Hearing Xia's words, Stone felt a little unbelievable. He took a deep breath of the pipe carved from heather roots. The nerve-relaxing gas passed through the throat, trachea, and entered the lungs, bringing Stone some pain and making him more sober.
"Is this a bit too far-fetched? Sorry, what I mean is, Mr. Drizzt has been missing for ten years. Even if there is any way we can try now, it has been so long. Can we really change history?"
His thoughts are also normal. The past cannot be changed. This is the perception of ordinary people. If the past can be changed at will, then the perception of reality will lose its basis.
But in a foreign land, everything is possible.
“It is possible.”
Xia said firmly, then looked at Lu Ban.
"Do you remember what I told you? I once met Du Danping in a foreign land. At that time, to you, Du Danping had already died, but to me, Du Danping was still alive and well. If I could have recognized him earlier, maybe I could have notified him and saved this senior."
"I'm afraid that won't work, because I've already seen Du Danping's body."
Lu Ban thought about it and decided not to tell anyone that he had ground Du Danping's body into ashes.
The impact is not very good.
But he thought of something else.
Was the mission he was carrying out to "witness" Du Danping's death?
Once observed and confirmed by other chosen ones, Du Danping’s “death” will become an established fact?
But Du Danping is the chosen one of the Silent Land. The great beings who created the Silent Land have no need to let Lu Ban do these things.
Or is it that the Old Ones on Aldebaran, through some mysterious connection, made themselves a tool?
Lu Banshen even thought of a possibility.
Is there a possibility that Du Danping is not dead? Since he was able to face the Old Ones head-on and compete with them to a certain extent, he must have many ways to save his life. Even Lu Ban, when facing the sealed Lord of the Mountains and the god of the mud monster, did not die immediately, but still had room for maneuver.
And Du Danping, who left fragments of melody in various foreign lands and faced many sealed Old Ones, was actually burned to death by fire. This doesn't seem scientific no matter how you think about it.
So, is the person who has been playing the piano in Jiangcheng Grand Theater really Du Danping himself?
For example, he was able to leave behind a clone, but the one who actually died was Du Danping's clone?
In any case, Lu Ban did not witness the scene of Du Danping's death with his own eyes, so in a sense, in Lu Ban's cognition, Du Danping was not dead.
For example, Du Danping mastered some methods of creating clones, and his clone remained in a foreign land. When Jiangcheng Grand Theater was in danger, his clone sacrificed himself and became the corpse that Lu Ban encountered.
In Song Yunyan's eyes, Du Danping was left in the Jiangcheng Grand Theater and burned to death in the fire. His body had already been buried.
In Lu Ban's eyes, Du Danping's corpse was playing the piano on the stage of Jiangcheng Grand Theater, and he did not witness Du Danping's death.
What if all this was a performance created by Du Danping, and he pretended to be dead, and disappeared from this world in the eyes of the Chosen Ones...
That means Lu Ban can also go and rescue Tristana.
Because according to Stone, after he met Drizzt, Drizzt completed several tasks, so Lu Ban might have come into contact with Drizzt through a mission in a foreign land.
But since the future Lu Ban had already known about Drizzt's disappearance in the past, the future Lu Ban needed to deceive the present Lu Ban to a certain extent, making him think that it was indeed Drizzt's corpse that was in the cave in Jiangcheng Mountain.
Thinking of this, Lu Ban became even more interested in Taoist Heming.
After all, it was Xuanjun and Heming Taoist who led Trist to make these choices, and his original intention of wanting to learn about and explore knowledge about mud monsters was because he encountered these things in the Silent Land.
Somehow, his fate was influenced by Lu Ban.
If we can find Taoist Heming, maybe we can break this cycle of fate and save Trist.
"Let's not talk about Drizzt's matter for now. Everything is just a hypothesis. Let's solve the problem at hand first."
Lu Ban said.
Stone nodded slightly and then put down his pipe.
"Hmm... It's very possible that the will of Taoist Heming is inhabited by an object, a creature, or even a person. I think the most likely person is Master Byron. He is the descendant of the Heming Sect and has the highest chance of coming into contact with Taoist Heming's relics."
"The so-called art of resurrection is just like the silt. It is just a trick to manipulate and usurp corpses. The descendants of Heming Taoist rely on these means to spread pollution and gain profits."
Xia agreed with Stone's statement that it was impossible to come back to life in the abandoned city, but she still had some concerns.
"However, our mission is not only of [Sublimation] difficulty, but also requires us to survive until the end of the Soul Summoning Night. If there were only disciples of Heming Taoist, the danger would not be so great."
The mage girl pondered.
"By the way, what did you mean by Browning's legacy?"
Lu Ban asked Stone, who was a local boss and had communicated with Browning before, so he must know much more information than Lu Ban.
"Browning often lived here after buying this house. He tried to uncover the secrets here because according to legend, Taoist Heming left his legacy in Baoyu Mountain Villa, which might be the secret of immortality."
Stone said, his hand holding the pipe resting on the table, as if reminiscing.
"Normally, this kind of statement is nonsense, and it's just a lie made up by the seller to sell the house, but in Browning's case, it really works."
He took out a small notebook from his pocket. Lu Ban recognized it. It was the notebook that Trist had used before. Although it might not be the same one, it was probably the same model.
In addition to his dress and pipe, he also inherited this.
"Look, this is a photo of Browning. This photo was taken three months ago."
Lu Ban and Xia looked at the photo.
The photo is in black and white, but the texture is very good and some details can be seen. Among them, the most surprising thing is Browning's appearance.
"Browning's son is already in his thirties, so he should be at least fifty, right?"
Lu Ban glanced at Xia.
"really……"
Xia nodded slightly. In theory, this was correct.
But the Browning in the photo clearly looked to be in his thirties, less than forty. If he dressed up carefully, he might be able to pass himself off as a college graduate.
"Immortality?"
Lu Ban questioned.