Chapter 122 Reappearance in the world
Chapter 122 Reappearance in the world
The person who came was Pei Jinge.
The chief of the Sky Patrol Department left the Divine Capital last night and headed for Yunmeng Lake at a moderate pace. After gaining a general understanding of the events here, he naturally headed to the depths of Yunmeng Lake.
Her idea was simple and direct. She wanted to give this group of practitioners a chance to turn back, rescue those who could be rescued, and then deal with the attack of the evil demons.
The reason she did this was because her responsibility in the Sky Patrol was to resolve conflicts and value peace.
This is something Pei Jinge has long been accustomed to doing.
Habit does not mean laziness, she always remained vigilant...but no matter how vigilant she was, she could not have imagined that the scene she saw after entering the depths of Yunmengze would be so absurd and bizarre.
The leader of the Tianming Sect was sitting there, eating a midnight snack with Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng, and they seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.
The gaze is relative.
The moment she saw Taoist Yingxu, Taoist Yingxu naturally sensed her.
So it was difficult for her to leave.
In that case, why not do something that makes yourself happy.
For example, just play a few rounds of mahjong.
This is what Pei Jinge thought.
She said so too.
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No one rejected this proposal. The old man personally cleaned up the leftovers on the table. After cleaning it up carefully, he turned around and borrowed a set of mahjong from the side.
At the same time, Pei Jinge and Qing Xiaoyue passed by each other.
During this time, the two of them exchanged four sentences.
"It seems that you are really not very popular."
"Anyone who does my job will have poor popularity."
"Isn't this your own problem?"
"of course not."
Qing Xiaoyue didn't want to pay attention to her and let the conversation stop there.
Pei Jinge took a seat and looked at the Tianming Sect Leader sitting opposite him. He asked casually, "Even if something big happened here, you came too hastily."
The old man narrowed his eyes, looked at her and said, "The two directors of the Sky Patrol Department have arrived together. What's so strange about me coming earlier?"
Pei Jinge laughed at himself, ignoring the probing tone in the conversation, and said jokingly: "I haven't yet achieved the realm of immortality, so my weight is not as heavy as yours. An adult like you should appear at the end to live up to your status."
The old man sighed with a melancholy look on his face, shook his head and said, "As I get older, my patience becomes less and I can no longer sit still and do nothing."
As they were talking, the sound of mahjong tiles colliding on the table could be heard, which sounded very pleasant.
For those practitioners who have reached a high level, the most interesting game in the mundane world that aims to fight with others is of course the fight for the world, but it is undoubtedly also the most troublesome, and most great practitioners are unwilling to get involved in it.
Most of the time, they still prefer small games like mahjong.
It involves both a competition of computing power and consideration of human sentiment, but ultimately it all depends on luck.
Of course, the premise of all this is not cheating.
Having said that, in fact, the four people present had hardly touched mahjong, but fortunately they still knew the general rules.
"You are not far from metamorphosis, right?"
The old man, the banker, casually played a card and said with admiration, "It's just a chance away."
Pei Jinge glanced at Gu Zhuo casually and said, "How easy is that?"
Yu Sheng didn't say anything, just listened quietly and played cards.
For some reason, she always felt that everything Lu Mingcheng said tonight was a little strange, but she couldn't figure out what was strange about it.
After Gu Zhuo asked the old man to leave but was rejected, the old man immediately said the four words "conceal the truth and escape from the sea", saying that he wanted to use the breath of everyone to cover up his whereabouts and not leave any traces.
Like it’s for reassurance?
How can there be such a conversation in the world?
Yu Sheng glanced at Gu Zhuo.
Gu Zhuo looked calm.
"No matter how difficult it is, it is better than having no hope at all."
The old man glanced at Qing Xiaoyue and said coldly: "This traitor of the Tiandao Sect has no hope of ascending to heaven in this lifetime."
Gu Zhuo thought that he was a traitor.
Qing Xiaoyue said calmly: "Metamorphosis is important, but for me, living correctly is more important."
This statement did not disrupt the game.
The four of them were still playing mahjong seriously. The sounds of chopping and bumping could be heard from time to time, allowing the game to proceed smoothly.
Unfortunately, until the end of this round, no one was able to win and the game could only be lost.
While building the cards, Pei Jinge suddenly said something.
"The silence here won't last long."
