Chapter 26: Insect Sacrifice Tower - The Meaning of the Name
Pulling himself away from his memories, Zhui Du stared at the gate in front of him and shifted all his attention to the gate on the right.
The left side means rebirth, while the right side means apoptosis.
Every insect that comes out of the Insect Sacrifice Tower, after its life ends, its soul will return to the Insect Sacrifice Tower and fall into deep sleep inside, not allowing any external things to disturb its long sleep.
However, after all, insects and humans have been living together for a long time, and no matter what, there will be traces of bondage. Insects miss humans, and humans miss insects. There may have been many unspoken regrets between them.
In order to understand the pain of lovesickness and to make up for the regrets, the Insect Sacrifice Tower allows humans who have formed a bond with the Insect Sacrifice Tower to enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower, meet with the insect souls, and have a conversation.
However, after all, the insect's physical body is dead, and the living person and the dead insect should be like two parallel lines that cannot intersect, creatures from two different worlds, and should not have any communication.
Insect souls should not be greedy for the warmth of the past human world, and humans should not be obsessed with the entanglements of the past. Instead, they should move forward and look forward.
Therefore, we only meet once, and it is rare for him to show mercy outside the law, so we should not ask for too much.
At the same time, because it only happens once, the hidden meaning of the Insect Sacrifice Tower is that it hopes that insect souls and humans can cherish this unique meeting with each other.
Zhui Du's mood at the moment was very complicated. This was the opportunity he had been looking forward to for many years. No matter what obstacles lay ahead, he would not be afraid of risks and would move forward.
However, now that the opportunity had finally arrived and his expectations had been realized, he began to feel a little panic.
This panic made him stand in front of the right door, hesitant.
The iron door on the right was icy cold. Just a light touch of his fingertips made Zhui Du feel cold from the inside out, and even his bones ached slightly.
This is completely opposite to the left iron door. He had touched the left iron door when he was young. It felt very good, warm, and the temperature was just right. It was extremely comfortable and made people linger.
Zhui Du swallowed subconsciously, and his chaotic thoughts finally became clear and steady. He made full mental preparations, exerted force with his hands, and pushed open the right door.
——
Unlike the bright scene after entering through the left door, as soon as Zhui Du entered through the right door, he felt darkness in front of his eyes and could hardly see anything.
Before he could react, the door behind him suddenly slammed shut. Zhui Du subconsciously looked back, and when he turned back again, there was a hanging lantern in front of him.
The inside of the lantern emitted a green fluorescent light, and when it detected the sight of the poison chaser, the lantern shook left and right, and then moved in a certain direction.
Zhui Du understood immediately that this meant he should follow.
He followed the lantern, turning left and right eight times, and walked about a kilometer. Finally, the lantern stopped, and he stopped too.
The lantern dissipated in front of him bit by bit until only a small green circle remained.
"Who do you want to see?"
The small green circle is divided into two sides, upper and lower, which move separately, simulating the shape of a mouth speaking, asking about drug chasing.
"Chasing the way."
After hearing the answer, the small green circle remained silent for a long time, as if searching for the "Zhui Dao" that Zhui Du mentioned.
"What breed?"
"Purple Gauze Puppet."
"How long has it been since death?"
This question left Zhui Du speechless for a moment. Zhui Dao's appearance before his death suddenly appeared before him. After a long moment, he finally replied:
"ten years."
The small green circle searches all the way based on the information provided by Zhui Du. Since there are too many insects in the Insect Sacrifice Tower, it takes a lot of effort to explore all the way.
Finally, after about an incense stick of time, it found the path mentioned by Zhui Du and said:
"Found it. Tell me your name."
"Drug hunting."
The small green circle received the information and immediately informed the sleeping insect soul. It thought that the insect soul would respond immediately after hearing Zhui Du's name, but unexpectedly, the insect soul ignored it after hearing the name.
This reaction surprised the green circle. It continued to call Zhui Du's name three or four times, but the insect soul remained in a sleeping state.
"Are you sure it's the name 'Zhuidu'? When Zhuidao heard your name, it didn't respond. In our Insect Sacrifice Tower, this means it doesn't recognize you at all."
Seeing that the situation was not blocked, the green circle quickly returned its attention to Zhui Du for confirmation.
Wrong name?
Zhui Du looked surprised. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that the name he was using now was the name he used after leaving the Wuya tribe. At that time, Zhui Dao had already left and didn't know this name at all.
Zhui Du answered the name he had given before he was identified as a member of the Wuya tribe: "Ximen Naian."
The small green circle received the information and immediately flew towards the Insect Soul Abyss. It shouted the former name of Zhui Du several times in the direction inside, but to no avail.
Seeing this situation, the green circle had to continue to find the drug chaser again and said:
"The name you mentioned is invalid."
After thinking about it, the little green circle decided to kindly give Zhui Du some basic knowledge about the meaning of the names in the Insect Sacrifice Tower.
"Most of the time, a name is just a nickname for most creatures. Whether the name is good or bad, it is just for the convenience of calling.
