The universal system is a bit cute

Chapter 229 Finding the Mask
Zuo Muchen nodded, agreeing with Qiu Tiantian's words.

He puffed out his chest, as if to embolden himself, but the hand holding Akita became even stronger.

Apparently, he wasn't as calm as he let on.

Akita was a little pitiful, but also a little funny, so she shook his hand and comforted him.

The two came to the small courtyard again.

Same as before, the small courtyard was still very quiet, and the door opened by Zuo Muchen was still ajar.

The two supported each other, were on guard, and walked in cautiously.

Walking to the door of the wooden house, Akita Tian didn't act recklessly, stood outside the door, knocked on the door lightly, and asked, "Excuse me, is there anyone?"

It was quiet in the wooden house, there was no sound at all.

Akita asked twice, but still no one answered her.

She looked at Zuo Muchen and asked, "Can we come in?"

The house is still silent, only the sound of the wind blowing the treetops behind the house.

After a while, Zuo Muchen said: "There is dust on the doors and windows. It must have been unoccupied for a long time. Let's go in."

"it is good."

Akita tried to push the door lightly, but with a little force, the door was pushed open. Obviously, the door was only half closed.

The door was pushed open and made a "squeaking" sound, as if it had not been pushed open for a long time.

A dusty smell rushed towards his face, Qiu Tiantian hurriedly pulled Zuo Muchen aside to let the stale smell in the room radiate.

"It's been a long time since no one has lived there. In such a place with beautiful mountains and green waters, it is definitely not possible to make the air in the house so bad in a short period of time." Akita Tian analyzed.

After waiting for a while, after the air in the room had circulated for a while, Akita took Zuo Muchen and stepped in carefully.

The windows were closed tightly, making the room look a bit dark.

The two stood in the middle of the room, looking around.

Seeing the layout of the house clearly, both of them were a little disappointed.

The furnishings in the house are just like this house, very simple.

Except for a bed and a table, there is almost nothing.

Or, the people who used to live here were very poor and lived a quiet life.Or, after the man left, he moved everything away.

"Let's look around and see if we can find anything of value," Akita suggested.

Zuo Muchen naturally had no objection, he always obeyed Akita Tian's words.

The two began to split up and search the house.

The house is small and easy to search.

However, they still seized the time.Because the news of their coming here will definitely be spread as soon as possible, and the people from Huanyueju will definitely come to look for them, fearing that something will happen to them.

Maybe Zuo Xiaoli will come over soon.

Zuo Muchen walked to the bed, lifted an old dusty mat on the bed, and suddenly called out.

Akita Tian was searching the other side, and when he heard his cry, he hurried over.

"what happened?"

"Face, mask."

Zuo Muchen stared straight at the bed and pointed at the bed, his fingers trembling and his eyes full of fear.

Akita quickly held his hand, trying to comfort him.At the same time, her eyes looked towards the bed, towards the direction of Zuo Muchen's finger.

On the bed, under the mat, on the same dusty wooden board, lay an old grimace mask.

"Don't be afraid," Akita Tian comforted, "It's just a mask. Its owner is not here, so it won't do anything to you."

Under her comfort, Zuo Muchen gradually calmed down.

Akita Tian stood in front of Zuo Muchen, bent down to observe the mask, and then picked it up.

Under the mask, the original color of the wooden board was exposed, and there was no dust.

"This mask should have been here for a long time, maybe as long as its owner left, maybe longer." Akita Tian sighed.

Zuo Muchen poked his head out from her shoulder, looking at the mask in her hand.

"Mu Chen, don't be afraid, it's really just a mask. What you are afraid of is what its owner has done to you, not the mask, right?"

Qiu Tiantian turned his face and said to Zuo Muchen.

Zuo Muchen finally plucked up the courage, went around to her side, took a deep breath, and reached out to take the mask in her hand.

"Ghostface is wearing this mask?" Akita asked in confirmation.

She actually already thought of the answer from Zuo Muchen's reaction, but she just wanted to hear him admit it.

Zuo Muchen nodded and said, "Yes, that's it, I won't admit my mistake, definitely not."

His tone, from the initial panic, slowly became calm.

"Mu Chen, the past is over, don't be afraid. Let's search again to see if we can find more things. Then, let's inquire and find out who the people who lived here used to be. Since he lives Here, it must be allowed by your elder brother, not an unknown person, we will definitely be able to find out the truth of the matter."

