"Perhaps it is because of ignorance of dreams that wandering people chase phantoms." The bus traveled through the forest, and the light and shadow of the branches became the main theme of the scenery along the way. Old Tang was wearing simple and plain sportswear, and a strange woman sat opposite him. The woman was wearing a loose gray uniform and was dressed very gracefully. Her expression was a little sad, and her eyes were full of sadness. She sang sad lyrics in a low voice, with a slightly hoarse voice, like playing a dusty xylophone, sexy. Flirting. Just like her stunning figure that even her loose clothes couldn't hide. There was a faint and strange fragrance in the bus. It smelled very comfortable and made Old Tang feel a little familiar, but he couldn't remember the specific brand or where he had smelled it. The source of the smell was the aromatherapy placed in front of the woman. It was a small black-gray box, with the liquid inside flowing and glowing with a transparent luster. For some reason, Old Tang felt a little hot, his heartbeat was racing, his blood was pumping, and he felt an inexplicable urge to move. Old Tang looked at the woman's legs outlined by the clothes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. These legs can last for a year! If he wasn't on a mission, he would really want to strike up a conversation, even if the other person's mental state seemed unsuitable, and even if something might not really happen.
But we will soon reach our destination and there is really no time. No matter how beautiful the beauty is, it is not his after all, but five million US dollars can really allow him to live a retired life. Compared with the two, Old Tang still prefers money. He averted his eyes with difficulty, took out his mobile phone and took a few pictures of the scenery outside. He added his somewhat silly scissor hands to the game and sent them to him. Old Tang: It would be nice if you went to school a few months later. It's rare for me to come to China, but you went to Chicago, otherwise you could have a gay interview. Mingming:! ! ! ! Mingming: Where are you? Old Tang: I want to visit the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang City, Hubei Province. Mingming: What a coincidence? ! We are going to the Three Gorges Dam soon... uh... for a school trip, there is a chance for some basic training! Old Tang: Okay, then you can take me around. Mingming: Wandering around... I thought our trip would be to go to an Internet cafe and have fun together. Old Tang: Of course this is okay, but you can’t just play games all day long. Mingming: I can! But I listen to you. We will set off soon. We will definitely arrive tomorrow. Just wait for me. Old Tang thought about it carefully, and although the correct way to deal with it was to stay away from the mission location after performing the mission, it didn't seem to be a big problem to mess around occasionally. Old Tang: Okay, I’ll wait for you. Mingming: okk, I will introduce you to the boss I met at school when the time comes. Boss? Old Tang frowned. It sounded a bit like school bullying. His game partner wouldn't be bullied in school, right? Mingming: There are a lot of things that need to be prepared before departure. Let’s talk in detail when we meet. Old Tang put down his mobile phone with a subtle worry. When he was bored, he saw a novel in the storage bag in front of him. He took it out and took a look. The title of the book was "Secret". When he opened the cover, the title page read "Dongye". Keigo" four words.
He seems to be a famous writer in the world of Japanese mystery novels. Old Tang vaguely remembered this name. Even a person like him who didn't like to read could remember the name, which meant that he was indeed a very powerful guy. He raised his watch and looked at the time. There were still three hours until the bus arrived. He needed to kill some time, so he read a novel out of boredom. "Secret" tells a bizarre story. The protagonist Heisuke Yamada saw on the news that the bus his wife Naoko and daughter Samomi were riding had an accident due to driver fatigue. When he rushed to the hospital, his wife was seriously injured and dying, and his daughter was also in a coma. Wake up and become a vegetable. Before his death, his wife held her daughter's hand and said a few words before passing away. Heisuke endured the grief and prepared for the funeral. Suddenly he found that his daughter woke up and called him "husband" in his wife's tone. The wife’s soul was reborn in the daughter’s body. As a result, conflicts arise, and the two have a contradictory relationship of being husband and wife but not husband and wife, being father and daughter but not father and daughter. They cannot have an intimate relationship because it is against ethics, and they cannot have intimacy with other people because they are still husband and wife. The author's literary skills are indeed very good, and the plot is also very innovative. Old Tang was fascinated by the book. The touching words in the book even made him pay less attention to the exquisite curves and proud long legs of the woman in front of him. When he was touched by a certain plot, Old Tang couldn't help but let out a sigh. This subtle movement awakened the woman opposite from his melancholy. She looked at the book in Old Tang's hand, her eyes were soft and her tone was very soft. "Excuse me, do you also like this book?" "Ah, yes, Keigo Higashino's books will make you lose track of time when you read them, and you can't stop reading them." Old Tang was a little surprised by the woman's initiative. He was embarrassed to say that he was just looking for a book to pass the time and pretend, so he could only answer in Chinese that was not particularly proficient. "You want to say 'lover', but actually this word is not quite appropriate. It is generally