Embarrassment of Golden Dragon Tails

Tails sniffled, nodded, and agreed, "You despicable mage, you are right, there is indeed that unpleasant smell here."

"Are you sure you don't smell musty? My dear servant, you know, the air here is not very good." Vera had a playful smile on her face, teasing Tails.

"Hmph, I don't use my nose to judge these things." Tails curled his lips and said proudly.

"Well, I believe you. Otherwise, according to your habits, we will never end the meaningless dispute." In the anger that was about to surge in Tails, Vera changed the topic in time and pointed at the wall The rune told Tails, "Look here, my dear servant, this is the mark of the Lord of Shadows, which represents curse and death. But what it means, I don't know."

Tails moved the crystal ball close to the wall and looked at it carefully. The cold breath of death penetrated the runes, penetrated into the air, and penetrated into his pores.Tails nodded, "You are right. If Hill is here, he must know what these things are. By the way, despicable mage, since this is the temple of the Lord of Shadows, then this place will really Is there anything that can save Ender?"

"Tals, look here." Vera turned her finger to the black door, "according to my judgment, this door is probably made of iron. My dear servant, don't you think, in such a long time , buried deep in the ground, in the temple filled with lake water, these iron products have not rotted, is it a very inconceivable thing?"

"This..." Tails frowned. According to his limited understanding of human artifacts, iron artifacts are indeed not easy to preserve, especially in wet conditions.Sometimes, when he collected shiny treasures, he would also find ironworks with a shiny lacquer, and without exception, when the varnish peeled off, they soon faded and became dilapidated. tattered. "why is that?"

"It's very simple. Do you still remember that palace? It is also very well preserved, even including those useless curtains. And just now, you also saw it, but in a short period of time, it has already looked very dilapidated." Vera With a mysterious smile, he took out a thin black glove and put it on his left hand.He stroked the ferocious monster on the door with his slender fingers, and said softly, "There is only one explanation, there is 'something' protecting it, this temple, and the palace built on top of it. What is here is its The main body, and what protects the palace is the layer upon layer, unprecedentedly huge guardian circle. It is enough to protect the temple and the palace, support the guardian circle, and isolate this place from the outside world for thousands of years. My dear servant, I can hardly imagine how powerful that thing is. Of course, its power has been consumed too much, and it is not even enough to protect this temple now. However, no matter how much power it has left, if it is only used as a man-made Biological energy source, that is already quite overqualified."

"You mean..." Tails' eyes widened, "Is there an artifact here? The artifact of the Lord of Shadows?"

"My dear servant, you are perceptive," Vera teased.

"You despicable mage, I've always been sharp. But, this is the temple of the Lord of Shadows..." Tails thought, "You know, Hill doesn't even know how to heal, and the artifact of the Lord of Shadows can really save Ender. ?”

"Oh, my dear servant, we are only responsible for retrieving a replaceable, persistent source of powerful spell-like power. As for how to use it, that is Tyran's problem."

Tails looked at him suspiciously, "Taylan? Is that guy reliable?"

"As I said, if he can't solve it, then you should prepare for your friend's funeral earlier." Vera replied easily with her slender black eyes bent.

"... Well, since you said so, I think I can only trust him. I hope he is as reliable as you said." Tails sighed, looked at Shen Shen through the small window on the iron door "I don't know what happened to Ender."

At the same time, in the distant mage's tower, Talisa leaned against the thick iron door in the basement. The iron door was very cold, and Talisa's heart was colder than the iron door.Angry roars and harsh scratching sounds came from inside from time to time, piercing her eardrums and tearing her heart apart, making her tremble and ache from her chest to every finger.

Ender has been in this state for a full three hours. Ever since Tyran finished experimenting on him, he has continued in this violent, self-aware state.

Using the research results of the past two years, Tailan created a new reinforcement device and a temporary magic core, so he started experimenting on Ander last night.According to Tailan, the experiment went very well. He did not allow Talisa to watch, but drove her away, and made her stand outside the heavy iron door in the basement, facing each other with the three goats.

Although very reluctant, but for Ender lying in the basement, Talisa had to compromise.After holding the three goats for a whole night, the door to the basement finally opened.

