Chapter 87: Sleepwalking like a shadow chasing the light
The general rudder of Qianfan Shenzhou Building is the highest building in Loulan City, and it is rumored that the highest floor is where Wan Muchun, the owner of Qianfan Shenzhou Building, is located. Since the two Meng Po made a mistake in the fusion ceremony and both of them were destroyed, Qianfan Banner and Shenzhou Banner, who were in charge of the management of the building, began to prepare for the appointment of the new Four Ghosts.
Qianfan Banner and Shen Zhou Banner are two facelings with no gender, except for their body shape, their facial features and other gender characteristics, including their voices, are blurred. Qianfan Banner prefers to wear a plum blossom mask, while Shenzhou Banner prefers to wear a peach blossom mask. The two flag owners are as mysterious as the landlord Wan Muchun, the only difference is that they often appear in front of people, and the landlord Wan Muchun has only seen him since the establishment of the Thousand Sails Sinking Boat Building.
The highest floor of the rudder of the Thousand Sails Sinking Boat Building, the decoration of the building is simple and elegant, the four walls are mahogany bookshelves, and the bookshelves are full of various Confucian classics. If anyone is lucky enough to strayed into the top of the rudder, they will definitely think that they have strayed into the study of a Confucian gentleman. At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar, wearing a square scarf, a collared robe, a white collar on the collar, a shirt, and a pair of toe shoes. The man stood with his hands in his hands, his back to the direction of the door, looking at the block script above the seat, and the Qianfan Flag and the Shenzhou Flag, which usually never took off their masks easily, both knelt on one knee, and the mask was removed and placed on the right side of his knee.
"Landlord, Meng Po among the four ghosts really didn't succeed, and we have arranged the selection of the new four ghosts now. The tone of the two flag lords did not fluctuate in the slightest, and they opened their mouths at the same time, and even the movement of opening and closing their lips was the same, which was quite strange.
Known as Wan Mu Chun, Qianfan Shenzhoulou obviously didn't take these things to heart, he kept changing angles to observe the calligraphy on the chair, and said after a long time: "Gentleman, how do you see how I write these four words?"
The word is a good word, but the left side is 0.03 cm higher than the right side when it is posted. Qianfan Banner and Shenzhou Banner replied in unison again.
"Hahahaha, don't be so serious. Forget it, expecting the two of you to appreciate it is tantamount to expecting two pieces of wood to speak. Wan Muchun waved his hand helplessly.
Hearing this, Qianfan Banner and Shenzhou Banner remained silent, not saying a word, and their godless eyes were lifeless.
The middle-aged man who was known as Wan Muchun by the outside world but whose actual name was unknown couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the two flag owners didn't speak. Looking around, this place has changed a lot from when I first arrived. Originally, the decoration of this floor of the building was inclined to the Taoist style, and there was a Dan furnace in the east, so that even if it was extinguished for many years, you could feel the residual heat. The pattern of the Thousand Sails Sinking Boat Building is quite strange, and the more the whole building goes up, the more intense the five elements are. Five Elements Bagua, the Dan Furnace resides in the east and leads away from the refining pill of fire, and alchemy here is not easier than in the outside world. On the contrary, if the fire is too strong, it is easy to set yourself on fire, and if you think that the senior's cultivation is only higher than your own, otherwise you will definitely not be able to control this kind of fire alchemy.
Now, times have changed. Since the predecessor took away the Dan furnace, he has carried out a drastic transformation of the decoration of this floor, and the original simple and rough and reckless style has disappeared, replaced by bookshelves, pen and ink, paper, and a long sword in a sheath.
Thinking of this, Wan Muchun stared at the long sword and muttered, "The indifference that people received in life cannot be compensated for with love after death. Do you say yes, my father? ”
No one answered, Qian Fan wouldn't answer, Shen Zhou wouldn't answer, and Long Sword didn't answer.
Wan Muchun tugged at his hair, as if he was caught in a deep memory. After a while, he suddenly said freely: "But this is not the reason why I did all this, not because of ruthlessness, but because of affection, not because of your mountain-like love of father, but because of the love of my little princess." ”
Wan Muchun got rid of his memories, and he glanced at the silent Thousand Sails and Sinking Boat Flags, as if he was talking to them, and as if he was comforting himself: "Now, the world belongs only to ignorance, insensitivity and restlessness. Today, the right to survive and succeed is on the same basis as admission to a psychiatric hospital: lack of ability to think, immorality, and mental mania. Remember what he said to us? We are dead, what we call life, but the sleeping state of real life, our real death. Death is rebirth, and the deceased is not dead. The world is changing before our eyes, we are dead when we think we are alive, and we are resurrected when we die. ”
Perhaps Wan Muchun mentioned that person's words, and Qianfan Shenzhou Qi, who had been silent, said in unison again: "No matter how difficult life is, ordinary people at least have one kind of fun, that is, not to think about it." Settle with what happens, and live like a cat and dog on the surface - this is how ordinary people live. If we want to be satisfied with our dogs and cats, we should live like this. ”
"That's enough! I can be a cat and a dog! But she can't! She must be free!" Wan Muchun was furious and shouted angrily at the two banner owners.
Qianfan Shenzhou Qi did not anger Wan Muchun's panic at all, and still said in an ancient tone: "This is your own choice, and you also know that we have not added the emotional mechanism. At the end of the day, the two of us are just puppets left behind by him to help you manage things in the building, and the choice is yours, not us. ”
"It's me who lost my temper, you're right, it's my own choice, the best choice. Wan Muchun took a deep breath and said, "Has Meng Po's consciousness and related mechanisms been backed up?"
"Extract backups, 100% completeness. ”
"When is she?" Wan Muchun rubbed his eyebrows.
Qianfan Shenzhou Qi all replied: "The moment before the fusion failed, we adjusted the proportion, and Meng Zhongzi from the ghost city of Xudu was the main one. ”
"Very good, save it first, put it in the consciousness bank. Wan Muchun nodded.
"Do you want to resurrect her?"
"Not necessarily. By the way, how is Chen Xinshen?" Wan Muchun obviously knew that Chen Xinshen had lurked into the Thousand Sails Shenzhou Tower, and at this time, he was actually a little interested.
"I'm still practicing in retreat at the Immortal Moon Immortal. ”
Wan Muchun pondered for a moment before deciding: "Stygian Moon Immortal...... The order went down, and Meng Po of the Thousand Sails Sinking Boat Tower died unexpectedly and withdrew from the four ghosts, and the vacated positions will be re-selected. This time, the selection will be named separately, and the selection scope is not limited to the followers of Meng Po's original banner, whether it is the Sun Immortal or the Dark Moon Immortal, as long as someone under his command can do it, let him go. ”
Hearing this, the Qianfan Banner and the Shenzhou Banner were ordered to retreat. That's good, they never ask why, it's the only thing Wan Muchun appreciates about them.
The great floor was once again empty except for himself, twelve hours and twenty-four hours a day, and only in the morning and evening could the sun shine through the windowsill on the tables and chairs. Wan Muchun stood for a moment, then turned around and sat back on the wooden chair. His body was shrouded in shadow, with only a little sunlight shining on his vicissitudes but graceful face. He hummed a song and squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying the moment of sunshine.
If only I were darkness, I could throw myself into the bosom of light.