An unknown location.
A secret underground room. An absolutely dust-free room.
A man with his face wrapped in bandages was sitting in front of a mirror, looking at his eyes.
He asked: "Can I go out? I just want to take a look at the outside world, just a look at the flowers and grass "
"You can't!"
He asked: "Can't I even take a look?"
"You can't, your body is too weak, you'll die if you go out"
He asked: "How long do I have left?"
"I don't know, maybe a month, maybe two months"
He sighed: "I really hope that day comes soon, my life is too painful"
The other party was speechless.
He continued: "I stopped writing [Boundless Romance], [Battle Through the Heavens] is also finished, [Journey to the West] is also finished, what's the point of living?"
"Then you can watch it a second time, a third time, a fourth time …"
He helplessly said: "I've already watched it 19 times, [Legend of Dong Li] 153 times"
Ugh!
He continued: "Can I take a look at the outside world? Just a look, alright? Even if I die from a single look "
"You can't die yet, at least not now"
He asked: "Then when will I die?"
"I don't know, perhaps soon"
He continued: "I heard that the Great Yan Empire's little princess Ji Ning is as weak as I am, suffering from over a dozen illnesses, and could die at any moment, is that right?"
"She looks as if she's sick like you, but she's actually different"
He continued: "I wonder what keeps that little princess going? In any case, my motivation to live is [Boundless Romance], [Battle Through the Heavens], and [Journey to the West] "
"I'm sorry"
He said: "No, no, no, I'm the one who's sorry. In order to keep me alive, you've done everything you could. I can already feel my vitality fading away, I don't have much time left "
The other party was silent.
He begged: "Can I take off the bandages now, can I take a look at my face?"
"Not yet"
He asked: "Then do I have a name now?"
"Not yet"
He asked: "I'm already in my twenties, but I still don't have a name?"
The other party said, "Why don't you start thinking now? Let me know when you've thought of a name."
He said, "Good, now this has become a new motivation to live on. I must think of the most amazing name, a unique name. I've read so many books and experienced so many lives. I'll definitely think of a good name. "
"I believe you."
He said, "This mirror is really good, I can see very clearly. In these ten years, I have first experienced the bronze mirror, then the silver mirror, and now this glass mirror is the best. Unfortunately, I still can't see my face."
"You'll see soon enough."
He said, "Am I a failed product?"
"No, you're just too special. You're unique."
He said, "I can't think of a particularly good name at the moment, but it's very boring. Can you play chess with me?"
"Alright!"
After a while, the game ended.
His chess skills were too good.
"Forget it, I'll just fight my reflection in the mirror."
Then, he set up a Go board in front of the mirror and played with himself.
He was completely engrossed, completely forgetting himself!
… …
Shen Lang's fleet left the Nanzhou Islands and headed in the direction of Xuanwu City.
Baby Mulan kept her word and gave Shen Lang an extra quarter of an hour.
The scumbag felt that he was really awesome.
Sure enough, a successful revenge could make people stronger.
I, Master Lang, went from a quarter of an hour to half an hour, and now it's a full three quarters of an hour.
Who can be stronger than me?
Hahahahaha!
Baby Mulan was a little tired.
There was no other way. If she wanted to make Husband stronger, she would have to be tired.
Moreover, she was thinking about giving birth to a daughter every day. She was always locked in thought and fell asleep before she knew it.
When she woke up again, the scumbag Husband was studying the map.
Mulan stepped forward, sat on his lap, and said softly, "What is Husband looking at?"
"Looking at the map."
Mulan's gaze fell on a corner of the map, where Shen Lang had drawn a triangle.
"What is this?"
Shen Lang said, "The Devil's Triangle."
Mulan said, "I don't think I've heard of it."
It was normal not to pass. Not many people had heard of this word.
Chou Tianwei knew, Chou Yao 'er knew, Sky-sea Pavilion knew, Prince Jin knew, and Sha Yin knew.
In short, not many people knew.
This was a very mysterious and dangerous sea area. It was an absolute taboo for sailing on the sea.
Any ship that entered would never be able to return, vanishing without a trace.
