The Creatures That We Are -
Chapter 1296: Answer
Chapter 1296: Answer
At that moment, Gao Yang finally realized that he didn’t enter the Gates to seek an answer, but to confirm it.
The answer had been in his heart all along.
“The world is fake, but love is real.”
Golden light shone from under his shirt. It was the Miracle Rune Circuit tucked against his left chest, creating maximum energy resonation with him. It turned into a golden brand on his heart.
—Lucky is now level 8
—Skill acquired: Lord of Luck.
A ringing returned to his head.
Soon, it condensed into an infinite point of truth, piercing through and connecting all timelines, and the love of the countless humans in the countless timelines converged to the single point of truth.
“Gao Yang.”
“Ah, forget it! Drop it... Let’s just go home already.[1]”
“Mister, are the cherries sweet?”
“Gao Yang’s bride.[2]”
“With her dead... I have nothing...[3]”
“Tell our wife and kid that I love them![4]”
“Who cares about you?[5]”
“Uncle Bear, do you think I’m a human or a monster?[6]”
“I just wanted to get into a good college and find a good job so that I could give my mom a better life![7]”
“My girl is so young. I worry about her...[8]”
“Yellow Butterfly can’t die... I’ll go![9]”
“We, we’re companions... Companions don’t give up on companions...[10]”
“When you talk about me in the future, don’t bring up my dark history...”
“Give me the Rune Circuits. You don’t have to all die here.[11]”
“Go to Songstress’s flower shop to buy a bouquet for me...[12]”
“Uncle Ghost Horse isn’t the Big Bad Wolf...[13]”
“I’ll love you forever.[14]”
“Because I miss Lilia...[15]”
“We’ll be family forever, Brother. Promise?[16]”
“Gao Yang, I’ll wait for you on the Fresh Snow Planet...[17]”
“Sister Ying, my brother’s still young. I’ll entrust him to you.[18]”
“Stop being stubborn. Live.[19]”
“Good luck, Captain. White Rabbit will always be your biggest fan.[20]”
“I’m Three Strings... May I ask for your autograph?[21]”
“Goodbye, Sister.[22]”
“If I can’t make it back alive...[23]”
“Brother, I’ve been a burden to you in this life. I can only pay it back in my next life...[24]”
“Pass.”
“May I... touch your hands...?[25]”
“The odds be with, you.[26]”
“I... keep the... goal.[27]”
“Being human isn’t happy.[28]”
“Sir Zuo, that old man, picked a lonely path for me...[29]”
“I was too weak when I was eighteen. I’ve waited ten years for this day.[30]”
“Yang Yang, don’t be scared... Granny isn’t a bad person.[31]”
“Forget about me, Big Brother...[32]”
“Because she’s... my rose.[33]”
“Mortals, this Empress accepts your praise![34]”
“This time, it’s free.[35]”
“Ke Yo... take care of her for me...[36]”
“Mom, have you ever truly loved me all these years...?[37]”
“Not really.”
“If anyone wants to hurt Fresh Snow, it’ll be over my dead body.[38]”
“Even a bug in a ditch should look up at the starry sky.[39]”
“This is... as far as I’ll walk with you.[40]”
“You haven’t forgotten about me, have you?”
“I can never forget about you, never...[41]”
“I love you. This is for the night.”
“I love you, too. This is for tomorrow.[42]”
“Tell Yang Yang that Mom loves him.”
“Dad loves him, too.[43]”
“I have feelings for you.”
“I love you.[44]”
“Little cradle to and fro...[45]”
“Mom... just wait... Dad’s coming back soon...[46]”
“I can’t move on. I can’t...[47]”
“Don’t wear glasses anymore, Sister...[48]”
“Don’t sit by my side. I’m gonna throw up.”
“I don’t smell![49]”
“Can the lightless fireflies find home?”
“Fireflies don’t get lost at night.[50]”
“I would rather have never loved.[51]”
“Sister Xia, this ring is for you.[52]”
“We aren’t lambs... but fighters for our fate![53]”
“Lithe Snake, let’s be brothers in our next life, too.”
“Who’s your brother to begin with?[54]”
“6.[55]”
“You must grow up to love the world...[56]”
“Even God may not always be able to protect you.[57]”
“Elder Vermilion Bird... don’t die...[58]”
“Tomorrow will be a sunny day...[59]”
“Wanna be my dog?”
“I’ll consider it...[60]”
“I’m Ba Qiuchi. Based on the poem. Easy to remember, right?”
“Hello, Ba Qiuchi. I’m Liu Qingying.”
“I love you, and you love me. We’re each other’s everything.”
