This pen feels very light in the hand. Even the exaggerated metaphor of "light as a feather" is not very accurate at this moment. If he could not actually touch and feel it, Zhou Ze would even mistakenly think that he was holding a ball of air.
The shadow seemed to start to wave, spinning and jumping back and forth beside Zhou Ze...
"Stop turning, I'm dizzy."
Shadow ignored Zhou Ze's warning.
Even worse,
Jump over here in a moment.
Jump out in a moment.
“I jumped out.
I jumped in again.
Come and hit me,
Fool!"
Boss Zhou stroked his forehead.
It is certain that this guy is a jerk.
But his tone and voice were exactly the same as mine.
This feeling made Boss Zhou feel as if he was being humiliated in front of a mirror.
“So, this is a story, a world in a book?”
Zhou Ze asked.
"So, in your opinion, this world is just a big pie
The front of the cake is the Yang world.
The back of the pancake with sesame seeds is the underworld?" Shadow asked rhetorically.
Zhou Ze didn't answer.
"In ancient times, people believed that the 'round sky and square earth' was absolutely correct, so in the late Qing Dynasty, many wealthy officials and rich men bought foreign astronomical telescopes and saw the vastness of the universe. Their worldview collapsed and they chose to commit suicide.
Bruno proposed the heliocentric theory and was burned at the stake as a heretic.
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that this world is not as simple as you think. There are two roads, Yin and Yang, but there are countless forked roads beside these two roads. Because they are rarely visited, not many people know about them, and even fewer people dare to take them.
This world is not a pie.
It doesn’t mean that everything that is divorced from reality is an illusion.
Not everything that is not true is false;
It’s just like watching TV dramas in the past, the labels in the TV dramas were either "good guys" or "bad guys".
No matter where you are, no matter at what level, black and white are often only a small part, and gray is the majority. "
"oh."
Zhou Ze nodded.
Then,
Continue looking at the pen in your hand.
“Is this a pen for writing stories?”
“The so-called story in the book is nothing more than a fork in the road between Yin and Yang, and this pen is the signpost to find that fork in the road.
The pen is in your hand, so you can naturally look at the road signs to find the direction yourself. Of course, with this pen, you can only find a direction. Next time you want to come in, it will be impossible."
"Why?"
"Because this pen is a pen in a book. It's a pen left behind because the book of this story was discontinued. But it's not a real pen. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhou Ze shook his head.
"It means that the real pen is not here, but you can now use this fake pen to find a way out."
Shadow sighed.
“Don’t think I’m talkative, I’ve been a little too boring these years.
A few years ago, a woman came to play with me with her two kids for a while.
But then they couldn't stand this torture of not being able to distinguish between reality and illusion.
I can't think straight.
The mother committed suicide along with her two children."
When Shadow said these words, he seemed a little lonely and regretful, as if he was not the murderer.
Of course.
It is true that Zhang Tianquan and her two children did not commit homicide, but committed poisoning. Moreover, according to outside comments, it is okay for Zhang Tianquan to die alone, but it would be a great sin for you to die with your two children. As a parent, you are not qualified to take the lives of your two children on your own.
But put yourself in their shoes,
Boss Zhou was completely confused by the stories in the villa.
If it were an ordinary person, how could he possibly bear it
The mother collapsed.
Those two kids will be even worse off.
So Zhang Tianquan simply took her two children with her to take poison. This is definitely wrong in terms of law and reason, but it is understandable in terms of emotion.
I have freed myself. As a mother, I can't just abandon my two children and continue to suffer in this world of illusion.
In the end, her husband was betrayed and is now in prison.
“How should I write it?”
Boss Zhou hesitated for a long time and asked again.
The shadow smiled and said, "Writing an essay, you can do it, right?"
"meeting."
"Then write it that way. I'm not asking you to write a book or a biography. Besides you and me, there's no fourth pair of eyes that can see it."
"The fourth pair?"
Did you count wrong
"Nonsense, what's going on here? We were so fast forward that I felt dizzy.
There is a zombie who is reading a book and tearing it up at the same time, and he is tearing it up so fast and so violently!"
oh,
Yingying is here too.
"Is she outside?"
“She’s in the story, too.”
Zhou Ze understood. He went to the coffee table to find a magazine, spread it out, and prepared to start writing.
I originally wanted to find a blank notebook, but I couldn't find one in this villa.
Put pen to paper,
But I didn't see any writing.
"No gas?"
Zhou Ze said.
The shadow didn't say anything, it just kept swaying beside him, as if it was dancing to some specific rhythm.
"Hey, there's no gas." Zhou Ze shouted.
But the shadow continued to dance.
Zhou Ze put down his pen and looked at him.
