How to Feed an Abyss!

Shi Yuan said, "Have you been calling me a long-tailed grunt behind your back? It's too much." He emphasized, "It's really too much."

Just as Lu Tinghan was about to say something, he heard Shi Yuan say again: "Why are you giving me nicknames indiscriminately? My tail is not long at all, and I can't snore!"

Lu Tinghan: "..."

Shi Yuan may have seriously misunderstood himself. But Lu Tinghan is rarely wronged now, and there is a [knot (long-tailed snoring monster)] in the address book, so he didn't tell Shi Yuan the truth.

Shi Yuan said: "As for 'knotting'..." He thought for a while, "Well, I do know how to tie a knot. I don't want a knotted tail either, but I can't cure anthropophobia."

Lu Tinghan followed the good example: "I will change your name and notes back."

Shi Yuan: "..."

Just as Lu Tinghan was about to change, Shi Yuan held his hands down.

Shi Yuan looked at him: "Don't change my real name back."

Lu Tinghan asked, "Why?"

"Anyway, don't use your real name." Shi Yuan said.

Uniqueness is eccentricity.

Lu Tinghan: "Then change it to what?"

"I don't know, wait for me to think about it." Shi Yuan was a little confused, "What image do I have in your mind?"

Lu Tinghan: "Long-tailed grunting monster."

Shi Yuan confiscated all of Lu Tinghan's candies.

Shi Yuan thought about it for a month, and the long-tailed snorer also survived in Lu Tinghan's phone for an extra month.

Shi Yuan also quietly asked Xia Fang: "What do you think the term 'long-tailed snorer' describes? Is it cute or annoying?"

Xia Fang said: "What kind of strange word is this? Shi Yuan, have you ever played games?"

Shi Yuan: "Does it count to be greedy for snakes?"

"Ham, this one is too simple." Xia Fang said, "I'm talking about the game with dungeons in the past. 'Long-tailed grunting monster' sounds like at least an elite monster in the dungeon, the one that goes berserk when it loses blood kind."

Shi Yuan didn't quite understand, but he still decided not to give Lu Hantang any more for the next three days.

This month the troupe is rehearsing the fourth and final act.

The plot of the first and second scenes mentioned that after Leo killed the tree demon, he found that he had the talent to slay demons and demons. He went around hunting monsters for vanity, and finally became a famous hero everywhere.

Wolfgang brings the hypocrite and false hero to life.

In the third and fourth acts, Leo realizes love and power, and embarks on the road to find the savior.

The God of Salvation can drive away the monsters in the world. When Leo finds him, he finds that the God of Salvation is Lin Mo who was killed by him many years ago.

Shi Yuan played Lin Mo and made his debut again as the God of Savior. His lines are only two: [I will make the monster disappear, but I want your life], and [As you wish].

The rehearsal went well. During the break, Shi Yuan was still thinking about how to change the note on the phone.

Tracy came over with a book of fairy tales, sat beside him and said, "Shiyuan, can I read you a story? I just read it yesterday."

"Okay." Shi Yuan said.

Every time Tracy sees a fairy tale she likes, she is always excited to find someone to share it with.

Before, she just told Shi Yuan the story of Rabbit Jing holding a tea party, saying that Rabbit Girl ran around and invited little bears, peacocks and big tigers to sit by the river and eat snacks—she narrowed her eyes slyly and said, Shi Yuan, you Guess what happens next?

Shi Yuan thought for a while: "Are they all infected?"

Tracy was so shocked that she never asked Shi Yuan such a question again.

This time, before Tracy started speaking, Shi Yuan heard Cheng Youwen's voice.

Cheng Youwen and Qin Luoluo were arguing about changing a line. He said: "That's because you don't understand! This line has to be said like that!"

Qin Luoluo: "Think about it, 'I' is a dancer who loves Leo deeply. His journey to find the God of Savior is so dangerous, of course I want to say 'safe journey' to him."

"No, no, that's not the character of a dancer!" Cheng Youwen knocked on the ground with his cane, making a loud noise, "She can't say such things, so she has to lean against the door and say, 'If you don't come back, all the property will belong to me. Oh." She is such an awkward and arrogant person, she will never show her concern!"

He was already as pale as paper, and he became emotional and coughed endlessly.

They continued to argue, and Shi Yuan continued to listen to Tracy's story, until Cheng Youwen shouted: "If Lieutenant Xie is here, he will definitely support me! He is a person with taste, and he understands me!"

"Come on." Qin Luoluo said, "I'm so busy that I don't have time to talk to you. How long has it been since he came to the theater?"

