In the side hall of Qinglong Temple, children gathered around Zhou Zhuo, a scholar with a simple and witty character, and listened to his telling ancient and profound stories.
The Lorewalkers are all knowledgeable people. Zhou Zhuo does not need Dornan's soul connection to tell the children this story about the turning point in Pandaria's history in Common Language, which he is already fluent in. And he plays the piano well.
Those wonderful and varied musical accompaniments also make Zhou Zhuo's story more fascinating.
Even the federal marines standing at the door, responsible for protecting the children, couldn't help but be immersed in this story about Emperor Shaohao saving the world.
"Shaohao and the Monkey King traveled many roads. He asked many wise people, but when he became tired, he still found nothing."
"So after Shaohao returned to the Emerald Forest, he knew that he and others were just mortals. If he wanted to save his country and the world, it was not enough to use mortal wisdom."
"He came to Qinglong Temple with the most sincere attitude and asked for the help of Yulong, the wise god. Yulong did not disappoint Shaohao. This powerful creature who existed here in ancient times told Shaohao:"
Having said this, Zhou Zhuo cleared his throat and described in a majestic voice what Yulong told Shaohao:
"Emperor of the Pandaren, in order to save others, you must first save yourself. You must release the burden on yourself, clear your mind, and allow yourself to become one with the land of Pandaria. After heaven and man are united, use this land to
The earth has the inherent power to protect it and the people it nurtures.”
"ah?"
Anduin scratched his hair while listening to the story. The child looked at Sister Taelia next to him with a puzzled look on his face. He asked in a low voice:
"What does this mean? Does Yulong not want to help Shaohao? Why is she saying this?"
"Shh! Stop talking and listen to the story!"
Taelia reached out and hit Anduin on the head, and Zhou Zhuo also said with a smile:
"That's right, little Anduin, when Shaohao heard these words, he was just as confused as you. Although he knew that the Wisdom Heavenly Lord would not deceive him, this mysterious answer made Shaohao think again.
Fell into deep confusion, he thought day and night, what is the burden he wants to let go of? How can he clarify his soul? Most importantly, how can he become one with nature and man?"
"These unanswerable questions are entangled with Shaohao, but even with Shaohao's extraordinary wisdom, he still cannot understand the mystery of Yulong's words."
"What's even more frightening is that this terrible feeling of not being able to understand the mystery makes Shaohao extremely frustrated!"
Zhou Zhuo's fingers plucked the strings. In the deep and solemn music, the traveler frowned and said:
"Shaohao was thinking: Is he not capable enough? If he is incapable of saving his people, it means he is not worthy of the throne of emperor! This terrible sense of frustration and powerlessness has almost become Shaohao's inner demon.
The various negative emotions caused by this accumulated into pressure, making Shaohao almost breathless. Really, he felt that he could no longer hold on."
"However, the reason why heroes can become heroes, in addition to their own outstanding talents, is also because they have equally wise people walking with them."
Zhou Zhuo's expression became relaxed, and the sound of the piano from his fingertips also became brisk, as if symbolizing that the turning point of the story has arrived:
"Do you still remember Shaohao's good friend, the Monkey King, the great king of the hozens?"
"This kind-hearted hozen, full of courage and hope, felt anxious when he saw his good friend being so depressed, so the Monkey King planned to use some toys inherited by the hozen to help Shaohao reduce his stress."
"He came to the Emerald Forest and cut bamboo for fun, probably to make Shaohao happy, so the Monkey King used the bamboo to make a funny and weird mask. He secretly came to Shaohao with the mask, and then suddenly
The repressed Shaohao was startled when he appeared, but when he saw the weird mask worn by the Monkey King, the stressed-out Shaohao couldn't help but laugh. He took the mask handed by his friend,
Then put it on your face."
Speaking of this, Zhou Zhuo paused deliberately, and then under the urging gazes of the children, the traveler laughed and said:
"This method works!"
"That magical mask absorbed all the doubts in Shaohao's body at this moment, making Shaohao full of confidence again. Shaohao and the Monkey King are both curious about this unexpected magical mask, but they are about to embark on a journey again.
So Shaohao buried the mask in the garden of his palace, hoping to bury his doubts like this, but... something even more terrifying happened that night."
"A monster that creates doubts appeared in Shaohao's palace. Many people were infected. They were filled with doubts, and under the pressure of doubts, they began to harm other people."
