Eternal Night

Chapter 57 Q&A
Everyone sat down at the table. After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, there were dancers dancing and music of stringed instruments. The people at the table were Wu Xianxiao and his two men, Prince Kang and Princess Yongfu Zhao Fobao.

Wu Xianxiao now knew the name of this little girl, Zhao Fobao. This name made Wu Xianxiao feel some kind of causal connection.

It wasn't about marriage or anything like that, and he had no idea about such a young girl at all, but the name made him think of a little mute.

The little mute was adopted in a nunnery. He didn't know her specific life experience. Either all the adults in her family died and she entered this closed-door nunnery as an orphan, or her parents could not support her and sent her to the door of the nunnery when she was young. But no matter which one it was, she had a connection with Buddhism.

And Princess Yongfu happened to be named Zhao Fobao.

Just at this time, Zhao Gou, taking advantage of a little bit of alcohol, started talking about the immortal stories and the fairy mountains overseas, and intentionally or unintentionally mentioned Penglai, one of the three major fairy islands.

Immortals, immortality, freedom...

Even in the modern society of the 21st century, people's yearning for gods has never disappeared, let alone in this ancient feudal and superstitious period?
What's more, the emperor, court officials, and princes who didn't know the truth had witnessed with their own eyes the powerful figure Chu Minghao pretended to be. If Wu Xianxiao didn't know the truth, he would have thought that he had really met a sword immortal.

So Zhao Gou really believed it without a doubt. He swore on the deep pit with a diameter of 50 meters and a depth of 300 meters in the large parade ground in the imperial palace that he truly believed in the existence of immortals and Penglai.

Wu Xianxiao naturally knew what Zhao Gou meant by bringing the topic to Penglai. He looked at Zhao Fobao again. The little girl was looking at him with shining eyes. When she saw him looking at her, she immediately lowered her head shyly.

Seriously speaking, Zhao Fobao is very pretty. Although she is still young, she is a natural beauty. This is inconsistent with the appearance of the little mute...

(Not necessarily. The little mute has been malnourished for a long time and eats coarse food, so his teeth are worn out. For children, whether the teeth and gums are deformed has a great impact on their appearance... Only the eyes are exactly the same.)
After Wu Xianxiao saw Zhao Fobao, he smiled and said to Zhao Gou, "Does King Kang want to know what the situation is like in Penglai?"

Zhao Gou was stunned, and a look of surprise immediately appeared in his eyes, but he still suppressed his surprise and raised his glass to cover it up, saying: "How dare I, how dare I, a mere mortal, spy on the world of immortals?"

Wu Xianxiao continued to smile and said, "In fact, there is nothing to hide. It's just that mortals can't enter Penglai. It's okay to talk about the situation inside, but... we are new here, and there are many things we don't know. So why not do this? King Kang asks me a question about Penglai, and after I answer it, I ask King Kang a question about the Song Dynasty and Bianliang. How about we be honest with each other?"

Zhao Gou was overjoyed. He looked around and saw that except for the two eunuchs, all the dancers and guards had left the hall. He then bowed and said, "I really yearn for the immortal world and am very curious about it. Even my twenty-sixth sister is curious about it, right, Yongfu?"

The little girl's face was still a little red. She lowered her head even more after hearing the words, but still nodded slightly in obedience.

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "If that's the case, why don't you ask the immortal first?"

Wu Xianxiao shook his head and said, "What kind of immortal am I? You can just call me Brother Wu. King Kang should greet me first."

Zhao Gou did not refuse any more. He immediately asked, "Brother Wu, I have heard from others and read ancient books about the saying that chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Is it true?"

Wu Xianxiao nodded immediately and said, "Indeed, in Penglai, not to mention immortals, mortals can also fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters. Chickens and dogs can also fly up there. There is no problem with that."

Zhao Gou couldn't believe it and asked immediately, "Can chickens and dogs fly into the sky? Can chickens and dogs really ascend to heaven?"

"Correct."

Wu Xianxiao said firmly: "Indeed, you can. I didn't lie to you at all. And it's not just about ascending to heaven. You can even go to the moon, uh, the moon, Guanghan Palace. Speaking of which..."

Wu Xianxiao looked at Xu Shilan and asked, "How long would it take to fly from the Earth to the Moon with people and cargo?"

Xu Shilan glanced at Wu Xianxiao unhappily, but still said, "If it's an express special aircraft, it will arrive in about a minute. If it's a civilian aircraft, it will take about three minutes."

Wu Xianxiao turned to Zhao Gou and said, "Did you hear that? It takes at least one minute to get to Guanghan Palace from here, and at most three minutes."

Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment and asked, "What is this 'minute'?"

Wu Xianxiao suddenly realized, "One minute and sixty seconds, uh, that's sixty breaths. In other words, to get from here to Guanghan Palace, it would take sixty breaths at the shortest and one hundred and eighty breaths at the longest."

Zhao Gou was shocked, Zhao Fobao was shocked, and the two eunuchs were shocked. They all couldn't believe it.

Zhao Gou swallowed his saliva, picked up the wine cup and took a sip to hide his shock. He immediately asked anxiously: "Is it true that you travel to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening?!"

Wu Xianxiao looked at Xu Shilan again, and Xu Shilan said helplessly: "The fastest aircraft, without affecting stability and passengers, can circle the equator in less than ten seconds. If it flies from the South Pole to the North Pole, it will also take about ten seconds."

Wu Xianxiao turned to look at Zhao Gou and said, "About ten breaths will be enough. You don't need a whole day. Of course, if you want to play and have fun, a day will be enough."

