After the court was adjourned in the afternoon, Regent Cui Chang'an was still handling government affairs with the little emperor, while Xiao Wu was strolling alone on the streets of the capital.
Dressed in men's clothing, she looked like just a handsome young man. She looked at the delicacies on the various stalls and curled her lips in disdain.
Compared to the delicacies in Tianwu space-time and Earth space-time, the food here is really not that delicious.
But she didn't intend to correct it: everyone here is used to it, and even if she is not used to it, she can go to the Earth space and Tianwu space to eat at any time. Why must she change?
When we walked to a stone bridge, we saw a magic show stall on the dock that attracted many people to watch.
Xiao Wu was already familiar with the inner workings of magic tricks and had no interest in them at all. She strolled towards the sparsely populated area.
An old man with a white beard sat by the bridge, looking at Xiao Wu with a smile.
Feeling the gaze, Xiao Wu looked over there.
When their eyes met, the old man with white beard not only did not look away, but he smiled at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu determined in one second that this was not an ordinary person.
Although he was wearing an ordinary cotton short-sleeved shirt, his clothes were clean and tidy, and his cloth shoes were not worn out.
And his hair, at first glance it looked a bit messy with the hair blowing in the wind, but the bun was not loose.
The most important thing is his eyes. They are not dim and cloudy like those of old people. Instead, they are as clear as a child's eyes.
When looking into people's eyes, he showed no nervousness, guilt, fear, embarrassment, etc. Instead, he smiled at her kindly and curiously.
Xiao Wu immediately became interested in the other party.
She walked over and squatted down: "Father-in-law, what are you doing here?"
The old man looked at Xiao Wu coming over and grinned, "Look at the world."
Xiao Wu raised her eyebrows: "Oh?"
The old man pointed to a tea stand not far away and said, "Little girl, can you please buy me a cup of tea?"
Xiao Wu stood up and said, "No problem!"
The old man didn't need Xiao Wu's support. He stood up by himself, holding the railing of the bluestone bridge, and followed Xiao Wu over.
At the tea stall, a pot of tea cost only a few cents. The two of them sat down. Xiao Wu learned that he had not had lunch, so she ordered two more sesame cakes.
"Take your time to eat. If it's not enough, I'll give you more."
The old man did not refuse. He took the pancake and took a bite. Then he curled his lips in disdain and said, "It tastes ordinary."
Xiao Wu burst into laughter: "Being able to open a sesame seed cake and tea stand in the capital, the taste of this is considered pretty good in the capital. Why do you despise it so much?"
The old man glanced at Xiao Wu and said, "You said it tastes good, why don't you eat it?"
Xiao Wu chuckled and didn't respond.
Having tasted better food in other time and space, she would not let her stomach suffer.
The old man reluctantly ate a sesame seed bun and drank a bowl of tea before asking questions.
"Little girl, why are you so generous? Why are you willing to treat an old man like me to tea and cakes?"
Xiao Wu: "Isn't this what you asked me for?"
Father-in-law: "I didn't ask you for sesame cakes."
"Then I'll count it as a good deed for you. Please enjoy your meal. I'll be leaving first."
The old man looked around and said, "Okay."
Xiao Wu turned a corner, turned around and traveled through time to a small river bay on the outskirts of Beijing.
There is a thatched hut at the river bend. It looks ordinary from the outside, but it is actually a resting place that Xiao Wu found for herself.
She walked to the elevated platform in front of the thatched hut, took out a plate of cakes and a pot of tea from her storage space and placed them on the wooden stool, then sat down casually, ready to enjoy her own afternoon tea time.
Yes, as Xiao Wu continued to accumulate merits, she also had her own independent storage space, and the space was getting bigger and bigger.
A hand suddenly reached out from the side and snatched the snack away.
Xiao Wu turned around in surprise and found it was her father-in-law.
It only took me a few minutes to come here...
Xiao Wu jumped up in shock, her whole body tensed up instantly: "Who are you?"
The father-in-law looked indignant. He threw a dessert into his mouth, chewed it twice, and then rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu.
"You are such a mean girl. You have such delicious snacks, but you give me those nasty sesame cakes instead."
After saying that, he picked up the teapot and gulped down two gulps of tea.
The light fruity sweetness made him exclaim in admiration: "Young girl, you really know how to enjoy it. This taste is really good."
Xiao Wu: ...
She finally realized that this mysterious father-in-law was not an ordinary person. He could teleport fifty miles with her to grab food, so he was not someone who was short of food and drink.
Feeling that the other party had no ill intentions, she was no longer in a hurry and simply took out a few more plates of snacks and fruits and placed them in front of her father-in-law.
