Chapter 282: Heaven and World, I Alone (I)
Chapter 282: Heaven and the World, I Am the Only One (I)
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The sharp arrow slashed through the air, accurately hitting a hare that looked a little stupid, and Uesugi Ryuya laughed, proud in his heart, and watched his entourage go to pick up prey, so he sat on the horse and looked around, his young face could not hide his excitement.
He is the second son of Uesugi Seiji, the lord of Kanyama Castle, nineteen years old, he doesn't like to be sexual, but he loves hunting, and he likes to come to the forest outside the city to play in his spare time, and hunt some game prey, so as to entertain, he looks down on those sons and brothers who are lustful all day long, and only thinks that like him, he usually bends bows and arrows, and slaughters prey, which is the fun of manhood.
However, this forest is located outside the city, some hungry and poor poor people often catch animals and even wild vegetables and tree bark in this forest, and the forest prey is scarce on weekdays, and there are even foreign homeless people who destroy the forest environment, which is very annoying, not to mention large beasts on weekdays, even a squirrel is sometimes difficult to see, and Uesugi Ryu was also angry and ordered people to fence off the land, not to let the civilians approach the forest, and use this place as his hunting ground.
When Uesugi Ryu also came here to hunt again today, he was pleasantly surprised to find that there were many more prey in the forest, and he didn't even know how to avoid people, and when he saw him and his entourage, he seemed to be stupid, and he stayed in place and didn't dare to move, until he was pierced by a sharp arrow. After turning around, Uesugi Ryu had already gained a lot of gains, but unfortunately he didn't see any large beasts, and all he saw were cowardly small animals.
The environment of the forest seems to be much better, the trees are dense, the woodland may be interspersed with patches of wildflowers and dandelions, after the breeze blows, the fragrance of the flowers wafts refreshingly, and the pompoms of dandelions fly in the air under the light spots sprinkled between the branches and leaves, occasionally brushing over Uesugi Ryuya's cheeks, making him feel a little itchy and can't help but laugh.
Why didn't you find such a beautiful place before? Uesugi Ryu also grabbed a floating dandelion pompom, and after gently blowing it away, he thought with emotion, and suddenly realized that he had made it really right for people to ban the poor from entering this forest.
Uesugi Ryu also looked at the sky and felt that this trip had gained a lot, so he wanted to return to the mansion, greeted several entourages and guards, and walked out of the forest.
An attendant cleverly walked ahead, helping Uesugi Ryu to hold the reins of the horse and control the horse's speed, in fact, it is very dangerous to ride a horse in the woods, but Uesugi Ryu naturally does not understand this very well.
Luckily, Uesugi Ryuya was enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, and after a while, he walked to the edge of the woods, and the outline of the town could be seen in the distance, and there was a faint sound of laughter drifting along the breeze.
Uesugi Ryu also noticed something strange in his heart, but before he could think about it, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a man in a black crown and a simple crown not far ahead, standing under a tall Bodhi tree, looking at him from afar, as if smiling.
Uesugi Ryu could also vaguely see the appearance of the man standing under the Bodhi tree, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyebrows were starry, and he was dressed luxuriously, he couldn't help but feel strange, how could he not know that there was such a character near Tateyama Castle?
The identity of the man in the crown suit made Uesugi Ryu also puzzled, so he stepped forward and wanted to ask the identity of the other party, but for some reason, the horse that had been trained under him for many years refused to come forward after approaching the other party for a distance, and kept shaking, as if he wanted to shake Uesugi Ryu down too, which startled Uesugi Ryuya and his entourage, and hurriedly helped him jump off the horse, until this time, the horse quieted down, lowered his head, and was unusually honest, which made Uesugi Ryu feel more and more strange.
Walking into the Bodhi tree with his entourage leading the honest steed, Uesugi Ryu also suddenly remembered, shouldn't this place have been occupied by a dead tree, when did such a big Bodhi tree grow?
"You're hunting again, Ryuya Uesugi." As Uesugi approached with his entourage, the man in the crown robe spoke, temporarily interrupting Uesugi Ryuya's thoughts.
"Who are you?" Uesugi Ryu also glanced at the man opposite a few times, and asked a little strangely, "Do you know me?" ”
There was a look of surprise on the face of the man opposite for a moment, but then he smiled, seemed to understand, and said softly: "Yes, you haven't woken up yet." ”
As he spoke, Uesugi Ryuya saw the man wave his sleeves, and Uesugi Ryuya's gaze moved for some reason, and his vision blurred slightly, and then the Bodhi tree in front of him quickly withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the green leaves quickly turned yellow, withered and fell into the soil.
Uesugi Ryu was also shocked, but when he saw that the man's movements stopped, he still maintained a smile on his face, and suddenly felt that this person was a little mysterious, and wanted to turn around to greet his entourage and guards, but this time, he almost screamed.
