Chapter Twenty-Eight: Conscience
"Liu Er, are you going to die again?"
"What is death, I call perseverance!"
In the teahouse, the tea guests laughed at Liu Laoer.
"Hehe, I think you'd better forget it.
You can't even pass the gate, let alone the long road of conscience behind.
Although the immortals do not limit the number of times they can break through, you can't run around every day like this, I feel annoyed by the immortals. ”
"I must be able today, I will definitely be able to step through the door, and when I pass through the road of conscience, I will get the fairy fate that you envy!"
"You just blow it, about ninety percent of the people in the capital are going to try it, right? How many people finally got the fairy fate? Accept fate, we are ordinary people, we don't have that fate. ”
"Tsk, I won't tell you, because I gave up after a failure, I have nothing to say to you."
Liu Lao Er turned around and left, he had already said enough words to this person, and wasted a lot of time.
Leaving the teahouse, he came to the outside of the Taoist court in the east of the city, where the tall and ornate gate was open, and the white floor inside the door shone with stars in the warm winter sun.
The door is there, open generously, like a woman in the flower building, let the gentleman pick the Jie, in and out at will.
And at the end of the white road, the gray gym and the towering pavilion quietly watched the people who tried to cross the gate and cross the white road to reach the gym.
Liu Lao Er stood a few feet away, his eyes firm.
There are few pedestrians outside the Dao Court, and it is hard to imagine that half a month ago, there was a lot of people here, and the crowded front chest was close to the back, and at that time, people were rushing to get in, and no one would let anyone.
Now, after another failure, everyone gradually recognized the reality and returned to their own lives, no longer thinking about the gym behind the gate.
It's just that Zhang Lao Er is different, he believes that as long as he perseveres, one day he will be able to pass through the gate.
Three men in plainclothes approached.
"Your Majesty...... Sir, are you really going? ”
"I've made up my mind, don't stop me again."
"The surname is Zhao, you also come to persuade the master."
"If you want to try, you can try, what are you stopping as a slave." Zhao Qingsong glared at Gongsun Changquan, and then looked at Li Yu, who was dressed as an ordinary person: "Master, I won't stop you, but you have to understand that most of them have failed." ”
Li Yu said: "I know, I ...... I'm just itching to try it. ”
Liu Lao Er saw the three of them coming from behind, heard their conversation, and curiously stepped forward to ask, "The three of them are also here to break the immortal road?" ”
Gongsun Changquan glanced at Liu Lao'er, who was dressed in sackcloth with many patches, and was obviously a commoner.
Zhao Qingsong replied with a smile: "It's my master who wants to try it, it was inconvenient for many people a while ago, but now that it is clear, I want to try it and see if I can try it." ”
Liu Lao Er shook his head: "There are many people who want to try their luck, but the final result is basically nothing." ”
"Listening to your tone, it doesn't seem like a person who is trying his luck?" Gongsun Changquan sneered: "Didn't you come to try your luck yourself?" ”
"I'm different from them," Liu Laoer's face was serious and his tone was serious, "I'm more insistent than them!" ”
“……”
Is this something to be proud of?
Gongsun Changquan felt that there was something wrong with this person's brain, and Zhao Qingsong smiled lightly and said, "Master, let's go over." ”
Li Yu nodded, he didn't exchange a word with Liu Lao Er from beginning to end, his attention was on the Taoist hall and the tall building in the distance behind the gate.
Coming to the open door, Li Yu paused, although his face looked very calm, but his heart was indeed very nervous.
Since the appearance of the Stargazing Tower, the Dao Court has opened its doors to welcome those seeking immortal fate, and there are no less than hundreds of thousands of people who have stepped on the white avenue in front of them, but in the end, only two people have successfully insisted on reaching the door of the Dao Hall.
One is a child who begs for immortality for his seriously ill mother, and the other ...... There's something wrong with the brain, stupid.
Liu Lao Er waited behind the three of them, and he wanted to see if the three of them could walk in.
Gongsun Changquan turned his head and glanced at Liu Lao Er with disdain: "Aren't you going to break into the immortal road, what are you doing standing behind?" ”
Liu Lao Er snorted: "I come every day, don't worry, you invite first." ”
Zhao Qingsong looked at Li Yu: "Master? ”
A hint of determination flashed in Li Yu's eyes, "Let's go." ”
With that, he walked at the front and stepped through the gate into the courtyard.
"This is going in?"
Liu Lao Er was stunned for a moment, watching the three of them easily walk through the door and walk in, his heart suddenly felt uncomfortable, he couldn't even enter the door, and every time he wanted to pass through the gate, he would be ruthlessly bounced away.
Liu Lao Er looked aggrieved: "Uncle Men, as the saying goes, I come to see you every day, you don't let me in every time, those three guys let them in the first time you came, you don't care about it like this." ”
The gate didn't react in the slightest, and Liu Lao Er was talking to himself as nervously as usual.
"Uncle Gate, please, let me in today," Liu Lao Er bowed to the door, tidied up his clothes and walked forward, and when he was about to step into the door, he paused abruptly, "Uncle Gate, let's talk about it, you let me in once, once, just once, and I won't come again in the future!" ”
One foot landed in the door, and an invisible force pushed Liu Lao Er away.
