Time has come to midsummer in a blink of an eye, and more than three months have passed since Liu Sicheng traveled to ancient times.

During this period, Xiaoxue taught her martial arts moves and tips. Perhaps because Liu Sicheng is talented, the learning cycle has been greatly shortened, and now he has been able to master the basic moves of the "Shaoyang Style".

Liu Sicheng's cultivation of "Yishu" requires people who practice martial arts to have "spiritual power" that surpasses ordinary people, and the "spiritual power" mentioned here is a kind of neuromodulation, through which the extraordinary exertion of physical functions is realized, which is completely different from the traditional "internal force".

The "Shaoyang Style" has the following basic moves.

(1) "Freehand knife", using the hand as a knife, striking with the outside of the palm to achieve the effect of a blade chopping. Ordinary people's hand knives are not very powerful, and they are often used to hit the neck and other vulnerable parts of the human body, but those who master the "Shaoyang style" can improve the instantaneous explosive power of the muscles through "spiritual power".

(2) "Body Protection Hard Qigong", a kind of body protection technique that concentrates the body's strength in one part through "mental power" to resist external attacks. Since "hard qigong" can only strengthen a certain part of the body, the key to its power is to accurately determine the opponent's attack direction, otherwise it will not achieve the effect of protecting the body.

(3) "Wave boxing" is a fist method that transmits vibrations through fists to destroy the internal organs of the human body. It uses "mental power" to make the hand muscles vibrate in a controlled manner, and its frequency is the same frequency as the internal organs of the human body, and when the fist touches the opponent, the vibration is transmitted to the opponent's body, and then the opponent's internal organs are destroyed through resonance. It is a highly lethal move, and those who are hit will either die or be injured.

(4) "Mind healing" is a technique that uses "mental power" to heal wounds. Because the "spiritual power" of the "Shaoyang Style" cultivator far exceeds that of ordinary people, they can freely control the muscles of the whole body. When a wound occurs in the human body, it only needs to control the muscles on both sides of the wound to contract towards the wound to heal instantly.

(5) "Concealment" means that it reduces one's own "mental power", even lower than the level of ordinary people, so that those who use "spiritual power" to probe cannot detect their own actions.

(6) "Mind control" is the opposite of "concealment", and "mind control" is the release of powerful "mental power" so that everyone around you can receive the user's brain waves. In this way, the user's mind can act directly on the other person's brain, making the other person under its control. However, "mind control" must consume a lot of the user's physical energy, and the effect cannot be too long-lasting. "Mind control" is the top kung fu in "Yishu", and Liu Sicheng has not yet reached this height.

After more than three months of getting along, Liu Sicheng's affection for Xiaoxue became deeper and deeper, and unconsciously, he found that he had fallen in love with this gentle and kind girl.

One day, the weather was fine, the wind was light and the clouds were light, Liu Sicheng took the initiative to invite Xiaoxue to go out for a night tour.

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Xiaoxue agreed without hesitation.

Go out on a night out! It's very dangerous. However, both of them are very skilled, and those wild beasts in the mountains pose no threat to them at all.

The brilliant night sky is full of stars, which is simply a spectacle for Liu Sicheng, who grew up in a big city. Compared to the brilliant lights of the big cities, the starry sky at night is always dim. Now, in this tranquil mountain wilderness, the bright and bright starlight is projected on Liu Sicheng, giving him a feeling of being in a paradise. Or at this moment, Liu Sicheng is already in a paradise, in addition to the dazzling starlight, there is also the same "dazzling" her.

There was a gust of wind blowing in the mountains, it was very cool, and the insects were chirping in the summer night, all of which were scenes that Liu Sicheng had no chance to experience.

The stone road under his feet made a small sound of breaking, and Xiaoxue was by Liu Sicheng's side, walking slowly, not squinting, looking ahead a little distractedly, as if he was meditating quietly.

Liu Sicheng couldn't bear to let the pale blue lake beside him ripple, so he had to follow her frequency and silently walk forward. At this time, Hu Shui took the initiative to break the silence in front of him, and Xiaoxue slowly spoke:

"Sicheng, we've been together for months, and I want to confess a secret to you. A secret that even the rest of the people did not know. ”

"Confession? What is it? Liu Sicheng looked sideways at Xiaoxue and asked curiously.

Xiaoxue turned around lightly, facing in the direction of Liu Sicheng, and smiled.

"That's where I came from. I'm sure you've always been curious about my origins, right? ”

Liu Sicheng pursed his lips lightly and replied frankly:

"It's not curious, I just think you're different, so I want to know more."

