Even Ye Jiuyou, who was used to seeing all kinds of powerful performances, still found it a little handsome to see someone striding towards him with a mountain in his hands.
After all, it's rare.
But what she said was: "I told you to come in the evening, why are you here now?"
Zhao Changhe casually threw the mountain, and it landed steadily at the foot of her mountain, without even a splash of snow. The smooth mirror-like side of it was facing Ye Jiuyou, and even if he was at the top of the mountain, he could directly see his face in the mirror, as if this was not a mountain, but just a makeup mirror.
Hearing Ye Jiuyou's question, Zhao Changhe casually asked back: "Why do you have to come at night?"
"You and your wives have been reunited after a long time. Now that everything has settled down, shouldn't you take some time to spend time with them?" Ye Jiuyou had a blank expression on his face: "It turns out that all men are fickle, and it's not just talk."
"If the dust really settles, then I won't be with you for just one day... The reason I only give you one day is because you and I both know that things have just begun."
"Then at least you can spend a day with them, don't you mind?"
Zhao Changhe was silent for a while: "Do you know what we are now in this context?"
Ye Jiuyou: “?”
Zhao Changhe also had a blank expression on his face: "In this context, you are the one I left my wives to have an affair with, so I can use the description of 'unfaithful'."
Ye Jiuyou chuckled, but there was no smile in his eyes: "I've never seen anyone using a knife to stop the person they are having an affair with."
Zhao Changhe knew that Ye Jiuyou was still very angry about this matter, but he had nothing to say, so he could only say: "So it's not an affair. Since it's not an affair, then it should be done in the daytime, which is more open than at night."
Of course, what he said made sense, but Ye Jiuyou's expression became even more disgusting: "The reason why I asked you to come at night is because I am more accustomed to doing things at night. For me, that is daytime."
The two looked at each other, as if they didn't know what they were talking about or why they were arguing with each other about whether they were having an affair.
It seemed like meaningless nonsense. Could it be that these two were having an affair? What was there to argue about over such trivial words
But in reality, the relationship between the two is that the human identity is engaged, and the demon body has been seen naked. Even if you don't feel ambiguous in your heart, it may not be the case in the eyes of others.
Ye Jiuyou didn't want to talk in front of his woman, and insisted on asking him to come alone. At least half of the reason was that he didn't want to be stared at by his woman with ambiguous and suspicious eyes. We are not that kind of relationship, why are you looking at me like that
But Ye Jiuyou, who should have been doing his own thing and didn't care about other people's opinions, even deliberately said that he would mess up your inner house in Chang'an. Why does he want to avoid this now? No one knows, not even Ye Jiuyou himself, and he doesn't want to look into the soul-catching mirror because of this.
But she forgot that coming here alone and at night was actually much more ambiguous than being watched by everyone... So much so that Zhao Changhe's move of coming over here seemed to have a hidden teasing at this moment - do you want to look into your own heart
Ye Jiuyou finally glanced at the mountain and said calmly: "Why did you move this here? If I only use one corner as a mirror, I can still play with it. If it's complete, I'm not sure if it will cause any harm."
Zhao Changhe said: "This thing can capture people's souls and turn them into wandering spirits. I can't leave it there unattended, so it's very suitable to leave it with you."
Ye Jiuyou sneered: "Then you can destroy it. My temple is too small to accommodate it."
"For now, this is the only thing you've expressed your desire for, aside from things related to Ye Wuming... Of course I'll give it to you. If you think it's too big, you can refine it into another form, use it for other purposes, or just destroy it. It's up to you."
Ye Jiuyou put away his sneer and said expressionlessly: "You mean, you want to make it up to me with this?"
Zhao Changhe said: "No, it's just a simple gift."
Ye Jiuyou's expression became better and he suddenly stretched out his hand.
The huge mountain became smaller and smaller, just like a small mirror that she was tossing in her hand. She smiled and said, "I accept the gift... You can now talk about the serious matter you came here to discuss."
Zhao Changhe was speechless for a moment. Didn't you ask me to come? How did it become that I came to talk to you about serious matters... If you hadn't asked me to come, I would really be in Tianhe with my wife at this time. What did you have to rush to talk to you about at this time
Of course, he would not say this out loud. Zhao Changhe simply pretended that he had come to see her and said seriously, "The Four Ancient Elephants, if they are already dead, let them rest in peace... In the traditional concept of the world, it is a serious bad thing to let the body not rest in peace after death."
Ye Jiuyou was furious: "So what? I didn't harm anyone, why do you care? Zhao Changhe, don't be so arrogant!"
