Mirror World

The corners of the Contract Court Master's mouth slightly raised, revealing a happy smile. He slowly stood up, walked down from the throne on the high platform, and walked in front of the many examinees with steady steps and at an unhurried pace.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes following closely at this mysterious and powerful Lord. At this moment, their hearts were filled with awe and anticipation.

Finally, the Lord of the Contract Court stopped and stretched out his hands. A rectangular box emitting brilliant golden light gradually emerged in his hands!

This box was like a precious treasure, its surface gleaming with dazzling light, making people fall in love with it. Then, the Contract Hall Master gently opened the lid of the box, and a red light suddenly shot out, shining on everyone's face.

When the lid of the box was fully opened, everyone could finally see what was hidden inside: a golden pen with a bright red tip dancing like a flame, as if it possessed endless magic power.

The pen lay quietly in the box, but it exuded an indescribable majesty and power, making everyone present feel its extraordinary nature.

He slowly reached out his hand and carefully picked up the exquisite and ancient brush. It seemed that what he held in his hand was not just a brush, but a mysterious and powerful force. His voice was deep and powerful: "Now! It is the moment of bondage. This brush will carve the mark of bondage on your forehead. The process may bring some pain, so bear with it."

The eight examinees knelt on one knee, lined up in a row, raised their foreheads and waited for the Lord of the Court to restrain them.

……

After a long time, everyone slowly walked out of the palace. Tang Qingwen's face was full of regret. She held Tang Huan's hand tightly and asked in a slightly low voice: "Brother, why did you choose to join the Contract Palace just now? Don't you want to join the city lord's family with me?" Her eyes revealed a hint of confusion and regret, and she seemed to be very confused about Tang Huan's decision.

Tang Huan looked at his brother silently. He smiled gently and said slowly: "Joining the Contract Palace will allow me to become a "free commoner". How free I am! I don't want to be ordered around by those big families and powerful people."

"Ah!...Brother, but in three years you will have to go to the outside world to suppress the six countries. This will be very dangerous." Tang Qingwen said with a look of regret and worry on his face.

"Sigh..." Tang Huan let out a heavy and helpless sigh. He held his brother's slightly thin hand tightly, his eyes revealing a hint of concern and doting: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. Brother will take you around the city." After that, he gently pulled his brother's hand, motioning him to follow his pace.

And Hu Ge had been waiting for Tang Qingwen outside for a long time. When she saw Tang Huan was going to take Tang Qingwen out to play, she picked up Tang Qingwen and reluctantly handed him over. She shook her head, "Uh uh! No!"

Tang Huan looked back with a look of despair, "Wow! Don't I even have time to be alone with my dear brother?"

Hu Ge's cheeks gradually swelled up, like an angry frog, and he was unwilling to hand over Tang Qingwen.

Tang Qingwen was helpless about Hu Ge's morbid yandereness. After Tang Qingwen's consolation for a period of time, Hu Ge reluctantly agreed.

Seeing Tang Huan holding his brother's hand tightly, as if he couldn't wait to take his brother out to play, Modona couldn't help but smile. She walked up to Tang Huan and said softly, "Tang Huan, we will stay in this city tonight to rest. Remember to come back here before dark, and I will arrange a comfortable place for you."

Tang Huan said "hmm" and said nothing more, then took his brother to the busy street.

"Brother, is that big sister your friend? Why did her tone become much gentler when she spoke to you? There is a huge difference from her tone in the carriage." Tang Qingwen blinked his bright big eyes, raised his head and asked curiously, as if he wanted to get a satisfactory answer from his brother.

"She's just a woman with a weird temperament, but she's also a very reliable friend."

……

When he came back in the evening, Tang Qingwen was covered with honey dolls.

……

The next morning, everyone got on the carriage and were on their way back to Yunfeng City.

Tang Huan sat in the carriage, looking very worried, and was not at all happy about obtaining the "Shizhi Ridge".

Tang Huan's fingers solemnly tapped the box on his legs, which contained the "Killing Knowledge Ridge". Others did not get the "Killing Knowledge Ridge" because they joined the family, so the "Killing Knowledge Ridge" was distributed to the family, and they could get the "Killing Knowledge Ridge" when they returned to the family.

Tang Huan was extremely upset, and felt that he was about to face a disaster! This was a dangerous signal from his perception talent.

"The danger signal in my heart has been continuing from the beginning of the assessment to now. This sense of danger has lasted for several days. What kind of danger is waiting for me?" Tang Huan said depressedly.

"I originally thought that I would become stronger as planned, but I completely ignored the variables that might arise during the process. This was a fatal mistake!"

Qian Shoumo, who had been watching Tang Huan silently, spoke with concern, "Brother Tang Huan, I see that you have been worried since you got on the carriage. What's on your mind?"

Tang Huan shook his head silently, "I don't know."

After hearing this, Modona, who was sitting on the front of the carriage, knew clearly that Tang Huan might have encountered a major problem that he could not solve at the moment. He needed strength, powerful strength.

……

In a forest somewhere in the Kingdom of Qijing, this forest is like a green ocean, with trees so lush that almost no light can penetrate; the forest is full of ancient trees, with branches and leaves intertwined together, forming a dense green sky; walking into the forest, all you see is lush greenery, as if you are in a huge green tent.

What is even more creepy is that the branches of this dense forest are filled with thousands of small snakes and giant anacondas.

This is the place where the elves live.

In the center of this forest, there is an ancient tomb. Deep inside the tomb, there is an ancient altar going down an ancient staircase.

The altar was in the shape of a round table carved from black stone, on top of which was placed a black parchment scroll with red writing.

A man named "Uncle Chen" appeared silently in front of the altar, his body appearing transparent.

He always had empty eyes and a dull expression, as if he had no interest in anything. His hair was messy and he looked lifeless.

But he slowly stretched out his finger and wrote a few small scarlet words on the scroll.

……

In another forest area, there is a huge barren land.

This is a vast and desolate scorched earth, as if it had experienced an endless disaster. The earth is dry and cracked, and the criss-crossing cracks are like desperate wounds, exuding a dry and dead atmosphere.

The soil was dark and lifeless, as if it had been burned mercilessly by a fire. There was no trace of green, no trace of vegetation, only desolation and desolation.

The jagged rocks stand out abruptly, as if they are the last watchers on this land. The wind blows through the sand and dust, and the dust is full in the air, adding a bit of bleakness and sadness.

Everywhere you look, you see desolation and ruin, which makes you feel a deep sense of desolation and despair, as if time has frozen here and been forgotten forever in a corner of the world.

In the center of the desolate scorched earth, there is an old lady, she is the "Anapha", she is guarding a stone tombstone here.

She closed her eyes tightly, and suddenly, she opened her wrinkled eyelids in surprise.

She looked towards the direction of the ancient tomb strangely, and Nan Nan said, "The Dark Scarlet Scroll has predicted it!"

She opened her mouth slightly, and a deafening voice resounded throughout the forest, quickly spreading throughout the forest, "People of the "Ermi Forest", quickly come to the "Border" to guard the seal of the other world."

The voice spread throughout the forest. For a moment, the sounds of a large number of birds resounded throughout the forest, and a large number of birds flew out of the woods and flew to the "border".

The foxes, tigers, deer, monkeys, snakes and all the other beasts on the ground all rushed to the "border" in a crowded and noisy manner.