Ni Ji killed the Minister of Finance, took his ID card, and walked down the narrow secret passage.
I unexpectedly discovered that the space inside was much larger than I had imagined, and it was clean, tidy and beautiful.
This is a huge space hidden at the top of the White Tower, almost directly below the Royal Palace where the Queen lives.
After exiting the secret entrance, there is a long arc-shaped corridor in front of you, with spotless white walls, bright lights on the roof, and soft music playing in the corridor. On both sides are colorful children's rooms with toys.
It looked a bit like some kind of kindergarten school.
If it weren't for Luther's message on the note, Ni Ji would never have known that there was such a secret world hidden so high up inside the White Tower.
Of course, only here at the top of the tower, where dozens of floors are used by only a handful of people, could such a large space be secretly set up without being noticed by passers-by.
It was like a secret base hidden inside the tower. Huge, secretive, and quietly nurturing something.
The sentry's keen hearing allowed him to hear many subtle breathing and talking sounds.
Those voices sounded fast-paced and energetic, like some children.
The corridor is circular and has several floors.
As he walked deeper, Ni Ji saw some young children living here. All of them were guides.
Ni Ji walked very carefully, keeping his tracks hidden, and completely restrained his emotions and mental fluctuations, without making the slightest noise.
He was originally a soldier who was very good at concealing his mental fluctuations. After being with Lin Yuan, his ability in this area was further improved with the help of Lin Yuan's powerful mental force.
But those children seemed to be unusually perceptive. When the distance got closer, there would always be some children who would look with doubtful eyes and look towards where Ni Ji was hiding.
This forced Ni Ji to slow down, stop from time to time, lie dormant for a moment, and wait for the children to relax their vigilance.
Very strange.
Why are so many children being raised in secret in a place like this, at the top of the White Tower
Don’t all the guides in the country live in the Guide Academy at the bottom of the White Tower
The environment here is not bad, with a garden full of flowers, a beautifully decorated playground, and patient and gentle teachers taking care of the children.
Most of the children had happy and innocent smiles on their faces.
Soft music, beautiful flowers, artificial sunshine, pure white walls, gentle teachers, and laughing children.
A beautiful place like paradise.
Why does such a place need to be secretly hidden at the top of the White Tower, where only a few royal members can enter with their ID cards
If Victor's fat head had not been completely destroyed, Ni Ji would have wanted to go back and knock open his brain to find out what was going on.
Among those singing and dancing children, Ni Ji saw a familiar face.
The girl who used to deliver coal briquettes to my building and later became a guide.
The little girl of six or seven years old is no longer the dirty and thin girl she used to be.
She washed her little face, combed her hair into two neat braids, wore a beautiful white dress, and sat in the corner, holding a doll that the teacher had given her.
But she didn't play happily like other children.
There was no expression on his slightly freckled face, he just followed the teacher's instructions and behaved like other children. His eyes were mature and calm, which was not expected of a six or seven year old.
Even at a certain moment when Ni Ji was looking at her, her eyes clearly looked towards the place where Ni Ji was hiding.
His eyes were cold and sharp, containing a strength that did not match his age.
Ni Ji avoided her sight and listened for a moment, but heard no movement.
The child clearly saw him, but remained silent.
Ni Ji still clearly remembers the scene when she was taken away.
At that time, in order to take care of her sick grandfather, the young girl did not hesitate to conceal the fact that she had transformed into a guide.
But when she returned home, she found her grandfather dead in the dark and narrow hut.
Afterwards, Ni Ji had entered the house to check. The grandfather's death was not due to normal causes, but was caused by someone else - in order to make the child willingly go to the White Pagoda, someone used the most despicable means.
I didn't expect to meet this kid here.
What's more, it is unexpected that after this orphan girl with no relatives was sent to the White Tower, she was not sent to the Guide Academy at all, but was secretly hidden here.
The pure white tower is the symbol of the empire's purity. In fact, there are many unknown secrets hidden in this huge tower.
Ni Ji walked further forward, going deeper into the center of the entire area.
Luther drew the intersection here on the note and told Ni Ji that this was the only place the queen paid attention to and valued.
Only if this place is invaded can Her Majesty leave the palace.
The depths of the bustling school were very quiet, with circles on all four sides forming a hollow patio.
When the world gets here, all colors have faded away, leaving only white.
The walls, stone pillars and ground here are all as smooth as jade, pure white and spotless. There is a strange sense of sacredness.
Ni Ji chose a deserted place and drew out the black long sword he carried with him.
In order to hide his identity, Ni Ji put down his conspicuous red sword and picked up this black sword from the shelf in the house.
The blade of this knife is straight and broad, and the edge is frosty, making it look like a normal cold weapon that is extremely sharp.
But when Ni Ji inserted it into the ground, several vivid eyes opened on the dirty black blade.
Those eyes were open, wandering back and forth on the blade, making strange sounds.
{Hey, are you sure you want to do this?}
Ni Ji took a look at it and gave an affirmative answer.
{That woman is scary, I don't want to face her}
"What reward do you want?" Ni Ji said calmly.
Having obtained these strange weapons from the contaminated area for many years, Ni Ji is very familiar with their different personalities.
The red demon sword only needs his blood, and the blood can be obtained at any time as long as the person is still alive. It is the easiest thing for Ni Ji to satisfy.
This black long sword is the most troublesome. Ni Ji really doesn't want to use it unless it is necessary.
