Dressed as the last nine-tailed fox

Chapter 364 The Black Umbrella on the Observatory

Hongmeng Ziqi felt uneasy when being stared at by Yi Changle. He took two steps back uncomfortably and asked with confusion on his face: "Yi Changle, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Yun'an is above everything. It's no exaggeration to say that his magic power is beyond the reach of all of us combined." Yi Changle did not answer Hongmeng Ziqi's puzzlement, but slowly retracted his gaze, "Besides, even if..." Yi Changle sighed halfway through his words, "We can make the truth that Kaisi is the ancestor of creation public, probably no living being will believe us, most likely..." Yi Changle pointed to his head and said directly: "They will still think there is something wrong with us."

Upon hearing this, Kaitian and Hongmeng Ziqi had complicated expressions and no one said anything, but their attitudes had already shown that they could not deny Yi Changle's words.

"So..." Yi Changle guided step by step, "We have to create a god - a god who can surpass the existence of the Creator in the hearts of all beings in the three realms."

"Impossible!" Kaitian retorted emotionally, "How could there be a god in this world who could surpass Kaisi? The entire Three Realms were created by Kaisi. Without him, there would be no Three Realms! Kaisi went through untold hardships to create the Three Realms. He did so much for the Three Realms... How could anyone surpass him! No one can surpass him! They don't deserve it!"

“Kaitian, calm down.” Seeing that Kaitian was in a bad mood, Yi Changle quickly spoke to comfort him, “Don’t forget, the current ancestor of creation is Yun’an, not Kaisi!”

"We are not going to dethrone Kaisi! Kaisi has been forgotten by all beings in the Three Realms. Everything we are going to do has nothing to do with Kaisi." Looking at Kaitian's lost eyes, Yi Changle sighed softly and warned: "Kaitian, it is not easy for us to get to this point. Now is not the time to act on impulse."

“I know.” Kaitian bowed his head weakly. After a pause, he continued in a muffled voice, “I understand what you said, but when I think about the fact that Kaisi did everything and he is the real creator, I can’t help but want to defend him and do something for him, even though… everyone has completely forgotten about him.”

"If you're wrong, we'll remember."

Hearing the voice, Kaitian suddenly raised his head, and his eyes met the gaze of Hongmeng Ziqi in the air. This was the first time Kaitian saw Hongmeng Ziqi show such a look, so sincere that Kaitian didn't know how to respond.

"At least we will remember him, and we will remember him forever." Hongmeng Ziqi assured Kaitian again word by word: "As long as he is in our memory, he will never disappear."

Kaitian's eyes gradually regained focus, and he smiled bitterly: "If he could hear what you said, he would definitely be very happy."

"I hope he can hear it too." Hongmeng Ziqi also curled up a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

“You two…” Yi Changle clenched his fists and said with a smile, “Don’t be sad anymore. If we don’t hurry up, once Yun An finds out about our plan, the three of us will be buried with Kaisi.”

“Buried with him?” Kaitian seemed to have only heard these two words. He said thoughtfully, “It’s not impossible. If that’s the case, Kaisi won’t be alone on the road to the underworld.”

The smile on Yi Changle's face gradually cracked. She took a deep breath and said in disbelief, "What did you say?"

“I…” Kaitian was about to repeat what he said, but he felt a murderous intent coming towards him, and smiled awkwardly: “I said of course we should hurry up.”

“But...how can we bring Yun An down from the altar?” Under Yi Changle’s gaze, Kaitian became cautious, “Even if we can create a god, where can we find this god?” Obviously, Kaitian believed that there was no existence more powerful than the Creator in the entire Three Realms. Even the Three Realms were created by the Creator, so how could they compare with him?

Yi Changle raised his chin and reminded: "It's far away in the sky, but it's right in front of you."

"You?" Kaitian frowned slightly when he thought of this answer. He was silent for a while before he spoke seriously and tactfully, "Yi Changle, I think we should think carefully before making a decision. I honestly say that although you are very good, you have no chance of winning against the Ancestor of Creation."

"Who said it was me?"

"It's not you?" Kaitian was surprised and frowned even more deeply, "Then... could it be me?" After thinking of this possibility, Kaitian waved his hands repeatedly, his whole body resisting, "If it's me, that's even worse. I'm not as good as you. I can't do this!"

