Back Off, Let Me Come

Shen Tang yawned in boredom.

She found that she could not control this dream at all, and could only passively listen to the voice talking to the high priest [sound]. Her eyes fell on the child beside the high priest, and she had an inexplicable illusion of sympathy - she guessed that he was as bored as herself.

Slightly distracted, Shen Tang found that someone was looking at her.

She looked back according to her intuition and met the eyes of the child.

Wanting to confirm again, the child took the initiative to move his eyes away, and his chubby white hands gently pulled the high priest's gorgeous robe sleeves, raised his head and asked: [High priest, will I live here to accompany His Highness in the future? ]

The high priest lowered his head and looked at him.

Her pupils were lightly green, like a touch of vitality in spring, and the eyes she looked at the child were full of love and a little bit of imperceptible guilt: [Well, you have to serve His Highness well, and when you have learned it, you will be the only heir to my mantle! ]

The child nodded seriously: [Yes. 】

The voice let out a sigh.

The high priest held a wooden staff, stood up straight, and bowed deeply to the wooden statue in the center of the temple: [I wish your highness success in breaking the calamity! 】

The voice did not give any response.

The high priest was not surprised by this and left gracefully.

The empty temple was left with only the child, whose small body looked a little pitiful. Shen Tang held his chin and waited for this strange dream to end. At this time, the light above and below the wooden statue was distorted, and the hazy green light turned into a human form in front of the child, who turned out to be a woman in green.

Shen Tang's eyes were attracted by the woman in green, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

This woman was not unfamiliar to Shen Tang.

The child looked up, his heart and eyes were full of pure admiration and joy. The woman in green was as cold as ice, but when facing the child of the same clan as the high priest, the ice and snow in her eyebrows seemed to be brushed by the spring breeze, gradually melting, adding a bit of warmth: [Life in the temple is not easy. 】

The child said: [The high priest said. 】

The blue-clothed woman showed a rare smile at the corner of her lips, and her words seemed to be full of anger: [You dare to come here even though you know it's hard? Yin just said that you are only six years old this year... When Yin was sent here, she was already twelve, and she was still stubborn. I'll give you three months to think about it. If you feel that you can't hold on during this period, you can leave at any time. 】

The child pursed his lips.

Although he was only one of the candidates trained as a high priest, he was also a servant of God, and he couldn't lie to God. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid. Leaving the familiar environment and relatives, living alone in the temple for decades or even hundreds of years, no one can talk to him except the incarnation of His Highness...

There are also tedious and boring daily practices every day...

Just thinking about it makes people retreat.

However, he is different.

The child plucked up his courage, and held the blue-clothed woman's slender fingers with his chubby little hands, and said word by word: [I wish to be a rock. 】

The blue-clothed woman was amused by his serious words.

[Did Yin teach you this? ]

The child shook his head: [My elder sister in the tribe said so, and I heard it. The tribe’s story says that before His Highness was enlightened and became a saint, he was a vine growing around a stone by the stream. That stone has been with you for thousands of years... I also hope to be like a stone and serve you for a long time. ]

The green-clothed woman gently poked the child’s brow with her finger.

The light flickered slightly, and condensed into a round and full circle at his brow, which made the child look even more lovely. The green-clothed woman smiled helplessly: [It’s better not to be a stone. I have seen people who want to serve me, but I have never seen people who want to be my parents...]

The child covered his hot and swollen brow: [Huh? ]

The green-clothed woman explained: [The so-called stone recorded in your tribe, ahem, that is the placenta that gave birth to me...]

Shen Tang almost choked on her saliva when she heard it.

She almost thought it was a clichéd nesting doll story, such as the child was the reincarnation of the stone that had accompanied the prototype of the green-clothed woman for thousands of years, and the companionship in the previous life made the fate in this life. The child's reaction was also a big blush. The woman in green didn't let him embarrass for too long. She said with a smile: [The children in the tribe have more contact with the outside world, and I don't know what they think in their heads...]

The vines growing around the stone, the stubborn stone that has been with them for thousands of years...

The entanglement between the two is indeed a popular plot.

The temple is very large, and the child was settled in the side hall. Just as the high priest Yin said, the child is young but has extraordinary talent, and his understanding is also first-class. At a young age, he has learned a lot of magic to solve daily life. The most valuable thing is that he has a calm temperament. He cleans the temple regularly every day, wipes the statues, prays in peace, and learns the courses that the high priest must learn.

The incarnation of the woman in green rarely appeared at first.

Until one night, the child's face was red, and he was confused. He ran barefoot to the main hall to pray and meditate with a thin quilt that he liked very much. The incarnation couldn't bear it anymore and appeared again: [If you are sick, you should take medicine. 】

Instead of running to the temple to pray.

Because of their special race, this tribe rarely gets sick, and once they get sick, it is a serious illness. A high fever that is normal for mortals may be fatal to this tribe. The child was confused by the fever, curled up in the arms of the woman in green and murmured vaguely...

The next day, the fever subsided, and the child excitedly ran to the temple to pray.

