The night is very dark, and it is impossible to see, whether it is the rockery group or the surrounding lake, there is only the outline in the dark night.

There is wind in every corner of the horizon, there is no shape, only sound, and temperature.

Tang Qing followed the scholar's line of sight and looked into the night sky, he didn't know what he could see in this way, his eyes were full of nothingness and darkness, and the ubiquitous cold wind evil.

All he knew was that his husband was laughing, as if he had seen through the secrets of the night sky.

Tang Qing coughed, wanting to say something more, but in the blink of an eye, he was stunned.

Because this night sky was suddenly lit up.

From south to north, across the east and west, the entire airspace of the Tang Kingdom, and even beyond, a piece of starlight appeared.

The wind began to stop, as if to make way for this sudden starlight, and the entire Tang Kingdom instantly escaped from the night into the Milky Way, this process was not long, but it was not short.

It was enough for Tang Qing to notice something.

For example, the eyes of a scholar.

and, the change of starlight between the sky.

The scholar was still smiling, he was like a god under the starlight, and his eyes were as bright as light, carrying countless stars.

He blinked, and the starlight disappeared for a moment.

When he opened his eyes, the starlight appeared again, even more brilliantly.

Then he blinked his eyes many more times, and the starry curtain alternated between light and dark in his eyes, like the ups and downs of fate.

The scholar manipulated the starlight.

In his eyes, there is a galaxy hidden.

Tang Qing looked at the scholar like this, and after twelve years of getting along, he had never really understood this high priest of the Tang Kingdom.

For a long time, he only knew that Mr. would not be old, the world, and great wisdom, but he never thought that Mr. was no longer like a mortal.

"I've never fought against the other five saints, so I can't really answer the question of who is stronger or weaker. ”

The scholar suddenly smiled and said: "I can only tell you that the power of the stars comes from outside the sky, once I strangle with all my strength and the stars fall all over the sky, I think that even if the saint is the head, it is impossible to retreat with his whole body." ”

Tang Qing smiled bitterly: "This is your answer? So, who else is your opponent in this continent?"

The scholar shook his head: "Actually, I'm not good at fighting, I haven't even fought." What's more, I'm a reader and I've never been a gentleman, so I don't like to fight. ”

These words were too humble, Tang Qing chose to ignore them, and he asked, "That piece of starlight, is it also what you got from reading?"

The scholar nodded and said seriously: "It's just that I have read ancient books on celestial bodies for many years, and I have some insights." Count the days and study hard, and become holy overnight. I think I can be your role model for the time being. ”

Tang Qing was a little speechless, and he didn't know how to respond.

The scholar continued: "I have read a lot of Taoist scriptures, but I don't have enough understanding, so I can only recite them and cannot study them deeply. I have also read a lot of sword classics, and even the "Heavenly Sword Technique" of the contemporary Sword Saint I am familiar with, but I am not interested enough and do not want to learn it. I often chant the Buddhist scriptures, which will make me feel at peace and not think too much, but I don't want to be a monk after all, so I finally give up. Not to mention the classics of the Demon Gate, there are many difficult and obscure chapters that I have even annotated myself, but I pretend to be honest and pure, so I don't want to raise a demon heart. Your father's imperial general's technique is his own understanding, relying on his many years of hard work, although I also helped him a lot during that time, but I still admire him very much. ”

It took Tang Qing a long time to understand these words of the scholar.

Then he concluded: "What does Sir mean is that if I study hard, I will be able to become holy, and I will be holy as much as I want?"

"Not bad!"

The scholar said: "There is a saint in the book, and the branches are scattered. All saints come from books, and I have no doubt about that. ”

This sentence is very serious, like a belief.

Tang Qing lowered his eyes and slowly spoke: "There are too many books in the world, I don't know if I can finish them, and the road of a saint is too long, I don't know if I can finish it." And, I don't know which one to choose. ”

The scholar smiled: "As you yourself said, you don't cultivate the Tao, don't worship the Buddha, don't practice swords, don't become a demon, and don't enter the world with martial arts like your father, and finally become holy." You have already given up five of the six saint paths today, so do you still need to choose?"

Tang Qing was thoughtful and did not speak.

"In the past 12 years, I have accompanied you to study day and night, which is to lead you to the road of the sage, this road is determined by heaven and man-made. ”

The scholar said in a condensed voice: "I hope that one day, you can finish reading this ancient book on my waist." ”

"I may not be able to realize that starlight as you do. ”

Tang Qing said: "And even if I read it as a saint, I am not as powerful as I imagined." ”

The scholar shook his head and smiled, he touched Tang Qing's head and said, "The strength of the book saint does not lie in fighting. When you reach that realm, you will naturally know that if others can, you will, and if others can't, you will too. This is the terrible thing about the saint of the book. And I always believe that your future achievements will definitely be above mine. So I can only be your current role model, but I can't do your goals. ”

Tang Qing thought for a moment and said softly: "The cold poison in my body, I don't know if it can make me last until the day of sanctification." ”

Hearing this, the scholar quickly glanced at him, and in the blink of an eye, the starlight in the sky disappeared.