However, once a bond is formed between you, the name will have extraordinary meaning. In each other's hearts, the name will leave an imprint in their minds. If the bond is too deep, then the name will not only be remembered in each other's minds, but will also be integrated into each other's hearts, even to the depths of the soul.
The name I asked about is not your real name, nor is it the name you will change in the future due to some changes.
What I'm asking is, when you and Zhuidao were interacting with each other over the years, what was the name he used to you most frequently?
That name has witnessed all the emotional changes between you and is the past that bound you together. Make it unforgettable."
These words confused Zhuidu.
Isn't Simon Naian the name he uses most frequently when interacting with Zhui Dao? Why is Zhui Dao still unwilling to respond after he has mentioned it?
No! The name in the green circle just now was the name Zhui Dao used most frequently for him. It was the most common name they had ever called each other.
"You still have one more chance, I hope you will think carefully about it.
If it doesn't respond for the third time, I will assume that there is no bond between you, or if there is, it's not deep.
I'm sorry, but if the Insect Sacrifice Tower determines that you have no bond with the insects in the Tower, you will be automatically expelled from the Tower."
The small green circle gives a warning.
Hearing the warning from the small green circle, Zhui Du did not panic. He just began to seriously open up the memories that he had deliberately blocked, and trace the bond between himself and Zhui Dao about their names.
——"Crybaby, what are you doing? It's obviously more appropriate to go to the left, but you insist on me attacking from the right. Did you have a stomachache this morning? Did you have a brain upset?"
——"Crybaby, what is that thing? Take me over to have a look. I have never seen anything like it!"
"Oh? So this is a pastry! It's one of your human foods! Give me a piece quickly, I want to try it!"
——"Crybaby, don't be distracted during the battle! Don't be afraid, whether you win or lose, I will bear it with you!"
——"What? You don't allow me to call you a crybaby? No, I just like calling you that! Who told you to be a crybaby when I first met you?"
——"Okay, okay! You've grown up now, and it's been a while since I last saw you cry. So I'll call you Little Naian from now on, okay? Crybaby?"
......
Pulling back from his memories, Zhui Du's eyes twitched subconsciously, and he felt deeply that he had been tricked by Zhui Dao.
Thinking about it, Zhui Du couldn't help but smile, a strong warmth surged in his heart, and he sighed in his heart:
Chasing Dao, chasing Dao, ten years have passed, but you are still the same as before, so willful and reckless, not afraid at all that he will slowly forget this name as time passes and miss this only chance to meet you.
"Crybaby."
Zhui Du said very confidently in the direction of the small green circle.
——
The small green circle expanded little by little, forming a complete large circle. The next second, it stretched its body, like a compressed oval, and swallowed Zhui Du who was standing in front of it directly, and teleported Zhui Du to Zhui Dao's side.
When Zhui Du opened his eyes, the surroundings were no longer pitch black, but a soft white light. The sky and the ground seemed to be completely immersed in white.
"Crybaby."
Zhui Du had just taken two steps forward when a strange yet familiar voice came from behind. Zhui Du's heart trembled and his steps stopped immediately.
——It’s the pursuit——
The sound of chasing insects is very special. The voices of most insects are like the tone of a three-year-old child, innocent and clear.
Zhui Dao's voice, however, has an extra layer of rhythm on top of the child's voice, which reminds people of the sound of celadon wind chimes blown by the wind, ding-dong-dong, and rippling the water.
He chased after them little by little, little by little, and again little by little, slowly, slowly, gently, turning his body and looking behind him, at the family he had been missing for ten years.
Zhuidao was placed on a tall pure white shelf, about the height of Zhuidu's shoulders, just within Zhuidu's direct sight range.
"Chasing the Dao..."
Zhui Du's eyes instantly moistened. He strode forward, his steps hurried, and quickly walked in front of Zhui Dao. He carefully scanned Zhui Dao's body, and his voice trembled:
"Is it really you?"
"Of course it's me. Who else could it be if not me? Crybaby, shouldn't you go see a doctor to treat your eyes?"
Zhui Dao showed a disgusted expression, then took a step back and asked Zhui Du:
"Step back a few steps. You're too close. I can't see what's happening to you?!"
When Zhui Du heard this, the turbulent emotions in his heart were instantly suppressed. He followed Zhui Dao's instructions and took a few steps back until Zhui Dao was satisfied.
Zhui Dao looked at Zhui Du's changes carefully from top to bottom, and asked as he looked, "How much time has passed in the outside world?"
"ten years."
After getting the answer, Zhui Dao was secretly surprised:
Ten years! It turns out it has been dormant for ten years.
No wonder there are such big changes in Crybaby!
Before it left, the crybaby was just a gloomy and thin boy. Now, although the crybaby is still thin, he is a little stronger than before. Even the depression between his brows has dissipated by more than half.
He chased her, "There's still a lot of time. Tell me slowly, what have you been through in the past ten years? How have you been? Who have you met? Okay?"
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