The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

It was like a bomb that exploded in a silent and still picture, but was stopped instantly. Time froze at that moment, and everything became fragmented and chaotic.

Gong Yuerong opened her eyes wide in shock, looking at the man in front of her and the demonic shadow in the swamp of life in disbelief.

The black shadow seemed to be shocked by Li Muchen's words.

Just like that, in the dead silence, in the temple where no time passed, it was unknown how long it remained still.

"Is... it true?" Gong Yuerong finally asked in a trembling voice, not knowing whether she was asking Li Muchen or the demon shadow in the swamp.

Li Muchen didn't answer.

The shadow didn't answer either.

But silence is the best answer.

Gong Yuerong's body tilted and she fell to the ground. Li Muchen raised his hand and let her fall into his arms.

"It's you..." Gong Yuerong reached out and touched Li Muchen's cheek, "It's really you! Only when I'm so close can I feel the demon soul in you! Why is it hidden so deep?"

"Because my last name is Li, I am also from the Li family." Li Muchen said.

Gong Yuerong couldn't help but covered her face and cried.

"Now that you know that you are also a member of the Li family, then we should unite our bodies and souls even more."

The atmosphere in the swamp suddenly changed. The primitive energy surging in the swamp began to gather towards the black shadow, forming a vortex with the black shadow as the center.

Originally just a disembodied soul shadow, it slowly condensed into a substantial form and transformed into the appearance of a graceful emperor.

And the facial features of this emperor are vaguely similar to Li Muchen.

"Haha, just because my surname is Li, I have to give up my soul and give my body to you for free?" Li Muchen sneered.

"Our Li family's ancestors were once the people closest to the Way of Heaven."

The emperor walked slowly out of the swamp, his feet covered in a flowing yellow halo.

"I was so close to owning the whole world!"

His steps were calm and firm, as if he was walking on the steps leading to the highest palace of imperial power.

"However, Heaven did not choose our Li family, but chose Luwu and the Eight Ancient Clans. They are high above, establishing the Way on behalf of Heaven. Although I am the Son of Heaven, I can only obey their orders."

"When I ruled the world, I tried my best to benefit the people of the world. I also wanted to use my power to create a peaceful and harmonious world. But I couldn't do it. It's not because I don't have the ability, but because the way of heaven is flawed. The world of harmony is simply a fantasy."

"Today, you and I will combine to make up for the shortcomings of the Heavenly Dao. When we get out, we will first conquer the world, then go to Tiandu, and finally fight our way into the underworld to take back Shen Guang and Wu Gou's souls. By then, I will be an existence that transcends the Heavenly Dao! Hahahaha!"

When he laughed, it seemed as if he was in the temple, facing his ministers and the people of the world, full of heroic spirit.

This kind of demeanor is indeed that of a natural emperor. Even Li Muchen couldn't help but admire him and was even a little shocked.

But unfortunately, how could Li Muchen be intimidated by an emperor now?

He sighed and said, "You were originally a peerless figure, but unfortunately, you took the wrong path and chose the wrong direction."

"Oh?" The emperor looked at him solemnly, "Where did I go wrong?"

"Look at you, you still call yourself "I" and still retain your imperial thoughts." Li Muchen shook his head gently, "Everything you do is just the expansion of your imperial heart. It is not for the common people of the world at all, and it is not the essence of the heart of Tao. With such a mind, how can you possibly transcend the way of heaven?!"

"Humph!" The emperor snorted coldly, "I rose from the chaotic times, pacified the country, made laws and decrees, ensured people's livelihood, and created a prosperous era. Whether during my reign or after my death, everyone praised me as a wise ruler of all ages! How dare you, a junior, speak to me like this!"

"As an emperor, you may be called the greatest emperor of all time, but your doctrine cannot stand."

"I saw the truth from the will of heaven, so I set up this game. Now that I know it will succeed, how can I not stand?"

"Setting up this game..." Li Muchen smiled slightly, "I understand. It turns out that my appearance is also part of your game. The marriage between the Li family and the Gong family was planned by you a long time ago. You planned this game for a thousand years because you knew that only the child born by the Holy Girl of the Gong family could inherit the Divine Palace, and only the descendants of the Li family could merge with your soul and allow you to be reborn."

"You have dual genes from the Li family and the Gong family, which should be seen in your reincarnation. But you are smart enough to figure this out." The emperor praised her indifferently, and did not seem to be ashamed of his behavior.

"I always thought that the marriage with the Gong family was my father's greed for the blood of the Heavenly Demon, but what I don't understand is that such a handsome man like him, since he has such ambitions, and can even abandon so many people in the Li family, at the critical moment of success, why would he suddenly give up everything and go to the Netherworld to save my mother?"

Li Muchen looked into the distance, as if he had returned to the cycle of reincarnation and saw the scene that happened in Li's residence.

"I now understand that the marriage with the Gong family is the mission you passed down. The greed for the Gong family's demon bloodline is not my father's greed, but comes from you! But there is still one thing I don't understand. How did you get into the Heavenly Soul Wall? The one who was originally sealed in there should be me, right?"

"Hahahaha! You are really smart. You are worthy of being my Li's son!"

The emperor seemed quite proud of his bloodline.

"Since the second war between gods and demons, the Demon Cult was destroyed, the Demon Lord fell, the two Kunluns merged, and all the immortals gathered in Tiandu, and the world was at peace. Although Lu Wu summoned the Eight Clans to represent the gods and set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Sword Formation to fight against the foreign demonic energy. But the demons have their own way of reincarnation. In order to prevent them from reincarnating, our ancestor Li Er collected the remaining souls of the demons in Kunlun and sealed them in the Heavenly Soul Jade. This Heavenly Soul Jade is the only one that has been passed down in my Li family."

"After I conquered the world, I knew that the Way of Heaven was flawed, and that the Li family would never be able to surpass those old guys in Tiandu. The only way to fight them was to release the Heavenly Demon. So, I broke the Heavenly Soul Wall, released the remaining soul of the Heavenly Demon, and then married the Saint of the Demon Cult, hoping to give birth to a son who was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Demon. With the blood of my Li family, he would definitely become more powerful!"

"But unfortunately, the Saintess of the Demon Cult of that generation failed to help me give birth to a demon fetus, and instead stole my kingdom. Yuan Tiangang once warned me that 'Wu will replace Li Tang', but I don't care. The world is divided for a long time and then united, and united for a long time and then divided. Since ancient times, whose kingdom can last for thousands of years? The only way is to replace Tiandu and make up for the lack of the Heavenly Dao!"

"So I sealed my soul in the broken jade and passed down the Li family motto, that future generations must spare no effort to find the inheritance of the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult. Once the Holy Maiden is found, they must marry her at all costs. I have been in the broken jade for more than a thousand years, and finally waited for this opportunity today."