The King of Curses

Chapter 61 A big dream

When Cen Dongsheng returned to the town, his colleagues all stared at him curiously, and were very concerned about the content of his communication with King Pingdeng.

The two chatted for such a long time that it was obviously not something that could be covered up with just a simple "thank you".

They secretly watched the couple chatting from a distance, and even felt that the two of them were "having a great time"...

Captain Feng touched his chin with a gossipy expression on his face. When he was about to ask, Cen Dongsheng touched something hard in his arms, suddenly realized something, and interrupted him quickly.

"Wait! I forgot to give you something."

"what?"

Captain Feng's eyes widened in surprise.

"Sorry, I'll apply to go back again."

Cen Dongsheng turned his head and looked at the forest in the night, hoping that they would not go too far.

The King of Equality may be the freest person in the world. But I hope she won't move too fast this time and can stay in the local area for a while.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

He is ready to leave.

"Wait, go back again? You want to go find King Pingdeng?"

Captain Feng couldn't hold it in anymore and called him with a suspicious look on his face.

"You kid, you are not really bewitched by her, are you... Are you planning to throw yourself into the shoes of the Equality King?"

Cen Dongsheng stopped and glared at Lao Deng.

"I'm sorry, but I am a member of the ruling bureau in life and a ghost of the philosopher king in death."

"That's good."

After all, they had been teammates for a few years, so they shouldn't have no trust in each other. Captain Feng could see that he was really in a hurry, so he said:
"Go ahead. We'll wait for you at the old place. If you can't catch up, just ride a motorcycle. It just so happens that the demon boy brought back some spoils."

……

Looking at the young man's hurried back, Captain Feng clicked his tongue and shook his head.

The teammates next to him all had expressions on their faces where they were trying to hold back their laughter.

They walked towards the car.

"Come to think of it, I've always heard that Prince Pingdeng Yi Qingyan is very beautiful and very young, and I thought it was all exaggerated, just like in the past when emperors and generals were born, strange phenomena would appear from the sky..."

Someone sighed.

"After seeing her in person this time, I realized that the rumors were exaggerated. Her temperament and appearance are so beautiful that she doesn't even look like a human."

"Really? Why do I feel like you were about to piss yourself when they appeared?"

"You talk as if you're not afraid... Let's put it this way. Horror is horror, and beauty is beauty."

"I think it's because I was scared enough when I first appeared on stage. Now thinking back on it, it makes a deeper impression on me."

"Speaking of beauty, isn't our boss like that too?"

"That's right. Could it be that strong strength also has the effect of beauty?"

"But even so, normal people wouldn't have any thoughts about King Pingdeng. Cen Dongsheng is really a talented guy."

"Uh, wait, does he?"

"It's okay if he doesn't have it. We will help spread the word. Just say that he has a crush on King Pingdeng and has been pursuing him hard but to no avail. The most amazing thing is that he hasn't been killed after meeting him once... If this kind of thing is spread out, he will definitely be famous in the team, no, in the entire bureau!"

“…You are really good colleagues and good brothers.”

*
Cen Dongsheng naturally had no idea that his colleagues were already planning a conspiracy against him. He rode his motorcycle and sped along the forest road.

The fog in front began to slowly dissipate. He raised his head and looked at the end of the sky which was getting slightly brighter. A hint of white like a fish belly appeared in the dark blue sky.

The sun has not yet risen, but the night is beginning to fade.

...It's almost dawn.

To his relief, after leaving the forest, he quickly found his target.

King Pingdeng, who was holding the little girl's hand, was surrounded by a group of people.

There was a camp nearby with tents, several station wagons and off-road vehicles, and the campfire in the center had been extinguished for some time.

This team is like a wandering tribe, there are hundreds of people in it.

Those are the followers of King Equality.

According to me, the relationship between them is not that of rulers and the ruled like that of other ancestors, but they are simply fellow travelers on the same road.

Despite the huge disparity in status and strength, they are indeed equal in status and no one has any obligations to anyone else.

Cen Dongsheng walked towards them.

There were a few people in the crowd who looked like spell-binding masters. They quickly noticed his presence and approached him with a wary look on their faces.

"Wait, I know that person."

King Pingdeng spoke at this time.

……

The crowd dispersed.

She walked over and looked at Cen Dongsheng with a smile.

"Do you have anything else to do?"

"I've come to give the kid something."

Under the curious or wary gazes of his followers, the young man walked up to the little girl.

He took out a photo from his arms, wiped the blood off it and handed it to her.

