The Word of Heaven

Chapter 312: Never Get Tired of Seeing Each Other

"Didn't we just meet last year?"

Gu Zhuo said casually, walked to the side of Emperor Bai, and his eyes fell on the blood maple tree.

There was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, but not much, and most of it was caused by surprise.

——In the second half of the trip to the southeast, Pei Jinge once told him that Yu Sheng drew his sword and chopped the Taoist temple into thousands of pieces.

The White Emperor shook his head slightly and said, "It's different after all."

"Right."

Gu Zhuo said: "At that time, I didn't have the time to have a normal conversation with you, and I think you felt the same way as I did."

The White Emperor asked, "How many years ago did we meet like today?"

Words that are indistinguishable from casual greetings carry the weight of time and even the direction of this world.

"On the seventh day after your ascension to the throne."

Gu Zhuo has a good memory. After recalling for a moment, he said, "The weather was terrible that day. It was raining and snowing non-stop. It was so cold that it made people feel upset."

The White Emperor said, "It is sunny now."

Gu Zhuo stretched out his hand, watched his five fingers being submerged in the inky darkness, and said, "But you seem to prefer the coldness of the past."

The remains of the Heavenly Dao Seal and the Mountain and River Plate floated around the Taoist temple.

Countless seemingly simple invisible lines, based on the dark stones of varying sizes, are interconnected to form something that is actually extremely complex and resembles a formation.

The ruined Taoist temple had already become pitch black, no different from the abyss.

The only one with color is the blood-red maple tree.

It was not until Gu Zhuo appeared that a faint sunlight filtered through the vast lake and fell here.

Dozens of candles scattered throughout the Taoist temple lit up quietly, emitting dim lights, like stars in the boundless universe.

"is it?"

The White Emperor thought for a moment and said, "Compared to the word 'like', 'habit' may be a more accurate description."

Gu Zhuo said: "That's right."

The White Emperor suddenly changed the subject and asked, "What do you think of the formation on the mountain?"

Gu Zhuo said: "Without me, the formation would not be formed."

There was not a single word of hesitation in his words, yet his composure and pride were fully revealed.

The White Emperor said calmly: "In the thousand years of Taoism, there has never been anyone better than you."

Gu Zhuo thought, should I say thank you for your compliment?

The White Emperor's voice was filled with emotion.

"I still don't believe that everything in this world is determined by God's will, but I have to admit that no matter how hard I try to come up with a plan, it is still not as good as God's will."

He paused and added, "It's not even as good as the God's casual manipulation."

After a moment of silence, Gu Zhuo asked, "When did you come up with this idea?"

The White Emperor turned around and looked him in the eyes.

At this moment, the two were only a few steps apart.

There was silence in the broken Taoist temple.

I don’t know how long it took before the White Emperor gave the answer.

"From above Xuandu, the moment you died that year."

There was a rumbling sound coming from far away.

It is already vaguely falling here.

That was thunder.

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"When you die, I shall die."

The White Emperor raised his head, looking through the broken eaves of the red maple tree to the sky hidden by the lake, and said, "I think the most reasonable outcome is to perish together."

Gu Zhuo looked at him and asked, "Why don't you believe that it is the truth of living towards death?"

The White Emperor did not say anything else.

These are all reasonable views.

However, due to different positions and angles, the pictures you see will be different, and it is very easy for your views on the same issue to be very different.

"I never knew you were hiding on Baidi Mountain. The formation was built to verify an idea of ​​mine, and you happened to fill the most difficult gap for me."

Gu Zhuo said, "You're welcome."

The White Emperor smiled, a very easygoing smile, and said, "Thank you anyway."

Gu Zhuo's gaze fell on the Taoist temple again.

But he did not rush to bring up the most important topic, but instead recounted what had happened in the capital today, with the focus of course being on the queen.

"You want to know what she looks like to me?"

The White Emperor's voice did not change, as if the one who was being humiliated was not his wife.

Gu Zhuo said: "I am somewhat curious."

The White Emperor smiled and said, "This is also the problem of that little girl Lin Wanyi."

Gu Zhuo was not surprised and asked, "Was what Wan Yi heard the truth?"

The White Emperor asked in return: "Is there anything worth hiding?"

"Her ability is real. It can help me handle those boring and repetitive tasks, so that I don't have to waste time meaninglessly. It can also bring some different kinds of fun to my long years of practice."

"This is completely enough to be the value of her existence."

"Do the thoughts she has matter to you and me? They never matter. If that's the case, then they are just trivial matters."

The White Emperor has never been a nagging person.