Akita is actually very worried now.

This person used to live here, and after he left for unknown reasons, this room has remained the same. Maybe he has an unusual relationship with Zuo Xiaoli.

At least, he was invited by Zuo Xiaoli.

It is said that the people who live in the back mountain of Huanyueju are Zuo Xiaoli's staff or mentors.

She was worried that what she did to Zuo Muchen back then had something to do with Zuo Xiaoli.

It is even possible that Zuo Xiaoli is the mastermind.

Why did he do that?In order to prevent Zuo Muchen from threatening his position in the Zuo Mansion?
It is possible.

Because Zuo Qingmo was not so kind to Zuo Muchen.

If this is the case, staying here with Zuo Muchen may be in danger.

They have to leave here as soon as possible, pretending that they don't know anything, they just came to visit the mountains and rivers.

Zuo Muchen has basically returned to normal now, he is talented and intelligent, even if he has not fully recovered, his intelligence is extraordinary, and he understood Akita's intentions as soon as he heard it.

He stuffed the mask in his hand into his arms, separated from Akita, and quickly searched the cabin.

However, apart from this mask, they failed to find anything useful.

The things in the house can be said to be pitifully small, and nothing was left.

"Let's go, let's get out of here quickly, don't let anyone know that we've been here." Akita took Zuo Muchen's hand, trying to pull him away.

"it is good."

Zuo Muchen had no objection.

The two walked out of the cabin together, turned around and closed the door.

However, at this moment, they heard a familiar call, the call of the Flame Eagle.

"It's not good, the Flame Eagle is here. That guy is very clever, very understanding of humanity, and can communicate with your elder brother verbally, we have to leave quickly."

Qiu Tiantian immediately became nervous, pulled Zuo Muchen and ran away.

She knew very well what the Flame Eagle was capable of. If it saw them here, it would definitely tell Zuo Xiaoli.

Zuo Muchen's expression also changed, and he ran away.

He had also seen some of the magical beasts tamed by Zuo Xiaoli, including the Flame Eagle.

The Flame Eagle is one of Zuo Xiaoli's favorite monsters, so he has certainly seen it before.

Back then, for a long time, Zuo Xiaoli was very keen to bring him to Huanyueju, forcing him to study and study, and also forced him to practice.

At that time, he didn't know that it was cultivation, he only knew that Zuo Xiaoli forced him to sit dry and didn't allow him to move around, it was very boring.

Now, of course he knows that it is cultivation.

Therefore, his attitude towards Zuo Xiaoli was quite contradictory.I am worried that he has other thoughts about me, but I also feel that he is actually very kind to me.

It's a pity that the speed of the Flame Eagle was too fast. They just ran to the center of the courtyard when they saw a shadow in the sky.

That shadow was the Flame Eagle that was approaching rapidly.

Qiu Tiantian and Zuo Muchen stopped at the same time.

With the speed of the Flame Eagle, they cannot escape.Moreover, they had already been seen by the Flame Eagle, and they ran away in a hurry, which made them feel guilty, and it would be better to pretend that they didn't know anything.

Akita Tian and Zuo Muchen looked at each other, and both of them understood each other's eyes.

Qiu Tiantian was still a little worried, leaned into Zuo Muchen's ear, and whispered, "Remember, play dumb."

"Yeah." Zuo Muchen answered her in a low voice.

The Flame Eagle was obviously coming towards them. It quickly flew over the courtyard, circling, and was about to land.

The agility in Zuo Muchen's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by ignorance and curiosity.

He looked up at the Flame Eagle, but soon, fear appeared in his eyes.

He tugged on Akita's clothes and shouted, "Tada, let's run, brother's bad bird is coming."

Ever since he liked to go to Zuo Xiaoli's study to look for books to read, he no longer called Zuo Xiaoli the big bad guy, but called him big brother instead.

"Don't run, it won't do anything to you."

A familiar voice came from the back of the flaming eagle, which made Akita feel sad and screamed inwardly.

Zuo Xiaoli also came, he came with Lie Yandiao.

No, maybe he came here on the Flame Carving because he was in a hurry.

Akita Tian thought quickly, trying to find a countermeasure.

Zuo Xiaoli must have heard the people from Huanyueju report to him that Zuo Muchen came to the back mountain with her, so he hurried over here.

