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Chapter 290: A Shocking Secret
How can one create such a cage? By locking oneself inside, discarding the key, and forgetting about both the key and the cage, then forgetting the existence of "inside" or "outside," even forgetting that there is another self. Thus, a non-illusory illusion is created: that the entire universe is real, and no other universe has ever existed or been created.
The teachings propagated on Earth, which have gained consensus among people, assert that deities are trustworthy while humans are the most unreliable. What you have learned is that only one God can create the universe; therefore, the responsibility for every action is transferred to another Now-Becoming Entity or deity, never to oneself.
In the face of deities concerning human nature, both individual and collective, no one has ever taken personal responsibility for such a fact, and this fact itself is the root of every Now-Becoming Entity's entrapment.
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After reading this passage, I found myself speechless for a long time! Who exactly is this Fu Gao Ren? How could he obtain such information? No, has he truly perceived things to such a profound extent? Although it may not be entirely accurate to the truth, it is certainly close...
We have gone through great hardships to uncover the truth and essence of this world from others! Yet he seems to have known all of this long ago. The reason he is showing it to us now—has he already realized something about us?
"This really is a shocking secret!" Xianxian said after taking a sip of wine, looking very astonished. However, I couldn't help but feel that his expression was somewhat exaggerated.
Fu Gao Ren looked at us with a half-smile and asked, "You are the first people I've encountered who believe what they see right away."
"Hmm?" I feigned confusion as I looked at Fu Gao Ren. As expected, this old man is quite astute.
Before Fu Gao Ren could respond, Dr. Zhang chuckled and said, "Now you understand why this old man Fu is spoken of so mysteriously and even referred to as the Treasure of the Institute or a master. It's because he knows things that ordinary people wouldn't even think about; even I..." At this point, Dr. Zhang's expression was hard to read—was it a bitter smile or relief? However, I understood what he meant: Dr. Zhang's quick access to such matters was entirely due to Fu Gao Ren's 'contribution'!
"Let others call me whatever they want. I'm not as impressive as they say. Just like Old Zhang said, what we encounter is just a different side of this world." As he spoke, he looked at us with a half-smile and asked, "Do you really believe what you just saw?"
"Is it fake?" Xianxian did not answer directly but countered with a question.
"No." Fu Gao Ren shook his head, his expression serious, and a glimmer of wisdom flashed in his eyes. "Although there isn't much evidence, I believe it. It's just a pity that over the years, there haven't been any other discoveries; those people are too well hidden."
Since Major Ma was clueless about these matters, he decided to change the subject after we had talked enough. He reminded Dr. Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, weren't you just saying that you wanted to ask them some questions after they arrived?"
"What do you mean by 'saying'?" Clearly, Dr. Zhang took offense at the word 'saying.' Major Ma merely smiled and did not respond.
We looked curiously at Dr. Zhang, who cleared his throat and sat up straight, saying seriously, "Right, let's talk about something more down-to-earth. Fairy, I heard you went to Flower Mountain Caves this time. You weren't just going for sightseeing, were you?"
How could it be just for sightseeing? Who would spend ten or twenty days inside for that? So Xianxian didn't foolishly say so but instead flattered him respectfully, "As expected of Uncle Zhang; you can see through things so well. Indeed, we didn't go just for sightseeing; we went to find someone!"
"Oh? Find someone?" Dr. Zhang looked puzzled, and Major Ma also watched us with great interest.
Seeing Xianxian look at me, everyone else turned to me as well. I immediately nodded and smiled, "Actually, we went there to find my dad. We had found some traces of him during this time, so we followed along and unexpectedly found them inside."
"Inside?" Dr. Zhang showed a look of doubt. "The 'inside' you're talking about can't just be the mined caves, right? As far as I know, there isn't anything special in there."
"Yes, to be honest, ever since you all entered, it seems like you evaporated from the human world? I'm really curious about where exactly you went," Major Ma asked curiously.
"It was like this: at first, we didn't know the route; we just kept going deeper inside without any direction. Unexpectedly..." I recounted how we encountered a strange barrier, how we got scattered after entering, and then how we finally reunited after overcoming many hardships. However, I omitted details about meeting the Awakened Ones, climbing the Divine Tree, and my background.
"Just like that, it was extremely dangerous inside. We barely managed to escape, but Xue Er..." Thinking of this, I truly felt very, very upset...
"I see, it's really a pity about Miss Xueer. Sigh..." Dr. Zhang sighed and glanced at me with some regret.
"Alright, let's not talk about unhappy things. Uncle Zhang, I have something good here. I haven't properly 'shown my filial piety' to you in a long time, and this time I will definitely make you satisfied!" Xianxian said, revealing a very proud smile.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Dr. Zhang's eyes brightened a bit. He knew that whatever Xianxian gave him was always something truly good!
"You'll know when you go back; I've had someone deliver it." What Xianxian sent over was naturally the Box of Ten Thousand Bones obtained from the Paradise Spirit Tower. However, the current Box of Ten Thousand Bones was no longer useful because it was a one-time use tool. Therefore, the divine tree would forever be "sealed" there, and no one would enter again...
I didn't show any sadness or negative emotions in front of them; instead, I smiled and rebutted Xianxian, saying, "Dr. Zhang, don't believe him; that thing is just an empty box and doesn't have much use at all!"
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by that?" Upon hearing this, Xianxian became dissatisfied and looked at me with an expression that said I really didn't know the value of things. He said, "Even if it's an empty shell, it's still absolutely a unique item in this world!"
"Hahaha..."
The atmosphere in the private room became lively once again. However, most of the people's thoughts were actually the same: they were all thinking about the information they had seen not long ago...
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