Beyond the Divine States

The night is always shrouded in Linhe City. In the desolate darkness, there is an occasional spring with aura of wind, which dries over the city and seems to be washing something. In the crevice adjacent to the roof, the light of the red moon seems to have been shining for thousands of years, and the snow between the roof tiles has formed a trough of ice slag, their crystals reflect the moonlight, never melting in the world without temperature.

In an old house, the door full of moth marks was pushed open. A little boy ran out crying. He fell to the ground without two steps. His face was covered with blood stains. He wiped his face, and there were hard grains of rice in the corner of his mouth.

In the door of the room, a woman slowly leaned out her head and wanted to call the little boy back, but she couldn't make a sound. She had long hair, a handful of yellow raw rice in her hand, and a skeleton like face in her long hair. She couldn't tell whether it was a human or a ghost.

After the little boy fell to the ground, he began to cry. He yelled: "I'm going to find the immortal master..."

The woman sighed a long time. She stepped out one foot cautiously, as if afraid of the red moon in the sky. She only dared to move forward along the shadow under the eaves. She came to the little boy and grasped his hand. The little boy, who was as thin as firewood, struggled wildly, but was lifted up and pulled back under the eaves.

The little boy yelled: "mother, take me to the immortal master. I don't want to eat rice. The master will save us."

The half human and half ghost woman didn't say a word. She held the little boy in her arms, put her thin fingers on his shoulder, opened her mouth and yelled a few times, like a warning.

After the little boy was sent back to the house, the woman squatted down and picked up the Yellow raw rice scattered on the ground one by one.

This little boy is one of the few survivors in the city today, and these survivors found that as long as they insist on swallowing raw rice, they can resist the erosion of the red moon and continue to survive as human beings.

It's just that the raw rice has been swallowed into the stomach for a long time, and the stomach ache is unbearable. What's more, it seems that the long darkness will never usher in the dawn. Even some ghosts have begun to walk into the world of red moon and live in this city as ghosts. Many people can't bear this kind of pain at all. Even if they have been born as souls, they are desperate to plunge into the yellow spring, I asked for the death of both form and spirit.

In this month, the city leader once came out to stabilize his mood, saying that although they have become dead souls, what they get in exchange for is eternal life. As long as they keep their heart bright and belief, they can live happily in Linhe City forever.

This once made many people feel relieved, and the strong temptation of immortality even made many people feel grateful. With his only sporadic power, the city Lord showed the power that ordinary people could not understand in front of these ghosts, which made many people more relieved and devout, and even made many people who were still swallowing raw rice give up and pursue immortality after death.

But this peace did not last for long. In nearly half a month, the contradiction in Linhe City finally revealed its initial clue.

At the edge of the yellow spring, when the dead gathered and knelt down to worship the King Ming, the man at the head stood on the high platform by the river and chanted the ceremony. Half way through the ceremony, the man suddenly crazed his spirit and trembled like a dragonfly.

His madness didn't last long. Soon, countless corpse like shadows appeared in the body of the ghost. Those shadows ran wildly in his soul, such as headless flies. His ghost was dismembered rapidly in these terrible shadows, so that the soul of the man was dyed with the same terrible color of corpse spot in front of all his faces, and then in the holy and spiritual world Under the red moon, which symbolizes eternal life, it withers away in pain.

After the first incident, the news was quickly suppressed by the city Lord.

The city Lord told everyone that only those who were kind before they died could win the favor of the king of hell and obtain real eternal life.

It seems that in order to prove the claim of the Lord of the city, several of the dead souls of the local well-known bullies disappeared after a certain period of time.

The bully's bad death made many people believe the city master's view, but it wasn't too long. The most respected old scholar in the city was also in full view of the public. A corpse like monster grew up in his body, and then disappeared like snow melting into water.

This matter spread quickly in a small scale. Before the chaos began, the Lord of the city came to the public again with two dark officials, black and white impermanence. He counted all the crimes of the old man one by one and told them that there was not something wrong with immortality, but that the old man had been cheating you for many years. In fact, he was an inexorable evil when he was young.

In order to prove his words, the Lord of the city even found many dead souls to testify for him. One of them, a woman in her thirties, complained tearfully about the fact that the old man bullied him more than ten years ago, which was very true.

Some people don't believe this, but most of them believe it. They walk in the endless darkness. No one can live without a glimmer of hope.

It's just that these things have changed in the end.

