Just when the little emperor eliminated the assassins with overwhelming dragon power, taking advantage of the setting sun at dusk, Ye Gu and his party finally took the train from the southern capital and entered the border of the imperial capital province, and it is expected that in no more than half a day, the train will stop at the station east of the imperial capital. At that time, with the invitation letter of Longqing in their hands, the eunuchs in charge of the imperial capital will lead them to the central area to live temporarily.

"I'm finally almost in the imperial capital, and this time I have almost traveled the farthest distance from the imperial capital. ”

Sitting at the back of the Luojia exclusive train, Ye Gu leaned against the window, lying on his side on the seat and sighed.

"Yes, my father asked me to leave the southern capital, and the two cities of Gubin and the imperial capital are also the farthest distance I have ever traveled away from home. On top of that, the two of us are very similar. Luo Sijie, who was sitting opposite, echoed in a similar tone.

"That's right. Ye Gu said, straightened his body, and sat down in a more upright posture again.

"We're in the first car, right? You told me before that this exclusive train has a total of seven carriages, with five people in the front and two in the back, right? ”

"That's right, my lord, is there anything wrong?" Luo Sijie asked.

"There's nothing wrong, it's just that I thought of Ye Mingyuan. Ye Gu said lightly, his eyes revealing a dull expression.

"Don't worry, the few people sent by my father this time are all related to the imperial capital, and they will definitely be able to protect Ye Mingyuan. Even if he's still unconscious, we're not going to let him get hurt in the slightest. I can guarantee it. Luo Sijie replied in a firm tone.

"I don't have to worry about his safety, after all, your father is now the prime minister of the empire, and it won't take a few days for us to arrive in the imperial capital, and we will be able to catch up with his inauguration ceremony." It's just that I'm a little unwilling for him. I don't know if he offended the so-called lord or the so-called gods. Such a fate was actually borne by him. Ye Gu said with a sigh.

"There are things that cannot be seen in one way, and if the Lord has given him the strength to bear, then from the other path, this is the opportunity given to him. Luo Sijie took over and said.

Looking at Ye Gu's slightly confused expression, Luo Sijie smiled a little embarrassedly: "Ha, my lord, I may be a little philosophical. In fact, this sentence is not my original, but it is paraphrased from the work of Mr. Wei, the translator of the empire. After all, there is a philosophy to the translation of some words through lingua franca. However, what I said is also true. ”

"Is it exploitation? or fate?" muttered Ye Gu as he looked at the stars by the train window.

"What are you talking about, sir? Luo Sijie asked.

"Oh, I mean," Ye Gu said, turning to look at Luo Sijie, and continued, "Do you know what Ye Mingyuan is carrying?"

"I don't know, sir. But I want to know. Luo Sijie said with a determined expression.

"Do you still remember the scene when Ye Mingyuan turned into a dragon, it was when Gu Li Town. I often dreamed of him becoming that dragon when I slept for the past two days. It's just that the sky in the dream is all blood red, and even Ye Mingyuan's breath in the dream is also a blood red. ”

"Behind the blood red, does it mean death?" Luo Sijie whispered.

"It may or may not be. That's not the point, the point is that in a dream a few days ago, I vaguely heard some whispers repeatedly. I don't know why, maybe there are too many things too complicated during this time, or maybe there is a force to deliberately block some of my memories. At the end of yesterday's dream, I suddenly remembered it as if the veil had been suddenly removed. Ye Gu said, looking up at the roof of the train, thinking of clear but vague information in his mind.

"What are those words? is it a hint, or is it simply a story?" Luo Sijie continued.

"Actually, it's a warning. I seem to hear the voice of a teenager, and the legendary Dark King. I don't remember the exact content of what they said, but I can remember the general meaning of seven or eight times out of ten. ”

"Tell me?"

"They seem to be swearing some kind of success, and they seem to be saying that darkness is coming again. Anyway, in the end, I just remembered the word awakening. Ye Gu patted his head and recalled.

"Is the Dark King awake? If that's the case, I don't dare think any further. In fact, everyone in the empire knows that behind the disaster brought by the dragon clan is the instigation of the power of the Dark King. It's just that the power of the dragon clan is too terrifying, and it has ruled the mainland for a long time, and now people have put their anger on the dragon clan for a long time. I, including most of our Luo family, still hate dragons. ”

"Yes, I'm also thinking that if the little emperor only represents himself, then releasing the dragon clan belongs to his selfish desires. For our royal family, who has half the blood of the dragon family, not necessarily all of them will oppose him. It's just that if the power of the Dark King has really begun to penetrate, I don't know how terrifying it will be in the future. So for now, we have to stop this way. ”

After Ye Gu finished speaking, he leaned on the table in front of him, walked straight to the table on the side of the clattering train, and took down a bottle of grape juice from the Empire and two metal glasses.

"What I said just now is actually a bit biased, let's talk about Ye Mingyuan again. Ye Gu said, placing one of the glasses in front of Luo Sijie.

