After prosperity comes death.
When Zhang Jizu stood with his hands behind his back in front of Cheng Shi, it was Cheng Shi who broke the silence with a smile.
"The relationship between you and [Silence] is indeed good, but when did you become so close to [Silence]?"
"Surely Chen Shu can't teach you these things?"
Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes and stared at Cheng Shi for a long time, until Cheng Shi could no longer maintain his smile, then he said seriously:
"Suppressing emotions will only drive people to madness. If you can really have a good cry, people might feel more at ease."
But now... the more forced your smile, the crazier you're going to be later.
"......"
Cheng Shi dared not look into those eyes that could see through people's hearts, and turned his head away, saying:
"Dr. Zhang, is it really necessary to conduct a consultation at this time?"
Besides, you're not a doctor, how dare you give diagnoses to just anyone?
Zhang Jizu continued, his gaze unwavering:
"I'm not a doctor, I just happen to be a priest, and like someone else, a clown, and I happen to be blessed by [death] and [deception], so I can guess some of the clown's thoughts based on my own experience."
"Then you must know a lot about Longjing tea."
“I know you better,” Zhang Jizu sighed. “Don’t do anything foolish. You could have lived, at least you could have had a future…”
Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Shi interrupted him in a deep voice:
"I'm already dead, and I have no future, Old Zhang, you're being a bit too talkative today."
Zhang Jizu remained silent for a long time before saying, "This is not a sound approach."
Cheng Shi chuckled, a laugh that sounded like a sneer, yet also like self-mockery:
When you feel unstable, is it possible that your sense of stability is outdated?
Zhang Jizu remained silent, thinking to himself:
I hope so, maybe so, it must be so.
Hopefully, his steady approach truly reflects the times...
Seeing that the other person stopped speaking, Cheng Shi also fell silent. He had already witnessed one farewell of death, and never thought that a second one would come so soon.
He looked at Zhang Jizu, only to find that the other man seemed to be hiding something behind him.
"What the hell?"
Zhang Jizu didn't speak, but took out a small skull from behind him. Cheng Shi recognized the skull, remembered the past, and chuckled, "What, you still want me to take the blame?"
"I wanted to remind you that thinking too much will only cause you more trouble. Just like this skull, it's fine without a brain."
But now it seems I was overthinking it.
Cheng Shi, just be yourself. You know, the clown will always stand behind you and support you.
As he spoke, Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes and looked at the two pieces of the divine throne that had been pieced together. He then transformed into a torrent of white bones and rushed into the divine throne, leaving Cheng Shi no chance to say goodbye.
The blueprint was smeared with a streak of stark white, and the throne took another step closer to completion.
Cheng Shi opened his mouth, looking somewhat helpless, but finally swallowed back the words he was about to say.
The void fell into darkness once more, and a thick stench of corruption began to spread.
Decay has arrived.
Nangong was no longer the naive girl he once was, and Cheng Shi no longer had the desire to tease his friend.
Everyone changes, but what remains unchanged is the conviction in each person's heart.
As she approached, her first words brought Cheng Shi bad news:
"Poison, she..."
Cheng Shi's smile froze slightly. In the midst of the series of farewells, he had almost forgotten that what follows death is not decay, but depravity.
Nangong's eyes also dimmed: "She didn't let everyone see her off, and returned to the sea of desire. She didn't want everyone to worry, and she left with a smile."
There was a moment of silence.
Cheng Shi didn't respond, so Nangong naturally didn't say anything more. She knew that all of this was difficult to face, but she believed that Cheng Shi could overcome it. She believed in Cheng Shi even more than she believed in herself. She knew that Cheng Shi would definitely lead the world into the future, no matter what kind of future it was. Even if she didn't understand, she knew that Cheng Shi's choice was definitely better than her own.
It's hard to imagine; it seems only [Rotten] feels that everything is getting better.
Thinking of this, Nangong said from the bottom of his heart, "I finally have the opportunity to be worthy of this divine throne, Cheng Shi, thank you."
Cheng was laughing, seemingly in a vengeful way, as if he wanted to make up for all the smiles he had lost on this day, and give them back to his friends.
"Your perseverance and courage will always be your own divine throne."
Nangong, thank you too.
“What’s there for me to thank? If you really want to thank me, oh right.” Nangong suddenly took off her pendant from her neck and handed it over, saying, “This is a branch of the lucky tree, which can bring good luck. I know you are blessed by [Fate] and are often accompanied by good luck, but you can never have too much good luck. Besides, I have no use for it.”
Before Nangong could finish speaking, Cheng Shi also took out a very similar twig. It was a gift from Tao Yi. She had said that the third twig was given to another friend, who turned out to be Nangong.
Nangong was taken aback, then his smile instantly brightened: "Good luck really is with you."
Cheng Shi nodded: "Keep it; it will bring you good luck in the future."
Nangong withdrew his gaze and asked hopefully, "Do I still have a future?"
"Of course, do you believe me?"
"Yes, I've always believed that."
"You have a future, everyone has a future, and we will meet again in the future."
Nangong glanced at the distant void, then looked at the divine throne beside him, and nodded with a smile: "Then...see you in the future?"
"...See you in the future."
Feeling the corrupting aura of the void being instantly drawn away, Cheng Shi lowered his head. He knew he hated parting, but he never expected it to be this bad.
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