The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 566 The Game between Man and God

Xia Chichi looked at Hai Pinglan with a cold look in her eyes.

If Hai Pinglan originally drove away Sanniang, it can be understood in a positive direction, maybe to leave a seed, then when the words "kill without mercy" and "you will be the prince" are spoken, there is no room for change.

That year, Hai Changkong was in his early thirties, when he was ambitious to start a career. With such a promise hanging in front of his eyes, he would really risk his life to kill Sanniang. The girl Sanniang's cultivation level was far away. It's not like today's Xuanwu. If you don't do it right, you'll really die.

　　 Regardless of whether there is any intention behind it and whether there is hardship or not, this sentence is difficult to forgive.

The scary thing is that he said it with a smile and didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said.

Xia Chichi said coldly: "It is said that there is no prince in your country yet, and Hai Changkong is already in his forties or fifties, right? Is it because Sanniang is not dead yet?"

Hai Pinglan smiled: "Of course, since the killing was not successful, the promised conditions have not been met. I have hundreds of adopted sons, and several of them are very good. It's hard to say who to choose."

Xia Chichi felt very uncomfortable and asked, "Why are you telling me this? Is it because you know Sanniang's identity as the Four Symbol Cult and want to break up with us?"

Hai Pinglan shook his head: "Now that I have said this, can't you tell that it was intentional? Otherwise, why would I tell you this?"

Xia Chichi secretly heard it, but it was useless.

 Why are these emperors so cold and indifferent? They never take other people's emotions seriously for their own ideas.

The only thing is that Xia Longyuan would only call himself "I" to Zhao Changhe. At other times, he would just call himself "I". But Hai Pinglan has always been "I" or "I", which is a bit strange.

But I heard Hai Pinglan say: "You are walking on the sea, have you heard that the king of Penglai is named Yuan, not me, Hai Pinglan?"

Xia Chichi said: "I heard it. Wasn't it misinformation in the early years? Now everyone in your country knows that you are the king of Penglai."

Hai Pinglan shook his head: "That's wrong, I never ascended the throne... Legally speaking, she has always been the king of Penglai."

Xia Chichi was stunned: "But didn't she die?"

"When we opened up the sea, we once saw an innate treasure called the Soul of Water. This object was supposed to be related to ancient Xuanwu... When we discovered this object, there was a fight without enemies. At that time, I was still injured. , did not participate in this battle. According to Sanniang's mother, the soul of water was taken away." Hai Pinglan sighed: "Later I found out where and what was taken away, the soul of water has always been in her soul sea. .”

Xia Chichi's heart skipped a beat: "Poseidon!"

"Yes, the Emperor of the Sea invaded her spiritual platform. We didn't know it at the time." Hai Pinglan said: "Later, Sanniang's mother and I had a dispute. I wanted to establish a country in Penglai and form an army to fight back to the mainland. Sanniang's mother thought that The Xia Kingdom is at the moment of great governance. Don’t think about this kind of thing. You can either live in Penglai or simply return to Jiangnan, because by this time the Xia Kingdom will no longer want us, and there is no need to continue wandering on the sea. Of course I don’t Yes, I really want to fight back and kill your father..."

Xia Chichi: "...Thank you so much."

"We had a rare dispute. No one could convince the other, and it was very unpleasant." Hai Pinglan looked at the wine glass in concentration, and there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was remembering the scene of the quarrel, which made him feel It seems very warm.

Xia Chichi looked at him blankly, waiting for the next step.

Hai Pinglan came back to her senses and sighed: "So one day, when she suddenly changed her mind and said she agreed to establish a country, what do you think I was feeling at that time?"

Xia Chichi tried to ask: "Ecstasy?"

"Wrong." Hai Pinglan said lightly: "I know her too well. Even ten cows can't pull back what she decided. How could she suddenly change her mind and support me when nothing happened? I became cautious. , I made some insinuations and tested her from various angles, and found that her memory was fine, but her temperament had undergone a very strange change, and she no longer looked like that person."

Xia Chichi was fascinated by what she heard: "Then what?"

"I can't beat your father, but after all, it's a triple secret treasure, one of the best in the world." Hai Pinglan smiled: "I suspected that she had been taken away, so I suddenly took action to restrain her. After checking, it turned out that her The soul sea has been entrenched by a strange yin energy. Although it has not completely taken away the body, it can be said that it has been contaminated to the point that it is not that person, but she doesn't know it yet."

Xia Chichi had vaguely guessed it, and the first thing that came to mind at this moment was the yin energy of the Wang family, and Wang Daoning's desire to seek skin from a tiger.

Is Wang Daoning no longer that person?

Hai Pinglan said: "At that time, the injuries I received from your father's beating in my early years had long since healed. The Emperor of the Sea was actually weak at that time, so he had to use this method of poking and poking... I thought I could clear away the evil in her soul. Qi... But in the end, we know that if we have not reached the Yu realm, we have not yet reached it. Our understanding of Yin Shen is not comparable to that of the Poseidon, even if he is weak."