Could it be that there is really some secret behind this mountain?

But that's not right, that mask is placed under the bed in a stately manner, if Zuo Xiaoli is afraid of being seen by Zuo Muchen, he can take it away.

Such an obvious mask can be seen by just flipping through it, Akita Tian doesn't believe that Zuo Xiaoli will be so careless that he won't realize its existence.

Or, he thinks this mask is not important, and it doesn't matter if Zuo Muchen sees it.

Or, he put it here on purpose, to let Zuo Muchen see it.

Either way, it doesn't seem too good.

Qiu Tiantian couldn't help asking in his heart: "System, will there be any danger in the future? Is Zuo Xiaoli the same as the person who killed Zuo Muchen back then? Is he the one behind the scenes?"

She rarely relies on the system now, except for the daily quenching pill.

As she lived longer in this world, her own abilities became stronger, and she became less and less willing to rely on the system too much, but to solve problems by herself.

This seems to be what the system is happy to see.

The system showed her a funny smile and said, "Complete the system task, and I can tell you the answer."

Akita rolled his eyes at it, and replied in his heart: "Come on less. Save your task and finish it yourself."

She would not study the system's tasks at this juncture, who knows what weird tasks the system will release for her.

More importantly, she perceived something from the system's attitude.

That is, there shouldn't be any danger ahead, and there shouldn't be any problems too difficult for her to deal with.

Otherwise, the system would not answer so easily, and would still be interested in teasing her.

The system has a certain predictive ability, and Akita knows this.

Therefore, she was even more reluctant to rely on the system for help.

There is a price to pay for the help of the system.

The system gave a "cut", but didn't mention the task anymore. Obviously, it didn't think Akita had anything to worry about.

This made Akita feel more confident.

However, what left her speechless was that the system turned into a child, holding a melon and eating it.

Eat melons?

It is watching a play?

If it wants to watch a play, it will watch it, and Akita doesn't believe that it can't perceive what's going to happen next, but why does it have to turn into an image here?
Moreover, only she can see this image, neither Zuo Muchen nor Zuo Xiaoli can see it.

It's trying to make things difficult for her, right?
Akita Tabai glanced at the system and ignored it.

Sometimes the system is also a child's mind, so it can do whatever it likes, and she should just pretend that it doesn't exist.

The flaming eagle has stopped in the courtyard.

The courtyard is not big, but the flame sculpture is very huge, once it stops, it occupies a small half of the courtyard.

The small courtyard suddenly became more crowded.

It was the first time Akita Tian saw the Flame Eagle during the day, and it was also the first time he saw it flying out of its tree house, so he couldn't help but look around curiously.

The flame eagle's feathers are fiery red, and it looks like a burning hill.

Compared with it at night, it has a different kind of beauty.

And its eyes are very sharp and intimidating.

Akita Tian probably guessed why Zuo Muchen was afraid of the Flame Eagle.

Zuo Xiaoli was originally standing on the back of the flame carving, before the flame carving stopped, he jumped off the back of the flame carving, and stopped firmly in front of Qiu Tiantian and Zuo Muchen.

"Brother, brother, I'm sorry, we ran to the back mountain without your permission." Akita Tian was the first to apologize.

Zuo Muchen just looked up at Zuo Xiaoli without saying anything.

He glanced at the stopped Flame Eagle and shrank behind Akita.

"Tada, I hate this bad bird, it kills me."

Qiu Tiantian secretly thought, no wonder Zuo Muchen is afraid of Lie Yandiao, not only because of its sharp eyes, but also because it once scared Zuo Muchen.

Did you do that under Zuo Xiaoli's instruction?

Or, Zuo Muchen misunderstood?
Thinking in his heart, Qiu Tiantian pulled Zuo Muchen by the hand, still protecting him behind his back, and persuaded softly: "Mu Chen, don't be afraid, the flame eagle won't kill you anymore."

Zuo Xiaoli's eyes kept moving on Qiu Tiantian and Zuo Muchen, as if trying to see through something.

Akita had already made a decision in her heart. She was going to pretend to be stupid to the end, pretending to be wandering around in the back mountain and came here accidentally.

Anyway, if she and Zuo Muchen refused to admit it, what else could Zuo Xiaoli do to them?

At worst, he doubted in his heart, but there was no evidence to prove anything.

(End of this chapter)