area51novel Chapter 272: Past Events (Puppet Life)
Chapter 272: Past Events (Puppet Life)
Chen Yue silently chanted in his heart and slowly opened his eyes. He looked around and saw that the originally dark sky had become a little brighter, and the resentment of the surrounding demons was also absorbed by him.
He clapped his hands lightly, as if he had done something insignificant. However, for this land eroded by resentment, this was a rebirth.
"What a pity, this is only temporary. In a few hundred years, this place will become the same as before. Well, let's purify it again after a few hundred years."
Chen Yue squatted down and looked around. The sea breeze blew on the corners of his clothes, bringing a slight coolness. His index and middle fingers lightly touched the ground, and Chen Yue began to carefully feel the surrounding atmosphere.
He could clearly sense that deep within the island, there were several places where the fluctuations of the earth veins were extremely strong, as if a mysterious force was constantly surging.
This phenomenon, called "Revelation", will derive a person's will to fight from the earth veins. In simple terms, the battles that a strong person has experienced in the past will reappear again because of the energy of the earth veins.
Thinking of this, Chen Yue had a bold idea in his mind.
It was here that the head of the Tengu clan, Sasayuri, was defeated by the demon god Orobas. Although Sasayuri's death was completely avoidable, Chen Yue was still a step too slow.
Does that mean that Chen Yue might have to fight with the soul of either of them later?
"Maybe, I can get some old information from it..." Chen Yue thought to himself, with anticipation glittering in his eyes.
He stood up and looked into the depths of the island, where the clouds and mist seemed to hide countless secrets. He took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and prepared to meet the upcoming challenge.
......
"What's wrong Ying, are you still angry?"
Ever since Chen Yue and Zhen were caught sleeping at night, Ying's eyes look at Chen Yue differently every day.
The last time I sparred with Chen Yue, I agreed to only use force. If I don't know if it was intentional or accidental, when I turned around and chopped, I accidentally condensed "a little bit" of lightning element.
Fortunately, Chen Yue reacted promptly, otherwise that one blow would have been enough to keep him bedridden for several months.
This led to Chen Yue leaving Minggami Island the next day on the pretext of collecting materials.
"Zhen, I'm fine." Ying's response was a little cold, and her voice echoed in the empty castle tower with a barely perceptible fluctuation.
"Oh, don't be angry. You are already old enough, and your sister should also consider your own happiness."
Although Zhen's words were somewhat teasing, her eyes revealed her deep concern for Ying. She knew that Ying's heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface, and her emotional fluctuations were often hidden under her indifferent appearance.
Ying sighed softly. She was not really angry, but she felt a little complicated about the relationship between Chen Yue and Zhen. As a god, she had witnessed countless separations and deaths, and should have looked down on these emotional entanglements, but when facing Zhen and Chen Yue, she could not remain calm.
Seeing Ying still like this, Zhen suddenly had an idea. "Ying, look at what this is."
As she spoke, Zhen took out the "Thunder General" doll that Chen Yue gave her in Liyue.
"Dangdang, this is the 'Thunder General' doll specially made by Chen Yue. He said it was made in our image." Zhen smiled and handed the doll to Ying.
"This is it!" As expected, Yingtian was extremely curious about dolls. After seeing a doll that looked exactly like himself, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Ying took the doll, and gently stroked the delicate outline with her fingers, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. This was indeed a "Raiden General" doll made according to her and Zhen's image, and every detail was so exquisite that it was breathtaking. But Ying could not feel a trace of joy from it, but was shrouded in an inexplicable emotion.
Ying didn't know why he had such an emotion. When he saw this puppet, he always felt like the puppet was looking directly at him, as if the puppet in front of him was not a puppet.
"Really, is this, me?"
There was a hint of confusion in Ying's voice. She looked up at Zhen with a puzzled look in her eyes.
Seeing Ying's reaction, Zhen was a little confused. She knew that Ying had special feelings for Eternity, but she never thought that she would have such complicated emotions for this doll.
Is there any direct relationship between the two?
Zhen patted Ying's shoulder gently and said softly, "Yes, Ying, this is made in our image. We really put a lot of effort into it."
Ying was silent for a moment. She gently stroked the doll's hair, as if she was stroking a self with her own consciousness.
"Thank you, but this doesn't look like it's for me."
"It's okay. You have a good relationship with him. Just ask him to make one for me when the time comes."
Zhen's words were like a spring breeze, which made Ying feel a little relieved. However, the doubts in Ying's heart did not dissipate. She looked at the "Thunder General" puppet in her hand, as if she could see a deep loneliness and desire in its lifeless eyes.
"Zhen, tell me, if this puppet really has consciousness, what would it desire?" Ying suddenly asked.
Zhen was stunned for a moment. She had never thought about this question. In her eyes, the doll was just a beautiful work of art, without life, emotion, or desire.
"Maybe... it longs to be understood, accepted, and given real life." Zhen hesitated and gave a vague answer.
Ying heard this, and a strange light flashed in her eyes. She suddenly realized that she had been pursuing eternity, but had never really considered the feelings of other living beings. Although this doll was just a work of art, it was like a mirror, reflecting the loneliness and confusion deep in her heart.
"Makoto, I think we should do something for the dolls," Ying said suddenly.
Zhen looked at Ying with some surprise, "What do you want to do?" Zhen asked.
"I think we should give it life." Ying said firmly.
Her eyes widened, she couldn't believe her ears.
"Ying, do you know what you are saying? This is too dangerous! No, this is not something you can touch, at least not now." Zhen said anxiously.
"But......"
"No buts."
Zhen interrupted Ying's words, her tone full of unquestionable determination. She knew very well that giving life to a doll was not only a technical challenge, but also a huge test of ethics and morality.
"Ying, I don't know why you have such an idea. You should know that your idea is terrible."