Novoland: Eagle Flag Chapter 4: The land of no return one

Sometimes the so-called lifelong struggle is just for the silhouette that was frozen in the depths of my mind when I was young. ——Jiangnan

September 30th of the third year of Emperor Yincheng, the imperial capital, Tianqi City.

The lotus flowers on the pond have all fallen, leaving only black branches tangled on the water surface, and the autumn wind is bleak on the water. The long bridges are built with natural wooden boards, leading to the water pavilion in the distance. The young man in Tsing Yi stood alone at the end of the step bridge, with his hands folded in his sleeves, bowed slightly, and waited quietly.

The sound of horseshoes came from far to near, accompanied by the sound of heavy iron boots. Lei Bicheng, an old man wrapped in a black cloak, gently pulled the rein in front of the step bridge, and the iron-cast steed stood silently in front of the young man, staring straight at the young man with a pair of huge horse eyes without whites. People, Lei Bicheng is also looking at young people. If someone else was looking at such a black steed and three giant servants in black standing in front of him, he would always feel uneasy, but the young man was unmoved at all, he still stood with his hands folded, There is a smile on the corner of the mouth. The smile was indifferent and kind, which involuntarily gave rise to the meaning of intimacy, but after looking at it for a long time, it felt a little numb, because the smile seemed to be engraved on the corner of the young man's mouth, and it remained unchanged for a long time.

"Is it Mr. Lei Bicheng? I have been waiting here all morning under the order of the eldest princess." The young man asked loudly, his voice clear and gentle.

A servant stepped forward and knelt under the saddle, and Lei Bicheng stepped on his back to get off the horse: "Is it the eldest princess' envoy? If I guess correctly, it is Mr. Ning Qing?"

The young man bowed politely: "Exactly. My surname is Baili, and I have a nickname called Ning Qing. The eldest princess and the people around me also call me that. If Mr. Lei doesn't see you, call me Ning Qing." That's it."

"Baili?" Lei Bicheng was a little surprised, "Then what do you call Mr. Baili Changqing?"

"It's Ning Qing's father." Ning Qing still smiled.

Looking around in Leibi City, the water surface is open, and willow trees are planted all over the river bank, which is boundless: "This mansion should have been the property of the Baili family and the former residence of the main family of the Baili family. After being imprisoned for the crime of arbitrarily interfering in government, the family property was confiscated, and this mansion was given to His Royal Highness the Princess as a summer summer palace, right?"

"Exactly. When I was young, I often went boating on the lake with my father. My mother died early, and my father often made origami boats to make river lanterns in order to express his grief. Sometimes we passed on the boat overnight, dozens of river lanterns Floating on the water."

"Mr. Baili Changqing, a peerless talent and important minister of the royal family, was convicted and executed because of the villain's framing. It is already unbelievable. But I didn't expect that the only son of Mr. Baili Changqing would end up serving the murderer. Kill him, Bai." When Lei Bicheng said this, he took a step forward and looked at the young man coldly, with an aggressive aura hidden in his eyes, as if he wanted to force Baili Ningqing's gaze into his eyes. come up with something.

Baili Ningqing retreated slightly following Lei Bicheng's advance, he was like a wicker wicker with no strength, silently defusing Lei Bicheng's aggressive momentum. He still smiled: "Mr. Lei probably blamed me, a useless descendant who failed to fulfill his filial piety and betrayed the family, when he said that? But I am a useless person. I grew up under my father's wing when I was young. I can’t live without protection. Thanks to the care of the eldest princess, I can survive, just like keeping the only perfect egg under a nest. This is a great grace, and Ning Qing has to repay it in this life. In this world, you also want to see me live a good life, rather than avenge him?

Lei Bicheng was stunned for a moment, looked at the young man with great interest, nodded, and took a half step back: "Okay, as expected of the person next to the eldest princess. Your words are impeccable. But you are not Useless person, among the people I have met, you are the only one who can persist for so long without avoiding my gaze!"

Hearing this, Ning Qing covered her mouth and laughed lightly.

Lei Bicheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at him coldly without speaking.

