The puppets' stage play

Chapter 250 Castle and Youth

The female 'noble' ignored Tiete, who was already close to Chi Chi, but looked at the young man who raised his head and looked shocked. Her pair of rose-purple eyes were particularly calm, and matched with her own temperament, she looked quiet and elegant. .

The blond woman who came out first had an anxious look on her face. She was biting her lips and looking at Emperor Xuan. Her hands were tightly grasping the sleeves on both sides, but she made no other movements and just stood there.

The 'noble' looked at the roaring butcher, his expression as calm as water, and he kept looking at him like he was looking at a corpse.

"Just a 'postman'"

The roar stopped for an instant, and Tiete stood there blankly with eyes blank. The young man felt that the force holding him down weakened for a moment, and he quickly got up with a movement of his body, and there was the sound of falling to the ground behind him.

He looked back blankly, and saw that the fat man fell to the ground motionless in a funny posture. He looked extremely funny, but he did not laugh. He only felt a kind of fear and coldness from his heart.

At first, he thought people would be surprised or afraid, but what he saw now was something he didn't expect. The 'adventurers' all had dull expressions, no words or movements, and they were standing in place. They're just a bunch of fake people who can't be more fake.

Obviously they were still real before...

"Don't worry. In this world, these adventurers traveling around are just our communication tools. Their will and self are just set up to cover up. You people who are protected by us are the only ones left in this world. Humanity"

A face appeared in front of the young man. The 'noble' was staring at him with rosy eyes and explained to him.

He kept shaking his head, only feeling a strange sense of nausea and hatred. The other party's hypocrisy made him sicker, so he looked at the worried woman next to him, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

"elder sister!"

"Liu'er, you're naughty again and you're crying. Do you think you're an upright boy?" The woman reached out and touched Lu'er's forehead. Although her tone was teasing and irritating, there was still care and love in her heart.

Lul's face turned red and he lowered his head in silence.

The 'noble' stared at this scene with some envy in her eyes. Then, she shook her head slightly and her expression turned cold.

"Xiao Liuer, raise your head."

The latter's body trembled first, and then he raised his head with blank eyes, his eyes filled with nothingness.

"Miss..." the woman whispered, with a hint of pleading in her voice.

The 'noble' stretched out a hand to stop the other party's words.

"I have my own opinions and will not embarrass your brother. But Kirti, these are rules, rules set by our ancestors. No one is allowed to know our existence. We can only obey."

The woman fell silent immediately, and she understood in her heart how strict and ruthless the ancestor was. The young lady's actions were also in line with the general trend, and at least Lul's life was saved.

The nobleman watched the woman fall into silence, and then looked at Lul again.

"You will take advantage of the chaos to return home as usual, and because of the danger this time, you finally gave up on the plan in your heart. At the same time, this adventure will gradually become blurred in your mind. Just live an ordinary life like this and do this to us. Good to each other”

Lul nodded with numb eyes, then turned around and ran down the mountain in a hurry.

The noble looked at Lul's figure, while the woman stood pretty beside her. Although there was sadness in her eyes, she felt that this was the best.

"Let's go back 'home' and take this 'intelligence' with us to fulfill my duties."

"Yes, miss!"

The two turned around and walked towards the depths of the mountain forest. What was in front of them was not a mountain with mountains and mountains, but a simple and huge castle. It was located here. In other words, there had never been any mountains.

Behind them are many dummies with numb expressions. They are intelligence and message machines. This is one of their sites, but it is not the only one.

The world spreads the name of the Hidden Mountains, so there is a mystery here, and this rumor was used by someone to build an extremely real castle, thus establishing the base of the Shadow Demon Clan. His name is Gorman. He is also the ancestor of the shadow demon clan.

And this nobleman holds the position of ‘intelligence officer’.

The truth is also false when it is fake, like a dream or an illusion. The castle was there before, it is here now, and it will certainly be there in the future...

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Snapped!

The young man Lul slapped himself in the mouth and felt that his brain was in a trance. He sighed and felt that he had forgotten something recently.

He got out of bed, put on his shoes and clothes, and walked out of the room. His parents had already started to move in the store in front of him. His father was sitting in the middle of the lobby holding his goatee, having a heated discussion with several adventurers dressed in armed attire.

The mother brought boiled water to several people, then stood next to her husband and watched everything with a smile.

Lul walked into the store and arranged some of the quaint objects on the shelves one by one, or put them back to their proper places. He listened to the conversations of several people at will.

A few people were asking their father for some precautions when entering the mountains, as well as news about some precious plants. In fact, these things have been circulated in the outside world, but it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false, so adventurers who come and go often ask for advice from people with better reputations. When the villagers get rich, they have to rest assured.

These quaint objects were firstly given by adventurers who could not afford the money, and secondly, they were part of the rewards for returning from the mountains. They were regarded as proof of the establishment of a trading relationship. Therefore, the more of these things there are, the more it shows the popularity of the local villagers.

