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204. Dilemma
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"Give me that powder." Hongjun whispered.
Lu Xu took the medicinal powder and Hongjun used the furnace in the temple to bake the pills. Earlier, Ashnajon found the medicine hidden behind a hidden compartment in the temple. Hongjun tried a little bit, and found that the medicine was surprisingly effective. It is the embers left after the burning of the sacred fire that never goes out in front of the altar.
"You don't want to go back alone." Lu Xu said suddenly.
When Hongjun was dispensing medicine for Ah Tai who was in a coma, he suddenly stopped when he heard this.
"Big Wolf said it." Lu Xu said blankly without waiting for Hongjun to ask, and then sat down aside.
Hongjun mixed up the powder with a little water, and gently applied the medicine on Ah Tai's face. When he was tortured, his face was scratched a lot, and a face that was more beautiful than a girl was almost completely ruined. .
But he is confident that Ah Tai will come back.
"The reason for all this." Hongjun said to himself, "It's just that they don't believe me, and the Exorcism Division intervened in the monster race, it is difficult to help me solve the problem."
Lu Xu said: "Li Jinglong has been very careful, and has always reminded us from the beginning, lest the Yaozu have opinions."
In fact, before Hongjun took over the position of the Demon King from Chongming, Li Jinglong repeatedly raised his face. They were all human races, and as exorcists, no matter how they were enemies of the demon race. Even if the goals of both parties are the same when resisting the demons, they still cannot change this reality.
Once the exorcist influences Hongjun too much, he will definitely shake his identity as the demon king. The monsters will also doubt Hongjun, thinking that as their king, he is too close to the human race. Even when the monsters discovered that Li Jinglong was able to give orders to Hongjun, the prestige of the demon king would be damaged.
"So this time I have to solve it myself." Hongjun said, "No one can help me."
"I'm a demon." Lu Xu said, "So is the big wolf."
"This is different." Hongjun looked at Lu Xu and said, "I can't rely on you anymore."
Lu Xu said: "Then tell me, how do you want to solve it?"
Hongjun was silent.
Lu Xu said, "Do you want to kill Qingxiong?"
Hongjun remained silent, and finally said softly: "I...I don't know, I'm very confused, Lu Xu." He furrowed his brows, and when he looked at Lu Xu, his eyes were full of sadness: "I know I am at this time. , I should have my own ideas, like you, like Chang Shi, show my own opinions. I should subdue Qingxiong, shouldn’t I? But sometimes even I don’t have confidence..." He sighed. He breathed, and said: "I didn't even think about it myself. The reason for going back is just to ask him why."
Lu Xu Jingjing looked at Hongjun.
"I can't help you decide." Lu Xu finally said, "but everyone in the Exorcism Division is willing to accompany you back."
"It seems that you are facing a lot of trouble." Ah Tai opened his mouth suddenly, and both Hongjun and Lu Xu were startled. Ah Tai was about to get up, but showed a painful expression. The two hurried forward to check Ah Tai's body.
Instead, Ah Tai stretched hard and yelled "Oh, oh,".
"How is it?" Hongjun said, "You were so beaten that you were barely beaten."
Lu Xu said, "Don't move! The wound will open again later."
"It's like having a long dream." Ah Tai had a wounded face, and when he turned his head to look at Hongjun, his eyes were smiling. "But I finally saw you alive again."
Hongjun and Lu Xu both laughed, and Lu Xu said, "I'll call them, it's great, you finally wake up."
After Lu Xu left, Ah Tai said, "Hongjun, who have you been bullied by?"
Ah Tai's awakening made Hongjun feel much better. He smiled and said, "Worry about yourself first."
"You didn't touch me while I was sleeping, did you?" Ah Tai said, "Be careful that your sister-in-law beats you."
"Am I like this!" Hongjun said frantically.
Ah Tai laughed, but when he smiled, his whole body ached, and he grinned and said, "Am I ugly?"
"It's OK." Hongjun touched Ah Tai's head and said, "You will be as handsome as before."
Ah Tai looked at Hongjun thoughtfully. Hongjun knew that he had been awake long ago. After hearing his conversation with Lu Xu, he didn't say a word. With his cleverness, he must have guessed what happened.
Hongjun still couldn't help but sighed slightly.
"When I am at a loss," Ah Tai said, "I always think about what he would do if the father was still alive."
Hongjun: "..."
Ah Tai said, "Although I don't know how difficult the situation you are facing, but I think maybe you will make the same choice as your father."
This sentence instantly knocked into Hongjun's mind, making him sober a lot.
"You are right." Hongjun said.
"Although it is very willful." Ah Tai slowly said, "I have caused a lot of trouble to everyone... I'm very sorry... I think I did the same thing as my father."