"I feel Mr. Lei's hostility." Ning Qing withdrew her hand, still smiling gently, "But I'm not laughing at it, but Mr. Lei's peerless character, but I was accidentally deceived."

"Oh?" Lei Bicheng asked.

"I was born blind, my eyes are useless, and I have never seen light. It's just that my ears are so sensitive, so I used my hearing to deal with Mr. Lei just now. I also heard that Mr. Lei was pregnant. Magical techniques, it's a pity that it's useless to a blind man like me!" Ning Qing said softly.

"Blind man!?" Lei Bicheng looked at the other party's clear eyes in surprise, and felt that there was a gentle smile in those eyes, which made people naturally have a good impression of this young man. He watched it for a long time, until he vaguely felt that Baili Ningqing's eyes were indeed a little empty, as if he was always focusing on the empty distance, and then he believed it.

"It's a pity that such a talented person is born blind. The eldest princess protected the young master when the Baili family was destroyed, and she must have taken a fancy to the young master's talent. Well, it's a good luck to meet you," Lei Bicheng said to the young man. People are also more polite, "Please lead the way."

"The eldest princess has been waiting in the water pavilion in the pool for half a day. Mr. Lei came from Shangyang Pass. At this time, it is only two days before General Bai Yi conquered Shangyang Pass. Mr. Lei's horse is really fast." Ning Qing Turn around and go. He couldn't see anything, this was the footbridge where he had been walking every day since he was a child, so there was nothing wrong with the direction. Lei Bicheng followed his footsteps without any followers.

This step bridge is half a mile long, and walking into the bridge is like stepping on the middle of the water, except for a narrow wooden bridge shaking under your feet, looking around, there is only a piece of calm water, when the wind comes The ripples are finely chopped. Lei Bicheng stopped for a step, looked into the distance, and sighed softly and long: "It's really a rare and rare sight. It's just that this quietness is too deep, and it looks lonely."

"This is what my father likes. There are many lotus flowers here, but unfortunately they have withered now. When my father was alive, whenever the flowers were in full bloom, he would sit alone in the water pavilion, admiring and regretting all day long. , The poems and essays written for the lotus pond can be compiled into a thick collection. He called the blooming white lotus "Thousand Yixue" and praised it as "cold and mournful", but several poet friends at that time said that the lotus The shape of the flower is grand and rich, not a sad mood. My father explained that when the white lotus is in full bloom, it is also the time when summer turns to autumn, and when the flower is the most magnificent, it is also the time when it is swaying in the wind and is about to wither. So even though it is luxurious, it is like a lady She is wearing a light gauze, and the gauze is covered with white snow. This kind of luxury is so luxurious that it makes people feel cold." Ning Qing said.

Lei Bicheng pondered for a moment: "Mr. Baili Changqing said that it is the truth that prosperity must decline?"

"Actually, I haven't fully realized it yet," Ning Qing said softly, "But maybe because I think of my mother, I feel that everything left by my mother, including this pond of lotus, has the thought of death."

"It turns out that Mr. Ning Qing's mother was the first to plant this lotus." Lei Bicheng nodded slightly.

"My parents were supposed to be two people who depended on each other and grew old together in that water pavilion. It's a pity that my mother passed away too early, and my father shouldn't have entered the world. Mr. Lei is right, he is indeed a lonely person , compare yourself to a lotus flower, you have no desires or desires." Ning Qing sighed in a low voice, "I still remember my father comforting me that I don't need to care about being blind, he said, 'The root of the lotus root has no eyes, but it is the cleanest and purest flower in the world. But it came from the root of the lotus root. You can’t see it, but you don’t have to stick to what you see in other people’s eyes, you just need to write what you think in your heart. A person with eyes, after all, sketches what he sees at the beginning of writing, and the most important thing in the world Beauty, but it’s in people’s hearts. Do you understand?’ So far, these words are in my heart, and I can’t get a single word wrong.”

Lei Bicheng was silent for a long time: "Mr. Baili Changqing is truly peerless."

"Please." Ning Qing gestured.

