The puppets' stage play

Chapter 314 The Road to the Strong, Part 1

【That is impossible. 】

Bai Tuan answered immediately without even a trace of hesitation.

[Except for being born sacred, all things in the world are under it, and cannot advance, jump, or escape, because it is the "principle of the world", which does not violate, does not restrain, does not diverge, and is from beginning to end. 】

[Those who reach the extreme point of all things, there is still a thin line, and those who cross the line are only the spirit of creation, that's all. 】

"Is that 'fate', or is it 'your' choice?" Lu Yao's face was as dark as water, and he was not surprised at all by the other party's words. He had already known this through another intelligence channel.

[Destiny is like the same, walking on the seal and showing, big and hollow, there is no other kind. 】

"All destinies are yours, but now, are you trying to shirk your responsibilities?" Lu Yao's eyes dimmed. In fact, the other party did not directly describe it, but simply discussed it without adding personal details. the opinion of.

In his opinion, the other party seemed to be saying that the waves caused by fate had nothing to do with him.

As far as he knows, the consciousness of the universe controls all the rules of the world, and it is as powerful as 'destiny' itself, but it is just like the other party's 'tributary'. It would be ridiculous to say that the other party is unaware of this.

[What is your request? 】

Lu Yao frowned slightly. The other party actually ignored the question he initiated and asked about the previous conditions. It was really strange. Is it really like what that guy said?

"No request." Lu Yao thought silently in his heart and said in a cold tone.

【name. 】

"Whatever, it's fine."

Lu Yao's consciousness was distracted, and he dealt with the opponent casually. He grabbed his fingers in the air, and a hollow crystal-shaped long stick appeared in his hand. He waved it casually a few times, causing gusts of wind.

Since you can't find your answer here, then the other party is of no use to you, so naturally you don't need to care about it anymore.

【name】

"..." Lu Yao stared at the long stick intently, his expression looked extremely serious, and his eyes were a little distracted.

【............】

["Even if you can't go back, you can continue to think about it."]

Lu Yao woke up from a dream, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the white dumpling whose originally inorganic voice began to have a hint of emotion.

The gaze from his eyes also made the body of 'Bai Tuan' become hazy, giving people a strong sense of fragmentation.

"Only the 'famous' can leave here?"

["It's just an act of inclusion. You have the highest priority of authorship. All other acts will not be considered and will be put behind."]

It was an inexplicable thing that changed hazily, sometimes elongated, sometimes expanded. I could obviously 'see' it, but secretly felt that there was nothing there.

"Well..." Lu Yao pondered. He had never thought about this. The guy who informed him of the information also had a vague attitude, so he would not completely trust the other person's words.

After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the other party again.

"This is a one-time power."

["As you said, if nothing else happens, this will be our last meeting."]

"That's good, then no matter how I name it, that's my freedom." A boyish and heroic smile appeared on Lu Yao's face.

【".........Indeed."]

Lu Yao raised the white dagger in his left hand and the hollow crystal pillar in his right hand. Both of them were raised high above his head. From a distance, they looked like the 'Scorching Sun' and 'Silver Moon' hanging high in the sky. .

"This is glory, no, it's not." He raised his head and looked to a more distant place, where there was just a hazy scenery.

"This is an admission, no, I don't think so." He swiped his left hand in the air, and the white sword pointed sideways, slowly rising upwards, like a scorching sun about to rise.

"This is victory, no, I don't recognize it." He thrust his right hand straight to the side, and the surface of the hollow crystal pillar exuded a soft halo, which was like a bright moon shedding silver light.

"This is a sword." His eyelids closed, his expression became solemn, and a solemn tone came out of his mouth, with a lingering smile on his lips.

stab.

He crossed his hands suddenly, and a cross-shaped gap suddenly opened in the space in front of him, and deep in the gap, a deep layer of darkness spread.

【"......."】

The white dumpling swelled instantly and turned into a human shape. It looked at the other party from a distance, but never said a word.

Wow.

The space collapsed, and deeper darkness crawled over. Lu Yao didn't look back, and walked straight towards the 'passage' full of darkness. His body was swallowed up by the darkness that followed, and he was completely in this hazy place. disappear.

"That's all." The inaudible voice came next, but it still couldn't hide the determination in the words.

【"............"】

The white figure showed no movement, but the darkness crawled back into the depths. This hazy place once again regained its tranquility until the next 'qualified' existence arrived and caused another wave.

"What if..." It stood there, its ethereal voice echoing around.

"If all lives are lost, will the 'balance' return...?"

