Chapter 205: Four Void Archmages
Let's not talk about how Nemo went to see Liu Chang and Jesus, of course, not to try to repeat his previous stupid deal, but to ask the owner of this place to add an attraction on their way, so that they can hitchhike back to their home planet--- the belikov star in a suit.
Werther hurried through the two courtyards, and finally entered Lilia's small study, first of all, Lilia's small study with arched windows and doors, it is very famous, because Ganidoo liked to work and relax here at that time, and the decoration inside was very simple and elegant, completely built in the style of Ganidoo's hometown, and now Lilia has become the owner of this place.
In this study, Lilia is sitting on a table made of walnut wood and reading a book, this table is what Lilia brought back from her vehicle, when her own flying machine was disassembled, the only thing left, Lilia likes it very much, this is nothing, because people, more or less have some nostalgic plots, although the memories given to her in the past are painful, but she still chooses to keep this object that carries her painful memories.
At this moment, she was casually listening to a woman in her thirties, with golden hair, an aristocratic appearance, and an extremely elegant demeanor, and she had a copy of the Zhuangzi in her hand, on which she was annotating, and Lilia's opinions were mostly derived from these books strung together with bamboo pieces.
"What are you talking about?" Lilia asked.
"I'm very upset, big sister."
"Really, did you have a dream that you had become a butterfly?"
Zhuang Zhou Mengdie is a philosophical argument put forward by Zhuangzi, which argues that it is impossible for people to distinguish between the real and the unreal. The gist of it is that Zhuangzi dreamed one day that he had become a butterfly, and when he woke up from the dream, he found that he was still Zhuangzi, so he didn't know whether he dreamed of Zhuangzi's butterfly or Zhuangzi who dreamed of butterflies.
"No, eldest sister," said Mickey, "because that dream is nothing more than an allegory, intended to describe the spiritual realm of selflessness and materialization when the human body realizes the way of nature, without distinguishing between right and wrong." Before attaining the state of 'unity of matter and self', one must first 'forget oneself', as it is said here, 'do not know the week'. β
Lilia raised her head and looked at Mickey with very appreciative eyes, this Mickey, don't blame her for being able to go all over the world alone, not to mention the rest, just this strong language ability, it is impressive, this 'Zhihu' thing, I have studied it for a long time, this chick has only been in contact for a few days, and she can use it skillfully, it can't be said that it is not a miracle: "So, what else can you worry about, whether you become a butterfly, or a butterfly becomes you, you are still you, my dear Mickey." β
"Big sister, I have every reason to be worried that we may be facing a big storm."
"Alas, dear Mickey, I think you have misheard. What I know is the opposite, I do know that it is the wind and the sun. "Someone like Lilia likes to make such a pleasant joke.
"Eldest sister, even if it is just to reassure a poor person, can the eldest sister send reliable personnel to inspect it, I suspect that they are hatching a conspiracy, or maybe they are sabotage."
"Zi Fei Fish, the joy of Anzhi Fish?" Lilia still annotates his Zhuangzi.
"Big sister," replied Mickey, smiling as if he understood what he meant, "Big sister can trust them completely, but some kind of desperate attempt that I am fearing is not necessarily unreasonable. β
"My dear Mickey," said Lilia, "your panic has made it impossible for me to work. β
"Eldest sister, you sit back and relax so that I can't sleep peacefully."
"Wait, my dear Miss Mickey, please wait a while, I am in the 'spring is dry, the fish are on the land, wet with foam, wet with each other, it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes.' I found a very interesting note on this sentence - wait a little longer, and I'll hear you when I'm done. β
After a momentary pause in the conversation, Lilia wrote a note in the space of the bamboo in very small font, and then, with a look of complacency, looked up at Mickey, as if he had a unique opinion, and the other could only repeat it, and said, "Say, my dear Miss Mickey, please go on, I listen." β
"Big sister," said Mickey, "I have to tell you that it is not just rumors that have worried me so much. Mickey hesitated a little when she said this, "He just hurried to tell me that our safety was threatened, and he hurried here. β
"It's better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes than to get wet." Lilia said as she continued to write notes.
"Doesn't the eldest sister want me to talk about it?"
"It doesn't mean that, dear Mickey, but reach for it."
"Looking for what?"
"Look for it, it's on the left."
"I told it was on the left, but you looked for it on the right, and I said it was on the left,ββ yes, there it is." At this moment, Werther's voice came from outside the door: "Godmother"
"Come in," Lilia said with a slight smile, "Come in, Werther." β
Looking at Werther who pushed the door in, Lilia didn't react, but Mickey frowned slightly, she and Werther have always been a couple, originally she was the same as Werther, calling Lilia 'godmother', after all, Werther had already called 'godmother' first, and he had to shout along.
However, I don't know why Lilia must have asked herself to call her 'eldest sister', but she didn't correct Werther's name, and inadvertently, she became the elder of her lover.
