A dark room, locked curtains, a dusty wooden bed, rotten bedding. This room is exactly the same as the previous five rooms. Xiao Chen felt that those winding tunnels with no end were much better than this damn house, at least there were gentle and shining runes and fresh air blowing from nowhere. Unlike here, it was like a cage, suffocating. When he got home, he would take down all the curtains and burn them. Xiao Chen thought angrily that this kind of thing would give him nightmares in the future! !
I remember this kind of darkness. When was the last time? Kindergarten or nursery? Locked in a closed food store or canteen? The memories of the past are a bit fuzzy. The only clear thing is the pain of claustrophobia, the torture of darkness, and my mother's smiling face with tears in her eyes.
Can I see my mother again
For some reason, Xiao Chen couldn't help but look back at Luo Ling.
Luo Ling smiled at him, but her smile was full of fatigue. Xiao Chen saw that the blood on her forehead bandage had dyed half of the towel red. The white shirt had become almost like a rag after the previous struggle. However, her eyes were still bright, just like when Xiao Chen found her underground.
"I'm fine. Let's find a way out first." Luo Ling replied calmly.
"You're... strong."
"Don't praise me, I get proud very easily." Luo Ling raised her chin slightly.
"Shouldn't pride be a natural attribute for a girl like you? Look, you're not necessarily older than me, but you're already a university teacher."
Luo Ling blinked, "When a woman is proud, it is the man who suffers."
"No way?"
"Yes, that's what women are like."
Xiao Chen smiled, gave up arguing, and lowered his voice to say, "Do you think that Liu Yisheng is weird?"
"You don't like him?" Luo Ling asked back.
"It has nothing to do with whether I like him or not. First of all, the timing of his appearance is strange. Secondly, his behavior here is also strange. For example, he remembers such a complicated road and never takes a detour. For example, he doesn't know gold, but he swings the axe very skillfully. For example, the surrounding environment is so strange, but he doesn't worry or get scared... And he can also feel which box the best treasure is in."
"Don't you think we should work together now instead of digging into the root of the problem?"
Xiao Chen remained silent.
"You still don't like him just because he's stronger and more powerful than you." Luo Ling chuckled, "No need to argue, I understand, this is what a man is like."
Xiao Chen suddenly felt a little dizzy, perhaps because he had concentrated on igniting the fire sword for too long.
At this time, Liu Yisheng's rough voice came from the front.
"Wow! There's a big table in this room!"
It seems that letting him take the lead is indeed a good idea.
This is a different room, a bit like a studio, a bit like a study. Except for the window and the door sealed by the curtain, the other walls are almost all occupied by shelves. There are not only books on the shelves, but also bottles and jars. Perhaps because of the age, the liquids in many bottles have evaporated, and the contents of other bottles have turned into dust that is difficult to identify. There is a large table and an armchair in the middle of the room. The table is covered with papers and a bottle of dried ink. The owner seems to have left in a hurry. On the paper in front of the seat is a half-written letter.
"Sure enough, it's that kind of mutated Spanish." Xiao Chen and Luo Ling quickly ran forward and tried to read the letter. However, due to the passage of time, some of the handwriting on the paper had become blurred, and Luo Ling could only vaguely read part of the content.
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“Dear Alan,
My spiritual mentor, my most trusted friend and my most loyal comrade. I am writing this letter to tell you that I have decided to cross the Raging Sea to help Melo find the Seven Towers.
As a strong man who entered the Holy Land, this is a goal he cannot give up. The ultimate power he pursues may only be found in the Seventh Tower. It has been half a year since he left, but we have no news from him. I think he needs... (large blurred handwriting)
As you know, the secrets of the Seven Towers are related to the essence of the world. If we can come back alive, the things that have been bothering the three of us, about the gods... I believe there must be truth in the legend. So even if it is full of dangers, it is worth going.
At the beginning, I promised to help you stabilize the situation in the country. Now, after our efforts, the voices of opposition have disappeared. I believe that with your talents, you will definitely be able to... So now is the time for me to set off.
I built this house to protect Melo's family and his heritage. After I leave, I will seal the house. If you want to open it, you can use the enclosed letter..."
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"The letter ends here." Luo Ling read out all the words and sentences she could make out.
"There are three people in this letter, Melo, Allen and the writer. They should be very close friends and comrades. Allen is a person of very high status. Melo is a master of the Holy Domain, which is probably an extremely high realm. The writer of the letter is a powerful magician." Xiao Chen tapped the table with his fingers. "Melo is going to the Seventh Tower, and this thing is related to the essence of the world?"
"Seven Towers... Is it seven towers, or the seventh tower? Or is it a code name for something?" Luo Ling asked.
"In addition to the seven towers, gods are also mentioned here. Judging from the meaning of the letter, the seven towers are probably related to the power of God." Xiao Chen said.