Hongjun knew what Ah Tai meant was that he executed something outside of the plan. Originally, Li Jinglong's purpose was to return to Danluosi and find the Golden Wheel of the Sun, but Ah Tai hoped to find an opportunity to light the sacred fire in front of the altar, so he underestimated the enemy and was arrested.
In exchange for Ah Tai's father Yisiai, he would definitely do the same.
Hongjun couldn't help asking: "What do you mean by what you said in front of the altar?"
"Ah." Ah Tai said lightly, "I said, I gave up. The people of Zoroastrian abandoned us, abandoned the sacred fire, abandoned the glory of Cyrus the Great and the Isai family. So the sacred fire Will go out, but the deity is still in the world..."
"You..." Hongjun never expected that Ah Tai finally gave up this idea before the altar.
"But the flame will last forever," Ah Tai said in a daze. "It will ignite in another corner of the world, and it will never go out even for thousands of years."
As he said, he looked into Hongjun's eyes and said: "When I returned with Joan, I had already figured it out. Instead of pinning my hopes on the people who no longer believe in Shenhuo, it is better to find our followers and take them away. ,rebuild home."
Hongjun said: "I thought about it before, but..."
"It will be a very long and difficult process." Ah Tai took Hongjun's hand, pressed it on his chest, and said, "You need to know what you are living in this world for, and what you can give to your followers. , Good and bad; happiness, troubles; alive or dead. Only if your faith is strong enough can you be their sustenance and the flame can never die."
Ah Tai let go, with encouragement in his eyes, looking at Hongjun.
At this time, Li Jinglong, Qiu Yongsi and others stepped forward quickly. Qiu Yongsi laughed several times before pressing on Ah Tai. Ah Tai hurriedly shouted, "I am a wounded soldier!"
"Me too." Qiu Yongsi couldn't help but lay down. Ah Tai was almost squeezed to death by the burly Qiu Yongsi, while Li Jinglong and Morigen stood by and laughed. Hongjun's smile gradually converged, and he couldn't help thinking of Ah Tai's words.
On the third day of the holy temple, Ah Tai was covered with medicine and was able to pick up a bowl of mutton soup by himself. When Li Jinglong told him that Ashnajon had left, Ah Tai just nodded.
"We discussed it well." Ah Tai said.
Morigen said: "What about the Big Day Golden Wheel?"
Ah Tai said: "When I recover, I will try it. I can't bring back Luo Yang's veins."
Li Jinglong was relieved and said: "Then, leave tomorrow morning and return to Chengdu. Now Baghdad must issue an order to search for your whereabouts."
Hongjun pondered for a moment, then nodded.
In the middle of the night, Li Jinglong and Qiu Yongsi were still studying the future. Hongjun returned to the room and accompanies Chen Feng to sleep.
"Mother." Chen Feng hugged Hongjun and said.
Hongjun glanced at Chen Feng, and Chen Feng said: "I have one thing, I keep hiding it from you, don't be angry..."
Hongjun: "???"
Hongjun sat up, his mouth twitched, and said, "What's the matter?"
Chen Feng was already a little sleepy, but sitting on the couch towards Hongjun, he said timidly: "Actually...in the cave...Uncle Chaoyun is...well..."
Hongjun thought of Chaoyun and frowned.
"What's wrong with him?" Hongjun said.
"He almost died." Chen Feng said, "but Zhao Zilong saved him. Don't worry, it's okay."
Hongjun: "!!!"
Chen Fengdao: "Father told me not to tell you..."
Hongjun instantly fell into the abyss, tremblingly: "Why?"
Chen Feng said: "Because they heard what they shouldn't."
Hongjun said: "What are you talking about?"
Chen Feng: "What the blind man said."
Hongjun: "..."
Li Jinglong and Qiu Yongsi are sitting in the temple. On the table are the big sun golden wheel, the descending magic pestle, the wisdom sword, and the eclipse moon bow. There is also a demon rope used to tie up Drought Demon.
"One piece is still missing." Qiu Yongsi said, "it's all there."
Li Jinglong didn't expect that he had worked so hard. At this moment, he believed that he could find all six weapons, but he had never imagined this process.
"This last game will not be too easy." Li Jinglong tapped his finger on the case table a few times.
Qiu Yongsi said: "It is expected that the heavenly demon will calm down. What I am worried about is the monster race."
Li Jinglong was silent.
Under the moonlight, and the night sky was washed away, Yu Province stretched out and walked in from outside the courtyard.
"Zhao Zilong." Morigen said behind the wall, "Where is Long History?"
Yu Province: "In the hall, the door is closed."
After a few interest.
Morigen: "..."
Yu Province: "..."