Tai Lan appeared at the door, with a gentle expression as usual, except for the dark blue eyes caused by staying up late.Behind him, Ender was imprisoned on a test bench full of runes. He was completely naked. From his neck to his limbs, and even his slender waist, he was tightly bound by shackles and iron hoops welded to the iron test bench. fix.On his chest, a hideous suture line lay across, showing the pain he had experienced.Ender's curly brown hair was disheveled, revealing a delicate profile.His brows were tightly wrinkled, his eyelids were trembling constantly, his throat was rattling, and he kept making horrible teeth grinding sounds, as if he was suffering from great pain.

"Ender! What happened to him! What did you do to him!" Talisa couldn't wait to rush in, to her lover.

But Tyran stopped her.

"Miss Wood Jing, I advise you to stay away from him, if you still don't want to die. Come here and help me, if you 'love him' as you said." He pushed Talisa away unceremoniously, He simply cut the rope that tied the goats, and directed Talisa to drive the three goats into the basement.Afterwards, Tyran dragged back Talisa who wanted to get closer to Ender, and slammed the door to the basement.

"Now, beautiful Miss Wooden Spirit, get out of here." After confirming that the gate and the protective circle set up by Vera are very strong, Tai Lan turned to Talisa with satisfaction, asking gently but firmly.

"Why?" Anger and doubt alternated, entangled and gripped Talisa's heart, she had no idea what Tailan's intention was.Is Ender awake?Why not let yourself see him?Why let him stay with the three sheep?

"No reason, it's for your own good. Still, if you insist, stay here, but, I warn you, no matter what happens inside, don't try to open the gate. Otherwise, I'll go back to Tut at once. "After gently throwing down the warning, Tai Lan turned and walked up the spiral staircase. After a few steps, he stopped and turned around. His gray eyes looked directly at Talisa, with a hint of anticipation for a good show. He said unhurriedly, "Beautiful Miss Mu Jing, if you insist on staying here, then enjoy it and see what your 'lover' is."

Then, under Talisa's stunned gaze, he stepped up the stairs, into the skylight above him.

Talisa leaned against the heavy iron door, her cheek pressed against the cold rune, as if she was close to her lover lying inside.

"Ender...Ender..." Talisa murmured, eyes half closed, recalling their past.

At that time, she was patrolling the edge of Crystalsong Forest, passing through the dense catalpa bushes, crossing a clear stream, and saw the poet curled up in the thick pile of fallen leaves.He wore a gray linen blouse and trousers, bloodstained all over, and the gold roses were still bright on the hems of his frayed boots.The golden leaves fell on his blood-stained beige cheeks, setting off his delicate face. In the golden and red intertwined colors, it showed the beauty of the tortured and unique victims.

That kind of beauty instantly hit Talisa's heart, almost suffocating her.Her heart was beating fast, and the pounding sound echoed in her ears... like... the temptation of darkness.

Later, during their relationship, Talisa gradually discovered that Ander is sensitive, kind, can sing many beautiful songs, has a heart that loves all life, and is almost the kindest "human being" she has ever seen. .They got to know each other and fell in love with each other. Although Ander was not recognized by the wood spirits, no one strongly opposed it until not long ago...

A groan of pain interrupted Talisa's thoughts.Ender woke up.

Talisa's heart was pounding, joy and terror all at the same time, tugging at her.The surprise is that Ander can really wake up, but the fear is... Tailan's actions and firm warning.

The howl became more and more painful, low and sharp, mixed with the frightened bleating of the goat.Even through the thick iron door, the roar is still strong, hardly like a human voice.Immediately afterwards, there was the banging sound of breaking the shackles.Talisa's heart was tangled and clenched. She wished she could break open the door and rush in to hug Ender tightly, but she clearly knew that she couldn't.

"Kach... Kacha..." After a few crisp sounds, the shackles seemed to be broken.The shrill cry of the goat hit Talisa's eardrums hard.Before long, the goat was completely silent.Talisa pressed her ears tightly to the door, listening to the sound of cracking bones and Ender's slight but crazily shrill laugh.

Tai Lan's words sounded in her mind: If you insist on staying here, then enjoy it and see what your "lover" is.

Enjoy it.

Talisa clung to the cold iron door, closing her dark green eyes amidst the heavy impact and the sound of sharp nails scraping.

Ender, no matter what you are, you are still the slender, kind, sensitive... clean poet, my... lover.