1 Chapter 1

Among all the gods in all corners of the sky, there is someone who is very famous and is a laughing stock for all three realms.

According to legend, eight hundred years ago there was an ancient country named Xian Le located in the middle of the mainland.

The state of Xian Le has a vast territory with abundant natural and human resources. This country has 4 riches: Beautiful-looking women, diverse music and beautiful literary works, gold and jewelery, and the last is their very famous Prince.

His Highness the Prince. Hm, how to say it ... he's a weird person.

The King and Queen consider him as the pearl of their hearts, they love him very much and proudly say "in the future, my son will be a wise leader, and have a good reputation that will be remembered for all time."

But unfortunately, the Prince was not at all interested in wealth and the throne of the kingdom.

The prince was interested in something he always said to himself, that is—

"I want to save ordinary people!"

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Prince was raised with all his heart since he was a child, there are two small stories that are very famous during his upbringing.

The first story happened when he was seventeen years old.

That year, the State of Xian Le was holding a grand Offering of Gods.

Even though this tradition has actually been ignored for several centuries, you can still imagine and read how magnificent this celebration is from the stories in ancient books.

The day of offerings to the Gods, the God of War Parade

Both sides of the main road are filled with a sea of ​​people. The nobles sat on high buildings while chatting with each other with smiles on their faces, while the royal guards were cleaning the streets with amazing and high quality archery. The young women danced lively and beautiful while their snow-white hands scattered rose petals and filled the sky as far as the eye could see. It makes people unable to decide which is more beautiful, the woman or the roses. Beautiful music was playing from the golden chariot; a voice that echoes throughout the country. Behind the Guards who were given the honorary title of marching white horses wearing golden restraints as if they were walking on a magnificent stage.

Sitting magnificently on the high and majestic stage, the warlord was hailed.

During the celebration, the God of War will be asked to wear a golden mask, wear beautiful clothes and hold a sword in hand. He had to play the role of the knight who wiped out the demons - the Heavenly Emperor God of War, Jun Wu.

Being chosen as the God of War is exalted as well as receiving the highest award, and the chosen one must pass a very difficult selection beforehand. This year, the chosen person is His Highness the Prince. The whole city was sure that he would become a God of War that was extraordinary.

However, something unexpected happened that day.

Honorable bodyguards in the middle of the third round around the city walls. Passing one side with a high wall.

At that moment, the god of war who was standing on the luxurious stage was just about to swing his deadly sword at the devil.

This was the most awaited scene, and people on both sides of the road looked very excited. People on the city walls also become more rowdy when they start fighting over one another to see what ends up pushing and pushing each other.

At that moment a child fell from the tower of the city gate.

Shouts that deafened the ears and even pierced the sky were heard. When everyone thought that the child would fall right in the path of the God of War, the Prince raised his head and then jumped to catch the child.

People only glimpsed a white figure resembling a bird crossing the sky until the prince landed safely with the child. His golden mask fell showing a young and handsome face that had been hidden behind him.

The next minute, there were happy cheers from thousands of people.

The ordinary people looked happy, but the monks from the kingdom became dizzy.

They never thought that a big mistake like this would happen.

This is a bad sign, a very bad sign!

Every round made around the imperial city symbolizes prayer for one year of peace and prosperity for the State. Now that it's disturbed, isn't that the same as causing a disaster ?!

The ministers are worried that they might lose their hair. After they contemplated the past and today's events which might affect the future of this country, they called Prince and withwisely suggest, Your Honor, can you face the wall for a whole month to show your remorse? You don't have to really do it, just a gesture to show your intention is enough. The Prince smiled before answering, "No need." He explained his thoughts, "saving someone is not a bad thing. How is it that Heaven will punish me because I did the right thing?

... and what if Heaven really blames you?

"Then Heaven is the one who did something wrong. Why does an innocent person have to apologize to the person who made a mistake?"

The ministers fell silent.

Yes, Prince is indeed someone like this.

He would never do things that he could not do, and he also never met people who didn't love him. He is always right and always loved by the whole world.

So, the ministers felt a deep hurt and they thought, "what do you know ?!"

However, it would not be possible for them to say anything more, and they also did not dare to do it. His Majesty did not listen to them.

The second story occurs when the Prince is seventeen years old.

According to legend, in the southern part of the Yellow River there is a bridge called the Yi Nian Bridge * where a famous ghost has lived for years.

This ghost is very scary - wearing broken armor and fire from hell that marks his footprints; his entire body was covered in blood and stab wounds caused by knives and arrows. Every step of his foot left a trail of blood and fire.

