See the Law of Deception

Chapter 96 Inheritance (2)

Lu Jinzhao sensed Zhong Sui's kindness, but unfortunately, she couldn't feel anything from it. However, she still nodded with a grateful expression.

Perhaps because she was a "newcomer," the others also gave each other brief self-introductions, even though they all knew each other's names.

Judging from their current performance, it seems that all of his teammates this time are "good people"?
However, Lu Jinzhao did not draw any conclusions.

"Before we get off the train, let's share our thoughts on this platform?"

Apart from Lu Jinzhao, a "newcomer" who entered the Class B platform for the first time, none of the other four veterans have emerged as clear "leaders".

Their conversation consisted mostly of statements of discussion.

However, although the waiting information provided some clues, no one took it too seriously.

Through the discussion among the other four, Lu Jinzhao realized one thing: in the eyes of other passengers, while waiting information is important, it cannot be analyzed blindly before departure. There are too many variables on high-class platforms, and it is still necessary to consider the actual situation.

However, one thing is certain: you absolutely cannot ignore any information on the waiting area.

"In short, no matter what, you must remember to try your best not to disobey your master, you must complete the tasks he set out for you, and you must obtain the inheritance."

Unlike lower-level platforms, where waiting information clearly states when and under what circumstances the task is considered complete and the train will arrive, higher-level platforms specify the conditions for completing the task within the waiting information itself.

Undoubtedly, according to the waiting information, the condition for completing this mission is to obtain the inheritance.

As the platform level is upgraded, the assistance provided by waiting information will also change.

It is said that when a certain death-defying platform opened, the waiting information was only three words long.

【Live】

However, this level of waiting information almost only appears on dead platforms. Even for Class A platforms, there will be some information on the waiting platform.

"At least the waiting information this time is quite comprehensive," said the young man named Huo Ye.

“Indeed, but I wonder if the ‘only successor’ written on it will affect getting on the bus?” Ji Xiangchen then added.

Clearly, his question lies in the phrase "the only successor" in the waiting information, which makes him wonder if only the person who receives the inheritance is qualified to board the train.

Zhong Sui shook her head: "It shouldn't be that harsh. I guess the train will come as soon as someone successfully obtains the inheritance."

Otherwise, wouldn't it be obvious to everyone that only one of the five passengers could survive?
Moreover, it goes without saying that the process of obtaining the inheritance will inevitably be accompanied by danger. Given this premise, before even getting off the bus, the other passengers will probably start thinking about how to ensure their own victory!
This alone made Lu Jinzhao realize the cruelty of the high-level platform.

However, she glanced at the faces of the others and saw that none of them looked unusual.

Perhaps they've become accustomed to how cruel trains are.

Someone chuckled: "It's too early to worry about this now. Who knows, maybe none of us will be able to inherit the legacy and will just die on the platform?"

The speaker was a woman named Fu Xuesheng. Her words carried a negative tone, but the others did not show any displeasure upon hearing them, as if they had known she would say such things.

The train didn't give everyone much time to discuss, and soon it arrived at the station.

With a humming sound, the car door opened.

Before getting off the train, Zhong Sui patted Lu Jinzhao on the shoulder: "This is your first time at a Class B station. You can experience it for yourself after you get off. It's quite amazing."

Lu Jinzhao was a little confused, but soon she understood what Zhong Sui meant.

As she followed in the footsteps of those who had stepped off the train, a flash of white light suddenly appeared before her eyes, followed by a blurring of consciousness. Countless fragments flashed through her mind, unreal and filled with a sense of emptiness, like watching a hastily produced, crudely made film. When her consciousness returned, she found an extra memory in her mind: her memories of three years of apprenticeship in Xiaoshan.

When she looked up again and saw the seniors, her subconscious reaction was to call them "senior brother" and "senior sister".

Lu Jinzhao took a slight breath and realized that the train had simulated a non-existent memory and directly implanted it into her mind.

No wonder, the waiting information said they had been learning the craft here for three years. Lu Jinzhao was wondering how they would pretend to know nothing about shadow puppetry. Turns out, they didn't need to pretend at all.

However, fabricated memories are ultimately false, and upon careful reflection, many details are actually quite blurry.

However, the requirements for the production and performance of shadow puppets were etched into my mind.

"How about that? Amazing, isn't it?" Zhong Sui smiled as she looked at Lu Jinzhao, whose face was in a daze.

Lu Jinzhao nodded: "That's a bit strange."

“It’s normal to feel uncomfortable at first. Once your brain processes these suddenly added memories, it will feel much more natural.” As she spoke, Zhong Sui looked at her and said slowly, “Junior Sister.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinzhao felt a sense of familiarity mixed with strangeness.

Although it was her first time meeting these companions, she knew that Zhong Sui was her second senior sister, Huo Ye was her eldest senior brother, Ji Xiangchen was her third senior brother, and Fu Xuesheng, who was saying discouraging things, was her fourth senior sister.

She was her master's youngest disciple.

Whether it's age or the time it took to get started.

According to their "memory," the five siblings were equally skilled in the art of ordinary shadow puppetry, which made it difficult for their master to choose who to pass on the secret technique to.

Therefore, the master made a decision to select his sole successor through trials.

Today marks the first day of the trial.

At midnight tonight, they will gather in their master's room to begin their trials.

What will be the trials for those who carry on the tradition of shadow puppetry?

"Are we going to have a competition to see who makes the best shadow puppets? And whose performance is the most spectacular?"

"That's impossible! This is a train platform, after all."

Discussions broke out intermittently. At that moment, they had just bought ingredients from the foot of the mountain and were on their way home.

The master lived in a secluded place, and every half month, the disciples needed to go down the mountain to buy daily necessities.

It's conceivable that by the time they returned to their lodgings and wanted to leave again, the train would have already arrived.

After walking up the mountain for more than an hour, the group finally arrived at their usual place of residence.

There was a large mansion located halfway up the mountain. I don't know why there would be such a large mansion in such a place.

Looking at the house that was both strange and familiar, Lu Jinzhao quickly formed a rough map of its layout in his mind.

The five disciples lived in rooms in five different directions, while the master lived in the very center.

"Let's all go back to our rooms first and meet in the lobby at 11, okay?" Zhong Sui's suggestion was accepted, and the group split up to search for clues at their respective residences.

(End of this chapter)