used to describe visiting a certain place and not wanting to return to the 'original position'." The woman chuckled and spoke carefully, with an innocence in her tone that was not consistent with her sexy figure. "This word is very suitable to describe my current situation. There are many places to visit in China and the food is great. I like it very much." Old Tang knows that many people like to hear other countries praise their country's things. If you add a thumbs up and a surprised expression, you can even attract tens or millions of fans on various platforms and realize traffic monetization. "I am Mai Shutoku, can I ask you your name?" The woman spoke affectionately, with the tenderness of Tanada and Nadeshiko. Japanese? Old Tang was a little surprised at how fluent this woman who called herself "Jiude Mai" was in Chinese. "Just call me Tang, or Old Tang." Mai Shutoku set her sights on "Secret" and her eyes flickered, "Tang, have you finished reading this book?" "Not yet. I just saw Naoko's consciousness dissipate and Nami returning." Old Tang answered truthfully. "Oh, that's that part, that part is very sad." Mai Shutoku said in a low voice, showing a little loneliness. The wife used her daughter's body to start a new life, admitted to a key high school, lived a better life, and determined to become a strong woman who could live independently without her husband. However, Heisuke could only suppress his depression to support the family. The originally loving couple Conflicts arose, and Heisuke completely lost control after seeing his wife being confessed by a male classmate. The two had a big quarrel, and the wife became confused and stopped going out. Heisuke saw the haggard wife and chose to let go after a painful ideological struggle. But at this moment, the consciousness of his daughter Sanami regained consciousness.
The consciousnesses of his wife and daughter appeared in the same body, and the daughter, the original owner of the body, gradually gained the upper hand, until one day Naoko's consciousness completely disappeared. In the part that Old Tang saw, his wife was saying a sad and sad farewell to Heji, and the author spent a lot of pen and ink describing the true love between the two. In fact, he is not particularly able to empathize with such deep love, but he was also touched by the delicate words. "Heisuke lost his wife forever, but fortunately his daughter is back and he no longer has to be tortured by two identities." Mai Shutoku was noncommittal and just smiled, "You...failed to finish the novel." Before Old Tang could react, she quickly asked another question. "What do you think? Regarding the fact that Naoko's soul entered a new body, lived a different life, and became immersed in it, the article implicitly expresses that Naoko wants to get rid of her past life. Do you think this is wrong? " "Theoretically, it's correct." Old Tang hesitated for a moment and answered uncertainly. "Even if you don't talk about the ethical issues in the plot, since you have the opportunity to start a new life, why not do it, although I also sympathize with the husband's role." "Is that what you think? Being alone for a long time... downgrading yourself into ordinary people's lives, loneliness is really a poison." Mai Shutoku smiled in a low voice and said words with unknown meaning. There was an inexplicable luster in her seductive eyes. That kind of look made Old Tang feel a little uncomfortable for a beautiful woman like her for the first time. The scent of aromatherapy in the air became stronger. Old Tang tugged on his collar. His mouth felt dry, as if even his breath had a burning temperament, and his head felt a little dizzy. "I actually don't like this development. If Naoko returns to her original identity, maybe the development of the story will not be so disappointing. If she doesn't correct her position, it will be such a tragedy." After saying that, Mai Shutoku sang the previous words and music again, with a little sadness in her eyebrows again. "Perhaps it is because of ignorance of dreams that wandering people chase phantoms." Old Tang's chest felt a little tight. Mai Shutoku's words successfully aroused his curiosity. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. He saw that he would reach his destination in about an hour, so he calmed down and continued to read "The Secret". Time passed slowly, and Old Tang's expression became more and more relaxed. Although it was indeed a sad story, it was not unacceptable. Until he saw the final reversal. Old Tang closed the book, his facial muscles spasmed, and he looked dazed. "Fake?" The sorrowful look on Jiude Mai's eyebrows became more intense, and she sighed sadly, and her voice penetrated Old Tang's spirit like a sharp sword. "Yes, it's all false. The daughter's soul has never awakened. Everything is a disguise made by the wife to get rid of her husband but is unwilling to bear the infamy, including the touching parting." "Naoko pretended for nine years, letting 'Naomi' replace 'Naoko', and then successfully completed her new life as a daughter, marrying another man, and even marrying the illegitimate son of the bus driver who caused the traffic accident. The two unclean people walked together, but Heisuke was drained of life at this time. He wanted to punch the groom, but stopped at the last moment and squatted down helplessly crying. " "His life is ruined." Old Tang smiled bitterly. He really didn't like this story very much. Although the twist was exciting, he always brought himself into the protagonist's perspective when reading books. Mai Shutoku, who was opposite, seemed to be able to hear his thoughts, and her voice had the power to soothe people, "If Naoko could recognize her position and return to her original self, the story wouldn't have such an ending, right? " "But there are ethical issues involved."