Every few years, he would suddenly reveal his form at night, wandering under the bridge and stopping pedestrians from asking them questions: "Where is this?" "Who am I?!" "what are you going to do now?"

If they answer incorrectly, they will be swallowed by the ghost in one bite. However, no one knows what the right answer is. the result after several years passed, this ghost has swallowed countless pedestrians.

One day, the Prince heard about this problem while he was traveling. After he found the Yi Nian bridge he began to guard under the bridge continuously until finally one night he met a ghost that was haunting this bridge.

The ghost appeared in an instant and of course it was really scary just like what he heard from the rumors. The ghost then began to ask the Prince the first question, which the prince answered with a smile, "This is human territory."

However, the ghost answered, "this is hell."

Unfortunately, that was only the first question but he had answered it wrong.

The prince then said to himself, in fact he was deliberately wrong answer so why would he wait for the ghost to finish all his questions? So, he started to pull out his weapon and fight.

This battle continued until dusk in the sky appeared and the land was blanketed in darkness. The prince was very skilled in martial arts, while the ghost became even more frightening and frightening. One human and one ghost fight on the bridge until the position and the sun changes, until in the end the ghost can be defeated.

After the ghost disappeared the Prince planted a flowering tree at the foot of the bridge. At that moment, a monk passed by and saw the prince surrendering a handful of golden land to help escort the ghost to his next life. The priest asked, "what are you doing?"

Panegran then denied the very famous word: "The body is in hell, but the soul is in heaven."

When the monk heard it, he smiled and then turned into a god wearing white armor. He then ascended the magic cloud, brought a very strong wind and then flew towards the direction of the sun's rays. At the time of thinking the Prince realized that he had just benefited from being able to meet directly with the Heavenly Emperor God of War who descended into the human world to conquer the devil.

All the Gods had watched this incredible War God after he jumped into the sky on the Day of the Parade for the Offering God. After meeting inquiring at the foot of the Yi Nian bridge, the gods began to ask the Emperor: "What do you think of this Venerable Prince?"

Emperor Jun also replied with freedom of words: "The future of this child is unlimited, it is impossible to improve."

That same night, the sky passing through the Royal Palace became very unusual to obtain angina and rain which caused damage.

And between the flash of light and the thunderous sound of lightning, His Royal Highness the Prince ascended to the sky where the gods were.

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Every time someone rises to the sky, the surge will vibrate once. When His Royal Highness ascended, it caused the whole heaven to experience vibrations three times.

To achieve eternity through the efforts and insights of someone is really difficult.

It takes talent from birth, a very persistent business, and also the right opportunity.

Being reborn as a respected god is an endless lifetime journey.

Someone who is young ascended to the world of the gods and turned into an arrogant person is not something that has never happened in heaven, but there are also people who spend their lives developing themselves but still cannot achieve that immortality. Even when they get a chance from Heaven, if they cannot overcome heavenly misery then they will die or become useless. Countless humans, like grains of sand in a desert, have a mediocre life from beginning to end, unable to find the right path because of their ignorance.

Likewise with the Prince who is heavenly darling. There was nothing he could not achieve. There was nothing he could not do and when he wanted to ascend to heaven, he was right to do it and ascend to heaven at the age of seventeen.

His Highness the Prince is a very well-known among his people. Considering that he was the favorite son of the Emperor and Empress, they ordered to build temples using the Prince's name in every corner of the country. Statues were erected and people came to pay their respects. The more adherents he had, the more temples were built and made the prince have a long and stronger life. Until in the end, in just a few years the Prince of the State of Xian Le developed and reached the peak of his power.

- - until three years later, when Xian Le fell into chaos.

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The cause of the chaos was the cruel rule of the Emperor, who encouraged the rebel forces for justice. Although wars and battles have taken place in the human world, heavenly officers must not interfere in accordance with applicable regulations. Unless it is a problem caused by demons and ghosts that violate their boundaries, then what should happen, happens. Disputes occur everywhere in the world and everyone believes that what they are doing is the right thing. If God intervenes - then today you will help and support your country, but tomorrow he will help his descendants to take revenge. Wouldn't that cause the gods to come so often that eventually it would cause destruction in every life? And in the case of the Prince, that's the thing he should really avoid.

But he did not care about that. He said to Emperor Jun, "I want to save ordinary people."

