[Congratulations on helping the Highway Circus recover the long-lost animal trainer]

[At this point, you have successfully lifted all the curses that have been circulating in the road circus, and have completed a pleasant meeting with the Kraken to receive the reward: Kraken's Tears]

The description of the system made Qi Yan raise his eyebrows slightly-

Pleasant meeting? Maybe there's a word more suitable than pleasant...

[Instructions for using the item "Kraken's Tears": The precious tears shed by the ancient god Kraken because of ******]

[Beep - I'm sorry, because this item involves the privacy of high-privilege personnel, and it is not open to the owner for the time being, please explore it by yourself]

Qi Jiu: "... It's okay, I'll figure it out myself. ”

[You have completed the final story of all the cast and crew of the circus, and completed all the plot lines, and all the main and branch lines of the dungeon "Road Circus" have been cleared, and the rewards for clearing the customs will be distributed after the dungeon is logged out, so stay tuned]

[After the last show of the circus is over, all surviving players will be able to log out of the dungeon]

[Countdown to Quest Logout: 1 hour]

Qi Jiu: "Teacher System, the last story of the circus is not over yet. ”

System: [?] 】

Qi Zhen smiled: "There is still an hour, since the performance time of the circus has not run out, then the story of the circus has not ended." ”

Qi Yan walked up to the cast and crew and sincerely extended an invitation: "Hello teachers, can you give us tourists a real circus performance on the last night?" ”

Melissa was the first to whistle in response, and said with great interest, "I'd love to perform my new play tonight." ”

"Then I'll give you a divination, and I only need a little cat food as a cost." The black cat soothsayer moved his ears mischievously.

Mr. Clown and the acrobat on the side exchanged glances, and finally the clown grabbed the acrobat's hand and raised it carefully: "The two of us have wanted to work together for a long time, and we can take the opportunity to try it together tonight." ”

The acrobat nodded frantically.

So on the last night of the circus, the curse completely disappeared into the burning flames of the tent, and the real performance of the road circus began.

Acrobats and clowns work together to complete a difficult unicycle performance; The Magic Piper holds up a huge black umbrella as a divination shed, and the black cat soothsayer collects cat food and dried fish for the tourists; And the puppeteer Melissa brings out her new play, "Burst Oiran", in which she tells the story of a female knight of the Oiran in the form of a puppet show.

The former animal trainer didn't sit idle, either, and after smoking the few staff members who had cruelly treated them, he brought a ridiculously comical game of rat wheels to the circus visitors......

The applause of the visitors is no longer important, and the cast and crew really enjoy their performances, even if they are not watching, they will continue to perform with the same freedom and joy.

The green flames spreading across the wilderness seemed absurd and harmonious at the moment.

After all, the last night of the circus is destined to be hot and absurd.

But there was one less person for this lively show: the magician.

Qin Rang: "After Gu Zhenzhen walked into the fire just now, she never came out again, should she be..."

Qi Yan lowered his gaze and was silent for a moment, and then said lightly: "She has made her choice. ”

Qin Rang wanted to speak again and again, but finally chose to be silent.

At this moment, Qi Jiu's shoulder was gently patted by someone: "What are you talking about?" I'm fine, don't worry. ”

Qi Yan immediately turned his head and met Gu Zhenzhen's slightly curved eyes.

The firelight illuminated Gu Zhenzhen's expression, and she was smiling at Qi Zhen, a smile from the bottom of her heart that she hadn't seen for a long time-

"I'm just going to get my new show ready." Gu Zhenzhen looked away.

The three of them were stunned, and Qi Zhen subconsciously looked behind Gu Zhenzhen, as if to confirm whether her deal with the Kraken had been exchanged for Ji Xiaoye.

Although there was only the beating fire of the tent and the heavy dark night of the wilderness behind Gu Zhenzhen, Qi Zhen's nose moved keenly, and he clearly smelled the smell of burning tobacco, which was the smell of Ji Xiaoye's body.