Zhao Changhe shook his head: "It's not that I want to control you... The Sword Emperor also asked you if you think it's a small matter? Maybe in your mind it is indeed a small matter, but other people don't think so. If you continue to go against the world's ideas, you will still be hated by the gods and people like in ancient times."
Ye Jiuyou sneered and said, "Ye Jiuyou has been an enemy of the world since ancient times. He is one of the biggest villains in the eyes of the world. What's the big deal?"
"First of all, the reason you can't defeat Ye Wuming is not necessarily because of your lack of strength, but because you have no support. You can't fight against her entire huge system, and even your lack of strength is related to the system. You have already suffered this loss, do you want to suffer it again?"
Ye Jiuyou narrowed his eyes and stared at him, without answering for a moment.
Zhao Changhe continued, "Secondly, you don't want to be a role defined by the world, nor do you want to be a spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao. You no longer want to represent darkness, so why are you still obsessed with manipulating death? Is it because stripping away the darkness has made you weaker? If you change everything at once, you will no longer be able to maintain your strength?"
Ye Jiuyou said calmly, "Since you know, why are you still talking nonsense? Nothing can be accomplished overnight, we have to do it step by step. No matter how unwilling I am to be defined, I will not destroy my foundation and put myself in a position where the weak survive. Whether it is good or evil in your eyes, or good and evil in the eyes of the world, it is meaningless to me."
Zhao Changhe said: "Then have you ever thought that since it represents darkness but is not defined by nature, does it break away from the established framework?"
Ye Jiuyou was stunned.
Zhao Changhe added, "The people around me are all like this, including the Four Symbols. It's also the case with Sanniang becoming the Sea Emperor. Now Hong Ling seems to be replacing the Sword Emperor... Which Heavenly Dao has defined them? They are all the result of their own practice. Including myself. I say I am the Night Emperor, but is it really the same as Ye Wuming back then? What I practiced myself is what I practiced myself. It's not given by anyone, nor is it innate. Even if what I practiced is suppressed by people like you, so what? One day I will overthrow you and replace you. I have seen countless examples of this."
Ye Jiuyou was silent for a moment: "What about Piaomiao? She is still born with the definition."
"Her definition has changed." Zhao Changhe said: "Even if you ask her now, is the human spirit that she represents just an illusory definition like in ancient times, or is it closely related to me, Zhao Changhe? Is it like in the early years, it makes no difference to her who is the king? Is it the same to her whether there is a world under me, Zhao Changhe, or not? It has been different for a long time!"
Ye Jiuyou's heart finally moved slightly, and he remained silent.
There are indeed many examples, but everyone has different perspectives. What humans take for granted may not be considered so by the innate demon gods. Even if they think so, they may not be determined to do it. God knows what will happen.
What a desperate situation that was.
Zhao Changhe whispered: “From some of the clues we have seen, we can even think that the collapse of the era and the reopening of humanity contained such a meaning. Someone was deliberately pushing this…” Ye Jiuyou narrowed his eyes… Ye Wuming
As expected, Zhao Changhe continued, "Ye Wuming is such a hero, I admire him very much... How much inferior are you to her?"
Ye Jiuyou smiled instead of getting angry: "Are you trying to provoke me, or are you showing your loyalty to your Ye Wuming?"
Zhao Changhe certainly meant to say this to Ye Wuming, but this was not to show his loyalty, but the opposite: "If Ye Wuming heard this, I don't think she would attack you again. At least you can eliminate this concern."
Ye Jiuyou looked at him with interest for a while, then smiled and said, "What if she takes action?"
Zhao Changhe pulled out the dragon bird and stuck it in the snow.
Ye Jiuyou stared at Longque in a trance, with some hatred in his eyes: "Are you sure that this knife will be used to stop Ye Wuming instead of slashing at me?"
"Is this the reason why you are never willing to be frank with me? You have never been able to determine the exact relationship between Ye Wuming and me, and you cannot establish trust."
Ye Jiuyou said calmly: "I have never been able to trust anyone. It has nothing to do with Ye Wuming."
Zhao Changhe said: "Everything has a first time. It depends on whether you are willing to try it or not."
They were having a serious conversation, but for some reason as soon as this sentence came out, it gave the two of them a sense of ambiguity. They subconsciously stopped talking, and the air became inexplicably quiet.
The snowflakes around were still floating, circling around Ye Jiuyou, but they could never get within a foot of him.
Just like she would always keep people at a distance... and just like she would never have any decorations on her.
