The layered routine of vest essence

"You want to die, but you actually want to enter this yard!"

"Staying overnight, and getting rewards in the morning, the two young masters can't be found, I'm afraid tonight... it will be over after the stage is over."

"Then go in and look for it, I won't accompany you to die!"

"What did the character in it do? How do I see everyone walking around here..."

"Hey, I can't tell. I can only say that if it wasn't for the girl, our theater would have been destroyed by that ancestor!"

"Let's go, let's go, those two young masters don't dare to come here."

The sound gradually faded away, leaving only the two listening in the corner looking at each other.

"This..." Zhao Han said with difficulty, "There won't be any supernatural factors, right?"

Yu Qiu silently glanced at the quiet room, he always had the feeling that Xiaobai heard everything they said, it was weird no matter how you looked at it.

"Isn't it because I experienced a strange event that I have the ability?" Yu Qiu said, "Maybe this is our chance."

Without further words, the two split up and climbed out of the low wall of the yard, disappearing into the dark night.

In the room, Xiaobai was still sitting at the table reading a book. He blew out the weak candle, and the pages of the book in his hand gradually changed, showing the scenes of Zhao Han and Yu Qiu respectively.

He coughed twice, his somewhat pale face was full of mischief, as if a child who was planning to play a prank watched the unsuspecting victim walk into his own pit.

"Let me help you see... How far can these two children play?"

"I didn't expect you to let the little girl in... I hope Taohua is not angry."

……

Yu Qiu's ability is actually very simple and clear, that is "cutting", which is as small as cutting the entity in front of him, and as big as cutting the air—that is, the so-called "drawing out the air to suffocate people", which can be said to be very practical and lethal The ability to force.

However, although the potential is great and the future is promising, Yu Qiu can only cut wood at most now, even cutting an iron plate has to compare the speed with a chainsaw, so facing this strange illusion that may appear, he does not Dare to go in directly.

Seeing the crowd booing because they couldn't wait for anyone to come on stage, he hid in the crowd and shouted: "Look, there are two people in red costumes running over there!"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were attracted, Yu Qiu quickly took advantage of the chaotic crowd and the cover of the night, and ran into the theater building in three steps at a time.

The structure of the theater building is simpler than he imagined. The first floor is a huge indoor stage, the second floor is a box, and the upper floor is where the practitioners live.

Red silk and lanterns were hung all over the room, illuminating the interior as if it were daylight. People hurried up and down to find the two "young masters" who had disappeared inexplicably. It was extremely lively.

Yu Qiu used "cutting" to cut off the light around his face, creating a crude invisibility effect, at least making it difficult for people to see his face clearly at a glance. If you are not careful, it is really easy to ignore him.

In this way, he pretended to be a low-browed and pleasing servant, and made his way to the highest level without any danger.

The space on the top floor of the tower-like structure is not large, there are only two rooms, Yu Qiu touched the envelope hidden in his arms, and knocked on the door of the only room with the light on.

"Who is it?" A charming and slightly hoarse voice came from inside, "If you want to deliver soup, come in."

Yu Qiu took a deep breath, even if he wasn't delivering soup, he still had to go in to deliver a wave of people.

Opening the door, Yu Qiu shouted directly: "Peach Blossom Girl..."

The lines that had just been drafted in his mind got stuck, and Yu Qiu stared wide-eyed at the woman in front of him with light makeup and blushing face.

——Even though the makeup softened her eyebrows and eyes, the contours of Liang Xiao's facial features were clearly visible.

As if thinking that the man in front of her was overwhelmed by her own beauty, Peach Blossom girl gave him a habitual look, then frowned again at the vanity mirror and said, "You little thief, since you're not delivering soup, why do you want me? "

Facing this face, Yu Qiu even felt a little conditioned fear. He took out the warm letter from his arms and put it on the table, speaking very fast: "This is Mr. Xiaobai's letter. I have brought you a letter, asking you to give me the key."