The Lorewalker's voice became hoarse:
"Shaohao and the Monkey King possess special skills. They quickly suppressed the chaos with their own strength, and then quickly found the culprit of all this, which was the mask they buried... Doubts,
This negative emotion continued to be amplified, and finally formed an entity, turning into a monster that caused trouble in all directions, and even strong men like Shaohao and the Monkey King spent a lot of time subduing the monster."
"It was an energy creature with an appearance like a black goat. Its whole body was covered with black corrupt tentacles. On that ugly and twisted appearance, there were 7 eyes full of malice! The most terrifying thing is that it cannot be completely destroyed.
Elimination can only be sealed forever!"
"After defeating that monster, Emperor Shaohao felt like he was enlightened. He finally understood what Yulong meant. The Wisdom Heavenly Lord wanted him to eliminate negative emotions such as doubts in his heart one by one, so that he could truly clarify his heart.
, and finally reach the state of unity between heaven and man, and then gain the ability to save Pandaria."
"And that monster that raises doubts..."
Zhou Zhuo glanced at Vanessa, who looked a little pale, and said softly:
"It is called "evil" by Shaohao. The evil of doubt is also the culprit that interferes with the little girl Vanessa. But there is no need to worry, my child, in the dojo of the Wisdom God, the evil of doubt cannot harm you."
"Oh, Shaohao defeated Sha? Is this the end of the story?"
Yuna grabbed Zhou Zhuo's beard with some dissatisfaction. This story had just become exciting, why did it end like this?
The Lorewalker pushed Yuna away in great embarrassment. While stroking his precious beard, he said:
"This is the first evil spirit. Don't worry, children, the story is only half told."
"There are seven evil spirits in Pandaria, representing the seven negative emotions of intelligent life. These seven negative emotions exist in every soul. They are shortcomings that we are born with and cannot get rid of. This is what Shaohao wants to achieve.
The seven shortcomings that must be conquered in order to achieve the state of human unity.”
Zhou Zhuo said to the children with a solemn expression:
"Evil demons are born by taking advantage of people's negative emotions. Once they form entities, they will become more and more powerful as they exist longer and longer. After understanding this, Shaohao and the Monkey King immediately set off.
, they know that to deal with the difficult evil demon, they must rely on the power of the Four Sacred Beasts."
"They came to the Red Crane Temple in the Krasarang Jungle as quickly as possible and asked for the help of the Red Crane Chi-Jing, the Sky of Hope. The Red Crane Chi-Jing symbolizes hope that will not disappear in the Pandaren civilization, but they still rely on the Monkey King.
With the magical mask he carved out, Shaohao also drove out the "despair" hidden in his body. That despair formed the "Sha of Mercy" in the square of Zhuhe Temple. It was a more powerful monster! Because despair is stronger than
Doubts are even scarier.”
"Even after gathering Shaohao, the Monkey King and Zhu He, it took them four days and five nights to knock down the evil spirit of despair and seal it in Zhuhe Temple, with hope guarding despair."
"Shaohao and the Monkey King once witnessed the horror of the Evil Demon with their own eyes. They did not dare to waste time. Even though they were very tired, they still came to the Xuanniu Temple on the Mantis Plateau outside the Panlong Spine as quickly as possible to protect the Heavenly Lord.
After hearing Shaohao's request, Niuzao joined Shaohao's side without hesitation. In this way, with the combined efforts of the two Heavenly Lords and the two heroes, it took them 8 days to seal the Evil of Fear.
.”
Zhou Zhuo's speaking speed became faster, which seemed to symbolize that the story had reached its climax:
"Shaohao and the Monkey King noticed that after the first evil demon appeared, the other evil demons became more and more powerful. Just relying on the two of them, even with the help of Tianzun, it would be difficult for them to survive before the end.
Save the entire Pandaria, but Shaohao already has a countermeasure..."
"As the emperor, he announced to the pandaren throughout Pandaria that he gathered the most heroic, fearless, and able warriors who could best restrain their negative emotions among the pandaren, and then organized them into a group in the name of the emperor."
"Shado-Pan", these legendary monks heard about the emperor's great sacrifice, and they voluntarily followed the emperor's footsteps, so Shaohao commanded the extremely powerful Shado-Pan and came to the last stop of his journey."
"That's the White Tiger Temple where the most powerful of the Four Heavenly Lords, the White Tiger Xuenu, is located. It's at the foot of Kun-Lai Mountain. In that holy land, Emperor Shaohao and the Monkey King personally demonstrated how to subdue the terrible monster for the Shado-Pan warriors.
Evil demon, and with the help of the most powerful Mighty Heavenly Lord, Shaohao successfully sealed all his remaining "violence", "anger" and "hatred" in the majestic Kun-Lai Mountain."
