Chapter 158: Lies of the Eyes
Jikong did not admit his mistake.
The one who caught the Qilin Emperor and held him in his arms was the man with white hair and strange eyes.
In front of him was Shiyuan, who was full of eyes.
Jikong left the struggling Chen Yu behind and strode towards Liuwei.
Killing intent slowly emerged in his eyes.
"Bang--"
A child fell from mid-air in front of him.
Jikong was stunned: "Octopus? Why are you here..."
Octopus opened his hands, the tattered clothes behind him moved, and one pair of hands after another stretched out, like a blooming flower. He looked back at Liuwei, the headband on his face fell between his neck, and his third eye opened: "I won't let you hurt my aunt!"
"Aunt?" Jikong murmured almost blankly, with a look of disbelief slowly appearing on his face.
A strong gust of wind broke through the air from behind, and Chen Yu rushed forward with a sword in hand.
Jikong dodged subconsciously, but because his mind was in a state of confusion, his robe was cut open, revealing his arms covered with Buddhist seals.
Chen Yu was not interested in fighting, and rushed to Liu Wei and stood in front of Yan You: "Doctor Zhang! Take His Majesty away quickly! This monk is very powerful, notify the Tianshi and the people in the academy to come in."
Jikong clenched the Buddhist beads in his hand.
"Master Jikong! I don't understand why you are chasing us all the way. If it's because of me! I will go with you! Just kill me!" The octopus shouted: "I have been with you all the way, and I know you are a good person! I don't want to hurt you! But you can't hurt my aunt either!"
"If you must kill someone, kill me!" The octopus's face was full of determination.
"Octopus!" Gu Dingbang finally ran out of the ruins and drew his sword towards Jikong: "Don't go after him, he's just a child! He's not even one year old! What's your problem! Why don't you come after me! What crime have we committed? Don't you Buddhists say we create karma? What karma have we created? What evil have we done! Why do you have to chase us to Zhongzhou!"
"Liuwei even saved the entire Songcheng! Now he has saved the entire Zhongzhou! Isn't this kind of merit enough to pay back the sins!"
Jikong's cheek twitched: "You guys..."
He was speechless for a moment.
He wanted to refute, but various scriptures kept turning around in his mind and he swallowed them back.
That day, the abbot called him into the room and told him that they were enemies of Buddha and that they had bewitched his uncle.
The enemy of Buddha...
Is it damnable?
It is impossible to explain the empty space.
The words of the Songcheng Plague Ghost still lingered in his ears: "Your faith in your God is not sincere!"
“…”
He is not honest.
How is he honest?
Before he became a monk, he wandered around, saw corpses everywhere, slept with vultures beside corpses, and the world was full of evil spirits. His past was just a microcosm of countless people.
After becoming a monk, he seemed to have escaped from that sad life. He was taught by his uncle and became a disciple of his master. He had enough food and clothing.
He followed the Buddha so fanatically that he vowed to save the world from suffering.
But if you want to worship Buddha, you have to pay first, because Buddha will not save those who have no affinity with him.
If Buddhists are unable to create a golden body for the Buddha, they will not be able to gain the Buddha's favor.
His heart was cold beneath the countless disappointed, struggling and wailing faces, and froze in the white bones that coexisted with the bamboo forest.
Does Buddha care about sentient beings? Probably not.
Jikong hates his own overflowing empathy. Everything becomes his obsession, including his past life, his fellow students, and even strangers he met by chance. He always wants to be free of everything, but he is always entangled in the world.
But he, like this, eventually became the Son of Buddha...
How could there be such a ridiculous thing in this world?
What was the point of making him the Son of God? What was the purpose of making someone like him preferred?
"You guys deserve to die...?"
Jisong muttered.
"Master Jikong... I'm very sorry for deceiving you before, but we had no choice but to do so. We don't understand why we are suddenly wanted, nor do we understand why we must die."
“We just want to survive.”
Sensing his hesitation, Liuwei picked up the sleeping Yan You and took out a red rope from the bag on his chest. On the red rope hung a round relic.
Jikong froze. He had seen the relic in front of Uncle Ruzhi before. Past memories came to his mind one after another. Uncle Ruzhi, would he really give this thing to an outsider who attacked him?
"I am very sorry about Master Ruzhi's illness."
"..." Jikong fell completely silent. The tall monk did not move. Even though he was deceived, he was not angry.
His entire mind was focused on the question "Should they die?" He could think of countless absurd answers, but none of them could convince himself or the Buddha.
"Why is that..."
He turned away, just muttering persistently.
Seeing Jikong no longer pestering him and turning away, Octopus frowned with some worry: "Master Jikong, is he okay?"