Hearing this, the Peach Blossom girl who was drawing her eyebrows slowly turned cold in an instant, and the delicate peach blossom makeup actually made Yu Qiu see the evil spirit, and she said in a pity tone as if she was seeing someone who was about to die: "You and him Did you make a deal?"

"Then I can't save you, so you can do it yourself." After finishing speaking, Taohua girl waved to him, wanting to leave without even looking at the letter.

Yu Qiu quickly asked: "Can you explain a little more clearly? I also have a companion..."

Peach Blossom girl stopped in her tracks and turned her head, the eyeliner drawn so well made her look extravagant, "That Xiaobai you saw, he is not human at all, but an evil thing that devours people's souls by trading .”

"I'm just a weak woman living in the countryside. I made a deal with him by chance, and my soul will be locked in this theater forever by him, and I can never leave again."

"No matter what he asks you to help with, once the deal with him is concluded, your souls will be permanently left by him."

"That's it, do you still want to take the key back?"

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Zhao Han circled around the wall. She had no supernatural powers—at most, it was because her eyesight had improved a little after staying with the camera pupil for a long time, so she still spent a lot of trouble in order to avoid the crowd.

Fortunately, it didn't take long to go around this small theater, but the invisible barrier did restrict them to this scene, and they couldn't leave through conventional methods.

Zhao Han went back to the deserted courtyard with a heavy heart, planning to wait for Yu Qiu's arrival.

At this time, she heard Xiaobai calling from inside the house: "Girl, can you come in for a while, I forgot to explain something."

Due to the natural addition to Liang Xiao's face, Zhao Han walked in without hesitation.

Xiao Bai re-lighted the oil lamp that had been extinguished for a long time, looking as if he had just woken up from the bed, and there was no flaw in his eager look.

He said: "Can you get your companion back? I forgot to give him a token. If that Peach Blossom girl sees him directly, his life may be in danger!"

Zhao Han's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked why.

Xiaobai sighed and said: "I was originally the owner of this theater. I took in Peach Blossom girl out of kindness back then, but she was actually an evil spirit. She not only imprisoned me here, but also used my theater to deceive ordinary people. Trust for profit."

"But the operation of the theater needs a government certificate. She can't operate it with peace of mind if she doesn't get the title deed from me. I wrote in the letter that as long as she trades with me, I will give her the real title deed of the theater and take you with me." Get out of this place."

Xiaobai seemed to feel very remorse for his mistake, and wrung his hands together uneasy: "The reason why she didn't kill me is that I have a jade pendant with the ability to ward off evil, I... I should give the jade pendant to you The companion will ask him to find Peach Blossom Girl."

Zhao Han held his breath in his heart, his complexion was extremely bad, he had forgotten such an important matter, if something really happened to Yu Qiu, how could she make a difference?

Fortunately, Xiaobai hastened to make amends: "You go to him quickly, as long as you two see the key, I will have a chance to manifest, and then you don't have to face Miss Peach Blossom, I will take you away."

Zhao Han took the jade pendant and hurried to the theater building. Somehow, the noisy crowd disappeared in an instant, leaving only the swaying red lanterns showing the excitement of the past.

Zhao Han was worried about Yu Qiu's safety, and although he was a little worried when he saw no one, he rushed to the roof of the building without hesitation.

Yu Qiu didn't take the key after hearing what Miss Taohua had said, but stood on the top floor thinking about what Xiaobai had said.

If you only listen to Peach Blossom Girl's side story, Xiaobai's behavior is indeed luring them into a transaction from the beginning to the end. As long as they pay the key, Xiaobai will take them away, and this is the content of the transaction.

But Xiaobai took them away and contradicted what Miss Taohua said to stay forever.

If the content of the transaction is contradictory, then this transaction cannot be concluded...

There were too few clues, Yu Qiu sighed, and planned to ask Miss Peach Blossom again, but at this moment Zhao Han rushed out suddenly.

