Chapter 767: Gatekeeper
Mizukibian Imperial Palace.
Ninety Cheng Hou stood outside the palace, quietly waiting.
Wait for the Emperor's summons.
A few sparrow-like birds on the palace wall were chirping, not at all restless.
Perhaps only these sparrows will not care about the majesty of the palace.
It's just a palace man in a dark robe who walked in small steps, walked quickly to the Marquis of Jiucheng, and said respectfully: "Marquis Jiucheng, the emperor wants to see you." ”
Jiucheng Hou bowed slightly, followed behind this palace person, and walked into this palace with a rather simple style.
The architectural style of Mizuki has always been very simple, there are no luxurious decorations, and there are no superfluous ornaments, even if it is the palace, this simplicity gives people a very comfortable feeling, even if it is the palace, there is no such aggressive momentum.
Walking through the palace, Tang Lotian came to a magnificent hall, this hall was only supported by four thick giant pillars, and if you look closely, each of these giant pillars is a huge bone, and I don't know what kind of animal it is.
I don't know how many years these bones have stood here, and they look full of vicissitudes.
On the high throne in the main hall, there was an old man with an old dragon clock, this old man did not look much stronger than the old emperor of Qingguangbian, the same drooping old man, the same dying.
In addition, the hall was empty, and the old emperor looked down at the Marquis of Jiucheng condescendingly, and did not speak.
Jiucheng Hou bowed and stood solemnly, also without speaking.
After a long time, the old emperor smiled slightly and said in an extraordinarily soft voice: "Marquis of Jiucheng, from today onwards you will be the king of Jiucheng, my country depends on you, the chaos of the nine sides has begun, and the next thing is the start of the war, you have to take over the resources of the King of Weihai as soon as possible, okay." ”
The Marquis of Jiucheng bowed down to receive the order, turned around and left the palace.
For the emperor and the royal family, the power struggle in the world is nothing more than a game, and they sit back and watch the situation and have fun with it.
Today you can appoint the Marquis of Jiucheng to become the king of Jiucheng, and tomorrow you can also appoint the Marquis of Bacheng as the king of Bacheng, and whoever is valuable will be promoted.
If it weren't for the opening of the Nine-Sided War, I am afraid that this kind of appointment from the marquis to the king may not be able to attract the attention of the emperor.
There was no sadness or joy on the face of the ninety percent king who walked out of the palace, and the most important thing did not get an answer, everything didn't matter to Tang Letian.
Just like the emperor watched the ups and downs, Tang Letian also stayed out of the matter, and he didn't completely care about the hegemony of the dynasty and the like.
Tang Letian didn't directly ask about the emperor's ascension ceremony, this kind of thing is also a vain question, when will it be held, it is not the emperor who can call the shots, and the gods of the upper world of the ruins are in charge.
Tang Lotian had already made up his mind to find an opportunity to rise into the sky, go to the portal above Mizuki, and try to see if he could penetrate the portal.
The news that the Marquis of Kusei had become the king of Kusei had spread throughout Kyoto in an instant.
This kind of thing was already expected by everyone, and Jiucheng and the palace began to become busy at this time.
The old ministry that used to return to the Sea King began to emerge in the Jiucheng Palace, and those forces that had a deep relationship with the Hui Sea King also sent people to congratulate them.
For a time, King Jiucheng became the upstart in the entire imperial capital, and the threshold of the family was trampled on.
Hardly anyone noticed that one person had disappeared from this world, and that was Kamu, the illegitimate son of the King of Ninety.
Of course, no one will notice him at this time.
But all this chaos has dissipated like a tide, and Tang Letian's figure appeared on a wild land, and a bright ball of light was suspended above Tang Letian's head, this ball of light was like a full moon, emitting a soft light.
The ball of light hovers in the sky, as if it stayed there forever and shone on the earth.
That is the gateway to the world that must be upper.
Tang Lotian could feel waves rippling out of the portal, but the fluctuations were very subtle, like a breeze floating in the air.
When he saw this portal, Tang Lotian couldn't help but shake his head slightly, this kind of portal composed of pure energy, Tang Lotian at this moment may not have a way to directly penetrate it, but Tang Lotian still plans to give it a try.
Tang Letian's figure floated up to the huge 'moon' at that moment.
This 'moon' is more than 20 meters wide and narrow, and there are ripples like water ripples flowing slowly on it.
Tang Lotian stretched out his hand and touched it gently.
At this time, a voice sounded again: "It's been a long time since anyone dared to touch the portal of the ruins. ”
Tang Letian naturally knew that this portal to the ruins must be guarded, no matter for any purpose, and no matter whether this portal could be opened or destroyed, there would always be someone guarding here.
Tang Lotian appeared here here at this time with his true face, and he was not afraid of others seeing his appearance, so Tang Lotian did not make any other moves, and was still reaching out to touch this portal.
