How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Fifteen years later.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

On the bed, there was a handsome man with waist-length black hair that had turned into white hair like a waterfall. Although he had some wrinkles on his face, his immortal-like beauty could not be concealed. His tall and slender body was like a willow swaying in the wind. He lay on the edge of the bed and coughed heavily until a trace of eye-catching blood came out on his handkerchief.

"Your Highness!" Zhu Xiaobiao, who was already middle-aged, saw the eye-catching blood and was immediately panicked. "I'll go find the imperial physician!"

"Xiao Biao, it's okay, you don't have to go."

Xie Chengze put away his handkerchief, patted his chest and took a deep breath, "The time has come, even if the imperial physician comes, it will be useless."

Three years ago, he had a vague feeling that his time was up, as if something had been reminding him that it was time to go. It was only because Shen Yuan stayed by his side every night and let go of many projects at the Imperial College that he was able to extend his life for another three years.

But the price he paid was that his body was getting worse and worse, as if all his energy had been drained away, and various aging diseases followed.

Fortunately, nothing can be seen in his appearance. On the contrary, he looks younger and more handsome than his peers. It can be said that his current body is like a dried corpse covered with beautiful skin, and his life is over.

"Go and call His Majesty," he ordered.

"...Yes." Zhu Xiaobiao concealed the sadness in his eyes, turned around and ran quickly towards the imperial study.

"Wuhen, Wuhen, come here."

Xie Chengze looked towards the beams and saw two figures gently falling down. Perhaps people who practiced martial arts aged slower than ordinary people. The handsome and handsome man who was born handsome had disappeared without a trace. Now he looked to be in his thirties, and he was still as imposing as he was in his youth.

"Your Highness..." Wu Ji hurried forward and clenched his hand, his eyes already reddened, "Your Highness, please don't abandon us..."

Wuhen put his hand silently, and his dark eye veil became slightly moist.

"Be good, Your Highness. I'm just going back to the place that originally belonged to me." Xie Chengze rubbed their heads. "That's a good place. Don't worry about me. I'm rich and can live a good life."

But I will think of you often.

"Your Highness, can't you take us away?" Wu Ji looked at him pleadingly, tears as big as beans flowed down his cheeks and fell into Xie Chengze's palms, sinking into the broken life lines on his palms.

"I'm incompetent." Xie Chengze covered his lips and coughed a few times, then pulled out two books from under the pillow.

He solemnly handed them into the hands of Wuhen and Wuji.

"This is the treasure I leave for the future rulers of Jian'an. Those who are insightful will surely be able to understand the truth within and lead Jian'an towards a more prosperous path."

"But this thing has both advantages and disadvantages..." Xie Chengze's eyes were a little more cautious, "So, if you have not been in power for 20 years, the monarch cannot open this book to comprehend it."

He wrote down all the experiences and lessons of the flower-growing family's 5,000-year history in it, and also talked about many possible resources for making wealth in various places. This was his last gift to Jian'an.

"I don't trust these two books to be left to others." He looked at Wuhen and Wuji with a twinkling look in his eyes, "I have instructed the Heavenly Supervisor to set up another position of 'Treasure Book Supervisor' for two people, namely you two. You will hide the books in a place only you know, and then cultivate the next generation of Treasure Book Supervisors who are trustworthy, and then... hand them over to them for supervision in the future."

Wuhen lowered his eyes and pulled off the black veil in front of his eyes. The whites of his eyes were already stained with blood. "How can Wuji and I be the best choice to keep this book? Your Highness is obviously afraid that after you die, we will follow you!"

That's why the two of them were asked to keep this book, so that they can cultivate a trustworthy next generation. With bonds with others, they will not seek death at will!

Xie Chengze wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes with a curved eyebrow and smiled, "Well, our Wuhen is still so smart."

"Second brother!"

As soon as Xie Chengze finished his explanation, Xie Jinyu rushed in. The man in the dragon robe was still as majestic as when he ruled the world, but his eyes were more tender and calm, and his hostility was much less.

More than 20 years of day and night companionship is enough to soothe the depression that has been accumulating in my heart for a long time.

Looking at Xie Chengze who was suppressing his cough, he stepped forward and hugged him with concern, "Did you secretly skip your medicine again? Second brother is always like this!"

"Don't wrongly accuse me." Xie Chengze thought to himself that he had obviously secretly skipped two doses of medicine, and then held his hand, "Take my second brother to the Jiantian Division."

Xie Jinyu lowered her eyes, hiding the twinkle in them.

"Why is Second Brother going to the Heavenly Palace now? Why not wait for the imperial physician to come..."

"Jin Yu." Xie Chengze looked up at him and asked the question he had asked many times over the years, "Do you know what is in the Tianjian Division?"

Xie Jinyu's body stiffened slightly and she buried her head in the crook of his neck.

The two of them already knew the answer, but since he didn't say it, the second brother just let it go and didn't ask any more questions.

"Yes." This time, Xie Jinyu answered, "I know that the decree says that the more blessings my second brother gets, the shorter his life span will be."

"But you didn't stop me completely." Xie Chengze ruffled his hair and looked at his brother tenderly, "Thank you."

Xie Jinyu's lips moved slightly.

He couldn't afford to thank you because... he had hidden a lot of things.

He only gave half of his answer.

And the other half...if he knew, he would definitely not forgive himself.

But it's okay.

As long as... the world goes back again.

He was willing to be imprisoned in this gorgeous cage with his second brother for all his lives.

-

When I opened the door of the darkroom again, it looked brand new inside.

The interior was decorated with the bad taste of a modern man. Glass lanterns in seven colors were hung above the Book of Heaven. The rainbow colors cast by them sparkled, making the Book of Heaven no longer look like an ancient and old book. Instead, it looked more like a heavenly book that was truly blessed by the light of heaven.

The whole room was filled with bookshelves, and the beams were tied with red satin with big red flowers. On the altar, a "pseudo-perpetual power" wooden fish toy was knocking by itself, and on the surface of the wooden fish, there were four small golden characters engraved - one more merit.

"Cough, cough, cough," Xie Chengze couldn't help but cough a few more times. Xie Jinyu quickly wrapped him tightly in his fur coat, "Someone, get a few more small heaters."

At this time, Xie Chengze's body could no longer withstand the heat transfer of his internal force, and he could only rely on the heater to keep warm. He held the small heater in his arms and walked towards the Book of Heavenly Revelation.

"Oh my goodness, here I come again."

He sat on the wooden chair beside the altar as if he was an old friend, and reached out to touch the Book of Heaven's Decree, but was gently pulled by the thin threads.

Xie Chengze couldn't help but pout, "Why are you becoming more reserved as you get older? You won't let anyone touch you anymore?"

Book of Divine Revelation: ...

Seeing this, Xie Jinyu frowned slightly, stretched out his hand to stroke the back of Xie Chengze's hand where two small red marks were left, looked at the Book of Heavenly Decree with dissatisfaction, and the internal force in his hand turned into Qi and went towards the thin line, "You dare to hurt him with a broken book?"

The thin line quickly shrank into the heavenly book.

"Don't irritate it." Xie Chengze poked his head out and looked at the Book of Heaven's Decree. "My second brother is counting on it to do things."