That gentleman had a high reputation in the city before he died. Now many of the whole two generations in the city have been his students. With their understanding of the teacher, they certainly can't believe the Lord's words. Many students with solar terms have planned to unite to smash the Lord's house, kill the old man and the black and white impermanence who helped tyrant.

"If we made trouble or had hope in our life, and now we are dead, we are just ghosts, but the old man has been given the gift of Hades, and there are two ghosts who can kill us. Even if we add up, how can we be his opponent?"

"That Bai Wuchang, who was a student of my husband before he died, now, together with the old man, wants to suppress all the people here."

"This is an ungrateful thing. If you don't succeed in your studies, you won't get fame. After you die, your family pretended to be filial for three years. In those three years, the teacher asked people to help him secretly many times. Otherwise, he would have been the starving ghost."

"What do you think you should do next?" In the middle of the long table, a well-dressed man in his forties asked.

"Mr. Qin, when you were still studying, you were the most important student. You are our senior brother. It's up to you to decide now."

"Yes, there has to be a beginning. Your degree and moral character are most convincing, so you should be responsible for it."

Others echoed.

The middle-aged man, known as Duke Qin, got up and bowed to the crowd. After a few modest words, he confirmed that the doors and windows were closed and no one was looking for ghosts. Then he sat down and decided with them on the plan to assassinate the Lord of the city. He discussed many details and vowed to kill the Lord of the city who had killed everyone, even if his soul died.

All the members of the Council tonight died in the Lord's mansion the next day, and their spirits were destroyed.

The executioner is black and white impermanence. Before the execution, the man called Duke Qin bowed respectfully to the crowd and sighed, "I'm sorry."

He turned his back, and the sound of abuse became smaller and smaller in his ears, and gradually calmed down.

Qin Gong sighed.

When the city master came out from behind the scenes, his tired face disappeared. He laughed at Duke Qin and patted him on the shoulder: "well done."

The Duke of Qin quickly asked, "your honor, what happened to the nameless corpse?"

The Lord of the city laughed and said, "follow me and you will be safe. When Lord Ming returns, the kingdom of God will be rebuilt. "

The Duke of Qin was slightly relieved and asked, "where is the Lord Ming now? When can I come back? "

The city master clenched his fist and sighed: "Lord Ming is on the other side now."

Qin Gong considered for a while, then asked: "so... Those people?"

What he asked were the three young girls who looked like the fairies.

The city leader's face is dark. If they hadn't destroyed it, now that the kingdom of God has been built, how could it be reduced to such a miserable situation? People are not human, ghosts are not ghosts, and the red moon is eroding everything. Eternal life has become a piece of empty talk.

The city Lord sneered, but his words were slow but heavy: "don't worry, they will all die when King Ming comes back... Now they don't care about us. It's kind to them that I didn't tell everyone about their destruction of the kingdom of God. If I tell them about it, they will be the target of public criticism, unless they kill all the innocent people who come to make trouble, Otherwise, there will be no peace at all. "

Duke Qin's mouth is full of benevolence, but his heart is also full of sneer. He knows that they and King Ming are making their own preparations. He doesn't care about the big ghosts and little ghosts in the city. If the Lord really dares to do so, he will be the first to die.

All he has done now is to seek a way to live on the premise of preserving himself.

The Lord of the city went out. He stopped under the eaves, looked at the snow and red frost like ground, and said slowly, "Duke Qin is also a famous man in the city. Now, for the sake of the stability of Linhe City, he has to make a choice between Xiaoyi and Dayi. All the heroes who come with you are heroes. I'm not a narrow-minded man, until everything is stable, I will make a name for them, but I have to do it now. "

Duke Qin looked generous and sad: "I have wronged you."

The city master turned his body, looked at Duke Qin's face, and seriously asked, "it's just that it's hard for all the people in the city to unite as one. In the past month, there have been many short-sighted rats gathering to make trouble, which is harmful to the stability of the city. Duke Qin is concerned about the common people. The old man thought you had the highest talent before he died. Now he has the opportunity to cooperate. I'm open-minded to ask for advice, What does Duke Qin think should be done? "

The Duke of Qin pretended to think for a while, but he actually had a response in his heart. He locked his brow, pondered for a moment, and then said, "in my opinion, from now on, the city should be free of raw rice. So all the people will stand in the same position without the difference between life and death."

The city Lord closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "is there something wrong with this?"