Looking around the world, the only people who are qualified to be gossiped about by him are Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng.

Gu Zhuo suddenly said: "I understand why she said that at the end."

The White Emperor waited for the next words.

When leaving the capital, the queen said two things to Gu Zhuo, which roughly meant "Don't you have any impatience at all for being involved in these mundane affairs?"
After getting the answer, she laughed at herself and left four words.

——How interesting.

“I am entering the world.”

Gu Zhuo looked at the White Emperor and said with emotion: "And you are being born."

The White Emperor remained silent.

The breeze that came with Gu Zhuo lingered over the ruined Taoist temple, still gentle and without any sharpness.

Until he asked the next question.

"Do you want to give up your obsession over the past hundred years, never look at the human world again, and become an immortal?"

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"What are you thinking now that you have returned? You have had countless opportunities to concentrate on cultivating the Dao and ignore the troubles of the world, but you still have to stand up in the end. If you say that the life and death of the imperial sister stems from your strong sense of responsibility that you cannot abandon, how should girls like Lin Wanyi and Chu Jun explain it..."

There's no urgency in the sound, and it has nothing to do with anger.

It's not like being poked in a sore spot.

The White Emperor's tone was as peaceful as ever, like the tipsy midday breeze in late spring.

He looked at Gu Zhuo quietly and said, "This is not the choice you would have made in the past. Why are you so attached to the human world?"

Gu Zhuo did not give any explanation for this, even though the answer was very simple.

Just like the White Emperor would not reveal the entire plan just because of his doubts.

Yes, this conversation has been sincere so far and no one is deceiving anyone, but this does not mean that there is no room for avoidance and silence.

"You don't have much time."

The White Emperor looked at Gu Zhuo and said, "Let's talk about something truly meaningful."

Gu Zhuo said hello.

The White Emperor asked, "What do you think the Way of Heaven is?"

Gu Zhuo said softly, "The Tiandao Sect has a detailed deduction and opinion on this. You should have read the relevant Daoist scriptures countless times in the past hundred years. You may be more familiar with it than I am. You also know the taboo on Baidi Mountain that cannot be seen in the light of day. You should have your own opinion."

After a moment of silence, the White Emperor said, "My opinion is very simple. If it is a living thing."

Gu Zhuo sighed and said, "Yes."

The White Emperor asked, "How does it feel to be resurrected from the dead?"

"It's actually not bad."

Gu Zhuo's eyes showed some emotion, and he said with regret: "But when I think about the fact that Yunmeng Lake has reappeared in the world because of me, and hundreds of thousands or nearly a million people were forced to flee their homes in the flood, I can't feel happy about it."

The White Emperor said calmly: "People like you and me, no matter what choice we make, will eventually involve the lives of millions of people."

Gu Zhuo said, "That's another matter." The White Emperor stretched out his hand, plucked a ray of sunlight that had fallen here, and played with it around his fingertips.

"Do you like my sister?"

“I have only one answer.”

"This sentence really doesn't make any sense, but since I'm her brother, I have to ask you anyway, and..."

"Ok?"

“For me, this is a very important thing.”

Gu Zhuo turned his head and looked at the White Emperor.

For a moment, he thought of countless possibilities, but in the end he said nothing.

Maybe it's just a possibility, not a fact.

Then it's not worth getting to the bottom of.

The White Emperor looked him in the eye and asked, "Can you live again?"

"It probably won't work."

Gu Zhuo said: "Do you want to do it again?"

The White Emperor said: "It is hard to avoid having such thoughts."

"That's right." Gu Zhuo said with a smile: "Otherwise, the Queen wouldn't have such an opinion of you?"

The White Emperor smiled and said, "If that day ever comes, I will drown myself in the sea of ​​people and become an ordinary drop of water."

Gu Zhuo asked: "Many years later, will you once again ascend to heaven in front of the eyes of the world?"

The White Emperor said: "Or maybe I will spend the rest of my life unknown."

“These are all good ideas.”

Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then said with regret: "It's a pity that I didn't even think about this back then."

The White Emperor's eyes changed slightly and he thought of a possibility.

In an instant, the old scenery from a hundred years ago appeared in his eyes again.

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……

There was a real tear in the sky at a very high altitude.

Millions of acres of water fell from the sky, which could not be described by the word "rainstorm" at all. It was more like the collapse of the sky or the collapse of the sea.

The sea water smashed the leaden clouds with unimaginable power, sank into the mountains, and swept away everything.

Countless buildings were destroyed, and countless practitioners inside were killed or injured. People shouted for help in fear, and then were beaten into a pulp by the sea water before this world-destroying disaster.

