Volume 5: The Living Puppet Nation (26)
This was probably the biggest disagreement between the Divine Son and the Empty Son, and even Erbo worriedly asked why the Empty Son hadn't been seen for more than a day - it seemed to him that the two had never seen each other for such a long time - but the Empty Hearing ignored him, and only sent the puzzled Erbo over when he didn't go to the shrine, making Erbo tremble and barely stumble on his left foot and throw himself into the mud.
And Lin Yingkong is also very crazy, he hasn't "seen" his minister for a day, when this puppet country is in turmoil! So what does the modern version of Kongling want to do, kill him with a day of not seeing him every three autumns - unilaterally? !
It's a pity that the ancient version of Sora can't hear the gentle and terrifying curse coming from his body, and he is busy, busy with this civil strife.
Therefore, after Lin Yingkong finally met his minister, he said to him in despair: "If it is anyone's fault that the Zun Puppet Kingdom was destroyed, Kong Ling must account for one-third." β
"What did he do?" Feng Rong asked with some puzzlement, "There seem to be fewer people protesting these days." β
"Because he secretly threw those people who made a lot of trouble into the jungle one by one, and only gave them a little dry food, a small knife that could only be used as an ornament, and his own fingers could not be cut - God knows if any of those people had good luck and ran out safely, but whether they lived or died, this account was recorded," Lin Yingkong couldn't say whether he was gloating or not, "Kong Ling is like the tyrant of the princes of the Beacon Fire Theater." "The so-called beauty who wants to laugh is naturally the god son Phantom Maple.
Feng Rong was silent for a while, and asked, "Does Kong Ling know what he is doing?"
"You know...... Lin Yingkong also deliberately lifted the isolation from Kong Ling's soul for this reason, and sensed his emotions, "If you rank according to who wants to destroy the Puppet Country the most, he will definitely occupy the top three." Speaking of which, the Zun Puppet Kingdom should be regarded as his biggest "rival in love", the Son of God loves the Puppet Country, he loves the Son of God, like a fool, using the power of one person to compete with a kingdom for the first place in the heart of the Son of God - or does Kong Ling want the Son of God to put himself first?
"But the Son of God doesn't know these things," Feng Rong said, "He stays here and doesn't know anything." Otherwise, his mood would not be so calm.
"Is he already very weak?" Lin Yingkong must have frowned if he could make an expression, "He didn't notice anything so close, either he trusted Kong Ling too much or his body was already bad to a certain extent." β
"There is something wrong with Miko's body," Feng Rong was a little puzzled, "but it shouldn't be...... Even if giving the puppet a new life overdraws the origin of his divine power, the puppet kingdom is not very big, and his ability should not be just to this extent. β
"Minister, ......what do you say," Lin Yingkong thought for a while, "Did you say that someone did something to kill the Son of God?"
"Who do you think can move?" Feng Rong asked him, "Except for Kong Ling, there is no one who can get close to the Son of God casually." "Especially in terms of diet and daily life, Kong Ling can be said to have been caught, and it is not easy to find a reason, the people and puppets of the Zun Puppet Country are not completely dizzy, at least he and Lin Yingkong have not yet found out who has a deep hatred for the Son of God.
Both of them were silent for a while, sorting out clues in their hearts, while Kong Ling was gossiping with Miko in small pieces, and helping him take care of his unbelievably long hair, as if the previous conflict was completely non-existent.
"You haven't been out for a walk for a few days, are you too bored?" Kong Ling asked in a low voice, staring at the dark hair that slipped from the peach comb and his white fingertips, and closed his palms to hold it together, as if he could hold this sacred person tightly in his hands.
Sitting on the futon with his eyes closed, the shadow of the eyelashes between the eyes rose and fell when he raised his gaze slightly, making people feel as beautiful as the green mountains that had just emerged in early spring, but his eyes were melancholy, with God's compassion for the world, but more indifferent than indifferent, as if his eyes had already carried the whole world, and he was moved by sorrow and joy, "Have they still not left?"
It is self-evident who this "they" are talking about, Kong Ling, who was originally in a stable mood, suddenly pulled his hair tightly, but because of the slippery hair, he smashed his hand on the shoulder of the Divine Son, he didn't move again, just tensed his face and tensed his voice: "Do you have to have that day to dedicate yourself to the Zun Puppet Country, and you are willing to give up?"
"Don't be like this......" Shenzi said softly again, putting his hand on his shoulder, on the back of his hand, when he did not directly face the people of the puppet country, he was always not extreme, soft, but he would always only say those three words when he was empty or sad or angry, both helpless and affectionate, as if this puppet he had created with his own hands and had no divine power was pinching his weakness, forcing him to refuse to even say a heavy word, "The puppet country was born because of me, this is my responsibility." β
"Yes, this is your country, your responsibility, your life...... You love your kingdom, your people, the puppets you create, and I admire your ability in your heart, but what about me?" Kong Ling muttered, his eyes were cold, and Miko almost thought that he was crying, but the puppet should not shed tears, it was the light that was refracted from the outside, and the gold shattered into his eyes, and he tried to open his eyes wide, not sad and angry, but sad, "You love everything in the puppet country, even if it is a flower, a grass and a tree, but in all this, is it not from beginning to end that I am not included?"
