The Midnight Owl

The inner courtyard under the night was quiet and quiet, and three figures crawled out of a dry ancient well in the corner one after another.

Xu Wang was the first to come out, followed by Yan Wang, and Wu Sheng was at the end.

"Yan Wang, Xiaoxue is really here?" As soon as Xu Wang came out, he looked around first.

It does look like an inner courtyard, with vermilion verandahs, carved panes, and four rooms next to each other, elegant and orderly.

However, there is a tall and long wall standing on the east side of the courtyard, which seems to cut off one side of the courtyard, so the well-built Sifang Courtyard seems to be built against the wall, which looks very abrupt.

Before Hades could answer, Xu Wang had already walked into the veranda and came to the door of the first room. When he looked up, he saw two small wooden plaques hanging on the lintel——[West Wing][日].

Now there is no need for Hades, this is indeed Xiaoxue's residence, the West Wing Room.

The four rooms are hung with small wooden signs, which together are [day] [month] [star] [can].

Quite particular, Xu Wang twitched the corners of his mouth mockingly, and looked up at the sky, densely covered with dark clouds, bleak moonlight, where there was no "bright sun, moon and stars".

As soon as he thought that Xiaoxue was behind one of these four doors, Xu Wang suddenly became anxious. It was a very complicated anxiety, mixed with tension, distress, excitement and many indescribable emotions.

Wu Sheng saw his hesitation and understood his inner fluctuations, because he was the same too.

But already here, the only thing to do is to continue to find Xiaoxue—if possible, bring him out of this cold darkness.

Thinking of this, Wu Sheng looked decisively at Yan Wang, ready to ask him which room Chi Yingxue lived in.Before I want to speak, an unexpected prompt sounded in my ear——

[Owl: Congratulations on finding a 9/23 hell badge! 】

Wu Sheng raised his eyebrows, and Xu Wang, who also heard the prompt, looked at each other.

There was a crisp "ding—" on the arm

Click on the hidden item bar, and sure enough, there is an extra badge.

Along the way, my mood almost fell into the abyss, and I finally met a happy thing.

"Old money or trivial?" Xu Wang asked Wu Sheng.

Wu Sheng wasn't really good at pinching and counting, he hesitated for a few seconds, and gave a very standard answer: "It's either old money or a small situation."

Xu Wang: "..."

"Kala--"

Suddenly, there was a small sound of rock breaking in the east.

The three turned their heads together.

It was the towering wall that was cracking little by little, and it was about to...

"Boom--"

Collapse.

The thick dust flew up in an instant, covering the sky and the sun.

Xu Wang just wanted to cover his nose so as not to inhale the sand, but behind the ruins of the high wall, in the misty dust, there was a looming figure, so stalwart, so familiar...

"Old money?!"

In the aftermath of the collapse, the call still successfully reached the other side of the ruins. Soon, Qian Ai's response came: "Captain? Where are you? You can still see us with this kind of visibility?!"

Xu Wang was stunned for a moment: "You—you?"

Qian Ai: "Xiao Kuang and I!"

"..." Xu Wang stared and stared for a long time, but he still didn't see Kuang Jinxin's small body. Obviously, in terms of "eye-catching degree", there is still a huge gap between Xiao Kuang and Lao Qian.

Realizing this, Captain Xu resolutely stopped being entangled, and asked the key point directly: "How did you meet—"

After asking this question, most of the dust had settled, and the two people on the opposite side finally saw Xu Wang's side clearly.

Their eyes met, Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin were taken aback, especially Qian Ai, who immediately forgot what Xu Wang asked just now: "Did you... fell into a shithole?"

Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, Yan Wang, the three saucers look at each other, black line.

"It's chocolate!!!"

After shouting, Xu Wang hurriedly urged: "Don't stand there stupidly, come here quickly, this is the West Wing."

Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin looked at each other and rushed over.

The squad finally converged.

But before Xu Wang had time to feel relieved, he found that Kuang Jinxin's face was swollen to death. Looking carefully, there were still clear handprints on his cheeks. He immediately glared at Qian Ai: "Did you hit him?!"

Qian Aitian dropped a pot and buzzed: "Why should I beat him?!"

Xu Wang: "Being dominated by hallucinations, or being possessed or something..."

Qian Ai was tired: "Captain, you have too many fantasies..."

Kuang Jinxin didn't care about the injury on his face, but he cared more about the third person beside Xu Wang and Wu Sheng: "Brother Sheng, who is he?"

"Yan Wang." Wu Sheng was simple and clear.

Kuang Jinxin was stunned, and Qian Ai was also stunned. The two of them looked at Hades up and down together. They were completely strangers, but with the blessing of chocolate sauce, they couldn't connect with the Hades they knew.

"It's a long story, so I won't talk about it," Wu Sheng said decisively, "Look for Xiaoxue first."

Xu Wang, Qian Ai, and Kuang Jinxin agreed.