Lei Bicheng climbed the steps and walked into the quaint square water pavilion. This exquisite but simple building is located on a natural boulder in the middle of the water. It is completely built with unpainted square logs. There is not even a single iron nail, and it is built like a huge building block. It has been around for a long time, and the simple and gorgeous patterns can still be seen on the dark wood. There are no walls around the water pavilion, and the wind passes through the water pavilion, stirring a golden veil hanging in the center.

Lei Bicheng smelled the very faint scent of water agarwood, and vaguely saw a person in the veil sitting quietly with long clothes and wide sleeves.

He nodded slightly, without restraint, lifted his black cloak and sat calmly on a legless bamboo table opposite the veil, staring at the person in the veil not far away. There was an irresistible majesty in his calmness, neither of them spoke, Ning Qing walked to Lei Bicheng's side, folded his hands in his sleeves, and stood silently.

A woman's low laughter came from the veil: "Mr. Bicheng, how long has it been since we haven't seen each other?"

"Eleven years, eleven years ago, when the eldest princess had just become the eldest princess, we met in the imperial capital." Lei Bicheng also smiled slightly.

"At that time, Ying Wuyi was not a fearsome lion, and our Bai clan's territory was as stable as an iron barrel. I respect Mr. Bicheng's intelligence and his spiritual cultivation, and I would like to invite Mr. Bicheng Stay and contribute to the royal family, but Mr. Bicheng said that God’s will has chosen another person, so even if I begged on my knees, Mr. Bicheng refused to stay, but insisted on going to be loyal to that person. I only found out later that this The man is Ying Wuyi, and he is my Bai family's greatest enemy." The eldest princess' voice turned cold, "And today Ying Wuyi has already shaken the four states and sixteen countries in the east, and even Bai Yi can't stop him Under Shangyang Pass, Mr. Bicheng got his wish. But as a national teacher who left the country, Mr. Bicheng came back to find me again, which made me very flattered."

Lei Bicheng sat still, with a frank expression: "The words of the eldest princess mean that Lei Bicheng is a person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat. He didn't stay when he should stay, and he came back when he shouldn't. Or is it a capricious villain?"

The eldest princess was silent for a while, then giggled lightly: "Okay, Mr. Bicheng is indeed a person who is not driven by fame and fortune. My words may be embarrassing to others, but Mr. Bicheng will not. I Since I am waiting here today for Mr. Bicheng to meet this side, naturally I will not hold grudges because we failed to become friends at the beginning. I believe that Mr. Bicheng is no different from eleven years ago, but I have to be clear I really know why Mr. Bicheng came this time, he shouldn't be Ying Wuyi's emissary, right?"

It was just this faint smile, like ice meeting fire, the cold tone just now melted in the sweet and charming laughter.

"I think I made it very clear eleven years ago that we are just people who kneel at God's feet and act according to His will. If we are messengers, we are only God's messengers. God chose Ying Wuyi, We will be loyal to Liguo, God has chosen the Eldest Princess, and we can also be the hounds in front of the Eldest Princess, let us be driven." Lei Bicheng bowed slightly on the bamboo floor.

The eldest princess covered her mouth and laughed back, "In the eyes of ordinary people like us, a person like Mr. Bicheng is no different from a god. How dare you say 'drive'? But ordinary people, there are The standpoint of ordinary people." She changed the subject and reappeared, "May I ask Mr. Bicheng, why did the **** you serve choose a traitor like Ying Wuyi, and why did he choose our Bai clan again?"

"It's too complicated. The eldest princess doesn't believe in our teachings, so I can't explain it to the eldest princess. But I have a few questions, and I want to ask the eldest princess to answer them for me instead."

"Know everything without saying anything." The eldest princess stretched out a white and slender hand from the veil, and beckoned to Ning Qing, "Since it's a long talk, it's inevitable that I'm thirsty, so I'll serve tea to Mr. Bicheng."

"No need," Lei Bicheng waved his hand to stop Ning Qing from walking towards the tea set displayed in the corner of the water pavilion, "I haven't used drinking water for twenty years."

"Is it possible to live forever without drinking water?" the eldest princess asked.

"No, it will only increase death." Lei Bicheng smiled, with a profound and unfathomable smile.

