Ten Days End

"What do you mean..." Siwei and I were both stunned.

"Hero, Siwei..." Brother Gu Yu sighed deeply, "You should have thought that since one team is about to collect enough "jade", the other teams are not far away."

After hearing what he meant, we both lowered our heads in silence.

"Although I drove them away this time, what about next time? What about the next time? If every time someone wants to collect all the "jade", it will be stolen, no matter what kind of "house rules" we come up with, this family can't be saved."

"Then...then Brother Gu Yu, you..." I asked a little nervously.

"In the next reincarnation, I'm going to leave." He said, "This time...I won't come back again."

Although I guessed that this might be the answer, my heart still jumped when Brother Gu Yu said it himself.

"Leave...?" Sister Siwei was also stunned, "Gu Yu, where are you going? Have you found a way to escape?"

"No. "Brother Gu Yu shook his head, "But after so many years... I think you should have seen that this city has no hope."

"Are you going to change cities? But no matter which city you go to... you will come back in ten days..."

"Yes, that's usually the case, but there is a way to avoid this situation." Brother Gu Yu got up and walked to the corner of the room, rummaged for a while, and took out a box.

Sister Siwei and I looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he was planning.

He brought the box to me, reached out and touched my head, and then whispered: "Brother Yingxiong, I have treated you as a hero for so many years, today I want to treat you as an ordinary child."

I blinked and didn't say anything, but I wanted to cry a little.

"How about we play a game?" Brother Gu Yu put the box in front of me with a sad smell, and then took out a handful of "jade" and threw it in.

"What... what game?"

"There are thirty "jade" in it... We take turns to take out, and we can take as many as we want. "He smiled bitterly, "Whoever gets the last one wins, how about that?"

I have never played this game before, but I played it twice with Brother Gu Yu, and I lost both times.

"Gu Yu..." Sister Siwei shouted, "What do you want to do?"

"This is the "game" I designed." Brother Gu Yu looked at the box in his hand and said sadly, "I want to become a "Zodiac". "

Hearing this, Sister Siwei and I stood up with a "swoosh", we were stunned.

"Become a "Zodiac"? !" Sister Siwei was stunned, "What do you mean? ! Gu Yu, what are you going to do?"

"I have never told you that as long as you wear the mask of the "Zodiac", you can become a "Zodiac". After all, this road is too dangerous." Brother Gu Yu kept shaking his head and smiling bitterly, "So I am going to become a "Zodiac" and follow the path of the "Zodiac". "

"Too ridiculous! "Sister Siwei said, "Aren't the so-called "zodiac signs" the enemies of the "participants"? Do you want to join the enemy?"

"Don't be silly, Siwei." Brother Gu Yu shook his head, "All the "zodiac signs" in this place used to be participants, but they woke up earlier than us and walked further on this road than us."

"So you..." Sister Siwei seemed a little anxious, her voice changed, she pointed to the box in Brother Gu Yu's hand and said, "You use this childish game... take turns to take the "jade" from the box and then climb up? Aren't you afraid that someone will "bet their life" with you? ! "

"I have a trump card." Brother Gu Yu smiled bitterly, "Have you forgotten? I used to be a magician."

"What about a magician?"

I saw Brother Gu Yu put his hand into the box and picked up a "jade", but I clearly saw that there were two less in the box.

He turned his hand over to show us that there was another one hidden in the center of his palm.

"This is called 'palm hiding', which is the most commonly used method in close-up magic. I can 'cheat'..." His hands were shaking slightly, and he paused and said, "Each 'zodiac' has its own characteristics... Just like dogs can 'provoke', rabbits can 'destroy', snakes can 'be partial', and sheep can 'lie', monkeys... can 'cheat'. I will become a 'human monkey'."

Although he was patiently explaining the principles of magic and 'zodiac' to us, the smell on his body was really sad.

I think... Brother Gu Yu must have no other choice if he chose this path?

"You actually have a deep understanding of the knowledge of 'zodiac'..." Sister Siwei was stunned for a moment, "Have you wanted to do this for a long time? "

"That's right." Brother Gu Yu nodded, "Siwei, to be honest, before I came back four years ago, I had some ideological struggles. At that time, there were two paths in front of me, one was to return to "Jade City" to change this place, and the other was to become a "Zodiac". I even bet on a monkey to death in advance and hid his mask, just to become a "Zodiac" one day. But I know that if I don't return to "Jade City" and try to change this place once, I may regret it many years later. "

Listening to his words, Sister Siwei and I were silent.

"You have also seen... The situation in "Jade City" has been deteriorating in the past four years. Even if the three of us have made all our efforts, this "beast" has begun to bite people." He shook his head, stood up, and faced Sister Siwei, "Siwei... I have tried my best within my ability, and I also know that I am like a soldier who deserted the battlefield, but I must think about myself. I can't choose to wait for death here after knowing the ending. ”

“I…I understand…” Siwei said, “Your choice is right…I support you.”

I clearly smelled a trace of sadness in Siwei, but she still kept smiling.

She sniffed and smiled again: “But if you become a “Zodiac” here, no one may participate in the game…so…”

“I will not choose “Jade City”.” Brother Gu Yu said, “Although the people of “Jade City” are keen to participate in the “Human Level” game, they never get involved in the “Earth Level” game except for the “Punishment Officer”. Once I am promoted to “Earth”, I will be imprisoned. And “Wo City” is also not possible. The danger there is too high. I may have to face dozens of “participants” who gamble with me every day. So…”

“Then you want to become a human monkey in “Dao City”…?” Siwei nodded, “But aren’t there a lot of smart people there…your game…”

“I can only take a gamble, and I will also improve this game in the next period of time. I may use two boxes or more chips. Anyway, I have decided. "Gu Yu said, "Now there are only these three cities left, I have no other way to go. If I really want to say it, becoming a zodiac in "Dao City" may be safer than staying here."

Seeing that Siwei was silent, brother Gu Yu asked again: "Siwei, don't you want to be a rabbit that can "escape"? "