New Goal

As expected, her previous guess was correct. She had only done it because she had heard people talk about making great achievements since she was a child, and felt that it was something she had to do. In fact, she was not very interested in it.

It's like a child who has completed a remarkable task, and their biggest expectation is to receive praise from their elders, "You're so great!"

She said she never thought about others, but in reality, she did everything for others, not for herself.

It's really a contradiction.

"So..." Qin Yi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What is it that you yourself want to do?"

"Hmm..." Li Wuxian tilted his head and thought for a while, then scratched his head. "I don't know."

"Have no idea?"

"Well... I learned Master's Immortal Method because I thought they would make me stronger and prevent me from being bullied, and they were also quite fun, so I learned them," Li Wuxian. "I didn't really intend to master them, and I didn't plan to make it a lifelong pursuit. The Law Treasure Master gave me are like... like very fun toys, and I'm quite happy holding them."

As she said this, she stuck out her tongue, as if afraid that Qin Yi would think that all her hard work in teaching her skills had been wasted.

Qin Yi was overjoyed. "Me too!"

Li Wuxian: "?"

Qin Yi laughed and said, "I cultivate immortality so that I won't be bullied, and it's quite fun. I didn't make it any lifelong pursuit. Look, look, it really is my disciple. This is what you call fate."

Li Wuxian smiled.

Qin Yi patted her shoulder. "But this won't do, and we can't be too lazy. Your father once said that a person must always have an ideal and strive towards it, otherwise what's the point of living a numb life drifting along? Although your master has been hit by this a lot, he actually agrees with it. Now that you've unified the world, can you say you've achieved a small goal? Uh..."

This small goal is pretty impressive. Qin Yi choked up for a moment with a strange expression, then continued, "After achieving this small goal, we still need to have new goals, right?"

At this moment, Li Wuxian's expression became even stranger. Her head was stiff, and she secretly glanced at Qin Yi's hand patting her shoulder. Her face was slightly red, but her eyes were filled with joy.

It was the same as yesterday when he half-squatted down and held her shoulders; she had seen it before, and other elders and juniors did it this way when they were being affectionate.

My master doesn't act like a master at all, and he's nothing like those pretentious immortals. He genuinely treats me like his closest junior.

This is what a master should be like in my mind: someone who takes care of you, someone who teaches you, yet can chat with you with a smile, like a father... I feel very happy.

"Uh? Don't space out." Qin Yi himself didn't realize anything and casually said, "You have to go to court soon, so this is just a casual chat, not a life-changing decision."

"No," Li Wuxian smiled. "Now that I have unified the country, Wu Xian naturally have New Goal."

"Um?"

"Since I've taken this step, I must do it well. Now that I am the emperor, I must be a good emperor." Li Wuxian said earnestly, "I can also make the country strong, make the people prosperous, and bring a golden age to this world. This is my duty—perhaps this is what the Late King's Legacy? But this is not about inheriting anything; I am the founder, and this is my empire."

Qin Yi blinked as he looked at her.

The alternation between "I" and "I, the Emperor" sounded a bit confusing, but Qin Yi understood it perfectly.

When he says "I," he is his disciple. When he says "I," he is an emperor.

Li Wuxian, "From a macro perspective, I still feel that Master and Aunt's displeasure is somewhat pretentious. But since Master has said so, I will watch silently. When I have poured my heart and soul into this land, and someone destroys it for a better goal, will I also feel the same way?"

"Hey," Qin Yi couldn't help but say, "You really want that day to come?"

"Things may not be the same, but they may have similar characteristics." Li Wuxian, "This is a world with immortals, so of course there are things that are much bigger. The Human Emperor's word doesn't count, and the mortal world is insignificant in the eyes of some people."

She paused, a hint of coldness creeping onto her small face. "Regardless of the original meaning of my name... I still think it is indeed a good name."

Qin Yi stared at her blankly. He used to think the name was awful, and maybe she would change it when she grew up. But now it seemed that because of her own experiences, she had given it a new meaning.

Having cultivated to this level, he often has the Unseen about many things. Qin Yi felt that this matter would definitely have a follow-up, but he didn't know in what form it would happen.

"Alright, I must go to court now." Li Wuxian's expression softened with a forced smile. "Master, please be seated. I will return to keep you company after court."

Looking at you turning back every few steps, who's keeping whom company? Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. This girl... she clearly wanted to stay by her master's side, didn't she? She had indeed lacked family affection since childhood, and longed for it more than anyone else.

