No one could have imagined that the 'natural disaster plan' carried out to resist natural disasters would be instigated and promoted by natural disasters. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just a brilliant irony.

The Scourge gave humanity the path to power, and humanity embarked on it, even if it ended in self-destruction.

"Well, it's a coincidence. ”

Ludovic exclaimed: "I just ordered a few dying fools to pursue the path of eternal life that belonged to the natural calamity, and they gave me such a big surprise.

First, I killed so many saints without any effort, and then I turned the hundred-armed giant, the most difficult of all natural disasters, into a test subject...... In the end, I was amazed by the results I had done.

What a good show, Ye Qingxuan.

I knew about the results of the Holy City's research even before the Pope. Your secrecy is completely transparent to me, and without even me having to open my mouth, the people of the Single-minded Monks will be eager to offer me and beg me to show me the way to immortality and the future.

From that moment on, I couldn't help but want to be a part of this big show......"

"But you find that if you want to be on stage, you have to get a human body first. ”

Ye Qingxuan said expressionlessly.

"Not bad. ”

Ludovic bowed his head and exclaimed: "It is worthy of Mr. Holmes, who is famous in Avalon, the reasoning is wonderful, please continue." ”

So, Ye Qingxuan's gaze fell on him, "Ludovic should have died twenty years ago, but through what technology, he was mysteriously resurrected...... It's thanks to you, isn't it?"

"No, it's the result of Ludovick's own efforts, let's call 'me' Ludovic decades ago. ”

The old man stretched out his palm and showed him his body: "You see, it is feasible to use the flesh and blood of the natural disaster to extend his life, and he has indeed returned to his youth.

You see, this body can probably live for more than 500 years, and although it looks old, it is incredibly vigorous.

Now I can feel that I have a lot of energy, an infinite ambition, and a greedy desire to hold the whole world in my hands.

After breaking through the limits of cell replication, humans can become such terrifying creatures. ”

Ye Qingxuan's face was expressionless.

"So, when did Ludovick become 'you'?"

As a result, Ludovick's smile became more and more mysterious.

"Ye Qingxuan, I like human philosophers. I appreciate your logic and thinking. Because all thinking and logic is inevitably going into the realm that I am in charge of.

I once invited a few scholars and philosophers who were curious to go into the abyss and invite them to visit my body, but unfortunately, they were all crazy, and now they are ...... Well, that's a good name, I like it, you see, that's human creativity, at least, you're good at names. ”

Ye Qingxuan was unmoved, but reminded coldly:

"You're off topic. ”

"I'm sorry, because the questions they envision are so funny. ”

Ludovic spoke with great interest: "For example, the brain in the jar, the white horse is not a horse, the cat in the box, and some people say that it is a foot long, and half of it is inexhaustible in a day...... Of course, these are all minutiae. ”

He paused and said meaningfully, "One of my favorite theories in it is a story called the ship of Theseus. ”

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He finally understood what Ludovic was trying to say.

"If a ship is constantly repaired from the time it sets sail, any broken parts are replaced. So, when all the parts have been replaced, is it still the same ship?

In the same way, if the personality I have made is partially replaced by Ludovic's personality, my ideas will be overshadowed by his ideas little by little......

So, since when did Ludovick cease to be Ludovic?"

Ye Qingxuan was silent.

In front of him, the old man smiled happily and spread out his hands:

"The answer is Ludovick or Ludovick. But he has changed from an ascetic monk to a hundred eyes incarnate Ludovic.

I'm still Ludovick, am I?

From Ye Lanzhou's technique, I have gained a personality recognized by humans, and from Ludovic's devotion, I have obtained a physical body capable of walking on the earth.

I'm still me, but I'm the one with a hundred eyes.

I am human, but at the same time I am the embodiment of natural disasters.

Even the best musicians can't find any loopholes in me, and even the most sensitive censors can't find any natural disasters and demonic breath in me.

Over the past ten years, I have gradually replaced myself, little by little, from the inside out, to the core, until now...... I and the city are completely whole.

I stepped on the throne of humanity and became your spiritual leader, the shepherd of your souls. And you, willingly, surrender your souls into my hands, so that I may protect you through the dark valley.

I'm the Pope, Ye Qingxuan, and I'm the original Dark Pope Ludovic!"

"No, you're not. ”

Ye Qingxuan retorted coldly: "Even if you become the Pope, will you learn fate?"

"What if you can't learn?"

