Think back and think about it.

All these accomplished facts are already telling me that I made the wrong choice!

"Deceiving yourself and others..."

To be honest, Xu Xiaoshou didn't want to face this word.

But the words of the masked man did reveal the bloody reality.

Choose to be alone.

In just this period of time, I have encountered so much.

If you keep persisting, can you still bear it?

Now all parties are interested in themselves.

But do you really have that potential, so that their patience can last until the time when you grow up?

Not so much...

Once one of the chains breaks.

They want to use something stronger.

This layer of gauze between fantasy and reality cannot even withstand a gentle poke.

"Vigil..."

Xu Xiaoshou thought of keeping vigil.

From the initial indulgence, to the tolerance after understanding one's own thoughts, to the incomplete break at this moment...

How long did this take?

If you persist, will it be a real breakup?

At that time, could I resist a real Zhandao attack with anger?

Staying vigil at night, will you be like letting a child run away, letting your own temper run wild?

"There are also ghost beasts and holy slaves..."

Xu Xiaoshou took a deep breath.

He kind of figured it out.

I am indeed too naive.

The White Cave is big, but also small.

The Holy Continent is large, but also very small.

He is barely a good chess piece at the moment and can play some role in the future, so the chess player will indulge his little temper.

But once the strength breaks through again, it reaches a certain critical point.

Can the other party tolerate this kind of willfulness again?

"Because it's almost time to lose control, so we have to take action and kill it in advance?"

"If you can't get it, destroy it?"

Xu Xiaoshou understands these people's thinking very well.

It's even very possible that the masked man in front of him thinks the same way.

So, in this cruel reality...

"Compromise?"

Xu Xiaoshou was a little shaken.

The masked man's words tore off the hand that covered his eyes.

Only after seeing the direction clearly did Xu Xiaoshou understand how difficult the road ahead was.

Compromise is really a good choice!

Take sides...

At least after standing in line, this difficult situation will no longer happen, right?

It’s nice to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

If there are people behind you, even if you run out of cards in your hand, they will present dozens more card piles, right?

This is completely different from fighting alone.

No worries, just crush all the enemies in front of you.

Then……

Xu Xiaoshou's thoughts reached this point and he suddenly froze.

Then, what is it?

What is the purpose of doing this?

——In order to become a real chess piece?

The chill all over his body suddenly seeped out from the soul level, and Xu Xiaoshou was suddenly chilled through his body.

He thought of the firm belief he had when he stood up in the ancient book space.

"for freedom!"

And if you choose to compromise, is it still for freedom?

…

"you are wrong."

The masked man remained silent until Xu Xiaoshou's expression changed drastically, and then he intervened and said, "I know what you are worried about."

"But humans are not lonely animals."

"No matter how straight a person's path is, it will never be complete."

"At this moment, I am by your side."

"To you, I am the sky, an umbrella, and an irresistible force."

"But to me, you really have no value now. You are a dispensable chess piece."

"It's cruel, isn't it?"

The masked man smiled and said again: "But what about another angle?"

"tool!"

"Before you grow up, I am your tool. Just use it well. Why do you think so much?"

"The reason why human beings make progress is that they continue to use tools."

"Stone tools, firearms, spiritual weapons..."

"The physical body, the will, the spiritual essence..."

"Which step of growth and evolution is not utilizing so-called 'tools'?"

"All things can be tools, and people are also all things. They are not any more noble than plants, trees, flowers, and stones. Why can't they be used?"

"And why..."

The masked man spoke sharply, piercing the depths of his soul: "When you pick up a famous sword, you can focus on nothing, but when you use a human as a sword, you start worrying about gains and losses?"

Xu Xiaoshou felt like his head was buzzing, as if he had been pierced by a sword. The pain made him bow his back and curl up with his head in his arms.

The storyteller was a little surprised.

"Take it easy, take it easy..."

He looked at Xiao Wenming with worry.

The other party is just a child, he can't be so violent!

The masked man didn't take it seriously. He stretched his hand to the side and spread his four fingers.

"ha?"

Cenqiaofu looked at the hand in front of him and was stunned. What does it mean?

"My gourd." The masked man rolled his eyes.

"Oh oh."

Only then did Cenqiaofu react and complained: "Really, can't you just take your own things with you?"

As he spoke, he took out a small black gourd and patted it on the masked man's hand.

…

Xu Xiaoshou was speechless.
To be continued...