[Zongmeiying] Soul Mate

At 1:21 in the afternoon, the sun dissipated in response to the occasion, and a heavy snow began to brew in the clouds.

The school gate was already full of media cars, fire trucks, police cars and ambulances. It looked like the scene of a disaster movie, and they had to park their cars further back.The panicked students were stopped behind the yellow line, and crowded together with the noisy parents who heard the news, making the scene even more spectacular.

The cell phone rang suddenly, startling Elizabeth who was so nervous that she shook her legs unconsciously.

Instead of pressing the phone down like in almost all normal situations, Caius quickly said in a friendly voice, "Don't worry, she's with me, we're at the side entrance of the school."

The person on the other end was also very straightforward, and hung up the phone immediately after getting the answer.

"Where's your phone, Lisa?" Caius asked softly.

"Mobile phone?" Elizabeth touched her pocket reflexively, and suddenly remembered that her mobile phone and tablet were put in the backpack together, and it might still be on Arthur's shoulder, or let him throw it anywhere.

"I lost it, oh! Is it Harry?" She suddenly realized that she hadn't reported her grandpa's safety until now.

"He's in a hurry," Caius replied, pushing the door open.He could hear the blood rushing through her veins driven by the tension, the blush creeping up Elizabeth's cheeks, and it would be good for her to get some fresh air.

As soon as they opened the door, loud voices flooded in like a wave. Some mothers who had just arrived called for their children loudly. The sharp voice was like fingernails scratching the blackboard, and Elizabeth shivered.

The door opened upwards, and the Koenigsegg sports car was very eye-catching among the low-key commercial vehicles. Now Caius showed his face. Still embracing Elizabeth tightly in her arms, the older and knowledgeable parents would know to politely avoid their eyes, but noticed that their students did not look away at all.

"Can you hear something?" Elizabeth asked anxiously without paying any attention to the others. "Are any students injured, especially Arthur and Morgana?"

Caius could hear everything going on in the school, "Your friends are all right, take cover in the direction of the auditorium." Not a very smart move, and he might run into the fleeing gunman, but he didn't point it out.

"Three gunmen, one has been dealt with, and there are two more." Caius could tell from the hesitant footsteps that the guards were thinking of a way, but it was a bit troublesome to deal with these two gunmen without exposing himself , The big classroom they chose was monitored inside and outside, and there were students running around. Now that the FBI has arrived, he missed the best time.

"These two chose to attack in the most crowded area, and took some students and teachers hostage." Caius maintained a straightforward tone, but he didn't take it seriously, "There are some casualties."

Elizabeth lowered her head in disappointment. Although it was a great comfort that Arthur and Morgana were okay now, thinking of some unfortunate students who lost their lives at such a young age made her unable to relax anyway.

Suddenly there was a loud shout from the school gate surrounded by police officers. The assistants grabbed the boxes and rushed into the warning tape to help the doctor work. Several bloody bodies were carried out one by one, and the people backed away in panic. The tragic scene shocked Elizabeth. Couldn't bear to look directly at him, so he turned his face away.

This is completely different from igniting Cordelia... In the near future, she will also become one of the killers. Elizabeth asked herself, is she really ready?In other words, will this sort of thing really ever be ready?

"Everyone will die," Caius whispered in her ear, "a small accident, an unpredictable disaster, life is too short, only death is eternal."

"They did nothing wrong," whispered Elizabeth.

"Death is not a punishment." Caius gently lifted her cheek so that she could look into his eyes. He had already seen through Elizabeth's thoughts, "Death is the rule set by life, they just don't have the strength to resist this rule. , you understand that without power there is no choice."

Elizabeth silently clenched Caius' slender cold fingers. She also understood him, and understood that it was useless for her to think wildly now. Caius would compromise on some details and was happy to satisfy her current human habits, but this Things are absolutely not negotiable, they can be delayed, and they will happen.

"Lisa!" Harry and Lawrence lined up the crowd and strode towards her. Their car was parked at the corner of the street. It was a mess and there was no room for parking. Fortunately, Caius' silver sports car was quite conspicuous. Show them the way.

"Grandpa!" Elizabeth rushed into his arms, Harry was sweating anxiously, the scarf was spread around his neck, and the coat was not buttoned, but his open arms were still as warm as a pair of huge wings .

"Uncle Lawrence." Elizabeth winked at Lawrence from her grandfather's arms.

Her housekeeper uncle didn't say anything, just touched her hair lightly.

"Are you hurt?" Harry pulled Elizabeth out of his arms, held her by the shoulder and looked at her carefully.

"I'm fine. I've been with Caius since I came out." Elizabeth was being carried and turned like a doll, and her strength was completely inferior to Harry's.

"Thank you very much." No matter what he thought, after hearing what she said, Harry still thanked Caius solemnly.

