544: A Test of Humanity
"Let's talk about the matter between us now, then, you tell Bendi what you think. ”
He actually spoke to me in a very witty tone, and he didn't take all this to heart, nor did it cause him uneasy, so what did he mean by coming to me today?
And no matter what he meant, it was impossible to change my mind.
I said, "Didn't I tell you everything?"
"Well, well, I want to hear from you, what are you going to do when you sit in this position after you replace me?" he stood up, stepped aside, and pointed to the chair next to him, as if to signal for me to go up and try it.
The officials below dissuaded one after another, "Immortal Emperor, no, no, can't be like this." ”
He stretched out his hand to interrupt the dissuasion, just looked at me and kept motioning for me to go up.
What kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd, and what does it mean, no one can figure it out, and I'm confused now.
Of course, I absolutely didn't believe that he would give up that position to me so easily, but why would he do that?
Should I go up, or should I not?
Above!
This is the conclusion I have come to after a few reflections, isn't the purpose of my coming here to sit in that position, not to have the highest power, to protect my relatives and friends, and since he asked me to do it, why don't I sit?
I, Zhao Suo, am not afraid of heaven and earth now, why should I be afraid of him?
I took a step, and suddenly, I felt that my arm was being dragged by someone, and the person who dragged me was Ji Muqing.
Ji Muqing told me with her eyes that she was against me sitting like that, and I knew that she was worried, worried about fraud, worried that this was a trap.
Even if it's a trap, even if it's a fraud, it's all come to this point, do you have to back down?
I reached out and gently patted the back of Ji Muqing's hand twice, signaling her not to worry.
Then, I took a step and walked through it one step at a time.
It was a long, long way from here to there, and when I stepped up the steps, I had a different feeling.
Before, I thought that this high staircase was to distinguish him from those below, to tell them that that position was not accessible to anyone, and anyone could cross it.
But now, my perspective has changed, because every time you go up a step, that position will magnify in your eyes, as if you are not going up the stairs, but that position is constantly trying to get closer.
The more stairs you go, the bigger and more real that location will appear to you.
And next to him in the chair, as always, but when he was closer, I really saw his appearance clearly, and there was always a faint smile on his face, but those eyes made you feel like you had fallen into the abyss.
My gaze swept over his face and, finally, fixed on the chair.
It's strange that when you look at the chair halfway up the stairs, you will have a different feeling.
The chair seems to change, and a lot of strange fragmented images will appear in your mind.
Turbulence, riots, all sorts of uneasy images......
You can even see in that chair that mountains of bones, one after another.
My footsteps stopped suddenly, and I looked at the chair in amazement, whether it was still a chair, it was clearly a hill made of human bones.
I was incredible, shocked.
Hallucinations?
No, I don't have any fantasies, but why is this happening?
I tried to take a few more steps, thinking of going up a few more steps, and compared to the previous ones, it was as if I was carrying a big mountain on my back, and my steps were heavy and my heart was heavy.
Because the mountain of bones is so big, every time you take a step up, the mountain becomes bigger.
It is no longer a big mountain, but countless white bones, which appear in front of you in a white light, as if they may collapse at any time, and will sweep towards you at any time.
I eventually stopped, because the visual impact was so powerful that I really didn't have the courage to go any further.
I need to be still, I need to take a break, maybe closing my eyes is the best choice.
I closed my eyes, and the bones became hazy, and they alternated with the stars in my mind, and whenever those terrible scenes wanted to appear, the stars would work and hinder them.
That way, my heart was less uncomfortable, and I tried to take a step and keep going.
At this time, that strong sense of visual impact has weakened a lot, and the stars have overcome that scene, and only the vast universe and the sea of stars are left in my mind, and I continue to walk up with a smile, one step, two steps, three steps......
Finally, I felt it with my feet, there were no more steps ahead, and it seemed that it was coming to an end.
I opened my eyes and saw a mirror image in front of me, completely different from what we saw below.
We stood at the bottom of the hall and saw the tall Xiandi, sitting in that high position, it was so prohibitive, but the scene in front of us, where was the slightest look of expectation.
It was empty, and there was nothing but the chair.
The gentle wind blew gently, and I could feel a little lonely.
This is where Cindy, whom everyone admires, is located, so lonely, so lonely.
Sendy looked at me with a smile, "If you really want to sit in that position, I can give it to you, you go and sit down." ”
I vaguely understood what he meant, in this high position, he was thousands of years old, he was already tired, and he had long wanted to give up this position to others.
How is this completely different from what I imagined, as a fairy, as the supreme ruler of the fairy world, shouldn't it be admired by all people, shouldn't it be full of flowers, shouldn't it be the one who enjoys all the highest power?
When I guessed something, Cindy didn't wait for me to ask, so she took the initiative to say, "Everyone thinks that this position is very good, everyone thinks that after sitting on it, you can sit on whatever you want, but who knows, the higher you sit, the greater the pressure and responsibility you will bear." ”
"You should have seen it, this hundred shelf of stairs, you have seen how this position came about. He was made from the souls of thousands of people, and he was bought for countless lives and blood. When they exchanged their lives and blood for today's peace and tranquility, we should not forget their sacrifices and everything. ”
"And who should bear all this, it is up to Sendy to bear it. Because Xiandi is the supreme ruler of the fairy world, since he enjoys the power that others do not have, he should take on the responsibilities that others do not have. They can do whatever they want and do what they want, but Cindy can't. ”
"These ghosts will always remind him, belittle him, and make him always remember that all this is not easy to come by, and you must maintain it well. Let me ask, do you still want such an emperor to you? Maybe you want it, but I really don't want it. For thousands of years, I've been plagued by this for thousands of years, and what about giving me the highest power, the pressure and responsibility I bear, I'm about to be out of breath. ”
"I had long hoped that someone would replace me, but no one had done that for thousands of years. I've been looking forward to your arrival for a long, long time, and today you finally appeared, and I took the initiative to give up my place and give him to you. ”
I looked him up and down with suspicion, trying to see something in those eyes, to see if he was lying, to see if everything was true.
It's a pity that his eyes are so deep that I can't see anything, and all I can see is on the surface.
I looked at the chair, and at the moment, he was a chair in my eyes, but in the process of going up the steps, those strong visual images were deeply engraved in my mind.
To sit or not to sit?
As he said, since this chair carries such a great responsibility, who wants to sit on it, who wants to exchange thousands of years of pressure and imprisonment for these ethereal powers?
Even if I can protect my loved ones, what if the pressure and responsibility I bear will eventually crush me, at that time, will I still have the ability and time to care for my family and accompany them?
No, it's not what I want, it's not.
I subconsciously took two steps back, and Xiandi looked at me nervously, "You, are you leaving, you think about it again, this position can bring you supreme power, and if you sit on him, it means that you have all the power, and no one will dare to hurt your relatives again." Isn't your purpose to protect them, and now that I've given you the opportunity, why are you holding back?"
Step by step, I retreated to the edge of the steps.
One step back, I'm going to go down the stairs.
Cindy seemed to be emotional, and kept dissuading me from giving it another thought.
My footsteps stopped, and I looked at Cindy, who at the moment looked like a Cindy, exactly like a poor man who was pitiful and asked for help.
He was so excited that he tried to grab my arm, and I dodged it, and he narrowly escaped and almost fell down the steps.
At the last moment, he stabilized his figure.
I dodged his grasp and stood still, and what had been gray before me was now gone, replaced by a golden light.
What the responsibility and pressure made of white bones, what thousands of years of loneliness and loneliness, what he didn't want to sit in that position anymore, all fake.
Yes, that's not a fantasy, it's just a test for me, a test of humanity.