With the sound of grape juice pouring over the not crisp, two pure transparent glasses were soaked in dark red. One of them was also sent into Yegu's mouth.

Seeing this, Luo Sijie also politely tasted it, then put the glass aside and stopped moving.

"Is Ye Mingyuan's story as sweet as the grapes sent from the West, or as bitter as a good medicine?" asked Luo Sijie.

"Probably both. I remember that two months ago, the Demon Source Master of the Imperial Capital, Karl, told me that Ye Mingyuan had an aura hidden in this continent. I didn't care about it at the time, and it wasn't until after it all happened that I felt the meaning of the sentence deeply. You must know that this Demon Source Master can read all the books about the universe and the world in the Imperial Capital Library. What he said, I have to believe. ”

"Demon Source Master, did he say anything else?" Luo Sijie said curiously.

"Oh, I remember, it seems to have said that he once divined Ye Mingyuan's blood with a soothsayer outside the western region. They had come to a conclusion, as if it was that in addition to Ye Mingyuan's dragon breath, he was also related to light and darkness. It's quite profound, right, I still can't understand it. But Carl doesn't seem to be the same, when there was an accident in the western realm a month ago, he also went there to find Ye Mingyuan. I think both of them probably knew Ankeshan, so they were naturally regarded as traitors. Ha ha. Ye Gu laughed.

He recalled the scene when he took the imperial capital order to pick up Ye Mingyuan on his return trip, Ye Mingyuan's face that was almost crying, and Lin Gu's respectful expression, all made him feel a little funny. However, during the trip to Tanihama, he never mentioned Karl. Perhaps subconsciously, he also wanted to avoid getting into more trouble.

He will never forget the scene of the little emperor pointing at his heart with a fire hammer, and Ye Mingyuan's transformation into a dragon also made him feel afraid. If there is another Dark King, Ye Gu believes that chaos in the empire will definitely be inevitable.

"Hearing what you say, my lord, I can believe that the Dark King may have made a move in the Empire. I believe that even if he himself did not do anything, the breath he exuded had polluted some corners of the empire. Luo Sijie said.

Seeing her change her previous smile, her face suddenly became serious, Ye Gu suddenly came to his senses, and asked with a smile, "What do you say?"

"My lord, our train has passed through a total of four provinces in the imperial capital. From our departure from Nam Giang Province, through Youjing Province, Linbei Province, and now into the edge of Tegyo Province. Have you ever seen a refugee after fifty years of steaming in the Flame Empire?" Luo Sijie asked solemnly.

"As soon as you said that, I remembered, indeed, it seems that on the platform of Lanbei in Linbei Province, I did see a few refugees begging people. But weren't they immediately given food and taken away? This is a small problem, if Lanbei City still doesn't handle it well, their government will have to change. Ye Gu said with a smile.

"Not only in the Blue North, but also in all the big cities we pass through, we have seen sporadic refugees on the platforms. Some of them I took advantage of the time to get off the bus and asked, and almost all of them were displaced by natural disasters. Don't you think it's abnormal?" Luo Sijie asked rhetorically.

"There are natural disasters every year, but the empire has always been able to handle them well. Yegu continued to try to argue.

"But the Empire, the Empire seems to have some problems. Let's not talk about the Anke Mountain rebellion in the west, let's just say that these refugees in the empire, as well as the crumbling financial problems, it is not comfortable for any of them to erupt collectively. I remember that those people who came from the imperial capital told me that another reason for making my father the prime minister was the imperial tax revenue area controlled by our Luo family. As she said the last few words, she could tap her fingers on the wooden table a few times.

To say this is to confirm the ancient prophecy of the empire, once the darkness is to be reborn, the first light will shine. That's true. There is another sentence that I am particularly impressed by, which Carl once copied to me from the fragments of the Dark Book, do you want to hear it?" asked Yegu.

"I want to hear about it. Luo Sijie said, sitting up straight again, listening carefully.

"Light and darkness are one in the world. When darkness floods, the Creator will send light to save the frosted souls, and when the light is flooding, the Creator will send down darkness to save the burned souls. The current Flame Empire, may be just like what is said in the "Dark Book", the little emperor desperately wants to use the power of the dragon clan, that is, he wants to flood the light, so according to your guess, it is the creator who has descended the darkness. Right?" asked Ye Gu again.

Luo Sijie didn't answer immediately, but nodded, staring at Ye Gu without saying a word.

She knew very well that if this conjecture was also true, the situation on the mainland could be described as a complex of complexities. Information that has been gradually clarified will become fragmented as new information is added.

While thinking about it, what Luo Sijie was thinking in her heart came out of her mouth unconsciously.

"If that's the case, if we really go back to the scene of 500 years ago, where do we go from here?"

"Where do we go from here? After Ye Gu took the words, he got up directly and looked at the starry sky outside the train.

The starry sky, which looked so similar to each other in this empire, was as seen by all observers for thousands of years, and there was nothing left of the huge original disk hanging overhead, and all that remained was the constantly twinkling stars to symbolize the vitality of the universe.

"Do you believe in Paradise?" Ye Gu blurted out.