Ludovic asked rhetorically, which made Ye Qingxuan stunned.

"Don't be stupid, Ye Qingxuan, the pope is just an identity, and fate is just a pope's clothes, a symbol!

The pope can choose clothes, but it is impossible to choose the pope for clothes. A **** pope, and a clown in clothes, which one do you think believers will bow down?

Moreover...... I'm also an agent of the gods, aren't I?"

Ludovic smiled maliciously: "Isn't it a matter of course to let God's agent become pope?

No, all I can give you is more!

What the Pope could do in the past was not worth mentioning to me, and what they couldn't do, it was easy for me. For example......

He spat out the words that were enough to drive everyone crazy:

"-'Resurrection'!"

At that moment, the sudden panic engulfed Ye Qingxuan.

He imagined something he had neglected, and trembled at the terrible possibility. But he didn't want to imagine it any longer, and forced himself to cut off that terrible thought.

He just glared at Ludovic in front of him.

It's like being able to peek into the terrifying nature of the evil god within.

"You're scheming...... What exactly do you want to do?"

"Don't let me underestimate you, Ye Qingxuan. ”

Ludovic shook his head and sighed, pointing to his head: "Use your brain, think, what I value you most is your ability to think."

Think about it, Ye Qingxuan, think about it: what is it that is worth my painstaking efforts as a human being who is like an ant to me?

What is it that does not hesitate to become the core of the Holy City, sacrificing so much just to become the emperor of the ants?"

"Divine Blood ......"

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but blurt out, and in an instant, the confusion and confusion in his heart seemed to be split by a knife and axe, and finally peeked into the buried truth after layers of clues:

"No, not Holy Blood...... Is it the Sacred Cauldron?!"

Quiescence.

Only Ludovick whispered with emotion: "It's a pity, it's a little bit short." But it doesn't matter, anyway, for the shallow thinking of human beings, they can't understand my purpose after all. ”

Ye Qingxuan gritted his teeth: "You're not afraid that I will tell you your true identity?"

"Who believes?"

Ludovick sneered.

He walked up to Ye Qingxuan, raised his arm, hooked his shoulder, and pointed to the door behind him: "How about we play a game now?"

Wait a minute, I'll call the guards in, and we'll point each other out as the embodiment of the Scourge, who do you think they'll believe?"

“......”

Ye Qingxuan stopped talking.

It was as if the last of his strength had been drained, and there was nothing he could do.

"Give up, Ye Qingxuan. ”

Ludovic said, "I know you've been trying to use the ladder to get the word out about here. I also know that you have been imagining how to rise up and kill people and kill me here, even at the expense of yourself. I know that you still have a fighting spirit in your heart that has not been extinguished, and you are not even aware of it.

It doesn't matter, really, it makes the game even more fun. Even if you're interested, you can pretend to come to me.

How about sacrificing a little bit of our dignity? In the long years to come, we can have countless hours to continue this game......"

He walked behind Ye Qingxuan, pressed his shoulder, made him sit on the chair, stretched out his hand, and pointed out the window.

Outside the window, the desolate scene has somehow turned into a dark red river.

The river was like mist, flowing in a mist that did not know where it came from or where it was going. It is difficult to glimpse its essence or understand the reason for its existence.

That's something that shouldn't be in this world.

"See, Ye Qingxuan, this is the 'Yellow Spring' I pulled out of the Great Source. ”

Ludovic whispered in his ear, "You've been thinking about it for a long time, haven't you? ”

Ye Qingxuan stared blankly at the dark red river.

In his eyes, the river reflected countless broken lights. In his gaze, in the countless flickering reflections, a vague shadow slowly emerged, and in the end, the silhouette that was sealed in the dust of his memory was formed.

She turned her back to Ye Qingxuan, as if standing in the middle of the water, staring into the distance.

So familiar.

Ye Qingxuan's lips pursed, but he couldn't speak.

"Sure enough, there's a difference between imagination and reality, right?"

Ludovic lamented: "The determination to never face temptation is nothing more than a child's sandcastle."

When you really face your desire, who has the courage to choose to refuse? Ye Qingxuan, this is not your fault, anyone is like this, anyone.

Now the things you desire are set before you.

She's been waiting for you for years, don't let her wait any longer......"

"Nope. ”

Ye Qingxuan gritted his teeth and closed his eyes: "That's not her." ”

"That's her, Ye Qingxuan, don't lie to yourself. ”

Ludovick's voice turned cold, cruel and cold: "Is your mother not comparable to the vain dignity and those insignificant insistences?