Zhao Gou swallowed several times, and even Zhao Fobao, who was sitting next to him, widened his big, crystal eyes.

At this moment, the two royal children were deeply shocked by the power of gods (science).

Zhao Gou was silent for at least ten seconds before he came to his senses and immediately apologized: "It's really a god's trick, it's really a god's trick. I asked Brother Wu so many questions. Brother Wu, you can ask me as many questions as you want."

Wu Xianxiao smiled and said, "Let's just say one question. My first question is, how old is this imperial concubine, Miss Zhao Fobao? Has she ever been on a long journey?"

Zhao Gou smiled knowingly, and even the two eunuchs behind him smiled. Zhao Fobao lowered his head under the table, his whole body trembling slightly. Zhao Gou smiled happily and said, "This is my twenty-sixth sister, Princess Yongfu, who is 27 years old. She will be married next year, but she has not yet been married."

Wu Xianxiao: “???”

He didn't understand the meaning of Shuang Qi's words at all, but that didn't stop him from asking, "Have you ever been far away?"

Zhao Gou immediately said sternly, "My 26th sister has learned women's virtues and needlework since she was a child. She is dignified and elegant. How can she travel far away?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Wu Xianxiao waved his hand and said, "I mean... let me put it this way, I think Miss Zhao looks very familiar, as if I have seen her somewhere else."

Zhao Gou laughed inwardly, maybe it was in the Buddhist temple. You secretly peeped in and even embarrassed Guo Jing, the national teacher. But he certainly couldn't say that. He immediately said, "Maybe it was fate? So you hit it off right away?"

The meaning was so obvious that the little girl Zhao Fobao couldn't help but reach out under the table to pull Zhao Gou's sleeve.

No matter how slow Wu Xianxiao was, he naturally reacted at this time. He said awkwardly: "No, I don't mean... this... Forget it, King Kang, please ask the next question."

Zhao Gou smiled softly and continued to ask, "I wonder how long the lifespan of mortals in Penglai is?"

Since there are chickens and dogs ascending to heaven, and there are three immortal disciples, Wu Xianxiao, it proves that Penglai cannot be full of immortals. There are also former mortal relatives of the immortals, who have reproduced from generation to generation. This is also very likely.

After Zhao Gou asked this question, his ears pricked up, and the two eunuchs were even more focused. Even Zhao Fobao stopped shyly and pricked up his ears.

Longevity is always the greatest luxury for mortals.

Wu Xianxiao looked at Xu Shilan as usual. Xu Shilan sighed and said, "The life span of ordinary citizens is about 800 to 1,200 years. For every higher level, the life span increases by about 2,000 to 3,000 years."

Zhao Gou and Zhao Fobao, the two eunuchs, all opened their mouths in disbelief.

Zhao Gou immediately asked anxiously: "Is it really so?!"

Xu Shilan did not hide anything. She looked at them frankly and said, "That's true. First-level citizens live 800 to 1,200 years longer, second-level citizens live 2,000 to 3,000 years longer, and third-level citizens live 4,000 to 5,000 years longer."

Zhao Gou and others were so shocked that they were speechless.

As for level one, level two, level three and so on, although they sound unfamiliar to them, it does not prevent them from understanding them quickly.

After all, the hierarchy is a universal value that they are familiar with. Even officials have ranks from ninth to first. And among the gods, whether they are Taoist or Buddhist, don’t they also have ranks of high and low, strong and weak?
Perhaps the relatives of powerful gods are of high levels, while the relatives of weak gods are only of low levels.

Zhao Gou couldn't help but ask, "What about the Sword Immortal who left earlier? What rank is he, no, what level is he?"

Xu Shilan could only answer: "Level seven."

"Level 7!? Isn't that really above 10,000 years old!?"

For a moment, Zhao Gou and others were so shocked that they were speechless. Their three perspectives began to crack.

Wu Xianxiao then asked, "Then my question also comes, King Kang."

Zhao Gou immediately bowed and said, "Master Wu, no, Brother Wu, please ask."

Wu Xianxiao did not speak immediately. He considered the words in his mind before saying, "The three of us are traveling the world under the orders of our elders to cultivate our Dao hearts and slay demons. You are well aware of this, right?"

Zhao Gou nodded repeatedly, and Zhao Fobao looked at Wu Xianxiao with her crystal eyes again. Wu Xianxiao even felt that there seemed to be stars in her pupils.

Wu Xianxiao didn't care and continued, "Although we have only been in the Central Plains for a short time, we also know that there are some great evils in this world. Unfortunately, we can't find the traces of those great evils, so we need the assistance of King Kang and His Majesty the Emperor."

This is a serious matter. Zhao Gou immediately said in a serious tone: "Brother Wu has received a promise from his master, the immortal mortal elders. How dare you not help? How dare you not obey?"

Wu Xianxiao then nodded and said, "Well, the three of us have heard that 'Zhiqi Sheng' is one of the three great evils in this world. Now that we know it, we must track it down and meet all the evils in this world, so..."

"King Kang, do you know where this evil person who practices the art of mutilating human life is? Do they have a headquarters? Do they have any power?"

Zhao Gou's face changed slightly. He glanced at the two eunuchs behind him. Both eunuchs lowered their heads slightly, but one of them moved one foot slightly forward at the same time.

Seeing this, Zhao Gou felt more confident. He whispered, "This is indeed a great evil in the world, and I happen to know that the place where the life is cut is in the city of Bianliang, the best place!"

"Ghost Fan Tower, Worry-free Cave!"

(End of this chapter)