[Twelve Kingdoms] The dance of the vast sky in the mountains

?Haunting and lingering, the faint white smoke slowly rises from the burning incense sticks and slowly floats in the air, leaving only the elegant and strong fragrance, which cleans the hearts of the people.

The last pilgrim has long since left, the incense stick in the furnace has burned to the end, and the dimly lit fire is flickering, flickering like the last struggle.

"Feng Qi." Couldn't help it, Zhen Wei who was standing beside him softly called the man in front of him by name, only to see that his eyes, which had been staring blankly for the whole afternoon, shook slightly.

"Zhenwei." He turned his head slowly, rubbing his brows lightly, "The sun hasn't set yet, please come in the next pilgrim."

"The one in front is already the last one."

"What?!" Feng Qi suddenly turned his head.

"Yes." Zhen Wei looked at the Qilin in front of him distressedly, "You have worked hard for more than a month, and before the next batch of pilgrims arrive, please rest in peace, your body is related to the entire Fang Kingdom."

Feng Qi stared blankly at Zhenwei in front of him, as if he had suffered a major blow, even though he was helped back to Penglu Palace by the fairies, he still didn't wake up, so Zhenwei had to ask the fairies who served him in daily life They should be taken good care of.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, just like the night more than a month ago, she was woken up by the fairy who rushed over after resting, and reported to her in panic: Feng Qi disappeared again.

In Fangguo Kingdom, the steep and jagged Mount Pusu towers straight into the clouds, and the Falcon Palace above it stands staggered with palaces and pavilions, showing the majesty of the palace.

Behind the main hall, in the quiet study room, the memorials on the desk were piled up high, covering the emaciated body behind.The people on the desk looked tired, and the speed of writing became slower and slower, and finally stopped.

"Please take care of yourself, Lord Yuexi." At the door of the room, a figure pushed the door and entered, but was tripped by the high threshold and almost fell to the ground.

"It's you?" Yuexi was a little surprised when he saw the embarrassed face of the visitor.

"It's me." The visitor breathed a sigh of relief, straightened the hem of his clothes, and walked to the desk, "I haven't seen you for five years, and you still haven't changed at all."

"But you have changed a lot." Yuexi smiled slightly.

"Where?" Yuexi's answer surprised him.

"You're getting older, now you can no longer always claim to be a 15-year-old boy like you used to?"

"Really?" He also laughed lightly, and suddenly said "ah", remembering something, and then his shoulders relaxed.No wonder, everyone showed strange expressions when they said that they had lived for 15 years.

Looking at the mature young face in front of her, Yuexi slowly put away her smile. "Shao Ting, you who were originally an aide in Huizhou, why did you resign and disappear less than a year after you were promoted to the sub-official of the local government? Where have you been in the past few years?"

Yuexi's eyes were too severe, and Shao Ting couldn't help becoming a little nervous, "I, I, I... I'm going to farm."

"What?" Yuexi was very surprised.

"Yes," Shao Ting rubbed his head, "After I became a local official, I assisted the local official in managing land and food. We promulgated one policy after another, and adopted various measures such as encouragement, deployment, and integration However, the land that can be cultivated is still less and less, and the unit output of food is still slowly declining. When I am working every day, I feel that I am actually wasting my time."

Yuexi was silent, sometimes, why didn't he think of himself this way.

"So I thought, since the situation can't be improved from the perspective of organization and management, I can make changes from the most basic aspects, and maybe there will be progress. So, I resigned from office, sold my property, traveled around several countries, and collected a large number of countries. The method of planting and cultivating food was passed down from word to mouth among the common people, and when they came back, they bought a piece of land and tried it out."

"Is it effective?" Yuexi asked with concern.

"Yes." Shao Ting nodded, "In the first year, because I had to test those methods and use them in Fangguo, I didn't see the effect. In the second year, the crops that I planted according to the method I organized by myself, if nothing unexpected , the unit output of grain can be increased by at least one-half.”

"Not surprisingly?"

"Yes," Shao Ting lowered his eyes, "In the second year, seeing the green ears of rice in the field gradually become full and ready to be harvested soon, we ushered in a severe drought that lasted for a long time, as well as pests. , the crops were gnawed in a few days and the land was scattered, and this year's harvest was almost non-existent. As the drought did not pass, I switched to planting wheat in late autumn, but that winter was extremely cold, with heavy snow accumulation, and it did not start until around the spring equinox The thawing slowly caused the seedlings to freeze to death. Then I replanted other crops in the third year, but with little success, and then I had no money.” He slowly raised his head, “So I understood, it’s not the land and technical problems, nor is it a mistake in management and organization. Because this is a false dynasty, a period when there is no king in power, and all disasters are invading wantonly. Method."

"The king will be elected by Fengtai, and he will ascend the throne and sit on the throne." Yuexi looked at Shao Ting and said slowly.

"Yes," Shao Ting nodded, "So, I sold the remaining land and participated in ascending the mountain."

"Oh?" Yuexi was slightly moved.

"Unfortunately, the king is not me." Shao Ting shook his head, "I think so, Fangguo has you, a former peak king who dared to kill the wrong way, saved the people from suffering, and worked hard for decades to slow down the country's crisis. A false king who is declining and working hard, how can I be the next King of Feng. Your bearing, ability and popularity are unmatched in Fangguo, and the next King of Feng must be you. Therefore, "Shao Ting suddenly withdrew Taking a step back, he bowed himself to the ground, "I and the people of Quanfang Kingdom sincerely hope that you can go to the Yellow Sea to ascend the mountain, ascend the throne as soon as possible, and bestow blessings on the common people."