Lul's parents sometimes turned their eyes to him, and a look of satisfaction suddenly appeared in their eyes. The child finally calmed down, and the way he was running around made them worried for a while. Fortunately, after returning from an adventure not long ago, the other party It's like a different person, dazed all day long, but not going out.

The two of them asked him to work, but the latter did not refuse again, but started to do it obediently, so the two of them made a tacit agreement not to talk about the adventure. As long as the child came back safely, everything else was unimportant. .

After placing more than a dozen ancient pieces, Lul was immediately free. He stood there and didn't know what to do, so he listened to everyone's words to relieve his boredom.

"...Speaking of which, the Iron Sword Regiment suffered heavy casualties a few days ago. The leader of the regiment, Tie Te, was seriously injured. Nine or eight of his subordinates have lost their power, and they have lost the prestige they had when they first came here. It's really sad."

"Who says it isn't? I heard that the other party was besieged by several teams because they were eating alone..."

A bearded man and a melancholy, handsome man started a discussion. This topic immediately aroused the interest of others, and Lul's father immediately shut up. His eyes signaled the woman to get wet. He responded with a smile in his eyes.

Because they are also in the hotel business part-time, it would be great if the other party could stay.

"Tiete?! The fat one and the thin one..." Suddenly his son's exclamation came to his ears. He frowned and was about to scold him when he saw Lul's face was pale and his pupils were wide open. The boss looked this way, looking overly frightened.

The adventurers all shut up and looked at the man who made the decision with unhappy eyes. The latter said coldly: "You shameful thing, get out and sober up."

Faced with his father's seemingly accusatory but actually secretly protecting approach, Lulul walked out in a state of confusion and despair. The voices of his father and those 'things' explaining things could still be heard in his ears.

Yes, in his eyes, those so-called adventurers were not human beings at all, just a group of dummies pretending to be human beings. They sat there with numb expressions and made cold sounds from their mouths, without the breath of living people.

and……

Liu Er resisted dizziness and left his shop with weak steps. He walked on the road with a pale face, feeling that everything he saw was extremely unreal. The friendly voices of the villagers in the past and the high-spirited posture of the adventurers were all reflected in his eyes. Now he looks extremely strange, even... disgusting.

A feeling of nausea suddenly surged into his throat. He held on to the wall on one side and vomited. He felt that his already weak body was getting weaker and weaker. His eyes suddenly turned black, his hands and feet went limp, and he was about to collapse on his masterpiece. 'middle.

"Well, you can't pass out like this, otherwise all my hard work will be in vain."

Along with a clear voice, his groggy forehead suddenly cleared up. He opened his eyes tiredly, and in front of him was a handsome young man wearing a strange robe. He smiled at Lul, with broad and gentle eyes.

"Oh, you are talking about my clothes. They are clothes from my hometown. I am from the Duanxing Valley Clan. I have met fellow Taoist Xu Yan."

The man made a gesture with one hand, his face showing both solemnity and pride.

"...Daoyou, Xuyan..." Liu Er recited these two weird names, his face full of surprise.

"My name is not Dao You, my name is Liu Er." Liu Er thanked the other party for supporting him and saving him from washing, so he told the other party frankly.

Xu Yan's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Is this how it translates..." He turned his head and whispered, his face full of frustration, and then he sighed heavily, and the complexity in his heart was indescribable.

"Okay, then call me...Xu Yan." Xu Yan's expression returned to his natural state, and his eyes once again had a confident look.

Xu Yan suddenly raised his head and looked around, then took Lul's hand and walked aside. Then he took out a piece of paper and muttered something.

"According to the order of the Heavenly Lord, I sincerely invite you, the source of the world and the spring of all things. We are here for justice. Please bear witness. It is temporarily convenient."

After saying that, he lowered his head and linked it with the piece of paper in his hand. An inexplicable sight immediately made Lul's hair stand on end, and his heart was filled with a sense of depression.

Xu Yan let go of Liu Er's hand, and there was a little sweat on his forehead. He pretended to smile at Liu Er in a relaxed manner.

"No matter what we do, we firmly believe that what we do is just, so some 'surveillance' is a help to us. As long as we don't let it down, it will conceal our whereabouts."

Xu Yande's face suddenly became heavy, and he said in a deep tone: "Kuroto, it's very miserable..."

Lul was confused and could only look at him in a daze.

"Ahem! Look at my memory, young man! I want to ask you something. You need to think clearly before answering. If you can't think clearly..."

The other party suddenly started chattering. Lul looked at Xu Yan, whose legs and feet were shaking slightly, and he regained his composure. After all, the person in front of him looked unreliable.

"First of all, my name is Lul, and secondly, I have something to say...about the strange situation that happened recently!"

Lul stared at the other person, and as expected saw the other person's pupils dilated. He became silent for a moment, and then looked coldly to this side. The previous posture no longer existed. Standing here was a warrior who had experienced many battles.

"How about you tell me something?"