Shen Tang could actually hear his voice.

[I hope to see Your Highness often. ]

Then, Shen Tang heard the woman in green sigh again.

[...I have said that I don’t like to take care of children...]

No matter how calm and steady a child appears on the surface, he likes to stick to adults in his bones, not to mention in a special environment like the temple. The woman in green knew the purpose of the high priest Yin sending this child here, and she knew that this move was futile and useless for her upcoming disaster. However, she rarely refused the prayers of this group of believers.

Every voice has a response.

The frequency of the green-clothed woman's incarnation has increased a lot.

As time passed, as the high priest's basic course was almost completed, the child's body gradually grew up and had the outline of a teenager.

The boring temple life did not make him more dull, but more lively, jumping up and down all day long like a restless monkey. The green-clothed woman's incarnation practiced with him, and he could solve the problem with one move, but he could do dozens of moves.

In addition to being restless, his mouth became more and more chattering.

Before closing his eyes, he prayed three times and called his highness.

After opening his eyes, he prayed three times again and continued to call his highness.

The dignified and heavy high priest reserve robe on his body looked like a big fluttering moth with its wings spread. The green-clothed woman's expression became more and more indescribable, as if she thought he was too noisy.

[…It's not seem, you are just too noisy. 】

The green-clothed woman incarnated and took a nap on the tree branch above the temple. Mottled light and shadow fell on her face. Before she could enjoy a moment, the big moth she raised with her own hands...ah, monkey, ran out to disturb her peace again. She was a little impatient, and the boy showed a cautious, heartbroken and pitiful expression. The green-clothed woman had no choice but to say harsh words, and the boy visibly became depressed.

The incarnation said: [You have so many generations of ancestors...I have never seen anyone more noisy than you. The temple is so big that it is not enough for you to ruin...Even Yin back then, she was not so...day after day, with endless energy...If Yin saw you like this, she would probably doubt the education level of the temple...]

The boy pouted and sat on the giant tree branch swinging his legs: [It's because it's too quiet, which makes His Highness feel too relieved...]

The incarnation's eyebrows jumped: [So? ]

The boy smiled and curved his eyes, smiling without saying a word.

The woman in green: [……]

She raised her hand and stroked her forehead. When she thought that for hundreds or thousands of years, it would be the child in front of her who would listen to her oracle, a strange tiredness surged in her heart. He would find trouble for her every now and then. It seemed that this naughty child would not work if he was not beaten.

However, beating him would be useless.

The boy was not only stubborn, but also stubborn.

The huge temple with only two people caused a commotion. The frequency of the incarnation of the woman in green had to be stabilized to once a day, or even twice. Occasionally, when she was not there, Shen Tang saw the boy cleaning the temple while muttering about how to find trouble. Sometimes, he would look at the boring scenery outside the temple with a silent look, and be lost in thought for a long time.

Shen Tang did not understand why this dream lasted so long.

He did not understand why the boy was so stubborn.

At this time, the boy holding a broom made of a simple wooden stick in his arms looked over: [Of course, it is because Your Highness is going to go through the love tribulation... Love tribulation, you must first establish a relationship before you can see through this relationship. Your Highness is born as a stone and a vine, without heart and sex, without a father or a mother, and even without worldly relatives... This won't work. ]

Shen Tang didn't expect the boy to answer her.

She tried to speak.

[So, you want to establish a relationship with her first? ]

The boy said: [Yes. ]

When necessary, he can help Your Highness break the relationship.

Shen Tang's mouth twitched: [...Although, this is not a reason for you to make trouble like a naughty child...]

Really, it's too noisy.

The key is that her personality is still very stubborn and impulsive.

Compared to the cute jade snow when she was a child, she is completely different.

She believes that God should not want to establish [a relationship] with such a naughty child. The boy seemed to understand that his struggles over the years were somewhat in vain, and he was disappointed and pouted, holding the wooden stick and worried.

Shen Tang said: [Does it have to be a love between men and women? 】

The boy seemed to have heard something horrible, and almost jumped up in fear. His face flushed red, and he was angry, annoyed, ashamed, and angry. He murmured intermittently: [It's ridiculous. How could it be possible? How could there be such a rebellious and blasphemous thought! ]

Shen Tang: [……]

There are thousands of "loves" in the world.

The boy just wants to establish a close enough love.

There is no rule for love tribulation. It's just that two strangers establish an intimate relationship, and love between men and women is the most ideal choice. The high priest Yin was afraid of variables, so he was more inclined to love between men and women. However, the boy has his own rhythm.

He said firmly: [I am determined to serve the gods! ]

This determination has been firm for more than 600 years.

The time in the dream seemed to have pressed the acceleration key. The light and shadow in the temple twisted rapidly, changing light and dark, flickering. The vigorous and passionate big moth/monkey also gradually grew taller, and his body became more upright, with the appearance of a young man. The empty temple suddenly had many people dressed in the same style, as if preparing for a grand ceremony. The young man took the token of the highest status of the clan from the high priest Yin, slowly stepped across the green land leading to the statue in the main temple, and officially took office as the high priest in front of the statue.

