"Boss, should we begin?" Dong Xiao asked after putting away the Heavenly Mechanism Memo.
"Let’s go." Tianmiao nodded gently.
The Store of All Things began to leap through time and space, arriving at the designated small world.
Tianmiao stood on a mountain range, watching the distant war flames raging.
"Boss, should we start Time Reversal?" Kong Hou asked with a bit of concern.
The spell of Time Reversal is actually very exhausting for Tianmiao. This defiant spell is only known to her and the Heavenly Dao Association. And the larger the corresponding world, the greater the consumption for Tianmiao. Although reset is somewhat simpler and consumes less, it damages the world.
"No worries, it’s just a small world." Tianmiao’s expression was indifferent, raising her hand to start casting Time Reversal.
Kong Hou and Dong Xiao stood behind Tianmiao, their faces showing undisguisable worry. It was a small world now, but what about Middle World and Great World later? Would the master be very tired if many worlds needed such Time Reversal?
Kong Hou and Dong Xiao watched the scenery before them change rapidly, turning into streams of light.
For a long time, the scenery before them remained still as Time Reversal concluded. The distant raging war flames transformed into an image of vibrant flowers and lush grass.
"Let’s go." Tianmiao squinted slightly, but inside she was recalling that pivotal moment. In this small world, she didn’t plan to simply and straightforwardly expose the anomaly and move on. She wanted to investigate further. Perhaps she could find out what her father was hiding from her.
...
This country, Dongyang Country, was named Chang’an.
The current Monarch is named Qi Haoling, his younger brother, who is a reckless, spendthrift Prince, named Qi Haoxuan, was conferred as the Leisurely Prince by the Emperor. Such a frivolous title was certainly not conferred by the Emperor himself. It was Qi Haoxuan who demanded it when he was seven years old at the time of his conferment.
Back then, the Emperor scolded him, saying it was completely inappropriate. Qi Haoxuan disregarded the critique and insisted on this title. The Emperor admonished him sternly, but he went and clung to the Emperor’s leg, bawling: "Big Brother became Emperor and doesn’t love me anymore. Before, you gave me whatever I wanted, and now you don’t even give me a title, and instead, you scold me. How did I become this miserable? Born without a father, having a big brother who loved me like a father, back then I felt so happy, and now I’m just an unwanted wild grass..."
The Emperor, with a face full of black lines, scolded him for reading too many novels. And then, what else could he do? He had no choice but to pinch his nose and consent to this silly title.
When Qi Haoxuan was born, the late Emperor had already passed away. Fortunately, before his death, the late Emperor passed the throne to Qi Haoling, so there wasn’t a struggle over the throne among Princes leading to fratricide. Qi Haoxuan was an unborn child at the time, and it was only when the Empress Dowager fainted while keeping vigil that she was diagnosed with pregnancy. This child was Qi Haoxuan.
At that time, Qi Haoling was not much older, only fifteen years old. However, he already had the aura and means of the new Emperor. He witnessed Qi Haoxuan’s birth and growth, pouring much love and energy into this only full brother.
Therefore, when Qi Haoxuan finally rebelled, his grief exceeded his anger.
Tianmiao reversed time to after Qi Haoxuan’s coming of age, before the anomaly had occurred.
Tianmiao raised her hand lightly, Kong Hou transformed into a bracelet around Tianmiao’s wrist, and Dong Xiao became a hairpin, flying automatically to Tianmiao’s hair. Tianmiao then flicked the hem of her clothing, and in the next moment, her clothes had changed into a new set.