After Transmigrating to the Modern Era, the Metaphysics Master Dazzles the World – Chapter 134

Chapter 134: Humans, Always Greedy

“Master has always been cautious, and in the medical path, no one can surpass her. How could she be infected with the plague?”

Fu Ziqi pursed her lips and didn’t speak.

The young crown prince seemed to be in great pain. He sneered, and it was as if he couldn’t help but cry. “Who is it? Is it the King, or those people from the Ancient Martial World, or the Fu Family Clan? Master has worked tirelessly for the people, injuring herself time and time again. They can’t see it. They only see that Master is blocking their path. Seeing that Master refuses to be used by them, they want to get rid of her as soon as possible, right?”

“Xiao Jiu, go back to the Royal City. I’ll take care of things here. You know, your Master is so powerful, I won’t die.” Fu Ziqi said in a slightly joking tone.

“I won’t go back. I want to stay here and wait for you to go back together.” The young crown prince seemed to be stubborn.

“I know, if I ask Master to leave now, you definitely won’t be willing. If you were willing, you wouldn’t have clashed with those people again and again. I know, I know everything… Master, if you don’t want to leave, I’ll stay… No matter who did this to Master this time, the government office must have a problem!”

Fu Ziqi immediately understood that he wanted to take the blame for her.

It’s better for the crown prince, who is mandated by Heaven, to take control of Qiongzhou’s power to avoid chaos, than for the National Teacher, who already enjoys great popularity among the people, to be in power.

“You want to take control of Qiongzhou’s power in this situation? Xiao Jiu, you are still just the crown prince. Doing this will only attract heavy suspicion from the Royal City!” Fu Ziqi rarely got angry. “Xiao Jiu! Obey! I don’t need a child like you to take responsibility for the decisions I make! Do you want me to expel you from my discipleship?”

Moreover… his position as crown prince was actually not stable. Unlike other princes, he had no maternal clan to protect him, and too many people wanted to pull him down.

However, the young man knelt down and said firmly, “What if they are suspicious of me? I am the crown prince who has worshipped Heaven and been crowned. Even the King, who hates me so much, cannot abolish my position as crown prince without reason! I have the Crown Prince’s Seal in my hand, and I have the authority to act in emergencies. It’s justifiable!”

“After this, Master can punish me however you want. I’ll accept any punishment. If Master wants to expel me from your discipleship, then I’ll go kneel at the Observatory, kneeling for ten days or half a month. Master is so soft-hearted, you will definitely forgive me.”

Fu Ziqi looked at the blurry figures outside the shed. That was her twelve-year-old disciple, her only disciple. He was intelligent, mature, and sometimes so sincere that it made people’s hearts soften.

Fu Ziqi closed her eyes. “You’ve learned this aspect well, saying everything and leaving no room for argument.”

The young man laughed. “It’s all thanks to Master’s good teaching.”

The two were silent for a moment.

The young man said, “Master, you will be fine, right?”

“Two years ago, during the Qingzhou incident, they forced you to intervene in the human disaster. Master came back covered in blood and went into seclusion at the Observatory. I waited outside the Observatory for 281 days, counting the time, moment by moment, until Master came out of seclusion… I was afraid that Master would think I wasn’t manly, so I never told you, I was really scared, very scared.”

“I was born without a mother and was abandoned by my father. They all wanted me to die early so that I could give up the position of crown prince. I only have Master. Master, you said you wouldn’t leave me alone, you won’t break your promise, right?”

Fu Ziqi was silent for a long time. “Don’t worry. Look at all the National Teachers in history, which one didn’t live to a ripe old age? Trust me.”

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Trust me.

Fu Ziqi opened her eyes.

Back then, she lied.

She didn’t even believe herself, but she tricked that child into believing her.

Although the Qiongzhou plague didn’t kill her, five years later, she still collapsed along with the towering Observatory.

I wonder if that little crown prince was crying and calling her a liar at that time.

She was born with the ability to read destinies, but no one knew the second half of that destiny…

No National Teacher in history had a short life, only her. From the moment she was born, she carried the fate of “early death.”

These two words were like a giant blade, hanging over her head at all times.

Fu Ziqi sneered.

“Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Dao, what kind of contradictory fate have you given me?”

Fu Ziqi sat up, rubbed her forehead, and thought that Fu Yu should be awake. She stopped dwelling on this memory that had suddenly resurfaced for some reason.

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Past events, too many regrets, have become shackles.

At the same time, Ancient Martial World, Yan Family.

Yan Jiuxian was draped in a thin coat, looking up at the moon.

The cool breeze was blowing, and he looked particularly thin today. His handsome face was devoid of any blood color, and even his lips were pale.

He saw the remnants of blue-purple lightning strikes in the distant sky and frowned slightly. He summoned someone. “If Zhaoming is back, tell him to come see me.”

“Yes!”

Yan Jiuxian tightened his coat and walked inside. After taking just two steps, he suddenly swayed unsteadily.

“Young Master!”

“Ugh… cough!” Yan Jiuxian pressed his hand against his chest, groaned, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“Young Master! Are you alright? I’ll go get Madam!”

“Stop.” Yan Jiuxian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring at the dazzling dark red blood on the ground. He raised his equally pale hand. “I’m fine. Don’t alarm anyone.”

Yan Jiuxian turned around and went out to the library.

He walked up to the attic and quietly looked at the Sacrificial Diagram for a long time. Then he raised his hand and traced the figure of the woman in the ancient painting from a distance of a few millimeters. His eyes were gentle, as if he was looking at his own treasure. After a while, he dejectedly lowered his hand.

Yan Jiuxian walked to the balcony and looked out at the pitch-black distance.

The corners of his mouth curved slightly, as if he was smiling, but also as if he was sorrowful.

“Humans are indeed greedy…” Yan Jiuxian closed his eyes and muttered self-deprecatingly.

After standing for an unknown amount of time, Yan Jiuxian saw Yan Zhaoming coming to find him.

“Little Granduncle!”

Yan Jiuxian said faintly, “Come up.”

Yan Zhaoming was stunned for a moment, then tested it and found that he could now enter the barrier.

When he reached the attic, the first thing he saw was the Sacrificial Diagram hanging on a separate wall. Looking at the back of the person in the painting, he didn’t know why, but a strange feeling surged in his heart. He always felt that the person in this painting gave him a sense of familiarity.

“Come here.” Yan Jiuxian’s voice came.

Yan Zhaoming retracted his gaze and came to Yan Jiuxian’s side. “Little Granduncle, you just had an episode last night, and your body hasn’t recovered yet. Why are you out here in the wind again?”

Yan Jiuxian raised his hand to indicate that he was fine. “How is Qiqi? Is she happy?”

Yan Zhaoming: “She’s such a foodie, of course she’s happy.”

Yan Jiuxian smiled. “That’s good.”

Yan Zhaoming’s mood was complicated. Ever since he could remember, the Yan Jiuxian in his impression was cold and indifferent, with a detached attitude towards everything. The first time he saw Yan Jiuxian become different was because of Fu Ziqi.

Yan Jiuxian was never one to meddle in other people’s business, but he was so concerned about Fu Ziqi, whom he had just met.

“Did something else happen today? Did Qiqi reconstruct Fu Yu’s foundation?”