Yu Province stood in a daze, as if petrified, Morigen showed a weird expression, and said in disbelief, "It's really you?!"
Yu Province stepped back a half step, the expression of calmness and calmness disappeared in an instant, and panic appeared in his eyes, saying: "I, I, I..."
Morigen hurried over to pull the collar of Yu Province. Yu Province hurriedly stepped back and said, "Listen to my explanation!"
"How did you become like this?!" Morigen angrily asked, "Why lie?! Zhao Zilong! Who I thought it was!"
Yu Province kept backing away, feeling at a loss, and said: "I, I have finally cultivated this look, don't do it, you have something to say!"
"Don't beat him!" Chen Feng's voice came. He ran into the courtyard and turned to block the Yu Province behind him. Morigen said impatiently, "Feng'er, get out of the way."
"No!" Chen Feng said, "You are not a good person!"
"I'm not a good person?!" Morigen was almost vomiting blood by Chen Feng. Chen Feng dislikes Morigen the most on weekdays, because Morigen always has a straight face, but Morigen has grown up with several younger brothers. Although he was not smirking, he also took care of Chen Feng. When he heard this, Mo Rigen almost was about to cry.
"I just think you...you all... don't like me, I think..." Yu Province stammered, "Anyway, I have become a human, and all the things in the past have been wiped out...re-behave, yes How about this?"
When he said this, Morigen suddenly felt the sadness in Yu Province's tone, and then he thought about Zhao Zilong's cultivation as a human being. It is his freedom to tell them if he doesn't tell them, and he has no position to criticize him. It's just that the shape is so contrasting that it makes Morigen a little unacceptable for a while.
"What are you now?" Morigen said.
"Fish." Yu Province replied, "what else? Chaoyun and I shared half of Bashe Neidan, and Chaoyun...oh, forget it."
Chen Feng said to Yu Province: "I told my father."
"Right." Yu Province let go and replied, "Then I won't talk too much."
Morigen's mouth twitched, and he looked at Yu Province and said, "You have become a human, so..."
Yu Province cautiously said: "So what?"
"Nothing." Morigen was skeptical, and finally tried what Li Jinglong said, and found out that the identity of Yu Province was actually the slick Zhao Zilong. This really subverted his cognition, and he had to digest it. With a burst of information, he turned around and said before leaving, "You must not call Lu Xu."
Yu Province: "?"
"Whose idea?" Yu Province said tentatively.
Morigen was gone.
Yu Province was obviously relieved, looked down at Chen Feng, squatted down, obviously a little lost, and said, "Sure enough, everyone still doesn't like me."
Chen Feng touched Yu Province's head and said, "My mother can't."
At this moment, a faint quarrel came from the other side of the temple, and the two turned their heads at the same time.
Hongjun packed up his things and was about to go out when Li Jinglong hurried back to the bedroom, blocking his way.
Li Jinglong: "Where to go?"
Hongjun: "You know."
Li Jinglong said: "I have discussed with Yong Si, everyone will accompany you back. Why bother at this moment?"
Hongjun said: "No, this time, I can't let you accompany me anymore. I have to face it myself."
"Hongjun!" Li Jinglong said angrily, "We have an appointment, no matter what, we will solve it together!"
"You already knew everything!" Hongjun's volume was a little louder, "but you still didn't tell me!"
Li Jinglong replied: "There is no need for this!"
Carrying a simple package, Hongjun stood face to face with Li Jinglong. Hongjun said, "Feng'er told you. Chaoyun and Zhao Zilong heard the secret talk between Yuan Kun and Qingxiong. Chaoyun was almost wiped out and Zhao Zilong took him. Let Feng'er go north to find us, right?"
"What's the use of you going back?" Li Jinglong said patiently, "Listen to me, Hongjun. The Yaozu is not like you think, think about it carefully, if Qingxiong really can control the whole Yaozu, why bother? Still facing you, King Kun has to set this trap with Qingxiong."
Hongjun said calmly: "So what? It's very simple to resolve the split of the monster race. You make the decision for me. Let the Exorcist take action and subdue the King Kun and King Dapeng, right?"
Li Jinglong was suddenly choked up, and his brows wrinkled slightly.
"My father is a demon, my mother is a human." Hongjun said, "I am nothing but myself."
He looked up at Li Jinglong, and then said: "Whether it helps you or Qingxiong, it is against my heart. I know that for you, the Yaozu is very dangerous..."
"I didn't mean that..." Li Jinglong said solemnly.
At this moment, Lu Xu stood silently on the roof, Morigen crouched at the end of the courtyard wall, Qiu Yongsi was hidden in the dark, Ah Tai leaned against the wall, listening to Hongjun's words.