To really talk, there are too many puzzles to be solved.How did Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin reunite, how did Kuang Jinxin get hurt on his face, why did the king of hell appear, and why did the king of hell look like this, and what Kuang Jinxin and Qian Ai experienced in the East Wing Room, what Wu Sheng and Xu Wang experienced Shi Shi wanted to collect the information thoroughly, but he might not be able to finish it by five o'clock in the morning.

"Yan Wang, which room does Xiaoxue live in?" Wu Sheng went straight to the point.

Yan Wang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "It's hard to say."

Xu Wang frowned: "Don't you always come here to play with him? Don't tell me that his bedroom also changes randomly?"

Yan Wang was serious: "It is indeed a random change, it depends on his mood."

"..." Xu Wang was convinced.

"It's not easy, so let's find a room for each person." Qian Ai offered advice, "Anyway, we have a lot of people."

Yan Wang disagreed: "Let's do it one by one. If it looks like a stone room, there are traps inside, or dangerous things break in. It will be too difficult to deal with four rooms at once."

"Okay, just come one by one. Old Qian, open the door!" Xu Wang made a quick decision, otherwise he would have been struggling to open four doors.

Qian Aideling, relying on the backing of 3.5 teammates behind him--Half the king of the strange model is half of them--full of confidence, he pushed vigorously towards the door with both hands!

"Dangdang!"

Make a big effort.

Qian Ai was startled, and quickly pressed the door leaf to stabilize it.

The room was empty, except for a half-person-high wooden cabinet in the center.The cabinet looks very old, but the wood grain on the cabinet surface is still beautiful, and the color is reddish brown with yellow, which looks like old furniture with good wood.

It was the first time for Xu Wang and Wu Sheng to see the interior of the wing room, so they were not sure about the situation.Qian Ai came here, and immediately said: "Xiao Kuang and I were just like this in the East Wing. Basically, there is no furniture in every room, only... some phantoms."

Qian Ai didn't want to admit that those were Xiaoxue, even though he knew in his heart that it was true, he still didn't want to admit it.

Xu Wang didn't know what they were going through, so he asked in confusion: "Is this cabinet also a phantom?"

Qian Ai hesitated.

Kuang Jinxin looked at him, and in the meeting of eyes, the two people who had experienced the east wing actually already had the answer.

"It's also possible that Xiaoxue is inside."

Night, eerily quiet.

The faint moonlight like a gauze enveloped the ruins of the walls, the east and west wing rooms, and the entire courtyard.

Xu Wang stepped into the threshold carefully, and at the same time softly told his partner behind him: "Everyone be careful."

He slowly approached the wooden cabinet, and when he came to it, nothing happened.

Bending slightly, putting his hand on the handle of the wooden cabinet, Xu Wang held his breath, and slowly opened the door...

empty.

As soon as Xu Wang frowned, he heard the door slam shut behind him!

He suddenly turned his head, and the door was tightly closed!

At the same time, the floor tiles under their feet suddenly turned into swamp-like mud, and the friends were sinking involuntarily!

"What the hell!" Qian Ai struggled, but the more he struggled, the faster he fell. Seeing that Xu Wang and Kuang Jinxin also suffered together, he immediately took up the banner of force, "Don't be afraid, Captain, leave it to me— "

Xu Wang suddenly felt a solid feeling under his feet in the mud, and he cheered up, and quickly shouted: "Old Qian, don't..."

【Owl: Someone used <[武] Ultimate Quick Freeze> on you~~】

Still a step too late.

The silt that spread to the thighs froze into hard soil in an instant, making everyone's legs painful, not only cold, but also cold. I always felt that Qian Ai's trick not only froze the soil, but also the flesh.

"Release quickly." Xu Wang really couldn't hold on for a second.

Qian Ai also felt uncomfortable, but: "If it is lifted, it must continue to sink."

Xu Wang collapsed: "I can't sink anymore, I've stepped to the bottom!"

"Ah?" Qian Ai looked at Jinxin as if asking for proof.

The latter nodded: "Well, I stepped on it to the end."

Qian Ai was confused: "Then why don't I have one?"

Xu Wang: "Who told you to flop around!"

Qian Ai: "..."

The stationery effect is removed.

Qian Ai sank another two centimeters with apprehension, and sure enough, it reached the bottom.

The so-called Swamp of Terror did not even reach the thighs.

He tried to push forward, but he was able to walk, although slowly.

In contrast, Xu Wang moved inexplicably fast. Qian Ai had just taken two steps to try, but he had already reached the door and began to pull the door hard.

But it didn't work, the door didn't budge.

In the dim moonlight, Kuang Jinxin asked a question: "Captain, where are Brother Sheng and Yan Wang..."

Only then did Qian Ai realize that there were only three of them in the room.

As for Xu Wang, he should have discovered this a long time ago, because at the moment he was struggling with the door panel, his eyes were full of anxiety and worry.

