I drew a talisman to save the sun from its bleeding state.

Chapter 107 What is meant by the ancient imperial bloodline of the Zhou Dynasty?

The Taoist priest was dumbfounded: "Ancient imperial bloodline, yet the eldest son of the Zhou family doesn't agree with the family's ideals?"

What are you disagreeing with? If I had that kind of setup, I could live a life of luxury until I die.

The sect leader's illusory figure said, "Naturally, they don't agree with sticking to the old ways for generations, so they leave the family to make their own way in the world. But it seems... Zhou Yuan has kept his oath in silence his whole life, Zhou Shoucheng is steady in character, and Zhou Zheng is the complete opposite of them. I thought the Zhou family's fortunes would end with Zhou Shoucheng, and that most of the successors would be mediocre, only good enough to continue but not enough to compete. But I never expected that Zhou Zheng would actually continue the line."

He paused for a moment.

The sect leader's illusory figure lamented, "I was wondering why Zhou Yuan would let Zhou Shoucheng succeed him as the Ninth King, why the eldest grandson Zhou Zheng suddenly broke with the family, and why the Demon General suddenly appeared and disappeared... It turns out that Zhou Yuan died, the backbone of the family left, and the whole family fell apart. No wonder the Zhou family has become low-key and focused on stability in the past ten years."

Ten years...ten years. It's been sixty or seventy years since we last met, Zhou Yuan."

The Taoist priest dared not utter a sound; this was beyond his reach.

The sect leader's illusory figure sat in a chair, sighing with regret, each sound containing a lament about the impermanence of life.

a long time.

The sect leader's illusory figure: "This is the most dangerous time, but also the best opportunity. Unseal the Zhu Yan, obtain the Beast Ring, and find the Demon General. You only need to accomplish one of these three things, and I will allow you to leave Ganzhou. I will send a Nascent Soul cultivator to assist you."

Zhou Yuan is dead, and Zhou Shoucheng is the ninth king on the frontier. Only his eldest grandson, Zhou Zheng, is here, posing little threat.

The scoundrel was dumbfounded: "Nascent Soul? Is Nascent Soul enough? Sect Master, that's a descendant of an ancient empress."

Me? I'm a descendant of the ancient queen?

The sect leader's illusory figure said, "There's no need for fighting. Just do your job. You must not kill the descendants of the ancient empress. If you anger the Zhou family and get their ancestor to take action, even I will have a hard time dealing with it."

After giving the order, the sect leader's illusory figure vanished.

The Taoist priest was dumbfounded: "Do I have the strength or the guts to kill a descendant of the ancient emperor...?"

No, why are you ancient royal families doing here instead of enjoying your lives?

Ugh, this is tricky.

……

Zhou Zheng woke up with a start, sat up, and his heart was pounding.

"Hmm... what's wrong, husband?" A soft moan sounded as Xiaoxue, still half asleep, clung to Zhou Zheng and asked.

Zhou Zheng let out a breath to calm his racing heart: "It's nothing, I just dreamt about Grandpa and Dad."

Hearing the excited pounding of a heartbeat, Xiaoxue instantly snapped awake and hurriedly looked up: "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Zhou Zheng was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It wasn't a nightmare. I just dreamt about things from the past. I dreamt that Grandpa lent out the family plow to others, telling me that one should think of others, not just oneself. I also dreamt that Grandpa jokingly scolded Dad for being both lazy and talented, and Dad was holding my uncle's head and laughing heartily. And Grandpa personally handed the bracelet to Mom, acknowledging her contributions to the whole family."

The dream was somewhat chaotic, but the faces of my loved ones were exceptionally clear, and even the bracelet that my grandfather gave my mother was vividly depicted in the dream.

I haven't seen my grandfather in a long time, nor have I contacted my parents, nor have I met my uncle. So, dreaming about him again still makes me quite excited.

I'll make a video call to my mom in the morning.

