Invade the World

   Chapter 344 National Teacher

  The vehicle went away steadily, Xu Xiangyang thought he would leave the city just then, but he did not expect to make a big circle in the middle, and actually circled back again.

   "Where is this going?"

   "A place for you to stay." Long Po is still interested in joking with them, "Don't worry, our funds are sufficient, and the location is the only five-star hotel in Jinjiang City."

   "I didn't ask this... I mean, are you still planning to leave?"

   "Go, of course you have to go. The remaining groups of people should have received the news and are currently on their way to evacuate, but it will depend on their luck for how many they can escape in the end."

   The woman in the driver's seat held the steering wheel and answered casually. She drives as stiff as her expression, feeling like a newbie on the road. Fortunately, the woman obeyed the traffic rules and drove very slowly. There were not many cars on the road, but she still carefully moved past the traffic lights one by one, so she didn't have to worry about any accidents. However, this momentum is not like a top superpower who can conquer a city at all, but it makes people feel a little funny.

   "However, I rarely go abroad. The last time I came was ten years ago, and it happened to be a public tour."

   "That is to say, you are not included in the people who are leaving?" Xu Xiangyang was a little curious, "Do you feel that no one else can beat you, so you feel free?"

"I'm not as arrogant as Yelang." The woman smiled and shook her head gently, "But compared to whether I can fight, the more important question is whether I will fight. If I leave casually, On the contrary, it is easy to cause suspicion.”

"Oh……"

  Zhu Qingyue nodded thoughtfully.

   "So, you didn't sneak in, right?"

"Well. You will understand in the future that the power of a psychic is not necessarily reflected in a rough power confrontation - of course, this is the basis for determining the level of identity, but as long as people want to live in a relatively calm and stable society , will follow certain rules, even superhuman beings are no exception."

"Without consensus, no matter what conflicts arise, trying to resolve them with fists will only make the world chaotic and barbaric; on another level, people with power naturally need corresponding social status to manifest themselves, so strong spiritual The media tend to have enormous political power.”

   While saying this, Long Po's eyes fell on the rear-view mirror. The young girl with long black straight hair was sitting by the window with her chin up, and she didn't know if she heard her words.

"Especially you, Miss Lin. After your identity as a 'sacred matchmaker' is exposed, you are destined to become the target of people's pursuit in the future. People like us will keep looking for you and staring at you, because from Inner fear, apprehension, or reverence."

  Lin Xingjie said nothing, not even twisting her neck.

   "But you are still on the opposite side of the social order."

"...This can only show that an unawakened divine match symbolizes the huge benefits, enough to let people put down their bottom line." Long Po replied plainly, "Trust me, as long as it is someone who understands the inside story and has the ability. , will generally make the same choice. At least I don't want to make things worse."

  Xu Xiangyang was not satisfied with this answer. In contrast, the monitor seems to have adjusted her emotions. Her face is smiling as always, her legs are crossed, her hands are placed on the skirt, she is in a ladylike pose, and her tone is full of curiosity.

   "I'm very interested in this question, can Madam Luang Phor satisfy my curiosity?"

"what do you mean?"

   There was a red light ahead and the car stopped. The woman in the driver's seat adjusted her posture slightly.

   "Your identity can be put on the table - the identity of what you call 'political energy'."

   LP was silent, as if hesitating to answer. She didn't speak until the green light flashed and the wheels began to move forward.

"... Sooner or later, you will hear about me from other people's mouths. I was born in a Southeast Asian country, I rarely leave my home on weekdays, and my main influence is concentrated on the Indo-China Peninsula. As for my identity, I just take the initiative to admit it. There are no less than dozens of titles and honors received. The most famous of them is probably the national teacher personally appointed by the king of Thailand, right? This is somewhat meaningful in areas where secular kingship and religious influence are retained.”

   "Ah, I actually guessed it a bit. This is the origin of the name 'Long Po', right?"

  The monitor said in a "sure enough" tone.

