How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

boom!

It was like a frost coming.

After Ye Cheng said this, the atmosphere in the entire restaurant froze.

Old Li looked frightened at first, then he smiled.

"How do I leave this endless cycle?"

"Brother, I'm just a small Chinese restaurant owner, how would I know?"

"I don't even know if I am in this cycle of reincarnation. Will I die tonight?"

"Oh? Really? Now it's my turn, I don't believe it!"

Ye Cheng shook his head and leaned back in the chair.

"I don't believe you would answer my question so hastily!"

Old Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with me. Brother! You really think too highly of me."

"Perhaps, you have already found a way to leave this cycle of reincarnation, but you just don't want to accept it? Is that right?"

"Ok?"

Ye Cheng stared at Lao Li's eyes, and Lao Li happened to look up.

They looked at each other and seemed to have exchanged a lot of information.

"Yes!"

Ye Cheng nodded and said sincerely.

"Brother, I really don't want to accept that method of leaving reincarnation, so I came to ask you."

"Excuse me, is there any other way?"

Seeing Ye Cheng's persistence, Old Li sighed, picked up the wine on the table and drank it all.

"Hey... brother! Let me tell you two short stories, one is an Eastern legend, and the other is a Western legend."

"After listening to this, why don't you think about it again and decide whether you are willing to accept it?"

"you say!"

"it is good."

Old Li, reeking of alcohol, picked up a piece of the only pickled fish that Ye Cheng had not touched and put it in his mouth. He chewed it slowly before speaking.

"I think everyone in our Dragon Country has heard of this myth from the East."

"It is said that such an interesting story is recorded in Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels."

"Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and the Heavenly Palace was in chaos. All the gods were helpless against him."

"The Jade Emperor had no choice but to ask for help from Tathagata Buddha."

"Haha, it's ridiculous to think about it. Why would Zhang Bairen of Taoism go to Tathagata of Buddhism for help? This is nonsense."

"Oh?"

A glimmer flashed in Ye Cheng's eyes, and he realized that there was something else behind Lao Li's words.

The other party has continued speaking.

"After receiving the request, the Buddha Tathagata did not hesitate and immediately rushed to the Heavenly Palace to help suppress Sun Wukong!"

"Sun Wukong is so arrogant. He even dared to question Tathagata. Why are you meddling in the affairs of this place when you are not preaching and practicing Taoism in Lingshan?"

"The Tathagata smiled and replied: Monkey, do you know how important this Heavenly Palace is to the Three Thousand Worlds? Your actions almost destroyed the High Heaven Palace."

"And the Jade Emperor, do you know how many years and lifetimes he has practiced to reach this level of cultivation and enjoy the great path of bliss? You want to kill him just because you disagree with him, isn't that ridiculous?"

"Sun Wukong laughed and replied: The emperor takes turns, this year it's my turn! If Zhang Bairen can be the Jade Emperor, why can't I?"

"Tathagata shook his head in silence. Let's just say this, Monkey! No matter how powerful you are, let's make a bet."

"If you can fly out of my palm, I will make you the Jade Emperor, how about that?"

"When the Jade Emperor said this, his face turned green. He cursed in his heart, "Who cares if you are the Jade Emperor? What does it have to do with you, Tathagata?" But the words had already been said, and the Jade Emperor admitted that he was not as skilled as others, so he had no choice but to listen with a sullen face."

"Sun Wukong agreed immediately, and jumped into Tathagata's palm, using his somersault cloud to fly with all his might. After flying for an unknown amount of time, he saw five red pillars. Wukong thought, is this the end of the sky?"

"He was afraid that Tathagata would not recognize him, so he used his golden cudgel to carve the eight characters [The Great Sage Equaling Heaven was here] on one of the pillars. Then he urinated to relieve his anger before flying back!"

"The monkey was very proud and said, 'Old Tathagata, you lose! Please fulfill your promise and let me be the Jade Emperor.'"

"The Tathagata laughed, his voice shaking the nine heavens. He said: You naughty monkey, you can't even fly out of my palm, how can you be the ruler of the heaven?"

"The monkey was furious: Do you want to cheat?"

"Tathagata shook his head and told the monkey to look back. When Sun Wukong turned around, he was so frightened that he lost his mind."