Cheng Youwen muttered, and finally left angrily on crutches.

Lieutenant Xie, this name sounds too familiar. Shi Yuan suddenly realized something, and asked Tracy: "Do you know who Mr. Cheng said 'Lieutenant Xie'?"

"I know." Tracy replied briskly, "Lieutenant Xie Qianming, Cheng Youwen really likes him, and before every time he wrote a script, he would send it to him, and he said that he was the only confidant in the world. I didn't see him, and he didn't come to the last audition, maybe the army is too busy."

Shi Yuan was taken aback.

The wolf tooth pendant on his neck was still there, and he had never felt that it was so heavy.

"What's wrong with you?" Tracy asked him.

"Nothing." Shi Yuan shook his head.

That night, Lu Tinghan was sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a book, Shi Yuanwo was beside him and said, "I told you before, I joined the troupe because of Xie Qianming, and he gave me this spike pendant."

Lu Tinghan: "Yes."

Shi Yuan: "The screenwriter of the troupe is called Cheng Youwen. I just found out today that he likes Xie Qianming very much, and I'm still waiting for him to come back to watch the show. I...I don't know if I should tell Mr. Cheng that Xie Qianming is dead. What should I do? ah?"

Lu Tinghan paused, looked at Shi Yuan and asked, "What do you think?"

"I do not know."

Lu Tinghan said, "I can't help you make this decision."

"Why not?" Shi Yuan curled his tail in confusion, "You are the most powerful person I know."

"But this is your story." Lu Tinghan said, "Since you met Xie Qianming and promised him to join the troupe, this is your story."

Shi Yuan didn't quite understand, and after thinking hard for a while, he said, "You also have a good relationship with Xie Qianming?"

Lu Tinghan and Xie Qianming were very close, just by looking at the pendant, he knew it belonged to him.

Lu Tinghan replied: "I mentioned that he used to be my superior, and we have a good relationship. To make a long story short, he took good care of me."

He didn't explain much. Things happened in the army many years ago, and Shi Yuan may not understand what he said, nor do he have so much empathy.

"It turned out to be like this." Shi Yuan said.

That was Lu Tinghan's story.

Shi Yuan hesitated to decide whether to tell Cheng Youwen, until three days before the official performance, Cheng Youwen mentioned Xie Qianming again.

He scolded in the office: "What kind of crappy opinions are these audiences putting forward! People like Xiaoli and Xiaoyang are quite to the point. This one surnamed Li and this one surnamed Meng are simply living bullshit. Pick the bone in the egg!"

"Calm down—" Qin Luoluo said unhurriedly, "You'll be coughing again later."

"I'll scold you even if I cough to death!" Cheng Youwen slammed the table, "I'm going to spit the last mouthful of blood on their faces." Sure enough, he turned his head, covered his mouth and coughed, "His grandma, if It would be nice for everyone to be the same as Lieutenant Xie, he has so much aesthetics, we are like mountains and rivers, meeting confidants."

When Qin Luoluo left, Cheng Youwen was still rambling.

Shi Yuan stood at the door, watched him for a long time, engraved every inch of his expression in his heart, and finally made up his mind.

He stepped forward cautiously: "Mr. Cheng, I have something to tell you..."

"What are you doing?" Cheng Youwen looked at him, "Are you going to criticize me too?"

"It's about Xie Qianming." Shi Yuan said.

Cheng Youwen raised his eyebrows suddenly: "Do you know him?"

"Yeah." Shi Yuan nodded, and showed him the wolf tooth pendant, "I haven't told you all this time. He gave me this pendant, and I promised him that he would join the troupe, so I came here."

After a brief moment of stupefaction, Cheng Youwen laughed loudly: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is. He even sent me such a good actor! Yes, I will definitely treat him to dinner next time." He handed over a pen on the table to Shi Yuan looked, "Look, he gave me this pen too. It's a gold-plated out-of-print item. It's easy to use. He really understands me very well. By the way, where is he recently? Why is there no sound at all? Is he on a mission again? went?"

Shi Yuan said: "...I met him outside the city. He was infected and died."

Cheng Youwen was stunned.

His excitement faded in an instant, and his face was pale. He seemed to have been punched out of thin air, and he wobbled back half a step. Even though he was standing in the sunlight by the window, his teeth were still shaking from the cold.

Shi Yuan felt uneasy: "Mr. Cheng, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Cheng Youwen said, "Yeah, I'm fine." He supported the table, froze for two seconds, and suddenly flipped through the documents a little nervously. You can change the lines again, Shi Yuan, you go out first."

Shi Yuan turned his head three times in one step.