"Since you are leaving, just take it as a souvenir."

He got this from a couple who were found dead in bed in a house in Lianhua Town.

He didn't think much about it at the time and put it away as evidence. It was not until he saw the little girl that he realized that the couple was her parents.

The little girl took the photo and looked at the family of three with happy smiles in the photo, as if time had stopped on that day.

She stayed where she was.

After a while, crystal tears as big as beans fell from her eyes.

She cried silently.

Cen Dongsheng sighed unconsciously.

A middle-aged woman with a kind face came over, pulled the little girl aside and comforted her in a low voice.

……

King Pingdeng looked at the little girl's back, turned around and said "thank you" to him.

"I'm saying this on her behalf. She will thank you in person when she grows up," Yi Qingyan said, "if you have a chance to meet again."

"..."

Cen Dongsheng just sighed and didn't answer.

If the child is willing to go to Tianhai City with her, maybe there is still hope... As for now, it can only be said that the hope is slim.

The two stood in the middle of the camp, watching the rest of the people packing up and getting ready to leave.

The morning light is dim, and they are about to embark on a new journey at dawn.

In the refreshing breeze blowing towards him, he suddenly heard Yi Qingyan asking:
"Cen Dongsheng, do you want to join me?"

"Eh?"

Cen Dongsheng turned his head in surprise to look at her profile, and she still looked calm and composed.

"Join? You're not saying..."

"Just think of it as a whim of mine. Not everyone follows me out of hatred. Some want to see how far I can go, some want to witness my end with their own eyes, and some hope that I can create a different world..."

Yi Qingyan shifted her gaze from the followers in front of her and winked at him.

"But, in fact, they are all weird people who come here on their own. This seems to be the first time that I have taken the initiative to invite them."

"…I feel honored, but is it really possible for someone like me—"

"Haha, I've already said that this kind of thing is irrelevant. I can't tell whether others are strong or weak, but they are not as strong as me anyway. So, do you want to come?"

Cen Dongsheng did not answer immediately.

He lowered his head and thought for a while.

"I still have questions."

"Another problem... Hey, are you a bit troublesome? This is an invitation from King Pingdeng."

Yi Qingyan laughed.

"Okay, you ask."

"What I've always been curious about is, what is the goal of the 'Equal King'? To be honest, I don't seem to see the destination you want to reach."

No matter which "ancestor"'s nickname is, it is a name given by the public, but it is precisely because the ancestor himself tacitly agrees that this title can be widely spread.

The same is true for "Pingdeng Wang". Although most people call her this as a mockery, Yi Qingyan still accepts it. If she really hates this title, this word will only become a taboo for the world.

"You really are just as they say, and you will do whatever it takes to create a world where everyone is truly equal, even if it means killing everyone..."

"That's a really good question. I haven't thought about it for a long time."

Yi Qingyan showed a somewhat nostalgic expression.

She looked up at the clear sky before dawn.

"To me, killing is just killing. But just like the birth and death of a person, people are always willing to give it meaning, even though it may just be a self-deception."

"so……"

"However, I have actually been thinking that if we were really living in an ideal society where everyone is equal, I would probably choose to commit suicide when my ability awakens."

she said with a smile.

"——The words 'equality' and 'king' cannot coexist, don't you think so?"

Although King Pingdeng himself said it lightly, he, the only listener, was shocked.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard someone shouting from the front.

"Miss Yi, the car is ready."

Someone greeted them.

"I'm coming."

Yi Qingyan stretched and took a step forward.

She walked lightly and gracefully, put her hands behind her back, and turned around.

This action removed the majesty of King Pingdeng, making the girl look playful and cute in a way that suits her age.

"Okay, have you made your decision?"

Cen Dongsheng realized that this was the end.

He shook his head with some regret.

"Sorry. I have work to do."

"Ah, very good."

Although she was rejected, Yi Qingyan seemed to be in a good mood.

"There are always people who misunderstand my actions because I killed someone, and think I am a messenger of justice on their side. It is really disturbing to have such unwarranted expectations."

"In my opinion, for you and all of you, the Philosopher King is righteous. She protects people's lives, unlike people like me who only bring chaos."

She laughed.

"Just pretend you didn't hear what I said before. It's been a long time since I chatted with someone like this. Thank you, Cen Dongsheng."

"……goodbye."

"See you."

After saying goodbye, Yi Qingyan walked forward, and her followers were waiting for her.

She didn't look back.

The convoy slowly drove out of the forest and set out on the long road ahead.

