After she said this word, Ma En immediately replied:
"Next to you is sitting a person with a blank piece of paper on his face. Except for the smiling face on the paper, I can't distinguish or recognize his other characteristics as a human being. I can only see that he is there. .”
Cao Yan's expression became serious:
"There was no smiling person in my dream. Are you sure you didn't see some hallucination?"
Mahn replied:
"No, I know for a fact that he is real, and I also know that there is someone with the same abilities at the Victor Convalescent Center."
Cao Yan also felt that he was not talking nonsense, and his spirit seemed to be fine:
"But I haven't seen or heard of this person, nor can I see the guy you claim to be here now, which means I'm afraid I can't provide you with any help in this matter, but it makes it even more frustrating. I'm confused...
"Then why on earth am I here."
She actually had no interest in Ma En's questions. When she was still capable, countless poor people who were trapped by various curses or encounters entered her dreams to seek answers, and she also worked hard to answer them. questions and provided as much help as possible.
But when she completely lost her power and was left with only clear consciousness in the dream, she heard the legend and spent a lot of resources to complete the ritual. People who came to her dream with the last hope could only find silence and despair.
She has witnessed countless happiness and tragedies with her own eyes. Even when she is strong, the dreamer may not be able to get a satisfactory answer. If she had been in the mood to pay attention to Ma En's doubts before, she answered the question just because It's boring, but the current situation is also very special to her.
It seems that Marn did not enter here through a ritual. It is no longer worthwhile to do so in this era, and he has had intersection and contact with himself in reality before, as if something else led him to this place.
The question is, what caused him to see himself?
Is it Shenxiao? She can indeed establish a dream ritual in advance and guide it into it. Although Ma En claims that the machine is definitely not a magic ritual, he may not understand Gurama's ritual, but this is not reasonable.
There is no use for him to appear here. He no longer has any magic power, and has lost the knowledge that can affect the world, let alone the wisdom to solve problems. Even if Ma En explains clearly the dilemma he faces, she cannot give him any help. Any helpful suggestions.
It's more like he accidentally entered his dream, which is more in line with the current situation. This is just a coincidence, without any deep reason, otherwise he would definitely be able to do something about his confusion.
Ma En then asked again:
"You said this was your dream, but you couldn't see his existence at all, and I have met the other people who appeared. Normally, would people who enter your dream bring these things?"
Cao Yan blinked:
"Although my memory of this spell is already somewhat vague, what you said reminded me that this scene seems to be more than just pieced together with the materials of my memory. It is more like your and my memory. common points in.
…
"Normally my dreams would be more bizarre, and the materials that make them up would be various scenes from my long years, but this time what appeared in front of me was this activity room. What we can do here is Because this is our common memory.
"What a surprising thing. I have never encountered this kind of thing before. You must know that although I do not always provide help through dreams, this is also a very long period of time for you. This is obviously not a simple coincidence. , otherwise I would have encountered it long ago.
"That is to say, there is a reason for our meeting, but now neither you nor I know what the reason is. No matter how you look at it, I can't have any impact on the problems you face. Is it possible...
"Is there any help you can provide me?"
Ma En asked curiously:
"Do you want to be freed from this curse?"
Cao Yan was a little surprised by his question. He said it as if he had a way to deal with the curse that trapped him.
"Do you really know how strong this thing is?" she asked with some suspicion, "Shenxiao may already be the strongest human being you know, but even if she said this, I wouldn't think she It's really possible.
"In fact, Shenxiao can indeed break this curse in theory. Her power characteristics determine that she has this potential. The prophecy can guide her to find the answer, but she still cannot destroy this magic. Do you know why?
"Because she is too weak."
Ma En raised his eyebrows slightly. He had never heard anyone comment on Shen Xiao like this.
Cao Yan said:
"Yes, I'm not looking down on her. Shenxiao is very strong and talented. I don't know if she can be considered one of the strongest humans in this era, but I can guarantee that she is destined to get there as long as she doesn't die. Wherever you go, she will become the legend and history of your era.
"But she is still too weak compared to me in the past. I who cast this spell was the ruler of the Gulama Empire and the second strongest magician among the living humans at that time. If I didn't deeply master its complex magic Principle, it is impossible to destroy it.
"Shenxiao can see a way to forcibly crack it, but her soul and brain cannot hold so much information.
"This spell has carried me through a long time, and it will carry me through a hundred times more.
"And actually I don't want to die like this. I have said that I have considered committing suicide, but those were the moments when my mood was extremely extreme and low. When I calm down, I will not end my life.
"The relief I want is not to stop reincarnation, but to get back my power, knowledge and memory. This is theoretically possible, but this matter is probably not something that any creature of your age can challenge, not even Shenxiao. Same.
"I cast this spell on myself. When you hear this, you should realize how greedy and arrogant I am. I refused death when I was most wise and powerful, and did what I did for the future. Decide.
"I will choose to believe in the wisest version of myself."
Mahn replied:
"If you say that, then I'm afraid there's nowhere I can help you."
…
This also made the two of them deep in thought at the same time. If so, why did they appear here? Although the effect of this meeting may not be directly caused by Shenxiao, it is also likely to be the result of her deliberate guidance.
This doesn't answer the question of why they "can" meet, but it might answer the question of why they want to meet.
Ma En's initial thought was that Shenxiao wanted to use Cao Yan to retrieve her memory, but according to her, the reincarnation of the King of Gulama now seems to have almost no abnormal power and cannot even be seen. The Smiling Man existed, and she felt that there was nothing she could do to help him.
