Chapter 16: Above the Stars
He Xigong is a very capable and talented gentleman.
And in my memory, He Xigong is also an extremely rational person, no matter how crazy others are, he can always maintain absolute sanity, which I have always admired.
It is indeed rare to be in the midst of the crazy old religion and yet to maintain the sanity that belongs to future generations.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of all this." I said, looking at He Xigong, I only felt that he was a little sad to look crazy now: "You'd better hide during this time, whether it's people from the old sect or people in our industry, you'd better not have contact with them, and wait until you get past this level....... It's good to talk about it, but if it can't be over, we all have to die. ”
"You must help me!!" He Xigong said tremblingly, his cloudy old eyes were full of tears, and when he spoke, his body was also shaking uncontrollably, and I could feel his extreme fear: "They are coming!" I had seen them in the Void before the Freedom Division went to Kunlun Mountain!! ”
"Out of nowhere?" I was stunned: "When did you see them?" ”
"I ...... I don't remember......." He Xigong said tremblingly, listening to his confused tone, it seemed that he had really forgotten, not perfunctory to me, nor deceiving me: "It seems to be in the sky....... In that starry sky......."
At this time, I helped He Xigong, who was trembling, and slowly walked out of the purgatory-like factory full of corpses.
He begged me to help him all the way, and he didn't want to die because he had to take care of his little apprentice, who was not yet ten years old.......
"If I'm going to die...... He's going to die ....... too," He Xigong said as he cried in embarrassment, his hoarse tone mixed with crying, which made me sound quite sad.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine." I comforted in a low voice: "You get out of here first, find a safe place to hide, it's best to hide with your little apprentice, don't show your head outside." ”
He Xigong subconsciously nodded and said Okay, I must do what I say.
As soon as the words fell, before I could say anything, He Xigong turned around and ran into the mountains, the speed was like running for his life, and he didn't bring his head back, and soon disappeared from my sight.
When he was gone, I lit a cigarette and smoked it, looked left and right to make sure there was not a single living mouth, and then walked back in the direction I had come.
What did He Xigong see?
This question has always bothered me, because I think his changes seem to have something to do with the things he sees.
He was scared stupid, almost crazy.
In my impression, He Xigong is not such a timid person, so I am really curious....... What did he see that would make him feel like this?
"Out of nowhere....... ....... on the starry sky" I muttered to myself, recalling what He Xigong had said just now, and subconsciously raised my head and looked at the sky.
At this cold glance, I found a point that I hadn't noticed before.
At this moment, there is a star in the night sky that is very unusual, not only is it very large with the naked eye, but it is also much brighter than the moon.
What made me nervous the most was the black line next to the star.
It's like a black line drawn along the edge, inconspicuous, but real.
I don't know what's wrong with myself.
Really, I wanted to lower my head and look away from the strange star, but I couldn't control my body, as if I had been pointed, and it was as stiff as a stone from head to toe.
He could only tilt his head motionlessly and stare directly at the dazzling star.
Maybe I'm hallucinating.
As I looked at the star, I could faintly see a black figure emerge from it.
That figure was extremely blurry, like an illusion that I had appeared, but the time of its existence was by no means instantaneous, it disappeared in the next second, it stayed there all the time, and it seemed to be looking at me from afar through the deep sky and the sea of stars, staring at me without saying a word.
I'm nervous, and that's no exaggeration.
It didn't exude any breath, but the cold sensation that made me shiver was tormenting me like maggots on tarsal bones.
After entering the realm of the Evil Body, I no longer knew what fear was, because I knew how tenacious my life force was, and it was almost impossible to kill me.......
Yes, almost, but there are those who are beyond what I mean by "almost".
Like this black figure, the strange creature that stands above the black star...... The King of Black Robes.
At this time, I found that my soul had somehow left my body, and without warning, I entered an out-of-body state, and when I turned around, I could still see my body standing in place, looking up at the star.
I was quickly floating towards the sky, farther and farther away from the ground, no slower than an airplane taking off, and soon I was able to cross the clouds and get very close to the sky.
It stands to reason that above this kind of high altitude, there are winds everywhere that can tear souls apart...... But I didn't feel it....... Didn't feel it at all!
Looking at the sky from this position, the strange star has also become a lot larger, and the black figure on the surface is even clearer at this moment.
That's the black-robed king, and there's absolutely no way I'm mistaken....... That's it!
Just as I was about to quickly return to my physical body, several more blurred black shadows appeared on the edge of the star.
Its exact outline is indiscernible, but it is certain that none of these shadows are humanoid.
If I'm not mistaken, they must be the old kings who have allied with the Black-robed King....... It's these desperate creatures ready to join forces to descend on the afterlife!
From this distance, their shadows can be so clear....... If these are their real bodies, their physical bodies, then they really scare me.
Across the deep sky and the sea of stars, it still looks so huge...... If you meet them up close....... Do I still have a chance to resist?
Looking at everything in the sky, fear quietly took root in my heart, and quickly sprouted, spreading wildly in my heart.
It is no exaggeration to say that I was scared, and I was scared a lot.
Almost like running for my life, I controlled my soul to descend rapidly, intending to return to my physical body first and then think about anything else.
At this time, it seemed that from the depths of the universe, from the indescribable starry sky, a wonderful and strange song came.
It is definitely not a human voice, and the language used to sing is not in any country on earth...... Even the language of any kind of living being.
I couldn't understand the lyrics, but I could feel the emotions in the singer's heart, and that real joy seemed to be contagious to me, and I couldn't help but smile on my face.
When my soul descended to the ground and returned to my body, I looked up again, but I could not find any sign of the star......
It was as if I was dreaming and hallucinating, but I am sure that it was all real.......
That deep fear hung over me like a shadow, and I got an answer in the process.
He Xigong's fear, his despair, is not unreasonable, he should be afraid.......
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I gritted my teeth and cursed, trembling and throwing away the burning cigarette butt in my hand, and without daring to say more, I turned around and ran out.
It's definitely not slower than when you're running for your life.
It's a fact that it's embarrassing, I admit it.
It's a bit of a shame to run so fast, and I'll admit it.
But for me, it doesn't matter anymore, I don't care at all.......
There's only one thing I care about.
Absolute...... The black-robed kings must not be allowed to descend on the afterlife.......
When they do come into this world, the end may be merciful for us humans.
Like the prophecies I heard a long time ago.
As long as these old kings return to the Hereafter.......
There is no death, no end, no future, and no liberation.
All living things...... will all sink in fear and despair!