Chapter 42 Chapter 42 The one who talked to him about everything...Wen...

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Jiang Shizao looked at the man who called himself Abyss.

Although he was confused about the situation, Jiang Shi subconsciously pulled Wen Zhi beside him and took a step back.

The man who called himself Abyss seemed to frown at his actions. His expression was already extremely cold and stern. Even though his facial features were identical to Wen Zhi's, Jiang Shizao could still easily tell the difference between them.

What's more, the other "Wen Zhi" was wearing a suit, which gave him a completely different aura from the Wen Zhi in casual clothes.

But Jiang Shizao soon discovered that Wen Zhi's expression beside him had also changed.

Jiang Shizao was stunned for a moment.

It was the first time he saw such an expression on Wen Zhi's face.

Wen Zhi's expression was cold. His usually gentle eyes shone with a strange light that Jiang Shizao had never seen before.

Jiang Shizao subconsciously pulled Wen Zhi's hand tighter.

"Brother, what on earth is this..." Jiang Shizao lowered his voice and tugged at Wen Zhi slightly.

If it really doesn't work, they should just withdraw first...

The crack behind the other "Wen Zhi" did not disappear, and even showed signs of continuing to expand. The last time Jiang Shizao saw that kind of scene in Lingcheng was... before he and Wen Qianchuan entered the dungeon together, on Bus No. 404.

Every time this kind of phenomenon occurs, something bad will happen. The front may be the entrance to an infinite copy.

Jiang Shizao wanted to convey his thoughts to the people around him, but the next second, another "Wen Zhi" had already attacked them.

At that moment, Jiang Shizao felt that his left hand had reached empty space.

"Zao Zao, you go first." Wen Zhi said, "...go home and wait for me."

"elder brother--"

By the time Jiang Shizao reacted, the two Wen Zhis had already started fighting in front of the crack.

Their reactions and speed were unnatural. Strangely colored energy flowed around them, much like the lights flickering above the eerie city beyond the rift.

Every time the two fought, it seemed as if they tore a crack in the space.

This kind of fighting style is certainly not something that ordinary people can do. What is happening before my eyes is just like... a scene that only appears in science fiction movies.

Jiang Shizao's heart had already begun racing the moment the other "Wen Zhi" appeared. His heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and his brain was overloaded. Wen Zhi had asked him to leave first, but in this situation, Jiang Shizao couldn't even move his feet.

At this moment, Jiang Shizao heard a voice calling him.

"It's early! It's early, Jiang!"

When He Xianhao rushed to Jiang Shizao, he immediately grabbed Jiang Shizao's wrist.

Jiang Shizao was stunned for a moment, "He Tianyi?" Seeing the "He Tianyi" who suddenly appeared, Jiang Shizao became alert, "Why are you here?"

Isn’t the other party a student of Lingcheng High School?

He Xianhao looked at Jiang Shizao's reaction and took a deep breath. As expected, just as Wen Zhi said, Jiang Shizao had forgotten a lot of things.

"Wen Zhi" in Lingcheng tampered with Jiang Shizao's memory.

Shi Zao actually didn't remember himself.

Although He Xianhao was still a fat boy when he was in the first grade of junior high school, his appearance was not much different from that of an adult by the time he was in high school.

So it is impossible for Shi Zao to not recognize himself in high school, unless Jiang Shi Zao has no memory related to him.

At this moment, Jiang Shi had already withdrawn his hand and was looking vigilantly at "He Tianyi" who appeared out of nowhere.

"Jiang Shizao, listen to me." He Xianhao glanced at the situation ahead of the rift. After he successfully entered this dungeon space, the "Wen Zhi" in Lingcheng tried to attack him, but was stopped by another Wen Zhi.

The two people fighting now seem to be evenly matched, just able to restrain each other.

Fortunately, fortunately... everything was within Wen Zhi's expectations.

When He Xianhao retracted his gaze, he looked seriously into Jiang Shizao's eyes. Knowing that the other party no longer remembered him, He Xianhao took a deep breath. While deciding to fully trust Wen Zhi once, he said to Jiang Shizao:

"Jiang Shizao, I'm He Xianhao. Do you really not remember me? Even if you don't remember me, what about Yiyuan? Don't you remember Jiang Yiyuan either?"

"Jiang Yiyuan..." Jiang Shizao's pupils suddenly shrank.

Tingling in the brain.

"Jiang Shizao!" He Xianhao grabbed Jiang Shizao's wrist again, and this time he didn't break free.

