Chapter 271: Guilty Edict
I stared at the Son of Heaven for a while: "I will tell you a reason, do you believe it?" β
The Son of Heaven said, "As long as it makes sense, I will definitely believe it." β
He looked at me with hope: "What is the reason?" Can you tell me? β
I said, "This is the mountain of sin, and the mountain of sin is a place of atonement and repentance." β
"You're here, I'm afraid you haven't started to atone for your sins, have you?"
The Son of Heaven said faintly, "Do you think I am guilty? β
I said to Hui Ling, "You see, now he doesn't feel that he is wrong. β
The Son of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it, I was wrong. So what? β
I said, "Anyway, let's admit it." β
The Son of Heaven thought about it, took out a pen and paper, and waved it.
I looked at it, and he wrote an edict of guilt, and the first sentence was: All parties are guilty, and sin is bowing down......
It's a clichΓ© that seems sincere, but it's of little use.
When the Son of Heaven finished writing, he seemed to be very satisfied, and read it aloud.
But the bodies didn't move. There was neither endorsement nor opposition.
Maybe he thinks that the Son of Heaven writes very sincerely, and he doesn't want to eat him anymore.
Maybe...... It was simple and did not arrive at the meal.
I think the second option is more likely.
The Son of Heaven asked me, "How is it?" β
I said, "Not very well. β
The Son of Heaven was suddenly a little unhappy.
I said to the Son of Heaven, "Repentance is to repent from the heart." I really feel like I'm doing something wrong. This kind of pretending to be repentant may be able to deceive one or two people in the past, but it is not so easy to deceive the mountain of sin. β
The Son of Heaven nodded slowly, and then he said, "But I never think I'm wrong, I can't lie to myself." β
I hummed, "Then there's only one way." You have to atone for your sins, for your sins completely. β
The Son of Heaven asked, "How to atone for your sins?" β
I said, "You owe these people their lives." Every time you die, you are atoning for the sins of a person. After you die thousands of times, the corpses will become fewer and fewer, and eventually disappear completely. At that time, your sins will be atoned for, and you will be freed. β
The Son of Heaven sneered: "Do you let me die again and again?" Dead thousands of times? What kind of solution is this? β
I spread my hands: "So far, I have no other way. β
Hui Ling said to me, "Don't mess with him, let's get down to business first." β
She said to the Son of Heaven, "Do you have a pass warrant?" We're going to the top of the hill and need your pass to get there. Otherwise, those stone men will always stop us and be very troublesome. β
The Son of Heaven smiled: "Of course I have the passage charm." But...... I don't want to give it to both of you. β
I frowned, "What do you mean by that?" β
The Son of Heaven said, "Help me solve the problem." After the problem is solved, I will give you everything you want. If the problem is not solved, there is nothing I can do. β
Hui Ling looked at the thousands of corpses and said in embarrassment, "Are you crazy? No matter how good the two of us are, we can't kill so many people. β
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to the Son of Heaven, "Why don't we run away?" The two of us ran away with you. Flee all the way to the top of the mountain. β
The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly and walked slowly towards us.
At first, he was fine, but after a few steps, a chain made of gold appeared on his ankle.
The chain was tied to his feet at one end and to the emperor's throne at the other.
"Do you think it's very simple and free to be the Son of Heaven?" The Son of Heaven looked at me with a tired face.
We were all silent.
The Son of Heaven sneered: "I was born to be the Son of Heaven." Born to dictate the fate of others. But my fate is out of my own hands. β
"My identity makes it necessary for me to do this. I can't go back, and once I step back, I don't know how many people want me to die. You say, "What can I do?" β
Hui Ling said faintly: "It turns out that this guy is also a poor person who can't help himself? β
I laughed, "Don't be fooled by his poor appearance. Poor him? At least he hasn't been hungry, he's not been poor, has he? β
"In life, everyone has unsatisfactory times. But anyone can say that they are pitiful, but the emperor cannot. Such a person says that he is pitiful, that is to be cheap, and he deserves to die. β
Son of Heaven: "......"
Now he kept his mouth shut, a little silent.
I said to the Son of Heaven, "Trouble you, give us the pass charm." β
The Son of Heaven looked at me with a bad look.
He took a step back and said faintly, "What do you want to do?" Do you want to snatch the pass from me? β
I didn't speak, I just took out the peachwood sword.
The Son of Heaven smiled miserably: "I am divided once a day, such pain, you don't need your peachwood sword, do you think I will be afraid?" β
I was slightly stunned, thinking that this was indeed the case.
The Son of Heaven said to me, "Help me, or I won't be able to give you anything." β
I asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" β
The Son of Heaven said, "Help me to be free." β
I noticed that the Son of Heaven was talking about helping him get free, not helping him escape.
I tentatively said, "Are you willing to lose your life for liberation?" β
The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly: "Do you think I am alive like this?" If a person is simply to endure pain, then I would rather die. β
I nodded, and then said to the Son of Heaven, "There is a way that may free you." β
The Son of Heaven asked me, "What way?" β
I said, "Kill yourself." There is nothing more sincere than committing suicide to apologize. β
The Son of Heaven shook his head slowly: "It's useless, I tried to commit suicide, but it didn't work." I have never been able to succeed, and Sin Mountain seems to have a special setting, and I don't want people to use suicide to escape the pain. β
I said, "You have to kill yourself with guilt, with other thoughts, and of course you can't succeed." β
"It's about guilt, not suicide, you know?"
The Son of Heaven said, "Why should I feel guilty? β
I said, "If you don't understand this, you will continue to be devoured by the people." It's a big deal, and we'll find another way to leave. β
The Son of Heaven sighed and sat down in his seat.
After a long time, he slowly drew his sword and placed it around his neck.
The Son of Heaven wanted to cut his own neck, but the sword went through his neck and nothing happened.
He looked at me helplessly.
I said to him, "Guilt, above all, guilt. β
The Son of Heaven took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and continued to try to kill himself.
At this time, the sound of the mountain roaring and tsunami came again.
I looked back and saw the corpses coming up again.
Hui Ling said helplessly: "Do you have to climb to the copper pillar again?" β
I smiled helplessly and climbed up with Hui Ling.
I saw the Son of Heaven with his sword and looked blankly at the people, and then he was devoured by the people.
Half an hour later, we came down and saw the gloomy face of the Son of Heaven.
The Son of Heaven said to me, "What should I do? I don't feel guilty. β
I looked at him and said, "Have you ever observed these people carefully?" Do you see them with their skin wrapped in bones because of hunger? You never think of them as real people, just as numbers. How can you feel guilty? β