That night.
The moon is dark and the wind is high.
"Not auspicious."
Zheng Xiu stared at the dark night sky and the cold moonlight and said something.
"It's okay, meow."
When the watchman rang the gong for the second watch, two figures, one large and one small, quietly swept out of Zheng's house.
Zheng Xiu was wearing a tight-fitting night clothes, showing off his well-proportioned body. On his back, there is a "cat"-shaped cat in black clothes, also wearing a tight black suit, with a hole in the buttocks, and its furry tail sticking out of the clothes, swinging seductively.
The orange cat grabbed the man's clothes with both hands and flew in the sky.
There were some twists and turns when Orange Cat broke through the defense during the day, but the final result was good - this incident successfully made Orange Cat make up his mind to stand on the same front as Zheng Xiu.
They have a common purpose.
They plan to explore the palace at night and go straight to the dark entrance underground.
Zheng Xiu originally wanted to use Qing Shisan's [Ferryman] to reach the critical point, but unexpectedly, Qing Shisan, who was full of confidence, after a fierce operation, took a closer look, stood there, and was dumbfounded.
Even Qing Shisan, the "ferryman", cannot reach that "hole" that should not exist in the Red Dot World through the Bund.
"I can't go, that's normal."
Orange Cat expressed his calmness about this: "If that place is really a 'hole' leading to Chang An, then the surrounding area is equivalent to Chang An. With his current ability, the Bund cannot connect with it."
In the night sky, a distorted human shape silently approached the palace from the sky.
There is a pair of invisible wings stretching out in the twisted black screen.
On the way to the palace.
Zheng Xiu asked the doubts in his heart.
"Fifty gates, three realms of heaven, earth and man. Why do you think that the main core of authority in that realm is the 'Emperor'?"
At that time, Orange Cat's words were conclusive, but Zheng Xiu did not refute it. Looking back, he felt that something was wrong.
"Nine heavens and ten earths, three deities and nine streams?"
Unexpectedly, the orange cat sneered and squinted at Zheng Xiu with a look of disdain.
Zheng Xiu looked back and sighed inwardly. Compared with the lonely figure in the attic, he still likes the unruly appearance of the orange cat, which is full of orange, which is good.
"Ahem."
"That's just an 'outer'." The orange cat pointed to his cute eyes and said proudly: "We exist and can see through the outer appearance and look directly at the essence and core."
"Really?" Zheng Xiu nodded vigorously in agreement, but said a question.
"The world needs all kinds of 'people'. Containers occupy important positions. It is these positions that form a complete whole, a world that you can feel."
"Authority also has primary and secondary powers; what you think of as wind, flowers, snow, moon, thunder, swamps, mountains, forests, and fire, these are just the most basic elements that make up a world."
"They are equal and have existed forever, but they cannot dominate."
"If any one dominates, it will definitely cause a serious imbalance, and it is impossible for 'here' to meet in such a stable and mirror-like manner."
"Mirror surface?"
"Eternal darkness, and eternal life."
There is always something new to dig out from the orange cat's mouth.
This is also the reason why Zheng Xiu misses the unruly cat.
The decadent cat doesn't speak.
Unruly cats like beeps.
When Zheng Xiu heard this, his eyes flashed, and after a moment he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the world I live in is very small, but the 'world' outside is very big. I'm starting to look forward to it."
The orange cat suddenly fell silent.
Zheng Xiu held the orange cat in his arms and let the gentle breeze pass by his ears. He temporarily put aside the depression of Feng Bei being lost, and looked forward to the splendor of the outside world through the orange cat's words. He stared at the dim stars in the sky, as if he could see through the night and beyond.
"In my understanding, the universe is infinite. Beyond the sky, there is a bright sea of stars. Those stars are the last fireworks left behind when the planets billions of light years away are annihilated."
"Tell me, what's it like outside? With authority, can I fly freely?"
"Now that Feng Bei has transcended, can he still wander among the stars as he pleases?"
Under the moon, the man's eyes were bright, his arms spread wide, and he looked up at the stars firmly. This scene made Orange Cat look slightly startled. Zheng Xiu at this moment reminded her of herself, a long, long, long, long time ago, in a dilapidated and decaying world, in the ruins of collapsed high-rise buildings and rampant monsters, looking up to the sky alone and helpless.
"You don't want to know."
The orange cat shook his head, looking a little uninterested.
"Just tell me, you won't die."
"If I told you that the world you think is just a sunken ship, would you believe it?"