He tidied up his black robe and sat upright: "The first question I want to know is that when Bai Yi had already captured Shangyang Pass and occupied the gateway to the imperial capital, the Bai clan watched this happen happily, And don't care about the danger?"

"Dangerous?" the eldest princess asked.

"Since Emperor Qiangwei founded the country, Shangyang Pass has been the gate of the imperial capital and an important town guarded by the Yulin Heavenly Army. The first prince to occupy it was Ying Wuyi, and the second was Bai Yi. At this time, there are The Allied Forces of the Six Nations, if counting Bai Yi’s 40,000 casualties in the breakout battle, Bai Yi still has 60,000 elite soldiers. My second question is, who else can stop the commander-in-chief of the Six Kingdoms? General Bai Yibai, Marquis of Wuyang, who is the elite soldier?" Lei Bicheng's words became sharp without a sound.

The eldest princess thought for a moment: "The number one general in the world, 60,000 elites from the six countries, no one can stop such a corps in the east, even Ying Wuyi at this time can't bear to fight Bai Yi again. Although, Bai Yi Yi can't stop him from returning to the country."

Lei Bicheng smiled coldly: "Then if Bai Yi has the intention to force the imperial capital and threaten the emperor, he is the second Ying Wuyi! Is that so?"

"This kind of speculation is too arrogant!" The eldest princess' tone changed again, coldly filled with anger, "Mr. , and lobbying me with such out-of-the-box words, don’t you think there is suspicion of alienating the royal family and loyal officials? The Mr. Bicheng I know should not be a boastful lobbyist and a villain who confuses the public with rumors!"

Lei Bicheng let out a long sigh, and stroked his knee: "Princess, since we are already sitting here, why not be more frank, it is good for both of us."

Both are silent. After a while, the Eldest Princess giggled again, as if the spring breeze was thawing, and it was as warm as the fragrance of birds and flowers: "Mr. Bicheng is right, my attitude is just a bit of a woman's twists and turns, but it can't be hidden from Mr. Bicheng's eyes. "

She also sighed quietly: "Actually, long before Liguo invaded the imperial capital, our Bai family had no control over Donglu. When Emperor Fengyan was in power, the princes still respected the royal family, but now The emperor, one generation is not as good as one generation. A daughter of the clan like me, although anxious, is useless. Ying Wuyi just exposed the weak side of the royal family to the world. Now that Ying Wuyi has just left, Bai Yi brought The allied forces of the princes have controlled the gates of the imperial capital. If Bai Yiguo has the heart of disobedience, it will be too late to guard against it. The danger involved has long been discussed between the emperor and his close courtiers, but he has not come up with anything yet The only way to do this is to hope for the blessing of our ancestors' heroic spirits, maybe my Bai family shouldn't end here."

"How many troops can the royal family have at present?" Lei Bicheng asked.

"Forty thousand. Originally, the Yubayashi Heavenly Army had a total of 30,000 cavalry armored to guard the imperial capital. Ying Wuyi cut it down to 20,000 without authorization, and moved the main battalion of the Yubayashi Heavenly Army to Cheng'en Town, seventy miles outside the city. So I persuaded The emperor, with the money from the royal treasury, raised a family of children as Jinwu guards. Over the years, the number of Jinwu guards has increased year by year, and now there are about 20,000 people. I think Mr. Bicheng's lord has left The Duke also noticed it, but he didn't threaten the emperor to abolish the army. I think the threat of the Jinwu Guard is still not in his eyes. These aristocratic children are pampered. In front of the army formation, maybe three thousand red brigades can wipe out their entire army." The eldest princess said bitterly, "Sometimes I also hate that iron can't be made into steel, and I feel that I have fallen into the scheme of Li Guogong, which consumes a lot of internal treasury. Money, but only a mere army."

"It's exactly the same as I estimated." Lei Bicheng nodded slightly, "However, the army may not be incapable of fighting because of its mere appearance."

"Fight?" The Eldest Princess said with doubts in her voice, "Who are you fighting against?"

"The eldest princess thinks, who can the 20,000 Yulin Heavenly Army and the 20,000 Jinwu Guards in shape fight against?"

