Beyond the Divine States Chapter 113: : The Other Shore and the Declining City

The night is shrouded in Linhe City all the time, and in the barren darkness, occasionally there are yellow springs rushing to bring spiritual winds, and they pass the sky of the city dry and gloomy, seeming to wash something. In the gaps adjacent to the building, the light of the red moon has been shining for thousands of years, and the snow between the roof tiles has formed troughs of icy slag. The moonlight is reflected in their crystals. In the absence of temperature The world will never melt.

In an old house, the door full of moth-eaten traces was pushed open all of a sudden. A little boy ran out of it crying. He fell to the ground without running two steps, and his face was covered with blood. Wiping his face, there are hard rice grains at the corners of his mouth.

In the door of the room, a woman slowly poked her head out, trying to call the little boy back, but she couldn't make a sound. She wore long hair and held a yellowish one in her hand. Raw rice, with a skull-like face nestled in long hair, can't tell whether it's a human or a ghost.

After the little boy fell to the ground, he began to cry, and he yelled: "I'm going to find the fairy lord..."

The woman sighed for a long time. She took one foot cautiously, seemingly afraid of the red moon in the sky, and only dared to move forward along the shadow under the eaves, she walked to the little boy's side , Grabbing his hand, the skinny little boy struggled frantically, but was lifted and pulled back under the eaves.

The little boy yelled: "Mother, take me to the fairy master, I don't want to eat rice, the master will definitely save us."

The half-human, half-ghost woman didn't say a word. She held the little boy in her arms, pressed her skinny fingers on his shoulders, opened her mouth and yelled a few times, like a warning.

After sending the little boy back to the house, the woman squatted down and picked up the yellowed raw rice scattered on the ground.

This little boy is one of the few survivors in the city today, and these survivors have discovered that as long as they insist on swallowing raw rice, they can resist the erosion of the red moon and continue to survive as a human.

Just swallowing raw rice into the abdomen, the stomachache is unbearable for a long time, not to mention this long darkness seems to never usher in the dawn, and even some ghosts have begun to walk into the world illuminated by the red moon, with ghosts The identity of living in this city is renewed, and many people can't bear this kind of pain at all, even if they have been born as souls, they still throw themselves into the yellow spring desperately, begging for annihilation.

This month, the city lord once came out to stabilize their emotions, saying that although they have become dead souls, they have received eternal life. As long as they maintain their bright and faith in their hearts, they can be immortal and happily in Linhe forever City life goes on.

This time relieved many people. The strong temptation of immortality even made many people grateful to worship, and the city lord also used his only sporadic authority to show in front of these ghosts a power that mortals can’t understand, making many people even more. For peace of mind and piety, even many people who were still swallowing raw rice for maintenance also gave up and pursued immortality after death.

But this tranquility did not last long. In nearly half a month, the contradiction in Linhe City finally revealed its initial clues.

At the edge of the Yellow Spring, when the dead souls gathered to bow down and worship Mingjun, the leading man stood on a high platform by the river and sang the ceremony. After halfway through the ceremony, the man suddenly went crazy and hugged his spirit body. The dragonfly trembled at high frequency like flapping wings.

His madness did not last long. Soon, countless corpse-like shadows appeared in the body of the dead soul, and those shadows moved wildly in his soul like headless flies. , And his dead soul was quickly dismembered in these terrifying shadows, and the soul of that man was dyed in the horrible color of corpse spots in front of all his faces, and then under the sacred red moon, which symbolized eternal life, Die in pain.

The change in prayer at this assembly, after the initial occurrence, was soon suppressed by the city lord.

The city lord told everyone that only the kind-hearted people before death can win the favor of Mingjun and gain true eternal life after death.

It seems to be in support of the city lord's statement. In those days, several dead souls in the city who were originally well-known local bullies also disappeared after a certain period of time.