"Don't go in—" she shouted, and stopped in front of Yu Qiu panting.

Yu Qiu hurriedly pulled her aside, and asked with a serious face, "Why did you come up here?"

Zhao Han stuffed the jade pendant into his hand, panted heavily, and explained Xiao Bai's words to him softly.

Yu Qiu fumbled for the jade pendant that Xiaobai had given him, and told Zhao Han about meeting Peach Blossom girl...

"So, which of the two of them is lying?"

Afraid of being heard by Peach Blossom Girl, the two of them huddled furtively by the window of a high-rise building, covering their voices with the evening wind, looking from a distance like a pair of wild mandarin ducks having a tryst by the window.

Yu Qiudao: "Xiaobai said that Peach Blossom girl would harm me, but it didn't make any difference when I met her; but Peach Blossom girl said that Xiaobai would keep us in the environment as a trading partner, but this rhetoric was different from what we did at that time. Contradictory to the transaction."

Zhao Han scratched her hair and forced herself to calm down and think, "So maybe neither of them is telling the truth?"

"It's possible." Yu Qiu analyzed calmly, "If what Xiaobai said is true, then when I get the key, Peach Blossom Girl may attack me; if what Peach Blossom Girl said is true, The moment we both saw the key, the deal was done and we could be left here together."

Zhao Han continued: "Then if what they say is all lies, our breaking point may not be on them."

"Could it be that we..." Yu Qiu murmured suddenly, "Probably not, after all we really don't understand."

"Think about it again." He rubbed his forehead, "I want to know why Xiaobai and Peach Blossom girl both look exactly like Mr. Liang Xiao, isn't this too dramatic?"

Zhao Han pondered: "Isn't Ran Ran the mirage dragon who told us Liang Xiao's identity? Naturally, he has ever-changing abilities. Maybe these are things he has experienced before?"

Yu Qiu broke off the jade pendant in his hand, the warm and cold feel looked real, not a product of an illusion at all.

In addition to not having the slightest sense of hunger, he always has a feeling that he has traveled to a different time and space.

At this time, the peach blossom girl inside the door suddenly said: "Young master, have you decided to get the key—"

"If you really want to leave, just stay in this place until the sun rises tomorrow morning, and then you can leave, instead of agreeing to that evil thing's nonsense."

Yu Qiu asked calmly, "What will happen tomorrow morning?"

Peach Blossom girl took it for granted: "Stay overnight and get a reward at dawn. This is an industry rule, and even he can't stop it!"

Rewards at dawn...

It's this sentence again!

Yu Qiu glanced at the sky that was about to turn white, and thought quickly in his heart, Miss Taohua's seemingly unreasonable voice actually hinted at a deadline for them.

If they don't find out the truth of the illusion, they will return to reality after dawn, but they will also lose MIA's trust to a certain extent.

"Our purpose..." He was shocked, and rushed downstairs with Zhao Han who was puzzled.

"What are you doing!" Zhao Han just ran up, his legs were still a little weak, and he almost fell off his ass when he was led to run together.

"I know how to leave!"

The two ran all the way to Xiaobai's courtyard, and found the red costume they wore when they first came in.

Zhao Han gradually understood Yu Qiu's actions, and quickly picked up his three layers of clothes.

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Bai's voice came faintly, as if it was next to his ears, "Have you got my key?"

Yu Qiu said cautiously: "I haven't gone to find Miss Peach Blossom yet, we'll go there in a while."

"Then why is there a fragrance of peach blossoms on my jade pendant?" Xiao Bai's tone became more and more cold, as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.

The sound of iron chains came regularly, and Zhao Han turned his head in horror, only to find that Xiaobai was standing behind them at some point, and the chains that had circled around for a long time but still had not reached the limit could not restrain his actions at all.

Now that the matter was exposed, the transaction with Xiaobai naturally failed. Zhao Han quickly figured out that Xiaobai's request he had agreed to when he took the jade pendant, quickly snatched the jade pendant from Yu Qiu's hand, and pushed him hard. a handful.

