Chapter 77 No One Understands Shen Ci Nian
Chen Cinian was an introverted person who seldom showed his emotions. The few times Fang Ke had seen him do so were all because of him, but this time was different.
This time it's not because of him, but because of a person who has passed away.
It was difficult for him to describe the expression on Shen Qinian's face, a slight sense of disappointment, a little bit of nostalgia, and...
Worried
It's too hard to describe, it looks very similar to... I can't say what it looks like. Fang Ke's thoughts were interrupted in an instant, because after Shen Cinian changed him into a black suit, a small white flower was pinned on his chest.
That was not an ordinary paper flower, not the kind of paper flower that ordinary people would wear when visiting graves. The center of that flower was a red stamen.
The bright red is wrapped in white, like new hope growing out of the old soil covered by snow.
It represents inheritance and hope.
That is a flower of inheritance.
It is something that can only be worn by direct descendants within three generations.
But Ren Qingshan had been dead for 1780.
It is now September 23, 1796, after the strangeness has arrived.
The National Defense University was founded in the third year after the mysterious event.
Ren Qingshan died in the sixteenth year after the mysterious arrival.
The Player Guild was founded fifteen years after the Advent of Weirdness, with Wang Yudong as the first president.
The Security Bureau was established in the eighteenth year of the Players' Association's founding, and its first director was Chen Chunzhi.
Fang Ke suspected that Shen Qinian had made a mistake. It had been nearly two thousand years, so it was impossible for it to be within three generations.
Even if Shen Qinian is really within three generations, then what is he?
How could he be a direct descendant within three generations?
Shen Qinian's eyes were unquestionable. He simply stood up and said in a complex tone that Fang Ke could hardly understand: "Let's go. I'll hold your hand."
Wang Xiaosheng and Chen Li had already arrived at the cemetery. Snow was still falling from the sky. A group of people were waiting at the door holding black umbrellas.
At the gate of the cemetery are two very long bluestone pillars. The pillars are very old and there is nothing written on them. They seem to be just some kind of signs.
Or maybe something was written there before, but it has been so long that time has faded the handwriting and later generations cannot recognize it, so no further additions were made.
There are not many tombs in the cemetery. The first one you walk into is very exquisitely built and clean. The Wang family comes here to clean every year, and there are guards at the door.
There are several lines of large vertical characters on the tombstone.
The first thing that catches your eye is the epitaph: For humanity, seek a new life.
Then comes the signature of the person who engraved the monument: Tomb of Mr. Ren Qingshan - Chen Chunzhi.
Chen Li broke the silence at this moment: "My ancestor was Mr. Ren's most trusted student. It was he who established the Security Bureau. When the strangeness first arrived, there was no order or rules, no experience to draw on. It was he who established order during those most difficult times, and that is how humanity has survived to this day."
Is that so? Then why do his descendants...
Fang Ke was too lazy to comment on Chen Li's smug look. He just saw that Shen Cinian's eyes were serious, so he looked at the tombstone a few more times.
This tombstone... why do the three words "Chen Chunzhi" seem to have been changed... Is it because the handwriting fell off and then was re-engraved many times?
But the handwriting seems different...
Wang Xiaosheng didn't flatter his ancestor. He looked at Fang Ke and explained Ren Qingshan's achievements to this younger generation who had never been there: "Mr. Ren founded the National Defense University. He took office at the most critical moment. At that time, humanity was facing life and death. People at that time were not looking for life, but survival. The first department Mr. Ren opened was the Department of the Supernatural. Back then, the Department of the Supernatural had a junior class, which is the predecessor of today's Pride Class."
"There were only three students in the Junior Class back then, each one a rare genius. Wang Yudong founded the Players' Association, uniting all the Spirit Masters. Chen Chunzhi established the Security Bureau, providing shelter for ordinary people."
As he spoke, he continued to move forward. Only Shen Qinian stood in front of Ren Qingshan's tomb for a long time before following at the end.
Driven by curiosity, Fang Ke had already walked to the front.
Next is the tomb of Chen Chunzhi. The name of the person who erected the tombstone has been deliberately erased. Chen Chunzhi's epitaph is a long sentence: "If there is no light in the world, we are the only torch."
The next one was actually a blank tombstone. There was no name of the owner on it, only an epitaph and the handwriting of the person who engraved the tombstone.
"Great, no need to say more - dear friend Wang Yudongli."
The last one is Wang Yudong. The person who erected the tombstone was a descendant of the Wang family. The epitaph is very short: "If there is an afterlife, I will seek a new life."
In just a short distance, you can see all kinds of life.
Chen Li was still bragging about the deeds of his ancestors. Wang Xiaosheng looked serious and bent down to put down the bouquet in his hand. Chen Cinian stopped in front of Wang Yudong's tomb. Fang Ke lowered his head in thought.
Fang Ke felt like his brain was about to explode. The guess in his mind was so terrible that he wanted to throw it away quickly.
Can't throw it away.
Could what Shen Cinian said be true? Could he really have lived for thousands of years? Could that nameless monument belong to Shen Cinian?
Wouldn't that make Shen Qinian an old demon? If anyone knew about this, he'd be captured and studied, right?
If Shen Qinian is really Ren Qingshan's direct descendant, then it is understandable that Shen Qinian gave him the inheritance flower.
It is definitely within three generations.