Xiaoxue looked at Liu Sicheng with extremely sincere eyes, and said softly:

"Well, it's just you and me at the moment, so I'll be honest with you. In fact, the place where I was born is not on this Han land, the place where I was born is in the sky, and we call it the Kingdom of Heaven. ”

"Heavenly!" Liu Sicheng twisted his arm hard, convinced that he was not dreaming, and let out an exclamation from his mouth, "How is this possible? ”

"Don't you believe it?"

Xiaoxue's eyes didn't look like she was lying, but how could there be a country in the sky? Liu Sicheng was puzzled.

In Liu Sicheng's view, the so-called existence of the heavenly kingdom is nothing more than a fantasy of the ancients, but now Xiaoxue says that she is from heaven, which can't help but surprise Liu Sicheng. So Liu Sicheng met Xiaoxue's gaze and asked in a very gentle tone:

"Xiaoxue, can you tell me how the Heavenly Kingdom of Clouds got to the sky?"

Xiaoxue nodded softly and explained while gesticulating:

"Located on the southern sea, the Heavenly Kingdom is a huge island floating in the air, with an area of 100,000 acres. I don't know why it's floating in the air. It is known that it uses seawater as a raw material through a huge pyramid to produce Guns, and then drives a huge thrust Moss to make the entire island float. ”

"What are Scam, Guns, Moss?" Liu Sicheng was at a loss for the unfamiliar words that appeared in Xiaoxue's words.

Xiao Xue smiled, and then explained:

"These are all words unique to the Heavenly Kingdom, just like your native dialect."

Liu Sicheng pondered what Xiaoxue said repeatedly. The "Skam reaction" is based on seawater, and Liu Sicheng guesses that this term should be translated to refer to light nuclear fusion; "Guns" is likely to refer to energy, while "Moss" is likely to refer to engines. Translating Xiaoxue's words into modern Chinese means that the Heavenly Kingdom generates energy through light nuclear fusion, and then drives the thrust engine to levitate the entire island. Pyramids capable of controlled light nuclear fusion, huge thrust engines, islands floating in the air, it's all magical. Could it be that 1,800 years ago there was such a high technology in ancient times? Even in the first half of the 21st century, this kind of technology is ahead of its time. Liu Sicheng was amazed in his heart.

"Are the islands floating in the sky built by your own country?" Liu Sicheng asked further.

Xiaoxue shook her head and said frankly:

"No, it's a fetish created by the great 'Creator', three women from another world."

"Women from another world", does it mean female aliens? Only then can it be explained. Liu Sicheng thought to himself.

Then, Xiaoxue continued to explain:

"The three 'creators' came to this world 471 years ago. At that time, the whole of China was still in the Warring States Period, and the status of women was extremely low, and they were treated as objects, which could be sold or even abused at will. The 'Creators' were so angry at this that they established the Kingdom of Heaven with the aim of rescuing the suffering women of the world.

"Because China is the most advanced and powerful civilization in the world, we will start with the liberation of Chinese women." The creators extracted Akaya from Han Chinese women and women of other ethnic groups (Liu Sicheng guessed, a word that refers to genes) and recombined them to create 500,000 women, the first members of the Heavenly Kingdom.

"Although in the Han Dynasty, the status of women has improved a lot compared to before, but all the members of the Heavenly Kingdom are still working tirelessly to liberate women in the world."

Liu Sicheng suddenly realized after hearing this, and immediately responded:

"It's no wonder that you have the idea of 'egalitarianism', which has such origins. By the way, do the members of the Heavenly Kingdom use Zhou Yayan for daily communication? ”

Xiaoxue said calmly:

"Well, that's right. How did you know this? ”

Liu Sicheng explained to Xiaoxue:

"Because just now you mentioned that the Yunxiao Heavenly Kingdom was founded in the Warring States Period, and the pronunciation at that time was Zhou Yayan. So I'm guessing that 'Creator' directly used Zhou Yayan as the lingua franca of the Heavenly Kingdom. This also explains the reason why you will Zhou Yayan. ”

Xiaoxue's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she gave a thumbs up and praised:

"That's right, Sicheng, you're so smart."

"By the way, since the members of the Heavenly Kingdom are all women, how do you reproduce the offspring?" Liu Sicheng asked.

"Lean on the pyramid." Xiaoxue blurted out.

"Pyramids?"

Xiaoxue nodded and told Liu Sicheng eloquently.

"The pyramid has our Akkaya stockpiled in it, and three to four new members are born every day to keep the race going. If you want to increase the size of the membership, you must increase the Aurang (power) of the pyramid itself.