By the time he left the room, Cheng Youwen had already buried his head in writing with a pen in his hand, with the same concentration and fanaticism as usual.

There is nothing abnormal, and it seems to be all right.

Shi Yuan thought, maybe death is very common in this era, and Cheng Youwen is much stronger than he imagined.

He finally got the secret out of his mouth, relieved.

After rehearsing for a month, it finally came to the day of the official performance. Shi Yuan invited Lu Tinghan to watch the show, but Lu Tinghan couldn't come due to something, so he had to give up.

That night, the theater was brightly lit, returning to the prosperity before the end of the world in a trance, forty or fifty spectators came and sat in the dark.

It is said that once you are born and you are familiar with it, the beginning of everything is the most difficult. Shi Yuan's anthropophobia is still there, but since that audition, he's afraid, and normal performances are absolutely fine.

He played Lin Mo and the tree demon on stage.

In the last scene, Leo stood in front of him with shining armor. After seeing his appearance, the sharp sword in his hand fell to the ground. He murmured, "You are... are you Lin Mo?"

Shi Yuan didn't answer.

He was dressed in white, and a bright light enveloped him.

— Facts have proved that Cheng Youwen's vision is quite good. Even if you look at the tens of thousands of actors in ancient and modern times, Shi Yuan's calmness and softness are only one, which is in stark contrast to the evil appearance, and the impact is extremely strong. When he stood in the light, he was detached and gentle, as if from another world.

He looked at the joys and sorrows of the world, love and hate parting. He saw through Leo's meanness and hypocrisy, and knew how much Leo wanted to be a real hero.

Leo wants the monsters in the world to disappear.

The savior said, "I will make the monster disappear, but I want your life."

At this moment Leo understood—

Death is not his punishment, but a part of his wish: he ran in the snow field and desert, he crawled on the mud and thorns, he had the most sincere friends, drank the strongest wine, he had overcome the most A vicious monster, he is scarred, he wants to kill the past, he wants to be a real hero.

He readily agreed: "Let me be that martyr."

Savior: "As you wish."

Leo died in the golden dawn.

He was a martyr, a true hero.

At the end of the performance, the audience stood up and applauded, and the thunderous applause lasted for a long time.

It was a great success. It was truly the best show ever performed by the Wildrose Company. After returning to the backstage, Cheng Youwen was so excited that his face flushed, he danced and almost fell himself.

Not only him, but even Xia Fang, who always disliked the poor theater troupe, smiled.

They bought snacks, soft drinks, and even cake, all as a simple celebration feast. Cheng Youwen was especially happy, and sang two songs that were completely out of tune, making Qin Luoluo tremble wildly. Tracy concentrated on eating her snack, Wolfgang was silent as usual, sitting in a corner laughing.

"Cheers!" they cried. "To the troupe! To Lady Isabella!"

Shi Yuan sat among them, watching the excitement of the crowd, listening to them talking about the performance just now, the air was filled with the sweet and sour splash of orange soda.

He ate a few bear biscuits and thought they were delicious, so he secretly hid two and wanted to give them back to Lu Tinghan.

"Shi Yuan!" Qin Luoluo grabbed his shoulders and shook vigorously, "You performed so well! Sure enough, I still have vision!"

Cheng Youwen was so excited that his voice rose an octave: "That's why I revised the script well! My level is right here, the plot is so exciting, of course they will be moved by me..." Another long list of boasting.

Everyone cheered, and Shi Yuan took the opportunity to steal a few more bear biscuits.

At nine o'clock, the celebration party broke up and everyone was ready to go home.

When Shi Yuan left the entrance of the theater, he remembered something and turned back to find Tracy: "Can you lend me the fairy tale book you read to me yesterday? I will return it to you tomorrow."

"Okay," Tracy said, "what are you going to do with it?"

"A bedtime story." Shi Yuan replied.

By the time Tracy found the book, the lights in the corridor had long since gone out, and it was pitch black. When Shi Yuan walked by holding the fairy tale book, he heard crying.

Hearing the crying in this situation, my heart would tremble a few times if I wanted to change someone else, wondering if it was a ghost. But Shi Yuan was never afraid of the dark, he followed the sound and found that the crying came from Cheng Youwen's office.

The door was ajar, and the light from the desk lamp poured out through the crack.

Shi Yuan subconsciously stepped lightly, stood at the door, and saw the crutches fell on the ground, books scattered all over the floor, Cheng Youwen nestled in the corner of the room, sat on the ground, curled up, tightly hugging the heavy script and the out-of-print gold-plated fountain pen.

He wailed.