Shen Tang watched boredly on the side.

The woman in green also appeared.

She looked at the former high priest Yin, who had a sense of old age, and said without sadness or joy: [Yin, your life is almost over...]

Yin's hair was covered with frost and snow, and her face was no longer young.

She said: [This is fate.]

The woman in green was moved, and couldn't help but think of many, many years ago, the lifespan of the high priest was basically twice that of Yin, or even several times. With the change of generations, the high priest candidates are obviously more talented and have more advanced cultivation, but their lifespans are shorter...

Not only the high priests, but also ordinary tribesmen.

The woman in green knew the root of the problem, but she couldn't stop it, and couldn't even give an explanation to the believers. It wasn't that they were not devout in their faith, nor that they were not practicing enough, but that their destiny was no longer there. Destiny doesn't always belong to anyone.

Shen Tang looked at the ceremony curiously, and keenly discovered that the aura of the people attending the ceremony was a little strange, far less pure than that of the high priest Yin and the young man, and there was a hint of resentment. Occasionally someone looked up, and when their eyes crossed, Shen Tang was inexplicably shocked.

The woman in green seemed not to notice.

The young man took over as the high priest, and he also moved out of the temple. He usually lived in the tribe and only appeared during prayers and tribe activities. Every time he appeared, his expression became more solemn, and the content of the prayer became more lengthy, and the frequency of the woman in green's response was visibly reduced. Intuition told Shen Tang that something was going to happen, but this dream was fast-forwarded when it should be detailed.

She saw the giant tree in the temple bloom overnight.

Many years had passed since the handover ceremony. The woman in green and the young man stood under the tree one after the other, and the content of their conversation became blurred. Shen Tang only saw them getting closer, the young man said something firmly, and the woman in green thought for a long time and nodded.

The scene turned again.

The temple was so quiet that only the young man was left.

I don’t know if it was her illusion-

She always felt that after the giant tree in the temple bloomed that time, the vitality gradually disappeared. First, the figure of the woman in green never appeared again, and then the frequency of ordinary people entering and leaving the temple increased. In the past, the temple was secluded and there was no special time. Basically, only the high priest would come, and ordinary people only appeared during celebrations. Every time these people finished praying and left, their expressions were visibly lost...

Shen Tang remembered that everyone in this tribe looked young, and only when their lifespan was about to end would they show signs of aging, and even if there were signs, they were not many. But after the woman in green disappeared, there were more and more elderly people in this tribe, and even patients with many diseases appeared...

Until someone died in front of the statue in the temple.

This was the first time Shen Tang saw the funeral of this clan.

She watched the young man preside over the cremation funeral quietly, and a familiar sigh seemed to appear in her ears again. Suddenly, her eyes darkened and something floated by. Shen Tang subconsciously raised her hand to catch it, and it turned out to be a yellow leaf. She suddenly looked up, and all she saw was withered yellow.

She murmured: [Is the tree going to die? ]

[It's the faith that has been shaken...]

Shen Tang turned her head to look at the young man who had stood behind her at some point. The young man looked exactly like Jimo Qiu except for the bright cinnabar mark between his eyebrows. No, there was still a difference. There was always a strong and indissoluble sadness between the young man's eyebrows.

[Faith? ]

The young man said: [When His Highness no longer responded to the believers, the believers with weak minds began to resent... The shortening of lifespan and the spread of diseases are the normal state of life and death, but for the existence that has enjoyed thousands of years of favoritism, it is unacceptable. ]

Being spoiled and arrogant, desires are insatiable.

You should let go at the beginning, and the creatures will find a way to survive.

[Your Highness is not asexual and emotionless, she is just overly emotional. ]

[What should we do? ]

The young man said: [What should we do? Cut it off. ]

The dream also came to an end.

Countless fires were set ablaze, and the temple was left with only wreckage in the blink of an eye.

The flames shot up to the sky, and the air was full of shouts and killing.

The young man waved his wooden staff, looked up at the familiar figure among the enemies, and said: [In front of the temple, those who disturb us will be killed! ]

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Tangmei survived the tribulation three times.

The first time was the death of Dahao, which is the tribulation in this chapter, which is actually the tribulation of love. At first, everyone thought that Fujimu was heartless and emotionless, so the high priest tried hard to establish a relationship with each other and become the most indispensable servant of the god, but later found that it was not possible, so he changed his strategy. The mentality of Dahao and this clan is what Jimo Qiu mentioned before, pampering, too cute to keep, not to mention that both sides have the grace of irrigation. Tangmei was an i person during this period, keeping a "pet" to relieve boredom.

As a result, she was over-raised and over-indulged.

The second time was when the world was destroyed thousands of years ago, and Tang Mei's love calamity was over before it even began...

The third time, she learned from her mistakes and someone helped her to start the killing calamity through the back door.

She was familiar with killing and would definitely not fail again.