Qin Gonglang said in a voice: "the great justice is on your side. What's wrong?"

The city Lord clenched his fist, and his hand sank in front of his chest. He said, "I'd like to ask Duke Qin to carry out this matter."

Qin Gong's face changed slightly. He said: "why should I go in person? There are several disciples in my family who are also quite talented and learned. One of them refuses to be advised and insists on swallowing raw rice every day. I'll try to persuade him to set an example and then... "

The city Lord waved his hand: "they are still young. How can they compare with Duke Qin's high reputation and credibility? It's up to you to do this. It's hard for Duke Qin."

Qin Gong still wants to talk. Suddenly, there is a chill behind him. Black and white impermanence has appeared. Black impermanence has an erhu on his back. Black belt is tied to his eyes. He looks serious. White impermanence looks at him like a play.

The Duke of Qin laughed miserably and bowed: "just listen to your instructions."

When Duke Qin left, the door at the back of the room opened, and a pair of cute little boys and girls ran out and surrounded the old man's knee.

The little boy overheard their conversation just now. He looked happy and asked, "grandfather, are we going to stop eating raw rice in the future? My stomach is suffering. I have bloody stools many times, and my sister often wakes up with pain. We don't want to eat that for a long time. Let's give it to those who want to suffer this crime. I..."

Pop!

The old city master slapped him in the face and looked angry. He said, "how many times have I told you that raw rice can never be broken, three meals a day, and one meal can't be less. You and your sister supervise each other. You can't eat less rice, and you can't complain about it any more. Do you understand?"

The little boy covered his face and looked flustered. He didn't understand and said, "but grandfather told the man clearly..."

The old city owner sighed and touched his red face. His voice was tired and full of vicissitudes: "when you grow up, you will understand grandfather's hard work."

The little boy lowered his head and gave a weak voice. The little girl looked humble and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

The ban on raw rice was suddenly interrupted when it was about to be implemented.

It was a month after Linhe City became Fengdu.

On that day, on the Bank of the yellow spring, a girl in a white dress came to the bank, and it seemed that she had a soul in her heart. Mrs. Bai also appeared on the other side, pushing her. She was a very humble young man.

They looked at each other for a long time.

This incident almost shocked the whole city.

They are watching from a distance, waiting for a moment to happen. Before that moment, they can not determine their position.

……

……

When Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling ran out of the house, Zhao xianger, who was dressed in a white dress, also happened to appear outside the door. Her silky green silk was draped over her shoulders without any disorder. Although her expressionless face was a little cold, her porcelain white dimple and skin were not hurt at all.

"Xiang... Sister Xiang'er." Ning Xiaoling was surprised to see Zhao xianger at the door.

Although Ning long frowned, he was relieved and asked, "where have you been?"

Zhao xianger's eyelids were slightly raised and glanced at him: "do you want to take care of it?"

Ning Changjiu asked, "did you go to see Mrs. Bai?"

Zhao xianger stopped slightly and said, "it seems that you are not fooled."

Ning long worried: "what's the result?"

Zhao xianger said, "we didn't do it."

Ning Changchang was slightly surprised. He didn't know what the result represented for the moment. He just said, "it's good if nothing happened."

"What can happen to me?" Zhao xianger snorted and walked towards the house.

Ning long followed up, asked: "do not feed boxing?"

Zhao xianger said, "you've been beaten for a month, but you haven't made any progress. It's just that you've made me suffer in vain."

Ning long lowered his head, looking at the injury on his body, said: "don't go out alone in the future."

Zhao xianger stopped and said coldly, "I feed you fists every day. I just want to see some miracles in you. Don't be so amorous and create some beautiful thoughts. There will be no result."

Ning long ignored her cold words and asked, "what happened?"

Zhao xianger didn't answer, just said: "in a word, from today on, you don't have to be beaten, anyway... There will be no result."

Rather long smile, said the guess in the heart: "is the other side?"

Zhao xianger's eyebrows tilted slightly. She turned her head and looked at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. Finally, she nodded and asked, "do you know?"

Ning Changjiu said: "there is a guess."

Zhao xianger was a little angry: "why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ning Changchang said: "this matter has a great influence. I only thought of it yesterday. I wanted to verify it today and talk to you again."

Zhao Xiang'er glared at him. He was not satisfied with his explanation. He said coldly, "come to my room."

It's clearly my room... I'd rather think about it for a long time.