"There must be a path wherever you swim, and there must be good medicine every hundred steps in the snake's nest. This is the right path, and fate itself is not a simple choker, but now it is..."

White smoke rolled up, a wave rolled over, and everything returned to 'nothingness'.

This is a place that 'does not exist'. Everything you see and hear is 'hiss'. Those who believe in it will be killed by fate and die without a place to live.

Inexplicably, such a sound sounded.

【——————————】

Click.

Lu Yao opened his eyes, and in front of him was a long passage with no end in sight. He glanced around, but there was only darkness, which was deep and like "fear" itself.

【. . . . . . 】

It looked here quietly, and even with its gaze, there was a sense of terror in its heart, and every part of its body trembled.

"..." He dispersed the hollow crystal pillars in his hands, turned them into streams of transparent air, and tried to stretch out his hand forward.

Boom, a slightly dull sound came.

He tried several times, but found that he could not touch the outside world no matter what, as if there was a 'wall' between them.

He looked away and looked at the passage under his feet again.

White dots like candlelight flashed in front of the eyes, bringing a faint light. Countless white dots danced in the air, illuminating the road ahead, preventing them from falling into "darkness" and being unable to move forward.

He gently raised his finger and tapped on the white dot on the side of the viewing angle, and a word was immediately transmitted into his heart.

['This is the sword' way, signed by the founder, the road ahead is unknown and needs to be explored. 】

Lu Yao's mouth twitched, that guy didn't have any ideas, he was so 'frank' in a place like this.

"Huh." He exhaled a white breath, his eyes became focused, and he would become serious next.

Tapping.

Along this "unclear road ahead", Lu Yao began to move forward. If it were someone else, he might hesitate for a moment, but for him, there is no need.

Because he himself is the pioneer of this path, even if others don't follow it, he will definitely try to reach the end.

As if he was familiar with the road, he walked leisurely, his whole body was extremely relaxed, as if he was in his mother's arms, and there was a hazy feeling like a drunkenness deep in his brain.

White and black intertwined in front of my eyes, and even the concept of time became ambiguous here.

bang bang bang.

dong dong dong.

Salsa salsa.

The sound of falling footsteps became weaker and weaker, and the road ahead was still far away. The field of vision in front of me gradually decreased. At the end of the road, it was only one-third of its original distance from the ground.

With short spiky black hair, a round face, and a slightly chubby body, he looked like a child of about eight years old striding along the road, with a look of expectation on his immature face.

With a shoulder bag hanging on his shoulders, he was wearing a plaid shirt and cropped shorts. In front of him was a quiet dense forest. The road into the mountain was crooked, and from time to time there were sharp clods of soil lying across the ground, trying to trip up the passers-by.

Lu Yao was walking on the road unconsciously, looking ahead with joy on his face. In front of his sight, his home far away in the mountains was very close at hand.

Today, he still works hard to learn a lot of things. How would his father or mother praise himself?

His heart was filled with such thoughts. His mother, who was strong on the outside but gentle on the inside, and his father, who had a gentle temper and extraordinary temperament, were the two people he was proud of. One day, he would repay their kindness.

He secretly made up his mind that he must work harder in the future.

He raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain in the distance. The sky looked a little red. Maybe it would be very cold today. He made random guesses, but a deep coldness surged in his heart for no reason, even making his body feel cold. of freezing.

He stopped a step away from the door.

‘Ahead is hell. ’ A quiet voice sounded in my heart. It was a word of admonishment without any emotion. If I could go back now, I could still have all this.

There was a sign of struggle on the boy's face, and his trembling palms lingered repeatedly on the door frame. It was clear that as long as he opened the door, he could see his mother and father.

It was an ordinary but happy day as usual.

But...he hesitated, why?

'Anyone who wants to advance again must be estranged from the world, no longer have the past, and have a clean break with the past life. ’

‘Relatives, friends, and lovers have all become guests on the road, and your heart will only have the road until it turns into ashes. ’

'This is not a choice, but a necessary price. ’

The trembling of the boy's body gradually stopped. He took a long breath and turned around. Behind him, a black-haired man with a calm face was staring at him, just like his grown-up self.

He held his stomach, but couldn't help laughing, and tears fell from his eyes.

"Hahahaha, you, you, you are really cunning. Because you don't want to make a choice, you let me make the decision. Obviously I am the one who is chosen."

"What is this? The killer hands the murder weapon to the person he wants to kill. You are such an innocent person."

