Chapter 033 Throne
The emperor's hand fell on Yan You's shoulder.
Yan You's hair instantly stood up and he looked over warily.
The emperor smiled gently at him and said, "Come here and pay respect to your ancestors."
This is a tall and spacious hall, with beams and base made of white jade. The wooden frame is extremely high, as if it is reaching up to the sky to search for the world beyond the stars. On top of the wooden frame, countless wooden signs are arranged in an orderly manner, giving people a sense of an exceptionally heavy power.
Perhaps because of the early construction plan, in order to protect the wooden tablets of the ancestors in the hall from being baked by the heat, the hall was deliberately built like an ice cellar.
The temperature was dropping and goose bumps were popping up on my skin.
The smell of incense became stronger, so thick that Yan You couldn't stop coughing. The smoke lingered in the air, as if the incense burner in front of the ancestral tablets was burning not dozens of incense sticks, but hundreds or even thousands of them. The smell was so heavy that the floor of the entire hall was covered with a layer of gray ash.
It was unknown how many times the emperor had been here. He walked through the place with great ease, and even had the leisure to joke, "Xiao Liu will get used to it in a few days."
What he said came true.
The closer Yan You got to the wall of tablets that reached the sky, the less he could smell the pungent smell. Instead, he felt as comfortable as a spring breeze.
As the emperor walked by, dim lights were lit one by one, illuminating the path they were taking in the thick darkness.
He took Yanyou to the finish line.
There is only a small and exquisite incense burner in front of the wooden frame. It is even a bit rough, like a clay prototype made by a child. The Kirin carving on it also looks very abstract and absurd. This crudely made incense burner placed in front of the ancestral tablet adds a bit of drama.
Yan You didn't understand whether he had lost his sense of taste because the smell of incense was too strong, or if it was due to some other reason.
Anyway, I dare not think about it too much.
Then, under the emperor's watch, Yan You bowed three times to the entire tablet stand.
The emperor smiled and said, "When you go to the underworld, remember to tell them that you bowed to them."
That doesn't sound right at all. What do you mean by going to the underworld to tell them?
Yan You felt a little uneasy, but not much. He had a hunch that the emperor might be teasing him.
Under the child's wary and strange eyes, the emperor lived up to everyone's expectations and laughed out loud.
"Xiao Liu, you always surprise me."
I'd rather not, thank you.
Yan You muttered to himself.
But the emperor's joke diluted the terrifying atmosphere a little. He now began to talk about the past of his ancestors in earnest, and his expression softened slightly in the dim light.
The emperor pointed to a jade tablet in the center and said, "Look! The one sitting here is the ancestor of the Mei family, the first person favored by the Qilin. She was born in an ancient plum forest and was a servant of the master of the plum forest. Her kind called her Mei Lin. She was born with the infection and had scales on her cheeks, but Ke Xin did not."
"She was kindhearted by nature. At that time, demons and monsters were rampant in the world, immortals had disappeared, and all life was suffering. That day, she made a wish for peace in the world. A Qilin heard her wish and formed a bond with it. Mei Lin changed her name to Mei Lin, and with the help of the Qilin, she established the Mei Dynasty in Zhongzhou after going through all kinds of hardships."
Plum scales?
This is obviously the shadow of history, the sad past of Mei Taizu, who had a brilliant life, which will never be recorded in those glorious history books.
It is enough for the world to remember that she led humans to fight against demons and fight for a piece of pure land.
Yan You seemed to be lost in thought. The emperor told the story of Mei Lin more like an eyewitness than a mere reteller.
Obviously, he met the old monster again, a monster that had lived for tens of millions of years and mixed in with the crowd.
The old monster seemed unaware. His slender fingers moved and pointed to another tablet. "The one lying here is the emperor who opened up the largest territory of the Zhongzhou Dynasty, Mei Yu. When he succeeded to the throne, a great monster came to the border, intending to train the Zhongzhou Dynasty into a sheep in a sheepfold. He was young at that time, and he proposed a completely new way, dividing the Qilin's luck and giving it to officials who were sent out to suppress the four directions and maintain peace for all eternity. He died due to his youthful arrogance."
Died at a young age? Yan You was stunned, and looked in the direction the hand pointed. On the jade plaque was a posthumous title engraved in red. It can be seen that in the history books, Mei Yu did not do anything earth-shattering. However, judging from the thoughts of people in later generations,
Mei Yu's ingenious ideas are amazing, and the move of using official seals to support the Qilin Fate Faction and officials is even more genius! Qilin Fate has saved tens of thousands of lives, and the faith of thousands of lives has fed back to Qilin! This is a groundbreaking move!
A gust of wind blew and the flame jumped.
"Click--" Yan You suddenly heard the sound of something colliding.
The sound was so trivial that he couldn't find its source for a moment.
The emperor did not explain in detail, but his expression gradually changed from being moved to being cold. The dim candlelight fell on the side of his face, making his face look like a stiff mask.
His hand slowly moved upwards.
"The person standing here is a fool!"
Yan You couldn't help but look up. The emperor's emotions fluctuated for a few seconds, which was rare. It was a jade token of the same appearance, blending in among millions of jade tokens and being inconspicuous.
Maybe he was once a heroic emperor, maybe he was once an elegant monarch, but after a person dies, people can only comment on him at will.
The emperor commented: "It was a mistake for him to become the emperor. How could there be such a jerk in this world who still believes that blood is thicker than water after being betrayed by his relatives and friends! He died a worthy death! All his ideals, everything turned into nothing!"
