Chapter 163 The Ouija Board (40) "Then let's call it 'Today'..."
This is His characteristic in terms of time; the present and the future unfold simultaneously in His eyes.
But Xiao Liu accidentally glimpsed the world through His eyes, and also possessed His power, creating a subtle resonance with Him, and was able to understand some of His feelings.
Confusion and novelty outweigh the certainty inherent in the future.
Between the cause and effect derived from both ends of time lies a long blank space.
It's strange that His emotions have no process. He can see the entire timeline at a glance, so how could His emotions only have a cause and an effect?
That's what she asked.
Just as she had a feeling, this god, who was extremely powerful and oppressive and incredibly strange, was surprisingly easy to talk to.
He said, “You are nothing but emptiness.”
He said with a hint of surprise, “I have never encountered anything like this before… His blank is related to me, how interesting.”
Xiao Liu was certain; He was referring to the child, Tan Tan.
So His emotional void is because He cannot see the process; Ah Tan is a blank?
Most importantly, she was dumbfounded. What did she like?
Wait, is this the kind of liking she's thinking of?!
No, Tan Tan is still so young... Oh, she's already a university student. When she saw Tan Tan, she recognized that it was Di Da's dormitory.
She was torn. It's perfectly normal for college students to date. If she interfered too much, the kids would dislike her and think she was being narrow-minded.
No wonder... no wonder Tan Tan asked her to go up the mountain and find the sun.
She was enacting a play in her mind, and He was quite patient with her, as if waiting for her to do something.
In a flash of inspiration, she realized that Tan Tan had met and come to know her through a reversal of cause and effect. Her ability to escape the Black Goat and become the Eye of Observation was all because of him in the future.
Currently, Tan Tan is a blank space in the eyes of the Sun God, and it is very likely that something in the future has caused this result.
Moreover, this matter is related to her, and also to the sun god.
Looking at His current interest, and recalling His boredom when He encountered countless worldlines, she asked, "Does this world bore you?"
“Every world,” He said lazily, “haven’t you felt it?”
“Omniscience and omnipotence are boring,” she said. “How about we make a bet?”
He was indeed waiting for this: "What are we betting on?"
“Even though my eyes are incomplete, they are a source of power I will receive from you in the future. I have a chance to determine the course of my destiny, right? I want to use it.”
Stared at by His beast-like eyes, her body screamed for danger. She knew perfectly well that she was negotiating with a non-human being.
But she wasn't afraid, because she knew she couldn't be afraid.
He knows everything, and she has no secrets from Him, so do not try to be clever or say things against your conscience.
Face Him with the most open and honest attitude.
She slowly exhaled. Don't be afraid. Tan Tan's existence has already given her the answer. This is just deducing from the result. Is there anything simpler than this?
Even if you don't believe in yourself, believe in that child.
“I want to set a trajectory for you in the future.” She smiled brightly. “In other words, you will definitely find joy in your existence.”
He looked at her in surprise.
Having gained power close to that of a god and a chance to control her destiny, she sought neither power nor fame, nor did she strive for her ideals or make up for emotional regrets. Nor did she intend to use His power to scheme against Him.
She simply blessed Him.
"You're surprised?" Xiao Liu was equally surprised. "Didn't you see it too?"
“Hmm… your statement that ‘omniscient and omnipotent is boring’ inspired me. I closed my eyes before you said it,” He said.
"This is much more interesting?"
“I understand your proposal. The unknown brings you fear, but it can also bring novelty.” He exerted a sense of oppression in the chorus of voices, and amidst the unclear emotions, a trace of malice emerged. “You want to fulfill your wish for this eye.”
“I initiated the ceremony to observe the completed state of the Refined Eye, but that’s not why I came here,” Xiao Liu said. “The established trajectory is the goal, but it’s someone else’s entrustment, his expectation.”
"That blank space?" He pointed out, "You already know the outcome."
He was unfamiliar with the word "result".
He somewhat understood what time looked like in people's eyes. He couldn't see that blank space, but that blank space had a length in time, and thus time had a length.
