The moonlight flows like water, quietly pouring over the vast and boundless fields covered by green waves, and the flower stamens are dotted and swaying slowly. The thin green mist merged with the moonlight, and the winding thin clouds clung to the seemingly frozen blue sky wall. The breeze caressed the grass and blew towards the mixed woods. The moon was like silver waves, the light was swaying like sprayed snow, and the leaves on the treetops were rustling and whispering. The endless mountains in the distance are shrouded in mist, which melts thickly between the mountainsides. The streams and trees are all hidden in the mist, steaming in various shapes and changing unpredictably. Only from the space where the fog breaks and the clouds open can one catch a glimpse of a peak and a valley that appear and disappear. Jinyun had imagined hundreds of scenes of reunion with Jingliu in his mind. Among these scenes, there were scenes of being chased by Jingliu, and also scenes of not recognizing each other and passing each other by. Or you can let go of your grudges, reconcile, and resume your relationship. But no matter which one it was, it was never like this. The two of them sat in Eden in silence, and as time passed, they sat until late at night, without saying a word. Finally, Jinyun couldn't stand the long silence anymore and broke it first: "You...don't have anything you want to ask me?" "I don't know how to start, and I don't want to embarrass you."
Jingliu's cool and elegant voice was like running water, slowly flowing through Jinyun's heart, creating circles of long ripples. "Me too, I don't know how to start... I'm sorry." "Why are you apologizing?" "Because I lied to you about a lot of things." Jinyun was in a very complicated mood. Jingliu was just a string of data in the game, and her behavioral logic was just the feedback generated by the AI's real-time calculation of player interactions after being fed with a large amount of data. From another perspective, there's nothing wrong with saying he was apologizing to a robot. "That's not what you meant." Jing Liu's glasses, hidden under the black veil, dimmed slightly. "You must have your reasons for doing that. Don't mind it." "Really? You trust me that much?" "Even though 1,800 years have passed, the feeling is still vivid in my mind. Love is something that cannot be faked." "Well......" "Actually, I'm kind of happy." Jingliu gently stroked his cheek with his fingers and looked down at the night sky with a bright moon hanging high in the distance: “Since I was born, I have experienced thousands of years. The memories of the immortal species are limited. As time goes by, all that is left are unforgettable and extreme memories. The ten years I spent with you only took up a tiny fraction of my long life, but it was also the happiest time of my life in the past thousand years. I felt at ease when I was with you. How is this going? Is it really possible that Jingliu doesn't feel any resentment towards himself at all? If she had not yet fallen into the devil's body, Jinyun could still believe that she was so open-minded, but after falling into the devil's body, this negative emotion could not be eliminated by her own will. Under the erosion of time, the emotional perception ability of the immortal species has become extremely dull. Those beautiful and peaceful memories have gradually been forgotten, and only the most extreme and vivid memories remain. In other words, eventually the remnants of painful and regretful memories will fill the memory space of the immortal species.
According to normal logic, when Jing Liu fell into the devil's shadow and knew that she was still alive and her death was just a deception, even if she was reluctant, the resentment accumulated over thousands of years would burst out at this moment. Then they will lose their intelligence, fall into madness, and start an endless hunt on themselves. But Jingliu's current performance was too calm, so calm that it was too weird. Jinyun felt like she was a time bomb and he didn't know when it would explode. Therefore, no matter how reluctant he was, even if he would be torn into pieces by the other party, he had to speak out. Only by clarifying this concern as early as possible can the two people open up to each other. Jinyun took a deep breath, then mustered up the courage to ask the other party: "But I lied to you after all. Don't you feel any resentment or hatred towards me?" "Of course there is." Jing Liu's red lips curled up in a soft and charming arc, and his tone was filled with a hint of mockery: "I wish I could cut you into pieces, turn you into a puppet, and let you stay with me forever." This is how it should be. According to the setting, this is consistent with the behavior of the demonic body. The words are morbid, but reasonable. After a long pause, Jing Liu added: "Besides, I have already done this, have you forgotten?" "..." Jinyun's brain froze for a short while. The next second, he seemed to remember something and asked, "You mean, what happened just now?" "Yes, and many times before that." "Many times..." Jinyun was a little confused. So, the black shadow that looks like Mirror Flow is one with Mirror Flow? If I remember correctly, didn't many of the times when the shadow chased me happen in dreams? In the game, including this time, I have only fought her twice... "That shadow..." Jinyun raised his right hand unnaturally and waved it twice in the air: "What's going on?" "I'm not sure either. I found out when I woke up after falling into the devil's shadow." Jingliu spread out her right palm and blew a breath forward. A black shadow like black mist suddenly emerged from her fingertips and quickly spread to her entire arm. "She is like my shadow, my disguise, and the other side of me when I lose my spiritual sanity."
