Twilight Boundary

The giant green hand held Hu Ma in front of the cave, then slowly withdrew it and disappeared into the clouds and mist halfway up the mountain again.

Standing in the cave and looking down, I could only see the three levels and twelve steps. Although they were still strange and bleak, they were already at my feet. There seemed to be a vague feeling of breaking through something or being higher than something.

Hu Ma also exhaled softly in his heart, and then slowly walked forward. As the black cave in front of him swallowed his body, his eyes dimmed slightly, and a very strange feeling appeared. Feel.

"This is……"

Hu Ma's heart started to move: "Arrived in the Benming Temple?"

After his eyes adapted to the light in the cave, he looked carefully, and all he could see was that there was a sparse and strange mist floating in the cave. There was an incense table in front of him, and an incense burner on the table, which was full of incense ashes, but it had already Not even a stick of incense.

Behind the incense table, there is a tattered clay stone statue sitting with its head tilted and lifeless. It is clearly the reincarnated person's natal temple. Especially, it is the same as what he saw when he first entered the natal temple. The scenes are almost the same.

Every reincarnated person has his or her own natal temple, but Hu Ma has not had the chance to see other people's temples yet. This is the first time, and she feels extremely strange in her heart.

The absurdity and speechlessness that had just come all the way gradually subsided at this moment. He let out a low breath, walked forward slowly, and looked carefully, and found that the temple was lifeless, and even the statue of the god looked like a real person. The clay sculpture was just sitting there.

Even if you look closely, you can see that there are huge cracks and gaps on the statue, just like human wounds. As for the appearance of the statue, it is also blurred. You can vaguely see that it is a man with hard features.

"Is anyone here?"

Hu Ma only took two steps into the Benming Temple, then stopped first and called out cautiously, her voice echoing back and forth in the temple.

No one answered, and the surroundings were deathly quiet.

Hu Ma asked just out of politeness and caution, but she was not surprised. Instead, she continued to look around, and soon saw an extremely subtle fragrance of life next to the incense burner.

Different from my own, this scent is faintly golden, with complex and fine lines on it. Even if it is covered with dust, it still has some magical meaning. As soon as I get close, I feel a sense of oppression.

It's just that it's too short, too incomplete, like a dying person.

He slowly raised his head and glanced behind the incense table. He saw the lifeless statue with his head hanging down. He gradually understood in his heart. He stretched out his hand to hold the piece of life incense in his hand, and then took a step back. .

He bowed respectfully to the statue first, and then inserted the remaining life incense into the incense burner.

"call……"

When the life incense was put into the furnace, a little red light suddenly rose up, and the smoke drifted away.

Hu Ma immediately took two steps back and quietly observed the changes in the statue. In her heart, there was a strange feeling of expectation and subconscious awe.

In his gaze, there was no change in the statue at first, but as the smoke of the incense evaporated, it seemed that the mud shell on the statue was also cracking and peeling off rapidly. Deep in the huge crack, it seemed that It was red and flowing, as if it had become a real wound.

After a long while, the mud fragments on the statue suddenly fell down, and the statue, which was like a clay sculpture and stone sculpture, suddenly trembled, and there seemed to be a sound of air surging in the chest, as if a heavy and tired sigh had occurred.

At the same time, it slowly raised its head, and where its eyes were, dust fell one after another. A pair of eyes also slowly opened. It looked down, with endless confusion, as it looked down.

Hu Ma faced that gaze and was slightly startled. She felt as if her soul had been hit by an invisible impact. She hurriedly took another step back and stood at the door of the natal temple.

At this moment, a vibrating and roaring breath came out of the statue, and a faint sound formed, squeezed out from his throat little by little:

"Finally someone is here..."

"..."

"Um?"

Listening to this sound, Hu Ma felt as if there was a huge copper bell ringing next to him. Even his own body seemed to be slightly blurred by the shock, and he could hardly stand.

When I came to this painting, I was actually in a spiritual state, but it was difficult to detect it. It was not until I was shocked by the sound that I suddenly understood.

This statue is so powerful that even when it has just fallen asleep, it is tall and silent, giving people an extremely oppressive feeling.

But now, Hu Ma helped him light the last bit of life incense, and the statue came to life. The pressure that it exuded for a moment actually made Hu Ma feel like an ordinary person facing the guests in the hall at the level of the mansion. An instinctive fear.