“Our love is temporary. Only God’s love is eternal.[61]”
“So I have a heart.[62]”
“We love Little Ba. She was our angel...[63]”
“I’m a fighter. I follow order and stick to my belief.[64]”
“□□□.[65]”
“Little...cradle...to...and fro...”
“Odds be with, you.[66]”
“I’m going to use love magic![67]”
“Lalala, lalala...”
“I’ve had three relationships.[68]”
“Lovers are born with sentimental hearts; neither the wind nor the moon takes in their grief.[69]”
“Let’s hug, Adept Horse.[70]”
“I like this smile better. It’s cute.[71]”
“I’m just a little creek...[72]”
“My life is a life, and not my companions’?![73]”
“Coward! I look down on people like you![74]”
“I envy you... for following the right person...[75]”
“When I see my brother, I’m going to mock him...[76]”
“Are you... so scared of me?[77]”
“Old Zhong, Little Hong is a good girl.[78]”
“Mother, go to hell with me.[79]”
“I wonder if the little one will like the world.”
“Of course he will. Spring is beautiful.[80]”
“Rabbit...[81]”
“I don’t know. Something... doesn’t feel right.[82]”
“Take a bath to wash away the misfortune and welcome the New Year.[83]”
“Here.”
“If I disappear one day, remember me.[84]”
“I’m happy to watch the same fireworks with Gao Yang![85]”
“Don’t go, Sister White Rabbit...[86]”
“Cool.”
“Whatever happens... Happy New Year.”
“Knock on wood thrice to drive away bad luck and welcome good luck...[87]”
“Happy birthday, grandmother. How are you today?[88]”
“I picked the wrong path... I’m making the decision again.[89]”
“We’ve been practicing saying goodbye.[90]”
“Fresh Snow loves the sun.[91]”
“Awoo...[92]”
“I want everyone to be the light in their loved ones’ eyes, rather than the shadow of their obsessions over what’s true and what’s fake.[93]”
“Gao Yang, you should be... happy...[94]”
“Is this the fate... of the thief of fire?”
“I just want a home.[95]”
“I’ve given everything...[96]”
“I’m not going out. Too lazy to wash my hair.[97]”
“Just something trivial. No reason for noting it down~[98]”
“The you in my dream isn’t so annoying...[99]”
“My grandson, you’ve grown so much. Grandpa almost didn’t recognize you.[100]”
“I’m sorry. I can’t save the world with you.[101]”
“Happy birthday, Brother.[102]”
“Between avenging the dead and protecting the living... I’ll always choose the latter...[103]”
“What seems like an imperfect time is already the best of times.[104]”
“Where are White Rabbit and Songstress buried?[105]”
“People cry when they are sad. Is that so strange?[106]”
“I’m... Wenzi...[107]”
“I want to help everyone. I’m always happy when I help.[108]”
“Those on the edge of activities recognize each other with a glance.[109]”
“Look forward to it.[110]”
“How did the family turn out like this?[111]”
“You must be in great pain.[112]”
“Either way, one of us is going to see the other to their death.[113]”
“To death! To death! To death!”
“Haha, it’s my bad.”
“Why are you laughing?![114]”
“The child looks like her mother. That’s good...[115]”
“You chose me and your mom...”
“Fate has its plan.[116]”
“My brother is a good boy...[117]”
“I just want to live. I’m just afraid of death...[118]”
“People can never give up as long as we live...[119]”
“If they win tonight, we’ll welcome them back...[120]”
“Tell Qing Ling that the weapons are hers.”
“Love Little Ba and Little Lamb the most...”
“Dad.”
“Brother Grain, are you full?”
“I’ll remember her forever. Simple as that.”
“I’ll never come back even if I die.”
“Humans desire to prove... that life existed...”
“The world is beautiful... Seek me out after the night falls.”
“It’s my honor to have walked with you.”
“Is this love...? It’s... not much.”
“Perhaps it’s love.”
“Don’t leave me, Brother.”
“Yang Yang, you’re an adult now...”
“Woof! Woof, woof! Woof, woof, woof...”
“Whenever there is wind, I’ll think of you...”
“I should be the one to thank you.”
“It’s good... to be alive...”
“Even so, I love it.”
“I’ll go with you.”
“It’s dark. Let’s go.”
“I’m joining the fight tomorrow, Sir.”
“Whew...”
“I’ll never forgive you. Never.”
“Alright, don’t forgive me.”
“The wind rises, we must try to live.”
“Jump, Sister.”
“I don’t want to leave you...”
“Farewell to Her Majesty!”
“What is there to love in the illusion?”
“Do you accept it, Gao Yang?”
