Jianghuke

The size of the whole building is almost the same from top to bottom. There are eight walls of books, and the middle is empty. You can easily see the beautiful murals made of strange ores on the top, shining brightly.

Chi Heting took down an ancient book casually, dusted it off, and said with a smile: "The library has seven floors, and tens of thousands of collections are stored. Just guessing like this, I really think highly of me... Well, I guess in The book wall in the southeast corner of the third floor?"

That location is facing the gate, and it is more convenient to go up and down when looking for books. It used to be a place where he used to read, eat and sleep, so he felt quite intimate, so he casually pointed to it.

Gu Miao raised her eyebrows, slightly surprised: "Guess?"

"Oh?" Chi Heting stuffed the book in his hand back on the shelf, and said proudly, "I guessed it right?"

"You guessed it right."

The two went up to the third floor together, Gu Miao took out four of the books in order, and reached into them to fumble for a while.Just hearing a "click", the bookshelf split from the middle, shrank back, and slowly moved to the sides.

This secret passage is slightly different from the previous one.

In addition to the "star river" used for lighting on the top, there are also distinctive murals inlaid on the stone walls on both sides. They are colorful and outline small animals with lines. The postures are vivid and vivid.Chi Heting moved his face closer to the mural, observed carefully for a moment, and found that the colors were actually filled with finely ground gemstone powder.

"It's so beautiful, it's so ingenious." Chi Heting exclaimed, "Could it be that your mother drew it herself?"

He didn't hear a response, so he turned his head and saw Gu Miao standing behind in a daze, staring at a mural of rabbits near the entrance, his eyes seemed a little confused.

"Three waters?"

Gu Miao acted as if she had never heard of it, her expression was in a trance, as if she had fallen into some kind of hallucination.He saw a thin layer of mist rising from the Emerald Rabbit's body, coiling and circling, gradually condensing into a figure curled up at the base of the wall.

...is himself.

But very different.

The butterfly imprint at the corner of the eye is painted with a circle of extravagant and gorgeous gold lines. It looks haggard, so thin that almost only a bone remains, like a frightened little animal, it huddles tightly in the corner opposite the emerald rabbit, knocking on the stone door desperately .

Apart from the dull reverberation of the percussion on the flesh, there are also the sound of footsteps from far to near, unhurried, pounding on the heart one by one.

The figure in the corner trembled even more.

The appearance of the visitor seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult to see clearly.But for some reason, Gu Miao had an intuition that this person must have a playful smile like a cat catching a mouse, with a frivolous expression and an extremely satisfied look in his eyes.

He squatted down and roughly pulled him into his arms, as if he was just playing with a broken puppet.

Seeing himself struggling, Gu Miao subconsciously raised his hand to cover his neck—the warm breath sprayed on his neck, accompanied by a faint tingling pain, and he was branded with a bloodshot hickey—as if he had experienced it himself. reality.

The man kissed delicately, but with a hint of frivolity, he still whispered in his ear: "A Miao."

Goosebumps popped up suddenly.

……

Suddenly his arm was lightly touched, and Gu Miao shuddered. He clasped that wrist with lightning speed, threw him to the ground viciously, grabbed his neck, and shouted, "Don't touch me!!! "

"...San, Sanshui?" Chi Heting was caught off guard by being thrown on the ground, his internal organs were shaken, he almost lost his breath, and raised his hand to press his numb tendons, but he caught a glimpse of the violent and manic eyes, and felt in his heart Surprised, he tried to wake him up, "You... calm down... it's me, Sanshui..."

Gu Miao's expression was still in a trance, and the fingers clasped around his neck were slowly released, but he still refused to let go, and said hoarsely, "Who are you?"

Chi Heting managed to catch his breath, ignoring the burning pain in his throat, touched his fingers cautiously, and comforted him: "Sanshui, don't you recognize me? It's me, Ah Chi."

Gu Miao blinked, and seemed to have woken up a little bit again, and Chi's distressed appearance was finally reflected in her eyes.Like a vigilant cat, he leaned over and sniffed, then groped Chi, pulled out a familiar sachet, heaved a sigh of relief, and confirmed again: "What did you call me?"