Just when Hu Ma suddenly felt wary, he saw the statue uttering confused words to himself. His eyes were also focusing quickly, and his spirit gradually emerged, as if a person who wakes up from a deep sleep also needs some time to remember his sleep. things before.

And at the same time as he reacted, those empty, dim, old eyes with a withered look looked at Hu Ma anxiously. There seemed to be a surge of air in his chest, and a vague voice hurriedly sounded:

"So, has the new emperor been elected now?"

"..."

"Um?"

Hu Ma never expected that the first thing the statue would ask when he opened his eyes was this.

When I came here, I had a lot of questions to ask, but I didn't expect to encounter this question first. But I felt the anxiety and concern of the statue, so I paused and swallowed all the questions in my heart. For general questions, answer his first.

After calming down for a while, he looked at the statue and said slowly: "No!"

"There has been no one sitting in the emperor's seat in this world for twenty years..."

"..."

"Two...twenty years..."

The statue seemed to have just woken up and was slow to react. There was endless fatigue and confusion in its voice: "Only twenty years?"

As he whispered, he moved his eyes hard, and the dirt and flakes of feces on his body became even worse.

Slowly, his eyes searched for the location of Hu Ma, but after a lot of effort, his eyes finally glowed a little, and he slowly focused on Hu Ma's face, and said with difficulty: "You... …Is he a reincarnated person?”

"call……"

Hu Ma pondered, thinking that she came in through the back door and didn't need to cover up, so she nodded slowly and said: "Yes, I came here just to meet my fellow countrymen and see my seniors..."

"well……"

Originally, when reincarnated people meet, it is always necessary to be polite, and I am also thinking about the identity of this statue and how to ask the questions that I care about most.

But unexpectedly, the statue did not follow this topic, but looked at Hu Ma expectantly, and his voice gradually became smoother: "In any case, since the reincarnated person came here first, let's explain, let's explain this……"

"...The selection of the new emperor has already begun?"

"..."

'Why does he ask that? ’

Hu Ma felt a little more doubtful in her heart, but faced the statue's concerned gaze, she still nodded, and while observing his expression, she slowly said: "There are signs."

"Nowadays, all the aristocratic families are placing bets, and even the country gentry are also preparing to make a move. I don't know who is the real emperor, but there are many who have the heart of the emperor. Perhaps, we really need to elect an emperor. It was only a matter of a few years."

"..."

"well……"

The statue was actually nodding vigorously. It seemed that there was some expectation in his expression. He slowly looked at Hu Ma and said with concern: "Then you..."

"How are the reincarnations of your generation preparing to do?"

"..."

While answering, Hu Ma was paying attention to him. When he heard this question, he couldn't help but be startled:

"Prepare?"

"What preparation?"

"..."

"What preparation?"

Not only was Hu Ma confused by the statue's words, but the newly awakened statue was also obviously confused by Hu Ma's question.

Ming Yan saw him react for a long time, and his eyes became more radiant. It seemed that the incense in the incense burner was burning a little faster, so he said with a somewhat anxious tone: "Of course it's the fight." Destiny, Tu Taisui’s preparation..."

"We... we were so sudden that we had no time to prepare, so we could only lose for a while, just to give you... to buy you a little more time..."

"But...but since we have had these twenty years, isn't it enough for you to unite and come up with countermeasures?"

"If someone is willing to be the emperor, that would be the best, but the sacrifice is indeed too great. It is understandable that the reincarnated person does not want to sit in this position, but... just..."

"Even if no one is willing to do it personally, after such a long time, you should have selected some suitable candidates, right?"

"..."

"..."

"Fighting for destiny? Killing Tai Sui?"

Listening to his series of words, Hu Ma's mind was a little confused. He had completely forgotten what he wanted to ask just now. He was just full of wonder. He still remembered that he seemed to have heard these words from the tiger's mouth, but he had never heard of it. I thought that the other party would say this.

He asked naturally, as if he thought he should understand what he said as soon as he heard it...

The period he was talking about was referring to the battle at the Beijing Festival? Is this to buy us time?

You said you helped us fight for twenty years? Are these twenty years without an emperor?

I always felt that the dialogue between the two parties was somewhat inconsistent from the beginning. Both parties were concerned, but it felt like there was a missing piece.

Thinking quickly in his mind, he exhaled lowly and said slowly: "It seems that you are indeed a senior among the reincarnated people, but how did you end up like this?"

"I don't know what to call you yet. Besides, what you just said..."

"...I don't even know what that means."