Memory-Alchemist, Magician
"First of all, I don't fully trust you yet!"
In the ancient land of China, in the era of war and chaos, there are too many mountains, forests and wilderness that have not yet been explored, and the beautiful rivers and bamboos have not yet been explored by something called 'human technology' in the future.
Following an ancient legend circulating in a remote mountain village, the two teenagers met while they were also following the clues of the legend.
At this moment, on the stone steps of the mountain forest, collecting various clues, and deducing that the last place to find is in front of him, the young man who is holding a weapon that may be a spear looks at the people around him, and warns in a cold voice.
"That's such a coincidence, and so am I."
Beside him, another was wearing a shabby but still neat Western shirt and pants, and even a black bow tie, and said with a fake smile on his face.
"Cut...."
Seeing that he was still smiling despite paying homage to himself, the 'spear' boy felt extremely unhappy inexplicably, and evoked a mocking smile.
"It's really hypocritical, is the smile you put on your face natural? is really worthy of being a young master whose family is ruined and abandoned by his parents in fear! ”
The brows couldn't help jumping, his teeth clenched slightly, guessing that the other party had calculated his own affairs with something like divination, and the bow-tie boy forcibly resisted the urge to fight him again with his ability, and said unceremoniously sarcastically, while smiling unchanged.
"Yes, after all, this comes from good upbringing and upper-class etiquette, and it may not be clear to an orphan who has wandered in the garbage heap since childhood."
"You....!"
The spear boy gritted his teeth all of a sudden, and the bow-tie boy also looked at each other coldly without backing down, and all the two of them were thinking about at the moment was...
If he makes the first move, I (Lao Tzu) will punch him in the face!
Because the time of awakening is not too different, the use of the ability of the two is basically equivalent to half a pound and eight taels of a child, although it is very useful to deal with ordinary strong men, but once they meet an opponent who is about the same....
emmm....
Often, each fights its own fight, and no one can prevent the other's attack
As a result, the two bumped into each other for the first time, and they both thought that the other party was not good!
Up to no good!
Strike first!
He certainly didn't know I was capable!
At last......
Lying on the ground with a blue nose and swollen face, he was picked up by a kind lady in the village and put on the kang to take care of him for two days....
On a mysterious stone staircase road leading to the mountains and forests, with no end in sight,
The two teenagers looked at each other, neither of them was convinced, no one was allowed to do so, and finally realized that it was too stupid to do so, and both of them snorted coldly at the same time!
"Humph!"
"Cut!"
Looked away, ignored no one, and walked towards it at the same time.
The stone steps on the rampage seemed to have no end, but for the sake of caution, neither of them used their abilities, so they walked slowly up step by step.
The reason why they came here is because of the legends they heard in the villages south of the Yangtze River....
- According to legend, as long as you pray sincerely, throw the token wrapped in your wish into the Yangtze River, as long as it is really beyond your power and it is a matter of great sincere prayer,
When night falls on an uncertain night, there will be immortals from above who will use all kinds of wonderful and powerful spells to save the people.
Some kind of intuition probably stems from their own abilities, and the two teenagers roughly guessed the truth of the 'immortals', and with some kind of thought, they collected clues and traces, and finally came here.
Compared with the smug spear boy, the bow-tie boy who grew up in an upper-class wealthy family looked up, and the stone steps stretched to the unknown depths of the mountain.
He looked at this scene with a somewhat silent gaze.
If it's not here, where are you going from now on?
Where can you go?
On the other hand, what if we were here, would they really welcome us...
The bow-tie boy was worried, but what he didn't know was that the spear boy who seemed to be walking forward with his head in spite of it was actually thinking about this.
In short, I hope that in the end, I won't find two or three more dilapidated temples, and I will have to face this guy's angry face again...
He chuckled inwardly, but subconsciously had no intention of going on the road alone.
In fact, although he stumbled, quarreled and sarcastically continued, neither he nor the spear boy had ever thought of flying solo.
It may be forced by the status quo, or it may be huddled together for warmth, but more reasons may be....
