Chapter 249
The home was as peaceful as ever. Lu Er, who was meditating in the hall, was holding on to the earth tightly against the huge force of repulsion from the world for fear of being repelled away.
A burst of sobbing interrupted his thoughts. He turned around and saw the little bear and the little deer standing at the door with red eyes and dejected shoulders, looking very pitiful.
Lu Er raised an eyebrow and spoke calmly, as if he had already anticipated this outcome. The growing repulsion he felt meant Rong Zhou hadn't returned and was still causing trouble outside. "Did he drive you back?"
The little deer sniffed and said with a nasal tone, "Yes... the master doesn't want us anymore. He said he has more important things to do."
"I knew it." Lu Er scoffed and put the chess piece back on the board. "Don't be fooled by his usual indifferent attitude, as if the sky falls and nothing happens to him. But when he gets stuck in a dead end, he'll just ignore everything."
Just like his initial determination to return home, he had experienced countless worlds without wavering, with only that one goal. If he hadn't been thrown out directly...
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the unchanging scenery outside. His tone was filled with a hint of imperceptible complex emotions: "You said I can't be restrained once I go out? Look, he went out the same way. He pushed himself to the point where he couldn't come back."
"When he gets really crazy, he's even crazier than me." He muttered to himself, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "No wonder, after all, I am him, and he is me. Otherwise, how could he have split himself into another me?"
These words echoed in the quiet room like a prophecy. He knew the paranoia and madness in Rong Zhou's bones, because that was also a part of himself.
Finally, Lu Er looked off into the distance, his eyes becoming deep and worried. "I just don't know which one is more important to him: the so-called 'future' or the precarious China right now."
His voice was very soft, as if he was asking the little bear and the little deer, or as if he was asking himself, or even more like asking the other "him" who was in danger at this moment and stubbornly wanted to change history by his own strength.
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"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for one." In the past, when the sky collapsed, Rong Zhou would hold it up. Lu Daju could do whatever he wanted and rush around according to his own will. Anyway, there would always be someone behind him to clean up the mess for him and block all the storms for him.
But what about now?
The world's repulsive force was like a net tightening, suffocating him. He felt empty inside, as if he had lost his backbone. Even more unsettling was Rong Zhou—the man now alone.
In the past, he was the one who got into trouble and Rong Zhou had to clean up the mess; now that Rong Zhou was the one outside, he, Lu Daju, became the one who was worried that Rong Zhou would cause a huge mess.
From a well-protected "cat" who could do whatever he wanted, to a "human" who began to worry about others and weigh the consequences, it really reminds me of the saying, it's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come.
"Damn it." For the first time, he truly realized how tiring it was that Rong Zhou was so reckless, and that he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to clean up the situation.
Looking at the little bear and deer in front of him, and Rongrong who was peeking at him from afar around the corner, he called over: "Go to the toy room and move the things you collected from other worlds to Wen Zhezhi's place. From now on, you will live with Wen Zhezhi."
"Second Master, are you going to chase us away too?" Xiaolu asked in disbelief, tears etched in her voice. She suddenly raised her head, her large eyes instantly filling with tears, like a frightened deer, ready to fall at any moment.
Little Bear was also stunned. His usually innocent face was now filled with confusion and hurt. He subconsciously grabbed the corner of Little Deer's clothes and looked at Lu Er again. His lips moved, but he couldn't say a word for a long time. His shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
"I'm not chasing you away. You know, the things I asked you to deliver are very important. You need to look after them carefully and not let anyone else know." Lu Er looked as if he had assigned them an important task.
"What about the Second Master?" Rongrong pouted: "What will happen to the Second Master if we leave?" The Second Master was afraid of silence. If they left the yard, there would be no sound at all.
No matter what decision is made between Lu Er and Rong Zhou, he doesn't want to involve them. Whether it's AI, intelligent machines, or virtual bodies, once they have self-awareness, they are independent individuals: "I have my own arrangements, you don't have to worry about it."
He saw the little bear lower his head and secretly wipe his eyes with his sleeve. The way he was trying hard not to cry made him more uncomfortable than if he had cried directly.
"Be obedient." Lu Er's voice was filled with a barely perceptible pleading. "Just consider it... just consider it as doing Second Master a favor. Go stay with Wen Zhezhi for a while. When Rong Zhou comes back, I'll pick you up."
"You know, I played a joke on your master, hurt myself, and made him angry." Lu Er clutched his chest, looking very weak, but his flamboyant red hair didn't seem like it. "Just like before, I need a quiet sleep to heal my injuries. You guys will be bored at home, so go help Wen Zhezhi. When Rong Zhou comes back, come back and live with us like before."
The little deer wanted to say something, but the little bear tugged at the corner of his clothes. The little bear raised his tear-stained face, looked at Lu Er, nodded vigorously, and said in a choked voice, "Okay, we'll listen to you, Second Master. But Second Master, you must take good care of yourself. We will wait for our master to return at Sister Wen Zhezhi's place."
It didn't take much effort to move the things, but they had to move them out and bury them under the foundation themselves late at night.
Facing Rong Zhou who was gradually losing control, he didn't know if the preparations he had made were enough.
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