{Hey, then I want to watch killer whales kiss for three minutes.}
Veins popped up on Ni Ji's forehead, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Change another one."
{Well, I want to see you being tied up by the Kraken. I haven't really seen her yet, but the red tentacles must be fascinating.}
Heidao's characteristic feature is his eyes, and his hobby is to look at some strange and bizarre pictures that suit his mood.
Ni Ji almost took the knife back.
{Okay, okay, you are so young, don't get angry easily. Don't you like it too?}
The eyes on the black blades blinked and murmured complaints.
{You owe me this. I will think about the reward after I return.}
After the explosion, inside the palace, Her Majesty the Queen sat on the throne, comfortable as usual, not really taking such a small incident to heart.
Sit back and wait for Luther to bring her news.
She left Lin Yuan and the sentries guarding the hall and walked down the long steps alone, dragging her white skirt.
"Your Majesty actually left the palace."
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard of such a thing.”
After the queen left, the sentinels in the hall seemed to have some more human expressions on their dull faces.
A few people quietly cast their gazes towards the cage in the corner, with a hint of pity in their eyes, and whispered to each other in a very low voice.
"Ji Xuan..."
"Adjutant Ji is actually a traitor?"
"It's just, it's hard to believe."
"Shh, stop talking about this, save your brain for food."
Lin Yuan heard the name Ji Xuan.
She didn't know this adjutant, but she had heard this name from Ni Ji several times.
"Adjutant Ji and I saw something about your parents."
"You must be careful. Ji Xuan told me that Her Majesty the Queen is in danger."
"Ji Xuan applied for a bonus for me, so I can bring you some candy."
It turned out to be him.
He is a rebel, a traitor.
The explosion and the noise below might be because his companions came for this person.
Lin Yuan walked towards the corner where Ji Xuan was imprisoned.
The sentries guarding the hall greeted her with a smile. Knowing that she was a favorite of Her Majesty the Queen, they all affectionately called her Guide Lin.
"Your Majesty taught me something and I would like to try it out," said Lin Yuan.
The young and beautiful guide had a porcelain-white face, slender arms, a gentle voice, and a harmless look.
No one would be defensive against her.
The sentries all looked at her with a smile.
A hint of gold shone in the depths of the petite guide's eyes. She stretched out her white fingers and snapped them.
The sentinels looked confused at first, and then gradually became dull.
Lin Yuan turned her snow-white finger, and they turned around in the direction of the finger, left the vicinity of the cage, and walked numbly in the other direction of the hall.
It might not be so easy to invade the spiritual world of the Sentinels.
But in today's world, except for the few sentinels who often cooperate with Lin Yuan, most of the sentinels are defenseless when facing the guides.
They had no awareness of defending against the spiritual invasion of the guide. In their eyes, the guide was still a weak, gentle being with no ability to attack.
The sentries in the hall were easily influenced by Lin Yuan and left the cage they were supposed to guard, leaving Lin Yuan alone here.
Lin Yuan sent the guard away and looked down at the dark cage in front of him.
The metal cage was cold and dark. The tortured prisoner lay powerlessly in his own blood and sweat, gasping for breath.
He looked like he was almost dying, his mental picture was collapsing, and he had entered a stage of frenzy.
The reason why the queen left without any precautions was probably because she knew that even if her companions tried desperately to rescue her, it would be in vain.
Ji Xuan in the cage opened his eyes wide, staring at the top of the cage with empty eyes, half of his glasses resting on his bruised nose, tears flowing uncontrollably, and some extremely subtle moans coming from his throat.
No matter how good a man he once was, he has now been completely destroyed.
Lin Yuan even knew how that process was achieved. The mental force entered the mind and tore the human soul apart and crushed it alive.
They are cruelly tortured repeatedly until they lose their human form, lose control, and completely slide into the abyss of turning into beasts.
"Hey." Lin Yuan squatted down and called him, "Can you still hear me?"
Lin Yuan put his arm through the railing and tentatively put a little mental power into his mental picture.
His mental picture had been completely destroyed and he was almost unable to react.
Sometimes it is like this: in the face of absolute power, all resistance and struggle seem powerless, even for the strongest people.
In the muddy cage, only the broken butterfly wing was still struggling and trembling slightly, as if unwilling to give up.
After a while, with the fluttering of the butterfly's wings and Lin Yuan's mental comfort, Ji Xuan seemed to have barely mustered up a little will. His eyes turned slightly and looked at Lin Yuan outside the cage.
He opened his mouth several times with great effort, and finally made an extremely hoarse sound.
"Can...can you kill me? I don't want to experience this again."
Lin Yuan also felt that it would be the best option for him to die during this period.
Many times, when human power is beyond our control, the correct thing to do is to make rational judgments.
So she would be sensible enough to leave Ni Ji there and go with Teng Lu alone. She would seriously consider eating the little monster's meat when it begged desperately.
Perhaps helping him get rid of his pain was indeed the best option at this moment. Lin Yuan thought so, at least she had a way to make him lose his will without feeling the pain.
She stretched her fingers through the dark cage, towards the sentry's brows, wanting to press down, but she felt as if there was a piece of lead in her heart, weighing heavily on her.
The remaining butterfly wings on the ground flapped violently.
"Don't give up, help my brother."
A voice suddenly sounded clearly in my mind.
"Help him."
"Please."
That was a spiritual fluctuation that belonged only to the guide.
Where could a guide come from besides himself in this place? Lin Yuan looked around blankly.
(End of this chapter)