Ning Xiaoling was confused and thought that she could not understand their quarrel now?

After entering the room, the three of them sat down on the chair, and Zhao xianger began to talk about all the things that happened today.

"By the Bank of the yellow spring, I actually started with Mrs. Bai." Zhao xianger closed his eyes, recalled the scene at that time, said: "at that time, none of us moved, but invisible, we had a total of 78 moves."

Ning Xiaoling good strange way: "the result?"

Zhao xianger shook his head: "no result."

Ning long closed his eyes and sighed, "is it really the other side?"

Zhao Xiang'er said, "Mrs. Bai may have thought of it for a long time. That's why she didn't do it for a long time."

Ning Xiaoling asked: "the other side? What's that? "

Ning Changjiu explained: "it is said that in order to keep the balance in the city, many secret places or closed cities in the world will work out a rule by themselves, which is called the other side theorem. That is to say, along the axis of the city, two worlds will be divided. Although the two worlds are connected, they are essentially independent, just like the two ends of the same balance, The weight of the two ends is almost the same, and if either side is too strong, it will tilt the balance and eventually cause the collapse of the whole city. "

Ning Xiaoling understood rather than understood.

Zhao xianger explained in a more understandable way: "that is to say, we are now separated from Mrs. Bai in two worlds, and the total realm of our world is almost the same as that of them. Because any one of us has a big rise or weakness, it will lead to the imbalance of the world. Therefore, in order to prevent its own destruction, when the overall state of one side rises, the other side will also be promoted by many "coincidences."

Ning Xiaoling asked: "that is to say, if we strive to practice and improve the realm, people on the other side will not have to work hard to get the realm we have improved?"

Zhao Xianger nodded as like as two peas in a mirror. "We are drawing a brow, and we will draw a picture in the same mirror. But this is a bit of trouble. So the usual practice is to lock the boundary."

Ning Xiaoling was surprised. She immediately thought of something and looked at her elder martial brother.

Ning long said.

This is the fundamental reason why he worked hard for a month, but didn't improve much.

They are now in Fengdu and abide by Fengdu's laws. At the moment, the power of Mingjun has been lost. This city is a city without owners. Its laws are derived from itself. No one can modify them. If there is not enough state to resist, they can only bear them.

At the same time, such a rule is rigid. One day, the forces on both sides will no longer be able to maintain balance for various reasons, and then the whole city will be destroyed.

Ning Xiaoling felt cold in her heart. She never thought that there was such a strange thing in the world.

Then, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Ning Changjiu with wide eyes. Ning Changjiu had already thought of it. He saw through Ning Xiaoling's idea and said softly, "yes, Miss Lu may come."

Now a month has passed, and it's time to return to the school. If Lu Jiajia worries that they haven't returned, he goes down the mountain to find him and enters Fengdu by mistake, the balance of the whole Fengdu will be destroyed instantly. Even if they surpass Mrs. Bai, they can't keep the city.

Ning Xiaoling worried: "what should we do? Lu Yuanbai knows that we have come to Linhe City, so master will know. If she comes to us at that time... "

Ning Changjiu said, "that's the disaster of destroying the city."

Zhao xianger said, "this is the territory of the state of Zhao and my city. I will not let anyone destroy it."

Ning Changjiu sighed: "I hope Miss Lu doesn't come, but she is very concerned about us. Maybe she is on her way now."

Zhao Xiang'er suddenly stood up. She was clearly in a white dress, but it was like the Black Dragon Robe painted with gold. Her beautiful face was full of the majesty of a king. She took a look at Ning Chang Chang and said, "Hello, fist."

"Well?" Ning Changchang looks slightly different: "it doesn't mean that the realm has been..."

Zhao xianger said: "less nonsense, come out."

Ning Xiaoling looks at him pitifully and sees his elder martial brother dragged out by Zhao xianger.

……

Many people are aware of what is happening at the edge of the yellow spring today, but because of their different standpoints and horizons, they also realize different things.

After the final negotiation between the Duke of Qin and the Lord of the city, he decided to push out the law of fasting raw rice tonight. As soon as the Duke of Qin walked to the door, his raised foot could not help retracting.

"These... Two..." Duke Qin was in a dilemma, holding the documents in his hand.

In front of him was a young man and a young girl. The young girl was very beautiful. She was graceful and graceful. Her eyes were noble and her temperament was even more impressive. At the first glance, he had some weakness in both knees.

