Falling into the Abyss

Tanithel looked at Ethan in surprise, "Is there another person?"

"It's just that when I was sleeping, I could hear a breathing sound that was not made by me." Ethan seemed to feel very embarrassed to disturb Tanithel because of such a thing, "I don't know if there is something wrong with my ears."

Tanithel went directly to Ethan's room without saying a word, first turned on the light and searched inside and out, then stood in the middle of the room and closed his eyes, but opened his third eye.The sound of breathing before was no longer heard in the quiet air, and there were bursts of strange chirping of insects in the night outside the window.

After a while, Tanithel slowly opened his eyes, and closed the eyes on his forehead.His expression seemed a little dignified, and he looked at Ethan with some uncertainty.

Seeing his nervous look, Ethan smiled, "What's the matter? Could it be that there are ghosts in your house?"

But Tanithel replied, "It's almost like this. It's just that I didn't expect you to be able to perceive it."

Ethan thought that Tanisel was joking, so he laughed twice, only to find that the priest didn't laugh.He opened his mouth slightly, "Huh? Are you serious?"

"This castle has a history of hundreds of years, and there are many people who have owned it, and they were all princes and nobles who were very important in Eve at that time. Most of these people died in this castle in the end." Taniser Er looked around, as if seeing this room for the first time, "You know that Eve's spiritual power is stronger than that of Earth people. The stronger a person is, the spiritual power can remain or attach after his death." For a long time on some things that are more familiar or important to him, even after they completely dissipate, these things will leave their eternal marks on them."

"You mean, those nobles who died here left their mark on this castle?"

The priest nodded, and looked at Ethan with a kind of ghostly and treacherous eyes in the night, "Because I was born with stronger spiritual power, I have seen it many times. They are attached to every stone in this castle, Every eaves tile, every inch of floor tiles has become a part of this castle. In a sense, this castle is alive." As he spoke, he suddenly leaned forward slightly, looking down at Ethan, revealing A strange smile, "And the person who died recently was my father. Until now, I can still feel his breath here."

Ethan looked at him with frightened eyes, and Tanithel couldn't hold back a series of laughter.The clear laughter echoed in the quiet room, dispelling the strange atmosphere that had just gathered in an instant.

Ethan's face flushed with anger, "How old are you still making jokes like this! Childish!"

"Because you have been calm from now on, and you want to scare you~" The priest hugged Ethan's waist smoothly and naturally, took him to the bed and sat down, "I like you the most when you are frightened." That kind of expression looks like a rabbit. It's a pity that you are getting more and more courageous now, and the chances of scaring you are getting less and less, what a pity."

"What the hell are you a rabbit!" Ethan pushed the priest aside with his elbow, "So what exactly did I hear!"

"It may be the sound of the wind, it may be the sound of the vent, or it may be that you have been under too much mental pressure recently." The priest thought for a while, and suddenly reached out and rubbed Ethan's hair familiarly, "Wait for me for a while, I'll go get something .”

The priest returned a moment later, holding a crystal goblet containing some amber liquid in his hand.He handed the wine glass to Ethan, "This is a liquid extracted from herbs. Drinking a little every day will help you sleep and temporarily relieve your mental stress."

Ethan took a sip, it was sweet, with a faint rosin taste, and the taste was a bit strange.He drank all the contents of the quilt in one breath, but he heard Taniser say with a smile, "So straightforward, aren't you afraid that I will poison you?"

"With my current physique, I doubt that there is any poison that can poison me to death." Ethan smiled wryly, thinking of his body that healed quickly after being pierced by the laser beam. Although he could still feel the pain, at that time Under such circumstances, he can ignore all the pain, and even like the feeling that should bring disgust.

Although Ethan has always known that he has a bit of masochistic desire, but it is only limited to the bed, he never knew that he could even like the pain of being burned like that.

Tanisel took the wine glass in his hand, stretched out his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, and touched his uneasy frown.

"Don't worry, I'll go to the temple tomorrow." The priest comforted Ethan who was clearly worried.

But Ethan was not only worried about his own physical condition, "Is Lionel back too?"

"Well... I should be back..."

"Then... he will guess that you brought us back."

"I think he should have guessed."

"Are you going to be in trouble?"

Tanithel shrugged, "If there is, there will be. I have always been a troublemaker since I was a child."

Ethan was amused. It had been a long time since a sincere laugh came out of his mouth. When he didn't wear glasses, his smile looked very innocent, unlike that of a 30-year-old man.The priest gazed at him tenderly, seemingly fascinated.

Ethan felt a little embarrassed, "Don't look, I'm getting goosebumps!"

But the priest seemed a little dazed, and after a while, he suddenly hugged Ethan's body tightly, "I'll sleep with you tonight, okay?"

Ethan was taken aback, blushing, "Uh... ok... ok..."

"What are you thinking?" Tanithel knocked on Ethan's forehead, his face full of teasing, "I just want to hug you to sleep, you are weak now, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

Ethan's face turned even redder, almost like a carrot, "What nonsense are you talking about! How can I be so imaginary!"

"Of course, if you really want it, I can do whatever it takes to satisfy you."

"Who wants it! Go away!"

