(1) The Covenant of the Tenth Dynasty (II)
Most of the legendary golden jade clothes were made to protect the corpse of the dead emperor from decay, or to satisfy the emperor's desire for immortality and reincarnation. I don't know who deceived these royal relatives about the usefulness of this thing, but I know that I was deceived by it.
However, I am different from those simple royal relatives, although I also have the same idea as them, thinking that jade can concentrate the spirit, but the materials I choose, they will not get it in their lifetime, or even think of it in their lifetime.
Because no one knows that a unique piece of jade has been bred in the depths of the Kunlun Mountains, they will not use my blood to infiltrate every golden thread used to connect the jade pieces.
It was the scarcity of these materials, and the harsh conditions in which they were made, that it took me a lot of effort and a long time to finish this garment and make it work for longevity. It's just that I didn't expect that this dress not only fulfilled the wish for immortality at that time, but also saved myself many years later.
Changsheng told me that because the golden threads that have soaked my blood for thousands of years are intertwined with jade, invisibly, a part of the three souls and seven spirits have been condensed for me. They're like a backup that I keep, and if someone triggers the trap, I can use them to instantly recreate a me. It was with this in mind that she could bear to remove the garment, or she would have kept it a secret, and then take the treasure out of my hand and hide it for herself.
I said in my heart that this little girl went to the human world for ten lifetimes, and she didn't learn anything good, and she came back after learning these careful thoughts that couldn't be put on the table. Of course, I also think about this in my heart, after all, she saved my life, and we are both grudges, and if I say these things again, it will be easy to destroy the friendship between the two of us. So I wisely buried all these words in my heart, and didn't mention half a word to Changsheng.
However, when Changsheng told me this, he joked with me, saying that I must take good care of the golden jade clothes, because it may be the only piece of clothing in the world that can bring people back to life and rejuvenate. After listening to this, I nodded at her very weakly, and I didn't dare to tell her that after the clothes were removed by her, all the remaining jade pieces were thrown into the Treasure Pavilion by me, and I ignored them.
The point is that I really don't know that it saved me, and if I knew, I would definitely offer it up and incense it every day.
At this point, the covenant between Changsheng and my tenth life is completely concluded. I suddenly became a little curious about her future plans, so I left her behind and asked her about it.
For this topic, Changsheng did not show any resistance, but brought a little excitement and joy. She took my hand and told me that when she returned to the heavenly realm, she would go to the emperor of heaven to let her forget everything openly and become a human being.
I was a little confused by her thoughts, and I couldn't help but ask her how to do it for ten mortals is not enough, and I want to continue to do it. She explained to me with a smile, saying that I had never been a human being, so I couldn't realize how satisfying it was to be a human being.
I really don't have any concept of the word "satisfaction", I have opened this teahouse for so many years, I have met so many people, so many things, no one has ever explained to me in person what satisfaction is, and I don't know what the benefits of being a human being are.
Just as I once got sick after removing the defensive barrier around me to get a feel for the human experience, people are afraid of cold in winter and heat in summer, and their bodies are so delicate that they don't have so much strength to do some particularly difficult work, and they have to run for life every day. Such a busy life sounds disgusting, and in the real society, there have always been many people who want to become immortals, even now, there are still people who have such thoughts.
So the human world can't wait to become a god, but she, an omnipotent god, has to be an ordinary human being and feel some human life in the human world.
It's a really interesting thing to do.
Changsheng didn't get angry at my incomprehension, but used a very gentle expression throughout the whole process and began to tell me the story of her past lives.
Her life is also quite rich.
She has lived the days of high-ranking officials, and the pleasure of leaning towards the government and the opposition makes her somewhat reluctant to come back now. She also lived a life of poverty, and in the most difficult time, she even starved to death on the road. But this kind of extreme is a minority, in ordinary life, she is more of a boring life at two o'clock and one line, every day except at home or at work, life is very ordinary.
But despite this, it still didn't change her mind. I asked her why, and she told me because it was true.
Good and evil, rich or poor, when time becomes limited, everything becomes real. People are trying to live every day, to make their lives longer by cherishing time, and this feeling, beyond books and imagination, is what makes her feel real.
I can't make any comments on what she said, because most of what I see is bad. The people who come to me for tea are all guided by obsessions, and these obsessions are all the drawbacks left over from the limited time.
It's just that what she said is not wrong, and this is also a great joy of being a human being. But if I were to give an example, I would have said that she would not have the slightest determination to win, and perhaps even if I did, she would have rightly chosen to remain silent.
Why? Because she knew she was immortal, because she had enough time to look back on her short life as a human being, but human beings would never have that chance.
I didn't tell her the reasons I had in mind, after all, I don't have the right to control people's lives, whether it's good or bad is someone else's business, and it's always none of my business. All I can do is to wish her that she can really give birth to her own divine veins and three souls and seven spirits, and then one day, she can really be a human being.
After resting for a few days, Changsheng went back to the Heavenly Realm and went to ask the Heavenly Emperor for his guilt. After all, she has the Three Realms in her hands, and only she can read this life book, but as soon as she leaves, it will be hundreds of thousands of years, making the Heavenly Realm a mess. When the Emperor of Heaven saw her come back, he really wanted to rush down and hug her and kiss her, and she was not ambiguous, and took the opportunity to tell the Emperor directly her own thoughts.
I didn't ask any more about the rest of the matter, because whether or not Immortal could become a human again was not that important to me. If I really have to say something, then I hope that after this time, Changsheng will also understand what I mean by obtaining these two words for her.
It's been too long, long enough for me to witness all the vicissitudes of life. It's too short, too short for me to fathom the changes in people's hearts.
Therefore, eternal life is not long, days and nights are not short, only time and light are eternal.