The news came a little weirdly.

When he entered the territory of the former Lieguo, this thought suddenly popped up in Li Yunxin's mind. Not the message itself, but the timing.

When he was uncertain and a little depressed because of the Red Lady's affairs, an informant happened to send the information he had obtained more than a month ago. The timing ...... It seems to have been done a little bit right—if someone really did it on purpose.

It won't be a pheasant problem. It should be the informant's problem – intentionally or unintentionally.

These are small things. Li Yunxin felt that the biggest possibility was that King Peng was making trouble. But if this method is used to lure him here, it means that things have not developed for the worst...... It seems that we can all talk about it.

With this in mind, he walked a little way into the City of the Two Tigers. It is said that later Yu Meng and others were coerced by refugees and entered the city. Later, the Rong army sealed the city and began to investigate the remnants of the previous dynasty hidden in it. It was only a few days before the end of the matter that the gates were reopened.

Li Yunxin thought that after entering the city, he would see a dilapidated atmosphere, but what caught his eyes was prosperity.

There were indeed Rong soldiers patrolling the streets, but the shops on both sides of the street were open. There were quite a few civilians walking around, and there were even beggars and hawkers. Where the restaurants and tea shops that open the doors, the doors of all kinds of shops are brightly lit. People who don't know the situation still think it's a holiday.

He thought that the Rong military should want to use this method to stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible—so that people could see that once the towns under Emperor Rong were naturalized, they would soon return to prosperity. It's just that the occasional black blood stain or two on the side of the street that has not yet been washed off seems to remind people that this prosperity did not come easily.

He walked a dozen steps down the street, casually looking. I wonder what kind of place Yu Meng would be if he was still in this city. If someone lured him here on purpose, what did he plan to do in this prosperous market?

Soon, some clues were found.

Someone was staring at him—eyes lingering on him for more than three seconds, six times.

He immediately turned his face and found the person observing him standing on a street corner. Looks like an idler. Middle-aged, short dressed, mediocre appearance. As soon as he saw Li Yunxin's eyes turn to himself, he didn't dodge.

Instead, he smiled at him and took the initiative to come over.

There is something interesting about this man. Li Yunxin probed his qi, but found that it was not a demon or a monk, but an ordinary person.

The man walked up to him with a dozen steps and saluted him: "I have seen the Dragon King." ”

Li Yun thought for a while: "The people of Mu Nanju are still the people of the Freemasons?"

"Freemasonry. The comer smiled slightly, "The dragon king's eyes are like torches." ”

"So now you have taken refuge in Jinpeng?"

The man laughed again: "The Dragon King guessed wrong. I am the man of the Dragon King. ”

Li Yunxin raised his eyebrows: "Oh, which dragon king?"

"In this world except you, where else is there who is worthy of the word Dragon King. The comer said solemnly, "We are indeed the people of the Dragon King, and we can obey the orders of the one in charge for the time being." The one in charge also has a very close relationship with the Dragon King—"

Li Yunxin sighed: "Don't be pretentious. Say, who is in charge? ”

"Dragon King, please raise your eyes and look up. The man raised his hand, "The one in charge is waiting for you upstairs." ”

Li Yunxin turned his face and looked in the direction he was pointing.

They stood under a restaurant and spoke, and its name was "Hongtai Building". It is a three-story restaurant with octagonal cornices. Now on the third floor there was a man sitting on the railing—nodding and smiling at the sight of his gaze.

Li Yunxin's eyes were slightly cold. He bowed his head in silence for a moment, then turned and entered the door.

Walking up the wooden stairs to the third floor, I found that the entire floor had been covered. The room was empty, except for one person sitting at the table by the window. There were a few side dishes and half a pot of residual wine on the table, and it seemed that they had been waiting for some time.

He watched the man at the top of the stairs for a moment, then walked slowly over it. His expression was grim, and his voice was solemn: "Li Chunfeng, now you have become a Freemason again?"