"No, let's sleep together!"

"Then don't touch it! How can you sleep here!"

"Hush...it's late at night, don't talk..."

"you……"

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Early the next morning, Ethan was awakened by a wind chime-like melodious bird song, and the cool wind blew in through the window with the dry warmth of the sun.Ethan let out a comfortable sigh, turned around and wanted to hug the person beside him, but the hug was in vain.

The priest is gone.

Ethan's heart suddenly felt empty, and most of his sleepiness was gone.

He sat up from the bed, ignorantly suspecting that he was still in a dream.Not long ago, he was a prisoner in the Forbidden City, getting up at five o'clock in the morning every day, doing endless hard work, never having a chance to come out, and might die at any time in a mission of redemption or in a fight of inhumanity.But now, he sleeps until he wakes up naturally, and he can even look at the lavender sunlight falling all over the ground for a while.

He went to the bathroom that came with this bedroom to wash his face, brushed his teeth, awkwardly put on the clothes that Tanisel had prepared for him, and stuck the two ear clip-like things that could change his face on his ears.Ethan left his room with some hesitation, and walked towards the first floor.

The restaurant is located on the west side of the first floor. A rich breakfast has been set on a long table. Samuel is already drinking a cup of crimson warm stuff while watching the news displayed on the table. Hearing his coming in Noise, just raised his head and glanced at him.

"Do you know that something happened in the Forbidden City?" Samuel's smile was a little indescribable.Ethan frowned, "You mean after we leave?"

"Yeah." Samuel snorted and said, "I really admire Chen Zeng a little bit. The upper management knew about the benefactor's meeting before, and it seemed that Chen Zeng was going to be executed in secret, but the news leaked out, and many people outside the city Devout believers are asking for his release, and planned a siege operation. Apparently, many guards who have become his believers have closed the door lock system of the Forbidden City, so those "mobs" drove straight in, and almost sent Chen Zeng to the "rescue" "Get out. This time there was a lot of trouble, and many guards and civilians died."

Ethan tentatively took a sip of the warm liquid that looked like red wine in the butler's quilt, and it was surprisingly mellow, "And then?"

"President Aibia was enraged and decided to execute Chen Zeng publicly. Moreover, he was hanged." Samuel was still smiling, but there was unchanging coldness in his eyes, "It's a very fitting way to die."

Ethan frowned, "What? But the Earth Alliance has no death penalty!"

"Hmph, is there any difference between the Forbidden City and the death penalty? It's just that you want to make more use of us scum." Samuel casually threw a light green fruit from Eve Star into his mouth, "The most interesting thing is that there is Members of the Benefactors outside the city issued a warning letter anonymously through the Internet domain, saying that if the government really wants to persecute their leader, they will "pay with blood". Some comments say that they are likely to attack innocent citizens with terror .”

Ethan didn't expect that the Benefactor's Association could make such a big fuss.

When the breakfast was about to end, Ethan saw the butler walking by outside the restaurant holding some bedding.Ethan hurriedly chased after him, and asked in Eve's language, "Hello, may I ask, Taney... Has the mentor left?"

The butler nodded, still looking serious and alienated, "He asked me to tell you that he has gone to the temple and will come back as soon as possible. Remember to drink medicine every day."

Ethan nodded, relieved.He hadn't even realized he was worried before.

Just as the butler was about to leave, Ethan seemed to think of something suddenly, and hurriedly stopped the butler, "Excuse me, can I ask you one more thing?"

"Please say."

Ethan pursed his lips and asked, "The mentor's father... Grand Duke Xichuan, what illness did he have and died?"

The housekeeper raised his eyebrows slightly, "It would be better for the young master to tell you about this matter, right?"

Ethan let out a disappointment, said thank you, and was about to leave.But this time it was the housekeeper who stopped him.

Probably seeing the pitiful disappointed expression on Ethan's boyish face at the moment, the housekeeper softened, "Actually, it's okay to tell you, it's never been a secret. At that time, the Grand Duke got a rare" Paleness', the various functions of a sick person's body will gradually disintegrate, just like the organs that originally cooperated suddenly decided to stop cooperating. His mental power seems to have been infected by some kind of infection." The old housekeeper said, always rigid At last, there was a bit of nostalgia and sadness on his face, "During the last period, the Grand Duke's temperament changed, he often talked nonsense, and he was skinny and skinny. At that time, the young master stayed by his bedside day and night, trying his best All kinds of methods, including the egg of the God of Order, have been used, but there is no way to stop..."

Ethan nodded, imagining Tanithel, who was still a teenager, lying helplessly next to his dying father, with despair and fear in his eyes.His heart suddenly throbbed.

If only he could be by the priest's side at that time.

However, this information is not enough, what he really wants to know is, "So...in which room did the Grand Duke die?"

The butler was taken aback, his eyes showed alertness, "Why are you asking this?"

Ethan nodded humbly, "The room I stayed in last night was decorated in a different style from the rest of the castle, and both the wall tiles and the floor looked relatively new. It was as if... was completely destroyed. It has been renovated." He raised his green eyes and looked at the butler sharply, "Is the room where the Grand Duke died the same as the one I lived in?"