"However, the 'Creator' has drifted away for some reason, and so far we have not found a way to raise the pyramid of Aurang, and to replace the old with the new, so the total number of members of the Heavenly Kingdom is still 500,000 to this day.

"Because of the pyramid, none of the members of the Heavenly Kingdom are infertile. It is precisely because of this that women can truly exist independently of men. ”

Between the words, Xiaoxue's incomparable pride was revealed, and she continued to explain:

In fact, the pyramid creates a woman who is much more perfect than a woman born of a union of a man and a woman. Not only are they smart and strong, but they are also beautiful. For example, the body muscles of the members of the Heavenly Kingdom are much stronger than those of ordinary women, and the strength generated by muscle expansion and contraction is more than ten times that of ordinary people, so we have enough strength to rival that of men.

"In addition, as soon as we are born, we have developed into an adult state, and we also have the ability to walk, speak, write, and other things that only adults have, which are the work of the 'creator' into the residual consciousness in our minds.

"In addition, since the population of the Heavenly Kingdom is small, the 'Creator' has improved our Akkaya so that our bodies do not age. Of course, this will also have side effects, in order to keep the body from aging, we will not reduce our daily consumption of Gons as we age, which means that we will reduce our life expectancy by over-consuming Gons as we get older.

"Our original lifespan was about 2,000 years, but in order to stop the aging of the body, it dropped to more than 400 years, and there will be sudden death at the last moment of life."

Liu Sicheng's eyes widened when he heard this, and he exclaimed loudly:

"What? How can you live to be more than 400 years old? That's amazing, isn't it? In this way, Xiaoxue, are you expensive this year? ”

"I'm sixty-seven years old." Xiaoxue blurted out without concealment.

"What? You're sixty-seven years old! But you look twenty years old! Liu Sicheng exclaimed again.

If Xiaoxue is really sixty-seven years old, then she can already be a grandmother according to the age of a normal person. Liu Sicheng was unacceptable for a while, and he didn't expect that there would be such a big age gap between himself and Xiaoxue.

"Don't be surprised, this is all because the members of the Heavenly Kingdom will not age. Besides, I'm not too old when I look like I'm in the sky. Xiaoxue smiled.

Liu Sicheng nodded in agreement. Then he asked curiously:

"Xiaoxue, I still have something to inquire about......

"You want to ask what the 'Creator' was born like, right?" Xiaoxue is uncertain, "Actually, I don't know. ”

"Don't you know? How is this possible? Liu Sicheng spread his hands and said in confusion, "It stands to reason that the first generation members of the Cloud Heaven Kingdom should have seen the 'creator' with their own eyes, and they will always leave written records and even paintings about the 'creator'." ”

In Liu Sicheng's view, the "creator" is to the heavenly kingdom what God is to Christians. The members of the Heavenly Kingdom should worship the "creator" to the extreme, and they will inevitably leave a record of the "creator".

Xiaoxue replied frankly:

"Because even the original members of the Heavenly Kingdom have never seen the true face of the 'Creator'."

"What? How is this possible? Liu Sicheng frowned when he heard this, felt that this matter was unreasonable, and hurriedly asked, "Then how did the social system and etiquette culture of the Heavenly Kingdom of the Heavens come to be?" ”

Xiaoxue patiently explained:

"The social system, etiquette and culture of the Heavenly Kingdom are all created by the 'creator', but these contents are taught to every member of the Heavenly Kingdom through the transmission of ideas. Therefore, even the first members of the group have not been able to see the true face of the 'creator', and naturally they have not been able to leave any records. ”

"I see." Liu Sicheng replied.

Since the "Creator" is able to connect every member of the Heavenly Kingdom through the transmission of ideas, it is normal that there is no need to appear in person. Maybe this is also the result of their intention. Because maintaining one's own mystery, it will elevate the status of the "creator" in the hearts of the members of the Heavenly Kingdom. For example, the gods in Western religions are mostly unknowable, illusory, and spiritual beings. Believers communicate with the gods in an imaginary way, and once the worshiped gods are embodied and activated, they lose their divinity and spirituality, and lose their sense of sacredness and mystery. Therefore, the "creator" of the Heavenly Kingdom deliberately erased all information about his image, in order to make it more sacred, so that the members of the Heavenly Kingdom can carry out the belief of the "creator" for a long time. Liu Sicheng said secretly.

"By the way, you don't have parents, so where do you get your name from?" Liu Sicheng asked curiously.

"Well. Our surname is determined by the date of birth, and each day of the year has a specific surname. The day I was born means that my surname is Lin, so my surname is Lin. And our names are all decided according to our preferences. Xiaoxue continued to explain.

