More than half an hour later.
After finishing their meal, everyone left one after another, and now only Gongsun Ce and the intelligence dealer were in the room.
The two sat side by side on the sofa, watching the TV report on the big screen.
"What do you want to ask, A Ce?"
"Yes, Ming Ke said that people with super powers are dragons. This is probably what Yan Qi avoided talking about when I asked about heart problems last time."
"yes."
"I guess if something big goes wrong with us... there will be a dragon phenomenon?"
The female anchor was seriously introducing the chaotic situation in the central area in the afternoon, blaming it on "gas explosions, local earthquakes and collective hallucinations caused by some superpowers", and repeatedly emphasized that the existence of superpower organizations in the Sky City was created by nefarious people. Fabricated rumors.
There were no unknown guests on the show, no unknown mastermind, and not even photos of several participants. Amid the news reports, the Sky City was peaceful.
Mo Yuankai turned off the TV, and the two people's faces with different expressions were reflected on the dark screen.
"yes."
"You already knew that."
"I found out three years ago."
"so."
Gongsun Ce stopped talking. The information dealer waited for a while, then turned to look at his younger brother in surprise.
"What are you doing? You look like I'm crazy."
"Ace, you're not angry?!"
"You're not satisfied even if I'm not angry. Brother, what do you think I should do?"
Mo Yuankai's eyes widened with anger, he slammed the table, stood up and shouted: "——Why didn't you tell me!!!"
He exaggeratedly clenched his fists to create a shaking effect, even the flesh on his face trembled.
The gray-haired young man commented: "I have always thought that it was a pity for the art world in this century that you did not apply for the acting department."
"No, you're overly praised. How can my amateur acting skills be qualified to compete with yours, A Ce?"
Mo Yuankai sat back on the sofa and asked, "Why are you so mediocre this time?"
"My heart was used to summon the Glazed Dragon two weeks ago. Regarding this matter and the fact that we were imprisoned, I have no idea." Gongsun Ce shook his head and said, "Besides, I'm not You're in high school, what's the point of yelling at your friends? If you don't want to tell me, it must be for my own good."
The information dealer stared at his fingers and said in a low voice, "I'm scared."
"What's so scary."
"I'm afraid that you'll be overly emotional and go berserk. I'm afraid that you'll kill someone after knowing the truth. I'm even more afraid that you'll be unable to think about committing suicide."
Gongsun Ce smiled helplessly: "No, brother, am I so fragile in your eyes?"
"You are not weak at all. You dare to fight hard, show brotherly loyalty, take the overall situation into consideration, and even risk your own life for a little chance. If you join the underworld, you will definitely be the leader that everyone in all societies admires. , if you want to work in the government in the future, you will definitely become a leader among experts."
"But that's what scares me."
"Because you take yourself too lightly."
Mo Yuankai patted his shoulder and said sincerely.
"You don't value your own life. Of course I'm afraid that you will act impulsively and do the wrong thing after knowing the truth."
Gongsun Ce took off his glasses and wiped them slowly with a cloth.
"Don't be such a badass. You've watched too many anime."
"The fact that you started making jokes shows that you know what I'm saying is right."
"I'm just trying to lighten the mood, you're thinking too much."
Mo Yuankai did not refute, and continued: "Now that you have grown up, you will not be so impulsive. But what about you who just came back from the kingdom? What about you before killing the Glazed Dragon?"
"People will grow. But growth can't be achieved in one day. You have to experience all kinds of things, get to know a lot of people, and it takes a lot of time for your mentality and personality to change. I believe you have grown, but I don't I don’t know if you can really bear it, so I dare not say.”
The existence of superpowers is the hidden danger of dragon disaster.
For the sake of the world, it would be better for all superpowers to die.
I myself might bring about the coming of the dragon. No one knows whether Gongsun Ce will turn into a gray dragon one day.
Or should I die first?
He could not argue that his past self would not have been so extreme.
He couldn't firmly say that his past self would really do this.
It cannot be admitted, and it cannot be denied. What you were like in the past and what you will be like in the future are all assumptions based on the present.
All he can see is himself at the moment. And whether he can really see his own heart clearly is another unanswerable question.
Deep inside, a voice whispered.
Brother is right.
You don't take yourself very seriously.
Rather, this statement is too euphemistic.
Gongsun Ce, actually -
"——"
He opened his mouth and said something casually, letting the sounds of reality drown out his inner thoughts.
He is already a dragon species imprisoned in the sky, so why should he be so harsh on himself? Bury your head in the sand like an ostrich, deliberately ignoring the facts before you. This way you can live a more relaxed life, what's wrong with that.
It's a good way to escape reality. When facing the enemy, you cannot run. When facing yourself, you should run as far away as possible. Who says you have to face reality one day? Maybe I will drag it until the end of my life, and I will be very happy living this way for the rest of my life.
He continued to think in the negative direction, like a mole digging into the ground. The deeper he dug, the darker he became, and the more he felt a strange kind of happiness and satisfaction.
