The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

Chapter 282 Hide and Seek

"'Tongxie' Shajinjin didn't even answer Shajinjin's question and continued to talk on his own."

"You're alone in Pinocchio, forced to tear down the walls on your own... How is that possible?"

“So as soon as you step into the hotel, you take off your high hat and start asking for help, like a hyena scavenging in the desert. Because you know that opportunity is fleeting.”

Even after being scolded like that, Gold Sand remained calm: "Compared to what you said, Latio's 'Attini Peacock' seems incredibly beautiful."

"You know I rarely speak the truth, so I urge you to take it to heart. It just so happens that you mentioned that professor—I particularly like the similarities between you and him, the conspiracy and calculation... especially the ending, a magnificent betrayal!"

“…Heh, when everyone thinks so, who would suspect that this is just another trap you’ve carefully set?”

"'Harmony' Gold Dust sneered. He actually knew it was all a ruse."

"..." Gold Sand just snorted and didn't reply.

"But in my mind I was thinking, if this harmonious newborn knew this, would Sunday know this too?"

"Am I right? You're just that kind of person, so cautious and self-deprecating. You've won so much, but you're still more afraid of losing than anyone else."

“People only see you spending huge sums of money at the poker table, but they don’t know that there is another hand under the table, holding the chips tightly and shaking.”

"That's impressive! No wonder the tavern invited you. You're a natural actor... not only good at deceiving others, but even better at deceiving yourself."

"'Harmony' Gold Dust pursued furiously."

"The tavern... is it the group of masked fools from the Excited Joy Star God? They even invited Sand Gold?"

Li Bai felt that this... was not very reliable.

After all, it's obvious that Gold Sand is different from those fun-loving people like Sambo and Hanabi.

He seriously suspected that the people in the tavern invited Sha Jin to join them not because they wanted Sha Jin to have fun together.

But I want to have fun watching the gold dust.

...That group of funny people are really capable of doing such a thing.

"But Shajin is indeed powerful. We need him for both protection and happiness. If we can't stay here any longer, there is another way to go."

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"If you want to hide your true identity from others, the best way is to deceive yourself first," said Shajin calmly.

"Haha, of course. I know you too well." 'Tongxie' Gold Sand laughed, "But, it's strange, why did you refuse that invitation? You clearly had the opportunity to embrace 'joy,' but you still chose the company's card table... for Cunhu? Hum, I don't think you have any relationship with Cunhu at all?"

"Hearing this, Shajin gradually understood Tongxie's true identity."

"He curled his lips and asked, "I thought you knew. Don't you understand me very well?"

"'Tonghe' placer gold: "...""

"Alright, either shut up now or get out of my sight." Gold Sand waved his hands impatiently.

"No problem, but who is it that's about to disappear here?" 'Harmony' Gold Sand smiled eerily and vanished from the spot."

"...It wasn't me anyway." Gold Sand remained remarkably calm.

"Suddenly, he heard the child's voice in the corridor next to him."

"He chased the child all the way to the other side of Clark's Movie Park, but he still couldn't catch up with the child."

"Instead, I heard the child happily shout, "Want to play hide-and-seek? I'm really good at it... I bet you can't find me."

"Why does this child seem so weird?" Yuan Shu was completely confused.

Didn’t this little brat say he wanted to go find his parents?

Why are you running around here?

And suddenly started playing hide-and-seek with the gold dust?

And... this little brat, with his tiny arms and legs, can run faster than gold dust!

Sha Jin chased all the way but couldn't catch up!

Yan Xiang bowed and said, "Mingsir, this child is probably just like that 'Tongxie' Shajin. They are both fantasies created by Shajin's mind... most likely the Shajin of his childhood. Naturally, they seem less real."

"Oh, is that it... huh?" Yuan Shu glared at him. "Why are you explaining this to me? Do you think I don't understand?!"

"I dare not!" Yan Xiang quickly admitted his guilt.

"Hmm." Yuan Shu was finally satisfied. "I was just testing you. It seems you're the only one who passed my test."

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"Shajin searched all the way to the deepest filming base, but couldn't find the child."

"Hide and seek... such sweet childhood memories."

“How many Kartikas were chasing you like jackals the day you said goodbye to your mother?”

"I bet you'll never forget their shrill laughter. To get away from those savages, you and your sister rolled in blood and ruined the only piece of clothing Dad had left."

"'Tongxie' Gold Dust has surfaced again, speaking from the heart."

“It wasn’t destroyed. I’ve kept it.” Gold Dust retorted.

"So what?" 'Tongxie' Shajin chuckled and spread his hands. "It's become a rag, you can't wear it anymore. Now you don't have to hide anymore, and you even feel like complaining about your delicate clothes getting wet in the rain... Your status has changed after all."

"…I haven't changed," Gold Sand emphasized.

"No, you've changed." Tongxie Gold Sand looked at him meaningfully. "Now you're the one chasing. This is your last game of hide-and-seek. Enjoy it."

"No wonder Gold Sand said he was good at hide-and-seek when he was little. So that's how it is..."

Li Qingzhao didn't know what to say and just sighed.

Having lived a life of being hunted since childhood, was that kind of hide-and-seek really hide-and-seek? It was just a way to escape.

She could empathize with that feeling.

Because... she had also experienced that kind of miserable escape.

The Jingkang Incident had just happened not long ago. If she had not been smart enough, she would have been killed and her treasures robbed by the Jin people.

Fortunately, she is already very old and her beauty is gone, so she will not be humiliated even if she is caught by the Jin people... It sounds a bit like hell.

But it is true.

The country was weak, and even a noble child like her had a hard time keeping her life, let alone the common people.

As she thought about it, she sighed deeply again.

She hoped that the emperor could enrich the country, strengthen the army, recover lost territories, and rebuild the world.

For this purpose, she wrote many poems, such as "I want to send my blood and tears to the mountains and rivers, and sprinkle a handful of soil on the East Mountain", "I should be a hero when I am alive, and a hero as a ghost when I die".

Unfortunately, it’s all useless.

Emperor Wanyan's ninth sister is in such poor condition that even the hopeless Adou is better than him!

What made her feel the most painful was that... Qin Gui, who persecuted loyal officials in the court and served as the leader of the surrender faction, was her cousin!