"You run first!" She whispered, holding the jade pendant tightly in her hand.

Seeing Yu Qiu rushing out of the yard without hesitation holding his red robe, Zhao Han was relieved.

Then she looked at Xiaobai provocatively: "The jade pendant is still in my hands, and our transaction is not yet completed."

Xiaobai glanced lightly at Yu Qiu who was leaving: "He left you and ran away."

"Obviously I let him go." Zhao Han snorted softly, "What is the relationship between you and Miss Peach Blossom? Instead of saying that the two of you are contradicting yourself, it's better to say that you two are not human."

"But...what you said should be the truth, right?"

Xiaobai coughed twice, then suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, how could there be someone here?"

……

Yu Qiu put on his clothes while running on the road, holding his breath and rushed to the stage on the first floor.When he just stood on the stage, figures suddenly appeared in the originally empty theater building. The lively audience kowtowed melon seeds and drank wine, and the servants shuttled among the guests.

Everyone was staring at Yu Qiu on the stage.

Yu Qiu, who didn't realize that he was wearing his red robe backwards, was stunned, and opened his mouth to sing "Serving the Country with Loyalty".

As the out-of-tune and passionate singing ended, the audience applauded as if hearing something divine.

At this time, the sky was dim, and the host who announced the scene came to the stage and sang with a long voice: "Act for the night, and the reward will be rewarded at dawn—"

"Grandfathers of the audience please comment!"

People threw flowers in their hands on the stage, and the illusion slipped away like a water curtain...

wake up.

----

Zu Bai left the corridor, Liang Xiao, Ran Ran and the two official members were left staring at each other in the room.

Although the illusion is very simple, it still takes a little time to break the game, so Ran Ran specially took out a bunch of melon seeds and snacks from the drawer and shared them with them.

Li Shang subconsciously grabbed a handful of melon seeds, which seemed to be milk-flavored and sweet to eat. He looked at the table curiously and asked, "Is this also a kind of prop?"

"Well, the 'Desk of Response', as long as you think of anything in your mind, you can get it from here, but next time you encounter this kind of thing from other places, it will disappear the first time."

Sounds like bringing something from the future to the present...

Li Shang used the analogy very vividly: "Is this the same as a loan?"

Ran Ran smiled and ate melon seeds, and brought some mints to Director Wang, "MIA is no smoking."

Director Wang, who was addicted to cigarettes, smiled awkwardly, and changed the subject: "Isn't Liang Xiao eating?"

Liang Xiao stared at the two people lying on the ground thoughtfully, and shook his head upon hearing this.

Ran Ran wrapped the finished melon seed shells in a paper towel and put them on the table, "He doesn't like to eat human food. He was angry for a long time when I forced him to eat fruit."

"Hey, let's talk about Liang Xiao, how is your eyesight now?"

Liang Xiao said "ah" slowly, "It's okay."

"Besides, the only mirage dragon will still be blind by then, it's really embarrassing for our beasts."

Ran Ran seemed to be teasing, but she was actually a little bit worried, but seeing that outsiders were present, she didn't continue talking.

Director Wang originally wanted to ask Liang Xiao the question that had puzzled him for a long time, but the atmosphere was really not suitable for talking, so he also fell silent, tore open a mint and threw it into his mouth, tasting the chilly taste .

So when Zhao Han and Yu Qiu woke up, they saw four people eating melon seeds watching them.

The picture is so beautiful, the blood of the two of them instantly rises, and their faces turn red all of a sudden.

Liang Xiao stood up silently and said: "Since you are awake, you should go back. If you don't go back to report, the officials may think that we have kidnapped and torn up tickets."

Ran Ran laughed cooperatively, stepped aside, and opened the door for a few people.

Zhao Han and Yu Qiu were still obsessed with the scene in the illusion, and they looked at Liang Xiao with hesitant to speak, and hesitant to speak, wishing he could hold a candle to talk on the spot.

