The night is like a day (II)
The new emperor ascended the throne and worshipped the sorcerer Keqin as the national teacher. The mana of the national teacher is boundless, calling for wind and rain, and swinging his sword into a river.
Master Lai inherited his ancestor Yasukuni Duke and enjoyed a high reputation in the imperial court, but he interfered in the new policy in many places, and the new emperor was afraid of it.
Master Lai is high-spirited and humble, and there are really no shortcomings to reveal. The new emperor invited the national teacher to summon a giant dragon to make waves, causing a commotion among the people, making the Lai family the target of public criticism, so as to kill people with a knife.
The real dragon's manifestation was strange, causing a lot of turmoil in the world, and being advocated by others, the matter was in a uproar and out of control.
The emperor soon ordered the arrest of more than 100 people of the Lai family and reduced them to commoners and slaves. The Miao, Master Lai, and the little young master paraded through the streets. Since killing was forbidden during the Lantern Festival, it was ordered to be beheaded on the first day after the end of the Lantern Festival to be sacrificed to heaven and earth.
Heavy shackles bound their hands and feet, and they wore loose white prison uniforms, their hair disheveled, and their figures haggard. Through the curses of the people, the cold eyes burned on them like a hot iron, leaving them with nowhere to hide.
The man, dressed in white and holding a feather fan, jumped from the observation deck in the attic. The prison officers who led the team saluted one after another and honored him: National Teacher.
He turned around slowly, and with a ghostly smile, he said, "Long time no see, Yunkong!"
I thought that Keqin Guoshi was an ugly and obscene, middle-aged man with a wrinkled face, but he never thought that he was a bright and graceful young man.
He looked directly at the little young master, with a hint of mockery and anger in his eyes. He said, "Look at you, why are you so miserable? Look! Even if you don't do anything, those people will still spit on you and insult you." What's even more ironic is that they're all the people you've helped out with. Do you know why? Because you're destined to be a!"
Old Man Lai scolded: "You despicable villain, you turn black and white upside down! A cancer that has brought disaster to the country and the people!"
Keqin frowned, tilted his head, and looked fixedly at the middle-aged man who was insulting him, his eyes full of disgust. He said, "Shut him up." ”
The jailer picked up the saber and plunged it into the abdomen of Master Lai, the white knife went in, the red knife came out, and blood splattered everywhere. Keqin calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood from his face, his face was expressionless, Ren was a personable teenager.
The audience was stunned by this disgusting scene, but they were afraid of the high power and power of the national teacher, so everyone swallowed their anger and did not dare to say more.
When he came back to his senses, the little young master screamed exhaustedly, and Ah Miao covered the little master's eyes and wept silently.
The jailer lifted the young master's neckline, dragged him to the side of the wooden cage, and slapped him twice. The delicate skin was left with distinct five finger marks, and blood oozed from the corners of the mouth.
Keqin frowned, and with a wave of his feather fan, he sent the jailer flying miles away.
He slowly approached the little young master, and the powerful aura overwhelmed the little young master.
His thin lips opened lightly and whispered to the little young master: "You remind me of many past events." We'll see each other again soon. ”
The little young master stared at his face viciously, gritting his teeth and letting out a dull roar from his throat.
As night falls, fireworks can be seen burning in the night sky through the narrow window on the back wall of the prison. The bright light of the fire gives the illusion of being in the daytime.
The young master and Ah Miao were held in the same cell, and he did not say a word after the pain of losing his father during the day.
They snuggled up to each other in cold, damp cells.
"Do you believe in reincarnation?" said Miao, "I believe it! Departed people don't leave forever, they become wind, they become rain, they become air, they become another form to be with us. ”
"Why? Why can't I feel it? ”
"Close your eyes and feel with your heart. ”
The little young master obediently closed his eyes, and Ah Miao hugged him tightly from behind. He opened his eyes, and Miao let go of his arms.
"Thank you. We'll see you again, right?" said the young master.
"Well, the next time people set off fireworks, remember to think of me. ”
Ah Miao took the hidden amulet from her neck, and there was a fierce beast's tooth strung on it, and she put it in the little master's hand.
"It's been a talisman that I grew up with, and every time I save a day, I suspect it's what it does," she said. Including miraculously surviving even being scratched by a dragon. Now I'm sending you. ”
"And what do you do?"
I saw that Ah Miao's face was pale, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. The little young master hurriedly put the talisman back in Ah Miao's hand, but let Ah Miao shirk it.
She said, "The antidote to dragon poison is still lacking, right? Even if I have this amulet, I won't be able to live." People like me don't deserve to live that long. ”
"Don't say that, Miao, I beg you. ”
Ah Miao didn't listen to persuasion, and said to himself: "Does the little young master want to hear a story? I only know one story." ”
The little young master nodded.
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a palatial house. The house was full of beautiful women, but they were not happy, and when they were unhappy, they made things difficult for the girl, framed her, and punished her. Later, the girl left the house with a man who claimed to be her father......"
Ah Miao didn't speak, thinking about things in a daze.
"And then?"
"And then the girl had a good time. It's just that the man dies in the end, and the girl starts wandering again. Then, then he met a family of good Samaritans and took her in. ”
The little young master was lying in Ah Miao's arms, squinting his eyes, and was about to fall asleep.
He said, "I know, this girl is Ah Miao......"
On the last night of the lantern festival, the fireworks continued all night.
When it came to the sacrificial ceremony, Ah Miao and the little young master were escorted to the guillotine, and the insults and cheers of the people were endless.
Suddenly, the sky changed dramatically, dark clouds were thick, strong winds were blowing, and snow was flying in June.
The executioners, the jailers, and the clothed people, all froze in place, lifeless like puppets.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Keqin knocked Ah Miao to the ground with a palm, waved his wide sleeves, and took away the little young master and disappeared.