Chapter 680 – Inexplicable (2/2)

The important figures in the hall all stared speechlessly at the silently swaying curtain of beads.

They could not see Shang Xingzhou, but their eyes were still brimming with reverence.

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In overcast conditions, the light of the capital would somewhat reflect off the clouds, so the darkness was not too thick.

When there were no clouds, the vast sky of stars would shine over the world, and the darkness would still not be too thick.

In short, a flourishing place like the capital would very rarely experience an extremely thick darkness, such that one wouldn't be able to see one's own extended hand. The only exception was if a torrential rain were to extinguish the lights of every home.

The starlight was broken apart by Red Geese and several extremely precious flying carriages. Chen Changsheng stood on the great banyan tree, somewhat inexplicably beginning to recall that torrential rain from three days ago.

Perhaps it was because three days ago, many things had still not taken place. At that time, he still had the chance to pretend that his life was beautiful and peaceful.

Just like that period three years ago when it was just him and Luoluo in the Orthodox Academy.

However, one year ago, atop this great banyan tree, Tang Thirty-Six had said to him that there was something problematic with his teacher, problematic with a lot of people, and that he needed to carefully think about these problems.

Chen Changsheng had thought of these problems, but he didn't have the ability or wisdom to resolve them.

Tang Thirty-Six had left, compelled back to Wenshui by the Tang clan, and he didn't know if there would be a day when he returned.

Xu Yourong had left, forcibly dispatched by Mo Yu under the Tianhai Divine Empress's orders to Holy Maiden Peak. He did not know how great the storm would be when next she returned to the capital.

Zhexiu had left. Like a true lone wolf, he had vanished into the lights and darkness of the capital. However, he was surely still in the capital, but Chen Changsheng did not know what he was preparing to do.

What truly made Chen Changsheng somewhat lonely, or perhaps sad, was this: Zhou Tong was still alive.

He already knew the complete picture of the coup in the Mausoleum of Books.

The crabapple courtyard had been destroyed, but Zhou Tong was still doing very well. Moreover…he had also poisoned Xue Xingchuan to death.

The shifting in the capital had begun from the moment the Imperial Design had lost its effectiveness. It could be said that Zhou Tong had played the most important role in this.

He had betrayed the Tianhai Divine Empress.

Chen Changsheng could accept this fact.

Because Zhexiu was a wolf while Zhou Tong was a dog. A wolf would travel a thousand li to eat meat while a dog would eat shit.

But Xu Shiji had also betrayed her.

Even the Tianhai clan had betrayed her.

Chen Changsheng found it hard to accept these.

It had nothing to do with standpoints or factions. He just found it difficult to accept.

This sort of world was truly too inexplicable.

He truly found it impossible to like this sort of inexplicable and mysterious world.