The Qintianjian Star Observation Deck is a close-knit part of the Great Inner Forbidden Palace.
Just to the west, on Luoshen Mountain, a complex of buildings stands tall, row upon row, with undulating heights.
However, the top of each building is inlaid with a huge luminous pearl. When it gets dark, it looks like stars have fallen on the mountain. If someone walks into it, it feels like they are diving into the sea of stars.
Oriental Future stands at the corner of the observatory, with the cliff at its feet.
"You said your name is Wei Nansheng, right?"
"That's right, but people here don't call me that. They just call me Black Emperor, don't they?"
The person who spoke was a beautiful woman with long hair reaching her waist, wearing a black robe. She had a graceful figure, tall and thin, and her facial features were clearly sharp, as if they were carved out of stone by a frozen knife.
Wei Nansheng's eyes were lifeless, as cold as hers.
"That's because they are not polite. Black Emperor is neither your nickname nor your name, but your nickname, and nicknames should not be mentioned in person."
"You mean, you are different from them?"
Wei Nansheng sneered: "But here, no one calls you by your name, right? They only call you Imperial Master."
"National Preceptor is my position and title. They should call me this. There is no problem."
"Then if I just call you Dongfang Future, am I not being polite?"
Dongfang Future smiled and said: "You can call me whatever you like, it doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?"
Wei Nansheng suddenly became angry, "The reason why you said it doesn't matter is because your Qintian Prison has already determined me, and you think I can't escape no matter what, and I can't fight, right?
It's like a child is angry with an adult. No matter how noisy he is, the adult just doesn't care. You have the same attitude towards me, right? ”
As she spoke, she became more and more angry, and she almost wanted to push Dongfang Future to the ground and beat him.
However, several guards on both sides had already warned her with their eyes. As long as Wei Nansheng took another step forward, they would take action without hesitation.
In this case, she could only give up and stand there, clenching her silver teeth.
"Are you thinking that you were sent here because you did something wrong?"
Dongfang Future still had the same expression as before. If he hadn't been in Qin Tian Prison and wearing the brocade robe representing the Imperial Master, he would have looked like a harmless young man.
He smiled slightly and said, "Actually, that's not the case. The reason why you were sent here is just because you were contaminated with the Dragon Emperor's cloud energy, and your destiny is consistent with it."
"Isn't it because I am unlucky?"
Wei Nansheng sighed, "Speaking of which, I was born to be a lone star of evil. Anyone who comes close to me will die, so it is normal for me to be entangled by some Dragon Emperor's son.
Because trouble is me, I am trouble. ”
"I know you did lead an unlucky life."
Dongfang Future showed some melancholy, "But it's not your fault, sometimes it's fate."
"Destined?"
Wei Nansheng felt even more resentful because of this, "It's just that all the bad luck fell on me alone, and I don't see what happened to you people."
Others were very angry when they heard this, but Dongfang Mirai just sympathized.
"Even if we don't invite you here, there will still be a driver who comes to find you."
"[Please] is a request or a question, not like you, who brought me from southern Xinjiang to Yujing without asking."
After Wei Nansheng vented his anger, he asked again: "I heard you say it many times along the way. The so-called driver refers to the person like me who has established a relationship with the Dragon Emperor?"
"Almost."
Dongfang Future nodded, "Whether it is active or passive, the driver is the person who is connected to the Dragon Emperor and the clouds in the world."
"In other words, am I actually a dragon? Have a chance to win the world?" Wei Nansheng's eyes suddenly flashed.
As soon as she said these words, the expressions of the guards suddenly changed, and they thought they had heard something terrible.
Dongfang Future secretly made a gesture to signal them to retreat.
After the guards retreated, Dongfang Future seemed to relax. He no longer had the airs of a grand master, but leaned on the railing, looking very lazy and undisciplined.
"Winning the world? How many heroes have had such a dream since ancient times, but in the end, only failure awaits them."
"But it is precisely because many people have failed that success seems so valuable, isn't it?"
Wei Nansheng suddenly extended an olive branch to Dongfang Future, "How about you come and help me, and then we can divide the world equally?"
"Who gets half?" Dongfang Future asked.
