Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 917 - 454 Cat Cat: Cannot Afford to Mess with A, the Truth and Paradox of History (4k)_2
Donghuang Luoshuang showed a look of surprise and turned towards Luo Xi, smiling behind Aina, "Oh? He likes mature women? Like me?"
Luo Xi’s face twitched.
Why could these people discuss such private matters like sexual inclination so calmly in front of him?
And what exactly had Aina learned while he wasn’t around for those two years?
How much innocence was left in that naive and carefree Little Wolf Girl?
And for Donghuang Luoshuang, did this City Owner of such a large city have no sense of shame at all? To describe him as a pervert seemed somewhat insufficient.
Unable to hold back his commentary, Luo Xi said, "Could we not stray off-topic, please? We came to see the Lord of Donghuang City to discuss important matters."
Donghuang Luoshuang waved her hand and laughed, "I know, I know. It’s just that you’ve just arrived, and we haven’t seen each other for so long. I was just making small talk to get the brain juices flowing and lighten up the atmosphere."
Luo Xi replied weakly, "Let’s just skip that."
That’s not exactly lightening up the atmosphere.
"So, let’s get to the point."
Finally, Donghuang Luoshuang’s smile faded, and she became dead serious, "My friends, I’m aware that you have business with me, but I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. This world is facing a crisis like never before; something is altering our cognition. Can you help me?"
Luo Xi was baffled, "??"
Wait, they were here to inquire about the whereabouts of Florecia. How did this City Owner suddenly act like an NPC and give them a quest?
"Sister Donghuang, what do you mean?" Xiya asked.
"I’ve found that my memory of some important historical events is being replaced. For example, do you know about the destruction of the Mang Continent and Dust Continent in the year 3124 of the Tirsiu Calendar?" Donghuang Luoshuang asked.
Xiya was stunned, "Weren’t those continents destroyed long ago?"
"You remember it that way too? My memory also tells me so, but divination and my intuition are telling me it didn’t happen."
Donghuang Luoshuang looked at the others.
"How about you?"
"Aina doesn’t know."
"I don’t either."
Wei’er and Aina shook their heads together.
Luo Xi knew even less. He wasn’t a native of the Dream World; how could he possibly know the history of this world?
"Well..."
Ai Xue cleared her throat and raised her hand, "I know a little about the Mang Continent. My path of Sublimation—the Child of the Dark Night—is from one of the nations on the continent, the Dark Night Country. But the situation there is... you could say its destruction made little difference."
"I also know about the Dark Night Country."
Xiya said, "On the Mang Continent, I remember Dark Night, Pale Wind, Gold, Tianguang, and... hey?"
Luo Xi, as if struck by inspiration, said, "Moonflow."
"Moonflow? You mean the Eternal World Tree that represents the rules of time? No wonder, no wonder indeed."
Donghuang Luoshuang pointed to her head and muttered, "You should know that our current historical knowledge is mostly from the past ten thousand years. The eras before that are called the Lost Era. Even though it’s the Lost Era, many scriptures and poems have survived, contributing to our imagination of that time. But now, I find parts of my memory about those poems slowly being erased, altered. Those of you who don’t understand the history might not feel anything, but my subconscious and spirit are frantically alerting me."
"I don’t know exactly what has happened."
Donghuang Luoshuang stated gravely, "But I do know that if this continues, something very bad will happen. Do any of you have thoughts on this? If you need help from my side, feel free to ask. I’ll do my utmost to assist you."
As the first defense of the Da Yan Empire and the City Owner as well as the Chief Cardinal, Donghuang Luoshuang had another identity; she was the legitimate sister of the current Da Yan Emperor, her position arguably more secure than any other Guard City’s lord. The assistance she could offer might not match Kureya who, as the reigning Elf Emperor, could directly provide resources, but it was still far beyond the limits of a normal Guard City lord.
That was also why she could so easily provide Luo Xi with the ’Tide Flame’ path of Sublimation scroll.
"We don’t have a clue."
Luo Xi shook his head.
He looked towards the edge of his sight.
Damn Text, what about you?
[Note: I’m also clueless here. From this woman’s description, it seems the past timelines or history might be contaminated and tampered with. But in theory, the Dream World is entirely a black box to the Lord of Truth. Until the barriers of this black box are completely broken, She can only influence the world from within through the connections between Her followers and can’t pollute an established timeline.]]
In the world constructed of starlight, Star Bell was also puzzled.
Even with the ’Origin · Moonflow’ in Luo Xi’s hands and full support from Big Silly, he could only travel back in time within one day.
She could hardly imagine the strength of a being capable of altering past timelines, nor could she fathom why they would do such a thing.
Especially since she didn’t know much about the past of the Dream World.
If Donghuang Luoshuang wasn’t lying, it meant that while she was busy trying to save people and not paying much attention to this world for two and a half years, someone had secretly done something.
Could it have been the followers of the Lord of Truth?
Protected by the Blessing of the Lord of Truth, even she couldn’t find those followers in reality, let alone amidst the many hidden cults within the Dream World. Last time, due to the mindless sacrifices of those cultists, the Lord of Truth nearly invaded the real Universe.
