Things in the South are more complicated than they imagined.
Previously it was just hearsay. The battles that took place over the past ten years have indeed left a deep impression on everyone. Even the children born in these years still remember more or less when they grow up. There are many versions of the story based on the rumors, and those stories, either happy or dangerous, have become people's pastime after dinner. In fact, the content that the court could determine was only up to the "no news" part. It was really thin and there was nothing to write about. There are also some weird conspiracy theories, most of which are unfounded. In the end, those who still live on this land will only feel a sense of emptiness when they occasionally hear that a big shot they know or a well-known person in the world has disappeared, perhaps going to sea.
The day after that, a strange rumor spread everywhere.
"No one who goes there ever comes back - what if they don't want to come back? It must be a paradise."
"Nine Heavens Kingdom is a pure land, a mirage, and a paradise."
"Sex, beauty, money, whatever you want. Any disaster has never existed from the beginning, and any wish can be realized. That is the fairyland on earth, the kingdom of heaven."
"People don't need to work in the fields or get fame. Birth, old age, sickness and death, joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows, everything has no meaning in this place. There is only eternal peace and quiet here. People know everything and have everything. All sins will be wiped out. Forgive and all suffering will be erased.”
Until Shui Wujun told them that the Six Paths of Impermanence visited there and wanted to find out. After that, there was no news.
"Ah, this..." Qi Huan felt strange, "Is the Six Paths of Impermanence not coming back? Is it so fun?"
"If that's the case, not only do I not care about my father's affairs, I also suggest that you go and take a look." Bai Ya sneered, "Maybe you can find real happiness. I don't expect you to share the same feelings with others, anyway. Let me also give you a taste of what freedom feels like. I think you have been under the hands of Yama for so long that you have become stupid."
"Uh, be polite, no matter what you say..." Qi Huan lowered his voice, "There's no good in offending Zai Wuchang."
Shuiwu-kun seemed not to have heard anything and didn't care about their words. He just continued:
"We can't get in touch with people inside the Southern Kingdom, nor can we get in touch with our colleagues. Huang Quanling's voice was intercepted. We have no way of knowing what's going on."
"this……"
The two were silent for a while. In the final analysis, those miraculous rumors are nothing more than groundless speculation and have little reference value. This description over-beautifies the mystery of the disappearance of the Nine Heavens Kingdom. Rather than an explanation, it is more like a beautiful story spun by the poor people who have lost their loved ones. It is just some comforting expectations.
"Why can't we contact you?" Bai Ya asked, "Isn't it between you... and Yama Demon, you-"
"Not even that lord could see what was there - he could have."
After Shui Wujun finished speaking, there was a brief silence. Some of them could not understand the meaning of this sentence, but they vaguely felt that it was an extremely heavy and ominous message.
After holding it in for a long time, Qi Huan asked, "Can't you see it?"
"Indeed. In that place, there is an extremely powerful barrier. This barrier was suddenly born overnight, silently. After it appeared, the people of the two countries still lived step by step, but the gap had already arisen. That barrier The world hid the entire "Nine Heavens Kingdom" like a blank piece of paper. Anything that happened in it could not be observed from the outside. So after careful consideration with that adult, we decided to explore from the inside. But the situation was also obvious - —Even if the results can be obtained, they cannot be fed back to the outside world. We still don’t know anything about it.”
Although both of them are young, they somewhat know the ropes. They knew very well what this meant: an unknown and powerful force was born from the Biluo Islands, whether from the outside or from the inside, but it did appear. This power creates an impenetrable and airtight fortress.
"What is it protecting?" Qi Huan said to himself, "What is there in the South worth protecting?"
Shui Wujun said: "Maybe it's 'them'. The power is very sudden and unreasonably strong. It is probably something that forces from many parties suddenly united together to build something."
"They..." Bai Ya pinched the bridge of his nose, "Since they are a group, how could the Yama Demon be unaware of it in advance?"
"Perhaps they acted covertly or used a cover to prevent others from noticing. Even if it is a secret room conversation between people, it is impossible for that adult to listen to every word. Before the barrier is formed, they may all It’s a very small part.”
"That's because you were careless and derelict in your work." Bai Ya was rude.
"We can admit it. After all, we are still a few people away from the 'December of the Underworld' that the lord wants to build. It is indeed difficult to rely only on that lord and the few six-path impermanence - "
"Damn it, it's enough to have a dead brain like you, and twelve more of you."