Isn't this what you've always dreamed of, Ye Qingxuan?

My generosity has been exhausted, son, and you will regret this opportunity for the rest of your life!"

"Then I'll regret it for the rest of my life. ”

Ye Qingxuan's voice suddenly calmed down: "Even Dayuan can't reverse time, Ludovic, she's dead, you can't fool me."

There is no heaven and no hell in this world...... Didn't you just laugh at the existence of the 'soul' as ethereal, and what is the meaning of the so-called 'Yellow Spring'?"

On the young man's shoulders, the old palms tightened.

It was like trying to crush his bones.

Because of Ye Qingxuan's offense, because of Ye Qingxuan's ignorance, because of the disobedience and arrogance of mere mortals......

So, angry!

But Ye Qingxuan couldn't help laughing, laughing, laughing so much that tears were almost about to flow out.

"Ludovick, from the beginning to just now, you kept hitting me, shaking me, and confusing me, just for this moment, right?"

He opened his eyes and stared at the large floor-to-ceiling window in front of him, looking at Ludovic's gloomy face projected on the glass: "You want me to give in to you because of my mother.

But your so-called 'resurrection' and your so-called 'Yellow Springs' are nothing more than fakes! Once exposed, they are not worth mentioning at all!"

Ludovick was silent.

For the first time, there was silence.

"The so-called 'Yellow Spring' is just a 'record' you extracted from the Great Wish, right?"

Ye Qingxuan asked hoarsely: "That river, I'm afraid it's just the memory of the dead in this world!"

What you have is a library at best, and how can you take charge of the souls of men, in the name of the sacred? Don't you feel ashamed to gain the worship of the ants in your mouth by 'copying books'?"

Ludovic didn't speak, his eyes lowered, but he couldn't hide the gloom and hideousness in his pupils.

But Ye Qingxuan still smiled again, smiling happily.

"What's the matter? Is this annoyed and angry? What about that generous expression of yours? What about the tone of earnest instruction? Ludovic, don't you call yourself a nobleman? Where is your aristocratic elegance?"

Ye Qingxuan asked in a low voice, "You don't want to talk, but I have a lot to say to you." Didn't you just ask me, 'What is a human being?'

I don't know what a human being is, but I can tell you - the so-called human beings are definitely not such a thing!

My mother is dead, and even if you use her memories to recreate her, all I get is a puppet, an illusion driven by you!

I don't admit that my mother is such a fake. It's like I won't admit you're human!

You're just a monster in human skin! Even being the Pope won't change anything!"

In the dead silence, there was the sound of applause.

Behind Ye Qingxuan, in the shadow that had been distorted into a blur of darkness, there was crisp applause.

Ludovic's old countenance was revealed from it again, still graceful and graceful, and after hiding his rage and tyranny in the shadows, he regained the grace and nobility of the pope.

"Very good, Ye Qingxuan, very good. ”

He patted Ye Qingxuan's shoulder and sighed sincerely: "You have exceeded my expectations, really, you have successfully resisted the temptation." You're doing better than I could have imagined, even better than your father.

But have you ever thought of one thing......"

He bent down, looked at Ye Qingxuan's face, and said word by word: "Even if it is as you said, she is just a puppet after the resurrection.

Even so, I will resurrect her as a reward for you.

The puppet who takes on your mother's face, carries your mother's memory, carries your mother's character, and even thinks he is your mother's puppet, will appear in brothels and prostitutes all over the world.

She was played with for free by those foul-smelling men, wantonly abused and humiliated by those who once admired her, and continued to receive customers when she was pregnant with a child, and became a pure cheap goods***** she still remembers you, Ye Qingxuan, she still loves you deeply, just degenerate day by day, and in the end, when you become rotten meat that beggars disdain, what will happen to you?"

Ye Qingxuan looked at him indifferently, not angry, nor crazy.

Just stared at him with pitch-black pupils.

"You don't dare. ”

Ye Qingxuan stepped forward, approached his face, and told him: "Ludovic, your words have succeeded in provoking me, but you don't dare, you don't even dare to let such a thing happen.

Your personality has taught you how to master mortal weaknesses, but alas, he didn't give you courage.

- You, no, dare. ”

In the silence, Ludovick smiled:

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Then why are you paying such a big price to recruit me?"

Ye Qingxuan asked rhetorically: "I'm not your father, Ludovic." That's right, I'm a genius, I'm the blood of heaven and man, I'm Anglo's sword-wielding, I'm the youngest half-step master in the world.

