Chapter 241 A Cinnabar Mole on the Eyebrow (Part 2)
(I took a day off yesterday and sorted out the previous ones, only to find that the number of chapters was completely wrong. I would like to ask the editor to correct and adjust it. I just looked at it and it was completely done. Thank you for your hard work, editor. Then, last night, I was in a bad mood. Okay, then I thought about the detailed outline of the plot. I haven’t slept since I had insomnia. I just started writing in the morning. I wrote pretty smoothly, but after all, I didn’t rest. I was a little dazed. If there is anything I wrote, I fell apart. Please be patient, we will find time to modify it.)
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Chen Changsheng was really angry.
Before the imperial examination, he suddenly succeeded in cleansing the marrow, even perfectly. Although he was in a coma during the whole process and didn't know what happened, he knew it must be related to the black dragon.
Now he is still alive, able to get the first place in the Great Imperial Examination, and then watch the monuments in the Tomb of Heavenly Books to realize enlightenment, and the stars move in Kyoto. Everything comes from the blessing of the black dragon.
To him, the black dragon was more important than his savior. At this moment, looking at the wound between the black dragon's eyes that seemed to be still bleeding, and looking at the white bones vaguely visible deep in the wound, one could imagine the pain it was suffering. , how can I not be moved.
Yes, the black dragon is an evil dragon in legend, and the Pope also said so in the palace before, but even if it had committed heinous crimes in Kyoto, being deceived and imprisoned underground by Wang Zhice for hundreds of years was not enough to atone for its crimes. , but how could he be tortured like this again?
The black dragon floated quietly in the air, listening to Chen Changsheng's angry questioning. The emotion in his eyes was very calm. There was no pain, no fear, no anger according to his emotions, and no feeling at all. He was just indifferent and emotionless.
Under its indifferent gaze, Chen Changsheng felt like an idiot. He didn't understand why and felt so embarrassed. Did he misunderstand something?
After a long time, he felt the need to break the silence and asked with some hesitation: "...After that day, this is the first time I have come to see you. Are you okay?"
The black dragon did not answer or make any reaction.
As mentioned before, although Chen Changsheng didn't know what happened when he took a photo for the first time in the underground space that day, he knew that he must have received the help of the black dragon to escape that disaster.
"I don't know how to thank you, so I brought you some of the things you like to eat on weekdays."
He took out the whole roasted lamb he ordered from Quyuan Roast Lamb Shop and placed it on the ground in front of the black dragon. The tangy aroma spread instantly along with the heat wave, but was quickly frozen by the cold underground.
"You hurry up and eat the sheep first, don't worry about anything else."
He reminded him as he looked at the fat that was gradually condensing on the lamb leg.
Then he continued to take out things, including roasted chicken, roasted deer tail, roasted goose, pickled beef hot pot, wooden bucket water tofu, fire phoenix fruit... It didn't take long for the ground to be filled with dozens of densely packed foods.
A bright light flashed in the black dragon's eyes, but he still did not move or speak.
Chen Changsheng felt something strange. The first few times he came to the underground space, Black Dragon besides teaching him dragon language, basically rarely talked to him. I don't know if it was because of disdain or because the dragon roar was too laborious, but it was never as quiet as it is today.
"What's wrong? Are you angry that I haven't come to see you for so long?"
He looked at the black dragon and explained: "I woke up at the National Education Academy that day. I don't know who sent me back. After I found out that the marrow cleaning was successful, I wanted to come to you, but I don't know who filled the well... I think it might be the person who sent me back to the Chinese Academy of Education. After that, I have to prepare for the Imperial Examination, and I have been reading the Heavenly Book Monument in the Heavenly Book Mausoleum these days, so I really don’t have time to come here.”
In fact, he doesn't need to explain so much. But he explained it anyway.
His eyes were very clean and his expression was very serious.
I don't know if it was for this reason, but the black dragon's whiskers floated up slightly, and he waved twice in the light of the night pearl, indicating that he would enjoy his offerings later.
Chen Changsheng finally calmed down and started chatting with Heilong.
"I really have to thank you, otherwise I would never have been able to get the first place in the imperial examination."
He explained the Great Examination in detail, and then said that when the results of the Great Examination were announced, the Pope personally put a wreath of thorns on himself. He did not mention what happened in Lingyan Pavilion, but the scenery in the Tomb of Heavenly Books and the stories in the Monument Cottage can be told very clearly and in detail.
"I have seen many rubbings of inscriptions, but before entering the Mausoleum of the Heavenly Book, I had always had some fantasy. I always wondered whether the most difficult to understand the Heavenly Book monument was written in dragon language."
Chen Changsheng looked at the black dragon and said with a smile: "I read Dragon Language when I was a child, and you taught me it for so many days. If the inscription is really Dragon Language, it will naturally be much easier for me than others."
The black dragon looked at him with eyes full of ridicule and contempt.
He was a little embarrassed, laughed twice, and said, "It wasn't until I saw the inscriptions after entering the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books that I realized that I was overthinking it."
This was a bit embarrassing, but he smiled happily.
The laughter gradually subsided, and he looked at Heilong and said something seriously. When he said this, his expression was extremely serious, even a little dignified.
"I spent more than 20 days observing the steles in the Tianshu Mausoleum. On the last day, I looked at all the seventeen steles in the front tomb, and finally discovered a secret... the stars can move."
He didn't even mention this matter when he faced the Pope in the palace.
However, the black dragon was a little dismissive of his trust, and even felt funny because of his seriousness and dignity, and the look of ridicule and contempt in the dragon's eyes became even stronger.
