Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 537 Heaven!

When Zhang Xiao opened his eyes, he saw his father and mother standing in front of him with smiles on their faces.

I haven't seen my dad for a long time, and he's still as handsome as ever. Standing in front of me with his hands behind his back, he has the demeanor of a great man.

Li Qingshu had already stepped forward, touched Zhang Xiao's head, looked at her son carefully, and reached out her hand to smooth out the wrinkles between his brows.

Then he said with a little bit of heartache:

"Thinner, taller, but also stronger."

Zhang Chengdao laughed and said indifferently: "It's better for a real man to be thinner and darker!"

Embarrassedly breaking free from Li Qingshu's hand, Zhang Xiao ignored Dumbledore who was standing aside with a look of watching the fun on his face, and looked around.

Hogwarts is surrounded by mountains and is located in a valley. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers and has stunning scenery.

"Where is this?"

Zhang Chengdao watched Dumbledore place the giant squid in a lake not far from Hogwarts. He didn't notice what his son said at all, but smacked his lips subconsciously:

"How long will it take to eat this giant squid?"

"No! You can't eat it, it's Gryffindor!" Zhang Xiao was anxious, because the people of Taoism could really do such a thing. It was unlikely to eat the whole giant squid, but it was definitely possible to cut off some tentacles and roast them to taste the saltiness.

Squids can regenerate anyway.

"Gryffindor? A human transformation? This magic is amazing." Zhang Chengdao sighed, knowing that he couldn't eat the squid. Then he remembered his son's question and waved his hand nonchalantly, saying:

"This is near Mount Longhu. We have a large territory and only a few schools. It's not a problem."

At this time, some people in the courtyard had already walked out of the castle hesitantly. They looked at the clear blue sky and white clouds above their heads, and the rising sun. They couldn't help crying with joy, hugging each other excitedly, or shouting something.

But Zhang Xiao looked serious. He looked at the horizon and saw a dark red line in the far blue sky, which was moving slowly.

It is obvious that doomsday is already breaking out and spreading.

"Can you stop it?"

He muttered to himself in a low voice, but everyone present heard it. The smiles on their faces disappeared. After a moment of silence, Li Qingshu forced a smile and said:

"In short, the old master asked you to come back, so he must have his reasons."

"Yes, your grandfather seems to know something, but he won't say anything."

Zhang Chengdao said with a frown, obviously hating his father's riddle-making character.

"Let's settle everyone first, and then we can talk about the rest——"

Buzz buzz buzz! Zhang Chengdao took out his cell phone in confusion. After hearing just one sentence, his face changed color and he swallowed.

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, he took out a radio from his bag, turned it on, and adjusted the volume to the maximum.

Amid the crackling sound of electricity, the host's voice was solemn:

".
In view of the immeasurable crisis currently facing the country, we are once again at a critical juncture of life and death!
According to the situation, a national (harmony) emergency mobilization order is officially issued!

In the face of natural disasters, we are no longer bystanders, but participants and defenders!
Every Chinese person is key to this battle.

1. All (harmonious) governments, enterprises, institutions and citizens at all levels across the country must immediately enter a wartime state.

2. All eligible veterans will be called up and all reserve forces will be put on a wartime status.

3. Immediately launch a wartime material reserve plan and implement a material rationing system. Any act of hoarding or price gouging will be treated as treason.

4. National scientific research institutions and universities must devote all their efforts to the military field.

5. Transportation, communications, and medical and health departments at all levels across the country must ensure the efficient operation of the wartime support system.

"

Whether it was Zhang Chengdao, Li Qingshu, or Zhang Xiao, they felt as if electric currents were surging through their bodies, and their entire bodies felt as if their scalps were tingling.

Unspeakable excitement and impulse were running through my heart. The issuance of this mobilization order meant that the entire country would plunge into a war with an unknown outcome with the most resolute attitude.

This means that China will have to mobilize all its strength to fight against the world-destroying natural disaster!

But is this possible?
"Xiaoxiao." Zhang Chengdao flicked his sleeves, exchanged glances with his wife, then turned and looked at the sky: "Let's go back to Mount Longhu and be ready to join the battle at any time."

Zhang Xiao was still in shock from the general mobilization order. Hearing this, he raised his head in confusion.

