[Comprehensive] living to death

During Shang Long's more than 500 years of being a king, the number of times he met Xuanjun Bixia can be counted on one's fingers.If he counted it seriously, this was the sixth time he had seen this dignified woman, but it was the first time he had seen her so disturbed.

Xuanjun asked: "Your Majesty King Yan, have you understood the affairs of the Liu Kingdom?"

Shang Long has been paying close attention to the situation of the Liu Kingdom, partly because of his responsibility to protect his own country, and partly because he wants to find more things to do for himself, so as not to think about things when he is free.He was shocked when he got the news about the collapse of Liu Guoshan at the first time, but at the same time, he couldn't deny that this unheard of new thing actually made him feel interesting.

If you are king for too long, your heart tends to become hard; it is a fact.

"The sacrificial tree is withered..." Xuan Jun murmured, then fell silent.

Shang Long and Liu Tai were the first pair of masters and slaves to reach Pengshan Mountain.Immediately afterwards, the kings and unicorns of Zuo, Qing, Gong and other countries also arrived one after another.In the end, only the master-slave pair from Qiao Country that Shang Long wanted to see the most hadn't appeared yet.What surprised him was that Xuanjun clearly stated in the letter that he wanted eleven countries other than Liu to gather in Pengshan, but he convened a meeting when there were only ten countries.

In the Penglu Palace where the sun is always warm and bright, Xuanjun, who is both beautiful and majestic, stands on the long crystal staircase with a solemn face.She bowed deeply to the crowd and said: "I am very sorry to inform you of this...shocking news, but I am afraid that from now on, the foundation of this world may no longer exist."

Even the youngest queen of the Qing Kingdom, Yang Zi, here only took a breath of air, but did not show any signs of panic.Shang Long just raised his eyebrows, feeling that the direction of the matter became more and more interesting.

"We will try our best to restore it... But, everything is set. The sacrificial tree has withered, and no new unicorns will be born in the future, and even kings and immortals...maybe all will become history." Xuanjun smiled wryly, His face was a little pale, "This time the kings of all countries are gathered together to let everyone know this information. Changes will not happen immediately, but they will eventually come."

In the silence, Shang Long was the first to break the silence. "Master Yuye, regardless of other things for the time being, why didn't you announce the news after the arrival of King Gong and Taifu?" His tone was not so much questioning, but rather interesting; The dark brown eyes were still frighteningly bright.

The sixth wife saw King Yan's eyes; his face was even paler than before.

Xuanjun looked at King Yan coldly, this man who could tolerate kindness and cruelty at the same time, in her eyes, was the most worthy of a true emperor among all the kings, and also the man she hated the most while admiring him the most.The governance of other kings more or less relies on the guidance of the rules of heaven-the restriction of the unicorn, which cannot invade other countries and thus will not be invaded by other countries, etc.; only Yan Wang Shanglong, a man who often laughs and behaves approachable, Put him in a place where there are no rules and regulations to grow savagely, he can also overcome thorns and thorns in the blood and flames of war, and lead his country to the highest point-and finally destroy it by himself.

A world without laws of heaven...

How many people feel that the current way of heaven restricts people's freedom?Indeed, in the face of endless life and an unchanging world, no matter how wise a king is, he will eventually become a tyrant, and no matter how prosperous a country is, it will eventually usher in a trough.However, it is also under the way of heaven that all desolation will be saved in the end, and the people will not be too miserable if they are not free.However, once the current order is lost...

Resource plundering, war, plunder, people are like worthless...

Who will win in this war of all against all?The kings in front of them, who are accustomed to peaceful coexistence, probably haven't realized what a cruel world they are about to face.Speaking of which, King Yan... the era in which this man was born is called the Warring States Period in Penglai, right?Xuanjun raised the corner of his mouth, but his emerald eyes were full of sadness.

"I really don't hope that after a hundred years, you will be the only old friend I can see again." She murmured a strange word, then looked away, trying to calm down her emotions, "Taifu already knew about it, and next...she How we respond will determine the future."

What Xuanjun said made everyone feel like falling into the clouds.

"Let's put it this way..." Xuanjun straightened his back even more, and stood straight on the crystal-like long ladder like a stiff sword. There was a pale mist around her skirt, blurring the boundary between her and the magnificent ladder behind her. ; for a moment, she seemed to live in symbiosis with the palace.

"What I just said to prepare your Majesties for the coming changes is all based on the fact that we can survive." She said coldly, "But if in the next few days, the master is unable to come up with a countermeasure ..."

--That's ridiculous!In this way, we have nothing to do, what a joke!

The straightforward Wang roared angrily.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Jun smiled abruptly.

"Do all the kings think that Liu Guoshan fell because Liu Wang lost his way?"

"—that's just the beginning."

Her tone——extremely cold.

call--

There was a lot of wind, and the gates outside the Crystal Palace were opened one after another.A gust of warm air rushed in from the door, followed by two figures, one tall and one short; the same long black hair reflected silvery light.

