《The Empress Livestream (1-201)》Bab 47: Biksu Yang Tidak Biasa
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Apa? Jiang Pengji tidak mengerti sepatah kata pun. Mengapa orang kuno tidak dapat berbicara lebih lugas?
Sementara itu, Master Liaochen memberikan banyak petunjuk untuk pemirsa streaming langsung, dan antarmuka segera diisi dengan komentar.
Jingming Wonanshen: "Apakah biksu itu hanya mengisyaratkan bahwa tuan rumah akan menjadi raja?"
Xuebi Xinfeiyang: "Apakah saluran mengubah tema? Saya pikir ini tentang intrik pengadilan terhadap wanita lain."
Nide Yida: "Ya Tuhan! Akankah ini berakhir pada tuan rumah kami yang membunuh raja dan menjadi ratu yang berkuasa seperti Permaisuri Wu? Betapa kisah yang rumit itu!"
Nongfu Shanquan Youdianxuan: "Apa-apaan itu? Itu akan menjadi ular melawan pengaturan pengadilan. Saya sedang berbicara tentang permainan itu, Anda tahu?"
Jiang Pengji tidak bisa menjawab. Permaisuri Wu? Ular? Apa hubungannya dengan pengadilan? Seorang penonton menjelaskan seolah-olah dia telah mendengar pikirannya.
Kele Leyile: "Selamat! Kamu sudah makan Kecantikan X. Naik level! Kamu sudah makan Kecantikan Y. Naik level lagi! Selir Z sudah mati. Kamu sekarang di Level Tiga. Ratu dan mereka yang di bawahnya semua sudah pergi. Kamu telah mencapai tingkat yang lebih tinggi! "
"..."
Ketika Jiang Pengji terlibat dalam dimensi lain, Liu She berkata dengan marah, "Tuan Liaochen, Anda memberi tahu kami ..."
Biksu itu memberi isyarat tangan untuk menunjukkan rasa hormat dan mengulangi beberapa perkataan Buddha.
Akhirnya dia menjawab, "Segalanya tidak berjalan seperti yang diharapkan. Putrimu berasal dari latar belakang yang paling aneh, jadi lebih baik kita memberitahunya sekarang. Kalau tidak, dia mungkin mengambil langkah yang salah nanti karena kurangnya peringatan. Aku mengerti kamu khawatir untuknya, tapi ini yang terbaik. "
Muak dengan teka-teki mereka, dia memberanikan diri untuk bertanya, "Boleh aku tahu apa maksudmu oleh 'udara kaisar'? Saya bisa menebak dari arti literalnya, tapi ... apakah saya akan salah? "
Liu She membenarkan dugaannya tanpa banyak ekspresi di wajahnya ketika Tuan Liaochen tersenyum.
"Nona kecilku, bermartabat dan ambisius seperti kamu, kamu tidak dilahirkan untuk tunduk."
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Liu She menatapnya dengan marah, tetapi lelaki tua itu membalikkan tasbihnya dan menambahkan, "Apakah saya benar?"
Jiang Pengji diam. Dia bertanya-tanya dari mana datangnya bhikkhu yang tidak biasa ini.
Para bhikkhu lain akan mengatakan padanya untuk melepaskan pisau dan menjadi pengikut Buddha yang damai.
Sebaliknya, dia mendorongnya untuk mengambil senjata dengan berani.
Dia adalah seorang biarawan yang tidak biasa di antara bangsanya. Sebelum dia menjawab, Tuan Liaochen menoleh ke ayahnya.
"Bolehkah aku berbicara pribadi dengan putrimu? Kamu mungkin ingin mengunjungi ruang yang bersebelahan, tempat batu-batu kehidupan dari istri dan kedua putramu yang tercinta sedang beristirahat."
Setelah ragu-ragu sejenak, Liu He berdiri dengan ketidakpuasan.
Sebelum dia pergi, dia meletakkan tangannya di kepala Jiang Pengji lagi sebagai upaya untuk menghiburnya.
Ketika langkah kakinya tidak bisa lagi terdengar dan hanya ada dua dari mereka, Jiang Pengji mengerutkan kening dengan tidak sabar.
Master Liaochen, di sisi lain, membawa lebih banyak kehangatan dalam senyumnya.
"Ibumu seusiamu saat aku bertemu dengannya 29 tahun yang lalu."
"Apakah kamu kenal dia?"
Ini menarik minatnya pada topik tersebut.
"Ya. Dia datang untuk meminta batu setelah kematian untuk seorang gadis bernama Gu Min."
