Chapter 235
"It's over."
Hebe shrugged.
"Ah?"
The princess felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
They really are sisters; even their reactions are so similar.
When Hebe left the palace, Empress Dowager Zhenxin, who had been mentally prepared, finally went over.
"My son..."
"Um?"
Hebe cast a glance at her with a half-smile.
She never concealed her identity, nor did she intend to truly acknowledge Zhenxin as her mother.
To put it bluntly, even if Zhenxin's father, Kashyapa, were here, he would have to kneel down and listen to Hebe speak.
This was not a deliberate act of humiliation, but rather a consequence of one's social standing.
How can a man look directly at God?
Even though Hebe had never activated the "Vyasa" account in the Snow Mountain Pure Land, Zhenxin's words alone could shorten the rest of her lifespan.
Before she finished speaking, Empress Dowager Zhenxin, who had been well-maintained and graceful, suddenly became wrinkled and dark, her black hair turned snow-white, her eyes became cloudy, and her breathing became heavy. She looked like a patient who was about to die of old age.
Hebe reached out and flicked Zhenxin's brow.
Thump.
As the crisp sound rang out, Zhenxin's aging process abruptly stopped, but at this moment, she had become incredibly old, resembling a sixty-year-old woman.
"Empress Dowager."
Hebe stood with her hands behind her back, but her voice was still soft and gentle, "Be careful what you say, and think twice before you act."
Looking at the terrified old woman before him, Hebe smiled and shook his head, "I know what you want to ask—to have offspring, one does not need to have sexual relations. I summoned the cold wind from the Snow Mountain Pure Land, allowing the two of them to sense and conceive."
The queen refused to open her eyes, so her child would be born blind; the queen suffered from the cold, so her child would be born with pale skin. Also, when I summoned the influence just now, this loyal maidservant rushed to the bedside and shared in a portion of it..."
Hebe glanced at the maid kneeling not far away, smiled, and didn't expose her little scheme.
"Therefore, this maid will also give birth to an upright and intelligent child."
"Empress Dowager Zhenxin, your slip of the tongue just now was unintentional. But as Empress Dowager, I think it's better to be more mature and prudent."
Hebe, with her hands behind her back, disappeared into the clouds, her voice lingering.
"I have already given you back the rest of your lifespan—for the next fifteen years, just be a good elder."
Chapter 298 Karna.
In Fangcun Mountain, under the Bodhi Tree, pure white wildflowers bloom on the meadow.
Hebe opened her eyes again.
Eris's first confrontation with her in this era ended in failure—the name "Island-Born Black Immortal" reverted to Vyasa, Krishna's efforts were in vain.
Dhritarashtra and Pandita are the biological fathers of the demigods and heroes who later shed blood in battle.
Their lives and deaths are not important, but in the epic Mahabharata, they are an indispensable link in the chain.
With that thought in mind, Hebe turned her gaze back to the Great Radiant Light.
October passed quickly, and just as Hebe had predicted, the Queen gave birth to a blind prince named Dhritarashtra; the Queen was exactly the same, giving birth to a pale-skinned child named Pandu.
In addition, the cunning maid who shared some of the influence also gave birth to a child.
Based on this achievement, she naturally escaped the Shudra caste and successfully completed the "Brahmanization"—that is, the Bharata- style elevation—and ascended to the Kshatriya caste.
All three children were considered royalty, but it was Bandhu who inherited the throne.
The reason is simple.
No matter how much a maidservant elevates her caste, her son has no right to inherit.
Although Dhritarashtra was of pure blood, he was blind—which did not meet the standards for a king.
Time flies. The three children have grown up, and Tianshi has begun to worry about them again, arranging marriages for them.
He first traveled to the Gandhara Kingdom to seek the princess.
However, before Tianshi set off, Hebe had already closed her eyes with a smile once again.
The game between her and Eris is not a game of Go where you take turns placing a piece.
Instead, he would seize any opportunity to unleash a barrage of punches, aiming to defeat his opponent in a deathmatch within the octagon until he was unable to fight again.
"My turn, my turn, and my turn again!"—a Yu-Gi-Oh! style dark duel—
Regardless of how Tianshi displayed his strength to make the Gandhara Kingdom hesitate before finally offering up its daughter and marrying her to the blind prince of Dhritarashtra.
In order not to embarrass the blind Dhritarashtra.
With her eyes Gilgamesh, Princess Gandhari, fearful of the darkness, eventually blindfolded herself with a strip of cloth.
For the rest of her life, she will never touch the light again.
Princess Gandhari's elder brother Shakuni, watched as the Tianshi chariot defeated all the warriors.
He stood on the city wall, his teeth clenched in hatred.
My sister deserves a happier life, why should she be married off to a blind man? What's more, she's clearly so afraid of the dark, and now she has to give up her sight and stop seeing. What a disgrace!
However, Shakuni remained silent, knowing that his martial prowess was no match for that of the demigod heroes.
But he was confident that he could use his wisdom to manipulate these heroes at will.
Just as the Tianshi Oath was suppressing the already disobedient Gandhara Kingdom, Hebe had already arrived in the territory of another fiefdom.
