My mind goes blank.
No matter how many times Ling Yao recalled that night and his thoughts when that scene happened, he only got this answer.
He clearly saw with his own eyes and experienced everything that was happening - whether it was the touch of a sharp blade piercing flesh and blood, the shocking scene of blood spurting out, or the chaotic flow of spiritual energy in the body and the inheritance falling on the ground. The Shadow Sword... seemed to be enough to explain the scene before him.
But he seemed to know nothing and understand nothing.
He was 100% sure that the person in front of him was Ling Xingran. Because this person had been in his life for as long as he could remember, and they were already familiar with each other to the point where they could recognize each other just by hearing their footsteps. There was no way anyone could pretend to be Ling Xinran so perfectly to deceive his trust.
However, even if Ling Yao didn't set up defenses, how could a cyclone realm seriously injure the Puxiang realm so easily?
But he has indeed suffered a fatal wound now - Ling Xingran's knife penetrated into his belly like gold and iron cutting through mud, pounding into his Dantian, causing him to lose the ability to resist in an instant - even if In this way, Ling Yao still couldn't feel any aura beyond the "cyclone realm" in Ling Xingran.
At this moment, the depths of Ling Yao's consciousness began to scream for some kind of "truth", some kind of... a possibility that he had never thought about and could never think about, but that could best explain all of this.
But how could he believe it? How to make him believe that Ling Xingran had concealed his identity and strength from the beginning, dormant in this small Ling family just for this day; and all the fragments of his father's warmth in his memory were all false lies... …
Ling Xingran's hand was still on his shoulder. However, the movements that seemed full of care and comfort a moment ago have now become a shackle that locks Ling Yao's movements, making Ling Yao unable to resist.
Ling Yao endured the severe pain of the spiritual power riot, intending to use his spiritual power to squeeze out the foreign objects in his Dantian and repair the injuries in his body. He gritted his teeth and asked:
"You are just like Tian Xi..."
Is it also for the Blessed Ones?
"No...he is the same as you. Or essentially, everyone in this world is the same. They are all living in other people's dreams, and they are all just...foils for the protagonist in the dream. Forget it, You probably don’t understand. There’s no need to add to the trouble.”
Ling Yao suddenly raised his head and looked at Ling Xingran with his remaining eye.
If before, he only thought that Ling Xingran and Tian Xi were all for the things that the "Heavenly Favored Ones" could bring, and that he was just the unlucky guy who was involved in the situation, then now...
Even Tian Xi only said the title "Heaven's Favored One". But the person in front of him said the word "protagonist" without any hindrance.
If it weren't for the fact that his sea of consciousness was inexplicably invaded by a group of "complainers", which made him know what happened to himself and many people around him, and at the same time, it was also used as a fragment of a novel story by a group of people in another world. Reading. He will not know that there is a "protagonist" in this world, let alone that he is a "villain".
So how did Ling Xingran know?
Was he really just accidentally involved in the situation?
Ling Yao's incredulous expression did not make Ling Xingran suspicious. In other words, if Ling Yao didn't show surprise at this time, that would be abnormal.
But he still couldn't look into those eyes for long. Those eyes seemed eager to see a trace of wavering on his face, eager for him to clarify that all this was just a silly joke, or that he had to do it as a last resort.
But Ling Xingran knew in his heart that he was not under duress, and there was no possibility of regret.
Everything that happened today was the result he wanted.
"You don't have to look at me like that, and you don't have to... feel pain and resentment. Anyway, I'm leaving. And, at least compared to Tian Xi, you have a chance of survival.
"Seeing as you are my first successful work and have shouldered this fate for me... If you want to survive, go back to the Holy Spring of Rukawa."
Ling Xingran still held the handle of the knife tightly. Although he did not continue to move forward and completely destroy Ling Yao's Dantian, he had no intention of retreating.
He was not expressionless, but rather than apologetic and guilty, what Ling Yao saw on his face was more of an emotion that he had planned for many years and finally got what he wanted.
This was even more unacceptable to Ling Yao than his expressionless face.
