Chapter 530

Imperial Palace, bedchamber.

Li Shimin lay on the bed, his hair gray, and age spots had already appeared on his face.

Once Tang An left, the Great Tang's national fortune bound to her was greatly affected. Coupled with the restrictions and influence of the Heavenly Dao, Li Shimin had become frail and old.

"Tang Emperor." Sun Wukong appeared in the hall, bowed, and handed over the letter.

Li Shimin hurriedly propped himself up, and Sun Wukong stepped forward to support him.

As for the palace servants in the bedchamber, they had all been immobilized by Sun Wukong and could not hear their conversation or know what had happened.

"An'er, is it An'er who has returned?"

Every time Li Shimin dreamed at night, it was mostly the scene of Tang An kneeling to say goodbye to him when she sacrificed herself for the Dao.

"Master left a letter for you, so I came to deliver it."

Li Shimin leaned against the head of the bed, his hands trembling uncontrollably as he carefully opened the envelope.

When Tang An first came to Great Tang, she also had Sun Wukong deliver letters back like this.

The only difference was that in the past, they were letters reporting safety or sending surrender documents. But this one... was a farewell letter.

"Father."

"Seeing these words is like seeing me; I wonder how your health has been lately?"

"Have you been eating well? Have you been letting the imperial physicians check your pulse every day?"

"They say people become like children when they get old, but you are the monarch of a nation, the Human Emperor Li Shimin; you cannot play the game of being sick and refusing medicine just because you think it's bitter."

"But to be ashamed, after I sacrificed myself for the Dao, I could no longer continue to sustain the fortune of Great Tang. The rolling torrent of history must eventually begin."

"You might not believe it, but I actually know who you are. You are the Ziwei Star Lord from heaven, born to open an era of prosperity and peace."

"From the moment I ascended to the Heavenly Court and was titled Princess Chang'an, I had vaguely guessed it."

"The old Jade Emperor said it wasn't calculated from his side, so it is highly likely it was calculated from yours."

"Now that I know everything about the Three Realms, I have truly confirmed your identity."

"Having a big backer like you in heaven and on earth, my cheap father, is truly 24k pure gold precious."

"But speaking of this, I still want to tell Father one thing."

"The New Heavenly Law is about to return to the Heavenly Court, and immortals, according to the Heavenly Law, can no longer directly intervene in human affairs."

"When I went back before, I couldn't figure out why I didn't intervene when Huaxia was in trouble."

"Why didn't any of the gods in the sky come out to help the human world?"

"At this moment, I understand; it's not that I didn't want to intervene, but that I was truly powerless to intervene."

"But fortunately, those Great Tang soldiers who went on expeditions with you will all ascend with merit in the future."

"So please, Father, after returning to the Heavenly Court, reorganize my Great Tang divine troops to prepare for saving Huaxia in the future."

"Although immortals cannot directly intervene in human affairs, they can descend to the mortal world in immortal bodies to undergo tribulations, save the land of Huaxia, and save the crumbling building."

Speaking of this, the tone of Tang An's words clearly changed.

"Alright, the nagging is done, and the serious business is also finished."

"Now, I should solemnly say goodbye to you."

"I, Tang An, have never felt fatherly love since I was born, until I met you."

"Although I know that at the beginning, you and I were not sincere. But along the way, I have long regarded you as my real father."

"Dad..."

"This is how we call it where I'm from."

"I am not a person of this era, so now it is time for me to go."

"Not being able to fulfill filial piety in front of you in the future is what I owe you. If there is still a chance to make up for it, Tang An will definitely take care of you until you are old and enjoy your later years."

"Dad, forgive your daughter for being unfilial. It's just that in the next life... if there is a next life, can you still be my father?"

When Li Shimin saw this, snot and tears flowed, soaking the bedding.

His daughter was gone, leaving nothing behind, not even a proper goodbye, just this piece of paper, and it wasn't even written in her own hand.

"An'er, my An'er!"

"My An'er!"

Li Shimin beat his chest and stamped his feet, full of regret.

"Where is she? Where did she go?" As if remembering something, Li Shimin grabbed Sun Wukong's arm and asked anxiously.

Sun Wukong's eyes also turned red, "Sacrificed herself for the Dao, there is no tombstone."

"..."

"Cough! Cough cough..."

Li Shimin coughed violently, coughing up blood.

"Tang Emperor, Tang Emperor!"

Li Shimin raised his hand to stop Sun Wukong from calling anyone; he just raised his eyes and asked Sun Wukong, "Does she hurt?"

"What?"

"Does An'er hurt?"

Sun Wukong couldn't hold back his emotions either; it hurt, how could it not hurt?

But Li Shimin's state was not suitable for hearing those things.

"It doesn't hurt, she is a Great Dao Saint, it shouldn't hurt."

"Doesn't it hurt?" Li Shimin looked out the window, "My An'er, doesn't it hurt?"

"Doesn't it hurt..."

Outside the palace, Tang An endured her tears and watched this scene.

She almost impulsively went over, but thinking that even if she went, Li Shimin couldn't see her, Tang An stopped her steps.

"Perhaps this is also quite good."

After Tang An said this to herself, she left.

She didn't dare to listen to Li Shimin's tearful calls anymore, fearing that if she listened any longer, she wouldn't be able to bear continuing forward.

"Nezha, go and accompany Master, I'm going to look for something." Yang Jian didn't follow.

"Mm." Nezha didn't ask anything else but followed Tang An's pace.

Tang An and Nezha continued westward, and soon arrived at the former location of Five Fingers Mountain.

Sun Wukong was sitting on the abandoned mountain range; this time he was full of coolness, the rebellious Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Tang An's eyes, however, didn't see the cool monkey, but just kept looking at the ground, searching for something.

Sun Wukong had a bad premonition, "Master... you wouldn't..."

Tang An pointed to a small tree, "I found it."

"Wukong, you were the one who..." Before she could finish, her mouth was covered by Sun Wukong.

"Master! How many years have passed, can we not mention it..."

Tang An signaled him to let go, promising not to say it.

Sun Wukong was half-believing, moving his hand away a little bit.

The next moment, Tang An shouted at the top of her lungs, "Come here, the monkey was..."

"Mm! Mmmmmm..."

Alright, that's enough; even if Tang An's words were unclear, he understood.

He knew he shouldn't have trusted her; when had she ever had a filter on her mouth?

"Third Brother." Yang Jian sent a voice transmission to Nezha.

Nezha looked at the bickering Sun Wukong and Tang An, "I'll be back soon."

Tang An nodded and pointed at Sun Wukong's hand, signaling Nezha to help pry Sun Wukong's hand open before leaving.

"Master, as long as you don't mention this again, I can still be friends with you."

Tang An nodded, blinking frantically, indicating she wouldn't mention it.

"Really won't mention it?"

"Mm-hmm." She nodded like a pounding garlic.

Sun Wukong tentatively loosened his hand, but the hand was loosened in the last second, and the person ran away in the next second, and she even used her Primordial Spirit to conjure a large loudspeaker.

"Come and take a look, the monkey hit someone! Not only did he hit someone, he also..."

"Master." This call was from Yang Jian.

Tang An looked suspiciously, but Yang Jian signaled her to turn around and look back.

"Look at what Third Brother brought you."