Chapter 104: Just Sacrifice Me (2-in-1)
In the midst of a fantasy.
Chen Kuang and Su Huaiying, who were holding in his arms, stared at the empty fishing boat in front of him.
The little princess looked up and down suspiciously at the small fishing boat, its tattered hull, a hole in the deck, a few nets hanging from the paddles at random angles, and a thick layer of moss on the hull near the waterline.
The boat was parked at a ferry crossing at South Pier, unattended and untethered, and had been abandoned for years.
"Are you sure that Tie Baiyuan fishes here?"
The little princess couldn't help but ask, "Could you have misremembered the location?" Or is it not the boat? β
Chen Kuang said in a deep voice: "I can't remember this kind of thing......
He put Su Huaiying down, walked to the side of the boat, and squatted down to scoop up the fishing net.
"Whoa!"
The fishing nets are overgrown with aquatic weeds, and there are even many shells attached to them, and it is absolutely impossible to grow so lush without a few years of effort.
Chen Kuang cleaned up a little and saw that there was indeed a hole in the fishing net that had been patched.
He narrowed his eyes.
In reality, on the fishing boat where Tie Baiyuan and Red Snow Peony lived, the fishing net also had such a hole.
Fishing nets are the same fishing nets, and fishing boats are naturally the same fishing boats.
But in the fantasy world, there is no old ape head and little red who make a living from fishing on the shore of Dongting Lake.
"Xiaohong is not understandable...... After all, she herself is a manifestation illusion derived from this illusion, and there is no such person in reality, so it is entirely possible that the illusion has produced another bug because of this. β
"Just as it can't handle my identity as a traverser, other phenomena beyond the power of this too illusory realm will also appear anomalous."
Chen Kuang's eyes were contemplative: "But why doesn't Tie Baiyuan exist in this illusion?" β
He turned his head to look at Qi Sibai, who had brought them here:
"Brother Qi, are you sure you saw Tie Baiyuan's destiny?"
Qi Sibai in the illusion was also a little confused, he took a breath, closed his eyes, and opened them again:
"I did see ......"
"The beginning of the Mandate of Heaven, the manifestation of the Mandate of Heaven."
Qi Sibai muttered to himself, looking at the rickety old fishing boat: "Tie Baiyuan has indeed left from the illusion, and he is indeed still alive, and he lives here." β
"But there is no other person here...... How could there be no him?! How could it be without him?! No way! That's impossible! β
Qi Sibai shook his head vigorously, and his emotions gradually became a little excited.
Chen Kuang saw that his face was vaguely crazy, thinking that as a member of the Heaven Viewing Division, he himself had become a god of heaven, and he might encircle himself into it, so he hurriedly comforted:
"Brother Qi, there may be other solutions to this matter, in fact, ......"
Qi Sibai raised his hand and shook it, calmed down again, and interrupted Chen Kuang's words: "No! I'll take a look at it again, Brother Chen, don't worry! β
Chen Kuang: "......"
Who is in a hurry?
Qi Sibai said, looked at the sky, condensed his mind, and counted with his five fingers, but soon, a lot of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Chen Kuang didn't stop him, he was also a little curious, Qi Sibai could figure out something.
Is the Mandate of Heaven as seen by the Celestial Division really an eternal and unchanging destiny?
They think they are chasing their destiny, but what to do if what they see is contrary to what they are seeing.
Or even ...... Could he have seen something else through this?
Although what is in front of him is only Qi Sibai simulated by the illusion, the reality of the ether illusory realm and the reaction of the real Qi Sibai when he encounters a similar situation will not be very different.
After a long time, Qi Sibai suddenly stopped moving, lowered his head, and looked straight at Chen Kuang:
"No matter how I calculate, it's exactly the same as the destiny I saw."
"Destiny will not deceive me."
"So ......"
"Tie Baiyuan must have left the illusion, and he should live here, there is no second possibility."
There seems to be nothing special about this conclusion......
No, wait.
Chen Kuang was suddenly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "But now...... He's not here. β
Tie Baiyuan did leave the illusion and lived here in reality, but the problem was ...... It's not in reality, it's in another fantasy as well.
