See the Law of Deception

Chapter 256 Heredity (62)

She's not here.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

But on the platform, such an anomaly isn't necessarily a bad thing.

After all, seeing a figure exactly like oneself appear in the fog seemed like a ghost.

"Why isn't there a self?"

Lu Jinzhao is thinking about this matter.

She recalled an earlier mission, a night patrol.

At that time, she did not experience the disappearance of time like Tian Lei, nor did she hear any suspicious footsteps.

Perhaps she was already different from the other passengers from that mission onwards?

What happened at that time?
While on patrol, she uncontrollably recalled the past, including her most dangerous critical illness, after which Yangpi eagerly made an information exchange with her.

Just now, in a fit of anger, Yangpi unconsciously uttered a sentence.

You are alright because of my forgiveness and my mercy; you should be grateful enough to offer your soul to me!

The rest can be ignored. To summarize the true meaning of this sentence, it should be: You're okay because of me.

The credibility of a sheepskin's words is always fluctuating, but so far, it has hidden some silly little traps in its words, deliberately concealed information, and tried to mislead her, but it has not really lied much.

This statement may be an exaggeration, but the content is likely true.

She's fine, really because of the sheepskin.

But it was definitely not because the sheepskin "voluntarily helped" her.

Upon closer reflection, the presence of the sheepskin on the platform was actually quite significant.

It was strange that she was so eager to know what she remembered, and she had also noticed that after entering the platform, the sheepskin seemed to have gained new "abilities".

Thinking about the true nature of this platform, Lu Jinzhao felt that perhaps it wasn't that Yangpi had gained new abilities, but rather that it had "restored" its abilities.

What is the medium?

Sheepskin couldn't possibly be genuinely helping her; it would either be passive or, from Sheepskin's perspective, it would be advantageous for her to do so.
Is it because of that memory?
Or even earlier?

In short, all she knows now is that Yangpi "gained" something at the platform, which in turn gave her some benefits and spared her some of the trouble she was supposed to have suffered.

The current situation is perhaps due to this reason.

Although Lu Jinzhao thought about many things, it only took a few seconds.

Those few seconds weren't enough to change the situation.

The two sides remained deadlocked, neither willing to take the initiative to break the deadlock.

But they couldn't stay in one place forever. Although there was still time, they had to move closer to the village entrance.

Furthermore, the dangers continue to increase as time goes by; if another obstacle appears—the inability to walk—that would be disastrous.

Strangely, they had been locked in a stalemate with the figures opposite them for a while, but nothing happened.

Ironically, this lack of incident only makes people more uneasy. It would be better to be more direct, at least to let them know what is going to happen, instead of keeping them in this state of anxiety.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer.

At Luo Yu's prompting, Fu Xia tried taking two steps forward.

The moment she moved, the other party's "Fu Xia" also took two steps forward.

Their movements were perfectly synchronized. Fu Xia stopped.

Someone saw this and tried to raise their arm, and then the figure opposite her also raised their arm.

It is now clear why nothing happened during the stalemate that lasted for a while.

The people opposite them, who looked exactly like them, were "imitating" their actions.

The consequences are unknown at this time, but based on past experience, the result of ignoring the problem is usually being "replaced".

Are there ghosts like this in this village?
But why was Lu able to escape this time?

Now, apart from Lu Jinzhao, all the other passengers are in a predicament.

Those "figures" that look exactly like them on the other side are definitely not good people. There is only one road to the village entrance, and they are on the other side. No matter which way you go, as long as you keep "moving forward", you will definitely bump into them.

We're still some distance away, so we can't detect anything yet, but who knows what will happen when we get closer?

[We must dispel those ghostly figures before we get close.] That's what most people think.

However, Shen Yi had no such plans.

She wasn't afraid of the figure who looked just like her getting close to her.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that her destiny only works better when ghosts are near her.

Bai Pei was the first to take action.

The protagonist's initiative is always stronger than that of the supporting characters. When she makes up her mind to do this, she begins to act the moment her destiny is activated.

As the protagonist, she has an exceptionally strong learning ability. She can use weapons from almost any "school" and learn various spells, such as Maoshan Taoist magic, divine strikes, divination, and even most of the destinies she has seen and understands to some extent.

Although she could only learn one or two moves at a time, those moves could even unleash power beyond their original potential.

What she's going to use now is the [Thunder Talisman], which she learned from the holder of the [Talisman] destiny.

Unlike those who need props like cinnabar to draw talismans, as the [protagonist], she can even draw talismans out of thin air!
Bai Pei's presence became extremely strong. Although she herself looked the same, it was as if an invisible halo enveloped her. Even under the cover of mist, she exuded an aura that was hard to ignore.

Everyone's attention was drawn to her.

They saw her solemn expression, and saw her two fingers drawn rhythmically in the air. With each movement of her fingers, a faint golden light floated in the air, gradually forming a complex talisman.

Those who witnessed this scene suddenly had a thought: if it were Bai Pei now, she would definitely be able to do what she wanted to do.

This wasn't based on their rational thinking; it was simply the admiration and dependence that supporting characters feel when they see the "protagonist."

Lu Jinzhao also noticed the change in her own feelings. She found it somewhat magical; she could indeed sense the emotions she felt for Bai Pei. She even felt that if she interacted with Bai Pei in this state more and experienced more crises, she might even be "conquered."

But these are all "fake," fabricated emotions.

It's already quite impressive to be able to fabricate these emotions, considering they are merely some of the additional effects of this destiny.

If the protagonist is already powerful enough, then is it enough that even a mere side effect would be enough to make others submit at a glance, so that they wouldn't even have the thought of resisting?

Even though Bai Pei's presence is extremely strong now, Lu Jinzhao still manages to keep his gaze from being fixed on the [protagonist].

She frowned, and with a slight effort, turned her gaze to the opposite side.

Then she saw that another "Bai Pei" also had a faint, captivating presence, as if she were the protagonist. Her fingers were also waving in the air. At first, she couldn't actually draw anything like Bai Pei.

But when Bai Pei finished writing the last stroke of the talisman, a golden light also appeared on the finger of another "Bai Pei" waving in the air!
Even though the golden light quickly dissipated, Lu Jinzhao was certain that he had not misjudged it.

At this moment, everyone else's attention was drawn to Bai Pei, while Bai Pei herself was focused on drawing talismans. She was unsure if anyone else had seen this scene.

(End of this chapter)