Chapter 12 The Past Is Like Smoke
At a very young age, I had no concept of time in my life. Decades have passed, and it is the same.
But I still feel lonely from time to time, especially when I'm alone, and I'm often scared to the point of wanting to cry.
At this time, the eldest brother Long Aotian would stroke my hair and whisper - you will never be a child who will never grow up. I like the way he speaks, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised. The bright smile is like the sunshine in spring, warm but not dazzling.
At that time, the eldest brother was not as deep as he was later. If you have to describe it in one sentence, he was actually a child who hadn't grown up at that time. Although, he will tell me in righteous words that it is not right to think so.
Now that I think about it, we were still very happy at that time. Compared to the events that followed, it was only then that we were truly intimate.
At that time, the eldest brother would also say: "My Long Aotian only has one brother in this life, that is, you Long Weiyong, and there will be no one else!" ”
But I still don't understand what this sentence means, it's originally our two brothers, where did this sentence of the eldest brother come from? When I think about this question, when I am a child, I always have a trace of uneasiness in my heart.
I later learned that this uneasiness came from another of my relatives, my half-brother Long, who rebelled against him.
Before I was 100 years old, I had never seen a dragon rebel, and I didn't even know that such a person existed. The conscience of heaven and earth, if it weren't for my father when he brought him out, I would even wonder, is he really the same as me, growing up in the Temple of Mountains and Rivers?
I think I've explored the secrets of the Mountains and Rivers Palace, and I can even secretly hear the secret of knowing that my eldest brother is just an adopted son.
I also secretly asked my father if my eldest brother really adopted a son.
"Where did you learn this secret?" The father said in a cold tone, unable to tell whether he was happy or angry.
But when I was younger, I would still be complacent with these unseemly tricks and would take pleasure in them. "That's what I heard from those people." I said it wisely, thinking that I would be appreciated by my father. The subordinates in my mouth are naturally the palace officials and palace maids in the Mountain and River Palace. As for their names, who cares if a few ants are called Zhang San or Li Si. Anyway, no matter what they're called, it doesn't make much difference in my eyes.
The eldest brother often said that once you become a god, you must discard all human nature. I never understood what he meant by human nature, but I don't think it would be much better than divinity, otherwise how could it be discarded at will—I often hear that mortal beings abandon their families and children in order to become gods; But I had never heard of a creature in the divine realm who would abandon his identity as a god in order to become a mortal.
Maybe there is, but I've never found anyone like that. On the contrary, the flowers and plants that grow in the temple of mountains and rivers are more and more lush every year. In the process of playing by chance - just to catch a butterfly. I swear, I've never seen such a beautiful butterfly. Just by looking at it, people can't help but take possession of it.
The butterfly landed lightly on a flower, and the plain flower instantly bloomed with an intoxicating look. If a flower is just a shell, a flower is its soul.
When my hand landed on the butterfly, the butterfly didn't resist too much and was caught in my hand. I can even clearly feel the flapping of butterfly wings in my hand, which is the trembling of life.
At that time, I was extremely happy, imagining the admiration that my eldest brother would have when he saw this butterfly. Just like his countless admiration for me, sincere and sunny.
Maybe I've been thinking about it for too long, and by the time I open my palm, the butterfly won't be flapping its wings anymore. In other words, the butterfly 'died' on my hands.
It was my first real killing, and even though the subject was just a beautiful creature, I still felt guilty and felt like throwing up.
In order to make some compensity for this innocent little creature, I decided to dig a pit and bury it; Maybe I just don't want to see it anymore, even if it looks good when it is alive, it is just a corpse after death.
Anyway, I dug a deep hole under that flower. Then, I saw a scene that I will never forget in my life.
Beneath the flower, there were several bones buried. Judging from the general shape of the bones, they are the palace officials or palace maids of the Mountain and River Palace.
Ever since I asked my father about my eldest brother, there seemed to be a lot fewer palace officials and maids in the Shanhe Hall than before.
As if I knew something, I went crazy and pulled at each flower and plant - and sure enough, under each flower and plant, there were several corpses buried. Beneath some particularly lush flowers and trees, there are more souls buried.
I threw away the remains of the butterfly in my hand and stared at everything in front of me. I think I should have been at a loss at that time until my father appeared.
"You saw it all? Guess how they died? My father stood behind me and said coldly. When he appeared, I didn't even notice it.
I nodded blankly, not sure what to answer. Actually, I can guess that it was all caused by what I said about leaking my mouth.
"Do your own thing, keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, it will only lead to death. Father was behind me and said coldly.
