Volume 1 Land of Rain 170 Ten Years of One Dream
"Phew, although we are late, we still caught up with the last step." Nagato appeared on one side in a handsome little groomsman outfit.
Xiao Nan ignored it.
She didn't squint, just waiting for the first time to see him when she turned around and exchanged rings.
10,000 paper flowers, 10,000 toads, isn't it just this moment that she has gone through so much suffering? A mere tool man, even if he wears a groomsman outfit, is not worth the slightest attention from her.
But what Xiao Nan didn't know was that whenever she lost a trace of her afterglow, she would find that the long door standing next to her was holding a toad face and grinning at her.
"May I ask you, groom, would you like to marry the girl opposite you? Love her all her life, whether she is rich or poor, whether she is healthy or sick......"
The priest began to ask the last question.
Xiao Nan listened carefully and nervously, knowing that as soon as these questions were over, the bride and groom would turn around together and exchange rings as the big sister said.
"I do!"
"I do!"
The groom's ecstatic voice, and the bride's shy and timid voice sounded one after another.
Xiao Nan couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to have a better vision, but he was stopped by Nagato on the side and ran quickly to the side of the stage.
"You stand on the side of the brother Zhaozhao, and I stand on the side of the big sister, and when the two of them face the audience, the two of us will set off the salute!"
"What salute?" Xiao Nan was pushed to the stage in a daze, only to feel that his palms were cold, and a long paper tube appeared in his hand.
Looking up again, the two newcomers were already standing face to face and began to interact.
Not only did she miss that turn, but she didn't have time to see the groom's side face before he turned around!
Staring at the back of Zhao's head not far away, Xiao Nan was so anxious that he scratched his heart and lungs, and just wanted to rush to the front to have a look.
But I don't know why, her feet seemed to be glued to the ground, and she couldn't move it.
Thinking of what the tool man Nagato said, "Stand here and put a salute", Xiao Nan understood that this illusion was iron-hearted to prevent her from seeing Zhaozhao's brother's face so early.
But she didn't realize that Toad Li, like her, knew that Zhao Zhao was just a guy who often wrote letters to Shen Qi, how could it know the true appearance of Zhao Zhao?
From the moment she had an obsession, she fell into the illusion of her own director.
"After the ring exchange, please face the bride and groom facing the audience!" The priest's voice rang out again.
"Plop plop...... Xiao Nan's eyes widened, and he said in his heart that this time he could always see the face of his brother Zhao.
Thinking of the happiness of her big sister on her shoulders, a thin layer of sweat broke out in her nervous palms.
The bridegroom turned around.
Xiao Nanshui's big eyes didn't blink, and she didn't even dare to take a breath, but in the next second, her sight was occupied by dense shredded paper.
"Bang!" It turned out to be a salute in the hand that erupted automatically.
Xiaonan: ......
Calm, you can see it soon, be patient, she is not angry......
It's no wonder if you're not angry! There is such an appetite for falling!
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The scattered shredded paper swirled and fell, and the groom gradually revealed his brittle green side face and thick red lips.
Looking at the monster with short black hair in front of him, Xiao Nan was stunned.
Human, frogface, Beauty and the Beast?
The story that Shen Qi had told and the strong visual impact in front of her made her brain a mess, time seemed to stand still, and the background music that had been echoing in her ears disappeared.
The whole illusion was silent.
Xiao Nan took a deep breath and tried to lift his right leg, only to find that his confinement had been lifted. She hurried to the front of the stage to get a closer look.
The groom really had a face that resembled that of a toad.
Xiao Nan fumbled for a moment, but did not find any traces of wearing a mask.
So......
Summoning Brother turned out to be a toad!
And it's also a relative of Mr. Toad, and it looks almost exactly like it!
This is a cheating marriage!
Xiao Nan, who came to such a conclusion, was frightened, she completely forgot that this was an illusion, and grabbed the sleeve of the bride's snow-white dress.
"Big sister! Wake up! Summoning Brother is a toad! β
As her panicked voice fell, the cheerful music began to sound again, and time flowed again in the illusion.
"What are you talking about?" The bride who resumed action lifted her veil and lowered her head, revealing a toad face with red lips and blush.
"Ahh Big sister, you're infected! The ugly toad's face suddenly enlarged in front of Xiao Nan, making her scream in fright.
"Contagious what?" Shen Qi tilted his head suspiciously, and his expression was exactly the same as Shen Qi in the real world.
"You've been infected with a toad!" Xiao Nan took a few steps back, even more scared.
"Toads? Aren't you too? Shen Qiclam asked rhetorically.