Chen Changsheng was stunned, and it took him a while to react.
Dragons are the highest flying creatures in the world. They can break through clouds and go to the nine heavens. The highest-ranking royal dragons like the Xuanshuang Dragon are rumored to be able to fly freely in the galaxy after they reach adulthood. Even if the black dragon has never flown freely in the starry sky, how could he not know that the stars can move?
In his opinion, it was a brand-new discovery that completely overturned common sense and even violated the truth. For Black Dragon, it was the most common thing. He told Black Dragon that the stars can move so seriously and solemnly, just like telling the swimming fish with great caution. The bottom of the water is quiet, telling the flying birds that the clouds are actually water mist...
"I seem to be overthinking it again."
He looked at the black dragon and said helplessly, and at a loss: "In this case, many people should know it, but why has no one mentioned it?"
Black Dragon still ignored him.
Chen Changsheng had no choice but to stop thinking about these things and think about things worth being happy about. He said happily: "Did you do it? I am now in the Netherworld Realm."
When he thought about it, Black Dragon was at least hundreds of years old, so he was naturally a senior who couldn't get any older - he had achieved some achievements with the help and care of his seniors, and of course he had to report them in time.
The black dragon glanced at him twice, his expression of contempt and mockery remained unchanged.
Chen Changsheng continued by himself: "I went to the Li Palace before and found out... It turns out that the Pope is my uncle. Well, he said that I am the only descendant of their sect, so I will be the one to lead the state religion in the future. Inheritance, although I think this is ridiculous, I think the Pope is serious."
After hearing these words, the contemptuous and mocking look in the black dragon's eyes finally disappeared. Even if it is the most noble and powerful dragon clan, it must show corresponding respect to the successor of the national religion.
"Of course, in fact..."
Chen Changsheng thought for a while, then turned to other things and said, "I have to go on a long trip to Zhou Garden, and I may not be able to see you for a long time."
"Well...my fiancée, Xu Yourong, should also go to Zhouyuan. I think if I can meet her, I will return the marriage certificate to her. This is her father's request."
"I know she doesn't want to marry me, but she wasn't necessarily happy when I returned the marriage certificate to her. Her maid Shuang'er once went to the Chinese Academy of Education to find me. I guessed what she meant. She wanted to borrow this marriage certificate. , using my fiancé’s name to become a fake couple so that they can concentrate on cultivating Taoism.”
"This thing doesn't seem to be harmful to me, but I don't like this, so I don't like her like this. So I will terminate the engagement with her directly."
Chen Changsheng expressed the most important decision in his heart and immediately felt a lot more relaxed. He stood up and said goodbye to Heilong: "I will see you again after I return from Zhouyuan."
Black Dragon looked at him silently, his eyes bright, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. He didn't know if he wanted him to stay a little longer.
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After leaving the underground space, the place that came out was still the deserted abandoned palace. It seemed that few people were near the pond. Chen Changsheng had already gained experience. He walked to the pond, took out a towel to dry his wet body, and then Changed into clean clothes.
After doing all this, he discovered that there was a pair of dark eyes staring at him in the flowers next to him. He couldn't help but touch his chest and was slightly frightened. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Fortunately, you were looking at me."
The black sheep walked out of the flowers slowly, with an indifferent and proud look on his face. His meaning was very clear. What is there worth seeing with your little face?
Chen Changsheng quickly followed.
There is no key in the black sheep's neck. The key is always in his hand. It is only responsible for leading the way.
After passing through the deep palaces, avoiding the guards and eunuchs, and arriving at the secret door of the imperial city covered with ivy, Chen Changsheng took out the key, unlocked the door, and walked in.
He looked back at the palace in the night, silently thinking, who has been helping him, is it the middle-aged woman? Or the Pope?
In the underground space, he said many things he had never said to anyone, but he said them to Black Dragon, but he did not mention Senior Brother Yu Ren, nor did he mention half a word related to the old temple in Xining Town, because the Pope The Lord has admitted that he deliberately allowed himself to see this black dragon, so what does this mean? There is nothing wrong with being cautious.
Chen Changsheng returned to the Chinese Academy of Education.
The black dragon is still in the cold underground. It can't go back anywhere, not even home, for hundreds of years.
Of course it's not called Zhizhi. Its dragon name is very long. If it were described in human words, it might take dozens of pages. And no one of its kind has called it for many years, so it has forgotten it.
The light of the night pearl gradually became dim.
A magical power gradually disappeared in the cold air. It was a magical power similar to a blindfold.
The black dragon floating in the air like a mountain shrank sharply, scattered with little bits of light, and finally disappeared.
A little girl dressed in black sat on her knees on the ground.
The ground was covered with ice and snow, and her expression was as cold as ice and snow.
Her eyes had vertical pupils, as charming as night, and a red line between her eyebrows, like a cinnabar mole.
Looking at the roasted whole lamb covered in congealed fat in front of her, she frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
She spoke in human language: "Does this idiot want to kill me?"
Because of the blood between her eyebrows that day, she has yet to recover and cannot transform back into her dragon form. For a little girl, a whole roasted lamb is really something she can only look at, not eat.
Then she saw the braised chicken wings wrapped in oil paper.
She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, sucking it carefully, smiling like a flower.
Braised chicken wings are her favorite.
Chen Changsheng also brought her some good Yunwu Green Tea.
She made a cup, held it in her little hand and drank it slowly.
For some reason, she looked a little sad.
At this moment, a voice sounded in the underground space.
“Good tea.”
Hearing this voice, the little girl's expression changed slightly, with some disgust and more fear.