The strange story of Huai'an Inn

A black figure emerged from the ground.At first it seemed to be a quagmire of ripples that had been stirred, and the fluctuations became more and more violent, gradually rising, converging upwards, and solidifying into a thin figure in a black robe, a wide hood, and a smiling black mask. tall man.

Chong Liu couldn't see his eyes, but he could feel the other party's sight, just like feeling a wind blowing from a dark valley.

Darkness... can condense into visible smoke on this person's body, and the surrounding environment distorts and deforms around him, just like light cannot escape a black hole.

"Mulberry?" Chong Liu asked.

An unexpectedly clear and youthful voice said, "Guan Chongliu."

The two looked at each other quietly, seeing that the other party was silent, Chong Liu was a little embarrassed, cleared his throat and said, "You are a little taller than I thought."

Sang Ya chuckled twice, and said in the Central Plains language with a little Tiangu accent, "Why? Because I'm younger than you?"

"You don't look tall in your dream."

"That's because you saw me a few years ago, when I was 17 years old and had no secondary development."

...Why is he talking about the boring topic of secondary development with the enemies in the entire Central Plains.

Chong Liu cleared his throat again, "You..."

"Do you Central Plains people have the habit of clearing your throat before speaking?" Sang Ya asked curiously when he interrupted him.

Chong Liu was speechless for a moment, and explained: "This is the way to resolve the embarrassment."

"Talk to me, are you embarrassed?"

"...You are an enemy. Generally, when we see an enemy, we fight directly."

"How can you and I be enemies?" Sang Ya tilted his head slightly. Although he couldn't see the expression, he could feel that his face must be completely blank. "You are the messenger of the omniscient god, aren't you?"

Chongliu realized that he was planning to confront Sang Ya, but why is Sang Ya always asking him questions?

"You planted spies by my side, didn't you?" Chong Liu decided to disrupt the rhythm and asked back.

Crow said, "Maybe."

"What do you want to do to my consciousness? Turn me into your puppet? Like a real lifeless person?"

"Of course not." Crow's tone was almost surprised, "I said, you and I are allies, why should I control you? I just want to help you."

"help me?!"

"You have forgotten a lot of things. You have forgotten your own origin and responsibility. Moreover, you have been too deeply influenced by the priest of the Mother Goddess, and you have deviated from the path you should have taken."

Chong Liu listened to the other party's serious lecture in that young voice, folded his arms and laughed mockingly, "Sorry, let alone I don't have a father, even if I do, at least he must be older than me? I forgot My responsibility? Then tell me, what is my responsibility?"

"You, I, and the priest of the Mother God of All Things should have joined forces to welcome the arrival of the Unholy God. The fate of the Taoist ruler has come to an end, and it is time to usher in a new order and gods."

Chong Liu almost laughed out of anger, "No, little brother, are you human? Do you know what the world will look like if it is infected by filth? By then, whether it is us Central Plains people or you innocent people, everyone will be distorted. Turn into a monster, or melt directly or be wiped out. Are you all tired of living to welcome this thing?"

Sang Ya sighed, as if listening to an ignorant child, "Your situation is more serious than I imagined."

Chongliu has an impulse to show his true face in front of him. I don't know if this brat dares to speak such wild words...

"Life and death, the void of time, are nothing but illusions created by the narrow and limited consciousness of human beings. Nothing in this world is born out of thin air, and nothing will disappear completely. Everything that has existed in the past, present and future will exist forever Yes. We will just exist in another form, a more eternal form, and become a part of God's world." Crow opened his pale and slender hands while speaking.Around them, the world was spinning again.

Chong Liu saw people, saw countless people, but not all of them were in human form.Some "people" look like a huge cone-shaped plant, others look like horrible-looking insects, there are also huge lizards, ridge-like worms, wriggling hounds... He can not only see They can also see their appearance when they were born, the state of growth, and even the state of final aging and death.Everything is spread out in front of you like a long scroll, the past, present and future exist at the same time.

"We are a sad race trapped in a limited time, entangled in birth, old age, sickness and death, bound by the unknown and fear. We cannot see the truth of this universe, nor can we understand anything beyond our cognition. Even if the gods are at this moment In front of us, we will also turn a blind eye because of the limitations of our senses and spiritual knowledge." Sang Ya raised his head and said with a sigh, "If we can surpass all these, we can truly gain freedom and eternal life, and get rid of all the pain of being human Hunger, cold, loneliness, disease, death...these all no longer exist, isn't this what the Taoist gods believed by the alchemists promised but never gave to sentient beings?"

"Have you ever asked everyone if they are willing to accept your eternity? People are living well, but you want to take their life away?" Chong Liu suddenly softened his tone, "I read you I also know that you were in a difficult situation when you were a child, and all you felt was pain... So you believe that the God of Chaos is your salvation and the goal of your existence... It's not your fault, but life is not all about pain .”