"One wish..." Jiang Shizao murmured.

When Jiang Shizao heard this name, he felt as if a fog had appeared in his mind, which made his thinking become dull and made him unable to think.

It feels so uncomfortable, so uncomfortable, my brain seems to be stuck... fog, barrier... I want to break through it.

"It really works..." He Xianhao held Jiang Shizao with one hand, while his peripheral vision kept an eye on the battle situation on the other side.

Because of this "sudden situation", Wen Zhi in Lingcheng seemed a little angry. Behind him, the shape of a monster began to emerge. The monster came to life like a shadow, and the shadow became bigger and bigger.

"Jiang Shizao, your sister Jiang Yiyuan is still waiting for you to come back in Jiangcheng." When He Xianhao withdrew his gaze, he carefully paid attention to Jiang Shizao's expression.

Wen Zhi said that when Lingcheng was taking shape, another "Wen Zhi" deliberately designed Jiang Shizao's life in this world to be lonely in order to make sure that Jiang Shizao would be alone with him.

Jiang Yiyuan is the loophole of Lingcheng.

As long as Jiang Shizao thinks of his sister who depends on him for everything, the cracks in his memory will become bigger and bigger, and he will eventually break through the obstacles set by "Wen Zhi" and recall the buried truth.

"Wen Zhi! Shi Zao almost remembered it--" He Xianhao seized the opportunity and shouted towards the front of the crack.

This sound caused different reactions from the three people present.

Jiang Shizao subconsciously looked in the direction of the crack.

The two Wen Zhis also looked at him almost at the same time.

Jiang Shizao's gaze first fell on the man in a suit, then he turned his gaze to another person...

That was Wen Zhi, the person Jiang Shizao wanted to confess his love to half an hour ago.

But Wen Zhi at this moment is completely different from usual.

Jiang Shizao saw... there were large black shadows behind Wen Zhi, and those shadows were twisting and expanding...

That was the monster Jiang Shizao often dreamed of...

"Good morning..." Wen Zhi called him.

This voice overlaps with the dream.

At that moment, Jiang Shizao remembered the dream he had not long ago.

In the dream, Wen Zhi was standing behind him, with his hands gently wrapped around his body.

Everything was warm and cozy at first.

Until Wen Zhi in the dream lowered his head and whispered in Jiang Shizao's ear:

"Zao Zao... Do you really have no impression of me at all?"

Jiang Shizao in the dream was stunned. He felt that Wen Zhi's tone was different from usual.

"Brother, what did you say?"

Wen Zhi in the dream seemed to chuckle softly. After that, Jiang Shizao heard a voice that was much lower than usual:

"We used to live in the same complex... I lived upstairs from you..."

Wen Zhi said.

"How is it possible..." Jiang Shizao's eyes were blank for a moment.

It was at this moment that Wen Zhi's left hand touched Jiang Shizao's face, with gentle and slow movements, sliding from the cheek to the eyes, nose, and lips of the person in his arms, copying and touching bit by bit.

This is true. Ever since Wen Zhi was dragged out of the collapsing teaching building by Jiang Shizao, he moved upstairs to Jiang Shizao's apartment... For so many years, that man in Jiang Cheng has always lived upstairs to Jiang Shizao... He can see Jiang Shizao every day...

Thinking of this, the expression of the creature holding Jiang Shizao twisted.

In his dream, Jiang Shizao seemed to sense an unknown danger. Although this feeling had no reason and the person behind him was the one he trusted the most, Jiang Shizao's body trembled inexplicably, "Brother, what's wrong with you..."

Wen Zhi's breathing became heavy from its original lightness.

Something slid across Jiang Shizao's skin...

At the moment of goose bumps, the two of them were surrounded by tentacles.

Jiang Shizao's eyes revealed an instinctive panic. The tentacles that had occupied most of his dreams had already caused his body to react instinctively.

In his dreams, Jiang Shizao was afraid of their appearance, but he would always wake up in a tidal wave of passion due to the skillful manipulation of those tentacles...

"Jiang Shizao!"

When Jiang Shizao was brought back to his senses from his memories by He Xianhao's voice, his gaze was still fixed on Wen Zhi—on the Wen Zhi with the tentacle-like dark shadows behind him.

That dream left a deep impression on Jiang Shizao. In that dream, the last person Jiang Shizao saw was Wen Zhi.

That was the only time he saw tentacles emerge from Wen Zhi's body.

The monster in my dream turned out to be Wen Zhi. Or maybe it was Wen Zhi... who turned into a monster.

