Chapter 8: The Strange Plot of the Story
"Ah, it's time again—" said Kirton, aking from his dreamlike world, dissatisfied, "the story isn't over yet!" The gentleman who read the book smiled and said, "I'm sorry - please come back tomorrow, I'll go on." "How many days will it take to tell this 'tale of the fisherman and the devil,'" Kirton asked.
"Four days – actually, the length of the story is meant to match the amount of time it takes for a course of treatment." "So, I had to finish a session to hear the story—" "I'm sorry, that's it. Kirton hesitated for a moment and said, "Otherwise, I'll massage for another two hours, and you can finish the story together today." The gentleman who read the book apologized and said, "I'm afraid it won't work." You know, massage should also be done in moderation – just like you can't eat too much and don't overdo it. An hour of massage a day is most suitable, more than too long is not good. ”
Kirton was a little anxious: "Then according to you, every time you talk about the most attractive, it stops abruptly-isn't it clearly torturous-" "Isn't that your own urgency, do you blame others-" Lancy suddenly appeared in front of Kirton's massage table, "Hurry up, you still want to rely on it-" Kirton got up stupidly. Walking to the door, Lu Hua and Sean also happened to come over. Several masseurs and book readers greeted them politely.
After Sean went to the counter to pay, the four of them walked out of the "Night Tale Leisure Club". As yesterday, Kirton immediately complained that the story was not finished. Sean said: "Actually, I think it's very good, I listen to it every day and the next day - it's like watching a TV series, I have a thought about it every day, and I can reminisce about it when it's over." "Well—" Curton sighed, "that's why I never watch TV series, because I don't want to be hung up." I usually watch movies, and it's all over at once - I didn't expect to accidentally fall into this pit this time!" What did he tell you—is it that fascinating—" Sean asked curiously.
Kirton pondered, "Supposedly, what he told me was the 'Tale of the Fisherman and the Devil' in One Thousand and One Nights, and I could have gone to a book to read it myself." But the version he talks about is different from the one in the usual book. And, for some reason, I always felt like there was a magical power to the story that pulled me into that fantasy world, as if I were a character in the story, wanting to explore the unknown secrets - alas, I had never been so invested in any story before. ”
"Ah, I feel exactly as you described." Lan Xi showed a psychedelic expression, "The masseur's fingers gently squeezed my head, so that my whole body completely relaxed, and I almost felt like I was floating. Then the soul permeated the beautiful story narrated by the handsome man. Lancy closed her eyes and tried to savor the wonderful taste,
"I feel like I'm asleep, but the story told by the handsome guy seems to break straight into my heart, and his gentle voice leads me to ...... fairy tale world" "I think it's the handsome guy himself who broke into your heart—" Kirton teased. Lancey seemed to be still immersed in the story, and did not respond to Kirton's words.
"Lancy, I'm guessing you're listening to Snow White today—" Sean asked. "No, it's Little Red Riding Hood. The plot is different from what I used to watch, and it's even more exciting - I'm going to listen to "Snow White" tomorrow. Lancey said.
"He's going to tell you what I'm going to tell you tomorrow—" Cotton marveled at how well Lancey knew Johnny Depp. "yes, I asked him, and he told me." Lan Xi said with some smugness. "If only the person who told me the story could have told me a little bit in advance what I'm going to tell the next day." "Probably because you're not a beauty, so you don't have this kind of preferential treatment."
Sean shrugged his shoulders, and suddenly found that Lu Hua beside him had been walking silently, his brows were tightly locked, and his expression was solemn, as if he was thinking about something. He asked, "What do you think, Lu Hua-" Lu Hua ignored him, still walking with his head buried in confusion. Sean patted him on the shoulder: "What's wrong with you-" Lu Hua's body trembled, and he turned his head to look at Sean blankly. Kirton and Lancey also noticed his strange look and stared at him together.
"What are you thinking—" Sean asked again. Lu Hua frowned, and said with a confused expression: "I ...... today." Listening to this story, it seems to be a bit ...... Weird feeling. "What story do you hear—" asked Kirton. It's the same 'Judt and Moroccan's story' last time, and then I listened to it. "What's wrong—" Lu Hua smacked his lips and said with a complicated expression, "That story shows the plot like this—a great prophet of an ancient Arab country wrote a book called "The Centuries". Moreover, the story implies that there will always be two great prophets in this world - this great prophet in Arabia and one of the great prophets in ancient Greece are contemporaries, and after their deaths, they will be reincarnated as two other people over a period of several hundred years. These two men also possess incredible powers of foreknowledge. And they will go on to predict everything that will happen in the future, including the ultimate fate of humanity. ”
Lu Hua paused for a moment, and said with a pale face: "Don't you think...... Is there any connection between this episode and the 'incident' we encountered before-" Lancy felt a chill down her back: "Listen to what you mean, it seems that those two great prophets were later reincarnated as the two great prophets of the French Middle Ages." These two men also possess incredible powers of foreknowledge. And they will go on to predict everything that will happen in the future, including the ultimate fate of humanity. ”
Lu Hua's face turned even paler: "Moreover, one of them 'continued to write' the book of "Centuries", and they still ...... predicted the ultimate fate of mankind. "Alright, don't say any more." "Isn't that in the past, and we know what it's all about, right—so stop thinking about it!" But how do I explain the story I heard, or the plot of this story—"'Arabian Nights' is just a collection of stories based on myths and fantasies. Do you think that the above is going to be real - I think the story you heard is just a part of the incident that happened to coincide with the one we encountered some time ago - but it was just a coincidence, not connected. Sean said.
"Is it-" Kirton said in thought, "It's such a coincidence-" Lu Hua frowned and was silent, looking uncertain.
Kirton looked up and said, "We're coming tomorrow anyway, so let's let him continue to talk before making a judgment." The four of them met their eyes and nodded.