Superpowers of Sky City

Yan Qi sneered when he heard this: "What's there to be happy about? They're just rags that talk nonsense for the imperial court."

Liu Zhongwu quickly smoothed things over: "It starts again and again. Isn't this a necessary form? You just listen to what the official says..."

"You are telling lies with your eyes open, looking at lanterns and seeing these disgusting things. Can't you see the atmosphere around you?" Yan Qi cursed, "The secret war has been going on for almost ten years, and these bastards don't know how to restrain themselves. I don’t know how many people have tasted the sweetness of war and wish they could keep fighting like this!”

"Well... but the war can't be stopped at will." Qin Ming said, "Hezhong wants to expand its territory, the kingdom wants to restore its glory, and Lingdao wants to take the opportunity to ascend to power. Other countries want to fight, and His Majesty doesn't say a word. count."

Gongsun Ce stopped stiffly, as shocked as a cicada seeing ice for the first time.

"Oh my god, Qin Ming is thinking...the fool is giving advice to the world!"

Xiao Qin Qianbai was so angry that he slapped his leg hard: "Uncle Ming is a smart man! Smarter than you!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Gongsun Ce screamed, "Miss, if you favor your uncle, then you won't see Uncle Gongsun!"

"What's so good about you? You talk nonsense all day long, and you just know how to mess around." Qin Qianbai was angry.

Liu Zhongwu ignored the bickering between the big one and the small one: "Qin Ming is right. Your Majesty has a great say, but the overall situation of the world cannot be dominated by one person or one country. Once the war machine is launched, who can control it?" Stop it? It’s a blessing that the Secret War didn’t turn into a world war. It’s hard to end it completely...”

"I can do it!" Yan Qi sneered, "No matter what the emperor thinks, I can balance the situation. I can calm the world by myself. When I become an official in the future, the first thing I need to do is to calm down the global chaos, and the second is to calm down the global chaos. Just to keep this court in good order..."

Gongsun Ce plugged his ears and said in a weird voice: "It's started again! The poor painter has started daydreaming again! Who knows who doesn't know how to read the atmosphere of this big holiday talker who keeps talking about family and country affairs. Does anyone want to eat Yuanxiao?"

"I'll go, I'll go." Qin Qianbai raised her hands excitedly.

"I want to eat some fried food." Qin Ming said.

The three of them left as soon as they could, leaving the three people who were keen to point out the country behind in the distance.Yan Qi threw up his hands in disgust: "My head is full of food and drink! I don't want to collude with you!"

"It's better to have a head full of food and drink than daydreams, isn't it?" Liu Zhongwu smiled, "Don't think too much. Whether you can become a high official depends on the opinions of the superiors. It is true that you have great spiritual powers, but your ability to deal with others is not. Stay away from me and Gongsun Ce. When the time comes to enter the officialdom, I may be promoted faster than you."

"Stupid!" Yan Qi sneered again and again, "You fat guy is just stupid because of reading. If you place your hopes on the face of the 'top man', you will never be a big shot in your life!"

Liu Zhongwu was stunned for a moment and stood there for a long time without speaking.The colored lights on the roadside changed alternately, and little bits of light shone on his face, flickering brightly and dimly like the shadow under the lamp.

Situ Yi waved in front of him: "Is Zhongwu here?"

"what!"

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Liu Zhongwu's back, and his heart felt a little cold.He looked up as if waking up from a dream, and realized that he had been left far behind by Yan Qi. He quickly dragged Situ Yi beside him and squeezed into the crowded crowd.A student who was walking arrogantly was bumped, glared at him hatefully, and coughed harshly while laughing in apology.

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There are restaurants for eating Yuanxiao everywhere in Shenjing, so it is natural that Master Qin and Miss Qin go to the best place.Not only is the skill of making Lantern Festival good, but the location for viewing the lanterns is even better.

