Tang State.

It was obviously broad daylight, but the Taishi Bureau, which was used for stargazing, was still dimly lit, and a few rays of light were projected through the thin window cracks, softly caressing the armillary sphere that had been stationary.

Li Si is familiar with this place, just like he is familiar with his own home, but when he sees this armillary sphere that no longer rotates, he always feels a sadness, the Lord has left, and the rest of them are lost, where should they go?

But he quickly stabilized his mind, and continued to lurk in the darkness like a ghost, his voice as cold as ice: "He is completely out of control. ”

"It's not too unusual. In front of the armillary sphere, a young, thin figure smiled slightly, his eyes kept looking up and down on the armillary sphere, and he didn't look at Li Si behind him for a moment.

But Li Si was familiar with this person, it was Zhang Yanling whom he mentioned in his conversation with Xiang Chu, and his age would definitely not be as young as he seemed, as far as he knew, this person had been serving the Lord for at least sixty years.

"Xiang Chu himself is an unruly person, when the Lord was there, he could still suppress him, but now the Lord is gone...... The beast had no reins, and naturally no longer wanted to be controlled. ”

Li Si looked at his back deeply: "In that case, you still let me go to him?"

"Although I expected it, it's always hard for people to cry if they don't see the coffin, isn't it?" Zhang Yanling, a young man, shook his head and squinted his eyes and smiled: "After the Lord left, many things have changed, and the hearts of the people in the royal family are no longer as stable as they were back then." Although I have the heart to pinch everyone together again, I am not the Lord, and I do not have that ability. ”

"Maybe it's because from the beginning, you didn't just want to pinch everyone together......," Li Si commented indifferently: "No one will want to succumb to your hands." ”

Li Si's words have always been as sharp as a knife, and he was not polite in the face of Zhang Yanling, naturally, Zhang Yanling heard this sentence, his face was slightly stagnant, and he smiled bitterly: "There is a saying...... Hitting people doesn't slap people in the face, Li Si, do you know that you often kick others in the face. ”

"That's not my problem. Li Sidao: "If you didn't have that kind of mind, I naturally wouldn't say that." ”

Zhang Yanling sighed slightly: "That's right, indeed, I have this thought." I have served the Lord for many years and have always admired him, and if I have the opportunity, I naturally hope to carry on his mantle and continue to pass on the royal family. ”

He looked at the huge armillary sphere and couldn't help but reach out and push the heavy mechanism, but no matter how hard he tried, the entire armillary sphere couldn't move for half a minute.

"You can't do it, you don't have that 'qualification'. Li Sidao.

"yes. Zhang Yanling stroked the words on it and read softly: "Agung...... Rab speed...... Para Gollum ......"

He was well aware that he had only learned how to read the words, not ...... Comprehend the meaning of these words.

The difference between one word is like a moat.

"Divine Revelation ......" Zhang Yanling's eyes showed longing, "I really want to see the scene with my own eyes again." ”

Li Si didn't answer, just quietly looked up at the "armillary sphere", closed his mouth and didn't say a word.

Zhang Yanling knew that he must have the same desire and curiosity in his heart.

Zhang Yanling still remembers the day he was "inspired", the old man's broad and rough palm gently caressed the top of his head, every inch of his body muscles lost strength, and he couldn't help curling up, as if returning to his mother's womb, wrapped in those warm bodily fluids again.

He thought he was going to sleep like this.

But I don't know when it started, and everything was far away from him. The old man, the hall, and the sky were all like disintegrating dust, dissipating in the warm but majestic rays of sunlight.

Then he "opened" his eyes again.

Darkness, endless darkness.

He saw countless huge black shadows silently sprouting in the void, each moment appearing calm and majestic. Suddenly, he was pulled back to the majestic high post, and with each blink of an eye, the morning sun would rise from the end of the sea of vaults, and breathe again, as if going through the four seasons, the ebb and flow, without beginning and end......

And when he stood in the void again, a huge black shadow exploded, ushering in a fateful demise, and soon after, the same place shimmered with sparkling light, as if the giant thing in a sea of fireflies woke up again and sprouted again.

It was a force that humans could not stop.

He could not bear the majesty that seemed to be infinite, and fell to his knees.

At this time, he felt as if his lungs were being emptied, no matter how much he opened his mouth, he couldn't breathe in half a breath, his body floated gently into the air, but the muscles of his whole body seemed to be clenched and twisted by a pair of invisible hands.

He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound, he wanted to cry, but he found that the tears that flowed out surrounded him, becoming crystal droplets, trembling, and he wanted to ask for help, but there was no one beside him.