Several of the attendants and guards were covered in blood, and a few of them seemed to be dazed and ignorant, but a few of them had hideous faces, as if they were happy, and the prey they had taken with them had disappeared, replaced by round human heads, and blood was constantly dripping from the broken neck, most of these heads had fearful faces, but the mixed with dazzling blood made Uesugi Ryuya feel a chill from the bottom of his heart.
The woods have also changed from the previous scene to the real appearance of Uesugi Ryuya's memory, the bark of many large trees has been stripped off, leaving only a bare piece, which is very ugly, and some wild flowers and wild vegetables have also been mostly plucked by the hungry poor, how can there be so many wild flowers and wild grasses, and there are flying velvet all over the place?
Uesugi Ryu also looked in the direction of Tateyama Castle again, and almost fainted, only to see that the city was dilapidated, and the city was emitting a layer of heavy blood light, staining most of the sky, and above the castle, there were countless unjust spirits floating and flying, making Uesugi Ryuya's scalp explode, screaming, and sitting on the ground.
Uesugi Ryu, who was sitting on the ground, also felt that his hands were a little slippery, and hurriedly gathered them in front of him, only to find that it was also covered with red blood, and Uesugi Ryu was also so frightened that he yelled hoarsely at the man who had never moved his steps and had a comfortable expression: "Who are you?" ”
"It's time for you to wake up." The man shook his head, sighed, and then pointed at Uesugi Ryuya.
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"Ahh Uesugi Ryu also woke up suddenly, sat up from the bed, gasping for breath, his face frightened, and his eyes blank.
Several servants had already been woken up by the screams of Uesugi Ryuya, and hurriedly turned on the lights in the house, and after the soft light expelled the darkness from the house, Uesugi Ryuya also seemed to come back to his senses, although there was still some cringe and fear in his eyes, but it was much better than the unstable appearance before.
After calming down, Uesugi Ryu suddenly felt chills all over his body, only to find that not only his clothes, but also his bed was wet with his cold sweat.
The nightmare he had before was too real, and the sky was almost dawn, so Uesugi Ryu had no plans to sleep for the time being, and felt that his body was sticky and uncomfortable, so he ordered someone to boil water and prepare to take a bath.
While watching the servants busy, Uesugi Ryu also kept thinking about that nightmare in his heart, a qiē scene and process seemed to be experienced by himself, this kind of nightmare is really uncommon, he can still remember the details of the dream, such as the huge dead tree located on the edge of the forest outside the city, what he saw in the dream was no different from what he remembered.
Thinking like this, the guide looked confused since he got up, and it wasn't until a thin attendant asked him if he was still hunting today.
It's just that Uesugi Ryu also looked at the entourage who nodded his head, and noticed the flattery and obvious flattery on his face, and suddenly remembered that this person had also appeared in his dream before, holding a human head, with an arrogant demeanor and a hideous smile, which was far from the image at this time.
He observed the other attendants, and several of them, who usually seemed a little wooden and honest, had also appeared in their dreams, and although their hands were covered with blood, they had a clear blank look.
For some reason, Uesugi Ryu also became disgusted with several retinues who bothered to curry favor with him and were usually rewarded by him, and although the hunting plan was not invalidated, he seemed a little sullen.
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The group drove out of the city and ran to the forest, and when passing by the dead tree that appeared in the dream, Uesugi Ryu couldn't help but look a few more times, but saw a man sitting cross-legged under the dead tree, and the white kimono he was wearing was very conspicuous.
Uesugi Ryuya hurriedly grabbed the reins, hesitated for a moment, and then gave an order to one of the guards to come over and take a look.
The guard also rode a horse, with a knife on his waist in one hand, a burly figure, a fierce face, there are often homeless people around Tateyama Castle, and the original security is not good, Uesugi Seiji is worried that the second son who likes to go out of the city will be in danger, so he gave him a few skilled guards, although not as good as ninjas, but not ordinary people can deal with it, this person heard Uesugi Ryuya's order, glanced at the man sitting cross-legged under the dead tree, bowed his head, and then hit the horse and galloped to the other party.
The man in the white kimono and sitting cross-legged under the dead tree was none other than Shikamaru himself, but he had performed the art of change and changed into a middle-aged man, he did not hesitate to pretend to be a ghost in order to preach, he was good at the use of spiritual energy, and his illusion skills were extraordinary, not to mention that for ordinary people, he first used illusion to confuse Uesugi Ryuya and also had a realistic nightmare, and now he wants to take this opportunity to preach and increase the influence of "Yi Jiao" and "Heavenly Imperial Lord".
The guard rode into Shikamaru, only to find that Shikamaru was not on his feet, tall and straight, not cowering like ordinary homeless or poor people, and his face was vegetable. The guard was observing, and the horse under him suddenly struggled, and suddenly he fell down, and he was so frightened that he quickly rolled on the ground a few times, away from the horse's hooves.
But after the red steed only threw the guard down, he stopped struggling, but lowered his head and slowly walked into Shikamaru, stopping a few meters away from him, as if in worship.