It sounded a bit like the Bermuda Triangle on Earth.
There were a few strange things in the Bermuda Triangle. First of all, there were some species that didn't exist in other places. Second, the wavelength here was different from other places, so many planes disappeared after entering this area.
Moreover, various data showed that the radiation zone of the Bermuda Triangle should belong to the inside of the earth, not the surface of the earth. This radiation zone was even named the Van Allen Belt.
In short, until now, the Bermuda Triangle was an unsolved mystery.
And there was such a sea area in this world.
Sky-sea Pavilion, Heaven Punishment Pavilion, and even Chou Tianwei and the Xue Family Fleet had all sent ships to explore this Devil's Triangle.
In the end, none of them returned.
It was as if these ships had completely disappeared from this world.
The Kim family was a nouveau riche on the sea, so they hadn't played this high level and hadn't explored this Devil's Triangle yet.
"This place doesn't seem to be very far from our Furious Tide City," Mulan said.
Shen Lang said, "It's 6,500 miles southeast from Furious Tide City."
Mulan said in a sweet voice, "Why do you call it the Devil's Triangle? It clearly doesn't look big."
Goddess, are you purposely acting coquettishly and pretending to be a child?
Shen Lang said, "This only looks small on the map, but in fact, it's more than 7,000 miles long. It almost completely separates the eastern and southern seas."
Mulan said, "Husband, it's just the two of us on this trip?"
Shen Lang shook his head and said, "No, our whole family."
"Ah …" Mulan said in surprise, "I thought it was just the two of us."
Then, Mulan said, "Where are we going?"
Shen Lang said, "East, straight east."
Mulan said in surprise, "East? Are we going to find Qiu Yao Er?"
She was a bit reluctant.
Before she was stronger than Qiu Yao Er, she didn't want to see Qiu Yao Er.
Shen Lang said, "The sea is very, very big. It's tens of thousands of miles away. It won't be that easy to find Qiu Yao Er."
Mulan said, "Husband, are you sure you don't want to say goodbye to the Monarch and His Highness Ning Zheng?"
Shen Lang replied, "What's there to bid farewell to? It's better to reminisce than to meet. However, I have letters for them."
Mulan said, "Then, what about Ning Yan and Shen Li baby?"
Shen Lang said, "We should be able to see them when we get home."
Mulan said, "Ning Yan is coming to Xuanwu City?"
Shen Lang said, "What? Can't I? She's clearly older than you, but she still calls you big sister. "
… …
Shen Lang's fleet left.
Third Prince Ning Qi was left alone on the ground.
He just lay there motionless, looking at the sky.
His father had once said that this world might change.
But it might change back.
So Ning Yan wanted to see if the sky could change back?
He first saw the clear sky, then night fell.
The sky was filled with stars, like the Milky Way.
Ning Qi had never looked at the sky carefully.
Because it was too far away and too beautiful. He was afraid to be immersed in it and forget the cruel struggle around him.
He always told himself that he must be a vulgar person, not a noble person.
A person immersed in the sky.
It could be transcendence, but it could also be escape.
There were too few people who could transcend, so it was better to escape.
In Shen Lang's words, I can't show off in the current world, so I'll force my way into a higher dimension.
There are two things that the more I think about them, the more wonder and awe they evoke in my heart will grow. This is the starry sky above my head and the moral law in my heart.
This was not said by Shen Lang, but by Kant.
Ning Qi had never heard this before.
But when he looked up at the starry sky, such a philosophical view appeared instinctively.
He was different from Xue Che who had no bottom line.
Every decision he made, every will he had, was for the goals and ideals in his heart.
He actually wanted to say that he, Ning Qi, did not have any personal enemies.
But he had still done many things that crossed his bottom line, so he was too ashamed to say this.
The sky was deep.
Human nature was also deep.
The depth of the sky made people not dare to look into it, for fear of sinking.
Where did people come from? Where did they go? Where was the origin of the universe? Where was the end?
Thinking about these overly mysterious questions made it easy for people to look down on the reality around them.
The depth of human nature made people even more afraid to look into it, otherwise they would only sink deeper.
