Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

Alan staggered in the spiraling tower, she dragged the long stick given to her by Zhan Zhao with one hand, the tip of the stick slid across the uneven ground, and the cloth wrapped around the stick had already leaked from her palm. Drenched in sweat.The tower is getting hotter and hotter, because the red light from the bottom of the tower is getting closer and closer.Alan's hair was messy and stuck to her cheeks, she was panting, her nerves tensed.

Now the tower is almost full of her enemies: monsters, Xing Zhongyu and He Lian, the cloaked man, and the general waiting at the bottom of the tower—in times of crisis, the only one she can trust is Zhan Zhao.Ah Lan felt refreshed when she thought of Zhan Zhao, and she knew that Zhan Zhao must also be trying to find a way to join her, the most likely way would be to wait for her at the bottom of the tower.Because if Xing Zhongyu hadn't come out halfway, Ah Lan would have been at the bottom of the tower right now.

Faster, faster.Alan walked quickly with one foot deep and one foot shallow, trying to ignore the flames burning in her stomach.

How is Zhan Zhao now?Has he seen the general?Will the general do anything to him?Ah Lan suddenly thought of the man in the cloak, who was supposed to be Zhan Zhao's dead brother, and she remembered his name: Qingjiu.Weird first name, not even a last name, just such a weird name.

"Yeah, it's indeed a weird name." A familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded nearby, answering the words easily, as if he had heard what Alan was thinking just now.

Alan trembled in fright, she held the long stick tightly with both hands, desperately swallowing the screams back into her stomach.At the corner not far away, a man covered in a cloak stood upright, his blurred figure was outlined by the flickering red light, and a circle of fur was wiped out on the edge.

"Have you ever mentioned me, Ah Zhao?" The other party asked suddenly, with an easy-going tone as if he was chatting with Alan.

It took Ah Lan a moment to realize that "A Zhao" refers to Zhan Zhao.She tensed up, then shook her head vigorously.Zhan Zhao almost never talked about his own affairs, and his deceased brother only rarely mentioned it two or three times in his words.Alan more often heard the name Qingjiu mentioned by others.

Qingjiu sighed, and then said: "I hope you can come with me."

"To see the general?" Alan raised the tip of her stick slightly, and she moved slowly so that she could fight back effectively when attacked. "Why does the general want to see me? What exactly does he want?"

Qingjiu whispered: "You will know when you see the general." He raised his head and looked at Alan through the eternal darkness under the cloak, "Don't trust anyone."

"I know who can be trusted. And I also know that the general wants to snatch the key." A Lan's throat tightened, and she remembered how the monster and Xing Zhongyu planned to snatch the key.

They were going to disembowel her.

Qingjiu shook his head: "There are other ways."

Alan raised her head suddenly, she didn't notice it last time, but this time she felt a cold finger poke along her spine.She croaked, "What did you say?"

"It doesn't have to cut open your stomach." Qingjiu said.

A Lan stared at the other party in fear: "How do you know?" How do you know what I'm thinking?

"Because," Qingjiu seemed to laugh, "you just held your stomach with a frightened expression on your face. I guess someone has already planned to do this, right?"

Alan breathed a sigh of relief, she removed her hand from her stomach, and then said: "Then what are the other methods you mentioned?" The key is in her stomach, is there any other way to get it out?Spit it out?

"You'll know when you see the general." Qingjiu sent her off with this sentence again, "Let's go, Ah Zhao is waiting for you there."

This sentence finally made Ah Lan lift her foot, and she said while walking forward: "You go ahead, I will follow you." Unlike the last time, she couldn't stand still.

Qingjiu has no objection, and he doesn't care who is in front.Whether it was him or Ah Lan himself, they knew very well what would happen if the two of them fought.

There is no second possibility.

So they went deep into the bottom of the tower and continued to climb down the long inverted tower.This time there was no Xing Zhongyu to obstruct them, and the scouts hid obediently in the dark depths. Alan followed Qingjiu and finally reached the bottom floor of the tower.

Under the almost dazzling red light, the first thing she saw was Zhan Zhao.Hearing the sound of footsteps, Zhan Zhao also turned his head at this moment, and looked at Alan, before showing a relieved smile.

All of a sudden, A-lan screamed loudly, the sound could almost pierce the eardrum.

With the dazzling red light, she saw a black mass lying on Zhan Zhao's shoulder, and twisted around as Zhan Zhao turned around.And before Zhan Zhao smiled, it opened its terrifying long mouth, which had no sharp teeth, only a scarlet tongue.

"Alan!" Zhan Zhao was taken aback by Alan's reaction, and immediately wanted to stride forward, "Alan! What's wrong?"

However, instead of rushing towards him for shelter as usual, Alan backed away in horror, screaming at the same time.Her expression froze in a moment of panic, and Zhan Zhao noticed that her eyes were not looking directly at him, but turned slightly to the right as if being pulled by an invisible thread.

Qingjiu was also taken aback, and tentatively grabbed Alan's wrist, Alan was not afraid of him, and even hid behind him.She screamed, "On his shoulders! On his shoulders!"

