Chapter 008 Shadow of the Movie King (8)
Tao Xing led Yingzi towards the hotel.
The force on my hands was getting stronger and stronger.
The shadow gradually grew thicker from the ground, from a black shadow crawling on the ground to a three-dimensional ball.
It is changing into a standing form.
Tao Xing's heart began to lift again. He looked around and luckily, the middle section of the road was quiet and deserted.
The shadow had grown to be as tall as a person, just like at night. Its hand was still holding Tao Xing's hand, and its red eyes were raised.
Tao Xing shuddered. He was really afraid of these eyes and didn't dare to look them directly.
The shadow said nothing, just followed him forward. The dim light of the street lights fell on the quiet fields, like a thin veil fluttering gently.
Tao Xing did not dare to say anything more. He became more alert to this. He paid attention to the shadow's tail and thought of something. "Isn't it very tiring for it to walk in this form? Why did it become like this?"
When it followed me at night, didn't it become unable to bear it after walking for a while and collapse to the ground?
080 thought for a moment and said, "Host, does it want to get along with you in its true form?"
Tao Xing was stunned and lost in thought for a moment.
After a moment, he exhaled lightly, calmed himself down, turned his head, and whispered, "What's your name?" He paused, then changed the subject, "Do you have a name?"
I was originally planning to ask him this tonight. I initially wanted to bring it up because I wanted to understand the ins and outs of it, but tonight was a chaotic night, and I was busy until midnight. My cognition was repeatedly impacted, and my mental journey was so exciting that I had no time to ask these questions.
At this moment, it seemed as if they had returned to the starting point, and they were still standing on the quiet country road.
The shadow said nothing, but Tao Xing could feel that its eyes were looking at him.
Tao Xing shifted her gaze: "If you don't have one, then can I call you A Ying?"
Shadow tilted his head.
Does this count as consent?
Now that we have started, let's continue. Tao Xing said, "Aying, why do you want to eat people?"
You have to know the reason first before you can stop it from the source. The system doesn't know, so he can only ask the person himself, no, the shadow.
The pair of red eyes stared at him straight, and Tao Xing's back stiffened again.
Then he heard its voice.
It said, "I want to eat." Still in the same voice as Jiang Lin.
"What do you want to eat?" Tao Xing blurted out, and in an instant he realized that it was answering his question.
Why do you want to eat people?
It replied, I want to eat.
There is no reason, just eat it when you want to.
Tao Xing: “…”
What kind of answer is that?
He then asked, "How did you become conscious? Do you remember?"
The other party didn't respond, just looked at him.
Tao Xing now understood a little bit. Even if he left words for the other party to extract words from, the shadow could still say some things and some things it couldn't. However, it would usually agree with what he said after tilting its head.
If there is no reaction...it may be that it does not agree. In this case, it probably does not know.
It does not know how it is conscious.
"Then when did you become conscious?" Tao Xing continued to ask, "A long time ago, or recently?"
Shadows don't speak.
Tao Xing changed the question: "Long time?"
Shadow tilted his head: It’s been a long time.
She had regained consciousness a long time ago, but had never been discovered. Tao Xing thought about it and continued to ask, "When were you able to leave Jiang Lin and move on your own? Has it been a long time?"
No sound, no movement.
Tao Xing: "Recently?"
Shadow tilted his head.
It happened recently. Although it had been conscious for a long time, it was only recently that it was able to move freely away from Jiang Lin. Before that, it could only act like an ordinary shadow, doing whatever Jiang Lin did.
He asked again: "Before or after Jiang Lin joined the crew?"
Shadow raised his head slightly, as if he didn't know how to answer.
Tao Xing thought for a while and asked, "Was it when Jiang Lin joined the crew?"
Shadow tilted his head.
Agree, it's time to join the group.
The filming of this drama has only been going on for a few days, and I haven't heard of anyone getting hurt. This at least shows that, apart from the guy with the mustache, Shadow hasn't eaten anyone else.
Of course, this also shows that there is something wrong with Jiang Lin, or perhaps the entire crew.
When he first discovered Shadow, Tao Xing looked up information about Jiang Lin, but the channels were limited and all the information was online. Jiang Lin graduated from a professional school and played supporting roles for a few years after his debut. Later, he became a hit and won awards for several dramas. His life can be said to be smooth sailing. He is dedicated and self-reliant, without any negative news, and has received unanimous praise from people inside and outside the circle.
No useful information.
As for this crew, they have a new director with no fame or money, and apart from Jiang Lin, most of the actors they use are newcomers, so there is nothing special about them.
"If it doesn't eat humans, how will you react?" Tao Xing asked again. He wondered if it was like humans, and would be hungry if it didn't eat. In that case, he could give it the food that humans eat. Or maybe it wasn't hungry, but was addicted to it like smoking, and would feel uncomfortable if it didn't eat. In that case, he would help it quit. Or maybe it needed humans to maintain its current state...
Once you find out the reason, you can prescribe the right medicine.
He asked these questions one by one: Will you be hungry, feel uncomfortable, or must you eat?