"There's more after you finish eating, don't choke."
The father-in-law felt bored when he saw Xiao Wu calmed down so quickly.
He put down the plate of snacks, took two sips of tea from the teapot to rinse his mouth, and then sighed.
"You are such a boring girl. You see the truth but don't say it out loud."
"You should look at me like you saw a ghost. How could you adapt so quickly?"
Xiao Wu apologized sincerely: "You are right, I should cooperate with you in acting."
Then she jumped up in shock and acted terrified: "Where are you from?"
Father-in-law: ...
"The acting is exaggerated. It's not funny."
Xiao Wu sat down and looked at him silently without saying a word.
The old man laughed again: "I came to you today to ask you a question."
Xiao Wu: "What's the problem?"
"You obviously have thousands of ways to develop this little world, why don't you teach your little husband any of them?"
Xiao Wu instantly looked at her father-in-law with eyes as sharp as lightning.
The father-in-law did not feel guilty and just looked at Xiao Wu and smiled without saying a word.
"Who are you?"
Not only does he know his own secrets, but he also has the ability to travel through space?
The old man grinned and said, "Me? Back then, I was at the top of Mount Huang, refining a furnace of elixirs with a few old friends..."
"I have been guiding the development of Earth's space-time, both openly and covertly, but I always feel that there are many shortcomings and regrets..."
"Later, I felt a little regretful, so I wanted to try again in a different smaller world."
“If I could create a new little world and start over in the direction I want, and control the direction of development, would there be no regrets?”
"So I went back to many, many hours of time..."
"You also promoted the development of Canglan Spacetime?"
Xiao Wu's mind raced, and she suppressed her shock and asked.
The old man smiled and said, "You can see that the development of that time and space also has regrets..."
While material needs are greatly met, human nature is gradually extinguished, and people gradually lose their desire for socializing and the need to live in groups...
A large number of young people can eat and drink as much as they want just by lying down, and they don’t need to think about “responsibility and responsibility” at all…
Xiao Wu has also discussed this aspect with her family.
She nodded in understanding.
The old man talked about the development of several small worlds, and then looked at Xiao Wu: "Look, you have the ability to travel through thousands of worlds, but you can be so cautious at such a young age."
"I'm curious, how do you resist pushing this world forward?"
Xiao Wu sorted out her thoughts for a long time before she slowly spoke: "After seeing so many small worlds, I finally found that development is too fast, which actually has both advantages and disadvantages..."
"It should be said that any change or no change has both advantages and disadvantages..."
"For example, the snacks and tea in this small world are not as delicious as those on Earth and in the Tianwu Spacetime, but the people in this world don't think there is anything wrong with it. They enjoy it..."
"If that's the case, then why should I change him?"
My father-in-law smiled and nodded frequently throughout the whole process.
Xiao Wu finished speaking her mind and couldn't help but ask him, "You travel through the myriad worlds, constantly trying new things, but haven't you developed a small world that leaves you with absolutely no regrets?"
The old man nodded and shook his head: "As you said, any change or no change has its pros and cons."
"How can I use my judgment as a standard to judge whether this little world is developing well or not?"
"I can only use my current knowledge and ability as the standard to require myself to do my best."
"That's enough..."
Xiao Wu understood what he said, and she nodded: "Why did you choose my mother as the owner of the Space-Time Supermarket Trading System?"
The old man looked at Xiao Wu and smiled again: "How can you say that I chose your mother?"
"Why didn't your family choose my path?"
“Aren’t all choices two-way?”
“It’s just that some people made a choice and then regretted it.”
"Because they only want rights but don't want to take responsibility."
"Once they are not satisfied, they curse, blame, and feel resentful..."
"Others know that power and responsibility are relative. They also know that regret is useless, so they choose to reflect and make conclusions while moving forward..."
"There is a destiny in the dark."
"You said, yeah?"
Xiao Wu didn't respond.
Her father-in-law's words were too profound and she needed time to digest them.
When she came to her senses and wanted to speak, she was shocked to find that her father-in-law had disappeared quietly.
Only the half-full pot of tea and a few missing snacks reminded her: what just happened was not a dream, her father-in-law really came...
She naively put the snacks and tea into the space, but was shocked to find that: the storage space had evolved!
A small piece of land appeared in the space, and there was a small spring on the ground. In the spring, two small fish, one black and one white, were swimming happily...
She stood up in shock and bowed solemnly to the mountains and the river: "Thank you, Emperor Huang, for your kindness!"
《Complete Book》 (End of this Chapter)
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