Chapter 209: Lies and Truth
Liu Chuluo sat quietly on his filthy little bed for the night.
When the light shone into the overcrowded hut again, he and a few others who had recovered their normal abilities were led to the main area by an unknown black-robed man.
The road to the main area is long and winding.
Liu Chu captured a few of them and followed behind the black robe silently, without saying anything all the way.
I don't know what happened to the rest of the people in that room?
Will they survive?
Even if he survives, he will probably be erased by the Xuan Palace in some way......
Maybe the weather was too hot, or maybe he hadn't spoken for too long, Liu Chubao felt that his heart was getting more and more uncomfortable, and his brain was heavy and shaky.
As far as the eye can see, there are blurred clusters of light and shaky black dots everywhere.
When Liu Chu forced himself to endure all the discomfort and followed the black robe over the third hillside step by step, the long-silent sky finally let out his first cry.
Bright blue lightning pierced the sky, and thunder exploded in everyone's ears.
In an instant, Liu Chuluo felt that his body that was about to be broken was finally torn open.
Whew-
He sighed as he felt his body organs finally begin to slowly return to work again.
With an increasingly dense rumble of thunder and thunderbolts, a menacing rain rushed in.
This is the first time that Liu Chubao feels that it is such a pleasant thing to get drenched in the rain.
"Stay up!"
The black-robed man's words seemed to possess some kind of magical power, and in the crackling rain and lightning and thunder, his voice passed through all the noise without hurry, and fell clearly and steadily into the ears of each of them.
Led by the black-robed man's sudden increase in his walking speed, they came to a hut hidden in the bushes.
Unlike what Liu Chubao imagined, this hut was dilapidated and broken, and the dust on the ground was at least two centimeters thick, not at all like someone cleaning it regularly.
After noticing that the black robe was not too wary of them, Liu Chuluo, who was the last to enter the door, sat down cross-legged against the door nearby.
Outside the door was the constantly roaring pouring rain, and inside the door was Liu Chubao, who was slightly shaken by the constantly shaking door.
Liu Chu lazily looked at the faint light above his head, and in a trance, everything around him was leaving him.
The lights, the figures, the tasks, all turned into blurry, dissipating dust.
Among all the gray masses, large and small, gathered and scattered, only the drop of water on the end of the hair on the forehead was exceptionally bright and clear.
The bottom of the droplets is round, and sometimes a faint blue light flashes at the edges.
Liu Chuluo stared at the water droplet that fell at the end of his hair and gradually fell into his mind.
In a trance, Liu Chuluo felt that he had come to a place with a misty white mist.
Here, everything around you is not clear.
The white mist was so thick that it seemed like it would never end.
He just kept walking, even if he was not accompanied by his companions, even if the road ahead was unknown.
Slowly, he gradually felt the temperature in the place gradually decrease, he sniffed, and unconsciously raised his hands to wrap his arms.
When he looked up again, he noticed that even the light in the space seemed to be gradually dimming.
Well?
Is it finally coming to an end?
If it had been in the past, he would have accelerated his pace at this time.
But now, he feels that the whole person is lazy, his mind is a pool of stagnant water, and his body is cement that is about to solidify.
If you are almost there, you are almost there, and since the end is there no matter whether he is fast or slow, why not stop and enjoy the scenery along the way while walking towards the end?
When he thought of this, Liu Chuzhuo inexplicably felt that his body was not so stiff.
Oh yes, the purpose of speeding up is to shorten the time.
The end line won't change, but time will.
While you are resting and enjoying the scenery, your life is changing and passing with time.
If there are only 100 steps from the beginning to the end, how regrettable it is to be forced to stop at the ninety-ninth step because you don't care about the passage of time?
Well.
Liu Chuluo nodded, feeling that he was thinking very reasonably.
When he came back to his senses again, he found that the white fog in this space had completely dissipated.
If you look closely, this is the room where he was locked up last night, a completely dark and fully enclosed space where all the passages connecting to the outside world have been forcibly sealed, and no light can be obtained.