No one was perfect.
There was an angel in everyone's heart, and there was a devil in everyone's heart.
When the angel appeared, it would make people feel extremely guilty for what they had done.
When the devil appeared, they would let themselves be afraid.
Exploring the sinking of human nature meant the torture of the soul, the self-denial, and the self-destruction of the will.
Most of the time, powerful people had a common idea. They believed that what they were doing was right.
But … were they really right?
They could not stand the torture of the soul, so they would not look into it.
Before, Ning Qi had never explored his own human nature.
Because he did not dare.
Once he explored, he would be tortured and wavered.
And the biggest taboo for a politician was wavering.
Find a goal, and then keep fighting, using all means to achieve this goal.
That was his previous life.
But now, it seemed that he had to torture himself.
He failed in the fight for the throne, but Ning Yuanxian and Ning Zheng did not kill him.
He was still unwilling to give up, so he left the capital and came to the Xue family's Nanzhou City.
As a result, the Xue family was destroyed.
Not only did Shen Lang not kill him, he even saved him.
These two narrow escapes from death did not make him feel happy. Instead, it made him feel pain.
He was not Ning Yi.
Ning Yi was greedy for life and afraid of death. He would do anything to survive.
Ning Qi did not know how many times he had fallen into despair. Every time, he fought his way out and survived.
He began to torture his soul.
Then, it was even more painful.
It was almost to destroy his will, deny his past, and then rebuild it.
It was dark, and it was bright again.
The sun rose.
The sun set again.
The sky was clear, but it was covered with dark clouds.
Thunder rumbled.
Dark clouds hung overhead.
The rain poured down.
It was sunny again after the rain.
Ning Zheng and Ning Qi had talked about Emperor Jiang Li before.
Ning Zheng said that Emperor Jiang Li was the sun. Even if he died, he would still illuminate the world.
Ning Qi said that Emperor Jiang Li was just a slightly inferior meteor. He gave people hope, but also made people despair.
If there was no hope, there would be no despair.
But at this time, Ning Qi's eyes were fixed. He did not change his vision. He just looked at the sky above his head.
He found that he could only see the sun for a short period of time every day, which was at noon.
Because he only stared at his piece of sky.
At other times, the sun was out of his vision.
But …
If the sun was not in his vision, did it not exist?
Even after the sun set, did it not exist?
Even at night, the moon was still weak and stubbornly illuminating the darkness.
But in fact, the moon was just a reflection of the sun.
Then was the entire world in darkness?
But before it was complete darkness. Now the moon had risen?
Who was the moon?
After a full seven days and seven nights.
Ning Qi's beard was unshaven and his hair was disheveled.
He entered the ruined South Continent City and ate a meal.
There were already several ships coming to pick him up.
Stupa Mountain?
It didn't matter.
He boarded the ship.
"Your Highness, where are you going?"
"North."
The ship headed north. Their destination was South Sky Province.
A few days later.
The ship docked.
There was already a group of cavalry waiting for him here.
"Your Highness, we will escort you to South Sky City." The cavalry leader said, "You can wait there, wait for your time to come."
Whose cavalry was this?
Zhu clan?
Sky Sea Pavilion?
"I want to go north." Ning Qi said.
The cavalry leader said, "Your Highness, now that the Xue clan has been destroyed, you may die if you go north. Prime Minister Zhu's opinion is very clear. You should stay in South Sky Province for now. When the world falls, you can go north and enter the capital. "
Ning Qi said, "I want to go north."
The cavalry leader frowned.
A moment later, Ning Qi went north under Yan E's protection!
A few days later, Ning Qi entered the capital!
Like a beggar, he entered the palace and greeted King Yue.
"You're back?" The white-haired Ning Yuanxian said with trembling hands, "Go see your mother."
Ning Qi looked up at his royal father.
After not seeing him for a few months, he was even thinner, his entire body almost bent together.
After he sat in the wheelchair, he never came down.
He was so old, completely different from the young and exquisite person of two or three years ago.
Ning Qi kowtowed, then went to see his mother, Concubine Zhong.
… … …
The Xue clan was destroyed.