"Master Yuye is really unkind. I had to ask Rong Ke before I found out that Lord Yuye actually held a meeting in advance."

That smiling voice, as well as that radiant appearance, all seem to be intoxicating in the spring.True beauty—beyond gender, irrelevant to time, unfolded on the outside and rooted in the soul, as long as you take a casual glance, you should know the weight of the soul-stirring.

The weird and heavy atmosphere that was lingering around just now was completely wiped out in this one glance.

Among the people present, the only one who was not affected at all was Bixia Xuanjun Yuye. "Yu Taifu," she asked, "you..."

"Have you heard of dominoes?"

——Friend, have you heard of Amway?

Mingyue: ...

"Master Yuye..." The corners of her eyes twitched, "Is there something wrong with your painting style?"

What are dominoes?A Qilin quietly asked his king.The red-haired and emerald-eyed Queen Qing tried her best to recall, and explained to Jing Taifu that it was a long series of standing cards arranged at equal distances, and as long as the first one was knocked down, the following cards would follow, until all All the dominoes fall; the spectacular scene and the pleasure/sense of destruction will fascinate many people.

"Things have developed to this kind of situation, you are also responsible." Yuye walked down the crystal ladder step by step, until she was stopped by the silent king, she didn't care, and looked straight at Mingyue, "You know what I mean—if you don't want to see the King Gong who you value also fall from the high Lingyun Mountain."

The handsome and spring-like Gong Taifu glanced at his own king, and then slowly brushed his long hair that was blown by the wind. "Where is 'he'?" she asked.

It was another question that others could not understand, but Yuye could understand.Her chest rose and fell violently, and she said with difficulty: "Not yet... not yet, the expectation given by Queen Mother Xi is the day after tomorrow."

"'Arrival'? Oh, it's a good thing he's willing to use his last strength." Gong Taifu said, "I'll see him then. Yuye, you can explain the situation to the kings in more detail in these two days. And..." She called Xuanjun Bixia by name, but Xuanjun didn't seem to think there was anything wrong.

"Yuye, don't be afraid."

Mingyue smiled calmly.She stepped forward, gently hugged the stiff fairy, and whispered in her ear: "I failed to protect Daiguo well back then, but this time..."

"I will win."

******

The days in Pengshan are always clear, and the nights in Pengshan are always clear.The sky here is different from the outside world, the flowing sea of ​​clouds is completely pure and transparent, without any impurities; the wonderful water waves distort the deep night sky, refracting countless stars into short arcs, which looks a lot like a famous painting by Van Gogh .

The wind from the outer Yellow Sea was filtered by an invisible barrier, and what finally passed to Pengshan was a fresh breath without the slightest fishy smell.The four seasons here are like spring. A tree on the hillside blooms like a brocade cloud, and the wind blows and the flowers fall all over the sky, creating a sea of ​​fragrant snow.

At the highest point of the hillside is the sacrificial tree that has grown unicorn fruit for thousands of years.Today, it has withered.

The gorgeous long skirt that reaches the floor is always a little inconvenient to move around, Mingyue lifted the hem of the skirt and walked up the mountain slowly.The cool night wind always brought a few petals from time to time, and when she reached the top of the mountain, many fine pieces of spring light had already fallen on her body.

There is already a person sitting under the sacrificial tree, leaning on the withered branches, looking up at the night sky flowed by the sea of ​​clouds.Her long dark green hair was almost black in the night, and the little pink cloth that tied her hair was shaking happily in the wind.Mingyue inexplicably felt that this scene was very funny, so she laughed "puchi" out of her heart.

Shang Long turned his head, his eyes sparkled.

"Good evening, the mysterious Miss He Mao." He greeted her Shi Shiran with a smile on his face, "Did I tell you, Miss He Mao, you are really beautiful?"

He smiled calmly, his tone was sincere, and his eyes were deep; he looked like the kind of unruly knight who traveled all over the world, and his confidante was also everywhere.

"Well, have you said it?" Mingyue rubbed her chin and recalled for a while, "I don't remember. Even if you said it, I don't mind if you say it again."

The same calm.

Shang Long's smile deepened at first, then he suddenly stopped the smile, looked at her, and said seriously: "The third son of the Komatsu family, Komatsu Shanglong, was deeply in love with Miss He Mao about 500 years ago."

The night wind is blowing, and the sky is silent; countless starlight penetrates the water, and gently illuminates everything.The flower rain seemed to be born out of thin air, slowly spinning and falling between them.Mingyue reached out to catch a petal, and watched it float away into the distance.

"Well, I see."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha--"

Shang Long opened his hands, lay down on the grass on the top of the mountain, and laughed out of breath facing the boundless night sky. "Is it a ruthless answer or what?" he complained childishly, but his smile was extremely comfortable, "but my favorite response. I like this answer very much, Ms. Kamo, you really... have never let me down .”