“Gao Yang.”
...
At that moment, Gao Yang heard all, saw all, felt all, and embraced all.
He saw God, and he became himself.
He gave his answer:
“Love is real, so the world is real.”
1. These two lines are from Li Weiwei, Gao Yang’s childhood friend, who turned into a monster. ☜
2. These two lines are from Wan Sisi, the girl who had a crush on Gao Yang. She wrote that she wanted to become his bride when she grew up. ☜
3. This is Mad Red saying that he had nothing without his sister, Lilia. ☜
4. This is Old Wang’s last word. ☜
5. This is what Qing Ling said when she visited Gao Yang after Wan Sisi’s death. ☜
6. What Gray Bear’s colleague, Officer Liu, said when it was revealed that he had a freerider in his body. ☜
7. This is from the Rune Cave in the Eleventh High School. Li Zuanghu, after being bullied, said this line. ☜
8. Also from the Rune Cave. Li Huafeng, a wanderer they met there, said this before handing her letter to Gray Bear and jumping off the building. ☜
9. What Dark Li said when Yellow Butterfly was having an asthma attack, and he volunteered to get her inhaler for her. ☜
10. What Xiran said after getting infected by a runecorpse. ☜
11. What Yellow Butterfly said after turning on everyone for the Rune Circuits. ☜
12. What Ghost Horse said after Black Tortoise killed him. ☜
13. What Lovely Lamb said at Ghost Horse’s funeral. ☜
14. What Songstress said after singing a song for Ghost Horse. ☜
15. What Sarah, Lilia’s mother, said when Colorless was questioning her. ☜
16. What Gao Xinxin said to Gao Yang when they were in Naldives. ☜
17. What Fresh Snow said to Gao Yang in Naldives after she told him about her curse. ☜
18. What Green Tea said to Chen Ying during the game of Werewolf, when he thought he would die. ☜
19. Also during Werewolf, Qing Ling said this to Gao Yang. ☜
20. White Rabbit asked Gao Yang to relay this message to Dragon when she thought she would die during Werewolf. ☜
21. Three Strings, a member of the Hundred Rivers Union, asked Gao Yang this during the Crimson Tide. ☜
22. Scarlet Fox said this to Vermilion Bird when he killed Miao at the price of his life. ☜
23. Four Rainbow said this to Azure Dragon during the Crimson Tide. ☜
24. Found on a photo Joker kept in his wallet, written by his sister. ☜
25. Wu Dahai asked Qing Ling this before his death. ☜
26. Ronnie said this before killed by Tong. ☜
27. White Tiger said this before dying to protect the weaker awakeners. ☜
28. Lilia said this when talking to Qilin. ☜
29. X said this after turning on humans. ☜
30. Huai Wei, Alcoholic, said this when she came to Gao Yang’s rescue. ☜
31. Gao Yang’s grandmother said this when she revealed herself to be a monster. ☜
32. During his fight with Lilia, Gao Yang had an illusion about himself and Fresh Snow. A young version of him said this to him. ☜
33. Gao Xinxin was reading Little Prince to Gao Yang when he woke up from a coma. ☜
34. Nainai said this after their fight with Hyena. ☜
35. When Gao Yang’s family visited Zhuang Mei, Little Qing Ling took his hand and said this. ☜
36. Edmond’s last word. ☜
37. What Heavenly Dog asked Zhuang Mei, his mother. ☜
38. Waking Insects said when Gao Yang asked him to protect Fresh Snow well. ☜
39. A quote Shi Mi, Gao Yang’s roommate, had written down to encourage himself. ☜
40. Officer Huang’s last word. ☜
41. These two lines are between Blood Amber and her ex in the illusion Qilin killed her with. ☜
42. A conversation with Officer Huang that Suxi recalled. ☜
43. Before Gao Yang’s parents took care of the Malediction. ☜
44. His parents’ confessions to each other. ☜
45. Qing Ling singing Gao Yang’s lullaby after his loss. ☜
46. Mu Xing, a young Qilin, said to his mother. ☜
47. Qiu Qiu, Gao Yang’s roommate, talking about Zhou Jing. ☜
48. Vermilion Bird’s little brother said to her. ☜
49. Conversation between Stubborn Weasel and Bumblebee ☜
50. Little Chen Ying’s conversation with Surnamed Li. ☜
51. Goldthread said to Chen Ying when she asked about Canary’s feelings for him. ☜
52. When Ke Yo gave Vermilion Bird the other ring before joining the Nine Scions. ☜
