Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 680 The Age of Games (2)

"That's all just your assumptions and conjectures."

Even if gods truly existed, so what? They're gone, and what do they have to do with us today?

Xia Feng looked at Daisy's hopeful face and shook his head again, seemingly disagreeing with what she said.

However, Daisy looked at him with understanding and asked calmly:

"You must have had dreams before, right? In your dreams, do you ever feel that everything that happens is so absurd and unbelievable, as if it's a world you've never seen before?"

Xia Feng remained outwardly calm, but his heart was in turmoil as he recalled what he had recently experienced.

But before he could speak, Daisy continued:

"In fact, in your East, a great Taoist philosopher once raised a similar question after dreaming of a butterfly."

Did he dream of the butterfly, or did the butterfly dream of him?

Similarly, one of our Sun Cult philosophers once remarked on this phenomenon: "I wonder if someone from another world is dreaming of me now, or if I am dreaming of another world now?"
So you see, there are so many coincidences in this world, don't you find it quite strange?

Xia Feng remained silent, while Daisy continued:
"In fact, some people in the East have long been very interested in this coincidence."

She spoke softly, a strange admiration in her eyes.

"Several hundred years ago, a monk from the Silk Road, with the support of their emperor, spent fourteen years traveling alone to the West to search for all the books about gods, so that he could bring them back to the Silk Road and compare them with the original classics, hoping to unravel the mysteries within."

Unfortunately, this great Eastern monk traveled less than half the distance before mistaking another ancient empire for the oldest civilization in the West and bringing back Buddhist scriptures from that country.

Thus, the Eastern holy monk was surprised by the similarity between the records and descriptions in Buddhist scriptures and the records in local mythological classics. Little did he know that we were even more shocked by the Taoist and Buddhist theories about the Silk Road that were transmitted to our country many years later through merchants and adventurers.

This also prompted us to make a firm decision to follow the example of the holy monks of the Silk Road who traveled west to obtain scriptures, and to exchange all the ancient classics preserved by our Holy Church for the mysterious classics of the Silk Road in the East.

It is hoped that this exchange between Eastern and Western cultures can make comprehensive use of each other's strengths and uncover the ultimate secrets of this world.

In your Eastern Taoist terms, that's to seek the elusive secrets of the Heavenly Dao!

"The secret of heaven?"

Xia Feng looked her up and down suspiciously.

"What about your ancient texts? Did you lose them on the road?"

Daisy smiled and pointed to her head.

"The Holy Church would not allow us to carry such precious scriptures around, so they chose me to be the Holy Maiden."

From the age of seven, in addition to learning about Eastern culture, I memorized the scriptures and texts of those sacred religions under my grandfather's guidance.

Whenever needed, I can transcribe them from memory and exchange them with the Silk Road for the mysterious scriptures of Buddhism and Taoism.

Of course, I could also rely on my memory to memorize them and bring them back to my homeland to fulfill this great mission!

"What about 'a gust of wind'?"

Xia Feng was even more puzzled.

"Why would they go to such lengths to cause you trouble?"

"This further confirms the conjecture of my ancestors."

Daisy smiled slightly.

"Our Holy Church's forefathers believed that in ancient times, those gods should have lived on this earth together with mortals."

But for some unknown reason, those gods left us and returned to the realm of the gods or heaven.

"The Heavenly Connection was severed! It was Emperor Zhuanxu who severed the Heavenly Connection!"

A disheveled laborer standing nearby suddenly spoke up, and when the camera focused on him, some fans of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] recognized him.

It's Huang Xuan! Of course, we can also refer to him by his character Huang Ji in the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe].

To be honest, if he hadn't suddenly spoken up, the audience wouldn't have recognized him. After all, Huang Ji's character had only appeared in "Candle in the Tomb 4" and the last episode of "My Love from the Star," so he wasn't particularly prominent.

In this movie, Huang Ji seems to be a little better than Xia Feng, at least he still remembers things about the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the game.

Then, Huang Ji recounted the story of Emperor Zhuanxu's severing of the connection between heaven and earth on the big screen in concise language.

After hearing the story, Daisy's beautiful eyes widened, and she looked very excited.

"This is it!"

She shouted happily:

"Sure enough, you see, this is a place where the East and the West are the same."

