"I saw it."
The Tomb Ghost shrank into the corner of the wall, his voice trembling as he answered.
Then he asked quietly with grievance, "So... who exactly am I?"
"..."
Gu Shen looked at this pitiful individual.
He felt both sorrowful and fortunate.
If this man wasn’t shrinking in the corner, but stood up when the Heavenly Sheath collapsed.
If this man didn’t lower his head, but reached out his hand when the giant drew his sword.
The world would probably be much worse now...
"You are you, you are no one else."
Gu Shen spoke word by word, "You are my friend, you are the ancient text expert hired with a hefty salary by Gu Nanfeng, you are the Array Pattern Master who contributed greatly to constructing Qingzhong, and also the research genius who played a leading role in igniting the childlike wonder... You’ve walked in this world for so many years, do you not know who you are? You know this answer clearer than anyone else."
The Tomb Ghost buried his head lower, he murmured.
"But recently, I keep dreaming..."
"I dread of that big guy slamming his head into the ground..."
"Alright, why don’t you answer my question instead—"
Gu Shen interrupted the Tomb Ghost, he squatted down, calmly asking, "Tell , who am I?"
The Tomb Ghost was stunned, he lifted his head and looked at Gu Shen.
This scene seed familiar.
In Black Snow Mountain, they had "t" countless tis like this, only now it was in the real world.
Gu Shen... was also one within Black Snow Mountain Dream.
"You..."
The Tomb Ghost opened his mouth.
"Twenty years ago, two madn made two life-risking contracts..."
Gu Shen said, "Perhaps the heavens couldn’t bear to refuse the pursuit and ideals of madn, so the two who risk everything were granted their wishes. Among them, one likely ’died’ on the snowy mountain, another likely ’died’ in the eternal darkness, just that they still want to ’live’ again, at the cost of finding a brand new body."
This story was very short.
But for the Tomb Ghost, it was enough.
"This is a story I made up, without any insinuation or taphor, don’t take it personally. I just hope you can understand its core: when soone wants to ’live,’ there must be soone to ’die.’
Gu Shen said lightly, "So, who you are is not important, but whether you want to ’live,’ that’s important..."
The two locked eyes, as they had countless tis in Black Snow Mountain.
The Tomb Ghost gazed in a daze, divine.
Nurous thoughts churned, flew in his mind.
Those broken, complex mories, almost recalled under the giant’s calls... now drowned by courtyard’s sunlight, Changye’s drifting snow, and such simple recollections.
This isn’t a complicated problem.
It’s easy to make a choice.
So...
Moonlight climbed over the high walls of the deep alley, covering the man shrinked in the corner.
The Tomb Ghost huskily said, "I want to live."
"Well then... rember it, rember it for a lifeti."
Gu Shen coldly said, "Unlucky one, your na is Xing Yun, want to live, do as I say!"
He stood up, turned, and left.
"...Hey!"
The Tomb Ghost inhaled deeply, looking at Gu Shen’s back, loudly asked, "You haven’t told yet! What should I do now?!"
"You boy... deserve to be exploited."
Gu Shen stood still, annoyed, "Solve that blueprint for , the faster the better!"
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(PS: Writer’s block on this Chapter, took a long ti, still asking for monthly tickets~ more tonight~)
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