Chu Zihang slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were filled with pure white, and everything looked like a lake.
He didn't believe in God, and naturally he didn't believe in heaven, but the face that came close to him was pure and flawless, dyed with a layer of warm light, like an angel lowering his head to kiss a sinner's forehead.
He was a little confused for a moment, and tried to move forward, trying to see the face clearly.
He smelled the warm, moist breath of the angel, carrying the fragrance of plant leaves after rain.
Just when he was about to put his whole face up, an unpleasant voice sounded from the side: "Senior brother, are you acting like a gangster just after you wake up?"
Chu Zihang's movements stabilized, and his vision gradually became clearer.
He was lying in a nursing ward, with sunlight shining in through the white gauze curtains. His whole body was covered with bandages, making him look like a newly unearthed mummy.
"Xia Mi?"
"Yes! Not Sister Angel."
Like a roundworm in his stomach, Xia Mi revealed what Chu Zihang was thinking.
Gu Bei, who was sitting on the other side of the hospital bed, curled his lips: "I already said there is no need to send me to the hospital, just rely on my medical skills, let alone a simple overdraft, even if my head is lost..."
Xia Mi looked at him: "My head fell off..."
Gu Bei spread his hands: "Then it's really hopeless."
Xia Mi gave him a look.
Gu Bei was unconvinced, patting his chest and wrapping bandages around it, while shouting: "What's wrong, what's wrong, who do you think I am? I am the current generation successor of Jishi Hall, the heir to the hanging pot art. , Don’t mistake a barefoot doctor for a doctor. Although you can’t save a U-turn, you can still save a heart that stops beating. And senior brother, isn’t it okay? The injury is not as serious as mine. Junior sister, you look like a dead husband. Blind for nothing, hey, senior brother is not dead."
It turns out that your standard for defining nothing is as long as you are not dead?
Xia Mi no longer paid attention to this guy who was always talking about cheating. Although both of them were off the line, her level was simply unmatched by Gu Bei's.
"not dead?"
Only then did Chu Zihang remember that he seemed to have fainted. He tried to move his limbs. Except for the tingling pain in his brain and the ubiquitous soreness, all his organs and bones were intact, but he couldn't move. .
This is as it should be, he himself was not injured.
After the whole battle, Gu Bei was the only one who bit Odin and was the most seriously injured.
However, in front of Gu Bei's Liuku Immortal Thief, this kind of injury was no different than a broken finger.
"Headache? Body pain?"
Gu Bei smiled and picked up one of Chu Zihang's arms, then let go. The arm fell on the bed with a bang, but Chu Zihang didn't feel anything.
Gu Beidan: "It hurts, and this kind of pain will make you completely lose control of your body."
"I told you not to use Qi casually. Not only did you use it, you also developed a deadly move like Black Flame."
"The consumption of Qi by that thing is not something that ordinary people can bear. It completely uses Qi as fuel. After it consumes all the Qi in your body, it will automatically squeeze the vitality of the cells and convert it into Qi for burning."
"To put it simply, this kind of fire will not only burn the enemy's life, but also your own life."
"I've checked you out. You'll be in this state for at least half a month. It seems I'll have to find a way to transport you to the school in a few days."
Luck... Why do you feel that you are not talking about me but a dispensable express delivery?
Chu Zihang was speechless for a while. After a while, he wanted to nod but found that he couldn't control his head at all. He could only open his mouth: "Thank you."
"No thanks, but if you can still listen to what I say, then be careful when using that fire in the future, so as not to burn yourself."
Gu Bei warned.
He did not persuade Chu Zihang to give up Black Flame. For those who pursue power, any power that can be mastered cannot be given up. People with firm beliefs like Chu Zihang are the best among them.
Since you can't give up, you can only use it carefully and don't be swallowed up by the fire of revenge before you achieve your goal.
After giving the doctor's orders, Gu Bei's eyes flickered back and forth between Chu Zihang and Xia Mi, then he patted his butt and stood up from his position: "Okay, the boss has been conquered, everyone is alive, my role is It’s finished, now it’s time for the hero and heroine to reveal their true feelings and then kiss at the end of the scene...it’s time for those who have nothing to do with it to step aside..."
Gu Bei kept mumbling while leaving the ward until the closed door of the ward cut off his voice.
Only Chu Zihang and Xia Mi were left in the room.
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
To be honest, if this was a play or a movie, then as Gu Bei said, the two protagonists, as the male and female protagonists, should have a deep understanding of the importance of each other in each other's hearts after experiencing a series of stories and setbacks. He also determined the other person's status in his heart, and then successfully came together across racial barriers.
Of course, this kind of routine is limited to love stories between different races, while forbidden love within the same race is more likely to develop into legends such as turning into butterflies or separation and death.
But unfortunately, this is neither a drama nor a movie, this is...ah, this is reality.
There is an irresolvable personal hatred between dragons and humans, although no one knows the origin of this hatred.
From a human perspective now, dragons are cruel and murderous, and they also possess strange powers, which may very well bring about the end of the world. Therefore, we do not kill dragons simply because of hatred, but more because of the big ( Benefit) righteousness (benefit).