Cangxinglou is such a good place to go. This old building in Tobu District has a history of 50 years. There is a group photo of people dining at the entrance.Young Master Qin has a good relationship with the chef in the building, so he can sit on the top seat without making a reservation, enjoy the evening breeze, eat Yuanxiao, and admire the lanterns in the city.

"The eldest young master is the eldest young master, you know how to enjoy it." Gongsun Ce happily ate sesame-filled glutinous rice balls, "Your three uncles will be at a loss if they don't come~"

"Just pack one for them." Qin Qianbai said.

"It's a shame that you still think about those cheap uncles. The eldest lady is very considerate." Gongsun Ce smiled mischievously, "But to be honest, I didn't expect you two to come over tonight. Why don't you spend the holidays with Mr. Qin?"

Qin Qianbai said nothing and turned to look at Qin Ming.Qin Ming was holding a plate of fried golden Yuanxiao, leaning against a large red-painted pillar, and was eating each one warmly.

"Well..." Qin Ming swallowed a glutinous rice dumpling, "The house is too noisy during the holidays, and there are always boring words. It goes in the left ear and comes out the right ear. It's not as interesting as hearing Yan Qizhongwu quarrel."

Gongsun was surprised: "Mr. Qin still cares about you? His character doesn't care about you playing in the gym, right?"

"It's not about playing in the gym. A few days ago, I told my elders that I would like to find an opportunity to go abroad with everyone. But as soon as I started talking, many people's words came pouring in. I said yes. You can't leave Shenjing City. Even if you go out, you have to come back quickly. If you go abroad, it is very irresponsible." Qin Ming said, "I couldn't think of anything good to say to refute, so I hid quickly to avoid having to listen to it again. .”

"You are number one in the whole family. Why are you afraid of nagging?" Gongsun Ce said.

"I'm better than my grandpas, so can I not listen to them?" Qin Ming asked.

"Of course you..." Gongsun Ce stopped mid-sentence, thinking of his nagging mother and his father who caught him and taught him a lesson, and of himself being extremely embarrassed in front of his parents.

His tone dropped and he smiled bitterly: "Yes, there are some words that you still have to listen to, no matter how powerful they are."

"I can't think of a good idea to refute, and it's hard to disobey directly. It's better to take Xiaoqian out to play." Qin Ming said, "I think even the children in the family understand the truth. If you are born in a wealthy family, you have to Take up the responsibility you were born with. But as I’ve been thinking about it recently, I feel that this arrangement is indescribably strange.” “What’s so strange about this?” Qin Qianbai was confused, “Uncle Ming will be a military attache or a general in the future, and I will It will go the same way. We have been living like this for generations."

"Well..." Qin Ming stared blankly at the lanterns, "Xiao Qian, what if you change your mind in the future and want to be a cook?"

"I can't, I want to be number one in the world." Qin Qianbai was full of confidence.

Qin Ming smiled: "What if."

The little girl also stared blankly at the lanterns. After a while, she said hesitantly: "Should... I should still be a general? Everyone should also want me to be a general."

"You are also in trouble, so I don't think something is right." Qin Ming said, "Some people seem to be born carrying something on their backs and walking in a predetermined direction. But people should have many ways out. , life shouldn't have many 'certainties'. Just like you can be a general, you can be a cook, you can sing in an opera, you can tell fortunes. But for some people, the future becomes the same as the past, isn't that terrible? Doesn’t it make sense?”

Qin Qianbai also started thinking hard, and like Qin Ming, he couldn't figure out the reason.So the uncle and nephew stood in the wind holding glutinous rice balls, like two pieces of wood, one big and one small, dumbfounded.

Gongsun Ce ate glutinous rice balls in silence. He thought of Qin Ming's world, the Feitian Pure Land where infinite possibilities were calculated. Thirteen years later, Qin Ming should have "thought it over", and the conclusion he reached was indeed different from the expectations of his teachers... But when it comes to the choice of life path, what can be said to be right or wrong?
He thought he couldn't make sense because he couldn't imagine what Qin Ming would be like as a general.Even though there are many complaints against this idle "senior", no one has the right to interfere with his choice of life.Gongsun Ce simply refused to comment, trying to lighten the atmosphere in the name of haha, when he suddenly turned his gaze downwards.

