Chapter 21: Confession of the Truth (I)
In the bathroom, the sound of the shower falling to the ground is dripping.
I stood in the main hall, only to see that Lin Shufan had woken up, with the bath towel I had just covered her shoulders, and her back to the red moonlight shining down, I couldn't see her face clearly, but I could feel her body trembling with fear.
"What happened?" I asked, looking around.
Lin shook his head... Raise your eyes, and turn your face away.
Only then did I realize that due to the excessive reaction, I only put a bath towel around my waist, and the sweat oozing out at this time had already been stained and looked frivolous.
"I'm sorry...", Lin Shufan just had a nightmare, so I turned around and went into the bathroom.
After changing into civilian clothes, when I came out again, Lin had already moved a chair to the side and motioned for me to sit down.
As I got closer, I saw the tear stains on her long eyelashes, "Nightmare?" β
"Hmm." Ponder for a moment.
Lin explained, sighing, his eyes slightly sideways to the full moon, "I dreamed of him." β
"Who?" I asked.
"You've seen... Same, the boy who gave you the note, his full name is Hutong... It's my half-brother. β
Hearing Lin say this, he suddenly felt that their appearance was quite similar, both of them were slender and tall nose bridges, and the moon was like hooked eyes.
"Lin... What's going on? The world, our lives, and all this illogical existence. β
The mystery is finally solved, Lin Shufan's eyes are shining, and the questions he asked me seem to have fallen into endless memories... Long...
When a thin layer of clouds covered the red moon and the moonlight sprinkled into the room was light, Lin Shufan raised his eyes slightly, looked at me and recalled: "High... Do you believe in the existence of multiple planes? β
I was stunned for a moment, but then I thought of what I had just experienced, and nodded without hesitation, "Well, you mean the concept of parallel time and space?" β
Lin Shufan was noncommittal, she got up, looked at the quiet Fengxia East City, and said thoughtfully: "Usually time and space are just one of the multiple time and space, if each world is parallel to each other, it would be great... Alas. β
Lin Shufan sighed, very heavy and tired, I was confused, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?" β
At this time, the red moon floated out of the clouds, and the blood red around him became more and more vivid, Lin retracted his gaze and solemnly began the "truth confession".
"Humanity has always thought of itself as the master of this world... The existence of the top layer of the biological chain, but in fact, this is just a narrow relative, to be clear, we are only in the biosphere of the earth... But when everything becomes generalized, and the circle in which we live connects with other plurality of time and space, perhaps... We become the bottom of a multifaceted space-time connection... Like those who we define ourselves as lambs to the slaughter, we become lambs in the mouths of others. β
Lin Shufan's analogy couldn't be more obvious, and I roughly sorted it out: "That is to say... Is all this due to a certain accident, time and space were connected, and humans and mirror corpses, two originally unrelated worlds merged? β
Lin nodded, but then shook his head again, "Indeed, time and space have connected... But judging from the feedback from the psychic who was sent out to conduct the research, the world of humans and the mirror corpse is not integrated, but... That 'gate' was opened. β
As he spoke, Lin put his palms together, comparing it to the door that was originally sealed, and then slowly opened his hands and said clearly and deliberately: "Mirror." β
"Mirrors are portals to planes." Lin added.
I stood up suddenly, "Planes? Other words... At the same time, it is not only us and the world of the mirror corpse that opens? β
I'm a little choked... Taking a step back, more questions suddenly flashed in his mind, "Who discovered the secret of space-time connection?" And how do you open the connection of various time and space through the mirror? When? β
Lin saw my thoughts, and she comforted: "Xiao Gao, calm down... Now, it's hard to understand these because you've lost most of your memories, but in fact... Human beings have survived for nearly three hundred years in the open multiple time and space, and besides, except for the mirror corpse, the leaders of other time and space are all our allies..."
Lin paused, as if realizing that something was wrong, and added, "Perhaps, the enemy of the enemy is also an ally. β
I was stunned and stammered with only one sentence, "Three... Three hundred years? β
"Hmm." Lin nodded affirmatively and said, "Our struggle against the mirror corpse has a history of three hundred years... At first, when the mirror corpse discovers that the mirror is a gateway to the worlds, it begins to plunder the plan... Slowly, they discover that among the many targets of aggression, humans are creatures that can be possessed or completely devoured by them. β
When Lin Shufan mentioned this, the ethereal mirror corpse that had competed with Chen Yue suddenly came to mind, and I couldn't help but gasp, now that I think about it, if it was a little later at that time, I am afraid that I would have been completely devoured... couldn't help but miss Chen Yue even more.