After dancing for a long time,
The shadow finally stopped.
"Look at me, am I beautiful?"
“… …” Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze roughly guessed what the shadow was. It should be similar to the black cat in the Yin-Yang Book, and belong to the category of spirit artifacts.
But it is obvious that this black shadow has a much higher IQ than the black cat. Because of his high IQ, he knows how to be a masochist and can arouse people's urge to beat him.
"Write, keep writing." The black shadow urged.
It had been outspoken before, saying everything and acting as if it was being frank, but in fact, it was deliberately laying the groundwork for its current behavior.
Zhou Ze thought for a while, picked up the pen, and began to write on his palm.
There were bursts of stinging pain in the palm of his hand, like being pricked by needles, but the skin was not broken and no blood flowed out. Even though Zhou Ze deliberately tried to pierce the skin and write a blood sign, it still had no effect.
Character,
Still can’t write it.
There's something wrong with the pen, or perhaps there's something wrong with the writing medium.
The black shadow kept floating around and said, "Actually, there is another way. That is to wait slowly. When time passes, when the time limit is over, you can get out."
"How long will it take?" Zhou Ze asked.
"Very soon, maybe one or two decades."
"If that's the case, why did the mother return to reality and commit suicide with her child?"
"You don't even look at who wrote the story."
"oh."
Zhou Ze stood up, walked to the wall, and tried to write with a pen, but still couldn't write.
And because it is incredibly light, it is impossible to "write" words by pressing it down hard to make it slide and leave marks.
Zhou Ze had done experiments on his palms before, but to no avail.
The pen is fake.
But you should be able to write.
Shadow probably didn't deceive himself in this regard.
Since the pen can write but can't write now, according to the process of elimination, the problem should be the carrier.
It can only be written in certain places.
for example,
Yin and Yang Book
Zhou Ze thought of the black-covered notebook that he had given to Monkey for safekeeping in the bookstore.
But the problem arises again,
The Yin-Yang Book can probably be written.
But Zhou Ze couldn't open the Yin-Yang Book.
Just open it and go in.
What the hell is the point of writing that
Therefore, it makes no difference whether you bring the Yin-Yang Book with you or not. If you open the Yin-Yang Book yourself in this environment, you may very likely fall into the most embarrassing situation of "dream within a dream" or "game within a game", and God knows what the consequences will be.
Zhou Ze tried many places to write, but failed.
In the end,
Zhou Ze sat back on the sofa.
The shadow continued to float, and at the same time comforted Zhou Ze: "What's wrong with staying here with me?"
"You are so narcissistic."
"If that zombie hadn't foolishly torn up the love, hate, and affection that we could have written in hundreds of thousands of words and fast-forwarded everything, I believe the relationship between the two of us wouldn't be so dull.
It should be a relationship of love and hate, mutual respect, mutual appreciation, etc.
For some things, you can read the beginning and then turn to the end.
But for some things, the most important thing is actually the process. If the process is gone, it will be meaningless."
"So, can you change your voice and image?" Zhou Ze suggested.
Looking at my own shadow, listening to my own voice,
Zhou Ze really couldn't appreciate it.
"What kind do you like?" Shadow asked.
"Change to Joey Wong's way?"
"What a pity. In this book, I am just your shadow." The shadow shrugged. "I can't become the Wang Zuxian you like."
Zhou Ze reached into his pocket and took out a small notebook.
"Not many people like to carry notebooks these days." Shadow came over to take a look and found that it was not a small notebook. "Is this a driver's license? Oh no, that's not right. It's... a ghost messenger license?"
Zhou Ze spread out his ID.
The GPA shows 300/1000.
"The ghost catcher's certificate is useless." Shadow said with a smile.
Zhou Ze put pen to paper.
The words came out.
It was written in black font, clearly appearing on the blank page of the ghost messenger's certificate.
"… … "shadow.
Zhou Ze showed a smile.
Wrote:
"A door appeared in front of me. After the door opened, Bai Yingying walked out."
then,
A door appeared in front of Zhou Ze.
"Bang!"
The door was kicked down.
"I'm scared to death,
Suddenly, a door appeared in front of me.
Which bastard is playing a prank on me? "
Bai Yingying made a domineering appearance.
In his hand he still held the book that he had torn into very thin pieces.
Then she saw Zhou Ze,
Seeing the pen in Zhou Ze's hand,
I immediately seemed to understand something.
He immediately reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, stamped his feet,
Crying and saying:
"Oh, oh, oh,
boss,
This place really scared Yingying to death,
Fortunately, you, the boss, came to the rescue and saved Yingying from the brink of death.
Otherwise, Yingying really couldn't survive.
Yingying is a weak woman after all... "