The boy smiled, but it seemed like he was crying. A series of harsh words came out of his young mouth. The expression on his face was both angry and sad. He pointed at the opposite side, but it seemed like he was pointing at himself.

"Lu Yao, listen carefully. I am just a child, a carefree child who is loved by my parents. Don't leave this kind of thing to me. That is a decision you should make."

Lu Yao just looked at the other person silently, the self who was still in 'happiness'.

The boy's laughter gradually subsided, and tears appeared on his face. His round face looked extremely rosy. He looked here seriously, then his nose was the same, and his face showed pride.

"I'm handsome too. Not bad, not bad. That's enough."

He waved his hand, put on an expectant smile on his face, turned around, opened the door, entered, and disappeared.

Lu Yao watched this scene quietly, knowing what would happen next.

I didn't see my parents at that time, so I had to wait at home, hoping that they would come back soon.

But it didn't take long for me to feel restless. I deliberately took a shortcut and came back early. I couldn't wait to let my parents know about my results, so I decided to look for it.

Fortunately, I had seen my always gentle father walking somewhere in the past, so I went there based on my memory.

Then, on that mountain top, I was abandoned.

The simple and warm red house in front of him gradually became thinner, like a fading memory. Lu Yao raised his head. After that, needless to say, he practiced hard and killed the man who had been pretending.

But at the same time, he also learned during the battle with the other party that the woman died shortly after following the other party. The man even specifically said that he had done it himself.

Because he was a noble, that kind of indigenous people did not match his status. He obviously loved him so much that he even abandoned his own woman for it, but in the end, he ended up like that.

That's why I killed him. This memory was unnecessary and worthless.

He turned around and was about to leave.

"......"

However, he lowered his head, but his feet stood on the same spot as if they were taking root. They resisted and refused to leave.

["Your heart has been imprisoned by a certain past. If you want to break through, you must look directly at that past."]

The mellow and high-pitched voice sounded, and he suddenly recalled that it was the first time he set foot in the outside world and met a strong man by chance.

His body was floating in the air, his legs were crossed and he was looking at the figure below who was silently training himself, with a hint of curiosity on his heroic face.

"Don't you have a teacher?" the bald old man asked with a smile.

"........No."

Lu Yao's eyes were gloomy, he just glanced at the other person indifferently, turned around, and continued to practice according to the training method he bought. He must become a strong man, so that he can kill that guy.

"Well...that's it." The old man looked at him deeply, then shook his head, "Unfortunately, you are not on the same path as me, and I can't teach you."

The hand that was shaking his fist couldn't help but a look of self-deprecation flashed across Lu Yao's face. He had known for a long time that no one would think highly of him, but he would still have unrealistic expectations for others... ....I am really stupid.

Relatives will betray themselves, let alone outsiders.

Bang bang bang, he hit the big tree in front of him harder, and his gauze-wrapped fists were gradually stained red with blood, but he still hit regardless, with a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes.

"..." The bald old man touched his chin and looked at the stubborn figure below, with a look of contemplation on his face.

"Okay, just treat it as a temporary task. You come and do me a small favor. I will give you some advice and money as a reward. After all, if you want to continue practicing, you also need some bounty money to buy precious medicine to complete it. A depleted body."

"I——" The bald old man was about to explain what he wanted him to do.

"...I'll take it." Lu Yao immediately turned around and accepted the job.

The bald old man's smile faltered, his eyes became deep, and he scanned the stern young man's face again and again, but he made a conclusion in his heart that he was seeking death, not becoming stronger.

If they follow the rules between normal bounty hunters, they will often test each other until they find out each other's bottom line, then they will measure whether their own strength is enough to get involved, and finally decide whether to take on the task.

As for the decisive look of the young man in front of him, he said without hesitation that he had seen it countless times among those who had the will to die.

But...he touched his smooth head, but there were complicated emotions in his heart.

"You guys will die somewhere sooner or later." He sighed and looked at the other party sideways.

The young man looked at him with a gloomy expression, but did not say anything to refute.

"Listen, you have nothing to do with me, so I don't want to care about you, but during this short journey, I don't want you to die easily and let my money go down the drain. Before the mission is completed, you Just put away this lifeless look."

The bald old man looked here with a serious face. Lu Yao's face tightened and he was very resistant in his heart. However, in the end, he could not resist the other party's burning gaze and reluctantly moved the corners of his mouth, revealing an unusually ugly smile.

"That's good, let's get along well in the future." The bald old man smiled, looking refreshed.

Lu Yao looked at him unwillingly, his hateful eyes flashing across the other person's neck. Sooner or later, he would cut off that neck.