The mountain ghost blows out the lights

Shen Fan didn't know when, but quietly opened the door and went out.

The purpose of him following Shen Lianxing to Zhaixing Tower today is to judge the authenticity of Jiuquan. On the one hand, the Shen family always has a witness, and on the other hand, he is also curious, wanting to know what is so magical about this wine.

Now that he has confirmed with his own eyes that Shen Lianxing has actually completed all the tests, then he will be the rightful head of the family from now on.The head of the family is talking with people, and it is impossible for non-related people to still listen as if nothing has happened.

Shen Fan didn't like Shen Lianxing very much in the past, but it's not that he wasn't smart.

The High Priest is still telling her story.

She had waited too long since Shen Yuansi's death, and now that the time had finally come, her voice had already started to become hoarse.

"Shen Yuansi is different from me." The high priest said, "Your Shen family didn't have the habit of worshiping gods in the past, even if you later participated in the activities of sacrifice and divination, you didn't really believe that - most of them just wanted to get along with others That's all."

Although she doesn't show it, she actually sees it in her eyes.

"But he can only come to me." The high priest stroked the edge of the table slowly, her skin was pale and slightly wrinkled, and the blue blood vessels were very obvious, "because he has no one else to discuss with. gone."

Shen Yuansi is the head of the largest organ family in the world, but he is also very lonely at the same time.

He didn't put all his hopes on Shen Lianxing from the beginning.

This may be too vague, and there are many variables on the way. If you are not really desperate, no one will take a few myths on a piece of paper seriously and gamble with your wealth and life.

Shen Yuansi worked hard for a long time, but the Shen family...

It has long since rotted from the roots.

It is like an ancient tree that has grown for thousands of years. The core has been eaten away by pests for many years. Even if the root of the root is about to collapse, the consequences will not appear overnight.

These things, if you don't stand on the top of the tree, you will never be able to see them.

And those who have seen this, if they want to hope that the ancient tree will rejuvenate, what else can they do besides praying for a miracle?

Shen Yuansi... Shen Yuansi's sense of belonging is too strong, he only thinks about revitalizing the Shen family, and he will try all the methods that may be useful.

After all, Shen Lianxing was also his own grandson, if possible, Shen Yuansi hoped to solve these troublesome matters personally.

But it is a pity that Shen Yuansi himself does not have such a talent.Even if he had known for a long time that the Zhaixing Tower was built by Shen Zhi who dismantled Fei Que, he still couldn't see the real purpose of those intricate mechanisms.

Managing such a huge family day after day has basically exhausted all his energy. He is now a qualified leader, but he is no longer an excellent organist.

He had been to the Zhaixing Building many times in private, but all failed in the end.

The lifespan of a mortal is limited, and Shen Yuansi is already an old man. He knows that time is running out, and any changes he made have made little progress. After all attempts were useless, he finally turned his attention to Shen Zhi's notes.

"He told me this." The high priest said, "I am a priest, and I need to keep the content of the test, and wait for him... a hundred years later, if his plan is successful, I will be in charge of the follow-up."

Shen Yuansi explained her plan to the high priest in detail. The priest represented Yanjing City's will, and she didn't have any position, so she didn't need to worry about her intention being leaked.

It's just that the identities are too different, and the high priest still doesn't know whether the other party regards him as a friend.

"I don't believe him." The high priest hadn't said such a long word for a long time, and after two sentences, he had to pause and reorganize his words, "Of course I don't believe you either."

The position of the priest is passed down from generation to generation, and the new priests are all selected by the previous generation and brought up.In this Yanjing city, the high priests have absolute authority. They know how to observe the stars, how to perform rituals to worship the sky, and how to say specious words to explain the results of divination.

It's just because of this special status that they cannot have too much contact with other ordinary people.The last time I had a conversation with someone like this was when Shen Yuansi was still alive, so I spoke bluntly without considering the other person's mood.

"Shen Yuansi insisted that you are the most suitable candidate, and I persuaded him." The high priest said, "But it was useless, as you know, he is obstinately stubborn, and no one can change his mind."

Moreover, this is an internal issue of the Shen family. Whether she supports it or not, she can only give her own opinion as a bystander who doesn't know if she is a friend, and cannot directly influence Shen Yuansi's decision.

And Shen Yuansi decided to believe in Shen Lianxing.

The high priest carefully looked at Shen Lianxing's handsome features. He and Shen Yuansi looked alike, but their personalities were not close to each other. If you really get in touch with them, you will find that they are completely different.

She finally whispered with some indistinguishable emotion: "Now it seems that I was wrong."

She didn't expect that Shen Lianxing would actually accept this test, let alone that this young man would actually complete it.

In her view, all of this is just a desperate attempt by Shen Yuansi, setting a goal that is completely impossible to achieve, and then simply dying, leaving the trouble to future generations, waiting for them to do what they like Anything goes.

Shen Lianxing forced a smile: "Then he really trusts me."

Did the old man trust Shen Lianxing's talent and ability?

Or, Shen Yuansi only wanted to revive the Shen family. As for Shen Lianxing's life and personal wishes, they were not that important to him anymore?

Shen Yuansi was dead, no one could answer his question anymore, even if Shen Lianxing wanted to complain, he couldn't find anyone to complain about.

There is nowhere to use it, like hitting cotton.

The high priest didn't answer, and asked again: "So, are you a god now?"

"Unfortunately." Shen Lianxing replied, "I'm afraid I will disappoint you. I neither consider myself a god, nor do I intend to protect that poor place."