I don’t know what material the corridor is made of. In just this short period of time, the ground and walls that were originally corroded by Yu Nu have almost returned to their original state. Yu Qiu touched the smooth wall in amazement and said: "This material... can you consider it?" Make another deal with the country?"

Liang Xiao seemed to be thinking about something, and he came back to his senses and replied: "This material does not belong to this time and space, but when our world is completely evolved, there should be a chance to appear in reality."

"Evolution..." There was a hint of complexity in everyone's eyes. After all, human beings have hurt Blue Star too much for the advancement of technology. Fortunately, there is no room for maneuver now.

Returning to the bookstore without any feeling, everyone returned the black blindfolds of unknown material to Liang Xiao, and said goodbye to him politely. A large bag of coins was put in a sack and handed over to the most powerful Yu Qiu to take back.

Director Wang wanted to take Zhao Han away and ask Yu Qiu and Li Shang to go back to report, but seeing that the two young men seemed to have something to say to Liang Xiao, they immediately pulled Li Shang away first with a sense of humor.

Liang Xiao glanced lightly at the sky where the moon hung high outside, his attitude was self-evident.

Yu Qiu said with great insight: "I just want to ask, what is the meaning of illusion, and who are those two people who look exactly like you?"

"Didn't you guess it all?" Liang Xiao turned on the lights in the room, put away the tables and chairs they had sat on during the day, and disinfected the room with alcohol spray, "Although your last song was indeed quite indescribable."

"What if we go back with those people from the beginning and sing a song on stage?" Zhao Han hypothetically said, "Wouldn't it be a quick customs clearance?"

"That can only prove that the two of you have no sense of distinguishing danger." Liang Xiao said coolly, "But if that's the case, the official members probably won't accept you."

"As for those two people who look very similar to me, that's not what you should know."

Seeing this, Yu Qiu didn't ask any more questions, and left quickly.

Only Zhao Han, who still had something to say, was left standing in the bookstore in a daze.

"What else is there to say?"

Zhao Han seemed to be still thinking about the fantasy world, but he stopped him suddenly, and couldn't recover for a while.

"Oh yes, I have something to ask you." Zhao Han took out his mobile phone and turned on OO, "I have a cousin named Zhou Shuang. Last time when I went out in the middle of the night, I had an accident and was rescued by Zu Bai. gone."

"I asked about his appearance, and it should be the one from MIA, so...can you let him meet my cousin?"

Zhao Han also seemed to feel that this question was a bit difficult, but he still said it out.

"Why?" Liang Xiao felt very strange, "There should be no need to meet, right? You also know that Zu Bai is not a human being."

Zhao Han quickly waved his hand and said, "It's not for this reason, it's just that my cousin has a little brain problem because of a previous illness, and she is very persistent in some things. She told me that she wanted to ask Zu Bai to pay him on the spot."

"Ever since I found out that I might know Zu Bai, she has been pestering me every day. I was afraid that she would go to the sewer to find someone in a single mind, so I came to ask you."

"After all, she is a silly little girl, and the family doesn't worry about her running around."

Liang Xiao nodded clearly and said, "Then where is she now, let me tell you."

Zhao Han pulled out the memo, "She is doing an internship with his brother in Fuzhou City now, if Zu Bai is free, just go to the local police station and look for it."

"His brother?"

"Yes, Zhou Hui."

Now that he finished talking, Zhao Han hurriedly left with his bag.

Liang Xiao locked the store door, went back to the second floor, looked at himself in the mirror which was not clear, and silently began to wash.

……

In the space of consciousness, Wen Yu quickly took out a small notebook and wrote down the two names he just heard.

"Zhou Hui, Zhou Shuang...are they from the Zhou family? What does it have to do with the Zhou family?"

The book records the three people as the apex positions of the triangle, with a big "Zhou" written in the middle.

