"are you crazy?"
Yan? frowned and looked at him, looking at this strange friend to him. He did know that after knowing Lu Wu for so many years, this person who seemed much quieter than him had always been a complete lunatic. But this matter... has simply reached the point of challenging imagination, leaving Yan Xi almost speechless.
"Or am I dreaming?" After a while, he held back another sentence.
"You heard it right, and I said it right." Luowu was terrifyingly calm, and these ordinary words were as familiar as if they had been stated a thousand times in his mind, "What do you think 'appreciation of the gods' is? So-called. Tests are just fancy excuses to fool stupid people. Those tests are just a slight intimidation, which is enough to scare people away. In fact, it is not that troublesome at all. Those people, they have such qualifications ——If you can’t solve the problem, just solve the person who raised the problem. Isn’t this the most effective method?”
"They were... an accident."
"There is a saying that humans often say: Luck is part of strength. Although I do sneer at it, it sounds like some kind of...excuse or excuse for lack of ability. But there is another angle of understanding. I think. Want to see, if they can't even defeat an evil god, they can still get these magic weapons and get to where they are today? In my opinion, strength is part of luck."
Yan? Still didn’t speak for a long time. He really didn't know what to say, so he just remained silent. That kind of silent and solemn expression seemed a little out of place and unlike him, who always had a playful smile.
"Are you afraid?" Luowu asked, "You are afraid that I will fail, right?"
"I know you like to gamble most of the time, and I admit that I'm a little scared." Yan? turned around, looked at the chaotic forest, and said with his back to him, "I'm not afraid of your failure, but I'm afraid You made a mistake. None of us know what it means to be a 'Heaven', and whether everything will be under control. And as the price for obtaining such status and power, what needs to be paid - we have no idea, how can you So risky?”
"I know - I know a little bit. These things can be predicted to some extent." Lu Wu raised the corners of his lips, "Have you forgotten the prophecy of the incense burner? The 'god' will not come, but will be born. This is unchangeable. The future. But they are not afraid, not at all, and even calmly prepare for those incredible tasks as before, or give insignificant favors. They know their results, better than anyone else. All this is just a conspiracy, A trap, a trial, a foreshadowing for the birth of a new god."
"...But what happens after that? Are you still you?" Yan turned his head and stared into his purple pupils, "If you do it, if you succeed, if you transform into a so-called god...who are you?"
"what are you saying?"
"What should I do? At that time, when you were in that position - would you still remember me? Like now?"
Luwu seemed to laugh out of anger, straightened up from the stone wall he had been leaning on, spread his hands, faced Yan? and said:
"You don't trust me? Time has long proven that I am always right. Just do whatever I ask you to do. Do you think I can't control the power of 'Heaven', or am I unworthy? Forget it, I don't agree with you. Fight for this. Do you know what the power of heaven means? It is a power that breaks through the six paths and can rival the Lord of Naraku. Everyone can imagine it. 'Heaven' can even drive the gods and make other gods rise.
Resurrection from the dead, so they are not afraid at all. Now that I have this opportunity, why should I not fight for it? "
These words obviously cannot convince Yan? He realized that the essence of what the two were discussing seemed not to be on the same line at all. And no matter how he explained, it would be in vain, the spider couldn't listen to what he said. He only recognizes what he believes in, and does not want or bother to understand his own expression. He knew a long time ago that although they were friends, in this guy's eyes, their positions were never equal. He didn't care at first, but Liuwu insisted on going his own way, until today, until this day. Yan? chose to remain silent. He began to rethink the meaning of everything the two of them had done so far.
It doesn't seem to make any sense.
He came up with a funny metaphor, but he just couldn't laugh now. The snake's walking route is to meander forward silently, but in the end it moves forward inch by inch according to the set purpose. It occasionally stops and wanders, and finally reaches the place it wants to go and captures the prey it wants. Spiders are quieter than snakes. It lies dormant in a dark corner all day long, silently weaving a giant web that only it can see, and patiently waits for its prey to come forward. When he came under the net and stared at the small figure, he suddenly discovered that it was one with the net and sky behind it, and that was its complete picture.
Although they both live in darkness, shadows, humidity, and dust-free yet filthy spaces, they are so different.
In the beginning, he himself was just passing the time and having fun with Tu Yi. In addition, he appreciated and admired Lu Wu in many aspects, so they came together. In Lu Wu's eyes, he should be regarded as a rare and rare person with whom he could raise a glass and drink together. It is also obedient and easy to use - this is what Luwu is most satisfied with. And the days walking side by side with him are indeed memories worth remembering.
But those can only become memories after all.
