Are you happy? I am very happy. What is happiness? Let me tell you...
The song "Ode to Joy" echoed throughout the room.
On the sofa, Wu Ming looked ahead with cold eyes. There was a metal cage, in which sat two dejected Smurfs with "I am unhappy" expressions on their faces.
Obviously, even though the song is called Ode to Joy, the Smurfs are still unhappy.
Wu Ming held a duck in his left hand and a rattle in his right hand, and his eyes were so gloomy that water could drip from his eyes.
He simply couldn't believe why the Smurf was still unhappy despite all the tricks he had used to coax the child.
"Tell me, what do you want?" Wu Ming tapped his fingers on the sofa and asked the two Smurfs in a deep voice.
Hearing such words, Smurf turned his head away with disdain, without even looking at Wu Ming.
On the other side, Smurfette blinked her eyes and said in an almost pleading tone: "Please, please die, why don't you die! Bang your head against the wall, or look through the window.
You can just jump down!"
"You're kidding!" Hearing Smurfette's request, Wu Ming couldn't believe that these two Smurfs actually hated him so much.
This is hate yourself until you die, anger yourself until you die, how much hatred is this.
"We don't want anything, we just want you to die. Hang yourself, choke to death when drinking water, hit a wall to death, or even choke to death when eating! Please, please die, die quickly!"
Sister Smurf prayed repeatedly, asking Wu Ming to kill him in the next moment.
It's a pity that all the gods in the sky are obviously not on duty at home today.
Sister Smurf's request was destined to fail, and the only thing she gained was that Wu Ming was really disgusted.
"Haven't you heard that good people don't live long, but bad things last for thousands of years? Okay, let's change the topic. I won't die even if you die."
Wu Ming waved his hand, indicating that Sister Smurf didn't need to say any more.
After hearing what Wu Ming said, Sister Smurf sat in a corner of the iron cage and cried with grief and indignation.
Benben shook his head, first pulled Smurfette's clothes comfortingly, and then said, "Do you really want to know what we want?"
"Come on, don't mess with those useless things."
"There is only one thing we want, and that is...freedom!"
As soon as the word freedom was spoken, Sister Smurf stopped crying and instead looked at Wu Ming.
Wu Ming sat quietly on the sofa, his obscure eyes swept over the two Smurfs, and whispered: "Freedom, what a noble name!"
"Can you agree?" Unknowingly, Benben had already used honorifics and looked at Wu Ming expectantly.
Wu Ming chuckled, shook his head resolutely, and said in a deep voice: "You are free, what should I do?"
...discouraged...
Benben and Smurfette were desperate, clinging to each other in the iron cage, with no hope left in their eyes.
If you are destined to spend your whole life in a cold iron cage, what is the difference between that and death?
Thinking of that terrible future, even the naturally happy Smurf couldn't help but despair.
"There is no real freedom. If it's short-term freedom... it's okay."
"Short-term freedom, what is that?"
The word freedom touched the minds of the two Smurfs, and they couldn't help but ask Wu Ming.
Wu Ming pondered for a moment, and then said: "Well, if the stalemate continues, it will definitely not work. How about we each take a step back and seek common ground while reserving differences.
First of all, I need the essence of happiness, there is no doubt about it. And you need freedom and need to find happiness. How about this, we can think about it from another angle. You are protected by me and provide me with the essence of happiness. And I am no longer restricted.
Your freedom, a win-win situation for both parties!"
Such conditions are extremely relaxed compared to being locked in an iron cage for life.
Wu Ming did not interrupt the two Smurfs' thinking, because he knew that with the wisdom of the Smurfs, they must understand where their bottom line is.
Compromise is not for the sake of giving in, but because the other party to the compromise has something that they value.
Wu Ming had already made up his mind. If this method didn't work, he really had nothing to say.
"Can you be more specific?"
After the two smurfs whispered, they said nothing more and vowed not to collude with evil.
After all, Wu Ming was the one who took the initiative, and the two Smurfs had no room for bargaining. This was already the bottom line.
"During the day, you go out happily and come back at night to provide me with the essence of happiness. And I will provide you with food, shelter, and shelter. This is a win-win for us!
Of course, this is the first and last opportunity. If you don’t cherish it and try to slip it away from me, I don’t need to tell you the consequences!"
The threatening words made the two Smurfs shudder.
They looked at each other, and finally, under the witness of Wu Ming, they nodded heavily and said, "Okay, we agreed!"
“Smart decision!”
Wu Ming waved towards the iron cage, caught both Smurfs out, and warned: "Before you go out to play, I will use magic on you to hide your whereabouts. Remember, there are many bad people in this world.
If you are caught by others, you will be handed over to the state!"
"Leave us to the state, why, who is the state, is he cruel?"
The two Smurfs were confused and did not know the concept of country at all.
Wu Ming didn't want to explain, but just waved his hand and threatened: "If you are handed over to the state, you will be cut directly in the middle by a group of people with knives. Believe me, compared to large experimental institutions, my place is simply paradise.
!If you are caught, even if I rescue you, you will still be brutally punished!"
The first time the name country appeared in Smurf's mind, it became synonymous with terror.
The two Smurfs nodded subconsciously like chickens eating rice.
Seeing this scene, Wu Ming sneered, slowly stretched out his finger, and touched Smurf's forehead.
"Turn a blind eye...hear but not hear...magic positioning..."
The magic ring flashed red, and Wu Ming released several magic spells in succession to hide the Smurf from being discovered.
After everything was over, Wu Ming retracted his finger and looked at the two Smurfs.
To the eye, the appearance of the two Smurfs is blurry. This is because Wu Ming is a spell caster. If an ordinary person saw it, it would be a deserted air, and the appearance of the Smurfs would not be visible at all.
"Okay, you can go out. Remember, come back before the sun sets and don't talk to strangers." Wu Ming waved his hand, indicating that the two Smurfs could leave.
The next moment, Benben took Sister Smurf's hand and quickly jumped off Wu Ming's body.
The two shouted for freedom, followed the door opened by Wu Ming, and rushed towards the outside world.
"free!"
A low sneer echoed in the room.
In the room, Wu Ming was sitting on the sofa. In front of him was a water mirror scene of two Smurfs running outside.