"Don't worry, it's not you either."

Hearing this, Kaitian immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then he asked in confusion, "Who is that? You said it was right in front of us..." Kaitian looked around and asked in confusion, "Aren't there only three of us on the roof of the observatory? Could there be someone else?"

"Just the three of us." Seeing Kaitian's gaze passing over the Hongmeng Purple Qi several times without stopping, Yi Changle reminded him: "Think about it carefully. If it's not you, and it's not me, who else could it be?"

Kaitian rolled his eyes, put his chin in thought, and then asked, "Who is it?"

Yi Changle took a deep breath and pointed at the Hongmeng Purple Qi helplessly, "Who else could it be? Of course it's her!"

"she?"

"I?"

In front of Yi Changle were two pairs of big, round eyes, both of which were filled with disbelief.

Hongmeng Ziqi blinked hard and rubbed her face vigorously. She suspected that she was hallucinating. Then she kept a stiff posture, stretched out her finger with an extremely weird movement, and pointed at herself tremblingly, "Me? You mean me?"

"Yes, you." Yi Changle nodded, looking at the Hongmeng Purple Qi that seemed to be about to mutate, and unconsciously stepped back, keeping some distance between herself and her.

"She? Someone who wants to destroy the Three Realms?" Kaitian felt dazed and spoke in disbelief, "If we hadn't stopped her, she would have destroyed the Three Realms long ago. How could the sentient beings in the Three Realms believe in her?"

“Yes! I am the one who wants to destroy the Three Realms, and I want all the beings in the Three Realms to believe in me? Yi Changle, listen to me for yourself, is this reasonable?” Hongmeng Ziqi expressed his great agreement with Kaitian, “Let’s not talk about what I did before, just in terms of my true identity... I am like a rat crossing the street in the Three Realms.” There was a hint of loneliness between Hongmeng Ziqi’s brows.

"Without you, there would be no Three Realms." Yi Changle's voice was like a stone, thrown into the stagnant heart of Hongmeng Ziqi, causing ripples on the water surface.

"Although it is not what you wish for, the fact is that without you there would be no Three Realms. If you put it another way..." Yi Changle said solemnly, "The Three Realms were born because of you."

"Born... because of me?" In the Three Realms, the Hongmeng Purple Qi has always been regarded as an "ominous" existence. It was the first time she heard such a statement. She was a little dazed and almost subconsciously denied it: "No, the Three Realms were born because of Kaisi... because of the Creator. It has nothing to do with me." "The Three Realms were created by splitting you, so how can it have nothing to do with you?"

Hongmeng Ziqi lowered his eyes, "Even if I am not here, there will be Hongmeng Huangqi and Hongmeng Greenqi..."

"But it is you." Yi Changle interrupted Hongmeng Ziqi's self-denial, "You and the Creator are indispensable to the creation of the Three Realms, so in this world, only you can be compared with the Creator."

There seemed to be a magical power in Yi Changle's voice, which soothed Hongmeng Ziqi's irritability and gave her confidence. Thinking of the third person present, Hongmeng Ziqi slowly raised her eyes, "What about him?"

“Him?” Yi Changle looked in the direction of the Hongmeng Purple Qi’s finger, looked into Kaitian’s clear eyes, and admitted: “He…is of course an indispensable part of the occurrence of the Three Realms.”

"It's just that..." Yi Changle explained to the Hongmeng Purple Qi, "As for the candidate who surpasses the Creator, from the temperament point of view, you are more suitable than him."

"What's wrong with my temperament?" Kai Tianbian said as he turned around, trying to show his extraordinary temperament in all aspects, "Isn't my temperament good enough? Don't say I'm pretentious. There are so many adjectives in the world, but only the word perfect can match my temperament."

"That's good enough." Yi Changle quickly changed the subject as if coaxing a child, "It's just that you still have other burdens on your shoulders. There are some things in this world that only you can do."

"I am the only one who can do it?" Thousands of possibilities flashed through Kaitian's mind. In the end, he eliminated only one possibility. He said affirmatively: "You want the Kaitian Sword to reappear in the world."

"Yes." Kaitian's reaction surprised Yi Changle a little. She thought it would take some time and hints for Kaitian to think of this level.