Lilia said, "Tell me everything you know, about their recent news, and don't hide anything, no matter how serious it is." β
Witt put his hands behind his back, leaned back in a chair very solemnly and said, "Godmother." β
"What's wrong with your eyes?" When Werther sat down, Lilia noticed that Werther's left eye was bloodshot and his sockets were red and swollen.
Witt subconsciously touched his eyes with his hand, and couldn't help but inhale in pain: "I..."
Lilia motioned for Mickey to give him a tissue to wipe it off, and then said, "Tell me what happened, and tell me more about it." β
"Godmother," Witt said to Lilia with a crying voice, "I was beaten...."
At this point, Witt looked at Lilia, who was writing a note and didn't even lift her head,ββ "Nemo," Witt continued, "I was kind enough to bring them food, and instead of thanking me, he had someone beat me." And ......"
"And, and what?" Lilia added.
"And," Witt stole at Lilia, and saw that Lilia was still focused on her work, before he said, "They want to buy our things, and IβI don't agree, so they get angry and beat me." As he spoke, he didn't forget to give Mickey a look and asked her to speak for herself.
"Not bad, my eldest sister. They tried in vain to ...... "Speaking of this, Mickey couldn't say any more, yes, Mickey was notified by him, so she hurried over, but she couldn't believe the reason Witt told her, if it wasn't for seeing that he was indeed beaten, and even suspected that Witt was lying. What are you trying to steal dung? Stealing poop?
"In vain... What? Lilia glanced at Mickey and then turned her attention to the bamboo slips.
Lilia was also very helpless about this Werther, so she handed a pole and climbed up, giving a little sunshine and it would be bright, and giving some color would open a dye shop.
Mickey's face was a little hot, and she whispered, "Trying to ...... Steal...... Baba. β
"Stealing...... What!? Lilia finally took her eyes off the bamboo slip and looked at Mickey in disbelief to see if she was joking.
"I ......" Mickey didn't know how to answer, anyway, that's what Werther told her, and she didn't know if it was true or not, so she had to squint at Werther and let him explain.
"It's not stealing," Werther knew that Mickey didn't understand him, so he stepped forward to explain, "They just want to buy a dung truck." β
Lilia turned around, looked at Werther squarely, and made up her mind that if the two of them didn't give her a perfect explanation, Lilia decided to beat them both out!
"In a way, this Nemo has gone mad," Witt explained, "and he's delirious. Sometimes he wept bitterly, sometimes laughed wildly, sometimes said that he had money, and there was nothing in the world that he could not buy; Sometimes he said that he was so poor that he couldn't even afford a chicken. Godmother, I think you have to admit that these indisputable facts are all symbols of cerebral weakness. β
"Or a symbol of wisdom, or a symbol of wisdom,ββ Werther," Lilia said with a smile. "The greatest conspirators of ancient times, such as Sun Bin who wrote the art of war, often cried and laughed, pretending to be crazy and stupid, like a madman!"
Mickey was deeply puzzled by this blind composure. It was a pity that Werther didn't tell her everything, but the little information he gave her was enough to make him feel uneasy.
"Hey, Werther," said Lilia, "it seems that your companion doesn't believe it, and you tell me what happened again." β
Werther recounted the whole incident in detail, of course, omitting the process of his blackmail, but saying that this boss was very difficult to serve, and he had to eat chicken, and let his subordinates gnaw on his leftover chicken bones in front of him.
"Hey, Mickey, what do you think about this?" Lilia was also interested, but she didn't expect this mysterious boss to be interested in a big dung truck, so she asked Mickey.
Mickey said, "I say, eldest sister, if it's not that Werther has been deceived, it's that Nemo is a madman. A manure truck can be used as a vehicle or a vehicle, and I really don't know what he bought it for in addition to transporting manure. β
"If you want to know the answer to this question, it's useless for us to sit here and guess, the most direct and reliable way is to find this boss, ask him personally, and let him explain it to us."
"So let's go for a trip, if there's not enough one? - Oh, oh," said Lilia again, "I'll build another one, and I'll wonder how much money this invisible rich man has?" Lilia said with a smile.
"Oh, godmother," replied Werther, "we don't have to go in person. I'll just go and call them over. β
"Alright, Werther, go ahead." Lilia said, "Don't forget that I'm waiting for you. β
Witt said excitedly, "I just need time to come and go, godmother." I'll be back in ten minutes. β
Mickey said, "What about me, big sister"
"Wait a minute, Werther, wait a minute," said Lilia, "really, Werther, I see you so imposing.
Let me let you guess a riddle: in ancient times, there was a city with a fire in the city gate tower, and the fish in the pond not far away were watching;
"See what's going on?" The fish asked.