   "Oh? You've heard this word?"

"Yes." The girl nodded slightly, "In Thai, the pronunciation of 'dragon' has the meaning of public and national, and the pronunciation of 'po' means father and elder. Therefore, the word 'long po' is generally used to address Monks between the ages of 30 and 60 - In Thailand, northerners call monks 'Cuba', while people living in the central region call monks 'Long Po'. As for the word after LP, it generally refers to on behalf of a specific person.”

"Yeah, LP Shu, LP Duo, LP Su... Many of these famous monks in Thailand have also served as national teachers." Long Po sighed, "You know a lot, no Like a high school kid."

   "Hehe, I just like to read books." Zhu Qingyue covered her lips with her small hand, "I used to use textbooks to block it during class, and secretly read idle books in private."

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help looking at her with inexplicable surprise.

   Even did such a thing! It seemed that before she met her, she was actually no longer the kind girl in the eyes of the teachers.

   Having said that, with this kind of learning attitude, you can still sit firmly on the throne of the first grade. The world is really unfair...

   Although he does it occasionally.

   "Can you talk about this?"

"Are you interested? There are too many examples, but they are basically legends and religious allusions. For example, LP Thuad, he was the national teacher of Thailand three hundred years ago. He stepped on sea water and turned fresh water. The story is well known in the local area. I heard it when I was very young. It is said that one day when Luang Phor Toh was 80 years old, when he was walking on the beach, he met a pirate. He was caught on the boat. But the boat couldn't move soon after it left, and just stopped in the middle of the sea. These pirates kept checking and repairing the boat, but they still couldn't figure out the reason. After a period of time, all of them All the food and drink had been exhausted, the pirates began to panic, Luang Po asked them to see that they were in pain, so he put his feet into the sea, because the feet were not long enough, he recited the scriptures for a while, and it didn't take long for the big boat to descend to the master's His feet could be soaked up to the height of sea water. After LP Thuad removed his feet, he asked the pirates to fetch water for a drink. The pirates had to give it a try. He never thought that the sea water was actually fresh water. The pirates began to be in awe of him and kept apologizing to him. It wasn't until LP Tow was brought ashore, after which the boat became drivable."

   LP seems to be talking a lot.

   "It's amazing. I wouldn't have believed it a year ago... Could it be that mediums existed hundreds of years ago?"

"The existence of the distant realm and the real universe correspond to each other, so there have always been people who thought that there were people who could communicate with other worlds in the past, and the legendary strange people and religious myths circulating in various countries and regions may not be groundless. But Conjectures in this regard have not been proven, we only know that the large-scale invasion of reality by the Far Realm and the fusion between the two, this trend began in this century."

   "Since the title 'Long Po' is used, do you mean that you are a monk?" The class leader guessed again, "Ah, but if a female monk is a monk, it should be called..."

"No." Luang Po refused decisively, "But because I am a well-known psychic medium in Southeast Asia, and later became the national teacher of Thailand, over time, the image in folk rumors has become different from those of the monks in the past. as if."

   "It would be interesting to be able to one day become one of the legends I heard in my childhood, isn't it?"

   "Who knows, in the eyes of the parties, it may be nothing more than that."

   The other party smiled.

"In addition, Long Po has other meanings, but few people know about it. That is, women who are rumored to be able to communicate with ghosts and gods, they can recruit ghosts and gods to their bodies, communicate with dead people, and have some small skills that can be considered good or bad and exorcise ghosts. , which is the real meaning of the so-called 'spiritual medium' in Chinese - the so-called Long Po, I am just a witch of a folk dance god, and I personally prefer this interpretation compared to a monk with a high reputation."

   "What about the others? What's next for them?"

   Xu Xiangyang asked.

   "Others can't do it because they don't have a convenient identity like me. No country will show mercy to terrorists on the move."

   "...So, you already thought about abandoning them."

   "In this whole incident, there is no deception, only choice."

   The silence in the carriage continued for a while.

