Chapter 1115

The Memory Junkyard

Not to mention how Cheng Shi was tearing his heart out in the labyrinth of the Mirror of Dreams and Nightmares, Shadow Cheng Shi was experiencing a fantastic adventure.

He fell into a giant space he had never seen before, and couldn't even have imagined before seeing it.

This place was like a karst cave, a strange space paved with crystals!

Giant crystals precipitated from every corner of the cave, some long, some short, some bright, some dark. Even the cave walls overhead and the ground underfoot were crystal, only their colors were a shade darker; if you didn't look closely, you would think they were ink-colored rough stones.

This place was self-illuminating without light, and every pile of crystals shimmered with refracted light. But these crystals didn't just radiate physical light; they also held a faint, ethereal breath of 【Memory】.

Observing them closely, one could discover that regardless of whether the crystals were bright or dark, one could always see scenes of dream-like bubbles flashing across every facet, looking very much like a revolving lantern. However, what flashed back weren't the memories of a specific fixed individual.

Cheng Shi was stunned. He stood in place, constantly sizing up the situation around him. Before long, he discovered that compared to the 【Memory】 archives, this place was more like a true "hall" of memory!

Because every inch of land here erupted with memories. This cave was like a misprinted history book, recording countless disrupted pasts from the Star Fall Continent to the real world.

It was just that these pasts were very messy, trivial, and boring. According to some elite 【Memory】 believers, these things might not be worth remembering.

Within a short few minutes, Cheng Shi had already witnessed 12 brawls, 37 affairs, 44 betrayals... but more than that, there were countless ordinary moments of life. Some scenes, even after a glance, didn't leave any impression in Cheng Shi's mind.

It was just like the knowledge a teacher writes on the blackboard at school—forgotten as soon as it's seen.

He couldn't help but sigh. This should be the true history. The history remembered by the world as if it were an epic of heroes was merely the spray churning up from the vast sea of memories. It was only because these sprays had left the surface of the water that they were seen clearly by bystanders.

However, what the world often ignores is that the spray is only the most insignificant part of this seawater. It is the past of the so-called world, woven together by the lives of countless ordinary people, that flows into this ocean called memory.

Cheng Shi was deeply trapped in the "past of the world" and couldn't extricate himself. Before long, he felt a wave of intense dizziness, which directly made him kneel to the ground and retch.

His consciousness was flickering, his cognition was wavering, and his emotions were peeling away. When his memories were mixed with too much clutter and triviality that didn't belong to him, he began to feel lost.

No, perhaps this state couldn't be called feeling lost, but rather dullness. He froze, his retching motion fixed in place, and his whole person became foolish and sluggish.

His reason as a human was gradually dissolving, and his emotions as a living being were evaporating bit by bit. His body began to change, slowly crystallizing. Even though Cheng Shi at this moment was just a black shadow, crystal patterns were spreading across his pitch-black skin.

Cheng Shi's main body was the same.

He knelt at the starting point of the Mirror of Dreams and Nightmares labyrinth, his face covered in crystalline patches. The crystallization speed was fast; almost in an instant, his eyes, nose, and ears simultaneously turned into crystals.

But just as the crystals were about to spread to his mouth, that mouth actually blocked the crystal's infection, moved on its own, and let out a shout that reached straight to the soul.

"·Who are you!?"

This sudden sound broke the tranquility of the two spaces, like a thunderclap exploding in Cheng Shi's consciousness, suddenly waking him from his lost and dull state.

His whole body tightened, his heart filled with terror. Using the last bit of strength in his body, he crushed the smoke in his sleeve, directly escaping the crystallization state and merging with the smoke.

And on the other side, after the main body escaped, Shadow Cheng Shi exerted force with both fists, his muscle power exploding, directly shattering the crystalline covering all over his body and regaining his self.

"Phew—"

The smoke hadn't dissipated yet, but Cheng Shi precipitated out of the mist and lay on the ground, exhausted.

