Volume 1 The Ivory Tower Chapter 3 Changes and Contradictions
Changes and contradictions
The age of the gods, an age of gods. Starting from a hot summer, humanity ushered in a new era. As the gods showed a pronounced aversion to things like networks and signals, global communications were disrupted and various places were forced to start self-government. And because of the appearance of the Divine Power Seed, the animals have become stronger and more aggressive, and the original docile pets in the city continue to eat their masters. In the end, the odds of becoming insane became the straw that crushed humanity ... All in all, this is a time when the law is collapsing and everyone is at risk!
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Time flies, and two years pass in a flash.
At the beginning of the fifth year of Shenyuan, under the scorching summer sun, Li Zhi was sitting on the sofa in the living room in a T-shirt and shorts, and he was holding a copy of "Truman's World" and reading it with relish.
The door was pushed open, and it was Liu Jing who came back. She was followed by Jiang Li. "You go to the bedroom and wait for me first, I'll be here later." After Liu Jing drove Jiang Li into the bedroom, she came to Li Zhi.
"Baby~ call Mom." Liu Jing smiled softly at Li Zhi, her smile was beautiful and moving......
Since that escape, Li Zhi and Liu Jing have torn their faces. But after two years of getting along, the two have a new tacit understanding.
On weekdays, as long as Li Zhi does not leave the house, his movement is not restricted, and he has plenty of food and brand new clothes.
Even after Liu Jing discovered Li Zhi's hobby of reading, she often found some new books for Li Zhi to take home. Of course, the corresponding Liu Jing also needs to get pleasure from Li Zhi.
Li Zhi knew his identity very well, just a toy or a pet, so he obeyed Liu Jingyan. But if Li Zhi has always been obedient, then how can Liu Jing get pleasure? Until Liu Jing discovered this method and asked Li Zhi to call herself mother. He would be silent, and then he would not let go. In this way, a tacit understanding was formed.
Li Zhi heard Liu Jing's code and knew what he should do... He picked up one crutch and got up from the couch, then limped towards the tool room. It can be seen that his left leg is empty below the knee.
Entering the tool room, Li Zhi skillfully sat on the red chair, which was even redder than the first time Li Zhi sat on it.
"Baby~ What should I use today? Any suggestions? Liu Jing followed.
Li Zhi glanced at the tools on the wall and did not answer. He'd used all the tools here, and the comparison was pretty much the same, and probably the one that impressed him the most was the saw.
"Okay~ Then it's still pliers today, which is more labor-saving." Liu Jing hesitated again and again, and finally decided on the utensils to play.
"Uh~! Hehe~uh~! Haha~" Li Zhi's muffled snort and Liu Jing's laughter sounded in the tool room......
In the past two years, Li Zhi has become numb to the feeling of pain. In fact, not only the pain, but also other sensations in his body became less useful. For example, when eating, a normal person may only need to put one spoonful of salt in the dish, but Li Zhi needs at least five spoonfuls of salt to taste it.
Even the comfortable behavior of stroking has become dispensable for Li Zhi now.
Therefore, as early as when Li Zhi used these tools for the first time, he didn't need Liu Jing to tie him up anymore. The muffled snort and body trembling were just to satisfy Liu Jing.
Twenty minutes later, Liu Jing left the tool room with a ruddy face and went into the bedroom. And Li Zhi was still sitting on the red chair, looking at his blood-soaked clothes in a slight daze. Even if there was a violent wheezing sound from next door, it couldn't recall his thoughts flying away...
In the first half of more than two years, Li Zhi also thought about suicide, but every time he thought about it, Liu Jing's whisper would ring in his ears. Inflict infinite fear on him. He was afraid that he would not die! If he was rescued by Liu Jing, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of punishment he would receive... Therefore, Li Zhi lives a strong and cowardly life.
Later, as the feeling became numb, Liu Jing's torture was no longer painful for Li Zhi, and the thoughts of suicide became less and less. Now for Li Zhi, not having freedom is what needs to be endured.
As for the revolt...... Li Zhi is actually very sure that he can succeed, after all, Liu Jing never guards against him, and it is common to sleep with him in his arms. However, Li Zhi couldn't. The reason is very simple, it is difficult for him to live without Liu Jing because he is disabled and has not awakened...
"Alas~" Li Zhi, who came back to his senses, sighed and decided to return to the sofa to continue reading. Without televisions, computers, and mobile phones, books are the only way for Li Zhi to spend his time......