Jiang Pengji hampir menghancurkan cangkir di tangan; Gu Min adalah nama ibunya.
"Apakah kamu yakin? Tidak masuk akal!" Dia dengan hati-hati mengamati bhikkhu tua itu.
"Dia tidak seperti yang lain. Jiwanya berada di ambang meninggalkan mayat, dan aku bisa merasakan udara kematian di sekelilingnya."
Dia berbicara seperti orang tua yang mengingat masa lalu dengan seorang teman.
"Anak itu telah meninggal pada awal Juni, dan wajahnya tidak bernyawa. Namun Gu Min datang kepadaku, dan aku melihat seorang gadis yang hidup."
Bagi Jiang Pengji, ruangan itu tampaknya menjadi lebih dingin. Dia tahu siapa dia sebenarnya. Tidak ada keraguan tentang itu.
Dia berkata, "Gu Min telah mendengar tentang aku dan memohon padaku untuk melanjutkan hidupnya. Dia berlutut di tangga di atas bukit dan membungkuk kepadaku. Aku seharusnya tidak menyelamatkannya, karena itu akan menentang takdir untuk membantu jiwa merebut orang lain. Tapi dia juga diberkati dengan kebahagiaan dalam hidup, dan pikiranku diubah oleh permohonan tulusnya... "
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Jiang Pengji terganggu dengan pasti. "Mereka mengatakan para pengikut Buddha tidak berbohong, tetapi kamu baru saja berbohong padaku."
Tuan Liaochen berhenti dan mendesah. Dia bertemu matanya untuk waktu yang lama.
"Aku berharap tidak banyak bicara."
"Hmph! Aku benar-benar tidak percaya alasanmu. Jika begitu mudah untuk melanjutkan hidup seseorang, para raja dan kaisar yang mengejar keabadian akan berhasil sejak lama. Aku mengatakan bahwa kamu setuju hanya karena nasibnya sudah ditulis, dan itu mendukung keinginannya. " Dia menyeringai padanya, giginya bersinar putih.
"Kurasa kamu melakukannya karena semua ini - gadis yang sekarat karena kecelakaan dan ibuku memiliki tubuh - seharusnya begitu, bukan?"
Alih-alih diprovokasi, seperti yang dia harapkan, tuannya dengan jelas mengakui hal itu.
"Kamu benar-benar gadis yang bijak! Semua yang ada dalam hidup ini dimaksudkan. Anak itu ditakdirkan untuk meninggalkan tubuhnya lebih awal, ibumu ditakdirkan untuk tetap di dalam mayat, dan kamu, juga, nona mudaku, ditakdirkan untuk menjadi Liu Lanting. "
Dia kembali memutar manik-maniknya. Kemudian Jiang Pengji mendengar Sistem, yang telah lama tidak terdengar.
"Ah, hal-hal yang membosankan."
Tetapi tuan rumahnya tidak merasakan hal yang sama. "Mungkin dia ingin aku memikirkan sesuatu."
"Sebagai contoh?"
"Bagaimana saya tahu? Kami berada di saluran yang berbeda. Saya tidak mendapatkannya," jawabnya, setengah bercanda.
"Yah, benar-benar mengecewakan."
Setelah menggosok dahinya, Jiang Pengji langsung mengangkat pertanyaannya.
"Aku tidak tertarik pada sejarah. Aku hanya ingin tahu bagaimana kamu dan ibuku menipu ayahku dan istri keduanya. Orang-orang kuno lainnya akan membuatku dipotong-potong dan dibakar jika mereka menyadari mayat itu dirasuki oleh jiwa lain. Tapi orang tua saya tidak. Kenapa? "
Liu She dan ibu tiri telah menjaga rahasia darinya, tetapi dia bisa menemukan petunjuk untuk dirinya sendiri.
Dia menyatakan, "Itu adalah mayat yang saya tempati. Saat saya bangun di dunia ini, Liu Lanting pergi untuk selamanya."
Itu membingungkan dan kesal padanya bahwa orang tuanya memperlakukannya seolah-olah tidak ada yang berubah.
Dia mengira mereka sedang berusaha menciptakan dunia palsu di mana anak mereka masih hidup, tetapi sekarang dia menyadari bahwa biksu itu adalah kunci untuk menemukan kebenaran.
"Aku tidak menipu siapa pun. Kamu adalah Liu Lanting dan ditakdirkan untuk menjadi Liu Lanting. Aku tidak pernah berbohong."
Dia balas, "Satu lagi dusta!"
"..."
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