"…He's going crazy." Gu Dingbang was silent for a moment and said in a low voice.
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and watched Ji Kong leave, a sense of foreboding slowly emerging in his heart.
***
This earth-shattering gamble is the process of Qilin Dynasty tearing open its scars and healing itself.
People with lofty ideals are always easily watched by outside gods, and then their ideals will be constantly distorted under the watchful eyes, finally leading to a horrific ending.
Yan You knew this law very well, but he also had a general understanding of it. After all, who told him to be associated with people who were forced and twisted since he was born?
Not only did he die because of the saint and the unicorn, he also lived because of the saint and the unicorn.
Therefore, when he finally realized that those eyes were gradually being cast towards him because of his natural talent as a "rebellious fool", he began his journey to fight against the Outer Gods.
The moment he realized he was being watched, Yan You had never thought that a carefree person like him would one day be watched by an outer god.
People always say that time will change their thinking, and every stage of a person's life is different.
The sight of the Outer God is to speed up the time of those being watched, making them naturally believe that their thoughts are being changed under their will.
All of this was very difficult. Those distortions were like water that could penetrate any pore. Through the memories left behind by the Qilin, those things almost subtly changed his behavior and thoughts. He stubbornly held on for a long time, but he had to admit that even with the blessing of talent, sooner or later, he would become a ghost of "ideal" under the gaze of the outer gods.
Yan You doesn't want to become someone that even he himself despises one day.
Even if it meant bleeding and cutting flesh, he was determined to cure this horrible and stubborn disease.
Since one must give up before gaining, he will bet on "himself", betting that every "him" is worthy of "his" reliance!
"This guy, when will he wake up..." Liu Wei muttered while holding the ridiculously heavy Yan You. This guy in his arms couldn't even sleep well, but actually burrowed into his arms like a spoiled cat. It was really too much. Are their body sizes a match?
“I’m sorry, Doctor Zhang, your majesty is too tired.” Shen Yu stood aside awkwardly and touched the tip of his nose.
Gu Dingbang doubted his life: "No... do you really know this emperor?" Otherwise, why would he nestle in Liuwei's arms? People he didn't know wouldn't do that, right? Did they really know each other? Did he really not lie to him at that time?
The young emperor nestled in the doctor's arms and was unwilling to leave, which made the Heavenly Supervisor a little helpless. After all, the emperor's safety was more important than anything else. There were not only them around the doctor, but also the doctor's deformed family members. The Heavenly Supervisor had to keep an eye on them vigilantly.
Let’s not talk about the turmoil in the Tiansi for now, and just say that outside the Colosseum, the scholar dealt with the group of rebels and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At that time, Yan You said that he wanted to go fishing, to fish out all those people with ulterior motives in the court, to completely destroy the darkness in the court and clear the name of the court. However, the scholar did not quite agree. After all, this guy planned to use his sleepwalking as bait. How could this work? What if the dynasty really changed by accident?
The scholar, the master, not only did he accomplish his goal, he also lived his life to the fullest! The scholar was worried that Yan You would mess up, so he had a big fight with him. As a result, Yan You, the dog emperor, actually started his plan himself.
When the scholar found out, he was so angry that he laughed. Wasn't the emperor really afraid that he would defect? When the power of the academy came to the court, those traitors also paid something to win him over.
But what could the scholar do? He had to admit his mistake for having made a bad disciple. After all, he had never seen anyone who could get along with him so well.
The scholar could only wait outside the palace wall, pacing anxiously.
As soon as the matter was over, the scholar trotted into the venue relying on his apprentice's hand. However, the good news was that he did not rely on his poor eyesight and quickly discovered his bad apprentice. The bad news was that there were two of them.
The scholar ignored the astronomical officials who were bewitched by his beauty at first sight, and approached hesitantly: "Among these two..." Who is his bad disciple?
Liu Wei hugged Yan You and stood up unconsciously. He saw what the scholar was thinking at a glance, and then his evil intentions could not help but arise, and he couldn't help but say: "Guess!"
The scholar was silent for a moment, then slowly typed a question mark.
***
Shi Yuan cleaned his gun.
She is now in the palace, and even though the Heavenly Supervisor is full of suspicion towards her, he still arranges for her to be properly accommodated. They have experienced enough in this day, and their bodies are exhausted. This is the best time for her to leave.
“Bang, bang—”
Suddenly there were two knocks at the door.
Shi Yuan was stunned, and she walked forward and opened the door.
I saw Liuwei standing at the door with a smile on his face.
"Why are you here? Aren't you accompanying the Emperor of Zhongzhou?"