There, he was trampled underfoot, bombarded with the dirtiest and most crude words, and whenever he felt like he was about to run out, a question about his true identity would pull his sanity back.
His spirit gradually tore apart from this repeated tugging.
"How?"
"It's all taken care of, what about you?"
"Anytime."
With these three sentences again, Liu Chubao felt that his cranial nerves had begun to tense unconsciously.
He cautiously looked at the place where the voice came from, and there were two black-robed men of similar size at the door.
When these three sentences were finished, the black-robed man who was close to Liu Chu's side opened the door and walked out.
After a while, the door was pulled open again.
And then.
Liu Chuluo sighed and opened his eyes.
Sure enough, this time I can't think about it anymore.
This is actually the fifth time that Liu Chujiao has tried to recall the situation at that time.
Strange to say, Liu Chuluo didn't feel that he had lost any memories in that dark hut.
On the contrary, he even felt that everything that happened in that hut had been magnified countless times by himself and stored in the deepest part of his mind.
But because the touch was too real and the voice was too clear, Liu Chuluo was paranoid that what he saw when he was in the temporary hut was something that had happened in the hut and had been forgotten by himself.
After all, when people are extremely oppressed, their memories are deranged......
When he came back to his senses, Liu Chuluo found that the brown robe in front of him had stopped.
Looking up, in front of the two of them was a house that looked much better than their residence, but did not feel that the status of the people in the room was too much higher than theirs.
The brown robe said without looking back: "It's here." β
Liu Chuluo watched the brown robe walk lightly to the door and respectfully buckled the door, watching him turn around and walk away without waiting for a response from the door, watching him gradually become smaller and blurry in his sight.
When the brown robe completely disappeared from Liu Chuzhuo's sight, the door opened, and a very warm voice came from inside the door, "Distinguished guest, please come in." β
Liu Chuluo took a deep breath.
As the saying goes, if you don't go into the tiger's den, you will get the tiger.
The heaven-sent opportunity was just in front of him, and he couldn't miss it no matter what.
Stepping into the door, the first thing that catches your eye is the entrance design that is inexplicably similar to the ancient style of the rabbit country.
A dark brown shoe cabinet, a celadon vase with unknown white flowers, and a large silk screen.
Smelling the magical, unknown fragrance that seemed to make people unconsciously relax their nerves, Liu Chuluo walked deeper into the house step by step.
Behind the screen was a table, on which was quietly placed a stone very similar to what Liu Chujiao had seen in the hands of the brown-robed man before.
A white light that didn't know from above shone straight above the stone, and beyond that, it was pitch black.
"I wonder what you mean by that?"
Liu Chuzhuo's question did not receive any response, and he circled around the table with some confusion.
I don't know how long it took, but on a whim, he turned around and strode into the endless darkness where he couldn't see his fingers.
As time passed, the surroundings became more and more silent, and there was less and less light.
Under the nervousness, Liu Chubao unconsciously quickened his pace.
Finally, a faint light came from directly in front of him.
As soon as his heart was hot, Liu Chubao's footsteps became faster and faster.
He chased the light all the way, and just as he felt that the end was near, the familiar table that grew clearer and clearer dashed all his hopes.
He drooped his head and stared blankly at the featureless stone.
After a long time, his heart was crossed, and he walked to the table in three or two steps, and his right hand trembled a little closer to the stone.
Thinking of the treasures of the monsters in the movie, Liu Chu was full of thoughts.
Isn't it possible that this stone has a similar effect?
He looked around, and the screen that had opened the hallway and here was long gone.
In fact, after that trip just now, he now has no idea which direction he came from.
Well, there's only one way left anyway.
If the other party wanted his life in the first place, there was really no need to make such a big detour.
Thinking of this, Liu Chuluo closed his eyes tightly.
When he saw the stone again, his eyes were full of determination.
The skeletal fingers grasped the stone neatly.
Well?
What's going on?
Liu Chubao increased his strength to pull, but no matter which direction he went, no matter how he pressed and pulled, the stone was stunned and did not move.
