frightfiction Chapter 705 Acting in a play
Chapter 705 Acting in a play
"Eh? Why is that?"
Hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Nian couldn't help but ask questions.
"You said you agreed to her, but you were lying to her," Yunzhen was also puzzled, "but why did you do this?"
"Because if I agree to her, she won't even think about breaking the seal. Instead, she'll actively cooperate with it, hoping to use your seal to completely sever her past as the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord. Why wouldn't I do that?"
Lin Yu said with a smile.
Yun Zhen was stunned for a moment, then said, "That's not what I'm talking about. What I mean is...she must have promised you something good, right?"
"Of course," Lin Yu said softly, "Taking her away is actually beneficial to me. I will have an extra combat force available, and she also has some extremely useful abilities that she is willing to teach me."
Yunzhen looked at Lin Yu: "Then why did you reject her?"
"Promise her, is it a better choice for you?"
"Yes, she won't even hurt you, because she even offered to cooperate with us outsiders to achieve the purpose of our trip, and to allow Taoist Yunzhen and Taoist Xuanyunzi to be 'liberated' and 'free' respectively," Lin Yu said calmly. "She is actually very sincere, especially since if we follow her words, her strength will be reduced to only one thousandth, making her at my mercy. However, her innate magical power is very useful."
As Lin Yu spoke, the group looked at each other.
Obviously, they were even vaguely persuaded by Lin Yu.
But Lin Yu said again.
"But I still don't intend to reject her. I don't intend to take her away," Lin Yu's voice gradually grew colder. "The reason is simple... She's already like this in the Prison Mountain Realm. Bringing her to our world... a creature who yearns for freedom and possesses such terrifying magical powers as the 'Cause and Effect Thread', what could she possibly do?"
"I can't bet that I can always keep her under control, not to mention..."
Lin Yu let out a long breath.
"Even though she has no emotions and doesn't know what she's doing..."
He looked at the prosperous Liu Town outside the window. At this moment, Liu Town was completely immersed in the deep night, but it became even more lively.
An old man, hand-in-hand with a candy-craving child, slowly walked down the street. The child walked forward, but his head was always turned toward the candy figurine stall. A young couple, having just had an argument, walked one after the other, their expressions awkward, neither willing to speak first, yet always maintaining a fixed distance. In front of a porcelain stall, a man dressed like a laborer cautiously inquired about the price, as if calculating how best to use his meager wages to buy a few pieces. At a street corner, an old beggar huddled in embarrassment, his face covered in fatigue...
The past lives of these lively townspeople were vividly displayed before everyone in the illusion.
Their emotions are far from being happy, and some even struggle to get enough food and clothing...
but……
These are still people who have truly lived.
"If I agree to her, then all those people who have died, the millions of people who died because of her, wouldn't they truly have died... in vain?"
Lin Yu said in a low voice.
The words were spoken lightly, yet they carried a great weight.
"She wants freedom, but she's no longer entitled to it, at least not from my side."
Everyone was speechless.
After a long time, Yun Zhen stood up and bowed slightly to Lin Yu.
"Thank you for your concern, fellow Taoist."
Gao Shan also breathed a sigh of relief: "You did the right thing and said it very well, Ms. Yao."
Snowy Owl sheathed his knife and sat down again.
Although she didn't say anything, there was a hint of respect in her eyes when she looked at Lin Yu.
This is indeed a "correct" idea, but anyone who can remain "correct" in the face of huge interests can be called great.
Lin Yu felt the respect from several people, but he didn't have any special thoughts.
He smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I'm putting everyone in danger by doing this."
"If the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord senses something's amiss, he'll definitely try to fight us to the death and re-execute our original plan to escape from the Prison Mountain Realm," Lin Yu said seriously. "She possesses the magical power of 'Karma Thread'. As long as she's not dead, even if everything seems settled and final, she can still change it. So even if she cuts ties with the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord, if she senses something's amiss, I'm afraid she'll still have a back-up plan to 'retract'."
"By then, it might be easier for me and this Miss Thief to handle it, because we'll have already reached Liu Town. But for the three of you... I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through, because you'll have to stop Liu Town from reappearing."
As Lin Yu was speaking, he didn't expect that Seagull was the first to speak among the three.
"That's fine. This isn't our first time playing a challenging dungeon like this," Seagull, who had been silent from the beginning, finally spoke up. "If we let that demon help us pass, what's the point? We'd be like begging for our lives on our knees!"
"My profession is that of a hapless student. I've been on my knees and begged many times along the way... but it doesn't matter who I kneel to!"
"I have no intention of kneeling before such a bastard monster!"
The seagull said, and the snowy owl nodded.
"That's right, this demon must not enter our world."
After the two of them expressed their opinions, Gao Shan smiled rarely and made a joke in a relaxed manner.
"You two are so enthusiastic. If I, a police officer, don't express my views, wouldn't it make me look like I have a very negative outlook?"
"Just fight it—it cut itself and then regretted it anyway, so it should pay a heavy price. This won't be much easier to fight than normal."
As Gao Shan spoke, Lin Yu looked at the two Taoist priests again.
"What are you looking at me for?" Yun Zhen said unhappily. "You outsiders are all so noble. Are I, a disciple of Taiqing Temple... Taiqing Sect, a coward?"
"I'm telling you, the reason I'm here is because I risked my life and died at his hands three hundred and fifty years ago. My good disciple Xuan Yunzi also lost his life at the hands of that demon."
"Could it be that we are afraid of her?"
Xuan Yunzi nodded: "That's right - just tell me what we should do next."
Lin Yu looked at everyone expressing their opinions and nodded.
"What you need to do next is actually very simple. Just follow the normal 'process' and continue to advance the sealing progress."
"Of course, since you already know the truth, please forget everything I just said and act with me."
When Lin Yu said this, he smiled brightly from the bottom of his heart.
After all, this is the part he is best at and likes most.