Chapter 135: Only death and Gods judgment are inevitable
The city of servants of God.
The candles secretly made by the Temple of Oil are inserted into the lampstands hanging in the palace. When they light up the lamps, they also have a strange fragrance that makes people feel peaceful.
The lampstand and palace pillars are gilded, and the light of the lamps reflects a dark golden tone on them, which highlights the luxury and grace of the palace.
Pure silver tableware was placed on the long stone table, and the wind slightly lifted the window screen and rubbed against Henir's bone armor.
King Henir held the scepter of Xiinsai with both hands, and his figure was almost hunched up.
When he was young, he was injured when he fought against the rebellion with Prince Wei. When he was young, he didn't feel anything, but when he got older, it all exploded.
The attendant walked to him cautiously and said softly.
"king!"
"It's time to eat."
King Henir retreated. He had no appetite.
He was much older than Stan Tito, and he became king when he was nearly middle-aged. It took him many years to unify the Hinsey.
Now, weakness and illness have begun to haunt him.
King Henir changed his hand to use as the main support to hold the scepter, but found that due to the hardening of the bone plate, even his movements began to become stiff.
"ah!"
"I'm really old!"
As soon as the voice came out, it was hoarse and dry.
No matter how powerful he is, no matter how much he possesses, no matter how many Xiinsai people are changing because of his will.
But when facing time and years, he seemed so fragile.
The prince, who had been standing silently behind Henir, suddenly spoke: "Father."
"You are still young. The people of Xiinsai hope that you can lead us forever."
Henir waved his hand: "You don't need to say this kind of self-deception in front of me."
He turned around and said, "When you become king in the future, you should be more careful and listen less to such nonsense. People should be self-aware."
"If you are wrong, you are wrong, and when you are old, you are old."
"You can refuse to admit defeat, or you can refuse to admit your mistakes."
"But you have to be clear in your heart, otherwise you will not be a king, but a puppet who is being manipulated in the palm of your hand."
At his son's persuasion, he sat at the table and started eating.
But after a few mouthfuls, Henir couldn't eat any more.
He lay down on the bench a little tired and fell asleep. His son called the attendants and brought a thin quilt to cover Henir's body.
Facing today's life, everyone feels that they once seemed to be a group of savages living in the barbaric era.
Even for those former kings, what they can enjoy is not as good as that of a small country noble now.
In the past few decades, the entire world of Hinsey has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The power of miracles, like his name, brings miracles to everyone.
Henir lay on the bench and had a long dream.
This dream was so deep that it made him feel as if he had fallen into the deep sea and could not surface.
He dreamed that when he was young, he was riding a powerful Ruhh Troll through the sea.
ah!
He was so high-spirited and ambitious in his eyes.
At this time, the messenger from the Kingdom of God suddenly came in front of him. He was a little frightened and panicked, but he pretended to be calm and composed.
Even when facing the messenger of God, he still proudly wanted to maintain his dignity.
He could no longer remember what the messenger of God had said to him before.
But he remembered that sentence.
"Henir."
"You will eventually grow old and lose everything."
"Only the kingdom of gods is eternal."
"One day you will regret the choices you made today."
Immediately afterwards, he dreamed of Queen Xingluo again.
He saw himself accepting the title of the queen, and he also saw the image of the giant beast in the sky losing control and killing Queen Xingluo.
He dreamed of his father, that aloof and indifferent tyrant. In his eyes, even his own son was just a pawn that could be sacrificed at any time.
He dreamed of King Seler whose head was beheaded by his own hands, as well as his desperate eyes and final curse.
Finally, he dreamed of an invisible figure.
It was a shadow with no appearance at all. He was standing on a ship, looking at himself quietly.
"Henir."
"I'm waiting for you."
Henir woke up from his dream, his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
"Who is that?"
"No, it's just a dream."
After a long time, he gradually calmed down.
He asked himself: "Henir!"
"Are you... afraid of death?"
He stood up, asked his attendants to call his son, and then took him out of the palace.
He looked at the outside world and suddenly spoke.
"Let's go out for a walk!"
"Go... take a look at the sea and our old friends."
The son originally wanted to give some advice. After all, with Henir's identity, body and age, going to sea was indeed a somewhat dangerous thing.
But the next words Henir said immediately interrupted his son's words.
"This may be the last time I take a look at the outside world."
Henir was a little sad, and his words were full of weakness and weakness.
"When I was young, I always thought that the whole world was at my feet and that I could control everything."
"Who would have thought."
