. His expression turned unhappy, “Hmph, the Ding Duke’s Mansion really has good luck, a branch of a branch able to produce a Great Heavenly Proud. I just hope that when they choose sides this time, they’ll be more discerning, not making the same mistakes again.”

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