Li Chunfeng stretched out his hand and grabbed another pot of wine from the air, came out with a cup, rested opposite him, turned his face to look at Li Yunxin and smiled and said, "They are my people." Not only that, but the Danqing painting that Liu Gongzan made is now also my person. but still exalt your name. Anyway, both are outcasts, and they are still useful in my hands. You sit down and we can talk slowly. ”

Li Yunxin walked to the table. His eyes swept over the wine and food, and he said coldly, "Oh." It's that I forgot. You've always had a knack for recycling waste – like me and Shangguan Yue. ”

Li Chunfeng stopped laughing. Shaking his head, he let out a sigh of relief: "You have a very legitimate hatred for me. But your mother ...... Shangguan Yue is just a poor person. Once upon a time, the time had not yet come, and many things were difficult to say. Now the time has come, sit down—I'll tell you everything. ”

Li Yunxin was silent for a while: "I roughly understand what you want to say." No need to repeat it a second time. ”

"You're only half-aware. Li Chunfeng looked at him, and there was a strange light in his eyes. If we get rid of all prejudices and emotions...... It should be a kind of light that looks at the precious jade that he has worked so hard to carve.

"Now I'll tell you another part. About my origins. This part ...... You will be the first person in the world to know. ”

Li Yunxin frowned. After thinking about it for a while, he finally looked at him squarely: "Do you want to say that you are also from a world with airplanes, cannons, and even starships?"

"Nope. Li Chunfeng looked at him, "It's more complicated than that." ”

"Good. I listen to you. Li Yunxin breathed a sigh of relief and sat down opposite him. He took out a pot of Mu Nanchun from his sleeve and a cup. pushed aside what Li Chunfeng had prepared for him, poured a glass of wine first, and drank it. After two more drinks, he said in a deep voice, "You can talk about it." ”

The man on the other side pushed aside the glass in front of him. After thinking for a while, he said, "You always thought that Xie Sheng was the person we wanted, but you weren't." ”

"You're wrong about that. ”

"Xie Sheng, it's the person they're looking for. But I don't want him, it's you. In my case, Xie Sheng is an outcast. I knew this from the moment you were born. It is still today. ”

"I've been watching you for more than ten years. They think I'm watching you for them, but I'm only for myself. I told them that you are a person of uncertain nature, and I don't know if it is the person they want or if you have run down from the astral plane, so you need more time to take your time. Half of these words are true, and half of them are false. ”

Li Yunxin raised his eyes to look at him: "Which ones are true and which ones are fake?"

"It's true to say that your mind is uncertain. Because I'm coming to know that you're not a ...... Emotions of ordinary people. The rest of the rhetoric is just stalling for time. ”

Li Yunxin smiled: "You want to tell me that you have known that I am ruthless since I was born? ”

"Because I was the same as you. Li Chunfeng looked at him seriously, "You acted very well." Ordinary people can't see it. But that's what I used to be, I can see it. ”

"So what you have to say to me is that this is a great coincidence—it just so happens that a person who was as ruthless and unrighteous as me came into this world, and happened to come out many years later with such a ruthless and unrighteous person as me, and then he saw all my thoughts. Everything you do next is for my good?" Li Yunxin pouted and shook his head, "There are too many coincidences in one thing, then it should be made up." ”

Li Chunfeng was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "How do you know that I was originally a human?"

"It doesn't matter. Li Yunxin sneered, "It's also a truth that it's a spirit - then you are a spirit child?"

"Not really. Li Chunfeng slowly raised his hand and swiped it in midair. Then a spindle-shaped thing appeared in the air. Inside this "spindle", there are countless fluorescent dances. Each one is tiny, like dust.

"This is the big universe. Li Yunxin was not surprised to hear this word come out of his mouth—if his words about his identity were one of the few truths he had ever said.

Li Chunfeng pointed to the fine dust in it again: "This is a small universe. For example, this small universe of this world, the small universe of the world you come from. There are many such universes, like these dust. They move and collide irregularly in the universe. That's what happened to the world. ”

He paused when he said this. But Li Yunxin didn't ask questions, but only poured another glass of wine for himself.

