Chapter 166 Choose words to fill in the blanks, catch O in X?
"Huh~"
Lu Xiao, who had consumed a lot of magic power, looked a little pale. After closing the Eye of Agamotto, he breathed heavily for a while.
"I have set up the wolf's return mechanism. As long as he obtains the Everlasting Cherry Blossom, the return will be automatically triggered."
"Kuro, you and Yongzhen stay here to wait for the wolf's return. I will take a short rest before heading to the Palace of Origin."
Jiulang's expression was a little dazed, as if he had not yet recovered from the wolf's choice of self-sacrifice.
Yongzhen replied on behalf of Jiulang: "Your Excellency Lu Xiao, you have worked hard outside all day and it is really time to take a rest. Let us guard this place."
The tired Lu Xiao didn't notice Yong Zhen's twinkling eyes. He waved his hand and went to the guest room of the castle tower to enter a meditative state.
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Since learning orthodox meditation from Karma Taj, Lu Xiao has spent most of her time meditating instead of sleeping.
As long as one's own mana reserves are not greatly consumed, it usually only takes 1-2 hours to recover the energy consumed in a day.
In order to drive the operation of the Time Stone, Lu Xiao not only used up the energy stored in the Time Stone, but also consumed a lot of his own magic power. Naturally, the meditation time would be longer than normal.
It was after 6 a.m. when Lu Xiao closed his eyes and meditated. When he regained his energy and determined the time through the fully automatic mechanical watch on his hand, it was already 10 a.m.
‘More than 3 hours? It’s quite acceptable... huh?’
Gradually regaining his awareness of the outside world, Lu Xiao suddenly discovered that there was another person in his room.
Yongzhen, she sat silently in front of the tatami where Lu Xiao rested, her watery eyes fixed on Lu Xiao.
"...Yongzhen?"
Lu Xiao did not take off his clothes and armor when meditating, so it was not embarrassing to face Yongzhen, but he was curious why Yongzhen would let Jiulang go to "monitor" him.
Only then did Lu Xiao notice that Yongzhen's eyes had been fixed on his chest.
Of course he would not be narcissistic and think that Yongzhen was lusting after his body. After a little thought, Lu Xiao immediately understood Yongzhen's intentions.
"Unfortunately, the time stone does not allow people to change the past at will as you think."
Lu Xiao tapped lightly on the shell of the Eye of Agamotto: "Not to mention that this magic weapon has temporarily exhausted its power. Even if it can still operate normally, it will not allow you to go back to the past and save Yishin and He.
Daoxuan."
Yongzhen pursed her lips, and she, who was always gentle and elegant, showed a rare stubborn and unconvinced attitude.
"Why? Since the wolf can go back to the past and obtain the Ever Sakura Flower, why can't Isshin-sama and his master save it?"
Lu Xiao shook his head helplessly: "Yongzhen, the law of time is not easy to break. Going back to the past and acting recklessly will cause a very serious time paradox."
"I asked the wolf to go back in time to get the Ever Sakura Flower instead of the Ever Sakura Tree. Can you understand the difference?"
Seeing the confused expression on Yongzhen's face, Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and rubbed his hair: "Let's put it this way, if the wolf takes the entire Changying branch from the owl's hand, the world we live in will be corrected in the timeline.
Changes will occur.”
"But if you just take away the everlasting cherry blossoms that will wither in the first place, without touching the key nodes, history will only undergo small-scale logical self-consistent modifications, which will not affect the overall situation."
"Let's use an analogy."
"If the wolf killed the owl in the battle three years ago, then when he returns to our time point, history will fine-tune it to the owl being seriously injured but not dead, ensuring that the owl can survive three years later, and finally
Die in my hands."
Lu Xiao looked at Yongzhen seriously and asked, "Where are Daoxuan and Yishin? Are you sure you can rescue them without changing the overall situation?"
The answer is impossible.
Leaving aside what happened to Dogen, Isshin's death itself is a major event that drives the course of history.