From that day on, I seemed to understand what my eldest brother said - the most unreliable thing is the human heart; The most reliable is only its own strength. Before you have enough strength, you can only live under the glory of others.
From then on, I finally began to study those ancient dragon spells with my heart, and it was at that time that I faintly felt a thirst for strength and power in my heart.
I was a quick learner, and soon surpassed most dragons. Even my father had to admit that within a thousand years, I might become the largest dragon clan after the Elder Dragons.
But what Father never said was that we would never be together like this again until a thousand years later.
Eventually, I discovered that the secrets I had discovered were just the tip of the iceberg compared to all the truths.
For example, my second brother, this boy who appeared mysteriously.
One day when I was three hundred and fifty-eight years old. I vividly remember that it was autumn, and the withered yellow leaves were scattered one after another, falling all over the Dragon God Valley. The Mountain and River Hall is in the Dragon God Valley, just like the Feifeng Palace is in the Qifeng Mountain, which is the birthplace of the entire dragon clan and the hometown of all the dragon clans.
The eldest brother took me through the long corridor of the Mountain and River Hall and came to the main hall of the Mountain and River Palace. This is where Father presided over the meeting. As far as I know, I don't know if it's out of blind worship of one's own power, but the defense of this main hall doesn't seem to be too strong. With my strength, I can leave marks on the walls with the Killing Spear.
The Killing Spear was a gift from my father on my 100th birthday, and it is said that it was born naturally from heaven and earth, and was born with unpredictable abilities. Of course, I'm a little scoffy at all of these claims. In my eyes, the Killing Spear can only leave some traces of me on the walls of the main hall. There is nothing special about these imprints, they are nothing more than "Long Weiyong visited here", and so on. This is a child's prank, isn't that child ever naughty?
After I leave these marks, it will not be long before I find that there is another mark next to them. Judging by the extent of the damage to the walls, the handwriting looks like it was carved with fingertips.
"I, the future lord of the divine realm, the third prince of the dragon clan, Long Weiyong, has come here to visit." This is my handwriting, beautiful with nobility and classicism.
"Rebellion." In my handwriting, these two words appear crookedly.
"Who are you? Have I seen you? I asked curiously.
"Against my fate, my mother was arrested." The handwriting is still distorted.
"Shall we be friends?" I'm more interested.
"Hatred, rebellion." These words are particularly heavily portrayed.
"Shall we meet?" I asked expectantly
After many days, I came to this wall every day, and I never saw a reply. I originally thought that this invisible companion called disobedience was just an illusion that I had inadvertently imagined. Unexpectedly, I met him soon.
That day, I followed my eldest brother to the main hall, and this time I didn't run secretly, but was 'led' by my eldest brother openly. I obediently walked behind my eldest brother, for fear that my father would scold me for being naughty or something. After all, the walls of the main hall of the Mountain and River Hall are also extremely gorgeous. And I scribbled on this wall, breaking this beauty, and naturally deserving of punishment.
I found out that I was wrong again, and this time my father called us to settle the matter of the boy behind him.
This boy is none other than the most famous executioner of the Dragons, my second brother, the Dragon, who rebelled against his fate. When he first saw him, he followed his father closely, dressed in an ordinary linen shirt—clean, but ragged like a beggar's garb compared to the fine clothes of the dragons.
I thought he was a good boy, but when he raised his eyes, I was shocked by the deep resentment and hatred.
Even in the eyes of those mortals, I have never seen such bloody and violent eyes. What's more, he's just a kid.
"Remember, his name is Dragon Rebellion, and he is the brother of half of your compatriots." My father said to me with a rare smile. His smile was so bright at that moment, like a mother. However, I have never seen my mother, so I often pester my eldest brother.
"In the future, the position of the Emperor of Heaven will be handed over to you. It's just that you're still young these years, so it's up to you to preside over the overall situation. "Father's words were said to the eldest brother.
The eldest brother said "no", which was a promise.
"These two tokens are divided into two pieces of Yang and Yang, so you two will keep them separately." My father took out the token he had with him and divided it into two halves and gave it to me and my eldest brother.
Suddenly, my father remembered something, and he drew a golden light from my forehead and poured it into my eldest brother's mind. The eldest brother's brows furrowed, but he held back at the critical moment.
"I have given you supreme rights, and naturally you will get the corresponding price." Father said coldly to the eldest brother. After saying that, he easily sealed part of the memories of the dragon's rebellion.
After all this, my father looked a little tired, but very happy. He kicked the three of us out and hid in the house himself.
I haven't seen my father since. What disappeared with it were the palace officials and palace maids of the entire Shanhe Palace.
In the Nuoda Mountain and River Palace, there are only three of us brothers left, and we depend on each other for our lives.