"I think so." The high priest nodded. She is standing here now just to fulfill her friend's last wish.What will happen to the Shen family has nothing to do with her, and she does not intend to make any comments on Shen Lianxing's decision.

Yan Jinping patted the back of Shen Lianxing's hand inconspicuously, and then he grabbed him. Shen Lianxing's expression remained unchanged, and he held his fingers, counted them one by one, and tapped them one by one.

The palm is cold.

It was difficult to speak at this time, Yan Jinping looked at Shen Lianxing's calm side face, and sighed softly in his heart.

Shen Lianxing is not the kind of person who complains, but no matter how open-minded he is, after knowing the truth of everything, it is really difficult to pretend that nothing happened.

He always thought that the reason why Shen Yuansi was so honest with the Shen family was because he looked down on them for entrusting their future to the heavens, because they mourned their misfortune and angered them for not fighting.

But it's not like that.

It turned out that Shen Yuansi didn't believe it, but he wanted to create... a god that belonged exclusively to their Shen family.

And I didn't even discuss it with the god himself.

It seems that if a person is too weak, he can't even decide his own identity.

Shen Lianxing closed his eyes slightly, and then opened them quickly, staring at the high priest's ghostly paint on his face. Yan Jinping's warm body temperature gave him some comfort, and only then did he realize that he was tense all the time, it was a subconscious defense attitude.

He relaxed a little, felt it carefully again, and realized that he was no longer angry, but more confused.

There were so many times when Shen Yuansi taught him that the Shen family members should believe in the tools in their hands, not place their hopes on others, and control their own destiny.

When Shen Yuansi taught him these things, what was he thinking?

Had he already decided to let his grandson complete such an unreasonable task?

Shen Lianxing tossed these thoughts back and forth in his mind, but finally asked the high priest something irrelevant: "Do you still keep the pages that were torn out from Shen Zhi's notes?"

The high priest shook his head slowly, and the peacock feathers on the cloak shook slightly with her movements, reflecting colorful colors, as if the bird had suddenly come to life.

"Shen Yuansi didn't give it to me." She said softly, "I only showed it to me once and confirmed the content on it, so I don't know where it is hidden."

Shen Lianxing was expressionless: "Since he expects me to build a magpie, why didn't he just give me the complete notes?"

If he had known from the very beginning that there were parts from the former Feique in the Star Picking Building, he wouldn't have had to make so many detours.Isn't this exactly what Shen Yuansi expected, why didn't he directly tell Shen Lianxing about it?

The high priest had been paying attention to his expression, and immediately saw that Shen Lianxing was very dissatisfied with Shen Yuansi.

Thinking about it, I worked hard for a whole year, and finally completed the test before the deadline, but when I came back and heard the truth, no matter who it was, I'm afraid it would be impossible to be happy.

The high priest answered crisply: "He did it on purpose."

The mechanisms in the Zhaixing Building are too complicated, only a part is dismantled from the flying magpie, and the other parts are newly built. If you only look at the Zhaixing Building, you can’t tell what the purpose of which part is, not only can’t help The effect would even slow down Shen Lianxing's progress.

Shen Yuansi has studied Zhaixing Tower for so many years, and he knows these things best.

and……

What can really trap a person?

If you want to climb a mountain, gentle hills are not scary, nor are steep cliffs.Most people have an estimate of how many catties they have. If it is too much beyond their ability, they will give up after looking at it from a distance. There is no need to use their wealth and life to fight for a possibility.

Only those goals that can’t be climbed and seem to be climbed with hard work will make people obsessed, unwilling to give up, and eventually trapped in a maze with no exit.

If Shen Lianxing can't even see these details, then it's useless to tell him about it, it's better to wait for him to study for a month or two without a clue, give up regretfully, leave the stagnant pool of Shen's family, and continue his life .

"It's not that he didn't think about it. He just found a simpler test so that you can become the head of the family smoothly first, and then study other things at that time."

The high priest said: "But if you become the head of the family like that, you will definitely not be able to convince the public, and there will be more people making trouble, and you will not be able to live a peaceful life for a few days."

Shen Yuansi has been the Patriarch for too long, and he is used to considering issues from various angles, and correspondingly, he has a lot of worries. After thinking about it, he always feels that the arrangement is not appropriate, and in the end he still chose the simplest and rude line.

"Either train you until no one can become a hindrance to you, or simply give up on the Shen family, go far away, and become a carpenter."

She recalled Shen Yuansi's expression at that time, lowered her eyes, and said: "There is nothing wrong with the carpenter. With your ability, it is enough to rebuild a new Shen's house. You don't have to stick to this place—this is his reason." talk."

Shen Lianxing: "... If I leave, won't it be impossible to revive the Shen family?"

Shen Yuansi cared so much about his family's honor, and he had been working hard for it all his life. If Shen Lianxing really felt that this test was too difficult to complete and just gave up, what would happen to the mess left in the Shen family?

"Well." The high priest finally smiled slightly, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, don't you think?"

——She once had the same problem as Shen Lianxing, and this was what Shen Yuansi said at the time.

"Shen Yuansi is not a good person, but he is not that bad either."

"At least on this point, I hope you don't misunderstand him."

The author says:

Shen Lianxing: So I am a tool man.

High Priest: Oh, you Shen family, why are you all so troublesome.

Yan Jinping: Miserable, Shen Lianxing, miserable.

Shen Fan: slipped away.

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