The bully’s unfavorable death made many people believe the city lord’s statement, but it didn’t take long for the most respected old scholar in the city to also grow out of a corpse-like monster under the eyes of everyone, and then quickly disappeared. , Disappeared into this long night like snow melted into water.

This incident spread quickly in a small scale. Before the chaos began, the city lord once again brought two dark officials, black and white impermanence, to the crowd, and counted all the crimes of the old gentleman before his death. , Told them that it wasn't that there was a problem with immortality, but that the old gentleman had deceived you for many years. In fact, he was a heinous demon when he was young.

In order to corroborate his own words, the city lord even found many dead souls to provide him with testimony. Among them, a woman in her thirties also complained in tears about the fact that the old gentleman bullied herself more than ten years ago, saying It's so vivid.

Some people didn't believe these words, but most people still believed them, walking in the boundless darkness. Without a gleam of hope as hope, no one could live.

It's just that what happened after all these things changed.

The gentleman had a very high reputation in the city before his death. Now there are two generations of people in the city, many of whom were his students. With their knowledge of the teacher, of course they couldn’t believe the words of the city lord. Planning to unite, go to smash the city lord's mansion, kill the old thing and the black and white impermanence that helped the gang.

"If we made trouble or had hope before we were alive, and now we are dead, we are just lonely ghosts, but the old thing has been gifted by Pluto, and there are two life-killing ghosts around us, even if we add up, How is his opponent?"

"The student of Bai Wuchang, who was still a husband before his death, now, together with the old thing, wants to suppress all the people here."

"It was just an ungrateful thing. He didn’t succeed in the exam and didn’t take fame. After the death of the whole family, he pretended to be filial piety for three years. During those three years, the teacher had asked him to secretly help him on many occasions, otherwise he would have been It's a starving ghost."

"Then you guys, what do you think should be done next?" In the center of the long table, a man in his forties in a well-dressed shirt asked.

"Gong Qin, when you were still studying before, you were the student that your husband valued most. You are our big brother. It's up to you to decide at this time."

"Yes, there must be a head in this matter. Your degree and character are the most convincing to everyone, and you deserve this important task."

The others also agreed.

The middle-aged man called Qin Gong got up and bowed to the crowd. After a few words, he confirmed that the doors and windows were closed and no one was looking for ghosts. Then he sat down and calmed down with everyone. Finalized the plan to assassinate the city lord, discussed many details, and made an oath together that even if the soul died, the city lord who killed everyone would be killed.

Everyone in the council tonight died in the city lord's mansion the next day, and their souls were destroyed.

The execution was black and white impermanence. Before the execution, the man called Qin Gong bowed respectfully to everyone, and sighed: "You can't help me anymore."

He turned his back, and the verbal abuse became smaller and smaller in his ears, and gradually calmed down.

Qin Gong sighed.

When the city lord walked out from behind the scenes, his tired face disappeared. He smiled at Qin Gong and patted him on the shoulder: "Good job."

Qin Gong asked quickly: "My lord, what about the nameless corpse?"

The city lord smiled and said: "Follow me to keep you safe. When Lord Mingjun returns, the kingdom of God can be rebuilt."

Gong Qin was slightly relieved, and asked again: "Dare to ask Master Mingjun where is now? When can I return?"

The city lord clenched a fist on his chest and sighed: "Master Mingjun is now on the other side."

Qin Gong pondered for a while, and then asked: "So... how many people?"

He asked about the three young girls who looked like people among the gods.

The city lord’s expression darkened. If it weren’t for the three of them to destroy, now that the kingdom of God had been built, how could it be reduced to such a miserable state? People are not humans, ghosts are not ghosts, the red moon erodes everything indiscriminately, and immortality has become It's empty talk.

The city lord sneered, but his words were slow but heavy: "Don’t worry, they will all die when Mingjun returns... Now they don’t have time to care about us. I didn’t tell everyone about their destruction of the kingdom of God. It’s already to them. Kindness, if I tell the matter out, they will become the target of all people, unless they kill all the innocent people who come to make trouble, or there will be no peace at all."