Gongsun Ce shook his head and said, "I'm a little distracted. What did I just say?"
"Sorry for not paying attention. I thought you were giving up on yourself."
"Yeah, I'm messed up. I saved the world, defended the city, helped my friends fall in love, and even enlightened the amnesiac girl. I've done so many positive things, at least let me retain some rights to be negative about myself."
"Escape from reality again."
"Sometimes reality is here, and you can't do anything about it, so you can only turn around and run away. My problem is one, and the problem of superpowers is another. Now we all know that superpowers may cause dragon disasters, There are 5.7 million such time bombs. I think all the countries in the world are showing great mercy by locking us up, and we deserve a lot of gratitude."
"There you go."
Gongsun Ce took out two bottles of Coke from the refrigerator.
He didn't use his superpowers. He grabbed the bottle with his hand and drank half of the bottle. He wiped his mouth and said, "What should we do, brother? We used to think very well. We helped the authorities maintain order and let everyone know about superpowers." They are not bombs, they are people with reason, ideals and intentions. One day we will become more powerful, everyone will understand each other, and we will be able to leave this city. Now, the reality is in front of us, and this will be the case for everyone in this life."
Work, love, study, and life planning are all insignificant in the face of the identity of a dragon.
Mo Yuankai raised his hand and grabbed a bottle of Coke. The gray-haired young man held it tightly and refused to let him take it away.
"You just say there's nothing you can do without even trying. You just understand so little about the surface and you're so dejected?"
Gongsun Ce let go and let the carbonated drink be taken away.
"5.7 million, brother. One or two people can certainly go out, but with 5.7 million people, I can't think of anything else to do."
"Then you are going to give up? Give up our goals and efforts?"
"I don't want to give up, but I at least want to see hope! What direction should we work towards when we can't see any light?!"
The two of them spoke faster and faster, and their voices became louder and louder. The room was filled with a decadent atmosphere of restlessness and uneasiness, mixed with lingering disappointment and anger. It was like a light gray veil covering the two of them, making people breathless but unable to escape. .
They stopped talking at the same time and looked at each other with complicated expressions. A lonely silence dominated the space. Apart from the rustling of the quartz watch hands, no movement could be heard.
Card, card, card.
After passing three spaces in seconds, the two of them spoke at the same time.
"I--"
"I--"
winter!
A thunderous sound came from the door, and the heavy iron door was violently blasted inwards! The two of them looked towards the hall. A man in black retracted his right foot and walked into the room carelessly.
Yan Qi was shirtless, wearing only his black coat. There were two intersecting cuts of different lengths in the middle of his strong chest. The extremely deep stab wound had not been treated and was still oozing red. His white shirt was balled up in his hands and covered with blood, as if it had been used as a towel.
He nonchalantly walked to the dining table and sat down. He knocked on the table and shouted, "Is there anything left to eat?"
The Impermanence Master only used one kick and one voice to completely destroy the sad atmosphere that the two otakus had managed to create. It was as if an unreasonable strong man had torn off the gray gauze and crumpled it into a ball. Finally, he stomped on the ground a few times in frustration.
Gongsun Ce stared and said, "Are you fighting with a fool?"
"It's a joke, who has no time to pick a fight with a fool? The fool came to fight me!"
The two superpowers nodded together and asked at the same time: "Who won?"
Yan Qi waved his hand: "It's none of your business! Do you have anything to eat?"
The information dealer looked at the dining table that had not yet been cleared.
"There must be some left uneaten, but they are almost cold. Mr. Yan, your injury..."
"Treat it when you have time."
The middle-aged painter frowned and picked up half a piece of pizza, then picked out a few pieces of fried chicken soaked in sauce, and stuffed them into his mouth: "Tsk, watery junk food."
Gongsun Ce couldn't help but said: "Don't eat it if you don't like it!"
"There's always wine, right? Here's a bottle of wine."
The tipster rummaged through the refrigerator and pulled out a can of dark beer.
Yan Qi took it and threw it in his hand, opened it and took a few sips, shaking his head and sighing: "Two brats, not only did they entertain the guests with leftovers, but they didn't even know how to prepare more wine, so they just made do with beer!"
Mo Yuankai said warmly: "This is the eating habit of our college students."
Gongsun Ce's nose was almost crooked with anger.
"Is it okay for you to eat and drink so much?! Don't drink if you're not satisfied!"
Yan Qi curled his lips and put his arms on the back of the chair: "Are you two just about to fight?"
"Yes, we are discussing joining forces to fight you."
The information dealer did not tell bad things like his younger brother: "Ace guessed some things about the dragon species."
Yan Qi sneered: "It took two weeks to guess this? Are you so stupid?"
Gongsun Ce suppressed his anger and said, "Shut up if you have nothing nice to say."
The painter held a chicken leg in his mouth, looked him up and down, and said, "You won't become autistic just because of this little thing, will you?"
