"The Holy Maiden said that if she cannot return, we will have to trouble Little Principal Chen to temporarily lead us."
The girls of South Stream Temple solemnly bowed to Chen Changsheng, their white dresses fluttering in the wind.
"Don't worry, the Divine Empress treats her as her own daughter. Out of respect for you, His Holiness will not do anything to her."
After returning to the house, Tang Thirty-Six explained to Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng knew that this was true, but why had Yourong given such an order to the girls of South Stream Temple before going to the Imperial Palace? Did she know that it would be very difficult for him to leave the Imperial Palace? Why? What did she want to do in the Imperial Palace? Was she still in the Imperial Palace?
He unsheathed his sword and threw a set of flexible armor in front of Tang Thirty-Six. "Remember to help me deliver this to Scholartree Manor and give it to Wang Po."
The flexible armor was covered in blood, some deep and some shallow, and there was also an extremely thin sword hole. Only the tie had been cut, so it should be very easy to repair.
Su Mo Yu and Zhexiu did not know what sort of flexible armor this was, but Chen Changsheng had specifically ordered it to be delivered to Scholartree Manor for Wang Po.
The Tang clan was the wealthiest in the world, so Tang Thirty-Six's insight was naturally extraordinary. Hearing the words' Scholartree Manor 'and' Wang Po ', he very quickly guessed what it was.
"This is the Six Protections Divine Armor?" He picked up the flexible armor from the ground and asked Chen Changsheng in shock.
Su Mo Yu and Zhexiu were also dumbfounded.
"Yes, this was originally the Wang clan's. It just so happens to be returned to Wang Po. He should be very happy."
Chen Changsheng then took out a bronze mirror and handed it over. "I don't know what this is, but it should also be a good item. If my guess is correct, it should be able to restrain the Orthodoxy's light energy."
This bronze mirror had probably been prepared by Zhou Tong to deal with the Orthodoxy's Divine Staff. It had not been of much use in the previous battle, but the fact that it had remained intact under the Halving Blade made him feel rather interested.
Tang Thirty-Six took the bronze mirror and gasped, "The Mirror of Pure Virtue?"
Chen Changsheng only knew that the Li Palace had a Hall of Pure Virtue, but he did not know that there was a mirror with the same name.
Zhexiu arched his brows. Su Mo Yu could no longer hold back. He walked up to Tang Thirty-Six, took the mirror, and carefully used his sleeve to wipe away the blood.
"Is this bronze mirror very famous?" Chen Chang Sheng asked.
"You never look at the Tier of Legendary Weapons?" Tang Thirty-Six countered, "Its position on the Tier is even higher than your Stainless Sword!"
Chen Chang Sheng was startled. He thought to himself that when he chopped down with his kitchen knife, he didn't see anything special about this bronze mirror.
"What exactly did you go to do? Kill Zhou Tong or rob him? "
Tang Thirty-Six carried the Six Protections Divine Armor and walked in front of him. He was speechless. "How could you have gone out for such a short time and brought back two weapons from the Tier of Legendary Weapons?"
Chen Chang Sheng said, "These are all Zhou Tong's belongings. When I killed him, I conveniently took them back."
After a moment of silence, Zhexiu and the other two looked at each other.
When they found out that Chen Chang Sheng had gone to kill Zhou Tong, they were very shocked, but they did not ask for too many details. This was because they had never imagined that Chen Chang Sheng would actually be able to accomplish such a task. Moreover, Chen Chang Sheng had later admitted his failure, but if he really was no match for Zhou Tong and had relied on the protection of the powerful figures of the Orthodoxy to return, then how could he have obtained these two treasures from Zhou Tong?
They turned to Chen Chang Sheng, waiting for his explanation. Chen Chang Sheng recounted what had happened in the courtyard in the alley of the Northern Military Department, but he still did not go into too much detail.
"You actually won?" Tang Thirty-Six looked at him like he was looking at a monster.
Chen Chang Sheng replied, "Since it was a battle to the death, victory and defeat are meaningless."
Tang Thirty-Six said in shock, "But in the end, you still won."
Chen Chang Sheng paid him no more attention, saying, "See what you want to do with this bronze mirror. If it's not easy to divide, then it can be left in the Orthodox Academy to be used as academy property."
Tang Thirty-Six was displeased by these words. "Last words are things that only need to be said once. Do you really have to constantly remind us that you're a person about to die?"
Chen Chang Sheng thought it over, then replied, "These are not last words, but the matter of inheritance."
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In the view of many people, the palace hall in the deepest part of the Li Palace did not suit the Pope's status. This was because there were too many flying eaves outside the palace hall, cutting the sky into the shape of a well. Perhaps this was the origin of the word 'courtyard'? But there was also an advantage. If one stood in the courtyard and looked up, they would often be able to see the neatly cut starry sky, a very beautiful sight to behold.
The night gradually deepened, the darkness also gradually deepened. It was even like an invisible cloud obscuring the stars in the night sky. The chilly winds of the early autumn could not disperse it no matter what. A voice arose from the depths of the darkness. This voice was very calm and indifferent, tinged with nostalgia and the vicissitudes of time, yet it also gave off the feeling that this nostalgia and vicissitudes was something that he intentionally wanted others to hear.
"It's been almost twenty years since I've seen the night sky here."