Her voice was full of curiosity. "It won't take even half an hour for someone to find out that I'm left here. What are you going to do then?"
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Unlike Qing Xiaoyue who is in the dark, Pei Jinge is the face of the Sky Patrol Department.
The moment she came from the Divine Capital and decided to personally resolve the issues in Yunmeng Lake, her every move was destined to be noticed by everyone and not be ignored for a moment.
If she were to go missing, it would cause a huge uproar.
"Honestly, this was unexpected."
The old man looked at Pei Jinge and said, "I know what the Wan family's attitude is, so I never thought you would come so quickly. There is really no good way to deal with this situation."
Pei Jinge said no more and made a note of this in his mind.
The old man looked at Gu Zhuo and said with a sigh: "No wonder you advised me to leave before. There were so many unexpected things tonight."
Yu Sheng remained silent.
She thought to herself, how could there be so many accidents in this world?
Tonight... No, things have been different since a certain moment.
It seems as if everything is a destined encounter.
At this moment, Gu Zhuo's voice rang out.
"But you won't leave anyway."
"Yes."
The old man looked at the starry sky tonight, sighed and said: "After all, tonight is a continuation of seventeen years ago."
As soon as the words were spoken, the place suddenly fell into silence.
This did not affect the excitement around, people were still arguing, drinking, and making trouble.
It's like two completely different worlds.
Yu Shengmo's brows were tightly knitted.
Gu Zhuo's mood was unusually complicated.
Pei Jinge looked into the old man's eyes, smiled and asked, "That natural disaster seventeen years ago was caused by you?"
"What do you think?"
The old man smiled and said sincerely: "If I really had such a great method, then the Great Qin would have been reduced to a swamp today."
"Stop talking."
Gu Zhuo changed the subject and said to the other three: "Hurry up, this round hasn't even finished yet."
So the game continued.
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People are playing mahjong on one side, and people are dying on the other side.
To the evil heretics led by the Tianming Sect, the response given by the Qin Dynasty tonight was undoubtedly beyond their plan, so the terrifying offensive that was like a tidal wave did not achieve the expected results.
However, all the surprises tonight are relative.
Pei Jinge had no news after he went deep into Yunmengze, which directly put great pressure on the Qin side. Combined with the madness displayed by the Tianming Sect tonight, everyone who knew about this thought of a possibility, or a name.
After realizing that it was most likely the Lord of Destiny who had arrived in person, the war in Yunmengze did not intensify but gradually subsided.
Even Xian Yishu and Taoist Chang Yu had ended their fight, with the latter losing an arm as a result. Both had already set their sights on the depths of Yunmeng, ready to rush over there once their injuries had stabilized a little.
Long before the two of them, people with ulterior motives like the head of the Wan family had already gone deep into Yunmeng.
Just like Qing Xiaoyue at the beginning, this group of people had no intention of boarding the ship. After confirming that they had sensed that the Taoist inheritance was nearby, they concealed their breath with the most serious and careful attitude, silently watching the hustle and bustle on the ship all night long.
They were well aware that there were people around them, many powerful people who had the same idea as themselves, but no one took the initiative to reveal this fact, but silently waited for that moment to come.
Just as everyone was bathing in the starlight and waiting for time to pass silently... dark clouds slowly floated in the sky.
The world then became dark.
Many people subconsciously looked up at the night sky, frowning in confusion, thinking that it clearly didn't look like it was going to rain tonight, so why was there such an extra layer of clouds for no apparent reason?
More importantly, there is not a single unnatural atmosphere in it, and it is no different from the natural creation of heaven and earth.
Those powerful people who had been hiding were delighted, thinking that this was a sign that the Dawn and Dusk Bell would soon appear.
Only a few people's expressions changed slightly, recalling the magnificent scene that happened not long ago.
The wind starts from the tip of the green duckweed.
Traveling between heaven and earth.
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"How sure are you?"
Gu Zhuo rubbed a mahjong tile with his fingertips, played it, and said casually: "It's about today's matter."
The old man answered the question very seriously and said, "At first it was about 70%, now it's 40%, and it may be reduced by another 10% in the future, but it will be enough."
Yu Sheng said softly, "That's enough. The world is complicated and unpredictable. A 40% to 30% chance is already a good chance."
Having said this, she picked up a new card from the pile of cards and then calmly pushed the cards in her hand forward.
This is naturally what Hu Le means.