"...If you don't say it, don't say it. Isn't it fun to talk nonsense?"
The corner of Zheng Xiu's mouth twitched, and his interest was extinguished by the orange cat's words.
"Tsk, stupid container."
After a while.
The two came to the top of the palace.
Zheng Xiu shut his mouth and kept quiet.
Looking down at the palace from a high altitude, the walls are brightly lit inside and outside, making it appear to be heavily defended.
Zheng Xiu's "phantom gauze" only has an effect similar to "camouflage" and is not really invisible. It is easy to fool the eyes of ordinary people, but if you get too close and encounter a stranger, it is still easy to see through the stranger's keen senses.
Jingzong has settled in the palace, and the palace contains a "secret factory" that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
"do not move!"
High in the air, the orange cat flexibly pulled Zheng Xiu's clothes, changing from the position behind him to the position of stepping on Zheng Xiu with his head. She stood on Zheng Xiu's head, her cat pupils glowing faintly green.
"I didn't move."
Zheng Xiu spread his hands.
The orange cat stared at the vast palace, lost in thought.
"What did you see?"
"Sure enough." The orange cat held its chin: "It's 'flower'."
"speak English."
"I said, it's 'flower'."
"Forget it, come on, give it a pat." Zheng Xiu tapped the center of his eyebrows with his little finger, signaling for the orange cat to poke a hole in his eyes.
When facing the "Nascent Soul" in Luzhen, Zheng Xiu was lucky enough to have his eyes opened by an orange cat, and he saw something deeper hidden under the surface. This "opening of eyes" is much easier to use than "inspiration". In other words, the [Inspiration] promotion to the end should be similar to the vision of an orange cat opening its eyes.
"Tsk, scumbag."
The arrogant Lady Anne spoke with disdain, but she obediently stretched out her paw and tapped Zheng Xiu on the forehead.
Lady Anne has now established a solid cooperative relationship with Zheng Xiu, or almost a contractual relationship. She refused with her mouth but was honest with her body. She obviously understands that she urgently needs Zheng Xiu's help to tide over the difficulties.
The cat's soft and swollen flesh ball pressed against Zheng Xiu's forehead, making an alluring soft "pop" sound. In an instant, Zheng Xiu's eyes suddenly became clear.
The bright lights in the palace dimmed suddenly at night, replaced by black and white, like a silent movie. The outline of a human figure appeared in Zheng Xiu's field of vision, either clear or dim.
There are four brightest outlines among them, which are as dazzling as ink splashed on white paper, rich black.
"Foreigners, four."
Zheng Xiu felt something in his heart, and the next second his eyebrows were beating sharply, and he was frightened. What shocked him the most was not the four "familiar" strangers from the Pure Sect as expected, but... Gen.
The underground of the palace was filled with huge rhizome veins at some point. The twisted roots were like terrifying tentacles, centering on one of the palaces, radiating to all sides, encompassing the entire palace.
"Don't stare at that place for too long, or you'll be discovered."
The orange cat yawned and said to be careful, but his tone was disapproving.
Zheng Xiu soon understood the "source" of the tentacle net, Changyang Palace, the main hall where the eldest princess lived. She was once the second mother and now the eldest princess, holding a baby waiting to be fed, and several people kneeling beside her. A woman was taking turns feeding the Holy Sage with white "rations".
This scene made Zheng Xiu feel ridiculous, but he couldn't laugh at all. What is ridiculous is that the supreme leader of the Daqian Dynasty, the current emperor, has not yet been weaned. What made Zheng Xiu unable to laugh was that Er Niang's current state was obviously abnormal.
"You said this is... a flower?"
Zheng Xiu lowered his voice and turned to glare at the orange cat: "Is this a flower?"
At least... it has to have pistils!
How can it be a flower if it's all tentacles?
There was no time to complain in his heart, so Zheng Xiu closed his eyes helplessly: "The 'flower' in the ten heavens and nine earths? The second mother has become a stranger?"
"wrong."
The orange cat shook his head and denied Zheng Xiu's speculation: "Stupid container, the alien you are talking about is a 'vessel', but she is not. She is the 'flower'... itself."
"I don't understand."
The orange cat thought for a while: "'Seize the house', do you understand?"
Seeing that Zheng Xiu still had a look of disbelief, the orange cat patiently explained for the first time: "The capacity of a mere mortal is not enough to accommodate 'them', so over the long years, it has been soaked in the filth of constant darkness. A container big enough to hold them is born, and with the container, they have a place to live, and the two combine to give birth to something else.”