   "By the way, I heard Meng Zheng say before that their goal is to become Xingjie's subordinate?"

   "Well. It can be said that there are quite a number of people in the organization, and I hope there will be a strong leader to lead them." Long Po paused, "Do you know where we come from?"

   "I heard that it is a place called 'Star Gazing Club', claiming to be the world's first transnational academic organization whose core mission is to study the theory of other worlds... Is this true?"

"That's right, it's true. In the past, the Star Watching Society was still organized in secret by the governments of various countries. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it gradually broke away from the official background. In addition, according to the agreement, Miss Lin will take over after becoming a **** mediator. The next president, so he didn't lie to you."

   "Don't you count?"

   "I'm a senior consultant hired by the Stargazing Association. Although compared with the rest of the regular members, the relationship between the superiors and subordinates of the organization is not as close, but if I really want to say, um, of course I count."

   LP replied with a smile.

"It's true that Stargazer will need her to be a leader anyway. Of course, as you can guess, it's just an 'identity' on the surface, and no one would really want to put power in their hands. When you hand it over, some people only hope that Miss Lin will become a mascot, a symbol on the bright side, or even a useful puppet... But if you have the ability and the skill, it's not a bad idea to make stargazing really your own. Impossible, after all, strength is the key to determining status."

   It took about half an hour by car. When the car drove into a secluded corner, Luang Po took the initiative to speak.

   "Any questions? I'm afraid we won't have the time to get along in private afterwards. If you want to ask some inconvenient questions... just ask, but don't expect me to answer."

   In terms of providing information, she was very generous. It didn't seem like she had any other intentions, but more like a whim.

"I have a question."

   The person who spoke this time was Lin Xingjie.

   "About my father, do you know the inside story?"

   "I don't understand."

   LP replied very succinctly.

"Meng Zheng told you, you can just ask him after that. I only heard that the reason why Meng Zheng wanted to lead this project was inseparable from a researcher surnamed Lin he knew before. The man should be your father."

"Hey, by the way, speaking of this... Meng Zheng obviously has information that you don't understand. Didn't you feel curious when you worked with him? With your ability, you can't beat him. Do you want to force him to say it all?"

   Zhu Qingyue seems to be making suggestions for her, but no matter how you hear it, it sounds like a fire.

"On the one hand, my curiosity is not that strong yet, on the other hand, he seems to value some secrets more than life. I have been eyeing him, but no one has ever been able to pry open his mouth... Until he really won the initiative of the plan, everyone knew that this matter was related to the divine media."

   Finally, the black stretched car stopped beside a public telephone booth.

  Xu Xiangyang looked over the car window and saw across the street, a building standing at least 30 stories high among the nearby buildings. The neatly arranged glass windows reflected a dazzling luster in the sunlight.

  The central hotel in Jinjiang City.

   "Lin...Lin Xingjie, although I don't know your father, I know about your mother."

   LP didn't look back, put her hands on the steering wheel and said quietly.

   "I heard that after she came home and found the body at home, she realized that she couldn't contact you, and immediately went to report to the crime and surrendered."

  Lin Xingjie was stunned for a while, and then, under the gaze of the two friends, lowered his head and murmured:

   "...what a fool and only cause me trouble."

  Long Po did not comment on the relationship between the mother and daughter, but added, "It's not too much trouble. Thinking about what I said just now, it's up to you what to do next."

   Engine stalled.

   "Okay, we're there. Get off the bus."

   She dropped the last sentence, then unbuckled her seat belt, got up from the driver's seat, and pushed out the door.

   In the blink of an eye—Xu Xiangyang really just blinked his eyes, and the middle-aged woman disappeared from the street, as if they had come in a driverless ghost car.

   Only the hustle and bustle of the passers-by around him can make him feel that he is still in the world.

  The car door automatically popped open, and the red carpet that was spread to the hotel entrance extended all the way forward, as if to guide them.

   (end of this chapter)