Chapter 258 The Bond Connecting Two Worlds
The moment the voice rang out, all the unease and confusion that Xu Chi had hidden beneath his calm face vanished completely.
"It really was you."
110: [Why do you feel that I only took your luck because you agreed to it?]
Even when He is the Way of Heaven, and His procedures are inscribed with mercy, in times of crisis, He must always make choices.
Xu Chi pushed back his chair and sat down, lowering his eyes and saying softly, "Tu Xiaomao trusts you, so I won't assume the worst about you."
"Besides, you just said, 'We meet again.'"
"We've met before."
110 fell into a brief silence.
It's always been like this. Rather than saying that He is protecting everyone, it's more accurate to say that Tu Xiaomao's existence has given them a filter to view Him.
Yes, we have met.
When confronting that black mist, Tu Yao once said that her father-in-law had his shortcomings, but the solutions he came up with were always the only solutions available.
In those forgotten memories, He must have given her the right to choose.
Indeed, Tu Yao was right.
He gave her a choice.
Similarly, this young man was also given the right to choose.
In order to save Tu Yao and her brother from the shipwreck eighteen years ago and to create the illusion that He had disappeared, He bound all His fortune to them.
Even so, He is still the complete Heavenly Way.
One day, the black mist will realize the truth and will act without fear.
When Tu Yao was five years old, the black mist gradually recovered, and she thought of transporting a portion of the energy to another independent small world.
When the Qi Luck is incomplete, it ceases to be the true Heavenly Dao, and all the power of the Black Mist will be revoked.
But fate is deeply intertwined with those children; I cannot sever it.
Transporting gas to another separate little world is equivalent to sending one of the children away.
Three older brothers and one younger sister.
For five years, He stayed by their side without stopping, watching these children grow up.
Watching her older brothers gradually mature, and watching her youngest sister grow from an infant to someone who can walk, talk, and fiercely seek out fights.
Even as the most just and fair being in the world, at this moment, He ultimately could not make a choice.
Xu Chi's tone was slightly cold: "So you went to ask Tu Yao."
110: [Yes.]
The five-year-old girl had just returned from a fight next door. She had lost and was hiding behind a haystack, trying not to cry while tidying up her torn clothes.
That was the first time 110 had tried to transform into the appearance of an adult man.
He said, "Can I ask you a question?"
They became human, but forgot to change the mechanical voice.
Xiao Tuyao looked at him in confusion.
"Uncle, is your tongue tied in knots?"
110 remained silent.
Tu Yao was just as perceptive as she was when she was a child and as she grew up.
Noticing the man's embarrassment, she reached into her pocket, pulled out a round orange, peeled it, and handed him half.
"What's the problem, Uncle?"
110 half-squatted down and took the orange.
"There is a choice. You must choose between you and your brother and send him away, or the world will collapse and everyone will disappear."
Who do you think should be sent away?
Tu Yao slowly stuffed the remaining half of the orange into her mouth, trying to process the long conversation.
Then he blurted out, "Of course, you're sending me away."
110 hesitated for a moment: "...Why?"
Tu Yao's eyes immediately showed a hint of disdain. "Uncle, you're a bit clumsy."
"Because my older brother is the eldest, if we send him away, who will take care of my second brother, my youngest brother, and me?"
"My second brother is the smartest. What if someone bullies us if we send him away?"
"And then there's my younger brother. He's the least lovable one. When he goes to a strange place and people don't like him, he gets sad and scared."
Tu Yao clapped her hands confidently, "Then the answer is clear!"
"Tu Yaoyao! The cutest in the world, everyone likes me wherever I go!"
110 felt he should seriously tell her that this was not a simple game and that she needed to make a careful choice.
So He repeated it, emphasizing it.
Tu Yao paused, seemingly understanding but not quite, then took out a small apple and took a bite.
She chewed her food and explained to the strange man in front of her with a boastful tone, "My eldest brother secretly gave me the apple, and my second brother gave me the orange."
She patted her pocket: "I still have a carrot. The guy didn't like it, so he threw it to me."
After finishing an apple and taking a bite of half a carrot, Tu Yao looked at the sky with a somewhat blank expression.
"...Please send me away anyway."
She lowered her head: "Raising me is a little bit hard."
110 looked at the girl's round head and said in a mechanical, slurred voice, "They will be sad."
Tu Yao looked up, puzzled: "But everyone will be sad when someone leaves."
110 then asked, "Then why can't we just send them away?"
Tu Yao was even more puzzled: "I've already told you."
Suddenly, 110 didn't know what to say, only feeling that he had forgotten something.
It wasn't until later that 110 realized what question He had forgotten to ask.
—Would you like to be sent away?
...
Xu Chi listened quietly, then suddenly asked:
"So what conditions are needed to send a person to another world?"
110: [You're very smart, just as smart as her.]
We need to establish a link between the two worlds.
Xu Chi: "So you found me and used my luck to establish this bond."
That's why Bai Chumeng said that the black mist had looked for him back then, but found that he had no luck at all.
This also explains why he was sickly when he was ten years old, but his body would slowly recover when he was near Tu Yao.
Tu Yao's return also brought back his own fortune.
110: [Yes.]
At that time, the black mist had already set its sights on Hong Kong and had already taken action, urging Chu Man to marry into the city.
The families in the port city are clearly distinct. Like the Jiang family in Yanjing, the Xu and Cheng families are enjoying great fortune and are the leaders in their respective business systems.
110 understands. Xu Chi, this intelligent child from a young age, is destined to become the next target.
So He found him.
Taking away his luck to establish a bond also prevents him from being targeted by the false Heavenly Dao, killing two birds with one stone.
110: [But at first, you weren't willing.]
Even after He explained the pros and cons, the little boy just smiled and said, "What does the destruction of the world have to do with me?"
Tired of hearing it so much, he threw out another sentence:
"If you're dead, you're dead."
But later, he agreed.
The young man sitting quietly opposite slowly raised his eyes, "Because I have met Tu Yao."
"Back then, you must have introduced me to her, right?"
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