"I am a Taoist priest, of course I am also Chinese!"

Europe, a deserted island in the North Sea

The sea water suddenly boiled up. The already turbulent North Sea was now even more stormy, and a huge vortex formed on the sea surface.

The island where Azkaban is located is like a long stone pillar, inserted in the center of the vortex.

In the bottomless abyss beneath the ground, it seemed as if demons were whispering and something was surging in the darkness.

"Kara, Kara."

The sound of cracking rang out frequently, and with the crisp sound of rupture, the huge Slytherin statue exploded into countless pieces.

The turbulent sea calmed down for a moment, and the wind and waves disappeared at that moment, but the next second a huge explosion spread from the center of Azkaban.

Thick black fog continuously emerged from the ground, and the explosion set off an unprecedented tsunami.

From the shore, it looked like a thin line, but as the tsunami got closer, the destructive tsunami, hundreds of meters high, was like a giant wall that stretched from sky to earth.

Everything in front of him was pounced upon mercilessly. The people here showed no reaction. As early as half an hour ago, they had fallen into the deepest coma under the invisible wave.

The waves swept over the city, and the city that humans had spent huge energy and time to build was destroyed in just an instant.

Endless black fog rushed up into the sky and spread in all directions at an extremely fast speed, tearing the sky into darkness.

The indispellable darkness is spreading, and looking from space, the originally blue earth seems to be polluted.

A black area spread at an extremely fast speed, expanding several times in just a moment.

When light encounters darkness, it is completely powerless to resist. This deepest darkness is so thick.

Even the sun's rays could not penetrate the darkness, and the place covered by darkness fell into deathly silence.

All sounds disappeared, whether it was the roar of machines or other living creatures, everything seemed dead.

Darkness spread across the burning forest, and the flames disappeared silently. Even the remaining sparks only flickered for a moment and turned into small black dots.

The sky disappeared, the earth disappeared, and the darkness seemed to be absolute nothingness, with no direction at all.

This is the end.
In the eastern land, everyone raised their heads and looked towards the sky, only to see a black line rapidly spreading in the distant horizon.

Wherever it passed, the sky turned pitch black, as if someone had covered the sky with a black curtain.

The trembling and powerlessness that came from the might of heaven spread throughout everyone's heart.

The black line was getting closer and closer, and the entire sky had become a huge hole, but the sun was still shining brightly above.

But the distant horizon turned into a terrifying darkness.

Zhang Xiao clenched his fists tightly and stared at the sky nervously. No one knew that the end of the world would turn out like this.

He only knew that China was strangely not affected by the distortion before the outbreak, but obviously after the doomsday outbreak, it finally triggered unprecedented ultimate changes.

The question that had been lingering in my mind came up again. "Can you handle it?"

Even Dumbledore finally closed his eyes, revealing fatigue and weakness. He seemed unable to do anything.

As the darkness drew closer, the pressure lingering in everyone's heart became heavier.

Some people couldn't help but hug their families and sob softly. Others seemed to have lost all their strength and collapsed to the ground, just staring blankly at the sky.

Welcoming the end of life.

At that time, no one thought that in the face of such a vast and unparalleled disaster, there would be any force that could resist.

Despair is spreading.

But resentment and anger are also emerging.

Why?

At last darkness approached.
Some people closed their eyes, waiting for death, some clenched their fists, stared at the sky with red eyes, and some hugged their families and snuggled together.

Zhang Xiao exhaled deeply, a hint of weakness quietly appearing in his eyes.

The spreading darkness reached a certain limit.

Things have changed.

Under everyone's incredulous gaze, the clear sky seemed to change suddenly in this second.

This moment is star-studded!
Countless phantom figures in tall hats and wide robes gathered in the high school. They were of various shapes and sizes, both men and women, standing in an orderly manner.

He raised his head and gazed up at the sky with a calm gaze without a trace of emotion.

A grand and solemn, yet calm and emotionless voice rang out in the sky:
"end!"

These ancient figures raised their hands, and dazzling light gathered in their hands. A huge golden translucent barrier appeared like an unbreakable wall.

Keep all darkness firmly out.

Surprise appeared on everyone's face. They stared at the figure in the sky in amazement, completely unable to understand what was happening.