As Chong Liu spoke, he began to concentrate, recalling all the worldly things he had seen in these years of traveling in the world.As a result, the scene around them changed again, forming a long street full of traffic.People greeted and chatted with them, and bargained with street vendors; porters sat in the shop and ate a bowl of hot yokan with a satisfied smile on their faces; the little girl with a double bun picked wild flowers on the roadside and put them on her head Ask the little boy next to him if he looks good...

The originally dark and cold dream was suddenly infused with sunlight, catkins fluttered in the air, and the unique warm scent of spring could even be smelled in the nostrils.

"Look at these people, they don't know the mysteries of morality and filth, and they don't know if they have a 'goal' in this life. For most people, they come to this world to live in peace in their own way Trivial life, trying to live a happy and peaceful life. They didn’t ask anyone to change their life, they just want to maintain the status quo and live. Your help is only when others ask for your help. If others don’t ask, It’s not good intentions for you to force others to change.”

Crow looked at the scene full of life around him, but the dark fog didn't dilute it.

"Hehe, these people are just a bunch of bugs. They can only see three steps away from their eyes, and live their lives in a daze. Do you think I care about their wishes?"

The indifference in his words made Chong Liu suddenly feel cold.Even the temperature in the dream dropped a bit.

Sang Ya suddenly took a few steps towards Chong Liu, reached out and took off his mask.

It was a face so pale that it was almost morbid, handsome but melancholy young face, a pair of deep-set eyes under the sword eyebrows condensed with an impenetrable evil spirit.

"I heard that you have awakened. Now it seems that only your body is awakened, but you are still unwilling to face up to your mission." Sang Ya continued to walk towards Chong Liu, whose figure was obviously similar to Chong Liu. But with an endless sense of oppression, "Before you got this human body, you had a memory and knowledge farther and farther than the sea. You should be the leader of the three of us, but you are obsessed with human nature." , forgetting what you are."

Chong Liuxiang took a few steps back, alarm bells ringing in his heart.He can feel the aggression in the other party's emotional changes, and he must deal with it carefully.

"Sang Ya, don't forget that you are in my dream." Chong Liu's expression turned cold, his hands began to deform silently, and a chilling blue enveloped everything, "This is not a place for you to show off."

"Don't worry, I don't plan to do anything to you now." Sang Ya curled up his mouth, smiling a bit like a boy, and took another step forward with a hint of provocation.He looked at the net of death behind Chong Liu with an almost fascinated expression, and even stretched out his fingers to touch the tentacles threateningly spreading around him like a tease, "Those things around you that you thought would not change, sooner or later It is to be lost. The sooner you face it, the sooner you will be freed. I will give you another chance. Go listen to my drums and remember your mission."

Chong Liu was aroused by his frivolous attitude, and thousands of tentacles pressed down on the big witch, like a towering tide hitting the shore.But the next moment, the crow disappeared.

His dream immediately became empty, without the sense of urgency of being invaded.

Standing alone in a confused dreamland, Chong Liu felt a sense of loss, and also a little panic.

The ability of this great witch... is unfathomable.Even though he didn't show much in his dream, Chong Liu could feel it, as clearly as he could sense the weather through temperature.

Originally, he thought that the statement of "being personally chosen by the God of Chaos" in Baixiaomen's notes was an exaggeration, but now it seems that he is not sure if it is true.

But... At least through this dream, he can be sure of one thing.

His suspicion was right, the dream that haunted him for the past few days was indeed not an ordinary dream, but a dangerous battlefield that had been invaded and manipulated.

The dream only started after he and the shopkeeper came back from the South China Sea, and in this short period of time, there were not many guests in the inn, who could touch his food... only six people who he knew very well as his family.

Zhu Yi, Xiao Shun, Fu Zi, Jiu Lang, Master Liao and... the shopkeeper.

Ah... If you count the New Year's Eve dinner, there are also pine nuts.

These seven people are his closest ties in the world, but at least one of them betrayed them...

Thinking of this, Chong Liu shuddered and suddenly didn't want to wake up.

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There were kisses on his lips, on his cheeks, on his forehead.Gently, like a feather brushing by.

"Liu'er, how can you stay in bed better than me today?" Zhu Helan's voice was warm and full of laziness in the morning.His hand stuck into the quilt, it was icy cold, causing Chong Liu to sit up with a groan.

"Why are your hands so cold!"

"I just scooped water outside and washed my face."

"Why don't you know how to boil some hot water before washing your face!" Chong Liu grumbled and shook his head, "If I don't boil water for you, you won't be able to take care of yourself, right?"

Zhu Helan made a gesture to put his ice hand into Chong Liu's collar again.Chong Liu immediately hugged the pillow in front of his chest, dodged left and right, and jumped off the bed, "Stop messing around! I have something to talk to you about!"

Zhu Helan put his hands back into his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Is there something serious this early in the morning?"

Chong Liu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said in a heavy tone, "In our inn, there are Tiangu spies."