Kaitian looked at Yi Changle, then at the Hongmeng purple energy, and his mind suddenly became clear, and he had a plan in his mind, "Yi Changle, do you... want to destroy the world?"

Seeing Kaitian's rare serious expression, Yi Changle nodded, "I want to destroy the world." As he spoke, Yi Changle's sight passed Kaitian and stared at the distant sky, "Only the Savior can surpass the Creator."

"The Creator created the Three Realms and gave life to all living beings in the Three Realms. With life, flowers and greenery can bloom on barren land. Therefore, the Creator's position in the hearts of all living beings in the Three Realms is supreme and difficult to shake." Yi Changle explained in an orderly manner, "If you want to shake Yun An's position, you must give all living beings in the Three Realms life again and let them witness it with their own eyes."

"We want Hongmeng Purple Qi to be the savior who gives hope to all beings in the Three Realms when they are in despair." Under Yi Changle's description, the three of them seemed to have seen the holy Hongmeng Purple Qi that exuded the light of hope. "Only in this way can the status of Hongmeng Purple Qi in the hearts of all beings in the Three Realms surpass Yun An."

"But if they knew my true identity..." Hongmeng Ziqi said worriedly, "Will they think all this is my conspiracy? After all..." Hongmeng Ziqi spread his hands helplessly, "I have always been the worst and darkest existence in the hearts of all beings in the Three Realms."

"Who said that you should hide your identity as Hongmeng Ziqi?" Yi Changle looked at Hongmeng Ziqi with determination in his eyes, "Since you have contributed so much to the Three Realms, you should stand upright in the sun and enjoy the admiration of others. You have suffered a lot of grievances before, and I will get them back for you this time."

Hearing this, Hongmeng Ziqi murmured, "Standing upright in the sun? Let the real me stand in the sun... OK, I am willing!" Hongmeng Ziqi's eyes seemed to be full of light, and his tone was firm and sincere, "Even if I have to go through untold hardships, even if I have to survive a near-death experience, even if I will fail, as long as there is a percent... no, a one in ten thousand chance, I am willing."

"I want to use the identity of Hongmeng Ziqi to walk on the street openly, listen to the birds singing, and smell the fragrance of flowers in the morning." As he said this, Hongmeng Ziqi smiled bitterly, "I have been in the dark for so long that I almost forgot what it feels like to stand in the sun."

Kaitian looked at the Hongmeng Purple Qi with more pity and guilt, "Yi Changle is right, you should stand upright in the sun. The Three Realms were born because of you, and the Hongmeng Purple Qi should not be the existence that everyone hates now. I will help you become the savior and take back the respect and gratitude that should belong to you."

"I owe you this, and all living beings in the three realms owe you this as well." Kaitian was extremely serious.

……

A few days later, late at night, black mist seeped out from between the copper bells between the eaves of the observatory, gathered little by little on the roof of the observatory, and slowly condensed into a solid object - it was an umbrella that was completely black, and the umbrella surface was engraved with complex golden scriptures. The golden scriptures kept rotating, and a faint blood color was hidden in them.

Kaitian, who was not far away, stood in the air, staring at the black umbrella intently, and asked Yi Changle beside him: "Think carefully, once this black umbrella is completed, we will have no way out."

"Throughout the ages, achieving success often requires necessary trade-offs and sacrifices." Yi Changle clenched his fists. "It was like this for Kaisi back then, and it is the same for us now."

Kaitian turned to look at Yi Changle, his eyes fell on her clenched fists, and said nothing more.

……

At daybreak, street vendors pushed out their carts, ready to start their day's hawking.

"Hey, look what's that on the observatory?"

I don't know who shouted this, but everyone on the street looked up and saw that there was nothing on the top of the observatory, but after one night, a huge black umbrella suddenly appeared, covering the upper level of the observatory tightly.

“It looks like an umbrella.”

"Why did you suddenly use an umbrella to cover the observatory? Doesn't this affect the appearance?"

"Eh?" A vendor rubbed his eyes. "I just saw a bird fly into it, and the umbrella seems to have grown a bit."

"Are you dazzled? An umbrella is an inanimate object, how can it grow?"

"Maybe my eyes are blurry." The vendor smiled and went back to his work.

The incident at the Observatory was just an episode, and the vendors soon forgot about it. The endless stream of hawking sounds rang out, and the morning market returned to its former bustle.