The Taoist who appeared out of nowhere on a rainy night was Shang Xingzhou, the former dean of the Orthodox Academy, and a very mysterious Taoist Ji during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
He is the leader, or mastermind, of what happened in Kyoto tonight.
After he appeared, only the voice of the Holy Empress Tianhai talking to him could be heard in the world.
Whether it was Zhu Luo, the stargazer, or the fifteen princes who had already entered the capital, they all kept quiet, which represented respect, or awe.
But the world is vast and the world is huge. After all, there will not be only one or two voices, there will always be other voices.
"Why is that so?"
A voice sounded from the canal southeast of Kyoto.
The big boat driving in the canal slowly stopped.
The expression of the Taoist nun standing at the bow changed suddenly, and she reached out her hand like lightning, but caught nothing.
There was always a different kind of red rippling in the dark canal water, which was gradually fading at this moment.
The next moment, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the night sky outside the Tianshu Mausoleum, clearly illuminating the rain that fell from the sky, and also illuminating a figure in it.
That was not the lightning falling from the cloud, but the aura that the figure gave off when it met the prohibition of the Tianshu Mausoleum.
That figure slowly floated down from the rainy sky, and landed on the riverside outside the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books.
It was a middle-aged scribe, his gown was already wet by the rain, but he didn't look embarrassed at all, and there was a heart-wrenching demeanor in his calm eyes.
On the little finger of his right hand is a small bright red flower, which is gently swaying in the rain.
Different kind of red.
This strong man in the sacred domain also failed to break through the restriction of Tianshu Mausoleum, and was isolated from the outside.
But now that he has made his voice, he will continue to do so.
A sharp piercing sound sounded.
The distinctive red figure suddenly blurred, a clear passage appeared in the heavy rain curtain, and a straight wave appeared on the river outside the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books.
In an instant, he broke into the Mausoleum of Books and came to the bottom of the Shinto, in front of the stone flat.
But he had no way to move on, because Empress Tianhai took a look at him.
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and landed in front of Bie Yanghong.
A blinding white light directly evaporated all the water in the shallow ditch, and several extremely thick scorched marks appeared on the hard black stone.
Bie Yanghong looked at the top of the Tianshu Mausoleum at the end of the Shinto, with a dignified expression.
At the previous moment, he sensed a faint change in the aura of heaven and earth, so he stopped, otherwise he might be hit by the lightning and seriously injured.
The Empress Tianhai just glanced at it.
The realm she revealed is really terrifying, and she has the feeling of being able to mobilize the laws of heaven and earth!
Everyone knows that the Holy Empress Tianhai's realm is unfathomable, but until now, people know that all speculations still underestimate her!
On the Northwest Official Road, the stargazer raised his head and pushed up his hat, revealing a plain face with a bit of awe in his eyes.
Zhu Luo, who was in the wheelchair, looked there quietly, tapping the scabbard lightly with his left hand, which was his only hand now.
"Kyoto is my home stadium, you shouldn't choose here."
The Empress Tianhai said calmly to the world.
Bie Yanghong stopped in his tracks, but he could still continue to make his own voice: "No matter where we are, we will come after all."
"I don't want you to come." The Empress Tianhai looked at him and said calmly, "Because I don't want to kill you."
Bie Yanghong said: "Since I'm reading a book of sages, I always want peace of mind."
The Holy Empress of Tianhai said: "As expected of being a different kind of red, I am very relieved. Among these people, I always think that you are not bad, you have no color and no bearing."
The night rain suddenly became chaotic and turned into countless water waves. The waves in the river outside the Tianshu Mausoleum became unrestrained and slightly chaotic.
The Taoist nun also came to the Tianshu Mausoleum and stood beside Bie Yanghong, looking up with a vigilant expression.
"The most stupid thing you've ever done in your life is to marry such a thing."
Empress Tianhai looked at Bie Yanghong and said with a slight mockery.
The Taoist nun is his wife, and she is the same as the endless blue in the wind and rain.
Unlimited Bi was very angry when he heard this, and felt that Ye Yu's voice and that woman's voice were so disturbing, but he dared not express anything.
At such a time, Bing Yanghong couldn't say anything, so after a short silence, he said, "Your Majesty, since it's going to be death, why don't you give him a good time?"
He didn't finish his sentence.
The unfinished second half is—then, let's have a good fight.
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Happy, rarely can be understood as painful and happy.
Chen Changsheng was in great pain at this moment, and he couldn't feel any joy, even though the night wind in the rain came from thousands of miles away, getting stronger and stronger.
Hearing Bie Yanghong's words, Empress Tianhai glanced sideways at him, but with just an indifferent glance, she could clearly see what was going on in his body.
According to old man Tianji's deduction calculation, the sun wheel was completely destroyed before he was born, and all the nine scriptures were broken.
At this moment, Chen Changsheng's seventy-two channel meridians were broken, and all three hundred and sixty-five qi apertures were broken.
He was suffering unimaginable pain, just like when he was in her womb, but he was still unconscious at that time, and the only person in the world who could feel his pain was her.