But so what?

How can this be?

Where am I of such great value, worthy of the price you have promised so great, that I must be brought to my knees at all costs, even by all means?

Ludovic, you answer me, what are you spending so much money to recruit me?"

"With your mere mortal mind, can you understand my intentions?"

Ludovic looked at him contemptuously, "After all, I'm just an ant confined to a mortal womb in the flesh, and you can't even imagine what my prototype is." ”

"Stop coming up with that logic that you can't understand God. ”

Ye Qingxuan shook his head disdainfully and sneered: "Since mortals can't understand God, and human beings have no meaning to God, then why should God appear in the mortal world?"

You have come to this world at any cost, and why do you use such ridiculous logic to cover up your purpose? You might as well just say that you are in a good mood today and want to fulfill the wish of a poor mortal!"

He paused and smiled narrowly: "However, since you are so hidden, you might as well let me guess and guess with your 'thinking ability' that you 'value' me the most: the reason why you want to woo me at all costs......"

Ye Qingxuan said:

"-Because Ye Lanzhou is still alive, right?"

"That's it?"

Ludovic sneered: "Funny idea, full of funny. ”

Obviously, he didn't get any answer, but Ye Qingxuan couldn't help laughing, happily like an old wolf stealing an old hen in front of the butcher, so happy that he burst into tears.

So, Ludovic was stunned, his smile stiffened on his face, and quickly, it fell apart and became extremely hideous.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed a voice out from between his teeth:

"You're lying to me?"

"Thanks to you being the persona, Ludovic. ”

Ye Qingxuan wiped the tears that came out of his laughter, almost speechless with pleasure: "Has anyone ever told you that an excellent psychic musician will instinctively 'profile' anyone around him, even if this person is His Majesty the Holy Pope?"

Congratulations, you have done a great job as a 'human', although your biggest failure is talking too much!

I'm afraid you've been pretending to be a ghost for so long, relying on your ability to read thoughts, and you've never cared at all, right?

You regard Ye Lanzhou as an object of gratitude, but how have you ever really understood him?

Okay, now you can deceive yourself, in fact, you are defeated in the hands of Ye Lanzhou, and it has nothing to do with this ant in front of you. You are not afraid of him to recruit his son and want to shield him......"

He looked at Ludovic's distorted face insolently, shook his head and sighed, "I'm so curious, what weaknesses and secrets does he have in your possession that makes you such a mouse-thrower?"

"Scared, I'm afraid?"

Ludovic's expression squirmed, like a puddle of angry sludge, and at the same time he tried to squeeze out the expressions of anger, ridicule, hideousness, and so on, but these expressions were so disgusting that they were stewed in the cauldron of his face.

This is the god that mortals can't understand is tilting his fury towards Ye Qingxuan through the personified clone.

"I'll be afraid of Ye Lanzhou?!"

"Don't be kidding, idiot! You don't understand the difference between me and a small thing like you! Even if he grasps my weakness, so what? Even if he pays all the price, I won't lose a cold hair! It's a big deal to sleep for a hundred years!"

"Big deal, a hundred years of sleep?"

Ye Qingxuan sneered: "Don't be joking about you, right? You know, you can't bear the price of sleeping for a hundred years, otherwise why be so cautious?"

Ludovic didn't answer anymore.

He didn't even bother to go to see Ye Qingxuan again.

The muddy, wriggling face quickly returned to its former appearance, still breezy and light, looking wise and kind.

"I underestimate your arrogance and arrogance, Ye Qingxuan, it seems that this conversation is destined to not continue. ”

He sighed with feigned regret, "I want to congratulate you on winning this game."

You possess a wisdom rarely seen among mortals. It's a pity that your wisdom can't save you, and you're still a prisoner.

Ye Qingxuan, there are many ways to control a person, since you rejected the best one, then there will be no such gentle means waiting for you in the future. ”

He sat back in his place, knocked on the table, and all visions dissipated.

The remnant sun, which was about to set on the horizon, reappeared outside the window, casting a dim and ominous light.

The door was pushed open, and two figures emitting a pitch-black mist entered.

"Give him to Samuel. ”

Ludovic waved.

Samuel.

Hearing this familiar name, Ye Qingxuan frowned.

Soon, he remembered the master who failed to advance the scepter and transformed into a monster......

