Chapter 65: She Has Seen That Figure
The land beneath her feet was becoming smaller and smaller, forcing Luxianbei to coexist with the Inheritance Beast on a “mental island” with a diameter of less than five meters.
With her back to the Inheritance Beast, a glimmer of light in her golden eyes seemed to say, “Am I pretty?”
“I can feel your aura. You are very kind, kinder than the first two sisters.”
Luxianbei, “…What?”
Me? Kind?
I see you don’t understand at all!
You probably don’t know who tortured Wang in Huacheng, the Calamity of Urban Legends, the cunning chestnut-haired witch, hidden murderous intent lurking in the shadows, and the bloodthirsty witch that devours urban legends!
Seeing Luxianbei silent, the Inheritance Beast continued darkly, “But you’re much more timid than them, is it because you have gained too much that you fear losing it, which makes you timid?”
For some reason, his tone was suddenly much darker compared to when he called out earlier.
It felt like a devil’s whisper, seeming to probe into people’s hearts, searching for vulnerabilities, yet came off as deliberately affected.
As if he were mimicking someone’s speaking style.
“But you know? Sometimes the more timid you are, the more you will lose, and even possibly, due to a moment’s hesitation, you will watch your important things perish right before your eyes.”
Luxianbei, “Is ‘Yuhui North’ what you mean?”
“You are still very sad, isn’t it because you’ve just lost someone or something important? Is it that sister who looks very similar to you? Is she someone very important to you?”
At this point, Luxianbei suddenly thought of Mrs. Wang Meili, and her heart twitched inexplicably. She turned around abruptly and impatiently interrupted, “That’s enough! Stop rambling like a cult brainwashing! What do you want?”
As she spoke, she calmly activated her Royal Authority to its fullest.
However…
Though she appeared very angry, she still maintained a minimum level of calm.
Her target for activating Royal Authority was not the Inheritance Beast but herself.
At the moment she turned around, a barely perceptible golden ripple instantly enveloped her body, blocking out every strange ability the Inheritance Beast might use to affect her mind.
In that moment, she even had the sudden idea of whether she should give herself some spiritual shock.
Perhaps, under high-intensity spiritual shock, she would no longer be affected by other external spiritual abilities?
Just like when a website server is overloaded, and more people try to log in, it prompts “the server is busy.” Luxianbei thought.
Of course, this was just a guess and had not been tested; she did not act recklessly.
“I…” Feeling the sudden increase in pressure from Luxianbei’s aura, the Inheritance Beast seemed to be scared, his petite body bound by thorny chains trembled, and his voice noticeably weakened.
“I just… I was just thinking, if you’re unwilling to help me, it would be nice to talk, to chat…”
You call this chatting? Luxianbei mocked silently. Seeing that the Inheritance Beast did not make any threatening moves for the time being, she darkened her expression and said, “Chatting, huh? Okay, what do you want to chat about?”
So you want to chat, do you? Bring it on, let’s settle this!
It’s not like I can avoid it, I want to see what you want!
In such circumstances, an obvious threat is always better than an unseen one. Moreover, if they chatted, it would give her a chance to stall for time until Proxy Player Sister finished her task. Luxianbei thought.
Hearing this, the Inheritance Beast was silent for a second or two before letting out a strange laugh, “Hehehe, anything is fine, whatever you want to hear, I can satisfy you!”
Luxianbei, “…”
Thank you, I am already satisfied.
Satisfied in my long-cherished wish to hear what “Hehehe” really sounds like.
Luxianbei mumbled to herself, raising an eyebrow slightly, “Oh? Anything I want to hear can be satisfied, huh?”
“Of course, just voice your wish!”
“…” Luxianbei pondered for two seconds and seriously said, “Do you know The Book of Siye?”
“Mm, mm.”
“Then recite it for me.”
The prologue of The Book of Siye contains the entry declaration for the Siye Society. If he recites the entire book, he will definitely recite the declaration as well.
As an urban legend, who knows what will happen if he recites the entire entry declaration of the Siye Society? He might just give himself away.
I’ll first test him with this to see if he’s simply too lonely or has ulterior motives.
Moreover, if he really recites it, I might take the opportunity to learn about the content that the Proxy Player Sister mentioned is only in the early version of The Book of Siye. Luxianbei thought.