"For so long...I thank you." Yan? suddenly figured out something, "but I won't help you anymore."
"What did you say?" Liu Wu looked sideways, "Did I hear wrongly?"
His body suddenly leaned forward, and Yan Qi knew very well that this was a precursor to an attack. Lu Wu is not usually so impulsive, but now he is probably angry. So he turned sideways on instinct. The prediction was correct, he knew him too well - at some point the sharp claws, like sharp blades unsheathed, flashed out from Luowu's back, and now they hit the position where Yan? was standing just now. Its force pierced the stone, causing cracks like spider webs. A few hairs on one side of Yan? were cut off and fell lightly to the ground.
"Then you're useless."
Yan? sighed secretly and thought to himself, I knew it. Lu Wu wasn't really heartless, he was just... angry. Because he believed that Yan? could not disobey him or betray him, because he had never done so - this formed an iron rule unknowingly. He had never intended to deliberately make him angry in this regard, but now it seemed that he was fortunate that he had never done so.
It's different now.
Lu Wu took a step back and dodged his second attack accurately. He knew very well that Luowu would invisibly lay a sharp net next, and every attack would be accompanied by a silent next move. Even when he is angry, he will maintain his rare rationality during the confrontation, which is something that Yan? admires. So he was ready to jump off this cliff and escape from all the traps he could set. But just when Yan? found a foothold and fell off the cliff, he fell heavily to the ground.
Ah...it's not the ground. He pushed himself up to see clearly
The place where he fell. It was several giant thorns that suddenly sprouted from the cliff and caught him like arms. To do this, he only needed to wave his hand. He almost forgot that this guy was also proficient in magic. Lu Wu came to the edge of the cliff with a sullen face, and his dark skin looked even darker. He looked down at the "traitor" condescendingly, raising the limbs on his back as if in demonstration. He could have used the earth thorn to penetrate him directly, but no, he probably preferred to deal with the perpetrators he considered betrayal with his own hands.
"You are really brave."
It's a woman's voice. Lu Wu turned around and happened to see a pair of crimson shoes falling to the ground. When he raised his eyes, Lingge had already retracted his wings. When did she come? It seemed to have settled somewhere nearby a long time ago, but the other two people didn't pay attention to it. She took two steps forward and looked at the sullen spider demon in front of her without fear.
"So?" He said nonchalantly, "Are you here to meddle in other people's business? If not, you can leave. As long as I am willing, I might let your beloved Lord Bird come back to the world - as long as you don't hinder me .”
"..."
Ling Ge looked directly at him with warm eyes, silent, not knowing what he was thinking. At this moment, a wave of water that came from nowhere rolled up Yan? on the cliff like a rope. When Luowu reacted and looked down, the guy had already fled.
"Tsk." He was a little dissatisfied, but had no intention of pursuing him.
"Looks like you're short of manpower."
"I don't think you can do better than him." Liu Wu said coldly, "And I can do it alone. If you just want to resurrect Garuda, you don't have to do this."
The aura of Ling Ge never seemed to recede, but from a certain moment, it no longer showed its sharpness.
"You didn't tell me at first that he still had a chance to survive. Why? Don't you think this is a good bargaining chip?"
"Ah, there's no need." Lu Wu shrugged, "I only like to do things with the minimum cost. I know you won't refuse, why should I offer a higher price? But it doesn't matter, you don't make me annoying, We’ll talk about the rest later.”
The tomb song was silent for a long time. She watched the melee between the giant python and the tiny human, and suddenly asked:
"There's something I don't understand."
"Um?"
"In the matter of the Nine Heavens Kingdom, why did the Demon Yama alone believe that only the python god needed to send Wu Chang to suppress it, but was indifferent to what the other gods did? You know, the people who died at the hands of Mahulaka may not be as good as Garuda Mr. Luo’s system brings more.”
"Ah, that person... always thinks that his own arrangements are the best, huh. Probably only the Python God destroyed too many souls, disrupted the precepts of reincarnation, and made them unable to reincarnate. Haha, He only cares about this .”
"Really..." Lingge muttered softly.
"Isn't it?"
"Let me help you with something." She looked at the chaos below, "I can quickly identify the locations of those magic weapons. I'm not doing this for you, nor for him. Just for...my own peace of mind. That’s all.”
"It's quite convincing."
The two stood side by side on this cliff again. Not long ago, they were like now, holding their heads high and looking at the dark scene of Shiyue Mountain from a distance. It's just that every time, Lingge didn't know what was going on in Liuwu's heart, but now he knew. And Luwu never cared about what Lingge was thinking.
