Cheng Shi's backup plan

When [Time] drew that Void gap for Cheng Shi, leading to Giggle and Mock audience with [Destiny], Cheng Shi handed Zhang Jizu a Scalpel.

It was just an ordinary Scalpel, and his meaning was quite clear:

If things don't go smoothly and [Destiny] can't protect him in this conspiracy, then Zhang Jizu will have to find a way to kill him and bury him in this Starry Sky.

As Sacrifice, he might have had little chance to commit suicide.

Although Zhang Jizu was unwilling to be so pessimistic, he still accepted the Scalpel.

After Cheng Shi left, he invited Long Jing to join his salvation plan, however... Long Jing refused.

It's not that Long Jing doesn't want to, but that President Gong doesn't have the "time."

At that time Cheng Shi also gave Long Jing three Scalpel, jokingly telling Long Jing to take these Scalpel to the Dragon King and the Doctor, so that they, like Zhang Jizu, would find a way to cut themselves when there was no other way out.

On the surface, he was seeking death, but behind the scenes... each of the three Scalpel Cheng Shi gave to Long Jing contained a hidden secret.

The backs of them were engraved with small characters, which Ying Cheng secretly carved while everyone's attention was Shadow Cheng Shi. Rather than three Scalpel that were seeking death, they were more like three secret plans!

Furthermore, when handing the three Scalpel to Long Jing, Cheng Shi deliberately adjusted the angle, ensuring the side with the inscription faced his palm, so that Zhang Jizu wouldn't notice anything amiss.

It wasn't that he no longer trusted Squinty Old Zhang, but rather that he had a backup plan against the [Deception] behind Squinty Old Zhang who had once deceived the Gravekeeper. He was afraid that if he let Zhang Jizu do these things, the [Deception] would intercept him halfway, so he chose the "most inconspicuous" Long Jing available.

When Long Jing took the three Scalpel and touched the inscriptions on them, his expression remained Change, perfectly embracing the Clown's performance.

But President Gong didn't expect that the Gravekeeper also had his own plans, which immediately put him in a difficult situation.

What method can I use to refuse Old Zhang without arousing suspicion?

Little did they know that the very act of trying not to arouse suspicion had already aroused suspicion.

There's never a shortage of clever people among the Clown. The moment Zhang Jizu saw Long Jing hesitate, his gaze fell on the three Scalpel in the other's hand. He seemed to have noticed something, but he said nothing, nodded, and left on his own.

Long Jing watched Zhang Jizu turn and leave with a complicated expression. His fist clenched, and he immediately followed the instructions of "Lord Foolish Play" and looked at the three names left on the three Scalpel.

And this is the lifeline that Cheng Shi has been gritting his teeth and waiting for, and it is also the backup plan he has left aside from [Destiny]!

There were only a few words engraved on the three Scalpel, which read:

"Dragon King - [Memory]"

"Doctor - [Decay]"

"Chen Shu - [Hope's Flame]"

The first two are easy to understand; they simply involve having Clown summon the gods. But the last one...

At a time like this, what kind of joke is this? How can Chen Shu be any Hope's Flame?!

I am more like Hope's Flame than he is!

President Gong couldn't understand, but he knew he had to do it, so he did his best, stepped into the Void, and found the three.

First, there's the Dragon King.

This is during Special Trial period, and players are scattered throughout various Trials, making them difficult to find.

Furthermore, none of the Peak Player are honest, whether they are even in the Trials or not is another matter, so finding someone is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, apart from being Clown in the Clown, President Gong was one of the top players in this game. He couldn't find out any news about the Dragon King through his connections, so he started to play Dragon King, trying to figure out his mind and where he was going. Finally My Nightmare, Your Dream!

Indeed, although the My Nightmare, Your Dream was seized by the Clown's asset manager, the manager did not take it away; it remains in the Clown's Gathering Place.

From the moment Long Jing began searching until he stood before the Dragon King, it took no more than half an hour.

When he found the other person, Li Jingming was standing on the edge of that place where Memory were lost, ready to risk his life to see what secrets he could find in this junkyard of Memory.

The arrival of Long Jing interrupted the Dragon King's adventure. In order to explain everything he had experienced in the [Deception] Trials, as well as Cheng Shi's speculations and confessions, he directly opened up his Memory.

This action greatly shocked Li Jingming. He dared not be negligent and quickly "traveled" through the Trials as Memory Traveler. He was first surprised to see Cheng Shi return, and then shocked again when he saw the meaning of the Trials. When he saw his name written on the Scalpel, Li Jingming withdrew from the Memory and nodded solemnly.