"I see." Liu Sicheng then asked, "By the way, since you live in the sky, how did you come to the earth?" ”

"Through the portal." Xiaoxue used her slender fingers to draw the shape of a door.

"Portals?" Liu Sicheng wondered.

"A portal is a kind of door-like passage through which you can travel between heaven and earth at will. The Kingdom of Heaven has three portals on the ground, with fixed access to three locations. One leads to an island, one leads to somewhere south of the Yangtze River, and one leads somewhere north of the Yellow River. Xiaoxue patiently explained to him.

Liu Sicheng's mouth opened wide when he heard this, and he exclaimed:

"You actually have a portal that can be converted into space? It's amazing! ”

"Yes, even the members of the Heavenly Kingdom don't know the principle of the portal, the 'creator' is really great!" Xiaoxue praised sincerely.

From the words, you can fully feel Xiaoxue's worship of the "creator".

"Since the Heavenly Kingdom even has portals, do you have devices that can travel through time and space?" Liu Sicheng asked.

"Hmm. In the pyramid there is a space-time converter. Xiaoxue said frankly.

"What!" Liu Sicheng couldn't help but scream. If the Heavenly Kingdom really has a space-time converter, wouldn't it be possible for him to return to the modern era? Liu Sicheng couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

"However, this space-time converter is for defensive purposes, and it cannot set the time and place of the shuttle in advance." Xiaoxue said helplessly, "The 'creator' originally created this space-time converter in order to protect the Heavenly Kingdom from being invaded by external aircraft. ”

Xiaoxue's words instantly dispelled Liu Sicheng's delusion of returning to the modern era, because the space-time conversion instrument that could not even be artificially set up in time and place did not have a 1% chance of successfully sending himself back to the 21st century. What if you make a mistake and are sent to the moon, I am afraid that after humans conquer the moon, your bones will be marked with the sign of "Lunar Man Fossils" and put on display in the museum.

Liu Sichang sighed and continued to ask:

"Xiaoxue, in this way, the technology of the Cloud Heaven Kingdom must be very developed, right?"

Xiaoxue shook her head and told the truth.

"It's more advanced than the technology on the ground, but it's not too far behind."

Liu Sicheng was puzzled:

Why is that? Don't you even have a space-time converter? ”

Xiaoxue slowly explained:

"Because these artifacts are from the 'Creators', they left without technical knowledge. They just teach us to use our own hands to achieve our ideals and pursuits. Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven has always attached great importance to technological research. Although our civilization is only more than 400 years old, our minds are smarter than those on earth, and we live longer than those on earth, which helps to accumulate experience. In addition, we attach more importance to technological research than earthly people, so we can take the lateg. ”

"Xiaoxue, thank you for knowing everything about me. What a wonderful and fascinating country you are! However, I also discovered a secret from what you said. Liu Sicheng pretended to be mysterious and said.

"What's the secret?" Xiaoxue wondered.

"So you're a great beauty! Because you just mentioned that the members of the Heavenly Kingdom are all beautiful! Liu Sicheng revealed the mystery.

In fact, after Liu Sicheng learned about this, he was extremely happy in his heart, because he was completely obsessed with the gentle and kind Xiaoxue, and naturally hoped that his crush was a big beauty.

Unexpectedly, when Xiaoxue heard this, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and she said reluctantly:

"Please don't ...... No...... Is it good to mention this? ”

Xiaoxue seems to be deliberately avoiding her appearance. Could it be that she once had a pretty face, only to be disfigured later? If so, this matter must have hit her hard.

Liu Sicheng was unwilling to evoke Xiaoxue's sad memories, so he took the initiative to apologize to Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue didn't answer, and the two of them were silent at the same time, only to slowly pace forward.

The scent of snow wafts through the air, mixed with the fragrance of wildflowers in the mountains, which makes people feel refreshed.

Suddenly, Xiaoxue spoke again, and she asked sincerely:

"Sicheng, will you still help me after learning about my background?"

"Of course!" Liu Sicheng didn't think about it, and blurted out.

"Even if you are allowed to deal with the men of the world?" Xiaoxue asked again.

"Me too. Because I think there should be equality between men and women. Liu Sicheng replied in a firm tone.

"Really? You're such a different person. Thank you for your willingness to continue to help me. Xiaoxue stared at Liu Sicheng, her eyes full of gratitude.

Liu Sicheng took a deep breath and said with great sincerity:

"Actually, I should thank you too."

"Thank me?" Xiaoxue raised her hand and pointed at herself, puzzled.