May I have your name? "

"Huangji".

Daisy gave Huang Ji a deep look, memorizing his appearance, before continuing their previous conversation.

"Although those gods have left, they have left behind some secret texts about the ancient gods."

These secret texts, scattered among the people, became closely guarded secrets among different religious sects.

In fact, there are rumors that if we combine the secret texts held by the East and the West, and master both, we might be able to glimpse the secrets of the gods, or even become gods ourselves.

But perhaps precisely because of this, or perhaps out of fear that new gods might appear, there is a mysterious force in this world doing everything it can to stop us, to prevent the fusion of Eastern and Western mystical cultures, and to prevent humanity from unraveling the secrets of the heavens.

That 'gust of wind' must have been a tool, influenced or directed by evil forces, to carry out this mission.

Daisy's words left Xia Feng and the others somewhat hesitant. They didn't really believe in this story about gods, but Daisy's explanation of dreams did touch Xia Feng.

At this moment, Daisy said again:
"In fact, we had been preparing for this great adventure for many years before we decided to take it on."

This operation, for example, was not a one-sided, willful act. We had already conveyed our ideas to the monarch of the Silk Road through merchants and adventurers, and received his reply and approval.

The monarch of the Silk Kingdom also generously dispatched a very outstanding general who traveled thousands of miles across the treacherous Sea of ​​Death to welcome and protect us.

And you... must be that general." "Call me Xia Feng, that's my name."

However, I'm just an ordinary laborer, not some general.

Do you consider yourself an ordinary laborer?
A laborer who is well-versed in military strategy, capable of planning and winning battles from afar.

A laborer familiar with astronomy, geography, and military strategy?

Summer Breeze, although we don't know what accident happened to you that made you completely forget your mission.

But ever since you first thwarted 'A Gust of Wind,' Grandpa guessed that you hadn't been able to contact our Silk Kingdom's general!

Although he still had some doubts, under the current circumstances, he could only temporarily accept the identity of the general of the Silk Kingdom.

Then, with the intention of protecting Daisy, Xia Feng and the remaining members of the caravan once again began a new round of confrontation with "A Gust of Wind".

During this process, due to a huge tornado, Xia Feng and "a gust of wind" Qi Dan Yun were separated from the main force.

In this dangerous desert, the two could only cooperate with each other with a sense of mutual wariness, and it was this cooperation that slightly eased the tension between them.

The two, who were both enemies and friends, trudged through the desert in the hope of escaping this desolate place.

During this process, Xia Feng also heard a completely different story from Qi Danyun, nicknamed "A Gust of Wind," which was told by Daisy.

According to her, this world was originally a world where humans and gods coexisted, and there were long-standing wars between humans and between gods.

However, those gods gradually withdrew from the human world, but before they left, they left behind some divine scriptures, especially the ancient scriptures of the Western Sun Church and the secret texts of the Eastern Taoism.

These esoteric texts contain scattered records of divine secrets, but relying on any one of them alone is insufficient to unravel the mysteries within.

Therefore, the Egyptian Sun Cult sent two renowned con artists, Daisy and Samba, to Egypt this time.
They were instructed to impersonate the high priest and saintess of the Sun Cult, travel to the Eastern Silk Country, and exchange the same counterfeit ancient Sun Cult scriptures with the mysterious Taoist practitioners of the Eastern Silk Country, thus deceiving them into giving up their ancient Taoist secrets.

"If they succeed, the world will never have peace!"

Qi Danyun summarized it this way, but Xia Feng shook his head repeatedly before he could finish listening, and couldn't help but tease her:
"I never imagined you would believe in gods and spirits."

But even if there really are gods and they left behind some secret scriptures, it seems like it's none of your business how others exchange or cheat.

Even assuming it's related to you, where did you get this information from? Have you verified whether the information is true or false?
Are you a messenger of God?

Qi Danyun sighed softly, seemingly having anticipated that Xia Feng wouldn't believe her. After a moment of silence, she patiently explained:
"Once Egypt obtains the secret scriptures of the Eastern Taoism, and with the combined strengths of the two religions, the Sun Religion could very well unravel the mysteries within, and at that time, new miracles might very well occur in Egypt."

If a divine power has no means of restraint, the person who wields it is very likely to use it to achieve their own ambitions.