Taking a few steps back to stabilize his body, Liu Laoer's face was as ugly as eating, and he cried and scolded: "Grandpa, can't you let me in once?" ”
In the Stargazing Tower, Mo Bai sat on the edge of the platform, looking at the ant-sized trespassers below.
It was not the first time that Zhao Qingsong and Gongsun Changquan had experienced the path of inquiry, and in terms of results, they were no different from the first time, and they soon failed.
Mo Bai pulled the two of them over.
Zhao Qingsong opened his eyes and saw a white figure not far in front of him, and quickly understood what was happening.
His face was calm, and he found a ball of pu to sit cross-legged beside Mo Bai, and it was obvious that it was not the first time he had done this.
Gongsun Changquan was stunned, staring at the two people sitting side by side in front of him in amazement.
He was surprised by Zhao Qingsong's calmness: "Good guy, how many times does this have to be so skilled." ’
I was pleasantly surprised that I was also pulled up.
It was the first time he had come to the stargazing tower.
Zhao Qingsong looked back at Gongsun Changquan, who was in the same place, patted Tuan Pu beside him, and shouted, "Prime Minister, why are you stunned?" Come and sit down. ”
Gongsun Changquan stepped forward and sat down cross-legged next to Zhao Qingsong, he looked at the scenery below.
There is a wind whistling in my ears, and below is the capital city with silver makeup, and the height is cold.
He sighed: "The scenery here is excellent, and the entire capital can be included in the eyes, and the national teacher is really a good means." ”
Mo Bai tilted his head and looked at the familiar and unfamiliar Gongsun Changquan on the side.
Zhao Qingsong smiled lightly and asked Mo Bai, "Young Master Mo, how is Your Majesty doing now?" ”
Mo Bai looked down at Li Yu, who had already completed half of the road of asking his heart in the court, Li Yu was coming for the first time, and the road of asking his heart must be completed from beginning to end, unlike Zhao Qingsong and Gongsun Changquan, who could directly judge failure and pull it out after walking halfway.
Of course, if Li Yu does not have the perseverance to persevere to the end, or if he loses his heart and stagnates halfway, his conscience will automatically be interrupted, and he will naturally fail.
"His heart is strong," Mo Bai whispered, "but it's not enough. ”
Gongsun Changquan looked at Li Yu below, the latter's speed of progress was gradually slowing down, and even had a tendency to stop.
He wiped his nose, although the cold wind in the sky was cold, but it couldn't blow into the stargazing tower for a wisp, and said: "Your Majesty is already very good, to be able to come here, I think I only walked more than ten meters and then stagnated." ”
Zhao Qingsong nodded: "Indeed, the path of conscience set by Mo Gongzi is so real that people can't tell the truth from the fake." ”
Gongsun Changquan was curious: "By the way, Lord Shangshu, where did you stop in the illusion?" ”
"An Zhen for one or two years."
Zhao Qingsong's expression was gloomy, and he said slowly: "The young man in white is still chic and high-spirited. ”
'An Zhen for a year or two? After thinking for a moment, Gongsun Changquan looked dazed and sighed.
"What about you, Prime Minister?" Zhao Qingsong asked.
'Snowy crisp breasts, white cheeks, surrounded by countless flower-like girls......
Gongsun Changquan's face was embarrassed, his eyes dodged, and he changed the subject: "Look, Your Majesty has stopped!" ”
Mo Bai looked sideways at Gongsun Changquan, and when he saw that his expression was twisted and his face was embarrassed, he withdrew his eyes and did not speak.
With a wave of his sleeves, the pale white clouds gathered to form a mirror, and some pictures appeared in the cloud mirror.
In the picture is the young Li Yu.
Gongsun Changquan's eyes widened, and he turned his head to look at the calm Mo Bai, with a hot pain on his face.
Can the national teacher see it?!
it!
Finished!
I don't have a face to see people!
Zhao Qingsong didn't notice the strangeness of Gongsun Changquan, and after the picture appeared in the cloud mirror, he looked at the picture in the cloud mirror seriously.
Gongsun Changquan wiped his old face, suppressed the shame that exploded in his heart, and gradually became stunned when he looked at the picture in the cloud mirror.
In the picture, Li Yu, who looks like a young man, can't kneel outside the main hall, and the sky is gloomy, as if a heavy rain is about to fall in the next moment.
"What is this?" Gongsun Changquan squinted, he remembered, this was when the emperor decided to cultivate immortals, or the crown prince Li Yu tried to reverse the emperor's mind, and was finally punished to kneel outside the main hall.
Such an illusion will not stump Your Majesty. ’
Sure enough, the picture began to change.
In the prince's mansion, the woman's cry was miserable, and the young Li Yu turned his back to the courtyard and looked sad.
'The little master has died...... Your Majesty must be very sad. ’
Mo Bai frowned, these pictures have already been broken through by Li Yu, and what he wants to see is what makes Li Yu stop now.