He was in a trance for a few moments before he became calm. His eyes slightly slanted, and he looked at the young man beside her. The young man was also very beautiful, but he seemed to be injured a lot. He should be a bodyguard or something.

He knew their identity, and he often heard the scream of a man from far away. The man should be the unfortunate boy.

Duke Qin sighed and thought about this extraordinary little girl. Although she has a beautiful face, she has a habit of abusing people, which has tormented the young man for a whole month. Such a person must not be a talkative master. He must not be careless. Without looking at him, Zhao xianger said, "where's the Lord of the city? Let him out. " The Duke of Qin wanted to give some excuses, but he didn't think that the old man who was the Lord of the city really came out. He seemed to have thought that one day they would visit him and greet him with a smile, as if to show sincerity. Black and white impermanence didn't follow him. When the city Lord saw Zhao xianger, he saluted and said, "girl, should she be the immortal master down from the immortal mountain?" "No," said Zhao xianger The city leader was slightly surprised, and he made a good calculation, and said: "that girl should be a daughter of a family of practice. Today, the girl and Mrs. Bai faced each other across the yellow spring. She was so fierce and thrilling that she finally scared off Mrs. Bai. We all look at her immortal demeanor, and we admire her very much." Zhao xianger smiles and asks, "what are you going to do?" Seeing that she was so straightforward, the city leader was very happy and almost did not hesitate. He immediately said, "I think the immortal master should also be able to realize that the city is not stable now, and we just have some scattered powers in our hands. We can stabilize this half of the city for the immortal master, so that the immortal master can meditate and kill the white bone monster who cheated all of us, At that time, we will hand over all the powers in the city as long as the immortal master wants. " Zhao xianger listened quietly and said, "that's all?" The city leader was frightened. He thought that the other side would make some concessions, but he was still not satisfied. He scolded in his heart, but he was also wise. He even said: "Linhe City is the place where Zhao and Yao must fight. If it falls into the hands of the immortal master, he will be able to fight against one country with one city. At that time, the immortal master will take this city as his capital and fight with the immortal soldiers of the nether world, The state of Zhao and the state of Li can also be included in the territory of the immortal master. " Zhao xianger asked with a smile, "how can a woman be called emperor?" The city master immediately said, "the immortal master Xu is from outside. If you don't know, the emperor of Zhao is a female emperor. But the female emperor is only 16 years old. She doesn't know the heaven and the earth. She is cruel and merciless. I'm forced to agree to the white Bone Demon girl and turn the whole city into a dead city. This is also the reason. If the immortal master wants to, I'll do my best, It's also Zhao's blessing to help the immortal master replace the female emperor. " Zhao xianger listened and said faintly, "it's really a good idea." The Lord of the city was relieved. He raised his head, but suddenly he saw the face of the young man in white beside the girl, with a hint of irony. He saw that the girl didn't look too much and couldn't figure out her mind. He hesitated for a while and wanted to continue to say a few words to show his loyalty. On the long street, suddenly a little boy rushed over. The little boy fell to the ground with a flop, hugged Ning Changjiu's leg and kowtowed: "big brother, big brother, please help us, We are all about to die... There are still many living people in this city, but they are about to become ghosts. I secretly saw your sword in the street that day... You are so powerful that you can save us. Don't believe the old man's words! " The little boy had been watching in the dark for a long time, but he didn't have the courage to come out, but when he saw that they talked with the city leader in harmony, he finally couldn't help thinking that it was all a knife. He summoned up the courage, rushed to the street and knelt down in front of the boy. The city master's mind was not good, and he said hastily, "immortal master, don't listen to this child's words. He must have been instructed by someone who is afraid that the world will not be in chaos. I'm so painstaking. How can they understand?" Zhao xianger raised her hand and motioned him not to speak. She looked at the little boy and said, "what can he do for you? What does he do? " Ning Changjiu: "the little boy raised his head. Just from his perspective, he only saw a man standing beside his elder brother, but he couldn't see who he was. Now he was surprised to see such a beautiful elder sister. He immediately thought whether he was kneeling in the wrong direction. He was the smartest one among his friends. He immediately understood and turned his knee, He kowtowed his head to the beautiful girl. But he was nervous and couldn't think of what to call him for a moment. He was so anxious that he wanted to call the man's elder brother. He didn't retort that the woman he was with should be called... He immediately thought of the etiquette his mother had taught him and said in a loud voice: "please make decisions for us."