Did they just escape?Or fell into another trap?Or is there a more powerful dangerous person outside the door, trapping them?Countless thoughts rushed out, and Xu Wang's head was about to explode.

……

[West Wing] [Can].

Hades didn't even look at the [month] [star], he came directly to the fourth room, pushed the door open and entered without hesitation.

This is a completely different room from the [West Wing] [Japanese], it is warmly furnished and fully furnished.The curtains are velvet, the sofa is fabric, the chandelier is simple and artistic, and the carpet is soft and fresh.

The only thing that is the same is that there is also an old cabinet here, which does not match the style of the whole room at all, like a trespasser, huddled in a dark corner.

But this cabinet has a lock on it.

Yan Wang didn't look at anything else, and walked straight to the corner.The firm stride shows that he knows his goal is here.

Standing still in front of the wooden cabinet, he put his hands on the top of the cabinet and took a deep breath quietly, as if trying to calm the waves in his heart.But when he opened his mouth, his voice was still trembling slightly - because of excitement, because of excitement.

"I still found it here." He looked at the cabinet, as if it was not wood but glass, and he could directly see the people inside, "You can figure it out, the last layer of stone wall, use my birthday? Oh, what if I’m here alone, I really can’t solve it…”

"But these are not important anymore, I came here today to help you realize your wish..."

As he spoke, he came to the window, took out a lighter from his pocket, and lit it. The fire light illuminated the scorching heat in his eyes, as well as the darkness slowly gathering in the depths of the scorching heat.

"Don't you like to hide?" His voice was very soft, almost whispering, "Then hide forever and don't come out."

The flames were close to the curtains, and in the dim light of the fire, one could almost foresee a fire that would engulf the entire wooden room, and even the house...

"I thought you would change your mind." Wu Sheng's voice came from behind.

Hades was startled and turned his head instinctively, but his hand was suddenly grabbed, and the lighter changed hands in an instant.

pat.

Wu Sheng closed the lighter cover, looked at the exquisitely carved patterns on the metal body, and sighed regretfully: "Such a tasteful lighter is not for you to use to kill people."

After speaking, he naturally put it in his pocket.

Hades doesn't care about lighters, he's already here, and if he wants to kill someone, he has countless ways.

But there was one thing he had to figure out: "When did you find out?"

"Is it to see through your lies, or to see through your plan?" Wu Sheng needed to ask clearly.

"Is there a difference?" Yan Wang frowned, annoyed that he was being played.

Wu Sheng shrugged his shoulders, making him depressed and depressed: "After passing the slide stone room, I knew you were lying, because you knew that there were slides and mice in the stone room, which means you have met them before, but the three of us worked together to get rid of that mouse." beat back……"

"Of course, you also said that this time I don't know why, the mouse has become more powerful, but the logic is very reluctant. This is like a firewall. Of course, it can be upgraded, but most of the upgrades are based on the discovered vulnerabilities. If To raise the mouse to a combat power that can only be competed by three people, the premise must be that three people have already broken through here, so that the mouse can see the improvement of the fighting power of the intruder. However, only you know this road, and only you have been here..."

"As for your plan, after knowing that you lied, it will be much simpler. You said that the things in the last two stone chambers are changing randomly, and you don't know what it will be. Since this is a lie, there is only one explanation. You have never broken into the back two stone chambers, that is to say, you have never defeated that mouse..."

"Then it's obvious what your plan is," Wu Sheng looked at him intently, word by word, "You need to rely on our strength to reach Chi Yingxue."

"And you came here to do bad things, right?" Yan Wang smiled, his voice was cold but calm.

Wu Sheng also smiled at him: "It's a guilty conscience to be a thief. Have you ever seen someone who does good deeds and cheats all the way?"

"Since I found out a long time ago, why did you say it now?" Hades looked at the [West Wing] [Sun], where the door was still closed, "If you had exposed me earlier, they wouldn't have been trapped."

"Your little tricks won't keep them trapped for long." Wu Sheng said, "If you change your mind now, I can pretend that nothing happened."

Yan Wang was really curious this time, and tilted his head to look at Wu Sheng for a long time: "We don't seem to have any friendship, do we? Why are you so magnanimous and keep giving me retreat?"

Wu Sheng narrowed his eyes, with a half-smile: "We don't have friendship?"

His eyes are like X-rays, which can penetrate people.

Hades was so stared at that he felt uncomfortable, and at the end he let out a "squeak" and had a showdown: "Yes, I remember everything, I remember how I joined the team, how I broke into the castle love line with you, are you satisfied?"

Wu Sheng didn't take the opportunity to ridicule, but said it again seriously: "Stop it."

Yan Wang said unwaveringly, "Impossible."

Wu Sheng said: "Xu Wang and I brought you here. If you kill Xiaoxue, it means we killed Xiaoxue indirectly."

Yan Wang sneered nonchalantly: "So?"

Wu Sheng's eyes sank, his face was frosty: "Xu Wang and I regard you as a friend, I don't care, but I advise you not to make him sad."