Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 198 Perfection, right before your eyes!
[With the death of the Divine Emperor and the dissipation of the illusory world, everything before your eyes becomes blank...]

[After an unknown amount of time, you slowly opened your eyes, and what you saw was a familiar scene.]

[“Coal Hill…”]

You can’t help but be stunned…

The scenery before you is the Coal Mountain you're so familiar with, and that old crooked tree still grows quietly not far away... If your guess is correct, then this should be the Coal Mountain of the real world.

This makes you wonder: What's going on? According to your "other self," shouldn't you have gone directly to paradise after death?

"Do I have to stay here for another ten years like before?"

You can't help but speculate...

[As you're guessing, you suddenly feel something's not right: Where's Wang Chengen?]

[The last time you came to the real world, Wang Chengen greeted you. Why is he gone this time?]

Confused, you began to look around... and soon, you found Wang Chengen hiding behind the old crooked tree.

"Why are you hiding?"

You frown and look at the trembling Wang Chengen: "The last time I came, you were not like this..."

"Last time?"

Wang Chengen managed to calm himself down and said cautiously, "Could it be that what the Heavenly Lord and Your Majesty said in the illusory world was not false? Did you really see me in your last reincarnation?"

"Of course that's true!"

[As soon as you saw him like this, you immediately understood what was going on: he must have seen your terrifying actions while peeking at the screen from outside!]

[After all, this time is different from last time. Last time, apart from deceiving the people and starving the Divine Emperor to death, you didn't actually do anything evil, and your relationship with the Divine Emperor was more like that of a friend.]

[And this time, you actually did something like massacring a city and destroying the world, and you acted like a madman, constantly saying things like "I'm not killing people, I'm saving people," "I'm not destroying the world, I'm saving it"... You're simply a living, breathing evil god of destruction!]

Therefore, Wang Chengen, who has seen everything from the outside, will naturally be afraid of you and will no longer choose the friendly communication in the previous branch...

You know this all too well, but you're not interested in discussing it with him. He's not that important anyway... Furthermore, according to your "other self," you'll only be here for another ten years at most. After that, when your soul disintegrates, you'll escape eternal reincarnation and find true freedom and a happy ending in the Western Paradise!

[So no matter what Wang Chengen's attitude towards you is, you don't really care...]

[However, you don't care about him, but he cares about you very much... Or rather, he actually cares about the Divine Emperor who has already ascended to the Western Paradise!]

After a difficult mental struggle, he finally mustered the courage to ask you, "Your Majesty... I wonder if Your Majesty has truly ascended to the Western Paradise?"

You glanced at him: "Of course."

[As you spoke, you pointed towards the God-Emperor not far away: "He's right there!"]

[In the direction you pointed, the Divine Emperor was looking around in bewilderment, seemingly perplexed by his current situation: What? Is there really a Western Paradise?]

[And seeing you pointing at him, the God Emperor couldn't help but cast a confused and shocked look at you: "What's the matter?"]

"It's okay, just play sometime." You said casually.

[God Emperor:...]

Wang Chengen naturally couldn't see the Divine Emperor or the Western Paradise, so he was still a little skeptical... but he couldn't show this doubt, so he opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say a word of doubt.

【He just pondered for a moment, and then started asking you other questions.】

“Tianzun… I also heard a little bit about what you and Your Majesty said about reincarnation, but I still want to ask… Is your three lives and three worlds true?”

"Of course it's true." You were free, and since he was genuinely curious, you patiently began to tell him about it.

[This includes your three lives and three worlds, the fact that this world is actually a simulation, and even the fact that you can gain transcendence and freedom by sacrificing everything...]

After hearing these bizarre stories, Wang Chengen was stunned for a long time before slowly digesting them... But it was still too ridiculous, so Wang Chengen probably wouldn't believe it.

You've already prepared for this, and are ready to answer his questions...

But to your surprise, Wang Chengen didn't question you on these points, but instead turned around and asked you a different question.

“Tianzun, I have no intention of questioning what you said, nor am I able to question it…”

"But I still want to ask, what makes you so sure that you can sacrifice everything in exchange for freedom?"

[This... you couldn't help but pause. After all, this question involves "your other self" and is absolutely confidential.]

[But considering that you were only one step away from success, you let go of your unnecessary guard and told Wang Chengen about the "other self"...]

After hearing this, Wang Chengen fell into deep thought.

[After a moment, he couldn't help scratching his head: That's not right...]

“Tianzun… If what you say is true, then the existence of this simulated world is to help the other you solve real-life problems…”

"And now you're planning to sacrifice everything to break free from the constraints of being a simulated protagonist. So... isn't that still a problem in reality?"

[Wang Chengen's brief words immediately grasped the key point! ]

[And you also fell silent...]

[Of course you understand this question: the simulation world exists to find solutions to the real world. Now that you've decided to find an ending for your life by abandoning your role as the protagonist, what will happen to your "other self" in the real world?]

[He can't possibly replicate your method, right? He's a real person, he doesn't need to escape his protagonist status. His only need is to solve real problems!]

[And now that you've left, what's he going to do? Is he going to find another simulated protagonist to go to jail?]

[Your choice is truly irresponsible...]

【But, there is nothing you can do. 】

[You are old now, and can no longer care about so many things... Being able to liberate yourself is already the result of your countless efforts. You can't do anything more than that...]

【"I……"】

You grit your teeth and forcefully console yourself, "It's actually not a big deal... After all, he did say he could solve real-world problems by overlaying world lines!"

"Anyway, the results of my previous two reincarnations were pretty good. Although I didn't defeat the God-Emperor, he's pretty much turned over a new leaf... If he could overlay those two worldlines onto reality, it wouldn't be so bad..."

Is it really that good?

You don’t dare face your own words…

[While the speaker may not have meant it, the listener may have taken it seriously... Just as you were feeling extremely sad, Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard your theory of "world line overlap."]

After a moment, he looked at you with a strange expression: "Tianzun..."

"Actually, I think if he could really overlap the world lines... then this would actually be the perfect ending..."

【Um? 】

A light bulb went off in his head, and Zhou Liang in reality suddenly opened his eyes wide!
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(End of this chapter)