Is he a god?

But gradually, joy rose from the bottom of my heart, and tears welled up from my eyes without warning.

They didn't even know why they were crying, they just shed tears, waved their fists and cheered loudly.

The same was true for Zhang Xiao. He looked at the figure in the sky who was holding up the barrier with his hands outstretched. He felt an untraceable sadness and grief filling his heart, and tears left two clear traces on his face.

I cried? But why?

He lowered his head and tried to wipe them with his sleeve in panic, but the tears seemed to accumulate more and more, wetting his sleeves.

"Xiaoxiao."

Zhang Xiao raised his head, and through his tear-blinded eyes, he saw his grandfather standing in front of him with his hands behind his back.

Not sure if it was because of the tears, but Zhang Xiao felt that he saw an immense amount of guilt and avoidance on his grandfather’s face.

He wiped his eyes vigorously twice, and then he could only see his grandfather's back:

"Heaven. Magnificent, isn't it?"

"Um"

Grandpa's cloth shoes landed on the bluestone bricks of Longhu Mountain without raising a trace of dust, and he just walked slowly.

Zhang Xiao trotted over and followed. After a moment of silence, he pointed at the figure in the sky:
"Grandpa, why can the Heavenly Palace block the darkness outside? You already know it?"

The old Taoist priest paused for a moment, but soon became natural again:
"Don't be impatient, silly boy. I will tell you everything next."

The road to the main hall was not far, just three or two minutes, and the two of them arrived at the square at an incredibly fast pace.

At this moment, all the Taoist disciples are gathered in the huge square.

Standing at the front were the Master and his father and his group. What surprised him even more was that Professor Dumbledore was also there. When did he come?
Wasn’t he looking up at the sky with me not long ago?

Everyone in the square was silent, just staring at the old Taoist priest and Zhang Xiao who were walking slowly along the main road.

They were waiting, waiting for the Taoist priest, the pillar that supported the Taoism and who had protected the Taoism for nearly a hundred years, to issue the priest's order.

It seems to have always been like this; whenever something big happens, they will gather here, waiting for the decision from the Heavenly Master who never lets them down.

It was like that with the snake, and it was the same this time.

Most eyes were on his grandfather's back. Zhang Xiao only received a little attention and felt his body inexplicably become heavy.

Even the footsteps were so heavy.

The feeling of carrying a heavy burden is that everyone is eagerly waiting for your every word.

Grandpa, how do you shoulder such heavy expectations?

Zhang Xiao pursed his lips and looked at his grandfather's back. It was as if he saw a man carrying a huge mountain on his back, walking forward firmly, step by step.

When they reached the steps above the main hall, Zhang Xiao instinctively wanted to stop, but his grandfather waved at him with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Xiao had no choice but to follow him. The two of them stopped and turned to face everyone.

More than 40,000 Taoist disciples in the entire square bowed in unison, with a deafening sound:
"Meet the Heavenly Master!"

It was a shock that could not be described in words. Zhang Xiao felt a heavy pressure just by standing there.

Then he saw the old Taoist priest just waved his hand casually, and the voice spread throughout the square in an instant:
"Time is limited, so stop paying respects."

Everyone stood up again and listened carefully to every word of the old Taoist priest.

"As you can see, the catastrophe has come. Fortunately, the Heavenly Court is still there and has helped us to resist it temporarily."

The old Taoist priest paused for a moment, and his voice became a little sad:
"But the Heavenly Palace can't hold out for much longer, because it's not yet complete. If it were a complete Heavenly Palace, it might be able to hold out."

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Zhang Xiao actually heard a slight tremor in his grandfather's voice:

"I'm afraid I can't handle it alone."

Zhang Xiao finally realized that what he heard was not an illusion.

Because grandpa had closed his eyes, and his face was filled with visible sadness and pain.

The Taoist disciples below immediately fell into chaos. They looked at the Heavenly Master anxiously and spoke in low voices.

Then a gentle voice sounded, overwhelming everyone else.

The eldest brother folded his arms, leaned on the huge copper furnace in front of the hall, and said with a smile:

"I don't know if I can handle it."

————————————————————

1. Monthly ticket 2. Recommended ticket

Happy 2nd birthday little carp!
(End of this chapter)