53. During Nine Scions’ first meeting. ☜
54. Conversation between Gray Bear and Lithe Snake before their sacrifice at the Starcatching Pavilion. ☜
55. Herb Snail’s last word. ☜
56. Sha Ye’s letter to Wang Weiyan, read to her by Chen Ying after the tragedy at the pavilion. ☜
57. Wang Zikai talking about Gao Yang and Gao Xinxin. ☜
58. Raven Shark talking when Vermilion Bird was receiving surgery. ☜
59. Vermilion Bird’s last social media post before Qilin wiped her mind. ☜
60. Conversation between Tia, the slaughterer prime, and Tokoos, the devourer prime. ☜
61. Conversation between Dust and Clear Mirror. ☜
62. Six Rime’s last word. ☜
63. Dead Pig talking to Zhong He about him and Liu Qingying. ☜
64. Azure Dragon when Gao Yang questioned him. ☜
65. Can’s last words to Gao Yang. ☜
66. Little Qing Ling singing to Gao Yang when he was mourning Can. ☜
67. When Lovely Lamb and Yanyan were in Gregor’s roleplaying game. ☜
68. Lying Wood on his past relationship, before the battle on the Qingyang Bridge. ☜
69. Muzitu’s comment when Adept Horse left with White Rabbit. ☜
70. White Rabbit said this after his confession. ☜
71. Zhong He said to Hong Xiaoxiao when he found her crying. ☜
72. Sister Ling’s thoughts in her dying moment. ☜
73. Jing Ke’s question to Mischievous Monkey. ☜
74. Nomad talking to Zhong He when he suggested he move his heart to the right. ☜
75. First Firelord said to Zhong He before dying. ☜
76. Thick Earth’s last word. ☜
77. Amon’s last word to Colorless. ☜
78. Yellow Lotus’s last word. ☜
79. Spring’s last word. ☜
80. Conversation between Spring’s parents. ☜
81. War Tiger talking to Gao Yang about White Rabbit. ☜
82. Qing Ling talking to Dr. Jia about her and her sister being separate. ☜
83. One Stone and Ting Ting when they ran to join the Nine Scions. ☜
84. Little Qing Ling’s message to Gao Yang. ☜
85. Fresh Snow talking about the New Year fireworks. ☜
86. Lovely Lamb when the rabbit firework faded. ☜
87. A conversation between Zhong He and Hong Xiaoxiao, which woke him from his depression. ☜
88. Nine Frost calling Xiuyi’s grandmother as Xiuyi. ☜
89. Colorless before dying to let her teammates join the Nine Scions and Zodiacs. ☜
90. White Dew about her sister’s death. ☜
91. The message hidden in Fresh Snow’s postcards to Gao Yang. ☜
92. Canary trying to join when others were singing. ☜
93. Moon City Vermilion Bird about her goal. ☜
94. Fresh Snow talking to Gao Yang while he gave her a firework as a proper goodbye. ☜
95. Qilin’s last lines. ☜
96. Surnamed Li’s last words. ☜
97. Rain River’s response to One Stone when she asked her to run from Qilin together. ☜
98. Little Qing Ling’s diary about Gao Yang buying cakes for her and her sister. ☜
99. Vermilion Bird when she was brought back. ☜
100. Gao Yang’s grandfather when he found him under the well. ☜
101. Wang Zikai said to Gao Yang before turning on him. ☜
102. Gao Xinxin said to Gao Yang after turning on him. ☜
103. Nine Frost ☜
104. What Gao Xinxin wrote on the back of the group photo she, Gao Yang, Wang Zikai, and Fresh Snow took during New Year. ☜
105. Dragon after driving away the death monsters. ☜
106. Dragon’s conversation with Gao Yang. ☜
107. Ke Yo telling Vermilion Bird her real name. ☜
108. Lovely Lamb talking to Yanyan about why she wants to join the fight. ☜
109. Harvest Song talking to Canary, convincing her to give her Talents to her. ☜
110. Donxote after deciding to give Zhang Wei his Talents. ☜
111. Gao Xin talking about Gao Xinxin’s turn. ☜
112. Qing Ling talking to Gao Yang before the final fight. ☜
113. Dr. Jia after talking about his friend, Green Gram. ☜
114. Tang Xiaocong’s conversation with Sun Hu after recovering herself. ☜
115. Dead Pig after learning about Lovely Lamb being his daughter. ☜
116. Gao Yang’s parents’ recorded last words for him. ☜
117. Hong Xiaoxiao talking about her brother. ☜
118. Liao Liao talking to her team before facing Sloth. ☜
119. Crimson Bee talking to a still unconscious Xiao Xin. ☜
120. Crimson Bee talking to the other former awakeners. ☜
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