055 “Blessing from Heavenly Official” Chapter 54

☆, Chapter 54: The Ghost King of the Cannibal Nest vs. the Heavenly Official

Xie Lian turned his head and looked at the dejected kneeling stone statue not far away, and said: “Qi Rong is right about one thing. I am quite a failure.”

Huacheng said softly: “You would also believe a trash like Qi Rong. Apart from running fast, he can’t beat him to death. What else can he do? He can’t even compete with Jue for more than 800 years. Even if you beat him, your hands will be dirty.”

Xie Lian twitched the corner of his mouth and thought, if you can’t beat him to death, you can run fast. Isn’t he the same?How could it be that he had been living for more than eight hundred years and only ended up like this?

Originally, he was quite pleased to see Lang Qianqiu ascending as the Eastern God of War and ranking as a heavenly official in the Heavenly Court. He was still the same as before, still straightforward, and still dozing off in boring meetings.However, from now on, I wonder what changes will happen to Lang Qianqiu in the future?He went to chase Qi Rong. After catching him, how would he end up with him when he came back?

Xie Lian stood up and slowly walked to the stone statue.Turning to the front of the stone statue, the face was indeed exactly the same as his, but it was carved into a crying expression, with tears all over the face and the facial features distorted by crying, which was extremely ugly.After staring for a while, Xie Lian sighed softly, put his hand on its head, and drank it hard.

When he moved his hand again, two cracks quietly climbed up the stone statue’s cheek, and then the crying face shattered.The stone statue collapsed and turned into countless small stones, which fell to the ground and could no longer be put back together.

When Xie Lian turned around again, he had the same gentle and calm face as before.He rubbed his brows and said, “I’m afraid there are still many living people hiding in Qi Rong’s lair. I’ll go look for them and let them all out.”

Huacheng also stood up and said: “Let’s go.”

There was a chaos just now, and the Qingdeng imps in Qi Rong’s lair were running around, while those who didn’t escape were hiding in the dark and didn’t dare to come out.The two searched around and randomly caught a few unlucky imps, forcing them to lead the way. They found several caves used to store “fresh ingredients”.A rough count revealed that the number of people Qi Rong had captured and prepared to eat was no less than three hundred. They were either nearby villagers or travelers passing by.

The two of them walked along, opening the cell door and letting the trapped people go.While doing these things at hand, Xie Lian calmed down his mood slightly. In addition, he was now free. He chatted with Huacheng for a few words. After thinking about it, he still said: “By the way, Saburo, there is something I still want to ask you.”

Huacheng said: “What?”

Xie Lian said: “How do you know that Qi Rong was behind the matter of the Gilded Palace?”

Even if he didn’t know what Huacheng was doing by bringing him and Lang Qianqiu to Qinggui’s lair at first, he now knows.The purpose of Huacheng is to let Lang Qianqiu hear Qi Rong himself reveal the details of the Gilded Palace.

Xie Lian said: “It’s my business, Qi Rong doesn’t know about it. If he knew, he would have entangled him a long time ago. Although I discovered that the old Xianle royal family had done a lot of things secretly, I didn’t know that the manipulator behind it was Qi Rong. Why do you know? How long ago did you know about it?”

“It’s not early.” Huacheng put his hands on his hands and walked side by side with him, saying, “I have dealt with Qi Rong several times and know his details. Qi Rong was a Xianle person during his lifetime. He hated Yong’an extremely and was accustomed to using methods to sow discord and stir up trouble. He was behind the several major assassinations of Yong’an Kingdom against the royal family, but he always hid it well.”

Xie Lian shook his head and said: “It turns out that he has a criminal record. Fortunately, he hid it well. If he had not hidden it well, the people in heaven would have been unable to spare him if they knew that he had interfered in these human affairs.”

Huacheng said: “The bloody wash of the Gilded Palace is in line with his usual style of doing things, so I always thought that he was the mastermind behind this incident, and the Imperial Master Fangxin was his. However, Lang Qianqiu identified the Imperial Master Fangxin as you in the heaven, so Fangxin and Qi Rong cannot be the same faction.”

Thanks for the slow pace.It seems that Huacheng is clearly not in the heaven, but he knows everything about what happened in the Shenwu Palace.And, not only that, he is also very clear about the relationship between Xie Lian and Qi Rong.

Huacheng added: “But I still tend to think that the main messenger of this matter is Qi Rong, at least he must have done it first. The situation of ordinary Xianle survivors has been greatly improved after Lang Qianqiu’s father came to the throne, and they no longer think about revenge and restoration of the country as before. The only ones who may still think about things,There was only the Xianle royal family.At that time, there was only one descendant of the Xianle royal family, King Anle. If Qi Rong wanted to instigate anyone to cause trouble, it must be him.It happened to be such a coincidence that this person died of an inexplicable illness shortly after the gilding banquet, and he had no medical history. Isn’t this obvious?”

Thanks for nodding.Huachengdao: “So he was probably killed, and the reason for his killing was related to the gilt banquet. It is initially speculated that it was the Yongan royal family, but if it was them, it is unreasonable to see that the Xianle survivors were not implicated and suffered. After thinking about it, I can only infer the current conclusion.”

