Lin Sen was surprised, not by Cui Disi's sudden question, but by why Leng Ying knew this?
But thinking about the relationship between Dongfang Ruo and Leng Ying, Lin Sen quickly felt relieved.
So there was no need for Lin Sen to be secretive.
"Well, although I don't know what the value of this title is?" Lin Sen threw the question back. He should be the only outsider in the room now. It would not be a wise move to make the atmosphere too hostile.
Cuidisi nodded, with a look of realization and thoughtfulness on his face, and then laughed at himself. He picked up the wine bottle, put aside his identity as a monarch, and poured a glass for Lin Sen.
Lin Sen was not flattered by this move, he responded naturally and humbly.
After drinking another drink, Cui Disi picked up the knife and fork and greeted several people with a smile: "This charcoal-roasted python and antelope knee is the signature dish of the imperial chef. It won't taste good when it's cold." After saying that, he started to eat first.
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Lin Sen glanced at Dongfang Ruo. There was a smile in Dongfang Ruo's eyes, but there was no change. She also started to eat, and the whole plan was carried out quite patiently.
In this case, Lin Sen was also hungry, so he stopped being pretentious and took a bite of the grilled medium-cooked python knee. The rich aroma filled his mouth, and the chewy meat still retained the original fishy taste of fresh ingredients.
, this fishy smell is brought by the blood that has not been completely burned by the heat. For people who are not used to eating half-cooked meat products, this fishy smell can cause discomfort or even nausea, but for people who are involved in the field of gourmet food,
For most people, it is a rare delicacy.
The dinner ended in silence with the sound of clinking cups and plates.
Throughout the whole process, Cuidisi didn't say anything. Although Lin Sen wanted to ask something, he chose to remain silent in front of the child.
After dinner, Cuidi Si did not let the others leave immediately. He first called the servants to take the little princess back to his residence, and then invited Lin Sen and the others to sit down in front of the fireplace.
Judging from this posture, the answer Lin Sen has been waiting for for a long time should be coming.
Cuidisi, who was watching the beating of the flame and shaking the wine glass, seemed to be unsatisfied. His love for wine was taste. Unlike Lin Sen, who could drink but was not dependent on it, he enjoyed the process.
After drinking about half a bottle, Cuidisi looked at the cups in front of the other three people who were still intact. Cuidisi showed a frustrated smile, and then he asked Lin Sen: "Saiosh, are you in this forgotten city-state?"
You’ve been here for a long time, how do you feel? Well, I mean, in addition to this spiral, how do you feel about the entire city and the entire Tridice nation?”
Cui Disi's name for Lin Sen has changed. Lin Sen is sitting opposite Cui Disi. Next to him is Dongfang Ruo. This stunning beauty is currently looking at the wine glass in a daze.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Sen summarized some of his previous thoughts and said: "A nation that has lost its honor and soul, and is only superficially brave. The entire Cuidisi people are actually afraid of death. This fear makes them become
I feel lonely, and the relationships between people become indifferent as a result. All this is just like the feeling I had when I first saw the city-state in the sunset. It looked brilliant, but in fact it was just a flickering candle."
Lin Sen's summary stunned the other three people. Dongfang Ruo was surprised, Leng Ying closed her eyes with a hint of bitterness, and Cui Disi gave admiring praise after being surprised: "You looked very carefully, Sailosh, you
Your evaluation of this city even exceeds my feelings about it... But obviously yours is more real, and I just still have a little fantasy..."
After receiving this response, Lin Sen knew that the time had come, so he asked: "Your Majesty, what happened to this city? What happened to the people of Cuidisi?"
This sentence asked the inner thoughts of Dongfang Ruo and Leng Ying. They have been either sitting back and watching the storm, or they are trapped in the confinement of memory and cannot extricate themselves. No one has explored the root of all this in depth, but
It seems that, as the leader of the Cuidisi people, Leng Hong has been driven crazy after inheriting all this.
But Cuidisi hesitated at this time. He hesitated to speak, as if he still had expectations, or that he was not yet ready to destroy the apparent calm.
However, all this was very clear to Lin Sen and Dongfang Ruo. Cuidi Si did know, but he had reasons that he couldn't tell.
So Dongfang Ruo added fire.
"Is your silence because of Liya?"
After hearing this, Cuidisi's expression showed obvious pain, but it was not obvious. He also shook his head and smiled bitterly. Then in the eyes of this decadent monarch, Lin Sen saw the aloof temperament that belongs to a king.
Cuidisi said coldly: "If it was just because of my daughter, I would take the initiative to take off my crown."
It seemed that things were more complicated than imagined. However, Lin Sen had already had too many lice and was no longer itchy. There were already enough unconnected lines in front of him and he didn't care about a few more, so he didn't ask any further questions.