"What if there are no ethical issues, for example, Naoko's soul is not in her daughter, but in someone else?" Jiudoku Mai stared straight at Old Tang. "What on earth do you want to say." "I mean, if you were given a chance, would you be willing to return to your true self?" "...I don't understand." Old Tang said hesitantly, as if something in his heart was touched inexplicably. Jiude Mai didn't urge him, just looked at him quietly, as if waiting for an answer. "It should be. I can't appreciate that kind of tragedy, even if the story is profound and moving." Jiude Mai let out a long breath and relaxed a little. She slowly stood up, and her loose clothes fell. Old Tang saw that there was a black dress at her collar. "That's great. If you don't agree, I really can't report it, but it seems that everything is still in plan." It was a set of tight-fitting tights. Jiude Mai's temperament changed all of a sudden, from a weak and sad dodder to a gorgeous and enchanting man-eating plant. Old Tang was shocked and found that he seemed to have fallen into some kind of inexplicable trap. He quickly stood up and looked at Jiude Mai vigilantly, but found that the other's pupils had lit up against common sense at some point! The golden pupils had a fascinating magic that made Old Tang leave his seat and step back. What kind of magic is this? What props are used, colored contact lenses? "Please don't worry, I can't deceive you, nor can I force you, I am not qualified to do so, the one who answers the question is your heart, your subconscious mind." In the chaos, he heard the woman in front of him make a series of rolled tongue sounds that he had never heard before. This is an unimaginable way of pronunciation, with a king-like majesty in the voice, like the bells of a church. Although he had never learned this language, Old Tang suddenly understood the meaning of this passage. "Praise the awakening of my king, destruction is rebirth!" This passage pried something, just like lighting a stove in a room full of gas, just like an active volcano being ignited by explosives, and the magma erupted unstoppably! Buzz—— Old Tang's thoughts exploded instantly! The bus and Jiude Mai disappeared in front of him, replaced by a bloody sky, a rain of arrows whistling in the sky, a city covered by fire, and a crowd of people turned into dry bones. A picture that was countless times clearer than all the previous dreams unfolded in front of Old Tang. He let out a painful roar, covered his head and fell to the ground. A conversation was squeezed out from the depths of his mind, and the pain that penetrated deep into his bones came. "Brother, there are many people outside." "We are going to die, Constantine, but don't be afraid." "I'm not afraid, I'm with my brother, I'm not afraid... But why... don't you eat me? Eat me, and my brother can break through any cage." "You are very good food, but that would be too lonely. For thousands of years, only you and I are together." What is this? What is this? ! An inexplicable and deep sadness suddenly surged in Old Tang's heart. He raised his head and wanted to cry, but the tears just appeared and evaporated, as if this body did not allow him to make such a weak behavior as crying.
The blazing flames surrounded his body, and the entire carriage was instantly destroyed. It seemed that there were wings spread in the flames, and the terrible pressure poured out of his body bit by bit, as heavy as a mountain. Jiude Mai's face was pale. She took out an injection with a transparent liquid in it, which was exactly the same as the aromatherapy on the table. She inserted it into her thigh without hesitation and pushed it all the way to the bottom. The light of her golden eyes became brighter and brighter. The ancient dragon serum can make her bloodline surge in a short time, but if the serum is not injected in time, the ancient dragon serum will engulf her and degenerate into a deadpool! She didn't want to fight, but to escape! The dragon limbs with cuticles were exerting force, and Jiude Mai's figure was so fast that it was difficult to distinguish. She didn't even dare to look back, because a king was reviving! "The so-called fate of the abandoned tribe is to cross the wasteland, raise the battle flag again, and return to their hometown. Death is not terrible, it's just a long sleep. Before I can devour this world, it's better to sleep peacefully than to travel alone. We will still wake up." "Brother... If one day I raise the battle flag and can devour the world, will you eat me?" "Yes, then you will be with me and dominate the world!" The trembling was interrupted at the climax, and Lao Tang's body stopped abruptly. He stood up little by little, his painful expression faded, replaced by a kind of superior majesty. The pressure that made people bow down to him! He remembered that he was not Old Tang, but Norton. The first generation, the king of bronze and fire - Norton! Norton ignored Jiude Mai who was running away, as if the other party was a weed that was not worth his attention. He turned around, looked at the Three Gorges Dam in the distance, and whispered his brother's name. "Constantine."