Extra (1): Self-narration of nothingness
"I am Nothingness, this is the name I gave myself. I used to be called Zhou Songnan, and I had a master whom I called Nothing.
In the long gap of time, I forgot who I was and I was not even a person.
That year, I was an ordinary person traveling abroad with my wife and daughter, but I had an experience that I will never forget.
It turns out that there really is another world in this world, and our family accidentally entered here for unknown reasons.
This continent is as terrifying as hell, filled with blood and violence.
My wife and daughter all died there. I desperately escaped from those people.
After days of starvation and the last bit of strength I had left, I lay down on the dirt, expecting I was going to die.
A gentle breeze blew by, and I met the person who gave me a new life for the second time.
I felt someone approaching, but I was powerless to resist and didn't even have the strength to open my eyes.
Suddenly I felt a cool touch on my lips; it was water.
I drank in big gulps, absorbing the water.
After drinking enough, I tried to open my eyes.
She was wearing a white robe and a veil, covering herself completely.
She put down the kettle, took out two pieces of hard dry food and put them in my arms.
I saw her get up to leave, and I grabbed the corner of her clothes. That was my last straw.
I said in a hoarse voice: "Can you take me away?"
She didn't say anything, looked back, and pulled out the corner of her clothes.
My hands fell empty, and I thought she would not save me.
But not long after, she came back and took me away.
I was saved.
I, who had lost everything, recognized her as my master.
At first I thought she couldn't speak and kept calling her "Master".
Until one day she said the first words to me: 'No, call me Master.'
He spoke very slowly, but his voice was as sweet as the clear sound of pine snow.
But I didn't care and firmly believed that she was my master, and called her master for the rest of my life.
The host usually speaks very little and is very frugal with words. Perhaps it is because there was no one to talk to in the past and he is used to it.
The master never asked anything about me, not even my name.
One day I took the initiative to tell my master my name and asked what her name was.
The master said only one word, 'Nothing.'
I took "Wu" as the master's name. Then one day I suddenly remembered that "Wu" in the master's mouth meant "no name".
The owner was very thin, without a piece of flesh on his body, as if he was just a skeleton.
When I was first brought back by my owner, my injuries had not yet healed and I thought that my owner didn't give me food.
But two or three days passed and the owner didn't eat anything.
I was so hungry that I went out alone to look for food.
But they forget that there are dangers everywhere except around their master.
Just when I was about to become the monster's meal, my master saved me again.
I explained the reason to the owner, and she realized that I needed to eat every day, so I asked the owner to take this monster back with her.
I used fire and grass juice to cook a meal for my master, and felt like I had suddenly traveled back to ancient times.
When the owner took the first bite, I saw for the first time those eyes as calm as water burst into a faint light.
In the past, the master would only eat once every three to five days to replenish his energy. No wonder he is so thin. It would be strange if he didn’t get stomach problems from hunger if this continues.
After the last oolong incident, the owner would bring me food every time he came back. I would cook them into delicious dishes and share them with the owner. The owner's eyes would always sparkle when he ate the delicious food. Although the owner didn't gain much weight after my long-term feeding, he is not as thin as before.
I worked as a pastry chef for a while before coming to this continent. One time, on a whim, I went to great lengths to find alternative ingredients and made a chocolate cake.
I felt a great sense of accomplishment when I heard her say, "I like this." However, it is too difficult to find the ingredients for making cakes, so I can't make them for my master often.
There is a harmful plant here with very strong vitality, called poplar.
The air is full of poplars floating around, absorbing nutrients and causing pollution to no avail.
The host will collect poplar flowers and brew them into wine, which is sweet and refreshing.
My favorite is the poplar wine brewed by my host, and she always prepares a lot for me.
Under the wings of my master, I learned to integrate into this place, until... I was completely assimilated.
I have learned a lot from following my master. Here, strength is valued, technology is backward, and most of the circulating things are ancient books on martial arts.
At that time, I was in my prime and wanted to make a name for myself.
I always feel it is a pity that the master has many great abilities but he hides his talents.
