dark moon

Chapter 757 The End of Another World

"Squeak, squeak."

The soft soles stepped on the wooden floor, and the floor groaned softly. The faint sound echoed in the empty building, but it was extremely clear.

In the long corridor, in the candlesticks on the wall, the white candles were beeping and burning, and white tears flowed down.The wooden walls are mottled with time, and there are traces of the past. Every engraving and every scar tells the memories of the past.

White fingers brushed against the tan wooden wall, and the bright color made the contrast more obvious. The fingers lingered and stroked every carving, as if they couldn't bear to leave.

"Squeak, squeak."

The long robe has big sleeves and fluttering skirts. The back of the long skirt touches the old wooden wall. She walks along the corridor. Her long black hair is spread behind her. With the ups and downs of her footsteps, a faint lavender is exuded. aroma.

"Squeak." The wooden door at the end of the corridor was gently pushed open. In an instant, the bright sunlight penetrated through the thick wooden door, illuminating the dark corridor.The back paused, as if adapting to the light, the pause lasted only a moment, and then walked into the spacious and bright hall behind the door.

There are bookshelves covering the entire wall on three sides. Countless books are piled on top of them in clear categories. A desk and a chair are placed in the corner. In the vase on the desk, a cluster of lavender flowers blooms. The boring environment adds a bit of life.The tabletop was spotless, the pen and ink were still floating there, and there was even a book open. The pages of the open book were a little yellowed, but there was no dust on the surface, as if it had been read by the owner not long ago.

In the middle of the hall, where the light is best, is a low table with two cushions placed at both ends of the coffee table. The cushions are old, but they have been cleaned very clean and do not look old at all.

On the low table, the precious sand tea sets are neatly stacked, and a copper incense burner is placed in the middle of the coffee table. Green smoke floats from the gap in the incense burner, and the calming incense, which is the same price as gold, still smells so peaceful.

Entering the hall, the figure in the long skirt moved over the bookshelf ladder, climbing up and down the bookshelf and carefully wiping each shelf. Then she came to the desk, wiped off the dust on the books on the desk, and added water to the dried ink cartridges. Replace the vase with a cluster of fresh lavender flowers, then go to the short side and add a whole piece of new calming incense to the incense burner.

She has a slim body and wears a large robe that is not convenient for movement, but her movements are quite skillful. From the beginning to the end, not even an hour has passed.How could she be unskilled? Ever since that idiot dropped a corner of that person's favorite incense burner four years ago, and secretly threw it away in order to replace it with a new one, but was killed by her own hands, she has The attendant was never allowed to enter this hall again. She had to complete the daily cleaning herself. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous. If it had not been discovered earlier last time, that person's cherished objects would have been lost. This kind of thing would have been lost. , how could it be tolerated.Therefore, no matter how busy she is with her official duties, she will always spare two hours every day to spend on this matter. Even if she travels a few times, she will complete the task she assigned as soon as possible after returning.

In the two hours, one hour was used to clean the room, ensuring that the room always looked like that person left, just in case, what if one day he came back, what if one day he suddenly appeared in front of me again, like before Wave at me, smile and tell me I'm back?

As for the remaining hour, he would be like now, sitting on his knees in front of the entire transparent glass wall, looking down at the city below.

In a prosperous city, the streets are bustling with traffic and people. There are many shops on the street with colorful flags fluttering. Rich people in rich clothes are riding tall horses for a leisurely ride. Common people in simple clothes are rushing back and forth on both sides of the street, wearing fitness clothes. Soldiers carrying weapons swaggered through the market, and vendors pushing carts shouted loudly along the road. A little further away, afternoon smoke curled up from the clusters of houses. In the logging camp in the jungle, another giant tree fell with a loud roar. The black smoke from the burning coal in the blacksmith shop rose straight into the sky, and the clanging sound of hammering in the quarry continued all day long.

Although there are still some disharmonious scenes, such as the two dozen collapsed houses, like ink dots dripping on a perfect picture scroll, they are the wounds left by the earthquake a few days ago. There are always earthquakes during this period, and the two It has happened three times in the past month. The most serious one was that even the glass wall was shattered. Fortunately, it was repaired immediately, which delayed the reconstruction period of those private houses and has not been repaired yet.

If that person is still there, you must blame me with a sad face. This is the best opportunity to buy people's hearts. If you catch it once, the effect will be better than the usual ten times. You just missed this golden opportunity. , you, you, you, my heart aches to death.Hehe, I can already guess what you're going to say, but I don't care, I have to fix here first, I understand the reason, but this is your home, brother, this is the only bond we have left, Without this place, what reason should I use to deceive myself and make myself believe that you will come back one day.

I haven't been willful for a long time. Ever since... I haven't been willful again. Let me be willful again. Let it be a reward for my hard work over the years.Hee, actually I have done very well in the past few years. Take a look below, brother, you would hardly recognize it without this house. This is our capital, this is our home.

