“Dong~”
Li Qingzhao had just absorbed the literary essence of the entire Bianjing when a bell tolled from the direction of the palace.
The bell continued tolling, a total of nine chimes.
Li Qingzhao’s expression changed slightly. She opened her eyes and subconsciously looked towards the palace.
After a moment, she withdrew her gaze.
She opened the chat group, stood up, and bowed deeply towards the void.
Li Qingzhao: “Thank you, Group Master, for your assistance. I will try my best to gather the points and repay you as soon as possible.”
Li Yi: “No rush. It is not an easy task to open a path for a world. What are your plans for the future?”
Li Qingzhao: “The righteous energy comes from books, rooted in scholars and literature.
“Although the Song dynasty is weak, it is the best era for scholars and the most suitable environment for the development of ‘righteous energy.’
“So, I want to try and see if I can save the Song dynasty.”
Huang Rong: “The Song dynasty, ah, how do you plan to save it, Sister?”
Li Qingzhao: “The death knell tolled nine times. The emperor… you guys call him Song Zhezong, should have passed away.
“I’m going to go to the palace and have a look.
“Isn’t it said that if Zhezong hadn’t died young, there wouldn’t have been the later Jingkang Incident?
“I want to see if I can save the Song dynasty by bringing this Zhezong back to life.”
Yukino Yukinoshita: “Bring back from the dead? Are you planning to use a Soul Revival Pill on Song Zhezong, Li?”
Li Qingzhao: “That’s the plan.
“I owe the Group Master over ten thousand points.
“If I can resurrect the emperor, I think I can make a fortune.”
Ying Zheng: “Resurrecting the dead, I have never seen such a method that can bring someone back from the dead.”
Lin Fengjiao: “I do have a method of bringing back the dead.
“However, here, the Heavenly Court and Underworld are complete. Yin and Yang have their rules, and life and death have their order, not something humans can violate.
“The great karma of altering life and death, reversing reincarnation, is something that even gods cannot bear.
“Therefore, the art of resurrection has always been considered forbidden by various schools and sects.”
Huang Rong: “Bringing back from the dead… May I ask, Group Master, if a person has been dead for sixteen years but their body is preserved.
“Can the Soul Revival Pill still bring them back to life?”
Li Yi: “It depends on the world.
“If it’s a world like Jiu Shu’s, where the Heavenly Court and Underworld are complete, the soul has most likely reincarnated after sixteen years.
“To bring back someone who has died and reincarnated, it’s not something a simple Soul Revival Pill can save.
“But, since you’re asking so specifically, I guess you’re talking about your mother?
“Your world doesn’t have reincarnation. As long as the body is intact, a Soul Revival Pill can bring someone back to life.”
Huang Rong: “Thank you, Group Master.
“@Li Qingzhao, Li, can you stream the resurrection of Song Zhezong? I want to see it with my own eyes.”
Lin Fengjiao: “Although we consider resurrection forbidden here, I’m actually quite curious about bringing someone back to life.”
Li Shimin: “To witness the reversal of life and death, it would be a pity not to see it firsthand.”
Ying Zheng: “+1.”
Yukino Yukinoshita: “To be honest, I want to see it too.”
Li Qingzhao: “Alright.”
【Ding! Li Qingzhao has started a live stream.】
【Huang Rong has entered Li Qingzhao’s live stream.】
【Li Yi has entered Li Qingzhao’s live stream.】
【Lin Fengjiao has entered Li Qingzhao’s live stream.】
【Ying Zheng has entered…】
Huang Rong: “Huh? It’s so dark. Where is Li?”
Yukino Yukinoshita: “Judging from the surroundings, Li is on a rooftop.”
Li Qingzhao: “Welcome everyone. I was practicing in my room before, but it’s not very convenient for a lady’s boudoir, so I came outside to start the stream. Please forgive me.”
Yukino Yukinoshita: “I understand. Not to mention the young lady of the imperial family in ancient China.
“Even in my time, women’s boudoirs wouldn’t be easily entered by outsiders.”
Li Yi changes the subject: “Didn’t you say you were going to save Song Zhezong?
“If we keep chatting, Zhao Xu’s body will be cold.”
Li Qingzhao seemed to think of something and smiled slightly towards the ‘camera.’
Turning her head, she pointed a slender white finger towards a brightly lit area to the west.
“Over there is the Song Imperial Palace, the emperor’s residence.
“The death knell tolled nine times just now. The palace should be under strict guard now.
“To avoid any trouble arising from the issuing of the imperial decree of succession, I’ll go to the palace and resurrect the emperor first.”
Having said that, Li Qingzhao raised her hand and beckoned. A veil hat flew out from her boudoir and landed in her hands.
She put the veil hat on her head. The light gauze hanging from the brim of the hat slightly concealed Li, the great talented lady’s face, but also faintly revealed her beautiful features.
She adjusted her image slightly.
Seeing that there was no problem, Li Qingzhao said no more.
She lightly tapped her feet, and her entire body rose into the air, turning into a streak of light and flying towards the palace in the distance.
Bianjing, Imperial Palace.
The emperor’s death was announced, and the death knell tolled nine times.
The entire imperial palace was placed under strict guard due to the tragic news.
Groups of Imperial Guards patrolled back and forth to prevent ambitious individuals from seizing power through a coup during the emperor’s death.
Palace maids and eunuchs scurried through the palaces, their footsteps light and silent, afraid of displeasing the nobles and losing their lives.
The entire imperial palace was shrouded in an atmosphere of heaviness and killing.
Just then, a streak of light flew over their heads, heading straight for the emperor’s 寝宫 (sleeping palace, referring to the emperor's private chambers).
Countless Imperial Guards, palace maids, and eunuchs below stopped in their tracks, looking in awe at the direction where the light fell.
“Is that… a person?”
“Someone is flying in the sky!”
“A god! A god has descended upon the emperor’s 寝宫!”
The heavy atmosphere was broken by a figure that streaked across the sky.
What they saw was so shocking that it almost overturned their past understanding.
Even the usually cautious eunuchs and palace maids couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
The emperor’s 寝宫.
After the news of the emperor’s critical illness spread, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and several officials had rushed to the emperor’s 寝宫 to keep vigil.
Moments ago, when the emperor finally couldn’t hold on and breathed his last breath, the imperial physician declared, “The emperor has passed away.”
The death knell immediately sounded in the imperial palace.
The bell tolled nine times, and everyone, regardless of their grief over the emperor’s death, had to put aside their sorrow and discuss the matter of the new emperor.
A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day.
Even the emperor’s funeral had to be postponed, for the matter of the new emperor took precedence.
As they were discussing, they heard a sudden commotion outside.
Empress Dowager Xiang frowned and sternly rebuked, “What is all this commotion?”
As she rebuked, everyone turned their heads to look outside.
Then… they saw a slender woman, wearing a veil hat, with a slender waist and simple attire, looking refreshingly elegant… stepping on thin air, walking step by step towards the sleeping palace.