After Wei Nansheng was silent for a while, he smiled with relief: "After the matter is finished, will I survive?"
"I didn't mean to kill you."
Dongfang Future said frankly: "However, some people don't trust you."
"Don't trust me?"
Wei Nansheng nodded and said distressedly: "I don't trust them yet. If you put it this way, the court wants my life now, and the driver also wants my life, right?"
"Perhaps both sides actually have their own plans."
Dongfang’s future is unclear.
"But I can assure you that you will be safe during this time."
"This period of time?"
Wei Nansheng continued to ask: "How long?"
"Not necessarily, a month, or a year."
"Too fast, too slow."
Wei Nansheng complained: "Isn't it a kind of torture to have to wait alone for something that doesn't know when it will happen?"
"Probably."
Dongfang Future agreed: "Just like us stargazers.
I have observed since three days ago that among the stars in the northern sky, the guest star is approaching the main star of the main palace, and it is faintly brighter than the main star.
Of course I know that this is a bad sign for the royal family and the country, and it indicates that bad things will happen.
However, I don’t know when it will happen or what form it will take, so I haven’t reported it until now. ”
"Then you and I are different."
Wei Nansheng laughed and said: "I don't know anything, so I am helpless.
And you know a little bit about everything, but you think in your heart that it is better than not knowing, because there is nothing you can do. ”
"Really?"
If Dongfang has some enlightenment in the future, "It's much better to know nothing than to know a little bit, right? This is the first time I've heard such a statement. It's very interesting."
"Don't take it personally."
Wei Nansheng waved his hand, "That's just nonsense. I can't say anything profound. You can just listen to it. If you take it seriously, you are wrong."
After saying that, she asked Dongfang Future: "How many drivers are there like me?"
"There were supposed to be several people, but now there are only three left. You are one of them. Then there is a person named Yin Xiu who has mastered three, or four Dragon Emperor sons. You are his next target. .”
"That's it."
Wei Nansheng smiled, "So you mean to protect me?"
"It's almost the same."
Dongfang Future nodded: "He will definitely come to you anyway. This is also the main purpose of his going to southern Xinjiang."
"You cut off my hair."
Wei Nansheng grabbed a handful of his disheveled hair and put it behind his head, "Can you give me a sword?" "Sword?"
At this time, Dongfang Future wondered whether the driver in front of him might want to kill himself by wiping his sword on his neck as a protest.
"It's not suicide."
Wei Nansheng glanced at him and said, "Find me a good sword. It doesn't have to be a famous sword in the world, but it has to be a fast sword, a good sword, and one that can be used well."
"Can you use a sword?" Dongfang Future asked.
"Do you think that the dozen or so people who were injured when you arrested me fell to death themselves?"
Wei Nansheng sneered and said: "Don't worry, I want a sword not to deal with you, but to deal with the charioteer, who you call Yin Xiu."
"Oh?"
Dongfang Future couldn't hide the surprise on his face, "Why him?"
"Why can't it be him?"
Wei Nansheng stroked his hair, "I was originally thinking that if there were other charioteers in time, they might be innocent people like me. They fell into a tragic and hopeless fate just because they had contact with the Dragon Emperor's son. Among.
However, you said that he was collecting the Dragon Emperor's sons. In this case, he entered this destiny voluntarily and even with some expectations. ”
The more he talked, the more Wei Nansheng became interested in Yin Xiu.
"Hey, let me ask you, is he someone who wants to compete for the world?"
"I won't say hello."
Dongfang Future smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know what he thinks, but everything he does affects the world and the future of Kyushu."
"Oh, what a careerist."
The smile in Wei Nansheng's eyes turned cold, "Then he is suitable to die by my sword."
"I can't guarantee that they will give you a sword." Dongfang Future said.
"So, you are actually willing to give it to me?"
Wei Nansheng looked at him, "Aren't you afraid that I will grab the sword and kill you?"
"You won't."
Dongfang Future shook his head, "Because if a person wants to kill someone, he will not let the other party know his preparations in advance so that he can make arrangements."
"Maybe this is just my excuse?"
Wei Nansheng sighed and squinted her eyes to look at the stars like Dongfang Future did, but the stars all looked the same in her eyes.