Don't worry, brother, everything continues your thinking and follows your philosophy. On the tenth day of your departure, for some reason, the small cloth bag appeared outside my dormitory. I have been keeping it well. I also read the three volumes of "Pro-government Book" written every night. The me now is no longer the me I used to be.

Look, brother, look at the results of the past ten years. Now the family has finally reached a higher level. The 21 princes in the Eastern Continent have now become 22. The military reform you left behind has made the 22-strong family elite. Expanded to [-], the echelon selection you created is so comprehensive that our feudal country no longer lacks officials. As for the last volume of Agricultural and Commercial Theory, it has just been implemented to the step of using business to support agriculture and industry to support business. , There has never been a food shortage since the closure of the country.Oh, now no one dares to offend our feudal kingdom easily, and no family dares to be rude to me. Even when the Lord of the Eastern Continent invites [-] princes to meet for an alliance, he must be respectful to me without any courtesy. inferior to the five heroes of the Eastern Land.

Our dreams back then have all been realized, and over-realized. Nothing can stop the family from going to glory. But, brother, why don't you come back and have a look? Will you really come back?
Probably not, huh, you don’t know yet, brother, in the past two years, I couldn’t bear it anymore and secretly sent Xiao Wu to Lin Hai where you lived in seclusion. She is the best shadow you have ever trained. It is also the most precious piece of wealth you left me, except for the three books. Although you will definitely say that it is the most shameful waste for me to send her to find you, at least she will come forward and you will not avoid it. But not seen.

Unfortunately, she said that you should have left there a few years ago, presumably because you didn't want to be disturbed by me anymore.That's right, you definitely don't want to see me again. When you were sincere to me, even to the end, you didn't forget to leave me many things. But I keep forcing you and treating you with such an excessive attitude. You can't hate me enough. The gift you left for me should be the final farewell gift.Oh, you are always full of ideas. You must have guessed that I would come to you sooner or later, so you left early. You just didn’t want to see me again or give me another chance. Yes, you gave me so many opportunities, and I didn’t. If I didn't catch it, what qualifications do I have to ask you to give it to me again?It's perfectly normal for you to avoid seeing me.

But, brother, I really want to see you again. Even if I can't get your forgiveness, I still want to say I'm sorry to you again.I blame myself every day now, why can't I trust you wholeheartedly, why should I doubt you? I was still too young at that time and didn't understand many things. Now I think about it, every word you said at that time, Every suggestion they made was actually for me, but I turned a deaf ear to it, and even felt dissatisfied because of it. Oh, it was so stupid. I deserved the inner torture, which can be regarded as retribution.

But, brother, you know, I dreamed of you again last night, but it’s strange, this time it’s not like every time, when I dream about you suddenly coming back, this time is special, I dreamed about you from high school He looked at me everywhere, didn't say anything, just kept looking at me.Although in the end you turned around and left resolutely like every time, but for some reason, I suddenly had a premonition yesterday. I always felt that you had forgiven me and wanted to allow me to see you, but there was nothing left unfinished. thing.Ha, I know I'm still too naive, but I really hope this is true. Brother, tell me if this is true, okay?so i can...

"My lord, my lord." A burst of hasty footsteps, accompanied by shouts, broke the silence in the hall. The moment he heard the voice, his pretty face that was alternately sad and happy suddenly became as cold as frost, with tears in his eyes. Anger overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Lord..." Dong-dong-dong, the footsteps were already running up the corridor, and they could be heard clearly through the open door. At the end of the corridor, a man in a scribe's robe was running towards him in a hurry, covered in sweat.

"Who allowed you to get close to here?" A cold voice came from the back of the figure who never looked back, "Get out."

"My lord, urgent report." The footsteps slowed down, but they were still approaching with inertia, "Four cities urgent report." "I said, go out." There was a murderous intent in the cold, "Xiao Wu."

"Whoa", in the shadow outside the door, a vague figure flashed away, and the snow-white sword light lit up like a bolt, almost grazing the person's throat. Fortunately, after hearing the order, , the visitor finally stopped and avoided the fate of death. If he had taken one more step, blood would probably be splattered on the spot.No, to be precise, it won't happen. Xiao Wu has been trained by that person since he was a child. How could he let other people's blood contaminate that person's favorite room? A sharp dagger would naturally seal his throat, but no blood would flow out at all. .

"Gudong", the visitor was frightened and fell to the ground, trembling for a long time, unable to get up, just staring at the empty doorway in horror, his face was pale and he did not dare to move.

"Get out." The cold voice suppressed his anger. "Asshole, this is my brother and I's time. We only have such a short time every day. Even if enemy troops suddenly come to the city, I will not allow others to destroy it."

"Yes, yes, my lord."