There was a small ripple in the capital, then it fell into silence.
Third Prince Ning Qi actually came back. He actually dared to come back.
But it did not cause any ripple.
After Ning Qi came back, he directly disappeared from everyone's sight. He was almost as low-key as Zhong Yao, staying at home every day and not going out.
Ning Yuanxian and Ning Zheng did not kill him.
Not only did they not kill him, they also did not reprimand him. Of course, there was no reward either. It was as if he did not exist.
Everything in the capital was still in order.
Everything in the State of Yue was developing in an orderly manner.
It was terrifyingly quiet.
It was like the moment before a tsunami, an earthquake, or a big explosion.
This kind of quiet, it was as if one would be frightened if they breathed too loudly.
Everyone, became little beasts.
Little beasts before an earthquake.
And they were little beasts that could not escape. They could only stay in their own nest, shivering.
Ning Zheng acted as if nothing had happened.
What should he do?
He was still extremely diligent, almost masochistic diligent.
It was as if he wanted to finish all the remaining things.
It was like the lyrics of a song.
Treat every day as the end of the world.
He did not say anything, but his wife Zhuo Shi once cried and begged him to divorce her and remarry someone else.
As the Crown Prince of a country, how could he not have any descendants?
Ning Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry about the future. Live in the present."
… …
The Great Yan Empire gathered an unprecedented army.
The New Qian Kingdom gathered an unprecedented army.
The Great Jin Kingdom, the Great Liang Duchy, and so on!
All the countries in the north sent out their troops.
No matter how many there were, all the vassal states, including the northernmost War Hounds Khaganate, sent out their troops.
All the countries, big and small, received the Emperor's decree.
An astronomical army!
Marching south in a grandiose manner!
An earth-shattering momentum.
The astonishing might was exactly the same as the tsunami that had struck the Southern Sea.
No one and no country could stop it.
The young King Wu finally gave in after a day's struggle.
He announced that he would unconditionally allow the army to pass through the territory of the Wu Kingdom.
Moreover, the king of Wu announced that he would send 100,000 soldiers to join the empire's coalition army.
The king of Chu resisted for two days and finally compromised. He announced that he would unconditionally allow the army to pass through the entire territory of the Chu Kingdom.
Moreover, the king of Chu announced that he would send 100,000 soldiers to join the empire's coalition army.
An astronomical army.
It was almost more than 20 years ago when the Great Yan Empire and Jiang Li fought.
Like a dark cloud.
Like a tsunami.
Sweeping south!
There was no reason for the Emperor to send an astronomical army this time.
No one even knew the target.
The army would go wherever the Emperor wanted it to go.
However …
Everyone vaguely knew in their hearts.
Only one thing could change the entire world.
… …
How many people were there in this astronomical army?
No one knew!
Moreover, the number was meaningless.
In short, it was an army that surpassed all the wars in this world in the past few centuries.
In the previous war for the fate of the State of Yue, the four countries had sent out a total of more than a million soldiers.
However, compared to this time, it was like a child's play.
His Majesty the Emperor, with his supreme will, was here.
Sweeping the heaven and earth with his might.
Unstoppable.
Anyone who stood in his way would be crushed to pieces.
… …
And now, this astronomical army, half the world's army, was marching towards the State of Yue.
The Emperor's target was the State of Yue?
Hehe!
This army was enough to destroy the State of Yue dozens of times.
This didn't seem like an expedition to the south, but more like a military parade.
However, Monarch Ning Yuanxian and Ning Zheng didn't receive any orders from the Emperor.
Not even a hint.
The entire State of Yue seemed to be shrouded by a huge dark cloud.
Zhu Hongzhu walked out of his room for the first time. Looking at the sun in the sky, he said slowly, "The darkness before dawn is a bit too long. But what will come will come. The sun will rise eventually. The time of darkness is over. "
However, when he said this.
The dark cloud kept shrouding from the north to the south.
Ning Qi stood in the yard, looking up at the sky.
"Zhu Hongzhu, is this the dawn you mentioned?"
"Why does it seem darker?"
… …
Ning Yuanxian and Ning Zheng were having breakfast.
