The interior of No. 27 Lilac Street is dim and warm as an egg core. At night, the Lilac house number hanging on the lamp slowly sways in the evening breeze.

Now, it's "story time" between Merlin and Sheldon.

"Dad," Merlin sat next to Sheldon, staring at the magic wick on the bedside table with his eyes wide open, "What story are you going to tell us today."

Sheldon has been telling Merlin stories for four consecutive days. Some are long, and of course, some are short.

Each story is extremely exciting, such as the dream world of "Little Peter Sleeping in the Star Sea" and the wonderful story of "Bridge Gas Searches for the Wand of Escape".

Strictly speaking, these stories are not specially told to children. Even the story of "Little Peter Sleepwalking among the Stars" is now being read repeatedly because the image of "Peter" in it is so relatable. Merlin is indeed

He is very smart. He can learn a language in just one month, and he is asking for more and more new knowledge. It is not surprising that he can understand his stories.

"Ah..." Sheldon smiled and scratched the back of his head, speaking in a relaxed tone, "What do you want to hear?"

"I think..." Merlin glanced at Sheldon beside him strangely, "Then let's go for something longer, something super long."

Sheldon said this was impossible because his brain was too small to hold so many stories.

Merlin just twisted his mouth and told him whatever he wanted, and he liked to listen.

"Merlin, it's better to hide a little bit." Marquez's voice in the sea of ​​​​consciousness was a little worried.

Merlin just snorted disdainfully: "The other party already knows our details. There is no point in hiding it. Besides, you are not as mature as you think. Look, you are still listening to bedtime stories."

"Merlin!" Marquez's soul rushed towards the nightmare's soul angrily, rubbing the opponent's body wantonly.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't touch! I don't have anything on me to give you!" Merlin's voice sounded a bit panicked, scared, and disgusted. "Listen to me, tell me a story!"

Merlin, who was sitting on the bed, finally came to his senses, even though it only took a moment.

"Then the story we are going to tell today, haha." Sheldon smiled before it started, and there was something special in the look in his eyes, ""Five Lies"."

"Lie?" Merlin repeated doubtfully.

"Yes, it's a lie."

"Lies, aren't they...bad?"

In the sea of ​​​​consciousness of Merlin, "Merlin" did not respond.

"This world is not as monotonous as you think. In fact, it is also very interesting." Sheldon touched little Merlin's head, "Sometimes, bad things will turn into good things, and of course a good thing will turn into a bad thing.

"

"I still don't understand." Merlin said seriously.

"Then you don't understand. I hope you don't need to understand him now." Sheldon was stunned for a moment, "However, the story I am about to tell may help you better understand the meaning of lies.

"

Merlin didn't say anything, he just pulled the quilt on himself harder and pulled him in further.

"This time, we are going back hundreds of years."

That's a very, very old legend.

Lux is a big tree, a... very ancient, magical, and magical tree.

What it represents is the most mysterious, stern, yet most irresistible thing - time. But unfortunately, our human curiosity can never be satisfied. At that time, people took the trouble to challenge Lux.

Majesty, to get what they want - the secret of the origin of the soul.

Only by going back to the beginning can we see through the mark in each of our hearts, which is the mark of Didamo. This mark affects us, but it disappears without a trace, like an invisible and intangible breeze. This kind of

Magic makes us tirelessly pursue the meaning of "Didama" itself. However, we failed and keep failing.

Lux has a soul. It makes an eternal contract with humans and proposes that as long as they cheat time, it can give them a chance to explore the source of their souls.

People didn't understand the meaning of Lux's actions, but they also rushed in. People didn't know what it meant to deceive time. Now, most people don't know the same.

Some people think that cheating time is cheating all of us; others think that cheating time is achieving goals that are originally impossible; of course, some people think cheating time is nonsense.

We are talking about a premise here: time is an intoxicating thing, and its existence itself is a deception to us. We sometimes think that growth is a natural change that occurs with the passage of time. However, after growing up,

, many of us find that we are no different from before.

"Haha..." Sheldon suddenly realized that Merlin was listening very seriously. He chuckled and then continued, "Actually, time is just there, and you can't get anything back even if you fish for it.

Come, time, from a one-sided perspective, is the objective truth.”

But... it is still possible to simply deceive time and slightly distort the facts.

For example, the gentleman we are going to introduce today. His name is the same as yours, Merlin.

As I said before, some people think that to deceive time is to deceive all of us. In fact, this view is very close to reality. Time records people’s thoughts. If there are no thoughts, then there is no need for time to exist.

It's not enough to deceive everyone else; it's also necessary to engage in a true self-deception.

Merlin was lucky. He was given the opportunity to sign a special contract with Lux, and under the guidance of this tree, he carried the power of the "original rune" and gained the special magic power of going back in time.

Of course, there is a big limit to looking back in time. If you hadn't thought of this at all, then Lux's reputation would be ruined, wouldn't it?

Moreover, Lux gave him guidance, saying that if he wanted to deceive time, he must commit five unspeakable lies. As for the specific content of the lies, Lux did not tell Merlin, but just let Merlin think about it on his own.

"Why did Lux ​​tell Merlin that he could cheat time by telling five unspeakable lies? It obviously represents time..." Merlin was puzzled. Lux represented time. If he could cheat time, it would also

It is to deceive Lux, which means that Lux is teaching Merlin to deceive itself!

Forget it, it's better not to think about these things.

"This might be a scam." In the sea of ​​consciousness, Nightmare muttered in a low voice.

"What Merlin needs now is a motive to cheat time, that is, why he wants to cheat time." Sheldon's voice was soft, like a lake.

But this is something that most people don't think of. Even if they know how to cheat time, there is no reason to risk getting lost in the turbulence of time and space to challenge Lux's authority.

This was the opportunity for the Merlin Cult to be born. In Merlin's heart, Lux could not be so kind to help him understand the secret of Didamo, and he had also used various methods to explore the secret of this unknown mark.

The result... was very unexpected. He discovered that as long as his body was transformed into the same energy as the power of the runes, he could cut out his soul separately and materialize it, while the depths of his soul were

Buried.

Everything is fate, and time is always the initiator of controlling eternity.

What you do to deceive time is just to change some important time nodes, making yourself think that certain things really happened, and believe it.

This is the so-called deceiving time. After all, it deceives everyone, including yourself.

If this story were simply like this, Merlin would not be on our desk today.

Because he wants to achieve his own goals and not be at the mercy of Lux.

"So, this is the beginning of this story, haha, it took too long, so I may have said it more confusingly." Sheldon gently rubbed Merlin's soft long hair beside him and said.

Merlin also yawned at the right time and raised his eyebrows.
Chapter completed!