Even Emperor Jun, who had gained spiritual power for thousands of years, did not dare to say those words easily. When he hears the Prince, his mood is predictable. But Emperor Jun could not do anything and could only say with resignation, "You cannot save everyone."

The Prince replied, "I can do it."

After that he immediately descended into the human world without thinking a second time.

The whole community in the country of Xian Le celebrated it. But, since time immemorial, there is an ancient saying that warns people that when an immortal violates the rules and descends into the human realm, that will in no way bring good results.

As a result, the fires of the battle instead of abating became even more burning.

Not that the Prince didn't do the best he could, but instead he shouldn't have done it. The more he intervened, the more complicated this war became. People in Xian Le were beaten until their heads fell and blood flowed, victims of the disaster. Finally the plague struck the entire Imperial City and the rebels managed to enter the palace, ending this complicated war.

One could say that when the State of Xian Le was struggling on the verge of death, His Majesty the Prince was the one who immediately strangled them.

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After the country was destroyed then people realized something:

That it turns out that His Highness their Prince is not as perfect as they imagined.

Roughly speaking, can we say that he is actually just a useless figure who can't do anything, but can only ruin everything?

Unable to bear the destruction they felt as a result of losing their homes and loved ones, angry people rushed to the Prince's palace hall. Destroy the statue of the god and burn the temple.

Eight thousand coolies were burned in a period of seven days - burned to the point of being left without trace.

Since then, the god of war who is famous for protection and peace has disappeared and a god who invites disaster appears.

When people say you are a god, then you are a god. But if they say you are poop then you are poop. Whatever people say, then that's you. Always like this.

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However, the Prince cannot accept all this. The thing that he could not accept the most was the punishment given to him: The disposal of his development was destroyed and he was banished to the human world.

Since childhood, he has been spoiled with a thousand ways until he grew up, so he never felt the pain and distress experienced by ordinary people. But, this punishment has made him reached from a height in the clouds to the bottom of the mud. And in this mud, the first time he felt hunger, poverty and felt dirty. This was also the first time he imagined himself doing: pickpocketing, stealing, cursing, and letting himself despair. All his pride has gone, his confidence has disappeared and he has become very ugly. Even the servants could not accept this change, and they chose to leave it.

The body is in Hell, but the Soul is in Heaven. These eight words were engraved on stones in all corners of the State of Xian Le. Not burned by the flames of war, if the Prince accidentally sees him again then he will be the first to destroy it.

Because those who say these words themselves have proven that if their body is in hell then it is not possible for their souls to be in heaven.

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After that happened twice, everyone in heaven no longer cared for the Prince. But even though they ignored it, they remained alert. After all, he had been demoted twice, he faced terrible despair. Now, he was even banished twice, will he turn into a devil and hurt ordinary people?

who would have thought that even though he had been demoted again, he would not become a demon and wholeheartedly live his wasted life. There was no problem at all, the problem was that he was too serious.

Sometimes he performs on the streets, with very good singing and playing all kinds of musical instruments. It was not even difficult for him to break a large stone using his chest. Although they have long heard that the prince is very good at singing and dancing, to be able to witness firsthand in such circumstances can make a person's feelings complicated. Sometimes, he quietly accepts the trash thrown at him.

The Gods Were Stunned.

Things like this are unexpected. Even today, if someone says to someone else, "You gave birth to a child like Prince Xian Le," that would be considered more painful than cursing that person.

After all, he was once a Venerable Prince whose beauty was unmatched who had been appointed a Heavenly official. Being messed up like this, there isn't anyone else like him. He became a laughing stock of all three worlds for this reason.

After laughing, the others who were more concerned were very sorry about this. A child from heaven who was proud and cool in the past has disappeared.

The statue of the Goddess was destroyed, and the Ancient Country was destroyed and left no followers. Slowly, its existence began to be forgotten by the world. Nobody even knows where it is.

Getting thrown away once has become a shameful and painful thing. To be thrown a second time, no one will be able to rise again.

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Years passed, suddenly that Heavenly day was once again shocked by a strong voice.

It was so powerful that it shook the earth and mountains.

The altar lights that lit day and night swayed. The heavenly officers were awakened from their respective halls and curiously asked who was riding this? This place is shaking so badly!

Who would have thought after asking 'really great, really great,' next they were like being struck by lightning again and again.

Are you not satisfied yet ?!

That famous freak, the laughing stock of three realms, His Majesty the legendary prince, he he he - he ascended again to heaven !!

* Yi Nian Bridge has many meanings. Yi = one, while Nian can mean memory, thought, ownership, hope.