Liu Wei shook his head: "He was just too tired and fell asleep, why does he need me to stand next to him and watch over him?"
Shi Yuan couldn't help but smile at his disgust.
But soon, her smile froze.
"Sister Yuan, are you leaving?"
Shi Yuan paused, she clenched the long stick in her hand: "...Yes."
She forced herself to put on a carefree smile: "You guys are fine now! It's time for me to continue my journey again!"
"Don't you consider staying?" Liu Wei said softly.
"No, I'll stay..." Shi Yuan's voice choked, and another eye popped out uncontrollably on her face. Her muscles twitched, and she suddenly dug into the eyeball and squeezed it hard.
Her rapid breathing echoed in the room, and her eyeballs were gouged out.
Only the red marks on his face indicated where his eyes once were.
"Is it because of those eyes?"
Shi Yuan was silent for a long time, and finally heaved a deep sigh.
The gun was placed across the table and Liuwei carefully felt around for it.
Shi Yuan's gaze gradually became distant, as if he was looking back through countless years: "I have lived for a long, long time."
"I have been alone since I was born, with only this gun as my companion. I don't understand why I will never die, nor will my face age. I just wander around in this world."
"Those eyes always appear on me, every time after I use that gun, every time my mind is shaken, every time I am off guard, they appear, like a curse that is difficult to get rid of."
So that's how it is.
Liuwei thought in his heart.
In a sense, he could be considered a person who had traveled through time. He possessed the memories of his fourth sister, and naturally had seen the time tens of millions of years ago when the sky had not changed. Occasionally, he could also see the evolution of Dongzhou from his fourth sister's long memories, and finally he "lived" to the present.
There are actually many similarities between them, but Shi Yuan's life is more lonely and confused. It is hard to imagine how she could maintain her clear will as a human being under that terrifying time.
Liu Wei touched the gun in Shi Yuan's hand and tilted his head and said, "I've seen this gun before."
Shi Yuan: "...You are such a liar. How long have you lived?"
Liuwei smiled.
Is he lying? Maybe he is. In the memory of the fourth sister, she saw monks holding this kind of weapon thousands of years ago, like guns and cannons, but this was thousands of years ago, when the sky was not yet alive and the world was not invaded by foreign gods.
Could it be that Shi Yuan really came from that era? This is interesting, a descendant of the old times?
"Okay, just treat me as a lie. Then, senior, why do you have to leave? We need people of your level." Liu Weidao.
Shi Yuan touched the mark on his cheek, chuckled, and then remained silent for a long time. He seemed to be thinking about something, but also seemed to be thinking about nothing and just in a daze.
Liuwei rolled his eyes, crossed his arms and changed his posture, and suddenly broke the silence with a brisk tone. He smiled and said, "Senior, I seem to have discovered something very powerful, something you have never discovered before."
Shi Yuan was immersed in his own thoughts and asked casually, "What's the matter?"
“Have you ever discovered that, in your lonely journey, there are things that always accompany you?”
Shi Yuan slowly raised her eyebrows, her interest aroused. She touched her gun and said, "This one?"
“Not only that, there are more things accompanying you than you can imagine.” Liuwei said mysteriously.
Shi Yuan was really confused now. He started to think about it and took out the coins hesitantly.
Liuwei shook his head.
Shi Yuan tried again and again, but still couldn't get a positive answer. Finally, he got annoyed and said, "What is that?"
Liu Wei then said slowly: "I don't know if you have heard this sentence."
"A phrase I heard from somewhere."
"All thoughts will turn into eyes."
Shi Yuan was stunned.
Liuweidao: "From the beginning, those eyes have been with you. Every time you are in danger, every time you are lost, every time you are sad, they can't help but appear and accompany you. Those eyes are like souls clinging to you."
"They love you and miss you. Their overwhelming emotions turn into eyes that look at you."
"They may be family members you have never met, or they may be deceased friends who are worried about you and are afraid that you will feel lonely, so they keep accompanying you."
Shi Yuan was speechless for a moment and his eyes widened slightly.
After a while.
She finally burst out laughing: "You are such a big liar. You can even tell such an outrageous lie."
Liu Wei raised his eyebrows: "Maybe I'm telling the truth this time? Even if you're a liar, you can't keep telling lies, right?"
Shi Yuan's expression changed several times, and finally he glanced at Liu Wei and said, "Just assume that what you said is true!"
Liu Wei could not help but stand up politely, straightened his clothes, and bowed exaggeratedly: "Thank you, Sister Yuan, for your trust in me!"
Is it a lie?
Maybe, maybe not, but can't lies sometimes make people laugh?
That's enough.
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