"That's right." Liu Sicheng gently held Xiaoxue's jade hand, Xiaoxue lowered her head shyly, Liu Sicheng smiled slightly when he saw this, and said gently, "Because you have paid too much to me." Before I knew about your origins, I thought you cared about me out of kindness. Now I think it's more than just kindness. Because the original intention of the Kingdom of Heaven was to liberate women, you should have more or less prejudices against men. But I have never noticed even a trace of prejudice in you, and your care for me is from the bottom of my heart, which is really commendable! I see a kind of fraternity in you. ”

Just as Liu Sicheng praised Xiaoxue, her head lowered. Liu Sicheng then sincerely suggested:

"Xiaoxue, can you please take off your mask?"

Xiao Xue raised her head suddenly when she heard this, and looked at the man in front of her with extremely surprised eyes. Liu Sicheng hurriedly explained softly:

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to relieve the pain in your heart. You can't show people your true face, it must be very painful inside. So I'm willing to accept you without a mask. Please take off your mask, okay? ”

"Thank you." Hearing this, Xiaoxue's eyes turned red, and she shook her head and refused, "However, I can't take off my mask!" ”

"Why is that?" Liu Sicheng raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously.

"Because I don't want to lose you!" Xiaoxue blurted out.

Don't want to lose me? Was she afraid that I would leave her when I saw her? Or are you afraid that I won't be able to bear it when I see it? Liu Sicheng said secretly in his heart.

Xiaoxue has paid so much for me, what is it for me to bear this little thing for her?

Liu Sicheng gritted his teeth and made up his mind:

"Xiaoxue, I won't leave you no matter what, you can rest assured!"

After that, Liu Sicheng reached out and took off the mask on Xiaoxue's face.

Seeing this, Xiaoxue shrank her neck back, but after all, she didn't stop Liu Sicheng from acting.

The surface of the mask on Xiao Xue's face was unusually smooth, and when her fingers touched it, she suddenly felt a metallic coolness.

Liu Sicheng took off the mask with a little effort, but he didn't expect the face behind the mask to be ......

In fact, there is no face behind the mask at all! His facial features and hair were suspended in the air, and above his eyes was a heart-shaped ring with a red string......

Oh, my God! Why is this so?

Liu Sicheng suddenly felt a pain in his head, and then slowly opened his eyes, and found himself lying on the floor next to the couch.

Liu Sicheng rubbed the back of his head, which was a little painful, straightened up and looked around blankly, it turned out that he was in a familiar wooden house.

Could it be that I was dreaming just now? But the dream was all too real. He shook his head vigorously, and thought to himself.

At this time, Xiaoxue floated in lightly from outside the door, still wearing an iron mask on her face, and when she saw Liu Sicheng sitting on the floor, she couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"Why are you sitting on the floor?"

Liu Sicheng's face turned red, and he replied a little embarrassed:

"I ...... I just rolled off the couch ......"

Xiaoxue sneered, and then reminded softly:

"Be careful when you go to bed in the future."

Liu Sicheng stood up suddenly, patted the dust on his clothes, and asked with a serious expression:

"Xiaoxue, I don't know anything, please advise?"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Xiaoxue replied softly.

"Did I ...... last night?"

"You were last night." Before Liu Sicheng finished speaking, Xiaoxue grabbed Bai Dao, "You sat on a stone and fell asleep after listening to my life story last night, and you couldn't wake up no matter how you screamed." Or did I carry you back! ”

"I see." Liu Sicheng shook his head and sighed.

It seems that the part where I took off my mask was a dream I had, but this dream was really scary. Liu Sicheng pondered.

Inadvertently, Liu Sicheng caught a glimpse of a ring on the wooden table, exactly like what he saw in his dream!

"Whose ring is this?" Liu Sicheng pointed to the heart-shaped ring and asked.

"Mine." Xiaoxue tilted her head and replied, "I brought it to clean it today, so I put it on the table and dried the water." ”

"But I've never seen you wear it on weekdays?" Liu Sicheng wondered.

"Oh, that's because I work in the fields a lot, and I'm afraid of soiling the ring, so I tie it to my forehead with a red string." Xiaoxue gestured with her hand and explained to Liu Sicheng, "Because there is a mask to cover it, you have never seen it." ”

"What!" When Liu Sicheng heard this, he shouted loudly.

Xiaoxue wears the ring in exactly the same way as in her dream, is it not actually a dream?

No, it can't be. How can a person not have a face?

But why are the details of the dream exactly the same as reality?

At this time, Xiaoxue's strange appearance in the dream once again appeared in Liu Sicheng's mind......

Liu Sicheng shook his head desperately with his hands on his head, not daring to think about it.

Maybe it's because the weather is so hot, that's why I had this nightmare......