Qin Gong promised the city lord's generous and benevolence, but he also sneered in his heart. He knew that they and Mingjun were making their own preparations, and there was no time to pay attention to the big ghosts and little ghosts in the city. If the city lord really dares to act like this , The first person to die will be him.

What he is doing now is just seeking a way to survive on the premise of protecting himself.

The city lord walked outside. He stopped under the eaves, looked at the messy snow and red frost-like ground, and slowly said: "Qin Gong is also a celebrity in the city. Now he has no choice but to stabilize Linhe City. You have made a choice between the small righteousness and the great righteousness. All the heroes who come with you are also heroes. The old man is not a petty person. When everything is stable, he will chase a reputation for them, but now he has to do it. ."

Qin Gong looked generous and sorrowful: "I am wronged, my lord."

The city lord turned a little sideways, looked at Qin Gong’s face, and asked seriously: “It’s just that the people in this city are hard to stay together. There have been many short-sighted rats who have gathered to make trouble in the past month. This is harmful to the stability of the city, Qin Public heart is for the common people. The old gentleman also felt that you were the most talented. Now that you have the opportunity to cooperate, the old man is humbly asking for advice. Now in the city, what should Qin Gong think?"

Qin Gong pretended to think for a while, but he had already responded to it. He frowned, he muttered for a moment, and then said: "In my opinion, from now on, this city should be fasted with raw rice, so all people together, there is no more. The difference between life and death will naturally stand in the same position."

The city lord closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked: "Is there something wrong with this matter?"

Qin Gonglang said: "The great justice is on the adult's side, what's wrong?"

The city lord made a fist and his hand sank, and said: "Then Qin Gong will carry out this matter."

Qin Gong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Why should I go personally? There are a few disciples under my sect who are also quite talented. One of them refuses to listen to persuasion in every way and insists on swallowing raw rice every day. Find a way to convince him, let him lead by example, and then..."

The city lord waved his hand: "They are still young, they are not as high and convincing as Qin Gongde, this matter is up to you, Qin Gong has worked hard."

Qin Gong still wanted to speak, a cold suddenly fell behind him, and I do not know when the black and white impermanence had appeared. Hei Wuchang carried an erhu with a black belt and his eyes were serious. Bai Wuchang looked at him with a smile but not a smile. Like a drama.

Qin Gong smiled miserably, and said: "Listen to the orders of the adults."

After Qin Gong left, the door opened at the back of the house, and a pair of cute little boys and girls ran out and surrounded the old man's knees.

The little boy overheard their conversation just now, with a happy expression, and asked: "Grandpa, will we stop eating raw rice in the future? My stomach feels uncomfortable. I have blood in the stool many times, and my sister often wakes up with pain. We don’t want to eat that for a long time, so let’s give it out to those who want to suffer this sin, I..."

Slap!

The old city lord slapped him on the face with an angry look, and said: "How many times have I told you that the raw rice must not be cut off. Three meals a day, one meal must not be missed, you and sister Supervise each other, you are not allowed to eat less of a grain of rice, and you are never allowed to complain about this in the future, understand?"

The little boy covered his face, looked flustered, and said in a puzzled way: "But grandpa obviously told that person..."

The Old City Lord sighed and touched his blushed face, his voice tired and vicissitudes of life: "When you grow up, you will understand Grandpa's painstaking efforts."

The little boy lowered his head and said faintly. The little girl looked humble and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

The ban on raw rice was suddenly interrupted when it was about to be implemented.

That was a month when Linhe City became Fengdu.

That day, beside the Yellow Spring, a young girl in a white dress came to the shore, and she seemed to have a clear heart, and Mrs. Bai also appeared on the other side. The one who pushed her was a very inconspicuous young man.

They looked at each other for a long time.

This incident almost alarmed the whole city.