His hands were shaking so much that he couldn't pick up chopsticks or even hold a spoon.
Bian Fei fed him gently.
"Your Majesty, a secret letter from Childe Shen Lang," Eunuch Li Sun said.
Ning Yuanxian said, "Call him Childe, no need to add a name."
Eunuch Li Sun said, "Yes, it's a secret letter from Childe."
Ning Yuanxian said, "I'll read it later. I'll read it after breakfast. This guy's letter must make me unhappy. I can't ruin my mood for breakfast. Concubine Bian's breakfast is so delicious. I can't let it down."
Concubine Bian gently pressed her face against his, and the two of them gently rubbed against each other.
Ning Yuanxian said with a smile, "Besides, you called me a little bastard every time. It won't last long. Maybe you'll change it soon."
Ning Zheng was still eating his breakfast meticulously.
The father and son finished their breakfast.
Ning Yuanxian said, "Give me the letter."
Eunuch Li Sun handed the letter to him.
Ning Yuanxian opened the letter. He used all his willpower and strength, but still couldn't stop his hands from shaking.
Shen Lang's handwriting came into view.
Your Majesty, you're always brooding about what happened more than 20 years ago. You feel that you've knelt down and compromised, so your back is broken and you can't stand up again.
You're still too stubborn.
It's just a small matter.
A man's knees are made of gold, but gold is very soft.
Why don't you say that a man's knees are made of steel? That means you still have to kneel.
While kneeling, you yell in your heart, "F * ck you, I'll kill your whole family." This is the normal state of an emperor.
Your Majesty, let go. Let go.
Alas!
Your Majesty, there are some things I didn't expect.
When I thought of it, we were already too close to each other.
F * ck, my family made trouble for you more than 20 years ago.
Now, I'm going to make trouble for you again.
F * ck, f * ck, f * ck.
You and His Highness Ning Zheng, draw a clear line with me.
You can announce me as a rebel and explain to His Majesty the Emperor.
It's decided happily.
The State of Yue will officially draw a clear line with me.
Let go, Your Majesty!
… …
Ning Yuanxian handed Shen Lang's letter to Ning Zheng.
"Does he think I'm an illiterate idiot? Is it necessary for him to write the letter so plainly?" Ning Yuanxian complained.
Ning Zheng said, "Maybe it's because he used too many quotations when he wrote the book, so he likes to write plainly."
"Alas!" Ning Yuanxian said, "This man is not reliable. I'm still waiting for the second part of 'Endless Romance'. Now that I think about it, it's probably the end of my life."
Ning Yuanxian, you're good. You even know how to complain about the end of your life.
Li Sun handed another letter to Ning Zheng.
Ning Zheng opened it.
There were ciphers in it. If you read it alone, you wouldn't know what it meant at all.
But Ning Zheng could understand it.
"Your Highness Ning Zheng, you're a hidden dragon in the abyss. Next, you declare that you'll break with me and formally compromise with the Emperor. I swear that Tian will change back in a few years. You compromise once to keep the throne and the century-old foundation of the Ning clan.
I swear that Tian will change back soon.
I swear to you. "
In this secret letter, Shen Lang swore three times.
After he finished reading it, the writing on it disappeared.
Ning Zheng put the secret letter on the candlelight and burned it to ashes.
"Have you finished reading it?" Ning Yuanxian asked.
"Yes."
Ning Yuanxian asked, "What did he say?"
Ning Zheng said, "Nothing."
Ning Yuanxian said, "Do you still have an appetite? How about another bowl? "
Ning Zheng said, "Okay, I'll have another bowl with my father."
… …
Shen Lang's fleet was very close to Xuanwu City.
Jin Mulan had already sensed the aura that could blot out the sky.
In the sky and on the ground, it was everywhere.
Shen Lang asked, "Baby, do you trust me?"
Mulan nodded and said, "I do."
Shen Lang said, "Then I'll tell you officially that my whole family will be safe. No one will be hurt."
Mulan said, "Including you."
Shen Lang said, "Especially me."