"Ash, be good at home~ The team took over a mission, and I have to go out for two days. There is food in the kitchen, and you eat yourself when you are hungry. Liu Jing and Jiang Li didn't know when they were already standing outside the door, and after telling Li Zhi, Liu Jing closed the door.
Li Zhi, who is alone at home, sometimes wonders if there is a so-called relationship between himself and Liu Jing. Li Zhi, who has a general understanding of the situation in City D, now understands that if Liu Jing hadn't brought him back two years ago, he would probably not have survived now. The animals in the city will eat him down to the bone. So Li Zhi's feelings for Liu Jing are actually more fearful than hateful, but if there are emotions such as relatives between them... The joke wasn't funny at all.
In the end, Li Zhi can only define him and Liu Jing as needing each other, he depends on Liu Jing to live, and Liu Jing needs him for pleasure. This may be a deal......
There is always a time when the deal will come to an end. Two days have passed, Liu Jing has not returned, and Li Zhi has already eaten all the food at home.
On the afternoon of the third day, Li Zhi finally waited for the sound of the door opening. It was not Liu Jing who pushed the door in.
"Just put it on the couch." Kong Da didn't pay attention to Li Zhi after opening the door, but gave up his position and said to the people behind.
"Eh~ I'm tired of Lao Tzu! If it weren't for the sake of you accompanying Lao Tzu, I wouldn't want to send you back! Wang Shun threw Liu Jing on the sofa, and then sat on the ground.
Li Zhi was standing behind the sofa with a cane. Looking at Liu Jing, who was covered in bandages and closed his eyes, he was a little overwhelmed.
"Yo! Is this kid still alive? It's really hard! I remember that Xiao Jing also picked up two before, right? Aren't they all dead in a few months? Why does this still have a nose and eyes? Wang Shuncai was very surprised when he saw Li Zhi.
"Hmm~ I remember your name is Li Zhi, right? We've been attacked by madmen. The captain and Ye Zhu were both dead, and Liu Jing was also seriously injured. Our team is dispersed, and she will be handed over to you, and we will not carry this oil bottle. Kong Darao looked at Li Zhi meaningfully and said.
Li Zhi didn't seem to hear Kong Da and Wang Shun's words, but still stared at Liu Jing in a daze.
"Grass, was this kid deaf by Xiao Jing?" Wang Shun stood up and walked towards Li Zhi, intending to inspect it.
"Forget it, hurry up and search the house, and leave after the search." Kong Da began to rummage around the house, and then Wang Shun also joined the raid.
After half an hour of careful searching, the two of them still gained a little. "Okay, okay, I guess it's nothing. Although the captain pays her every dividend, this bitch doesn't live in Class B housing, what else is left? Wang Shun was too lazy to continue flipping, and pulled Kong Da away.
"Bang!" The door was slammed slammed shut, and Kong Da and Wang Shunyang walked away, leaving a mess in the house.
Li Zhi limped around the obstacles on the ground and sat on the edge of the sofa, he looked at Liu Jing silently, gradually becoming stupid.
It was dark and the room became dark. And Liu Jing didn't know when she had opened her eyes. She looked at the teenager's appearance in a daze and couldn't help but smile. "Poof~"
Li Zhi, who heard the laughter, came back to his senses, only to realize that Liu Jing had woken up. "Auntie, is our deal over? Am I free? Li Zhi and Liu Jing looked at each other.
"Well, Ash, you're free. Auntie is no longer capable of bullying and protecting you. Now you can give back all the torture you have suffered to Auntie, but Auntie doesn't know how many toys she can support. Liu Jing smiled wryly as if resigned to her fate.
Li Zhi frowned after hearing Liu Jing's words. "Why? Why would I do that? ”
Liu Jing was stunned and muttered. "Isn't it natural to redouble the harm done to you and let others feel the pain you have endured? Ash, didn't Auntie play you badly, did she? ”
“。。。 I, I just don't want to do that! Li Zhi was a little conflicted.
"Didn't you say you wanted to avenge your mother? If you are hurt, you have to get revenge! If you endure being hurt, it will only hurt you even more! What the hell do you think?! Liu Jing suddenly became aggressive.
"I, I, ah!! I do not know! Don't ask me!! Li Zhi held his head with both hands, and the two thoughts fought, and he couldn't help but explode.