Yuexi looked at the figure crouching in front of the desk for a long time, and then said slowly, "Get up, I can't be the next peak king, from the moment I disturbed Gangchang and killed Jian Zhongda, I will lose my dignity forever." King's qualifications."

Shao Ting raised his head abruptly, "You are for the people of Fangguo."

"So what?" Yuexi stood up from behind the desk, "Have you never heard of the Zundi of Cai Kingdom? At that time, Fan Wang had no way, and Zun Emperor sent troops to attack Fan Guo. Because of the crime of face-to-face, both the king and Qilin Violent death. From your point of view, why are they guilty? Even if it is not for their own country, the people of other countries are not life, so shouldn’t they be pitied? However, the heavens do not allow it. So when Princess Xiangqiong scolded me to climb a mountain to ask God's will to see if I, the killer, could become king, I had nothing to say."

Shao Ting stared blankly at Yuexi, not knowing what to say.

"Besides, do you think that being a king is a good job? Do people who are scrambling to ascend the mountain know the true meaning of being a king? You think it means becoming a master, but you are wrong. The king is a follower of the Emperor of Heaven and his slave. Becoming a king King, you must act in accordance with his rules. Every move is restrained, and you must not make a single mistake. Otherwise, you will end up with the so-called "dishonest" or simply die suddenly. Do you think that the two longest reigning kings are all Is it because they are wise? Wrong, it is because they are smart. They have figured out the true interpretation of the content of Tian Gang, and figured out how to do it little by little so as not to touch the bottom line of the Emperor of Heaven. The king is such a difficult existence. "Yuexi flicked his sleeves, turned his back to Shao Ting, "So, I won't go up the mountain, as a traitor, I have no right to be on the throne, and that's not the position I want Instead of wasting time and money doing impossible things, it is better to stay in the country and do something truly meaningful for the people. Moreover, maybe the moment I set foot on the Yellow Sea, I will be gathered in groups The monsters who followed the 'will of God' were torn to pieces."

"However, these are just your conjectures. If you don't try, how can you be sure that the Emperor of Heaven will not approve of your actions?" Shao Ting said with a pale face, biting his lips.

"You don't need to try, I'm sure," Yuexi said, turning around slowly, "Because Fengtaifu is here now."

"What?" Hearing this, Shao Ting was stunned. "So, he already knows who the king is?"

"I don't know yet," Yuexi frowned. "I just know that the next peak king may be a very troublesome person."

"Ah!"

Zhao Xin, who was taking a comfortable bath in the wooden barrel of the inn, sneezed suddenly.

"Zhao Xin, is the water cold?" Ye Ming, who was wiping the blade outside, asked through the door.

"It's all right, it's very comfortable." Zhao Xin looked at the mist rising from the bucket and responded loudly.He lowered his body again, took a breath, and simply buried his head in the water. After a while, a long string of bubbles burst out of the water.Beside the wooden barrel, an old turban was casually thrown on the ground, and in the barrel, golden hair was scattered on the water surface, swaying with the fluctuation of the water surface.

After more than half a month of rushing, the two entered Qiaoguo and arrived at Xizhou. Aoshuang Mountain had already come into view. Going back in embarrassment? Not to mention the glamorous Jinluo Yuyi, at least it should be clean, tidy and refreshing), Ye Ming found a slightly expensive hotel, prepared to take a good rest, and then rushed back to Cuihuang Palace in one breath.

Zhao Xin soaked for a long time, until Ye Ming thought she was drowning in the bucket, only then did she hear the sound of "squeaking" bathing and flushing water coming from inside, mixed with some strange songs wafting out.Not long after, the door was pushed open with a bang, and Zhao Xin, who was cleansed, appeared on the stage, with undried blond hair dragging on her shoulders On the bed, the clothes were soaked, and there were still some drops of water, which were thrown around with Zhao Xin's movements.

Ye Ming moved his body calmly, dodging the water droplets thrown at him, took a dry towel from the water basin on the side, and handed it over, "Wipe dry, or you will catch a cold easily."

"Xiao Yeming still loves me." Zhao Xin took the towel with a smile and wiped it on his head.Ye Ming, who was watching Zhao Xin's movements, suddenly let out a "huh", walked over and pulled the towel off her head, "Zhao Xin, your hair..."

"Hair?" Zhao Xin grabbed a strand and tugged at it, "It's grown a lot, right? It can be cut shorter, so it's getting more and more difficult to save wearing a turban, or simply cut off the dyed hair underneath. There is no need to pack it."

"No, it's the color..."

"Color? Oh, it's the color of newly grown hair. Pure black seems to be rare here."

"It's not black, there are many colors." Ye Ming twisted Zhao Xin's hair strand by strand and looked at it, "This side is bright red, this side is light purple, and this side is orange, light green, sky blue, dark brown... ...Do all people in Kunlun have such colorful hair?"

"How is it possible!" Zhao Xin grabbed the bronze mirror on the table, the not-so-clear mirror reflected a slightly blurred image, but the color could be seen, exactly as Ye Ming said.

"Is this... could it be... poisoning?" Zhao Xin was dumbfounded. "Or a genetic mutation?"

"I've never heard that poisoning can change the color of a person's hair, and... um... what kind of mutation is it?"

"Could it be that like a zombie, it will transform after being bitten, and I will become a monster like a goblin when I am attacked by a monster? I didn't see anything strange growing on my body when I took a bath just now." Zhao Xin groped around.

You weren’t attacked by Qu, and if you want to change, you won’t become like Qu, and now Qu is an envoy… Ye Ming thought silently, “I don’t understand now, wait until I get back. Cuihuang Palace, please ask the imperial physician."

"That's the way it is." Zhao Xin replied depressedly.