Neverland

Xu Muzhou coaxed Yan Cen back, then raised his head and looked at the door of Toya's room on the second floor.

Putting aside the fact that Toya was afraid of Yan Cen, Xu Muzhou didn't know why, and instinctively didn't want Toya to have more contact with Yan Cen.

Xu Muzhou always feels that Yan Cen is not a living person now, he always walks around in front of the big masters of metaphysics, just looking at him makes him feel a little guilty.

As for himself, Xu Muzhou thinks very openly, his consciousness is very bachelor - anyway, his old man has not died yet, as long as the "anchor" set by Neverland is still there, he must be regarded as a Schrödinger no matter what No one knows whether Xu Muzhou is alive or dead.

——Yes, the logic is very smooth, Xu Muzhou thought.

So Xu Muzhou, with this unknown double-standard self-confidence, thought about the opening line in his heart for a while, and walked up the stairs.

To be on the safe side, Xu Muzhou handed over everything to Yan Cen, leaving only the bunch of keys hanging on his waist.

The corridor was pitch-black, and there were no lights on. Xu Muzhou felt a little blind. When he reached the stairs on the second floor, he almost tripped over the upturned wooden plank, and it was very difficult to walk.

Fortunately, because of the structure of the building, safety rails more than one meter high are installed on the outer platform of each floor. Xu Muzhou leaned on the railing and walked around half a circle of the platform, finally finding the place where Toya entered in his memory. that door.

Xu Muzhou wasn't quite sure if Toya had left the house when he and Yan Cen went to the basement, so he stood at the door for a while, listened carefully to the movements in the house, and then reached out to knock on it after confirming that there was someone inside. Door.

Toya's response came quickly from inside the house.

"Who is it?" Toya said.

"It's me." Xu Muzhou didn't tell him his name, but subtly agreed: "The person you saved."

This building is based on things like sand and gravel, supported by wood, and wooden planks are spread everywhere in the tower, which creaks and creaks when stepped on.

The sound of Toya's footsteps soon appeared on the other side of the door. He seemed to have come to the door, but he did not open the door hastily, but asked again: "What can you do?"

"I—" Xu Muzhou paused, and then said to him in a fearful tone: "I'm a little scared. Shipwrecks always appear in my nightmares. I'm tired and in pain, but I can't fall asleep... This feeling is driving me crazy, can you help me?"

Toya seemed to hesitate for a moment, but was finally moved by his pitiful tone, walked over and opened the door.

"Come in and talk," Toya said.

Toya was still wearing the robe she was wearing, and he stepped on the wet wooden board with bare feet, his round toes were a little red from the cold.He was dressed very thinly, but he didn't seem to know what it meant to be cold.

Xu Muzhou followed him into the room calmly, his eyes gazing a few times at the crystal ball in his arms.

The crystal ball also looked as big as a small pumpkin, just enough for Toya to hold in her arms.It's just that the ball hasn't been used for some time, and it seems to be covered with a thick layer of dust, which looks extremely bleak.

Toya led Xu Muzhou into the house, led him to a small wooden stool, then turned around and sat opposite him.

Xu Muzhou squeezed out a flattering smile just right, crossed his fingers together, and looked at Toya hesitantly.

Toya showed him a gentle smile, he sat on the edge of his bed, very close to Xu Muzhou, his knees were almost touching.

"It's okay." Toya said softly, "I will do my best to help you."

Xu Muzhou seemed to be soothed by his smile, he let go of his fingers, unconsciously kneaded the tiger's mouth of his left hand with his right hand, lowered his head in shame, and whispered: "I'm sorry, but I'm really scared. The shipwreck like that was horrible, it felt like I was going to die in the ocean at any moment - oh my god, I don't know what I did wrong, God is going to punish me in this way."

Before Xu Muzhou could finish speaking, he got goosebumps from being tired of himself.

This pretentious way of speaking was learned by Xu Muzhou from Robert's world, and now he has learned and used it flexibly, except that he sounds a little nauseated, but the effect seems to be pretty good.

Because Toya obviously believed his meaningless rhetoric, the beautiful boy widened his eyes and looked at Xu Muzhou in shock and distress.

"Oh no, you must not think so." Toya said quickly: "It was just an accident—how could it be your sin? On the contrary, the reason why you are still alive is because you are kind-hearted will be saved by the gods."

—Help, Xu Muzhou thought.

Xu Muzhou was almost driven crazy by this way of chatting, he closed his eyes severely, maintained his expression, and decided to get to the point early.

"What you said is very convincing." Xu Muzhou said worriedly, "But I still can't help being worried."