Zhan Zhao turned his head abruptly, his eyes flicked over his shoulder, and he made brief contact with the general who was still sitting firmly on the chair.Then he turned around and said as calmly as possible: "Alan, do you see something on my shoulder?"

"Quick, get it off quickly!" Alan nodded desperately, and she finally plucked up the courage to hold the stick tightly and stepped forward, "It's on your shoulder, get it off quickly!" The thing grinned at her again, As if mocking.

Instead, Zhan Zhao took a step back and distanced himself from A Lan.His eyes instinctively turned to Qingjiu, as if he had returned to his childhood in an instant, then he turned his face away abruptly, reached out and patted himself on the shoulder vigorously.

Zhan Zhao didn't touch anything strange, except for his tense shoulder blades.

But Ah Lan clearly saw that Zhan Zhao's hand was submerged from that thing's head, and his whole hand was immersed in the darkness.She bit her lip tightly, almost bleeding from the bite, so she didn't scream again.

Taking a deep breath, Ah Lan approached Zhan Zhao step by step again: "Don't move, I'll help you." Since you can see it, you can also touch it.She has to help Zhan Zhao.

The thing poked its head out, and now it was almost attached to Zhan Zhao's chin, and the vague black shadow looked like it would soon cover Zhan Zhao's face.

However, Zhan Zhao retreated again with a sullen face, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't come over." He almost ordered Alan sternly, "Stop, don't come over." He remembered his strange feeling before, and knew that Alan wasn't crazy, so he watched to something that doesn't exist.Zhan Zhao also knows that he must not take the risk of letting Ah Lan get hurt.

Alan didn't stop, but Qingjiu stopped her, he said softly: "What did you see?"

"I don't know." A Lan was trembling all over nervously, "It's black, and it has a red tongue." This vague description made Zhan Zhao a little creepy, but he didn't show it.

Qingjiu glanced at the general hastily, an evil name that no one dared to say flashed in his mind, and then he put his eyes on Alan's face again: "Can you see it clearly? Is it motionless, or is it alive?" of?"

"It's not very clear, I feel like I can't keep staring at it, and my eyes always turn away involuntarily. But it's really alive, and I saw it move!" Ah Lan is now almost blocked by Qingjiu's whole body. There is a way to see Zhan Zhao.She pushed Qingjiu anxiously: "Get out of the way, let me pass. I have to get that thing off."

Qingjiu didn't get out of the way, he stood very firmly, Alan couldn't push him at all.He said softly to Alan, "That thing might hurt you."

"I don't care, get out of the way!" Ah Lan finally yelled unbearably, she was already terrified, maybe if Qingjiu said a few more words, Ah Lan would be so scared that he would no longer care about Zhan Zhao.She doesn't wish that she is really so worthless, she really hopes that she can help Zhan Zhao.

However, before Qingjiu could speak, Zhan Zhao said sharply: "Alan, don't come here!" He began to step back, step by step towards the general.

Behind the general was a flame that soared into the sky, continuously roaring silently.

At first, Ah Lan's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he stared at Zhan Zhao as he stepped back step by step.Zhan Zhao also stared at her deeply, there was warning in his eyes, but also a kind of repressed tenderness.All of a sudden, Ah Lan seemed to break free from a rock. She suddenly walked around Qingjiu, then rushed towards Zhan Zhao, shouting: "No!" Zhan Zhao was about to jump into the fire, for a moment, Ah Lan even felt that he saw that scene: Zhan Zhao jumped into the fire without hesitation, allowing himself to be engulfed by the flames.

Then Qingjiu's hand grabbed Alan's arm like iron tongs, and the movement of him twisting his body and sticking out his arm was so fast that he could hardly see clearly.Alan was pulled violently, and his shoulder was so painful that it was almost torn apart.She almost cried out: Don't jump!

On the opposite side, Zhan Zhao barely stopped on the edge of the cliff, with a roaring fire dragon behind him.He could feel the terrifying temperature, a temperature that could almost melt steel.The ground under his feet seemed to be shaking, but Zhan Zhao knew that everything was his illusion.He began to lean his upper body back, and at the same time felt a great panic in his heart, and he almost threw himself forward uncontrollably.

However, Zhan Zhao also knew—although he didn't know how he knew—that it wasn't his own panic, but the thing on his back.

The general finally stood up, and she watched the scene in front of her with great interest.And Zhan Zhao just stared at Ah Lan, and said silently to her: It's okay, it will be fine.He knew that Alan could read his own mouth shape.

Ah Lan finally shed tears. She saw that Zhan Zhao's upper body was almost submerged in the fire, and the ends of his hair curled quickly.But that thing, Alan saw clearly, that thing opened its mouth and let out a silent scream.

At the same time, Zhan Zhao also shrank back in pain.He fell to his knees suddenly, almost convulsing with pain.

And when Zhan Zhao finally raised his head, A Lan saw an almost gentle smile on his pale and sweaty face.He opened his mouth and said silently: Come here.

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