In truth, He couldn't see the future either, because He had agreed to her bet, removing His own eyes and making everything unknown before Him.
"Then you're not going to enjoy the process?" Xiao Liu said matter-of-factly.
No. He thought, He would.
His answer of "like him" was actually an overly strong feeling from the future. His unique existence resonated with the "future" version of Him and the "present" version of Him. Even though He couldn't see clearly, He tasted that feeling, which made Him... obsessed.
This made Him even more curious and filled Him with anticipation.
He liked the bet.
So He said, "Once the path you set is completed and the bet ends, I will grant you one wish."
Xiao Liu's expression was subtle: "Like the wishes in those abandoned timelines?"
He raised an eyebrow: "I have indeed completed it."
"Um, is that right... then maybe I shouldn't use it?" she chuckled awkwardly.
“All desires will be fulfilled; that is the inevitable course of events,” He said. “Since you do not like it, then I will grant you special privileges. Your desires can supersede everything, and you can write them down yourself, with a decree as proof.”
"To be above everything, including you?"
The god's eyes narrowed.
Xiao Liu raised his hands in surrender: "I just wanted to understand the rules."
“Yes,” he said casually.
She asked in surprise, "Huh?"
He laughed: “This doesn’t scare me. Fear is a boring thing. The blank space is more attractive to me. Fun is far more worthwhile than boredom.”
Xiao Liu said cheerfully, "No need to give it to me. He's the one who wants to make you happy, so naturally the wish should be given to him as well."
Her smile was different from His, and He observed her smile.
He saw his blank space.
At that moment, the longing to climb from the future filled His…heart? Is that what it's called? What should the heart of a mirror be called? He was deeply troubled by a question that He desperately wanted an answer to: Did He like someone like her?
He seemed to be deep in thought.
Perhaps this is just right for His upcoming new journey.
Journey, that's an interesting word too.
The clock hands ticked, and Xiao Liu recognized the sound as coming from Him.
“Time is back to normal, it’s time for you to go,” He said. “Oh, right, you’ll die if you put yourself in there; your ritual is missing something.”
His voice, amidst the chaotic dance of demons, was predominantly languid, suggesting that He was merely recalling something insignificant.
Xiao Liu was taken aback: "A chorus of tongues?"
"no."
Xiao Liu was silent for a moment, then said, "The ceremony is almost over, and it's too late."
"Yes, that thing has already left the ceremony."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, but it's good too, at least we can wash away the parasites." Her smile was tinged with bloodlust. "Maybe it can even drag our enemies down to hell with us."
The sun god objectively commented: "Once the sun's fire burns, you will only be reduced to ashes."
Xiao Liu laughed heartily. The surrounding fog was dissipating, and firelight was already appearing. She was about to go back when she suddenly remembered something and said, "Do you have a name? Tescatlipoca? Tescatlipoca? Black smoke goggles? Smoke goggles?"
"Human mythology," He said listlessly. "I have no name, and you know very well what happened to me."
The god before me is not a deity from mythology; He was born of impermanence, and she is that impermanence.
The reason it was her was because at that time... Tan Tan was by her side.
Just like every time he appeared, she had good luck.
Actually, the deity is younger than her. Her gaze softened.
"Isn't that perfect? How about giving yourself a name?"
She clapped her hands and said, "Anyway, this is what I think: if I survive, I'll throw away the surname 'Black Goat' and abandon the number 'Six.' A new name, a new beginning!"
The sun god became interested: "Well said. What suggestions do you have?"
"Only you can understand the meaning of this 'curse' that hangs over fate."
“Then let’s call it ‘Today’.” He thought for a moment, and said happily, as if sharing with a friend, “This bet is related to time. The past is gone, the future is unknown, only the present exists.”
"That's exactly how it should be! Live for today, for tomorrow we die."
He asked, "You humans also have surnames."
"Yes."
“‘Lu’ is fine. I’ve been to the sky and fallen to the bottom of the sea. Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well walk through the human world again. Maybe I can find that blank space in you sooner,” He said.