A boy in motorcycle clothes flashed through the crowd, and there was a hint of eagerness in his small back.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Your Highness?" Qin Qianbai asked.

"His Royal Highness is not like a master who can't hold his breath..." Gongsun Ce used a ray of telekinesis to follow him, "Don't make any noise for now, let's see what happens to him."

"But I haven't finished eating yet." Qin Ming said.

Gongsun Ce took out an old-fashioned mobile phone: "Don't worry, according to the route plan, Your Highness came from the riddle garden, and there happened to be someone strolling there."

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"...You are sure you are following, right? Okay, okay, I'll make a prediction right away."

Liu Zhongwu picked up the phone and turned around to explain: "When I calculate His Highness's whereabouts, he should be starting from the northeast..."

Yan Qi sighed deeply: "You can't fucking watch the surveillance, can you?"

"..." Liu Zhongwu raised his neck and argued, "Monitoring is not accurate!" Then came a series of words such as "too many people," "technologically backward" and so on, which made Situ Yi snicker.

The lantern riddles of the Shinkyo Lantern Festival are set up in Beishan Park. Red lanterns are tied to the branches of old trees, and simple lantern riddles are written on red paper below the lanterns. It is particularly festive when reflected by the light.This year's lantern riddle organizer has played a new trick, using bamboos tied with yellow lights to circle different "roads" in the park. Visitors can find an entrance and enter at will, and guess all the lantern riddles they see along the way. A couplet is spelled out at the exit.

This new trick is very popular with the public. Looking around, the bamboo shadows under the shade of the trees are full of tourists guessing and playing puzzles. The atmosphere is unprecedentedly high.Liu Zhongwu led the two of them to an intersection in the northeast direction. The first lantern riddle in front of them was: "The clouds break through the moon and the flowers make shadows."

Yan Qi glanced at him: "Yes."

"Who asked you?" Liu Zhongwu looked around, "The next light is the lantern under the dead tree over there..."

Situ Yi walked forward cooperatively and muttered in a measured tone: "Gather the soil for a grave~"

"arts."

"Then the second lamp from the left in the northwest is still good. Then the third lamp in the east..." Liu Zhongwu squinted his eyes and said, "After Prime Minister Bai met with the army... this is the word '武'. Can be literary and capable." Wu."

Solving lantern riddles was not even a question for these students. The three of them strolled around and completed all the words to form a couplet:
If you are capable of literature and martial arts, you can bend and stretch, you can make a prosperous place at the bottom, and you can be the pillar of the family and the country.

Liu Zhongwu looked at it and was amused: "How festive. This is written just for us."

"The couplet is happy, but the students are worried. Why do these auspicious words make the prince in a hurry?" Situ Yi asked.

"This..." Liu Zhongwu couldn't tell.He also felt that this was not a reason for the prince to be anxious. No matter how tired of studying, Chi Zijing would not be unkind to others.

Yan Qi reached out to hit it and made the last lantern spin around. Liu Zhongwu took a closer look and found another string of white words on the red paper on the back.It's just that the word is written very small, and it can only be seen clearly from a specific angle.

"Mountains loomed into the sky." Liu Zhongwu muttered, "This is the character for 'soldier'...is there a string on the reverse side?"

"You'll know after you see it!" Yan Qi suddenly looked very impatient. He gestured casually, and all the lantern riddles along the way flew up, one by one in front of the three of them.While Liu Zhongwu secretly lamented his friend's impatience, he also curiously spelled out the words.The couplet on the surface refers to the numerous students, but who does the true couplet refer to secretly?

When the idea came to him, his clever brain had already solved the puzzle.The new word puzzle indeed spelled out a similar sentence:

A great treacherous person appears to be loyal, a great hypocrite appears to be true, he seeks peace in the name of peace but actually causes war, and he secretly aids the army in peace with his reputation!