After being refuted and cursed by his Immortal Zhongyou, the already hot-tempered Ragged Ascetic became increasingly confused.
He lived a solitary life in the forest, like a wild beast, muttering to himself.
The Ragged Ascetic was in a state of chaos most of the time, only able to remain conscious for a few moments. Although he was not dead, he was in more agony than if he had died.
In his eyes, the Dharma of Bharata in decline, and unlawful practices were rampant. As the wrathful manifestation of Shiva, he should have rectified the three realms and six paths with fierce curses, but the despicable Immortal Zhongyou cursed him instead, preventing him from fulfilling his duty.
In this situation, the Ragged Ascetic's personality became increasingly bizarre, making him a uniquely Ganges- style landmine.
After all, most people only need to pay attention to one or two things they like or dislike, but the Ragged Ascetic is sensitive all over his body.
The Ragged Ascetic curses when he's unhappy; he's unhappy if he doesn't curse.
Children, what more can I say? My Immortal Zhongyou, please come back!
In short, when the Yadu Clan leader saw the hazy, bloodshot-eyed, tattered- Ragged Ascetic walking straight toward him, his mind went completely blank.
The clan leader instinctively pushed his daughter, Kunti, who was beside him, into the arms of the Ragged Ascetic.
When the Ragged Ascetic finally regained consciousness, he contentedly bestowed upon Kunti a spell.
This incantation can summon the gods, allowing you to unite with them and have children.
The Ragged Ascetic patted his behind and left the territory of the Yadu Clan, but he hadn't gone far when he saw Hebe fishing by the river.
The Ragged Ascetic, whose animalistic nature outweighed his human nature, was instantly captivated by the beautiful woman fishing by the river. The previously soft and graceful Kunti vanished from his mind in an instant, and all he wanted was to possess this exquisitely beautiful girl.
The Ragged Ascetic pounced on the enemy like a wild beast.
However, when he was still several meters away from Hebe, a bluish-purple flame suddenly shot up.
Kama appeared, grabbed the Ragged Ascetic by the neck, and lifted him up.
The Ragged Ascetic, whose eyes were originally clouded, was forced to regain his senses once again.
Upon realizing his predicament, Biyi not only did not beg for mercy in fear, but instead moved his lips, attempting to curse the demon before him.
Kama's eyes were cold, and he tightened his grip on his palm.
In an instant, bluish-purple flames ignited within the tattered garment, transforming it from the inside out into a torch.
This sage, who should have occupied an important position in the Bharata mythology, died tragically at this moment.
Many immortals who were cultivating in the Forest of Asceticism sensed the death of the Ragged Ascetic.
But after the great trials of the Vedic Age, not a single sage would stand up to defend the death of the Ragged Ascetic.
Once his tattered robes had been completely burned to ashes, Kama returned to Hebe's side. "World Honored One, I acted on my own..."
"It's nothing."
Hebe said, "In this world, neither good people nor bad people die easily; only fools die easily."
"I thought that after a generation, the old clothes would have changed, but they haven't."
"In that case..."
Hebe's eyes were indifferent. "How can someone like him be changed? Only death."
Before she could finish speaking, Hebe pulled hard on the fishing rod.
Suddenly, a wooden bucket flew out from the surging river.
Kama's eyes looked somewhat strange.
Having served Hebe for so long, how could she not know Hebe's fishing skills?
Fishing usually results in catching nothing, but catching some strange and unusual things always results in a full catch.
When Kama pulled the barrel ashore, as soon as he opened the lid, he was blinded by the golden light emanating from inside.
"So flashy!"
Kama covered his eyes.
Hebe sighed, reeled in his rod, and tapped it on the barrel.
And so the bright sunlight in the wooden tub gradually faded away.
When the radiance completely subsided, the contents of the bucket were revealed—it was a tiny baby girl wearing golden armor and earrings shaped like the sun.
"Oh, what an adorable baby."
Kama reached out to tease him.
Hebe was taken aback.
The child before me is Karna, the one from the Mahabharata who fought to the death with the divinely inspired hero Arjuna and even gained the upper hand on several occasions.
Karna's biological mother was Kunti, who, after receiving the spell from the Ragged Ascetic, couldn't resist her curiosity and tried it out.
This time, the god she summoned was Surya, the sun god.
The sun god almost threatened her into bearing children.
—Kunti served the sages, and not only did she not bear any children, she also received blessings from the sages.
This will not damage one's reputation.
But if she becomes pregnant out of wedlock, even if she gives birth to the Child of God, she will be condemned by everyone.
So after Kunti gave birth, she put the child in a wooden barrel and let it float down the river, and they never saw each other again.
The golden armor and earrings, as bright as the sun, are proof of divinity.
As Hanuman entered the Snow Mountain Pure Land, many originally ethereal spirits of the wasteland have now regained their humanity.
For example, Indra, the god of thunder Agni, the god of fire; Vayu; and the Ganges Goddess, etc.
In a sense, this is a form of degeneration and regression.
But this does not mean that all the Vedic gods became "human" in the process.
For example, the sun god Surya.
Kunti's incantation did not summon a personified sun god, but rather the influence that lingered in the wasteland.