He looked toward the high part of the labyrinth, having survived a disaster, and said with lingering fear:

"I am Cheng Shi...

I am... Cheng Shi!

Thank you, Mouth Brother.

If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have fallen for 【Memory】's trick."

The Envoy Envoy Yu Xi's Lips did not respond to this sincere gratitude, but instead mocked him with sarcasm:

"·Don't you like watching gossip? Why didn't you keep watching?"

"..."

I don't dare, I don't dare.

Cheng Shi's expression froze, and he gave two dry laughs: "Nothing much to see, after watching a lot, it's just like that..."

"·Now you know there's a lot to see? What were you doing earlier? Where did your caution go?

Also, don't think I'm saving you; I'm just saving myself."

Tsk.

A sharp tongue with a soft heart—that's exactly what it is.

Cheng Shi knew in his heart who Mouth Brother was actually saving, but since he was "in the wrong" and had just received help, he couldn't refute it.

So he could only offer two apologetic laughs and took the opportunity to ask:

"Mouth Brother, you're finally willing to talk to me. Where is this?"

"·What, have you been with the 【Foolish】 believers for so long that you've become foolish too?

Can't you guess even after seeing it with your own eyes?

It's said that 【Memory】 always extracts the essence of the sea of memories to hide in His archives.

Then have you ever thought about where the memories that weren't chosen by 【Memory】 as collection items... went?"

"!!!"

Cheng Shi had of course thought about it, and had even thought of it the moment he stepped into that space. He just wanted to seek verification from Mouth Brother's mouth, and at this moment, this conjecture was confirmed!

This place was the dumping ground for those "rejected" memories.

It could also be said that this was the world's memory junkyard!

Precisely because of this, the memories here were so complex, boring, ordinary, and devoid of fun, because they were all things that the world—no, even the gods—felt were not wonderful pasts.

But not wonderful doesn't mean not fatal. There were too many crystals in this cave, and too many memories deposited. When the magnitude of memories became so vast that it exceeded the capacity limit of an individual life, the "memory-seeker" who rashly broke into this place would be drowned by these massive amounts of memories and, like them, turn into a pile of "trash" in this memory cave.

Cheng Shi had already experienced this fear, so at this moment, he tried his best not to look at the scenes flashing back on the crystals. However, this space was filled with memory crystals everywhere. With no other choice, he could only follow the limited space and go deeper, attempting to divert his attention by finding a path.

He walked while asking: "Mouth Brother, where does this lead?"

The Envoy Envoy Yu Xi's Lips did not respond again.

Cheng Shi was unwilling to give up and asked again: "Mouth Brother, did the God of Fun throw me in just to let me discover this place?"

The Envoy Envoy Yu Xi's Lips still remained silent.

Cheng Shi had finally found a "chat partner," so naturally, he couldn't let it stay silent like this. So, his eyes rolled, and he asked another question:

"Mouth Brother, you say the memories here aren't even looked upon by 【Memory】. Does that mean these memories are all defective goods left over after He picked for that existence?

Since that's the case, if I repeatedly recite that existence's honorific name here and draw down the gaze of 【His】, wouldn't that be equivalent to offering 【Memory】's defective goods to 【His】?

In this way, regardless of whether the desecration would bring down that existence's wrath, wouldn't 【Memory】 have no chance to get close to 【His】 ever again?

And we, perhaps, could also absorb a new Fear Sect because of this!

However... this plan might be a bit costly in terms of people. Mouth Brother, do you think the God of Fun can protect me?

You'll definitely try your best, right? After all, saving me is saving yourself, right?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Envoy Envoy Yu Xi's Lips took over Cheng Shi's speech and said through gritted teeth:

"·Living Dad, try to be a human!"

"?"

Cheng Shi's footsteps paused. He suddenly realized that not only did Mouth Brother have an extra dad, but Li Jingming seemed to have a dad too.