"One day even wanting to go out for a walk will become so luxurious and precious." -
On this day, a big ship came to the Misty Island.
Many people got off the boat, led by a tall middle-aged man, slightly younger than Sandian.
He has the facial features of the Huosen family, but he also has the bone armor characteristics of the Silen family.
The person coming is the son of Henir, and will also be the next generation king of the Henir dynasty.
They entered a hall under the guidance of Haru, and Sandian was in the process of inlaying the "Sugar Ritual Array" stone slab into the wall of the hall.
This is the Temple of Truth. Whenever a new derivative ritual formation or divine magic appears, a stone slab will be placed in the temple.
"The Great Sage of Truth."
"King Henir wants to see you. He is eager to see you, an old friend."
Sandian didn't even look back. He sat on top of the ladder.
"What does King Henir see me for?"
"I have long ceased to be the chief priest of the Sky Temple, and I no longer belong to the Henir Dynasty."
"and."
"I will not leave here, let alone set foot in Xiinsai's country again."
Sandian considers himself a person who travels outside Xiinsai and the Demonic Abyss. He is just a inheritor of knowledge. After giving up his identity as the chief priest of the Sky Temple, he is not prepared to intervene in any power struggle between the two.
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From behind the prince, a male clover wearing a black smock came out.
"so."
"I came in person."
A familiar face appeared under the hood, it was Henir.
Sandian immediately turned his head and looked over from above. He was a little surprised. He never expected that Henir would come to see him in person.
He hurriedly walked down the ladder.
"His Majesty?"
"Why did you come here?"
The two looked at each other, feeling the passage of time from each other's bodies.
When we last met, Sandian was still a slightly immature young man, while King Henir was in his prime and most glorious period.
Sandian looked at King Henir for a long time and said with a sigh.
"You are old."
Sandian spoke as directly as ever, not caring whether his words would offend the king.
The two of them walked around the Island of Mist. Henir looked at the Temple of Truth built by Sandian, and also saw the priests and Demon Abyss Knights who came to the temple to study.
Here, there is no distinction between rights and status.
There is only knowledge and truth here.
Henir finally understood why Sandian left the Sky Temple: "Is this the ideal of Stan Tito?"
Sandian shook his head: "Teacher's ideal is for the civilization of the Trileaf people to enter the next era. It is my ideal to build this temple of truth."
"I am not as great as my teacher, and I dare not imagine such a grand ideal."
"Building such a palace of knowledge is the limit of what I can do."
Henir: "But you are an important force in promoting the advancement of civilization. It was you who personally ignited the light of miracles."
The two talked a lot, and it was not until the end that Henir finally talked about the purpose of his arrival.
His voice was a little heavy, and he looked at Sandian seriously.
"Sandian, I want to know when the final judgment comes."
"Is there any way I can get around it?"
this moment.
There was a look of fear in King Henir's eyes.
He believes that he has never been afraid of anyone in his life, and he calls himself a person who goes against the current.
But the closer you get to death, the more your body becomes fragile and weak.
Facing the immortal god, the more I feel awe.
Is there any power in this world that can be more powerful than eternity?
He is afraid of entering the kingdom of gods, and he is afraid of accepting the judgment of gods.
There have been too many disgraceful things in his life, and he has too many darknesses that cannot be mentioned, even though he also has many bright and great deeds.
He was not sure whether his own light could overcome the darkness in his life.
but.
He is also afraid of becoming a masterless spirit forever wandering outside the kingdom of God.
Sandian looked at King Henir, and he could see the fear and panic in the other person.
In the final analysis.
All these fears originate from a name.
die.
He lamented that even a being like King Henir would become so fearful and fragile when facing the last challenge in his life.
But Sandian finally shook his head and rejected King Henir.
"You ask an heir to the will of a saint to tell you how to escape God's judgment?"
Sandian said to Henir: "Your Majesty!"
"In this world, you can have everything when you are born, you can rule all living beings from above, and you can enjoy all the treasures and miracles in this world."
"But only death and God's judgment are inevitable."
"No matter who it is."
"Whether it's a king, a noble, a commoner, a slave, or a citizen of the Demonic Abyss Kingdom."
"No one can escape these two things, not King Lederiki, not King Jessel, not my teacher Saint Stan."
"you."
"The same doesn't work."
Henir had also expected it, so he was not surprised. He might have just come to seek an answer.
He finally asked Sandian.
"You tell me my ending."
"It's a sweet dream."
"Or an eternal nightmare?"
Sandian bowed to King Henir: "Only you know this."
"People can deceive others, but they cannot deceive themselves."