She ended the round and she was the dealer in the next round.
Perhaps because of this, she started to talk more and was no longer as silent as before.
"Whether you succeed tonight or not, the days that follow will be extraordinarily difficult. If I were you, I would also persevere to the end. This is a road of no return, and there is no point in retreating cowardly."
The old man smiled and said thank you.
Then he turned to look at Gu Zhuo and asked curiously, "Why does it sound like your nephew is scolding you? After all, you just advised me to leave here not long ago."
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "It's mainly because she doesn't like me."
Before Yu Sheng could speak, Pei Jinge's voice sounded, also curious.
"Why doesn't she like you?"
Gu Zhuo smiled very honestly, and said, "My nephew has always been upset about not being able to beat me."
Yu Sheng had a blank expression on his face. He pretended not to hear anything and continued playing cards.
As the game progressed, the topic was brought up.
Qing Xiaoyue who was standing nearby was not looking at the four people, but was looking up at the dark night sky, with the endless dense clouds filling his eyes.
A rainstorm is coming, and the ordinary practitioners on the boat are worried.
In the early morning, everyone here hoped that the rumor was true, that the Demon Lord's legacy was left deep in the Yunmengze and would soon appear in the world, because this would at least allow them to watch some excitement.
Now that the inheritance is about to be revealed, people hope that everything is fake, because this excitement may be fueled by their flesh and blood.
The noise that once existed on the ship had now disappeared silently, and there was only panic and dead silence.
At this moment, many people think back on the decisions they made today. They feel confused and helpless, but at the same time, they feel that everything seems reasonable and they can only blame themselves for being too greedy.
What's a little strange is that no one tried to just leave.
In people's eyes, the darkness brought by the endless clouds was like a huge invisible monster standing like a mountain, blocking all escape routes.
Qing Xiaoyue looked at this scene, the fear on people's faces, and the bewildered silence, and vaguely understood.
Then his eyes never fell on the old man again, not even once.
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"It seems that we can't continue playing mahjong."
The old man sighed and said, "Things in the world are never as we wish."
Gu Zhuo said: "Nine out of ten things in the world are not what people want, just get used to it."
As the words reached this point, the wind suddenly started to blow.
An autumn rain came suddenly.
The rain was not heavy, somewhat similar to the rain in Wangjing in late spring, but it did not feel gentle.
The chill that seemed to penetrate deep into the bone marrow made people feel very uncomfortable.
Yu Sheng raised her hand, put her hair behind her ears, and said calmly, "The rain is not heavy yet, let's play another game?"
Gu Zhuo and the old man agreed readily.
Pei Jinge naturally had no objection.
The four of them knew that this would be the last moment of peace, so they naturally cherished it.
The following game went smoothly, but they didn't say anything else, as if they were focusing all their attention on the table in exchange for a victory.
The final winner was Gu Zhuo.
He reached out and pushed the cards in front of him down, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that I wouldn't play mahjong again in such a long time, but tonight is such a memorable night."
"indeed so."
Pei Jinge looked at the mahjong tiles scattered on the table and suddenly said, "You two will find a chance to survive later."
Yu Sheng hummed.
Then she looked at Gu Zhuo and said calmly: "I will try my best, but I can't be sure that you can survive."
The old man sighed and said, "I am not a bloodthirsty person, why should I do this?"
Pei Jinge smiled, her smile was extremely confident and bright, and said: "This sentence may be true, you really don't like killing people, but everyone here is worthy of your killing."
The old man was slightly startled, then he burst into laughter and nodded, saying, "It seems to be true."
This final chat ended here.
At this moment, Yunmeng Lake suddenly became bright.
Hundreds of lightning bolts appeared in the endless dense clouds, crisscrossing and as thick as pillars.
Everyone sensed that the aura of heaven and earth was changing drastically.
Different from the scene in the sky, the surface of the water in Yunmengze suddenly became quiet, and no trace of vibration could be found.
It seems as if everything has become an object in the painting.
When the old man stood up.
The world in the painting comes alive.
Yunmengze was boiling instantly.
The Taoist master's inheritance appears in the world.
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Divine Capital, the deepest part of the Imperial City.
Jinghai shore.
His Majesty the Emperor dozed off in his chair.
Until one moment, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at the rippling water, and smiled with some happiness on his face. He said with emotion: "Finally, he is willing to take the bait. It's not easy."
(End of this chapter)