In the dark room, Mei Xiaohan lit the candle, and under the faint candlelight, the old man's face could be seen clearly. It was a face of vicissitudes, and it didn't look bloody, but it didn't make people feel pale.

Mei Xiaohan smiled and said, "This place doesn't make you feel depressed, right?" ”

"You know, everybody has a little secret of their own..."

The old man said: "Of course not, I naturally have no opinion." ”

Under the candlelight, the old man said slowly: "You and I are also old acquaintances, I'm afraid there has never been a time like today..."

"It's a tough decision to make like today, but I don't have a choice."

Just like all stories have only one protagonist, there can be many supporting characters, and the plot can also have different variations, but there is only one ending, no matter how exciting the process is, the ending always seems to be predestined.

The old man seemed to be trying his best to talk to Mei Xiaohan in a relaxed tone, and he had a lot to say at the moment. So, the old man opened his mouth to ask a question, which really shocked Mei Xiaohan.

"Is that gourd still on you?"

Mei Xiaohan was puzzled, he didn't understand why the old man in front of him knew that he had a gourd on his body. But in order to find out the truth and reality, Mei Xiaohan still pretended not to understand.

"Who still plays gourds when such a big person is so big?" Aren't you kidding me? ”

"How can I be the lord of a city, how can I lose my mind by playthings?"

The old man smiled and said, "Master Mei, don't lie to me, I know more about your situation than yourself." ”

Although Mei Xiaohan didn't believe what the old man said, he still had some doubts, because he felt that what he said was not groundless.

"The world has just calmed down, don't you joke with me? I want to enjoy it for a few more years. ”

"Young people, enjoy the opportunities that will come in the future, and now is the time to struggle."

The old man moved the topic to the gourd again, and asked again, "Is that gourd on you?" ”

Mei Xiaohan was noncommittal, because he felt that this old man did not have any malicious intent, not to mention that now that he was in his own territory, he felt that he was still capable of dealing with it.

"Yes, the gourd is indeed with me."

After getting Mei Xiaohan's exact answer, the old man's face softened a lot, and said, "It's good on you, I have to take this gourd back." ”

"It's absolutely impossible... Why do you take it back? ”

The old man said, "This thing is extraordinary, not what you think. ”

"I'd like to hear about it, but I hope you don't talk nonsense."

This thing is the thing of Taishang Laojun, because it was accidentally lost, and then it is unknown, I don't know how many years have passed, and it has been eroded by wind and rain.

This thing has been contaminated with the turbidity, bad luck, arrogance, and arrogance of the world, and it was originally a rare treasure gourd, but it is not what it used to be...

"This thing is not an ordinary gourd, I believe Mei Gongzi has known about it for a long time."

"So what? Even if this gourd is a magical treasure gourd, even if it is Taishang Laojun's, what does it have to do with you? ”

The old man said: "If this thing falls into the hands of people with ulterior motives, I am afraid it will bring unimaginable disasters." ”

"An unimaginable disaster? You're not going to be alarmist, are you? ”

The old man said: "There was once a young man who picked up a gourd, and later crossed to the Great Song Dynasty with a team of more than 100 people, and then this team split up in the middle, so he disappeared..."

"Who's that guy you're talking about?"

The old man said, "This person is you." ”

"Full of nonsense, how come I don't remember that I did such a thing?"

"It's all because of this gourd."

"There is no boundary between success and failure, because you were just confused by the magic gourd, so you forgot everything."

"It's amazing."

"Your crossing is a god-like thing!"

"How do you want me to trust you?"

The old man said: "If you were asked to choose again and keep all your memories, what choice would you make?" ”

"I don't know." Mei Xiaohan replied categorically.

"I never think of myself as a good person, but I will never be a bad person, let alone kill innocents."

"When you recover all your memories, the magic gourd will disappear, and you will have nothing left at that time, are you still willing to do this?"

"I don't need to prove my innocence on this inconsequential matter."

The old man said: "There is no long-lasting thing in the world, and sometimes gains and losses are only in an instant. ”

"I don't want to hear it, I feel like I'm having a good life right now, and I don't want to change anything."

"People have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, Meicheng is destined to become an ill-fated city!"

"Only those of you with bad intentions can have such thoughts and thoughts."

Mei Xiaohan suddenly turned the topic to the caravan brought by the old man, and said, "Where did those caravans come from?" ”

The old man did not answer, but paused for a moment, and then slowly walked away, pacing back and forth. He didn't seem to hear Mei Xiaohan's question to him.

"What do you think they are here for?"

"I don't know, I need to ask you, right?" When he said this, Mei Xiaohan had already taken out a gun, he pointed the gun at the old man's head, and said, "If you don't want your head to bloom, just tell me!" ”

The old man was not afraid at all, and was very calm.

"Don't make a fuss, what I told you is true."

Mei Xiaohan said: "Even if what you say is true, so what? ”

"Everyone changes, how do you know I haven't?"

The old man trembled and said, "You don't already have the heart of an emperor, do you?" ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "When a person holds the power of bamboo carving in his hands, who can not be moved in the face of this splendid river and mountain? ”

"You want to change history?"

"No... I don't want to change history. ”

"And what do you want?"

"What I want to change is only myself, I no longer want to go under the giants, I want to build a country, a country similar to the Great Song Dynasty, even stronger than the Great Song Dynasty."

The old man said, "In this way, the conversation between you and me is of no value. ”

Mei Xiaohan turned around and faced the wall and fell into deep thought, and after a long time, she slowly turned around.

"You're not here just to persuade me to hand over the gourd, are you?"

"You should be clear about the things you do yourself, who is right and who is wrong? Let history judge. I only do what I want to do. ”

The old man said, "I have long expected that you are very different from the past. ”

"It's just that the situation is not as clear as you think, and it is very risky for you to act rashly like this."