No response.
Well, I guessed none of them correctly.
Again, no reason, I just want to eat.
As for why it doesn't eat Tao Xing, Tao Xing found the answer itself: because it doesn't want to eat it.
What medicine should be used for what disease?
Tao Xing was anxious, so he said bluntly: "You can't eat people."
Shadow looked at him, and raised his hand slightly, as if he wanted to do something, but didn't move.
"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Tao Xing continued, "You can't eat people."
There was still no sound in front of him, but the deep red eyes moved.
Tao Xing was startled and saw a few fireflies flying on his shoulders.
Was it attracted by fireflies again? Tao Xing sighed: "You like fireflies, I will attract them for you from time to time." This is not a difficult task, "But listen to me first..."
The light moved slightly at the sound of his voice, and Shadow's eyes moved again.
There was a rustling in the grass.
Someone is coming!
The scene was highly similar to the previous one. Tao Xing's heart skipped a beat and he quickly moved his feet to stand behind the shadow.
The people behind the bushes stopped and laughed for a while, then one of them exclaimed, "Oh, there's someone over there, it's Xiao Tao, hey, why did you insist on asking me to come and see the stars so late at night? Let's go, don't let him see us."
Not only one person, but two.
Tao Xing held his breath and watched the shadow's head move, as if it wanted to turn over.
He lowered his eyes slightly, glanced at the faint trace behind the shadow, and quietly raised his foot.
After the words fell by the bush, there were light and hurried footsteps, and the two people were about to leave.
Go, go!
The shadow's head moved a few times, but it didn't turn over and stopped halfway.
Then, it slowly returned to its original position, as if... giving up.
The footsteps were getting farther and farther away.
If I heard correctly, one of them was an actor in the crew, the girl who played the heroine's classmate, and the other was her boyfriend. The girl probably didn't want to make their relationship public and didn't want to be seen dating, so as soon as she saw Tao Xing here, she ran away.
The shadow did not move until they were far away.
Tao Xing breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his foot quietly.
The two men had already walked far away, and he probably didn't see his shadow. He moved just now to block their sight.
When the voice could no longer be heard, Tao Xing's heart finally settled down and she looked at the shadow.
It didn't eat.
It seemed like it wanted to eat, but stopped halfway. It stopped on its own, and Tao Xing hadn't stepped on its tail yet.
"You..." He wanted to ask something but didn't know how to ask.
The shadow looked at him and said in a steady tone: "You can't eat people."
Tao Xing's complexion changed slightly and his pupils dilated in disbelief.
Did it agree?
Really agreed?
Are you so easy to talk to?
Yes, I didn’t eat anyone just now. I did what I said immediately.
If it doesn't eat people anymore, do I still need to keep it by my side and watch over it, do I still need to take it home?
There was a slight movement of the hand in the palm of his hand, and the shadow tilted his head towards him and moved forward a little, as if to say, why don't you move on?
Tao Xing came back to his senses: "Let's go, let's go."
Now, it seems that I can’t refuse even if I want to.
We still have to go home. The fact that it didn’t eat this time might be a coincidence, or it might be that it was full, or it might just not want to eat right now. In short, we can’t take it lightly.
A man and a black ball walked forward. As they walked, the black ball could not move anymore and collapsed to the ground, turning into a shadow, following Tao Xing's footsteps.
This is better. Tao Xing originally planned to make it flat before entering the hotel. Otherwise, it would be terrible if it was seen by other people or captured by surveillance cameras.
After entering the room and closing the door, Tao Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at the sofa: "Would you like to sit down?"
The shadow flowed in the direction of his finger towards the sofa and climbed up along the edge. The sofa was not wide enough, and half of the flat black color poured down from the sofa like a pool of black sticky waterfall.
Tao Xing: "There are no outsiders here, please do as you please."
The black shadow paused for a moment, and then the pool of shadow slowly retracted, and a crack appeared in its outline. The crack pointed upwards, and the pool turned into a ball, and it stood up again.
Tao Xing sat next to him and pursed her lips slightly.
You may have your manners and want to see me in your true form, but... I'm really afraid of your eyes.
He coughed: "Do you want some water?"
No reaction, no reply, no tilt of head, that means you’re not drinking.
Speaking of which... Tao Xing thought again: "Can you eat and drink like humans?"
No response, red eyes staring at Tao Xing: No.
Tao Xing continued: "What was your situation like at Jiang Lin's place? Oh, right, he didn't know you. Did you intentionally not let him find you, so did you hide at night?"
Shadow tilted his head but said nothing, keeping his red eyes on him.
He tilted his head to show that what he said was pretty much the same. Tao Xing continued, "You can only learn a few words from me, but the first time I heard you speak, you imitated Jiang Lin and said a whole sentence. Doesn't that mean it will be easier for you to imitate him? Jiang Lin is an actor and needs to practice his lines. Try to recall them. I think you should be able to say more..."
It was unclear whether Shadow heard it or not. His pair of red eyes were staring at him the whole time, as if he was looking at something new.
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