The eldest princess hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "With the current scale and training, I'm afraid this army will not be able to compete with the powerful troops from the Li Kingdom, even the Xiatang, Chuwei, Jinbei, and Chun Kingdoms among the princes. It can also be easily defeated."

"That's right. With all due respect," Lei Bicheng said, "the eldest princess can persuade the emperor to use the royal army, but compared with the strength of the princes, this army is like a thin wolf and a pack of tigers. If it suddenly If you rush into the battlefield where the tigers are fighting, you may be torn to pieces immediately.”

"Although this is not pleasant to say, we must admit that it is true." After all, frustration was revealed in the eldest princess' voice.

"However," Lei Bicheng changed the subject, "if the tigers have fallen into an unstoppable fight, and the thin wolf is watching, they may easily kill the winning tiger. This tiger has already been seriously injured , and the other tigers have already died in its mouth. This is like the eldest princess setting up a huge plan to lure Ying Wuyi to a decisive battle with the princes' coalition forces, hoping to profit from it. How about using this trick again?"

Lei Bicheng's eyes suddenly shone like torches, as if they could penetrate everything. Through the veil, the princess could still be seen shaking, as if shocked by these words.

"Use...again?" She hesitated.

"The tigers have already fought a battle, and now they are both injured. But the victory has not been completely decided between them. The eldest princess only needs to force them to fight again. To One of them will die in time, even if there is one left, it will not be enough to compete with the princess's troops in the imperial capital." Lei Bicheng said quietly, his voice was erratic and unpredictable.

"How to force?"

"No one is allowed to step on the land of God! And Bai Yi asked to see the emperor's seal, I think he is already on his way."

"So what if he is not allowed to step on God?"

"Soon, the second war will begin. No! This war is far from over!"

"Which tiger...will die?" The eldest princess's voice trembled with uncontrollable excitement.

"Bai Yi."

"Bai Yi?"

"Bai Yi, Xi Yan, Gang Wuwei, Fei An, Cheng Kui, and Gu Yueyi. The famous generals of the princes will be buried with their army! Shangyang Pass will become a prison in front of them. They stepped in but couldn't come out, that's what I prepared for them, the land of no return." Lei Bicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head and looked out from the top of the veil, as if until the end of the world, he had already seen that At the end of the First World War, the heads of the famous generals were hung on the old withered trees, and there were no corpses around.

The eldest princess was silent for a long time, and then let out a long sigh of relief: "Mr. Bicheng, are you really sure?"

"In East Lu, no one dares to say that they are sure of killing people like Bai Yi and Xi Yan. All I can do is just try it out and see if the eldest princess is willing to do it with me This time." Lei Bicheng smiled lightly, "And I, since I am the one who started this war, I will stay here as a hostage until the end of the war. If the princess thinks it is necessary, she can do it at any time Take my head."

A gust of wind came, like Xiao Sha's air suddenly came here from the battlefield, it was so cold that one couldn't help shivering. The veil was flying, and Lei Bicheng's black robe was also blowing in the wind, outlining his bony figure. He held the handles on both sides of the bamboo floor with his hands in his sleeves, and sat upright with his back straight. A hand suddenly came out from the veil, and the veil was lifted, revealing the beautiful face of the eldest princess who was still aging. She widened her black and white eyes, and stared at Leibicheng closely, for a long time. A word.

"To be able to do this is because God gave us a turn for the Bai family," she finally spoke, slowly and clearly, with no fluctuations in her tone, "Is this what Mr. Bicheng's **** bestowed on us? God's will for Mr. Bicheng What is it? Does he want Ying Wuyi to win the world, or does our Bai family have a long life? Compared with the dangers that Bai Yi may bring, the relationship between our Bai family and Ying Wuyi is more life and death, and we must not coexist! Mr. Bicheng wants me to assist Ying Wuyi in killing Bai Yi, so if Bai Yi is dead, who will guarantee our safety?"

"When I told the Eldest Princess all my plans, this question was naturally answered. When this war finally ended, neither Ying Wuyi nor Bai Yi could shake the Eldest Princess' position. The eldest princess does not need to be protected by anyone anymore. As for the **** I believe in, it does not favor the eldest princess or Ying Wuyi. The eldest princess was chosen by it, but the status and goal of the eldest princess today, precisely It is what it needs. So it sent me to give its great power to the eldest princess."

