Uncle Nine: I became Master Qianhe, and my fame resounded throughout the Daoist sect.

Chapter 652 Old Man!

Sun Wukong: ...Old man, you've got quite a reputation!

Calling him "old man" is the proper way to address him.

As for calling him "Old Man Jade Emperor," that was adapted from a TV series.

The Jade Emperor was the one who was vilified from beginning to end!

In the original story, Sun Wukong was named the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and spent more than half a year in the Heavenly Court.

At that time, when Sun Wukong met the Jade Emperor, he addressed him as "Your Majesty" and bowed deeply to greet him.

It's not like in the TV dramas, where you stand on the Jade Emperor's table and say things like, "This is so annoying! What's wrong with you, Jade Emperor?"

Sun Wukong addressed the Jade Emperor as "Old Official".

The term "老官儿" actually means an old man.

After all, as Buddha said, the Jade Emperor had lived for many years, and in Sun Wukong's eyes, he was an old man, which meant he was respected.

The TV scriptwriters probably made the changes in the series because "老官儿" and "老儿" have similar meanings.

"Old official" is a respectful term, while "old man" is a derogatory term, carrying very different emotional connotations.

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[Jade Emperor: You impudent monkey, I never expected to be valued by the God of Justice, you're quite lucky!]

[Liu Bei: This...this is...His Majesty the Jade Emperor?]

Liu Bei was startled when he saw the nickname of the person Qianhe invited him to join the group!

Holy crap, what an awesome name?

He only finished reading it after he looked at it carefully.

That's the Jade Emperor!

Well, as mentioned before, the Heavenly Court belongs to Haotian, but the Jade Emperor is also an incarnation of Haotian. In other words, the Jade Emperor can be Haotian, but Haotian is not the Jade Emperor!

And this moment.

One day in heaven and one year on earth.

At this time, Liu Bei had already captured Chang'an, and there were also good news from Jiangdong and Jingzhou. He had even reached the gates of Xuchang!

It can be said that Cao Cao's move directly led Liu Xie to relocate the capital!

The capital was moved to Jizhou.

And Liu Bei's territory expanded once again!

It can be said that Cao Cao is in a very bad situation now, being defeated by Liu Bei's army!

Liu Bei, having captured Chang'an, is preparing to march east!

At the same time, he ordered Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and other fierce warriors to continue the northern expedition.

Zhao Yun attacked Xuzhou, and Guan Yu attacked Yanzhou.

Liu Bei then marched east and attacked Luoyang!

[Jade Emperor: Huh? So this is a chat group... How interesting, I'll make one myself sometime.]

Then he saw Liu Bei and realized that this Liu Bei was the one Qianhe had mentioned, and immediately laughed.

[Jade Emperor: So it's Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! The God of Justice told me about you!]

Upon seeing the nickname "Jade Emperor," Liu Bei was filled with trepidation.

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After all, the emperors of the Han Dynasty all called themselves the Son of Heaven.

Then the Jade Emperor appeared in front of him. No wonder he was scared to death!

[Liu Bei: This humble subject is filled with trepidation. It is my honor to have the opportunity to chat with His Majesty the Jade Emperor.]

He knew that Qianhe was an official in Heaven, but he didn't expect her to be so powerful that she could directly bring the Jade Emperor into the fold!

[Jade Emperor: Hehe, you originally had half a destiny in heaven, but the God of Justice told me about you, and considering you haven't massacred a city or killed any innocent people in your life, I will allow you to become the Son of Heaven in the mortal realm!]

These words delighted Liu Bei!

Doesn't this mean that Heaven has taken notice of Liu Bei?

Can you even make yourself the emperor?

This is like a dream...

[Liu Bei: Thank you, Your Majesty the Jade Emperor! But my own Majesty is still here, and I dare not disobey...]

Liu Bei was tempted for a moment.

But propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame told him that he couldn't do that.

That would be no different from usurping the throne.

[Qianhe: Don't worry, His Majesty will send someone down to the mortal realm to solidify your position as emperor. This will prevent the Five Barbarian Invasions from happening again. You just need to take good care of Liu Xie, and that'll be fine!]

Upon hearing Qianhe's words, Liu Bei's eyes reddened.

There was a time when he was repeatedly inactive, repeatedly defeated, yet never giving up. He only thought about restoring the Han Dynasty and never about becoming emperor.

He never imagined the throne would be so close to him now!

[Liu Bei: Thank you, Daoist Qianhe! Thank you, Your Majesty the Jade Emperor!]

[Chizuru: How are things going on your end?]

[Liu Bei: Reporting to Daoist Qianhe, Chang'an has been captured. Zilong and Yunchang are also attacking Xuzhou and Yanzhou. I believe they will be captured soon!]

[Qianhe: Well done! Unify the world as soon as possible, then stabilize the people, and I'll give you grain yields of several thousand catties per mu. Stockpile it for two years, and then you can wipe out all those barbarians!]

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