Chapter 25: Long Years, No Longer Alone
With less than sixty seconds left before the Insect Sacrifice Tower was to open, Zhui Du and the leader of the Wuya tribe finally arrived.
Seeing Zhui Du return safely, Xu Ren'er and the others felt relieved and hurried over. A group of people surrounded Zhui Du and checked his body to see if he had any signs of being attacked by the leader of the Wuya tribe.
This exaggerated behavior made Zhui Du laugh and cry. He gently pushed away the restless hands of the group of people and gently refused:
"Don't look at it, I'm fine, we were just talking about some private matters."
"Hey! Zhui Du, you don't even know how long you've been gone. The Insect Sacrifice Tower is almost open, and we still haven't seen you. We were so scared that we thought the leader of the Mist Sprout tribe had gone back on his word and was planning to kill you!"
Tang Qiuyue lightly hit Zhui Du's chest. Zhui Du suddenly felt as if his chest was hit by a huge rock and he almost vomited blood on the spot.
Tang Beiju glanced at Zhui Du with sympathy: Tang Qiuyue is probably the only one in the world who thinks she is very gentle when hitting people, but in fact every punch she throws is almost fatal.
"Stop messing around, the Insect Sacrifice Tower has started to activate."
Mo Youli stopped everyone's brief laughter and jokes, looked towards the location of the Insect Sacrifice Tower, and continued:
"Zhuidu, go quickly, we'll wait for you to come back!"
"Go!"
The others mobilized their internal energy and pushed Zhui Du hard on the back. Zhui Du was impacted and flew uncontrollably into the air, forming a beautiful parabola. They sent him directly to the front of the Insect Sacrifice Tower, where he was at the front of the other Wuya tribe members.
Zhui Du staggered a few steps, steadied himself, and looked back at Xu Ren'er and the others, only to see them looking at his back with smiles on their faces.
When they noticed that he turned around, Tang Qiuyue and Shangguan Jieshu raised their hands high and gave him a thumbs up to show encouragement.
A warm feeling surged in his heart, and Zhui Du smiled subconsciously, causing a large number of Wuya clan members behind him to have their pupils tremble instantly. They were extremely surprised and felt that they were hallucinating.
Could it be that Zhui Du, who is so cold, unkind and serious, would actually show such a warm smile?
Zhui Du didn't care what other people thought of him. He put away his smile, turned his head and looked up at the tall insect sacrifice tower, waiting for the door to open.
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The time was up, and the ground under everyone's feet suddenly began to shake, and small pieces of stone and mud bounced along. In full view of everyone, the upright rectangular stone that was suspected to be a tombstone broke into two and broke in the middle.
What is jaw-dropping is that after being split in half, nothing comes out in the middle, it is completely empty, and you can clearly see the scenery behind the tombstone.
"Why is there nothing here?"
Shangguan Jieshu didn't understand and couldn't help but complain.
"Don't worry, there must be something hidden inside, just wait a little longer."
Shangguan Shujie comforted.
Just as Shangguan Shujie said, there seemed to be nothing in the middle, but when Zhui Du walked forward, he clearly felt that there was an isolating object blocking him in front, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
The next second, a tall iron gate suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes.
There is a big iron gate on each side, with a different pattern on each.
The pattern on the left shows a group of insects standing upright, opening their eyes, twisting and dancing happily;
The pattern on the right is a group of insects lying flat on the ground with their eyes closed, as if they are indulging in sleep.
The pattern on the left is colorful, and the background color is very pure snow-white. The colors of each insect are different, some are pure tones, some are gradient colors, and some are mixed colors. It is colorful and full of vitality.
The pattern on the right is mainly black and white, with a dull dark gray background. The colors on the insects are black and white alternating. For example, the first one is black, the second one is white, the third one is black again, and the fourth one is white again... It is monotonous and lifeless.
Zhui Du knew everything about the Insect Sacrifice Tower by heart, so he understood the meaning of these two doors very well.
The left side means new life. When you open the door on the left, you will see countless insect cubs. That door is a breeding base to ensure the safety of insects.
When the Wuya people were young, they wanted to learn the art of controlling insects. First, they had to enter the left door of the Insect Sacrifice Tower, communicate with the insect cubs, feel the rebirth of insects, and experience the weight of life firsthand.
Finally, before leaving, choose your favorite insect. This insect will be the enlightenment of the Wuya people on the road of learning, accompany the Wuya people to grow up, and selflessly teach the Wuya people how to get along with insects.
The lifespan of insects is not long compared to that of humans, only about ten years, so every member of the Wuya tribe must raise the insect they choose from the Insect Sacrifice Tower all the way until the end of their life.
When Zhui Du meets Zhui Dao, they also go through the door on the left side of the Insect Sacrifice Tower.
Normally, children of the Mist Bud Clan can only enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower when they are seven or eight years old, but there are always some geniuses who can be exceptions.
As soon as the leader of the Wuya tribe turned five, he entered the Insect Sacrifice Tower to search for his destined insect.
As for Zhui Du, that year, he just turned five years old and was allowed to enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower as an exception.
Memories flooded his mind, and a trace of nostalgia flashed across Zhui Du's eyes. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, twenty years had passed...