They are all of their kind.
A kind of person with supernatural powers.,Named 'Participant'.。
At the moment when he thought about using his power to save his family's decay, what he got was the fear of feudal superstition from his parents, who he thought admired the advanced culture of the West, and then he was kicked out of the hut where he was sheltering from the rain.
And although the guy didn't say it, he could also guess that the other party was using his abilities in the place where he lived, and was driven away by the local people.
So....
That's how they got here.
The bluestone steps are embedded in the road leading through the ancient mountain forest, the morning dew left on the tips of the bamboo leaves in the early morning is still shining, and the insects and birds in the forest are shuttling up and down to look at the two teenagers.
"I said how did I sense the breath, it turned out that there were two little guests coming?"
Suddenly, a gentle and clear voice sounded on the bluestone steps, and at the same time, the spear boy and the bow tie boy were all able to be released, and they were extremely vigilant!
They didn't even notice when a figure appeared in front of them!
"Hehe, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I don't have any ill intentions."
The young man dressed in a simple blue color smiled, making people feel like a breeze, and spread his hands to show that he did not have anything that could make them feel threatened.
"You...."
The spear boy looked at him in disbelief and wanted to ask, 'Who are you?', but he felt that something was wrong, and he should have said something else.
"You are what the villagers call 'immortals'....?"
Instead, it was the bow-tie boy who took a deep breath and cut straight to the most critical issue.
However, hearing him ask, the mysterious young man in front of him shook his head with a slight smile:
"Immortals? I can't afford to be called that.... But..."
He smiled and denied the question of the bow-tie boy, but he changed his words, as if he saw through what the two of them were thinking, and chuckled:
"If you are looking for people who are doing their best to help the people of the country, this is indeed the place."
Hearing his confirmed answer, the pupils of the two teenagers shrank at the same time.
Look for... Arrived...?
The two of them were silent for a moment, not knowing what to say at this time.
But the young man had already smiled lightly, as if he understood that they were rejected and ostracized, that they were adrift, that he understood everything about them....
Because ten years ago, he was the same, with vigilance and vigilance from the earthly world, and found this place.
So he simply smiled and spoke, without any superfluous actions that made the two of them uneasy or hesitant, and opened his mouth with a chuckle and gentleness, learning the peace of mind given to others by the colorful figure that once led him up the mountain.
"Want to join us?"
As if they didn't expect the other party to say what they wanted so directly,
There is no price, no demand, just say it so simply and directly.
The two teenagers glanced at each other, and finally the bow-tie boy slowly spoke:
"Is that okay?"
Person.... After all, they still crave the same kind of animals.
"Of course, but..."
Sure enough, there is still a price, what is it!?
The hearts of the two teenagers froze at the same time, waiting for the young man's next words, but when they saw a flash in their eyes, the young man standing in front of him suddenly disappeared, and put his hands on their shoulders respectively, and a chuckle came:
"We have to start with a handshake...."
Suddenly seeing the small friction between the two teenagers, the young man smiled softly and hugged their shoulders as if taking care of his two younger brothers, and the two teenagers' bodies suddenly stiffened.
"I can't let the little guy who spoils the atmosphere of the night club in, so if you want to join us, it's a must."
He chuckled and said, and then there was no way, the two teenagers reached out a little reluctantly, shook it, and twisted their heads with disgust at the same time, and wiped their hands on their clothes last time.
"Hehe...."
But looking at this scene, the young man smiled very much, then patted them and led them up.
"You said this is called.... Night Club..? ”
Following behind the young man, the bow-tie boy asked in silence.
"Well, that's right, according to the elders, it has been handed down since ancient times... At last.... A sect..."
The young man struggled with the words for a moment, and then smiled and gave an answer that looked like a sect.
And hearing the words 'elders' in his words, the spear boy swallowed his saliva and asked:
"That's... A lot of people in the nightclub? ”
As if to hear the nervousness in his tone, the young man smiled and shook his head:
"No, even if you count the elders who are wandering outside, the night club doesn't have many members, not to mention the scale of a small village, at most it's a big family..."