She has always been alone, and even her subordinates cannot get close to her. In the eternal dark abyss, the only thing she can see is herself in the soul mirror.
“Why should I trust a man who… blocked my way with a sword just a few incense sticks ago?” Ye Jiuyou spoke slowly, the smile and anger in his eyes gone, gradually becoming cold and indifferent.
Before Zhao Changhe could open his mouth, Ye Jiuyou's right hand struck out like lightning, hitting Zhao Changhe's chest.
Zhao Changhe instinctively wanted to block and moved his hands, but he quickly moved away and let her slap him on the chest.
There was no violent damage as expected, but an endless darkness enveloped the whole body, the dantian became silent, the meridians withered, the flesh and blood dried up, and darkness and death spread all over the body. It felt like he was about to become a corpse puppet, or a puppet trapped in darkness.
Seeing that he didn't dodge at all, Ye Jiuyou's eyes finally flashed with surprise, but he said calmly: "I told you when I made an appointment with you a long time ago that I need you to become my servant. Only when you become my servant can I trust you... Where do you get the courage to not dodge?"
Zhao Changhe's face was filled with death, and he was holding his chest as if he was in great pain, but he was smiling: "Ahem... I thought you were angry and wanted to hit me, so no matter how hard I hit you, it's only right that I vent your anger."
Ye Jiuyou felt like laughing when he heard this, and he could hardly keep his indifferent attitude: "Just for this? Then you will be manipulated into a slave by me now, will you regret your naivety later?"
"Is it childish? Han Wubing broke his arm in return, and I took a palm strike from you in return. I'm making a profit." Zhao Changhe said, "As long as you vent your anger, it's worth it."
"Is it worth becoming a slave?"
"Actually, if you want to beat me up, I'll definitely get hurt. But if you want to manipulate me, that may not be possible..."
"Is that so?" Ye Jiuyou's eyes were dim, and boundless darkness invaded him.
However, he discovered that Zhao Changhe's soul sea was tightly locked by chains, and his dark deathly aura could not penetrate.
Ye Jiuyou laughed: "The Heart and Soul Chain is not omnipotent. It is not impossible for me to destroy it with my strength. If this is your trump card..."
Zhao Changhe shook his head: "This is not my trump card... You don't want to turn me into a puppet at all, that doesn't make sense to you, this is my trump card."
"Why wouldn't I want to turn you into a puppet? I dream of conquering your faction."
"The puppet is just an extension of your will. Zhao Changhe has no other value than being a fighting force. Arousing the anger of the Four Symbols and Piaomiao will only hinder your plan." Zhao Changhe simply sat cross-legged on the ground and smiled slightly: "However, I accidentally received this wisp of dark death energy from you. I have made some suggestions after a brief analysis. Do you want to listen?"
Ye Jiuyou held his chin with interest: "What suggestions?"
"I just said that you don't want the innate definition. If you rebuild it in the way of modern humans, you can both master those rules and break away from the established framework. Maybe it's a win-win solution."
"So what?"
"Before, Anmie was killed by me. At this moment, the law of darkness is passively dispersed into the void. You can regain control of it. Of course, if you start over directly, you will inevitably fall into the old rut... But if you learn from me and gain new insights from me, is it possible to break away from the old path?"
Ye Jiuyou smiled and said, "You mean, you want me to use you as a research subject?"
Zhao Changhe said, "You were right before. I won't let my wives accompany you in research, nor will I let you study my daughter Xinghe... But I can give it to myself. I have the Night Emperor's intention, the power of the four symbols, the changes of life and death, the distinction between light and shadow. Although I am not proficient in any of them... But I don't need to be proficient. All you want is a brand new introduction to lead you to enlightenment that will allow you to break away from the rut."
Ye Jiuyou's smile faded, and he looked into his eyes seriously: "Do you know that this means your life and death are in my hands?"
Zhao Changhe also looked very serious: "I said I would help you. Now I'm using myself as a token of sincerity to prove it... From now on, do you dare to try to believe it?"
In fact, both of them knew that Ye Jiuyou didn't dare to kill Zhao Changhe - even the opportunity to turn him into a slave was right in front of him, but Ye Jiuyou didn't dare to really do it, because it would ruin a lot of things, and the consequences could not be deduced. So it wasn't that Zhao Changhe trusted Ye Jiuyou so much, he knew that he would not get into trouble.
But no matter what, this is a great trust, at least it is trust that Ye Jiuyou has enough rationality. If he is not rational enough, he, Zhao Changhe, will be doomed.
I dare to believe you. Do you dare to try to believe me
(End of this chapter)