Chapter 531 Xu Zhenguan is offline, Zhao Duan returns to Beijing!
In the barbecue restaurant, the meat on the grate was constantly burned, but the two sitting opposite ignored it. No more interest in eating midnight snacks.
Zhao Duan felt it was amazing. This "Human World" is indeed very special. When both he and the empress were in a visual state, they could meet here. This is an extremely magical setting.
However, considering that Taizu of Dayu was infinitely approaching the power of "human immortals" back then, it is not surprising that he mastered some special means.
What really makes the current situation subtle is... for some reason, he appears here as the "Zhanghui".
No matter how big the mind is, it is difficult for Xu Zhenguan to think of this level. Under inertial thinking, he regarded him as the "leader" in the scroll.
"So...As of now, she probably hasn't encountered a character like a "leader" in this painting...
Well, is this an "open world"?
However, on the other hand, if Old Xu six hundred years ago could draw the world of the time point I traveled, and according to Zhenbao, before her and me, practitioners of the royal family, even if they visualized the "world", would not see this city...
So, is there a possibility...Is this world deliberately prepared by Lao Xu for me and her? "
Hiss... When thinking of this possibility, Zhao Duan felt a little horrified.
But when he thought about it, he had previously guessed that many things he had traveled through time were traces of being "arranged"... This absurd idea may not be impossible.
"If this is true, would it be that in the original design, I was her leader? Just like in the big dream scroll, I was accepted as a disciple by Pei Niannu who belonged to that world, and in this world, I am an indigenous person, Zhenbao is an outsider..."
"Stop—The more I think about it, the more I am confused, the random thoughts without evidence are meaningless. If you want to find out the truth, you can only continue to contact Zhenbao... Well, maybe our encounter will trigger something..."
And, he noticed keenly that after he said his name, the empress's expression changed significantly.
But she shouldn't have heard her name before.
Zhao Duan had a flash of thoughts and made a decision in his heart.
He is planning to hide his vest for the time being and try to play the role of a guide.
After all, "time travel" is really hard to explain, and he is not ready to share this biggest secret with the empress.
Although... as long as the empress continues to understand the city, she will lose her horse sooner or later. "Ha, it seems that Ms. Xu has many problems. But there is no hurry. The night is long, so you can chat slowly."
Zhao Duan showed an attitude of controlling the situation. He picked up the water cup and took a sip, and then asked casually: "Ms. Xu, you have heard my name too." Xu Zhenguan frowned and felt the difficulty of the person in the painting. She said coldly: "No."
Refused to answer without any concealment.
I've really heard my name?
Zhao Duan confirmed the guess in his heart, became more and more confused, and suddenly a strange thought came to his mind:
This is not the "blind date" arranged by Lao Xu... Unfortunately, I have already had a home run in reality...
Hey, after I entered here, I lost my cultivation level, and Zhenbao should be the same. Isn't that saying that if I practice dual cultivation here, I can bypass the limitation of being squeezed into medicine residue caused by the gap in realm?
Well...the premise is that I take the initiative to uncover my vest and reveal my identity... Huh, it's not the time yet.
As for the way to approach Mask Ray with this identity, he was even more uninterested.
What he cared more about was exploring the secrets left by Lao Xu in the murals.
"You haven't answered my question yet. If you continue to go around the corner, I'm not interested in wasting time with you." Seeing him silent, Xu Zhenguan's jade face was frosty and coldly urged him.
She stayed in this world for a limited time!
I am not interested in playing a puzzle with a person in the painting. With her identity and personality, even if she loses her power, she is still not something that a person in the painting can control and dominate.
It's you... Zhao Duan smiled helplessly, but his expression was still calm.
This is the world he is familiar with and his home court. "Ms. Xu is so anxious, haha, that's fine. Uncle Xu left a long time ago. I don't know where I went. I did leave me some things before leaving.
I also gave me a time and place, and asked me to arrive at that time, come here and take care of a relative for him for a while.
I arrived at the appointment today, and it seems that Miss Xu is the one I am waiting for. ”
Zhao Duan was nonsense and made a point of not believing it or not, I believe it anyway.
Is Emperor Taizu's arrangement? Xu Zhenguan's heart moved, without any doubt, and immediately stood up and said, "What did he leave for you? Where? I need to take a look."
No, I haven’t had time to edit it yet... Do you practice this style in the picture?
Zhao Duan sighed softly, smiled, thought for a moment, and stood up:
"Okay."