Because this means that not only has Ling Xingran never treated him as a "relative", he has never even treated him as a "person" at all.
If the "destiny" he refers to refers to the fate of the villain, then Lingyao is just an "object" that he uses to escape his golden cicada - so although he feels a little regretful when he loses it, he will neither regret nor feel guilty.
He didn't even have time to realize why he had such a strange sense of belonging to Rukawa Holy Spring. He only thinks about one question now:
So, every time Ling Xingran sees this "work" that regards him as his biological father, the "work" that tries to make him happy, and the "work" that brings him wine every time he goes out...doesn't he feel like he is Like watching a twenty-year-old joke?
"Work...work? Work?! For you?! Ha..."
[System number XR0037, the host applied for permission transfer. 】
In the sea of consciousness, he suddenly remembered the mechanical sound that had not appeared for a long time.
[Beep. The password is correct. Beep. The genetic matching rate is 87%. 】
[Ding dong—identity verification passed. Permission transfer begins. 】
As the electronic sound fell, Ling Yao suddenly felt a faint breath leaking out of the blade in his dantian - it didn't cause any harm, but it was incompatible with the spiritual power in Ling Yao's body.
[Transfer in progress. Current progress 3%]
[System logs are uploaded simultaneously. Current world: K33108. 】
Ling Yao was a little confused when he heard it, but he vaguely felt that the appearance of this voice also confirmed his conjecture.
And that strange breath is the so-called "authority"?
[Current progress 11%]
But even if he notices all this, what's the use? Compared to just now, there was still a little room for him and Tian Xi to work hard; in the current situation, he seemed to have no chance of making a comeback.
He could not guess Ling Xingran's purpose, nor did he understand what the so-called "system" and "authority" were, nor did he know whether his identity as a "villain" was determined by "No Such Person" or whether Ling Xingran transferred it to him. body.
[Current progress 17%]
Even at this moment, he was not even sure who he was.
Compared with his uncertainty and confusion, a black crack has appeared behind Ling Xingran, and the surging power of space is foreshadowing the meaning of "leaving" in Ling Xingran's mouth.
This is a power that only mortal saints, or even those above mortal saints, possess.
At this moment, Ling Yao seemed to understand why Ling Xingran compared him with Tian Xi.
Not only because they are all "villains" who stand on the opposite side of the "protagonist", but also because they may all be substitutes for Ling Xingran, the original "villain".
Maybe the reason why Tian Xi discovered the body of Patriarch Tianxin, and even discovered the "Heavenly Favorite" Ling Linhan who had obtained the Nine Heavens Chongyun Pagoda, and had the idea of scheming - all of this was planned by Ling Xingran, just for Let Tian Xi, a person with the same level, be able to replace him as the "final boss".
And he...
[Current progress 24%]
As a stand-in who can transfer [authority], he is the final touch in Ling Xingran's plan to escape from the golden cicada.
"Although you will probably feel hypocritical after hearing such words, I am still...I'm sorry. It's just that I...have no other choice."
Ling Xingran finally let go of his hand and took a step back.
Ling Yao also staggered and bent down to cover his wound.
Everything about him has already been planned by Ling Xingran. The only ones that were not taken into account by the other party were probably the "complainers" in his consciousness - so he understood who the "protagonist" was and could also guess what Ling Xingran did to him.
But so what? There was nothing he could do to stop Ling Xingran from leaving. There was no way to break the situation that Ling Xingran had laid.
However, when the desperate and dying lion faced the hunter who injured him with a shotgun and pretended to apologize to him, even if there was no way to die together, there was no way to prevent the other party from leaving...
[Current progress 33%]
"are you……"
How could he not find a way to tear off a piece of flesh from his body?
"...At least for a while, I truly regarded you as my child."
"You look down on me too much?!"
Just when Ling Xingran's figure was about to disappear into the crack in space, Ling Yao suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his arm.
Blah-blah-blah!
The two of them fell into the space crack together!
The power of space leaked out from the cracks, cutting into Ling Yao's body like a blade.
trunk. limbs. face.
Blood suddenly surged out.