Cao Yan's thoughts were slightly different from his. She also suspected that Shen Xiao had guided this. She felt that Shen Xiao's purpose of doing this was probably not for this moment, but to lay some foreshadowing. Through this time, Meet to change the world in the distant future.
Time is Shenxiao's best ally. Any small changes in the present can have an astonishing impact through the passage of time. The prophets of the Gurama Empire also taught her this truth well. They often look to the future.
However, ignoring the present is also the most common mistake they make. "Now" is far closer to them than "past" and "future", and it is also something that can really hurt them, but they don't care about the most dangerous "now" the least.
She suspected that Shenxiao was trapped because of this. The farsightedness of the prophets destined them to make mistakes that normal people would not make.
But in fact, for the prophets, that may not be a mistake. When she felt sorry for those prophets, it was because of their tragedy at the moment, but she could not see the achievements that had not yet been realized like them.
It is precisely because of this that her final attitude towards these prophets is not to think or ponder, not to relate to the things in their eyes, and only deal with them when their impact truly emerges.
And now she doesn't have this last worry. Now she can't do anything at all. She can only accept happiness or tragedy. If she and Ma En can't decide anything in the end, then she will just pretend that she has not met him. Live life as usual.
She can't die anyway.
At this time, Ma En chose to look at Xu Wen and asked:
"Can you introduce him to me?"
Even though they said so much, the smiling man still didn't react at all. Like Cao Yan, he never looked at Ma En and remained still after he walked in, as if he was not a living creature at all.
When Xu Wen heard this, he continued:
"he is……,……………………………………………………,…………,……………………………………."
Ma En looked at Cao Yan.
Cao Yan also "heard" Xu Wen's answer. When the character in this dream was about to say the name of the thing, the words and words he spat out became unclear, difficult to understand and receive, and she also It was clear that he did speak.
Cao Yan, who felt this, said:
"I think your meeting with me is definitely not a coincidence or accident, but now we seem to be unable to answer this question. The advice I can give you is to be patient and remember what we said during this meeting...
…
"I believe that when the time is right, the true meaning of this meeting will be revealed.
"This is also what prophets like to do. When they want you to reveal the future, they often don't intend for you to understand it immediately. You can only understand what they mean when the time comes.
"This is also the valuable remaining experience I have."
Having said this, Cao Yan thought for a while and then said:
"Although I can't really help you with anything, I can still provide you with some interesting letters..."
Just when she said this, the smiling man who had remained still finally started to move.
He suddenly stretched out his right hand and pushed Cao Yan beside him. Ma En immediately tried to stop his actions through telepathy, but only moved other objects around him that should not be affected, as if telepathy ignored the smiling man. .
His hand touched Cao Yan's body.
The magic king of Gurama disappeared.
The smiling man turned to look at Ma En, and then something completely beyond Ma En's expectation happened.
The smile on the paper moved:
"You're really tenacious, and you used the undead and... to get here."
Ma En stared at the mouth drawn with black pen and said with a heavy heart:
"The Unmemorable?"
The smiling man replied:
“Wrong answer,……………………………………,………………………….”
After saying this blank sentence, he smiled at Ma En again:
"Look, I said what you wanted to know, but you couldn't hear it at all. I can understand your reasons for doing this. I..., so don't try to do such stupid things again. You are destined to get nothing. arrive.
"Do you really think you can recall the past? If you really cared about your past, you shouldn't have... at all. It would be a better choice for you. I really... ….”
Ma En raised his eyebrows and said:
"I couldn't quite hear what you said, but it seems like you're not my enemy."
The smiling man replied:
"It depends on what you want to do. If you want to get your memory back, then I am your enemy. I am..., but if you accept the advice I have given you over and over again and turn around and leave here, I It’s still..."
Ma En asked puzzledly:
“So are you the embodiment of the power of the Unmemorable, are you my imagination of the erasure of memory?
"Are you a living thing?"
The black smiling face on the paper trembled, and at the same time a giggle came out:
"What am I? Don't ask that question, it just makes you look stupid.
"You have challenged a powerful enemy and you should pay the price. You have got what you want, so naturally you have to pay something corresponding. I think all the memories of your previous life are a very reasonable price, and it is non-negotiable."
Ma En said:
"I'm already here, and I firmly believe that I can come back. Since you are in my memory, you should know what kind of power I have, although I still don't know what you are and what you want to do...
"But I'm basically certain that you can't hurt me by yourself.
"No matter what you are, you can't stop me."
The smiling face on the paper dropped for a few seconds, looking like it was about to get angry, but immediately turned into a smiling face again:
"You're right, I can't do anything to you, but as long as I'm here you can't move forward.
"You did exceed my expectations and actually went deep here, but I can still expel you and even erase the traces of your coming here, just like what we have been doing."
It's just a "trivial" price to pay.
When he said this, Ma En directly attacked again through his telekinesis, but just like he had just blocked his expulsion of Cao Yan, his telekinesis was unable to realize its existence at all and directly passed through the force he used behind him. on things.
The smiling man looked at him and said:
"You have made a mistake, so now you have to pay the price...
"Ma En, you shouldn't..."
Then darkness came.
Blankness overwhelmed him like snow.
With several sounds of mechanical operation, the mind-strengthening device suddenly ejected Ma En. Before he was fully awake, he staggered and almost fell to the ground, but he immediately reflexively stabilized his body with his mind. .
The same strong telepathy as before.
[Spiritual Strength 4-5]