Mulan said, "We're going overseas. Is it true? You're not lying to me, are you? "
Shen Lang said, "Of course I'm not lying to you."
Mulan said, "Then will we come back?"
Shen Lang said, "Of course. We'll be back soon. It's like we're on a trip abroad. It won't take long for us to come back. When we come back, there will be no more enemies in the world. "
Mulan said, "Swear that our whole family will be safe."
Shen Lang said, "I swear that even Jin Hui, Jin Jianniang, and everyone else will be safe and sound. Not a single hair of theirs will be hurt. I've always kept my word, haven't I? Everything I've boasted about will come true forever, right? "
Mulan nodded and said, "I trust you."
Shen Lang said, "Baby, we're home. Why don't we take advantage of this time to do it again?"
Mulan said, "Okay, I'll give you half an hour this time."
Shen Lang said, "What?"
Mulan said, "No, nothing."
Master Lang was invincible.
An hour, an hour like never before.
… …
Shen Lang and Mulan returned to Marquis Xuanwu's residence.
Everyone was there, including Ning Yan and Baby Shen Li.
This was the first time Shen Lang saw Baby Shen Li.
He had only been born for less than three months, but he had already grown up a little.
Compared to ordinary babies, he was pretty.
But compared to Shen Mi and Baby Shen Ye, he was ordinary.
But he was really obedient and quiet.
Shen Lang carefully carried Baby Shen Li over.
"So good. Grandfather gave us a good name, but it can be better. For example, call him Shen Dali."
As soon as Shen Lang finished speaking, he was stepped on by Ning Yan.
He couldn't help but sneer. What's the use of stepping on me?
If you have the ability, you can kill me with a kick.
Then, Shen Lang hugged Baby Shen Li affectionately.
Baby Shen Mi looked at him enviously, her gem-like eyes staring at him.
Shen Lang bent down and picked up the extremely beautiful Shen Mi.
Our little Princess Shen Mi is getting more and more beautiful. Unknowingly, the little girl is already three years old.
Baby Shen Ye looked at his father, then at himself.
Daddy doesn't seem to have a third hand.
Then what should I do?
Am I the baby that gets abandoned?
"Wah …" Baby Shen Ye suddenly burst into tears.
Xiao Bing hurriedly picked him up and coaxed him, but she couldn't coax him at all.
"Seriously, why are you guys treating our little wild baby like this?" Xiao Bing complained, then stuffed him into Mulan's arms.
Staying in his mother's arms, Baby Shen Ye's crying turned into choking, and he looked at his father pitifully.
Shen Lang looked at Shen Ye gently and said in his heart, "Little Ye, because you are the strongest, Daddy has to dote on your sister and brother more."
A moment later.
Shen Jian walked over.
He was dressed in armor.
Shen Lang said, "Brother, why are you wearing armor now?"
Shen Jian said, "I can fight for you."
"Okay, thank you." Shen Lang said, "But at least there aren't any battles right now."
Shen Jian said, "I, I thought there were. Oh right, Daddy and Mommy are waiting for you at home."
"Okay." Shen Lang said, "I'll go right away."
Shen Lang returned Shen Li to Ning Yan and Baby Shen Mi to Xiao Bing, then went to see his parents.
Mulan said, "Husband, I'll go with you."
Shen Lang said, "No need. If you go, it'll probably be a little awkward."
… …
At this time, Shen Wan and his wife were not in Marquis Xuanwu's mansion, but in the small house in Maple Leaf Village.
This was their home when they were at their poorest.
Shen Lang came out of the house.
The dark clouds in the sky looked like it was going to thunder, but it didn't.
Sigh!
He hated this kind of weather the most.
If it was going to thunder, let it thunder.
If it was going to rain, let it rain.
It didn't matter if it was hail.
He took a deep breath.
Shen Lang pushed the door open and walked in.
Damn, it was indeed this scene.
His father and mother were kneeling on the ground neatly.
Shen Lang also quickly knelt down.
The family of three knelt together.
Shen Wan and his wife kowtowed to Shen Lang.
"Old servant Wu Ming greets His Majesty of the Great Qian Empire, long live, long live!"
… …
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