……

After King Pingdeng and her followers left, Cen Dongsheng was the only one left in the clearing in the forest.

He thought carefully about which direction he should go.

After standing there for a while and enjoying the breeze, Cen Dongsheng got on his motorcycle and reunited with his companions.

This was his encounter with King Pingdeng——

The only time and the last time.

*
A year and a half later.

One day when Cen Dongsheng was on duty at the Administrative Bureau, he was reading the news about King Pingdeng in the newspaper.

The discussions of his colleagues around him reached his ears.

Ever since that encounter, he had been concerned about her movements.

Not only him, but the entire society of curse masters has been paying attention to this recently—

Because in people's eyes, King Pingdeng Yi Qingyan has become a complete madman.

In less than a month, from Cangdong to Haibei, she eliminated dozens of large and small curse-master forces and groups, wrestled with the forces that ruled the region, and stirred up countless bloody storms.

I heard that after a series of conflicts, all the followers who followed her at the beginning have died, and now there is not a single one left.

I don’t know if this is the reason, but King Pingdeng’s behavior has become more and more insane, and he has committed several large-scale massacres in the past week.

"In the latest 'Jinjiang City Massacre', the death toll caused by King Pingdeng himself exceeded 10,000, including more than 300 spell-binding masters, and the rest were almost all civilians..."

Cen Dongsheng put down the newspaper and lowered his eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

Jinjiang City, his hometown.

Although he is an orphan, all the people he knows are now in Tianhai, and no relatives or friends died in this catastrophic attack...

But that city still holds his thoughts and his past.

But now it has been completely destroyed by King Pingdeng, and the people in his hometown are suffering greatly.

King Pingdeng destroyed the "Ghost Mother Society" and avenged him and the victims of the "Yin Bing Passing Through the Border", so he should be grateful;

King Pingdeng destroyed his hometown, so he deserved to hate him.

But the fact is, neither gratitude nor hatred can tip the scales in my heart firmly to one side.

He could not, like his followers, risk everything on the possibility of having the Equal King avenge him;
Nor can he be like most people in this world, who only feel fear and disgust towards the most vicious and evil ancestor who acts recklessly and simply regard him as a great devil.

Cen Dongsheng, who was alone, was mediocre in both ability and status, as he himself said;

Even personality and the way of looking at people and things are like this.

It is precisely because Cen Dongsheng is such a person that his attitude towards that person is so complicated.

He even thought, if he had accepted King Pingdeng's invitation that day, would things have turned out differently?

Although the King of Pingdeng at that time used extreme means and killed countless people, there was still something about her that resonated with Cen Dongsheng.

For a moment, he really felt that the man might be a remarkable person.

She is the figure being watched by those eyes that seem to be burning with smoldering fire, and she is the only remaining hope for the weak.

But Cen Dongsheng soon came to his senses and realized how stupid this idea was.

Maybe it was just because of the emotions and impulses brought about by the experience that day that made him lose his mind.

Although the King of Equality whom he had met that day was quite easy to talk to, it was probably because he was a strange outsider to her.

Yi Qingyan, what kind of person is she? Cen Dongsheng could never get the answer from just one encounter...

No one can get the answer.

No one could get close to her, no one could understand her.

She is like the stars in the sky and the moon in the water.

Cen Dongsheng thought about it and felt that if there really was a chance to change her in this world, it would be to have a powerful enough force, a force that was strong enough to counter her murderous intent.

That is, after becoming "Zu", you can become her companion, so that you can stop her before she goes crazy.

But this is impossible. The few people at the top are always rivals in the eyes of the King of Equality and in each other's eyes.

Cen Dongsheng put down the newspaper and looked at the blue sky outside the window. He had a premonition that the train rushing towards the abyss...

The end is coming.

……

a few days later.

The Director General of the Governing Bureau, the philosopher Wang An Zhizhen, officially declared war on King Pingdeng and called on other regions to jointly issue a wanted warrant.

The "ancestors" who participated included King Jile, the ruler of the Cangdong region, and King Youming, who already had a grudge against King Pingdeng.

A great war has begun.

This battle involved almost half of the forbidden forces of the Hexia region. It was so fierce that the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim. It finally ended with the death of King Pingdeng.

Naturally, the death of King Pingdeng was a great joyous event for the world and all mankind. On the day of her death, countless people celebrated.

That was when Cen Dongsheng had been a forbidden master for four years.

……

Now time.

Summer of 2010.

At night, Caixin College becomes a haunted house.

The reborn person's eyelashes trembled slightly and slowly opened.

(End of this chapter)