Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1009 - 1011: Heaven-set Phoenix Star (5)

Chapter 1009: Chapter 1011: Heaven-set Phoenix Star (5)

Cai Wei also pretended not to recognize him and greeted with a bow, "Greetings to the Daoist Master!"

After the greeting, Master Li Guo stopped talking, staring at Cai Wei’s face for a while before finally shaking his head and sighing.

"Master Li Guo, what’s the matter? What is her fate exactly?"

Empress Mo was intensely focused on Master Li Guo, her eyes filled with urgency. Emperor Jin Ming’s impatience was no less intense than the Empress’s as he also urged, "What did you see?"

Master Li Guo stroked his thin goat’s beard and continued to shake his head, clicking his tongue in wonder, "Strange, strange indeed. I have read countless people’s fates over the years, and never have I encountered one I couldn’t deduce. But this girl’s fate is really odd; even after looking for quite some time, I still can’t figure it out..."

"Hmph!"

Empress Mo snorted coldly, "What’s so strange about her fate? In my opinion, where there’s strangeness, there’s evil. This woman must be the reincarnation of a vixen, here specifically to bewitch men. Otherwise, Yi’er would never have defied me for a woman, and Saknu wouldn’t have forsaken even the legitimate princess for her!"

Emperor Jin Ming, already disinclined toward Cai Wei’s appearance, furrowed his brow upon hearing the Empress’s words, his eyes filled with an even stronger killing aura as he commanded, "Summon—"

Before he could finish, Master Li Guo interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, in my youth, I had an experience that beggared belief. One year, I happened to save an Immortal Turtle in a lake, and later, as it ascended after crossing its tribulations, it left a piece of incense with me before it departed. It said that if I ever encountered difficulties, I should burn the incense, and upon receiving the signal, it would come to see me to repay the debt of me saving its life."

"I’ve kept this incense all these years, never using it. Today, since the fate of this young lady before us is indecipherable, why not let me burn this incense as a test? If the Immortal Turtle really provides guidance, that would also resolve the karma between us!"

Immortal Turtle, Crossing Tribulations, incense...

These terms instantly filled Emperor Jin Ming with surprise and joy. He had been obsessed with the art of cultivating immortality for years, yet had never seen a real fairy. Today, if he could truly catch a glimpse of the Immortal Turtle, he would do anything it asked of him!

However, Empress Mo scoffed coldly, "Master Li Guo, are you sure it’s an Immortal Turtle?"

Master Li Guo replied calmly, "Your Majesty should not be overly suspicious. Whether it is or isn’t will become clear once you see it for yourself shortly!"

With that, he sent a child to fetch the piece of incense from his clean room. In front of everyone, he placed the incense into a purple copper tripod incense burner and lit it.

As the incense burned, wisps of blue smoke curled up, with a rich, fragrant scent filling phases of the room. Everyone stretched their necks, watching the incense burner without blinking, while Empress Mo stared fixedly at Master Li Guo, not allowing herself a moment’s inattention.

She didn’t believe there would be any Immortal Turtle arriving. It was more likely some trickery from Master Li Guo, intending to deceive them. She was determined to watch him closely and catch any flaw to have him and Mu Caiwei executed together.

The incense burned slowly, thread by thread, twisting like silk in the air. Almost half a Shi Chen had passed, and still, there was no sign of movement. Just as Emperor Jin Ming’s patience was nearly exhausted, suddenly, with a flash, an Old Turtle the size of a copper basin appeared out of nowhere, abruptly appearing on the floor in the middle of the sleeping chamber.

"Immortal Turtle!"

Emperor Jin Ming shouted excitedly, which was then followed by a severe bout of coughing. Nevertheless, at that moment, he was oblivious to his frail body as he struggled to sit up, wanting to kneel down before the Immortal Turtle.

"Your Majesty!"

Master Li Guo stopped him, "The Immortal Turtle cannot stay in the mortal realm for long. Please rest; the matter at hand is more important."

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Emperor Jin Ming nodded vigorously, his eyes brimming with tears of excitement as he looked at the Old Turtle on the floor, overcome with emotion; Empress Mo too was staring at the Old Turtle that had appeared out of thin air on the floor, her expression past description; the Palace maids, eunuchs, and Imperial doctors inside the Palace stood frozen, necks outstretched, motionless as they watched the Old Turtle.