The sky darkened again, and the night sky fell again.

It's just that Tang Qing's body inexplicably shook a layer of silver, and it soon disappeared in his body.

The prince's face gradually became ruddy, his breath gradually stabilized, and even the coughing sound stopped sounding.

Tang Qing vaguely felt something, and wanted to speak, but the scholar waved his hand and said, "The starlight has entered your body, it has coagulated into your blood, and it will suppress the cold poison in your body, and it will not dissipate within ten years." ”

"Ten years. Tang Qing muttered to himself.

"In the past sixteen years, you grew up in the Tang Kingdom, lost your freedom, but survived safely. For the next ten years, my natal star will be with you, and I hope you don't let me down. ”

These words are very earnest, like parting with life and death.

Tang Qing nodded solemnly and suddenly knelt down in the dark night.

Then he called out softly to the teacher.

This time, the scholar finally did not refuse the title again.

He sighed and spoke slowly: "Over the years, I have seen through almost everyone's lives, including those five saints. Only the moment you were born, all I saw was nothingness. The life of the book saint who can't see clearly must belong to another book saint. At that time, I knew that your future achievements would definitely surpass me, and your life could only be controlled by yourself, and I was not qualified. This ancient book of mine will be read by you in ten years. ”

He picked up Tang Qing, bent down and patted the dust under the prince's knees, looked at him deeply, and then turned around and left, without saying a word or looking back.

The night quickly swallowed the scholar's back, and he dispersed like that starlight, leaving Tang Qing silent in place.

The night was getting darker, and the wind was coming again.

Tang Qing couldn't feel the cold anymore, he just swore in his heart in the weakest voice that he would study hard!

......

No one knew that at the moment when the starlight dissipated, there were four ethereal sighs in some places between the continents.

Those voices, with doubts and respect, diffuse in the void.

Like a dream.

And somewhere in the deep hall of the Tang Kingdom, there was a tall figure wearing a dark black dragon robe standing quietly on top of the high pavilion, he looked up at the starlight before, and then fell silent in the sudden darkness, and did not speak for a long time.

Until Feng Hou came to him and put on a robe for him.

The figure turned around and sighed softly, imperceptibly.

"I always thought you were the most powerful person in this world, but I didn't expect that I was blind. ”

The phoenix's eyes were bright, and she looked in a certain direction in the darkness, where the scholar was walking slowly, aimlessly, as if preoccupied.

"The high priest has been hidden in the Tang Kingdom for many years, not seeking fame, not seeking profit, just studying carefully, from the day I founded the Tang Kingdom, I already knew that his existence is only to see through the destiny of heaven, that kind of realm, has long surpassed the world, I will never wait. ”

Naturally, it was Emperor Tang who spoke, his voice was very deep, coming from the depths of his throat, like a muffled drum, with a thick layer of emotion: "Back then, I broke through the realm with martial arts, and became holy in the war, the high priest helped me a lot, and tonight, he saved Qing'er for ten years, these two kindnesses, I may not be able to repay them in my life." ”

Queen Feng leaned lightly on Emperor Tang, with a little warmth in her eyes, she said softly: "If you can't pay it back, let Qing'er pay it back." The high priest can't see through the destiny and the mystery that can't be solved, Qing'er will give him an answer. ”

Emperor Tang didn't speak, he was hidden between the shadows, and his breath was calm and a little terrifying.

Empress Feng spoke again: "Qing'er will enter the world tomorrow to study, seek holy cultivation, can you see him?"

Emperor Tang still didn't speak, just shook his head slightly.

Empress Feng sighed, no longer insisted, and suddenly changed her words: "I really want to know, high priest, what is the origin of him? ”

Speaking of this, Queen Feng couldn't help but look in the direction in the darkness again, only to find that the scholar had already walked away, leaving only a dark outline to melt into the dark night, with too much mystery.

Emperor Tang's eyes were very bright, but they were also very cold, he withdrew his gaze from the same distance, shook his head, and said: "He is just an ordinary reader, but he has read too many books, so that there are no things in the world that he does not know, there is no person he does not know, there is no question that he does not know, he is the teacher of the world, the contemporary sage." ”

"What's his name?" asked Queen Feng, "Ever since I married you, I only knew that you were followed by a high priest, but I never knew what his name was. ”

Emperor Tang fell into deep thought, and only spoke for a long time: "I only remember that his surname is Kong, and at the beginning, I called him Mr. Kong." ”

Mr. Kong.

Book St.

High Priest.

Queen Feng didn't speak anymore, just imagined the ageless figure behind the three code names, nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

Now.

Outside the building.

The wind rises, and the night is deep.