The Holy Empress Tianhai frowned slightly as she thought about the pain when she was pregnant with him and the pain when she gave birth to him, feeling a little disgusted.
The night rain is getting faster and faster, but there are stars shining, and there is a more clear, quiet and soft brilliance.
Stargazer pushed Zhu Luo, who was in a wheelchair, to the Tianshu Mausoleum.
The wind and rain are coming from all directions.
That Taoist is in the night rain somewhere.
The monk was by the stream tens of thousands of miles away.
The capital city tonight was originally planned by the Empress Tianhai. Now that everyone is here, Chen Changsheng has no value in existence anymore, so he can die naturally.
The rain falling from the night sky became heavier and heavier, connecting into a line, and then gradually became more and more concentrated, and the night wind that was carrying it became stronger and stronger.
Rumbling thunder came from the depths of the wind and rain, and from time to time real lightning illuminated the night sky, illuminating the scene on the top of the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books.
The Holy Empress Tianhai stood on the edge of the divine way with her hands behind her back, her beautiful face showed no trace of extra emotion, and her black hair fluttered behind her like a demon god.
The torrential rain couldn't wet even a strand of her hair, but Chen Changsheng's clothes were drenched.
Chen Changsheng's face was pale, his body was drenched, and he looked extremely weak and pitiful.
Panting for breath, he raised his head with difficulty while supporting the ground full of stagnant water, and looked at her.
At this moment, he was really calm, because he was already numb, and he was extremely disappointed in this world.
Empress Tianhai sensed his movements, and said calmly: "Yourong wanted to save you, so I sent her away."
When she said this, she didn't turn to look at him.
Chen Changsheng's body, which had been somewhat numb due to the cold, pain, and disappointment, softened a little after hearing these words, and there was still a last bit of warmth in his chest.
Yes, there are still people in this world who care about him after all, such as You Rong, the people in the Orthodox Academy, Luo Luo who is far away in Baidi City, and the senior brother who doesn't know where...
"Thank you." He said, looking at the back of the Holy Empress Tianhai.
He thanked her for saying it in his last moment, and it helped him remember that there was still something good in life after all.
In this way, when he leaves, he may feel a little sad because of nostalgia, but at least he won't be sad because he has nothing to miss.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and flowed down the Tianshu Mausoleum along the sides of the Baishi Shinto, more and more, and finally gradually turned into a waterfall.
The night rain was disturbing, and the torrential rain was causing disasters. In the woods, many wild beasts could be seen faintly fleeing, but the chirping of autumn insects could no longer be heard.
A squirrel was jumping and walking through the woods, as if it wanted to find a suitable place to shelter from the rain, but it couldn't. It was soon soaked, and the rain was so heavy that the squirrel's hair, which should have been oily and waterproof, became wet. Unable to bear it completely, the fluffy tail drooped down, and the gray fur stuck to the body wetly, looking very pitiful.
If those gray hairs are dry, fluffy, or the squirrel should look fat.
Just like the squirrel in the woods of Baicao Garden before.
The Holy Empress Tianhai's eyes followed the squirrel as she moved among the trees, and did not look back until a long time later.
Here in Tianshu Mausoleum, there are already strong people gathered. The capital in the night rain seems to be calm, but there are many undercurrents surging.
Her rule over the Great Zhou Dynasty is facing the most powerful challenge.
However, at this time, she was watching a squirrel hiding from the rain very intently.
What is she thinking
"Two years ago in the palace, you should have seen a squirrel."
She suddenly said such a sentence.
This sentence has no beginning and no end.
Chen Changsheng was in a daze, not knowing what she was talking about.
Then, he vaguely remembered something.
That was really a long time ago. On the night of the Ivy Banquet two years ago, he was led into the cold palace by Mo Yu and imprisoned by the Tonggong formation. In order to get out of trouble, he ventured into the ground through the life gate, but met a black dragon, and finally returned to the ground but ended up in the palace in one of the ponds.
At that time, a middle-aged woman was standing by the pool, and she didn't know whether she was going to wash her hands or wash her clothes.
He was in the pond at that time, drenched and embarrassed, and it was late at night. The middle-aged woman seemed to be frightened, and took a step back, and her clogs stepped on the bluestone, making a sound.
At that time, in the woods by the pool, a squirrel was eating. It was startled, dropped the fruit, jumped to the second floor of the side hall, ran along the railing, and tilted a flowerpot with its wagging tail.
At that time, the middle-aged woman was right under the potted flower.
At that time, Chen Changsheng was just getting out of the predicament, and he was still in the deep palace. It was the time when he was extremely nervous and could not be discovered, but looking at this scene, he rushed over without thinking.
He hugged the middle-aged woman into his arms and turned it half a circle, so that even if the flower pot fell, it would only hit his back and not the other person.
Fortunately, that flower pot did not fall.
Thinking about it now, all this is not real, because she is not an ordinary middle-aged woman, she is the Holy Empress of Tianhai, so how could she be frightened
In her eyes, her actions at that time must have been superfluous and ridiculous, right
But why did she suddenly mention that squirrel at this moment
Thinking about that time, Chen Changsheng felt slightly at a loss.
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