As Xiaoxue listened to Zhou Zheng's heartbeat gradually calming down, she hugged him tightly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I will always be with you, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Back then, I didn't understand why we always had to consider others and feel sorry for them. Who considered our difficulties? Who felt sorry for us? We dedicated our lives to others, and the hardships we endured always outweighed the rewards. I couldn't understand my mother's kindness either. I thought she was incredibly stupid. No matter how others hurt her, she always forgave them. She was weak and incompetent, yet kind."

Xiaoxue raised her head, her bright eyes looking at Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng hugged her and gently kissed her forehead, sighing, "It took me a long time to understand that my mother was incredibly compassionate. She saw the endless sea of ​​suffering and the karma passed down from generation to generation. Whether they were good or bad people in front of her, she only wanted to use kindness to help them, to reduce their suffering and hardship."

I used to not understand why she would even save bad people; in my eyes, bad people should be killed.

Until I understood that sometimes the evil deeds of wicked people are not the fault of just one person, but the result of generations of evil, the result of a bad environment, and the result of worldly karma. My mother wanted to save the wicked people, and she also wanted to save the world.

It's like a child who doesn't study well in class and doesn't get along with classmates. It's useless for the teacher to blame him. The reason the child is like this is because of the parents' problems and the poor environment in which he grew up. It's the result of family karma and the karma of the world, not the fault of the child alone.

If a child has good parents and a good environment, they might become a better person.

But... it took me a long time to understand my mother's great compassion.

The sea of ​​suffering is endless, but my mother always tries to alleviate some of it with kindness.

Karma is endless, and mothers always bear some of it themselves to lessen the hardship.

But Mother, the sea of ​​suffering is truly boundless, and karma is truly endless.

Xiaoxue: "Mom is a very kind person, and so are you."

Zhou Zheng took her outstretched hand and gently squeezed it: "Because Mom is too kind and lacks sharpness, I've become very sharp because I want to protect her. Dad is always silent and always says too little. It took me over twenty years to understand Mom, and I don't know how long it will take to understand Dad."

Xiaoxue: "You clearly didn't want to participate much during the day, so why did you go and arrange the betting at the Nine Schools at night?"

Zhou Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "All causes and effects are beyond our control. Every time I get involved, I become entangled in more karma. Xu Fan and I are in different positions. Xu Fan has to consider his sister, so he can't give up. I have to consider you, so I will give up some things as appropriate."

However, in the end, I couldn't bear to do it myself, so I had to step in.

Xiaoxue: "I'm sorry, baby. Have I been a burden to you?"

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "No, it was you who protected me and made me avoid some disasters."

At this moment, I finally understand the meaning of divination for good or bad fortune, and Xiaoxue always manages to turn misfortune into good fortune once in a while.

A major misfortune becomes a minor misfortune, a minor misfortune becomes a minor good fortune, a minor good fortune becomes a good fortune, and a good fortune becomes a major good fortune.

It is a bond, a constraint, and also a reminder to protect yourself.

Without Xiaoxue, there would be no more shackles, and he would inevitably become more radical.

With Xiaoxue's presence, there's an extra buffer, giving yourself and the world some leeway.

Lei Zu, you have such foresight.

Holding his beautiful wife Xiaoxue in his arms, Zhou Zheng decided to give the world a few minutes of peace.

A few minutes later.

Xiaoxue blushed: "Brother Zhou, I can't take it anymore."

Zhou Zheng: "I'm also a bit overwhelmed, so I've decided to go against my own ideas from the past two days."

The homebody sister is really getting herself hooked; only a eunuch could resist.

Anyway, both Xiaoxue and I are of the Five Elements Source Body, so we don't need to worry about talent issues even after having a child.

Several silencing and isolation talismans were directly applied to the four walls of the bedroom to form a protective barrier.

Zhou Zheng covered Xiaoxue's mouth and began to repeatedly accumulate energy at the meridian points.

Xiaoxue blinked her bright eyes, her face flushed with shyness, and obediently accepted everything that followed.