And now, the dream has become reality.

Even the voice of Wen Zhi calling him overlapped with the voice in his dream.

"What the hell is going on...Brother..."

Jiang Shizao looked at the monster-like Wen Zhi.

"Shi Zao, wake up." He Xianhao kept holding Jiang Shi Zao's wrist, "That monster, it's not Wen Zhi."

He Xianhao's other hand now pointed at the man in the suit.

Although he was very reluctant, He Xianhao quickly said: "That person is your favorite author, Abyss. Jiang Shizao, you are now trapped in a copy. This is a copy!"

He Xianhao forced Jiang Shizao to look at him, his tone heavy but very clear:

"Shi Zao, you've been living here for half a year, right? But in reality, less than half a day has passed in real Lingcheng! And only half a day has passed in Jiangcheng! What seems like half a year to you is actually just half a year in this copy that exists in District 14 on the south bank of Lingcheng. Everything here is fake, Jiang Shi Zao!"

"The one who made this copy is this one."

He Xianhao's hand now pointed at another person, at the monster-like Wen Zhi.

Some black veins appeared on Wen Zhi's face, the same color as the tentacles. His eyes were very cold, and he looked at He Xianhao with contempt. Although his lips still had the smile that Jiang Shizao felt very familiar with, he looked very unhappy.

Jiang Shizao's gaze followed He Xianhao's pointing and moved back and forth between the two Wen Zhis, but he blurted out, "I don't believe you..."

When this sentence came out, several people present seemed to be stunned for a moment.

Jiang Shizao himself was stunned.

Although he said this subconsciously, Jiang Shizao's body was already trembling. Perhaps he was actually very clear about the current situation, because Jiang Shizao had obviously recognized who the person who was holding him was.

Jiang Shizao's eyes couldn't help but mist up, and his eyes were red. He turned his head away and no longer looked in the direction of the crack.

"He Xianhao..." Jiang Shizao looked at his friend in front of him.

He remembered.

How could he forget his sister Jiang Yiyuan and He Xianhao?

It was obvious that "He Tianyi" was He Xianhao's appearance in high school, but a few minutes ago, Jiang Shizao seemed to have no memory of this person.

The moment Jiang Shizao turned his head, the fight that had been suspended resumed. A heavy and terrifying sound was heard in front of the crack, and there seemed to be the roar of some monster.

"Jiang Shizao, you really scared me to death." He Xianhao hugged Jiang Shizao excitedly, "Do you know that if you had just been with that monster..."

He Xianhao's words were interrupted for a moment, but Jiang Shizao seemed to know what he wanted to say. He was just about to confess his feelings to Wen Zhi...

"In short, you were almost trapped here forever by that monster," said He Xianhao.

Before entering Lingcheng, Wen Zhi had already told He Xianhao that if Wen Zhi in Lingcheng proposed to Jiang Shizao to live with him and Jiang Shizao voluntarily agreed, then Jiang Shizao would really be trapped here.

Luckily they caught up...

"How do you know so much..." Jiang Shizao stared at He Xianhao in front of him in a daze.

"Wen Zhi told me." He Xianhao said, pulling the sober Jiang Shi away from the battlefield.

But his action further angered the monster in front of the crack.

Countless tentacles swept towards the two of them—

Then he was stopped by another Wen Zhi.

He Xianhao dragged Jiang Shizao along while running and trying to dodge, "What a lunatic..."

He Xianhao was scolding Wen Zhi. After all, that monster was also Wen Zhi. These soul fragments were all part of Wen Zhi.

Jiang Shizao was lost in thought for a moment when he heard the name "Wen Zhi." Although his body was following He Xianhao, his mind had not left the crack.

"Wen Zhi..." Jiang Shizao opened his mouth.

Finally, he turned around and looked in the direction of the crack.

"He Xianhao...wait a minute..."

Jiang Shizao stopped walking.

"Shi Zao, what's wrong?" He Xianhao looked at Jiang Shi Zao and found that the young man was already in tears.

"Jiang Shizao?!" He Xianhao was shocked. He had never seen Jiang Shizao cry.

"I'm so sad."

As Jiang Shizao spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably.

Jiang Shizao seemed to know what had happened, but also seemed to be unable to be sure of anything.

"...Has the life in the past six months been fake?"

Is that gentle person who he can talk to about anything fake?

Everything, his heartbeat and admiration, his worship and embarrassment... what is it all about...

"Jiang Shizao!"