The clouds were thick, but Caius still decided to act cautiously. He stood carefully in the shade of the trees, but he was like a huge luminous body that attracted more eyes and gossip.

"I didn't do anything, Elizabeth...knows how to protect herself very well." There was a suspicious accent in Caius' words.

"That doesn't sound like her," Harry asked in a firm tone, holding Elizabeth's shoulders tightly, trying to lead her towards his car, "Can I go home?"

"Arthur and Morgana haven't come out yet," Elizabeth hurriedly leaned back to stop Grandpa, "I have to wait for them to leave together."

Harry reluctantly stopped, he frowned slightly, and finally complied with Elizabeth's wish, "Okay then, let's wait together."

The scene looked a little awkward.

The four of them stood together quietly, isolated from the flustered aura of the crowd. Elizabeth couldn't talk to Caius over her grandfather in this situation, and Harry was also very quiet because of the presence of outsiders. His eyes flicked across her and Caius. On the one hand, Elizabeth was worried about her friends, and on the other hand, she was chilled down the back by this kind of staring.

She simply stared in the direction of the school gate, and sincerely hoped that the unknown guard could deal with this trouble as reliably as he saved her in the elevator shaft last time. Mordred was lucky not to be at school today, He also asked for leave, but it would be nice if Carrie was here, she could make people faint...

"I will arrange for the best doctor. There are two helicopters that can take off immediately." Caius' voice suddenly interrupted Elizabeth's thoughts. She turned her head and looked at his slightly frowning brows with anxiety and doubt. , why is he suddenly so enthusiastic?

And Caius didn't say anything more, he stared at Elizabeth, and started dialing the number quickly.

Without any doubt, she understood what he meant tacitly for a long time. Elizabeth covered her mouth, and her eyes quickly turned red—unfortunately, something happened to her friends.

Chapter 68

Elizabeth walked into this flustered night like a dream, until she arrived at the hospital, and was tossed between several different means of transportation. Jaina quickly took her place to call for a consultation, and now a doctor ran in from outside from time to time, brushing past them, Before the curtain was drawn, Elizabeth caught a glimpse of Morgana's porcelain-pale cheeks, recalling vaguely the night she lost her father all those years ago.

The Pendragons have arrived after receiving the news. Jay held Harry's arm unsteadily, while his assistant stood aside worriedly. Elizabeth had never seen such a vulnerable side of Mr. Pendragon. .

There were some family members of other patients gathered in the corridor of the operating room. In the gloomy atmosphere, Ruth embraced her son with a pale face, and Arthur leaned in his mother's arms in a daze. His blond hair was messy. Stained and stained, a doctor waited with exceptional patience to treat bruises on his back.

Elizabeth's eyes swept across in confusion, her schoolbag is still alive, and it is now lying in Jaina's arms... No, it can't be said that, the gunman left a bullet hole in the delicate calfskin, and her tablet was blocked by Arthur. With one shot, Elizabeth felt an unreasonable panic, even though this was probably the only good thing today.

Is this really not a dream?The lights in the rescue room were pounding in accordance with the rhythm of her heart, and the strange instrument hummed. Elizabeth held her breath unknowingly. Everything that happened around seemed to be separated by a thick water curtain. Only Caius The intertwined fingers between her fingers gave a real sense of presence.

Today is Morgana, who will it be tomorrow?Before she really figured out the mystery of her body, she and everyone she loved couldn't be truly safe. Thinking of this, a shudder ran down her spine, and Elizabeth suddenly felt awe of fate. No matter how powerful it is, the so-called fate It seemed that none of the arrangements could be escaped, and suddenly understood Caius's worry all along, she raised her head slightly to look for his eyes, and just fell into Caius' worried gaze.

This flustered day also left some marks on his appearance, but it did not detract from his beauty and imposing manner at all, it only made him look more smoky, when Caius frowned expressionlessly. It's almost scary, making ordinary people dodge involuntarily, and even busy nurses will unconsciously avoid them.

Elizabeth took a breath, and pulled an ugly smile. Now Caius's brows and eyes were filled with pain caused by her. She really hated seeing this look on his face, no matter how uncomfortable she felt, she didn't want to It made Caius feel like he would blame him for what had happened, and Elizabeth even wished that Aro or Edward were here now to speak out for her.

She hoped that he would never be sad because he couldn't protect her, but she couldn't say it because she knew it was impossible.

The cold white light in the hospital cast a blue shadow on Elizabeth's haggard face. Caius never thought that there would be such a disgusting place in the world. To him, it was like a mixture of a restaurant and a garbage dump, but The pain this damn place caused him was nothing compared to the pain of seeing her.

Caius was not used to feeling helpless like this. He never expected the Volturi guards to slip up on such a small matter, but now he was in no mood for accountability and just wanted to make sure she was okay.

