I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

[You and the White Elephant Demon easily deal with the guards outside the hall without making any sound, silently sneaking into Wenhua Hall.]

[Wenhua Hall is brightly lit. There are no maidservants or attendants in sight, only a middle-aged man in black robes with his back to you, bent over a small desk, holding a book in his hands and softly reciting…]

[If a state uses good people to govern wicked people, chaos will come and it will be weakened. If a state uses wicked people to govern good people, order will come and it will become strong…]

[When the people are weak, the state is strong. When the people are strong, the state is weak. Therefore, in a state with the Dao, the priority lies in weakening the people…]

[The man’s reciting tone is somewhat strange, as if he is forcefully enduring something.]

[Very soon, the man’s body trembles, and his recitation abruptly stops.]

[You and the Great White Elephant Demon focus your eyes and look, only to see that there is actually a beautiful woman kneeling beneath the small desk. She is lightly coughing and wiping the corner of her mouth as she crawls out from under the small desk…]

[You and the Great White Elephant Demon exchange a glance. The two of you hide behind the screen with great tacit understanding and observe from the shadows.]

[You only hear the woman’s voice come, Your Highness, it is getting late. It should return to the palace.]

[This is the last time. In the future, please do not summon me here again, Your Highness.]

[When the man hears this, he puts down the book, but does not let the woman leave…]

[What’s the rush? Others may not know the mystery behind that old emperor, but could you, Consort Li, still not understand?]

[Even if you stay here overnight, that old undying thing will only pretend not to know.]

[Your Highness, be careful with your words! The woman’s face turns solemn, and she is just about to say something else when she cries out in surprise, pushed onto the bed by the Vermilion Crown Prince, who strips off her clothing in a few movements.]

[For a time, obscene sounds continue without end…]

[The crown prince pants heavily and says, tonight, you will stay here. Tomorrow morning, you can return to the Rear Palace.]

[Consort Li repeatedly shakes her head, causing the crown prince to fly into a rage and say, now the emperor sitting in Taihe Hall is nothing but a fake body puppet. Even if you fear Father Emperor, do you still fear that fake thing?]

[That old undying thing has long since boarded an ironclad giant ship and fled overseas to seek immortals. That old emperor took Consort Shu, Consort Hui, Consort Chong, and several other favored consorts with him, yet he did not take you, Consort Li. Can you still not weigh your place in Father Emperor’s heart?]

[When it removes that fake body puppet, even if the old emperor returns from seeking immortals, this world will already have become its world.]

[Even if that old dog has a great divine art, can he still fight the entire world with his power alone?]

[Seeing that Consort Li is still shaking her head repeatedly and showing an unwilling-to-submit appearance, the Vermilion Crown Prince is furious beyond measure and continues angrily…]

[The old undying thing only has a great divine art protecting his body because he has the protection of gods and Buddhas. Now that the old emperor has fled overseas to seek Daoist immortal venerates, this action is no different from betraying the gods and Buddhas filling the heavens!]

[Ordinary commoners and court officials can be deceived by that fake body, but can the Western gods and Buddhas be deceived?]

[The old undying thing is only the steward chosen by the gods and Buddhas to draw Incense Power from the mortal world. Now that the steward is disobedient, the gods and Buddhas can simply replace him.]

[Since the founding of the country, the position of crown prince has been nothing but an empty title. It has changed again and again, yet no one has ever been able to inherit the throne and ascend.]

[It has endured until now, wasting away to the age of forty. It originally thought it would be like all the previous crown princes, unable to inherit the throne even until death by old age. Yet it never expected that heaven would pity it and actually grant such an excellent opportunity.]

[Now, as long as it removes that fake body puppet, then offers all the Incense Power and wish power of this world to the Western gods and Buddhas, it can rightfully inherit the throne and ascend.]

[It is the second-generation emperor of Vermilion!]

[Malice boils in the crown prince’s eyes. His hands tightly grip Consort Li’s neck, and he fiercely thrusts into the woman beneath him until Consort Li’s eyes become bloodshot and roll upward. Only then does he roar and collapse weakly.]

[Consort Li clutches her neck and coughs repeatedly. Only after a long while does she recover, push away the man pressing on her body, get up, tidy herself, and put on her clothes.]

[Consort Li looks coldly at the crown prince and says, Your Highness, I should return to the palace. This is the last time. In the future, please do not summon me here again, Your Highness.]

[She insists on leaving Wenhua Hall. Although the crown prince thinks nothing of its words, he seems to have already had his fill and no longer keeps her.]

[Before Consort Li leaves, her footsteps pause. After hesitating slightly, she still speaks softly, Your Highness, that fake body puppet is not as simple as you imagine. If you intend to undertake a major matter, I still advise you to give up on that thought early.]

[The Vermilion Crown Prince is stunned, then angrily says, what does a woman like you understand? Get out!]

[Consort Li helplessly shakes her head. I have said all that should be said. Do not say you were not warned.]

[After saying this, Consort Li pushes the door and leaves, only to see that all the guards outside have disappeared. Just as she is about to cry out in alarm, she feels a pair of rough hands cover her mouth. Then her vision goes black, and she knows nothing else.]

[The Vermilion Crown Prince lies on the bed, no longer in the mood to continue reading by lamplight. He tosses and turns, unable to sleep no matter what, his mind filled entirely with Consort Li’s warning before she left.]

[Consort Li has a handle in its hands. When Father Emperor was originally in the palace, it did not dare make any move. Now that the old bastard has already fled overseas to seek immortals, it can finally taste Consort Li.]

[No wonder the old undying thing did not take Consort Li out to sea with him. This woman is like a dead fish in bed. If not for the stimulating feeling brought by her status as a noble consort, even it would not be willing to favor Consort Li.]

[Only… were Consort Li’s final words lies spoken to break free from it, or did they truly contain substance?]

[If what Consort Li said is true, then would the excellent opportunity it has waited half a lifetime for slip away for nothing?]

[The crown prince is hesitant and uncertain. Once the rebellion fails, it will fall into a state of eternal damnation.]

[But the throne is too tempting to it. If it can usurp the throne and ascend, and sincerely serve the Western gods and Buddhas, then it can exchange for Infinite Life and control this powerful empire for all eternity…]

[The crown prince turns over, only to see that two living people have appeared beside the bed at some unknown time!]

[It is so frightened it nearly dies, yet forcefully endures and does not shout. The other party can silently sneak into Wenhua Hall, and is now also within arm’s reach of it. Killing it would be as easy as turning over a hand.]

[The Vermilion Crown Prince pretends to be calm and says, you two visiting Wenhua Hall by night, what important matter do you have with this king?]

[Among the two, one is draped in a large red kasaya, with a round and gleaming bald head. He is born extraordinarily tall and strong, like a wrathful Vajra, except this person’s face is far too ugly and fierce…]

[As for the other person… the crown prince cannot clearly see this person’s specific face. He only feels that endless Buddha light wraps around this person’s whole body. Once close to this person, it feels peace in its heart and clarity in its spiritual platform, making one cannot help but feel the urge to prostrate and worship.]

[Hearing this, the White Elephant Demon’s brows rise, and it grabs the Vermilion Crown Prince off the bed in one hand, ignoring his struggles and forcing him to kneel and bow.]

[It still wants to resist, but a heavy slap strikes its face, making it unable to help feeling dizzy as stars burst before its eyes.]

[Impudent! How dare you not bow when seeing Buddha Ancestor!]

[The Vermilion Crown Prince is dazed and dizzy, and hears the wrathful Vajra’s loud scolding.]

[Buddha Ancestor?]