The Lorewalker's voice became deeper:
"In this way, Shaohao sealed all his negative emotions. He truly clarified his mind. At this moment, he also knew the final meaning of Yulong's words. He knew what he should do.
, only then can we save this land.”
"etc!"
This time, the person who interrupted the story was Taelia, the most stable among the children. The warrior girl said with a puzzled look:
"Zhou Zhuo, didn't you say that there are seven evil spirits in this land? Emperor Shaohao only expelled 6 evil spirits when he came here?"
"right!"
Dornan also counted on his fingers and said:
"Doubt, despair, fear, violence, anger, hatred... 6! One more to go! Your story is wrong!"
"No! No, kids, that's the story. Don't be anxious, just listen to me and finish it slowly."
A trace of sadness flashed in Zhou Zhuo's eyes, and he said softly:
"Emperor Shaohao already knew what he was going to do. He began to use the few time left to arrange a ceremony to save the continent of Pandaria. But at this moment, he suddenly realized a problem...According to his plan
If we try to save the continent, wouldn't it mean that the cruel and cunning mantid, the old enemy of the pandas and all living things in Pandaria, would also benefit from it and be saved from this inevitable destruction?"
Having said this, the traveler thoughtfully explained to the children:
"Children, you may not know that pandaren and mantid have been at war with each other since ancient times. Their hatred is so terrible that even Emperor Shaohao, who has got rid of his negative emotions, would find it difficult to do so easily.
Such a "mercy" decision."
"Mantid, that is a kind of terrifying insect-like life. I don't know when it started. Every hundred years, they will madly attack the Great Wall of Panlong Spine. Every time the mantid invades,
It will bring terrible disasters to the pandaren and other creatures, but even before the pandaren empire, the terrifying and powerful mogu empire could not eradicate the mantid... This has almost become a reincarnation of Pandaria.
"
"Well. It's like humans and orcs, like the Empire and the Dark Blade, we understand."
Dornan explained to Zhou Zhuo:
"When you go to the Federation with us and go through the history recorded in the Great Library, you will understand these hatreds."
"Well, okay, since you can understand, I will continue."
Zhou Zhuo nodded and sighed:
"Emperor Shaohao didn't know whether he should save those brutal mantids or improve the ritual and let those mantids be completely destroyed in the natural disaster. However, just when he hesitated, the Monkey King who had been following Shaohao
He opened his mouth and said: The Mantid attacks the Dragon Spine every hundred years. This event has become an integral part of Pandaria, and it is precisely because of the invasion of the Mantid that the other creatures in Pandaria are tightly united. If there is no
Mantid, even if Shaohao saves the continent, other civilizations will soon fall apart and even cause more terrible chaos."
"So, although the relationship between the pandaren and the mantid is difficult to ease, it is also impossible to separate. If Shaohao doesn't save them, he can't save the pandaren themselves."
"The Monkey King's reminder is just right. At this point, all the knots in Emperor Shaohao's heart have been opened, and he is ready to face the coming horrific doomsday."
Zhou Zhuo's story has come to an end, and the sound of his piano has also become desolate and withered as if it were coming to an end:
"That day, the sky of the entire world was completely enveloped by the terrifying dark green flames as predicted. Although Shaohao sent an envoy, it was a pity that the envoy could not even see the Elf Queen.
On the face of it, everything happened irrevocably, and the people of the entire Pandaren Empire looked at the sky in horror, they were frightened."
"But Shaohao didn't. The last emperor already knew his mission. He held the Dragon Mist Staff and calmly walked into the altar in his palace, the legendary Yongchun Terrace. He held the staff high.
At this moment, the entire land of Pandaria was awakened by Shao Hao, who united nature and man. It seemed to have its own consciousness. Amidst the roar of the earth shattering that day, the continent slowed down under Shao Hao's instructions.
Slowly tearing apart from the roads of Kalimdor."
"It's like a shelter, and Shaohao's spellcasting hasn't ended yet. The fog... Along with Shaohao's call, endless fog surges out from the sea, like the strongest layers of barriers.
, the land and people that Emperor Shaohao cherished the most were protected from that world-destroying natural disaster, and the whole of Pandaria was cheering, and everyone was laughing, celebrating their own survival after the disaster."
Zhou Zhuo's expression became even darker:
"However, at this moment, Emperor Shaohao, who had saved Pandaria, was ready to return to his throne with great satisfaction. But at this moment, a special emotion hit his heart, which Emperor Shaohao had never realized.