The White Emperor stood in the air.

The rain had already wet his face, and the cold was becoming more and more penetrating, freezing him to the bone.

His gaze pierced through the curtain woven by countless water droplets and looked at the young man in Taoist robes. All he saw was calmness and determination.

The next moment, the morning and evening bells rang out across the mountains.

The Milky Way flows backwards, and the sea returns.

All is well with the world.

That was the first ringing of the dusk bell.

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……

The White Emperor woke up from his memories.

Gu Zhuo was still there and did not leave.

"Let's just leave it at that."

The White Emperor loosened his hand, letting the dim skylight spread like flowers on his fingertips, and said to him, "You should go."

Gu Zhuo said: "There is still time for a few words."

The White Emperor said, "Ask."

If you don't have any doubts in your mind, why stay?
"That's what I heard on the winter solstice last year." Gu Zhuo looked at him and asked, "Is this the idea you have been planning since the time of the Sainthood Year?"

The White Emperor laughed and said, "Isn't it similar?"

Gu Zhuo said honestly: "The moment I saw you standing in front of this dilapidated Taoist temple, I believed that this was what you really wanted to accomplish."

The White Emperor said: "Of course it is true."

Gu Zhuo didn't ask any further because it was meaningless.

The White Emperor stretched out his hand, casually grabbed a black stone next to him, and crushed it into dust.

After just a moment, he confirmed a fact and said, "You really didn't go to Xuandu after all."

Gu Zhuo suddenly fell silent.

How could the White Emperor not understand? He looked at him with a smile full of emotion and said, "It turns out that there are things in this world that discourage you."

Gu Zhuo thought about the scene when he met Yu Sheng the day before yesterday, and Lin Wanyi's words "Marry me", and shook his head and said, "In fact, there are many more than you can imagine. It's not just ordinary trouble."

The White Emperor had no idea what he was thinking and was very surprised.

"I should go now, or the breakfast she made for me will get cold, and that won't taste good."

Gu Zhuo looked at the dozens of candles and red maples in the ruined Taoist temple, recalled the feeling of the wind and snow stinging his cheeks, and finally said: "Since you are the emperor of Daqin, don't forget the wasteland."

Before he could even finish his words, his figure had vanished and ceased to exist.

The wind gradually died down.

The White Emperor remained silent.

Is the last sentence a warning or a reminder?

I don't know how much time passed before he came to his senses and continued to do what he was going to do.

Just as Gu Zhuo said not long ago, after the Taoist sect was defeated in the war, countless ancient Taoist scriptures were sent to the Divine Capital, which he obtained, read, and pondered, and he gained a lot from his pondering.

Being here, he can use this fragment of the Taoist temple left behind by the Taoist sect with all his strength as a mirror to verify what he has gained in the past hundred years.

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It was quiet on Baidi Mountain.

Pei Jinge left without giving Gu Zhuo a chance to say goodbye.

The eunuch leader also left with her.

With Gu Zhuo's true return, the pillar of light between heaven and earth disappeared in the wind, as if it had never existed.

Thousands and thousands of array patterns engraved on the earth over a period of half a year were all overloaded at this moment. Then the Taoist materials used to set up the array could not withstand the huge pressure and began to burn and turned into ashes.

Under the sunlight, the flames had a myriad of different colors, like countless glass lamps.

Gu Zhuo walked past the lights and returned to the stone house.

He had no intention of hiding anything and briefly told Yu Sheng what happened.

Yu Sheng listened casually, without any seriousness.

On the way, she even cracked a salted duck egg for Gu Zhuo and put it into the porridge.

"Have you finished talking?" Yu Sheng asked.

"Ah."

Gu Zhuo took the bowl of white porridge and looked at the brightly colored egg yolk, feeling very hungry.

Yu Sheng nodded gently and asked again: "Next, do you have anything else to do?"

She asked this question very seriously.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhuo said, "No more, I have solved the first problem."

Yes, he already had the answer to the question in his heart.

Although his journey through the universe was not enough for him to reach the end of the world, it was enough for him to find the answer to his destiny.

Just when the White Emperor asked him why he was attached to the human world.

A very simple sentence.

——We never get tired of looking at each other, that’s all.

Yu Sheng was very satisfied, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, and said, "Try my cooking."

Gu Zhuo picked up the bowl of porridge, sat in front of the door, and started to eat breakfast in the midsummer sun.

There is no difference from the usual ones.

If it weren’t for what Yu Sheng said next.

"After we finish eating, let's go see the world together."

"I remember...you said a word to me before."

"Yeah, it's the honeymoon."

(End of this chapter)