Chapter 57: Blackening
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"Do you remember the game puzzle we used to play when we were kids? It's the kind of puzzle that can be disassembled, made of cardboard, if you think about it, if we have two identical puzzles now, and then we take them apart and mix them together, and when we put one of them together, then obviously the pieces of the puzzle are not the original anymore, but from the naked eye, there is no difference. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"And the team we are forming now, although it is not our original team, but in fact, as long as we have the right number, there is no essential difference, because each of our memories and consciousness, and even the appearance and personality, are completely the same, and we have overcome psychological barriers, which is not very difficult to accept."
When Lao Yang said this, he threw an inquiring look at me, probably to ask me what I thought about his proposal.
"I can accept that," I said with some hesitation, "if that's what you say, I'll be okay." ”
Lao Yang saw that my answer was very refreshing, and he couldn't help but show a very happy look:
"I knew you could take it, and it wasn't that hard. Since we were lost in the turbulence of time and space, it is impossible for us to return to our original space, so for us, as long as we are alive in one space, we should feel lucky. ”
I thought about it for a while, and asked Lao Yang with a little hesitation: "Then the matter about my grandfather was also made up by you?" ”
Lao Yang glanced at me a little guiltily and whispered:
"I'm sorry about your grandfather, I lied. Exactly, it was the other one who lied to you, but it doesn't matter. The point is that your grandfather's business is nothing more than a small trick to lead you into the bandit cave. However, your grandfather does exist, but he is long dead and buried by me in that vaulted cavern, so from the moment you enter the cave, I urge you to hurry deeper and not give you time to observe the vaulted cavern, so as not to show your horse's feet."
When Lao Yang said this, for some reason, he looked around a little worriedly.
I couldn't figure out why I was here, so I asked him, "Then why did you lead me into the bandit cave, and what good is it for you, I mean another you." ”
Old Yang paused and continued:
"It's very simple, I need your help, after all, I don't have equipment, I don't have a light source, and it's too dangerous to move alone. As for Yang Xue, I didn't plan to bring her in at first, she was too temperamental and insisted on following, I had no choice but to agree to her. ”
"You must be curious, I finally escaped from the cave that I have been trapped in for more than ten years, and I don't know if I want to enter again, what is it for? Among them, there are two very important reasons, the first is for the legendary treasure. I've wasted more than a decade in this damn cave, which is worse than going to prison, and it's hard for me to adapt to the huge changes that have taken place in the outside world, let alone how to survive in that society in the future. You know, my family has been in a lot of trouble lately, so I had to gamble for the money. ”
I asked Lao Yang, "What about the second reason?" ”
Lao Yang's expression suddenly became a little solemn, and in the dim light, I could see his pupils shrink, and I only heard him say:
This second reason, speaking of which, is also the most important. You know, I've been trapped in a cave for so many years, and I must have done everything I could to get out of this damn cave. Well, I must have thought about whether I could go deep into the cave and find another way out. However, I lacked a light source and was unable to go deeper. It wasn't until shortly after your grandfather's death that I was inspired by the cave fireflies and finally came up with the idea of putting the fireflies in bottles for lighting. This may seem clumsy, but it works, as long as you collect enough fireflies, you can move forward in the dark. ”
"To make a long story short, I took the bottle full of fireflies and went all the way to the edge of the Dark Zone, of course, I didn't know it existed at the time, so I kept going deeper until I realized that the light source in my hand was useless for a moment. I didn't know exactly how far I had gone in it, but I realized something shortly after I lost the light source and quickly retreated. However, just as I gave up going further and went back out, I saw a man who looked exactly like me, holding a bottle full of fireflies in his hand, walking towards the cave."
"Huh?"
When Lao Yang said this, I couldn't help but shout in surprise.
But he didn't pay attention to it, and said to himself:
"The first time I saw something like that, I thought I had seen a ghost and shrunk into a ball. It wasn't until the other party found out about me and looked like I was overly frightened that I realized something. But at that time, I hadn't figured out the problem of different dimensions, but I just knew that the person in front of me who was exactly the same as me was not a demon or a monster, but just a mortal like me**. ”
So, then I had murderous intentions, how could I tolerate that in this world, there are people who are exactly like me. I took advantage of the surprise of the other person and sneaked up on the other party, we had the same physical strength and reaction speed, and the same thought pattern, but I struck first and ended up putting the other person to death. After I killed him, I carried his body out and observed him for several more days before finally burying him next to your grandfather. ”
"So, one thing is for sure, when I went out, I gradually realized that the world I was returning to was no longer the same world as before, but the world of the person I killed. So I had to come back and get my space back, and now I finally understood that it wasn't really interesting, and it didn't make a difference. ”
Lao Yang said this, my whole body was shocked, it turned out that Yang Tao who was in the hospital was not from the same world as me, he knew this, but Yang Xue and I were kept in the dark, so it was easy for him to trick us into entering the bandit cave. But now, I can't go back, and besides, in my original space, Yang Xue is dead, and if I go back, she can't be resurrected, so Lao Yang's proposal is indeed the best choice at present.
After we made this issue clear, we reached a consensus, obviously, the Yang Xue and Uncle Ma outside still don't know the inside story, so we should continue to hide it and don't tell them the truth, in case they can't accept it, I'm afraid it will bring unnecessary trouble. We didn't dare to stay where we were for too long, and after saying some of our next plans, we started to walk back.
Unexpectedly, after taking a few steps, Yang Xue walked in head-on.
I was taken aback, and said in my heart that you are really, let you stay with Uncle Ma well, but you are disobedient, regardless of the injuries on your body, I can't help but say when I think about it:
"Why did you come here, didn't you leave you waiting outside?"
As I spoke, I approached her, trying to hold her so that she wouldn't tear her wounds. However, I was just about to go over to help Yang Xue, but I was pulled by Lao Yang, and he suddenly lowered his voice and said in my ear:
"She's Blackened" to be continued.
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