Well, very human-like rhetoric.
But what about from a dragon's perspective?
As the overlord that originally existed in this world, dragons were suddenly betrayed one day by a race they had always regarded as ants. Only then did they learn that there was another race in the world called "humans".
Humans killed their supreme king, let the king's descendants fall into an endless sleep, and then drove out the remaining tribesmen.
Humans say this is to protect the world, but until the end, the dragon doesn't know what he has done to the world.
Perhaps it was not what they did to the "world" but what they did to "humanity" that led to the betrayal of humanity.
It doesn't matter what the truth is. War between races does not require many reasons, nor does it require so-called justice.
The only thing needed is victory.
The hybrid is the knife necessary for mankind to win in this war against dragons.
Perhaps hybrid beings didn't know why they were created in the first place, but someone told them that slaying dragons was their mission, so they passed it down from generation to generation.
But what about the existence of hybrids themselves?
This kind of life, which combines all the advantages and disadvantages of humans and dragons, was created as a sword from the beginning.
And what this knife rushed towards was the dragon's neck.
If humans and dragons are mortal enemies, then hybrids and dragons are pure mortal enemies.
The kind that never stops.
Because although hybrids have two kinds of blood flowing in their bodies, their "intelligence" belongs to humans, and their "intelligence" belongs to dragons, so they have all degenerated into deadpools.
Now if Chu Zihang wants to be with Xia Mi even though he knows that Xia Mi is the Dragon King, once this behavior is leaked, the mixed race will directly define him as a fallen species and classify him as a deadpool. Kill without mercy.
For Xia Mi, falling in love with a hybrid is equivalent to completely giving up his identity as the king of the earth and mountains.
As far as Xia Mi's strength is concerned, once this matter is leaked, even if no other Dragon King takes action, many second-generation or even third-generation species who covet the Dragon King's blood will be recruited in a short period of time.
They will not be affected by their identity. A first-generation species that has abandoned its identity as a Dragon King is just food for them to purify their bloodline.
At that time, not only Xia Mi himself will be in trouble, but Fenrir, Chu Zihang and others around him will also be in danger.
This is why, even if two people have a good impression of each other and know the truth, they still maintain a layer of window paper.
For one person and one dragon, as long as this layer of window paper is not pierced, the two of them can always be together openly.
Chu Zihang's idea was that after Gu Bei's experiment was successful, he would have a showdown with Xia Mi, and then replace Xia Mi with a hybrid body. As for the dragon king body left behind, Xia Mi could keep it if he wanted to. If you don't want to keep it, give it to Gu Bei.
I heard that this guy is always trying to find a body for Norton. The soul of the Dragon King matches the body of the Dragon King. In a sense, they are a good match...probably.
But what he didn't expect was that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Before Gu Bei even started, he made a fool of Odin and tore the middle layer of paper to pieces, forcing everyone and one dragon to speak frankly in advance.
One more reason to kill Odin.
Having said that, now is not the time to think about how to kill Odin.
One person and one dragon were silent, waiting for the other person to speak first.
Xia Mi's reserve comes from a girlish heart that she doesn't know where it comes from. Maybe it's because she has acted too much and she naturally fell into acting. Although she is the Dragon King now, she is just a little girl at heart.
And Chu Zihang's silence is justified, because...
He was dumb and didn't know what to say.
I don’t know why an iron tree that has not bloomed for a thousand years was planted on a piece of rotten wood. I can only say that this world is too wonderful.
Outside the window, it was pouring rain like a dark night, and the rain was falling wildly. The battle between the dragon kings brought a rare heavy rain to the city in a hundred years. It had been raining since last night until Chu Zihang woke up this afternoon. Now the whole capital The water conservancy system has been completely paralyzed, boats can be driven on the streets, and the heavy rain has turned the whole world upside down.
In the room, perhaps because they thought it was not good to sit like this, Mu Mu finally spoke: "Do you know "Jade Record"?"
"Jade Records", an ancient book from 1900 BC, carved on emerald slabs, was found in a secret chamber under a pyramid.
It is regarded as the origin book of alchemy. The author claims to be the trinity god Hermes in Egyptian mythology. It has only thirteen sentences in total, but it contains all the truths of alchemy.
Of course, in addition to being an ancient book with research significance, it is also a reference book for "Level 3 Alchemical Chemistry" at Kassel College.
It can only be said that Brother Chu, the cold-faced male god, is worthy of being a steel and engineering man. He speaks with knowledge of science and engineering, which catches people off guard.
But is the academic aspect really any good in this case?
By the way, when did this guy learn Level 3 of Alchemy and Chemistry? The progress is almost too much, right?
There was something wrong with the way Xia Mi looked at Chu Zihang.
Generally speaking, Alchemy and Chemistry Level 3 is only knowledge for Cassel's sophomore students, but this is for ordinary mixed-race species. Xia Mi obviously doesn't know Chu Zihang very well yet. For Chu Zihang, the course leader, this level is just trivial.
but……
Test the Dragon King with alchemy knowledge?