Ludovic smiled coldly and commanded: "Tell Samuel that this is the descendant of the blood clan that I gave him, and I am very much looking forward to whether this promising Mr. Ye will be as backbone as he is now after being transformed into a monster that cannot do without blood......

The shackles were tightened again, and Ye Qingxuan was not allowed to resist at all.

He was violently pulled out of his chair and pulled out of the door, but when he was in front of the door, he paused, ignoring the pull of the dark shadow, and just turned his head and looked behind the table.

"Hey, Ludovic, or rather, that over there. ”

"Huh?"

Ludovic raised his eyes, but saw Ye Qingxuan smiling from the bottom of his heart.

He said, "Thank you." ”

But he didn't say anything thanks.

Because they know each other.

Thank you for the ordeal you gave me, thank you for telling the truth, thank you for telling me that you were the one who designed it all...... It was impossible to tell whether it was sincere gratitude or hatred and murderous intent that was about to coalesce into substance.

"No thanks. ”

Ludovic sneered. But Ye Qingxuan still didn't move, ignoring the pull of the black shadow and the blood marks on his wrists, he just looked at him and asked curiously:

"I don't know what kind of thank you gift you like?"

Ludovic took one last look at him and waved impatiently: "If you think you still have a chance......

"Whatever you have prepared, I'll wait. ”

Ye Qingxuan was pulled out, and the footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Ludovic stood in front of the window, staring indifferently as he was wheeled into the prison cart, and then a black-clad priest with a sword entered the prison door, drew his sword, and cleaned up everything that was still alive.

The last traces were also annihilated.

"After all, it's unbearable......"

Ludovic narrowed his eyes and turned away.

Silence remains.

And in the light of the remaining sunset, there was no sound in the office behind the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Only next to the dining table, the three chairs, refracted the last remaining light.

-

In the evening, in the antique shop, someone pushed the door in.

Bai Xi was awakened by the sound of a bell on the door.

"Anyone?"

An unfamiliar voice asked.

These days, Bai Xi rarely gets a good night's sleep, always wakes up by nightmares, and now she is lying on the counter in the store, and she rarely sleeps soundly. When he heard the voice, he burst out of anger, impatiently picked up the things beside him, weighed them with satisfaction, and then ...... Smash it over!

"Shut up!"

The heavy sterling silver candlestick burst through the air, let out a terrible whistling, and was caught by the comer in a thrilling way, and the sharp spikes nearly pierced the eye.

"Uh...... I'm sorry, it looks like I'm on the wrong track. ”

The man put down the candlestick, smiled awkwardly, and went out, but after looking at the sign again, he carefully pushed the door open, and put his head in:

"That girl, I don't seem to be wrong, may I ask, is Hermes there?"

Bai Xi, who was woken up, couldn't sleep anymore, she got up from the counter, wiped her saliva, and sat in a daze for a long time before she reacted, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the comer.

It was a dusty man, wearing a set of dirty clothes that seemed to have not been washed in many years, and he could no longer see the original color.

His face was obscured by a wide felt hat, hidden out of the light, but it made people instinctively feel that he should be soft and handsome.

"Who are you?" Bai Xi frowned in confusion.

"Just a regular customer. ”

The guest laughed dryly, threw the tattered backpack on his shoulder on the ground, rubbed his hands, and leaned over to the fireplace to roast the fireplace: "I haven't been here for so long, I didn't expect the holy city to have become such a ghost, I have been lost for a long time, I really froze to death...... Ah, by the way, you're Bai Xi, right?"

Bai Xi tilted his head and looked at him:

"You know me?"

The guest smiled, stretched out her dirty hand, and rubbed her hair, as if the elders had seen a lovely child, gentle and loving.

"I've heard of you, you're a good girl. ”

For some reason, Bai Xi didn't feel disgusted, but became a little happy, and even the depression and depression that had lasted for a few days disappeared.

"Is Hermes upstairs?"

The guest asked, "Could you please tell him that an old friend has come to pick up the stored things." ”

"What's that?"

Bai Xi glanced upstairs and pouted: "Tell that guy to come down, he will only talk nonsense to you, and then cheat you out of a lot of money, maybe he won't give you anything in the end."

Tell me, and if I know, I'll give it to you. ”

"Thank you so much. ”

The guest smiled embarrassedly and gestured with his hand: "It's about this big, in a jar." It's not particularly rare and rare, it's actually all over the street, but it's very important to me.

In short, well......"

He paused and said earnestly:

- It's just a head. (To be continued.) )