The orange cat thought for a moment: "Barely, he can be considered a god."
"god?"
Zheng Xiu was stunned, looking down at the large tentacle net through the orange cat's vision, with mixed emotions: "That's it?"
"Stupid container, don't be stupid! Its body is naturally outside the ordinary world, that's why I say it is 'Seize the Body'. The Erniang you mentioned is not a stranger now, but it has the power of a stranger .”
"Is she still the same person I knew?"
The orange cat thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say. If the relationship between her and Him is similar to that between me and you, it may not completely erase the human soul. The containers will attract each other, at least they have to look at each other. It looks...like a container. If I guessed correctly, she is likely to still maintain her true self."
Hearing this, Zheng Xiu took a deep breath, put aside his distracting thoughts for the time being, and stared at the net under the palace.
"This large root net was laid after she returned to the court. In just one day, this place became her territory."
Zheng Xiu's eyes wandered and he murmured: "Huh? I found it. The entrance to the secret passage should be in the secret room of the imperial study. No wonder she lives in Changyang Palace, not far from the imperial study. The network there is too dense."
"It's the monk... no, it's Fan Yao! He's guarding the roof of the imperial study."
Zheng Xiu's eyes narrowed and he suddenly laughed: "Fortunately, I was prepared."
"oh?"
The orange cat's eyes lit up.
Zheng Xiu opened his sleeves and proudly showed the orange cat the shackles he had drawn on his wrists in advance.
"Exiled stance."
The shackles appeared, and Zheng Xiu secretly established a connection with Xinlao.
"Isn't your 'prisoner' useless?"
"Nonsense. Once you are a prisoner, you will always be a prisoner. That is the foundation for this king to settle down and live his life. How can I abolish it at any time?"
The panel of the [Prisoner] doorway was garbled, and Zheng Xiu speculated that it was caused by distorted interference. His avatars are all on the game table and cannot be used, but there are other things locked in the prison.
The talent of [Dark Cooking Technique] took effect and reminded Zheng Xiu that even if the [Prisoner] was disturbed, he was still the [Prisoner]. The orange cat did not understand the value of the [Prisoner].
When Orange Cat talked about the fallen authority, Zheng Xiu once suspected that his [Prisoner] was what Orange Cat was looking for. But Orange Cat knew the path Zheng Xiu was taking, but still denied it. Zheng Xiu could only believe in Orange Cat's vision and intuition.
Besides, [Prisoner] is the nemesis of all strange things, and "Prisoner" is a verb. Maybe the purpose of [Prisoner]'s existence is to seize this authority?
possible.
While thinking about it, Zheng Xiu activated the "Exile Stance", and five "mayflies" swam out of the void, swinging slowly around Zheng Xiu.
The appearance of the five mayflies caused a look of disgust on the orange cat's face.
Zheng Xiu chuckled, did not explain, and allowed the five mayflies to get into his body.
In an instant, Zheng Xiu's body became translucent, and illusory tentacles like smoke and mist appeared on the surface of his body.
"No matter how weak a life is, if placed in the right place, it can bloom its own brilliance. Don't underestimate these mayflies, they look inconspicuous. Sometimes I just need their inconspicuousness."
Zheng Xiu grabbed the orange cat's tail, and the orange cat's body turned into a translucent illusion.
"Stupid container, you did a good job this time."
As soon as the orange cat's words of praise came out of his mouth, the cat's face fell instantly. She suddenly remembered that even if this weak life had special "power", it would never have any effect on the great, proud, extraordinary, and eternal Lady Anne.
Now that "Mayfly"'s ability is taking effect, doesn't it mean that she is becoming more and more like a kitten?
sad.
The orange cat was in a very sad mood. Zheng Xiu grabbed his tail and burrowed into the ground.
"Shall we go straight into that hole now?"
Different from the intangibility of the incarnation, the ability of "Mayfly" is illusion, and it can travel through any tangible body. This kind of shuttle gave Zheng Xiu the illusion of being integrated with the earth. It was a little uncomfortable at first. He had to drill about three to four feet deep before he gradually got used to the strange feeling.
"Go in?" The orange cat, who was in a bad mood, spoke like a fish bone. She smiled coldly: "If you want to die, just tell me."
"Then we are..."
"If the 'Emperor' is really there, he would have gotten it already, so there is no need to do anything extra. I am also a little curious as to what he is waiting for." The orange cat reminded Zheng Xiu not to touch the other party's tentacles, while touching it Chin mused: "I need to observe closely,"
"The source of distortion."
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