What was Shen Qinian's intention in giving him the flower?
Shen Cinian... admitted that he was Shen Cinian's direct descendant
He had never known about Shen Cinian's life experience before, but tonight... he felt that he could ask... even if Shen Cinian was really an immortal monster... it didn't matter.
He was also a monster in the past, but Shen Cinian didn't despise him, so why should he despise Shen Cinian?
…
When we returned, it was completely dark.
Fang Ke walked in front, his hands behind his back, as if he was the master. His voice was slightly cold, as if he was trying to create the same oppressive feeling as Shen Cinian: "Go upstairs, let's talk."
The purpose of doing this is not to let Shen Cinian refuse, and the deeper purpose is to hear Shen Cinian tell the truth.
The sound isn't perfect enough. If the ending tone is pushed down a bit and the right hand rests on the railing while speaking, it would be more presentable.
After Shen Ci Nian finished his evaluation in his mind, he actually followed him up.
He didn't feel offended at all, he just felt a little sorry for Fang Ke's immature tone just now.
If you want to be a superior, you must make yourself flawless. Obviously, Fang Ke has many flaws in his eyes.
But that doesn't matter.
Chen Qinian followed Fang Ke into the study slowly and watched Fang Ke sit down at his seat behind the desk. He said nothing.
Fang Ke was actually a little nervous. His fur stood up a little, but not too much. He deliberately used a fierce tone to cover up his nervousness. When Shen Qinian pulled a chair and prepared to sit across from him, he started to attack him: "Stand still! I didn't ask you to sit down!"
Shen Cinian paused for a moment, then stood up seriously.
Fang Ke stared at him and asked coldly: "Are you a student of the National Defense University?"
"Um."
"You are a student of the 2001 Junior Class"
"How is that possible?" Shen Cinian's attitude was very relaxed, and there was even a doting smile on the corner of his mouth. "How can anyone live that long?"
"Chen Cinian!" If Fang Ke was pretending at the beginning, then his eyes really turned cold at this moment, "You know whether you have it or not, I'm not kidding you!"
"I am."
Fang Ke was obviously stunned for a moment. He had not thought that he could get the answer so easily. He thought the interrogation would take a long time, but Shen Cinian confessed so quickly that he felt a little at a loss.
The moment he was at a loss, the initiative was taken away by Shen Chenian. There was a smile in Shen Chenian's eyes, but it was not deep. "Is this the answer you want to hear?"
"What……"
"You ask me questions with the answer in mind, don't you just want to hear me say yes?" Shen Qinian stood, but the pressure was stronger than the man sitting, "Okay. I say. Yes."
Fang Ke pursed his lips and softened his tone: "Then don't let anyone know that you're almost 1,800 years old... Those people are inhumane. They will definitely use this to attack you, or even accuse you of being weird... They..."
That's how they controlled him.
It turns out that Shen Cinian is an orphan because his relatives and friends died more than a thousand years ago.
"Chen Cinian, I want to hear your story."
The story of Shen Cinian who lived more than a thousand years ago, whose name was even erased from his tombstone, never made public, and even the Wang and Chen families knew very little about him, while the outside world had no idea about him at all.
"Sorry, I can't tell you." Shen Qinian approached the desk, then leaned over and touched Fang Ke's forehead. "Don't even think about checking, you won't be able to find out."
His past is a top secret file, and it will be kept secret forever.
In other words, it is a taboo that cannot be touched.
Even though he understood that Fang Ke asked these questions because he wanted to understand him and wanted to be with him better, he didn't intend to say it.
Just like he didn’t tell Fang Ke in his previous life more than a hundred years ago.
The same is true in this life.
He didn't say anything, but he bent down and held Fang Ke in his arms: "I know you are blaming me, I apologize to you, I will make your favorite pot rings tomorrow, put a lot of spicy, and allow you to drink a little beer, forgive me"
Fang Ke was not angry, nor did he blame Chen Cinian.
In fact, he felt sad for Shen Ci Nian.
Why can't you leave your name on a tombstone?
He knew Shen Cinian's handwriting. Ren Qingshan's tombstone was carved by Shen Cinian. Why did Chen Chunzhi change the signature to his own?
Why did Shen Qinian remain silent when Chen Li boasted that his ancestor was Ren Qingshan's most trusted student, even though he knew that Chen Chunzhi had usurped his throne?
What happened over a thousand years ago? In the early days of the weirdness, the person who really established order and rules was actually Shen Ci Nian.
Shen Cinian also participated in and even led the construction of the Players Association and the Security Bureau, right?
Then why is his name not mentioned in any history books? Why are all traces of him deliberately erased?
Shen Cinian...it must be very uncomfortable to see the current situation of the Security Bureau and the Players' Association.
No one enjoys seeing their belongings destroyed by termites.
Shen Cinian must be feeling extremely upset today, but unfortunately all the people who could understand him have passed away, and there is no one to comfort him.
Fang Ke suddenly spoke, his voice still cold, but there was a hint of heartache in his eyes.
"Squat down," he said. "You are too tall. Squat down. I want to hug you."
Shen Ci Nian is holding him now, but being held is different from holding.
He didn't want Shen Cinian to coax him, in fact he intended to coax Shen Cinian.
Shen Cinian was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head, smiled, and knelt on one knee.
"Very good, then, I allow you to hold me."
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