Hiss, so this isn't a game bug? It's more like another personality came out after falling into the devil's shadow, and it's a special protection for the original owner? Is there such a thing in the setting of Collapse Iron? No, right? "Then, I..." Jinyun lowered his head nervously and asked, "Don't you want to ask me why I lied to you?" After asking this question, Jinyun couldn't help feeling a little regretful. He was quite worried that Jingliu would ask this, because if she asked, he would either make up an excuse to lie to her or tell her the truth, but in fact, the results of these two choices were the same. Because the truth that "you are actually a character in the game, and what I teach you is just a development game" is no different from lying, and may even be worse than lying. It was so serious that Jinyun felt that Jingliu would be possessed by his evil spirit after hearing it and would suddenly attack and hurt people. "At this moment, I just feel happy. I have resented what I should resent. For me, the present is the most important thing. You don't have to feel any guilt." Jingliu's fingers brushed the green grass beneath him, and his eyes under the black veil looked straight at the gurgling river in front of him: "Those who have fallen into the devil's shadow don't have that many emotions to begin with. Moreover, I took the Eternal Life Merciless Pill you gave me, which has obscured my love and thoughts for you. Even if there were unforgettable memories, they will pass away with the rushing river. " "It's over..." Jinyun had a complicated expression when he heard this, and an indescribable sense of obscurity and bitterness surged in his heart: "Meaning, you've let those things go...right?" Jing Liu did not give a direct answer, but instead raised a mysterious smile: "Do you want me to let it go?" This sudden fatal question... Jinyun responded at a loss: "I, I don't know, maybe, at least you are safe now, that's good." Although it cannot be said to be safe and sound, the demonic body is still there, and there is currently no way to break it, only suppression methods. By the way, how will the plot develop next? He is currently able to wander around in the Star Iron World, but it is all thanks to Kiana. Once Kiana's development round is over, the two will have to separate again. So he has to cheat again? Scoring twice means double happiness? That's too cruel! No, wait... Isn't this place Eden? Without any player manipulation, how did Jingliu, as an NPC, run into the character creation hall alone? ! When Jinyun thought of this question, he suddenly became uneasy: "Jingliu, how did you get here?" "I don't know," Jingliu replied calmly, "I just wanted to go back to the place where I first met you, and then I found myself here." "...So, the lotus flower in the letter that you asked Yanqing to pass on to me refers to the lotus flower where you were born?"
"Yes, I don't know the name of this place, so I can only express it to you this way." "So that's it..." Jinyun didn't get an answer and could only attribute Jingliu's appearance in Eden to the game settings. Maybe there is an Easter egg in this game where the character can return to the character creation lobby on his own through some means? "Jinyun, after leaving Luofu, I roamed the stars for more than seven hundred years. In order to find your hometown, I visited many planets, but to no avail. But now there is no need for that, I just have some regrets." "regret?" “Well, back then you always taught me to be strong, but I subconsciously thought you could protect me for decades, hundreds of years. I never thought you would be gone so suddenly that I wouldn’t be able to do anything.” "But it's not your fault. You know that my leaving was just a lie to you." "I know. Actually, a lot of things happened later. Luo Fu, this is not the first time I have come back here. These years of traveling have gradually made me calm, especially after knowing that you are not dead. I suddenly understood that since this world is just a blinding beauty, the so-called hatred, regrets, and long-cherished wishes have lost their meaning. After figuring this out, I no longer cling to revenge. " Jinyun was a little confused after hearing this. What do you mean? In other words, Jingliu doesn't plan to take revenge on the God of Plenty? How will the story develop later? When he thought of this, Jinyun couldn't help but secretly call himself an idiot. Why do you care how it develops? It's not an original work, but a secondary creation that has imported the original plot and world view. Isn't the fan fiction just about making it up? Even Kiana has come to StarTetsu, so why bother about the original work! Jingliu stood up and looked down at Jinyun from above, a smile on his red lips: "Well, it's time to do that. Although I've done it once, I'll feel more at ease if you accompany me this time." "do what?" "Let's go to Luofu. I have somewhere I want to go." "hiss." Jinyun couldn't help but take a breath. Is it coming? The famous scene of four generations of grandmaster, grandmaster, master, and apprentice living together? Jinyun opened the UI interface, selected the world option, and switched to the Star Iron World.
The scene in front of me suddenly burst into a dazzling white light, and then slowly receded like a tide, and the new scene was gradually loaded. In just a few breaths, they returned to Luofu again. Before he had taken a few steps, Jinyun felt that the atmosphere around him was not right. The Jianmu tree grew much taller than what had been seen before, almost several times taller, and was about to pierce through the dome of Luofu. The roads leading to Dandingsi have been blocked by the Yunqi, and the streets are full of Yunqi troops marching in formation. It is obvious that something big must have happened in Luofu. Could it be that during the time I was away, Luofu’s storyline had already advanced to the period after the battle with Huanlong? After all, Jianmu had grown too much, and the Yunqi Army had been transferred to the Danding Division, apparently because of changes in the Linyuan Realm.