"Teacher Niu …"
Li Yao was disappointed. He sat on the ground and hugged his head. He said dejectedly, "After talking for so long, you still don't believe me!"
"Nonsense."
Daniel Zhang said, "Although I love to fantasize and have a very good mentality, I can accept some strange things that are beyond common sense. But your story is too exaggerated and illogical. Let alone me, no normal person would believe it!
"What do you want me to believe? Believe that I'm a f * cking 'God of Creation,' and that as long as I write a novel, the world in this novel will really appear somewhere in the vast sea of stars? Or even that the character in my novel will travel to Earth, appear in front of me, kick open the door of my house, and show me his strong muscles? I'm f * cking Ma Liang, the Magic Brush! "
"But …"
Li Yao said with difficulty, "How do you explain the hole in the wall and the fact that you wrote so many words while sleepwalking last night?"
"I don't know, but no matter how I explain it, it sounds more reasonable than you traveling from the 'Cultivation of the Four Universes.'"
Daniel Zhang spread his hands and said, "Maybe you like to work out and are very strong, and the quality of the old house is very average, so you smashed a hole in it. Then, I have a bit of a nervous breakdown and sleepwalking. This is not a big deal, right? Even if writing in a dream is a bit weird, it doesn't make me believe in the real existence of the 'Cultivation of the Four Universes'!
"Let's take ten thousand steps back … Aiya, I feel ashamed when I say this. Let's take ten thousand steps back and say that superpowers really do exist in this world. You really are a superpower user with infinite strength. So, can this prove that you came from the 'Cultivation of the Four Universes'?"
Li Yao still did not give up. He scratched his head and said, "Teacher Niu, you're willing to admit the existence of superpowers. This is a very big improvement. Of course, I don't have any evidence to prove my guess. So, why don't we use 'superpowers' as a starting point and explore and prove it step by step, and find the ultimate answer of this world together?"
"Find your sister!"
Daniel Zhang was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He didn't know whether he should roar loudly or cry bitterly. He clasped his hands together and begged Li Yao, "Classmate Li Yao, I'm begging you, okay? We don't have any grievances in the past, so please don't pester me, don't harm me! If you want to go crazy, then go crazy on your own, but don't involve the 'Cultivation of the Four Universes'. You'll kill me if you do!
"It's true. Speaking of which, being a web novelist is really a job that suffers a lot. No, no, no. This is not even a job. According to crosstalk, it's like being a performer under a bridge in the olden days. Throwing away the land, doing hard labor, and selling one's skills. Don't be fooled by the glamorous appearance of being an old teacher. In fact, it's just a fart. There are many onlookers, but few support them with real money. Even if you cut off your fingers, you can barely make ends meet. You can't sell it every day. If the wind blows or rain or the emperor dies, you won't be able to sell it!
"To be blunt, your current actions are to drive me to the brink of death. You're forcing the book '40,000 Years of Cultivation' to its death! Think about it, think about it carefully. With your current mental state, if you were to go out on the streets and do some illegal activities, the reporters would interview you and report back, 'Internet Addict Addicted to Online Novels, Mental Disorder Seen in Novels', and then post the title of '40,000 Years of Cultivation' and label it as' mental opium 'or something like that. I would be finished. I would be completely ruined, and I might even implicate countless people in the same field. Do you understand? "
Li Yao lowered his head and didn't say anything for a long time.
"I'm trying so hard to persuade you. Do you understand or not?"
Daniel Zhang said in distress, "It's true. I'm really just casually writing it. I'm just making it up for a bit of money. There's absolutely not the slightest bit of educational or philosophical thinking in it. There's not even the slightest bit of malicious metaphor for the real world. If you can't tell the difference between real and fake books, let your imagination run wild, and have drastic changes in your body and mind, then it's really not my problem. It's your problem!"
"I, I understand."
Li Yao finally raised his head. Two sharp eyes shot out from under his messy hair. "Thank you, Teacher Niu. I completely understand!"
"Is that so?"
Daniel Zhang was overjoyed. "You've really thought it through?"
"Yes, I've thought it through!"
Li Yao slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. Of course, you can't be the Magic Brush Ma Liang, and you can't be the God of Creation. You definitely didn't create the Cultivation of the Four Universes!"
"Yes, yes, yes. It's all fake. I'd rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than believe the mouths of storytellers. They're writers. They can make up any kind of messy story in order to make some money!"
Daniel Zhang heaved a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I'm relieved that you've thought it through on your own. Ah, I'm glad to see that a young man who has made a mistake has reined in his missteps!"
"Do you have the Romance of the Three Kingdoms here?"
Li Yao suddenly asked without thinking. "I think I saw it on the bookshelf just now."
Before Daniel Zhang replied, he rummaged in the pile of books for a while and found the second volume of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Looking at the author's name on the spine, he was deep in thought.
"You should have read this book before, right? You seem to have read it many times. You must have a very deep impression of many of the plots and characters in the book."