Lu Jinzhao.
Xie Tan, who was reading a comic, recited along with the gods in the comic.
That's his name.
【Ohhhhh, it's a closed loop!】
[In the last chapter, I was wondering, since there's only one Lulu, what was the matter that A-Tan asked Sixth Sister to do? Turns out, it was hoping that Lulu could find joy in existence, or even find meaning in existence, sob sob sob]
I'm crying so hard. He really understands you and really loves you, Lu Lu. Don't doubt it.
The meaning of this name is both the rebirth of a god into a human and the starting point of his encounter with Atan, the beginning of their destiny.
Shedding tears for a beautiful love story
[It's the fire in the darkness and his cold, lonely shadow... the best sun and moon, the best tangent theorem qaq]
[With the contract as proof, there's another wish waiting to be fulfilled. Could it be the pinky promise Lu Lu and Atan made when they consulted the Ouija board?]
[Oh my god, so this ultimate wish, which could surpass even the gods, was ultimately used by A-Tan to trap the gods, just to prevent Lu Lu from getting hurt... Aaaaaaah!]
[I can't take it anymore, Ah Tan, please don't love me so much!]
This cat is so nice! QAQ
[Ah Tan, you should take Lu Lu with you, he's going to break, waaaaah!]
The sun god fears not death, but only losing you; do you know that?
[Exactly! Doesn't Lulu worry about your safety? You bad cat!]
Don't you find it terrifying to think about the underlying reasons?
Indeed, Lu Lu is probably the strongest in the entire series. Even shattered, he's still a top-tier (T0) character. With Lu Lu around, wouldn't they be invincible?
Ah Tan, however, preferred to waste this wish by trapping him. Could the ritual of killing the black goat be part of a conspiracy against Lu Lu? Ah Tan knew the danger, so he wouldn't let him go?
[Cult leader?]
But the cult leader is a fanatic!
There's another possibility, and you know what I'm going to say.
I know this cat is going to court disaster again.
Do you know that Lu Lu would go crazy if she saw it with her own eyes?!
No! Waaaaaah!
【Didn't Ah Tan say everything would be alright? I believed him, I believed him, I believed him】
In the comic, Xiao Liu smiles and waves, her time is reclaimed, and the flames covering the mountain instantly engulf her figure.
The sun god saw what she said last.
You two need to take good care of yourselves.
Sparks flew, the pen danced like a dragon, and traveled out of the campus, weaving through the chaotic streets of Fidchu City, whistling against the wind like the sound of an ocarina.
Such sounds were everywhere, like flutes inserted throughout the city, playing in a disorderly fashion, uttering strange, sacrificial prayers.
A transition, returning to the moment the ceremony was completed.
Following the wandering incantation, it was as if it flew over the entire interior of Dichu City. Dichu City rarely has streets that run in a straight line, such as those that run due south, due north, due east, or due west.
With each new road, the orientation seemed to subtly shift, gradually veering downwards.
Now, the mystery of the incantation that has spread throughout the city has been revealed: it consists of circles.
Whether incomplete, half-finished, or complete, it resembles a diagram of a total solar eclipse.
That's the sun.
Zooming in to the panoramic view, the city, with its towering buildings, is covered by a giant solar calendar stone.
The "pupil" superimposed in the center is Tonatiu, the sun god of the last era of the five-sun cycle in the solar calendar stone.
His outstretched tongue is shaped like an obsidian knife.
That symbolizes the Aztec custom of human sacrifice.
After the 18 months of the solar calendar and the 13 numbers of the sacred calendar were sacrificed, the 20 hieroglyphic day symbols moved vividly, as if they had come to life.
The ritual was activated, and the "pupil" suddenly shifted, fixing on the "hurricane" among the four square reliefs surrounding the fifth sun god.
That represents the Tiger Day of the first of the four extinct solar eras.
Smoke mirror.
A black sun.
That location is Four Seasons Mountain.
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