"...Failed?" "Yes." Hai Pinglan said calmly: "I killed her with my own hands... It was not a manslaughter, nor did she die due to the yin energy causing a conflict. It was me who took the initiative. Because I couldn't tolerate others standing up to her. Live with your body.”

 Xia Chichi: “…”

“Obviously, the Emperor of the Sea did not expect that I would be so ruthless and angrily invaded my spiritual platform... In the long years that followed, the battlefield was always my spiritual platform.”

"You didn't know when you might be fully occupied, so you expelled Sanniang and kept her far away. How could you possibly leave a seed behind?" …Could it be that Poseidon said it through your mouth?”

Hai Pinglan said lightly: "You are overthinking... Why did you still have such warm thoughts when you were so lonely when you were young?"

 Xia Chichi: “…”

"At that time, the Poseidon was tearing apart in my sea of ​​souls, but she led the crowd to force the palace. If it were you, I would suspect that she was also contaminated like my mother and came to help the Poseidon. Of course, kill them all, and keep them here to kill. I?"

Xia Chichi sighed: "If it were you, I would order to capture him alive."

"The situation is urgent and chaotic. If mother-in-law and mother-in-law are merciful, they will suffer defeat." Hai Pinglan said lightly: "She does not have to inherit the kingdom. What I promised to Changkong will be counted."

Xia Chichi sarcastically said: "If you only think about the inheritance of the kingdom...then everyone's brain circuits are not consistent. If it's just for that, to be honest, you can have another child, so it really doesn't matter."

Hai Pinglan did not defend himself, but said: "The situation changed later. Poseidon and I had been fighting for a year, and I was at a disadvantage, but Poseidon also knew that if he forced himself to occupy me, the price would be high. So I offered to surrender."

 “To call myself a minister…”

“He left the sea of ​​my soul. I respected Him as a god, built a temple for Him, worshiped the whole people, spread faith, and helped Him recover. This was exactly what He needed, so we hit it off.”

Xia Chichi laughed: "When I killed my wife, I thought you were so proud, but you didn't become an emperor after all."

Hai Pinglan said calmly: "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's true that he has recovered and accumulated strength, so why haven't I?"

"for example?"

"It happened that a group of people followed Sanniang at that time, and unintentionally they became the seeds you mentioned. No matter how the countries on the sea gradually fell, this group of people will always be dissatisfied. When I contacted him secretly, I explained the whole story , they became my sharp daggers secretly. Countries thought that pirates were plundering, but in fact, the resources basically went to me. On the surface, everything in Penglai was under the nose of the Poseidon. As an emperor, even my cultivation resources were limited, but in fact, secretly I have accumulated countless resources to practice, and once I break through the imperial realm, it will be my time to counterattack."

Xia Chichi said: "So you made a breakthrough?"

Hai Pinglan did not answer and thought to himself: "The matter can be divided into several steps. The first step is to divert the disaster eastward and drive the tigers to eat the wolves. The population of the sea is really not large, and the sum of all the countries may not be as good as the one big state of Xia. The development of his faith power was limited and he was eager to expand. I asked the Poseidon to hook up with the Wang family, not only to shift his focus to the land, but also to make it easier for me to operate secretly, and also to let him have a try with Xia Longyuan."

　　He paused for a moment, and his tone became a little strange: "Did you know? A few days ago, Poseidon and your father had a fight in the air."

Xia Chichi said: "I know. During the battle of King Cui."

"That hand caused Poseidon to suffer some hidden injuries, and he found that he seemed to be no match for Xia Longyuan..." Hai Pinglan's tone was very complicated: "Xia Longyuan has actually reached such a level..."

Xia Chichi’s face was expressionless.

Hai Pinglan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Anyway, he is a little impatient. If he does not revive and prosper and cannot withstand Xia Longyuan, then the so-called rebellion of the Wang family will be in vain. At this time, I secretly ordered the pirate group to drive away the fishermen who went to sea. The sea merchant, whose religious population was already limited, was not allowed to drink the soup. Of course he was furious and ordered all countries to suppress the bandits. At the same time, he also planned to make a sacrifice plan that he did not want to do, and carved a formation on the ship. , the casualties of believers in the war can become nutrients for sacrifices to Him, and we don’t want to waste this at all.”

Xia Chichi was fascinated by what he heard: "Then why are you holding back in secret?"

Hai Pinglan said: "Originally, Haihuang only planned to turn the regular casualties in the war into sacrifice nutrients. I asked Changkong and Qianfan to cooperate and create a trap, as if they were all deliberately sacrificed. At the same time, I persuaded one to surrender in advance. The small country revealed this sacrificial formation to him at the appropriate time, and then other countries must leave their survivors alive and flee back. As long as this matter is widely publicized, the foundation of his faith will completely collapse. Not only will it not be able to recover, but it may backfire. More debilitating.”

Having said this, he sighed again: "I have my plan, and He also has His plot. On the surface, he summoned all countries to suppress bandits, but in fact, he used the sea tribe that He has slowly cultivated over the years to raid the pirate group in advance. I am I made a mistake in this matter. I never thought that someone in the pirate group would secretly defect to the Poseidon after so many years of loyalty..."

 (End of this chapter)