Shadow of the Beautiful World

Where have you been all these years? How are your children?

Merlin was sitting by the fireplace in the mysterious room, a warm flame was burning beside him. Under the light of the fire, Merlin was sitting on the sofa, and the big orange cat Gooko, who had disappeared for several years, lay on his lap.

This cat is no different from before, it still looks harmless to humans and animals, probably because of the temperature brought by the flames, it makes Gu Gu drowsy, its tail wags back and forth, and its head hangs by Merlin's hand, Let Merlin gently stroke its neck.

Gu Gu enjoyed this action, and it narrowed its eyes happily.

Facing Merlin's question, Cuckoo answered with some disinterest:

Meow meow meow meow meow.

You sent your children to another planet 3 years ago? Then you wandered among the stars?

Merlin probably understood Gu Gu's answer, he grabbed Gu Gu's front paw with some dissatisfaction, lifted it into the air, looked at it, and said:

Then why don't you go home?

Meow!

Gugu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and it let out a slightly sharp cry.

Oh, you want to find out where you were born? Is there anything you need?

Merlin looked at his cat and asked:

did you find it?

The big orange cat shook its head. It broke free from Merlin's shackles, flicked its tail, and lightly landed on the sofa on the other side, lying there, narrowing its eyes leisurely.

The bastard cat doesn't seem to be able to find the place where it was born, but it doesn't seem to be lost.

After you left, something happened at home.

Merlin talked to Gu Gu, as if talking to a family member far away from home about the changes in the past few years, he said:

Eric graduated from college and stayed there for grad school, Charlie got into the same college 2 years ago and they really got together, those two kids were so busy with their studies that they rarely came home.

Oh, I forgot, you don't know Charlie yet. You don't know Raven either, and Lorna, Daisy, Matt, so much has happened in the time you guys have been away .”

Merlin looked at the burning flames in front of him and said:

Those people you know, Harry married Ginny the year before last, had a child, Ron and little Hermione were always noisy. Carol went to the stars and hasn't even sent a letter back. Fury is still the same, living in his own and other people's plots and plans every day, and fighting wits and courage with everyone around him.

Meow

Cuckoo let out a dissatisfied cry.

Merlin glanced at it and said:

You bastard, don't you care about them at all?

Cuckoo ignored Merlin, probably because he thought Merlin was too noisy, so he simply rolled himself up and covered his ears with his tail.

Seeing this scene, Merlin couldn't help but smile.

After all, Goo Goo is just a wild and unruly bastard cat, and it is too difficult for a cat to understand human emotions.

Master Merlin.

Xuanlan appeared beside Meilin like a ghost, and she reminded:

In the outside world, it should be your time to get off work. Your sister is knocking on your door. She seems to have something to talk to you about.

Um?

Merlin glanced at the big mahogany clock placed by the wall of the mysterious house. The time had already pointed to 6:40 pm. He stood up and hugged the sleeping Gu Gu in his arms. Gu Gu did not resist, but moved his body, Changing to a more comfortable position in Merlin's arms, he patted Merlin's arm with his tail while continuing to sleep soundly.

Then I'll leave first.

Merlin said to Xuanlan:

Take care of Coulson for me, and, is that red devil awake?

He woke up 12 hours ago.

Xuanlan said calmly:

He has tried 159 times to escape from the mysterious house, and he is now on the 160th time, but his understanding of space is too shallow, relying only on the instinct of jumping space, it is impossible to break through the dimensional anchor fixed by the mysterious house on the dimensional level .”

very good.

Merlin nodded and said:

Just let him keep trying, keep him hopeful. I'll see him again when he's desperate.

After speaking, he hugged his cat and walked towards the door of the hall.

The next moment, Merlin opened the door, and saw Ruiwen who was standing in front of his bedroom door, reaching out and trying to knock on the door.

Merlin pushed his glasses, and said to his sister in relief:

What's matter?

Where were you before?

Ruiwen looked at Merlin suspiciously. She was a magical girl, and she could easily sense that Merlin didn't appear from the bedroom. He wasn't in the bedroom at all just now.

This guy hides some secrets that Ruiwen doesn't know.