Xie Lian smiled and sighed: “There are so few clues, but you can make a close guess.”

Huachengdao: “It’s not difficult. Just know enough about the people involved in the matter beforehand.”

Xie Lian said: “Indeed, I understand everything. However, there is a very important premise in your inference that I don’t quite understand.”

Huacheng said: “Which one?”

Xie Lian said: “Why do you believe so much that Qi Rong must have done the gilded banquet first?”

Huacheng said: “I don’t believe it must be him, I just believe it must not be you.”

Hearing this, Xie Lian suppressed his smile.

After a moment of silence, he asked: “Why?”

Huachengdao: “If you admit that the blood-bathed gold banquet was for other reasons, then it is possible that you did it, I believe it. However, the Lord Yong’an was diligent in his political work and won the hearts of the people, but Lang Qianqiu said that the reason you told him at the time was that you couldn’t see them sitting in this position.”

He said: “This is indeed a very standard usurper’s declaration. But if it comes from you, it would be a clumsy self-destruction.”

Hearing the word “self-defeating”, Xie Lian smiled silently and said: “Self-defiling? Have you never thought that maybe I really think that in my heart? Maybe I actually have some resentment hidden deep in my heart?”

Huacheng said: “So what if you want to? You won’t do that.”

Thank you for shutting up.After a long while, he said: “Saburo, actually, I am not what you imagined.”

“You-” He closed his eyes and shook his head, as if he didn’t know what to say.Huacheng said: “You say, it doesn’t matter.”

After hesitating for a while, Xie Lian still said: “I think it is best not to have too much hope for anyone in this world.”

Huacheng said “Oh” and said: “What do you mean by ‘having too much hope’?”

Xie Lian said: “Don’t imagine someone too wonderfully. If you don’t interact with each other for a lifetime, just look at an illusory shadow from a distance, that’s fine. But if you get to know each other and gradually get to know each other, one day, you will eventually find that this person is different from what you imagined, or even completely opposite. By then, you will be very disappointed.”

Huacheng said: “Not necessarily. I don’t care whether others are disappointed or not. But for some people, someone’s existence in this world is hope in itself.”

Although his words did not specify who the “some people” were, and who the “someone” was, and his tone was flat, as if it was just a casual rebuttal, Xie Lian’s heart suddenly floated.

He paused and was speechless for a while.After a while, he suddenly said: “Sanlang, who are you?”

Huacheng also stopped and looked back at him.

Xie Lian looked at him and said seriously: “You know who Qi Rong is, and you know his details. You know who I am, and you can draw a picture of the prince pleasing the gods. You know me well. You know a lot. Maybe more.”

Huacheng raised his eyebrows and said, “Don’t I always know a lot?”

Xie Lian shook his head and said: “It’s different.”

He held his right elbow with his left hand and rubbed his chin with his right hand. He was slightly lost in thought and said: “I always have a feeling that you are an old friend of mine. You should have known me a long time ago, maybe when I first ascended, no, maybe earlier. But… I really don’t remember when I have seen someone like you before.”

If you meet a person like Huacheng once, you will never forget him again.Xie Lian has never broken his head and lost his memory. If he had seen it, there is no reason why he would not remember it.

Xie Lian stared at him, slightly confused and said: “Who are you? Have I seen you?”

Huacheng didn’t answer, just smiled.Xie Lian immediately realized that this question was extremely inappropriate.

The real name of a ghost is usually a secret. Unless you are a patient like Qi Rong who cannot guess based on common sense, why should you tell others casually?

He said hurriedly: “I’m sorry, don’t pay attention. I just asked casually. You don’t have to answer me. It doesn’t matter who you are.”

At this moment, Huacheng narrowed his eyes slightly.Xie Lian noticed something and looked back.There was a commotion coming from a cave not far behind them, and a clear female voice said: “I just told you, not only will your magic power be stronger when you turn into a female form, but your luck will also be better! If you still refuse, why didn’t you see that you voted correctly this time!!!”

It was Shi Qingxuan’s voice.Xie Lian blurted out: “Master Feng Master!”

Sure enough, a female crown in white ran out of the cave. When she saw Xie Lian, her eyes lit up and she said: “I found it, His Royal Highness is here!”

However, then she looked at Huacheng behind Xie Lian, her expression suddenly changed, she jumped back and slapped the Feng Master in front of her.Before Xie Lian could speak, another man’s voice came from the cave, saying: “Have you found it? How is it?”

A sound of footsteps approached, and a figure flashed out, it was Feng Xin.He held a black long bow in his left hand. When he saw Huacheng, he immediately pulled the silver bowstring and entered a vigilant posture.Huacheng sneered and made no comment.Xie Lian hurriedly said: “If you have anything to say, let’s put away our weapons first.”

The four of them met on a narrow road in Aoki’s lair, facing each other.Feng Xin fully pulled the bowstring, and a ray of spiritual light condensed into the shape of an arrow in his right hand, aiming at Huacheng.He was the first to speak and said in a deep voice: “Your Highness, come here first.”