Shi Yuan quietly left.

It was already half past nine when he left the theater again, and he was a little late to catch the last bus.

Just as he was about to quicken his pace, the phone turned on.

Lu Tinghan: [Is the show over? 】

Shi Yuan: [It's over, I'm going to take the bus]

Lu Tinghan replied: [Wait for me at the theater gate]

Shi Yuan was standing at the door, and 10 minutes later, the familiar black car drove up, and the headlights stretched his shadow very long.

With the car window rolled down, Lu Tinghan said, "Get in the car."

They returned home before curfew.

After Shi Yuan took a shower, he ran to Lu Tinghan's room wearing loose clothes that didn't fit him as usual.

He bribed the Land Admiral with two bear biscuits and succeeded in encroaching on his bed.

Shi Yuan first talked about how the show was a success, and then about Cheng Youwen.

He said: "You said earlier that this is my story, so I made a decision." He thought for a while, "Cheng Youwen really likes Xie Qianming, he always said that only Xie Qianming really understands him."

Lu Tinghan was silent for a while: "It's rare to find a bosom friend in this world."

"Well." Shi Yuan said, "He and Xie Qianming also have many unique stories, but unfortunately I can't know."

Lu Tinghan didn't answer, just rubbed Shi Yuan's head and asked, "What are you holding?"

"Fairy tale book." Shi Yuan said, "I borrowed it from Tracy."

He turned the book of fairy tales to page 27. This fairy tale book has a fantasy background, there are mermaids, gargoyles and griffins, and on page 27 there is a group of demons, some ugly and some beautiful, some with thick fur and some with scales.

Shi Yuan said: "Look, my horns are very similar to theirs, and the scales are also a little bit like them."

"It's quite similar." Lu Tinghan commented, without changing his face, he touched Shi Yuan's corner.

"So I've made up my mind," Shi Yuan continued, "You can change my remarks to 'devil'."

Lu Tinghan smiled: "Shiyuan, this is not a good word. We usually use this word to describe the abyss, saying that they are 'creations of the devil'."

Shi Yuan: "Yeah, I still think they're cute. Look at how big this demon's eyes are. Don't you like them?"

Lu Tinghan looked over, and saw that the ball-shaped demon had only one eye, was as big as a human, and covered with bloodshot eyes.

Lu Tinghan: "..." Shi Yuan not only has problems with his self-cognition, but also his aesthetics.

Shi Yuan said again: "Didn't you also say that I resemble them?"

"I'd better just change your real name back," Lu Tinghan said, "There's no need to worry about the notes."

"No, I finally figured it out." Shi Yuan insisted, took the phone from Lu Tinghan, and replaced "long-tailed grunting monster" with "demon".

Lu Tinghan took back his phone, thought about it, and changed it to "Little Devil", and said, "This suits you."

This move is selfish. The little devil still sounds like the same thing, especially in line with Shi Yuan.

"Then call me that, and you can change it to something else later." Shi Yuan said, "Anyway, only you can call me that." snort snort.

Lu Tinghan patted his head and asked, "Why do you have to make a note?"

Shi Yuan was busy snoring, and answered him in his busy schedule: "Because I am special in this way."

Among all living beings, he only wanted to be favored by one person.

Lu Tinghan paused slightly.

Shi Yuan is of course special.

Shi Yuan came from outside the city, and there were indeed other survivors outside the city, but they were pitifully few, especially in recent years—this had already cast doubt on Shi Yuan's identity, and the nostalgia and familiarity in him, as well as the memory of Shi Yuan when he first met That looming, almost delusional sense of danger...

He still doesn't know the answer.

And on this night, Shi Yuan, who was hiding a secret, was in his arms, looked at him and said seriously: "One day you will know, we also have a unique story."

Shi Yuan now understands that there are many stories in this world.

There are ups and downs in the script and on the stage, when the lights are turned on, and the fictional characters are acting out real love, hate, sorrow and joy; there are also things that happened around him, such as the story between him and Xie Qianming began in the wasteland, and he met after a long wandering. When we arrived at the first human being, we made a promise, like Xie Qianming and Cheng Youwen's past.

And the other people he knew, like Wolfgang and Tracy, Qin Luoluo, Xia Fang, or Wang Yu and Lu Bafang, they must have strange stories, some tragedies and some comedies, but the onlookers don't Know.

As for the story between him and Lu Tinghan...

Started many years ago.

Fear of the lonely abyss, and the human being who found him.

"...What's the story?" Lu Tinghan asked.

Shi Yuan replied: "The story that you started with your own hands - I think it can have a very good ending."