Chapter 762 Meeting Lu Shiyao Again
Gu Xu walked unconsciously in a white world, surrounded by nothing and silence.
After a long time, he suddenly realized that he still seemed to exist.
Consciousness did not dissipate with death. His thoughts slowly emerged in a chaotic ocean, allowing him to gradually regain his ability to think.
This made him feel a little strange.
Logically speaking, he was counterattacked by the power of heaven and earth, and the universe should no longer be able to accommodate him. His soul should be completely crushed and turned into powder without any trace.
However, at this moment, he clearly felt his presence.
Although it is intangible, it seems to be forced to stay in this void world by some unknown force.
He observed his surroundings carefully.
This vast white space seems to be filled with some kind of fog, but it is completely different from the dangerous and sharp Hunyuan Qi, or the fog in the "colorless sky" that contains the majestic flow of information.
The mist seemed soft and warm, bright and reassuring, as if it was releasing some kind of kindness to him.
Unconsciously, he slowly raised his hand, trying to touch the misty white mist.
Actually, he has no hands or even a body.
However, at the moment when his thoughts moved, his body seemed to condense into shape instantly.
He saw his uninjured hand, with fair and healthy complexion, passing through the white mist.
The next moment, the white mist in the entire space quickly condensed, became thicker, and gradually outlined vague outlines. Then these outlines became clear, transforming into a series of carved pavilions and pavilions.
The eaves of the house are slightly raised, like solidified waves, covered with thick snow.
The bluestone path is faintly visible under the snow, winding to the exquisitely carved nine-curved stone bridge not far away.
The pond under the bridge has long been frozen, and the ice surface is crystal clear, contrasting with the gray sky.
The mist floating around Gu Xu gradually condensed into pieces of snowflakes, falling like goose feathers.
A few snowflakes fell gently on his palm and turned into water droplets instantly, sending a chill to his heart.
“Are you here?”
At this moment, a light and sweet voice floated from a distance.
Gu Xu followed the sound and looked.
There was no one on the Jiuqu Stone Bridge.
However, the moment the sound sounded, a whirlwind swept up the snow on the ground and quickly condensed it into a slender human shape out of thin air.
Wearing a plain skirt, she sat quietly on the railing of the stone bridge.
A pair of bare bare feet hung above the pond, swaying gently.
She slowly turned her head and gave Gu Xu a faint smile.
It is like the spring breeze blowing on my face and the pear blossoms blooming for the first time.
"Miss Lu?"
"It's me, Master."
As if pulled by some inexplicable force, Gu Xu involuntarily walked along the snow-covered path onto the stone bridge, and stood on the stone bridge. He sat down next to her.
He looked at her face blankly.
The look of Lu Shiyao in front of him was the same as in his memory.
Orchid Fen Lingzhao, Yuying dust clear.
The clouds are solitary and blue, and the moon is pale and cold in the sky.
However, compared with the snow girl whose eyes were as hollow as abyss and whose face was expressionless, the girl in front of her was obviously much more lively.
Between every frown and smile, you are full of agility and cuteness. "You...haven't you already melted?" Gu Xu asked softly.
"Have you not been completely crushed by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and your soul has disappeared?" the girl asked, with a hint of joking in her tone.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and then they laughed in unison. The laughter echoed in the silent snow scene, revealing a bit of emotion and relief of seeing each other again after a long separation.
"It seems that this is a world that belongs to the dead...no, it should be said to belong to people who have completely disappeared from the world." Gu Xu said slowly.
The souls of the deceased in the wild world will enter reincarnation.
However, he and Lu Shiyao had already completely dissipated their souls, and it seemed inappropriate to describe them as "dead".
"No," Lu Shiyao shook his head gently, his voice like a gurgling stream, clear and sweet, "Sir, in fact, you are not completely dead. In a sense, you are still 'alive'."
"Alive?" Gu Xu frowned slightly, a little confused.
"You once told me before that a person will die three times in his life." Lu Shiyao repeated his words softly, his voice as gentle as the breeze.
“The first death is when our heart stops, our breathing disappears, and we physically pass away.
“The second death is when others hold a formal funeral for us. Announcement of our existence to the world is a thing of the past, and all our social relationships dissolve with it.
"The third death is when the last person in the world who remembers us forgets us.
"From that moment on, everything about us is completely annihilated and has no connection with this world.
"Although my soul has long since dissipated, I still live here."
Lu Shiyao said, stretching out her long white fingers and gently pointing at Gu Xu's chest.
“The whole world has almost completely forgotten my existence, but you are the only one who still remembers me. Because of this, when my soul burned out, your thoughts retained the last trace of my consciousness, and Incorporate it into Jinghong Pen
"That's why you can see me here."
"So, is this my conscious world?" Gu Xu pondered, "No, this still doesn't explain why I can still exist. ..."
"I live in your thoughts, and you also live in the thoughts of others!" Lu Shiyao smiled softly, her bright eyes turning into crescent moons.
Gu Xu rarely saw her smiling before.
When she was a snow girl, her face seemed to be frozen by a thick layer of ice, burying all her emotions deeply without revealing them.
But now, she was smiling freely, and Gu Xu felt that it was both strange and familiar at the same time, like a dusty painting that had been gently dusted off and regained its dazzling brilliance.
"In other people's thoughts?"
"Yes, look!"
Lu Shiyao stretched out her hand and pointed to the frozen pond.
Under the vast white ice, blurry pictures suddenly appeared.
He seemed to be soaring, overlooking the wild world.
He saw that the rivers and mountains seemed silent, shrouded in vast sadness.
He saw soul flags hung high inside and outside the palace, and all civil and military officials were dressed in plain clothes.
He saw the funeral car carrying the coffin moving slowly along Luo Jingtian Street. There were already a sea of people on both sides of the street. Wanmin, dressed in plain clothes and holding white flowers in their hands, stood on both sides of the road. From time to time, soft sobs could be heard from the crowd, and the grief was beyond words.
"Sir, did you hear that? Your people now call you the 'Human Emperor'!" Lu Shiyao said softly, with a bit of emotion in his eyes.
"These bastards, I have said it countless times, if I die, the funeral will be simple..." Gu Xu sighed and said helplessly, "It turned out that they never took my words seriously, nor did they take my words seriously..." I take my money seriously..."
Inadvertently, a sentence that Emperor Ziwei said a long time ago appeared in Gu Xu's mind:
All living beings in the world may not remember the people who dominate them, but they will definitely remember them. Those who stood up and died for them. (1)
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Note:
(1) From Chapter 175 of Volume 2, "He Will Become the Lord of the Wilderness".