Even if there are differences in the process due to different choices, the final outcome will not change.
Yongzhen is not stupid, and her learning and understanding abilities are very good in all aspects. Lu Xiao's explanation soon made her understand that her thoughts were just extravagant hopes after all.
As the goal of immortality is about to be achieved, the confusion that has not dissipated in Yongzhen's heart emerges again.
The body that was originally sitting upright and kneeling was slightly deflated, and a deep sense of twilight appeared on the young Yongzhen. Having lost her goal, she seemed to have given up thinking about her future.
"Your Excellency Lu Xiao, you asked me to find a new goal and give up my confusion, but I can't do it."
Yongzhen, who has a calm personality, gentleness and kindness, is a trustworthy and reliable partner in the eyes of Jiulang and Lang. They have never seen any weakness in Yongzhen.
The passing of Isshin marks the end of an era for Ashina. This important turning point is destined to change the future of many people.
Genichiro, who has a strong personality, can continue to move forward despite the huge pressure, and the loyal wolf can also risk everything for the survival of his master, but not everyone can be as strong as them.
Looking at Yongzhen who was staring out the window like a Japanese doll, Lu Xiao rubbed his eyebrows in distress.
"You don't have to think too far ahead about the future. Right now we must first complete the severance of immortality and repel the massive invasion from the inner government."
"No one can say for sure what will happen next. There may be sadness or joy. Isn't this how a person's life goes through the process of gradual growth through joys and sorrows?"
Lu Xiao never felt that he was a qualified life coach. He could not talk about long paragraphs of chicken soup for the soul like those master speakers. What he said were things that he had personally experienced.
Lu Xiao used to be just a carefree ordinary white-collar worker. All she had to worry about was her parents urging her to get married year after year, and her hairline that might recede at any time due to intense work and overtime work.
After traveling through the worlds of Assassin's Creed and Marvel, Lu Xiao experienced the farewell to his lover, the deathbed trust from his predecessors, and the heavy responsibility given by his mentor before his death. His mentality has grown a lot compared to when he first started traveling around the world.
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Compared to the romantic and unrestrained Renaissance Italy, where superheroes work together to protect the positive energy of the Marvel world, the country of Ashina where Sekiro is located is darker and more twisted. This is the consistent world view setting style of the old thief Miyazaki.
Even the ordinary people living in the Ashina Kingdom need to face dual pressures on the mind and body. While they are worried all day long in the uncertain war, they continue to live tenaciously under the difficult conditions of lack of food and clothing.
The young master Ashina, Genichiro, who is generally regarded as a hedonistic class, also cannot get a moment of peace. This dark and terrifying world has placed a heavy burden on everyone. The countless innocent souls in the hands of the Seven-faced Samurai can be used to a certain extent.
explain the problem.
Habitually patting Yongzhen on the shoulder, Lu Xiao encouraged him softly: "Cheer up, no matter how difficult the future is, we living people will eventually have to bear the expectations of the deceased and continue to walk on our own feet. You
…”
"Dong dong dong~"
Suddenly, rapid and heavy footsteps were heard outside the room where Lu Xiao was resting. Before Lu Xiao could turn on his eagle eye vision, the door to the room had been violently opened.
"Excuse me, Mr. Lu Xiao, I have... um?"
The person who rushed in from the outside was the owner of the city, Genichiro. His brows were furrowed and his face was a little gloomy. He seemed to have something important to discuss with Lu Xiao.
Seeing the scene of a man and a woman living alone in the house, it was hard for Genichiro, who had already grown up, not to think twice.
Not to mention that Lu Xiao's hand was still on Yongzhen's shoulder. In this era when style was still very conservative, their posture seemed very ambiguous.
"……excuse me."
"Da~"
Genichiro's expression was a little strange, but he still "knowingly" closed the door again.
The words used are the same twice, but the meanings contained in them are completely different.
He strode to the door and opened it. Lu Xiao looked helpless and explained to Genichiro who was about to leave: "No matter what you think of, I can only say that you misunderstood."