The illusion reflects reality, and what cannot be illuminated is ...... Nature simply does not exist in reality.
So he's not here.
Because...... Tie Baiyuan, like Xiaohong, is just an illusion that shouldn't exist!
He didn't survive at all!
It should be the fragment of Lang Huan that played a role in transforming the only remaining consciousness of Tie Baiyuan in the illusion into a concretized image of Xiaohong at the moment of physical death!
And Tie Baiyuan himself was completely unaware of this, and still thought that he had survived the illusion.
In a sense, there is nothing wrong with that......
It's just that in this way, for Chen Kuang, he made a fatal mistake.
His original plan was to rely on another piece of Lang Huan fragment in the illusion to open up the channel between the illusion and reality, and bring the consciousness of the two back from the illusion.
But now, Tie Baiyuan is not here, let alone the fragments of the Lang Huan Sword on his body......
It means that the established plan is completely lost.
Now, we must come up with a new plan to get out of this illusion, otherwise, Chen Kuang will not have anything to lose because of his "single-mindedness" passivity, but the little princess Su Huaiying will be trapped in this illusion forever.
Chen Kuang felt that he was numb.
This high-martial world...... It's really not friendly, it's a trap everywhere, and if you're not careful, you'll fall into the pit.
Qi Sibai saw his expression and face, his eyes were clear, and he said, "What I see may not be true, right?" β
"Tie Baiyuan did leave the illusion and returned to reality, but there was no other person here...... So, this is the illusion. β
"And I ......"
Qi Sibai pointed at himself and said calmly: "Actually, it's just me in the illusion, isn't it, Brother Chen." β
I don't know if there is something in Guantianji, but Qi Sibai does have something.
It's no wonder that Kantenji asked him to come out as a faΓ§ade for this propaganda.
After knowing this, he was able to be so calm...... Rather, he was less excited than when he realized that the destiny he saw did not match what he saw.
Chen Kuang nodded: "That's right." β
Then, he told Qi Sibai some parts that deviated from reality at the moment, including the location of the demon sword.
After dozens of reopenings β some deliberate and some inadvertently β this round, Chen Kuang finally walked out of a nearly flawless route.
It's a pity that at the last moment of this imminent success, it fell short for such an unexpected reason.
However, the fact that these two people were able to fish in Jishao County for thirteen years and have interacted with countless people, without anyone doubting it, is enough to prove how powerful this is too illusory realm to change the ability to be real.
Don't say that Chen Kuang didn't see it, even if it was Shen Xingzhu, he couldn't see it.
Qi Sibai digested it and nodded:
"I see, if it is according to the original idea, it is indeed a feasible way."
"But now ......"
He thought for a moment and said, "If you need a fragment of Lang Huan's sword, you can go to the Sword House to try it, and they may keep some samples of Xie Kun's trial work back then." β
"Even if it didn't, after the demon sword incident back then, the Sword House also studied the ideas and drawings for making the Demon Sword left by Xie Kun, if you can invite the Sword Casting Grandmaster of the Sword House, it will not be without the power of replication."
"It's just a waste of time, and it has an impact on the memory of many more people...... The consequences are unpredictable. β
Qi Sibai's consideration of the pros and cons is the difficulty of Chen Kuang's decision at this moment.
Even if there are countless ways to solve the problem, under the constraints of this too illusory realm, it has become empty talk.
However, for the sake of today, we can only take the safety of the little princess and the removal of the too illusory realm as the main considerations.
Affected people, as long as there is not much deviation in memory, can be explained.
It's better than waiting......
Although Chen Kuang is not simple, he has been reincarnated many times in this illusion, and it is impossible not to be affected by his consciousness.
Decades can be kept, hundreds of years can, but what about thousands of years?
In this endless struggle, it is not certain whether the last one will be himself.
What's more, this is an illusion formed by the demon sword, which will definitely imperceptibly affect people's consciousness.
Qi Sibai was trying to persuade Chen Kuang.
Su Huaihuan, who had not spoken since just now, suddenly took a deep breath and said, "If ......"