"And what is the relationship between the Zhou family and me?"

Wen Yu read brokenly: "Assuming that I am from the Zhou family and my parents are only entrusted by them to raise me, then it can barely explain their attitude of not being angry with me for anything, but being ordered to kill my driver, Where did it come from?"

From an early age, Wen Yu knew that his parents' attitude towards him was different from other parents' parents.

No matter what he did, such as smashing the glass in the classroom, fighting with classmates, or even skipping class to play video games, his parents never got angry with him. butt.

It made Wen Yu feel that he had done too much, so he obediently studied from now on.

He has also been the first in the class and the first in the school, but he has not been praised by his parents, which also makes him feel that studying is not interesting, so he barely muddled through to the university.

But no matter how you say it, his parents have raised him for more than ten years after all, and he still broods over the death of his parents.

Wen Yu rubbed Duobai, who was obediently pretending to be dead, in some distress, as if he was asking it, and also seemed to be talking to himself, "Will there be other tricks in the death of my parents..."

Duobai rubbed his soft body against the back of his hand, and sweetly said the most useless words in the voice of a cub, "Please wait for the next video memoir, the host."

This useless personal customer service can only be used as a companion when you are bored, or a kind of awkward chat. Wen Yu already knew about this, so he didn't expect to say anything in vain.

Throwing the "projector" that he had doubled again and again into his backpack, Wen Yu switched back to the perspective of a marionette.

It was late at night on Liang Xiao's side, and it happened to be early morning on Theodore's side.

The Blood Duke, who has a good relationship with the authorities, doesn't need to live too much during this time.

Eating, drinking, and entertainment are all arranged every day. In order to make them eat more comfortably, the official even hired a group of people who are willing to accept blood collection, and prepare blood food for the blood clan in different ways every day.

Compared with the blood clan who has no idea about expanding the territory, the officials of the United States are eager to make the blood clan stronger and unify the world. It can be said that the emperor is not in a hurry.

In the early morning, most people are still in their dreams, but the blood races, regardless of day and night, are carnivaling in the city of Kangbule, while Theodore is alone in the castle eating delicious food, enjoying Watching what is said to be the most popular mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ethics TV series in the United States these years.

"Ah, so it turns out that human women's tears can flow so quickly?" He casually picked up a duck tongue that was said to be made through so many processes and put it in his mouth to suck, while playing episode 105 with great interest. button.

"As long as the werewolves bark so loudly, I'm afraid they will be beaten without me."

But the happy morning will always be interrupted by some disappointing things. When Theodore was about to look for other TV series to watch, a phone call came in.

"What are you doing?" He said impatiently, "No blood collection, no training, no help from the big sun to catch thieves."

"No." The person in charge on the opposite side said in a low voice, "We hope you can help us identify the person. We found a portrait from a cave, but the electronic equipment cannot record the picture on it."

"Looking at the material of paper, it should be a thing from a hundred years ago. We would like to ask you, who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable."

"portrait……"

Seemingly remembering something, Theodore looked a little dazed, and he said to the phone, "Wait for me and go over here."

After all, he is a vampire who controls the wind. Theodore's ability has long surpassed him a hundred years ago. If he fights with Ellis now, he must be able to crush that priest with unscientific physical fitness in terms of speed.

In an instant, even the sunlight didn't seem to fall on his head, and he was already standing in front of the person in charge who just called.

Ignoring the old man in front of him who was almost frightened by a heart attack, he spread his white hands and cut to the point: "Where's the paper?"

The old guy in charge of contacting Theodore tremblingly opened the drawer, carefully pinched the corners, and slowly spread the portrait wrapped in the protective film on the table.

The portrait was facing Theodore, and the sunlight outside the window finally moved to a suitable angle, shining on the portrait through his not tall body.

The brown-haired young man had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, and his light brown pupils looked at the person in front of him tolerantly.

Theodore looked into those eyes, his head buzzing.

"Alice...?"