At that time, the balance of power maintained by various forces in the world will be broken, and bloodshed, slaughter, and war will descend upon the world.

As for how I know all this, and why I'm doing everything I can to stop it, that's my secret, and I won't tell anyone!

Upon hearing this, Xia Feng finally revealed a disdainful expression and mocked:

"So it turns out that the ruthless bandit who kills and plunders in the desert is actually a divine messenger who saves the world. My apologies."

I just wonder which deity you serve? Perhaps you're even acquainted with me.

"I know you won't believe it, but time will tell!"

Their conversation ended unhappily, but soon, after trekking through the desert, they finally reached the border, where they could even vaguely see a few tents in the afterglow of the setting sun.

That was the Tatar camp. Xia Feng and his companion were finally rescued. However, on the very night they were rescued, they encountered a hunting expedition by the Western Xia nobles against the Tatars.

In the chaos, Xia Feng, who had just emerged from the desert, became a prisoner of the Western Xia people and a fighting slave of Princess Baoyan of Western Xia, forced to participate in the life-or-death duels that the Western Xia nobles were keen on.

Under the brutal system of fighting slaves, Xia Feng displayed amazing fighting talent and tactical wisdom. He also unexpectedly discovered that Tony, the captain of the guards in the caravan and a Western Eagle Warrior, had also become a fighting slave of the Western Xia people, just like him.

Despite being fellow slaves, he and Tony surprisingly came to appreciate each other, shook hands, and became friends.

Then, the two joined forces to defeat five Khitan slave fighters sent by the Jin Kingdom in a slave fighting competition between the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia Kingdom. This victory made them somewhat famous in the Western Xia Kingdom. Not only did they catch the eye of the Western Xia emperor, but they were also promoted to commanders of a thousand men due to their outstanding strength. They were responsible for escorting Princess Baoyan to the Jin Kingdom to marry the Jin king, Wanyan Liang.

During the escort, they unexpectedly discovered Huang Ji's figure among the slaves being delivered to the Jin Kingdom.

He also told me that the saintess Daisy had been captured by the King of Chu and then secretly given to the Jin emperor Wanyan Liang under the guise of a Hu woman.

Now, Xia Feng and the others had even more reason to escort Princess Baoyan to the Jin Kingdom.

However, on their way to the Jin Kingdom, they were attacked by assassins. The assassins were exceptionally skilled and treated the hundreds of soldiers escorting the princess as nothing, sneaking into the princess's residence at night.

Fortunately, Xia Feng happened to be there at the time, which startled him away, but Xia Feng also suffered a sword wound in his heart after protecting the princess.

This sword strike caused Xia Feng to fall into a coma again, and then he was transported back to the real world.

Having just woken up from the game center, Xia Feng happened to see Qi Danyun as he went outside, so he quickly chased after her and blocked her in a small alley.

Two people who are both enemies and friends meet in real life, but before they can have much of a conversation, they are attacked by a group of assassins posing as police officers.

Later, during the assassin's pursuit, the two communicated further, and Xia Feng learned more information related to reality and the illusion game.

It turns out that Qi Danyun's true identity is actually a maintainer of the "Real Illusion" game, and the assassins who attacked them were professional criminals hired by a wealthy man, all for her identity as a game maintainer.

"So, Mr. Samba is a very wealthy man in this world? And Tony and Daisy are his employees?"

Xia Feng asked with some doubt. He really couldn't believe that the Samba gentleman who died in front of him was now riding in a Rolls-Royce, while the caravan managers who died were now sunbathing on the beach.

Qi Danyun simply nodded.

According to her, the maintainers of "Real Illusion" all have the ability to retain memories within the game.

Lord Samba spent a large sum of money to bribe a game maintenance worker, and with that person's help, he gathered a team to prepare to travel to the Silk Road to trade Taoist classics.

Qi Danyun discovered this incident, reported her colleague, and took on the task of organizing the Holy Maiden Daisy to unify Eastern and Western classics, which led to the retaliation from "Samba" Master.

"It's just a game, why take it so seriously?"

After hearing the whole story, Xia Feng curled his lip indifferently.

However, he soon learned from Qi Danyun an even bigger secret related to this "real illusion".

(End of this chapter)