0246 Chapter 5: Rebirth of Blood Candle Castle (Section 44)
The amount of information given by Qu Yun was overwhelming, but Zhen Cheng still decisively chose to put the parts that needed to be digested to think about later, and returned to the original line of reasoning:
"So what the teacher wants to say is that the matter of being involved in the Aoi Demon Pond has nothing to do with my luck. But... the conspiracy itself has something to do with me?!"
Unknowingly, Zhen Cheng has begun to call Qu Yun "teacher" like Cai Pixiu and others. The abyss of elusive strength and planning gradually made Zhen Cheng accept that this seemingly enviable "peer" can indeed
Teach yourself what you need.
"I do think so," Qu Yun nodded in agreement: "And it's not related to you, but it was designed for you."
Zhen Cheng thought for a while and said: "Teacher, you opened this portal yourself, and the news about Kui Mo Pond was spread by Princess Rabbit;
The person she revealed at that time was Gurrr~Wa. Sephis and his gang happened to hear it and went to question it. But I was accidentally involved at this last moment.
No one has tampered with the portal, otherwise the teacher will definitely find out; even if Princess Rabbit's conversation with Gurrr~Wa was heard by Cepheus, even if it was not by chance, it is impossible for me to encounter it intentionally; because the most unlikely thing is that it is left or right.
Teacher, your time to finish class.
Everything is natural and without any flaws, in this case..."
The conclusion she came to was not the intuitive "This does not seem to be caused by humans, and it cannot be targeted at me."; nor was it "This is a test set by the teacher for me"; rather:
"If someone really did this deliberately, then I'm afraid it's the same force that was behind the destruction of my world. You asked me not to investigate the underlying 'destiny'."
"Oh? Why do you think so?" Qu Yun looked satisfied and looked at Zhen Cheng, who was lying quietly at the bottom of the pool with her eyes closed.
"It's too random," Zhen Cheng pondered: "Destroying a world and killing a large group of students from Blood Candle Castle, such a shocking thing does not leave people with the feeling of a deliberate plan, but rather like a random move.
It doesn't matter if you can succeed or not. That's how it feels. From my perspective, if you really want to deal with me, there aren't many opponents who act with this attitude, right?"
"Your judgment is amazingly accurate, but you still lack some understanding of our old opponent," Qu Yun said, and began to guide the arcane elements that had been circulating in Zhen Cheng's body for several rounds to begin to attack her door of truth:
"For them, my disciples, especially you who sit on the chair of the Mourning Poet, must be killed. And killing you is now their top priority.
This is evident from the fact that they dared to take action under my nose at Blood Candle Castle. Through this incident, I can trace their traces in reverse, and even find their true identity after a period of analysis and verification.
This is not a casual move, but a life-saving blow that blocks everything."
"You mean... Blood Candle Castle has their internal agents?" Zhen Cheng was stunned, and then reasoned in disbelief: "The conflict between the Angora Rabbit Princess and Sephis was originally staged for me.
And the other dozen or so classmates who were involved... were all just a feint to divert your attention and hide the true purpose of murdering me?
In this way, if what just happened is successful, it will no longer seem like a murder targeting a specific student, but an accident caused by negligent management..."
"You can think of this because you noticed it, right?" Following Qu Yun's voice, Zhen Cheng noticed an elusive turbulence in the world of his own mind that looked inside the door of truth.
Mixed in the familiar inner world, this thing is like an ordinary spiritual medium, as crystal clear and unattractive as the space itself.
But when you notice it, you feel that it gives people a very strong sense of alienation, and you can tell at a glance that it does not belong to your heart.
Wrapped in Qu Yun's magic power, this thing was forcibly pulled out of Zhen Cheng's spiritual world.
"Look, this is the ironclad evidence that makes our inference true. You are so smart that they have to do some tricks on your consciousness in order to achieve their goals.
It has little effect on you, making it difficult for anyone, including yourself, to detect unnatural changes in your daily behavior.
However, in some subtle ways, it will affect your thinking, causing you to act in addition to the most reasonable way of behavior that you are accustomed to, and find another way of behavior that seems equally reasonable but is actually full of loopholes.
For example, you know that I will not stop you from becoming stronger, but you still try to advance secretly without telling me; or for example, after searching the description of Kui Mo Pond on the student terminal, you subconsciously ignore that it is impossible in principle.
So many students simultaneously circumvent the hidden dangers of administrative vulnerabilities.
This thing would have disappeared into nothing after your death, but they didn't expect that you could use your own power to resolve the fatal situation with the help of the paradox.
Therefore, this ‘obsession’ planted in your consciousness fell into my hands.
Maybe there are their internal agents in the Blood Candle Keep, maybe not. They only need such a small 'obsession' seed to make the rabbit and the boy do what they want to see,"
Qu Yun paused, and the mana that was roaming in Zhen Cheng's body also stagnated, showing a dangerous and charming smile: "Similarly, it also made you do stupid things that you would never have done with your intelligence.
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Zhen Cheng could understand what Qu Yun meant. Under the core idea of "freedom above all else", she could not be too harsh on herself for violating the rules in an attempt to gain power.
Zhen Cheng even suspected that if she went to consult with this cheap tutor, she would even be willing to introduce many valuable experiences on how to properly exploit the school's resources.
The reason why she said it was a "stupid thing" and why she felt a hint of sullenness in her consciousness was entirely because she had acted recklessly and unnecessarily in response to a reinforcement method that she didn't understand.
Zhen Cheng knew that he was flamboyant and high-profile by nature, but he was by no means reckless. This method of influencing people's way of thinking really disgusted both master and disciple at the same time.
"But the question is, when did this thing enter my head?" Zhen Cheng was confused: "'Destiny' does have many plans in my world, and even if it does something to me unknowingly, it doesn't matter.
strangeness.
But the question is, what about Princess Angora and Sephis?
They come from different worlds. If I hadn't attacked them inside Blood Candle Keep, considering the low passing rate of the entrance exam, how could 'destiny' predict which students would appear around me to carry out its assassination?