"The gates are on fire." One of the fish said, "If only I could save it." β
"What's the matter with you, meddle, let's watch the excitement, we can't burn us in the water, look at it, haha......"
"Isn't it okay for you to gloat like this?"
"What's that?" Before the words were spoken, a group of soldiers came to fetch water to extinguish the fire, but the water was all dried, and the little water left was muddy and dirty.
The fish were miserable. One of the fish said, "Selfish fellow, are you still happy?"
"What bad luck! The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond. β
"There is a fire at the city gate, and the fish in the pond" Wittlen paused for a moment, understood what Lilia meant, and said in a solemn voice: "Godmother, I know." β
Lilia waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, this is your reward for calling me 'godmother'!" β
Werther walked out as nimble as a child with a new toy, leaving only Lilia and Mickey in the room.
Lilia turned her gaze to the spread out "Zhuangzi" again, and muttered: "Dogs do not take good barking as good, and people do not regard good words as virtuous." "Zhuangzi, Miscellaneous, Xu Wugui"
Mickey was walking back and forth, her eyes glancing at the door where Werther had disappeared.
Mickey was just as uneasy, but not only Mickey, but also her former boss--- Nemo, who was pacing back and forth on the ground, while Nemo was standing there, motionless, with two eyes fixed on the two people in front of him, one lying on the table and the other standing next to him.
The two of them looked at the same thing surprisingly, that is, the colorful piece of paper on the table.
"Do you have any other requirements?" Liu Chang finally raised his head and asked. "Me, big boss!" Nemo replied with a look of consternation, "I don't ask for anything. β
"You didn't figure it out," Liu Chang said again, "we were just passing through here, and it was a coincidence that we met, we didn't need your money, and we didn't have time to visit your home--- in short, we still have something to do." β
"Oh, big boss," Nemo cried out, "I hope you can send us back, the price is good, you have also seen, this is a guarantee that can be borrowed indefinitely, you can fill out as much as you need--- pay at sight." β
"Here we go again," Liu Chang whispered to Jesus, "just as I told you, he's going to start speaking again." β
"Sir," continued Nemo, "I am Abbot of Dobour, a Spartan of the planet Belikov. I worked as a secretary to the Ministry of Defense for twenty years. Even the chairman of the coalition government will politely welcome me to the throne when he sees me, and as long as you can send me back, you will be the benefactor of the entire planet of Belikov. I can ask the chairman's wife, who was elected the top Miss World brand, to be your guest. β
Jesus asked, "Are you a monk?" Shouldn't the monks be 'all four empty'? How can you have so much money? β
"Hehe, we are monks, not for the sake of cultivation, but... Occupation! By the way, my profession is a mage, you can call me 'Four Void Archmages'"
"Four are not emptyβArchmage?!" Liu Chang and Jesus looked at each other and smiled.
"Oh my God! My dear," Liu Chang said, "your name is so creative. β
"Mr. Grand Master," Liu Chang then smiled, "I now know why the Buddha 'smiled'. β
Nemo said, "Buddha? No, no, no, we don't call us Buddha, we call us 'Meng Zu', our Meng Zu is called Ambani Lemon Swear or Disbelief, this is the only way to make all beings in the world happy and independent. β
"Probably, but I'm not here to discuss with you who is deceived by whom, who believes it or not, I'm here to ask you if you have any requirements for food and shelter."
"The food is the same as in other prisons, that is, it is very bad, and the place where you live is very unhygienic, but since it is a dungeon, it is still passable. It doesn't matter. I'm going to talk about a secret, and the secret I'm going to reveal is extremely important. Nemo was anxious to change the conversation to eating and drinking, and his tone was no longer polite.
"That's it again." Liu Chang whispered to Jesus.
"I'm glad to meet you for that reason," Nemo continued, ---Oh no, now I should call the Archmageβthe Four Void Archmages," continued, "Can you allow me to speak to you privately?" β
"What am I talking about?" Liu Chang said.
"You do." Jesus replied.
"What you ask for is impossible, sir." Liu Chang said to the Four Void Archmages.
"But," said Si Bukong, "I am going to tell you a lot of money. β
"Of course," the archmage continued, seeing that Jesus was about to go away, "we don't have to talk alone, you are the second in the family, and you can be there. β
"Unfortunately," Liu Chang said, "I already know what you're going to say, it's about your treasure, isn't it?" β
Si Bukong's eyes were fixed on him, and the expression was enough to convince anyone that he was conscious. "Of course," he said, "what else can I say?" β
Liu Chang, the "second master," was very satisfied with the title given to Jesus, and said, "I can tell you that story, because he has been babbling in my ear eight hundred times." β
"Then prove it," said the Four Void Archmages. "You are like those people mentioned in the "Meng Sutra", they turn a blind eye and do not hear it."
"We don't need your treasure," Jesus said, "keep it until you return and enjoy it yourself." β