Chapter 1258

The Morning Joy that doesn't exist in history

Zhen Xin also recognized the other party.

Facing this Trickster Master who had crossed the barriers of time and space to come to this world before she even knew the name 【Origin】, she was likewise incomparably curious.

She couldn't understand why a wise man like Xie Shu would choose Su Yi Da; this Trickster Master, not to mention compared to her own sister, was mediocre even when placed in a pile of liars, having no strengths at all, and the only thing that could attract her attention was probably that he had mixed into Cheng Shi's memories and gotten involved with Cheng Shi...

But there were too many liars involved with Cheng Shi; no matter who it was, wouldn't it be better to use them as help than to choose a Su Yi Da with no abilities?

Was it really because there was no one else to choose?

While Zhen Xin was pondering, Su Yi Da in the memory scene had already walked into the tent; he wasn't interested in anything in the tent, and as soon as he entered, he hid behind the door, holding his breath like he was waiting for prey.

Clearly, he had read the Fun God's trial prompt and thought he had found a way to clear the trial.

Neither circus should have an ending; as long as the key figures of the circus performance were killed, winning this game would be easy.

Soon, there was movement outside the door, but Su Yi Da didn't expect that the person he was waiting for wasn't Lake coming home, but Leader Fitt who had come to look for someone!

At this time, Leader Fitt had long discovered Lake's disappearance and had contacted Blackes of the Golden House, but he still held the hope that "maybe Lake has already returned," so he came over every once in a while to confirm if Lake had really returned.

The anxiety he couldn't hide on his face made Su Yi Da realize that things were definitely not as simple as he had imagined; Lake had likely gone missing, and this meant his plan needed to be adjusted immediately; for Play Dusk, the "reversed ending" should be the normal completion of the performance!

Thus, Su Yi Da, whose assassination attempt failed, decisively changed his strategy and disguised himself as the missing Lake, reappearing before Leader Fitt.

To play this role well, he conducted a long investigation within the circus, inquiring about everything related to Lake.

Coincidentally, just when he was confident about going to see Leader Fitt... Cheng Shi and Zhen Xin had already returned from Laughing and Sneering, and had brought Blackes to visit the Play Dusk circus.

All the strangeness of today matched up.

Blackes hadn't lied, and Lake had indeed gone missing, but Cheng Shi, who had "witnessed" all of this, discovered that Lake's disappearance was not as simple as they had imagined.

After Leader Fitt left, Su Yi Da specifically rummaged through Lake's tent; all the utensils and furnishings in the room were intact, not looking like they had experienced a struggle or fight, no money was lost, and it wasn't a robbery or kidnapping.

The performance props in the prop box were all there, only a few pieces of clothing were missing from the wardrobe; no matter how one looked at it, it seemed like he had left on his own.

But from what Cheng Shi had seen and heard in the circus today, Lake was clearly a Clown in the eyes of everyone at Play Dusk who had deep feelings for Play Dusk and was sufficiently professional, even contributing no less to Play Dusk than Leader Fitt; such a performer, even if he wanted to go out to relax, why would he choose to leave without a word at this time?

Didn't he know that his existence was the reassurance for Play Dusk?

And wasn't he afraid of causing panic in the circus?

Cheng Shi was very puzzled; before the memory scene was about to disappear, he asked with a frown:

"Can you trace Lake's memories?"

Zhen Xin glanced at him sideways and said helplessly:

"Don't treat me like Long Wang; I have many props, but I'm not a wish-granting machine.

There are only so many clues; from what we see now, Su Yi Da's choice was at least not wrong.

It was our appearance that interrupted his plan.

But I don't think the Demon Realm Big Jiang will give up easily; since he wants to get rid of his teammates and seek victory alone, he might still find an opportunity to reappear as Lake.

How about... we stop here and let him continue to perform?

When the trial is cleared and settled, we can settle the score later and catch him to ask what Xie Shu and the others are thinking.

How about it?"

Not how about it.

It wasn't that Cheng Shi had to catch Su Yi Da; he was just thinking that Lake's departure had no conclusion yet, and no one knew why the other party had disappeared; if the other party really returned halfway and saw another "himself" in the circus, then as a Clown who had been "abandoned," what would he think?

Would he confront Su Yi Da in public to take back his identity, or would he feel betrayed and leave in sorrow?

These two different directions of development determined how the trial's ending should be "reversed," and this was also the particularly thorny part of the 【Fraud】 trial; everything had uncertainty.

Cheng Shi shook his head, pondered for a moment, and asked again:

"As the golden age of Canrival, two top circuses competing on the same day is a big news story in history, right?

Does the History School have no record of this?"

Zhen Xin shook her head with a strange expression:

"There is one thing I haven't told you, because I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I can't be sure if it's true or false.

In the materials organized by the school regarding Canrival, the glory and decline of the Play Dusk circus are indeed recorded, but in those historical fragments, a circus called Morning Joy is never mentioned."

"???"

Cheng Shi was stunned, his pupils shaking:

"No Morning Joy?

How is that possible? Do you mean the background of this trial is fake?"

Zhen Xin's face became solemn, her tone inexplicable:

"Not necessarily.

History is not necessarily all true.

The history we see is just the story the gods want us to know; every corner of the Continent of Hope is written full of Their will, so whether it's true or false, we have to see it with our own eyes.

The reason I agreed to come to Play Dusk first is that I wanted to see if everything here is as recorded in the school's documents.

Now it seems, it's about the same.

Next, we'll see if Morning Joy, which historians haven't found in historical fragments, is also like this.

If His meaning is to correct this history, making Play Dusk, which already had an ending, have no ending, and letting Morning Joy, which is unknown in history, take its place...

Perhaps we still need to study how to tell a massive lie to deceive the existing history and the historians who are eager for history."

"..."

Passing off the fake as the real!

Cheng Shi was very familiar with this trope; that's how Ultraman's identity came to be.

What does the Fun God want to do again?

Does He want to tamper with history?

But what is the point of tampering with this history?

Last time, tampering created a 【Chaos】 Messenger, so this time... it couldn't be for Foolish Play, could it?

Oh no, if that's really the case, then isn't His target me?

Seeing Cheng Shi's expression changing constantly, Zhen Xin raised her eyebrows and said: "Any brilliant insights?"

No brilliant insights, but there are some steady ones.

Cheng Shi's face was solemn, and he thought seriously:

"We cannot leave Su Yi Da alone; this has nothing to do with personal grievances, I just feel that the identity of every player who appears in His trial is not simple.

This will definitely not be a random group; everyone here probably has a meaning for their appearance.

The uncertainty of a Trickster Master is too great; even if we don't treat Big Jiang as a person, for NPCs, he is almost a 'god' who will never be exposed.

We must take him down first, to prevent him from breaking the jar and dragging us down instead of clearing the trial.

As for the other missing teammate...

After taking down the Trickster Master, we will go back to the Golden House to find his tracks."

Zhen Xin had no objection to this; after the memory scene dissipated, she glanced at a direction inadvertently and smiled:

"Since you've made up your mind, let's go; don't keep the Trickster Master waiting."

Cheng Shi also looked in that direction and nodded slightly.

Liars know liars best; in front of two "big" liars, a certain "small" liar had nowhere to hide.