“…”
After waiting for a moment and hearing no strange voice from the Inheritance Beast, Luxianbei frowned and asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say you could satisfy me?”
Not going to recite it? If you won’t recite it, then I have reason to suspect you have ulterior motives. Luxianbei thought, quietly stepping back a few paces until she reached the edge of the “mental island.”
“I… I can’t.” The Inheritance Beast’s timid voice rang in Luxianbei’s ears.
It was unclear whether he had decided to stop pretending or if it was due to Luxianbei’s strange request, but his voice suddenly became tender and soft, a bit unclear.
Can’t or don’t want to? Luxianbei scoffed, “Then what about ‘MANIFEST DER KOMMUNISTISCHEN PARTEI’?”
Such a great work should not be influenced by urban legend abilities.
Daring to use this book to test him would also help determine whether he truly couldn’t recite what I wanted to hear or was deliberately dodging me. Luxianbei thought.
“Huh? What’s that?”
“That is one of the greatest crystallizations of human wisdom in history, witnessing the surge of various ideologies, pointing the way to the comprehensive development of humanity and the liberation of all mankind!” Luxianbei said passionately.
“You don’t even know this? That’s not acceptable! You must memorize it as soon as you have time, got it?”
After this brief exchange, seeing that the Inheritance Beast did not make any threatening moves, Luxianbei’s anxious heart relaxed a bit, and her words gradually became more daring.
“Then… choose one from ‘Dream Stream Pen Talks’, ‘Yongle Encyclopedia’, or ‘Complete Library’!”
Even if I can’t use the Siye Society’s materials to trap him, if I can trick him into reciting these ancient encyclopedic volumes, it should also buy me a lot of time.
Maybe by the time he finishes reciting, Proxy Player Sister will have already completed her task, and I can leave this cursed place. Luxianbei thought.
“The things you mentioned… I… I don’t know any of them.”
“That’s it? Just that?” Luxianbei said impatiently, “You can’t do this, can’t do that, then what use do you have for me?”
“Sorry, sorry.” The Inheritance Beast’s soft mumble echoed in her ears.
Not knowing if it was just her imagination, Luxianbei felt a hint of a sob in his voice.
“…”
Wait, aren’t you a Cataclysm Grade urban legend? Are you really this psychologically weak?
Everyone can see it! I’m not bullying him into tears; he’s just incapable.
Honestly, my request isn’t excessive at all, right? Luxianbei thought.
“Then tell me yourself, what do you know? Just say what you know!”
“I… I only know myself…”
“Only know yourself?” Luxianbei furrowed her brow slightly, looking up and down at this chained figure that resembled a mummy.
That’s a little off!
He has absorbed and replicated so many abilities from urban legends and spiritual ability users. Why only know himself?
Luxianbei thought, spitting lightly, “Fine, then tell me about yourself!”
“Do you really want to know me?” the Inheritance Beast asked, tremblingly, clearly very excited.
“Yes, I want to know very much, and preferably start from your birth.” Luxianbei subtly activated her enchanting ability, softly saying in a highly tempting tone, “Better…”
“Tell me everything about you!”
The more he talks, the longer I can delay. Once I leave this cursed place, I’ll anonymously report everything I know to the Siye Society. Luxianbei thought.
In fact, the anonymous reports Gu Qiqi submitted under the system’s guidance brought Luxianbei much trouble but also provided her with some benefits.
At the very least, she learned a whole new method of revenge from this incident.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Inheritance Beast would be fortunate to become her first anonymous reporting target.
“Wuwuwu, wuwuwu…”
Just as Luxianbei was secretly calculating, the Inheritance Beast suddenly began to “wuwu.”
In several breaths of time, Luxianbei heard him “wuwu” hundreds of times, finally unable to hold herself back to interrupt, “d*mn! What the heck are you wuwu-ing about?”
Is your everything just “wuwuwu”? Is that why you’re called the Inheritance Beast?
“I’m sorry, I… I was just too excited; it’s the first time someone is willing to understand me…” the Inheritance Beast said weakly.
“Enough, enough, hurry up and start!” Luxianbei waved her hand.
As soon as she finished speaking, the Inheritance Beast suddenly began to whisper softly in her ear.
“All forms are not forms, all laws are not laws, those who see forms, there is no form to see; those who speak laws, there are no laws to speak…”
“…”
Wait, why do I feel like this content is a bit off?