The moment they heard the words 'big family', both teenagers froze, and a light appeared in their eyes that they were not aware of.
"Then everybody is..."
Listening to the question of the young man in the bow tie, the young man was not impatient to let go, but more nostalgic, and he smiled and nodded his head when he once asked these almost identical words.
"Well, we're all of the same kind."
Both teenagers took a deep breath at once, and they hadn't seen any other 'participants' except each other.
"Don't worry, everyone is very kind, in the night club, no matter who it is, it is your family, except for being polite and respectful to the elders and that Excellency, there is no other constraint."
"Your Excellency said that in the final analysis, the Night Club is just to provide a place where duckweed in troubled times can live in peace."
The young man smiled, dispelling the worries and uneasiness in the hearts of the two of them, and listening to his words, the two teenagers also emerged with a yearning for the night club.
"Of course, spreading those legends is nothing more than everyone's willingness to contribute a little bit to share the worries of the people."
"Your Excellency is..."
"Your Excellency is the leader of our night club, and you should be able to meet him when you have the chance."
Seeing the curiosity of the two at once, he patted them on the shoulder and explained very gently.
"Is he powerful?"
Different from the bow tie boy's tactfulness, the spear boy directly asked what he was most interested in.
"Isn't it amazing.... How to describe it...."
The young man suddenly raised his gaze from a distance, and it was also a sigh of longing and worship, and then smiled at the two:
"That might really be worthy of your previous 'immortal' title."
Hearing this, the two teenagers were stunned.
"You'll know in the future, now you just need to settle down and get used to life here, and in order to deal with the trial called 'scene' that is mysteriously given, you can't fall behind in your usual practice, but there are so many night club seniors, you don't have to worry."
The young man changed the topic, looked at them with a smile and said:
"When you are strong enough, maybe in the future, the 'immortals' in the mouths of the villagers will be your go, and there will be people like me who will lead the next time to find the Night Club in this vast China."
The two teenagers listened carefully, and couldn't help but raise their expectations, and then when the group of three people arrived immediately, they saw a heavy figure walking towards the mountain with an axe.
"Mr. Yongtu, do you want to chop wood at this time, this kind of thing is obviously left to me."
At the moment he saw him, the young man opened his mouth to say hello, and then when he saw the axe in his hand, he smiled helplessly.
"It's okay, the two of them are..."
The heavy figure waved his hand, and replied without any care, and then looked at the two people behind him and asked.
"Just found the boy here today."
Suddenly a little suppressed by his momentum, the two teenagers did not dare to move behind the young man, and listening to the young man's answer, the heavy figure nodded:
"Well, it's good to take care of it."
After speaking, he walked towards the mountain, giving people a feeling of stability like a mountain.
"That's Mr. Yongtu, a very senior elder in the night club, although he doesn't seem to be smiling, but he is actually a very gentle elder."
The two teenagers swallowed, and then the three of them finally came to the end of the bluestone path.
A shrine that looks like a temple and a mansion, I don't know what is enshrined, the teenagers look at this hidden between the bamboo forest and flowing water, the ancient well bamboo forest, the waterwheel is constantly turning, thatched brick houses, pavilions and temples, like a paradise habitat,
Many figures walked through and lived here, and seeing their appearance, the colorful figure in the cyan long skirt carrying the bamboo basket smiled and said:
"Hey, are there any new members?"
When the two teenagers saw her slightly stunned, a rugged figure hugged him with an ambulance, and laughed:
"Yo, there's two new little guys! How about it, do you want to drink, do you want to have a pot with your uncle! ”
Looking at the two teenagers who were a little overwhelmed, the breezy and warm young man chuckled and spoke, and behind him, several figures in the bamboo forest looked at this side, and a new environment unfolded for the two teenagers.
"By the way, I haven't reported myself yet, I have given up my old name, and now my name is Arakawa, and I have been older than you for more than ten years."
Then he remembered it a little hindsightly, and said with a light smile:
"Welcome to the Night Club."