He slowly lowered his head to look at Yan You, using this as an example to teach: "Being this kind of person will only make you hesitate and die. Listen to your father, Xiaoliu, and be a smart person."
Yan You nodded silently.
“Pah—”
“Pah—”
The sound of something sticky colliding with each other became more and more obvious.
The emperor's hand continued to point upwards and landed in an inconspicuous corner.
The child lifted his head to the ground but couldn't see the name on it. He could only hear the emperor's low and calm words: "The one sleeping there is the tyrant in the history books of the Mei family, Mei Youzong. She favored officials, doted on the Heavenly Supervisor, killed important officials in the court, robbed military generals, and filled a large number of beauties into the palace to drink and have fun."
"Is she smart to you?" Yan You suddenly asked.
The emperor turned his head and smiled at Yan You, looking particularly stiff. The half of his face hidden in the darkness actually had black lines that looked like fangs and claws, which was extremely ominous.
"She sees things clearly, but she is also not smart enough."
The emperor's hand continued to move upwards. Yan You could not see the jade plates in the darkness at all, but the emperor continued.
With the emperor's voice playing in the background, Yan You tilted his head slightly, staring at the ceiling of the hall in a trance, and suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something hanging under the ceiling of the hall.
From a highly praised monarch, to an emperor with no merits or faults, and finally to a tyrant rumored to be in later generations, he knew them all, but he was speechless in the end.
He sighed softly.
The sounds of the collisions became more and more obvious.
"Everyone thinks that demons are treacherous and sinister, but they don't know how terrifying the demons in people's hearts are."
"Humans are complex and ever-changing creatures. Changes can happen if you don't pay attention, which is really distressing. If you don't pay attention, you will fall into a trap because of those changes."
In the vague darkness, Yan You seemed to see something.
Yan You’s pupils shrank.
The sound of collision became more and more obvious, and the bright red blood vessels were beating on their own. Those countless hearts, connected by countless black lines and hanging on the ceiling of the hall, were actually countless hearts! Those lonely hearts were glowing bright red, as if you could see how sincere and moving the emotions surging in them were.
They swayed layer upon layer, and their crimson muscles squeezed against each other, making sounds, which were strangely crisp and sticky, like a string of flesh and blood wind chimes moving in the wind!
"But I am the Qilin Emperor, and my laws are connected to heaven and earth. It is not difficult for me to keep the best piece."
The emperor narrated slowly.
“…”
Yan You was speechless.
What he meant was...
The reason why the entire heart was cut out and hung above the hall to be made into a wind chime is because the emperor wants to make sure that the righteous person who has lost his heart will never change, and will always be a righteous person in his eyes, when people are at their purest and most beautiful, while the fickle heart has not yet polluted the person as a whole, before they degenerate from a righteous person into an evil person, and they will always maintain the sincere character of a righteous person!
"…Are you crazy?"
He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
The emperor shook his head slowly, his expression extremely firm as he said: "No, Xiaoliu, you still don't understand this world clearly."
The corners of his mouth slowly curved up, and that smile looked particularly eerie under the black lines.
"There is no one to save in this world, no one to rescue, darkness is everywhere, and everyone is just a chess piece in the sea of suffering, so everything in the world is false!"
"Those creatures with snow-white bodies and plum-like bones don't understand that Gao Jie's world will melt away at the first touch. As for me, everything I do is to save the world! To make more righteous people and fewer evil people!"
The emperor suddenly stretched out his hands and clamped Yan You's shoulders. There was no light in his dark eyes as he met Yan You's wide-open eyes.
He looked at Yan You and said softly, "Xiao Liu, are you a smart person? Do you understand?"
Yan You's lips opened and closed.
He said that a wise man should inherit the throne.
But a wise person should also understand that ordinary people cannot do what He said, to cut out the heart and keep the righteous, so who can do it? Only Qilin!
"You don't care about money, power, or sex, but I have never seen such greed in my life. I understand your desire. Give me everything you have, and I will fulfill it for you."
The black smoke appeared at some point, and the ferocious Qilin's true form was superimposed on the emperor's face and body like an illusory shadow. His sharp orange-yellow lion eyes were filled with a dark light. He opened his mouth, and countless smoke spewed out!
Countless pitch-black silk threads hung down from the infinitely high wooden frame, crisscrossing and entwining around the Qilin's body like a spider web.
Yan You clearly felt that his body and soul were being separated. His eyes were covered by black smoke, his mouth was pulled open, his teeth were trembling, and the smoke poured into his body!
At the same time, his figure was becoming increasingly blurred and transparent, and the unclear outline of his body was being filled with black smoke!
In Dongshan County, Nanzhou, surrounded by mountains, a huge transparent creature perched on top of countless buildings opened its eyes.
"Bang--"
Yan You seemed to hear three noises. One was from the bronze bell of Dongshan County. It was dull and long, making it hard to breathe. Another was from the flesh and blood wind chimes above his head. It was crisp and terrifying, making people feel only endless and long-lasting pain. And the last sound seemed particularly familiar. He had heard it countless times. It was the sound of a soda can being opened.
An extremely strong suction force burst out between him and □□, quickly expelling the smoke!
Yan You’s figure froze instantly.
“Pah—”
He was stunned for a moment, and slightly distanced himself, only to see a tender hand on his wrist, and his head, which had been drooping, slowly raised up -
"you……"
Yan You smiled grimly: "Have you satisfied my desire?"
"I say! I want to change this world of cannibalism! I want there to be no more lunatics like you who cut out hearts at the slightest disagreement! Can you do it?"
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