The more Luxianbei listened, the more she felt something was wrong and couldn’t help but furrow her brows, asking, “What are you talking about? Is this about you? Why does it seem like you’re describing your own abilities?”
“…To see with the eyes, to seek with sound, offering bone and bl**d, only then can you see me.”
The Inheritance Beast did not answer Luxianbei’s question but continued to recite his ability description in her ear, as if in this way, he was telling her his ability description was him.
As the Inheritance Beast finished reciting his ability description, a series of shattering glass-like sounds suddenly rang in Luxianbei’s mind, and her consciousness became hazy.
In a daze, she felt something on that petite body before her shattering apart, like an exploded glass, flying towards her.
In a hallucinatory manner, she heard a whisper.
“You need not know my past; the past is a rushing river, only flowing forward, never flowing backward.
You need not understand my present; the present is a drifting breath, not dissipating, only lingering.
You need not foresee my future; the future is blue skies and white clouds, right before you, yet out of reach.
You only need to know, I am you, and you are me.”
What the hell is this? Did I just become the one getting played? Luxianbei thought as her vision went dark.
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In a hallucinatory manner, Luxianbei opened her eyes for the first time to see a vast, pure white room.
In the cold room, countless egg-shaped oval vessels floated in mid-air, arranged in a matrix that formed strange patterns.
All the vessels contained beings made of some bl**d and flesh, seemingly unformed fetuses, yet also resembling fruits, waiting to ripen.
……
After an unknown amount of time, Luxianbei opened her eyes for the second time.
As her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw that the vessels floating in the large white room had been removed, replaced by cradles hovering in mid-air.
Inside the cradles, various young creatures slept, including humans, chicks, cats, dogs, and even various animals from the ocean. On their tiny, delicate bodies, some extremely mismatched organs or tissues grew.
At the edge of the white room, indistinct figures used huge machinery to grind up unknown bl**d and flesh, mixing it into potions, expressionlessly delivering the potions like milk to the mouths of the oddly-shaped babies in the cradles.
Seeing such a scene and not detecting any imminent danger, Luxianbei suddenly gained a moment of clarity.
“…”
Perhaps the Inheritance Beast really didn’t lie; he presented everything about himself right in front of my eyes.
The images I see now are his memories. Luxianbei thought.
……
The third time she opened her eyes, she saw a vast lawn surrounded by high walls. The lawn was filled with “younglings” chasing, playing, and even fighting. They all wore white cotton jumpsuits with black serial numbers printed on their backs.
Most of them had body outlines similar to humans, but the strange tissues completely alien to humans made it hard to recognize them as human.
These undetermined “younglings” repeated daily routines of receiving injections of strange potions, regular health checks, and being sent to eerie monks dressed in black cloaks for “education.”
Cycle after cycle.
Luxianbei focused her mind, trying to hear the bizarre content being taught to the “younglings” by the monks.
From the snippets she captured, she heard astonishing words.
Those monks took various legendary powers akin to deities, modified them, and taught them to the “younglings” in a blasphemous manner, wanting to imprint those things into their minds over and over.
……
In this vast white room, “disobedient” younglings or those who could not withstand the strange potions were deemed unqualified and not permitted to exist, and were to be eradicated.
Just like a factory production line, there were strict standards for product quality. Qualified participants passed; disqualified ones were destroyed.
Time slowly passed, and the number of “younglings” rapidly decreased, soon dwindling from thousands to less than ten.
At this point, Luxianbei finally saw the “youngling” with dark red short hair, whose gender was indistinguishable.
“…”
Is that the Inheritance Beast? Was he created by someone? Luxianbei thought with uncertainty.
Just as she was pondering, the scene before her changed again. She saw a dark night with pouring rain.
Thunder seemed to shatter the sky, and the ground shook violently as the dark red-haired “youngling” curled up in the corner of the white room, covering his ears and trembling.
Suddenly, the roof of the white room collapsed, and everything fell into silence in that instant.
Under the lightning that lit up the sky like daylight, through the curtain of dense rain, a twisted, bizarre, and enormous shadow resembling a mountain could be seen.
That figure seemed to have emerged from a nightmare—twisted and strange, yet so beautiful that it was terrifying!
In an instant, Luxianbei recalled that she had seen that figure when she and her father encountered that tragic car accident…