The girl's eyes fell on the cat in Merlin's arms again in the next moment. She stared at the fat orange cat that was sleeping soundly in front of her, and took a cautious step back.

Obviously, she recognized Goo Goo's true identity.

Where did the Yuan Devourer come from this time? Why are you holding it in your arms?

Ruiwen said a little nervously:

Throw it away! It will swallow you and this house in one gulp. Now I can't deal with a Yuan Devourer at all!

Oh, take it easy, girl.

Merlin stroked Gu Gu Gu's smooth fur, and he said to Rui Wen:

This is Goo Goo, the cool cat Goo Goo. It has lived here longer than you. This is its home. It has come home, and no one can drive it away.

You keep a devouring beast as a pet?

Ruiwen looked at Merlin with a look like a madman, and she said:

Did you know that when the Yuan Devourer is fierce, it can easily eat a city? The guns and bombs in your world can't deal with it.

That's not something Gugu would do, you have to trust me.

Merlin hugged the cat, walked to the end of the stairs on the second floor, then squatted down, and took out the clean, luxurious cat litter that Eric made for Googoo from the locker, and put the sleeping Put the cuckoo in the nest.

He stood up and turned to Raven, who was crossing his hips, and said:

You also have to have a good relationship with Goo, it's family. Well, don't bother Goo, this poor guy has just finished an interstellar journey, he is very tired now, he needs to rest.

Merlin reached out and patted Ruiwen on the shoulder, he said:

Let's go downstairs and talk.

Rui Wen looked at Goo Goo lying in the cat's litter again. When she turned her head, she saw that the big orange cat, who was lying lazily sleeping in Merlin's arms just now, was already awake. He was squatting in his nest, looking at Ruiwen with a scrutinizing gaze.

It's like looking at a creature that has broken into its own territory.

That look is definitely not friendly.

Ruiwen, who has lived in the world of Azax, knows that creatures like Yuan Devourer will wander among the stars all their lives. Their personalities are unpredictable, they maintain wildness and at the same time have a certain degree of wisdom. Occasionally they will devour planets to come Satisfy one's own appetite, it is said that the devouring beasts are the pets of the terrifying god swallowing stars among the stars. Like their masters, they have insatiable stomachs.

For any planet and civilization, a fully grown Yuan Devourer is a natural disaster. Although Gu Gu is still in its infancy, it is equally dangerous to the earth.

I really don't know how Merlin tamed it.

Rui Wen walked down the stairs step by step under Gu Gu's gaze, she said softly:

I'm curious why it didn't eat Merlin when they first met

Lorna, turn down the sound of the cartoon.

Merlin sat on a chair at the dining table and shouted to Lorna who was lying on the sofa watching cartoons:

Don't eat snacks, we're going to have dinner later.

oh

Lorna responded, and the well-behaved girl picked up the remote control and turned down the sound of the TV. Rui Wen also sat on the chair next to Merlin. She took out a letter and said to Merlin:

'The Magician' is coming to New York.

So fast?

Merlin froze for a moment, he said to Ruiwen:

Didn't you make an appointment with her for a few days before meeting?

She said that her stage magic troupe decided to come to New York to perform on the spur of the moment.

Ruiwen also said helplessly:

It was a complete emergency.

You mean, let me go to see her instead of you now?

Merlin frowned and said:

But we are not ready yet. If she asks about mysterious magic, I can't answer it. It will reveal my truth. Besides, I didn't ask you before. If you are really afraid of affecting your image, then you can completely refuse Why are you so persistent in meeting her?

Because she spent a lot of money, Merlin.

Raven pointed to the three packages on the table, and she said to Merlin:

There are 7 magical objects in there, and there are materials that can help you purify the devil's breath. She just sent them over directly. Do you know how valuable these things are? You know, given my current situation, it takes How hard is it to find another trader as rich and dumb as 'The Magician'?

Um

Merlin looked at his sister and said:

Did you use her as a cash machine?

Don't speak so harshly.

Ruiwen said dissatisfied:

I also gave her the knowledge she needs. This is an equivalent exchange! What's more, you have also benefited. The materials needed to purify the breath are complete. Now I can purify the devil's breath on your body. So, can you help me? help me?

help.