They watched from a far distance, waiting for a certain moment to happen, before that moment, they could not confirm their position.

……

……

When Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling rushed out of the house, Zhao Xianger in a white dress also happened to appear outside the door, her silky blue silk draped over her shoulders, not messy, expressionless. Although it was a bit cold, the porcelain white Xiudian and skin did not hurt at all.

"Xiang...Sister Xiang'er." Ning Xiaoling was surprised when she saw Zhao Xiang'er who appeared at the door.

Ning Changjiu frowned, but he was relieved and asked: "Where have you been?"

Zhao Xianger's eyes were lifted slightly after her hands were folded, and she glanced at him: "I want you to control?"

Ning Changjiu asked: "Did you go to see Mrs. Bai?"

Zhao Xianger stopped slightly and said, "It seems that you have not been beaten stupid."

Ning Changjiu worried: "How was the result?"

Zhao Xianger said: "We didn't do it."

Ning Changjiu was slightly surprised. He didn't know what this result meant for the time being, but he just said: "It's fine if nothing happens."

"What can I do?" Zhao Xianger snorted and walked into the house.

Ning Changjiu followed and asked: "Don't you give me a punch?"

Zhao Xianger said: "You have been beaten for a month, and you haven't seen any progress, but it makes me suffer for nothing."

Ning Changjiu lowered his head, looked at the injuries on his body, and said: "Don't go out alone in the future."

Zhao Xianger stopped and said coldly: "I feed you every day, just want to see some miracles in you, don't be passionate and give birth to some thoughts, there will be no results." /

Ning Changji didn't pay attention to her cold words, and asked: "What happened on earth?"

Zhao Xianger didn't answer, just said: "In short, from today, you don't have to be beaten, anyway... there will be no results."

Ning Changjiu smiled, and said his guess: "Is it the other side?"

Zhao Xiang'er raised her eyebrows slightly, she turned her head, looked at him with a pair of nice eyes, and finally nodded gently and asked: "You know?"

Ning Changjiu said: "Some guesses."

Zhao Xianger was a little angry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ning Changjiu said: "This matter has too much influence. I only thought of it yesterday. I wanted to verify it today and talk to you."

Zhao Xianger glared at him, not satisfied with his explanation, and said coldly: "Come into my room."

That is obviously my room... Ning Changjiu dared to think but couldn't speak.

Ning Xiaoling was at a loss when she heard her, thinking she can’t even understand them now?

Entering the room, the three of them sat down in their chairs, and Zhao Xianger began to talk about everything that happened today.

"By the bank of the Yellow Spring, Mrs. Bai and I actually did it." Zhao Xianger closed her eyes, recalling the scene at the time, and said: "At that time, none of us moved, but invisibly, we were right seven times in total. Eighteen strokes."

Ning Xiaoling curiously asked: "What about the result?"

Zhao Xianger shook his head: "No result."

Ning Changjiu closed his eyes and sighed, "Is it the other side?"

Zhao Xianger gave a hum and said: "Mrs. Bai may have thought of it a long time ago, and this is the reason why she hasn't done it for so long."

Ning Xiaoling asked: "Bi An? What is that?"

Ning Changjiu explained: "According to legend, in order to maintain balance in the city, many secret realms or closed cities in this world will formulate a rule of their own. On the central axis, it will divide the two worlds. Although the two worlds are connected, they are essentially independent. Just like the two ends on the same balance, the weight of the two ends is almost the same. If any one of them has too much power Strong, it will tilt the balance and eventually cause the destruction of the entire city."

Ning Xiaoling seemed to understand but not understand.

Zhao Xianger explained in a more easy-to-understand language: "In other words, now we and Mrs. Bai are separated from Huangquan, we are actually born in two worlds, and the combined realm of our world is added to them. The realm is almost equal. Because any one of us has a big improvement or weakness, it will cause an imbalance in the world, so in order to prevent the world from destroying, when the overall realm of one side is improved, the other side will also experience many "coincidences". Down, get promoted."

