The puppets' stage play

Chapter 155 Ballad, Innocence

"What about you, Dude?" He didn't comment much, just changed the subject calmly.

"......"

Qi Xiu was silent for a long time, and when the other two couldn't help but turn their heads, he finally spoke.

"Although I can tell you countless lies, at this moment, I don't really want to lie... I think what I am pursuing is probably the real feeling of being alive."

"Why live? What's the point of living? What difference does it make even if you choose to die?..."

The other two people listened quietly to Qi Xiu's murmurings with thoughtful expressions.

"Then you probably want to become a real 'human being'," Lindao said, with some joy in his eyes as he found someone of the same kind.

"Think about why you are alive. It is precisely because your heart is urging you to think and you are longing to become complete."

"Our experiences along the way, our humanity, and our thoughts together constitute us as individuals. People should not live in isolation because they are weak. People should walk alone because there is only one road."

"People, please take courage. Wisdom will guide you, morality will accompany you, and tests will follow you. But please don't be timid, because you are not alone. There are flowers or traps ahead, it depends on you."

"And people shout, I am the one who inherits the noble will. The power is restrained in my hands, and the reason allows me to communicate with all things. Therefore, if the road ahead is not a road of flowers, there is also a road of blood flowers."

"So, people walk on that unknown path..."

Lin Dao closed his mouth with satisfaction, and Yan Wudao quickly asked.

"What kind of song is this? It sounds inexplicably moving, but I have never heard of such a thing."

"Hehe, I also heard about it from special channels. It is said to be the origin of the First Man, but it is generally considered to be a fabrication. I just like this story so I wrote it down." Lin Dao smiled happily, his tone was a bit showy. .

Qi Xiu sighed with emotion. He also liked that story very much. He remembered that the full name was "Men and Dragons and Elves and Giants". It was a very long name and was pushed deep into the library. If he hadn't searched a lot of information back then, You won't find this either.

However, it was confirmed from this that Lin Dao indeed had inheritance from the outside world, but I don’t know where it came from...

"Damn it, I originally just wanted more people to understand my teachings, but that guy Kang Tainian actually said that my thoughts were too dangerous and that the origins of my things were unknown. Even the 'Guangming Society' that I founded repeatedly failed. Banned..."

Lin Dao was showing off his knowledge, and when he thought something was not going well, he couldn't help but complain again and again.

"I also knew that Kang Tainian was just being cautious, and I didn't care about what he did. He just asked Zhuqing to restrain himself and stop recruiting members. But I didn't expect that Kang Tainian would become more aggressive and hostile to me. Humph, what an unforeseen disaster!"

"...Xiao Daozi, this is your fault. Do you know that Zhou Zhuqing, whom you trust, has stopped recruiting members on the surface, but secretly is still recruiting students. Of course, they call them peripheral members."

"That's why Kang...Tainian saw you becoming more and more displeased. I originally thought it was you who signaled it yourself, so I didn't say anything more." Yan Wudao suddenly spoke, calling a certain name skillfully, and spoke for Lin Dao. He explained with a somewhat surprised tone.

"Zhu Qing is like that!...Okay, I understand, I will restrain him, it's a shame that I trust him so much." Lin Dao's tone was a little aggrieved, and then he changed the subject.

"Speaking of the nickname Xiao Daozi... Wudao, don't you explain it? When I went there that day, everyone called me this name, which made me feel baffled. When I asked about it afterwards... Hey!" Lindao sneered, teasing the other party in his words.

"It's not Shouchengti... Sigh, I really can't believe that someone like him can die." Yan Wudao's joyful words suddenly paused, and then he sighed.

"....I will find the guy who killed him, but I will give him the deepest regret!" Lin Dao's tone was gloomy and his voice was cold.

"Speaking of which, everyone has gone their separate ways now. It's not long before the New Year. Can we still get together this time..." Yan Wudao's confused voice sounded.

"It's probably impossible," Lin Dao said in a low voice, obviously not in a very high mood.

Qi Xiu listened to the sad words of the two people next to him and could only remain silent.

The atmosphere between the three of them became heavy again and no longer harmonious as before.

"Can you tell me about your past? To be honest, I'm actually quite curious." Qi Xiu's heart moved as he remembered someone's face. He couldn't help but open his mouth and ask.

The two were silent for a moment, and the stiff atmosphere relaxed a little.

Yan Wudao laughed a few times, pondered for a moment, and spoke slowly.

"Xiao Daozi doesn't know much about this, so I'll just say a few words first."

"Three years ago, the influence of the college was not so obvious. After my father returned from overseas missions, he only became the Minister of Culture and Education of this city by virtue of his status as a graduate. At that time, the Bai family was in full swing."

"Don't look at Yiyi now who has a cold face all day long. At that time, she was a person who loved to laugh, and she had the highest status among our friends who played together."

"At that time, there were vague rumors that my father was here to take over the power of Haizhou City, so the Bai family has always been at odds with my family. Speaking of which, without someone's help, we might not be able to play. Come together..."

"Is it Gong Shoucheng?" Qi Xiu narrowed his eyes and interjected.

"That's right, among the younger generation of men at that time, Shoucheng had the highest status. In addition, he was lenient in treating others, so he was the well-deserved leader among us, and his status was equal to that of the female Bai Yiyi."