If the owner wanted to, he would definitely do something. Why would he live in such dire straits?
I told her about my ambitions and my beautiful vision for the future, hoping that she would work with me to create a safe place to live.
When I saw those two swirls as dark as the night, my enthusiasm was instantly extinguished. She was not moved at all.
She just said that this was not what she wanted, but also told me that she would not stop me from doing what I wanted.
I always feel that there is a weird sense of incompatibility about the host, as if she does not belong here, does not belong to this world, does not belong anywhere.
After my further questioning, I also learned the owner's origins.
She was an abandoned baby found among the dead by a sixty-year-old man. She was picked up and taken home, and the old man loved her very much.
Although life was hard in raising her, the old man treated her very well.
However, the good times did not last long. After a few years, the old man became terminally ill and died.
The owner, who was only a few years old, was left to grow up alone. It was not easy for a child to grow up in such a place.
It goes without saying that the owner must have suffered a lot, and long-term lack of nutrition has caused malnutrition.
I also expanded my ambitions and asked my master for many good advice.
With the help of my master, I gradually organized my own forces, established my reputation, and founded my own sect.
I have become a local overlord. My master especially loves the food I cook. Now she can enjoy delicious food every day.
During all the years I have been with my master, there was one day that left the most impression on me.
That day, my owner, who rarely traveled far, came to the territory to find me for the first time.
She had the same indifferent expression, but I could feel her excitement and anticipation, and she was showing her true emotional fluctuations.
She said happily that when she came back it wouldn't be just the two of them.
I saw her leave with brisk steps, and I waited for her to come back as my master said.
Until very late, when everyone was asleep, I was still waiting, but I became even more anxious.
The next day had arrived and daybreak was approaching.
That was the first time I saw her in such a state of disgrace, her white clothes tattered and tattered, her wounds and bloodstains blooming like plum blossoms. She walked in barefoot, and the look of despair on her master's face shocked and distressed me.
The master couldn't hold on, so I helped him up.
She said to me with such a sad and self-deprecating look: "Zhou Songnan, I have no relatives left."
It was the first time I heard my master call my name. She never calls me on her own initiative.
I asked the owner what happened, but he didn't say a word.
I could feel that she was very sad. The master pushed away my support and locked herself up.
At daybreak, I received the news.
Last night, a woman in white broke into Yuquan alone and destroyed the territory. She escaped from the siege of many people. The Yuquan leader was furious and sent people to hunt her down.
I stood in front of the master's closed door, knowing that the man was the master.
The owner hasn't left the room for many days, and I'm very worried.
After a few days, the owner finally came out.
She still looked the same calm and unfathomable master, but she couldn't hide the haggardness and sadness in her eyes.
The master has been secretly following the developments of Yuquan and Yihua Island, and the conflicts between the two places are becoming increasingly intense.
When Yu Quan attacked Yihua Island, he also secretly helped, but never showed up.
He is both my master and my mentor, and I am even more greedy for power, and I want to develop my own influence.
Until the organization I created reached the point where everyone in Wubu Continent had to weigh their opinions, and it was compared with the Yihua Island of the century-old family and the royal family.
The coordinated Yuquan is as famous as the others.
But one day, a sudden alien object completely broke the balance here.
At midnight, a loud bang shook the earth. A massive object, resembling a meteorite, landed on the continent.
This attracted the attention of various forces, including me, an outsider in a more technologically advanced civilization.
I guess this might be the debris left over from the crash of an alien civilization. If we can master and utilize it, we might be able to make weapons with greater destructive power.
For a while, rumors about the meteorite were rampant, and some even said that whoever could get the treasure inside would become the ruler of the continent.
I found some strange and regular patterns on the outer wall of the meteorite and asked the owner for help in deciphering them.
My master warned me not to go near that place casually.
All the major forces have coveted the meteorite iron, and some people have approached without permission in order to take the treasure for themselves.
Other forces also appeared at the same time to seize the initiative, and I rushed to stop them.