"Sanshui?" Chi Heting was still pressed on the ground and couldn't move, afraid that he would pinch him if he was dissatisfied, and started talking nonsense, "Gu Sanshui? Gu Xiaomiao? Miaomiao? My heart?"

Gu Meiren, who was fully awake: "..."

Gu Miao got up, pulled him up, patted the ashes off his body, and said, "Are you okay?"

"No, it's not good. Look at the claw marks on his neck, do they seem to be okay?" Seeing that he finally woke up, Chi Heting immediately complained with tears, "You still ripped off my clothes and forced me to call you your sweetheart." Son, it's too much to take advantage of it!"

"Later, apply some medicine." Seeing the red marks on his neck, Gu Miao felt a little distressed, returned the sachet, helped him tidy up his clothes, and explained in a low voice, "I've been haunted...not on purpose."

"Yanzhu?" Chi Heting was stunned, his expression slightly solemn, his eyebrows frowned, and he looked at the secret passage again, "I went in before you, even if there were smoke and drugs, I should be the one who got caught." Yes. Besides, you won't be easily poisoned."

"There are no traps set up in the secret passage." Gu Miao shook his head, "It's my own problem, and I occasionally see strange things."

"Before?"

"Once." Gu Miao looked at him, "This is the second time."

"Well, what kind of thing? Tell me."

"It's me." Gu Miao squeezed his fingers tightly, and the chill that came from the bottom of his heart made him shiver slightly, "I look about the same age, but it's a little different, the butterfly imprint is outlined with gold lines ... very awkward."

Gold Line?

Chi Heting thought for a while, and suddenly froze in place.

"If the mechanism wall in the study building is locked, the secret passage in the Tiankeng will not be able to be opened. I saw myself locked in the secret passage and desperately tried to escape, but the person chasing me came from the Tiankeng. It's weird to come from the depths...Achi? Achi? Are you listening to me?"

Chi Heting felt like falling into an ice cave, and there were many voices buzzing in his ears, but he couldn't make out a single word.

In his previous life, how many interactions did he have with Gu Miao? ?It seemed that in a corner that he didn't know or had forgotten, he had missed countless times and turned a deaf ear, leaving Gu Miao alone in an abyss that he couldn't climb out of.

That disheveled red dress and that thin hand were just the tip of the iceberg, just a tiny glimpse of despair he had glimpsed.

If Gu Miao could speak at that time, what would she say?

Chi Heting's face was pale.The day in my memory seems to have lost many details out of thin air, as if there was an unheard cry for help, sobbing softly, crying blood every word, piercing the bottom of my heart.

Ah Chi, help me.

Gu Miao looked at Chi Heting, whose complexion was worse than his own, in a daze, and said, "I've said it's a strange thing, Ah Chi, don't let your imagination run wild. Let's go, the scenery in the tiankeng is very beautiful, you will definitely like."

Chi Heting suddenly grabbed his sleeve, as if exhausting all his strength, and asked word by word: "Can't you hear someone in the secret passage?"

Gu Miao was taken aback, thought for a while, and said, "I haven't tried it. But these stone doors are solid, so you shouldn't be able to hear them."

Chi Heting didn't say a word, and was dragged into the secret passage by Gu Miao in a daze.

"These murals were painted by my mother herself. They were made by craftsmen in the clan. They were hung from the opening on the top of the tiankeng, transported into secret passages and embedded on the wall. They didn't even know where this place was. It was my mother's whimsical idea, and she never thought that the mysterious library is just across the wall." Gu Miao babbled all the way, talking about what she had seen and heard when she was young, and finally said puzzled, "Ah Chi , why are you so sad?"

Chi Heting looked into his bright eyes, speechless.After a long while, he slowly said: "I probably owed you in my previous life."

Gu Miao: "?"

"Really." Chi Heting pushed aside a lock of hair on his forehead, and said in a low voice, "That's why I met you early in this life, so that I know what I missed."

Gu Miao tilted her head in confusion, put her hand on his forehead, and said, "It's not burning, why did you start talking nonsense all of a sudden?"

"It's not nonsense..."

The front suddenly brightened, the haze cleared away, and suddenly it became clear, revealing a fairyland-like scenery.