Just like many people in the capital tonight, the Pope had not gone to sleep. He had just finished watering the Green Leaf potted plants and was using a silk handkerchief to carefully wipe the water droplets off the leaves. When he heard the voice coming from the darkness outside the hall, he stopped what he was doing and slowly turned around.
"If you had not been too impatient back then, perhaps the story of these twenty years would not have occurred."
The Pope said to the depths of the darkness.
The person in the darkness replied, "Perhaps it's just that I didn't expect that you would ultimately still stand on her side."
Hearing these words, the wrinkles on the Pope's face seemed to deepen. He slowly said, "It's all in the past."
The voice in the darkness said, "Yes, it's all in the past. What we should be talking about is the present, the matter of tonight."
The Pope placed the silk handkerchief by the Green Leaf potted plant and walked to the stone steps outside the hall. Gazing into the darkness, he said, "Even now, I am still not very clear on just what you want to do."
The chilly night wind blew against his hemp robes, making them seem as if they were about to leave the world.
The voice in the darkness sank, as hard and indestructible as metal or stone. "You have always been well aware of what I want to do, but back then, you did not agree with my view. Now that twenty years have passed, you know that your judgment back then was wrong, so you must stand at my side."
After hearing these words, the Pope lowered his head to look at the shadow on the stone steps, sinking into a long silence.
"Tianhai possesses the best bloodline and talent, possesses the best position, but she is a woman. Her vision is limited, and there is a problem with her personality. The past two-hundred-some years of history have long since proved this point. If she continues to sit on the imperial throne of the Great Zhou, even if the confluence of the north and south proceeds smoothly, the Human race will still not be able to defeat the demons under her leadership."
The wind rustled the green trees outside the hall, the green leaves within the hall, and the light spilling out from the majestic and imposing Great Hall of Light behind them. All of this seemed to waver.
This was because the person in the darkness spoke once more, his voice even colder and more certain.
"Do you want the entire country to be exterminated? Do you really want to see the descendants of the Chen Imperial clan's bloodline destitute and destitute, wither day by day until their lineage is severed? When we parted in the Orthodox Academy, we had already agreed that I would be responsible for continuing the Imperial clan's bloodline while you would stay in the capital and watch over her for a while longer. Twenty years have passed just like that. Could it be that you've already forgotten your original thoughts and are intoxicated by the arrangement of two Saints sharing the same sky with her? No, in Xining Village, I used my indifferent eyes to look at you for more than ten years. I will not allow you to continue degenerating like this. Now is the time to lay my cards on the table. I will not allow you to continue guarding this uninhabited palace. If you cover your eyes, you will pretend that you do not see all these messy matters in this world. "
The Pope lowered his head to look at the faint shadow left behind by the eaves on the stone steps and fell silent for a very long time.
After some time, he raised his head to the depths of the darkness and asked, "Just where does your confidence come from?"
The person in the darkness replied, "No one can resist that sort of temptation. The ripe fruit is just on the branch, waiting for her to pluck it."
The Pope replied, "That child once said to me that only a Saint can resist it, but she has always been a Saint."
"The so-called Saints of the current world are just a joke. How could a greedy and shameless woman like her truly comprehend the principles of the divine? If she truly believed that eating that fruit would allow her to defy the heavens and change her fate to perfection, allowing her to enter the great realm above the Concealed Divinity, do you think she would be able to endure it? Do you know that night when he was ten years old, when the fragrance filled the air, how much pain I endured? If that greedy and foolish Golden Dragon had not once again braved the danger of falling cultivation to descend and I had gone into the Cloud Grave to fight it, I might have eaten him back then! "
The voice of the person in the darkness became cold and cruel. "Let alone the fact that in her view, this was something she had to do in order to defy the heavens and change her fate, the most merciless request of the Heavenly Dao. The fruit that fell from her body was ultimately eaten by her. How could there be a more perfect cycle of the Heavenly Dao? I could not see it, so how could she see it? "
The Pope's voice became somewhat tired, carrying with it a guilt that could not be easily released. "In the end, you still succeeded in deceiving me, and also deceiving Mei Lisha. Back then, in your letter, you did not say who needed to be sacrificed in this matter, much less that the person to be sacrificed was him."
"When a fruit is ripe, it has to be eaten by someone, whether it's poisonous or not."
"At the beginning, I believed that by allowing the fruit to ripen as quickly as possible, it could be planted into the fertile soil as quickly as possible, helping it grow into a towering tree."
"When the fruit is ripe, if it is not eaten by someone, it will eventually rot. In any case, that child will die. What problem is there in using his inevitable death to exchange for such a great benefit for all of humanity?"
"But that child himself does not know all this."
"Everyone has their own things that they want to do, but not everyone can make decisions for their own fate, have the right to choose."
"Could it be that only you have the right to choose?"
"Because I can provide you and this world with the best choice …"
"Do you know what sort of choice I and this world need?"
"Mei Lisha wholeheartedly wants the Imperial clan to return to its position, while you only care about the continuation of the Human race. He is the son of Tianhai and Emperor Xian, so no one will oppose him. Moreover, please believe me, he is the continent's most intelligent and most extraordinary youth. He is the most suitable successor to the Great Zhou Imperial Throne, and also the most suitable future leader of humanity."
"But that child is also your disciple."
The voice in the darkness disappeared for a very long time, and then it spoke up once more.
"But first and foremost, he is a member of the Imperial clan. From the first moment he existed in this world, he had to bear the responsibility for the continuation of the Imperial clan, to bleed for the Imperial clan. "
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