Merlin nodded and said:

But how are you going to solve the problem of mystic knowledge?

It's very simple.

Raven waved her hand, and she said:

Leave that nasty bird of yours at home, so that no matter what questions she asks, I can answer them immediately. You only need to read the answer in your heart.

Victor?

Merlin suddenly realized, he waved his hand, and with an ugly cry, the dark red Raven Spirit Victor appeared on the dining table.

The bird folded its wings and stood on the table. It looked at Rui Wen who was sitting next to Merlin with a little fear. It seemed that it still remembered the scene of its last death.

And Victor shrank his head, which is really cowardly.

Okay, everything is ready now!

Ruiwen reached for a package, and she took out a few magical seeds from it, and she said to Merlin:

Come and help me in the alchemy room. The purification potion is very simple to make. After about an hour, no one will notice that you are a demon disguised as a human being.

I've always been human, Riven.

Merlin said seriously:

I never pretended.

Ruiwen glanced at her brother, she snorted:

Forget it, I don't want to quarrel with you, so it's whatever you say.

Two hours later, at 8:30 p.m., Merlin, who changed into a more formal black suit and tie, drove to the Chinese Grand Theater in New York.

The meeting address given by the mysterious Magician lady is here.

Merlin pushed his glasses with some doubts. In front of his theater, some audience members who came out of the theater were discussing the magic trick they saw just now. Merlin stood by and listened, and found that what they were discussing was not only the magic itself, but also the magician who performed the magic show.

Well, from the slightly vulgar words of these men, Merlin can probably imagine that it is a very amazing female magician that men can't forget.

That was probably Miss Magician herself.

It's an unexpectedly simple code name.

Merlin said softly:

I thought it was just a disguise, but I didn't expect that she was really a magician.

He adjusted his clothes and quietly disappeared when no one was paying attention. A few minutes later, he came to the backstage of the theater. Those magicians were preparing for the second performance tonight. Judging by their facial expressions, their first performance was clearly a success.

However, most of the clothes worn by these magicians are very similar. They are all black tuxedos, black high hats, holding secret canes, and those beautiful magician assistant girls who are slightly revealing. They also put on makeup backstage.

Under the shadow cloak, Merlin pushed his glasses. In the state of spiritual vision, he caught the vague magical aura. He followed the aura all the way forward, and finally came to a closed box.

The appearance is a little more mysterious.

Ruiwen's voice sounded in Merlin's mind, and she exhorted:

You have to show your aura as a master of mysticism, and let the 'magician' think you are a powerful spellcaster at the first sight of you, so that she no longer doubts your identity.

I'm already a powerful spellcaster, okay?

Merlin replied:

There's no need to pretend at all.

Hehe, as long as you are happy, go see her now.

Under Rui Wen's urging, Merlin dissipated into mist and quietly infiltrated into the closed box.

In the box is also a dressing table, a young lady is sitting in front of the makeup mirror, carefully applying her makeup.

Her upper body was wearing a magician's black and white tuxedo, which was obviously carefully cut. The dress was tight without being cramped, which undoubtedly showed the lady's proud figure.

Especially the towering chest can indeed attract the attention of men in the first place.

She has long black hair that reaches her waist, and under the light, the smooth hair is like a waterfall.

And her lower body was wearing a pair of black hot pants, black fishnet stockings collapsed on two dizzying, perfect legs, and black high-heeled leather boots on her feet.

Very bold, very seductive dress, perfectly showing her proud charm, and it is really pleasing to the eye.

Merlin noticed that this young lady had a pair of blue eyes that were very similar to Raven's, and she was very beautiful.

Nice clothes.

A moment later, a deep voice sounded in the dressing room.

But for a wizard, it's a bit too frivolous.

swish

The startled Miss Magician turned her head abruptly, and she also had an extra black wand in her hand, which was hidden in the magic wand she used for performing.

Behind her, in the darkness that should have been nothing, a figure was sitting there.

The dark magic condensed into smoke, forming a weird chair for the person sitting in the shadows. He crossed his legs, put his elbows on the armrest of the smoke chair, and crossed his fingers on his chest, as if admiring The beauty of the lady in front of me.

Hello, Magician.

Merlin said softly:

You want to meet me

So, here I come