It's like a portal feels like it's touching a ball of light, without substance, but with a hard feeling that you can't get into it.
"No need to waste your efforts, about five hundred years ago, there was a guy who whimsically wanted to go through this portal and go directly to the upper world of Guiru, hehe, guess what, he knocked himself to death on this portal, and left a huge blood spot on this portal, have you ever seen a fly killed in the summer? ”
"Five hundred years is like a reincarnation, and I hope you're not the fool who smashed yourself headfirst on this portal and was reborn. ”
Tang Lotian turned his head to look at the old man who spoke, this old man's face was thin, a layer of dust hung on his body, and there was even moss growing on his skin and flesh, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting quietly somewhere.
"You are the gatekeeper who guards the gate of the ruins, Long Night?"
The old man nodded slightly: "No one has secretly come here for five hundred years, and it is not easy to find someone who can say two sentences." The old man laughed as he spoke. Seems to enjoy the feeling of having a conversation with others.
Tang Letian frowned and said, "Five hundred years, you are here by yourself?"
The old man nodded, "Actually, five hundred years is not long. ”
Tang Lotian continued to ask, "It seems that you haven't eaten in five hundred years, do you want to drink?"
The old man stretched out his dry tongue and licked his lips gently: "Food? We gatekeepers can't eat anything while guarding the door, let alone drink alcohol. ”
Tang Lotian shook his head pityingly, took out a jar of wine and a few dishes, and threw them to the old man: "I will probably come here often, first give you some greeting gifts, just guard the door, you should also know that no one can destroy this door, and no one can penetrate it, your meaning here is more symbolic, do you really think that someone can threaten this door?"
Long Night took over the wine jar and the dishes, staring at the wine jar and the dishes with his eyes that had already lost some moisture and looked dry, but in the end Long Night let go of his hand, and the wine jar and the dishes fell from the air and finally disappeared.
"Gatekeeper, you can't eat or drink, if you can come and talk to me often, it would be good. ”
Tang Letian bowed slightly: "Okay, I'll come back in a few days." ”
Saying that, Tang Letian turned around to leave.
Changye sighed and said, "I'm the gatekeeper, if you want to go, you have to win over me, otherwise you can only die here." After all, the Gate of the Ruins is not to be touched. ”
Tang Lotian stopped, turned his head to look at the old man, and said helplessly: "What's bad for you to secretly put some water, do you know, once you do it with me, you will definitely die." ”
Long Night's thin palm opened slightly, and the moss on his cheeks peeled off layer by layer, "I know, I can feel the kind of strong power that blooms from your body, I am not your opponent, you may kill me like killing a chicken, but I am the gatekeeper, and I will not allow anyone to touch the gate of the ruins and leave gloomily." ”
At this time, the dried skin and flesh on Long Night's body began to plump up little by little, and the blood vessels also bulged high from under the flesh.
Long black hair covered Long Night's body.
Moments later, Long Night turned into a human wolf.
Facing the full moon-like gate of the ruins, he let out a loud roar, and then rushed towards Tang Letian.
Drops of blood spilled from the air.
Tang Letian's hand penetrated Changye's body and crushed Changye's heart.
Long Ye's tired body gently leaned on Tang Letian's shoulder: "I'm not a gatekeeper now." ”
Tang Lotian understood the meaning of the long night, and his body landed from the sky and fell straight to the ground, where there was scattered food and the broken wine in the jar.
Tang Lotian pulled out of the body of the long night.
Long Night let out a roar of pain, but then there was a happy look of relief.
"It's a pity, it's a pity, I shouldn't have dropped them from the air just now. ”
Looking at the mess all over the ground, smelling the smell of wine, and gradually returning to his human form, Changye licked his lips with a look of regret.
Tang Lotian walked out like a trick and took out a jar of wine and many dishes, and placed them in front of Changye.
A distorted smile squeezed out of Changye's dry and hard face, and he was not polite to Tang Letian, took the wine jar, and drank it in a big gulp.
When he put down the wine jar, Tang Lotian was gone, and he obviously didn't care about this, all his spirit was on wine and food.
He hadn't eaten any food in five hundred years, and he was as happy as a child at the moment.
Returning to the Jiucheng Palace, Tang Letian was not in a very good mood, the door to the ruins was obviously not something he could open or penetrate, and even Tang Lotian felt that no one in this world could open the door to the ruins, that is to say, the door to the ruins could only be opened from the side of the upper world.
Of course, there may be another way, that is, the blood of the true gods, that is, to use the blood of the royal family to open this portal.
This is just an expectation of Tang Letian, whether it can be done or not, Tang Letian is afraid that he will have to find a chance to give it a try.
When it comes to the bloodline of the true god, Tang Letian first thought of the prince of Jiucheng.