"What are you worried about?" Toya was like a very good listener. He listened intently to Xu Muzhou's words, leaning forward slightly, his beautiful blue eyes slowly filled with distress and worry.

"Perhaps I can help you," Toya said.

But then he remembered something again, hurriedly straightened up and opened the distance, and sat back a little.

"Oh... If you are also afraid of my 'witch' name, I will promise not to appear in front of you and your friends." Toya said hurriedly: "You can live here freely, as long as there is a boat, You can leave...they'll take you, I promise."

The young man looked flustered, as if he was genuinely worried that his "master" would cause trouble to Xu Muzhou.

Xu Muzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully observed his mood swings and behavior details, and finally had to regretfully admit that he didn't seem to be putting on a show, but was really thinking about them.

"No, of course I don't think so." Xu Muzhou said cautiously, "It's just that I just went to the basement to find some warm clothes, and I accidentally found something else—"

Toya blinked, as if she didn't realize what he was saying for a while.

"I saw other people's things." Xu Muzhou said, "It looks like the same crew as us... Well, you know, the goods we transport at sea are similar."

"You're talking about Joseph." Toya said suddenly, "I remember him."

"Ah, that's it." Xu Muzhou was caught off guard, lowered his head, and his tone became a little low: "His things are left here, but people... I don't know what will happen to me in the future. I still have a fever, and I don’t know if I can wait until someone comes to rescue me.”

Xu Muzhou tried his best to make his statement look confusing, Toya was obviously deceived by his appearance, he stretched out his hand worriedly and held Xu Muzhou's hand resting on his knee, comforting him sincerely.

"Joseph is saved." Toya said, "He doesn't feel pain anymore...so you have to believe in God, and you have to believe that you will be saved."

Xu Muzhou was shivered by his grip, and Toya's hand was very cold, almost like a piece of ice, even more extreme than Yan Cen's.

Xu Muzhou subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand to see if Toya was alive.

But this thought only appeared for a moment before being suppressed by himself. He pinched the fabric on his knee and took a breath without any trace to let his heartbeat stabilize again.

It wasn't accidental that Xu Muzhou mentioned Joseph just now. In fact, he had a premonition——Joseph hadn't been able to leave the castle.

According to Toya, there is only one way to leave the castle——waiting for the ship to deliver supplies to take away the people in the castle.

In theory, this way of leaving is very reasonable, and there is no danger.Joseph can live in the castle leisurely and wait for the supplies personnel to come, and then wait to board the other party's boat and return to the shore on the other side.

So in this case, why are there still his goods and clothes left in the basement.

Taking a step back, if the ship that came was small and not spacious enough to carry the extra crew and cargo, then why didn't Joseph even take the diary with him.

That diary has almost filled the entire book, and it can be seen that he is a person who cherishes this diary very much. Then appeared in the basement.

I don't know if it was influenced by the bunch of keys and the blue beard's preconceived impression, Xu Muzhou always felt that Joseph might not have left at all...or to put it more clearly, he might not be in this world anymore.

What's more, when he asked about Toya Joseph just now, Toya's word was not that he was saved, nor that he left, but "would no longer feel pain". What was the difference? Anyway, this sentence stopped in his ears, almost equivalent to "going to heaven".

Thinking of this, Xu Muzhou couldn't help but glance at Toya again.

The pretty boy held his hand and looked at him expectantly, hoping to get a little response from him.His attitude was gentle and tolerant, with a slight sense of inferiority complex, Toya's thin body was slightly hunched, subconsciously placing herself in a lower position than Xu Muzhou.

Kindness that seems to be close to perfection will make people feel an unreal creepiness——Xu Muzhou didn't know if he was too sensitive and dark. Anyway, he looked at Toya, and always felt that there was something unclear about her. subtlety.

So Xu Muzhou didn't speak.

Toya waited for a while and saw no reaction from him, thinking that Xu Muzhou was still immersed in fear and worry, he bit his lip, as if he had made up his mind.

"It's okay." Toya said suddenly, "I'll show you your future."

Xu Muzhou hadn't had time to digest the meaning of his words when he felt Toya's sudden force, pulling his two hands forward.

For some reason, Toya's strength became incomparably greater, Xu Muzhou was caught off guard, and Toya pressed his hands on the dim crystal ball in his arms.

Xu Muzhou was startled, he had always been insensitive to this kind of metaphysics, and it was too late to hide, so there was no reason to go up.

He subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but it was too late.

The original dusty crystal ball suddenly seemed to be dusted off by a hand, and it emitted a warm and bright white light in the small dark room.