The visitor reluctantly got up, didn't dare to say anything more, reluctantly supported the wall and walked out, the hall returned to the usual silence.However, this time, the silence lasted only 2 minutes before the figure sighed deeply from behind.The interest has been interrupted, and there is no point in sitting down any longer. I'm sorry, brother, let's call it a day. I'll come back to accompany you tomorrow.

Sighing again, the slim figure stood up and walked out of the hall. The door behind her slowly closed, and the corridor returned to its usual darkness.All the way out of the mansion, the man in scholar's shirt was waiting respectfully at the door. Although the color in his face still hadn't returned, he was at least able to stand firm.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" He boarded the simple carriage that had been waiting for him and motioned to the driver to move forward slowly. Then he asked the man who was walking beside him consciously, "You know what I am most taboo about. If there is no urgent report, , you can go back and pack your luggage, I hope there will be a place for you in the feudal kingdoms of other princes."

"My lord, this is indeed an urgent report." The scribe smiled bitterly. He has served his lord for several years. How could he not know what he hates most? It's just that he forgot this time in a hurry. Phew, I would also like to thank Miss Xiaowu. If it weren't for her Being able to understand the master's thoughts, the blade retreated a little... forget it, it's unimaginable.

"Are you waiting for me to ask questions? Huh?"

"Ahem, I'm sorry, my lord." He was frightened for a moment and was distracted. The scribe coughed a few times to relieve the embarrassment and said seriously, "The heavy rain in Sanchuan City has not stopped, Sanchuan burst, destroying countless farmlands, Linhai City has a tsunami, and the city has become Zeguo. The people There were nearly [-] casualties. Beishan City was hit by a huge earthquake. Houses collapsed and more than half of the city walls were destroyed. The four cities urgently requested help. I hope the capital city will start disaster relief as soon as possible. This is an urgent report from the four cities. Please read it, my lord."

"You should know." A sneer came from the carriage, "Be dedicated to your duties and perform your duties accordingly. This is the rule that my brother personally set back then, and it has been followed all these years. For disaster relief like this, It has always been the responsibility of Fufusi, the urgent report should be sent to Fufusi as soon as possible, what do you mean by bringing it to me?"

"Lord, the impact of this matter is too great. Disaster news has come from all directions, including the southeast, northwest, and southeast. You know, the surrounding countries have been suffering from various disasters. Warnings have also been sent from the Eastern Continent Observatory. The clouds are moving and the stars are moving. The signs of destruction are appearing, and the Lord is extremely fierce. A great disaster will surely come to the world. Now all four directions have been affected, and I am worried that our country will not be spared. When the time comes..."

"If your fears are true, can you prevent disaster from happening?"

"Uh, my subordinate is incompetent."

"Then do you think I can prevent the disaster from happening?"

"My subordinates dare not."

"Then what's the use of showing it to me? For things like this, just mention them in the daily journal and let me know." Bang, four letters were thrown back to the scribe's hands from the car window, "As for Take these to the Department of Disaster and Welfare, and submit your concerns along with it. Professional things need to be done by professional people. They know better than you or me how to provide disaster relief and how to prevent disasters. When the time comes, they will come up with the results. Naturally, you will submit a somewhat detailed and feasible plan to me for my decision. Unless you want me to immediately come up with a more perfect plan than those experts who have spent half their lives studying disaster prevention, otherwise I can't find you to submit the emergency report directly. It means you have been my government assistant for many years, how could you make such a stupid mistake?"

"My lord, I am aware of my guilt." The scribe lowered his head and said in shame, "This is such a serious matter that my subordinate was temporarily dizzy. I hope your lord will forgive me."

"Hmph, I think so. Go to the Division of Fortunes and report back. Don't panic. It's nothing more than a natural disaster. If the sky doesn't fall, just do what you have to do."

The scribe breathed a sigh of relief. The lord's calmness made him calm down. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The scribe bowed and saluted. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said tentatively: "My lord, there is one more thing."

"Say."

"My lord, no matter what, the recent earthquakes have indeed become more and more frequent. I would like to ask...are you interested in inspecting the dark cave in a few days?"

"Hey, why don't you just ask me if I want to take refuge in the underground shelter of the previous era." The person in the car sneered, "Brother said that to enjoy the benefits of a position, you must take on the corresponding responsibilities. , as the saying goes, "one should be responsible for one's position." I have my responsibility, and it is my responsibility to advance and retreat with my family and the country. If I abandon the responsibility of the master and run for refuge, then what qualifications do I have to sit here again? In my current position, even if my brother comes back, I won't have the shame to see him again. Now stand down and if you dare to mention this matter again in the future, you know the consequences."

"Yes, yes, this subordinate will retire."

"Hmph." Watching the scribe leave in a panic, the curtains of the carriage were drawn again, "Xiao Wu, go back home and tell the film director to enter the highest combat readiness state. I have a hunch that the disaster is not far away. What my brother left behind Things, the home of my brother and I, this time I must keep it."

(End of this chapter)