Chapter 156
Rise and Fall (3)
‘Hmm.’
I frowned.
It was a foreign sensation I hadn’t felt in a long time.
The feeling of becoming a ghost.
To be precise, I only had consciousness, with no physical form of my own body.
“Kkkul kkkul. How is it, my disciple?”
Beside my consciousness, the old man was floating, arms crossed.
Was it because Myriad skills itself was my skill?
Even in this state, he seemed to follow along just fine.
“Do you think you understand this master’s feelings? That is the form of your spirit.”
‘The form of my spirit…….’
“Without a body, isn’t it a bit hazy? Not a very pleasant feeling, is it? Kkkul kkkul, precisely so. One must always live gratefully while alive. Do you understand?”
The old man laughed with a bitter expression.
The face of a deceased longing for the living.
An emotion I couldn’t yet feel as myself.
“Tch, it seems I’ve said something unnecessary. You’re making a strange face. Ahem, let’s see.”
Soon, the old man, having shaken off his bitter expression, looked around.
“Where is this? The imperial palace’s audience chamber?”
‘Hmm, it seems so.’
The audience chamber was spacious but not luxurious.
Places that should have been decorated with gold ornaments or jewels were all worn out.
As if time had passed, there were cobwebs in every corner.
Some places were already corroded, even showing moss.
As if looking at the ruins of a fallen nation…….
“There are two fellows standing over there. Let’s get closer, quickly.”
‘Yes, sir.’
We passed over the worn carpet and approached the end of the audience chamber.