What the hell is going on? What kind of deal did Gu Zhenzhen make with the Kraken? And at what cost did she pay?

Qi Yan frowned slightly: "New repertoire? ”

Gu Zhenzhen noticed Qi Yan's gaze, she stroked the broken hair in her ear, and said with a smile: "I have officially become a real magician from an assistant, tonight will be my first solo performance, I am glad that the audience is you." ”

"If you still have time to watch me perform." Gu Zhenzhen sent an invitation to everyone.

Qin Rang was stunned: "Gu Zhenzhen, what's going on, ...... you?"

Gu Zhenzhen lowered his eyes and looked at the beating shadows on the ground with his spare eyes: "You'll know later, how about it?" See my new show? This is my first public performance as a magician. ”

"It's probably the last, too." Gu Zhenzhen said calmly.

Qin Rang's eyes widened instantly, he looked at Qi Yan, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Gu Zhenzhen: "But my performance needs the cooperation of the audience, rest assured, as a friend, I guarantee that this performance will not bring any risks to the cooperating guests." ”

"And it's a familiar theme of magic." Gu Zhenzhen looked at his shadow again and invited everyone.

A brief silence spread through the quadruple.

After a while, Gu Zhenzhen smiled embarrassedly: "Of course, the quest that belongs to you has ended, so it doesn't matter if you don't want to participate in this performance." ”

Qi Jiu: "I'll be your guest, is it okay?" ”

He didn't want to miss a single performance, both on-script and off-script.

Chapter 175: Shadows and Magic

Gu Zhenzhen looked at him fixedly for a moment and smiled: "Qi Zhen, thank you." ”

She didn't say more, in this dungeon world where accidents and betrayals could happen at any time, trust between friends was more precious than anything, and anything more at the moment seemed pale and powerless.

At the invitation of Gu Zhenzhen, Qi Yan walked onto the magician stage built at random and sat on the chairs prepared for the audience and guests.

The background of the temporary stage was a dark curtain, and the shadows of Qi Zhen and Gu Zhenzhen were clearly cast on the curtain by the firelight.

Qi Yan sat with his back to the audience and turned back to ask Gu Zhenzhen, "What do I need to do?" ”

Gu Zhenzhen respected his guests very much, and asked cautiously, "Can I blindfold you?" I can guarantee your safety. ”

Qi Zhen noticed with her afterglow that the movements of Gu Zhenzhen's shadow on the curtain were inconsistent with herself.

Gu Zhenzhen also mentioned just now that magic is a theme they are familiar with, and Qi Zhen speculates that this magic trick inherits the theme of the previous magician: light and shadow.

Qi Zhen moved his nose, and smelled the smell of tobacco that seemed to be absent, it was the smell of Ji Xiaoye's cigarette brand, and Gu Zhenzhen just bit her cigarette every time she took out her cigarette, and she was never willing to light it, so where did the smell of smoke come from?

The answer is imminent.

Qi Zhen had already guessed the result of Gu Zhenzhen's deal with the Kraken, as well as where Ji Xiaoye was at this moment.

Qi Ji didn't hesitate for a moment: "Of course you can." ”

He closed his eyes cooperatively, allowing the new magician to cover his face.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let my friends take risks in our show." Gu Zhenzhen promised again.

That sentence "we" is enough to prove Qi Yan's guess.

Qi Jiu: "I know. ”

Under the humble magic stage, Qin Rang and Lu Zhi stared nervously at the magician Gu Zhenzhen's every move, as friends, they were willing to trust Gu Zhenzhen who walked to the last night of the circus together. But as a dungeon player, Gu Zhenzhen's sudden invitation would inevitably make them have some concerns, especially after Gu Zhenzhen came out of the fire, they didn't know what the other party had experienced and what the result of the transaction with the Kraken was.

The unknown is suspicious.