"Speaking of which, Shoucheng has been telling us about you and has high expectations for you. Otherwise, I might not actually care about you. The same goes for Lin Dao, right?" Yan Wudao looked to the side with nostalgia in his eyes.

Lin Dao nodded silently, his expression a little solemn.

"Me, Shoucheng, Shouze, Yiyi, Bailian, Zhuqing, Liu Ju, and Zhang Ke were the original team and we all had a good relationship. Unfortunately, we were just children at the time and could not influence the decisions of adults."

Yan Wudao's tone contained deep regret.

"The Bai family was defeated, and my father also wiped out the Bai family. At first, Yiyi would come with a smile on her face, but then she gradually stopped coming. We...were helpless and deeply frustrated."

"Shou Cheng is working hard, but to no avail. No one will listen to a child, even if he is known as a genius...With the loss of two leaders, our team is gradually falling apart."

"The Gong brothers were recalled, and his family chose to stay out of the matter. Zhuqing was taken away and never came back. Liu Ju and Zhang Ke followed Shoucheng from the beginning, so they naturally left one after another. The Bailian family originally relied on Bai My family has also been affected at this moment.”

"Her father passed away and was adopted by her uncle. In the end, it was Mr. Zhou who came forward to save the Liang family."

"At first there were six people, then four, and finally I was the only one left..."

Yan Wudao smiled, but it was a little bitter.

"That's why I was attracted by excitement and eventually made a big mistake. Friends and fathers are not as important as immediate interests. I was severely hit."

"I drank alcohol, raced cars, and had fun. I thought I was the most sober person and had no scruples. I thought this was reality. Then I met this person..." Yan Wudao looked at Lin Dao with a hint of confusion on his face. eccentric.

"I thought he was an evil person at the time, so I knocked him to the ground directly," Lin Dao said without any shame and with righteousness.

"I thought I met a madman. He pushed me to the ground without saying a word and beat me violently. Of course I was angry, so I struggled to resist and then was beaten even harder..."

"I remember what he said at that time..." Yan Wudao squeezed his throat and imitated, "If you let me see you doing evil again, I will beat you every time I see you!"

"It's really unreasonable!" Yan Wudao's eyes looked a little innocent, and he gritted his teeth thinking about what happened back then.

Lin Dao's face turned slightly red and his eyes couldn't help but turn to the side.

"Well, I was naturally unwilling to give in. I got entangled with some guys and wanted to take revenge on each other, but of course I was taught a lesson. After several times, the conflict between the two of us became deeper and deeper. I even wanted to plan to use my father's personal guard to kill him. Kill each other”

Yan Wudao's face was a little happy, but he was still a little scared when he thought about his immature mentality back then.

"Am I afraid of him?! Naturally, I am determined to eradicate evil completely. Of course, I was stopped by a man on the way and he told me a lot of truth. Although I thought the other person was verbose, I couldn't just attack without reason."

Lin Dao first shouted, then scratched his cheek, with some embarrassment in his eyes.

"Shou Cheng, who we hadn't seen for many days, suddenly showed up. He seemed more mature than before. With just a few words, we agreed to his mediation and chose to handle the dispute alone."

"Who gave him face? I just think he is pretty good!"

“good good”

Yan Wudao smiled and said a few perfunctory words, Lin Dao's face was tense, and he suddenly smiled. The two looked at each other, showing a silent understanding.

"What happened next?" Qi Xiu, who had a somewhat weak sense of presence, interrupted again.

"It's nothing, I just woke up after being beaten." Yan Wudao's eyes wandered and he looked around. Lin Dao snickered, looking a little proud, but he didn't ruin it.

"Shou Cheng said he wanted to get people together again, so I agreed and took this guy to various houses to find people."

"Except for the difficulty in calling Yiyi, everyone else came out easily. It's just... everyone has changed a little, and they all make me feel a little strange."

"Bai Lian wore exquisite makeup and a small skirt. Her eyes kept looking at us, as if she was evaluating our value."

"Zhu Qing's eyes were dull, and his whole person looked a little twilight, without any vitality."

"Yiyi was taciturn and shrank behind everyone indifferently, with no expression on her face."

"The code looks gloomy and looks at everyone indifferently, without any sense of intimacy."

"Liu Ju pushed up his glasses and seemed to be looking at everyone with a smile, but in fact he was extremely false."

"Zhang Keze hasn't changed much, he just prefers to stand by Shoucheng's side."

"And I, Yan Wudao, am pale and skinny, and I look like a bad young man at first glance."

Yan Wudao smiled bitterly, recalling the embarrassing scene in his mind. They were all silent, just standing there blankly, and even he felt impatient again in his heart.

Gong Shoucheng clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, with a smile on his face.

"Okay, everyone, it's rare for us to meet again after a long absence, so let's live in harmony. Well, even so, we have grown up a lot after all and have our own ideas. Do you feel embarrassed too?"

"Okay, let's start by introducing ourselves and getting to know each other again. Naturally, I'll come first. My name is Gong Shoucheng. I'm 16 years old. My dream is for everyone to live in peace and make progress together!"

Gong Shoucheng's smile without haze touched the hearts of several people, and then the overly naive ideals that emerged broke the awkward atmosphere. Everyone couldn't help laughing, and there seemed to be no barrier between their eyes.

"You are so naive!" Lin Dao couldn't help complaining.