Accidentally falling into the black iron with them during the fight further confirmed my suspicions.
There is a hidden world inside the meteorite, which is a palace.
A box was placed in the center of the palace, and local landlords rushed to grab it.
Everyone was badly injured, so I took off the treasure box.
The entire palace began to shake violently and was about to collapse.
The master suddenly appeared and told me that the rune she had deciphered meant: destroy what should not exist.
This may be a bomb planted by an advanced civilization, and the master pushed me out.
The palace entrance is closed and the owner needs to put the device back in place.
The shaking became more violent, cracks appeared in the ground, and rocks collapsed and rolled down.
Screams rang out one after another and everyone fled in panic.
I waited anxiously in the palace, but the master didn't come out for a long time.
Gradually the amplitude decreased, and the devastated continent stopped shaking.
It seemed that the master succeeded, but the next moment when I approached, the meteorite shattered and only a pile of ruins remained.
I called out to my master but no one responded. I refused to believe it.
Rushing to the ruins, I dug and dug desperately.
Even though my hands were covered in blood, I didn't dare stop because my master was still inside.
I dug for a whole day and night, but couldn't move it at all.
The ruins collapsed again, and a bottomless black hole appeared on the ground.
I kneel before the abyss, having lost my master.
After this disaster, the continent was devastated and in a state of depression, and the situation was worse than before.
I should have died, and now I'm dead again.
I no longer cling to anything here, and I would give up everything to get my master back.
I searched for various methods and tried various possibilities.
Finally, I found it.
Ancient books record that at the edge of creation, there is a Qichen Temple that can fulfill any wish, as long as a price is paid.
I embarked on a journey to find the Qichen Temple, like a wandering soul lost in the world, searching without end.
Until I could walk no longer and collapsed in the evening light that was so close to me.
I felt like I was becoming very light, floating up into the air like a balloon.
Flying very high, it stopped in a bright spot.
A voice appeared in my mind, with a tone I had never heard before, but I could understand it.
I found it, I found it!
I made the deal willingly, with everything I had.
The contract was concluded, and I saw everything in the past clearly.
Cheng Yujialian and Wu Bu Ke gave birth to the master. Cheng Yujialian died of illness, and Wu Bu Ke naturally could not tolerate her. The servants were soft-hearted and did not kill the baby, but simply threw her into the pile of dead bodies.
An old man was so hungry that he wanted to find some food from the dead, and thus saved his master from the mouth of a beast.
He was seriously injured as a result and died within a few years.
Before he died, the old man told her that perhaps there were still relatives alive. When he rescued her, he saw a jade pendant, but it was unfortunately swallowed by a wild beast in the end, and there was no other clue.
The young master settled the old man down and left alone without looking for his relatives, and survived.
I was alone for so many years, and then you rescued me and I finally had someone by my side.
I think if it weren't for me, the owner might have lived in a small, shabby house like this for the rest of his life and lived a long life.
I also realized that although the master did not approve of me creating a power, he had been secretly doing a lot of things for me and solving many problems for me.
It was also at this time that he noticed the people on the Lost Flower Island and began to doubt his own life experience.
That day she finally knew who she was. I saw the master happily go to Yuquan and want to meet him.
However, he accidentally discovered Wu Bu Ke's dirty deeds and tried to destroy the place.
She destroyed his experimental base, released all the experimenters, and ruined everything he had planned.
Even when surrounded by swords and spears, the master did not recognize him.
She let the weapon cut her flesh, leaving herself covered in wounds, and left sad and disappointed.
I saw the master in the collapsing palace and used all my strength to put the activation device back.
This continent has never treated her well, but she still wants to defend it. It doesn't matter whether she exists or not.
I could read the owner's eyes. She didn't move, but stood there watching everything collapse.
Buried here with them.
The deal is that I will have a second chance, but the price is that once I have accomplished everything I wanted to do, my soul will be taken away, and I will be neither alive nor dead, neither human nor ghost.
Become a messenger traveling through the worlds, a slave of the being people call 'Heaven'."
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