"But I saw that on the middle finger of Tathagata's palm, there were actually those eight big words written, and there was some monkey urine smell underneath!"

"Sun Wukong was furious: How dare you play tricks on me? As he spoke, he swung his golden cudgel and was about to hit Tathagata."

"Tathagata turned his hand and made clouds, and with one palm he pressed Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain..."

The story ended and the restaurant fell silent.

Old Li continued to eat the pickled fish and did not forget to refill his glass of wine.

Unfortunately, two people took turns drinking from a bottle of white wine, and could only pour about half a cup.

Old Li looked at it with regret, then slowly savored it.

Ye Cheng smiled.

"Brother! Are you saying that I am the Monkey King, and will never escape from Tathagata's grasp? Will I be suppressed by him under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, waiting for Tang Monk riding a white horse to come and rescue me?"

"It's a pity that I've only been trapped here for two years and three months. How long is five hundred years?"

"Besides, maybe in less than 500 years, this world will be gone?"

Ye Cheng means.

By the end of the year, regardless of whether silicon-based life can restore its country, the Carbon-based Federation will destroy the entire solar system without hesitation.

What’s the point of all this?

Old Li chuckled.

"Brother, whether it's five hundred years or one day, what difference does time make to you?"

"Anyway, you're stuck in this day forever. You can never leave!"

Ye Cheng was speechless and could only ask, "So, what about the second story?"

Old Li smiled and said, "The second one is a Western myth, which is also very interesting."

"It's from Homer, the story of Sisyphus."

"Sisyphus was the founder of the Corinthian Empire, and he was often saddened by the fact that his people suffered from birth, aging, sickness, and death."

"I was so bold that I kidnapped the god of death, so that there would be no more birth, aging, sickness and death in this world, and people could live and work in peace and contentment."

"But his actions angered the gods in heaven! To punish him, the gods required him to carry a huge rock to the top of the mountain day after day and night after night."

"And told him that if he succeeded in placing the boulder on the top of the mountain that day, his sins would be forgiven."

"Sisyphus made a pact with the gods and began to transport the huge stone every day."

"But the boulder was too big! It made Sisyphus miserable, because every time he reached the top of the mountain, the boulder would increase in weight, forcing Sisyphus to let go of his hands and let the boulder fall to the bottom of the valley."

"Sisyphus had no choice but to repeat this painful and boring work day after day, without stopping."

"During this period, he had thought about giving up, but his dignity prevented him from begging for mercy from the gods. He had thought about death..."

"Unfortunately, he has kidnapped the God of Death. He has become an immortal and can never die. He can only endure this endless pain..."

"call……"

"Brother, what do you think? Is Sisyphus's experience very similar to yours?"

Old Li asked Ye Cheng with a smile.

Ye Cheng remained silent for a long time, then suddenly sneered.

Ha ha!

Now that the god of death has been kidnapped, even death cannot be achieved?

"What about the ending? Brother, please tell me the ending of Sisyphus?"

Old Li shook his head.

“There is no ending!”

“Perhaps Sisyphus is still repeating the task of carrying stones every day and will never stop.”

"The gods are naturally happy to see this, because without Sisyphus, they can do whatever they want."

"Do whatever you want?"

Ye Cheng seemed to understand the two stories told by Lao Li, but also seemed not to understand them.

Although he was looking at the other person, his eyes were full of hesitation and confusion.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I made you a bowl of clear soup noodles in the kitchen."

Seeing Ye Cheng lost in thought, Old Li drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, then stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Ye Cheng was unaware of anything and continued to look ahead quietly.

Soon, the noodles were brought to Ye Cheng.

"Brother, eat it. There is not a single drop of salt in it. It tastes exactly like our hometown... clear soup and no salt noodles!"

Ye Cheng was brought back to his senses by the smell of the fragrant aroma.

When I looked down, my eyes almost became wet.

Originally it was a clear soup without salt noodles, but when it fell into the bowl, it felt salty.

He suddenly...

homesick.

I thought of the bizarre dream I had before coming here, and the bowl of clear soup noodles my mother made for me.

Old Li seemed to see through Ye Cheng's mentality. He took out his cell phone and gently placed it on the table.

"Are you homesick?"

"Brother, no, call home."