Li Yao thought and said, "That's true. How many people haven't read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Even if they haven't read Luo Guanzhong's original work, they've read children's books, comics, and TV series. They've played games with related themes. Many famous characters are mentioned, such as Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang … The famous scenes, the three heroes fighting Lü Bu, the three visits to the thatched cottage, the burning of the Red Cliff … Most people's first reaction is to think of Luo Guanzhong's version.
"So, answer me a question. Mr. Niu, do you think that the Three Kingdoms was created by Luo Guanzhong?"
"Huh?"
Daniel Zhang was confused. "What do you mean?"
"Do you think that Luo Guanzhong is the God of Creation?"
Li Yao said. "Did he create the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, where countless heroes fought for supremacy and countless soul-stirring battles?"
Daniel Zhang opened his mouth. It was obvious that he wanted to sneer, but he soon came back to his senses and fell into deep thought.
"It seems that you've understood it."
Li Yao said, "Of course, Luo Guanzhong is not the God of Creation or the Magic Brush Ma Liang. No matter how wonderful and classic his Romance of the Three Kingdoms was, he did not create a real world out of nothing.
"On the contrary, there was a real chaotic world at the end of the Han Dynasty. The heroes, the Three Kingdoms, and the endless battles were all real. The historical information was passed down generation after generation through history books, folk history, and storytellers. In the end, it was absorbed by Luo Guanzhong's brain. After Luo Guanzhong's integration, processing, and refinement, he was able to deduce the entire story.
"Therefore, the real chaotic world at the beginning was followed by Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The former was the cause, and the latter was the effect. Whether or not Luo Guanzhong wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Three Kingdoms were there, right?
"If a person who knew nothing about history first read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and was left with a deep impression, then looked back at the history books and found the real Three Kingdoms. Then, they would make a fuss and think that Luo Guanzhong was a prophet or even a creator. Wouldn't that be too ridiculous?"
Daniel Zhang thought for a long time and said, "What are you trying to say?"
"What I want to say is that perhaps the theory of Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation is the same. It is not that you created the Cultivation of the Four Universes, but that there really is a brilliant and real Cultivation of the Four Universes on the other side of the sea of stars that we do not know about."
Li Yao talked incessantly. "And the information of the Cultivation of the Four Universes, for some reason, broke through the barrier of Earth through a method that we do not know and cannot explain and flooded into your head, Master Niu. You 'observed' or 'sensed' it, and then you were able to describe what it looked like! It's like an artist drawing on a model. Of course, the content of the drawing would be very similar!
"Hehe. The more I talk about it, the more it makes sense. That must be the case. In such a case, all the suspicious points make sense!
"Why are the styles of the first five hundred chapters of your novel so different, and why are the ideas and aesthetic tastes so different? The reason is very simple. The first five hundred chapters are just a way to upgrade your face and practice your pretentiousness. That is the embodiment of your real level! And after five hundred chapters, it involves the discussion of the universe, the stars, the future, and society. Those wonderful and imaginative things weren't written by you at all. They were written by the power that surged into your brain. You couldn't have written such things with your true ability. You're just a puppet of it! What do you think of my speculation? "
"I think …"
Daniel Zhang took a deep breath and pointed at the door. "Get out of here! Get out!"
"Don't be like that, Master Niu. Didn't you promise me that you would talk to me calmly and rationally? I think that we have already touched the edge of the truth! "
Li Yao said in a hurry. "Besides, there is also the post of the 'Dream Traveler'. Don't you find it weird and reasonable?"
"Bullsh * t."
Daniel Zhang said, "I would rather believe that 'Cultivation of the Four Universes' is real than believe any post on 'Know Do.' This' Dream Traveler 'is either a fellow writer or a complete lunatic."
"Don't be so arbitrary. I think that he is a very thoughtful, but at the same time, very confused and distressed person, just like me."
Li Yao took out his phone and dialed the number he had just dialed. "Give me one last chance. Let me contact him. If I still can't reach him this time, I will —"
"Beep." The call went through.
"It went through!"
Li Yao's eyes widened. He was so excited that the tip of his nose was sweating. He turned on the speaker and said in a trembling voice, "Hello, is this the 'Dream Traveler'? I saw your answer on 'Know Do.' I found it very interesting. I also have many similar feelings. I would like to talk to you in depth. Is it convenient for you? "
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
Daniel Zhang's attention was also attracted. He stared at Li Yao's phone curiously.
After more than ten seconds, a hoarse female voice came from the other end. "I'm not the 'Dream Traveler.' He doesn't use this number anymore. Don't call him randomly in the future."
"This —"
Li Yao blinked. "So, you know the 'Dream Traveler'? Can you give me his latest contact? I really have something important to talk to him about. Sorry to trouble you! "
There was another silence on the other end of the phone. There was a rustling sound that sounded like a girl sobbing softly.
"I am his sister."
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