The portrait 500 years ago has become a source of strength for a teenager to resist the confusion of life; the world symbolized by her smile, even though it is only a fictional world he relied on imagination and longing for, has become an everlasting but eternal reality in his heart. The paradise that cannot be reached.When the years go by and the times change, all the past has truly become the past, a thin page in the history book, and no evidence of what he used to be can be found after searching every line. When the world in his eyes is boring no matter how boring, that kind of boring The emptiness and emptiness were about to drive him crazy, but at this time she walked slowly from the beginning of time, and cast a curious and indifferent glance at him——

I have deeply admired you.

Well, I see.

His initial consolation easily lasted for a hundred years, smoothing out all the gaps that could not be eliminated.

She walked out from the past, passed by his present, and went to the future again; and the place she passed was the exit of the reincarnation that trapped him.

No matter life or death, no matter good or bad, this endless reincarnation finally has an exit.

He could see the huge waves beyond the exit, the violent storm and rolling thunder that belonged to the new world, which not only made him shudder, but also made him—excited.

"Miss He Mao," Shang Long stopped laughing and said fascinatedly, "I seem to be 29 again."

At the age of 29, the Komatsu family along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea turned into dust. The only surviving one thought he had lost the meaning of life, but immediately gained a country.

That year was his freshman year.

"I'm so young." Shang Long said seriously.

The wind became stronger, and the rain of flowers in the wind became stronger; the petals fell and covered his eyelids.The young King Yan closed his eyes, opened them again, and saw Miss He Mao's long black hair hanging down in front of him.

"Is it possible that Miss He Mao wants to kiss me?" Shang Long smiled with interest, "I appreciate this idea very much."

"You think too much." Miss He Mao said kindly, "Your Majesty King Yan, please excuse me. I'm going to dig up the land where you lie."

"Oh?" Shang Long's eyes lit up.Why does he think everything Miss Kamo wants to do is so interesting? "I'll help you." He got up in a jiffy, exuberant like a young man in the morning sun.

So in the night wind and the starlight, the two of them had no respect for the destiny, and they used swords as shovels, and they quickly dug out the once sacred sacrificial wood.The withered trees were completely slumped to the ground, and the coiled and dry roots stretched out like countless unwilling palms.

In the land that was once wrapped by the roots of the sacrificial tree, lying quietly is a roll of old bamboo slips.Mingyue grabbed the bamboo slips in her hand and pulled the tether away.

On the yellowed bamboo slices, there was a blank space.

"It seems to be very old." Shang Long leaned over to take a look, "Why, has the content been obliterated?"

"No." Mingyue lightly brushed the edge of the bamboo slips, with an incomprehensible smile on her lips, "There was nothing written on it."

- It is indeed so.

"I've got the things, and I'm going back too." She put away the bamboo slips and patted the dirt on her body.

"Miss Ka Mao just abandoned me."

"So, do you want to come together?"

"No, I still want to take another look at the starry sky in Pengshan, maybe I won't be able to see it in the future."

"I think so too."

He watched her go away, like watching a dream come to an end.The Peach Blossom Spring is the one that cannot be reached, and after arriving——

You can set sail and go to a new distance.

"Liu Tai, why haven't you come out yet?" Shang Long said loudly, "It's not good to leave the master alone on the mountain to blow the wind."

"Tch, I don't think you had a good chat with Gong Lin."

Turning out from behind the rock beside him was a blond boy with an awkward expression.Shang Long waved to him with a smile, the boy squinted at him, walked over with his arms folded, and then he rubbed the hair on the back of his head vigorously.

"You bastard Shang Long, don't rub my head!" The Sixth Lady covered her head and glared at him vigorously.

Shang Long raised his eyebrows.

"I said, Mrs. Six, have you seen it?"

"What do you see, do you see that you are like a fool and miss the unicorns from other countries?"

"I mean, the portraits I drew in the palace before, and the things I wrote when I was bored."

Six is ​​too silent.

"Why don't you ask me?" King Yan knelt down and pressed the shoulders of this forever 12-year-old brat, "Liu Tai, you must be very worried."

When seeing those clumsy pictures that try to describe the 塙lin, when seeing those hostile ideas about sending troops to other countries, as a unicorn, Liutai must be terrified.

The blond boy lowered his head and kicked the stones on the ground with his toes. "Worry or something..." he muttered, "I just want to choose to trust Shang Long."

——Believe that you will be able to defeat yourself, and continue to be the king of Yan loved by everyone, and go on.

Shang Long gripped his shoulder tightly.

"Sure enough, it's an idiot Qilin." He smiled, stood up, and patted the young man's back again, "But congratulations, you've trusted the right person this time!"

He didn't know how long he could go in that brand new future.But there are many people around him, Shang Long knows, they will all be with him——

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