He continued: "On both sides, it means nothingness. On the one hand, there is nothingness produced by absolute order – there is no randomness, no movement. So even the Big Bang doesn't happen, nothing exists. ”

"On the other side is the nothingness that comes from absolute chaos. Because of absolute chaos, all laws are invalid and there is nothing. ”

"The middle part – where you can see a lot of little cosmic flying – is the habitable zone between these two extremes. There is order, but there is also chaos. Chaos and randomness led to the birth and evolution of the universe. But the order in it ensures that there are certain laws to follow and will not collapse. In the words of your world or this world, the laws of physics are ordered on a macroscopic scale. But at the microscopic level, for example, at the quantum level, it can be disordered – of course this is still an inappropriate metaphor. Then this kind of place is called a habitable zone. ”

When Li Chunfeng said these words, he was a little like Shen Mu. But his expression and tone were gentler than Shen Mu's. The way he looked at Li Yunxin's eyes reminded the latter of the past. Once upon a time...... Childhood. When he taught him how to draw the Tao. Patient and gentle, ready to stop at one of his questions and explain with more patience.

They were in their own yard...... There are still some mottled shadows on the ground.

Li Yunxin took a deep breath and turned his face: "So what?"

"There is no clear dividing line between the world of absolute order, the world of absolute chaos, and the habitable zone. It's gradual. Li Chunfeng said softly, "Those who are close to the side of order may be more 'rule-abiding'." If there is a universe around there, there may be only strict laws and very little randomness - we cannot infer what that world is like. ”

"On the chaotic side, there is a universe that is more 'chaotic' than our world, or even the world you came from. In it...... There are more patterns that you can't understand. You already know such a world—the one that is colliding with the universe we live in. ”

"There, perhaps, the so-called 'creatures' do not have a given form. Everything exists in the form of energy. But because it hasn't gone too far, it's still able to 'exist'. ”

"In the past, this universe, and the universe you came from, were relatively regular worlds in the habitable zone. There are many ...... such a universe Many, much more. And there are many, many more chaotic worlds. But the so-called habitable zone where these two are located only accounts for a very small part of the entire universe, and it can even be said to be negligible. I've made this graphic just to make it easier for you to understand. ”

Li Chunfeng said slowly: "Do you understand it here?"

Li Yunxin breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't ask me in this tone." Now I'm not that little kid. It never was. ”

Li Chunfeng smiled tolerantly: "Then you understand." You've always been smart. In this way, it is not difficult to understand another thing - like all worlds, order must eventually develop into disorder. For example, the collapse of a house and the shattering of a wine glass are a process of increasing entropy. ”

"The Great Universe also follows this process – at first perhaps the whole Great Universe was absolutely orderly. Nothing exists. But then chaos arose, and there was a world of relative order. Then there was the world in the habitable zone, then there was the world of relative chaos, and finally there was the world of absolute chaos. ”

"This can be seen as a gradual erosion process. It is also in this erosion that a world suitable for survival is born. But the world fit for life has also become chaotic and unlivable due to erosion, and finally to another kind of destruction. It's like—"

"The original world was an ice hockey. Then there was a fire burning outside. It's too cold on the inside, too hot on the outside. Only the fraction where the ice comes into contact with the fire, the temperature is just right. But the puck will also get smaller and smaller, and eventually the entire universe will become a completely chaotic world, where nothing exists. Li Yunxin frowned, "You don't need to be so long-winded. This law also exists in our so-called small universes - starting with the Big Bang, when the density of matter became thinner, then stellar planetary life was born, then the universe expanded, everything became too thin, and eventually everything was destroyed—"

He sighed and looked at Li Chunfeng: "I am not a native of this world. You can't get to the point. ”

Li Chunfeng smiled: "Okay." The point is, I come from a world that was once as destroyed as this one. ”

Li Yunxin was stunned: "You-"

"I've said there are a lot of worlds like this. Collisions are happening all the time. Just like the history of mankind – the history of your world, and the history of this world before it – periods of peaceful development are short, and wars account for the vast majority. A small universe, safe and stable not to be bumped into is actually a small probability event. Hundreds of millions of years, billions of years, tens of billions of years...... It's all for a short time. The vast majority of worlds are colliding – so don't think it's the universe that is out of luck. It's just a normal event. ”

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