Elder Princess and Lei Bicheng stared at each other, neither of them would move the slightest distance away, they didn't even blink at all, as if they wanted to gather all their strength in this gaze and push them over to overwhelm each other. Their bodies were tense, like leopards about to pounce on their food, their invisible fangs bared.

Finally, the Eldest Princess couldn't resist the god-like majesty in Lei Bicheng's eyes, gasped and leaned back, and closed the veil again: "Mr. Bicheng's gaze is still as respectable as it was eleven years ago. Terrible. But, why should I believe you? If only based on these words, it would seem that I am too ridiculous."

"Dare to ask the eldest princess, when the royal family is in decline, why do you, a woman, stand up against the behest of your ancestors?" Lei Bicheng's voice was calm, but the question was as sharp as a knife.

The eldest princess was not angry because of the rudeness of this question. Instead, she pondered for a moment before answering cautiously: "Because no one is willing to be controlled by others. Our Bai family and Emperor Qiangwei are not reconciled. Feng Yan The emperor is not reconciled, I am their descendant, even though I am a woman, I cannot be willing to obey."

"Then how can we not be manipulated?" Lei Bicheng asked like a shadow.

"Power," the eldest princess replied, "you must have your own power, like an army, like money."

"Then princess, what is the greatest power in the world?"

This time the eldest princess pondered for a long time, she seemed to have suddenly realized it, and said loudly: "It's the hearts of the people! Those who win the hearts of the people are the guests of the world!"

"No!" Lei Bicheng jumped up, "It's not the human heart! It's the ruler of the gods! The ruler of the gods is the basis for the operation of this world!"

"God's sovereign?" The eldest princess was astonished.

At this time, Lei Bicheng seemed to be a different person. He was not angry but powerful, and his whole body seemed to have infinite power radiating in all directions. He walked like a tiger, stretched his arms, and looked up to the sky. His breathing was long and heavy, his snow-white hair was fluttering like being blown by the wind.

Lei Bicheng strode out and stepped onto the step bridge. At this time, he was exposed to the sky, and his black robe was flying, as if he could rise into the sky at any time. I don't know when the sky has been covered with dark clouds. It should be noon, and even if it is cloudy, there is plenty of light, but at this time the surroundings are as dark as night. The strong wind seemed to be roaring with ghosts and gods, blowing sand and stones between the sky and the earth. The eldest princess rushed out of the veil in horror and took Ning Qing's hand. With her eyes wide open, she could only see a solitary black figure standing on the undulating bridge in Leibi City.

"God's sovereignty is everywhere, from the opening up of heaven and earth, to the growth of all things, to the cohesion and collapse of souls. It is an irresistible rule, an inescapable prison, and a hand that hangs over the world. Turning the wheel of time." The voice of Leibi City came from all directions, rumbling with echoes, deafening, "Those who surrender to it will get the blessings it bestows, and those who want to break free are forced to surrender. There is no space, There is no time to escape the grasp of the rules, it exists in a place we will never see, stronger than steel and heavier than rock!"

The wind changed as his voice fell, and it turned into a tornado. On dozens of hectares of water, the strong wind lifted dozens of water dragons into the air. The silver water dragon reflected the light from nowhere in the darkness, and the princess could clearly see countless lotus stumps wrapped in the water dragon.

Electric light split the dark cloud-covered sky, and the sound of thunder seemed to be beating a gigantic iron pot, and this iron pot was buckled above the world. The place where it was split by the electric light briefly revealed a divine light that was a thousand times brighter than the sun.

It rained cats and dogs, and the water that was taken away by the tornado just now was returned to the world at the same speed. There were no so-called raindrops at all. Crackle on. The black shadow of Leibicheng was still there, with his arms outstretched, allowing the rain to hit his body.

The eldest princess felt that the water pavilion was about to collapse. Like a child, she was at a loss in front of the great power of nature. She held her head in one hand and Ning Qing's waist in the other, and shouted loudly. But her voice was completely swallowed by the sound of rain and wind.