The tears made Elizabeth's eyes sting strangely, causing her to blink quickly unconsciously, and raised her hand several times to rub her, but Caius firmly stopped her every time, and Caius held her tightly. Elizabeth's waist, his cold fingers gently slid along her earbones, enveloping that cat-like face in his arms, gently patted her shoulders like parents comforting a frightened child.

And Elizabeth did draw some precious sense of security from these actions. They stood quietly for a while, she gently held Caius' wrist, and asked in a low voice: "...take me out of here, I want to wash a face."

"Of course." Caius replied in a low voice, he would satisfy all her requests.

Although just as he turned around, he heard Carlisle's voice from the mobile phone held by Jaina's ear saying that he would be there soon, Caius tried his best to suppress the rolling roar in his chest, and he knew it was another Aro's handwriting.Now Elizabeth's state makes him full of protective desires. Before she leaves safely, this hospital is instinctively regarded as his territory. Any vampire coming without permission is a serious provocation. Caius hopes that he will go to the hospital. What he said this time is clear enough, Carlisle can understand, don't bring that big family to hang around under his nose again, if Carlisle dares to do this, he guarantees that these Karen will not be able to go back in full.

They raced through a maze of stairs and corridors, Elizabeth now wobbly, barely touching the ground and being carried away leaning against Caius' arms, who acted like he was familiar with the Volturi. The back garden of the underground palace is as familiar as the back garden of the underground palace, but Elizabeth is almost sure that this is the first time Caius has been in this hospital in her life. She doesn't want to waste her energy thinking about how his vampire senses work. She only knows that she is in this embrace. You are absolutely safe, there is no doubt about that.

They arrived at their destination very quickly. Caius swiped the card to open the door so quickly that she couldn't see clearly. She just felt that she was standing in a clean and empty room as soon as she opened her eyes. There was white everywhere. Elizabeth didn't like this kind of VIP. There are impressions in the ward, not any positive memories, she hates the hospital, she really hates it... But at least she can breathe a little bit of relief after leaving the sad atmosphere of the crowd. Although she didn't suffer any injuries on her body, Elizabeth's spirit was exhausted to the extreme , The pain in the temple was throbbing, and it was difficult to raise the hand.

"Do you want me to go in with you?" Caius pushed open the white wooden door of the bathroom for her, and Elizabeth came back from a daze.

"No, no need..." She replied slowly in a thoughtful tone, but Caius knew that she was not thinking about anything now, which was a sign that she was too tired.

"I'm right here, okay?" It felt terrible to let Elizabeth out of his sight, but he didn't show the uneasiness, and now she didn't need any more pressure.

Elizabeth nodded hesitantly, and shuffled into the bathroom at a rhythm that made Caius extremely uneasy.

Unlike the public restrooms outside, this place is very tidy and relatively large. There is a shower room with polished glass, like a corner of a normal family. There is even a fragrance, a faint mint scent It dilutes the ubiquitous smell of disinfectant water and refreshes people.

With both hands on the sink, Elizabeth found that her face in the mirror looked terrible and her hair was messy as expected. There were some simple toiletries on the sink, but she was in no mood to take care of herself now. Today Too many things happened in one day, and she was too tired.

So Elizabeth finally just let it go for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she bent down and splashed water on her face. The cold water droplets took away a little heat and dizziness, and she felt that her brain started to work again, and now she was more awake.

This is a hospital!Elizabeth suddenly realized that Caius should not be with her. At this moment, I don’t know how many people are bleeding here. He changed his contact lenses once in the car. I don’t know how uncomfortable it will be now. Elizabeth wants to go out now He told him that he could be alone, that Harry and Uncle Lawrence were here, but his body was stuck in place reluctantly.

Would she be good enough to fool him?Elizabeth covered her face and sighed silently, thinking lucky and sorry, just let me be selfish for a while, Caius, I don't want to leave you now.

A sudden jolt in her pocket brought her back to her thoughts, and Elizabeth pulled out her cell phone, yes, cell phone, unlike its unfortunate companion, it was in the side pocket of the backpack, survived the threat of bullets, and finally got to She returned to Elizabeth safe and sound.

So it was miraculously lucky to be able to receive this call. Elizabeth didn't try to see the name of the caller first, and pressed the dial button directly. Could there be worse news tonight?

But Murphy's theorem seems to hold forever in real life.

"Go to Caius, quick!"

When the shrill voice rang in her ears, Elizabeth didn't actually realize what Alice was saying. Only Caius' name made her muscles tense reflexively.

Almost at the same time, Alice's voice suddenly disappeared, and the mobile phone was powered off and the screen went black. Elizabeth didn't even have time to panic about this weird situation, and there was a crisp sound of the door lock being forcibly broken behind her ears. The sound of rubbing was unexpectedly short, and Elizabeth turned around in surprise.