Ning Xiaoling asked: "In other words, if we work hard to improve the realm, people on the other side can get the realm we raised without any effort?"

Zhao Xianger nodded: "Theoretically, it's like looking in a mirror. When we draw an eyebrow, we will draw an eyebrow that is exactly the same in the mirror, but this is a bit troublesome, so usually, the world's The way is to...lock the realm."

Ning Xiaoling was startled, she immediately thought of something and looked at her senior.

Ning Changjiu hummed.

This is exactly the root cause of his hard work for a month, but his realm hasn't improved much.

They are in Fengdu now, and they obey the law of Fengdu, and at this moment, the authority of Mingjun has also been lost. This city is already a city without a master, and its laws are derived from themselves, no one can Modification, without sufficient realm to resist, can only afford it.

At the same time, this kind of law is also blunt. One day, the forces on both sides will no longer be able to maintain balance for various reasons, and then the whole horse will be destroyed.

There was a chill in Ning Xiaoling's heart. She had never thought that there should be such weird things in this world.

Then, she suddenly remembered something, and stared at Ning Changjiu with her eyes widened, and Ning Changjiu had already thought that he had seen through Ning Xiaoling's thoughts and whispered softly: "Yes, Miss Lu may come."

Now a month has passed, and it’s time to return to the teacher’s door. If Lu Jiajia is worried that they will not return, go down the mountain to find him, and stray into the capital city, the balance of the whole capital city will be destroyed instantly, even if they Victory over Mrs. Bai could not keep this city.

Ning Xiaoling worried: "What should we do then? Lu Yuanbai knows that we are in Linhe City, and Master will definitely know, if she comes to us then..."

Ning Changjiu said: "That is the disaster of destruction of the city."

Zhao Xianger said: "This is the territory of Zhao Kingdom and my city. I will not let anyone destroy it."

Ning Changjiu sighed: "I hope Miss Lu will not come, but she misses us very much in her heart, maybe she is already on the road at this moment."

Zhao Xianger gave an ah, and suddenly stood up. She was obviously in a white dress, but she looked like that dark gold dragon robe, and her beautiful face was full of the majesty of a king. She glanced at Ning Changjiu. Said: "Hey fist."

"Huh?" Ning Changjiu looked slightly different: "It's not that the realm has been..."

Zhao Xianger said: "Stop talking nonsense, come out."

Ning Xiaoling looked at him compassionately, and watched the brother being dragged out by Zhao Xianger.

……

Many people have seen what happened at Huangquan today, but because of their different positions and perspectives, of course, what they recognize is also different.

After the final consultation with the city lord, Qin Gong decided to push out the decree on fasting raw rice tonight. As soon as Qin Gong walked to the door with his front feet, his raised feet couldn't help but retract.

"These...two..." Qin Gong felt distressed, clutching the document in his hand.

In front of me was a pair of teenagers and girls. The girl was very beautiful, with a graceful posture, a handsome face, and an even more impressive temperament. At first glance, his knees were a bit Microsoft.

He was in a trance for a few breaths before he settled down, his eyes slanted slightly, and he glanced at the young man beside her. The young man was also very handsome, but he looked badly injured. He should be a guard or something like a guard.

He knows their identities, and he often hears the screams of men who are far away. That man should be the hapless boy.

Qin Gong sighed and thought about this little girl with extraordinary Taoism. Despite her beautiful face, she has the habit of abusing people. After torturing this young man for a whole month, such a person is definitely not a good talker, himself. Never take it lightly.

Zhao Xianger didn't even look at him, and said: "Where is the city lord? Let him come out."

Qin Gong originally wanted to make some excuses, but he never thought that the old man of the city would actually come out. He seemed to have thought that one day they would visit him and greet him with smiles, seeming to show sincerity, and there is no impermanence in black and white. Follow him.