It rained very quickly and stopped very quickly. The dark clouds in the sky cracked a hole in the middle, and the sky light poured down from that gap like a pillar. From that gap, the clouds collapsed piece by piece. The violent wind swept away from the center of the sky in all directions, sweeping away the fragments of the clouds, and the scorching sun was burning in a blink of an eye.

The eldest princess couldn't believe her eyes. She watched the tender green lotus leaf tips rise from the water surface, not in one place, but hundreds of thousands of branches at the same time. The lotus leaves spread out, and the pavilion stands like a girl standing on the toes, and then unfolds like a disc. The surface of the pool is full of greenery for a moment, and the frogs jump into the water, and the water is rippling. The white lotus flower buds slowly rose from the water in the ripples, but the water drops on the flower buds did not fall, and the lotus flower was already in full bloom. Thousands of flowers dance like the sleeves of ladies when the wind blows.

At this moment, Lei Bicheng stood with a smile on his face. He picked a lotus flower from his side and held it flat in his palm.

After he finished picking, the wind became slightly cooler and swept across the surface of the pool in bursts. Autumn is strong, filling the surroundings, and the blazing sunlight disappeared without a trace. Pieces of petals fell off in the wind, flew up again, fell on the water again, spun leisurely, and sank to the bottom of the water. Like a grand snow.

Those branches criss-crossing the surface of the pool faded from green, became dark and ugly, tangled on the surface of the water, in a very far away place, someone played a harp and sang, simple and desolate:

"Wade to pick lotus for Qing,

It's a long battle to capture the flag for Qing.

Looking at Xici palace for Qing,

Sing slowly for Qing Baixi. "

When the singing disappeared, everything disappeared like a dream. It was still a calm pool with lotus branches in the late autumn. An old man in black robe stood on the step bridge, holding a dewy white lotus in his palm. The eldest princess stared blankly at all this, only to feel that too many things she believed in for a long time were destroyed in an instant, the whole world was empty, and everything was illusory.

Lei Bicheng stepped into the water pavilion again, and dedicated the white lotus to the eldest princess respectfully: "This is the power of the gods. Life and death, prosperity, prosperity, and loss can be controlled. I am just one of them." Messenger, its power compared to me is like the sea to water drops. And it has given this great authority to the eldest princess."

The eldest princess held the lotus flower in a daze, and squeezed the stem out of the water with all her strength. That is a real lotus, the lotus that grows here. This is her cool palace, and she is familiar with the flowers that bloom here, which cannot be faked. And when everything withered in late autumn, a great power that she had never really experienced allowed her to see the rapid flow of time and the cycle of life and death of creation.

She tremblingly raised the lotus over her head, and bowed down respectfully to Lei Bicheng.

Lei Bicheng also knelt down and bowed down to her, like a servant facing his master.

"Why?" The eldest princess's soul seemed to have been taken away, she shook her head, "People like you will choose us? You have unparalleled strength, you can do everything."

"You are like Gu Lun'er! Yes, you are the same as Gu Lun'er!" She remembered the name, raised her head suddenly, her eyes widened, and she said, "You are envoys of God, whether it is Whether it brings destruction or a gift, no one can refuse."

Lei Bicheng also seemed to be exhausted from showing such miracles. He sat down on the ground and panted slightly: "Because the power of God is everywhere and omnipotent, but it has a shortcoming. Those who believe in and follow it cannot deny it. The power of God cannot change people's hearts."

"Human...heart?" The eldest princess looked at him with blank eyes.

Ning Qing took a step forward, bent down, and accurately picked up the branch of white lotus that fell on the ground. He gently rubbed his face against the petals of the white lotus, like a child snuggling against the chest of his parents: "Mr. Lei's miracle, even a blind man like me can feel it. When the wind just picked up, I suddenly felt like I heard my father talking to me again. The air is full of the smell of my childhood."

Lei Bicheng looked up at this calm young man, and suddenly felt a strong sense of vigilance. He remembered that during the whole process just now, the young man had been standing there quietly, with Princess Ren in his arms, he didn't move, with a calm and elegant smile on his face.