"That's all... A protracted war... Unfolded in the staggered time and space..."
Lin seemed to fall into a deep contemplation again, faintly, I could see her wandering eyes, deep thoughts, as if there was a huge historical change flowing through her thoughts.
"But... When they invade our world in a big way, there is a group of people who cannot fully become their possessions, and in such a group of people, the ability to destroy the mirror corpse is gradually derived. β
"Psychic?" I asked.
Lin Shufan nodded and said, "Hmm... Mirror psychic, to be precise. Our ancestors fought for years... Later, when the situation stabilized, the psychics established an alliance to jointly resist the mirror corpse in the place where the aura was at its peak, which is the Fengxia City that you still have in your memory. β
Saying that, Lin Shufan glanced out the window sadly, "Alas... Fengxia City. β
I picked up the food I found from the storage room, handed it to Lin, patted her on the shoulder, and comforted, "There will be hope, and righteousness will always defeat evil, right?" β
Lin took the food, smiled, like crescent moon eyes, very good-looking, looked at me, and said firmly: "Hmm! Finding you is the best hope! β
Seeing that I was frowning and puzzled, Lin Xiao took a sip of water and explained: "Because you are the most qualified one of the current generation of psychics, and you are also our leader. β
I shook my head... I have heard this mentioned by the female mirror corpse "Ya", but the ins and outs of it are really even more foggy.
"What do you mean by that?"
Lin put down the food in his hand, and traced a piece of history and told it eloquently.
From her mouth, I probably learned that in the newly built Fengxia City, there are two types of people, one is an ordinary human, and the other is a psychic with the ability to destroy mirror corpses.
At that time, the biggest contradiction was not only the struggle between human beings and the mirror corpse, but also the ugliness of human nature. In order to ensure the pure continuation of the evolved "psychic ability", some people proposed the system of "psychic marriage".
According to Lin's description, the so-called "psychic marriage" means that only psychic masters have the right to marry and have children, and for ordinary people, there is no choice. When an ordinary man or woman reaches adulthood, he will be forcibly appointed by the "autocracy" in Fengxia City to marry, of course, this object can only be a psychic.
And the union of Lin Shufan's parents is a victim in the tragedy of human nature.
Lin's mother is an excellent psychic, naΓ―ve and full of personality, but the family is forced to marry her to an equally talented psychic, that is, Lin's biological father, but the two have no emotional foundation, after Lin Shufan was born, no matter how much suffering she had, it was also maintained by the family affection of a child.
The good times didn't last long, and during a certain mission, Lin's father was never heard from, and at that time... Lin was only three years old.
has also gone through all kinds of experiences, Lin Shufan's mother has come to her senses, and the dare to love and hate in her bones made her make a decision - regardless of the distorted moral constraints, to find the ordinary man she has always loved.
That is, Hutong's father, Lin Shufan's stepfather.
Recalling this, Lin still couldn't hold back her tears, she said: "My parents jointly gave my younger brother such a name... Do you know what the intention is? β
Lin Shufan sat down on the chair and continued: "With... Hehe... How many people think that the child's name symbolizes the peace of the pluralistic world... In fact, only our family of four knows that the word 'same' is only the return of human nature, and the world is the same, nothing more than the kindness and unity of human nature. β
I didn't know how to comfort her, but I felt a deep sense of self-reproach, and at this moment, the status of the "highest-level psychic" in my name seemed so humble and idle.
"I'm sorry..."I apologized to Lin for the former "leader".
Lin wiped away his tears and smiled innocently, "No, you misunderstood. In fact, it was with the appearance of Xiao Gao and you that Feng Xia's autocracy was loosened. β
"Huh?" I touched the back of my head, waiting for an explanation.
"Xiao Taka... Your parents were both ordinary people with no spiritual powers. β
Suddenly... The kind faces of my parents came to my mind for a moment... The heart is like a knife.