"It seems we have arrived at an extraordinary place." Luo Ling sighed.
Xiao Chen continued to analyze with a serious face: "But when Melo was exploring these secrets, he might have encountered some difficulties or dangers. After a while, the owner of this place wanted to go and help him. And entrusted the house and the inheritance land to this Allen."
"The place of inheritance is obviously where the statue is. In other words, Zhou He inherited Melo's power?" Luo Ling guessed.
"It should be. But obviously, the owner encountered an accident when he wrote this, left the house, and never came back. Neither the letter nor the seal was given to the man named Allen. Therefore, the inheritance land did not fall into the hands of Melo's descendants. And the house has been in this state."
"In other words, the thing that can open the seal is either in this room or was on him at the time." Luo Ling put the scroll down and looked at every corner of the room, trying to find some clues.
Xiao Chen shook his head. "He didn't even finish writing the letter, which means it happened very suddenly. There are no signs of fighting here. I guess he was alarmed by something around the house and encountered a problem not far from the house. I don't think he would bring anything to unseal the seal. It's like, if you suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, would you put the jade bracelet you were admiring in your pocket or put it in the drawer of the dressing table?"
"Then let's look for it quickly. Unfortunately, the place where this thing is written in the letter is not clear."
"Since it's something as magical as a seal, I'm guessing there will be runes on it. Let's search the room for anything similar."
"What is this? Can I eat it?" At this moment, Liu Yisheng picked up a dark badge from somewhere. There were runes emitting blue light on it.
Xiao Chen was afraid that Liu Yisheng would use his sharp teeth again, so he quickly snatched the badge. The badge was a crescent moon with five stars on the concave part of the crescent moon. The badge was small and had runes on it, so he thought it was most likely this. He took the badge in his hand and concentrated on it. A very strange feeling rushed into his mind, and then he felt as if his soul was being sucked into the badge. Then, the badge emitted a soft ripple that slowly flowed across the room.
When the ripples pass over something, bright colors replace the original stale smell. The old tables and chairs become brand new, the decayed bookshelves become neat and tidy, and the faded carpets become bright red, as if they were just bought. All the dust is gone, as if it has just been cleaned. Then the curtains opened automatically, and a beam of sunlight shone into the room. It shone on the vase on the desk, which was filled with water. A green bud slowly climbed up from the mouth of the vase, formed a bud, and finally opened into a lazy lily. It drooped slightly, as if greeting Luo Ling in front of it.
Luo Ling used her hands to block the dazzling sunlight, then loosened her fingers, letting the sunlight gently shine through her fingers. Although she was trapped underground for only half a day, the sunlight gave her a sense of joy of reunion after a long absence. She gently bent down and sniffed the lily. The fragrance was like the morning on campus. She took a slow and greedy breath, then quietly sat down on the owner's chair. The previous thrilling experience seemed to have drained her strength at this moment, leaving her unable to stand up from the chair and look out the window.
"This... is this magic?" Xiao Chen walked back and forth in the room, touching and patting every place with his hands. The table, the chair back, the bookshelf, all were solid oak, and they all seemed to have been carefully maintained. He picked up the curtain and examined it carefully. It was fine velvet, and there was nothing strange about it. No matter how he pulled, there was no response. He had an illusion that this was an ordinary morning, and everything around him seemed to be laughing at him for having just had a nightmare, and he still refused to believe that he had woken up.
Only Liu Yisheng looked around in confusion, then grinned and said, "Now I don't hate this place so much." He strode to the window, opened it, stuck his head out and looked in. Then he waved out the window and shouted, "Hi! Hello everyone!"
Xiao Chen and Luo Ling ran to the window and saw a small garden outside. It was surrounded by a fountain. The small garden was neatly maintained and various flowers were blooming. However, Liu Yisheng greeted a group of birds perched on the garden wall. The birds were chirping.
However, they were in no mood to laugh at Liu Yisheng who was talking to the birds. Because they saw layers of roofs outside the wall. They were in the center of a small town, and small houses full of exotic styles filled the entire field of vision. The movement of the houses obviously alarmed the residents of the town. Xiao Chen saw that two or three residents wearing exotic costumes had gathered at the iron gate of the garden. They were looking inside.
Xiao Chen's heart felt like it was hit hard by a heavy hammer. We... were truly abandoned by our original world.
Conjecture and confirmation are so different, just like water and wine. All kinds of speculations cannot pave the way for a tragic fact. Xiao Chen felt like a drunkard with a hangover, dizzy and with a splitting headache. Suddenly, his eyes went dark and he felt that his entire spiritual world was drained.
He staggered backwards, but was held up by a pair of small hands. Luo Ling patted his back and whispered, "Welcome to the new world alive."