The bow of Feng Xin was given to me by Jun Wu. It is called the Wind God Bow. It is a magic weapon that makes people extremely headache.Xie Lian was afraid that he would really shoot the arrow, so he ducked in front of Hua Cheng. Unexpectedly, Hua Cheng pulled him behind him, and Xie Lian was pulled back again.

With this pull, the two people who came were shocked.Shi Qingxuan immediately raised his hand and said: “Flower City! Blood Rain and Flowers! You, you, you, don’t mess around. Your Paradise Square was accidentally burned. If you have any dissatisfaction, we can discuss it and we can go to heaven to compensate you. The emperor will not be able to afford compensation. Let His Highness the Crown Prince, everything will be easy to talk about.”

The author has something to say: I casually scrolled through the comment section, and I didn’t want to read anymore, so I wanted to say something.

The purpose of the scenarios set up in this article is to force the characters to make choices in some extreme situations.What is an extreme situation? No matter what you choose, someone will die. It depends on who you think is better and how many people you think are better.There was no shortcut, unless he stood by and did not care at all, in which case the person would still die, the only difference was that he did not die in his hands.Under this premise, everyone has different experiences and ideas, and it is normal to have disagreements about “who should die and who should not die.”So, no matter which choice you make, there will be people who disagree. After all, who is born to die?

Of course, the choice is the character’s personal choice, not the author’s. The author’s attitude toward all character behaviors is that he neither supports nor opposes nor recommends them, nor does he want to persuade anyone to approve the character’s behavior. I just write.Besides, neither readers nor authors will encounter such extreme situations, so just take a look at it casually and don’t substitute real-life examples that are different in nature and very sensitive.After reading the article and having a leisurely meal, discuss a few words with each other as a discussion, be gentle and casual.Don’t be too serious.

Then do it.I confessed from the beginning that it was quite painful for me to write this article, otherwise I wouldn’t have been stuck for so long and scrapped a lot of manuscripts.Since we are still exploring, any situation is possible, and it would not be surprising if we get into trouble if we go the wrong way.Not a joke, really.To be honest, even if I am in the process of serializing it, I still have a very difficult and painful time writing it. I am scrapping and writing and revising it, but please don’t try to flatter me by saying that the author is serious and responsible. Don’t say that. It is purely because the author’s ability is limited. Even if he falls to pieces, he still wants to look good and win respect.

That’s why I suggested in the first chapter: I don’t recommend that you have any psychological expectations.Calls such as “There will be a wonderful and shocking reversal in the later stage!” “I believe the author will not let me down!” “Keep looking forward to it!” Although I am very embarrassed and grateful for everyone’s trust, I still have to say seriously: I can’t guarantee this.

If you have already preset an impression before reading the article, but the article does not conform to this impression, this will be very uncomfortable for both parties.After all, this article is not Scum Villain 2 or Demon Master 2. The writing impulse, state, rhythm, random direction, and what I want to express in these articles are all different.The author has only two articles, and the samples are just that. Who knows what she will write in the third one?I only dare to say: The main CP must love her deeply and he must be HE.As for other things, such as whether the character’s three views are consistent with my liking, whether I like the story, and what the quality is, I never dare to talk about it.How can any author have an appetite for everything?

But despite this, I still want to try it with all kinds of people and things.If you are worried that the plot will be frustrating and you will not enjoy it, or that the reading experience is not good, I completely understand and can only recommend you to keep it up, or simply put it aside.If you occasionally think about it one day after finishing it, think about whether you want to read it again.Even if there is no fate for this book, maybe one day I will write a poisonous male protagonist who kills decisively (no) and we can have a chance to date him again?Anyway, thank you all for your support.

In fact, for me personally, writing feels a bit like shooting.The target is right in front, you can see it clearly, and your aim is OK.However, subtle things such as angles and movements are difficult to grasp. Pulling the trigger cannot achieve ten rings in one shot.Others shouted loudly outside the field: “You are wrong! I saw you are crooked! You have to go up a little! Go down a little! Oh, you are wrong!” Although these voices are all out of enthusiasm, hoping to see the shooter hit the target, they are of no use. You still have to do it yourself, and you can only control it yourself.I’m the one holding the gun.If you do it yourself, you may be very bad, only 50 points, but if you are influenced by the voices of others, you may not even get 40 points.I still write how I should write, so you don’t have to worry about being affected by the outline or anything like that.

However, I still hope that everyone will avoid tit-for-tat when discussing.I have always disliked quarrels in the comment area. Different opinions can be communicated peacefully. Comments with excessive language can be ignored and reported directly.As soon as Jinjiang posts comments, I can’t see them anymore. I only occasionally read the comment section casually. It’s impossible to squat down and protect peace every day.It is better to ignore each other than to ignore each other, do not be anxious or impatient, and express your opinions with reason and evidence.No head, no explosion.Come as you come, leave as you go.Come and go as you please, just laugh it off.