The blindfolded Qi Zhen faced the audience, Gu Zhenzhen stood behind him, and patted the void behind his shoulder, in fact, she didn't really touch Qi Zhen's shoulder, but through the misalignment of light and shadow, Gu Zhenzhen's shadow on the curtain slapped on Qi Zhen's shadow's right shoulder.

Gu Zhenzhen quickly withdrew his hand and asked Qi Jiu, who was blindfolded, "Please tell me, which shoulder I patted you just now?" ”

Qi Yan raised his hand and patted his right shoulder: "Here." ”

Gu Zhenzhen patted Qi Yan's left shoulder through the misalignment of light and shadow: "What now?" ”

She asked, holding her hand up.

Qi Jiu: "On the left, the hand is still on my shoulder." ”

Gu Zhenzhen smiled with satisfaction, she took a step back and looked at the curtain behind her, and at a distance of half a meter from Qi Yan, she pushed Qi Zhen's shadow with her hand through the dislocation of light and shadow, and Qi Zhen, who was originally sitting on the chair on the stage, suddenly moved in a state of no one touching it, and a burst of cheers and applause broke out in the audience.

"Eh, is it a serious magic show?" Qin Rang looked at the magic trick on the stage for a moment, a little incredulous.

Lu Zhi: "... It's not scary. ”

Gu Zhenzhen took off Qi Zhen's blindfold and invited him to take a curtain call to the audience under the stage.

During the curtain call, Qi Yan glanced at the curtain behind him, and then moved a step to the side, making room for Gu Zhenzhen's shadow behind him to enter the mirror, and he said quietly: "I hope it didn't stop Ji Xiaoye, this is the performance of the two of you." ”

Gu Zhenzhen was slightly stunned, and looked at Qi Zhen a little incredulously, and after a short shock, she laughed out with relief: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you..."

"Thank you." Gu Zhen really knew it, and said to Qi from the bottom of his heart.

This magic trick of "light and shadow" has proven everything, the result of Gu Zhenzhen's transaction with the Kraken is that Ji Xiaoye exists as her shadow, as long as there is light, the shadow and the body will never be separated.

But at what cost? It's no secret that trading with a Kraken comes at a huge cost.

"You're welcome." Qi Zhen's gaze lingered briefly between the shadow and Gu Zhenzhen, and then followed Gu Zhenzhen off the magic stage.

It was already 11:55 p.m., and with five minutes to go, the long and short circus journey was coming to an end, and the carnival of freedom and joy was coming to an end.

The cast and crew, represented by the animal trainer, stamped all the surviving players with the stamp of "The Last Night of the Circus".

So far, whether as a tourist or as a cast member, Qi Yan has perfectly completed his character plot line.

"Guys, I'm saying goodbye to you too." Gu Zhenzhen gathered the broken hair around his ears and smiled at them.

Qin Rang was stunned: "Huh? Your side... What exactly is going on, can you tell us? ”

Gu Zhenzhen nodded: "I will stay in this circus forever as the price of the transaction." ”

"Thank you for cooperating with us in our first and final public performance." Gu Zhenzhen turned to Qi Zhendao.

Qin Rang gasped: "... Stay in the circus forever? But Qi Jiu has opened up the dungeon, and this circus will be permanently shut down by the system! ”

Gu Zhenzhen smiled: "Isn't this just right?" We don't have to take on tasks to entertain tourists. ”

"Ah......h

"Closing doesn't mean disappearing, time here will come to a complete standstill, and no one will bother me and Ono." Gu Zhenzhen showed the magic of yearning.

Qin Rang: "But isn't this equivalent to ......?"

He stopped talking, and finally swallowed the word "death" back.

"I am very satisfied with this result, and thank you for accompanying me here," Gu Zhenzhen glanced at the shadows on the ground that were dancing because of the firelight, "The Kraken promised me that although the time of the circus will stop forever at twelve o'clock at midnight with your departure, the flame of the tent will not be extinguished, the light will always be there, and we will not be separated again." ”