When the once weird and scary corpse appeared in front of him in the form of a living person, no matter how strong his psychological quality was, Li Nanke couldn't help but lose consciousness.
There is a faint smell similar to sandalwood in the air.
After a long time, the head will feel a little dizzy. The indoor space seems to be twisting and changing in irregular geometric shapes, which is extremely abstract.
Just shake your head and everything will return to normal.
"Is this a space-time illusion?"
Li Nanke was unsure for a while and asked tentatively.
He Nantian slowly turned around, with a gentle and mysterious smile on his mature, handsome, bearded face.
There was obviously no wind in the room, but his clothes were fluttering.
It gives people the illusion that he is in the room but seems to be in the outside world.
"I recognize you."
He Nantian's voice sounded very distant, as if he was at a long distance.
"Well, I recognize you too." The other party's insightful eyes made Li Nanke feel inexplicably uncomfortable. He didn't know how to respond for a moment, and after holding it in for a few seconds, he added, "Your daughter is very beautiful."
"They have found a good home." He Nantian said.
A good home?
Wait! What does this mean?
Planning to recruit a son-in-law?
Li Nanke suddenly showed dissatisfaction and said coldly:
"Father-in-law, I have no interest in your twin daughters. I am a family man and I have always been loyal to my marriage."
He Nantian smiled faintly and said nothing.
He turned around and waved his sleeves gently.
In an instant, the secret room disappeared into nothingness like broken glass. And the two people appeared on an extremely huge chessboard.
The criss-crossing lines under your feet emit blazing white light.
Looking up, the universe is as dark as a curtain.
He lowered his head as if he were a chess piece.
"How to win against the sky?" He Nantian asked.
Li Nanke looked at the moving light chess pieces, scratched his head, and said with a dry smile: "Sorry, I can only play backgammon."
"Heaven has an eye."
The chess pieces under He Nantian's feet began to move.
The shiny lines of the chessboard turned dark red, and red rain fell from the deep and peaceful sky.
"Red Rain can be a person, an object... or nothingness. But after all, it is alive. When it is alive, it has emotions, a will to win or lose, and it cannot bear the consequences of defeat."
He Nantian said quietly, "In order to remain invincible, it will steal one of the opponent's chess pieces so that the opponent cannot make the last piece that determines the outcome."
Just cheat.
Li Nanke curled his lips.
He Nantian said: "But it can't destroy this chess piece, so as long as you find it, you can win it and beat it by half a piece."
"Did you find it?"
"found it."
"Where?" Li Nanke asked in confusion. "I only saw your body, not the chess pieces."
He Nantian smiled but did not answer and waved gently.
In his sight, the red-stained chess pieces changed again.
They condensed into human form.
From chess pieces to individuals.
To be precise, they were corpses.
The death state of these corpses was exactly the same as when Li Nanke saw He Nantian's corpse. They were all kneeling on the ground, holding their heads in their hands.
Seeing this scene, Li Nanke was shocked.
"It's human!"
He turned to look at He Nantian and said in shock, "So you turned yourself into that chess piece!?"
If you want to win against the sky, you have to turn yourself into a chess piece.
But in the end it seemed like we still lost.
He Nantian nodded, but then shook his head.
He stared at the dark sky and said slowly: "The chess piece that really determines the victory is not me, but I... am willing to take its place."
"Why?"
Li Nanke was very confused.
He understood what the other party meant.
The winning chess piece was a specific person, but He Nantian sacrificed it on behalf of the other person. What was the purpose of this?
For the sake of justice?
Suddenly, Li Nanke's pupils shrank and he subconsciously opened his mouth.
"It's not you."
However, He Nantian clearly guessed what the other party was going to say, shook his head and said, "You are not the chess piece. Moreover, I have no obligation to die for you."
Li Nanke smiled awkwardly and asked, "Who is that?"
He Nantian did not answer, but said: "Although you are not a chess piece, you are a person playing chess against the sky. Whether you can win or not depends on you in the end."
"I?"
"right."
"But I really can't play chess." Li Nanke spread his hands, "and I can't touch the chessboard in that stone room."
"Your chess is being played."
He Nantian showed a meaningful smile.
Li Nanke suddenly wanted to curse.
Brother, can't you tell me directly? Are you tired of playing riddles on your sister?
Go back and settle the score with your daughter.
Perhaps understanding the man's complaint, He Nantian said: "There are some things that we can sense but cannot tell you. You need to explore everything by yourself.
Since you have been chosen to play against Hongyu Tiandao, you will always understand everything.
I became a chess piece for others and temporarily filled the gap.
Next, just follow your heart and don't worry about not being able to make the winning move."
Li Nanke became more and more confused as he listened, "Although you have turned into a chess piece, I still don't know how to play. If you die, can you give me any benefit?"
"I brought you "Heart of Red Rain"."
He Nantian said.
What!?
Li Nanke seemed to feel something in his heart, and suddenly lowered his head to look at his heart.
He saw a heart!
A heart exactly like the "Heart of Red Rain".
It was beating slowly in his chest.
Li Nanke raised his hand and stroked it gently, his heart beating steadily and strongly, which seemed to give him the illusion of rebirth.
"Is this thing fused with me?"
Li Nanke felt incredible, "But what are the benefits?"
"A part of your heart is missing, which makes you imprisoned and involved in the life and death of others."
He Nantian said, "Now that you have this Heart of Red Rain, you no longer need to be restrained or worry about your own death. At the same time, you can see more in the world of Red Rain."
Hearing this, Li Nanke was excited.
Because his heart had been given to Bei Wenliang's daughter, their lives were implicated and imprisoned together.
If the other party dies, he will die.
This made Li Nanke very unhappy and resentful.
However, at this moment, he finally regained his freedom and was no longer threatened. How could he feel unhappy?
I don't have to worry about the old Taoist priest secretly doing anything.
My father-in-law was really helpful.
Li Nanke felt grateful. He recalled the other party's body that had been buried on the altar, and said with shame: "Li is so virtuous and capable, so what leader..."
"This is the fate I chose."
He Nantian didn't care, and spoke softly, "I once thought I was qualified to play chess with the sky, but later I found out that I was just a clown being teased.
But I, He Nantian, will not admit defeat. Even if I turn into a chess piece, as long as I can play a role, I can still defeat Tian!
Furthermore, I was lucky enough to see something, some images of the future.
So not just for you, but also for my daughter."
"future?"
Li Nanke became interested.
Could it be that this old man saw the future through the Heart of Red Rain?
"You'll understand later."
He Nantian started playing annoying riddles again.
Li Nanke wanted to curse, but considering the sacrifices the other party had made for him, he had to suppress his emotions and cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured, Master He, I will definitely take good care of your two daughters. In addition, I still have something unknown."
"Why does Tianqiong Sect go against the imperial court? Why does it think that 'Red Rain' should not be banned, right?"
He Nantian expressed the question for the other party.
You are really a roundworm in my stomach... Li Nanke secretly complained and nodded: "Yes, I want to know why?"