She said with a calm expression:
"I mean, if there's really no way to get me out, kill me."
Su Huaiying pursed her lips, raised her head, and her eyes showed firmness: "If it's really as you said, in fact, even if you save me, you can't do anything to the demon sword at all." β
"When I wake up, this demon sword will go to other hosts to parasitize."
"I am the fourth, and there will be a fifth and sixth ...... As long as the demon sword itself can't be penetrated, then it will still continue to cycle the same tragedy. β
"There will be people who are more widely implicated than me, parasitized by it, and become its host, its ghosts."
"Until the world is turned upside down and turned into a real purgatory."
"When I was in Liberty Mountain, I saw a lot of people of all kinds who planted the same peach tree when they entered Liberty Mountain, and the scenery they ended up seeing was completely different."
The Master said...... That is the way he wants to see, he wants to look at his students, find a way of his own, just like the peach blossoms in the back mountain, each with its own way of opening. β
Su Huaiying paused and said:
"When I first entered reincarnation, I kept thinking about what I would become, and what kind of face I would see my old people in many years."
"I've tried a lot of different choices, and I've been happy, annoyed, proud, and sad about my choices......"
"But now, I'm finding out that it's all fake."
"The real me, in fact, has never chosen anything...... It's just a young child hiding in her mother's arms, who can only watch her cry, no matter how big the world is, it has nothing to do with me. β
"If, all the possibilities I have seen, are actually impossible to realize."
"So...... At the very least, I have one more thing that I can do, something that only I can do, that can be my peach tree, so that the real world remembers my existence. β
Su Huaiying raised her head: "I'm willing to try, if the host dies while being lodged by the demon sword, can I force it out of its true form!" β
Qi Sibai was taken aback, as if he didn't expect such a small person to be able to say such righteous and generous words.
But after thinking about it, if this is in an illusion, I am afraid that the little girl in front of me has been reincarnated for at least a few hundred years...... I'm already a mature adult.
However, even this is enough to be moving.
Not everyone can be so calm when it comes to making decisions about their own lives.
It is not uncommon for many people to desperately grasp even a straw when they are drowning, and even drag rescuers into the water because of this.
It's the instinct to survive, in other words, human nature.
How difficult it is to overcome the innate nature of human beings!
Su Huaiying's words show that she has fully understood the price that she may have to pay if she needs to save herself.
And in this trade-off, she took the initiative to choose to let others give up her life.
And, it's really possible!
The reason why the demon sword has not been suppressed for so many years is because it has become an invisible monster.
It's like a ghost, and it can't be caught.
And when it appears, it is already parasitic on the host.
But what if the host dies halfway through?
It must briefly manifest itself in search of its next host!
Qi Sibai couldn't help but be moved, adjusted his mentality, and tried not to see the other party as a child, but still said:
"It will take at least seven days for this illusory realm to fully erupt, and if we can find a way in the meantime, there is still hope......
Su Huaiying said calmly: "But my method is the best solution, isn't it?" β
Chen Kuang had been silent for a long time, but he was suddenly stunned, and then raised his eyebrows: "Can it still be like this?" β
This sentence has no beginning or end, and Qi Sibai suddenly wondered: "What?" β
Chen Kuang suddenly laughed: "There is a better way!" β
Su Huaihuan was originally ready to sacrifice herself to fall, but she was stunned when she heard this, and said, "What way?" β
Chen Kuang smiled, squatted down and patted the little princess on the shoulder: "You don't have to sacrifice Your Highness." β
Su Huaiying breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, if she could, she didn't want to go to extremes......
I heard Chen Kuang say: "It's okay to sacrifice me." β
Su Huaiying was stunned for a moment: "Sacrifice...... You? β
Chen Kuang nodded: "It's up to me to replace Your Highness and become the host of the demon sword!" β
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"The moment you touch the demon sword, the illusion will not restart immediately, but you will be killed by the demon sword in an instant." β
"At the same time, the demon sword will be fully manifested at that moment."
"Before that moment, I will extradite the demon sword to you."
"There's only one thing you have to do."
"Use your other consciousness as a cage and trap the demon sword!"
(End of chapter)