He didn't know if he had offended some great being, and wanted to kneel down and repent, but he couldn't move. At this moment, he saw a raging flame burst out of the void in the distance, which seemed to be able to devour everything, and the dazzling golden light burned his eyeballs in an instant, and the pain made him finally howl miserably for a while, and he rolled from the sky to the ground and rolled vigorously, and the rain of fire from the sky still penetrated his chest, burning his whole body into a cloud of ashes.

Then he opened his eyes again, and the old man stood in front of him, smiling gently at him, one hand gently caressing the top of his head.

"You've seen it. The old man said, "You are all the chosen people of the gods, you walk in this world, the earth is prostrate under your feet, the rivers give way before you, and you carry out the mission of the gods." In the future, he will definitely return to the gods. ”

Jinni?

Those majestic black shadows, divine beings, would still make him tremble from the bottom of his heart when he thought about it.

However, after this fear, another kind of doubt and desire for knowledge spontaneously arose in his heart, obviously he did not want to feel the original pain again, but human nature forced him to want to go back again, get closer to those hot fire rains, and see those dark shadows more clearly in the feeling of suffocation.

This is probably the desire of most people in the royal family.

Unfortunately, not everyone in this world is lucky enough to be chosen by the gods, and the most frustrating thing for them is that they have stood in front of that gate, but the gate has always been closed to them, just because they have not obtained the "qualification" to be invited.

"That's right. Zhang Yanling also looked at the armillary sphere for a while, and suddenly smiled and said, "You've seen that kid, right?

Of course, Li Si knew who the "child" in Zhang Yanling's mouth was, and it was also that night, where he was standing now, that the old man finally gave that gift, turned into dust with satisfaction, and disappeared from the world.

Along the way, he had made many secret observations, but he could never understand why such an ordinary child was chosen? He was neither a devout believer, nor a resolute and indomitable executor, nor did he see any great talent......

"He's just a kid. Li Si stood quietly, and said in a voice unhurriedly: "Even if you intend to bring him back, welcoming him to inherit the throne of the Lord will not help you. ”

"I'm certainly not stupid enough to think that I can rule over those people with an innocent child. Zhang Yanling pursed his lips, a little dissatisfied with Li Si's sarcasm, "But he is the chosen one after all, is it really appropriate to let him wander outside on his own?"

"If he is really the Divine Revelation, even if we don't go to him, the Revelation will eventually let him find us, right?"

"That's right. There was a playful smile on the corner of Zhang Yanling's mouth, "Just like Zhuge Wolong back then...... But I'm still a little sorry, that person really died like this?"

"The reappearance of the revelation in that child at least proves that the gods have a new choice. Li Si thought about the investigation he sent to Daoxiang Village, and said, "It was already a miracle that he was able to escape from that place where there is no heaven and no earth. ”

The villagers said that Zhuge Wolong's health had been poor in those years, and he had to decoction and swallow medicine every day, which was probably the sequelae after returning from that place. Otherwise, with his cultivation realm, he may not be able to enter King Ye's mausoleum by himself. Or...... At that time, his body was already on the verge of collapse, and he was just barely breathing. ”

"Yes. Zhang Yanling lost his mind slightly, "But I always think that he won't die so easily...... It's like Lord, hasn't it lasted for so many years?"

"That's different. Li Si suddenly raised his eyebrows and insisted with a displeased expression.

"It's different. Zhang Yanling knew that Li Si's respect for the old man was like a son's respect for his father, so he could only shake his head and say, "But in the eyes of many people...... If the Lord hadn't issued that lore order back then, many people might have stood on Zhuge Wolong's side, after all...... He spoke to the longing of our hearts. ”

There was no answer, in the darkness of the Taishi Bureau, Li Si's figure disappeared into a cloud of dust, and not even a single footprint could be found on the ground, as if he had never appeared from beginning to end.

"These people who practice the art of Xunfeng are so elusive that they don't move at all. Zhang Yanling shrugged his shoulders, knowing that Li Si probably didn't want to listen to him anymore - no matter what, the old man in Li Si's heart would always be the person he respected the most, even ...... Father.

Zhang Yanling gently stroked the lines on the armillary sphere, and the runes on it seemed to be shining slightly in the dark, but when people looked closely, they found that they were silent there, still with the texture of pig iron, unremarkable.

In the main hall, his voice softened: "In that case...... It's better to wait a little longer. ”

He had made up his mind, so his eyes grew more determined when he looked at the armillary sphere.

"It would be interesting to see if this child could really take on his share of responsibility. ”

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