On the other side of Yujing, Yin Xiu, Liu Banxian and Ma Xiaoyu were also standing on the roof, looking at the stars.
Liu Banxian also had an astrolabe in his hand, and he was adjusting the direction towards one of the reference stars.
"Ever since we set out for Yujing, Tanlang Star has given off an obviously different light, which makes me quite uneasy."
Ma Xiaoyu answered: "The Greedy Wolf is sitting in the Ming Palace, which is the Peach Blossom Star. However, people who are destined to be Greedy Wolf are actually the ones who know how to restrain their desires best."
"Yes, Greedy Wolf also represents mystery and the unknown in the astrology."
Liu Banxian nodded: "Coupled with the twinkling of the guest star Ziwei and the dimming of the main star, I am afraid that big changes will occur in the pattern in the near future."
"What about?"
Yin Xiu was still half full of water and half understood.
Ma Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at him, "I told you a long time ago that I would read more books in my free time at night, but you didn't listen. Are you showing cowardice now?"
"How can anyone read there without sleeping at night?" Yin Xiu didn't care.
"But you didn't sleep either."
Liu Banxian was confused, "What did Brother Yin do if he didn't sleep in the middle of the night?"
"I..."
When Ma Xiaoyu paused like this, she felt that she had said something wrong and blushed for a moment. However, it was very dark at this time and Liu Banxian didn't notice, so she continued to talk to the sky.
After the three discussed for a while, they came down from the roof.
As soon as Liu Banxian came down, he suddenly screamed and jumped back, stepping on Yin Xiu's toes.
"Ghost!"
Yin Xiu frowned, "That's not a ghost, it's Ren Qi."
Liu Banxian then took a closer look and saw that it was Ren Qi holding a lantern.
His expression was gloomy, his eyes were dull, and he really looked like a ghost.
"If you scare people, you will scare them to death!" Liu Banxian shouted.
"I don't know if it will scare people to death."
Ren Qi glanced at him, "But if you shout like this, even the ancestors who were here will have to wake up."
In this way, Liu Banxian finally stopped talking.
Ren Qichong said to Yin Xiu: "There are two rooms in the back room, one on the left and one on the left. They are a little far away, but they are quiet and suitable for you to hide. Even if you light a fire, no one will see it."
"What about you?"
Ren Qi glanced ahead and said, "I used to live in the front yard when I was a kid. I can't sleep anywhere else."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Yin Xiu nodded, knowing that what Ren Qi did was actually acting as a guard for them.
Because there is only one entrance to the Ren family's mansion: the front door. If he is there, he will be the first to know who is there.
Ren Qi didn't reply, but just held the lantern forward. With this gloomy and shabby environment, he looked like a ghost. No wonder Liu Banxian was about to scream.
After both parties tidied up and agreed on matters for tomorrow, Liu Banxian fell asleep in the room at the other end.
Yin Xiu was still sitting at the table in the room, sipping wine.
Ma Xiaoyu was lying on the big pear wood bed that had been tidied up, and she only poked her head out from under the quilt, "Are you acquainted with life?"
"How is that possible?"
Yin Xiu smiled, "I just feel more and more cautious after entering Yujing. I'm afraid we won't be able to get a good night's sleep."
"Really?"
Ma Xiaoyu smiled, "I said Tanlang was a peach blossom star before. Do you think this peach blossom star could be you?"
"Oh? Are there any signs?"
Yin Xiu turned her head. At this time, Ma Xiaoyu changed from lying on her side to lying on her side. The quilt slipped down, and what caught Yin Xiu's eyes was a piece of snow-white like jade.
"Does this count?"
Ma Xiaoyu blushed under the candlelight.
"I guess it doesn't count."
Yin Xiu also sat on the edge of the bed, "Because you said Tanlang is a person who can restrain his desires."
"What about you?"
"Then I will definitely have nothing to do with Greedy Wolf."
Yin Xiu's hands went deeper, and her body seemed to fall into the endless deep sea.
"But the self-defense weapon Liu Banxian gave me seems to be missing."
"It doesn't matter."
Ma Xiaoyu's voice was filled with laziness and expectation, "I can use my inner strength." (End of Chapter)