Although he is not as good as Norton in this aspect, he is the founder of alchemy after all. However, compared to some small fish and shrimps, Xia Mi is still particularly confident in his knowledge reserve.
After all, he has been a Dragon King for thousands of years, so it is normal for him to be more knowledgeable.
Xia Mi nodded and signaled Chu Zihang to continue.
"Ascend from the earth to heaven, and descend from heaven, gaining the power above and below. In this way, you can gain the glory of the world and stay away from darkness and ignorance."
Chu Zihang muttered something.
This is Newton's translation of Jade Record. This scientist himself was also a well-known magician who was very interested in alchemy and mysticism. In the Middle Ages, theology and science were not so clearly distinguished, and alchemy was also considered a type of science.
"This passage from Newton can also be translated as "The One rises from the earth into the sky, and then descends to the ground again, thus absorbing the power of the upper and lower realms. In this way, you will have the glory of the entire world and be free from ignorance."
Xia Mi naturally followed Chu Zihang's words: "The key to this sentence lies in what "Tai Yi" refers to. "
For questions about "Tai Yi", you could go to the guy next door and ask Norton, but Xia Mi didn't do that.
Although she didn't know what Chu Zihang wanted to do, Xia Mi was happy to pretend with him for a while, which allowed her to temporarily let go of the racial differences between the two, and then return to the previous state of getting along.
Look, these are people who love each other, so there won't be a situation like "I turn a blind eye when I should be cooperating with your performance."
Chu Zihang was lying on the hospital bed, unable to move his whole body. He could only stare blankly at the pure white ceiling and said: "There are two opinions in the academic world. One understands "Tai Yi" as the stone used in alchemy. Material, that is, metal or other substances burned by flames. Another belief is that "Taiyi" is the so-called spirit. "
Xia Mi asked with a smile: "What do you think, senior brother?"
"Senior brother".
Hearing this title from Xia Mi again, Chu Zihang suddenly felt as if he was in another world, as if the battle with Odin and the Nibelungs were all just a dream. After waking up, he was still very moved. Xia Mi was still His schoolgirl with a sweet smile is not the dragon king with wings.
Chu Zihang composed himself: "I don't think it's right."
"What "Tai Yi" represents should be "I". "
""I"? "
Xia Mi was stunned. This was the first time she heard such a strange argument. Even Norton might not be able to analyze the essence of alchemy from this perspective.
"That's right, "I". "
""I", "True Self", "Self". "
"It doesn't matter what form you use to describe it. "Taiyi" represents "I". "
"Do you still remember the discussion in "Spiritual Theory"? "
"If Taiyi refers to the spirit, then the upper world and the lower world refer to the different spiritual worlds of dragons and humans? "Jade Record" describes the process of evolving from humans to dragons and achieving self-perfection?"
"Is it possible for humans to evolve into dragons?"
"Some researchers among the medieval "Jade Records" once thought that this was a work that pretended to be in the name of a god, but the author was 'infinitely close to the gods' and 'stealing the laws of gods' because he was afraid that such laws would be understood by ordinary people. , so the secret language was used.”
"Sacrificial body in ancient Egyptian?"
"Yes, the sacrificial script was only mastered by monks in the Middle Ages. Arabic replaced Egyptian as the lingua franca of Egypt in the seventh century AD, so the sacrificial script is difficult to decipher, so Newton's translation is likely to be full of errors..."
"But the spiritual theory is not worthy of approval. If humans can evolve into dragons, there is no need or any way for her to return to the human world. That is, "falling from the sky" in the original text...even if she is well versed in the laws of the human world. She is proficient in imitating human nature and emotions, but she still cannot return because deep down... she is still not a real person. "
Xia Mi was a little silent after hearing this, her eyes flickered a few times, then she turned her head, looked at Chu Zihang, and asked with a smile: "Then how can she return to being a human being?"
Chu Zihang looked into her eyes: "She doesn't have to return to being a human being, because she is "me" herself. What "rises from the earth to heaven" is the body, and then the body "falls from the sky" and returns to "me". "
"And "I" am a human being. Even if my body turns into a dragon, I still maintain a human soul. This is the same existence as a hybrid. "
"Xia Mi, you are not the Dragon King. At least to me, there is no difference between you and humans."
The young man's face was cold and his words were stumbling. No one would think that the young man meant what he said, but the girl could see the sincerity in the young man's eyes.
The boy was not good at expressing himself, but he told her everything.
The girl smiled, tears flashing from the corners of her eyes: "This statement is too cunning."
Chu Zihang resisted the pain and moved the corners of his mouth, making his smile become crooked. After the girl saw it, she smiled even more wantonly.
The atmosphere in the room brightened.
The Dragon King named Jormungandr finally took off the mask he had worn for thousands of years and lived in the world again in the name of a girl named Xia Mi.
At this time, Old Tang's voice sounded outside the door: "Gu Bei? What are you doing squatting here?"
Gu Bei's slightly embarrassed voice sounded: "What about that? I want to make a movie recently. I need to collect materials first. I need to collect materials..."
Old Tang: "Oh..."
In the room, the boy and girl blushed rarely.
