Volume 8: The Bug House Chapter 4 Myself
The hair was pulled.
It was Jiang You playing with her hair again.
He whispered in her ear: "The world is so fun, there's no such thing as playing games or watching TV series."
She shook her head slightly and said, "What does he want to do?"
"You'll know if you listen to me. I have a bad feeling..." Jiang You loosened his hand, and the hair that was curled around his fingers loosened and fell back on her shoulders.
She heard Jiang You say in a very light voice: "He has a strong obsession."
She pursed her lips and was about to say something when Jiang You regained his original tone and said, "I think it's better to study mathematics than to study metaphysics in the mortal world. If you solve a conjecture, it will definitely be a hot search on various platforms and may even be included in textbooks."
"Really?" she asked.
"Of course, I've even chosen the photos. Jiang You's Theorem sounds very interesting."
Tang Butian thought of the colorful circles of light she had just seen.
She had some guesses in her mind, so she asked directly: "Have you recovered?"
Jiang You said: "Still fat."
“Because it’s round?” she asked.
She heard Jiang You laughing, and his round belly started to shake.
The tip of the knife sank a little, and she continued to look at the two people by the river.
——
Lin Shunan looked at the box. He was very familiar with it, the pattern on the surface, the internal structure, and every layer of seal...
His gaze suddenly froze.
Ren Qingning was sensitive enough to notice that something was wrong with him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Shunan glanced at him and said nothing.
"Did you find anything?" Ren Qingning's tone was a little anxious.
Lin Shunan remained silent.
Ren Qingning sighed and said, "Dr. Lin, they won't come here. No one will come to save you. Do you know where we are now?"
Ren Qingning did not pause and continued to speak: "Outside this is the void beyond the domain. It is recorded in the classics on the mountain that once the ancestors of the practice have a sense of something, they will step into the void to practice until they find their own way. However, there are only a few who dare to set foot here now..."
Lin Shunan shifted his gaze from the box and spoke: "Master Ren, you have been giving a long speech about laws, will, demons, heavenly laws and so on. I only understood one thing, your actions..."
Lin Shunan raised his head and stared coldly into Ren Qingning's eyes. He said, "You robbed the box for your own selfish reasons, and for reasons I don't know. Maybe you thought I could help you open the box? You robbed me."
Ren Qingning was stunned for a moment, and a hint of anger flashed across his face.
Lin Shunan continued, "I really want to open the box and take a look, but I study the 'remains', the small world, and various metaphysical phenomena because I want to find the laws among them and provide support for executive departments such as the Special Operations Department to deal with special situations."
"I don't know how to open the box, but I will definitely help you open it," Lin Shunan said, panting a little. He took a few deep breaths and said, "I went through a political review before entering the institute."
"You are wrong. I am not doing this for my own selfish reasons..." Ren Qingning sat down opposite Lin Shunan again.
The shadows of the two were reflected in the flowing black river.
And there seemed to be a river flowing in Ren Qingning's eyes.
“The mountain has reached its end.”
"The world has faith but little strength."
"The way of heaven will change."
Lin Shunan was about to say something when he felt a flash of light, and that feeling came back.
He saw Ren Qingning looking behind him, and Ren Qingning said, "Can mortals really study God?"
The hairs on his back stood up and he turned his head to look behind him. He saw a blurry figure and a pair of pale hands approaching him and slowly touching his shoulders.
…
Tang Butian recognized the blurry figure and asked, "The one in the desert?"
"I want to save my face." Jiang You denied it.
"Then she is..."
Jiang You said: "Projections, including this place, are just projections... The power he realized from the 'body', no, that was originally a legacy..."
"That explains it." Jiang You said.
"What?"
"I originally thought that the researcher's study of the remains caused a spirit to be born from the remains. In order to gain power, this new spirit constantly guided the researcher to continue studying the remains."
"Is he the one who is guiding it?" Tang Butian asked.
"Probably... That's why he wants to rob the box. He is a believer."
"Then why did he kidnap Lin Shunan?"
"How should I know?"
After a few seconds of silence, Jiang You said, "He was a little wrong."
"What?"
"There is a classic science fiction novel about a fame-seeking scientist who discovered the electron channel. From then on, mankind has an inexhaustible source of clean energy."
"And then?"
"The sun exploded. No, it didn't explode. Humans even migrated to the moon. This is a very old article. I didn't guess that you can't grow crops on the moon."
Tang Butian clenched the knife handle tightly and said, "Speak human language."
Jiang You explained: "When the alien spiritual power accumulates to the point where it changes the laws, no, it changes the way of heaven. At that moment, everything changes. It's not that the beings in the chaos just fall in like dumplings, with demons descending today and aliens attacking tomorrow. But after that moment, everything is different."
"How is it different?" Tang Butian asked.
"In the past two years, the trend was the revival of spiritual energy. Now, it should be the revival of mystery, and the moon will turn red," Jiang You paused and said, "I think one color is not enough. It will look better if there are more colors."
Tang Butian lowered her eyes and asked, "Are you waiting for the heavens to change?"
Jiang You didn't answer.
…
The blurry shadow overlapped with Lin Shunan's body.
"Open the box."
A voice in his heart spoke to him.
Open…
How to open...
Why open...
Lin Shunan frowned, as if he was thinking hard about something.
In the halo, dead branches grow wildly.
for a long time.
He spoke.
"Write a report to apply for project approval...risk assessment..."
“Approval…”
"Re-examination..."
"Confirm the team members..."
Ren Qingning opened his eyes and asked, "What did you find just now?"
The shadow's face overlapped with Lin Shunan's face.
Lin Shunan stretched out his hand towards the box.
Pale hands covered the back of his hands, and they pointed to a certain part of the box.
"Here, there's one more thing."
…
The stroke made by Jiang You.
It blocked the breath that was gradually escaping from the 'body'.
Tang Butian remembered it.
She asked, "He thought it was a research project?"
"Perhaps."
…
Ren Qingning looked at the extra sum.
A very light stroke.
If you don't look closely, you will never notice it.
After staring at the stroke for a moment, Ren Qingning closed his eyes and slowly uttered mysterious notes. The river water hit the shadow of the box, and the seal was corroded bit by bit, peeling off layer by layer.
Lin Shunan's shadow slowly emerged.
He shuddered and then came to himself.
The shadow slowly covered the surface of the box.
The dark patterns carved on the box suddenly became brighter, and the shallow stroke was gradually eroded and covered.
…
Tang Butian gripped the hilt of the knife tightly.
She heard Jiang You ask, "Shall we start now?"
"good."