At that moment, the light that hit the stone gradually turned from white to golden yellow.
The voice he had heard outside the door before, which made him feel warm, appeared in the sky above him.
"Almighty God, please be generous with a glimmer of your heart, and let that little thought that is insignificant to you drown us lowly believers!"
After saying this, Liu Chuluo felt that his hands were gradually getting hotter.
There was a mysterious and warm power that followed the light to his hand and spread along his arm.
"My child, are you feeling okay now?"
Liu Chu quietly observed the surroundings.
It's still dark, and there's still no screen.
"Thank you, Almighty God, for your endless patience and forgiveness, and for your humble devotee to tell you all about him."
Liu Chuluo used the call rules he had learned before to communicate with the man, and at the same time secretly let go of the hand holding the stone little by little.
When only the palm of his hand could touch the stone, a huge irresistible suction force suddenly burst out from the stone, and Liu Chu, who was caught off guard, immediately stumbled with this pull.
"Oh, stupid!"
Liu Chu buried his head and honestly accepted the training of the unknown person.
What the hell did this man call him for?
If there really is any question to ask, he has been here back and forth for so long, how can he not see the slightest anxiety on that end?
Yes!
Liu Chuluo suddenly thought of what the brown robe who had brought him with him said at the door of their dormitory.
"Attach the light of your integrity to the token......"
If this sentence is only taken at face value, then they should be trying to use this stone to make him tell the truth.
Just as Liu Chubao thought of this, the voice above became warm and peaceful again.
"Do you feel it, my friend?"
Feel?
Liu Chuzhuo looked inexplicable: "What do you feel?" β
"Of course it is the glory of God, my friend!"
"Oh!" Liu Chuluo hurriedly looked at the golden holy light reverently, "I feel it, it's a kind of sacred and warmβ"
"Smack-"
Liu Chu's words were torn to pieces by the severe pain.
He gritted his teeth and looked at the hand that was clutching the stone.
The hands bathed in golden light were white and bright, and even the tiny fluff and cyan meridians on the back of the hands could be seen clearly under the light.
How can it be?
Liu Chuluo frowned.
He could clearly feel a huge tearing pain in his hand, but why did it look like nothing was going on?
Don't?
"Do you know it's wrong now?" The warm voice reappeared, "This is a holy relic possessed by the light of God's integrity, and no life in the world can lie before the holy relic." β
"Lying?"
"Yes, God has already taken away all the glory that has been sprinkled on you because of your previous ungodly behavior, and in this case, you dare to lie!"
Liu Chu looked at the hand that grabbed the stone in a daze.
Could it be that this stone really has some magical powers?
As soon as he thought of this, an angry shout came from above, "Believer Huang Chu! Still not mistaken?! β
In a panic, Liu Chuzhuo felt his heart tighten, "Believer Huang Chu's heart is uncertain, and he also asks the gods to send down punishments, as long as the anger in the hearts of the gods can be eliminated, the believers will never give up!" β
"Really?"
"If there is half a lie, the believer will not die well in the life of the world!"
"Good! Then I'm going to ask you a question right now. β
"Tenjin-sama, excuse me."
"Who are you Li Qiu of Tucker Country?"
Liu Chu was stunned: "Who?" β
The man said word by word: "Li Qiu of the Tucker Kingdom." β
Li Qiu?
Liu Chu's heart jumped, this name should only be known by the group of people from the Little Rabbit Branch of the Star Rescue Society, how did this group of people who were far away in the Crow Country's Frog Palace know?
"Huang Chu, Lord Celestial's patience is limited......"
"Oh, of course!"
Liu Chu stabilized his mind and thought about it.
Since this person is still calling himself Huang Chu, it means that his identity should not have been recognized.
Wait a minute!
If they really had a stone that could recognize all lies with the light of honesty attached, shouldn't it have been used when they tortured them in the little dark room?
Thinking of this, Liu Chubao suddenly realized.
In fact, there is only one purpose for them to do so many things in a mysterious way - to convince him that this stone can really distinguish between lies and truth.