The city lord met Zhao Xiang'er, bowed, and said: "The girl should be the fairy master from the fairy mountain, right?"

Zhao Xianger said: "No."

The city lord's heart was slightly different, and he made his calculations again, and said: "That girl should be a young lady from a family of spiritual practitioners. Today, the girl and Madam White are facing each other across Huangquan. The swords are frightening, and she finally frightens Madam Bai , The demeanor style we all see in our eyes, and we admire it very much in our hearts."

Zhao Xianger smiled slightly and asked: "Then what do you plan to do?"

Seeing that she was so straightforward, the city lord was delighted, almost without hesitation, and immediately said: "Presumably the immortal master should also be able to detect that there is now an unstable city in the city, and I just happened to hold some small and small pieces in my hand. The authority can hold this half of the city for the immortal master, so that the immortal master can practice quietly and kill the bone monster that deceived all of us. At that time, all the authority in the city, as long as the immortal master wants it, we will give it up. ."

Zhao Xianger listened quietly and said: "That's it?"

The city lord was frightened. Originally, he thought that the other party would make some concessions. He didn’t think he was still dissatisfied. He cursed in his heart, but he was also wise, and quickly said: “Here is the city of Linhe. The battleground of the Kingdom of Jade, falling into the hands of the fairy master, will surely have the power of one city against one country. Then the fairy master will take this as his capital and attack with the immortal soldiers of the Nether. Then the Kingdom of Zhao and the Kingdom of Jade will also be able to do so. Included in the territory of the fairy division."

Zhao Xianger smiled and asked: "How can a woman be an emperor?"

The city lord immediately said: "The fairy teacher Xu is passing through here, and I don’t know that the current emperor of Zhao is a female emperor, but this female emperor is young, but sixteen years old. The old man was forced to agree to the Bone Demon Girl, which turned the whole city into a dead city. For this reason, if the immortal master is willing, I will wait until then to help the immortal master to replace the female emperor. This is also Zhao The blessing of the country."

Zhao Xianger listened and said lightly: "It is indeed a good idea."

The city lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his head, but suddenly saw the face of the young man in white next to the girl, with a faint sarcasm for some reason.

He didn't look at the girl too much. He couldn't figure out what she was thinking. He hesitated for a while and wanted to continue saying a few words to show his loyalty. On the long street, suddenly a little boy rushed over. The boy thumped and fell to the ground, hugged Ning Changjiu’s legs, and kowtowed and said: "Big brother, big brother please help us, we are all about to die...There are still many living people in this city, but You are about to become a ghost. You were out of swords in the street that day, and I secretly saw it... You are so powerful, you can definitely save us. Don’t believe this old man’s words!"

The little boy originally watched in the dark for a long time. He didn't have the courage to come out, but when he saw that they were talking with the city lord seemingly harmonious, he finally couldn't help it, thinking that it was a stab at all times, plucked up the courage, and rushed to the street. Go up, kneel down in front of the boy.

The city lord’s heart is not good, and he hurriedly said: "The fairy teacher must not listen to the words of this young boy. He must have been instructed by someone who fears that the world will not be chaotic. The old man is very painful. How can they understand? "

Zhao Xiang'er raised her hand and motioned him not to speak. She looked at the little boy and said: "What can he help you? What is he doing on his knees?"

Ning Changjiu: "..."

The little boy raised his head. From his perspective, he only vaguely saw the person standing next to his elder brother, but he couldn’t see who it was. Now that he saw such a beautiful sister, he was surprised and immediately thought that he was It wasn't that he was wrong on his knees. At any rate, he was the most clever one of their partners, and he immediately understood. With a turn of his knees, he slammed his head down on the beautiful girl.

It's just that he was nervous in his heart and couldn't think of what to call him for a while. He was anxious, thinking about calling this man's eldest brother and he didn't refute, then this woman who was with him should be called... he immediately thought of what his mother taught him Etiquette, loudly speaking:

"Sister-in-law, please call the shots for us."