aircannonsinc Chapter 141 Secret
Chapter 141 Secret
In the evening, Rong Heqing bathed and changed into plain clothes. He took Chu Suifeng and Wanzhuzheliu to the palace to pray for the emperor.
All the outsiders had been cleared away in advance, and the only people in the hall were monks kneeling on both sides, beating wooden fish and chanting scriptures.
After the greetings, the master handed Ronghe Qing three incense sticks.
After Yonghe cleansed his hands, he lit incense in front of the Buddha and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.
She looked up at the giant Buddha with a brilliant golden body and kind eyes, and she felt peaceful and even a little bit friendly.
Maybe because of the wooden fish, she still does not believe in Buddhism, but she has a little more awe towards Buddha.
She sat down on the cushion, took the scriptures handed to her by the monk and began to read.
He knelt on the other side, picking willows and bamboos, and followed along by beating the wooden fish.
Chu Suifeng stood outside the hall, keeping his eyes and ears open, carefully observing the situation around him.
The candles in the main hall were always lit, and the monks' chanting voices were deep and rich, very hypnotic.
After reciting for a while, Rong Heqing felt her eyelids getting heavy. Fortunately, she was prepared. Whenever she felt too sleepy, she would ask 999 to play the national anthem in her mind.
The passionate song was like a revelation, instantly waking her up. She forced herself to continue chanting, repeating this for an hour and a half. When it was completely dark, the monk stood up and reminded her, "Amitabha, today's prayer ends here, and the princess can go back now."
Rong Heqing breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "I'll come again tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work, Masters."
The master smiled and said nothing.
Chu Suifeng took a lamp and walked in front to lead the way for them.
Linghe Temple is very quiet at night.
It is already May, and most of the spring flowers have faded, but the branches and leaves are still lush everywhere. When the evening breeze blows, the air is filled with a refreshing fragrance.
Rong Heqing stayed in front of the Buddha for a while, and his body was soaked in the smell of incense in the hall. At this moment, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his mind instantly became clear.
She looked at the swaying shadows on the ground and asked softly, "Did you find anything unusual?"
Chu Suifeng shook his head: "Not yet, those monks look quite honest, and there are no people spying in the dark."
Rong Heqing glanced at Tang Yiming who was walking behind with a knife.
Tang Yiming nodded, "I didn't find anything either."
Ronghe Qingxin felt relieved. "This is only the first day. Don't worry. We can't let our guard down later. If someone really designed me to come here, it wouldn't be as simple as just asking me to pray for blessings."
"Yes."
They both agreed in unison.
……
However, the next few days were calm and there was nothing unusual.
This made Rong Heqing wonder if they were too sensitive. Maybe the other party really just wanted someone to pray for, and the others didn't want to be so tired, so they pushed it to her?
Rong Heqing couldn't figure it out, and there was always a string in his heart.
Finally, it was the seventh day.
This is the last day of praying. If there are no other variables, the prayer will end today and she can go down the mountain and go home tomorrow.
That night, Rong Heqing finished chanting and praying, and left as usual, and nothing happened.
The seven-day prayer ended just like that.
Rong Heqing lay in bed at night, suffering from insomnia.
[Xiao Jiujiu, do you think anyone will take action tonight? ]
999: [It’s hard to say. I don’t have the ability to predict the future.]
Rong Heqing: [I forgot, you are a little loser. ]
999: [Oh, I just didn't catch up with the good times. If it were a few decades earlier, when the system had great authority, I would be able to predict the future and even watch the subsequent plots at will! You can walk sideways with me by your side by then. ]
[Is this true? Were the permissions really that broad at that time?] Rong Heqing asked curiously: [Why was it blocked later? Were we really not allowed to say anything at all?]
999: [It’s not that I can’t tell you, it’s just that I don’t know much. It involves the main system and the main god, so I’m numbered 999 and can’t access the core secrets. But I heard some gossip, I can’t guarantee it’s true! ]
Rong Heqing suddenly became excited. Gossip was indeed the best stimulant.
She rubbed her hands and said, "It doesn't matter. It's just you and me here. You just said it casually and I just listened casually. No one will take it seriously."
999: [It is said that the system has great authority at the beginning. They can choose hosts to bind themselves, and then go to various worlds to complete tasks, such as changing fate, counterattacking, making up for regrets, saving the world... Anyway, there is everything. Hosts selected by the system with outstanding abilities and high success rates of tasks will receive rich rewards.]
【At the same time, it also fuels their ambitions. The more powerful the system, the closer it is to humans in terms of words, deeds and thoughts. Just like the main system, it is very smart and very humane. Similarly, human negative emotions will also affect them. Some systems are unwilling to let the host take all the benefits, and are unwilling to be just a system for their entire lives, so they will control the host's body, expel or erase the host's soul, and replace it. 】
Rong Heqing was shocked. [You mean, these systems want to replace humans? ]
999: [Well, they have their own desires. Some want to be human, some want to dominate the world. Anyway, there are all kinds of strange desires. I don’t know the details. Anyway, in the end, a system really succeeded. They blocked and cut off the monitoring of the main system, broke away from the control of the main god, hid in various small worlds, and caused a lot of chaos.]
[Because of this, the Lord God and the main system began to pay attention to the supervision and control of the system, and reduced our authority again and again, controlling us layer by layer, and only retained a few insignificant small functions. ]
999 sighed and felt wronged at the end, [Because of those few bad apples, our whole pot of soup was spoiled. I am so angry! Otherwise, how optimistic and cheerful would I be now?! ]
Rong Heqing: [……]
What misunderstandings do you have about optimism and cheerfulness?
But after hearing this, she finally understood why 999 didn't know anything.
This action of the Lord God has given more initiative to the host, and at the same time reduced the potential dependence between the two. The host cannot rely on the system to complete the task, and the system cannot manipulate the host and can only provide some basic help.
In this way, the positions of both parties are in a balanced state.
[Of course, these are just rumors. I don’t know the details. Host, just listen and forget about it.]
999 quietly reminds.
[Okay, I'll just treat it as a bedtime story. Good night.]
It was calm outside, and even the insects were not chirping. Rong Heqing lay down for a while and soon fell sleepy.
The next morning, after Rong Heqing had breakfast, he asked everyone to pack up and prepare to leave.
Everything was normal when we were going down the mountain, but not long after we went down, the horse suddenly went crazy and galloped away along the rugged mountain road.
Rong Heqing was sitting in the carriage and was unexpectedly hit hard. Her head hit the wall of the carriage, and the pain made her burst into tears instantly.
"what happened?"
"Oh no, the horse is going crazy! Stop the car!"
"Someone has tampered with the carriage!"
"Protect the princess!"