The flesh and blood were protruding, and even the bones were visible.
But Ling Yao had no intention of backing down. Taking advantage of Ling Xingran's momentary astonishment, he suddenly activated the spiritual power in his Dantian that had been suppressed with great difficulty.
——It was not attacking Ling Xingran, but hitting the unstable space crack!
Ling Xingran immediately freed up his hands, intending to stabilize the space door that was almost broken. The chaotic power of space also affected his performance, so that he had no time to shake off Ling Yao who was clinging to him immediately.
"...Let go. If you continue like this, you will really have no way to survive."
Ling Xingran is not an alarmist. Ling Yao could also feel the tearing pain in his Dantian. Coupled with the trauma of being cut and pulled by the power of space... Let alone the fight with Ling Linhan a few days later, anyone from the second level of Puxiang could kill him.
However, Ling Yao gritted his teeth and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, like a desperate beast:
"The thought of letting you leave today intact, while I can only linger on, doesn't seem to make any sense!"
And... Ling Xingran is probably more afraid of dying than himself right now, right?
If Ling Yao dies, that [authority] cannot continue to be transferred. No one will bear that "fate" for Ling Xingran, and he himself may not be able to leave easily.
He admitted there was an element of gambling involved. If his guess is wrong, and he is not the key to Ling Xingran's escape, and Ling Xingran doesn't care about his life or death at this moment, then he will really die here.
But if you have to die, it will be much happier to die fighting with the most crazy attitude than to die a miserable death as a villain.
[Serious resistance to consciousness of the organism has been detected. Transfer of rights terminated. Original permissions are being restored. The current progress is 32%. 】
The mechanical voice in the sea of consciousness has a new rhetoric. But at this moment, the voice sounded a bit erratic and distant to Ling Yao.
[The current progress is 30%. 】
In other words, as the injury worsened, his consciousness began to blur.
[Permission transfer has been terminated. Permissions are being restored. The current progress is 29%.
【warn. warn. The role of number XR0037 in world K33108 has not yet been completed. It has been detected that you are disengaging from K33108.
[If you continue to illegally leave the mission world, it may cause system damage and eventually lead to the death of the host. Please return to the K33108 world immediately and complete the character mission. Please return to the K33108 world immediately and complete the character mission. 】
...Is it an illusion?
…
"Tsk. Isn't it enough to only transfer 30% of the permissions? But if you transfer it further..."
Ling Xingran lowered his head to look at Ling Yao, who had almost fainted, looked at the knife that stabbed him out, and curled his lips indifferently.
"It's too late, so I have to do this first. Anyway...even if he gets the script of this world now, he has no ability to change anything.
"After all, he is someone who is going to die in a few days."
He waved his hand, slapped Ling Yao on the shoulder, and pushed Ling Yao out.
At the moment of touching, the mechanical sound once again sent a new prompt:
[Do you want to transfer all data permissions in the K33108 world at once? Confirm or cancel. 】
"confirm."
[Data is being transferred. Estimated time required is thirty minutes. You can move freely during this process, but please ensure that the transfer target survives.
[Permission transfer progress is 31%. 】
"...It seems we still have to spare his life. That's all. I didn't plan to let him stay here..."
Looking at Ling Yao who had been pushed back to the great world of Mang Sheng, Ling Xingran stood a little in the void and whispered:
"...back in time."
Of course, his retracement only allowed Ling Yao to return to the state before breaking into the space crack, allowing Ling Yao to still have the ability to fight Ling Linhan with a few moves.
Otherwise, the old enemy will be defeated without a fight, which will not promote the development of the plot.
"Bye...no."
call out--
Finally, the space rift closed.
"We probably won't see each other again. 01."
=Added this week=
Today's chapter has a large amount of information. Basically, every thousand words of the content need to be deleted and revised for an hour before it can be sorted out clearly. And compared to the villain Tian Xi who talks too much, Father Ling is obviously the kind of person who does what he says and doesn't talk nonsense. It is even more difficult to explain his plan clearly TUT. It would be great to have more villains like Old Man Tian! !
