Cheng Shi never imagined that he would return to that garbage dump of memories.
Indeed, the "deepest part of memory" that the blind man spoke of is the crystalline world that reflects the infinite light of memories after I entered from that nightmare.
Cheng Shi had also been to the "place where all memories originated," which was the huge canyon fissure that ran through the crystal world!
Accompanying Cheng Shi at this time were An Mingyu, who led the way, Zhen Xin, who did not want her best friend to suffer any more accidents, Li Jingming, the true holder of the Dream and Nightmare and the master of [Memory], and Qin Xin, who was unable to see off the Flame of Hope and had a heavy face.
The five of them continued on their way until they arrived at the rift.
Cheng Shi never forgot that it was from here that he crossed the rift to the other side of the Dreamless Mirror, was lifted up by the flame of hope, and met Him for the first time.
He carefully walked across the abyss, probably never imagining that there was a path beneath it.
An Mingyu pointed to the crack below and said:
"It's down there, let's go down."
Cheng Shi glanced at the Dragon King, only to see that the other party seemed to be enjoying the "garbage" of these memories with his eyes closed. After a moment, the Dragon King opened his eyes and looked at Qin Xin with great surprise, which made Qin Xin look somewhat puzzled.
"how?"
Li Jingming shook his head, his expression strange, and said:
"There was no danger, but I really didn't expect it to be him."
"Never mind... let's go, we'll see when we get down there."
Seeing the answer right before their eyes, no one asked any more questions. An Mingyu led the way and jumped down, followed closely by Zhen Xin and Qin Xin. Cheng Shi paused briefly and looked at the Dragon King again, saying:
"What were you trying to say?"
Li Jingming sighed:
"I have discovered that memory is not omniscient about the past."
The smeared artifacts in the museum are the best proof of this. There hangs the past that [Memory] is most interested in, but here, the memories under our feet are not entirely uninteresting either.
For example, do you remember the origin of the "Dream of the Other"?
What is the origin of the concept of "the other dream, my nightmare"?
Cheng Shi thought for a moment and nodded.
Of course I remember. Speaking of which, this matter is related to Avros.
The "guidance" of the Gate of Pleasure caused the followers of Memory to turn against each other. At the moment when Memory bestowed the Illusion of Recollection, the mirror shattered into two halves. One half became the Nightmare of Another Dream, while the other half became the Dream Mirror of No Return.
In fact, the Dream Mirror of No Return is on Qin Xin, and Qin Xin is in this team.
What a coincidence.
Cheng Shi was thinking when he suddenly paused, as if he understood what the Dragon King meant. "You mean... Yi Wang?"
A glint of light flashed in Li Jingming's eyes, and he nodded, saying:
"That's right, it's Yi Wang."
Strangely enough, it seems that memory created something that even it often forgets, so much so that when I inherited its authority, I didn't immediately recall it.
Only after arriving here today did I manage to find that past amidst endless 'garbage' of memories. Interestingly, the memories of the Creator of Illusions were actually left here by Him.
No, it should be said that Yi Wang is the 'soul' of this junkyard. Its original intention in creating Yi Wang was to force itself to forget these trivial matters and focus only on the collections that interest it.
[Memory] builds a collection and selects artifacts from the river of time in order to please [Yuan Chu]. Therefore, these memories discarded in the garbage dump of memories are naturally considered by Him to be garbage that is not worthy of pleasing [Yuan Chu].
Since they are not worthy, they naturally do not want [Yuan Chu] to 'see' them.
Therefore, the flame of hope chose this place as its final destination, and the deeper meaning behind this is...
Let's go down; I suspect the future of the world might lie in this crevice of the canyon.
Unseen...
Cheng Shi seemed to have grasped something crucial, but he couldn't hold onto that spark of inspiration. He nodded and jumped down with the Dragon King.
With the three gods present, no matter how deep the canyon was, Cheng Shi could not possibly suffer any accidents. He and the god landed lightly and followed the footsteps of the three people in front of him into the depths of the canyon.
Not long after, they arrived at the depression and witnessed a shocking scene.
The burly Qin Xin was holding a slender figure in his arms. He slowly turned around, and the person's face gradually became clearer in the surrounding azure light. When the face was fully visible...
"Qin Xin!?"
Cheng Shi's pupils contracted, and the Dragon King nodded silently.
“I saw him during the trials, but he never showed his true face. You should have heard of him as well.”
It was like a dream.
What a wonderful phrase, "like a dream."
It turns out that the torchbearer who silently moves forward in the shadows of the world was just a grand dream of yours!
He must be the real Qin Xin!
Cheng Shi stared blankly ahead, then looked at Qin Xin, only to see Qin Xin looking excitedly at the person in his arms. Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes; he was very weak, almost lifeless, but his eyes shone with the most brilliant and unwavering light.
He met the gaze of the burly Qin Xin, then grinned, his lips devoid of color:
"I felt your power, Qin Xin. Tell me, is this a good dream or just my own unwilling fantasy?"
Qin Xin smiled. He really wanted to tell Qin Xin that this was a good dream for now, but whether the good dream would turn into a nightmare...
He was silent for a moment, then looked up at Cheng Shi.
Cheng Shi didn't respond, but simply cast a pure healing spell on the still dreamlike figure, saying without joy or sorrow:
"Of course it was a good dream."
The spark you ignited has now illuminated this starry sky. The torchbearer is doing well, the world... perhaps not so well, but we are trying.
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