The waiter standing not far away saw that the two were about to leave, got up and walked over, and said in surprise: "Are you two leaving?" Xu Zhenguan's expression suddenly froze, and she realized an embarrassing problem. She had no money to pay the bill!
And she couldn't move forward and ended her meditation and "escape order". She was immediately stuck in place, unable to move forward and retreat. The dignified emperor had to face the dilemma of having no money to eat. Her pearl-like toes curled up slightly in her sandals...
"I'll do it." Zhao Duan raised his lips, calmly showed off the payment code, and then said to Xu Zhenguan: "There is no reason to let the guests pay for the meal."
Xu Zhenguan had a stern face and felt a little relieved.
Then, the two of them walked out of the restaurant one by one, leaving only a large group of diners behind them with shock, jealousy and regretful faces mixed with regret.
The conversation between the two was not loud, so in the eyes of many people, Zhao Duan went up to chat with him, said a few words, and stopped eating, so he took the beauty away...
"Why? If I had known this would be fine, I would do it too." I don't know how many people regretted it secretly and lamented repeatedly.
Exterior of the restaurant.
Zhao Duan was blowing the night wind and did not take a taxi. He signaled in a direction far away, put his hands in his pants pockets, and walked along the quiet road.
Xu Zhenguan was behind several positions, staring at him with vigilance, and his sandals hit the ground, making a crisp "dial" sound.
For some reason, she always felt that this chapter was full of indescribable and unexplained weirdness. However, although she had lost her cultivation, she could "quit" meditation at any time, so she was not afraid of any danger.
"Ms. Xu doesn't have to be so careful about me. Well, let's talk about it, where is Miss Xu from? How long have you been here? Do you live nearby?" Zhao Duan asked casually and tried to inquire about the situation.
Xu Zhenguan's beautiful eyes were filled with evil eyes and suddenly stopped.
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Beijing City, Imperial Heaven Supervision.
As a court institution established at the beginning of the founding of the Kingdom of Yu, a court institution dedicated to recording astrology and weather, the Imperial Heaven Supervision is located in the corner of the capital and is a clear water yamen.
But it has the tallest building in the capital... Well, the big bell tower of Tianshi Mansion does not count.
The top floor of this building, called "Singing Rooftop", displays many complicated and complex sighting instruments.
Not only that, it is also used to store books. The book walls covered with three walls are several meters high, so it is necessary to set up multiple ladders for books.
It was afternoon at this moment, and thin clouds in the sky blocked the sunlight and cast a large shadow. On this huge top building, several officials in the Imperial Heaven Supervision Bureau were on duty.
Suddenly, several officials stood up at the same time and bowed to the entrance of the lower level: "Master Sijian." One of them turned white and slightly hunched, and was already old. One eye was damaged by star-watching too many times when he was young. The "one-eyed" old man covered with an eye mask was wearing an official robe and a book wrapped in his armpit.
Beside him, there was also a teenager's book boy.
The old man was the chief supervisor of the Imperial Heavenly Prison. He had a third rank in name, but he had no real power. He was just a false string in the ritual system. Since Emperor Taizu, he has strictly ordered star officials from all dynasties to contact the officials of the court.
Therefore, even the Xuanmen coup and the subsequent court turmoil did not affect the Imperial Heaven Supervision.
This old man has been in court for only a few times in the past few years, and is an existence that will be forgotten most of the time.
The old man waved his hand and stepped back the officials downstairs, staggeringly crossed the dividing line between light and dark on the ground, and came to a huge semicircle that protruded out of the rooftop outside the wall, laying white marble like a half-star plate.
At night, there are stars, and you can catch the galaxy here.
Even if it is sunny and the stars are blocked, you can use huge instruments to observe astrological signs. "Master Sijian, why do you often come to work on duty in person during these days? The wind and sun are exposed? There are so many people in the official office to use it, but your eyes are not good, so why bother to work hard?"
After Shutong held the old man and sat down, he also sat on the edge of the platform and opened a parasol.
The one-eyed old man stroked the cannon-like instruments fixed to the white marble and smiled:
"When I was young, I started watching stars in the daytime and at night. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have lost a good eye, but I could exchange it for peace and wealth for a lifetime. I don't know how many people in the world are rushing to be the first to be the first."
After a pause, the old man smiled again and said:
"When the previous dynasty was destroyed, a fire destroyed the previous dynasty's stargazing record. After the Imperial Heaven Prison was rebuilt, generations of star officials recorded the changes in the celestial phenomena for six hundred years and also found some rules.