"I see.

To stop [Deception], [Memory] is the best option besides [Destiny], after all, they were born to be adversaries.

Cheng Shi wants me to persuade my Lord of Grace to join him in fighting against the foreign god.

After saying this, the Dragon King was still immersed in shock. After all, the fact that [Deception] was Outer God was too unbelievable, and no one could believe it for a moment.

He immediately thought of the lost Memory in the [Memory] Memory Archive; it turned Memory that those Memory were related to the Outer God?

Or perhaps [Deception] revealed the truth to this world, and [Memory], unable to accept this truth, sealed away its own Memory?

He wanted to ensure the order of Memory within this Starry Sky, and didn't want outside Memory to contaminate it.

A glint flashed in Li Jingming's eyes. In any case, from the standpoint of protecting the world, [Memory] should be an aid.

He said with a serious expression:

"I will go to see him immediately, and perhaps the Memory in the Memory Archive will see the light of day again."

However, was Cheng Shi just Fool's Game?

On Sandlais' Stage...?

"..."

Long Jing had been looking serious, but the two Clown broke down when the topic came up.

Fortunately, Li Jingming was relieved to find that he had at least remembered another interesting Memory, and it seemed he could remember another one.

He looked at Long Jing with a strange expression, then suddenly asked, "The guidance given by that Fool's Game, that never-before-seen Hour Hand...?"

"..."

Long Jing turned and left; he couldn't waste any more time with this annoying Dragon King.

His time is very valuable.

But after taking only two steps, he turned around with a dark expression and stretched out his hand towards the Dragon King.

Li Jingming understood, condensed the Memory he had seen into a prop, and gave it to Long Jing.

Without a word, Long Jing turned and left. Li Jingming watched Long Jing's departing figure, smiled knowingly, then quickly suppressed his smile and solemnly began reciting the prayer for [Memory].

Perhaps because the garbage dump of Memory easily evokes resonance with the power of [Memory], before the prayer was even finished, a surging wave of [Memory] crashed towards Li Jingming, sweeping him into the Sea of Memories and pushing him towards the hall of [Memory].

[Memory] Memory Archive.

When Li Jingming opened his eyes again, he found his Lord of Grace hovering above him, looking towards a corner of the Memory Archive, where the indistinct painting was located.

Seeing that the Believer had awakened, those eyes, etched with the marks of time and history, murmured:

"I never realized that in the Memory Archive I built with my own hands, there were Memory I had forgotten."

The deceiver is probably [Deception], and only He can fool my eyes.

But why, after deceiving me for so long, did He suddenly withdraw this power, allowing me to feel the existence of this Memory again?

I sensed the fluctuations of [Nothingness], and perceived the dramatic changes in the Void, but I couldn't see what was happening inside. Just like now, I couldn't see what kind of past that Memory described.

"Your visit is related to this matter?"

Li Jingming stood in the Memory Archive, neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed reverently, saying:

"Yes."

He did not rush to seek the help of [Memory], but instead offered the Memory of the Trials he had witnessed at Long Jing to his Lord of Grace.

Those weathered eyes looked down, a fleeting glint of azure light flashing within them. The weight of history deepened once more; He already knew the Believer's purpose.

"Outer God..."

His arrival actually taught [Existence] to deceive itself.

No wonder [Time] has no more time; He is protecting this Starry Sky, protecting this [Existence] that [the Origin] never cared about.

I understand, you may leave.

"!!!"

Li Jingming's expression finally changed. He hadn't expected his Lord of Grace to react this way. Seeing that [Memory] didn't seem to react as violently as he had anticipated to the "invasion" of the Outer God, he said urgently:

"Shouldn't you join hands with [Time] to rebuild the glory of [Existence], and together with the gods, drive out the Outer God?"

"[Existence] glory?" His weathered eyes narrowed, a hint of self-mockery in them. "Existence still exists, and that is the glory of [Existence]."

[Time] will not do useless things; His attitude... is my attitude.

"But you are [Memory]!"

"I am merely the appearance of [Existence]; [Time] is the essence of [Existence]."

Since He has sent the Clown before [Destiny], the matter of [Nothingness] will be resolved by [Nothingness].

[Deception]... has fallen. You can return to the right path of [Memory].

As he spoke, [the Memory] vanished from the Memory Archive.

Li Jingming watched his Lord of Grace leave, and his heart suddenly tightened.

Three cuts, and one handle is broken.