Liu Jing was silent, it was the first time she had seen Li Zhi lose his temper. Then she laughed. "Haha~ I'm really a bad woman, and such a gentle child as Ash has been annoyed by me. Haha~ Ash, Auntie will tell you a story. ”
"In the old days, I was born on a manor. My parents were stewards and maids of the estate. When I was 4 years old, I was given by my father to the lord of the manor. The lord is a pervert! I started to be trained, all sorts of training. And so I became a plaything until I became an adult. ”
"When I was 14 years old, I gave birth to a daughter. After I became an adult and succeeded my father as a butler, my daughter took over from me as my master's plaything. She was also 4 years old that year. She didn't make it through the training, and I didn't even give her a name. ”
"I started to get acquainted with the business of the estate, and finally I knew it all by myself. After a serious illness of my lord, I transferred the property to my name little by little, and I owned the whole estate. ”
"I killed the master, and I tortured him to death! While I was waiting to be caught, times had changed... ”
"I'm the lucky one who awakens directly after falling asleep, but unfortunately my divine power is healing. Without strong combat power, I can only rely on others, such as Jiang Li. ”
"But I soon discovered that healing powers have their benefits, such as that after I torture someone, I can cure him. God, that's the best fit for me. I also picked up two children before you, a boy and a girl. Maybe because of the healing powers, I was a little too unscrupulous, so they all died. ”
"And then there's you, Ash, you're prettier and luckier than the two of them, because I've learned restraint in them. So you survived. ”
"I've never regretted it in my life! But I'm looking at you now, maybe ... After the story was told, Liu Jing looked at Li Zhi, and there seemed to be something in her eyes.
"Auntie, I figured it out. I still won't hurt you. Maybe I have an idea in my heart, but I won't do it. Hmm~ How to say it~ I don't want to be you... Hehe~" Li Zhi smiled, smiling like an innocent child.
"Hahahaha~ cough! Ahem! Haha~" Liu Jing also laughed, laughing so intensely that she coughed up blood.
After a while, Liu Jing calmed down her excitement. Because of the physical pain, she subconsciously shifted her attention and began to scan the mess on the floor of her house. "Uh~ I forgot to ask you, was it Wang Shun or Kong Da who sent me back? Alas~ Forget it, it doesn't matter who it is. Looking at the way the house looks, you know that he must have flipped over it. ”
"Ash, let's make another deal. There should also be a small bag stuck under the red chair, which contains three white divine power seeds, which are my hidden savings. You come to end Auntie's pain, and that bag is yours. Uh~ If the bag is still there... ”
Li Zhi looked at Liu Jing and chose to nod. Liu Jing is a therapist herself, and if she thinks she is hopeless, then she is really hopeless.
Li Zhi limped into the tool room, and first knelt down with some difficulty, confirming the fact that the bag still existed. Subsequently, he picked a pig-killing knife with a blade of up to 20 centimeters. He had also used this knife, and the feeling of being pierced through the abdomen by it was still fresh in his memory. Because the wound was too wasteful to treat, Liu Jing only played once.
With the knife, Li Zhi returned to Liu Jing's side. "Auntie, you can't use your ability now, right? But I can help you get someone else to be treated. Are you really going to make this deal with me? ”
Liu Jing looked at the murder weapon and nodded with satisfaction. "I can't save it, Ash. In the future, remember to wear more clothes when it is cold, and don't be picky when eating. By the way, this house is rented on the first day of every month, and there are only a few days left. Alas~ Finally, can you call me Mom? ”
Li Zhi didn't answer, he knelt down beside Liu Jing and raised his knife...
He seemed to be hallucinating in front of his eyes. A man grabbed a woman's neck with both hands and lifted it in the air. The woman struggled in thin pajamas. In the end, I found that the woman who was struggling and hopeless turned her face sideways with difficulty, and her eyes looked at something tenderly. Those eyes seemed to say, "You have to live well." ”
Li Zhi burst into tears and forced the corners of his mouth to rise. "Mom, if I never see you again, I want you good morning, good afternoon, and good night." Li Zhi trembled and stabbed the knife in his hand hard.
The blade pierced through Liu Jing's chest. "Baby~ Mom loves you......" Liu Jing died, her eyes looked straight ahead, her gaze penetrated Li Zhi, penetrated the ceiling, and threw herself into the unknown distance...
Li Zhi's hands slowly let go of the hilt, looking at Liu Jing's dull eyes, there seemed to be something missing in his heart.
Li Zhi sat beside Liu Jing in a daze, feeling the temperature of Liu Jing's loss of temperature.
Li Zhi regretted that in the future, he would never be able to hear Liu Jing's voice again and have any interaction with her. Liu Jing is already dead, he won't move anymore, he won't torture him anymore, he won't bring him back books and food, he killed Liu Jing with his own hands...
In the dark living room, the boy snuggled up to the corpse. Moonlight poured through the window, bringing the only light to the room......