"Uh, Lao Bai, I don't think it's good to say that about them..."
There's really no point in just bickering. But thinking about it as a whole, they felt somewhat guilty. Bai Ya was silent for a while, and then hesitantly said:
"Maybe not protection."
"It's possible." Shui Wujun replied, "There are only two possibilities for building a barrier: not letting the outside in, and not letting the inside out. The former does seem to be protecting something relatively speaking. A rigid barrier is like a A barrier separates people forever; a flexible one is like this... there is no return."
"What about the latter?" Bai Ya pondered, "By not allowing the people inside to get out, did the people from the South learn some secrets about this power, or a secret technique that can be used to harness this power? Or on the contrary, is it because the people inside are not allowed out? Frame dangerous things and not threaten the peace of the outside world... How can you be so kind?"
"Whether it's good or evil, we can't say for sure." As he said that, Qi Huan picked up the cup and moistened his throat.
"...It can basically be concluded that it is evil."
"Basic? If you have it, you have it. If you don't have it, you don't have it. There are so many roundabout gaps."
"Because they're... trying to lure things from the outside in."
"Seduction?" the two said in unison.
Shui Wujun seemed to be organizing his words. He is not good at talking, and he can only talk a lot when he does some serious explanations. He thought for a while, dipped his hand in a cup of tea, and drew a circle on the table.
"Because there are strange rumors coming from inside." He said, after sealing the circle, he pulled out a trail, "They created a scene of a fairyland on earth, tricking people from outside into it in a steady stream. Until now, what the court can do Only civil servants are recruited. There are too many unclear things here."
"Are you saying that the rumors came from the Nine Heavens Kingdom and were not just fantasies of people here?"
"When someone close to you or someone you love goes missing, people just feel panic and fear."
This is true.
"Damn it." Bai Ya cursed again, "I knew there was something wrong inside. Isn't it clear enough to be summoned in?"
Qi Huan saw that he was very angry, but he didn't understand.
"You mean?"
"People are expendable."
hiss……
These words came out of Mizumu-kun's mouth, which had no fluctuations in tone or expression, and there was an amazing coldness to it. His words were too plain, as if he were telling something ordinary. Qi Huan somewhat understood why Bai Ya was so dissatisfied with him.
"The Southern Kingdom is such a big place!" Bai Ya kept tapping the table with his fingers, causing the water circle to spread. "It was said to be three hundred thousand, but the court invested more than one million in it! I was just afraid that the princes and the people would shout, It was thrown quietly, without a splash of water! They have no subsidies and no status, they think they are serving the country!"
Qi Huan didn't know where Bai Ya heard this from - maybe it was his father. If these words are true, they are really outrageous. No wonder the imperial court has been recruiting troops but has no battles to fight. Sometimes the imperial court forced troops and horses from the princes, which naturally aroused dissatisfaction. More and more contradictions and frictions arise, and they continue to intensify and expand.
But from beginning to end, an order to close the customs was never issued. Because the court knew that this was tantamount to a slap in the face. Now, the sword will be handed to the hands of those princes and heroes soon?
Face, power, face, power...
This childish and vulgar act was the most disgusting in Bai Ya's life. This huge country is still full of child's play.
The rights and interests of the people in Liming are constantly being squeezed and eroded, but they don't know it and there is nothing they can do about it.
absurd.
"We asked you to go there to see what's going on, because we are considering you and your father..."
"Shut up." Bai Ya crossed his legs, "I hate you talking about your feelings the most. Can you be more straightforward? If something happens to someone under the imperial court's order, they will continue to send people to die; if something happens to you impermanent ghosts, Also send people to die.”
"That's just one aspect."
"Okay, okay, okay." Bai Ya waved his hand impatiently.
Oh, I see. Qi Huan understood. Let’s just say, there’s no one who really believes those nonsense or goes to some inexplicable place for no reason. It turns out that it was not only because of my family, but also because of the impermanent arrangements.
"Well, there are some things I don't know whether to say or not..." Qi Huan said slowly.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."
"You - I'm speaking for you!" Qi Huan glared at him, then turned to Shui Wujun, "You haven't said anything yet, what exactly is going on about his father... Master Bai? "
Shui Wujun looked at Bai Ya, who still didn't look at him. He said flatly:
"I'm not unwilling to save you. In the prison, your father refused to leave with me... because he heard the guards threatening to send them to the sea to feed the fish. He knew that they would go to the Nine Heavens Kingdom."
"Is it possible to go with him?"
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