Chapter 1019 Xi Tiansi: Full marks!
Yasen sighed: "It's mainly because I don't have any emotions anymore..."
He originally wanted to say, "It's all Xi Tiansi's fault."
But he was not Aiwass after all, and he did not have the confidence to speak ill of Tiansi to his face.
Aiwass, however, was not afraid at all and explained directly, "Because we encountered someone who pretended to be you, Xi Tiansi..."
Aiwass explained to Sherlock everything that had happened before.
Yasen pointed at Xi Tiansi beside him: "He's right here... Hey, where are they?"
At this time, they realized that Xi Tiansi beside them had disappeared at some point.
Obviously, from the very beginning, He had been standing quietly by the side—
After hearing this, Sherlock looked at the open space, thinking.
He looked at Aiwass and Yasen and fell into serious thought.
Seeing this, Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly.
“…I’m telling you.”
Suddenly, Sherlock spoke slowly, "Are you the Xi Tiansi who has transformed into Xi Tiansi?"
"ha?"
Yasen was a little unhappy: "How is that possible!"
“…No, it’s not impossible.”
Aiwass suddenly said, "I actually thought of this possibility just now...
"You wouldn't be... also transformed by Xi Tiansi, right?"
"How is that possible!"
Yasen repeated himself, saying with certainty, "This is definitely Sherlock! There's no way Xi Tiansi could know those secrets... His expertise lies in writing, directing, and acting, not secrets and the soul!"
But Aiwass just stared at Sherlock.
Sherlock said, "Let's check it out."
Aiwass asked, "Who was the first person to speak?"
"It's me—what about you?" Sherlock asked back.
"...It's Xi Tiansi." Yasen said.
Aiwass pressed on, "So, before I said 'we met Xi Tiansi', did you hear us mention Xi Tiansi?"
"--No."
Sherlock said with great certainty, "Trust my observation and memory."
Having said that, Aiwass and Sherlock looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Yasen was still a little slow to catch up: "What? What... are you talking about?"
"After all, our Mr. Kaito is best at running away."
Sherlock sarcastically said, "Can't you even solve such a simple puzzle? No wonder the Duke asked me to handle this matter instead of letting his beloved - or perhaps not so beloved - son-in-law do it."
“It’s very simple.”
Aiwass replied: "If I am not mistaken... this 'Sherlock' should still be played by Xi Tiansi.
"——And somewhere not far away, Sherlock should have also seen you and me, played by Xi Tiansi, at the same time."
It's like opening a master-level AI chess software and imitating every move of the old man playing chess across the table, then syncing every response from the AI onto the chessboard. Even the most skilled old man on the street would be stunned by this.
It seems like you are playing chess with a human, but in fact, the opponent is a divine vessel that uses "Advanced Divine Art-Master-level AI".
The same strategy was adopted by Xi Tiansi.
He perfectly and nearly synchronously replicated all of the words, expressions, and glances of both parties... and simultaneously fed them back to the other side. Therefore, even Aiwass and Sherlock, who knew each other intimately, were initially unaware of the problem.
"It seems I'm still lacking something."
"Sherlock" smiled heartily, and his whole person changed back to normal again.
A god dressed in red, with a puppet mask, who cannot be distinguished between male and female!
This dream was distorted for a moment——
——The next moment, the two worlds completely merged.
There is an additional Sherlock on Aiwass's side, and there are additional Aiwass and Arsene on Sherlock's side.
“This time it’s really true.”
Xi Tiansi, wearing a smiley mask, bowed to the three of them. "Excuse me, everyone. I just have a question... How did you find me?"
Because aside from a slight delay, both parties were essentially identical to the real person. Theoretically, Xi Tiansi, merely relaying messages, couldn't be simultaneously discovered as a fake by both parties. Even if one party discovered it, he could use the other party's genuine reaction as a cover-up.
“It’s actually really hard to tell.”
Aiwass began to explain.
It wasn't until he told Sherlock about Xi Tiansi... and saw Sherlock's reaction that he realized something was wrong.
——Because the first words they said when they met were actually said by Xi Tiansi.
Afterwards, the first thing Aiwass said to Sherlock was "Thanks to Xi Tiansi for leading the way." But Sherlock responded to all of Aiwass's words except this half sentence, as if he hadn't heard it at all.
It was not until Aiwass said directly, "We met Xi Tiansi who pretended to be you before," that Sherlock seemed to finally hear the existence of Xi Tiansi.
——It is obvious that Xi Tiansi deliberately omitted this sentence when he passed on the message.
"Well, you don't have to apologize. This puzzle is quite interesting."
Sherlock also spoke, chuckling and nodding, "I've actually always felt something was wrong. After all, I'm very familiar with Yassen. His reaction was obviously abnormal... so I've been observing him.
"And Yasen's position, his gaze, and the direction he pointed without hesitation all prove that there is a fourth person here. Aiwass also nodded to the air earlier, which further proves my point. But I am sure that I absolutely cannot miss a single detail... There are only two possibilities. Either Xi Tiansi doesn't want me to see Him, but in that case, He doesn't need to appear on Yasen's side; or, there is something wrong with what I see. And Aiwass's reaction convinced me that what he saw might also be wrong."
"So you discovered the truth right away—remarkable."
Xi Tiansi applauded and said, "I've been really bored lately, so I came up with this game. I mean no harm, please forgive me... But you've passed my test. According to my rules, I should give you some rare rewards..."
"Give it to Sherlock, or to Arsene. I don't need it."
Aiwass refused without hesitation: "I'm just a little curious, Master Tianshi...
"If you had come directly the second time instead of the first time... Sherlock and I wouldn't have been able to recognize it. It was because of the loophole the first time that we were able to find the clue the second time."
"—If I don't tell you about my existence, then this game is unfair from the very beginning. It's more like a malicious fraud!"
Xi Tiansi smiled carefree and said without hesitation, "I just wanted to show you a trick—I wanted to see if you could spot the problem, and how long it would take for you to realize that it was me who was always by your side. But I never expected that the show would just begin, before the first act even turned, and you would all reveal the truth at the same time..."
"Because I heard something from Isabel."
Aiwass said softly, "That's her summary of the Puppet Mask Tantra... 'The very riddle that originally formed the riddle is itself the answer.' When I first met you and learned that you were Xi Tianshi... that sentence immediately came to my mind."
"Hahaha, I see!"
Xi Tiansi laughed heartily, like an audience member laughing uncontrollably at a comedy.
He said loudly, "But you still missed a level - I haven't just seen you!"
……What?
Aiwass was stunned for a moment.
Yasen blurted out, "It's that Moon Deer! You've been following us since Shadow Sky Commander!"
"That's right!! Now it's full marks!!!"
Xi Tiansi snapped his fingers and finally disappeared with a loud laugh.
A crimson puppet mask fell where he disappeared.
Aiwass took one look and realized that this was the reward He had left for them.
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