But with expectation, hoping that Cuidi Si can string it all together.
If Dongfang didn't speak, her thoughts were the same as Lin Sen's. The fairy who sat on the mountain and watched the wind and rain patiently remained silent.
The two of them tacitly agreed to leave the next step to Leng Ying.
After listening to her brother's words, Leng Ying put aside the difference between monarch and minister. She grabbed her brother's hand and said: "Brother, what are you hiding? Is there anything more important than solving everything in front of you? Do you know? Really?
Sister Zhiyin may be dead, brother Leng Xing is the same, and even myself, I... I can hardly tell whether I am real or fake now, whether I have also died in a certain spiral, and now I
It's just a puppet with the same memory...so...brother!!! Please, I don't want to continue with this pain, I don't even dare to continue thinking about it now..."
Leng Ying's words contained too many emotions, which also belonged to Lin Sen and Dongfang Ruo. Even a tough guy like Owen might have thought about these issues after waking up.
It's just that Owen has died in the underground world due to Lin Sen and Dongfang Ruo's plan. Lin Sen bears the responsibility for this, although this crime is tried hard to correct it in Lin Sen's heart as an inevitable path to the light.
But the moment he saw Chen Guang and Vivian die, Lin Sen knew that he was wrong... Even if these people are puppets, they still have their own souls...
So what is the true self?
Just like Lin Sen was heartbroken after witnessing the tragic death of Chen Guang at the hands of a K-class alien. Then after he woke up with this pain and broke free from his memory, Kui gave Lin Sen a second chance. Chen Guang "
Resurrected.
He is still the mysterious man who loves to use old jokes and is cute. However, someone tells you that he is not real. He is just an incomplete copy with the same memory. A thought is imprisoned in a certain level.
He is just a puppet who has forgotten the fact that he died and then "resurrected" again...
How should you face him like this?
If that's not enough...then how do you deal with yourself like this?
When Lin Sen saw Ami, Lin Sen's first reaction was incomparable disgust, and then a murderous desire with huge hatred. After the only thing was taken away, Lin Sen kept thinking about how to get rid of Ami. This is Lin Sen
The truest thoughts.
Because he dare not imagine someone who is exactly the same as himself, with the same memories, habits, abilities and appearance, taking over everything that originally belongs to him.
The most realistic idea is that Ami returned to Cerberus first, and then met Lin Yan and Lin Xue, but he was left in this spiral forever and became a prisoner.
This feeling made Lin Sen terrified, so he made that plan with Dongfang Ruo.
But he never expected that Chen Guang would accept death as happily as his father did, without even a trace of blame... At that moment, Lin Sen recalled kneeling in the depths of the mine and crawling toward the entrance one meter at a time.
The past that has passed away... reminds me of my once smart self who thought I could be lazy as long as I sprained my ankle, and the guilt that this smartness brings that can never be forgotten...
Is Lin Sen guilty? Yes. But this time...he won't regret it anymore.
Leng Ying finished speaking with tears in her eyes. After all, she was just a child. No matter how strong she was, it was just a habit forced by life. It should not become her calmness. Only such Leng Ying would be more beautiful.
reality.
After putting down the crown, Cuidisi silently held his sister's hand. He wiped away her tears with a smile, and then asked Lin Sen: "Your previous summary was very good, but those were relatively pure judgments. I want to return the favor."
There are some things you should have noticed, right?"
Lin Sen regained his emotions, looked at Cuidisi and said, "What do you mean?"
Tridis only said two words: "Child."
Child? Lin Sen frowned, child...
Then he suddenly realized, and looked at Dongfang Ruo who was standing aside in shock.
Yes! Child!
There are no children in this city...
This was a detail that Lin Sen had never paid much attention to, but when it was mentioned, Lin Sen discovered this terrible reality. In this city with millions of residents, there were indeed no children...
No... Lin Sen suddenly remembered something again. It would be too absolute to say there were no children. There were still children, but they were very, very few, so few that it felt almost deserted.
Thinking back to everything I saw in the underground fishery and the huge hatchery...
Is this the root of everything? This city and this nation are dying for some reason? And in order to delay all this, Cuidisi did all this with the help of Kui? But what is the meaning of this continuation? Even if it happens countless times
Repeat and become a prisoner from then on. This continuation without a future is just a struggle, right?
Lin Sen recalled the appearance of the Tridice people losing their souls, and vaguely understood why that result occurred. If the Tridice nation living in this city is heading towards extinction, it is not surprising that they will become selfish and selfish.
Arrogant.
Cuidisi looked at Lin Sen's expression, his face was calm.
"Okay, it's getting late. Please take a rest early."