But the past events were still vivid in his mind. He vaguely remembered that when he first met Zhui Dao, Zhui Dao was so small that he was not even as big as the nail of his little finger.
At that time, as soon as he entered the door, thousands of insects rushed towards him one after another.
These insect cubs have keen perceptions and they immediately sensed the aura of genius on Zhui Du.
The teammates who will accompany you in the future are naturally the stronger the better.
The five-year-old Xiao Zhui Yu was not like today. He had seen all kinds of storms and could remain calm and look at any situation maturely.
As soon as he saw a bunch of insect cubs rushing towards him, he was so scared that he ran around. When he saw that the insect cubs stopped chasing him, he relaxed, his legs became weak with fear, and he sat down on the ground weakly, crying on the spot, wiping away his tears with his hands. He looked extremely pitiful.
"Master, Master Nai Mo, I miss you so much, please come quickly, help me, save me..."
Xiao Zhuidu was alone and kept sending out distress signals in a low voice.
Unfortunately, Ximen Naimo let him enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower so that he could meet the most important insect in his life. Regardless of whether he heard it or not, he would not enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower to help Xiao Zhuidu complete his life lesson.
No one helped him, and Zhui Du could only continue to sob helplessly until he was exhausted and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, he found a small insect in front of him, standing silently one meter away from him, motionless.
This little insect is very cute, a round ball with a large area of light pink facing outwards, covered with a layer of scattered white particles, and a little bit of light green on the edges on both sides. It is in crystal form and exudes a sweet fragrance all over the body. The whole insect looks like a modern artificial candy.
Xiao Zhui Du had naturally never seen the artificial candies of modern society. He simply thought that the insect in front of him was particularly beautiful and smelled sweet and fragrant. It made him feel happy and he wanted to go over and taste it...
It just so happened that Xiao Zhui Du was a little hungry, and crying was very exhausting. Xiao Zhui Du couldn't help but tiptoe over, grabbed the half-dead little bug on the ground, opened his mouth, and wanted to put the little bug into his stomach...
"Don't eat me, I'm still alive! Oh no, even if I'm dead, you can't just eat me casually. Get your mouth away from me quickly, you're scaring me and it's making me feel irritated..."
Just as Xiao Zhui Du was about to put the little bug into his mouth, the little bug suddenly spoke, which scared Xiao Zhui Du so much that he threw the little bug out with a flick of his hand, and it fell to the ground.
Little Bug: ...It’s really convinced!
Little Du Zhui: "You...you...you can actually talk?!"
“I can talk!
Didn't anyone tell you before you came in?
After entering the Insect Sacrifice Tower, all languages will naturally become unified, and insects and humans will be able to communicate without any obstacles."
The little bug was either almost eaten by Xiao Zhui Du or fell directly to the ground. He was already in a bad mood, and when he heard Xiao Zhui Du's questions, he lost his patience and spoke in a bad tone.
"When did you appear next to me?"
"You got it the other way around. You were the one who took the initiative to run over to me."
The little bug boy corrected the little poison chaser's linguistic error and continued, "The Worm Sacrifice Tower is open today, but instead of choosing your destined worm, you're running around everywhere.
It would be fine if you just came to my place and kept crying, but you also slept like a dead pig here, unmoved by anything.
I'm telling you, what's your purpose in coming into the Insect Sacrifice Tower? Ever since you came to my territory, I've never seen you stop."
“I…I…”
Little Zhuidu was criticized by the little bug and lowered his head in shame.
Seeing that Xiao Zhui Du was still silent, the little bug boy didn't bother to be polite with him and directly ordered him to leave: "Since you have nothing to do, then hurry up and leave. Don't disturb my rest anymore."
"I...I don't want to leave." After the little bug finished speaking, Xiao Zhuidu immediately responded.
Good guy, he's still here.
The little bug boy was unhappy and asked, "Why?"
Little Du Zhui didn't respond immediately. Instead, he asked the little bug a question: "Have you always been alone here? Why don't you stay with those bugs?"
"I like it." The little bug replied arrogantly:
"I like to act alone. Other bugs are too stupid. I feel tired after talking to them for more than three sentences. I'd rather be alone, happy and free."
"Don't you want to find a like-minded partner?
If I hadn't run here out of shock, would no one have found you? Would you have stayed in the Insect Sacrifice Tower your entire life, unaware of how wonderful the world outside is? "
"Why are you asking so many questions?!"
Xiao Zhui Du's words seemed to have touched a secret hidden somewhere in the little bug's heart. It became a little emotional and cursed:
"Why don't you just leave now?! You have no dignity at all. You're just dawdling and hanging around here. Are you waiting for me to spit out your insect fluid and feed it to you?"
Its reaction confirmed Xiao Zhuidu's guess.
It turns out that it is just like me, very lonely and talented, but ordinary people cannot understand its thoughts, and it has to swallow the pain in its heart alone.
Moreover, in order to maintain his appearance, he had to pretend to be arrogant and indifferent to save his face.
It turns out that they are all the same.
In an instant, Xiao Zhuidu resonated with the insect cub.
"Come with me! Let me take you to see the outside world, okay?"
He didn't care whether the little bug was his destined bug as the Mist Bud Clan said.
Even if it isn't, it doesn't matter.
He simply felt that if he had the little bug cub by his side, he would never be alone on his long journey of life.
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