The Young Emperor for All Ages

And so he learned of the Confucian Sage's divine ability.

Three Reflections Upon Myself.

This art could actually reverse time and retrace the events of an entire day.

It let its user seek fortune and avoid calamity, succeeding wherever he went.

The Sage's disciples looked on with reverence and envy.

The Confucian Sage added, "Though you have not yet reached the Heaven and Earth Realm, you may still reflect upon yourselves three times."

"Even if you cannot avoid today's disaster, you may escape calamities yet to come."

At the time, most of his disciples did not understand what he meant.

But Kong Changqing carved those words deep into his heart. He made them the rule by which he lived and had upheld them ever since.

That was how the Kong Family had attained its formidable standing today.

"When something is too much of a coincidence, it isn't a coincidence."

A sharp light flashed in Kong Changqing's eyes as an almost absurd thought surfaced in his mind.

"My Kong Family has always kept out of worldly disputes and honored imperial authority above all. Since the founding of Great Qian, we've suffered neither disaster nor calamity."

"So why have we suddenly become someone's target? Why would they go so far as to lay such a murderous trap, determined to wipe out my family?"

"The only thing that changed was..."

The aura around Kong Changqing surged.

"Not long ago, I decided that the Kong Family's younger generation should turn toward the Confucian School in their cultivation."

"Could that decision alone have brought such a catastrophe upon us?"

For a moment, Kong Changqing was torn between doubt and alarm.

But if it was true, everything fell into place.

"The Confucian Sage descended into the mortal world and saved my family!"

"The trap was seamless,