Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 191: Shengjing Draft (I)

"You want to suppress Xuanmen and make it unable to recover. Do you know that all the karma will fall on you in the end?"

The "shadow" whispered to her softly. Under the mirror was another relatively distorted, dim, and drizzling world.

Xu Shanshan knew that he was in a trance for a moment and was dragged into this mirror world, and there was only one person who had the ability to do this.

"So what? There is gain and loss. I don't want to be a puppet of Xuanmen or devote myself to the royal family until my death. The price of freedom has always been high." She smiled slightly.

“Your freedom does not lie in soaring into the sky and doing whatever you want, but in replacing Emperor Yue, changing his fate, and taking responsibility for the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the Jing Kingdom for him?” The "Shadow" asked back faintly.

Xu Shanshan spread out his palms, the veins on his palms were clear and complex, just like everything in this world, although the origins and destinations were clear, they were influenced by countless connections.

"I have protected this world for nearly a hundred years. Now I am asked to watch it being destroyed. If it were you, Master, could you do it?" Xu Shanshan asked softly.

The "shadow" under the mirror is no longer calm, but turbulent and fluctuating, like a plucked string, which is plucking to the extreme and then bouncing back fiercely. The falling rain changes color, and the world under the mirror is chaotic and messy.

The mirror image was reversed, and the "shadow" turned from under his feet to the opposite side of Xu Shanshan. It lost its disguised appearance, but could not restore the appearance it should have, and finally appeared as a black and gray human figure of ash.

"…When did you realize it? When did you plan to take advantage of the situation?"

"I didn't realize your purpose because I never doubted you. That year you suddenly disappeared, leaving me and the temple behind, and I have been looking for you... But in sixteen years, I can't find you, nor can I calculate your whereabouts, let alone whether you are alive or dead."

"Until... I saw the warning you wrote about my fate - I have an extremely strong destiny, a vicious and cunning nature, and I am destined to be a tyrant. I am destined to overthrow the world and ascend to the throne of the world's ruler with extremely cruel and brutal means."

At this point, Xu Shanshan curved her lips and chuckled.

"It turns out that Master already knew my true nature. I am really tired of pretending for so many years. I don't want to suppress myself and pretend to be nice to the world anymore."

"I guessed some of the reasons why you left, so I waited. Instead of moving, it's better to stay still and use stillness to overcome movement. This may be the key to my breakthrough."

"You and I can both calculate everything in the world. Logically speaking, the contest between us as master and disciple should be evenly matched. The only difference may be that you... are not as decisive as me in making choices."

"Master, I know that you have resentment in your heart. In order to keep the peace of Jing Kingdom forever and to keep Jing Kingdom under their control forever, Tianmen Temple, Buddhist Galan Temple, Xuanmen Lotus Palace, Taoist Qingshuang Tower, Wenxin Valley, etc. jointly selected you. I will teach, hone and create you to become a great master of a country."

"On the surface, you are the great master of a country, but in reality, everything you have is given by them. You can never go against their will. You are right. Even if you are high up and even the emperor regards you as the imperial master, you are still just a puppet."

Xu Shanshan listened to the story quietly. She knew her life story very well, and no one could empathize with her experiences as deeply as she did.

"I am very grateful that Master did not hide anything and told me all this. I thought you would always stand by me and help me break free from the shackles and cages, but you betrayed me."

Shadow was silent for a moment, perhaps because of his inner turmoil. His voice was dry and restrained: "If you were not so extreme and did not have so much resentment in your heart, maybe I would really..."

"You have never believed me. In your eyes, you are sure that I am the tyrant you predicted who will cause a sea of ​​blood and corpses in the future of Jing Kingdom, so you won't do that." Xu Shanshan knew him very well.

"Shadow" no longer tried to refute her conclusion, just as Xu Shanshan did not refute his conclusion about himself.

"You are moving towards the prophecy step by step. The iron-blooded decree you issued in Shengjing has aggravated the conflict and hatred between the royal family and the Xuanmen. You must kill the seven kings and start a war. I don't know how much blood was killed during this period. If you are a benevolent monarch, you will not be so reckless."

"A benevolent ruler? Jingguo has had many benevolent rulers throughout its history. Haven't there been times like this where there was bloodshed and the country was divided, and the people had to pray to the gods to live in peace?"

"The world you want is one of living in disgrace and whitewashing peace, but that's not the world I want." The virtual world in the mirror began to collapse and shatter under Xu Shanshan's feet. The "shadow" was entangled in the lower body by the waves, and the icicle spikes turned into sharp arrows, pressing straight at its body.

"They have probably guessed your identity." "Shadow" did not escape, nor did he even resist.

A cluster of "ice flowers" in Xu Shanshan's hand was constantly changing. Her eyes were crystal clear and she had an unpredictable smile on her face: "Do you think I care?"

"Shen'er, although you have comprehended the Taiyi Divine Numbers to the highest level, do you know what kind of huge force you are fighting against? They are lurking deep in this land, and their roots are strong..."

"I know. But you, you betrayed me on one hand, cared for me on the other, were hostile to me on the other, and reminded me to be careful on the other. You are so contradictory and changeable. Don't you think that you are... ridiculous?"

The "shadow" was pierced with holes, it dissipated like fog for a moment, and then barely condensed into a figure.

"I know that when you find me, you will not be as hesitant as I am. You have always been a decisive person... You will find me, and let me hide for a while."

Xu Shanshan waved her sleeves, and the light on the Stargazing Terrace dimmed, leaving only a faint halo sprinkled on her snow-white clothes.

“Maomao…”

"Shan, what's wrong with you? I kept calling you and you didn't respond." Maomao patted her with his wings in surprise.

Xu Shanshan was in a trance for a moment, and she found that she had left the mirror illusion. She lowered her eyes to search the Stargazing Platform, and said, "He calculated that I would appear here, and set up the illusion array in advance."

"You've entered the illusion array? Who is it?" Maomao asked in surprise.

"How many people in this world can lead me into the battle?"

Maomao guessed it immediately, and he angrily asked, "What else does he want to do?"

Xu Shanshan seemed to be thinking about something: "He appeared in front of me several times, but he was always evasive and never showed his true form... Maomao, his ability is not as good as before. He didn't even detect the soul-searching talisman I put on him."

"Really? Then where is he now?" Maomao was surprised.

Xu Shanshan picked it up in his hand, stroked its warm fur, and said regretfully: "I can't figure it out at the moment, and if we wait a little longer, his whereabouts will be exposed."

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February Spring

The cold winter is over, all things are covered with moisture, and wherever the spring breeze blows, the spring green is pleasant and prosperous.

The drizzle fell, tender buds sprouted, and willows gently brushed the embankment. The Holy Capital has been very lively recently, with more and more people coming to the capital.

"Master, take a quick look. Are all those men on the carriages selected from various places?"

Team after team of people dressed in colorful clothes came one after another, singing and dancing on the clean bluestone streets of Shengjing, and the streets were transformed into a stunning landscape.

Chunsheng followed Nangong Yu with his bag on his back. He clearly didn't want to join in the fun, but he was forced to parade with the crowded crowd.