Li Wuxian walked to the door, then suddenly turned back. "Master, you said we can't be too lazy, so what are your ideals now?"

Qin Yi casually said, "Let a stick run and jump, so that your mistresses can be at ease and happy, so that my disciple can be taught well and not be bullied by anyone."

Li Wuxian laughed, and after a long while, he managed to utter, "How vulgar, it doesn't sound like something an immortal would say."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Immortals are first and foremost human beings; everyone is the same."

Li Wuxian, "Not everyone has 'master's wives'."

"Cough cough." Qin Yi's face turned red as he coughed violently.

Li Wuxian ran off in a flash, only slowing down when he was quite far away.

A eunuch bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Li Wuxian handed over the painting Qin Yi had just drawn of a six-year-old boy with a runny nose building a snowman, and solemnly instructed, "Frame it and hang it in the Imperial Study."

The eunuch took it, glanced at it, and his face turned green. "This... should be hung in the Imperial Study?"

Li Wuxian said sternly, "Just go hang up as I say! Wasn't I the same person when I was a child?!"

The eunuch wiped away his cold sweat and withdrew.

Li Wuxian turned to look at Qin Yi's bedroom and, mimicking Qin Yi's tone, muttered to herself, "If I teach my disciple well, he won't be bullied by anyone."

After saying this, she giggled and skipped off to court.

A group of eunuchs and palace maids were wiping their sweat on either side.

Is this the founding emperor?

While Qin Yi was having a heart-to-heart talk with his apprentice, Li Qingjun strolled among the clouds. In front of her, an old Daoist priest sat cross-legged on a cloud, his eyes slightly closed.

Qing Xuanzi, the leader of the Taiyi Sect.

"I wonder what guidance you have given me that you have sent word to us?"

Qing Xuanzi sighed, "Do you think we've lost our minds by getting involved in the power struggles of the Taiyi Sect world this time?"

Li Qingjun shook her head. "Everyone has their own ambitions."

Qing Xuanzi said, "Do you know why we didn't directly bet on Li Wuxian, but instead supported several forces in the west?"

Li Qingjun was taken aback. Wasn't this because Li Wuxian already had the Hidden Dragon Temple around her, and they could all investigate her background with Qin Yi? Did they think the benefits weren't enough? Were there other factors?

Seeing Li Qingjun's expression, Qing Xuanzi knew what she was thinking and sighed helplessly, "Li Wuxian is a cultivator who has reached the Qin Xin stage, which means she has already entered the realm of cultivation. Originally, it was impossible for a cultivator to become the Human Emperor in this world. We believed that she was bound to lose, so we chose other forces. We thought that this was in accordance with the will of Heaven and the people."

"I see," Li Qingjun said. "We also know there's no precedent for a cultivator becoming a Human Emperor. Is there a deeper reason for this?"

"To put it more mysteriously, the Immortal Dao and the path of humanity are incompatible, which is why it's rare for someone to be blessed with the fortune of a human emperor," Qing Xuanzi said. "It is said that in ancient times, tribes were kingdoms, and powerful cultivators were both human emperors and gods. But even those as powerful as them eventually experienced the Great Calamity of Immortals and Gods and Twilight of the Gods, a period that continues to this day. And since then, no cultivator has ever become a human emperor again. You could say that the Heavenly Dao severed this link."

Li Qingjun frowned upon hearing this. "Does the Daoist mean that Wu Xian General is facing some great calamity?"

"It's hard to say," Qing Xuanzi said. "In this matter, the Emperor repaid evil with kindness, and we are not without conscience, hence our reminder. In any case, it would be best for her to leave the world and cultivate with you. If she remains in this position for too long, no one knows what might happen."

Li Qingjun said, "Master, you are knowledgeable and experienced. Could you offer some possible suggestions? Making things too abstract is meaningless; who can make a decision based on just a few words?"

"Hmm..." Qing Xuanzi thought for a while, "In the simplest terms, there are probably quite a few cultivators who are eager to take her as their disciple, and some might even want to use her as Cauldron. She is the embodiment of destiny, and she has a strong allure for many people."

"Heh..." Li Qingjun said, "If it's a natural disaster, then we can't say for sure. But if it's a man-made disaster... our Immortal Dao wasn't for nothing."

Qing Xuanzi asked in surprise, "I see you harbor quite a grudge against the Human Emperor, yet you're willing to risk your life for her?"

Li Qingjun said calmly, "She is my niece, my brother's only child. Even if there are conflicts, it's a matter between us, and has nothing to do with outsiders!"

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