"Me too?" Xiao Nan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly raised his hand to touch his face. Antennae, long eyelashes, thick lips, and a hand of lipstick, "this...... How is this possible? β
"How could it be?" Shen Qiclam pointed behind her, "Didn't you bring your babies here?" β
"Baby...... Guys? Xiao Nan turned around in fright, and saw that the huge bamboo basket appeared behind her at some point, and the paper flowers inside turned into dense green-skinned toads again.
"Mom! Mom! Mom! β
10,000 mini toads with big red lips scrambled out of the bamboo basket and rushed to Xiaonan.
In the confusion, she finally saw the long door with a toad's face on the other side, and the many toad guests with different colors underneath.
"Nope! No! β
Xiao Nan covered his face and was drowned in the tide of toads.
"Oh, I finally fainted." In the real world, Toad Li opened his eyes excitedly and dug out the unconscious Xiao Nan from a pile of paper flowers.
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The familiar white mist and light effects appeared, and Nagato looked left and right, making the exact same decision as Xiao Nan.
"Solution!"
The white mist cleared, and he returned to the river.
"Huh? It's so easy to solve? Nagato opened his mouth in surprise, but found that his voice had become hoarse and magnetic, and he wanted to walk a few steps, but his legs and feet were very weak, and he did not obey the call at all.
It was then that he realized that he was sitting in a wheelchair, and his arms and legs had grown a lot.
"It's ...... What's going on? Nagato panicked, sliding his wheelchair closer to the river, and saw his scrawny self reflected in the water.
Pale face, sunken cheeks, it was a face about twenty years old.
Obviously, he was only seven years old before, and this span is too big!
"Could it be that the illusion has not been solved yet?" Nagato frowned and sealed again, "Solution!" Untie! Untie! β
There was still no reaction at all around.
In a daze, he had already pushed himself back to the small bungalow on wheels.
Everything here is still the same, but things are a lot older.
"Nagato?" An unfamiliar voice sounded behind him.
Nagato turned his head suspiciously, and saw Toad Li wearing a chef's uniform and a chef's hat.
Its voice has also matured.
"Toad power?" Nagato cried tentatively.
"It's me! Are you awake? You're really awake! The toad who got the response rushed forward excitedly, touched him left and right, and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Thank God, you are good!" β
"What's good? What's going on? Nagato had a question mark on his face.
"It's a long story, but it's all my fault. Are you hungry? I'll make you some porridge to pad your stomach first, and then listen to me when you're full. The toad patted him apologetically on the shoulder, turned and ran to the kitchen.
Feeling the residual warmth on his shoulders and looking at the back of the big toad, Nagato frowned.
All of this is all too real.
But......
Looking at his withered hands, Nagato still couldn't believe that this was true.
The speed of the toad force is very fast, and a bowl of meat porridge is cooked in less than ten minutes.
"Gollum!" Smelling the aroma of meat in the bowl, Nagato's stomach sounded a loud wail at the right time. Only then did he realize that he was so hungry that he was about to faint.
How long has it been since you eaten?
With such doubts, he ate under the arrangement of the toad, took a bath, changed his clothes, and sat back at the table refreshed.
"Nagato, you should have found out when you were in the bathroom, right?" The big toad rubbed his hands guiltily, "Although I insist on giving you a massage every day, your leg muscles are still atrophied to a very serious extent, and I am afraid that you will not be able to stand and walk in the future." β
"Hmm." Nagato nodded expressionlessly, "Tell me what happened?" What about Konan and Yahiko? What about the big sister? What about Mr. Jiraiya? I didn't see any rabbits and little bunnies. β
"Don't worry, I'll tell you about this later." Toad Li sighed, "Things have to start with that difficult ninjutsu ten years ago......"
Ten years ago, Xiao Nan and Nagato, who had only cracked the basic illusion once, boasted to the sea and asked for another difficult illusion.
It is full of conceit, which can be heard by everyone.
Under Shen Qi's instructions, Toad Force cast a customized illusion on them, the difficulty was not advanced, but hellish, in order to make them suffer some setbacks in the illusion, so that they could understand that no matter what they do, they must do it gradually, not overnight.
One side is the old driver of illusion, and the other side is the little budding new illusion. Under the gap in strength, the two of them had almost no way to use their own strength to take the initiative to dissolve the illusion in the illusion, and the signal that the illusion was terminated was that they couldn't stand the blow and fainted.
But there is a small risk here, if the toad power is not well grasped, the light may make the two of them in a short mental trance, and in the worst case, they will suffer irreversible mental damage, and eventually fall unconscious, or even die.
"At that time, Xiao Nan was the first to faint, but there was no problem, and it would be fine when I woke up, so I carried her back to the house first." Toad Li recalled, "But when I came out, I found that although you were insisting, your face was extremely unsightly. β
"And then?" Nagato frowned. He obviously untied it as soon as he entered.