Since meeting the Karen family, she has experienced many strange events, but now this situation still makes her hard to believe that she is indeed sober. Everything she knows can't explain how she turned around and left the hospital. Not to mention the person who appeared in front of her now, Elizabeth frowned in disbelief: "Mordred...Merlin?"

The tidy toilet was gone, replaced by a strange black hall, there was no trace of lights here but it was bright enough, Elizabeth could clearly see the triangular roof above her head, and the clean ground with nothing on it, here There seemed to be just the three of them, and seeing someone she knew made Elizabeth a little more relaxed, but of course she didn't really let her guard down completely.

Because it is obvious that the only person who is inexplicable now is Elizabeth herself.

Merlin and Mordred were wearing strange black robes, with beautiful patterns embroidered with precious stones and gold thread on the corners of the robes. Their expressions were amazingly consistent. Elizabeth had never seen such a look on any of their faces. This focused and serious gaze made her take a step back involuntarily.

"Be careful," it was Merlin who called to stop her. Although she couldn't tell whether the anxiety in his tone was genuine or not, Elizabeth stopped her steps vigilantly and glanced back, which made her calves tremble. Afterwards, she was terrified to find that the pitch-black tile-like ground was faulted not far behind her, and it was suspended in the air, leaving a deep hole like an elevator shaft. This made Elizabeth reluctantly walked a few steps in the direction of the two 'acquaintances' .

"Elizabeth...I'm sorry." Merlin shook his head slightly, passed Mordred who was still standing there, and walked straight towards Elizabeth, still looking harmless to humans and animals, his bright eyes revealed Expressing a sincere apology, the arm slipped out of the robe, and Elizabeth saw a familiar golden feather caught between his fingers with sharp eyes.

"...Who are you?" Elizabeth asked anxiously.

Merlin stopped when Elizabeth raised his arms defensively, his expression becoming sincere and gentle.

"You probably heard Caius mention us, but he will definitely not tell you..." Merlin paused, glanced at Mordred quickly, and continued: "Maybe you have followed the book to Cameron Lott, Elizabeth, I know you can't believe what you hear, but I am, Merlin, that Merlin."

Merlin's solemn tone combined with this young appearance almost had a ridiculous effect, Elizabeth didn't have the time to appreciate this drama now, did Merlin know what he was talking about?He is Merlin, the great magician who once made a contract with Volturi?As if she could think like an inhuman at this moment, Elizabeth felt a hundred questions floating in her head like bubbles.

In this world where ordinary people know nothing about her wizard ancestor Loist, Merlin's reputation represents the pinnacle of magical power. Is the boy in front of him really Merlin?Then he is at least 1000 years old.

In Elizabeth’s bedtime story, Caius mentioned a few old wizards whom he admired. Those wizards whom Caius admired were not ordinary, but they all died with the passage of time. Why is Merlin immortal?Is he already strong to this extent?

If he is really Merlin... Then Arthur and Morgana, who are they?She was in a state of confusion, did Merlin know that they were in danger today, why wasn't he in a hurry?Elizabeth tried to find a special look between Merlin's brows, but she failed.

"Take this, Elizabeth, it can protect you." Merlin handed the long golden feather to Elizabeth.

"Do I need protection?" Elizabeth didn't reach out.

Merlin sighed, the strange movements and expressions reminded Elizabeth of Harry, but it was even more chilling. No matter what she thought they were, now there is enough evidence to prove her wrong, compared to looking at a Strangers showing their true colors, friends turning into another person in front of you is a real horror.

"How long are you going to be in a trance? The little girl from the Karen family will find her here soon, we don't have so much time to waste." Merlin turned his head slightly, his tone became cold and hard.

Mordred's sleepwalking eyes finally came to fruition, and Elizabeth and him looked at each other for the first time, which made her tremble uncontrollably, perhaps because subconsciously she didn't want to believe that Mordred would hurt her, They were friends, and Mordred had saved her once, but now looking at Mordred's expressionless face, Elizabeth became uncertain.

But at least the "little girl from the Karen family" mentioned in Merlin's words gave her some hope, and Elizabeth realized after a little thought that it was referring to Alice.When Elizabeth was worried about the missing Carrie, Aro once explained to her the working principle of Alice's ability. The power possessed by supernatural beings other than vampires would interfere with Alice's prophecy, making her ability distorted or invalidated altogether. , Elizabeth Kong has the blood of a wizard but does not have the ability of a wizard, which allows her to be seen in the future, but at least Merlin standing here is a real wizard. If they make up their minds to prevent others from finding Elizabeth, Alice is It is absolutely impossible to see where Elizabeth is, because Merlin's power will cover Elizabeth's whereabouts.

But Merlin said so now, they left Alice the chance to see this place, so they want her to be found?Elizabeth nodded in embarrassment in her heart, then wait for a while, she believes that no matter what happens, Caius will always find her.