This rule is sometimes accurate and sometimes inaccurate. According to the oldest records in the prison, if there are chaos today, there are smoke everywhere, and perhaps the corresponding astrological signs will occur recently. "
Shutong curled his lips and disagreed: "People are observing astrological signs to predict good fortune and good fortune. How can they observe good fortune and good fortune? In turn, they look for astrological signs to get along with them? ”
The old man smiled and said, "Little boy, you will know in the future that we are the star officials who record the astrological signs and the historians who record the daily life of the emperor. No matter how we uphold the "faithful record", we can never escape human intervention.
If the emperor occasionally loses his or her speech after drinking and is recorded by the historian and asks him to delete it, will he or she delete it? All the historians who did not delete the heads were lost, and the star officials were no different. "
Shutong seemed to understand it and said curiously: "Master Sijian, according to what you said, is it that the six hundred years of astrological records recorded in our Imperial Heaven Supervision have also been fabricated? Who is so brave to make up? Emperor Taizu's law is there, aren't you afraid of beheading? ”
The old man said meaningfully:
"You also know that it was the law set by Taizu."
But he didn't continue talking, and instead controlled the cannon-like stargazing instrument and buckled the lens barrel little by little on the remaining one-eye.
And at this moment, the old man suddenly trembled, his face suddenly became extremely solemn, and his dry hands were so familiar that he could operate the instrument. "Master Sijian? What's wrong?" Shutong was shocked.
The one-eyed old supervisor who had been idle all his life suddenly stood up and quickly spread the book under his armpit, turning to a dense page full of handwriting, muttering in his mouth, stretching out his hand, and constantly moving his fingers on the paper.
He was stunned and murmured, "It's the corresponding one."
Then, the one-eyed supervisor staggered up, walked downstairs with a serious expression, and shouted: "Prepare the car! I want to enter the palace and meet the saint!"
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"What's wrong?"
Zhao Duan stopped when he heard the footsteps, turned around and looked at Xu Zhenguan dressed in a young urban girl.
The empress stared at him and said in a cold look: "I don't like anyone asking about me. And, I have... Well, according to your words, I have a fiancé. This time I come here to learn about my 'father'."
Well, although it is just a dummy in the painting, the empress's strong character makes her dislike being questioned.
She was soft and a woman's side was only revealed in front of a very small number of people, and most of the relatives are now dead, and the only thing left... After thinking about it, except for Mo Chou and Sun Lianying who served her since childhood, there was only Zhao Duan left.
In addition, perhaps because of the tips given by the Temple Zhu in Taiqing Palace, she was very tired of some of the characters arranged for her in this painting.
The look of looking back at her in this chapter made her feel a little uncomfortable, and she always felt like she was "see through".
It seems that there is no secret in front of him as an "outsider"...
After thinking about it, I simply explained it clearly and drew a clear line first.
Yes, yes, it's just this look like looking at garbage... The smell is too right... Zhao Duan was not angry after hearing this, but the smile on his face became a little deeper. He said with interest:
"Miss Xu seems to have misunderstood something. I just want to do my best to be a landlord. After all... to a certain extent, I have a friendship with Uncle Xu."
"That's good." Xu Zhenguan nodded with satisfaction.
Zhao Duan suddenly asked:
"Speaking of this, a girl like Miss Xu should be a very powerful fiancé, right?"
Xu Zhenguan didn't expect the topic to change so much. After thinking about it, she didn't know what she thought of. Her cheeks turned slightly red, and she gritted her teeth and said, "He is a bastard."
Zhao Duan's expression froze, no... I'm not talking about the kind of "awesome"...
At this time, Xu Zhenguan's expression suddenly changed slightly, as if he could sense something. He raised his head and looked at the night sky, and said to himself: "Is the time here?"
"What?" Zhao Duan blinked.
Xu Zhenguan just glanced at him and said, "It's nothing, I...I'll leave first, I'll come again if I have time."
After saying that, her figure disintegrated into a cluster of starlight bit by bit, and it rose from the ground and flew towards the night sky.
The empress is offline!
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, a little disappointed, but then he looked at the remaining star marks in the night sky and soared into the sky and felt thoughtful.
So, is this how the visualized person withdraws?
The remaining star marks are traces of leaving?
He reached out his hand curiously and touched the star marks in front of him.
Then, an accident happened!
Zhao Duan's hand actually penetrated into the star mark, as if... this star mark was a crack on the scroll...
The next second, a suction force suddenly came, and Zhao Duan pierced into the crack.
Vanished!
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In the capital, the imperial palace, and the depths of the Wugong Hall, Zhao Duan suddenly walked out of a mural!
(This chapter ends)