A flash of starlight popped out of his fingertips, and the image in the cloud mirror jumped rapidly, finally stopping at a hideous face.
This inky face looked familiar, it was the man in the dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair.
In the picture, the head and body of the man in the dragon robe have been separated, and on the side, the middle-aged Li Yu is holding a long sword full of blood in his hand.
After that, Mo Bai was directly omitted, it was nothing more than Li Yu's ascension to the throne as the emperor, so far it was basically consistent with Li Yu's development in reality, but in the illusion, he killed the emperor with his own hands.
Then the outrageous plot began, after ascending the throne, Li Yu discovered the collection of books left by the Taoist raised by the emperor, and gradually embarked on his father's old path.
Tyrannical and brutal.
Countless self-proclaimed strange men came to the capital, and the Yan Kingdom was even more smoky than when the emperor was in power.
Gongsun Changquan's face turned pale, and he turned his head and explained to the two people on the side: "No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is definitely not this kind of person!" ”
Gongsun Changquan has been by Li Yu's side since he was eight years old, teaching him by word and deed to establish his correct three views.
Now that he saw that Li Yu had embarked on the old path of the emperor in the illusion, he was naturally anxious to jump to his feet to correct the name of his students.
Zhao Qingsong glanced at Gongsun Changquan, his mouth moved, and the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.
Gongsun Changquan looked at Zhao Qingsong and then at Mo Bai, and fell into contradiction for a while.
Although I understand that the picture in the cloud mirror is not real, how can it not come true when put into reality?
The difference is that Li Yu in the fantasy world saw the evil sect crookedly, while in reality, Li Yu met the true immortal.
Just imagine, if Mo Bai hadn't stayed in Yan Kingdom, would Li Yu have started to pursue immortal paths and seek immortality like the previous emperor?
Gongsun Changquan didn't dare to think about it, no one knew what had happened, and no one knew it.
Gongsun Changquan lowered his head, not daring to look at the picture in the cloud mirror again, if he guessed correctly, Li Yu in the illusion would end up like the emperor in the illusion.
Zhao Qingsong lowered his head, and Li Yu below had completely stopped, unable to take a step forward.
"Master Mo, let's stop here."
Mo Bai nodded, removed the cloud mirror, and Li Yu's path of conscience came to an end.
He pulled Li Yu up, and the latter stood in place with his eyes closed, slightly painful between his eyebrows.
It didn't take long for Li Yu to slowly open his eyes, and at first glance he saw Gongsun Changquan with a pale face, and he looked down at himself and the surrounding environment suspiciously:
"What am I?"
The corners of Gongsun Changquan's mouth twitched for a while, and he closed his mouth and didn't speak.
Zhao Qingsong explained: "Your Majesty just entered the illusion realm, and as far as the result is concerned, Your Majesty did not go outside the door of the hall. ”
"Illusion?" Li Yu muttered, "There is such a real illusion. ”
Zhao Qingsong said euphemistically: "Although it is an illusion, it is also a real life to a certain extent, and the subconscious influence of those who enter the illusion is seen and felt." ”
Li Yu's complexion changed for a moment, he was ashamed in his heart, and he didn't dare to look directly at Gongsun Changquan.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, Mo Bai tilted his head and looked down at the gym below the stargazing tower, his eyes fell through the wall and landed in a pool of water, his face stared at calmly for a while, he withdrew his eyes and looked at Li Yu.
Gongsun Changquan was sulking, with an expression of don't talk to me, I don't recognize you as a student.
Zhao Qingsong looked kind and amiable, giving Li Yu enough face.
Li Yu is the emperor after all, even if he is ashamed, he will only be ashamed in his heart, he will not show it in front of everyone, let alone apologize in public, and he will not be able to get over his face.
However, it is impossible to say in private, after all, among the four people present, Mo Bai and Zhao Qingsong did not know what kind of relationship Gongsun Changquan and Li Yu had in private.
Li Yu's voice was slightly stiff, and he smiled and said, "It's the first time I've come to the National Teacher's Stargazing Tower." ”
Mo Bai looked at him expressionlessly.
“……”
Zhao Qingsong said to Mo Bai: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs on weekdays, and a few days ago, Mo Gongzi was full of people here, and His Majesty wanted to visit privately several times, but he didn't have time, so he postponed it until today." ”
Mo Bai said "oh".
Li Yu's face was embarrassed for a while, and he glanced at Gongsun Changquan out of the corner of his eye, who sighed helplessly.
Gongsun Changquan stood up, came to Li Yu's side, and said respectfully to Mo Bai, who was sitting cross-legged: "Your Majesty's visit today is not only to try the path of inquiry, but there is actually one more thing. ”
Gongsun Changquan stood up, and Zhao Qingsong naturally didn't sit well, so he stood up.
Gongsun Changquan said: "In a few days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve, and according to the tradition of previous years, a tea party will be held in the palace, and many Korean and Chinese people will participate. ”
He asked expectantly: "I don't know what the national teacher wants?" ”
Mo Bai looked at Zhao Qingsong.
Zhao Qingsong nodded.
"There's such a thing."