- Why can you live up to the common people and bear me alone?
Miko was silent, and then he noticed that Kuling's hand was shakingβno, it was his own, like an ordinary person, trembling uncontrollably with grief, "I'm sorry......," he said, his voice blank from suppressing the trembling.
On the scale, there is an empty hearing on one side and a puppet country on the other, it turns out that he is not selfless and omnipotent, and he can't do it without sacrificing either side.
- What, then, is the meaning of God's existence?
Kong Ling was suddenly cold because of his words, especially the skin that Shenzi was sticking to the back of his hand, so cold that he almost wanted him to scratch the skin hard, but he still didn't move, just stood stubbornly, stiff, as if he would destroy something he was trying to hold onto, "You promised me, you said you wouldn't leave me, you promised me ......"
He repeated, as if he had finally found some strength in this sentence, he pulled his hand out vigorously, and stepped back to leave, as if he could erase all the conversation just now by leaving here, but he only took one step before he was pulled by the Son of God, who looked back at him and glared at him, he was like an enraged little leopard, showing his claws, with a sharp edge that people pity but don't want to touch easily.
Shenzi stood up slowly, the black shark robe and the untrimmed hair fell down like dark clouds, spreading an irregular circle, he met the empty gaze, but his clear eyes seemed to have a vast universe circulating in them, and it was easy to read each other's thoughts, "Don't do stupid things, Ah Ling." β
Lin Yingkong, who was looking at his eyes in Kongling's body, suddenly felt that the Son of God may not know everything, he is benevolent but also precipitates the wisdom left over from the years, nothing can escape his eyes, everything he does is the most rational decision - but maybe it is this that makes people feel that God is ruthless, people, how can they not be at the mercy of their own feelings?
"He's not good like this," Lin Yingkong slowly tapped his fingers, "If it were me, I would definitely not make such a stupid choice question as choosing a minister or the world." β
"Why?" Feng Rong asked casually, and he didn't notice for a while that he had secretly replaced the proposition of "choosing what you love or the world" with "choosing the minister or the world".
Lin Yingkong smiled and said with a sigh: "Because, I will never put the minister on the scale." β
He waited patiently for a while, but Feng Rong didn't move anymore, and he didn't know whether he was attracted by the conversation between Miko and Kong Ling, or whether he was silent and didn't respond to the topic. Lin Yingkong's expectation was disappointed, extremely annoyed that he couldn't stand face to face with Feng Rong at the moment, speculating on every trace of his emotions from the subtle changes in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows - whether it was good or bad, he was always looking forward to it, and the current situation only made him feel a sense of emptiness that his heart was not touching the ground, and the uneasiness was like a balloon pressed on a pump, slowly expanding.
"Do something stupid?" Kong Ling curled the corners of his mouth, and there was a vague arc of a sneer, "In your eyes, what am I doing stupid things?, I follow you like a fool, admire you, and regard you as my life's faith...... But you don't really need me at all. He was left alone singing a one-man show, looking forward to the day when another protagonist would appear!
"I didn't," Miko said, but his tone was a little hesitant, a little hesitant, as if it was difficult to even pronounce the words, and when he said these words, his tone was a little difficult, full of uncertainty, "I just ...... Thought you were always on my side. β
Kong Ling looked up at him slightly, looking at this god who was hesitant because of him, and suddenly the whole person calmed down, even a little too calm, "I will always be on your side," he said, every word was religious, but there was clearly something in his eyes that was shattered, "Before you completely abandon me." β
Shenzi was stunned for a moment, and then Kong Ling let out a "ha", laughing full of self-deprecation, "Look, so far, you don't even want to lie to me." "Obviously, he swore a few days ago that he would never leave him......
"I ......" Miko wanted to say, "I have my principles to stick to," and wanted to say, "I can't leave my responsibilities behind," but in the end he only said one word and completely lost his voice and lost his strength, opening his mouth in vain, and could only watch his hand slip from Kongling's body, and his heart suddenly empty, as if he was not holding on to something indispensable in his life.
"At this time, I think," Feng Rong finally moved his fingers again, knocking out such a sentence, which was bland and thunderous, "Even if Kong Ling really killed the Divine Son with his own hands, I wouldn't feel strange." β
- What is more desperate in this world than the moment when the pillars that support one's life are taken away, and the world collapses?
"Minister," Lin Yingkong said suddenly, "What are you recalling?"
"......?" replied with a questioning signal.
Lin Yingkong asked naturally and worriedly: "They resonated with you, right, what do you recall?" No, don't think about it, don't be in the memory-"
"βSink in. β