Mo Yuankai almost laughed out loud. At this time, the gray-haired young man's behavior was exactly the same as what he had imitated before: eyes wide open, fists clenched, trembling, as if he was about to jump up and tear the person apart in the next second. generally.
"You call this nonsense?!"
"Isn't that just a waste of time." Yan Qi chewed the brittle bone, "You know you are a dragon, so you don't slay dragons and become a dragon madman instead? Even if you don't know this, you still have to slay dragons. What's wrong with you?" What impact will it have in the future?”
Gongsun Ce was speechless for a moment, feeling that this man had completely missed the point.
"That's not what I'm worried about-"
"I don't care what you're worried about. Once you kill all the dragons, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
"How can we kill millions of giant dragons?!"
The painter's eyes were full of contempt and disdain.
"You know what the heck, who told you to finish killing them? Killing four more is enough."
This time the two superpowers were stunned.
Gongsun Ce asked in disbelief: "...Four?"
Yan Qi dipped his hands into the sauce and made gestures on the table.
"There are also differences in levels and ethnic groups among giant dragons. Those at the top of each ethnic group are called monarchs. The Glazed Dragon and the Nether Dragon that you two have met before happen to be two of the six realms of monarchs."
"Kill the leader, and the rest will not be able to survive no matter what. Kill all the leaders, and the dragons will sleep forever on the other side of the world. By then, the world will naturally be at peace, and the matter of dragon species will be discussed. Isn’t the matter settled?”
The gray-haired young man looked at the painter blankly and asked unconsciously: "...is it true or false? Do you have any evidence?"
"There's no evidence, I'm just guessing."
Before Gongsun Ce came back to his senses, Mo Yuankai shouted first: "What did you guess?!"
Yan Qi glared: "Don't be in a hurry!"
The information dealer hurriedly sat down on the sofa and took a few deep breaths to calm down.
The Impermanence Master then said slowly: "It's up to you whether you believe it or not."
Gongsun Ce looked at him intently and did not speak until the painter had almost eaten the food.
"I believe."
Yan Qi wiped his greasy hands and said with a smile: "Then it's over! Has the letter from the Knight of Dawn arrived? How can I explain it?"
Only then did Gongsun Ce remember the half-read reply. I obviously only read the letter in the afternoon, but now that I think about it, I feel like I'm in a different world. He explained Miss Knight's suggestions in detail, including suggestions for various mental aspects, weird training conditions, and the fact that he used the Silence Mantra.
"Oh, I think so."
The tall man leaned on the stool and pondered for a while, and then said: "Come to me tomorrow night at 7 o'clock with the things she gave you. From now on, come here at the same time every night to learn the dragon slaying technique until I leave this miserable place. "
After that, the man stood up and left without waiting for the two of them to speak.
The two college students looked at each other and smiled bitterly at the same time.
"Ace, do you really believe it?"
"If you don't trust the experts, who can you trust?" Gongsun Ce sat down on the sofa. "When there is hope in front of you, there is no reason to give up. Even if the hope is false, it is an illusory light..."
Mo Yuankai continued: "We must fight hard and make it become a real light."
"I'm sorry, brother, I was emotional again before."
"You've made a lot of progress without yelling. I'm so tired today. Go home and rest quickly, and start working hard to be a dragon-slaying hero from tomorrow on."
The gray-haired young man corrected stubbornly: "You are the hero, and I am the hero's follower."
"Heroes in logistics are so rare."
"Without your support, wouldn't all our hard work be in vain once the shady scandal is exposed online?" Gongsun Ce stood up and walked to the door, "I have already written a letter, are you considering losing weight?"
The information dealer rubbed his face and sighed: "I'll start eating salad tomorrow."
"It's a deal!"
The super-powered man walks out the door.
The last question was also answered, albeit with an unknown feasibility. This was enough to put him at ease and allow him to dare to think about his own problems and those around him, instead of trapping his thoughts in an inescapable fog.
Shigure-kun's love problem should...probably...maybe have been solved, and Kirara's amnesia was no longer a problem. After a vigorous day passed, he stopped at the gate of the community and fell into a brief confusion.
He should have followed the road home, but now he felt indescribably stagnant. It seems that just standing here all night is not a big problem.
Don't think about complicated events, don't think about your own future. Just stand on the side of the street and look at the road. Watch motor vehicles coming and going and pedestrians coming and going. Until late at night, no one passes by, leaving you alone, feeling the silence in the noisy city.
A few hours later the sun came up and people were walking outside again. He walked against the noisy crowd, walked into his room, lay alone on the bed and slept soundly.
He seems to be able to do so.
Why doesn't he do this?
Gongsun Ce was about to put it into practice when he noticed a familiar girl standing under the street lamp.
Qin Qianbai looked away from the phone and looked at him like last time.
"Go back together?"
Thus, occasional impulses were left behind.
"Let's go back together."
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